NOTICE OF FIM GROUP CORPORATION’S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ON MARCH 15, 2007
FIM GROUP CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE February 26, 2007, at 3.30 p.m. (Finnish time)
NOTICE OF FIM GROUP CORPORATION’S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ON MARCH 15, 2007
The shareholders of FIM Group Corporation are hereby invited to attend the Annual General Meeting that will be held on Thursday, March 15, 2007, beginning at 3.00 p.m. in the Restaurant Linna, Jugendsali at the address Lönnrotinkatu 29, 00180 Helsinki. The recording of attendance of shareholders who have registered for the general meeting will begin at 2.15 p.m.
AGENDA OF THE GENERAL MEETING
Matters pertaining to the Annual General Meeting as stated in Article 12 of FIM’s Articles of Association and in Chapter 5 of Companies Act:
Presentation of
1 the financial statements comprising income statement, balance sheet and report of the Board of Directors;
2 Auditors’ Report;
Resolved upon
3 adoption of the financial statements
4 granting of discharge from liability to the members of the Board of Directors and the Chief Executive Officer;
5 any measures prompted by the profit or loss shown in the adopted balance sheet;
6 remuneration to be paid to the members of the Board of Directors and the auditors;
Shall elect
7 the ordinary members of the Board of Directors and
8 the auditors and a deputy auditor if necessary.
The preliminary information on the financials for 2006 as well as the Board of Directors’ proposal for distribution of dividends was published on February 5, 2007. Financial statements bulletin was published on February 15, 2007.
The Board of Directors proposes that a dividend of EUR 0.14 be paid for each share. If the Annual General Meeting approves the Board of Directors´ proposal for dividends, the date of record for dividend distribution is March 20, 2007 and dividends will be paid on March 27, 2007.
The Board of Directors proposes that authorised public accountants Mr. Kim Karhu and Ms. Kaija Leppinen will be elected as auditors for financial year 2007. The Board of Directors also proposes that PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy, Authorized Public Accountants with Jarmo Alén, Authorized Public Accountant, as chief auditor will be elected as a deputy auditor.
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED UNDER THE COMPANIES ACT
The proposals of the Board of Directors and the documents required by the Companies Act are available to shareholders on the company website www.fim.com and at the company headquarters, Pohjoisesplanadi 33 A, 00100 Helsinki, as of March 8, 2007. Shareholders can request copies of the documents by calling Tuula MacIntosh at +358 9 6134 6323 or by sending e-mail to the address tuula.macintosh@fim.com.
PARTICIPATION AND REGISTRATION
A shareholder who has been registered in the company’s Shareholder Register maintained by Finnish Central Securities Depository Ltd no later than by March 5, 2007, and has registered for the general meeting no later than on March 8, 2007, at 12 noon Finnish time, is entitled to attend the meeting.
The owner of a nominee-registered share shall have the right to participate the Extraordinary General Meeting if said shareholder has been notified, no later than on March 5, 2007, for temporary entry in the Shareholder Register in order to participate in the Extraordinary General Meeting and if the shareholder has registered for the Extraordinary General Meeting no later than on March 8, 2007, by 12 noon Finnish time.
A shareholder who wishes to participate in the general meeting must notify the company of his/her intention to attend either
a) by letter at the address FIM Group Corporation / Tuula MacIntosh, Pohjoisesplanadi 33 A, FI-00100 Helsinki.
b) by telephone at +358 9 6134 6323 (Tuula MacIntosh) weekdays from 9.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. Finnish time,
c) by telefax at +358 9 6134 6363 or
d) by email at the address tuula.macintosh@fim.com.
The registration must reach the company no later than on March 8, 2007, at 12 noon Finnish time.
It is requested that any proxies be delivered when registering for the meeting.
Admittance to the meeting auditorium, distribution of ballots and the checking of proxies will begin at the meeting venue on March 15, 2007, at 2.15 p.m.
Helsinki, February 26, 2007
FIM Group Corporation
Board of Directors
For additional information, contact:
Risto Perttunen, CEO
+358 (0)9 613 46 303
risto.perttunen@fim.com
Timo T. Laitinen, CFO
+358 (0)9 613 46 525
timo.laitinen @fim.com
Distribution:
Helsinki Stock Exchange
Principal media
www.fim.com.
Established in 1987, FIM is a Finnish investment services group that offers asset management, brokerage and investment banking services for private individuals and organizations. In addition to the head office in Helsinki, FIM has regional offices in Espoo, Jyväskylä, Kuopio, Lahti, Oulu, Riihimäki, Tampere, Turku and Vaasa. FIM also operates in Stockholm and Moscow. The company had net sales in 2006 of EUR 82.0 million, and it posted operating profit of EUR 19.1 million. FIM had a payroll of 284 employees at the end of 2006.