Resolutions from OMX AB’s AGM

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The OMX Annual General Meeting (AGM) convened earlier today in Stockholm and voted in favor of all resolutions proposed at the meeting, including:

The AGM approved the distribution of a dividend of SEK 6.50 to shareholders, comprising of a regular dividend of SEK 4.50 per share and an extra dividend of SEK 2.00 per share. The record date was determined as April 17, 2007. The dividend is scheduled to be distributed on April 20, 2007.

The AGM discharged the members of the Board and the President from liability for the fiscal year 2006.

The ordinary Board Members Urban Bäckström, Bengt Halse, Birgitta Klasén, Hans Munk Nielsen och Markku Pohjola were re-elected. Lars Wedenborn och Birgitta Kantola were elected as new members of the Board. Urban Bäckström was elected Chaiman of the Board.
The audit firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers was elected auditor for OMX.
The AGM approved the 2007 compensation to the Board totaling SEK 2,250,000, of which SEK 750,000 is paid to the Chairman, and SEK 250,000 is paid to each of the other Board Members. The compensation for work in the committees of the Board was approved at SEK 100,000 to the chairman of the Audit Committee, SEK 75,000 to the other members of the Audit Committee and SEK 50,000 to each member of the Remuneration Committee.

The AGM approved the Board’s proposals regarding the principles for remuneration etcetera for the Executive Team, the Share Match Program 2007 for key personnel, and the principles for election of the Nominating Committee.

Furthermore, the AGM decided to authorize the Board to make decisions regarding repurchase and transfer of shares and the raising of certain loans.

The meeting endorsed the Board’s appointment of Olof Stenhammar as Honorary Chairman of OMX AB.

At the statutory meeting of the Board held in conjunction with the Annual General Meeting, Hans Munk Nielsen (Chairman), Birgitta Kantola and Lars Wedenborn were elected to the Audit Committee, and Urban Bäckström (Chairman), Birgitta Klasén and Bengt Halse to the Remuneration Committee.

After the Annual General Meeting, resigning Chairman Olof Stenhammar was honored.
For a detailed description of the approved proposals, please see the notice to the AGM at www.omxgroup.com.
President and CEO Magnus Böcker’s address to the meeting is available at www.omxgroup.com.

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