2021 ANNUAL REPORT >> Life Certifi cates Issued A great deal of work goes into creating this degree of growth for any organization and our employees have streamlined processes, improving our ability to serve our appointed agents and issue the certificates to our insured base. In 2018 we issued 514 insurance certificates, compared to 11,362 during 2021. That is a stunning 2,200% increase in issued certificates. >> Membership Growth This is not even the entirety of the story about our extraordinary development. While reinvigorating our sales efforts, we also sustained growth of our social members. We ended 2018 with 48,621 members and as of year-end 2021 totaled 63,027 members. This outstanding increase is something about which we all should be extremely proud. Once again, we are aiming high for continued success for Sons of Norway in 2022. In the next few pages you will see we have set challenging yet meaningful goals for 2022 and I can say that we are already on pace for another successful year. I am extremely proud of the employees who have walked alongside me these past few years to ensure that Sons of Norway will be here for many years to come to serve our members and foster our Nordic heritage and culture! Christopher H. Pinkerton Chief Executive Officer @sonsofnorway June 2022 31