MINUTES
of the
21st Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
of
TEMENOS AG ("the Company")
held without audienceon Wednesday 25th May 2022, at 11.30 a.m.,
at Fairmont Grand Hotel Geneva, Quai du Mont-Blanc 19, 1201 Geneva, Switzerland
Present: | Andreas Andreades, Chairman of the Board of Directors |
Ariel Boussiba, Company Secretary | |
Auditor's Representative: | Yazen Jamjum, Auditor in charge, PricewaterhouseCoopers S.A. |
Independent Proxy Holder | Sébastien Desfayes, law firm Perréard de Boccard S.A., Geneva |
Shareholders represented: | according to the Chairman's declaration hereinafter |
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Opening of the Meeting
Mr. Andreas Andreades, Chairman of the Board of Directors, takes the chair for this meeting and declares open the 21st Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of TEMENOS AG at 11.30 a.m. He reminds first that it has been decided to hold this General Meeting without attendance of the shareholders in accordance with the COVID-19 Ordinance 3 of the Federal Council and shareholders were requested to exercise their voting rights through the independent proxy holder.
He then appoints Mr. Ariel Boussiba as Secretary and speaker of this General Meeting held in French.
The Chairman states for the record as follows:
The Auditors, PricewaterhouseCoopers S.A., Geneva, are represented by Mr. Yazen Jamjum, auditor in charge. Furthermore, Me Sébastien Desfayes is present as the representative of the law firm Perréard de Boccard S.A., Geneva, independent proxy holder. The Chairman states that the Board of Directors has appointed Mr. Ariel Boussiba, Company Secretary, as recording secretary and speaker.
The shareholders have been convened and invited with publication of the agenda in the Swiss Official Gazette of Commerce on 27 April 2022. With such publication, this General Meeting of Shareholders has been convened in compliance with the Articles of Association and the provisions of the Swiss Code of Obligations. In addition, invitations have been sent by mail or email directly to all shareholders recorded in the Company's shareholder's register with the right to vote as of 12 May 2022 at 5 pm CET. The 2021 Annual Report including the compensation report, the 2021 unconsolidated and consolidated financial statements and the auditors' reports have been made available at the Company's registered office and have been sent to the shareholders upon their request. Furthermore, these documents are available on the Company's website.
Out of an issued share capital of CHF 373'783'465 divided in 74'756'693 shares, it is stated for the record, that a total of 41'002'773 shares are represented at this Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders by the independent proxy holder.
The Chairman refrains then from reading the agenda items, as the items were published and sent to all shareholders together with the invitation.
The Chairman moves then to the items on the agenda.
ITEM 1 | 2021 Annual Report including the compensation report, the 2021 |
unconsolidated financial statements and the 2021 consolidated | |
financial statements | |
MOTION
RESOLUTION
The Board of Directors proposes that the 2021 Annual Report including the compensation report, the 2021 unconsolidated financial statements stating a profit for the year of CHF 2,291,199 and the 2021 consolidated financial statements stating a profit for the year of USD 173,369,324 be approved.
The Chairman proceeds with the vote.
The General Meeting of Shareholders approves the 2021 Annual Report including the compensation report, the 2021 unconsolidated and
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consolidated financial statements by 38'710'711 votes FOR, 1'654'360 votes AGAINST and 637'702 votes ABSTAIN.
ITEM 2 | Allocation of the available earnings and distribution of dividend | |
MOTION | The Board of Directors proposes to allocate the available earnings as follows: | |
Retained earnings brought forward | CHF 521,659,667 | |
Profit for the year 2021 | CHF 2,291,199 | |
Profit from disposal of treasury shares | CHF 1,965,322 | |
Retained earnings available to the General Meeting | CHF 525,916,188 | |
Allocation to general legal reserve | CHF (114,560) | |
Allocation to reserve for treasury shares | CHF (126,478,533) | |
Dividend to be distributed | CHF (71,600,000) | |
Retained earnings to be carried forward | CHF 327,723,096 | |
Based on the audited financial statements for the financial year 2021, the Board | ||
of Directors proposes to distribute a dividend amounting to CHF 1.00 per share, | ||
for an estimated total amount of CHF 71,600,000 (this amount may vary | ||
depending on the number of treasury shares and of issued shares as of the ex- | ||
dividend date). This distribution shall be declared out of the retained earnings | ||
as described above (subject to 35% Swiss withholding tax). | ||
Provided that the proposal of the Board of Directors is approved, the shares will | ||
be traded ex-dividend as of 30 May 2022 (Ex-date). The dividend record date | ||
will be set on 31 May 2022 (Record date) and the dividend will be payable as of | ||
1 June 2022 (Payment date). | ||
