Decisions by the Annual General Meeting of Apetit Plc

Apetit Plc, Stock Exchange Release on 28 March 2019 at 3:15 p.m.

The Annual General Meeting on 28 March 2019 approved the parent company's and consolidated financial statements for the financial year 1 January - 31 December 2018 and discharged the members of the Supervisory Board and the Board of Directors and the CEO from liability. The Annual General Meeting decided to distribute a dividend of EUR 0.40 per share in accordance with the Board proposal. The Board of Directors' proposals were approved without changes.

DIVIDEND

The Annual General Meeting decided that a dividend of EUR 0.40 per share will be paid for the financial year 2018. The dividend will be paid to shareholders who are registered in the company’s share-holder register maintained by Euroclear Finland Ltd on the record date of 1 April 2019. The dividend is paid on 8 April 2019. No dividend will be paid on shares held by the company.

ELECTION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD, THE MEMBERS OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD'S NOMINATION COMMITTEE AND THE AUDITORS, AND REMUNERATION

The Annual General Meeting confirmed that the Supervisory Board will have 18 members elected by the Annual General Meeting. Six persons were appointed to replace members of the Supervisory Board completing their term. Jussi Hantula, Risto Korpela, Jonas Laxåback, Pekka Perälä, Timo Ruippo ja Veli-Pekka Suni were re-elected.

Heikki Laurinen and Tero Maaranen were elected by the Annual General Meeting as the members of the Supervisory Board's Nomination Committee.

Pasi Karppinen, APA, and PricewaterCoopers Oy Authorised Public Accountants with Tuomo Korte, APA, as responsible auditor, were elected as auditors for the period ending with the close of the 2020 Annual General Meeting.

The Annual General Meeting decided that the monthly fee paid to the Supervisory Board’s chairman is EUR 1,000, and to the deputy chairman EUR 665. The meeting allowance paid to the members of the Supervisory Board and the members of the Supervisory Board´s Nomination Committee is EUR 300. In addition, compensation for travelling expenses are paid in accordance with the general travel rules of Apetit Plc. The auditors’ fees are paid according to an invoice approved by the company.

The minutes of the Annual General Meeting will be available on the company’s website, www.apetit.fi/en as of 11 April 2019.

Apetit Plc

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Apetit is number one in vegetables. It is a food industry company firmly rooted in Finnish primary production. We create well-being with vegetables by offering healthy and tasty food solutions that make daily life easier. We also produce high-quality vegetable oils and rapeseed expellers for feeding stuff, and trade grain on the international markets. Apetit seeks to lead the way in vegetable-based food solutions. Apetit Plc’s shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki. In 2018, the company’s net sales were EUR 283 million. Read more at apetit.fi/en.