Bulletin from the Annual General Meeting 2019 in G5 Entertainment AB (publ)
The Annual General Meeting of G5 Entertainment AB (publ) was held at 7a Conference center, Strandvägen 7a in Stockholm, on May 8, 2019.
Petter Nylander was elected chairman of the meeting. During the meeting CEO Vlad Suglobov gave a presentation of the 2018 financial year and the current status of G5 Entertainment AB (publ).
The meeting, amongst other things, decided on the following matters:
Directors of the Board and remuneration to the Board of directors
Chris Carvalho, Petter Nylander, Jeffrey Rose, Vlad Suglobov (CEO), Johanna Fagrell Köhler and Stefan Lundborg were re-elected as directors of the Board. Petter Nylander was appointed chairman of the Board.
It was resolved that the remuneration to the Board should comprise of SEK 450,000 to the chairman and SEK 250,000 each to the other directors appointed by the general meeting and that is not employed by the company. It was also resolved that fees, in addition to directors' fees, shall be paid to the members of the company's Audit Committee and Compensation Committee. The fee to the chairman of the Audit Committee shall amount to SEK 80,000 and SEK 50,000 each, to be paid to the other members of the Audit Committee and the fee to the chairman of the Compensation Committee shall amount to SEK 50,000 and SEK 30,000 each to be paid to the other members of the Compensation Committee.
Dividend
The meeting approved to pay a dividend of SEK 2.50 per share, in total SEK 22,459,625, as proposed by the Board. Payment from Euroclear Sweden is estimated to be made on May 15, 2019.
Discharge from liability
The meeting decided to discharge the Board and the CEO from liability for the financial year 2018.
Auditor
The meeting resolved to appoint PwC as audit firm with Aleksander Lyckow as auditor-in-charge for the period until the end of the next Annual General Meeting. The meeting also resolved that remuneration to the auditor shall be paid according to current account and approved invoices.
Nominating Committee
The meeting approved the Nominating Committee's proposal regarding the composition of the Nominating Committee.
Remuneration to senior executives
The meeting resolved to adopt the Board’s proposal for guidelines for remuneration to senior executives.
Performance based long-term share program for executive management and key employees
It was resolved to implement a performance based, long-term incentive program for the executive management and key employees of the Company and its subsidiaries ("LTIP 2019"). The program is share-based include approx. 120 persons. The vesting period amounts to approx. 3 years. Following the end of the vesting period, the participants will be allotted ordinary shares in the Company free of charge, provided that certain performance conditions have been satisfied. Allotment of shares under LTIP 2019 requires that the participants remain employed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries during the entire vesting period. In addition, certain performance levels related to the development in the total shareholders’ return on the Company’s ordinary share ("TSR") must be reached. For allotment to take place, the TSR must exceed 95 per cent for the entire vesting period, corresponding to 25 per cent per year. Maximum allotment is awarded if the TSR reach or exceed 205 per cent for the entire vesting period, corresponding to 45 per cent per year.
No more than 140,000 ordinary shares may be allotted to the participants of LTIP 2019, corresponding to a dilutive effect of 1.56 per cent. The total costs for LTIP 2019 are estimated to approx. SEK 8,352,604 at maximum allotment.
The purpose of LTIP 2019 is to increase the possibilities to recruit and retain competent employees and to increase the commitment and the motivation of the program participants and to strengthen the participants’ ties to the G5 group and its shareholders.
To secure delivery of shares under LTIP 2019, it was resolved, as set forth below, to authorize the Board of Directors to resolve on a directed issue of class C shares, to authorize the Board of Directors to resolve on acquisition of own class C shares and to transfer own ordinary shares to the participants of LTIP 2019.
Performance based long-term share program for the CEO
It was resolved to invite the company CEO, who is also a director of the Board, to participate in LTIP 2019. The CEO may be allotted no more than 10,000 shares of the 140,000 shares offered under LTIP 2019.
Authorization for the Board to resolve on issuance of class C shares
The meeting resolved to authorize the Board of Directors during the period until the end of the next Annual General Meeting, on one or more occasions, to increase the company’s share capital by not more than SEK 14,000 through issuance of not more than 140,000 class C shares. With derogation of the shareholders' pre-emption right, a bank shall be entitled to subscribe for the new class C shares at a subscription price corresponding to the quotient value of the shares. The purpose of the authorization and the reason for the derogation from shareholders' pre-emption rights in connection with the issue of class C shares is to secure delivery of shares to participants in LTIP 2019.
Authorization for the Board to resolve to acquire own class C shares
The meeting resolved to authorize the Board of Directors during the period until the end of the next Annual General Meeting to, on one or more occasions, acquire own class C shares. The acquisitions may only be effected through a public offer directed to all holders of class C shares and shall comprise all outstanding class C shares. The number of shares acquired may not result in the Company holding at any time more than 10 per cent of the total number of shares in the Company. The acquisitions shall be conducted at a purchase price corresponding to the quotient value of the share. Payment for the class C shares shall be made in cash. The purpose of the authorization is to secure delivery of shares to participants in LTIP 2019.
Transfer of own ordinary shares
The meeting resolved to transfer no more than 140,000 ordinary shares in the Company (or such higher number of ordinary shares that may follow from a recalculation resulting from a bonus issue, split, preferential issue or similar measures). The ordinary shares shall be transferred, free of charge, to participants in LTIP 2019, who according to terms and conditions for LTIP 2019, are entitled to receive ordinary shares in the Company and in accordance with the other conditions for LTIP 2019. The reasons for the deviation from the shareholders’ pre-emption right is that the transfer of shares is part of the execution of LTIP 2019.
Authorization, share issue
The meeting resolved to authorize the Board for the period until the end of the next Annual General Meeting to, on one or more occasions, decide to issue shares in order to facilitate acquisitions and raising capital. The number of shares issued pursuant to this authorization must correspond to a maximum of 10 per cent of the share capital consisting of ordinary shares issued at the time of the 2019 Annual General Meeting.
Authorization, acquisition and transfer of own ordinary shares
The meeting decided to authorize the Board for the period until the end of the next Annual General Meeting to, on one or more occasions, decide of acquisition and transfer of the company’s own ordinary shares in accordance with certain terms and conditions. The authorization is intended to provide the Board with greater possibilities to adapt the capital structure of the company to the capital requirement from time to time and to enable the Board to transfer shares in connection with acquisitions of companies through payment in the form of the company's own shares.
Repurchase of warrants under the option program 2016/2019
The meeting resolved to authorize the Board, until the end of the next Annual General Meeting, on one or more occasions, to resolve to repurchase warrants issued by the Annual General Meeting 2016. The price for the repurchase of warrants shall correspond to the market value.
For further information, please contact:
Stefan Wikstrand, CFO, +46 76 00 11 115
This information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact person set out above, at 13.00 CET on May 8, 2019.
About G5 Entertainment
G5 Entertainment AB (publ) (G5) develops and publishes high quality free-to-play games for both smartphones and tablets that are family-friendly, easy to learn, and targeted at the widest audience of both experienced and novice players. The group distributes their games through the Apple, Google, Amazon, and Windows application stores. The company’s portfolio includes popular games like Hidden City®, Mahjong Journey®, Homicide Squad®, The Secret Society® and Pirates & Pearls (tm).
Through its head entity G5 Entertainment AB (Publ), G5 Entertainment Group is publicly listed on Nasdaq Stockholm’s main market mid cap segment under trade symbol G5EN.ST. For the 6th year in a row, G5 Entertainment is ranked in Deloitte’s Top 500 Fastest Growing Tech Companies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.