The Shareholders’ Nomination Board of Elisa Corporation proposals on 18 January 2023 to the Annual General Meeting 2023:

1) The remuneration of the members of the Board of Directors and on the grounds for reimbursement of expenses

The Shareholders’ Nomination Board proposes that the amount of annual remuneration for the members of the Board of Directors be changed, but that the level of remuneration for participating in meetings should remain unchanged. The proposal does not include share transfer restrictions; however the Nomination Board does require that members of the Board hold shares in the Company. The Shareholders' Nomination Board proposes to the Annual General Meeting as follows:  

The Chair is paid an annual remuneration of EUR 140,000 (EUR 130,000 in 2022), the Deputy Chair and the Chairs of the Committees EUR 86,000 (EUR 85,000 in 2022), and other Board members EUR 71,000 (EUR 70,000 in 2022). In addition, a meeting fee of EUR 800 (EUR 800 in 2022) per meeting of the Board and of a Committee would be paid. However, if a Board member is physically present in the Board or Committee meeting, which is held in a country other than his/her permanent home country, then the meeting fee would be EUR 1,600 (in 2022 EUR 1,600). 

According to the proposal, the annual remuneration will be paid partly in Company shares and partly in cash so that 40% of the remuneration is used to acquire Company shares in the name of and on behalf of the Board members, and the remainder will be paid in cash in order to cover withholding tax on the annual remuneration. The shares will be acquired for the Board members from the stock exchange on the third trading day following the publication of the first quarter interim report of 2023. 

The Company shall be responsible for the costs accruing from the acquisition of the shares.

In the event that the acquisition of shares cannot be carried out due to reasons attributable to the Company or Board member, the entire remuneration shall be paid in cash.

Actual travel and other expenses arising from the Board work will be reimbursed.

2) The number of members of the Board of Directors

The Shareholders’ Nomination Board proposes to the General Meeting that the number of members of the Board of Directors would be 8 (9 members in 2022).

3) Election of members of the Board of Directors

The Shareholders’ Nomination Board proposes to the General Meeting that Mr Maher Chebbo, Mr Kim Ignatius, Ms Katariina Kravi, Ms Pia Kåll, Mr Topi Manner, Ms Eva-Lotta Sjöstedt, Mr Anssi Vanjoki and Mr Antti Vasara be re-elected as members of the Board. 

The Shareholders’ Nomination Board proposes to the General Meeting that Mr Anssi Vanjoki be elected as the Chair of the Board and Ms Katariina Kravi be elected as the Deputy Chair.

All the proposed Board Members are considered to be independent of the Company and of its significant shareholders.

The term of the members of the Board of Directors ends at the close of the Annual General Meeting in 2024.

Further information on the proposed nominees to the Board of Directors can be found on the Company's website. 

With regard to the selection procedure for the members of the Board of Directors, the Shareholders' Nomination Board recommends that shareholders take a position on the proposal as a whole at the General Meeting. This recommendation is based on the fact that at Elisa, in line with a good Nordic governance model, the Shareholders' Nomination Board is separate from the Board of Directors. The Shareholders’ Nomination Board, in addition to ensuring that individual nominees for membership of the Board of Directors possess the required competences, is also responsible for making sure that the proposed Board of Directors as a whole also has the best possible expertise and experience for the company and that the composition of the Board of Directors also meets other requirements of the Finnish Corporate Governance Code for listed companies.

Information on the proposed members of Elisa's Board of Directors: