The Board of Directors hereby gives notice of the annual general meeting of
Trigon Agri A/S, CVR No. 29801843 (the "Company") to be held on
Friday 29 April 2016, at 1pm (CET)
at the law firm of Kromann Reumert, Sundkrogsgade 5, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø with
the following agenda:
1. The Board of Directors' report on the activities of the Company during the
past financial year
2. Adoption of the annual report
The Board of Directors recommends the adoption of the audited annual report for
the period from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2015, showing a net loss for the
Company of EUR 66,365 thousand (EUR 52,955 thousand on group level).
3. Approval of remuneration for the Board of Directors for the current
financial year
The Board of Directors recommends the approval of the proposed remuneration for
the Board of Directors for the financial year 2016:
Chairman EUR 30,000.
Ordinary member EUR 10,000.
4. Resolution to release the Board of Directors and the Executive Board from
liability in respect of item 2 (in Danish: decharge)
The Board of Directors recommends that the Board of Directors and the Executive
Board be released from liability in respect of item 2.
5. Resolution on the distribution of the profit or loss recorded in the annual
report adopted by the general meeting
The Board of Directors propose that the result of the year, the net loss for the
Company of EUR 66,365 thousand (EUR 52,955 thousand on group level), recorded in
the annual report is carried forward to the next financial year.
6. Appointment of members to the Board of Directors
The following members of the Board of Directors resign: Raivo Vare and Ernst
René Anselm Nyberg.
The Board of Directors recommends that Peter Gæmelke and David Mathew are re
-elected to the Board of Directors for a term of 1 (one) year and that Johannes
Bertorp and Jens Bruno are elected to the Board of Directors for a term of 1
(one) year.
Peter Gæmelke, David Mathew and Jens Bruno are considered independent pursuant
to the Danish Recommendations on Corporate Governance.
Peter Gæmelke is an independent farmer since 1983 at Røj Farm, Chairman of
Danske Spil, Lovenholm Fund, NatureEnergi BioGas A/S, Organisation NLP, board
member of Kirkbi A/S, DLR Credit A/S, Tryghedsgruppen, HCP A/S, Nordea Liv &
Pension A/S, Askov Højskole, Gl. Estrup Manor House Museum, member of the
executive board and central committee of the liberal party of Denmark, Venstre.
He was born in 1955 and holds a degree in Commerce and Accounting.
David Mathew has been a member of the Board of Directors of the Company since
2012 and has more than thirty years of experience in Emerging Markets in Asia
(particularly China), Central Europe and the CIS both at the commercial level
and in investment banking and Private Equity. He has worked as a Director of
Robert Fleming in London and in Asia with Baring Brothers and Jardine Matheson
in Hong Kong and Beijing. He was born in 1954 and holds MA in Modern History
from Oriel College Oxford University.
Johannes Bertorp has been involved in the Company since February 2015 as a
member of the Bond Holders’ Committee and a Board Observer. He has
entrepreneurial background in IT-sector with more than 15 years of experience in
it. His former positions include being the Member of the Board in Mediafy AB,
ZItius Service Delivery AB, Advoco Software AB, Sjövillan Ekudden AB, Mouli
Clothing AB, Garde Security AB and Easy Ad Venture BVBA. He was born in 1977 and
holds BA in Business Studies from the University of Westminster.
Jens Bruno is a CEO and Partner in Across Invest AB with experience in advising
and managing assets in CIS region. His former positions include working as a CEO
and a Member of the Board in Interfox Resources AB (publ), Business
controller/Investment Manager in Grain Alliance Ltd, Swedish government
appointed Special Adviser to the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine / Attaché of
Economic Affairs, Special Adviser to the Russian Ministry of Finance, Attaché of
Economic Affairs. He was born in 1973 and holds MA in Business Administration
with specialization on CEE and CIS markets from Uppsala University.
7. Appointment of auditor
The Board of Directors recommends that PwC Statsautoriseret
Revisionsanpartsselskab, Strandvejen 44, 2900 Hellerup is re-elected as auditor.
8. Any other business
REGISTRATION, ADMISSION, PROXY AND POSTAL VOTE
Registration date
A shareholder’s right to participate in the general meeting and the number of
votes, which the shareholder is entitled to cast, is determined in accordance
with the number of shares held by such shareholder on Friday 22 April 2016 (the
registration date), see Article 8.4 of the Company's Articles of Association.
The shares held by each shareholder are determined at the registration date on
the basis of the shareholdings registered in the share register and in
accordance with any notices on shareholding received, but not yet registered, by
the Company in the share register.
