Annual General Meeting 2024 - Seite 2

7.      Consideration of proposals submitted by the Board of Directors
7.1        Authorisation to acquire treasury shares
The General Meeting adopted the Board of Directors proposal to authorize the Board of Directors until next Annual General Meeting to let the Company acquire treasury shares equivalent to a total of 10% of the Company’s share capital at the time of the authorization, provided that the Company’s total holding of treasury shares at no point exceeds 10% of the Company’s share capital. The consideration must not deviate by more than 10% from the official price quoted at Nasdaq Copenhagen at the time of acquisition.

7.2        Authorization to distribute extraordinary dividend
The General Meeting adopted the Board of Directors proposal to distribute extraordinary dividend of up to DKK 14.5 per share (of a nominal value of DKK 2) to the shareholders of the Company, cf. section 182(2) of the Danish Companies Act. The authorization shall be in force until the next annual general meeting of the Company.

8.                 Election of members of the Board of Directors
The General Meeting re-elected:

o        Peter Ruzicka
o        Jais Valeur
o        Catharina Stackelberg-Hammarén
o        Heidi Kleinbach-Sauter
o        Torben Carlsen

The General Meeting elected new board member:
o         Lise Mortensen

9.            Appointment of state-authorised public auditor
The General Meeting adopted the Board of Directors proposal to elect Deloitte as the Company’s auditor. The appointment applies to both the financial auditing as well as assurance engagements relating to sustainability reporting.

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Following the Annual General Meeting, the Board of Directors elected:
o        Peter Ruzicka as Chair and
o        Jais Valeur as Deputy Chair

Board composition following the Annual General Meeting:
o        Peter Ruzicka (Chair)