Resolutions of EAB Group Plc’s Annual General Meeting on 25 March 2021 and the organizing meeting of the Board of Directors

EAB Group Plc, Stock Exchange Release, 25 March 2021, 2:15 p.m. (EET)

Resolutions of EAB Group Plc’s Annual General Meeting on 25 March 2021 and the organizing meeting of the Board of Directors

The following matters were adopted and resolved in the Annual General Meeting of EAB Group Plc on 25 March 2021:

Adoption of the financial statements

The financial statement and related consolidated financial statement for the financial year 2020 were adopted.

Use of the profit shown on the balance sheet and resolution on the payment of dividend

The parent company’s distributable funds on the 31.12.2020 totalled EUR 21.5 million of which the profit for the period amounted to EUR 0.5 million. It was resolved that the Board of Directors are authorized to decide, at its discretion, on the distribution of the dividend for financial period 1 January – 31 December 2020, so that the dividend distributed on the basis of the authorization is a maximum of EUR 0.05 per share and the rest of the distributable assets will remain in equity.

The Company will publish any possible decisions on dividend payment by the Board of Directors separately, and simultaneously confirm the dividend record and payment dates. Possible dividend will be paid to shareholders who on the applicable record date for the dividend payment will be recorded in the Company’s shareholders’ register maintained by Euroclear Finland Oy.

Resolution on discharge from liability for the members of the Board of Directors and the CEO

The members of the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer were discharged from liability for the financial year 1 January–31 December 2020.

Remuneration Report for Governing Bodies

The Remuneration Report was approved.

Resolution on the remuneration of the members of the Board of Directors

The members of the Board of Directors will be paid remuneration as follows:

Forty (40) % of yearly remuneration is settled with the Company’s shares. Remaining amount of remuneration is settled with cash.

Shares for remuneration are acquired from the Helsinki stock exchange during the three months following the date the Company’s half-year report is to be published. The Company defrays on expenses following from acquisition of shares. Remuneration for the work of the Audit Committee is paid in cash.

In case the acquisition of shares is not possible for example due the lack of liquidity of the shares at the time and by the mean mentioned above. The portion of the remuneration that cannot be paid in shares may be paid in cash.

The shares acquired for Board members are not to be sold before three years from the purchase, or before the membership of the Board has ended, whichever is later.

Resolution on the number of members of the Board of Directors

The number of the members of the Board of Directors was confirmed as eight (8).

Election of the members of the Board of Directors

Helge Arnesen, Julianna Borsos, Therese Cedercreutz, Pasi Kohmo, Janne Nieminen, Topi Piela, Vincent Trouillard-Perrot and Juha Tynkkynen were elected as members of the Board of Directors for a term of office expiring at the close of the next Annual General Meeting

Therese Cedercreutz was appointed as Chair of the Board of Directors.

Resolution on the remuneration of the Auditor

The elected auditor will be reimbursed in accordance with the auditor’ invoice approved by the company.

Election of the Auditor

Authorised Public Accountant Firm KPMG Oy Ab was elected as the Company’s Auditor, with APA Tuomas Ilveskoski as an auditor in charge, until the close of the next Annual General Meeting.

Authorising the Board of Directors to decide on the acquisition of the Company’s own shares

The Board of Directors was authorised to decide on the acquisition or acceptance as pledge, of a maximum of 1,300,000 of the Company’s shares (corresponding to 9.39% of the Company’s shares).

The shares may be acquired in public trading on the marketplace maintained by Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd, at the market price at the time of the purchase, not in proportion with the shareholdings of the Company’s shareholders, using the Company’s distributable equity. The acquisitions and the payment of the shares will be executed in accordance with the rules of the marketplace. The Board of Directors may decide on other matters related to the acquisition of Company’s own shares.

There must be a weighty economic reason for the acquisition of shares, such as the use of shares or special rights to develop the Company's capital structure, as consideration in corporate acquisitions or other restructuring, to finance investments, as part of the Company's incentive plan or remuneration of board of directors.

The acquisition or acceptance as pledge of Company’s own shares will reduce the amount of the Company’s reserves of unrestricted equity.

The authorisation is valid until 25 September 2022.

The authorisation superseded the authorisation for acquisition of the Company’s own shares issued on 22 September 2020.

Resolutions of the organizing meeting of EAB Group Plc’s Board of Directors

EAB Group Plc’s Board of Directors made the following decisions in its organizing meeting on 25 March 2021:

Therese Cedercreutz (Chair), Pasi Kohmo and Topi Piela were appointed as members of the Audit Committee.

Therese Cedercreutz (Chair), Janne Nieminen and Juha Tynkkynen were appointed as members of the Remuneration Committee.

EAB GROUP PLC
Board of Directors

Further information:

EAB Group Plc

Daniel Pasternack, CEO
+358 50 569 3416
daniel.pasternack@eabgroup.fi

Therese Cedercreutz, Chair of the Board
+358 40 544 2502
therese.cedercreutz@miltton.com

Elite Alfred Berg offers responsible investment and asset management services for private investors, institutions and professional investors. Elite Alfred Berg is the marketing name of the EAB Group. The Group's parent company EAB Group Plc’s shares are listed on the Nasdaq Helsinki stock exchange. The Group companies include EAB Asset Management Ltd, which offers asset management activities, and EAB Fund Management Ltd, which acts as a fund company and authorised alternative investment fund manager. The Group’s customer base consists of individuals and corporations that are served nationwide in 13 different locations. The Group employs 88 investment professionals, and more than 20 tied agents provide its services. On behalf of its clients, the Group manages assets of over EUR 3 billion. Explore EAB Group’s services at www.eabgroup.fi.

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