Notification of the Annual General Meeting of MQ Holding AB (publ)
MQ Holding AB (publ), Corporate Registration Number 556697-2211, invites you to attend the Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, 22 January 2019, at 2:00 p.m. in the company’s premises at Sankt Eriksgatan 5, Gothenburg. The doors will open at 1:30 p.m.
NOTIFICATION, etc.
Shareholders wishing to participate in the Annual General Meeting must be registered as shareholders in the share register kept by Euroclear Sweden AB by Thursday, 17 January 2019 and must have notified their attendance to the company no later than Thursday, 17 January, preferably before 4:00 pm. A transcript of the entire share register will be available at the Annual General Meeting.
Notification of attendance at the Annual General Meeting can be made by post to MQ Holding AB (publ), Box 119 19, SE-404 39 Gothenburg or by telephone +46 (0)31-388 80 00 or e-mail to: stamma@mq.se. Name/business name, personal identification number/corporate registration number, address and telephone number must be stated in the notification as well as any advisors. No more than two advisors may attend. The company provides an application form on www.mq.se, and also a proxy form for shareholders wishing to be represented by proxy.
In order to obtain the right to participate in the AGM, shareholders who have their shares registered in the name of an authorised agent must temporarily re-register their shares in their own name. Such registration must be completed with Euroclear Sweden AB on Thursday 17 January 2019. Shareholders must instruct their nominee to effect such registrations well in advance of this date. Such registration may be temporary.
At the Annual General Meeting the following proposals will be made:
The Board of Directors proposes that no dividend be paid for the 2017/2018 financial year in order to create scope for strengthening the company and, in particular, the digital development of the company (SEK 1.75).
The Nomination Committee proposes that the number of Board members be seven. It is proposed to re-elect Claes-Göran Sylvén, Bengt Jaller, Arthur Engel, Annika Rost, Mernosh Saatchi and Anna Engebretsen. Michael Olsson declines re-elections. New Board member is proposed Therese Hillman. Claes-Göran Sylvén is proposed for re-election as Chairman of the Board. Bengt Jaller is proposed for re-election as Deputy Chairman.
The remuneration to the members of the Board of Directors is proposed to be SEK 1,680,000, of which SEK 420,000 to the Chairman and SEK 210,000 to each of the other Board members. Further, remuneration for Audit Committee work is proposed to be SEK 60,000 and SEK 80,000 for Remuneration Committee work. To the regular member of the Remuneration Committee is proposed to pay SEK 25,000 and SEK 35,000 to the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee. Furthermore, the Nomination Committee recommends that members of the Board appointed at the Annual General Meeting for three years acquire shares in MQ Holding corresponding to at least one Board fee.
The complete notification can be found in the attached document, as well as on www.mq.se.
We look forward to seeing you there.
For further information, please contact:
Ola Wahlström CFO, telephone +46 (0) 725-76 50 92
Marie Rönnberg, Chief Accountant, telephone +46 (0) 707-49 45 41
MQ Holding AB owns and operates fashion stores under two business areas: MQ and JOY. MQ is today Sweden’s largest retailer of fashion brands. Through a select mix of proprietary and external brands, MQ offers high-fashion menswear and womenswear in attractive stores. JOY targets fashion-conscious women at midlife who desire excellent quality, fit and comfort. The two business areas currently comprise a total of 175 stores as well as online shopping. The MQ Holding share has been listed on Nasdaq Stockholm since 18 June 2010. For more information, please visit our website at www.mq.se.