General meeting 

The annual general meeting is normally held at the beginning of early in the second quarter.

The following matters are to be dealt with and decided on by the annual general meeting: Adoption of the annual report and accounts, adoption of the auditor’s remuneration, determination of the remuneration for board and committee members, election of members to the board and election of the auditors and any other matters that belong under the annual general meeting by law or according to the articles of association.

The annual general meeting is normally held late April/early May. Shareholders with known address are notified by mail no later than 21on the meeting and all relevant documents are published on WWH’s website no later than 21 days prior to the meeting.

Pursuant to the Public Limited Companies Act, the company has included a provision in its articles of association stating that documents to be handled at the general meeting
and which are available to shareholders on the web pages need not be mailed in hard copy to the shareholders unless they specifically ask to receive hard copies.

Shareholders wishing to attend the general meeting must notify the company at least two working days before it takes place. Shareholders can appoint a proxy to vote for their
shares. Form for the appointment of a proxy are sent to all shareholders with known address, but can also be found at WWH’s web pages.

The Public Limited Companies Act also opens for, subject to relevant provisions in the company’s articles of association, shareholders to take part at the general meeting without being present in person. At present, WWH has no intention of including such provisions.

The chair of the WWH board attends the general meeting and acts as its chair as specified in the company’s articles of association. All shareholders have the right to submit motions to and speak at the general meeting, but only A shares carry voting rights. The company is not aware of any shareholder agreements between the shareholders.

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