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Velkommen til
    GF 2022 kick-off

           12. november 2021

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Program
Kl. 13.00                                      13.30
Velkommen                                      Panel: Dirigentens rolle på den elektroniske
                                               generalforsamling

             Michael Kjøller-Petersen
             Adm. direktør, Computershare                    Pernille Høstrup Dalhoff
                                                             Director, Attorney, Kromann Reumert

Kl. 13.10
Erfaringer fra de danske generalforsamlinger                 Anders Ørjan Jensen
i 2020 og 2021                                               Partner, Gorrissen Federspiel

             Søren Kirkeby Andersen
             Head of Client Management,
             Computershare                                   Thomas Holst Laursen
                                                             Attorney-at-Law, Partner, Plesner

                                               14.10
                                               Pause med forfriskninger
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Program
Kl. 14.30                                          Kl. 15.10
Panel: Selskabernes erfaringer med elektroniske    How to handle the ’E’ and ’S’ in ESG
generalforsamlinger
                                                                    Domenic Brancati
             Lise Ladegaard von Rosen                               Global Chief Operating Officer, Georgeson
             Head of Group Legal Capital Markets
             and M&A, GN Store Nord
                                                   Kl. 15.30
                                                   Præsentation af Computershares nye løsning til
             Peter Ring                            elektroniske generalforsamlinger
             VP, General Counsel, Pandora
                                                                    Amina Skjødt
                                                                    VGM Specialist & Project Manager,
             Susanne O’Neill                                        Computershare
             Paralegal, Bavarian Nordic
                                                   Kl. 15.50
                                                   Q&A og key take-aways

             Jakob Knudsen                         Kl. 16.00
             CEO, ViroGates                        Tak for i dag!
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Generalforsamlingerne - forår 2022
Under hvilke forhold vil selskabets møde med aktionærerne blive afholdt det kommende år?

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                                Vækst i
                                                           Fokus på
   COVID-19                      antal                                                     SRD 2
                              aktionærer
                                                             ESG
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2.500+ elektroniske generalforsamlinger på globalt plan

                     Danmark: GF-sæsonen 2020/21

                     50+ elektroniske
                     generalforsamlinger                  652
    45

         631
                                                    568

                                  597

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Erfaringer fra de danske
    generalforsamlinger i
    2020 og 2021

               Søren Kirkeby Andersen
               Head of Client Management

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Vedtægtsændringer til afholdelse af elektronisk GF
23 af C25-selskaberne har vedtægtshjemmel

Fuldstændig elektronisk generalforsamling i 2021 uden
vedtægtshjemmel
Frem til den 31. december 2021 er det muligt at afholde fuldstændig
elektronisk generalforsamling uden adgang til fysisk fremmøde som en
direkte eller indirekte konsekvens af COVID-19, selvom dette ikke er
optaget i selskabets vedtægter.
› Før GF-sæsonen 2020/21 havde to C25-selskaber bemyndigelse
  til afholdelse af fuldstændig elektronisk generalforsamling
› I dag har 23 af C25-selskaberne bemyndigelse i vedtægterne til
  afholdelse af fuldstændig elektronisk generalforsamling.

Delvis elektronisk generalforsamling
Selskaber der har vedtægtsgrundet, at generalforsamlingen skal
afholdes som en fysisk generalforsamling, har mulighed for at afholde
en delvis elektronisk generalforsamling.

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Generalforsamlinger under COVID-19
Hver tredje generalforsamling i 2021 var fuldstændig elektronisk

GF-sæsonen 2020
› Mange generalforsamlinger udsat (herunder hver femte Large Cap)
                                                                               Generalforsamlinger 2021
› Alle C25-selskaber afviklede GF fysisk med få eller ingen
  fremmødte - undtagen Bavarian Nordic, der afviklede en
  fuldstændig elektronisk generalforsamling.
                                                                                                    Fuldstændig
GF-sæsonen 2021                                                                                      elektronisk
                                                                                                        32%
› Selskaberne var forberedt på begrænsninger for fysisk afholdelse.
› Stor interesse for elektroniske generalforsamlinger blandt danske
  selskaber - men ukendt territorie.
› Lempede krav for afvikling af generalforsamlinger under             Fysisk
  pandemien og samtidig imødekomme governance-krav i størst            63%
  muligt omfang.                                                                                       Delvis
                                                                                                     elektronsk
› Modstand fra investorer og proxy-rådgivere i forbindelse med                                          5%
  elektroniske generalforsamlinger er aftaget i lyset af COVID-19-
  pandemien.
Nødvendighed eller ‘New normal’?

