The Company’s Principles for Shareholder Engagement

In exceptional cases, the Company may decide to deviate from the principles stated below, provided that the Company’s management believes it is in the shareholders’ interest.

The Company acts exclusively in the collective interest of the fund shareholders. The goal of the management is to achieve the highest possible return, taking into account the funds’ investment focus and risk. Given this background and the nature of the funds, the Company will not currently assume an ownership role or participate in nomination committees and board work.

  • The Company monitors relevant issues concerning each Portfolio Company by reviewing available information in news feeds, annual and interim reports, press releases, and other relevant channels for each company (including information on the companies’ strategy, financial and non-financial performance and risks, capital structure, social and environmental impact, and corporate governance).
  • The Company primarily engages in dialogues with representatives of portfolio companies.
  • The Company generally does not exercise voting rights or other rights associated with share ownership.
  • As a general rule, the Company does not collaborate with other shareholders.
  • The Company does not communicate with other stakeholders in Portfolio Companies.
  • The Company manages actual and potential conflicts of interest in accordance with the Company’s established guidelines for handling conflicts of interest.

Shareholder Engagement for Sustainability
Nordic Equities has been a signatory of UNPRI since 2017. The Company has also been a member of Swesif since 2019. The Company purchases screening services and consulting services from Sustainalytics, which also assists with sustainability analyses of companies. Thanks to close and regular contact with portfolio companies, Nordic Equities hopes to influence their sustainability efforts by expressing its position on the matter, asking questions, and confronting any controversies. Due to the company’s size, it has been decided that voting at general meetings is not necessary at present. Instead, the Company annually writes a letter to the companies, expressing its stance and questioning any incidents that have emerged in screenings during the previous year.

2023:

In accordance with the principles for shareholder engagement established by the board, the Company has not participated in voting at portfolio companies during the year.