ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION
FOR
BEWI INVEST ASA
(reg.no. 990 727 007)
Last amended on 9 February 2026
(office translation from Norwegian)
§ 1
The company's name is BEWI Invest ASA.
§ 2
The company's registered office is in the municipality of Frøya.
The company may hold general meetings in the municipality of Trondheim, Norway.
§ 3
The company’s business is, itself or through wholly or partly owned companies, or in cooperation with other
companies, to conduct investment activities, including investments in shares, bonds, equity interests, lending
activities, real estate, and other activities related thereto.
§ 4
The company's share capital is NOK 1,235,234,796, divided between 102,936,233 shares, each with a par value of
NOK 12. The company's shares shall be registered with the Norwegian Central Securities Depository. The
company's shares are freely transferable.
§ 5
The board of directors of the company shall consist of minimum 3 members. The chairperson of the board of
directors alone, or two members of the board of directors jointly, shall have authority to sign on behalf of the
company. The board of directors may designate procurators.
§ 6
At the annual general meeting, the following issues shall be considered and decided: (i) approval of the annual
accounts and annual report, including the distribution of dividends, and (ii) other matters which by law or the
articles of association belong to the general meeting.
Shareholders may cast a prior written vote on matters to be considered at general meetings of the company. Such
votes can also be cast by electronic communication. The right to vote in advance is conditional on the existence of
a reassuring method for authenticating the sender. The board decides whether such a method exists in advance
of the individual general meeting. The board may also lay down more detailed guidelines for written advance votes.
§ 7
The nomination committee shall consist of two or three members, as determined by the general meeting. The
members shall be elected for a period of two years, unless the general meeting decides a shorter period.
The nomination committee shall prepare proposals to the general meeting in relation to the following:
The appointment of the members of the board of directors and the chairman of the board of directors.
The appointment of the members of the nomination committee and the chairman of the nomination
committee.
The remuneration of the board of directors and the nomination committee.
Any changes in the mandate of the nomination committee or in the articles of association.
The Norwegian Public Limited Liabilities Act paragraphs 6-7 and 6-8 shall apply correspondingly for the members
of the nomination committee.
§ 8
When documents pertaining to matters which shall be handled at a general meeting have been made available for
the shareholders on the company's website, the documents are not required to be sent to the shareholders. A
shareholder may nonetheless demand to be sent documents that shall be dealt with at the general meeting.
§ 9
Each share carries one vote in the general meeting. A shareholder with its shares registered with a custodian in
accordance with the Norwegian Public Limited Liabilities Act paragraph 4-10, is entitled to vote coherent with the
number of shares registered with the custodian, if the shareholder no later than two days prior to the general
meeting presents the company with name, address and a confirmation from the custodian stating that the
shareholder is the beneficial owner of the custodian registered shares, provided however that the board of
directors does not refuse approval of such beneficial ownership.
Shareholders who wish to participate in the general meeting must give the company notice of this in advance. Such
notice must be received by the company no later than two working days prior to the general meeting. The board
may, however, before the notice to the general meeting has been sent, set a later deadline for such notice.
§ 10
The chairman of the board of directors shall chair the general meeting, unless the board of directors have
appointed another chair.