Treasury shares are not entitled to dividend. | ||
The Chairman proceeds with the vote. | ||
RESOLUTION | The General Meeting of Shareholders approves the proposed allocation | |
of the available earnings and the proposed distribution of dividend by | ||
40'991'967 votes FOR, 5'846 votes AGAINST and 4'960 votes ABSTAIN. |
ITEM 3 | Discharge of the members of the Board of Directors and executive |
management | |
MOTION | The Board of Directors proposes that the members of the Board of Directors and |
executive management be granted, in globo, discharge for the financial year | |
2021. |
The Chairman proceeds with the vote
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RESOLUTION | The members of the Board of Directors and executive management have |
been granted in globo discharge of liability for their activities during the | |
year ended 31 December 2021 by 39'147'192 votes FOR, 157'183 votes | |
AGAINST and 758'646 votes ABSTAIN. |
ITEM 4 | Compensation of the members of the Board of Directors and of the |
Executive Committee for the year 2023 | |
ITEM 4.1 | Compensation of the members of the Board of Directors for the year 2023 |
(1 January to 31 December) | |
MOTION | The Board of Directors proposes to approve a maximum aggregate amount of |
USD 9'300'000 as fixed and variable compensation of the members of the | |
Board of Directors for the financial year 2023. | |
The Chairman proceeds with the vote. | |
RESOLUTION | The General Meeting of Shareholders approves the proposed 2023 |
compensation of the members of the Board of Directors by 33'313'603 | |
votes FOR, 6'751'348 votes AGAINST and 937'822 votes ABSTAIN. | |
ITEM 4.2 | Compensation of the members of the Executive Committee for the year |
2023 (1 January to 31 December) | |
MOTION | The Board of Directors proposes to approve a maximum aggregate amount of |
USD 30'000'000 as fixed and variable compensation of the members of the | |
Executive Committee for the financial year 2023. | |
The Chairman proceeds with the vote. | |
RESOLUTION | The General Meeting of Shareholders approves the proposed 2023 |
compensation of the members of the Executive Committee by 26'640'784 | |
votes FOR, 13'424'457 votes AGAINST and 937'532 votes ABSTAIN. |
ITEM 5 | Elections of the members of the Board of Directors |
ITEM 5.1 | Elections of new members of the Board of Directors |
ITEM 5.1.1 | Ms. Deborah Forster |
MOTION | The Board of Directors proposes the election of Ms. Deborah Forster as member |
of the Board of Directors (Independent and Non-Executive), for a term of office | |
until completion of the next ordinary annual General Meeting of Shareholders. | |
The Chairman proceeds with the vote. | |
RESOLUTION | The General Meeting of Shareholders elects Ms. Deborah Forster as |
member of the Board of Directors by 40'824'238 votes FOR, 159'784 votes | |
AGAINST and 18'751 votes ABSTAIN. |
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Ms. Deborah Forster has declared acceptance of her mandate. | |
ITEM 5.1.2 | Ms. Cecilia Hultén |
MOTION | The Board of Directors proposes the election of Ms. Cecilia Hultén as member |
of the Board of Directors (Independent and Non-Executive), for a term of office | |
until completion of the next ordinary annual General Meeting of Shareholders. | |
The Chairman proceeds with the vote. | |
RESOLUTION | The General Meeting of Shareholders elects Ms. Cecilia Hultén as member |
of the Board of Directors by 40'899'853 votes FOR, 80'388 votes AGAINST | |
and 22'532 votes ABSTAIN. | |
Ms. Cecilia Hultén has declared acceptance of her mandate. | |
ITEM 5.2 | Re-elections of the members of the Board of Directors |
MOTION | The Board of Directors proposes the re-election of Mr. Andreas Andreades as |
member and Chairman of the Board of Directors as well as the re-elections of Mr. | |
Thibault de Tersant, Mr. Ian Cookson, Mr. Erik Hansen, Dr. Peter Spenser, | |
Dr. Homaira Akbari, Mr. Maurizio Carli and Mr. James Benson as members | |
of the Board of Directors, each for a term of office until completion of the next | |
ordinary annual General Meeting of Shareholders. | |
The Chairman proceeds with the votes. | |
ITEM 5.2.1 | Mr. Andreas Andreades, member and Executive Chairman of the Board |
of Directors | |
RESOLUTION | The General Meeting of Shareholders re-elects Mr. Andreas Andreades |
as member and Chairman of the Board of Directors by 38'476'130 votes | |
FOR, 2'334'986 votes AGAINST and 191'657 votes ABSTAIN. | |
Mr. Andreas Andreades declares acceptance of his mandate. | |
ITEM 5.2.2 | Mr. Thibault de Tersant, member of the Board of Directors |
RESOLUTION | The General Meeting of Shareholders re-elects Mr. Thibault de Tersant as |
member of the Board of Directors by 34'612'186 votes FOR, 6'319'090 | |
votes AGAINST and 71'497 votes ABSTAIN. | |
Mr. Thibault de Tersant has declared acceptance of his mandate. | |
ITEM 5.2.3 | Mr. Ian Cookson, member of the Board of Directors |
RESOLUTION | The General Meeting of Shareholders re-elects Mr. Ian Cookson as |
member of the Board of Directors by 35'087'857 votes FOR, 5'843'555 | |
votes AGAINST and 71'361 votes ABSTAIN. | |
Mr. Ian Cookson has declared acceptance of his mandate. |
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