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The shareholders of Eolus Vind AB (publ) Reg. No. 556389-3956 are hereby invited to attend the Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) to be held on May 15, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. CEST in Kulturhuset in Hässleholm, Vattugatan 18. Registration for the AGM begins at 1:30 p.m. CEST.

The Board of Directors has decided that shareholders shall be able to exercise their voting rights at the AGM also by postal voting in accordance with the regulations in Eolus’ Articles of Association.

Right to participate

Participation in the meeting room

A) Anyone wishing to attend the meeting room in person or through a representative must be recorded as a shareholder in the share register maintained by Euroclear Sweden AB, made as of May 7, 2025, and no later than May 9, 2025 preferably before 4 p.m. CEST, notify the company of their intention to participate in the AGM.

Registration to attend the AGM should primarily be made via the company’s website https://www.eolus.com/en/investors/corporate-governance/general-meeting/. Registration to attend can also be made in writing under the address Eolus Vind AB ”Annual General Meeting”, c/o Euroclear Sweden AB, P.O. Box 191, SE-101 23 Stockholm, Sweden or by phone, 08-402 90 41. When registering, the shareholder must state name, social security- or company registration number, address, telephone number and the number of possible assistants (maximum two).

If shareholders are represented by a proxy, a written and dated power of attorney signed by the shareholder must be issued to the proxy. Proxy form is available on the company’s website www.eolus.com/en/. A power of attorney is valid one year from its issue date or such longer time period as set out in the power of attorney, however not more than five years. If the shareholder is a legal person, a registration certificate or other authorization document must be attached to the form, listing the authorized signatories. In order to facilitate the registration process at the AGM, a proxy together with registration certificate and any other authorization documents shall be received by the company at the above address at 4 p.m. CEST on May 9, 2025, at the latest. If a proxy and other authorization documents have not been submitted in advance of the AGM, a proxy and other authorization documents shall be presented at the AGM.

Participation by postal voting

B) Anyone wishing to attend the meeting by postal voting must be recorded as a shareholder in the share register maintained by Euroclear Sweden AB, made as of May 7, 2025, and no later than May 9, 2025 notify the company by casting their postal vote in accordance with the instructions below, so that the postal vote is received by Euroclear Sweden AB no later than that day.

Anyone who wishes to attend the meeting room in person or through a representative, must give notice in accordance with the instructions stated under A) above. Hence, a notice through postal voting only is not sufficient for those who wishes to attend the meeting room.

A special form must be used for postal voting. The form is available on the company’s website www.eolus.com/en/investors/corporate-governance/general-meeting/. The completed and signed form may be sent by mail to Eolus Vind AB, “Annual General Meeting”, c/o Euroclear Sweden AB, P.O. Box 191, SE-101 23 Stockholm, Sweden or by email to GeneralMeetingService@euroclear.com. The completed form must be received by Euroclear Sweden AB no later than May 9, 2025. Shareholders may also cast their votes electronically by verifying with BankID via Euroclear Sweden AB’s website https://anmalan.vpc.se/EuroclearProxy/.

Shareholders may not provide special instructions or conditions to the postal vote. If so, the entire postal vote is invalid. Further instructions and conditions can be found in the postal voting form.

If the shareholder submits its postal vote by proxy, a written and dated power of attorney signed by the shareholder must be attached to the postal voting form. Proxy form is available on the company’s website www.eolus.com/en/investors/corporate-governance/general-meeting/. A power of attorney is valid one year from its issue date or such longer time period as set out in the power of attorney, however not more than five years. If the shareholder is a legal person, a registration certificate or other authorization document must be attached to the form, listing the authorized signatories.

Nominee-registered shares

In order to be entitled to participate in the AGM, a shareholder whose shares are registered in the name of a nominee must, in addition to giving notice of participation in the AGM, register its shares in its own name so that the shareholder is listed in the presentation of the share register as of May 7, 2025. Such registration may be temporary (so-called voting rights registration), and request for such voting rights registration shall be made to the nominee, in accordance with the nominee’s routines, at such a time in advance as decided by the nominee. Voting rights registrations that have been made by the nominee no later than May 9, 2025 will be taken into account in the presentation of the share register.

Proposed agenda

1. Opening of the meeting

2. Election of chairman of the meeting

3. Election of two persons to check the minutes

4. Preparation and approval of the voting list

5. Approval of the agenda

6. Determination of compliance with the rules of convocation

7. Presentation of

    a. the annual report and the auditor’s report and the consolidated financial statements and the auditor’s report for the Group

    b. the statement by the auditor on the compliance of the guidelines for remuneration to senior executives

    c. the Board of Directors’ proposal on appropriation of the company’s profit and reasoned statement thereon

8. Resolutions regarding

    a. adoption of the statement of income and the balance sheet and the consolidated statement of income and the consolidated balance sheet

    b. appropriation of the company’s profit according to the adopted balance sheet

    c. discharge of the Board of Directors and the CEO from liability for the financial year 2024

