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Confidential BOARD OF GOVERNORS On the proposal concerning the appointment of Ms Sara TÄGTSTRÖM as a full member of the Board of Directors of the European Investment Bank as submitted by letter dated 1 July 2024 from the Bank’s Secretary General, I hereby vote in favour abstain vote against NAME (MINISTER): ………………………………………………………………………………… (Block capitals) COUNTRY: ………………………………………………………………………………… SIGNATURE(*): ………………………………………………………………………………… DATE (*): ………………………………………………………………………………… OFFICIAL STAMP: Please return the scanned version of the completed voting form by email to EIB Board of Governors Secretariat ([email protected]) and the original by post, to: Board of Governors Secretariat European Investment Bank Office EKI-6510 100, boulevard Konrad Adenauer L – 2950 Luxembourg If possible, the signed voting form shall reach the EIB before close of business by Thursday, 11 July 2024. (*) EIB Governors may digitally sign this voting form with a Qualified Electronic Signature (QES). Please note that the EIB accepts only QES in the performance of a digital signing process. A guidance note on signatures accepted by the Bank for voting forms signed by the EIB Governors is annexed to this form.  Confidential Signatures accepted by the Bank for voting forms signed by the EIB Governors What is the Legal context? The EIB digital signature process relies on the EU Regulation No 910/2014 on Electronic Identification, Authentication and Trust Services (the eIDAS Regulation), which establishes an EU-wide legal framework for electronic signatures and trusted services for electronic signatures. You may consult the full text of eIDAS Regulation under this [link]. eIDAS Regulation is designed to create consistent regulations and standards across the EU for electronic identities and for trust services supporting authentication and signatures. eIDAS Regulations ensures that electronic transactions are secure, no matter where they take place within the EU. By virtue of the eIDas Regulation, a qualified electronic signature (QES) has in all EU Member States an equivalent effect to a wet ink signature. The EIB accepts and signs only with qualified electronic signatures (QES) for digital transactions governed by any laws of EU Member States and with external counterparties registered within the EU. May Governors sign voting forms electronically? Article 5(1) of the Rules of Procedure allows the Board of Governors to vote “by written or electronic correspondence.” Voting by written correspondence is traditionally conducted by filling in and signing a voting form as supplied by the Secretariat General. Qualified electronic signatures as defined in Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of 23 July 2014 (the “eIDAS Regulation”) are accorded a legal effect equivalent to that of a handwritten signature. A qualified electronic signature based on a qualified certificate issued in one Member State must be recognised as a qualified electronic signature in all other Member States. Given the importance of the decisions which the Board of Governors is called upon to take (appointments and compulsory retirements, capital increases and authorisations for the launch of Statute change procedures, approval or rejection of annual reports and of highest-order policies), it appears appropriate to continue to afford the highest level of legal protection to the Bank where it must attribute individual signatures to individual Governors. Hence, when a Governor chooses to replace his/her handwritten signature by an electronic signature, the chosen method should be qualified electronic signatures within the meaning of the eIDAS Regulation. In such case, no hardcopy version shall follow to the EIB Board of Governors Secretariat.  Confidential May Governors delegate their vote to ministry staff? The EIB’s legal framework does not provide for any explicit possibility for Governors to delegate their vote to persons other than another Governor at meetings (Article 6 of the Rules of Procedure), and the EIB’s Statute and Rules of Procedure do not provide for any explicit possibility for Governors to delegate their written votes either. Thus, in the case of electronic voting, the EIB will assume that incoming electronic votes have been cast by the Governor to whom electronic access has been given. It is for the Governors Advisors and/or the national administrations to decide on their internal working arrangements and practicalities of how the casting of the Governor’s electronic vote should be managed. How does EIB validate a digitally signed document? The eIDAS Regulation also covers the verification and validation of certificates for website authentication. Validation is the process of confirming the validity of QES, that is, that the certificate used to create the signature was valid at the moment of creation (it was not revoked, suspended, or expired). Such a process entails the verification that the requirements of the eIDAS Regulation are met by QES in order to confirm its validity. The EIB Board of Governors Secretariat will validate received digitally signed voting forms using: a) the “Validate a signature” feature provided by EU Sign b) Adobe Acrobat software with pre-loaded European Union trusted certificates recognition features In case of non-compliance, the EIB Board of Governors Secretariat will inform the sender that the electronically signed document received cannot be taken into account and will request to be provided with a handwritten/wet-ink signed voting form by post (+scanned copy by email).  