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Statistik på delvis og fuld elektroniske generalforsamlinger
Danmark: Marts 2020 - November 2021 (65 møder)

    11          113           510                1        70                   294
     min                         max             min                            max
                  gns                                        gns

               Tilmeldte                               Deltagere

     0          1,6            11                0      4,2                    43
     min                        max              min                           max
                  gns                                        gns

             Afstemninger                              Spørgsmål

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Aktionærforslag 2021
Stort fald i antallet af aktionærforslag på C25-generalforsamlingerne

 11 aktionærforslag fremsat i 9 selskaber                       Aktionærforslag - C25
 ›   Carlsberg                                          30
 ›   Chr. Hansen
 ›   Coloplast                                          25

 ›   Danske Bank
 ›   DSV                                                20

 ›   FLSmidth & Co.
 ›   GN Store Nord                                      15

 ›   Novo Nordisk
 ›   Rockwool International                             10

                                                        5
 6 aktionærforslag vedtaget
 Vedtagelse af 6 aktionærforslag fremsat af
                                                        0
 AkademikerPension og LD Fonde:                              2019                      2020   2021
 › Carlsberg, Chr. Hansen, Coloplast, DSV, FLSmidth &
   Co. og GN Store Nord.

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Elektroniske vs. fysiske generalforsamlinger
Sæt tid af til forberedelsen

Varighed
› Elektroniske generalforsamlinger er i gennemsnit lidt kortere end
  fysiske: 1,5 time.

Aktionærernes taleret
› Online chatfunktion
› Skriftlige indlæg forud for GF (aktionærindlæg oplæst af selskabet – fx
  A.P. Møller - Mærsk ”Aktionærernes Stemme”)
› Øvrigt: Live telefon-hotline, videoindlæg.

Afstemning
› Hurtig afvikling af afstemninger
› Mulighed for afstemning på alle dagsordenspunkter
› Øget transparens

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Gode råd til forberedelse af elektroniske generalforsamlinger
Forberedelse er afgørende. No one size fits all.

     Planlægning er afgørende                    Aktionærkommunikationen                      Risikostyring – hav en plan B klar
     ›   Start forberedelserne i god tid.        ›   Gør det klar og tydeligt for             ›    Vælg samarbejdspartnere der har
     ›   Involver alle aktører (dirigent,            aktionærerne, hvordan de deltager,            ekspertise inden for elektroniske
         moderator, Computershare, AV-               stiller spørgsmål via Q&A, deltager i         møder og drøft de tekniske løsninger
         leverandør m.fl.)                           afstemning osv.                               i god tid.

     ›   Tag stilling til lokation.              ›   Link til Computershares praktiske        ›    Hav en plan B klar, hvis fx en fysisk
                                                     guide.                                        GF skal konverteres til en elektronisk
     ›   Eventuel optagelse af formandens                                                          pga. forsamlingsforbud.
         beretning.                              ›   Henvis til Computershares
                                                     telefonsupport ved tekniske              ›    Vær omstillingsparat.
     ›   Ingen ”One size fits all”!                  problemer.

     Vær opmærksom på teknikken                  Afhold generalprøve                          Moderation af Q&A
     ›   Det er vigtigt at drøfte mulighederne   ›   Elektroniske generalforsamlinger         ›    Moderator skal være fortrolig med
         for de tekniske løsninger med               stiller særlige krav til dirigentens          håndteringen af indkomne spørgsmål
         leverandørerne i god tid.                   ledelse af mødet.                             fra aktionærer.
     ›   Lav en plan for håndtering af           ›   Alle involverede aktører bør deltage i   ›    Tæt samarbejde mellem selskabets
         eventuelle tekniske problemer (Wi-fi,       generalprøven.                                moderator og Computershare.
         lyd, billede mm.).                      ›   Afklar hvem der skal deltage fysisk
                                                     på generalforsamlingsdagen.

