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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.

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN OR TO THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA OR JAPAN OR TO ANY U.S. PERSON (AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S OF THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED) OR IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE IT IS UNLAWFUL TO PUBLISH OR DISTRIBUTE THIS PRESS RELEASE

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 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.

Eolus presents stable earnings along with new financial goals for the period 2025–2027

1 October-31 December 2024

  • Sales amounted to 729 (155) MSEK.
  • EBIT amounted to 437 (99) MSEK. Profit before tax amounted to 433 (94) MSEK.
  • Net profit amounted to 315 (71) MSEK.
  • Earnings per share, before and after dilution equaled 12.67 (2.85) SEK.
  • At the end of the period, Eolus had 967 (941) MW under asset management.

1 January-31 December 2024

  • Sales amounted to 851 (2,301) MSEK.
  • EBIT amounted to 288 (764) MSEK. Profit before tax amounted to 272 (719) MSEK.
  • Net profit amounted to 155 (573) MSEK
  • Earnings per share, before and after dilution equaled 6.22 (23.00) SEK.
  • At the end of the period, Eolus had 967 (941) MW under asset management.
  • The Board of Directors proposes a dividend of 2.25 (2.25) SEK per share.

Significant events during the period

  • Eolus received a substantial milestone payment amounting to 705 MSEK for the solar and battery storage project Centennial Flats in the USA. The milestone payment had a positive effect of 564 MSEK on Eolus’ operating profit in the fourth quarter.
  • The Swedish government announced the rejection of 13 applications for offshore wind power projects in the Baltic Sea, including Eolus’s projects Skidbladner (1,000 MW) and Arkona (1,200 MW). Eolus took write-downs for the projects already in the third quarter.

Significant events after the balance sheet date

  • Eolus has signed an agreement to sell the 100 MW/400 MWh stand-alone battery energy storage project, Pome, located in Poway, CA, U.S. The total enterprise value for the project is in the USD 230-235.5 million range. Closing of the transaction is expected in the first quarter 2025.

Comment from CEO Per Witalisson

“The fourth quarter and full year 2024 were Eolus’ second-best so far, with a large milestone payment from a solar and battery project in the the US more than making up for a subdued European market. With yet another large American sale secured, a strong deal pipeline and new financial goals we proceed into the business plan for 2025–2027 with confidence.”

Financial Summary

  Unit Q4 2024 Q4 2023 FY 2024 FY 2023
Net sales MSEK 729 155 851 2,301
EBIT MSEK 437 99 288 764
Profit before tax MSEK 433 94 272 719
Net profit MSEK 315 71 155 573
Earnings per share before and after dilution SEK 12.67 2.85 6.22 23.00
       
Equity per share SEK 66.90 60.63 66.90 60.63
Cashflow from operating activities MSEK -257 -407 -1,796 -152
Total assets MSEK 4,562 2,808 4,562 2,808
Net debt – /net cash + MSEK -1,788 120 -1,788 120
       
Order backlog MSEK 180 665 180 665
Project under construction MW 456 368 456 368
Taken into operation and handed over to customer MW 0 125 0 525
Project portfolio MW 25,880 26,836 25,880 26,836
Managed turbines MW 967 941 967 941
       
Equity/assets ratio % 38 56 38 56
Return on equity after tax % 10 46 10 46

Eolus has signed an agreement to sell the 100 MW/400 MWh stand-alone battery energy storage project, Pome, located in Poway, CA, U.S. The project is currently under construction, with planned commercial operation in the first half of 2025. This marks Eolus’ fourth project sold in the United States.

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

Closing of the transaction is subject to fulfilment of certain conditions and is expected to occur in Q1 2025.

The 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 use the battery system to store, manage, and dispatch stored electricity to its customers.

“I am excited that Eolus has successfully executed another transaction in the U.S. Through competent project development, we have created significant value and achieved a good margin on this project. There is a strong market for energy storage and renewable energy projects in the U.S., and our investments made in the region since 2015 are paying off.”, says Per Witalisson, CEO of Eolus.

