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MINUTES OF

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING IN

AMSC ASA

On Wednesday 17 April 2024 at 10:00 (CEST) the Annual General Meeting in AMSC ASA, reg. no. 988 228 397, was held digitally via Lumi AGM webcast.

The following items were on the agenda:

1. OPENING OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING, INCLUDING APPROVAL OF THE NOTICE AND AGENDA

The Annual General Meeting was opened and chaired by Annette Malm Justad, Chair of the Board.

The record of attending shareholders showed that 18,036,666 shares, corresponding to 25.10 % of the total share capital, were represented. The list of attending shareholders and the voting results for each matter is enclosed to these minutes.

No objections were made to the notice and the agenda, and the General Meeting was declared duly constituted.

2. ELECTION OF A PERSON TO CO-SIGN THE MINUTES ALONG WITH THE MEETING CHAIR

Camilla Iversen was elected to co-sign the minutes of the General Meeting together with the meeting chair.

3. PRESENTATION OF BUSINESS ACTIVITIES

A presentation of the business activities was given, including the important occurrences in the group in 2023 and the main figures from the 2023 annual accounts, as further set out in a presentation to be published by the Company after the general meeting is held.

4. APPROVAL OF THE 2023 ANNUAL ACCOUNTS OF AMSC ASA, GROUP'S CONSOLIDATED ACCOUNTS AND THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS' REPORT

The annual accounts and the Board of Directors' report were reviewed.

The General Meeting adopted the following resolution:

The General Meeting approves the annual accounts for 2023 for AMSC ASA, the group consolidated accounts and the Board of Director's Report.

5. ADVISORY VOTE ON THE REPORT ON SALARY AND OTHER REMUNERATION TO THE EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT FOR 2023

The General Meeting adopted the following resolution:

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The General Meeting endorses the report on salary and other remuneration to the executive management for 2023 pursuant to the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act section 6-16b.

6. CONSIDERATION OF THE STATEMENT OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 2023

The General Meeting considered the Board of Directors' statement of Corporate Governance.

7. STIPULATION OF REMUNERATION TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The General Meeting adopted the following resolution:

In accordance with the recommendation from the Nomination Committee, the General Meeting approves that the remuneration for members of the Board of Directors for the period from the 2023 Annual General Meeting up to the 2024 Annual General Meeting shall be as follows:

  • NOK 588,000 to the Chairperson of the board
  • NOK 461,000 to each of the other board members.

The above fees include remuneration for audit committee-related work.

It was noted that employees of Aker companies do not receive the remuneration personally, but that payment is made to their respective employer company.

8. STIPULATION OF REMUNERATION TO THE MEMBERS OF THE NOMINATION COMMITTEE

The General Meeting adopted the following resolution:

In accordance with the recommendation from the Nomination Committee, the General Meeting approves that the remuneration rate for members of the Nomination Committee for the period from the 2023 Annual General Meeting up to the 2024 Annual General Meeting shall be NOK 55,000 for the chair of the committee and NOK 44,000 for each member.

It was noted that employees of Aker companies do not receive the remuneration personally, but that payment is made to their respective employer company.

9. APPROVAL OF THE REMUNERATION TO THE AUDITOR FOR 2023

The General Meeting adopted the following resolution:

The remuneration to the auditor of NOK 880,000 ex. VAT for the audit of the Company's 2023 annual accounts is approved. Fees to PriceWaterhouseCoopers AS for services other than audit during 2023 are included in Note 3 to the group consolidated accounts.

10. APPROVAL OF CHANGES TO THE REMUNERATION REPORT

The General Meeting adopted the following resolution:

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The General Meeting approves the changes to the policy for determining salary and other remuneration to the executive management pursuant to the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act section 6-16a.

11. ELECTION OF MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The General Meeting adopted the following resolution:

In accordance with the recommendation from the Nomination Committee, Peter Ditlef Knudsen and Frank O. Reite are re-elected as members of the Board of Directors for a period of two years.

The Board of Directors of AMSC ASA will then consist of the following members:

Annette Malm Justad (Chairperson)

Peter Ditlef Knudsen (member)

Frank O. Reite (member).

12. ELECTION OF MEMBERS TO THE NOMINATION COMMITTEE

The General Meeting adopted the following resolution:

In accordance with the recommendation from the Nomination Committee, Charlotte Håkonsen is re-elected as chair and Ingebret G. Hisdal is re-elected as member of the Nomination Committee, for a period of two years.

The Nomination Committee of AMSC ASA will then consist of the following members:

Charlotte Håkonsen (Chairperson)

Ingebret G. Hisdal (member)

Hilde Kristin Ramsdal (debuty member).

13. AUTHORIZATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS

The General Meeting adopted the following resolution:

The General Meeting grants the Board of Directors authorization to resolve payment of dividends based on the Company's annual accounts for 2023. The authorization is valid up to the Annual General Meeting in 2025.

14. AUTHORIZATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO ACQUIRE TREASURY SHARES IN CONNECTION WITH INCENTIVE SCHEME FOR EMPLOYEES

The General Meeting adopted the following resolution:

1. The Board of Directors is authorized to acquire treasury shares with a total nominal value of NOK 2,500,000.

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  1. The authorization is valid up to the Annual General Meeting in 2025, but no longer than June 30, 2025.
  2. Treasury shares shall be acquired for a consideration of minimum NOK 1 and maximum NOK 300 per share.
  3. The Board of Directors is free to decide the method of acquisition and disposal of treasury shares. The authorization can be used in situations as described in the Securities Trading Act section 6-17.
  4. The authorization can only be used in connection with the incentive scheme for employees.

15. AUTHORIZATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO ACQUIRE TREASURY SHARES FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES OR SUBSEQUENT SALE OR DELETION OF SUCH SHARES

The General Meeting adopted the following resolution:

1. The Board of Directors is authorized to acquire treasury shares with a total nominal value of NOK 7,186,383.

  1. The authorization is valid up to the Annual General Meeting in 2025, but no longer than June 30, 2025.
  2. Treasury shares shall be acquired for a consideration of minimum NOK 1 and maximum NOK 300 per share.
  3. The Board of Directors is free to decide the method of acquisition and disposal of treasury shares. The authorization can be used in situations as described in the Securities Trading Act section 6-17.
  4. The authorization can only be used for investment purposes or subsequent sale or deletion of such shares.

16. AUTHORIZATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO ACQUIRE TREASURY SHARES IN CONNECTION WITH ACQUISITIONS, MERGERS, DE-MERGERS OR OTHER TRANSACTIONS

The General Meeting adopted the following resolution:

  1. The Board of Directors is authorized to acquire treasury shares with a total nominal value of NOK 7,186,383.
  2. The authorization is valid up to the Annual General Meeting in 2025, but no longer than June 30, 2025.
  3. Treasury shares shall be acquired for a consideration of minimum NOK 1 and maximum NOK 300 per share.

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  1. The Board of Directors is free to decide the method of acquisition and disposal of treasury shares. The authorization can be used in situations as described on the Securities Trading Act section 6-17.
  2. The authorization can only be used for the purpose of utilising the company's shares as transaction currency in acquisitions, mergers, de-mergers or other transactions.

17. AUTHORIZATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO INCREASE THE SHARE CAPITAL IN CONNECTION WITH FUTURE INVESTMENTS ETC.

The General Meeting adopted the following resolution:

  1. The Board of Directors is authorized to increase the share capital by up to NOK 14,372,767.
  2. The authorization is valid up to the Annual General Meeting in 2025, but no longer than June 30, 2025.
  3. The pre-emptive rights of the existing shareholders pursuant to section 10-4 of the Public Limited Liability Company's Act may be derogated from.
  4. The authorization includes share capital increase against non-cash contributions, rights to assume special obligations on behalf of the Company in addition to resolution of merger and demerger, cf. the Public Limited Liability Company's Act section 13-5 and 14-6 (2). The authorization can be used in situations as described in the Securities Trading Act section 6-17.
  5. The authorization can only be used in connection with strengthening of the Company's equity capital, or to raise equity capital for future investments within the Company's scope of operations.
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There were no further items on the agenda. The Chair of the meeting thanked the participants for their attendance, and the General Meeting was thereafter adjourned.

Oslo, 17 April 2024

(sign.)

(sign.)

Annette Malm Justad, Chairman

Camilla Iversen, co-signer

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Attendance Summary Report

AMSC ASA AGM

17 April 2024

Registered Attendees:

6

Total Votes Represented:

18,036,666

Total Accounts Represented:

101

Total Voting Capital:

71,863,838

% Total Voting Capital Represented:

25.10%

Sub Total:

6

0

18,036,666

Capacity

Registered Attendees

Registered Non-Voting Attendees

Registered Votes

Accounts

Shareholder (web)

4

0

468,100

4

Styrets leder med fullmakt

1

0

92,826

10

Forhåndsstemmer

1

0

17,475,740

87

DNB Verdipapirservice

Avdeling Utsteder

Jostein Aspelien Engh

AMSC ASA GENERAL MEETING 17 APRIL 2024

As scrutineer appointed for the purpose of the Poll taken at the General Meeting of the Members of the Company held on 17 April 2024, I HEREBY CERTIFY that the result of the Poll is correctly set out as follows:-

