Holmen 2024 Annual General Meeting
A total dividend of SEK 11.50 per share was approved at Holmen’s Annual General Meeting.
Financial statements for the financial year 2023, dividend, etc.
The AGM adopted the income statement and balance sheet for the parent company and the Group for the financial year 2023 and resolved to pay a dividend of SEK 11.50 per share. The dividend record date was confirmed as 18 April 2024. Given this record date, the dividend is expected to be paid on 23 April 2024.
Board, auditor and fees
The AGM resolved to discharge the members of the Board and the CEO from liability.
The AGM resolved that the number of Board members should be nine and Fredrik Lundberg, Alice Kempe, Lars Josefsson, Louise Lindh, Ulf Lundahl, Fredrik Persson, Henrik Sjölund, Henriette Zeuchner and Carina Åkerström were re-elected. Fredrik Lundberg was re-elected Chairman of the Board.
Board fees were set at a total of SEK 3 870 000, with SEK 860 000 for the Chairman and SEK 430 000 for each of the other members elected by the AGM who are not Holmen employees.
PricewaterhouseCoopers AB (PWC) was re-elected as the company’s auditor. Auditor fees will be paid against approved invoices.
Other matters
The AGM also resolved:
to approve the remuneration report presented,
to introduce a performance-based three-year share savings programme for senior management, including a decision on the possibility of transferring a maximum of 60 000 bonus class B treasury shares to participants, in accordance with the Board’s proposal
to authorise the Board of Directors to acquire a maximum number of the company’s class B treasury shares such that the company’s holding at any given time does not exceed ten per cent, and
to authorise the Board of Directors to transfer repurchased shares as payment for acquisitions of companies or businesses, to finance such acquisitions, or to ensure the delivery of shares to participants in Holmen’s long-term share savings programme.
For more information, please contact:
Stina Sandell, Senior Vice President Sustainability and Communications, Holmen, +46 (0)73 986 51 12
Holmen’s business is built around the forest ecocycle and the renewable products we can create from it. With a workforce of 3 500 people, we create value for shareholders, customers and society. Our net sales in 2023 amounted to just under SEK 23 billion and our shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm, Large Cap. Please visit holmen.com for more information.