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SRD II – update
Er alle dele af aktionærrettighedsdirektivet på plads?

1. Identifikation af aktionærer
2. Investorkommunikation – Golden Operational Record
3. Afgivelse af stemmer og fuldmagt over grænser

1. Identifikation af aktionærer
› Selskaber kan få lavet en Investor Disclosure
› Depotbanker har pligt til at svare (hurtigt)
› Svar er standardiseret gennem alle led

Vores erfaringer

› Størstedelen af danske banker svarer retur. De sidste er på vej til at
  være på plads.

› Ikke alle bagvedliggende led giver svar.

› Værdifuld indsigt i hvem der tager investeringsbeslutningen!

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SRD II – update

2. Investorkommunikation - Golden Operational Record
› Investorer har krav på at modtage generalforsamlings-indkaldelse
  og dagsorden rettidigt og i et korrekt og standardiseret format.
› Skal oprettes og indtastes hos udstedende bank.
› Øjeblikkelig distribution til CSD’er, formidlere m.fl.

Vores erfaringer
› Udfordring med sprog.
› Godt samarbejde med udstedende bank letter processen og
  minimerer fejl.
› Beregn ekstra tid til at klargøre dagsordenen og koordinér
  offentliggørelse sammen med Computershare og udstedende bank.
› Udsendelse af indkaldelse via GOR kan ikke stå alene, da resultatet
  hos aktionær er meget svingende i kvalitet.

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SRD II – update
3. Proxy voting og stemmebekræftelser

Navnenoterede aktionærer
› Stemmeinstrukser(fuldmagt og brevstemmer) fra
  navnenoterede aktionærer modtages som hidtil via
  Aktionærportalen.
› Alle aktionærer modtager kvittering på
  stemmeafgivelse i Aktionærportalen.
› Tidligere afgivne stemmer kan søges frem.

Udenlandske investorer
› Stemmeinstrukser fra udenlandske investorer
  modtages digitalt via e-mail eller via SRD2
  formater
› Det er fortsat nødvendigt med PoA i tilknytning til
  stemmeinstruks, men ændringsforslag på vej fra
  Erhvervsstyrelsen.

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Panel: Dirigentens rolle
     på den elektroniske
     generalforsamling
               Pernille Høstrup Dalhoff, Kromann Reumert
               Anders Ørjan Jensen, Gorrissen Federspiel
               Thomas Holst Laursen, Plesner

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Panel: Selskabernes
     erfaringer med elektroniske
     generalforsamlinger
           Lise Ladegaard von Rosen, Head of Group Legal
           Capital Markets and M&A, GN Store Nord

           Peter Ring, VP, General Counsel, Pandora

           Susanne O’Neill, Paralegal, Bavarian Nordic

           Jakob Knudsen, CEO, ViroGates

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How to handle the ’E’
     and ’S’ in ESG

                Domenic Brancati,
                Global Chief Operating Officer,
                Georgeson

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HOW TO HANDLE
THE ’E’ AND ’S’ IN
ESG

12-NOVEMBER-2021
WHY IS ESG MORE
IMPORTANT NOW?
COP26 (Conference of the parties)

› Secure global net zero by mid-century and keep 1.5 degrees within reach
› Adapt to protect communities and natural habitats
› Mobilise finance - at least $100bn in climate finance per year by 2020
› Work together to deliver
ESG is a Priority For Many Companies

ESG covers a range of risks and opportunities not historically considered in analyzing fundamental financial
performance that are now viewed as materially impacting a company's ability to generate long-term value

                                                 ISSUER-SPECIFIC ISSUES TYPICALLY:
SPECIFICS MATTER                                 ›   Come from core product or operational risk
ESG issues of focus vary                         ›   Can meaningfully damage the issuer’s reputation, value or ability
by industry and issuer                               to operate
                                                 ›   Are topics of media, stakeholder or public policy interest or debate
The Growing, Dynamic ESG Landscape Can Be Confusing

