Summary of the annual general meeting 2021 of Nobina AB (publ)
On 31 May 2021, Nobina AB (publ) held its annual general meeting. To prevent the spread of the virus that causes covid-19, the annual general meeting (AGM) was conducted through mail voting, without physical participation.
The group’s and the parent company’s income statements and balance sheets for the financial year 2020/2021 and the board of directors’ remuneration report were approved by the AGM. Furthermore, the board of directors and the CEO were granted discharge from liability.
The AGM resolved, in accordance with the board of directors’ proposal, that dividend should be paid with SEK 3.77 per share. The record date for the dividend was set at 2 June 2021 and the dividend is expected to be paid through Euroclear Sweden AB on 7 June 2021.
Graham Oldroyd, Liselott Kilaas, Bertil Persson and Johan Bygge were re-elected as board members and Malin Frenning was elected as a new board member. Johan Bygge was elected as chairman of the board of directors. The accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers AB was re-elected as the company’s auditor. It was resolved that the fees to be paid to the board of directors shall amount to SEK 950,000 to the chairman of the board of directors and SEK 475,000 to each of the other members of the board of directors and that fees to the auditor shall be paid in accordance with invoices approved by the board of directors. It was also resolved that extra fees shall be paid for work in the audit committee with SEK 100,000 to the chairman of the committee and SEK 50,000 to each of the other members of the committee. The AGM resolved on principles for the nomination committee and instructions for the nomination committee. All in accordance with the nomination committee’s proposal.
Furthermore, the AGM resolved, in accordance with the board of directors proposal, to implement a performance based Share Saving Scheme for up to 60 senior executives and other key employees in the Nobina group, to authorise the board of directors to purchase and sell treasury shares within the scope of the company’s share saving schemes and to transfer treasury shares to participants in the new share saving scheme.
The AGM resolved, in accordance with the board of directors proposal, to authorise the board of directors to, at one or several occasions until the next annual general meeting, resolve upon a new issue of shares or convertibles. The authorisation is limited whereby the board of directors may not resolve to issue shares and/or convertibles that involve the issue of or conversion into shares corresponding to more than 10.0% of the total number of shares in the company at the time of the issue resolution.
Lastly, the AGM also resolved to amend the company’s articles of association in accordance with the board of directors’ proposal.
The annual report for the financial year 2020/2021 is available at the company’s premises, Nobina AB (publ), Armégatan 38 in Solna, as well as on the company’s website, www.nobina.com.
For further information, please contact:
Mattias Gelinder, Group Treasurer & Head of IR
mattias.gelinder@nobina.com +46 72 967 02 61
David Erixon, Head of Communications
david.erixon@nobina.se +46 72 967 02 84
About Nobina
This is Nobina. We are the Nordic region’s largest public transport operator, with 12,000 employees across four countries. Every day, all year round, one million people choose to travel more sustainably with us. From north to south, in urban and in rural areas. To the next bus stop, or all the way home. Together with our passengers and clients, we are big enough to make a real difference. From a welcoming greeting and a comfortable bus journey, to new smart technology that contributes to more fossil-free travel. A unique opportunity to bring about change.
The Group operates in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland and reported sales of almost SEK 11 billion in 2020/2021. In the Swedish and Danish markets, Nobina also operates special needs transportation under the Samtrans and Örslev brands, respectively. Nobina is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.
Together, we keep society moving every day.
More information is available on: www.nobina.com