Announcement from THQ Nordic’s annual general meeting
The annual general meeting (“AGM”) of THQ Nordic AB (“THQ” or the “Company”) was held today on 16 May 2017 in Stockholm and the following resolutions were passed by the meeting.
Adoption of the income statement and the balance sheet
The AGM resolved to adopt the income statement and the balance sheet in the Company and the consolidated income statement and the consolidated balance sheet.
Allocation of profit
The AGM resolved that no dividend would be paid to the shareholders and that the previously accrued profits, including the share premium account and year result, in total SEK 280,856,000, would be carried forward.
Discharge from liability
The board of directors and the CEO were discharged from liability for the financial year 2016.
Election of the board of directors, auditor and remuneration
The AGM resolved that the board of directors shall comprise five directors and no deputy directors. The AGM resolved that the number of auditors shall be one registered audit firm.
It was further resolved that the remuneration to each of the directors who are not employed by the company, shall be in total SEK 760,000 and comprise of SEK 190,000 to each director and SEK 380,000 to the chairman of the board. It was further resolved that remuneration to the auditor shall be paid in accordance with approved invoices.
Pia Rosin, Mia Segolsson, Erik Stenberg, Kicki Wallje-Lund and Lars Wingefors were re-elected as directors of the board. Kicki Wallje-Lund was re-elected as the chairman of the board.
Ernst & Young Aktiebolag was elected as the Company auditor. Ernst & Young Aktiebolag has announced that Ulrich Adolfsson will be main responsible auditor.
Authorisation for the board to issue shares, convertibles and/or warrants
The AGM resolved, in accordance with the board of directors’ proposal, to authorise the board of directors during the period up until the next annual general meeting to, on one or more occasions, resolve to issue B shares, convertibles and/or warrants with right to convert into and subscribe for B shares respectively, with or without preferential rights for the shareholders, in the amount not exceeding ten (10) per cent of the total number of shares in the Company, to be paid in cash, in kind and/or by way of set-off.
Karlstad in May 2017
THQ Nordic AB
The board of directors
For additional information, please contact:
Lars Wingefors, Group CEO
Tel: +46 708 471 978
E-post: lwingefors@thqnordic.com
About THQ Nordic
THQ Nordic acquires, develops and publishes PC and console games. The core business model consists of acquiring established franchises and successively refining them. The portfolio includes more than 75 franchises such as Darksiders, Titan Quest, MX vs ATV, Red Faction, Destroy All Humans, Aquanox, deBlob, Imperium Galactica, Desperados, Impossible Creatures, Jagged Alliance, Spellforce, The Guild and This is the Police.
Since its foundation 2011, the Company has created a global presence, with its Group head office in Karlstad, Sweden and its operational head office in Vienna, Austria. THQ Nordics engage more than 370 people and has 4 inhouse development studios based in Germany, USA and Sweden. THQ Nordic shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm First North under the ticker THQN B. The Company’s Certified Adviser is FNCA Sweden AB. For more information, please visit http://www.thqnordic-investors.com or www.thqnordic.com.