Deadline for notice of attendance
A shareholder (or its proxy) wishing to attend the general meeting must give
notice of their participation to the Company, see Article 8.5 of the Articles of
Association. Similarly, the shareholder's advisor (or the shareholder's proxy's
advisor) must give notice of their participation to the Company.
A shareholder's notice of attendance must be given to the Company using the
notice of attendance form attached as Appendix 1, which shall be sent, duly
completed and signed, to VP Investor Services, Weidekampsgade 14, 2300
Copenhagen S, Denmark or by e-mail to vpinvestor@vp.dk for receipt no later than
Monday 25 April 2016, 11:59pm (CET). The admission card for attendance will be
sent to the address indicated in the form.
Representation by proxy
If you are prevented from attending the general meeting, you may appoint a
proxy, e.g. the Board of Directors, to cast the votes carried by your shares.
If you wish to appoint a proxy, please return the instrument of proxy form
attached as Appendix 2, duly signed and dated, to VP Investor Services,
Weidekampsgade 14, 2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark or by e-mail to vpinvestor@vp.dk
for receipt no later than Monday 25 April 2016, 11:59pm (CET). The admission
card for the proxy's attendance will be sent to the address indicated in the
form.
Postal vote
You may also submit your votes by mail before the date of the meeting. If you
wish to vote by mail, please fill in and return the postal vote form attached as
Appendix 3, duly signed and dated, to VP Investor Services, Weidekampsgade 14,
2300 Copenhagen S, Denmark or by e-mail to vpinvestor@vp.dk for receipt no later
than Thursday 28 April 2016 4.59pm (CET).
Notice of attendance, instrument of proxy and postal vote forms may be
downloaded from the Company's website, www.trigonagri.com.
Information to shareholders who hold their shares through Euroclear Sweden
The following information is to shareholders who hold their shares through
Euroclear Sweden AB ("Euroclear Sweden").
In order to attend the annual general meeting and exercise your voting rights,
you must register your voting rights in the register of shareholders kept by
Euroclear Sweden (the "Register of Shareholders") and complete the proxy form in
accordance with the instructions set out above.
Registration process for voting rights:
Direct-registered holders:
Shareholders who hold their shares on an account directly with Euroclear Sweden,
a CSD-account (in Swedish: "Vp-konto") will automatically be included in the
Register of Shareholders and do not have to perform any registration regarding
voting rights.
Nominee-registered holders:
To be registered and entitled to vote at the annual general meeting,
shareholders who hold shares via a nominee must act in accordance with the
instructions set out below:
Nominee-registered shareholders must request the nominee to register their
shares temporarily in their own name in the Register of Shareholders.
The registration of voting rights must be completed in due time before end of
business (CET) Friday 22 April 2016.
SHARE CAPITAL AND VOTING RIGHTS
The Company's share capital amounts to EUR 1,296,274.79, divided into shares
of EUR 0.01, cf. Article 3.1 of the Company's Articles of Association. Pursuant
to Article 8.1, each share of EUR 0.01 carries one vote:
Number of shares: 129,627,479.
Number of votes: 129,627,479.
AGENDA ETC.
The agenda, with the full text of all proposals to be submitted to the general
meeting, as well as the audited annual report will be available for inspection
by the shareholders as of 7 April 2016 inclusive at the Company's website,
www.trigonagri.com.
The complete, unabridged text of the documents to be submitted to the general
meeting, as well as the agenda with the full text of all proposals to be
submitted to the general meeting are available at the Company's website:
www.trigonagri.com.
The following information will be made available at the Company’s website,
www.trigonagri.com as of 7 April 2016:
1) Notice convening the meeting;
2) The total number of shares and voting rights as at the date of the
notice;
3) The documents to be submitted to the general meeting;
4) The agenda and the full text of the proposals; and
5) The forms to be used for voting by proxy and by post.
QUESTIONS FROM THE SHAREHOLDERS
Shareholders may prior to the annual general meeting in writing submit questions
concerning the agenda and the documents to be considered at the general meeting.
Questions may be sent by email to mail@trigonagri.com or by post to A/S Trigon
Agri, attn Maria Popova, lawyer, Viru Väljak 2, Tallinn 10111, Estonia marked
"AGM".
Questions will be answered in writing or orally at the general meeting, unless
prior to the meeting the answer is available via a questions/answers function on
the Company's website, www.trigonagri.com.
LANGUAGE
The general meeting will be conducted in English in accordance with Article 9.4
of the Company's Articles of Association.
Copenhagen, 7 April 2016
On behalf of the Board of Directors of Trigon Agri A/S
Peter Gæmelke
Chairman
