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The general meeting of Shareholders

The general meeting of Shareholders

Pursuant to the Swedish Companies Act, the general meeting is the company’s supreme decision-making body and at such meetings shareholders exercise their voting rights in key issues, such as adoption of income statements and balance sheets, allocation of the company’s profit, discharge from liability of board members and the CEO, election of board members and auditors, as well as remuneration of the board of directors and auditors.

In addition to the annual general meeting, extraordinary general meetings can be convened. In accordance with the Articles of Association, notification of the Annual General Meeting is announced in the Swedish Gazette (SW. Post- och Inrikes Tidningar) and through publication on the Company’s website. At the time of the official notification, information that notification has been sent is to be provided in an advertisement in Dagens Industri.

Right to attend general meetings
All shareholders who are directly recorded in the share register maintained by Euroclear Sweden five weekdays prior to the general meeting and who have notified the company of their intention to participate (including assistants, if any) in the general meeting not later than the date and time indicated in the notice of the general meeting, are entitled to attend the general meeting and vote for the number of shares they hold. Shareholders may attend general meetings in person or by proxy and may be accompanied by a maximum of two assistants. It is normally possible for shareholders to register for the general meeting in several different ways, as indicated in the notice of the meeting.

Shareholder initiatives
Shareholders who wish to have an issue brought before the general meeting must submit a request in writing to the board of directors. The request must normally be received by the board of directors not later than seven weeks prior to the general meeting.

Here you can find relevant information regarding the Annual General Meeting 2012:

Minutes from the Annual General Meeting 2012

Annual General Meeting 2012

Board of directors' proposal for distribution of earnings

Board of Directors' proposed guidlines for remuneration of senior executives

Auditor's statement in accordance with Ch. 8 Sect. 54 of the Swedish Companies Act

The Board of Directors' evaluation of remuneration to senior executives

Notification of the Annual General Meeting

Proxy form

Nomination Committee's proposals and statemant

Click here to see relevant information regarding the Annual General Meeting of 2011