9. Determination of

a. the number of Board members and deputy Board members

b. the number of auditors and deputy auditors

10. Determination of

a. fees to Board members

b. fees to the auditor

11. Election of Board members and Chairman of the Board
The Nomination Committee’s proposal:

    a. Marie Grönborg

    b. Hans Johansson

    c. Jan Johansson

    d. Hans Linnarson

    e. Bodil Rosvall Jönsson

    f. Marie Grönborg, as Chairman of the Board

    g. Hans Linnarson, as Vice Chairman of the Board

12. Election of auditor

13. Resolution on approval of remuneration report

14. Resolution on amendment of the Articles of Association

15. Resolution on authorisation for the Board of Directors to resolve on repurchase and transfer of the company’s own series B shares

16. Resolution on the implementation of a long-term share savings program

17. Closing of the meeting

Proposed resolutions

Election of chairman of the meeting (item 2)

The Nomination Committee for the AGM 2025 has consisted of the chairman Hans Gydell (appointed by Hans-Göran Stennert), Ingvar Svantesson (appointed by Domneåns Kraftaktiebolag), Hans Johansson (appointed by Åke Johansson) and Hans-Göran Stennert until 21 March 2025, when Hans-Göran Stennert resigned from the company’s Board of Directors at his own request and Hans Linnarson was appointed as acting Chairman of the Board and, thereby, also replaced Hans-Göran Stennert as member of the Nomination Committee.

The Nomination Committe has proposed that Eolus’ General Counsel, Karl Olsson, shall be elected chairman of the AGM 2025.

Preparation and approval of the voting list (item 4)

The voting list proposed for approval is the voting list drawn up by Euroclear Sweden AB on behalf of the Company, based on the AGM’s register of shareholders, shareholders having given notice of participation and being present at the meeting venue, and postal votes received.

Dividend (item 8b)

The Board of Directors proposes that a dividend of SEK 2.25 per share is declared for the financial year 2024, divided in two instalments of SEK 0.75 per share and SEK 1.50 per share. Record date for the first instalment is proposed to be May 19, 2025, and record date for the second instalment is proposed to be November 24, 2025. If the AGM resolves in accordance with the proposal, the first instalment is expected to be distributed by Euroclear Sweden AB on May 22, 2025, and the second instalment on November 27, 2025.

Election of Board members, Chairman of the Board and auditor, and determination of fees (items 9-12)

The Nomination Committee proposes that the AGM resolves as follows:

that the Board of Directors shall consist of five members, with no deputy members;

that one Auditor shall be appointed, with no deputy Auditor;

that, fees to the Board members for 2025 shall be SEK 500,000 (500,000) to the Chairman of the Board, SEK 350 000 to the Vice Chairman of the Board and SEK 250,000 (250,000) each to other Board members who are not employed by the company, fees for work in the Audit Committee shall be paid in the amount of SEK 80,000 (80,000) to the Chairman of the Audit Committee and in the amount of SEK 40,000 (40,000) to other members who are not employed by the company, and fees for work in the Remuneration Committee shall be paid in the amount of SEK 15,000 (15,000) to members who are not employed by the company;

that the Auditor’s fee is to be paid according to agreement;

that the Board members Marie Grönborg, Hans Johansson, Jan Johansson, Hans Linnarson and Bodil Rosvall Jönsson are re-elected;

that Marie Grönborg is elected as Chairman of the Board;

that Hans Linnarson is elected as Vice Chairman of the Board;

that, in accordance with the recommendation of the Audit Committee, the accounting firm Öhrlings PricewaterhouseCoopers AB is elected as auditor; Öhrlings PricewaterhouseCoopers AB has informed that the authorized public accountant Vicky Johansson will continue as auditor in charge should the AGM resolve in accordance with the Nomination Committee’s proposal.

Resolution on amendment of the Articles of Association (item 14)

The Board of Directors proposes that the AGM resolves to amend the Articles of Association as set out below, in order to amend the company’s name from Eolus Vind Aktiebolag (publ) to Eolus Aktiebolag (publ).

Current wording Proposed wording
§1 The company name is Eolus Vind Aktiebolag (publ). §1 The company name is Eolus Aktiebolag (publ).

The Board of Directors proposes that the CEO be authorized to make such minor amendments of the proposal as may be required in connection with the registration with the Swedish Companies Registration Office.

The resolution of the AGM on amendment of the Articles of Association requires the approval of shareholders representing at least two-thirds of both the number of votes cast and the shares represented at the meeting in order to be valid.

Resolution on authorisation for the Board of Directors to resolve on repurchase and transfer of the company’s own series B shares (item 15)

The Board of Directors proposes that the AGM resolves to authorise the Board of Directors to resolve on repurchase of the company’s own series B shares on the following conditions.

1. Repurchase may take place on Nasdaq Stockholm, on one or several occasions up to the next AGM.

2. Repurchase may be made of such number of series B shares that the company’s holding of own shares does not at any time exceed 10 per cent of the total number of shares in the company, including such series B shares that have been repurchased in accordance with item B. in the Share Savings Program 2025 to secure the company’s undertakings under that program.

3. Acquisition may be made at a price per share within the prevailing price interval registered at each point in time (i.e. in the interval between the highest purchase price and the lowest selling price).

4. Payment of acquired series B shares shall be made in cash.

The Board of Directors further proposes that the AGM authorises the Board of Directors to transfer series B shares held by the company as payment in connection with the acquisition of companies or businesses, or to finance such acquisitions, in which case the shares may also be sold via Nasdaq Stockholm. In other respects, the following conditions shall apply.

