Election of Members of the Supervisory Board
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1 Item 4. Election of the members of the Supervisory Board DRAFT RESOLUTION OF THE AGM: ELECT THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS TO THE SUPERVISORY BOARD: 1. ESKO TAPANI AHO SENIOR ADVISOR, EAST OFFICE OF FINNISH INDUSTRIES (INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR) 2. LEONID BOGUSLAVSKY FOUNDER AND THE GENERAL PARTNER, RTP GLOBAL (INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR) 3. HERMAN GREF CEO AND CHAIRMAN OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF SBERBANK 4. BELLA ZLATKIS DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF SBERBANK 5. SERGEY IGNATIEV ADVISOR TO THE GOVERNOR OF THE BANK OF RUSSIA 6. MICHAEL KOVALCHUK PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE (NRC) KURCHATOV INSTITUTE (INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR) 7. VLADIMIR KOLYCHEV DEPUTY MINISTER OF FINANCE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION 8. NIKOLAY KUDRYAVTSEV RECTOR OF MOSCOW INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS AND TECHNOLOGY (NATIONAL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY) (INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR) 9. ALEKSANDER KULESHOV PRESIDENT OF SKOLKOVO INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR) 10. GENNADY MELIKYAN HONORED ECONOMIST OF THE EMERITUS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION (INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR) 11. MAKSIM ORESHKIN AIDE TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION 12. ANTON SILUANOV MINISTER OF FINANCE OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION 13. DMITRY CHERNYSHENKO DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION 14. NADYA CHRISTINA WELLS INDEPENDENT INVESTMENT AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CONSULTANT (INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR) www.sberbank.com ITEM 4. ELECTION OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SUPERVISORY BOARD 2 Explanatory note on the matter: about their withdrawal from election to the Candidates for the Supervisory Board of the there were no grounds for deeming the Supervisory Board of the Bank and revocation Bank shall have impeccable business and per- candidates unit for their professional In accordance with Federal Law No. 208-FZ of their consent for nomination and election sonal reputation and the professional knowl- qualiications, experience, personal and business reputation requirements. “On Joint-Stock Companies” dated 26 Decem- to the Supervisory Board of the Bank (both edge, skills and experience required to make ber 1995 (hereinafter, the Law), the Annual candidates had been included in the List of decisions falling in the remit of the Supervi- General Meeting of Shareholders of the Bank Candidates to the Supervisory Board on the sory Board. Independent directors shall make The Committee believes that seven of the is required to consider the matter of electing suggestion of the Bank of Russia). up at least 1/3 of the Supervisory Board. candidates under consideration can be members of the Bank’s Supervisory Board. granted the status of Independent Directors. As in accordance with the Charter, the Super- The HR and Remuneration Committee of the Supervisory Board, with the assistance of the Pursuant to Clause 9.10. of the Bank’s Char- visory Board must consist of 14 members, A member of (a candidate to) the Supervisory 1 Bank's Corporate Secretary, has assessed ter, shareholders (a shareholder) holding in the Supervisory Board at the meeting on Board can be deemed independent if he/she aggregate at least two percent of the voting 21/08/2020 resolved to amend the List of the candidates nominated to the Supervisory Board for compliance with: meets the following criteria: no association shares are entitled to nominate candidates to Candidates for election to the Supervisory with Sberbank, the Bank of Russia, a substan- the Supervisory Board no later than 75 days Board at the AGM as follows: • Federal Law No. 395-1 “On Banks and tial counterparty/competitor of Sberbank, or after the end of the reporting year (for AGM — remove V. Goreglyad and N. Ivanova from the government. 2020—on or before 16 March 2020). Banking Activities” dated 02/12/1990 (com- the List of Candidates pliance of the candidates with the require- — include the following candidates in the List ments for business reputation) At the same time, the Supervisory Board can The resolutions of the Supervisory Board of consider a director to be independent despite the Bank dated 17/03/2020 (Minutes No. 5 of Candidates: V. Kolychev (Deputy Minis- • Moscow Exchange Listing Rules (candidates ter of Finance of the Russian Federation) the fact that he/she meets formal association dtd. 17/03/2020) and 27/03/2020 (Minutes No. claiming independence status must meet criteria if the Supervisory Board believes that 6 dtd. 27/03/2020) created a List of Candi- and D. Chernyshenko (Deputy Prime Min- the independence criteria—for the Bank’s ister of the Russian Federation); both can- such association