EXTRACT FROM PRESIDENT & CEO HENRIK PERBECK’S STATEMENT AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
“Looking at the economic situation in general, the slowdown at the end of last year also marked the early part of 2020. Added to this is the impact that the coronavirus outbreak has had on countries and markets across the globe. This has also affected Beijer Alma, primarily our operations in China, where production was down for a couple of weeks. The corona pandemic did not have any material negative impact on operations, income and earnings in January and February. It is, however, very difficult to predict developments moving forward and there is a risk that there will be a deterioration