1. Transfer may take place on one or several occasions up to the next AGM.

2. Transfer may be made of all series B shares held by the company at the time of the Board of Directors’ resolution on the transfer, excluding such series B shares that have been repurchased in accordance with item B. in the Share Savings Program 2025 to secure the company’s undertakings under that Program.

3. The authorisation includes the right to resolve on a deviation from the shareholders’ preferential right.

4. Transfers on Nasdaq Stockholm shall take place at a price per share within the prevailing price interval registered at each point in time, against cash payment. For transfers outside Nasdaq Stockholm, payment for the shares shall be possible in cash, in kind or through set-off, whereby the price per share shall correspond to an assessed market value at the time of such transfer.

The purpose of the authorisation to repurchase own series B shares is to enable the Board of Directors to adapt the company’s capital structure and thereby contribute to increased shareholder value. The Board of Directors may propose that future AGMs resolve to cancel repurchased shares. In addition, the purpose of the authorisations to repurchase and transfer own series B shares, and the reasons for the deviation from the shareholders’ preferential rights, is to enable the company to use treasury shares to finance or pay for acquisitions of companies or businesses without delay and in a flexible and cost-effective manner.

The Board of Directors shall be entitled to resolve on other terms and conditions for repurchase and transfer of own series B shares. The Board of Directors, or the person appointed by the Board of Directors, is authorised to make such minor adjustments in the above proposal that may prove to be necessary in connection with execution of the Board of Directors’ resolution on repurchase and transfer of own series B shares.

Under the Swedish Companies Act, the resolution of the general meeting to authorise the Board of Directors to resolve on repurchase and transfer of own shares, requires the approval of shareholders representing at least two-thirds of both the number of votes cast and the shares represented at the meeting in order to be valid.

Resolution on the implementation of a long-term share savings program (item 16)

The Board of Directors of Eolus Vind Aktiebolag (publ) (”Eolus” or the ”Company”) proposes that the AGM resolves on a long-term share savings program for all permanent employees of the Eolus group (the “Share Savings Program 2025”). In order to secure the undertakings of Eolus to deliver shares to the participants under the program and to cover the cash flow effects associated with the Share Savings Program 2025, the Board of Directors further proposes that the AGM resolves on delivery arrangements. The Board of Directors’ proposal for the Share Savings Program 2025 is set out in A. below, and the proposal for the delivery arrangements is set out in B. below.

A. Proposal on the implementation of the Share Savings Program 2025

Background and reasons

The Board of Directors’ proposal on Share Savings Program 2025 corresponds in principle to the structure of the share savings program adopted by the AGM 2024, with the main difference that the Share Savings Program 2025 does not include any right for the participants to receive so called Matching Shares. The Board of Directors is of the opinion that the implementation of the Share Savings Program 2025 is important for Eolus ability to recruit, motivate and retain competent employees. By linking the outcome of the proposed program to the development of the Company’s share price, the Share Savings Program 2025 is expected to align the interests of the employees with those of the shareholders in the long-term value growth of the Company and thereby contribute to Eolus’ business strategy and long-term interests.

Eolus’ ambition is to continue to propose programs of a similar nature to future AGMs.

Terms and conditions for the program

1. The Share Savings Program 2025 comprise all permanent employees in the group, approximately 115 employees (the “Participants”).

2. The Share Savings Program 2025 shall comprise a maximum of 280,000 series B shares in Eolus, of which 220,000 shares can be allocated to Participants. The remaining 60,000 shares in Eolus are such shares that may be transferred by Eolus in order to cover the cash flow effects associated with the Share Savings Program 2025, primarily social security charges.

3. Participation in the Share Savings Program 2025 requires that the Participants, for own funds, acquire new series B shares in Eolus (“Savings Shares”) on Nasdaq Stockholm no later than 30 June 2025.

4. Members of Eolus’ group management (currently 6 persons) are entitled to acquire Savings Shares under the Share Savings Program 2025 for an amount corresponding to a maximum of two months’ salary. Other permanent employees of the Eolus group (currently approximately 109 persons) are entitled to acquire Savings Shares for an amount corresponding to a maximum of one month’s salary.

5. The Board of Directors shall be entitled to bring forward or postpone the last date for the acquisition of Savings Shares pursuant to item 3 above for one or several Participants, for example if Participants are prevented from acquiring Savings Shares due to inside information, however not later than 31 December 2025.

6. Each Savings Share entitles the Participants, subject to the restrictions set out in items 9-14 below and depending on the fulfilment of the Performance Conditions in item 7 below, at the end of a three-year vesting period commencing on 1 July 2025 (the “Vesting Period”), to receive a maximum of 1 series B share in the Company free of charge (“Performance Shares”). In the event that the Board of Directors brings forward or postpones the last date for the acquisition of Savings Shares pursuant to item 5 above, the date of commencement of the Vesting Period shall be adjusted to the day after the last date for the acquisition of Savings Shares.

