Decisions of the Annual General Meeting of VR-Group Plc 30 March 2023

VR-Group Plc, Stock exchange release on 30 March 2023 at 16:45

Decisions of the Annual General Meeting of VR-Group Plc 30 March 2023

Decisions of the Annual General Meeting

VR-Group Plc’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held in Helsinki on 30 March 2023. The AGM approved the financial statements for 2022. The AGM granted discharge from liability to the members of the Board of Directors, members of the Supervisory Board, and to the CEOs for the financial year 2022. In addition, the AGM adopted the following resolutions:

Composition of the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board

The AGM confirmed the number of the Board of Directors at eight (8). The AGM elected Esa Rautalinko as the Chair of the Board, and Sari Pohjonen was re-elected as the Vice Chair of the Board. Markus Holm, Jaakko Kiander, Turkka Kuusisto, Nermin Hairedin, Pekka Hurtola and Virve Laitinen were re-elected as members of the Board. Kjell Forsén will be stepping down from the Board of Directors.

Vilhelm Junnila (Finns Party) was re-elected as the Chair of the Supervisory Board. Anders Adlercreutz (Swedish People’s Party), Sanna Antikainen (Finns Party), Seppo Eskelinen (Social Democratic Party), Hanna Holopainen (Green League), Mai Kivelä (Left Alliance), Jouni Kotiaho (Finns Party), Matias Marttinen (National Coalition Party), Raimo Piirainen (Social Democratic Party), Arto Pirttilahti (Centre Party), Ruut Sjöblom (National Coalition Party) and Katja Taimela (Social Democratic Party) were re-elected to the Supervisory Board.

Remuneration of the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board

As remuneration, the Chair of the Board is paid EUR 54,750 per year, the Vice Chair EUR 25,800 per year, and the members of the Board EUR 22,800 per year. In addition, the Chair of the Board and members of the Board are paid EUR 600 per meeting. As remuneration, the Chair of the Supervisory Board is paid EUR 800 per meeting, the Vice Chair EUR 600 per meeting, and the members of the Supervisory Board EUR 500 per meeting. Every member of the company’s Board of Directors and Supervisory Board also gets a free VR rail pass. No changes were made to the fees from the previous year.

Payment of dividends

Following the proposal of the Board of Directors, the AGM decided that no dividend will be distributed for the result of the year 2022.

Selection of the auditor and deciding on the auditor’s remuneration

KPMG Oy Ab was selected as the auditor and has stated that Ari Eskelinen will be acting as the principal auditor. The auditor will be paid remuneration according to a reasonable invoice.

In addition, the AGM decided to authorize the Board of Directors to decide on donations of a maximum of 200,000 euros for public benefit or for comparable purposes.

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