HANZA: Communiqué from the AGM

HANZA Holding AB (publ), listed on Nasdaq Stockholm, held its Annual General Meeting today, April 26, 2021, at which, among others, the resolutions listed below were made. Due to the ongoing corona pandemic and to reduce the risk of spread of infection, the meeting was executed solely by postal vote with the support of temporary laws.

• At the AGM, the Parent Company’s and the Group’s income statement and balance sheet for the financial year of 2020 were adopted. Further, the AGM resolved allocation of the Company’s profit in accordance with the Board’s proposal, meaning a dividend of SEK 0.25 per share, a total of SEK 8,944,982, and that SEK 227,607,457 be carried forward to a new account. The record date for the dividend shall be Wednesday 28 April. The Board and the CEO were granted discharge for the 2020 financial year.
• In accordance with the nomination committee’s proposal, Francesco Franzé, Håkan Halén, Gerald Engström, Helene Richmond and Sofia Axelsson were re-elected as board members. Francesco Franzé was re-elected as Chairman of the Board. Gerald Engström was re-elected as vice chairman.

• The AGM resolved that a remuneration of SEK 360,00 per annum be paid to the Chairman of the Board, and SEK 180,000 per annum to other board members, whereby the total remuneration amounts to SEK 1,080,000. Further, remuneration shall be payable or work in the audit committee, where SEK 60,000 shall be payable to the chairman and SEK 25,000 to each of the other members of the committee. An additional remuneration shall be payable for work in the remuneration committee, where SEK 25,000 shall be payable to the chairman and SEK 12,500 to each of the other members of the committee.

• The authorized auditing firm Ernst & Young AB was re-elected as the Company’s auditor. Ernst & Young AB intends to elect the authorized public accountant Charlotte Holmstrand as auditor in charge.
• The AGM decided on principles for the appointment of the Nomination Committee in preparation for the Annual General Meeting 2022 and guidelines for the work of the Nomination Committee as proposed.     

• The AGM resolved to approve the remuneration report.
• In accordance with the Board’s proposal, the AGM resolved to authorize the Board, on one or more occasions until the next AGM, to decide to increase the company’s share capital by issuing shares, warrants and/or convertibles to a maximum of SEK 350,000, which corresponds to approximately 9.8 percent of the current share capital.

The AGM resolved to adopt a new article of association in accordance with the Board’s proposal. The amendment entails that the seat of the Board of Director´s will be changed to Stockholm.

For more information, please contact:
Francesco Franzé, Chairman of the Board of HANZA
Tel: +46 76 788 86 66, e-mail: francesco@panarea.se

About HANZA:
HANZA is a knowledge-based global manufacturer that modernizes and streamlines the manufacturing industry. Through supply-chain advisory services and our own factories grouped into regional manufacturing clusters, we offer secure deliveries, increased profitability and sustainable manufacturing solutions for our customers.
HANZA was founded in 2008 and has since 2019 had sales exceeding SEK 2 billion. The company has production units in seven countries; Sweden, Finland, Germany, Estonia, Poland, the Czech Republic and China. Among our clients are leading product companies such as ABB, Epiroc, GE, Getinge, Oerlikon, Saab and Siemens.

HANZA is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm's main list (ticker: HANZA).

For more information please go to: www.hanza.com