| Maha Energy AB (publ) |
| Biblioteksgatan 1 |
| SE-111 46 Stockholm |
| www.mahaenergy.ca |
Press release
Stockholm
April 27, 2018
Maha Energy AB: Notice to attend the annual general meeting in Maha Energy AB (publ) to be held on May 30, 2018
The shareholders in Maha Energy AB (publ), reg. no. 559018-9543, are hereby given notice to attend the annual general meeting at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday 30 May 2018 at Setterwalls Advokatbyrå's offices at Sturegatan 10 in Stockholm, Sweden. Registration for the meeting commences at 2:30 p.m.
Notice
Shareholders wishing to participate at the meeting must:
(i) be entered in the shareholders' register, kept by Euroclear Sweden AB (the Swedish Central Securities Depository & Clearing Organization), on the record day which is Thursday 24 May 2018; and
(ii) notify the company of their attendance and any assistant no later than Friday 25 May 2018. Notification can be made via letter to Setterwalls Advokatbyrå AB, Attn: Lars Sundell, P.O. Box 1050, SE-101 39 Stockholm, Sweden or by e-mail to lars.sundell@setterwalls.se.
Notification shall include full name, personal identification number or corporate registration number, address and daytime telephone number and, where appropriate, information about representative, proxy and assistants. The number of assistants may not be more than two. In order to facilitate entry to the meeting, notification should, where appropriate, be accompanied by powers of attorney, registration certificates and other documents of authority.
Personal data obtained from the share register kept by Euroclear Sweden AB, notices and attendance at the meeting and information on representatives, proxies and assistants will be used for registration, preparation of the voting list for the meeting and, where appropriate, the minutes of the meeting.
Nominee registered shares
Shareholders who have their shares registered in the name of a nominee must request temporary entry in the transcription of the share register kept by Euroclear Sweden AB in order to be entitled to participate and vote for their shares at the meeting. The shareholder must inform the nominee well in advance of the record day, at which time the register entry must have been made.
Proxy
A shareholder represented by proxy shall issue a power of attorney which shall be dated and signed by the shareholder. If issued by a legal entity the power of attorney shall be accompanied by registration certificate or, if not applicable, equivalent documents of authority. Power of attorney forms for those shareholders wishing to participate by proxy are available on the company's website www.mahaenergy.ca. The original version of the power of attorney shall also be presented at the meeting.
Proposed agenda
1. Opening of the meeting and election of chairman of the meeting;
Proposed resolutions
Item 1. Election of chairman of the meeting
The nomination committee, consisting of Harald Pousette, representing Kvalitena AB, Håkan Ehrenblad, representing Nerthus Investments Ltd., Patrik Lindvall, representing Jonas Lindvall and Wayne Thomson, the chairman of the board of directors, proposes that attorney Marcus Nivinger is appointed chairman of the annual general meeting.
Item 9. Allocation of the company's profit or loss according to the adopted balance sheet
The board of directors proposes that the company's available funds shall be carried forward in new account and that no dividend shall be paid for the last financial year.
Item 11. Determination of the number of members of the board of directors and the number of auditors and deputy auditors
The nomination committee proposes that four board members are elected.
Further, the nomination committee proposes that a registered public auditor is appointed as auditor.
Item 12. Determination of the fees payable to the members of the board of directors and auditors
The nomination committee proposes that the fees payable to the board of directors for the period until the end of the next annual general meeting shall amount to a total of SEK 640,000 (remuneration for committee work not included, previously SEK 513,260) out of which SEK 300,000 (previously SEK 256,630) shall be paid to the chairman and SEK 170,000 (previously SEK 128,315) to each of the other ordinary members. The managing director shall not receive a fee as an ordinary member of the board of directors.
Board members shall also be entitled to invoice the company in so far as they perform services outside the board assignment.
Furthermore, it is proposed, as remuneration for the committee work, the chairman of the audit committee is to receive SEK 125,000, the chairman of the compensation and governance committee SEK 125,000, the chairman of the reserves and health, safety and environment committee SEK 125,000, members of the audit committee (the chairman excluded) SEK 85,000 each, members of the compensation and governance committee (the chairman excluded) SEK 85,000 each and members of the reserves and health, safety and environment committee (the chairman excluded) SEK 85,000 each. The managing director shall not receive remuneration as a member of a committee.
It is proposed that the company's auditor shall be paid in accordance with approved invoices.
Item 13. Election of members of the board of directors and auditors
The nomination committee proposes re-election of Wayne Thomson, Jonas Lindvall, Anders Ehrenblad and Harald Pousette as ordinary board members. The nomination committee proposes re-election of Wayne Thomson as chairman of the board of directors.
