The shareholders of Bioretec Ltd are hereby invited to the Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders to be held on 27 March 2026 at 10:00 a.m. (Finnish time) without a meeting venue as a real-time virtual meeting in accordance with Article 10 of the Articles of Association and Chapter 5, Section 16, Subsection 3 of the Finnish Companies Act. Instructions for participation are presented in the general meeting notice under section C "Instructions for the participants".
A shareholder may participate in the Extraordinary General Meeting and exercise their rights at the meeting by way of proxy representation. A proxy representative shall present a dated power of attorney or in another reliable manner demonstrate their right to represent the shareholder.
Shareholders must register for the meeting no later than 19 March 2026 at 4:00 p.m. (Finnish time). Instructions for registration are set out below in section C. "Instructions for the participants".
Shareholders can also exercise their voting rights by voting in advance. Instructions for advance voting are also presented in the general meeting notice under section C “Instructions for the participants”.
Eligibility to attend and registration for the Extraordinary General Meeting
Shareholder registered in the shareholders’ register
Each shareholder who is registered on 17 March 2026 in the shareholders’ register of the company held by Euroclear Finland Oy has the right to participate in the General Meeting. A shareholder whose shares are registered on his/her/its personal Finnish book-entry account is registered in the shareholders’ register of the company.
Registration period for the General Meeting begins on 11 March at 10:00 a.m. (Finnish time). A shareholder, who wants to participate in the General Meeting, shall register for the meeting no later than on 19 March 2026 at 4:00 p.m. (Finnish time), by which time the registration must be received.
The registration may take place by:
a) via this page
Electronic registration requires strong identification of the shareholder or their legal representative or proxy with a Finnish, Swedish, or Danish bank ID, or a mobile certificate.
b) e-mail
Shareholders registering by e-mail shall submit the registration form and advance voting form available on this website or equivalent information to egm@innovatics.fi; or;
c) mail
Shareholders registering by mail shall submit the registration form and advance voting form available on this website or equivalent information to Innovatics Ltd by mail to Innovatics Ltd, General Meeting / Bioretec Ltd, Ratamestarinkatu 13 A, FI-00520 Helsinki, Finland.
In connection with the registration, a shareholder shall notify his/her/its name, date of birth / business ID, address, phone number and email address, and the name, date of birth, email and phone number of a possible assistant, proxy representative and legal person's representative. A shareholder and his/her/its representative or proxy representative shall, when necessary, be able to prove his/her/its identity and/or right of representation.
Further information on registration and advance voting is available by telephone during the registration period of the General Meeting by calling Innovatics Ltd at +358 10 2818 909 on weekdays from 9.00 a.m. to 12.00 p.m. and from 1.00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m.
A holder of nominee-registered shares has the right to participate in the General Meeting by virtue of such shares, based on which the shareholder on the record date of the General Meeting, i.e. on 17 March 2026 would be entitled to be registered in the shareholders’ register of the company maintained by Euroclear Finland Oy. The right to participate in the General Meeting requires, in addition, that the shareholder has on the basis of such shares been registered into the temporary shareholders’ register of the company held by Euroclear Finland Oy at the latest on 24 March 2026 by 10:00 a.m. (Finnish time). As regards nominee-registered shares this constitutes due registration for the General Meeting.
A holder of nominee-registered shares is advised to request without delay necessary instructions regarding the registration in the temporary shareholder register of the company, the issuance of proxy documents and voting instructions, and registration for the General Meeting from his/her/its custodian bank as well as participating in the virtual meeting and voting in advance. The account management organization of the custodian bank shall register a holder of nominee-registered shares, who wants to participate in the General Meeting and who is entitled to be registered in the shareholder register based on the shares as mentioned above, into the temporary shareholders’ register of the company at the latest by the date and time mentioned above.
A holder of nominee-registered shares who has registered for the General Meeting may also participate in the meeting in real time using telecommunication connection and technical means. In addition to the temporary registration in the company’s shareholders’ register, the real-time participation in the meeting requires the submission of the shareholder’s e-mail address and telephone number and, if necessary, a proxy document and other documents necessary to prove the right of representation by regular mail to Innovatics Ltd, General Meeting/Bioretec Ltd, Ratamestarinkatu 13 A, FI-00520 Helsinki, Finland or by email to egm@innovatics.fi before the end of the registration period for the holders of nominee registered shares, so that the shareholders can be sent a participation link and password to participate in the meeting. If a holder of nominee-registered shares has authorized their custodian to cast advance votes on their behalf, such advance votes will be taken into account as advance votes of the nominee-registered shareholder at the General Meeting, unless the holder of nominee-registered shares votes otherwise during the General Meeting.