7. If only Performance Condition 1 is fulfilled, Participants may receive 0.5 Performance Shares per Saving Share. If both Performance Conditions are fulfilled, Participants may receive 1 Performance Share per Saving Share. If Performance Condition 1 is not fulfilled, the Participants will not receive any Performance Shares.

Performance Condition 1 requires, for its fulfilment, that the share price of the Company’s share on Nasdaq Stockholm at the end of the Vesting Period has increased by 5 per cent during the Vesting Period, whereby the volume-weighted average price of Eolus’ share on Nasdaq Stockholm during the ten (10) trading days immediately preceding the Vesting Period shall be compared with the corresponding average price during the last ten (10) trading days of the Vesting Period.

Performance Condition 2 requires, for its fulfilment, that the share price of the Company’s share on Nasdaq Stockholm at the end of the Vesting Period has increased by 30 per cent during the Vesting Period, whereby the volume-weighted average price of Eolus’ share on Nasdaq Stockholm during the ten (10) trading days immediately preceding the Vesting Period shall be compared with the corresponding average price during the last ten (10) trading days of the Vesting Period.

8. Provided that Performance Condition 1 is fulfilled, and subject to the restrictions set out in items 9-14 below, Performance Shares are expected to be transferred to the Participants within 60 days from the end of the Vesting Period. The Board of Directors is authorised to extend the deadline for the transfer of Performance Shares if Participants are prevented from receiving shares during the specified period due to applicable laws and regulations.

9. Should there be a decline in the price of the Eolus series B share at the time of the Participants’ acquisitions of Savings Shares such that the number of Performance Shares subject to allocation exceeds the maximum number of shares set out in item 2 above, the number of Performance Shares that may be subject to allocation will be reduced proportionately.

10. Allocation of Performance Shares is conditional upon the Participant retaining all Savings Shares and maintaining his/her permanent employment within the Eolus group over the entire Vesting Period. The Board of Directors is authorised to disregard these conditions if certain good leaver rules apply. The allocation of Performance Shares to a good leaver will be proportionately adjusted for time served during the Vesting Period and the Board of Directors’ assessment of the extent to which the Performance Conditions has been achieved by the time the employment terminated.

11. If the aggregated number of Performance Shares that a Participant is entitled to receive at the end of the Vesting Period does not correspond to a whole number of shares, the number of Performance Shares that the Participant is entitled to receive shall be rounded downwards to the nearest whole number.

12. The number of Performance Shares shall be subject to recalculation in the event of any intervening bonus issue, share split, reverse share split, rights issue, and/or other similar corporate actions. The same shall apply for the distribution of an extraordinary dividend (or distribution of other assets).

13. If significant changes in the Eolus group or in the market occur which, in the opinion of the Board of Directors, would result in a situation where the conditions for allocation of Performance Shares become unreasonable, the Board of Directors is entitled to make adjustments to the Share Savings Program 2025, including, inter alia, to resolve to reduce the allocation of Performance Shares or to not allocate any Performance Shares at all. In the event that allocation of Performance Shares has been made based on incorrect information, or if actions have been taken by any Participant which could result in material damage to the Eolus group’s reputation, the Board of Directors may decide to reclaim whole or a part of the allocated Performance Shares.

14. Participation in the Share Savings Program 2025 presupposes that such participation is legally possible in the various jurisdictions concerned and that the administrative efforts and costs are reasonable in the opinion of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors shall be entitled to make such local adjustments of the Share Savings Program 2025 that may be necessary or appropriate to implement it with reasonable administrative efforts and costs in the concerned jurisdictions, including, inter alia, to offer cash settlement.

15. The Board of Directors shall be responsible for the further design and administration of the Share Savings Program 2025 within the framework of the above stated main terms and conditions and shall be authorised to make such minor adjustments and applications as required by law or for administrative reasons.

Estimated costs, effects on key ratios and dilution

The costs for the Share Savings Program 2025 are calculated according to the accounting standard IFRS 2 and accrued on a linear basis over the Vesting Period.

Assuming (i) a share price of SEK 52.6 for the Company’s share on Nasdaq Stockholm (corresponding to the closing price of the Company’s share on Nasdaq Stockholm on 31 March 2025) at the time of the Participants’ acquisition of Savings Shares, (ii) acquisition of the maximum number of Savings Shares by eligible Participants, and (iii) an annual employee turnover of 10 per cent, the total effect on the income statement of the Share Savings Program 2025, including costs for social security charges, is estimated to amount to SEK 6.5 million if Eolus’ share price at the time of delivery of shares to the Participants has increased by 5 per cent. Under the corresponding assumptions, the total effect on the income statement, including costs for social security charges, is estimated to amount to SEK 6.8 million if Eolus’ share price at the time of delivery of shares to Participants has increased by 30 per cent.

The estimated aggregated annual costs of between SEK 2.2-2.3 million correspond to approximately 1.5 per cent of the group’s total employee costs for the financial year 2024. Thus, the costs for the Share Savings Program 2025 are expected to have a marginal effect on the group’s key ratios.

The proposed delivery arrangements below will not give rise to an increased number of shares in Eolus and, accordingly, no dilutive effect in terms of shares issued will occur for existing shareholders.