Information on the board members proposed for re-election can be found in the annual report and on the company's website at www.mahaenergy.ca.
The nomination committee further proposes re-election of the accounting firm Deloitte AB as auditor. Deloitte AB has informed that Fredrik Jonsson will continue to be appointed as the auditor-in-charge.
Item 14. Resolution regarding principles for the appointment of and instructions regarding a nomination committee
The nomination committee does not propose any changes to the principles adopted at the annual general meeting in 2017 (applicable until the general meeting decides otherwise). The principles are kept available on the company's website at www.mahaenergy.ca.
Item 15. Resolution regarding an incentive programme and issuance of warrants to senior management and key employees (LTIP)
The board of directors in Maha Energy AB (publ) (the "Company") proposes that the annual general meeting resolves on an incentive programme for senior management and certain key employees through issuance of warrants entitling to subscription of new shares of class A in the Company ("Shares") as set forth below.
Background
The proposal to launch an incentive programme by the issuance of warrants is presented by the board of directors of the Company in order to strengthen the retention of employees with the company group and to motivate the employees to create shareholder value. The board of directors assess that these objectives are in line with all shareholders' interests.
The programme encompasses employees employed by subsidiaries of the Company (together with the Company, the "Group"). Board members not employed by the Group are not allowed to participate. Those entitled to participate in the incentive programme are hereinafter referred to as "Participants".
Terms and conditions for the issue of warrants
Allocation principles to be applied in relation to Participants
Warrants subscribed for by the Subsidiary shall be transferred to the Participants in accordance with instructions from the board of directors of the Company and the principles set forth below.
The transfers of warrants from the Subsidiary to the Participants are to be made without consideration (i.e. free of charge).
The Participants' right to receive warrants shall be differentiated based on position, responsibility and work performance in the Group. The Participants will be divided into three different categories and only persons in such categories will be offered the right to receive warrants.
Maximum allocation of warrants within each category of Participants:
| Position | Maximum allocation per Participant |
| CEO | 150,000 warrants |
| CCO & VP | 150,000 warrants |
| CFO | 100,000 warrants |
| COO | 100,000 warrants |
| VP Exploration | 75,000 |
| Controller | 50,000 |
| Other Key employees, maximum of 7 employees | 125,000 warrants |
Allocated warrants may be exercised for subscription of new Shares in the Company during the period from and including 1 May 2021 until and including 31 November 2021. Subscription of new Shares may however not take place during so-called closed periods according to the EU Market Abuse Regulation, or otherwise in breach of relevant insider rules and regulations (including the Company's internal guidelines in this respect).
Warrant agreement
All warrants will be governed by warrant agreements to be entered into between each Participant and the Subsidiary in connection with the transfer of warrants from the Subsidiary. The warrant agreement will include certain transfer restrictions and other terms and conditions customary for such agreements.
Reasons for the deviation from the shareholders' preferential rights
The reasons for the deviation from the shareholders' preferential rights is that the Company wishes to offer warrants to employees of the Group in order to strengthen the retention of employees and to motivate them to contribute to the creation of shareholder value.
Dilution, costs, etc.
Upon full subscription, transfer and exercise of all 750,000 issued warrants; a total of 750,000 new Shares will be issued in the Company (subject to potential recalculations in accordance with standard terms and conditions applicable to the warrants). This would lead to a dilution corresponding to 0.8% of the total share capital and number of votes in the Company (based on the share capital and number of shares in the Company registered as of the date of this proposal and calculated as the maximum amount of share capital and number of shares that may be issued, divided by the total share capital and the total number of shares in the Company after all warrants have been exercised).
The incentive programme is expected to have a marginal effect on the Company's earnings per share. A preliminary estimate of the market value of the warrants is SEK 2.29 per warrant for the call period, assuming an underlying market value and exercise price of SEK 6.70 per share. The Black Scholes valuation model has been used for valuing the warrants and assumes a risk free interest of -0.17 percent and a volatility of 47 percent.
Costs related to the issuance of warrants under the incentive programme will be accounted for in accordance with IFRS 2 and recognized as an expense in the income statement during the vesting period. The preliminary estimate of total cost to be recorded during the term of the programme is SEK 1,715,656. Ongoing administration costs and other costs of the programme are minimal.
Outstanding incentive programmes
As of the date of this proposal, the Subsidiary has 800,000 stock options outstanding under a separate stock-based incentive plan. Upon exercise of the stock options, the option holders become shareholders in the Company instead of the Subsidiary. In order to facilitate such exchange the Company has issued the shares of class C2 to be converted to shares of class A and delivered to holders upon exercise of stock options.
