Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S – Results of the Annual General Meeting

                                                                                  Copenhagen, 26 March 2020Results of the Annual General Meeting
of Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/SScandinavian Tobacco Group A/S (the “Company”) held its annual general meeting today. The outcome of the general meeting was as follows: 1.    Adoption of the audited annual report The audited annual report was adopted by the general meeting. 2.    Appropriation of profit or loss as recorded in the adopted annual reportThe general meeting approved the Board of Directors’ proposal that for the financial year 2019 the Company pays a dividend of DKK 6.10 per share of DKK 1. 3.     Adoption of the remuneration of the Board of Directors and Board committeesThe general meeting approved the Board of Directors’ proposal for compensation to the Board of Directors for the financial year 2020 as follows:Ordinary members of the Board of Directors are paid a base annual fee of DKK 400,000The chairman receives three times the base annual feeThe vice-chairman receives two times the base annual feeThe chairman of the Audit Committee receives a fee corresponding to 75 percent of the base annual feeOther members of the Audit Committee receive a fee corresponding to 37.5 percent of the base annual feeThe chairman of each of the Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee receives a fee corresponding to 25 percent of the base annual feeThe members of each of the Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee receive a fee corresponding to 12.5 percent of the base annual feeThe fees for the chairmen and members of the committees are in addition to their fee as chairman, vice-chairman or member of the Board of Directors. In addition to the above, the company may also pay social contributions and similar fees that it may be charged by foreign authorities in relation to the fees paid to members of the Board of Directors. Further, the company may pay travel expenses and other expenses related to the work as a member of the Board of Directors. 4.    Election of members to the Board of DirectorsThe general meeting re-elected Nigel Northridge, Henrik Brandt, Dianne Neal Blixt, Luc Missorten, Anders Obel, Marlene Forsell and Claus Gregersen as members of the Board of Directors. 5.    Election of auditor(s)PricewaterhouseCoopers Statsautoriseret Revisionspartnerskab was re-elected as auditor of the Company. 6.    Extension of authorisations to the Board of Directors to increase the Company’s share capital without pre-emptive subscription rights for the existing shareholdersThe general meeting approved the Board of Directors’ proposal that the existing authorisations to increase the Company’s share capital without pre-emptive rights for existing shareholders set out in Articles 5.1-5.2 of the Company’s Articles of Association are extended for a period of 5 years, i.e. until 26 March 2025. 7.    Extension of authorisation to the Board of Directors for the Company to acquire own sharesThe general meeting approved the Board of Directors’ proposal that the existing authorisation for the Company to acquire own shares set out in Article 6.1 of the Company’s Articles of Association is extended for a period of 5 years, i.e. until 26 March 2025. 8.    Amendment of agenda set out in the Articles of AssociationThe general meeting approved the Board of Directors’ proposal that a new item 3 regarding presentation of and indicative voting on the remuneration report is added to the standard agenda set out in Article 8.2 of the Company’s Articles of Association due to the introduction of a new section 139b in the Danish Companies Act concerning remuneration reports. 9.    Approval of the revised remuneration policyThe general meeting approved the Board of Directors’ proposal to adopt a revised remuneration policy. Consequently, the reference to the current guidelines for incentive pay in Article 13.1 of the Company’s Articles of Association is deleted.—Members of the Audit Committee are Marlene Forsell (chairman), Dianne Neal Blixt and Luc Missorten. Members of the Nomination Committee as well as the Remuneration Committees are Nigel Northridge (chairman), Henrik Brandt, Claus Gregersen and Luc Missorten.
For investor enquiries: Torben Sand, Head of Investor Relations
phone: +45 5084 7222 or torben.sand@st-group.comFor media enquiries: Simon Mehl Augustesen, Director of Group Communications
phone: +1 484-379-8725 or simon.augustesen@st-group.com
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