                                                                                                                                                                  ESG risk assessment methodology
                                                                                                                                                                  and carbon transition assessments
                                                                                                                                                                  launched in 2019
                             Owner
                                                                                                                              Partially acquired
                                                      Acquired ratings
                                          Majority                                                                            2019
                                                      arm Nov 2019
                                          owner

ESG evaluation
                                                                                                                                                                                                      ESG scores that inform
launched in April 2019
                                                                                                                                                                                                      FTSE4Good and other indices
                               Acquired
                               2016
                                                                                           Partner                        Launched new ESG risk
                                                                                                                          rating methodology in 2019
 Provides
 data                                                                                                                                                      Provides
                                                                                                                                                           data
                                                                                                                                                                                       Provides
                                                                                                                                                                                       data
                                                Provides
                                                data                                                     Align
                                                                                                         questionnaires
                                                                 Provides
                                                                 data                                                                Aligned with TCFD in 2018

            New set of ratings and indices
            launched in April 2019
                                                                                                                                                      Provides
                                                                                                                                                      data

                                                                                                                                                                           Launched R-Factor            Standards launched
                                                                         ESG dashboards that provide                                                                       methodology in 2019          November 2018
                                                                         third party data to investors

     ESG Relevance Scores                                                                                                                                                                                         Integrating
     launched in January 2019

                                                                                                                                                                               Acquired 2018
                                                                                                                                           Acquired
                                                                                                                                           2018
Prominent Disclosure Standards Differ and Big Investors Favor Different Ones

                   GRI                                       TCFD                                      SASB
                   GLOBAL REPORTING                          TASK-FORCE ON CLIMATE-RELATED             SUSTAINABILITY ACCOUNTING
                   INITIATIVE STANDARDS                      FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES                     STANDARDS BOARD

                                                             Report consistently and transparently
                   Report on impacts to economy,                                                       Report on industry relevant ESG topics
Purpose                                                      on climate-related information that is
                   environment and people                                                              most relevant to enterprise value creation
                                                             financially material

                   Stakeholders                              Financial stakeholders: investors,
Audience                                                                                               Investors
                   with varying interests                    lenders, insurers etc.

                   Industry agnostic standards with          Industry agnostic framework with
Type of Guidance                                                                                       Industry standards
                   emerging industry guidance                “high risk” sector supplements

                                                                                                       Material if “omitting, misstating or
                   Material is (1) significant to a                                                    obscuring it could be reasonably
                   company’s economic, environmental         Material is consistent with materiality   expected to influence investment or
Approach to
                   or social impacts, or (2) substantively   of other information included in your     lending decisions that users make on the
Materiality
                   influential in assessments and            SEC filings                               basis of their assessments of short-,
                   decision-making of stakeholders                                                     medium-, and long-term financial
                                                                                                       performance and enterprise value”

                   › Sustainable development
                                                                                                       › Providers of capital
                   › Broad disclosure topics help            › Providers of capital
                                                                                                       › Industry ESG disclosure standards
Focus Areas          organizations report management         › Enables consistent climate-related
                                                                                                       › Enables reporting of financially
                     of impacts on the economy,                disclosures
                                                                                                         material, decision-useful information
                     society and the environment
Prominent Disclosure Standards Differ and Big Investors Favor Different Ones

                                                   Governance

                                            TCFD
                                                    Strategy
                                                                    DIFFERENT VIEWS OF MATERIALITY BETWEEN
                                                                           STANDARDS/FRAMEWORKS

                                                   Risk Mgmt     SUSTAINABILITY TOPICS MATERIAL FOR
                                                                 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IMPACTS

                                                                            SUSTAINABILITY TOPICS MATERIAL
                                                                            FOR ENTERPRISE VALUE CREATION
                                                   Metrics and
                                                    Targets                            ALREADY REFLECTED
                          Business                                                     IN FINANCIALS
     Environment          Model &                                                            IASB            FASB
                         Innovation