In addition, 750,000 warrants are outstanding under a long term incentive program for employees and senior management of the Group. Each warrant entitles to subscribe for one new Share in the Company. The exercise price of the warrants corresponds to 100 percent of the volume weighted average last closing price for the Company's share on Nasdaq First North during the period from and including 12 June 2017 until and including 15 June 2017. The warrants may be exercised from and including 1 June 2020 until and including 31 December 2020.
Approval of transfer of warrants from the Subsidiary to Participants
A resolution to issue warrants in accordance with this proposal also includes an approval of the transfers of warrants from the Subsidiary to the Participants.
Majority requirements
This proposal to adopt the incentive programme and to issue warrants, as well as the approval of the transfers of warrants from the Subsidiary to the Participants, is governed by the provisions in Chapter 16 of the Swedish Companies Act (Sw.Aktiebolagslagen (2005:551)), and a valid resolution therefore requires that the proposal is supported by shareholders representing at least nine-tenths (9/10) of the votes cast as well as of all shares represented at the meeting.
Item 16. Resolution regarding authorization for the board of directors to increase the share capital
The board of directors proposes that the general meeting resolves on an authorization for the board of directors to – for the period up to the next annual general meeting and at one or more occasions – resolve upon issuance of new shares, warrants and/or convertible debentures. Payment may be made in cash, in kind, trough set-off of claims or otherwise be conditional. The company's share capital may by support of the authorization be increased by an amount corresponding to 10% of the share capital and number of shares in the company as of on the date the board of directors make use of the authorisation. Deviation from the shareholders' preferential rights shall be allowed in situations where a directed issue is deemed more appropriate for the company due to timing, commercial or similar reasons, and in order to enable acquisitions. The chairman of the board of directors, the managing director, or anyone authorized by the board of directors, shall have the right to make any minor adjustments required in order to register this resolution.
Number of shares and votes in the company
The total number of shares in the company at the time of issuance of this notice is 99,228,363 (88,046,742 A-shares, 9,183,621 convertible B-shares and 1,998,000 convertible C2-shares). The company does not hold any of its own shares.
Shareholders' right to request information
Pursuant to Chapter 7 section 32 of the Swedish Companies Act (Sw. aktiebolagslagen (2005:551)) the board of directors and the managing director are under a duty to, if any shareholder so requests and the board of directors deems that it can be made without material damage to the company, provide information, regarding circumstances which may affect the assessment of a matter on the agenda or of the company's economic situation. Such duty to provide information also comprises the company's relation to the other group companies, the consolidated financial statements and such circumstances regarding subsidiaries which are set out in the foregoing sentence.
Documentation
The financial accounts, auditor's report, complete proposals for resolution and other documents to be dealt with at the general meeting will be kept available at the company's office not later than three weeks before the meeting. The documents will be sent free of charge to shareholders who so request and state their postal address. The documents will also be made available not later than the aforementioned date on the company's website www.mahaenergy.ca. All the above mentioned documents will also be presented at the general meeting.
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Stockholm, April 2018
The board of directors
Official version of notice to attend the annual general meeting
The official version of the notice to attend the annual general meeting is in the Swedish language and available for download at the following link: www.mahaenergy.ca
For more information, please contact:
Jonas Lindvall (CEO)
Tel: +1 403 454 7560
Email: jonas@mahaenergy.ca
or
Ron Panchuk (CCO)
Tel: +1 403 454 7560
Email: ron@mahaenergy.ca
Miscellaneous
This information is published in accordance with the EU Market Abuse Regulation. The information was submitted for publication through the agency of the contact persons set out above on April 27, 2018, at 17:30 p.m. CET.
Maha in Brief
Maha Energy AB is a Swedish public limited liability company. FNCA Sweden AB has been engaged as Certified Adviser. The Company's auditors are Deloitte. The Company's predecessor Maha Energy Inc was founded in 2013 in Calgary, Canada, by Jonas Lindvall and Ron Panchuk. In May 2016, the new group was formed with Maha Energy AB as parent company for purposes completing an initial public offering on the Nasdaq First North Sweden stock exchange. Jonas Lindvall, CEO and Managing Director, has 25 years of international experience in the oil and gas industry, starting his career with Lundin Oil during the early days of E&P growth. After 6 years at Shell and Talisman, Jonas joined, and helped secure the success of, Tethys Oil AB. Maha's strategy is to target and develop underperforming hydrocarbon assets on global basis. The Company operates three oil fields, Tartaruga and Tie Field in Brazil and LAK Ranch, in Wyoming, U.S. For more information, please visit our website www.mahaenergy.ca.
Notice to attend annual general meeting 2018
Maha Press Release notice of AGM 2018
Kallelse till årsstämma 2018_(Swedish Notice)
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