Notification of Extraordinary General Meeting in ReadSoft AB (publ)
Lexmark International Technology S.A. (”Lexmark”) is after the end of application period in the public offer to the shareholders in ReadSoft owner to in total 29,952,604 shares – corresponding to approximately 97.54% of the shares and 98.18% of the votes. Lexmark has also initiated a squeeze out of the remaining shareholders.
The board in ReadSoft AB (publ) has, on request by Lexmark, decided to convene an Extraordinary General Meeting to be held on Thursday, 23 October, 2014, at 16:00 (CET) in the company's premises at address Södra Kyrkogatan 4, 252 23 Helsingborg
Notice of attendance
Shareholders who wish to attend the General Meeting must be recorded in the share register maintained by Euroclear Sweden AB as per 17 October 2014 and give notice of attendance no later than 16:00 (CET) on 17 October 2014.
Notice of attendance can be made on the company’s website with address www.readsoft.com, by post to the company’s address ReadSoft AB, S Kyrkogatan 4, 252 23 Helsingborg, Sweden, by e-mail to bolagsstamma@readsoft.com, by phone to +46 (0)42-490 21 00 or by fax to +46 (0)42-490 21 20. On giving notice of attendance, please state name, address, phone number and personal identity number or company registration number. The information provided will only be used to prepare voting lists.
Shareholders represented by proxy should submit the proxy to the company at the address above in due time prior to the General Meeting. The company provides proxy forms, available on the company website www.readsoft.com, and will be sent to those shareholders who so request. If the proxy is issued by a legal person a certified copy of the registration of such legal person must be attached, or if such document does not exist, a corresponding document of authority.
Shareholders with trustee-registered shares must, in order to be entitled to participate in the meeting, temporarily have their shares registered in their own name with Euroclear Sweden AB. Such registration must be made as of 17 October 2014, which means that shareholders must in due time before this day notify their bank or broker.
The majority shareholder proposes to the General Meeting that the board of directors shall consist of three board members, to elect Scott Coons, Mike Rüschenbaum and Per Åkerberg as new ordinary board members, replacing Göran E. Larsson, Jan Andersson, Lars Appelstål, Lennart Pihl, Håkan Valberg and Peter Gille, until the end of the next Annual General Meeting. Furthermore, Scott Coons is proposed to be elected chairman of the board of directors.
This is information of the type that ReadSoft AB (publ) is obligated to disclose in accordance with the Swedish Securities Markets Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information was submitted for publication on October 1, 2014 at 16:00 CET.
For additional information, please contact:
ReadSoft AB
Johan Holmqvist, Vice President, Corporate Communications
Phone: +46 708 37 66 77
Email: johan.holmqvist@readsoft.com
Kristin Widjer, Vice President General Counsel
Phone: +46 42 490 21 29 alt. +46 733 37 86 79
Email: kristin.widjer@readsoft.com
About ReadSoft. ReadSoft simplifies business for organizations of all sizes with applications for business processes such as accounts payable automation, accounts receivable, sales order processing, and multichannel mailroom automation. Its on-premises and cloud document process automation solutions enable some of the world’s largest corporations as well as small and medium businesses to compete and thrive in today’s environment by improving customer and supplier satisfaction, increasing operating efficiency, and providing greater visibility into business processes. ReadSoft is the world’s number one choice for invoice processing automation, and its applications integrate seamlessly with ERP systems from SAP, Oracle, Microsoft, as well as with many other business systems. Since 1991, the company has grown into a worldwide group, delivering industry expertise and support in 17 countries on six continents through its local and global partner network. ReadSoft is headquartered in Helsingborg, Sweden, and its share is traded on the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm’s Small Cap list. Visit www.readsoft.com.
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