Decisions taken by Orion Corporation’s Annual General Meeting on 20 March 2024

ORION CORPORATION
STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE – DECISIONS OF GENERAL MEETING
20 MARCH 2024 at 16.50 EET

        
Decisions taken by Orion Corporation’s Annual General Meeting on 20 March 2024

At the Annual General Meeting of Orion Corporation held today, the following decisions were made:

• A dividend of EUR 1.62 per share was confirmed to be paid. The dividend is paid in two instalments.
• The proposals concerning the election and remuneration of the Board of Directors, the election and remuneration of the auditor and the sustainability reporting assurance provider, and the number of the members of the Board of Directors were approved.
• Kari Jussi Aho, Maziar Mike Doustdar, Ari Lehtoranta, Veli-Matti Mattila, Hilpi Rautelin, Eija Ronkainen and Karen Lykke Sørensen were re-elected to the Board of Directors. Henrik Stenqvist was elected as a new member. Veli-Matti Mattila was elected as Chairman.
• The AGM adopted the Remuneration Report for the Company’s governing bodies for 2023 and the Remuneration Policy for the Company’s governing bodies.
• The Board of Directors was authorised to decide on a share issue by issuing new shares.
  
  

The Annual General Meeting of Orion Corporation was held today on 20 March 2024 at Messukeskus Siipi conference centre in Helsinki.

The following matters were handled at the meeting:

Adoption of the Financial Statements for 1 January - 31 December 2023

The AGM confirmed the Financial Statements of the parent company and the Group as per 31 December 2023.

Dividend EUR 1.62 per share

The AGM resolved, in accordance with the proposal by the Board of Directors, that a dividend of EUR 1.62 per share will be paid on the basis of the Balance Sheet confirmed for the financial year that ended on 31 December 2023. The dividend is paid in two instalments. The record date for the first instalment of EUR 0.81 per share is 22 March 2024 and the payment date is 3 April 2024. The record date for the second instalment of EUR 0.81 per share is 16 October 2024 and the payment date is 23 October 2024. In addition, the AGM authorised the Board of Directors to resolve, if necessary, on a new record date for payment and payment date for the second instalment of the dividend in case of changes in the rules of Euroclear Finland Oy or the regulations regarding the Finnish book-entry system or if other rules binding the Company so require.