“Pome will add valuable support to the energy system in California while realizing significant value for Eolus and its shareholders. The batteries are currently being installed onsite, and our dedicated team is steering the project toward a successful delivery to its new owner.”, says Hans-Christian Schulze, Country Manager of Eolus North America.

About Eolus North America, Inc.
Eolus is actively developing 5,800 MW of utility-scale renewable energy projects in the Western United States. Since 2021, the following projects have been under Eolus’ development: 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.

Positioned to leverage potential in both Europe and the US

1 July-30 September 2024

  • Net sales amounted to 24 (127) MSEK.
  • EBIT amounted to -94 (159) MSEK. Write-downs amounting to 40 MSEK for the offshore projects Arkona and Skidbladner affect the results. Profit before tax amounted to -87 (134) MSEK.
  • Net profit amounted to -79 (94) MSEK.
  • Earnings per share, before and after dilution equaled -3.16 (3.79) SEK.
  • At the end of the period, Eolus had 967 (817) MW under asset management.

1 January-30 September 2024

  • Net sales amounted to 123 (2,146) MSEK.
  • EBIT amounted to -149 (665) MSEK.
  • Profit before tax amounted to -161 (625) MSEK.
  • Net profit amounted to -161 (502) MSEK.
  • Earnings per share, before and after dilution amounted to -6.45 (20.14) SEK.
  • At the end of the period Eolus had 967 (817) MW under asset management.

Significant events during the period

  • Eolus appointed Åsa Lamm as Chief People & Culture Officer and member of the Group Management. She assumed her position on 16 September 2024
  • The Board of Directors resolved to repurchase own shares on Nasdaq Stockholm. The purpose of the repurchase is to secure future delivery of shares to the participants of Eolus’s long-term share savings program. Eolus purchased 18,000 own series B shares in September.

Significant events after the balance sheet date

  • Eolus received a substantial milestone payment amounting to 64.7 MUSD for the solar and battery storage project Centennial Flats in the USA. The milestone payment is estimated to have a positive effect on Eolus’s operating profit of USD 51 million in the fourth quarter.
  • The Swedish government announced the rejection of 13 applications for offshore wind power projects in the Baltic Sea, including Eolus’s projects Skidbladner (1,000 MW) and Arkona (1,200 MW). Write-downs amounting to 40 MSEK have impacted the third quarter results.

CEO comment

To summarize, we are seeing a split picture, where the situation is challenging in some of Eolus’s European markets, especially in the Nordic region, but the willingness to invest remains strong in the US. After almost 35 years in the industry, Eolus has both experience and stamina, and we feel confident that we can balance a weaker European market with a strong trend in the US.

– Per Witalisson, CEO

Financial Summary

  Unit Q3 2024 Q3 2023 9 months 2024 9 months 2023 Rolling 12 Oct-Sep 12 months 2023
Net sales MSEK 24 127 123 2,146 278 2,301
EBIT MSEK -94 159 -149 665 -49 764
Profit before tax MSEK -87 134 -161 625 -67 719
Net profit MSEK -79 94 -161 502 -90 573
Earnings per share before and after dilution SEK -3.16 3.79 -6.45 20.14 -3.59 23.00
           
Equity per share SEK 52.39 59.44 52.39 59.44 52.39 60.63
Cashflow from operating activities MSEK -1,042 -369 -1,539 255 -1,946 -152
Total assets MSEK 3,989 2,709 3,989 2,709 3,989 2,807
Net debt – /net cash + MSEK -1,415 522 -1,415 522 -1,415 120
           
Order backlog MSEK 832 726 832 726 832 665
Project under construction MW 456 394 456 394 456 368
Taken into operation and handed over to customer MW 0 0 0 400 125 525
Project portfolio MW 26,251 25,468 26,251 25,468 26,251 26,836
Managed turbines MW 967 817 967 817 967 941
           
Equity/assets ratio % 35 57 35 57 35 56
Return on equity after tax % neg 45 neg 45 neg 46

Presentation of the report
At 10:00 today, CEO Per Witalisson and CFO Catharina Persson will present the report via a webcast with telephone conference.

