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Decisions taken by Anora's Annual General Meeting 2024 and Anora's Board of Directors


Anora Group Plc   Stock Exchange Release   17 April 2024 at 3:30 p.m. EEST

Decisions taken by Anora's Annual General Meeting 2024 and Anora's Board of
Directors

The Annual General Meeting of Anora Group Plc was held in Helsinki on 17 April
2024. The Annual General Meeting adopted the financial statements and discharged
the members of the Board of Directors and the CEO from liability for the
financial year 2023.

Dividend payment

The meeting approved the proposal by the Board of Directors to pay a dividend of
EUR 0.22 per share for the financial year 2023. The dividend will be paid on 26
April 2024 to a shareholder who is registered in the shareholders' register held
by Euroclear Finland Oy on the record date of the payment, i.e. 19 April 2024.

Consideration of the Remuneration Report for the governing bodies

The Annual General Meeting adopted the Remuneration Report of the governing
bodies.

Consideration of the Remuneration Policy for the governing bodies

The Annual General Meeting adopted the Remuneration Policy of the governing
bodies.

Remuneration of the members of the Board of Directors

The meeting decided based on the proposal by the Shareholders' Nomination Board
that the remuneration of the members of the Board of Directors elected by the
Annual General Meeting, during the next term consists of an annual fee as
follows:

  · EUR 70,000, Chairperson
  · EUR 48,000, Vice Chairperson
  · EUR 32,000, member

In addition to these fees, the following annual fees are paid to members of the
Board of Directors elected by the Annual General Meeting who are appointed by
the Board as members of the Board's permanent Committees:

Audit Committee:

  · EUR 10,000, Chairperson
  · EUR 5,000, member

Human Resources Committee:

  · EUR 8,000, Chairperson
  · EUR 4,000, member

In addition to these fees, the Board members elected by the Annual General
Meeting receive a meeting fee for the Board of Directors and Board Committee
meetings of EUR 650 per meeting and EUR 1,300 per meeting for members travelling
to a meeting outside her/his country of residence. Travel expenses are
reimbursed in accordance with the company's travel policy.

The Shareholders' Nomination Board has recommended that the Board members
elected by the Annual General Meeting accumulate a shareholding in Anora that
exceeds his/her one-time annual remuneration.

Composition of the Board of Directors

The meeting approved the number of members of the Board of Directors elected by
the Annual General Meeting to be seven (7) in accordance with the proposal of
the Shareholders' Nomination Board. The current members of the Board of
Directors Kirsten Ægidius, Michael Holm Johansen, Christer Kjos, Annareetta
Lumme-Timonen, Jyrki Mäki-Kala, Florence Rollet and Torsten Steenholt were re
-elected as members of the Board of Directors. Michael Holm Johansen was re
-elected as Chairperson and Jyrki Mäki-Kala as Vice Chairperson of the Board of
Directors. The term for the members of the Board of Directors lasts until the
end of the next Annual General Meeting.

Auditor

In accordance with the recommendation by the Audit Committee, the Annual General
Meeting re-elected PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy as the company's auditor for a term
that ends at the close of the next Annual General Meeting.
PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy has informed the company that Authorized Public
Accountant Markku Katajisto will act as the auditor in charge. The meeting
decided that the auditor's fees be paid against an invoice approved by the
company.

Sustainability auditor

The General Meeting resolved in accordance with the recommendation of the Audit
Committee to elect PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy as the sustainability auditor for a
term that ends at the close of the next Annual General Meeting. In addition, the
General Meeting resolved that the fees related to the audit of the Company's
sustainability report for the financial year 2024 will be paid according to
invoice approved by the company.

Authorization of the Board of Directors to resolve on the repurchase of the
company's own shares

In accordance with the proposal of the Board of Directors, the General Meeting
authorized the Board of Directors to resolve on the repurchase of the company's
own shares.

The number of shares to be repurchased by virtue of the authorization shall not
exceed 6,755,362 shares in aggregate, which corresponds to approximately 10.0
percent of all the company's shares at the time of the proposal, subject to the
provisions of the Finnish Companies Act on the maximum amount of shares owned by
the company or its subsidiaries.

The shares may be repurchased in one or several instalments and either through a
tender offer made to all shareholders on equal terms or in another proportion
than that of the existing shareholdings of the shareholders in the company in
public trading at the prevailing market price. The shares would be repurchased
with funds from the company's unrestricted shareholders' equity.