B. Delivery arrangements

The Board of Directors has considered different methods for delivery of shares under the Share Savings Program 2025 to the Participants and to cover the cash flow effects associated with the Share Savings Program 2025, primarily social security charges. For this purpose, the Board of Directors proposes that the AGM resolve on (i) an authorisation for the Board of Directors to resolve on the repurchase of own series B shares on Nasdaq Stockholm; and (ii) transfer of own series B shares free of charge to the Participants.

The detailed conditions for the Board of Directors’ proposal are set out below.

Authorisation for the Board of Directors to resolve on acquisition of own series B shares

The Board of Directors proposes that the AGM authorises the Board of Directors to resolve on acquisition of own series B shares on Nasdaq Stockholm on the following terms:

1. Acquisitions of series B shares in Eolus may only be effected on Nasdaq Stockholm.

2. A maximum of 280,000 series B shares in Eolus may be acquired.

3. Acquisitions of series B shares in Eolus on Nasdaq Stockholm may only be made at a price within the prevailing price interval on Nasdaq Stockholm applicable from time to time (i.e. the interval between the highest purchase price and the lowest selling price).

4. The authorisation may be utilised on one or several occasions prior to the AGM 2026.

The purpose of the resolution is to secure the undertakings of Eolus according to the Share Savings Program 2025 and to cover the cash flow effects associated with the Share Savings Program 2025, primarily social security charges.

Resolution on transfer of own series B shares to the Participants

The Board of Directors proposes that the AGM resolves that own series B shares may be transferred to the Participants in the Share Savings Program 2025 on the following terms:

1. A maximum of 220,000 series B shares in Eolus (Performance Shares) may be transferred free of charge to the Participants.

2. Right to purchase series B shares in Eolus free of charge shall – with deviation from the shareholders’ preferential rights – be granted to each such person within the group who is a Participant.

3. Transfers of series B shares in Eolus shall be made free of charge at the time and on the other terms that the Participants, as relevant, are entitled to be allocated shares.

4. The number of series B shares in Eolus that may be transferred under the Share Savings Program 2025 shall be subject to recalculation in the event of any intervening bonus issue, share split, reverse share split, rights issue, and/or other similar corporate actions. The same shall apply for the distribution of an extraordinary dividend (or distribution of other assets).

As the Share Savings Program 2025, in principle, is not expected to give rise to any initial social security payments for Eolus (and as an authorisation for the Board of Directors to resolve on transfer of the Company’s own shares is valid only until the next AGM), the Board of Directors has decided not to propose to the AGM 2025 to authorise the Board of Directors to resolve on transfer of the Company’s own series B shares on a regulated market in order to cover such payments. However, prior to any transfer of Performance Shares to the Participants, the Board of Directors intends to propose to a later general meeting to authorise the Board of Directors to resolve on transfer of the Company’s own series B shares on a regulated marked in order to cover such costs.

Reasons for deviation from the shareholders’ preferential rights

The reason for deviation from the shareholders’ preferential rights is Eolus’ wish to implement the proposed share savings program. In light of the above stated, the Board of Directors considers it to be advantageous for Eolus and the shareholders that the Participants are offered to increase their shareholdings in Eolus.

C. Majority requirements

The AGM’s resolution on the implementation of the Share Savings Program 2025 according to item A above, is conditional upon the AGM resolving in accordance with the Board of Directors’ proposal under item B above, and the proposals under items A and B shall therefore be adopted as one resolution. A valid resolution requires that shareholders representing not less than nine-tenths of the votes cast as well as of the shares represented at the AGM approve the resolution.

Available documentation

The Nomination Committee’s reasoned statement, form of power of attorney and postal voting form are available at the company and on the company’s website, www.eolus.com/en/.

The financial statements, the audit report and other documentation that shall be available for the shareholders according to the Swedish Companies Act will be available at the company and on the company’s website, www.eolus.com/en/, no later than three weeks before the AGM.

The documents will be sent free of charge to shareholders who so request and state their address.

Number of shares and votes in the company

At the time of issue of this convening notice, the total number of shares in the company amounts to 24,907,000, of which 1,283,325 series A shares and 23,623,675 series B shares. The total number of votes in the company amounts to 3,645,692.5.

At the time of the notice, the company holds 18,000 own series B shares, corresponding to 1,800 votes, which may not be represented at the AGM.

Information at the AGM

The Board of Directors and the CEO shall, if any shareholder so request and if the Board of Directors considers that this can be done without significant harm for the company or its subsidiaries, give information on circumstances that can affect the assessment of an item on the agenda, circumstances that can affect the assessment of the financial situation of the company or its subsidiaries and the company’s relationship with another group company (including the consolidated financial statements).

Processing of personal data

For information about the processing of your personal data, see www.euroclear.com/dam/ESw/Legal/Privacy-notice-bolagsstammor-engelska.pdf.

If you have questions regarding our processing of your personal data, you can contact us by emailing gdpr@eolus.com. Eolus Vind Aktiebolag (publ) has company registration number 556389-3956 and the Board’s registered office is in Hässleholm.

Hässleholm in April 2025
Eolus Vind AB (publ)
The Board of Directors

Eolus Vind AB (publ) has published its Annual and Sustainability Report for 2024. In connection with the publication, the Company’s Board communicates its proposal to distribute the dividend for fiscal year 2024 in two installments.