Confidential Summary table Signature Type Explanation - Process EIB Validation wet-ink signature Governors may continue to sign voting forms using a wet-ink Only the original received by post is legally binding. signature. The scanned version of the completed voting form shall be returned by email to EIB Board of Governors Secretariat ([email protected]) and the original by post to: Board of Governors Secretariat European Investment Bank Office EKI-6510 100, boulevard Konrad Adenauer L – 2950 Luxembourg AES – advanced An electronic signature with following requirements: Documents signed using AES are not accepted by the Bank. electronic • Digital certificate associated to the signature signature • Guarantee that the document has not been modified • Advanced identity verification system with the agreement of the signatory (ex: verify ID card) QES – All requirements of AES, in addition: EIB accepts only qualified electronic signature (QES) in the qualified performance of a digital signing process. • Identity of the signatory is validated upstream by a QTSP electronic (qualified certifying authority) - Using a certificate from a Qualified Trust Service Provider signature listed in the EU Trusted List and able to provide the service: • The signature key is located in a qualified device for creating “Qualified Certificate for electronic signature” ; the e- an electronic signature (QSCD). signature must rely on a valid (i.e. not revoked or expired) By virtue of eIDAS Regulation, only qualified electronic signatures signature certificate; (QES), explicitly enjoys the equivalent legal effect to handwritten (wet- - The digital signature should be placed in the document in ink) signature across all EU Member States. the place a wet-ink signature would be placed and that it is In such case, no hardcopy version shall follow to the EIB Board of visible. Governors Secretariat. Confidential BOARD OF GOVERNORS On the proposal concerning the appointment of Ms Inés Carpio SAN ROMÁN as a full Member of the Board of Directors of the European Investment Bank as submitted by letter dated 1 July 2024 from the Bank’s Secretary General, I hereby vote in favour abstain vote against NAME (MINISTER): ………………………………………………………………………………… (Block capitals) COUNTRY: ………………………………………………………………………………… SIGNATURE(*): ………………………………………………………………………………… DATE (*): ………………………………………………………………………………… OFFICIAL STAMP: Please return the scanned version of the completed voting form by email to EIB Board of Governors Secretariat ([email protected]) and the original by post, to: Board of Governors Secretariat European Investment Bank Office EKI-6510 100, boulevard Konrad Adenauer L – 2950 Luxembourg If possible, the signed voting form shall reach the EIB before close of business by Thursday, 11 July 2024 (*) EIB Governors may digitally sign this voting form with a Qualified Electronic Signature (QES). Please note that the EIB accepts only QES in the performance of a digital signing process. A guidance note on signatures accepted by the Bank for voting forms signed by the EIB Governors is annexed to this form.  Strictly Confidential Signatures accepted by the Bank for voting forms signed by the EIB Governors What is the Legal context? The EIB digital signature process relies on the EU Regulation No 910/2014 on Electronic Identification, Authentication and Trust Services (the eIDAS Regulation), which establishes an EU-wide legal framework for electronic signatures and trusted services for electronic signatures. You may consult the full text of eIDAS Regulation under this [link]. eIDAS Regulation is designed to create consistent regulations and standards across the EU for electronic identities and for trust services supporting authentication and signatures. eIDAS Regulations ensures that electronic transactions are secure, no matter where they take place within the EU. By virtue of the eIDas Regulation, a qualified electronic signature (QES) has in all EU Member States an equivalent effect to a wet ink signature. The EIB accepts and signs only with qualified electronic signatures (QES) for digital transactions governed by any laws of EU Member States and with external counterparties registered within the EU. May Governors sign voting forms electronically? Article 5(1) of the Rules of Procedure allows the Board of Governors to vote “by written or electronic correspondence.” Voting by written correspondence is traditionally conducted by filling in and signing a voting form as supplied by the Secretariat General. Qualified electronic signatures as defined in Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of 23 July 2014 (the “eIDAS Regulation”) are accorded a legal effect equivalent to that of a handwritten signature. A qualified electronic signature based on a qualified certificate issued in one Member State must be recognised as a qualified electronic signature in all other Member States. Given the importance of the decisions which the Board of Governors is called upon to take (appointments and compulsory retirements, capital increases and authorisations for the launch of Statute change procedures, approval or rejection of annual reports and of highest-order policies), it appears appropriate to continue to afford the highest level of legal protection to the Bank where it must attribute individual signatures to individual Governors. Hence, when a Governor chooses to replace his/her handwritten signature by an electronic signature, the chosen method should be qualified electronic signatures within the meaning of the eIDAS Regulation. In such case, no hardcopy version shall follow to the EIB Board of Governors Secretariat.  