                                                                                                    TCFD, IIRC
                               Leadership
  Social                           &
  capital                      Governance                                         SASB, CDSB

                   Human
                                                                         GRI
                   Capital
The Way You Manage ESG Impacts Investment and Voting

Companies with Strong ESG Management                                                                                           Companies with Weak ESG Management
› Receive investor voting support                                                                                              › Increasingly experience negative voting action
› Are included in ESG-focused indices                                                                                          › Access fewer pockets of capital
› Attract long-term investors seeking strong                                                                                   › Less likely to attract long-term investors
  risk-adjusted returns                                                                                                          seeking strong risk-adjusted returns

          Building proprietary ESG rating system that will       Letter writing campaign to 1,500+              Voting against ESG laggards                Climbing support of
          influence voting decisions; new policies on and         boards calling for disclosure of               identified by R-Factor ESG                  climate-focused
       requirements for climate change and gender diversity           workforce diversity data                           rating system                    shareholder proposals

                                                              Voting against directors/for shareholder       Supported 47% of E&S shareholder          Proprietary ESG rating system
                Divesting climate laggards and
                                                                  proposals where companies are             proposals in the 2021 proxy season,       in place used to pursue multiple
            overweighting climate leaders identified
                                                               unresponsive to material E&S risks         conducted 2,330 engagements re: climate          varying ESG strategies
               by proprietary ESG rating system
                                                                                                         change and voted against 255 directors and
                                                                                                         319 companies for climate-related concerns
FOCUS FORWARD:
CLIMATE
Investors of UK, European and US Companies Seek Climate Action

UK and Europe                                                                                                      United States

                       European companies put forth board-sponsored
17                     advisory resolutions on climate disclosures and
                       action plans at their AGMs, called Say on Climate
                                                                                                                  2                   Board-sponsored Say on Climate resolutions
                                                                                                                                      at annual meetings; one in Canada

97%                    Shareholder support was above 97% on average                                               110+                Environmental shareholder proposals submitted
                                                                                                                                      in 2021, increasing for the second year in a row

100%                   Of 2021 resolutions relate to climate                                                      36%                 Of environmental shareholder proposals voted
                                                                                                                                      during the 2021 season passed

                                                                                                                  44%                 Average support for climate-related
                                                                                                                                      shareholder proposals

US insights based on S&P 1500 companies. Source: ISS Corporate Solutions, as supplemented and confirmed through Georgeson research.
2021 Is a Record-Breaking Year for ESG Issues in the US                                                                                                                           US Insight

            Environmental Proposals That Passed
                                                                                                Report on the Impact of Mandatory Arbitration             1
                                                                                                                          Disclose EEO Data                           2
                                                                                                                            Report on DE&I...                                  4
        15%
                                                                                                                          Report on Lobbying                                   4
                                              Climate Lobbying
                           39%                                                  Environmental                Report on Political Contributions                                          6
 15%                                          GHG Emissions
                                                                                                                  Report on Human Rights…                 1
                                              Report on Climate Change                                                 Board Diversity Report                             3
                                              Pollution/Recycling
           31%                                                                                           Report on Annual Climate Transition                      1
                                                                                                                   Report on Plastic Pollution                    1
                                                                                                                  Report on Climate Change                        1
                   Social Proposals That Passed                                                                  Report on Climate Lobbying                                                     5

                                               Policital Contributions (6)
                                                                                Social                                        GHG Emissions                                                 4
                                                                                                                                Deforestation                             2

                                               Political Lobbying (4)
       5%5%                                                                                             Miscellaneous Board/Director Related      1
      5%                   30%
                                               EEO/D&IE/Employment Diversity:
                                               Report on D&I Efforts (3)                               Company-Specific Governance Related        1
 10%                                           Board Diversity (2)                                     Company-Specific Bylaw Amendments              2
                                                                                                        Majority Vote for Election of Directors                   5
 10%                                           EEO/D&IE/Employment Diversity:                                                Declassify Board                     5
                                               Report/Disclose EEO Data (2)                                                  Adopt Proxy Access   1
        15%            20%                     EEO/D&IE/Employment Diversity:   Governance                                    Special Meeting                 4
                                               General (1)
                                                                                                                              Written Consent                             10
                                               Employee Arbitration (1)
                                                                                                 Reduce Supermajority/Adopt Simple Majority                                            19
                                               Human Rights Related (1)