The report is available on the Company’s website (in Swedish) www.eolus.com/investerare/finansiella-rapporter. An English version of the Annual and Sustainability Report will be published at www.eolus.com/en/investors/financial-reports/ no later than week 18, 2025.

Ahead of the Annual General Meeting on May 15, 2025 the Board of Directors has decided to propose that the dividend for fiscal year 2024, which is proposed to amount to SEK 2.25 per share, shall be distributed in two installments. The Board’s proposal is that the first installment amounts to SEK 0.75 per share with 19 May 2025 as the record date, and that the second installment amounts to SEK 1.50 per share with 24 November 2025 as the record date. If the proposal is adopted by the Annual General Meeting the first payment is expected to occur on 22 May 2025 and the second payment on 27 November 2025.

By distributing the dividend in two installments the Board intends to increase the Company’s room for maneuver during a period of heightened macroeconomic volatility due to trade policy uncertainty. The Board’s proposal for allocation of profits and reasoned statement will be published on the Company’s website.

On Thursday evening, the municipal council in Herrljunga decided to approve the Kesemossen wind farm.

“This is a very strong project, and we are pleased that the politicians have made this decision. It shows great responsibility when the electricity situation is so challenging in the region,” says Emma Lundström, project manager at Eolus.

The approval means that the Land and Environment Court can now proceed to determine whether the five wind turbines can be constructed according to the requirements of the Environmental Code.

The Västra Götaland region is in great need of fossil-free electricity to enable the transition that the industrial and transport sectors are currently undergoing. The transition is necessary both to reduce climate impact and for companies to survive in global competition. According to SCB, approximately 50 percent of the energy used in the Västra Götaland region today is fossil-based, mainly in the form of gas and oil.

“Changing this requires, among other things, that businesses and processes are electrified. At the same time, the Västra Götaland region is already dependent on importing electricity from other regions to cover today’s electricity usage by about 70 percent. Therefore, we are especially pleased that the politicians dare to make this decision, despite the fact that, like many other major infrastructure projects, it has sparked local debate,” says Stefan Gustavsson, responsible for community relations at Eolus. “I believe that they have simply considered the importance of jobs in the local industry.”

Eolus has been working for a long time to develop an environmental impact assessment of the project and submitted an application for environmental permits in May last year. Safeguarding the municipality’s interests and being transparent and clear about the permit process has been the focus of the dialogue that Eolus has had with the municipality’s officials and politicians. In addition to the statutory consultation, Eolus has also had close contact with local businesses and local associations.

“We work a lot to contribute to the local community, both through funding for associations, compensation for nearby residents, and opportunities for joint projects, for example, for biodiversity. We know that there is concern among some of those who live closest to the project, and we will continue to maintain close contact with the people in the area to make it as good as possible,” says Emma Lundström.

If the Kesemossen wind farm is granted permission, work will begin to plan in detail how the facility will be built. This will also be done in close cooperation with landowners and nearby residents. The assessment is that the Kesemossen wind farm can be operational and produce renewable electricity by 2029.

Kesemossen Wind Farm
Number of turbines: max 5
Maximum height: 300 metres
Annual electricity production: 135 GWh
Estimated operational start: 2029

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Eolus Vind Aktiebolag (publ) (“Eolus”) has mandated DNB Markets, a part of DNB Bank ASA, Sweden branch (“DNB”) as sole bookrunner to arrange a series of fixed-income investor meetings commencing on 31 March to investigate the possibility to issue EUR denominated senior unsecured floating rate green bonds with an expected maturity of 4 years (the “Bond Issue”). A capital markets transaction may, subject to market conditions, follow.

Eolus further announces that it, subject to a successful Bond Issue, has secured a full refinancing of the group’s existing debt by way of the contemplated Bond Issue, supplemented by a bridge facility, a super senior revolving credit facility, and a commitment for a construction facility for the purpose of project financing (together with the Bond Issue, the “Transaction”).

In connection with the contemplated Bond Issue, Eolus today announces its new green financing framework (the “Framework”). The Framework outlines details for investments exclusively in renewable energy. Through these investments, Eolus aims to reduce society’s dependence on fossil fuels and drive the transition to a more sustainable energy supply, primarily by developing solar power, wind power and energy storage systems. The Framework is available on Eolus’s website on the following link: https://www.eolus.com/en/investors/financing/. Eolus has obtained a second-party opinion from S&P which has awarded the framework a “dark green” shade.

DNB has been mandated as sole bookrunner and green structuring adviser for the Transaction. Mannheimer Swartling Advokatbyrå AB acts as legal counsel for Eolus, and Advokatfirman Cederquist KB acts as legal counsel for DNB.

Eolus and Hydro Rein have completed construction of the 260 MW Stor-Skälsjön onshore wind project in Sweden. Based on the completion, Eolus will record remaining revenues from the project in Q1 2025 and receipt of the payments in beginning of Q2.

The Stor-Skälsjön wind farm is located in Sundsvall and Timrå municipalities in northern Sweden (SE2), comprises 42 Siemens Gamesa turbines with a total capacity of 260 MW and is expected to generate 800 GWh renewable electricity annually.

