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Shareholders' General Meeting

The Shareholders’ General Meeting of Sonae SGPS, SA will be held on the 30th April 2021 through telematic means.
For your convenience, you can find further information for voting through electronic means here.

2021
Shareholders’ Annual General Meeting | 30th April 2021
Notice of Meeting
Rules for the entitlement to participate at the General Meeting
23rd April
(until 00:00 hours GMT)
Deadline for receipt of notices from shareholders regarding their intent to participate at the General Meeting, addressed to the Chairman of the Board of the Shareholders’ General Meeting and to the financial intermediary. 

The notice addressed to the Chairman of the Board of the Shareholders’ General Meeting must be sent by email.
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23rd April
(until 00:00 hours GMT)
Deadline for receiving information, under the terms of nr. 6 of article 23-C of the Portuguese Securities Code, from shareholders who, as professionals, hold shares registered in his/her/its own name but on behalf of his/her/its clients, and wish to vote in different directions with his/her/its shares.

The information must be sent by email.
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23rd April
(until 00:00 hours GMT)
Record Date. Only shareholders that, on this date and at this time, hold shares which grant them at least one vote, can attend the General Meeting.
24th April
(until 00:00 hours GMT)
Deadline for financial intermediaries to inform the Chairman of the Board of the Shareholders’ General Meeting of the number of shares registered in the name of each shareholder who has stated his/her/its intention to attend the General Meeting.

The information must be sent by email.
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Rules for the Exercise of the Representation Right and the Voting Right Through Electronic Means and by way of Postal Vote
27th April
(until 18:00 hours GMT)

Deadline for receiving the ballot vote of the shareholders who wish to vote by electronic means or by postal vote. Postal votes must be sent to the Company’s head office by way of registered post addresses to the Chairman of the General Meeting of Shareholders. Votes sent by electronic means must be sent by email.

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27th April
(until 18:00 hours GMT)
Deadline for receiving representation letters.
The representation letters must be sent by email.
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Preparatory information
Proposals
Form of participation in the General Assembly
resolutions adopted
The Shareholders’ Annual General Meeting of Sonae - SGPS, SA met exclusively through telematic resources at 11:30 am on the 30th April 2021, acting as Chairman of the Board of the Shareholders General Meeting Mr. Carlos Manuel de Brito do Nascimento Lucena and as Secretary Mrs. Maria Daniela Farto Batista Passos. There were present or represented shareholders holding 1,428,436,669 shares corresponding to 71.42% of the voting rights, who approved the following proposals submitted on each item on the agenda:
Agenda/proposals
For
Against
Abstain
No. Issued Votes
% Share Capital*
No. Shares
  • Agenda/proposals
    Discuss and approve the Company’s Annual Report, balance sheet and the individual and consolidated accounts for the year ended 31st December 2020
    Appendix
    For
    99.96%
    Against
    0.04%
    Abstain
    1,758,649
    No. Issued Votes
    1,428,436,669
    % Share Capital*
    71.42%
    No. Shares
    1,428,436,669
  • Agenda/proposals
    Decide on the appropriation of the financial year net result
    For
    99.85%
    Against
    0.15%
    Abstain
    0
    No. Issued Votes
    1,428,436,669
    % Share Capital*
    71.42%
    No. Shares
    1,428,436,669
  • Agenda/proposals
    Assess the management and audit of the Company
    For
    100%
    Against
    0%
    Abstain
    2,296,556
    No. Issued Votes
    1,428,436,669
    % Share Capital*
    71.42%
    No. Shares
    1,428,436,669
  • Agenda/proposals
    Decide on the Internal Policy regarding Selection and Adequacy Assessment of the Members of the Management and Audit Bodies.
    For
    100%
    Against
    0%
    Abstain
    300,000
    No. Issued Votes
    1,428,436,669
    % Share Capital*
    71.42%
    No. Shares
    1,428,436,669
  • Agenda/proposals
    Decide on the Remuneration Policy applicable to members of the Statutory Governing Bodies as well as on the share attribution plan and the respective regulation
    Appendix
    For
    99.56%
    Against
    0.44%
    Abstain
    300,000
    No. Issued Votes
    1,428,436,669
    % Share Capital*
    71.42%
    No. Shares
    1,428,436,669
  • Agenda/proposals
    Decide, pursuant to article 8 of the Articles of Association, on the applicable principles for an issuance of convertible bonds, as may be decided by the Board of Directors
    For
    99.45%
    Against
    0.55%
    Abstain
    300,000
    No. Issued Votes
    1,428,436,669
    % Share Capital*
    71.42%
    No. Shares
    1,428,436,669
  • Agenda/proposals
    Decide on the suppression of the shareholders’ pre-emptive right in the subscription of any issuance of convertible bonds decided by the Board of Directors pursuant to the terms of the proposal approved under agenda item 6.
    Appendix
    For
    99.30%
    Against
    0.70%
    Abstain
    0
    No. Issued Votes
    1,428,436,669
    % Share Capital*
    71.42%
    No. Shares
    1,428,436,669
  • Agenda/proposals
    Decide on the increase of the share capital necessary for the conversion of convertible bonds issued as per the decision of the Board of Directors pursuant to the terms of the proposal approved under agenda item 6
    For
    99.36%
    Against
    0.64%
    Abstain
    0
    No. Issued Votes
    1,428,436,669
    % Share Capital*
    71.42%
    No. Shares
    1,428,436,669
  • Agenda/proposals
    Decide on the authorisation for the purchase and sale of own shares up to the legal limit of 10%.
    For
    99.50%
    Against
    0.50%
    Abstain
    286,811
    No. Issued Votes
    1,428,436,669
    % Share Capital*
    71.42%
    No. Shares
    1,428,436,669
  • Agenda/proposals
    Decide on the authorisation for the purchase and sale of bonds issued by the Company up to the legal limit of 10%
    For
    100%
    Against
    0%
    Abstain
    0
    No. Issued Votes
    1,428,436,669
    % Share Capital*
    71.42%
    No. Shares
    1,428,436,669
  • Agenda/proposals
    Decide on the authorisation for the purchase and/or for the holding of shares of the Company by its subsidiaries, under the applicable terms of article 325-B of the Portuguese Companies Act
    For
    99.66%
    Against
    0.34%
    Abstain
    586, 811
    No. Issued Votes
    1,428,436,669
    % Share Capital*
    71.42%
    No. Shares
    1,428,436,669
Additionally to the proposals related to the items of the Agenda, to the Shareholders’ Annual General Meeting were made available the Management Report (including the Corporate Governance Report and the individual and consolidated accounts), the Statutory Audit Board Report and the Accounts Legal Certification issued by the Statutory External Auditor, as well as the information required by article 289 of the Portuguese Companies Act and by article 21-C of the Portuguese Securities Code.