Annual General Meeting — JM AB

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The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of shareholders of JM AB met on March 31, 2022, and adopted all of the proposals of the Board of Directors and the Nomination Committee.

The AGM approved the Income Statement, the Balance Sheet, the Consolidated Income Statement and the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The AGM resolved to pay a dividend of SEK 13.50 per share. The record date for payment is Monday, April 4, 2022. Euroclear Sweden AB will send the dividend on Thursday, April 7, 2022. The AGM resolved to discharge the Board members and the CEO from liability.

Board members and fees
The AGM resolved that the Board will have eight Members. The AGM resolved to re-elect Fredrik Persson as Chair of the Board of Directors and Members Kaj-Gustaf Bergh, Kerstin Gillsbro, Camilla Krogh, Olav Line, Thomas Thuresson and Annica Ånäs, and to elect new Member Jenny Larsson.

Remuneration to the Chair for work on the Board shall be raised to SEK 925,000, and remuneration to Members shall be raised to SEK 370,000.

Remuneration for work on committees will remain unchanged as follows:

Chair of the Audit Committee: SEK 160,000. 
Members of the Audit Committee: SEK 95,000. 
Chair of the Compensation Committee: SEK 65,000.
Members of the Compensation Committee: SEK 65,000.
Chair of the Investment Committee: SEK 100,000. 
Members of the Investment Committee: SEK 75,000.

The total proposed fee for the eight paid Members amounts to SEK 4,310,000, including remuneration for committee work.

Election of auditors
The AGM resolved to re-elect PricewaterhouseCoopers AB as auditing company. In accordance with Swedish law, the term of service runs until the end of the 2023 AGM.

Remuneration – report and guidelines
The AGM resolved to approve the remuneration report presented by the Board. 

The AGM approved the proposed guidelines for remuneration to senior executives.

Buy-back
The AGM resolved to authorize the Board to decide on the acquisition of ordinary shares in JM AB on a regulated market.

The acquisition of ordinary shares in JM AB may only occur on Nasdaq Stockholm. The authorization may be utilized on one or more occasions, although no longer than up until the 2023 AGM. The number of ordinary shares that may be acquired is limited such that the Company’s holdings do not at any point in time exceed ten (10) percent of all the Company’s shares. The acquisition of ordinary shares in JM AB on Nasdaq Stockholm may only occur at a price within the current spread on Nasdaq Stockholm, which refers to the spread between the highest bid price and the lowest ask price. The objective of this authorization is to give the Board of Directors greater freedom of action and the possibility to adjust the Company’s capital structure on a continuous basis.

Decrease in share capital
The AGM resolved to decrease the share capital by SEK 1,477,650 through the elimination of 1,477,650 ordinary shares without repayment to the shareholders. At present, the Company holds a total of 1,477,650 of its own ordinary shares. The ordinary shares were acquired for the purpose of adjusting the Company’s capital structure.

The reduction in the share capital shall be allocated to unrestricted equity. Any resolution by the AGM to reduce the share capital may not be executed without permission from the Swedish Companies Registration Office or, in the case of a dispute, a general court of law.

For additional information, please contact:
Johan Skoglund, President and CEO, +46 (0)8 782 87 00
Carl Bandhold, CFO, +46 (0)8 782 87 00
Maria Bäckman, Chief Legal Counsel, +46 (0)8 782 87 00

JM is one of the leading developers of housing and residential areas in the Nordic region. Operations focus on new production of homes in attractive locations, with emphasis on expanding metropolitan areas and university towns in Sweden, Norway and Finland. We are also involved in project development of commercial premises and contract work, primarily in the Greater Stockholm area. JM should promote long-term sustainability work in all of its operations. Annual sales total approximately SEK 15 billion and the company has about 2,500 employees. JM is a public limited company listed on NASDAQ Stockholm, in the Large Cap segment. More information is available at www.jm.se/en.