Eolus and Hydro Rein acquired the project jointly from Enercon in June 2021. By optimizing and amending the permits, the project could be built with fewer turbines than planned but with the same total capacity.

In 2022, 75 percent of the project was sold to German asset manager MEAG. Eolus sold its entire stake (51 percent), while Hydro REIN sold 24 percent of the shares and remains a 25 percent owner. Eolus and Hydro Rein have constructed the wind farm on behalf of MEAG under a Construction Management Agreement. Eolus will provide asset management services for the wind farm under a 15-year contract.

Local community grants from the wind farm will be distributed annually throughout the entire lifespan of the facility.
The first grants were distributed in 2024, and among the first recipients were a local school, a community center and sports and outdoor associations.

“We are pleased that the project has now reached completion, and we look forward to continuing our collaboration with Hydro Rein and MEAG under the asset management agreement for the facility, says Per Witalisson, CEO of Eolus.

Over the weekend, Eolus participated as an exhibitor at the Liberal Party’s national meeting in sunny Karlstad. We were there to discuss how the transition to a fossil-free society can be facilitated through large-scale expansion of renewable energy.

Sweden’s electricity demand is expected to more than double over the next 20 years. Our message to the elected representatives of the ruling party included the potential of wind power to play a key role in the climate transition, as well as the challenges we see where more projects are stopped by municipalities before they can undergo environmental assessment.

With over 500 of the Liberal Party’s politicians present over the weekend, we met elected representatives from across the country and got their perspective on local wind power opinion. We experienced great engagement on the issues, and the insights we gained from the Liberals and other meetings with politicians will be very important as we continue to develop our renewable projects. We look forward to strengthening our cooperation with local stakeholders to jointly contribute to a more sustainable future.

Eolus was represented in Karlstad by Stefan Gustavsson, Public Affairs Manager, and Oscar Wiktorsson, Communication Specialist.

Feel free to read more in Svensk Vindenergi’s new report with proposals on how we can solve Sweden’s biggest energy challenges:
25 proposals for a safer, richer, and greener Sweden (In Swedish).

Eolus Vind AB’s Chairman of the Board of Directors, Hans-Göran Stennert, has requested to resign from the company’s Board for personal reasons. The Board has appointed board member Hans Linnarson as acting Chairman of the Board until the company’s ordinary Annual General Meeting on 15 May, 2025.

Hans Linnarson has been a board member of Eolus since 2017. He has extensive experience from senior positions in Swedish industrial companies for more than 30 years, including former CEO of Husqvarna AB and current Chairman of the Board of Nibe Industrier AB.
 
The Board of Directors of Eolus Vind AB consists of the following members:

  • Hans Linnarson, acting Chairman of the Board
  • Marie Grönborg
  • Hans Johansson
  • Jan Johansson
  • Bodil Rosvall Jönsson

 – I feel confident that the other board members have both deep and broad expertise and are well suited to continue to manage the company. Eolus has a very important role in the energy transition and many interesting opportunities in both Europe and the USA that we will seize. I also want to take the opportunity to extend a big thank you to Hans-Göran for his long service within Eolus, says Hans Linnarson.
 
Hans Linnarson will replace Hans-Göran Stennert also on the Nomination Committee ahead of the Annual General Meeting, where Stennert has been a member in his capacity as Chairman of the Board.

Blekinge Offshore AB has withdrawn its application for an environmental permit for an offshore wind farm off the coast of Sölvesborg, Sweden. The decision comes after the Swedish Armed Forces, in their statement ahead of the main hearing, declared that coexistence in the project area is not feasible.

– Since the Armed Forces have stated that they are not willing to participate in the upcoming main hearing, we see no possibility to proceed under the current circumstances. Therefore, we have withdrawn our application and will revisit the project when conditions change. At present, neither the financial conditions nor the political will exist at the national level in Sweden, says Anders Nilsson, a Sölvesborg resident who has spent nearly 20 years working to make a wind farm in Hanö Bay a reality.

Blekinge Offshore is planned to be located approximately eleven kilometers from the mainland and about five kilometers east of Hanö, within an area in Sölvesborg Municipality’s territorial waters designated as suitable for energy production in Blekinge’s coastal municipalities’ maritime plans.

– The project has a unique local anchoring, with support from all political parties in Sölvesborg. In the longer perspective, we remain convinced that Blekinge Offshore can not only be an important part of Sweden’s electricity supply but also contribute positively to the country’s defense capabilities, says Per Witalisson, CEO of Eolus, the majority owner of the project company.

In 2016, the Swedish government rejected Blekinge Offshore’s permit application for an earlier version of the project, citing the interests of the Armed Forces. The objections at the time mainly related to the project area’s overlap with a marine training zone and insufficient spacing between the wind turbines. Since 2021, a new project has been developed with a 40% smaller area, 90% fewer turbines, and a fourfold increase in the spacing between them—now two kilometers apart.

