INVITATION TO THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The shareholders in
The reception of persons who have registered for the Meeting and the distribution of voting tickets will begin at
A. The items on the agenda of the Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting will deal with the following items of business:
1. Opening of the Meeting
2. Calling of the Meeting to order
3. Election of persons to confirm the minutes and to supervise the counting of votes
4. Recording of the legality of the Meeting
5. Recording of attendance at the Meeting and adoption of the voting list
6. Presentation of the financial statements, the Report of the Directors and the Auditors' Report for the financial year
- Brief overview from the President and CEO
The financial statements, the Report of the Directors and the Auditors' Report are available on the company's website, vikingline.com/investors/financial-reports/
7. Adoption of the financial statements and consolidated financial statements
8. Resolution to discharge the Company's Board of Directors and the President and CEO from liability for the financial year
9. Resolution on the distribution of the earnings shown in the balance sheet and on the dividend payment
- The Board of Directors of
10. Presentation of the compensation report.
- The Board of Directors proposes that the compensation report should be adopted
The compensation report is available on the company's website, vikingline.com/investors/corporate-governance/compensation-statement/
11. Presentation of the compensation policy.
- The Board of Directors proposes that the compensation policy should be adopted
The proposed compensation policy is available (in Swedish) on the company's website, vikingline.com/investors/corporate-governance/compensation-policy/
12. Resolution on the fees payable to the members of the Board of Directors and the auditors
- The Board of Directors proposes that the fees payable to the members of the Board of Directors should be adjusted:
Annual fee, Chairman of the Board
Annual fee, other regular Board members 24,000 euros (
Annual fee, deputy members of the Board
In addition, a fee of
The Board also proposes that the Auditors' fees be paid on a reasonable scale.
13. Election of Board members
The Board of Directors (in the capacity of the Nomination Committee) proposes that the following should be re-elected as regular Board members:
14. Election of auditor
- The Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting that the audit firm
15. Election of sustainability auditor
- The Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting that the sustainability audit firm
16. Any other business
17. Close of the Meeting
B. Annual General Meeting documents
The proposals of the Board of Directors related to the list of agenda items above and this notice of invitation to the Annual General Meeting will be available on
C. Instructions for participants in the Annual General Meeting
1. Shareholders registered in the Company's shareholders' register
Each shareholder who has been registered by no later than
Shareholders who are registered in the shareholders' register and wish to participate in the Annual General Meeting must register for the Meeting by 12.00 noon (EEST) on
a) online on the company's website, vikingline.com/agm-2024
b) by email to bolagsstamma@vikingline.com
c) by telephone to +358 18 27 000
d) in writing to
When registering for the Meeting, shareholders shall provide their name and personal identification number as well as the name of any assistant or proxy representative and the personal identification number of this proxy representative.
The personal data that shareholders provide to
The description of data protection for the Annual General Meeting is published (in Swedish) on the Company's website, vikingline.com/agm-2024
Shareholders and their proxy representatives must be able to provide a valid form of identification and/or authorization at the meeting venue if required.
2. Holders of nominee registered shares
Holders of nominee registered shares are entitled to participate in the Annual General Meeting with the shares upon whose basis they would be entitled to be registered in the shareholders' register maintained by Euroclear Finland Ab on the record date of the Meeting,
Holders of nominee registered shares are advised to request from the custodian of their assets without delay the necessary instructions regarding registration of the shareholder in the temporary shareholders' register, the issuance of proxy documents and registration for the Annual General Meeting. The account management organization of the custodian will register a holder of nominee registered shares who wants to participate in the Meeting in the Company's temporary shareholders' register no later than the time mentioned above.
3. Proxy representatives and proxy documents
Shareholders may participate in the Annual General Meeting and exercise their rights here through a proxy representative. The shareholder's proxy representative shall present a dated proxy document (power of attorney) or demonstrate in some other reliable manner his/her right to represent the shareholder. If a shareholder is represented by several proxies at the Meeting who represent the shareholder through different securities accounts, it should be specified which shares each proxy representative represents when registering for the Meeting.
Proxy documents (power of attorney) should be sent as a PDF file by email to bolagsstamma@vikingline.com or by post to
4. Other instructions and information
Shareholders who are present at the Annual General Meeting are entitled to ask questions regarding the items on the agenda of the Meeting, pursuant to Chapter 5, Section 25 of the Finnish Companies Act.
On the day of this invitation to the Annual General Meeting,
Other information about the Annual General Meeting
** A lunch buffet will be served after the General Meeting
Mariehamn,
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President and CEO
President and CEO
jan.hanses@vikingline.com
+358-(0)18-270 00
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