Dimension annual general meeting

DIMENSION ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Shareholders of Dimension AB (publ) are hereby notified that the Annual General Meeting will be held at 4:00 p.m. on Monday, April 23, 2001 at Stockholm City Conference Center (Norra Latin), Pelarsalen, Drottninggatan 71B, Stockholm. Meeting language: Swedish Doors will be opened and registration for the Meeting will commence at 3:00 p.m. Participation To be entitled to participate in the business of the Meeting, shareholders must · be recorded in the register of shareholders maintained by VPC AB (the Swedish Securities Register Center) on Thursday, April 12, 2001, and · notify the Company of their intention to attend the Meeting no later than 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 17, 2001 in writing to Dimension AB, attn: Yvonne Carpenter, Box 20200, SE-161 02 Bromma, Sweden, or by fax +46 8 29 17 50. Shareholders are asked to provide their name, address, telephone, number of shares and whether they will be accompanied at the Meeting. Nominee-registered shares To be entitled to participate in the Meeting, shareholders whose shares are registered in the name of a nominee through the trust department of a bank or a brokerage firm must request that their shares be temporarily re- registered in their own names in the register of shareholders maintained by VPC AB. The registration process must be effected on Thursday, April 12, 2001. Shareholders are requested to inform their nominees well in advance of this date. Proxies, etc. Shareholders who are represented by a proxy must authorize the proxy by issuing a power of attorney. If such authorization is issued by a legal entity, an attested copy of the certificate of registration must be attached. The certificate may not be more than one year old. The original authorization and certificate of registration, where applicable, should be sent to Dimension AB, Box 20200, S-161 02 Bromma, Sweden, well in advance of the Meeting. Agenda 1. Election of the Chairman of the Meeting 2. Drawing up and approval of the voting list 3. Election of one or two persons to attest to the accuracy of the minutes 4. A decision on whether proper notice of the Meeting has been made 5. Approval of the agenda and points of order 6. The President's address 7. Presentation of the annual report and the auditors' report, as well as the consolidated financial statements and the auditors' report for the Dimension Group 8. Adoption of a) the income statement and the balance sheet, as well as the consolidated income statement and the consolidated balance sheet b) disposition of the Company's earnings in accordance with the approved balance sheet and determination of a record date for dividends c) Discharge from liability of the Members of the Board of Directors and the President 9. A decision on the compensation that shall be paid to the Board of Directors and auditor 10. A decision on the number of directors and deputy directors who shall be elected at the Meeting and election of the members of the Board of Directors, deputy directors and auditor 11. A decision to authorize the Board of Directors to decide on the issuance of new shares 12. Other matters 13. Conclusion of the Meeting Proposals for decision Dividend (8b) The Board of Directors and the President propose an ordinary dividend to the shareholders of SEK 0.95 per share and that Thursday, April 26, 2001 shall be the record date for receipt of the dividend. Fees to the Board of Directors and auditor (point 9) Shareholders representing approximately 52 percent of the total number of votes propose that the Board of Directors be paid a total of SEK 450,000, of which SEK 150,000 to the Chairman and SEK 100,000 to the other Directors. Directors who are employed by the Company will not receive any compensation. Auditor's fees will be paid as invoiced. Election of the Board of Directors and auditor (point 10) Shareholders representing approximately 52 percent of the total number of votes in the company have declared their support for the following proposal: The Board of Directors shall consist of five members and two deputies. Reelection of Directors Björn Boldt-Christmas, Leif Svensson, Ulf Ivarsson, Johan de Verdier and Lars Idermark as well as deputies Björn Pettersson and Irene Axelsson. The company shall have one auditor without deputies. The Board recommends the reelection of the accounting firm Ernst & Young AB as auditor, with Peter Lander as auditor in charge for the period until the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting held during the fourth financial year after the auditor's election. The accounts and auditor's report will be made available for shareholders at the company's office at Adolfsbergsvägen 31, Bromma, as of April 9, 2001. Copies of the accounts will be sent upon request to shareholders who provide their mailing address. Authorization of the Board of Directors to decide on new share issues (point 11) The Board proposes that the Annual General Meeting authorize the Board to decide on new share issues according to the following conditions: The authorization comprises the issue of not more than 2,500,000 new shares with a par value of SEK 0.02 per share, corresponding to a dilution effect of approximately 8 percent. The authorization may be utilized until the next Annual General Meeting to decide on new share issues on one or more occasions. Deviations are permitted from shareholders' preferential subscription rights. Payment for subscribed shares may be settled per contra or for consideration in kind. The reason why the issue may deviate from shareholders' preferential subscription rights is the company's desire to facilitate acquisitions. The Board's complete proposal regarding point 11 will be made available to shareholders at the company's office at the above address as of Tuesday, April 17, 2001. The company will mail the material free of charge to shareholders upon request. Registration of shareholders begins at 3:00 p.m. Welcome! Stockholm, March 2001 Dimension AB (publ) The Board of Directors ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by BIT http://www.bit.se The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/03/22/20010322BIT00150/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/03/22/20010322BIT00150/bit0001.pdf