In connection with the presentation, it will be possible to ask questions through the teleconference or in written form through the webcast. The presentation will be held in English.

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The Nomination Committee for the Annual General Meeting in Eolus Vind AB has been appointed and consists of the following members:

  • Hans-Göran Stennert, Chairman of the Board, Eolus Vind AB.
  • Ingvar Svantesson, appointed by Domneåns Kraftaktiebolag.
  • Hans Gydell, appointed by Hans-Göran Stennert.
  • Hans Johansson, appointed by Åke Johansson.

According to a decision of the Annual General Meeting of 19 May 2021, the Nomination Committee shall consist of one member appointed by each of the three largest shareholders and the Chairman of the Board. The appointment of the Nomination Committee has been carried out in such a manner that, Hans-Göran Stennert, Chairman of the Board of Eolus, based on the Euroclear list of registered shareholders as of 30 August, 2024, has contacted the largest known shareholders in the company, who have been invited to each propose a representative to the Nomination Committee. After such contacts, the Nomination Committee has been appointed. In total, approximately 34.3 percent of the votes are represented in the Nomination Committee.

The Nomination Committee’s task is to present proposals to the Annual General Meeting 2025 regarding the number of Board members to be elected by the AGM, Board fees, composition of the Board, Chairman of the Board, Chairman of the AGM, and Auditors and Auditor’s Fees.

Shareholders wishing to get in contact with the Nomination Committee can contact Hans-Göran Stennert, phone +46 (0)706-06 62 62 or e-mail nomination@eolus.com. A person who wishes to submit a proposal or comments to the Nomination Committee may do so in writing by letter to: Valberedningen, Eolus Vind AB, Box 95, 281 21 Hässleholm, Sweden.

The Annual General Meeting for Eolus Vind AB will be held on 15 May 2025.

The number of votes in Eolus Vind Aktiebolag (publ) (“Eolus”) has changed as a result of the conversion of 1,300 class A shares to 1,300 class B shares.

The conversion was made at the request of a shareholder in accordance with Eolus’s articles of association. The number of votes has decreased by 1,170, from 3,646,862.5 to 3,645,692.5, while the total number of shares remains unchanged. As of today, the number of shares amounts to 24,907,000, of which 1,283,325 are class A shares and 23,623,675 are class B shares.

The Board of Directors of Eolus Vind Aktiebolag (publ) (“Eolus”) has resolved, pursuant to the authorisation granted by the annual general meeting held on 16 May 2024, to repurchase own shares on Nasdaq Stockholm. The purpose of the repurchase is to secure future delivery of shares to the participants of Eolus’ long-term share savings program which was resolved by the 2024 annual general meeting and to cover the cash flow effects associated with the program, primarily social security charges.

The repurchase may commence on 29 August 2024 and will be administered by Carnegie Investment Bank AB, which will take trading decisions independently of Eolus with regard to the timing of the repurchases. However, no acquisitions will be made during a 30-day period prior to the announcement of a financial report.

A maximum of 18,000 series B shares may be acquired on one or several occasions prior to 15 May 2025. Repurchase shall be made on Nasdaq Stockholm in accordance with the Nordic Main Market Rulebook for Issuers of Shares. The repurchases will be made at a price within the prevailing price interval on Nasdaq Stockholm applicable from time to time (i.e. in the interval between the highest purchase price and the lowest selling price). Acquisitions may also be made by way of block trades in accordance with applicable rules. Payment for the shares will be made in cash. Reporting will take place through the stock exchange in accordance with applicable rules.

The total number of shares in Eolus amounts to 24,907,000, of which 1,284,625 shares are series A shares and 23,622,375 shares are series B shares. At the time of this press release, the company does not hold any own shares. In the event of a fully executed share repurchase, the company will hold shares representing approximately 0.07 per cent of the issued shares in the company.

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