The shares may be repurchased for the purpose of improving the company's capital
structure, to finance or carry out corporate acquisitions or other arrangements,
for incentive arrangements and remuneration schemes or to be retained by the
company as treasury shares, transferred, cancelled or for other purposes
resolved by the Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors is authorized to resolve on all other terms and
conditions regarding the repurchase of the company's own shares. The
authorization is valid until the close of the next Annual General Meeting,
however, no longer than until 30 June 2025.

Authorization of the Board of Directors to resolve on the issuance of shares for
the purposes of financing or carrying out corporate acquisitions or other
arrangements

In accordance with the proposal of the Board of Directors, the Annual General
Meeting authorized the Board of Directors to resolve on the issuance of shares
in one or several tranches, against or without consideration. The Board of
Directors may resolve to issue either new shares or issue treasury shares held
by the company.

The number of shares to be issued based on this authorization shall not exceed
6,755,362 shares in aggregate, which corresponds to approximately 10.0 percent
of all of the company's shares at the time of the proposal. The authorization
may be used to improve the company's capital structure, to finance or carry out
corporate acquisitions or other arrangements or for other purposes resolved by
the Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors is authorized to resolve on all other terms and
conditions regarding the issuance of shares. The issuance of shares may be
carried out in deviation from the shareholders' pre-emptive rights (directed
share issue). The authorization is valid until the close of the next Annual
General Meeting, however, no longer than until 30 June 2025.

Authorization of the Board of Directors to resolve on the issuance of shares for
remuneration purposes

In accordance with the proposal of the Board of Directors, the Annual General
Meeting authorized the Board of Directors to resolve on the issuance of shares
in one or several tranches, against or without consideration. The Board of
Directors may resolve to issue either new shares or issue treasury shares held
by the company.

The number of shares to be issued based on this authorization shall not exceed
1,351,072 shares in aggregate, which corresponds to approximately 2.0 percent of
all of the company's shares at the time of the proposal. The authorization may
be used for incentive arrangements and remuneration schemes.

The Board of Directors is authorized to resolve on all other terms and
conditions regarding the issuance of shares. The issuance of shares may be
carried out in deviation from the shareholders' pre-emptive rights (directed
share issue). The authorization is valid until the close of the next Annual
General Meeting, however, no longer than until 30 June 2025.

Minutes of the meeting

The minutes of the Annual General Meeting will be available as of 30 April 2024
at the latest on Anora's website at: www.anora.com/en/investors.

Employee representation on the Board of Directors

In addition to the Board members elected by the Annual General Meeting, Anora's
employees have elected, for a term commencing at the end of the Annual General
Meeting 2024 and ending at the end of the Annual General Meeting 2026, a new
Board member and deputy member to the Board of Directors in accordance with the
agreement between Anora and the special negotiating body representing the
employees on employee participation, as follows:

  · Board member: Jussi Mikkola
  · Deputy member: Tero Kollanus

Organisational meeting of the Board of Directors

Anora's Board of Directors have elected members of the Audit and Human Resources
Committees as follows:

  · Audit Committee: Jyrki Mäki-Kala (Chairperson), Christer Kjos, Annareetta
Lumme-Timonen and Torsten Steenholt.
  · Human Resources Committee: Michael Holm Johansen (Chairperson), Kirsten
Ægidius and Florence Rollet

The Board of Directors has assessed that all members of the Board of Directors,
with the exception of Jussi Mikkola, are independent of the company. Jussi
Mikkola is employed by the Anora Group. Furthermore, all members of the Board of
Directors, with the exception of Christer Kjos and Annareetta Lumme-Timonen, are
independent of the company's major shareholders. Christer Kjos is the CEO of
Canica Holding AG and Annareetta Lumme-Timonen is an Investment Director for
Solidium Oy, and therefore are not independent of the company's major
shareholders.

ANORA GROUP PLC

Further information:

Thomas Heinonen, General Counsel

Contacts:

Milena Hæggström, Director, Investor Relations, milena.haeggstrom@anora.com,
tel. +358-40 5581 328

Distribution:

Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd

Principal media

www.anora.com

Anora is a leading wine and spirits brand house in the Nordic region and a
global industry forerunner in sustainability. Our market-leading portfolio
consists of our own iconic Nordic brands and a wide range of prominent
international partner wines and spirits. We export to over 30 markets globally.
Anora Group also includes Anora Industrial and logistics company Vectura. In
2023, Anora's net sales were EUR 726.5 million and the company employs about
1,200 professionals. Anora's shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki.


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