* 2 arbitration proposals received majority support, but the proposal
at Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. failed due to voting criteria.
2020 European ESG Shareholder Proposals Mostly Lacked Majority                                                  Europe Insight

Support

   Target           Activist                   Main Resolutions                     Support

                                          Approve climate change targets                3.2%

                                          Approve climate change targets                8.1%    In 2020, only a handful of
                                                                                                ESG-related shareholder
                                                                                                proposals were filed by
                                          Approve climate change targets                14.4%   institutional investors

                                          Approve climate change targets                16.8%

                                            Climate disclosure (TCFD)                   22.4%
                                                                                                Only one proposal passed
                                                                                                (with late board support)
                                             Disclose climate targets.                  23.9%   leading to the adoption of
                                                                                                the first Say on Climate vote
                                    Climate plan and annual climate disclosure          97.3%

        Shareholder proposals focusing on ESG failed to obtain support in most cases,
               but the one that succeeded led to the first Say on Climate vote
2021 European ESG Shareholder Proposals Were                                                                     Europe Insight

Climate-Focused Again

   Target              Activist                   Main Resolutions                       Support

                     Shareholder            Approve climate change targets               98.75%

                                                                                                   Shareholder ESG proposals
                                            Approve climate change targets               30.47%    failed to obtain majority
                                                                                                   approval (except for one,
                                                                                                   which has Board support)
                                            Approve climate change targets               20.65%

                                          Approve climate change targets and
                                                                                         14.04%
                                              annual climate disclosure
                                                                                                   The number of shareholder
                                                                                                   proposals focusing on ESG
                                            Approve climate change targets                5.56%
                                                                                                   lags behind the US (as has
                                                                                                   been the case for years)
                                        Annual climate & sustainability disclosure        2.65%

            ESG shareholder proposals across Europe in 2021 again focused on climate,
            but for the first time were complemented by Say on Climate board proposals
Say on Climate Board Proposals Emerged in 2021 in Europe                                          Europe Insight

                           Companies across Europe moved to adopt so-called Say on Climate
                         votes and these proposals received high levels of shareholder support…

     Company              Date                 ISS     GL
Aena S.M.E. SA ('20)     29/10/20              For    For
                                                                                    % support
     Vinci S.A.          08/04/21              For    For
                                                               100.00%
   Ferrovial S.A.        09/04/21              For   Against
   Ferrovial S.A.        09/04/21              For   Abstain   98.00%

    Nestlé S.A.          15/04/21              For   Abstain   96.00%

Aena S.M.E. SA ('21)     27/04/21              For   Against   94.00%
    Glencore plc         29/04/21              For    For      92.00%
    Unilever plc         05/05/21              For    For      90.00%
      Aviva plc          06/05/21              For    For
                                                               88.00%
      Atos SE            12/05/21              For   Abstain
                                                               86.00%
Royal Dutch Shell plc    18/05/21              For    For
                                                               84.00%
 HSBC Holdings plc       28/05/21              For    For
      Total SE           28/05/21              For    For      82.00%

   Iberdrola S.A.        17/06/21              For    For
                            After 30/06/2021
  Severn Trent plc       08/07/21              For   Abstain
      SSE plc           22/07/2021             For    For
  National Grid plc      26/07/21              For   Abstain
Investor Pressure Will Continue to Drive Say on Climate                                                                                                                                               Europe Insight

Expansion in Europe

                                                                                                                                     In order for investors to do their job as stewards of capital,
                                                                                                                                     companies must establish effective mechanisms to
                                                                                                                                     demonstrate their net zero transition plans to
Many investors expect companies to:                                                                                                  shareholders and outline how they will be achieved.

                                                                                                                                     - Stephanie Pfeifer, Chief Executive, IIGCC (July 2021)

                  Disclose a Net Zero Transition Plan

                                                                                                                                     Big investors demand annual vote on
                                                                                                                                     companies’ net zero plans – July 2021
                  Identify the directors responsible for
                  Net Zero Transition Planning                                                                                       More than 50 asset managers including JPMorgan and
                                                                                                                                     M&G want clearer progress.

                  Provide a routine advisory vote on
                  the implementation of the Net Zero                                                                                 (A)ctively engaging on how companies are managing the
                  Transition Plan                                                                                                    risks of climate change and greenhouse gas emissions
                                                                                                                                     remains a major focus of our stewardship efforts, as we
                                                                                                                                     seek to play our part in helping to close the current gap.

                                                                                                                                     - Yo Takatsuki, EMEA Head of Investment
                                                                                                                                     Stewardship, J.P. Morgan Asset Management

$14 trillion investors call for consistency on ‘corporate net zero alignment plans’ and director accountability on climate targets
Climate and Other ESG Issues Will Increase and Evolve Going Forward

  Non-profit foundation chartered to promote    Aids children facing poverty and      Green shareholders                Large, global investor membership
       corporate social responsibility          other challenges in 24 countries   pressuring the oil industry             focused on climate change

 Dropping the “Say”                               Calls for climate plans get louder                    Working within an ecosystem
 In the US, proponents like TCI and AYS are       Institutional Investors Group on Climate              In addition, companies need to identify which
 dropping the advisory vote component and         Change, with $14T in assets, calls for all            board directors, in addition to the chair,
 instead focusing on emissions disclosure         companies to produce a net-zero transition            would lead the efforts and be the focal point
 and the climate transition plan reporting        plan in line with the Taskforce on Climate            for engagement by investors, who would be
 aspect of the proposal. Based on the results     Related Financial Disclosures reporting               voted against if the plan was considered
 for 2 "CA 100+ benchmark" shareholder            framework.                                            inadequate. Will include an advisory vote in
 proposals that went to a vote during                                                                   certain markets.
 2021, this is likely to be a well-supported
 proposal formulation in 2022
Be prepared for your AGM:
Climate and Other ESG Issues are here to stay
› Make sense of your ESG rating
    - Nearly 80% of investors are using ratings agencies’ data to evaluate your company’s ESG risks and
      opportunities
    - On top of that, some shareholder proponents increasingly refer to a company’s benchmarks and ESG
      scores to inform their proposal submissions. ESG on the engagement agenda
› Boards are now expected to oversee ESG issues tied to company strategy and performance and, when it
  comes to investor conversations, directors need to be fluent in everything that is material to business goals
  and value creation.
› Identify ESG frameworks and standards most supported by your investor base
› Maintain a laser focus on the ESG ratings most relied upon by your top investors, or those investors you
  want to target
› Understand whether and how your investors use those ratings when making voting and investment
  decisions
› Uncover what may be influencing your investors’ views
Computershares
     løsning til elektroniske
     generalforsamlinger
                Amina Skjødt,
                VGM Specialist & Project
                Manager, Computershare

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Hvad tilbyder vores nye løsning?
Høj sikkerhed og brugervenligt, moderne interface

      Lukket data
                             Nyt, moderne            Oversigt designet          Forbedret Q&A                    Mulighed for
      management
                               interface               til dirigenter            moderation                       branding
        system

                                                        Speciel oversigt             Moderator kan
                                                          designet til          sortere, gruppere og
                           Designet til at give en        dirigenten.            revidere spørgsmål,
                                                                                                                   Mulighed for
     Al data opbevares i   god brugeroplevelse                                 tilføje svar til talere og
                                                       Under mødet har                                         branding over for dit
      Computershares        for vores kunder og                                 begrænse antallet af
                                                      moderator mulighed                                          online publikum
      sikre, beskyttede      deres aktionærer.                                   tegn eller spørgsmål
                                                          for at sende                                         (logo, billeder, farver,
          systemer.                                                               pr. deltager. Der er
                                                      spørgsmål, der skal                                           video etc.)
                                                                                også mulighed for at
                                                     adresseres på mødet,      kommunikere 1-1 med
                                                     direkte til dirigenten.           deltagere.