Strictly Confidential May Governors delegate their vote to ministry staff? The EIB’s legal framework does not provide for any explicit possibility for Governors to delegate their vote to persons other than another Governor at meetings (Article 6 of the Rules of Procedure), and the EIB’s Statute and Rules of Procedure do not provide for any explicit possibility for Governors to delegate their written votes either. Thus, in the case of electronic voting, the EIB will assume that incoming electronic votes have been cast by the Governor to whom electronic access has been given. It is for the Governors Advisors and/or the national administrations to decide on their internal working arrangements and practicalities of how the casting of the Governor’s electronic vote should be managed. How does EIB validate a digitally signed document? The eIDAS Regulation also covers the verification and validation of certificates for website authentication. Validation is the process of confirming the validity of QES, that is, that the certificate used to create the signature was valid at the moment of creation (it was not revoked, suspended, or expired). Such a process entails the verification that the requirements of the eIDAS Regulation are met by QES in order to confirm its validity. The EIB Board of Governors Secretariat will validate received digitally signed voting forms using: a) the “Validate a signature” feature provided by EU Sign b) Adobe Acrobat software with pre-loaded European Union trusted certificates recognition features In case of non-compliance, the EIB Board of Governors Secretariat will inform the sender that the electronically signed document received cannot be taken into account and will request to be provided with a handwritten/wet-ink signed voting form by post (+scanned copy by email).  Strictly Confidential Summary table Signature Type Explanation - Process EIB Validation wet-ink signature Governors may continue to sign voting forms using a wet-ink Only the original received by post is legally binding. signature. The scanned version of the completed voting form shall be returned by email to EIB Board of Governors Secretariat ([email protected]) and the original by post to: Board of Governors Secretariat European Investment Bank Office EKI-6510 100, boulevard Konrad Adenauer L – 2950 Luxembourg AES – advanced An electronic signature with following requirements: Documents signed using AES are not accepted by the Bank. electronic • Digital certificate associated to the signature signature • Guarantee that the document has not been modified • Advanced identity verification system with the agreement of the signatory (ex: verify ID card) QES – All requirements of AES, in addition: EIB accepts only qualified electronic signature (QES) in the qualified performance of a digital signing process. • Identity of the signatory is validated upstream by a QTSP electronic (qualified certifying authority) - Using a certificate from a Qualified Trust Service Provider signature listed in the EU Trusted List and able to provide the service: • The signature key is located in a qualified device for creating “Qualified Certificate for electronic signature” ; the e- an electronic signature (QSCD). signature must rely on a valid (i.e. not revoked or expired) By virtue of eIDAS Regulation, only qualified electronic signatures signature certificate; (QES), explicitly enjoys the equivalent legal effect to handwritten (wet- - The digital signature should be placed in the document in ink) signature across all EU Member States. the place a wet-ink signature would be placed and that it is In such case, no hardcopy version shall follow to the EIB Board of visible. Governors Secretariat. Confidential European //— lnvestment Bank BOARD OF GOVERNORS On the proposal concerning the appointment of Ms Claire CHEREMETINSKI as a fulI Member of the Board of Directors of the European Investment Bank as submftted by letter dated 1 July 2004 from the Bank’s Secretary General, 1 hereby vote in favour abstain D vote against NAME (MIN lSTER) (Block capitals) COUNTRY: SIGNATURE(*): DATE(*): j.Ao OFFICIAL STAMP: Please return the scanned version of the completed voting form by email to EIB Board of Governors Secretariat (eibgovernorseib.org) and the original by post, to: Board of Governors Secretariat European lnvestment Bank Office EKI-6510 100, boulevard Konrad Adenauer L 2950 Luxembourg — lf possible, the signed voting form shall reach the EIB before close of business by Thursday, 11 July 2024 (*) EIB Governors may digitally sign this voting form with a Qualified Electronic Signature (QES). Please note that the EIB accepts only QES in the performance of a digital signing process. A guidance note on signatures accepted by the Bank for voting forms signed by the EIB Governors is annexed to this form.  