Resolutions of the Annual General Meeting and the Board of Directors of LeadDesk Plc on 22 March 2023

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LeadDesk Plc Unofficial Translation of Company Release 22 March 2023 at 14.45 pm EET. In case the document differs from the original, the Finnish version prevails.

LeadDesk Plc’s Annual General Meeting, held on 22 March 2023, adopted the financial statements and discharged the members of the Board of Directors and the CEO from liability for the financial year 2022.

Resolution on the use of the profit shown in the balance sheet and the payment of dividend

The Annual General Meeting resolved, in accordance with the proposal of the Board of Directors, that no dividend shall be paid for the financial year 2022 and any distributable funds shall be retained in equity.

The Board of Directors and the auditor

The Annual General Meeting resolved that the number of members of the Board of Directors shall be five. Emma Storbacka, Antti Hovila and Eija Kuittinen were reappointed to the Board of Directors. Yrjö Närhinen and Samu Konttinen were appointed as new members of the Board of Directors.

Monthly remuneration shall be paid to the members of the Board of Directors as follows: EUR 3,000 to the Chair of the Board of Directors and EUR 1,500 to other members of the Board of Directors. The Chair of the Audit Committee is paid a meeting fee of EUR 1,000 per meeting, and the members of the Audit Committee are paid a meeting fee of EUR 500 per meeting. Travel expenses are reimbursed in accordance with the company’s travel rules.

In accordance with the proposal of the Shareholders’ Nomination Board, the Annual General Meeting decided on the directed share issue and options related to the appointment of the new Chair of the Board of Directors. A maximum of EUR 200,000’s worth of new shares of LeadDesk are offered for subscription to the Chair of the Board of Directors in a directed share issue against payment. If the Chair of the Board of Directors has subscribed for new shares amounting to the maximum amount by 1 May 2023, two special rights entitling to shares are given to the Chair of the Board of Directors for each new share subscribed for by the Chair (option right).

In addition, the Annual General Meeting resolved, in accordance with the proposal of the Shareholders’ Nomination Board, that the other members of the Board of Directors are given one option right for each share in the company they acquire during the period between the 2023 Annual General Meeting and 25 September 2023. The maximum number of option rights so received by members of the Board of Directors is 7,500 in total.

KPMG Oy Ab was elected as the company’s auditor, with Miika Karkulahti, APA, acting as the principally responsible auditor. The auditor will be remunerated against a reasonable invoice approved by the company.

Authorising the Board of Directors to resolve on the repurchase of the company’s own shares

The Annual General Meeting authorised the Board of Directors to resolve on the repurchase of a maximum of 544,248 of the company’s own shares in one or more tranches. The number of own shares to be repurchased corresponds to approximately 10% of the aggregate number of shares in the company on the date of the Annual General Meeting.

However, the decision to repurchase own shares shall not be taken in such a way that the aggregate number of own shares held by the company and its subsidiaries is more than one tenth of all shares. Only the unrestricted equity of the company can be used to repurchase own shares on the basis of the authorisation.

The own shares can be acquired otherwise than in proportion to the share ownership of the shareholders. The shares can be repurchased through public trading on Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd at a price formed in trading on Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd on the date of the repurchase or at a price otherwise formed on the market. The own shares repurchased by the company may be held, cancelled or transferred by the company. The Board of Directors shall decide on other matters related to the acquisition of own shares.

The authorisation revokes previous unused authorisations on the repurchasing of the company’s own shares.

The authorisation is valid until the following Annual General Meeting, however no longer than until 30 June 2024.

Authorising the Board of Directors to resolve on the issuance of shares and the issuance of options and other special rights entitling to shares

The Annual General Meeting authorised the Board of Directors to resolve on the issuance of shares and on the issuance of options and other special rights entitling to shares referred to in Chapter 10, Section 1 of the Finnish Limited Liability Companies Act, in one or more tranches, either against or without consideration. The number of shares to be issued or transferred under the authorisation, including shares acquired under special rights, may not exceed 544,248 shares, which corresponds to approximately 10% of all the current shares of the company. The Board of Directors may resolve on issuing either new shares or to transfer any treasury shares held by the company.

The authorisation entitles the Board of Directors to resolve on all the conditions of the issuance of shares and

the issuance of special rights entitling to shares, including the right to deviate from the shareholders’ pre-emptive subscription right. The Board of Directors may also resolve on the issuance of shares and the issuance of special rights entitling to shares to the members of the Board of Directors for the purpose of remuneration as decided by the Annual General Meeting on the directed share issue and options related to the appointment of the new Chair of the Board of Directors and on the options of the members of the Board of Directors.

The authorisation is valid until the end of the following Annual General Meeting, however no longer than until 30 June 2024. The authorisation revokes previous unused authorisations on the issuance of shares and the issuance of options and other special rights entitling to shares.

Amendment of the Articles of Association

The Annual General Meeting resolved, in accordance with the proposal of the Board of Directors, to amend article 7 of the Articles of Association of the company so that, at the Board of Directors’ discretion, the General Meeting can be held entirely without a meeting venue (remote meeting). In addition, in accordance with the proposal of the Board of Directors, it was decided to add new articles 10 (notification on the change of holdings) and 11 (obligation to make a tender offer) to the Articles of Association.

Resolutions of the Board of Directors of LeadDesk Plc

In its organisational meeting, the Board of Directors elected from among its members Yrjö Närhinen as the Chair of the Board of Directors.

The Board of Directors elected Yrjö Närhinen and Eija Kuittinen from among its members as members of the Audit Committee. Eija Kuittinen acts as the Chair of the Audit Committee.

LEADDESK PLC

Further information

Olli Nokso-Koivisto, CEO, LeadDesk Plc

+358 44 066 5765

olli.nokso-koivisto@leaddesk.com

Certified advisor:

Oaklins Merasco Oy, tel. +358 9 6129 670

LeadDesk Plc in brief

LeadDesk is a fast-growing and internationalising software company, operating in the cloud-based software market in Europe. The company offers the LeadDesk cloud service for sales and customer service. In 2022, the company’s revenue was €28.1 million. The international revenue share was approximately 58%. The company has offices in eight European countries. The LeadDesk cloud service is used by ca. 1900 customers around the world. LeadDesk’s shares are traded in the Nasdaq First North Finland Market under the ticket LEADD. www.leaddesk.com

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