A shareholder may participate in the General Meeting and exercise his/her/its rights at the meeting by way of proxy representation. A proxy representative shall produce a dated proxy document or otherwise provide reliable evidence of the right to represent the shareholder. The authorization applies to one meeting only unless otherwise stated. If a shareholder participates in the General Meeting by means of several proxy representatives representing the shareholder with shares at different securities accounts, the shares by which each proxy representative represents the shareholder shall be identified in connection with the registration for the General Meeting. A sample power of attorney is available at this website.
The proxy representative must authenticate to the electronic registration service and advance voting personally with strong authentication, after which they will be able to register and vote in advance on behalf of the shareholder who they represent. Proving the right to represent can be done by using the suomi.fi e-Authorizations service available in the electronic registration service.
Any proxy documents are requested to be submitted preferably as an attachment with the electronic registration or alternatively by mail to Innovatics Ltd, General Meeting / Bioretec Ltd, Ratamestarinkatu 13 A, FI-00520 Helsinki, Finland or by e-mail to egm@innovatics.fi before the end of the registration period. In addition to submitting the proxy documents, the shareholder or their proxy shall register for the General Meeting in the manner described above in this notice.
A shareholder who has the right to participate in the Extraordinary General Meeting can participate in the meeting and use their rights in full and in real-time during the meeting via remote connection.
Remote access to the General Meeting will be provided through Inderes Plc general meeting service on the Videosync platform, which includes video and audio access to the General Meeting. Remote access does not require any paid software or downloads. In addition to an internet connection, participation requires a computer, smartphone or tablet with speakers or headphones for sound and a microphone if you wish to speak. One of the following browsers is recommended for participation: Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari, or Opera. It is advisable to log in to the meeting system well in advance of the meeting.
The participation link and password for remote participation will be sent by e-mail and/or SMS to the e-mail address and/or mobile phone number provided at the time of registration to all those who have registered for the General Meeting no later than the day before the meeting. It is advisable to log in to the meeting system well in advance of the meeting.
For more information on the general meeting service, additional instructions for proxies representing more than one shareholder, contact details of the service provider and instructions in case of possible disruptions can be found here: https://vagm.fi/support. A link to test the compatibility of your computer, smartphone or tablet with the network connection can be found here: https://b2b.inderes.com/knowledge-base/compatibility-testing. It is recommended that you read the detailed participation instructions before the meeting.
Shareholders with a Finnish book-entry account can register and vote in advance on certain matters on the agenda during the time period from 11 March 2026 at 10:00 a.m. (Finnish time) to 19 March 2026 at 4:00 p.m. (Finnish time) in the following ways:
(a) via this website
Login to the service is done in the same way as for registration.
(b) by email
Advance voting by email happens by sending the registration and advance voting form available on this website at no later than on 11 March 2026 at 10:00 a.m. (Finnish time) or corresponding information to egm@innovatics.fi; or
(c) by mail
Advance voting by mail happens by sending the registration and advance voting form available on this website no later than on 11 March 2026 at 10:00 a.m. (Finnish time) or corresponding information to the address Innovatics Ltd, General Meeting / Bioretec Ltd, Ratamestarinkatu 13 A, FI-00520 Helsinki, Finland.
A shareholder’s advance votes must be received by Innovatics by the time advance voting ends. Sending in a duly populated advance voting form as set out above will be deemed to constitute both registration for the General Meeting and voting in advance, provided that the abovementioned information required for registration is provided.
It is not possible for a shareholder who has voted in advance to use the right to ask questions or the right to demand a vote in accordance with the Finnish Companies Act, unless the shareholder itself, or the shareholder's proxy representative, participates in the General Meeting.
The account management organization of the custodian bank shall see to advance voting on behalf of nominee registered shareholders. The account management organization may vote in advance on behalf of the nominee registered shareholders it represents in accordance with these voting instructions during the registration period for nominee registered shareholders.
An agenda item subject to advance voting is considered to have been presented at the General Meeting unchanged.
The advance voting form will be available on this website as of the beginning of the advance voting period at the latest.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 11 March 2026 at 10:00 EET | Registration and advance voting begins |
| 17 March 2026 | General Meeting record date |
| 19 March 2026 at 16:00 EET | Registration and advance voting ends |
| 27 March 2026 at 10:00 | Extraordinary General Meeting |
| 10 April 2026 | General Meeting minutes available (latest) |
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