Clas Ohlson’s Nomination Committee appointed

In accordance with the applicable nomination procedure, as adopted by the Annual General Meeting, Clas Ohlson’s Nomination Committee is to comprise the Chairman of the Board and four members representing the four largest registered owners or shareholders known in some other manner. The Haid and Tidstrand families are to appoint one member each to the Nomination Committee.

Prior to the 2019 Annual General Meeting, Clas Ohlson’s Nomination Committee will comprise the following members:

• Kenneth Bengtsson, Chairman of the Board of Clas Ohlson AB
• Jonas Berg, representing the Haid owner family (chairman)
• Göran Sundström, representing the Tidstrand owner family
• Ricard Wennerklint, representing If Skadeförsäkring AB
• Erik Durhan, Nordea Investments Funds

The Nomination Committee’s assignment is to present to the coming Annual General Meeting proposals concerning the election of the Chairman of the Board and other Board members and regarding the choice of auditors, as well as fees and other remuneration to be paid for Board assignments to each of the Board members and to the auditor. The Nomination Committee is also to submit proposals concerning the Chairman of the Annual General Meeting.

The composition of the Nomination Committee is based on the owner relationship at 30 September 2018. The Nomination Committee represents approximately 70 per cent of the total number of company shares (votes). The above Nomination Committee will serve until a new Nomination Committee has been elected.

The Annual General Meeting will be held on 7 September 2019. Shareholders who wish to submit proposals to the Nomination Committee can do so by e-mail to: valberedningen@clasohlson.se or by post to: Clas Ohlson AB, Valberedningen, SE-793 85 Insjön, Sweden.

For further information please contact:
Tina Englyst, Head of Legal and Sustainability phone +46 76 724 25 57

Clas Ohlson was founded in 1918 as a mail order business in Insjön, Sweden. Today we are a retail company with customers in five markets, approximately 5,000 co-workers and annual sales of approximately 8 billion SEK. Our share is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. A lot has happened since the start in 1918, but one thing has remained the same over the years; that we want to help and inspire people to improve their everyday lives by offering smart, simple, practical solutions at attractive prices. Visit about.clasohlson.com to read about our passion for simplifying life in all kinds of homes.

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