Confidential 41 European Investment Bank BOARD OF GOVERNORS On the proposal concerning the appointment of Ms Sara TÄGTSTRÖM as a fuli member of the Board of Directors of the European Investment Bank as submitted by letter dated 1 July 2024 from the Bank’s Secretary General, 1 hereby vote in favour abstain L vote against NAME (MINISTER) (Block capitals) COUNTRY: SIGNATURE(*): DATE(*): 49 OFFICIAL STAMP: Please return the scanned version of the completed voting form by email to EIB Board of Governors Secretariat (eibgovernors(eib.org) and the original by post, to: Board of Governors Secretariat European Investment Bank Office EKI-6510 100, boulevard Konrad Adenauer L 2950 Luxembourg — If possible, the signed votinq form shall reach the EIB before close of business by Thursday, 11 July 2024. (*) EIB Governors may digitally sign this voting form with a Qualified Electronic Signature (QES). Please note that the EIB accepts only QES in the performance of a digital signing process. A guidance note on signatures accepted by the Bank for voting forms signed by the EIB Governors is annexed to this form.  Confidential European investment Bank BOARD OF GOVERNORS On the proposal concerning the appointment of Ms Inös Carpio SAN ROMAN as a tuli Member of the Board of Directors of the European lnvestment Bank as submitted by letter dated 1 July 2024 from the Bank’s Secretary General, 1 hereby vote in favour ‘1’ abstain D vote against LI NAME (MINISTER) (Block capitals) COUNTRY: S1GNATURE(*): DATE(*): QI OFFICIAL STAMP: Please return the scanned version of the completed voting form by email to EIB Board of Governors Secretariat (eibgovernors(äeib.orq) and the original by post, to: Board of Governors Secretariat European lnvestment Bank Office EKI-6510 100, boulevard Konrad Adenauer L 2950 Luxembourg — If possible, the sicjned voting form shall reach the EIB before close of business by Thursday. 11 July 2024 (*) EIB Governors may digitally sign this voting form with a Quaiified Electronic Signature (QES). Please note that the EIB accepts only QES in the performance of a digital signing process. A guidance note on signatures accepted by the Bank for voting forms signed by the EIB Governors is annexed to this form. REPuBuc OF EsT0NIA MINISTRY OF FINANcE Ms Barbara Balke Your ref. 01.07.2024 SG/GB/SR/yg/mb Secretary General European Investment Bank 98-100 blvd Konrad Adenauer Our ref. 44,07.2024 No 11-4.1/3070 .2 L-2950 Luxembourg eibgovemorseib.org Dear Ms Balke EIB Appointment of a fuli Members Ms Claire Cheremetinski, — Ms Ins Carpio San Romn, Ms Sara Tägtström Please find attached the Estonian votes. Yours sincerely, Martin Pöder Head of EU and International Affairs Department Encl. Voting Form Riina Laigo +372 611 3500 [email protected] Suur-Arneerika 1 / 10122 Tallinn / Estonia / +372 611 3558 / [email protected] www.rahandusministeerium.ee / Reg. code: 70000272 Confidential BOARD OF GOVERNORS On the proposal concerning the appointment of Ms Claire CHEREMETINSKI as a full Member of the Board of Directors of the European Investment Bank as submitted by letter dated 1 July 2004 from the Bank’s Secretary General, I hereby vote in favour abstain vote against NAME (MINISTER): ………………………………………………………………………………… (Block capitals) COUNTRY: ………………………………………………………………………………… SIGNATURE(*): ………………………………………………………………………………… DATE (*): ………………………………………………………………………………… OFFICIAL STAMP: Please return the scanned version of the completed voting form by email to EIB Board of Governors Secretariat ([email protected]) and the original by post, to: Board of Governors Secretariat European Investment Bank Office EKI-6510 100, boulevard Konrad Adenauer L – 2950 Luxembourg If possible, the signed voting form shall reach the EIB before close of business by Thursday, 11 July 2024 (*) EIB Governors may digitally sign this voting form with a Qualified Electronic Signature (QES). Please note that the EIB accepts only QES in the performance of a digital signing process. A guidance note on signatures accepted by the Bank for voting forms signed by the EIB Governors is annexed to this form.  Strictly Confidential Signatures accepted by the Bank for voting forms signed by the EIB Governors What is the Legal context? The EIB digital signature process relies on the EU Regulation No 910/2014 on Electronic Identification, Authentication and Trust Services (the eIDAS Regulation), which establishes an EU-wide legal framework for electronic signatures and trusted services for electronic signatures. You may consult the full text of eIDAS Regulation under this [link]. eIDAS Regulation is designed to create consistent regulations and standards across the EU for electronic identities and for trust services supporting authentication and signatures. eIDAS Regulations ensures that electronic transactions are secure, no matter where they take place within the EU. By virtue of the eIDas Regulation, a qualified electronic signature (QES) has in all EU Member States an equivalent effect to a wet ink signature. The EIB accepts and signs only with qualified electronic