United Bankers Plc

STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 22 March 2024 at 16:00 EET

Resolutions of United Bankers Plc's Annual General Meeting and the constitutive meeting of the Board of Directors

United Bankers Plc's Annual General Meeting was held in Helsinki on 22 March 2024. The meeting approved the financial statements and discharged the members of the Board of Directors and the CEO from liability for the financial period 1 January - 31 December 2023. The Annual General Meeting approved the Remuneration Report and the Remuneration Policy for governing bodies.

Distribution of funds

The Annual General Meeting confirmed in accordance with the Board of Directors' proposal a distribution of funds a total of EUR 1.00 per share, with a dividend of EUR 0.50 per share and an equity repayment of EUR 0.50 per share from the reserve of invested unrestricted equity. The record date for the dividend distribution is 26 March 2024 and the payment date is 4 April 2024. The record date for the equity repayment is 27 September 2024 and the payment date is 4 October 2024.

The Board of Directors and the auditor

The number of members of the Board of Directors was confirmed as seven (7). Johan Linder, Rasmus Finnilä, Rainer Häggblom, Tarja Pääkkönen, Lennart Robertsson and Eero Suomela continue as members of the Board of Directors, and Elisabeth Dreijer von Sydow was elected as new member of the Board.

The remuneration of the members of the Board of Directors remains unchanged. The Annual General Meeting confirmed the annual remuneration of the Chairman of the Board of Directors at EUR 35,000 and for the other members at EUR 25,000. No remuneration shall be paid to a member of the Board of Directors who is employed by a company belonging to the United Bankers Group. The remuneration covers the entire term and committee work. Travel expenses are reimbursed according to the travel policy of the Company.

The auditing firm Oy Tuokko Ltd was re-elected as the auditor, with Janne Elo as the principal auditor. The auditor's fee will be paid according to the invoice approved by the Company.

Authorisation to decide on the repurchase of own shares

The Annual General Meeting granted the Board of Directors the authority to decide on the repurchase of a maximum of 150,000 own shares of the Company with the Company's unrestricted equity. The authorisation also includes the right to accept the Company's own shares as pledge.

The authorisation is effective until the end of the next Annual General Meeting, however no longer than until 30 June 2025, and it revokes the authorisation granted by the previous Annual General Meeting to repurchase own shares to the extent it has not been used.

Authorisation to decide on the issuance of shares and special rights entitling to shares

The Annual General Meeting granted the Board of Directors the authority to decide on the issuance of a maximum of 700,000 new shares in the Company, on the transfer of treasury shares held by the Company and on the issue of special rights entitling to shares.

The issuance of shares and the granting of special rights entitling to shares may also take place in derogation of shareholders' pre-emptive subscription rights (directed share issue). The authorisation may be used, for example, to finance or carry out acquisitions or restructurings, to strengthen the Company's balance sheet and financial position, to make investments or implement share-based incentive plans and/or for other purposes decided by the Board of Directors. The authorisation may also be used for a share issue free of charge to the Company itself.

The authorisation is effective until the end of the next Annual General Meeting, however no longer than until 30 June 2025, and it revokes the authorisation granted by the previous Annual General Meeting to decide on the issuance of shares and special rights entitling to shares to the extent it has not been used.

Minutes of the Annual General Meeting

The minutes of the Annual General Meeting are available on United Bankers Plc's website at https://unitedbankers.fi/en/united-bankers-group/corporate-governance/annual-general-meeting/ no later than 5 April 2024.

Decisions of the constitutive meeting of the Board of Directors

The Board of Directors held its constitutive meeting after the Annual General Meeting on 22 March 2024. Johan Linder was elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Lennart Robertsson as Vice-Chairman.

Eero Suomela was elected Chairman of the Audit Committee and Rainer Häggblom and Johan Linder as members. Johan Linder was elected Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and Tarja Pääkkönen, Lennart Robertsson and Elisabeth Dreijer von Sydow as members.

Johan Linder, Tarja Pääkkönen, Lennart Robertsson, Eero Suomela and Elisabeth Dreijer von Sydow are independent of both the Company and the major shareholders.

Additional information:

Patrick Anderson, CEO, United Bankers Plc
Email: patrick.anderson@unitedbankers.fi
Telephone: +358 400 244 544, +358 9 25 380236

Investor Relations: ir@unitedbankers.fi

United Bankers in brief:

United Bankers Plc is a Finnish expert on wealth management and investment markets, established in 1986. United Bankers Group's business segments include wealth management and capital markets services. In asset management, the Group specialises in real asset investments. United Bankers Plc is majority-owned by its key personnel and the Group employs 160 employees (FTE) and 31 agents (31 December 2023). In 2023, the United Bankers Group's revenue totalled EUR 52.1 million and its adjusted operating profit amounted to EUR 16.9 million. The Group's assets under management amount to approximately EUR 4.6 billion (31 December 2023). United Bankers Plc's shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd. The Group companies are subject to the Finnish Financial Supervisory Authority's supervision. For further information on United Bankers Group, please visit www.unitedbankers.fi (https://unitedbankers.fi/en/united-bankers-group/).

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