In collaboration with several municipalities in the region, Blekinge Offshore has proposed an alternative training area five times the size of the wind farm, sought dialogue on minimum flight altitude, and presented potential technical solutions to enhance defense capabilities through installations on the turbines. Some of these include:

  • Sensors enabling the detection of unauthorized activity near the wind turbines.
  • Sensors that capture acoustic signals from nearby aircraft or ships, as well as underwater sensors to detect submarines, complementing radar systems for monitoring activity in the area.
  • Security and intrusion detection systems, such as drones with surveillance capabilities that can patrol the area and provide real-time imagery to military and/or wind farm operators.
  • The possibility of strengthening NATO’s “Drone Wall” project by serving as dual-use platforms for both renewable energy production and defense infrastructure.
  • Potential support for military exercises and naval operations to enhance Sweden’s defense capabilities in areas with wind power installations.

About Blekinge Offshore:
Annual electricity production: 4.3 TWh
Number of turbines: max 70
Total height: max 330 m
Project area size: approx. 150 km²
Spacing between turbines: approx. 2,000 m

Eolus has closed the sale of the 100 MW/400 MWh stand-alone battery energy storage project, Pome, located in Poway, California, USA. The signing of the transaction was previously announced on January 6, 2025. Currently under construction, the project is scheduled to begin commercial operation in the first half of 2025. This marks another important milestone in the project life cycle and transaction, successfully moving the asset closer to COD.

The buyer is a leading privately held renewable energy producer in the U.S., acquiring the project that Eolus has been developing since 2019. Following an investment decision in 2023, construction commenced later that year. The total enterprise value for the project ranges between USD 230 million and USD 235.5 million.

All closing conditions have been met, and the transaction was finalized on February 25, 2025. At closing Eolus received a milestone payment of approximately USD 25 million. Eolus expects to receive further payments in the range of USD 25-30 million in total with the largest part payable at start of commercial operation.

The Pome project has a planned capacity of 100 MW/400 MWh and includes a ten-year tolling agreement with a California load-serving entity. The agreement allows the end-user to store, manage, and dispatch electricity as needed to serve its customers.

About Eolus North America, Inc.
Eolus is actively developing over 5,800 MW of utility-scale renewable energy projects across the Western United States. Since 2021 in addition to Pome, Eolus has developed and sold the following projects: Wind Wall, a 46 MW repowering wind power project in California; Cald, an approximately 120 MW stand-alone battery storage project in California; and Centennial Flats, a 767 MW solar and battery storage project in Arizona.

For further information, please contact:
Per Witalisson, CEO, +46 (0)702 65 16 15
Hans-Christian Schulze, Country Manager US, +1 858 336 0067
Harald Cavalli-Björkman, Investor Relations Manager, +46 (0)705 90 32 04

Fornybar by Eolus Hydro Rein has submitted an environmental permit application for the Humletorp Wind Farm in the southeastern part of Årjäng Municipality. With up to twelve wind turbines, the farm is expected to generate 289 GWh of electricity per year, potentially providing millions of kronor in additional revenue for the municipality and local community.

It has been just over a year since Fornybar conducted public consultations to gather input for the environmental impact assessment, which is included in the application.

“We have conducted thorough assessments of wildlife and nature, as well as studies related to residential environments, and we are now ready to apply for an environmental permit,” says Emma Lundström, Permitting Manager for the project.

The approximately 5 km² area boasts excellent wind conditions and remarkably few conflicts of interest. During the consultations, Fornybar presented a compensation model for nearby residents, which includes an annual income for those living closest to the wind turbines, as well as approximately half a million kronor per year in community funds for local associations. Since then, a government announcement has confirmed additional compensation equivalent to property tax, which will be distributed to municipalities hosting wind power projects starting this year. For Årjäng, this is estimated to amount to approximately 3.5 to 4 million kronor annually, based on the information provided by the government so far.

“Humletorp will secure electricity supply for new and existing industries in Årjäng,” says Erika Torstensson, Project Developer at Hydro Rein, highlighting that the local electricity grid has significant state-planned expansion needs. The construction of a wind farm will help accelerate and finance this expansion, benefiting the entire region.

The Humletorp Wind Farm could become a crucial part of a renewable future for Värmland. The region urgently needs fossil-free electricity to support the ongoing transformation of the industrial and transport sectors. This transition is necessary both to reduce climate impact and to ensure that businesses remain competitive in the global market. According to the collaborative project Elkraft Värmland, energy-intensive manufacturing industries in the region already account for half of the county’s electricity consumption and will require even more power in the near future. In a high-demand scenario, the region’s electricity needs could rise from the current 6 TWh to nearly 10 TWh by 2030.

The environmental permit application for the wind farm has been submitted to the County Administrative Board of Örebro, where the environmental review process is now beginning. If the Humletorp Wind Farm is granted a permit, it is estimated that commissioning could take place by 2031. The application comprises several hundred pages, including a large number of appendices such as noise, shadow flicker, and visibility assessments; reports from three years of bird surveys; an archaeological study; bat surveys covering breeding and migration periods; and a biodiversity assessment – all in compliance with Swedish environmental legislation.

Project Overview
Name: Humletorp Wind Farm
Number of turbines: Up to 12
Project area: Approximately 5 km²
Total height: Maximum 300 m
Estimated annual electricity production: 289 GWh – equivalent to the annual household electricity consumption of approximately 58,000 detached houses.
Planned commissioning: 2031

Media contact: Eva Emmelin, Project Communication Specialist:
eva.emmelin@eolus.com
+46 – 76 108 21 06

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