signatures (QES) for digital transactions governed by any laws of EU Member States and with external counterparties registered within the EU. May Governors sign voting forms electronically? Article 5(1) of the Rules of Procedure allows the Board of Governors to vote “by written or electronic correspondence.” Voting by written correspondence is traditionally conducted by filling in and signing a voting form as supplied by the Secretariat General. Qualified electronic signatures as defined in Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of 23 July 2014 (the “eIDAS Regulation”) are accorded a legal effect equivalent to that of a handwritten signature. A qualified electronic signature based on a qualified certificate issued in one Member State must be recognised as a qualified electronic signature in all other Member States. Given the importance of the decisions which the Board of Governors is called upon to take (appointments and compulsory retirements, capital increases and authorisations for the launch of Statute change procedures, approval or rejection of annual reports and of highest-order policies), it appears appropriate to continue to afford the highest level of legal protection to the Bank where it must attribute individual signatures to individual Governors. Hence, when a Governor chooses to replace his/her handwritten signature by an electronic signature, the chosen method should be qualified electronic signatures within the meaning of the eIDAS Regulation. In such case, no hardcopy version shall follow to the EIB Board of Governors Secretariat.  Strictly Confidential May Governors delegate their vote to ministry staff? The EIB’s legal framework does not provide for any explicit possibility for Governors to delegate their vote to persons other than another Governor at meetings (Article 6 of the Rules of Procedure), and the EIB’s Statute and Rules of Procedure do not provide for any explicit possibility for Governors to delegate their written votes either. Thus, in the case of electronic voting, the EIB will assume that incoming electronic votes have been cast by the Governor to whom electronic access has been given. It is for the Governors Advisors and/or the national administrations to decide on their internal working arrangements and practicalities of how the casting of the Governor’s electronic vote should be managed. How does EIB validate a digitally signed document? The eIDAS Regulation also covers the verification and validation of certificates for website authentication. Validation is the process of confirming the validity of QES, that is, that the certificate used to create the signature was valid at the moment of creation (it was not revoked, suspended, or expired). Such a process entails the verification that the requirements of the eIDAS Regulation are met by QES in order to confirm its validity. The EIB Board of Governors Secretariat will validate received digitally signed voting forms using: a) the “Validate a signature” feature provided by EU Sign b) Adobe Acrobat software with pre-loaded European Union trusted certificates recognition features In case of non-compliance, the EIB Board of Governors Secretariat will inform the sender that the electronically signed document received cannot be taken into account and will request to be provided with a handwritten/wet-ink signed voting form by post (+scanned copy by email).  Strictly Confidential Summary table Signature Type Explanation - Process EIB Validation wet-ink signature Governors may continue to sign voting forms using a wet-ink Only the original received by post is legally binding. signature. The scanned version of the completed voting form shall be returned by email to EIB Board of Governors Secretariat ([email protected]) and the original by post to: Board of Governors Secretariat European Investment Bank Office EKI-6510 100, boulevard Konrad Adenauer L – 2950 Luxembourg AES – advanced An electronic signature with following requirements: Documents signed using AES are not accepted by the Bank. electronic • Digital certificate associated to the signature signature • Guarantee that the document has not been modified • Advanced identity verification system with the agreement of the signatory (ex: verify ID card) QES – All requirements of AES, in addition: EIB accepts only qualified electronic signature (QES) in the qualified performance of a digital signing process. • Identity of the signatory is validated upstream by a QTSP electronic (qualified certifying authority) - Using a certificate from a Qualified Trust Service Provider signature listed in the EU Trusted List and able to provide the service: • The signature key is located in a qualified device for creating “Qualified Certificate for electronic signature” ; the e- an electronic signature (QSCD). signature must rely on a valid (i.e. not revoked or expired) By virtue of eIDAS Regulation, only qualified electronic signatures signature certificate; (QES), explicitly enjoys the equivalent legal effect to handwritten (wet- - The digital signature should be placed in the document in ink) signature across all EU Member States. the place a wet-ink signature would be placed and that it is In such case, no hardcopy version shall follow to the EIB Board of visible. Governors Secretariat.