General Meetings

The company’s highest decision making body is the General Meeting of Shareholders.

In accordance with the company’s Articles of Association the Annual General Meeting must be held by the end of June each year.

An invitation to attend, as well as agenda and related papers are published on the company’s website and sent by post to all shareholders whose address is known to the Norwegian Central Securities Depository (VPS) no later than 21 days prior to the date of the AGM. Shareholders are entitled to make proposals and cast their votes either in person or through a proxy. Shareholders must notify the company of their intention to attend the AGM no later than five working days before the AGM takes place.

In all matters relating to the preparation of, invitation to and staging of the company’s AGM the company complies with the Norwegian Code of Practice for Corporate Governance. The Code can be found at www.nues.no/English