Decisions of Aktia plc's Annual General Meeting 2010
Aktia plc
Stock Exchange Release
25.3.2010 at 6.55 p.m.
Decisions of Aktia plc's Annual General Meeting 2010
The Annual General Meeting of Aktia plc held on 25 March 2010 adopted the
financial statements of the parent company and the consolidated financial
statements and discharged the members of the Board of Supervisors, the members
of the Board of Directors, the Managing Director and his deputy from liability.
In accordance with the proposal of the Board of Directors, the Annual General
Meeting decided to distribute a dividend of EUR 0.24 per share totalling EUR
15.9 million for the financial period 1 January - 31 December 2009. The record
date for the dividends is 30 March 2010 and the dividends will be paid out on 8
April 2010.
The Annual General Meeting established the number of members on the Board of
Supervisors as thirty-four.
The members of the Board of Supervisors Sten Eklundh, Agneta Eriksson, Peter
Heinström, Erik Karls, Clas Nyberg, Gunvor Sarelin-Sjöblom, Jan-Erik Stenman,
Maj-Britt Vääriskoski, Lars Wallin, Bo Gustav Wilson and Ann-Marie Åberg, who
were all due to step down, were elected members of the Board of Supervisors for
a term of three years.
The Annual General Meeting established the number of auditors as one.
PricewaterhouseCoopers Ab was re-appointed auditor for the financial year
starting on 1 January 2010, with Jan Holmberg, APA, as the auditor in charge.
The Annual General Meeting approved the proposals by the Board of Director
concerning authorisation to issue shares as well as authorisation to divest
shares. The Annual General Meeting also approved the proposal by the Board of
Directors concerning donations for philanthropic purposes and the proposal
regarding the appointment of a nomination committee with the task of preparing
election matters for the Annual General Meeting.
The proposal of the Finnish Shareholders Association to discontinue the Board
of Supervisors was dropped as the author of the proposal did not demand a vote.
All proposals mentioned above are included in the Summons to the AGM published
on Aktia plc's website www.aktia.fi.
AKTIA PLC
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Jussi Laitinen, Managing Director, tel. +358 10 247 6210
Berndt Hertsberg, Legal Counsel, tel. +358 10 247 6297
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