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Vores nye løsning til elektroniske generalforsamlinger
Bygget på best practice og grundigt testet for at imødekomme markedskrav

                                                                                   Fuldelektronisk:
                                                                                   › Fuldstændig elektronisk
                                                                                     generalforsamling uden
                                                                                     mulighed for fysisk
                                                                                     fremmøde
                                                                                   Delvis elektronisk:
                                                                                   › Kombination af elektronisk
                                                                                     deltagelse og fysisk
                                                                                     fremmøde

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Vælg mellem webcast med video eller audio-only
COVID-19 har sat skub i den digitale omstilling

                                                                         Webcast:
                                                                         › Kan optages på forhånd
                                                                         › Med eller uden slides
                                                                         › Ingen rejser er påkrævet

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Nem opsætning og support gennem hele mødet

         Du vælger om mødet
     1   skal være fuldstændig
         eller delvist elektronisk
                                     Computershare vil:

                                          Bekræfte dine krav til mødet.

                                          Hjælpe med aktionær-
         Vi arbejder sammen               kommunikationen.

     2   med dig om detaljerne,
         og opsætter mødet                Hjælpe med mødeindkaldelse og
         med din branding                 virtuelle mødeinstruktioner.

                                          Gennemgå teknologien med dig,
                                          planlægge en ‘dry run’, hvis det

     3   Vi supporterer dig               ønskes, og tilbyde fuld support på
         gennem hele mødet                mødedagen.

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Hvilke muligheder har aktionærerne under mødet?

      Se webcast - video eller kun lyd                         Send spørgsmål
      Se live webcast eller video optaget på                   Skriv spørgsmål online. Spørgsmål viser, hvem
      forhånd, med eller uden slides                           afsenderen er, og kan kun ses af
                                                               mødearrangørerne, så du har fuld kontrol.

      Stemme
      Afgive deres stemme på afstemningspunkter                Vis yderligere oplysninger
                                                               Angiv links til yderligere selskabsinformation

      Adgang til indhold                                       Vis optaget møde
      Tilpas aktionærernes adgang til indhold for              Mødeoptagelse tilgængelig i op til et år
      at kontrollere, hvem der kan se hvilke
      informationer

Funktionalitet der er i overensstemmelse med anbefalinger fra proxy advisors i forbindelse med aktionærengagement

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Aktionæroplevelsen: Tilmelding via aktionærportalen

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Aktionæroplevelsen: Forside til mødet

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Aktionæroplevelsen: Log ind på mødet

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Aktionæroplevelsen: Se broadcast

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Aktionæroplevelsen: Afstemning

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Aktionæroplevelsen: Stemmebekræftelse

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Aktionæroplevelsen: Se afgivet stemme

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Aktionæroplevelsen: Q&A

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Aktionæroplevelsen: Q&A - valg af emne

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Aktionæroplevelsen: Q&A - spørgsmål er sendt

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Moderator: Oversigt

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Moderator: Håndtering af indkomne spørgsmål
Kategori, svarmuligheder, bloker bruger, arkiver

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Moderator: Send spørgsmål til dirigenten

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Dirigentens oversigt: Q&A

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Dirigentens oversigt: Bestyrelsens stemmer

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Dirigentens oversigt: Watch list

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Dirigentens oversigt: Live afstemning

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Live resultater på storskærm / stream

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Fremmøde- og Q&A-rapporter umiddelbart efter mødet

                                                     Mødeinformation
                                                     › Deltagerliste
                                                     › Afstemningsresultater
                                                     › Dato og tidsstempel for log
                                                       ind/log ud
                                                     › Spørgsmål, afsender og
                                                       tidspunkt
Q&A og key take-aways

› Vi sender link til optagelsen af dagens
  præsentation til alle deltagere.
› Kontakt os hvis du har spørgsmål eller ønsker
  en demo af vores løsning til elektroniske
  generalforsamlinger.
Tak for i dag!

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generalforsamlingerne i 2022!
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