Issued voting shares: 71,863,838

VOTES

%

VOTES

%

VOTES

VOTES

% ISSUED

NO VOTES

FOR

MOT /

AVSTÅR /

TOTAL

VOTING

IN MEETING

SHARES

AGAINST

WITHHELD

VOTED

1

18,036,666

100.00

0

0.00

0

18,036,666

25.10%

0

2

18,036,277

100.00

0

0.00

389

18,036,666

25.10%

0

4

18,036,277

100.00

0

0.00

389

18,036,666

25.10%

0

5

14,325,359

79.43

3,710,918

20.57

389

18,036,666

25.10%

0

7

18,036,277

100.00

0

0.00

389

18,036,666

25.10%

0

8

18,036,277

100.00

0

0.00

389

18,036,666

25.10%

0

9

18,035,907

100.00

370

0.00

389

18,036,666

25.10%

0

10

14,324,989

79.42

3,711,288

20.58

389

18,036,666

25.10%

0

11

16,266,836

90.19

1,769,441

9.81

389

18,036,666

25.10%

0

12

17,791,546

98.64

244,731

1.36

389

18,036,666

25.10%

0

13

18,036,501

100.00

0

0.00

165

18,036,666

25.10%

0

14

16,249,768

90.09

1,786,509

9.91

389

18,036,666

25.10%

0

15

16,266,466

90.19

1,769,811

9.81

389

18,036,666

25.10%

0

16

16,266,836

90.19

1,769,441

9.81

389

18,036,666

25.10%

0

17

16,266,836

90.19

1,769,441

9.81

389

18,036,666

25.10%

0

Jostein Aspelien Engh

DNB Bank ASA

Avdeling Utsteder

Attendance Details

Page: 1

Date: 17 Apr 2024

Time:

Meeting:

AMSC ASA, AGM 17 April 2024

Attendees

Votes

Shareholder

4

468,100

Styrets leder med fullmakt

1

92,826

Forhåndsstemmer

1

17,475,740

Total

6

18,036,666

Shareholder

4

468,100

Votes

Representing / Accompanying

KYRKJEBØ, ARNE

62,000

KYRKJEBØ, ARNE

MAGNUSSEN, PÅL LOTHE

240,000

MAGNUSSEN, PÅL LOTHE

MB CAPITAL AS

150,000

MB CAPITAL AS

OMEGA CONSULTING AS

16,100

OMEGA CONSULTING AS

Styrets leder med fullmakt

1

92,826

Votes

Representing / Accompanying

Styrets leder med fullmakt

1,677

BLIKFELDT, FREDRIK

1,500

HUNSRØD, BJØRN AINO

1,349

LÆRUM, JAN ERIK

1,250

EINAR WESTBY AS

600

BEDIN, KJELL

200

GIÆVER, RAYMOND

150

OVESEN, KNUT MORTEN

100

FALLETH, ROLF SVERRE

20,000

ANDERSEN, HÅKON CHRISTIAN

66,000

LARSEN, OLE ODDVAR

92,826

Forhåndsstemmer

1

17,475,740

Votes

ADVANCE VOTE

1,091

1,000

378

370

29,000

224

165

30

13,701,416

3,550

58,268

20,035

83,585

29,261

20,613

11,145

542

58,589

3,568

414

16,746

35,270

19,068

69,241

2,113

1,988

2,356

6,999

120,600

12,706

40,726

14,936

4,362

400

16,816

16,049

26,276

1,064

Representing / Accompanying

ROGSTADKJÆRNET, JENS INDEX AS

MARTENS, JAN GIL

REE, KNUT CHRISTIAN HANNESTAD

GRØNNEBERG, CHRISTER GRUER MOEN, MAGNAR FORSETLØKKEN, SINDRE LANGÅS SØFTELAND, FREDRIK ALEXANDER BANG, ERIK

AKER CAPITAL AS SAURE, DAN BØRGE

UBS Fund Management (Switzerland) AG

SEI ACADIAN GLOBAL MANAGED VOLATILITY POOL

SEI INSTITUTIONAL INVESTMENTS TRUST - GLOBAL MANAGED VOLATILITY FUND

SEI INSTITUTIONAL MANAGED TRUST GLOBAL MANAGED VOLATILITY FUND ARROWSTREET GLOBAL MINIMUM-VOLATILITY ESG ALPHA EXTENSION POLICEMEN'S ANNUITY AND BENEFIT FUND OF CHICAGO

PECO ENERGY COMPANY RETIREE MEDICAL TRUST

THE LF ACCESS POOL AUTHORISED CONTRACTUAL SCHEME MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA (CANADA) INC. MASTER TRUST CONSTELLATION EMPLOYEES' BENEFIT TRUST FOR UNION EMPLOYEES EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT FUND OF THE CITY OF DALLAS

MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA INC. MASTER RETIREMENT TRUST NAV CANADA PENSION PLAN

MERCER GLOBAL ENHANCED LOW VOLATILITY SHARES FUND STP NUCLEAR OPERATING COMPANY RETIREMENT TRUST UTAH STATE RETIREMENT SYSTEMS

AMERICAN CENTURY ETF TRUST-AVANTIS INTERNATIONAL EQUITY ETF ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES MASTER RETIREMENT TRUST

TWO SIGMA ABSOLUTE RETURN PORTFOLIO, LLC MGI FUNDS PLC

AWARE SUPER

INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY COMMINGLED INVESTMENT GROUP TRUST MARYLAND STATE RETIREMENT + PENSION SYSTEM

MASON, ALBERT

BRIGHTHOUSE FUNDS TRUST II - BRIGHTHOUSE/DIMENSIONAL INTERNATIONAL SMA

ACADIAN NON-USSMALL-CAPLONG-SHORT EQUITY FUND, LLC MGI FUNDS PLC

SPDR PORTFOLIO EUROPE ETF

Attendance Details

Page: 2

Date: 17 Apr 2024

Time:

ADVANCE VOTE

8,264

AMERICAN CENTURY ETF TRUST -AVANTIS INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP

VALUE FUND

17,381

MERCER DIOCESE OF BROOKLYN GROWTH STRATEGY

904 AMERICAN CENTURY ETF TRUST-AVANTIS INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP EQUITY ETF

5,784

CC&L Q GLOBAL EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL MASTER FUND LTD.

14,400

TWO SIGMA EQUITY RISK PREMIA PORTFOLIO LLC

8,663

CC&L MULTI-STRATEGY FUND

594 CC&L Q MARKET NEUTRAL FUND II

1,585

CC&L U.S. Q MARKET NEUTRAL ONSHORE FUND II

14,710

MISSOURI EDUCATION PENSION TRUST

3,578

AZL DFA INTERNATIONAL CORE EQUITY FUND

26,352

CCANDL Q GLOBAL EQUITY FUND

153,761

ENSIGN PEAK ADVISORS INC

31,221

CENTRAL PENSION FUND OF THE INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING

ENGINEERS

10,325

ALASKA PERMANENT FUND CORPORATION

364 CCANDL Q GROUP GLOBAL EQUITY FUND

119,363

ACADIAN NON-US MICROCAP EQUITY FUND, LLC

30,211

ACADIAN GLOBAL MANAGED VOLATILITY EQUITY FUND LLC

13,551

ALASKA PERMANENT FUND CORPORATION

25,193

GLOBAL MANAGED VOLATILITY FUND

6,238

CC&L MULTI-STRATEGY FUND

9,300

STICHTING BEDRIJFSTAKPENSIOEN FONDS VOOR DE MEDIA PNO

8,658

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

1,213

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

114 CC&L GLOBAL MARKET NEUTRAL II FUND

9,690

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

8,242

CC&L Q GLOBAL EQUITY MARKET NEUTRAL MASTER FUND LTD.

23,978

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

11,444

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

180 CC&L Q MARKET NEUTRAL FUND II

47,625

THE BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA

1,941,477

Verdipapirfondet DNB SMB

17,389

CC&L Multi-Strategy Fund 2200-1111 WEST GEORGIA

594 CC&L Q GLOBAL SMALL CAP EQUITY FUND 2300-1111

227 CC&L Q INTERNATIONAL SMALL CAP EQUITY FUND 2300-1111

3,702

CC&L Q MARKET NEUTRAL FUND 2200-1111 WEST GEORGIA ST

38,209

CC&L U.S. Q MARKET NEUTRAL ONSHORE FUND II 2200-1111 WEST GEORGIA

ST

55,994

COMMONWEALTH GLOBAL SHARE FUND 28 LEVEL 15

17,313

DFA International Core Equity Fund 745 Thurlow Street

7,314

DIMENSIONAL FUNDS - DFA INTERNATIONAL VECTOR EQUITY FUND 745

THURLOW S

307,926

INTERNATIONAL CORE EQUITY PORTFOLIO OF DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS

GROUP

15,163

JOHN HANCOCK FUNDS II INTERNATIONAL SMALL COMPANY FUND

1,661

JOHN HANCOCK VARIABLE INSURANCE TRUST INTERNATIONAL SMALL

COMPANY TRUS

1,025

LGT SELECT FUNDS 12 HERRENGASSE

10,900

TWO SIGMA INTERNATIONAL CORE PORTFOLIO, LLC

2,500

TWO SIGMA WORLD CORE FUND LP

4,000

SKOGSTAD, ANDREAS

4,000

DFC INVEST AS

2,500

MUNKEBYE, MAGNUS BRUHN

17,475,740

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