Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting
Notice is hereby given that you are invited to the Extraordinary General Meeting of Bure Equity AB (publ), to be held at 4:30 p.m. in the Chalmers student union building, conference room RunAn, Chalmersplatsen 1, Göteborg, on Wednesday, 23 April, 2008. The entrance, which is the same as for the company’s Annual General Meeting the same day (the Annual General Meeting starts at 3 p.m.), is opened at 2 p.m.
NOTICE
Shareholders who wish to participate in the Extraordinary General Meeting ("EGM") must be recorded in their own names in the register of shareholders maintained by VPC AB (the Nordic Central Securities Depository) no later than 12 p.m. on Thursday, 17 April, 2008, and must notify the company no later than 12 p.m. on Thursday, 17 April in one of the following ways: by writing to Bure Equity AB, Box 5419, SE 402 29 Göteborg, Sweden; on the company’s website www.bure.se, by telephone +46 31 708 64 39; by fax +46 31 708 64 82; or by e-mail: info@bure.se.
Please note that notification to attend the company's Annual General Meeting (AGM), which will be held the same day at 3 p.m., also constitutes notification to attend this EGM. If notification to attend the AGM has already been made, there is no need for any further notification regarding the EGM, which will take place immediately after the AGM and in the same conference room.
When notifying the company, shareholders must state their name, address, telephone number and personal/corporate identity number.
To be entitled to participate in the EGM, shareholders whose shares are registered in the name of a trustee must have their shares temporarily re-registered in their own name with VPC AB.
Shareholders must notify their trustees well in advance to ensure that an entry is made in the register of shareholders by Thursday, 17 April, 2008. Shareholders who wish to be represented by a proxy must submit a dated form of proxy. The original proxy document must be mailed to the company at the above address well in advance of the EGM. Proxies representing a legal entity must attach a certificate of registration or corresponding proof of authorisation.
BUSINESS
1. Opening of the EGM
2. Election of a Chairman of the EGM
3. Preparation and approval of the voting list
4. Approval of the agenda
5. Election of one or two persons to check and sign the minutes
6. Determination as to whether the EGM has been duly convened
7. The Board’s proposal for resolution regarding reduction of the company’s share capital
8. The Board’s proposal for resolution regarding reduction of the company’s reserve fund
9. Closing of the EGM
PROPOSALS FOR RESOLUTIONS
Item 7) - The Board’s proposal for resolution regarding reduction of the company’s share capital
The Board proposes that the EGM resolves in accordance with the following proposal:
1. The company’s share capital shall be decreased, without withdrawal of shares, to be allocated to a free fund to be used in connection with the transformation of the company from an investment company into an operating group of companies within the education sector.
2. The company’s share capital, which amounts to SEK 842,057,619.23 shall be decreased by a maximum of SEK 542,057,619.23.
The implementation of the resolution is dependant upon receiving permission to decrease the share capital from the Swedish Companies Registration Office or, if disputed, from public court.
Item 8 - The Board’s proposal for resolution regarding reduction of the company’s reserve fund
The Board proposes that the EGM resolves in accordance with the following proposal:
The reserve fund of the company, which amounts to SEK 671,360,886, is decreased by a maximum of SEK 671,360,886 to be allocated to a free fund to be used in connection with the transformation of the company from an investment company into an operating group of companies.
The implementation of the resolution is dependant upon receiving permission to decrease the reserve fund from the Companies Registration Office or, if disputed, from public court.
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It is proposed that the President, or individual so appointed by the President, be authorised to make such necessary and minor changes as are required to enable registration of the resolutions with the Swedish Companies Registration Office.
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For the resolution regarding item 7 to be valid in accordance with the above proposal, it is required that the resolution has been supported by shareholders with two thirds of both the votes cast and the shares represented at the EGM.
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The company has in total 98,377,837 shares and votes, of which the company as per 7 April, 2008, holds 5,738,200 shares and votes in treasury.
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The Board's complete proposals for resolution are available to the shareholders in Swedish language versions at Bure Equity AB’s office on Mässans Gata 8 in Gothenburg, and on the company’s website www.bure.se, as from Wednesday, 9 April, 2008. The documents will also be sent by mail to all shareholder who so request and provide their mailing address.
Göteborg, April 2008
The Board of Directors