does not afect such person’s dates for election to the Supervisory Board of shares to be on the top quotation list of the ability to make independent and objective the Bank at the Annual General Meeting of didates were suggested by the Supervisory stock exchange) Board members. judgments in good faith. Shareholders of the Bank on 2019 performance • the Supervisory Board’s needs for additional (hereinafter, the AGM) based on the propos- Members of the Bank's Supervisory Board competencies (for the purpose of succession als submitted by the Bank of Russia, minority in the Supervisory Board’s membership) shareholders, and the Supervisory Board. are elected by the General Meeting of Share- holders via cumulative voting for a term until the next Annual General Meeting of Following the assessment of all the In June 2020, the Supervisory Board received candidates, the Supervisory Board's HR and Shareholders. statements from V. Goreglyad and N. Ivanova Remuneration Committee determined that 1 As per Clause 7 Article 53 of the Law, along with candidates proposed by shareholders for forming the relevant body, the board of directors (supervisory board) of a company may act at its own discretion when adding issues on the agenda of the general meeting of shareholders and (or) including candidates in the list of candidates for election to the relevant body of the company. www.sberbank.com 1 Item 4 Information on Candidates to the Supervisory Board of Sberbank 1. ESKO TAPANI AHO (INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR) At present: • 2013–2019: Executive Chairman of the There are no grounds to acknowledge that • Member of the Supervisory Board Board, East Oice of Finnish Industries the candidate does not comply with the of Sberbank requirements to professional qualiications, Membership in the management bodies experience, and personal and business • Member of the Strategic Planning of other legal entities: reputation. Committee • Chairman of the Board of Directors, • Member of the Risk Management Verbatum Committee • Member of the Board of Trustees, Yegor Year of Birth: 1954 Gaidar Heritage Foundation • Chairman of the Board of Directors, Cinia E. T. Aho was nominated to the Supervisory • Chairman of the Board of Directors, Board by a group of shareholders of the Bank Adven Oy who own over 2 percent of votes. The candidate: Education / academic degree / academic position: • owns no shares of the Bank • 1980 — University of Helsinki (Finland), • has no relations with ailiates and large Political History, Master’s Degree in Social counterparties of the Bank or kinship rela- Sciences tions with persons included in the gover- nance bodies of the Bank Work experience in the last ive years: • meets the requirements for independent directors • 2019 — present: Senior Adviser, East Oice of Finnish Industries www.sberbank.com ITEM 4. INFORMATION ON CANDIDATES TO THE SUPERVISORY BOARD OF SBERBANK 2 2. LEONID BOGUSLAVSKY (INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR) At present: Membership in the management bodies • Member of the Supervisory Board of other legal entities: of Sberbank • Chairman of the Board, ivi.ru • Member of the Strategic Planning • Member of the Board of Directors of Super Committee League Holdings Pte. LTD • Member of the HR and Remuneration • Member of the Board of Directors of JSC Committee AC Rus Media • Member of the Information Technology Committee The candidate: • owns no shares of the Bank 1951 Year of Birth: • has no relations with ailiates and large counterparties of the Bank or kinship rela- L. Boguslavsky was nominated to the Super- tions with persons included in the gover- visory Board by a group of shareholders of the nance bodies of the Bank Bank who own over 2 percent of votes. • meets the requirements for independent Education / academic degree / academic directors position: There are no grounds to acknowledge that • 1973 — Moscow State University of Railway the candidate does not comply with the Engineering, Applied Mathematics, requirements to professional qualiications, Engineer/Mathematician experience, and personal and business • 1996 — Doctor of Engineering Science reputation. Work experience in the last ive years: • one of the major Russian investors in Inter- net- and IT-companies; founder and general partner of RTP Global funds www.sberbank.com ITEM 4. INFORMATION ON CANDIDATES TO THE SUPERVISORY BOARD OF SBERBANK 3 3. HERMAN GREF (EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR) At present: • Order of Honor for Strategic Initiatives to Promote New • Member of the Supervisory Board • Order of Alexander Nevsky Projects of Sberbank • Stolypin Medal Class 2 • Member of the Board, Association of Banks • Member of the Strategic Planning of Russia • Certiicate of Honor from the President Committee of the Russian Federation • Member of the Board of Directors, Public Limited Liability Company Yandex Naam- • Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow 1st Year of Birth: 1964 loze Vennootschap Class • Member of the Supervisory Board, Autono- H. Gref was nominated to the Supervisory • Oicer of the Legion of Honor (The highest mous Nonproit