NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF BIOHIT OYJ
BIOHIT OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 30 MARCH 2007
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF BIOHIT OYJ
The shareholders of Biohit Oyj are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting
(AGM) of Biohit Oyj to be held at Restaurant Pörssi on Monday 23 April 2007 at
5:00 p.m., address: Fabianinkatu 14, 00100 Helsinki.
The issues to be handled are those pertaining to the AGM as stipulated by
Article 11 of the Company's Articles of Association.
Shareholders representing over 50% of the votes associated with the Group's
shares have issued notification that they are going to propose to the AGM that
the number of members of the Board of Directors be six (6) and that the current
members be re-elected until the end of the next AGM: Peter B. Coggins, Tero J.
Kauppinen, Reijo Luostarinen, Peter Tchernych, Mårten Wikström and Osmo
Suovaniemi.
Said shareholders have also proposed that the auditor remain the same, public
accountancy company PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy, until the end of the next AGM.
The Board of Directors will propose to the AGM that no dividends will be
distributed for the financial year.
The documents pertaining to the final accounts of the Company and the proposals
by the Board of Directors to the AGM are available for review by shareholders as
of 2 April 2007 at the Corporate Headquarters of Biohit, address Laippatie 1,
00880 Helsinki. Copies of the documents will be submitted to shareholders upon
request.
Shareholders who on 13 April 2007 have been listed on the shareholder register
of the Company, maintained by the Finnish Central Securities Depository, have
the right to participate in the AGM.
Shareholders who have not transferred their shares to the book-entry securities
system are also entitled to participate in the AGM, provided that the
shareholders have been registered in the corporate register of shareholders
before 10 April 1995. In this case the shareholder is liable to present proof
that the right of ownership of his/her shares has not been transferred to any
book-entry securities account.
Shareholders wishing to participate in the Annual General Meeting must notify
the Company of their participation to the Corporate Headquarters no later than
19 April 2007 by 12:00 noon either in writing to: Biohit Oyj, Annual General
Meeting, Laippatie 1, FI-00880, Helsinki, by email to: yhtiokokous@biohit.com,
by telefax to: +358-9-773 86 292 or by telephone to: Beata Hokkanen +358-9-773
861 (switchboard). Any powers of attorney must be submitted by mail before the
closing of the registration period.
Board of Directors of Biohit Oyj
Additional information:
Osmo Suovaniemi, M.D., Ph.D., Professor
President & CEO
Tel: +358-9-773 861
GSM: +358-40-745 5605
Email: osmo.suovaniemi@biohit.com
Distribution:
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