Correction - Decisions from the AGM of ProfilGruppen AB

In yesterday’s press release regarding the decisions from the AGM, it was incorrectly stated that the information was of the type that the company is obligated to disclose in accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation. No other changes have been made.

Around 120 shareholders and guests attended the Annual General Meeting at Folkets Hus in Åseda. The meeting was chaired by Kåre Wetterberg.

CEO summarized the year of 2018

CEO Per Thorsell gave a summary of success and challenges for ProfilGruppen in 2018.

A summary of the CEO's speech will be published on the company’s website.
 

Decisions of the Annual General Meeting
The income statement and balance sheet as well as the consolidated income statement and the consolidated balance sheet for the 2017 financial year were adopted.  

Dividend

For the 2018 financial year, the Board decided a dividend of SEK 5.00 per share (previous year SEK 4.50 per share). The cut-off date for the dividend will be 18 April 2019. The dividend payment through Euroclear Sweden AB is expected to be made 25 April 2019.

Election of the Board and auditor

Jörgen Abrahamsson was elected as new board member. The following Board members were reelected; Monica Bellgran, Mats Egeholm, Bengt Stillström, Thomas Widstrand and Kåre Wetterberg. Kåre Wetterberg was elected as Chairman.

The Company’s auditor, Ernst & Young AB, with Franz Lindström as auditor in charge, was reelected for the coming year.

Fees

The Annual General Meeting decided on fees for Board members in accordance with the nomination committees proposals. Hence, fees will be paid as follows:

To the Chairman SEK 400,000.

To other Board Members elected in the meeting not employed by the company SEK 155,000 each.

The remuneration- and audit committees are included in the Board's tasks and no additional fees will be awarded. No fees will be paid to Board Members and deputies elected by the employees.

Remuneration for auditors was decided in accordance with approved invoices.

Decision regarding nomination committee for
the AGM 2020

The Annual General Meeting approved the proposal from the nomination committee on the procedural issues regarding how the new nomination committee is to be appointed and regarding its duties for the Annual General Meeting 2020.

Authorisation for the Board to decide on new issues of shares

The Annual General Meeting granted the Board authorisation, during the period until the next Annual General Meeting, on one or more occasions, with or without preferential rights for the shareholders, to make decisions regarding new issues of maximum 700,000 shares, corresponding to in total approximately 9.5 percent of the share capital. The decision on new issue may contain conditions stating that the shares issued may be paid by issue in kind, offsetting or otherwise under conditions in accordance to the Swedish Companies Act 13 chapter 5§ first paragraph 6. The Board is authorised also to decide on the other terms of a new issue of shares.

The decision was taken with the required majority.

The reason for the authorisation is to enable the company to issue shares as payment for acquisitions of companies or shares of companies and/or assets, which the Board deems to be of value to the ProfilGruppen group's activities, or in order to strengthen the company’s capital position.

Guidelines for remuneration for senior executives

The AGM decided on guidelines for remuneration for senior executives according to the proposal of the Board.

Minutes from the AGM

Verified minutes from the AGM will be published on the company’s website.

Financial information

The interim report for the first quarter of 2019 was submitted earlier today.

The interim report for the second quarter will be submitted on 15 July 2019, 14.00 CET. Dates for the release of financial information are available on the Group’s website.

Åseda, April 16, 2019

Board of ProfilGruppen AB (publ.)

Corporate ID no. 556277-8943

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For more information, please contact:
Per Thorsell, CEO
Mobile: +46 (0)70-240 78 40
E-mail: per.thorsell@profilgruppen.se                        

 
Kåre Wetterberg, Chairman of the Board 
Mobile: +46 (0)70-656 40 14
E-mail: kare.wetterberg@profilgruppen.se

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ProfilGruppen is a supplier of customised aluminium extrusions and components. Current information and photographs for free publication are available at www.profilgruppen.se

This information is of the type that ProfilGruppen AB (publ) is obligated to disclose in accordance with the Nasdaq Stockholm:s regulation for issuers. The information was issued through Per Thorsell for publication on April 17, 2019 at 16:30 a.m. CET.

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