Strax: Notice to the Annual General Meeting
STOCKHOLM, April 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The shareholders of Strax AB (publ), 556539-7709, with registered office in Stockholm, Sweden, are hereby summoned to the Annual General Meeting to be held on Wednesday 22 May 2019 at 11:00 a.m. (CEST) at the offices of Advokatfirman Vinge, Stureplan 8, Stockholm, Sweden
Right to participate at the Meeting
To be entitled to participate at the Meeting, shareholders must
- be recorded in the register of shareholders maintained by Euroclear Sweden AB on Thursday 16 May 2019, and
- notify the company of their intention to attend the Meeting no later than at 4.00 p.m. CEST on Thursday 16 May 2019.
Shareholders whose shares are registered in the name of a nominee through the trust department of a bank or similar institution must, in order to be entitled to participate in the Meeting, request that their shares are temporarily re-registered in their own names in the register of shareholders maintained by Euroclear Sweden AB. Such registration must be effected on Thursday 16 May 2019. Shareholders are requested to inform their nominees in good time prior to this date.
Notification to attend the Meeting
Notification to attend the Meeting can be made in writing to Strax AB, Mäster Samuelsgatan 10, SE-111 44, Stockholm, Sweden, by e-mail (ir@strax.com). Shareholders should, when notifying attendance, provide their name, personal identification or corporate registration number, address, telephone number, shareholdings and, where applicable, details of the attendance of any representative(s) and/or assistant(s). In addition, the notification shall, if applicable, be supplemented with complete authorisation documentation such as certificate of incorporation and powers of attorney for representatives.
Proxies, etc.
Shareholders who are represented by a proxy must authorise the proxy by issuing a dated power of attorney. If such authorisation is issued by a legal entity, an attested copy of a certificate of registration or similar must be attached. The power of attorney is valid one year from issuance, or such longer period as specified in the power of attorney, but maximum five years from issuance. The original authorisation and certificate of registration, where applicable, should be sent to Strax AB, Mäster Samuelsgatan 10, SE-111 44, Stockholm, Sweden, well in advance of the Meeting. A proxy form is available on the company's website (www.strax.com).
Number of shares and votes
At the date of this notice there are in aggregate 120 592 332 issued shares and votes in the company. The company holds no own shares as of the date of this notice.
Right to request information
The shareholders are reminded of their right to request information pursuant to Chapter 7, Section 32, of the Swedish Companies Act.
Proposed Agenda
1. Opening of the Meeting
2. Election of the Chairman of the Meeting
3. Drawing-up and approval of the voting list
4. Approval of the agenda
5. Election of one or two persons to approve the minutes
6. Decision on whether the Meeting has been duly convened
7. Presentation of the annual report and the audit report as well as the
consolidated accounts and audit report on the consolidated accounts for
the financial year 2018
8. Decision regarding adoption of the income statement and the balance sheet
as well as the consolidated income statement and the consolidated balance
sheet
9. Decision regarding appropriation of the company's earnings in accordance
with the approved balance sheet
10. Decision regarding discharge from liability of the members of the Board
of Directors and the CEO
11. Decision on the number of Directors and deputy Directors
12. Decision on the remuneration that shall be paid to the Board of
Directors and the auditor
13. Election of Chairman and other members of the Board of Directors,
potential deputy members of the Board of Directors and auditor
14. Proposal to resolve on guidelines for remuneration of the Management and
other employees
15. Proposal to authorise the Board of Directors to resolve upon new share
issues
16. Proposal to authorise the Board of Directors to resolve to repurchase
and transfer own shares
17. Conclusion of the Meeting
Appropriation of the company's earnings (item 9)
The Board of Directors proposes that the company's results shall be carried forward.
The Nomination Committee's proposals (items 2, 11-13)
The Nomination Committee, consisting of the chairman of the Nomination Committee Per Ahlgren (appointed GoMobile Nu AB), Gudmundur Palmason, Ingvi Tomasson as well as Bertil Villard in his capacity as the Chairman of the Board of Strax, proposes:
-- that Bertil Villard shall be elected Chairman of the Annual General
Meeting (item 2).
-- that the Board of Directors shall consist of five members without
deputies (item 11).
-- that each member of the Board of Directors who is considered to be
independent in relation to major shareholders, is entitled to receive
SEK 150,000, and the chairman of the Board of Directors is entitled to
SEK 225,000, as remuneration. According to the Nomination Committee's
proposal, Bertil Villard, Anders Lönnqvist and Pia Anderberg shall be
entitled to receive remuneration, whereby the Directors' total
remuneration will amount to SEK 525,000 (item 12).
-- that the auditor's fees shall be paid as per current account as approved
by the company (item 12).
-- the re-election of Bertil Villard, Anders Lönnqvist, Gudmundur
Palmason, Pia Anderberg and Ingvi Tyr Tomasson as members of the Board
of Directors for the period until the end of the next Annual General
Meeting. Bertil Villard is proposed as chairman of the Board of
Directors (item 13).
-- the election of PwC as auditor, with Niklas Renström as auditor in
charge, for the period until the end of the next Annual General Meeting.
The proposition is in accordance with the Board's recommendation (item
13).
Proposal to resolve on guidelines for remuneration of the Management and other employees (item 14)
-- The Board of Directors proposes that the Annual General Meeting resolves
to approve the Board of Director's proposal regarding guidelines for
remuneration of the Management as set forth below. The proposal
substantially complies with earlier applied guidelines for remuneration
of the Management of the company and variable remuneration to the
company's employees. The Board of Directors as a whole serves as a
remuneration committee in relation to matters regarding remuneration and
other terms of employment for the Management of the company.
-- The Board of Directors annually monitors and evaluates on-going, and
during the year completed, programs concerning variable remuneration.
The Board of Directors also monitors and evaluates the current
remuneration structure and levels of remuneration in the Company, the
application of the guidelines approved at the Annual General Meeting
regarding remuneration of the management and other employees, and
otherwise consider the need for change. According to the Board of
Directors, there are reasons for continuing with guidelines for
remuneration and variable salary that are consistent with the previous
year.
-- Strax shall offer conditions in line with the market which will enable
the company to recruit and retain competent personnel. The remuneration
of the Management of the Group shall consist of fixed salary, variable
remuneration, share-based incentive programs, pension and other
customary benefits. The remuneration is based on the commitment and
performance of the individual in relation to individual objectives and
joint objectives for the company which have been determined in advance.
The individual performance is continuously evaluated.
-- The fixed salary is in general reviewed on a yearly basis and shall be
based on the qualitative performance of the individual. The fixed salary
of the CEO and the Management shall be in line with the market.
-- Strax may adopt share-based incentive programs intended to promote the
company's long-term interests by motivating and rewarding the management
of the company, among others.
-- The Board of Directors may, if special circumstances are at hand in a
certain case, resolve to deviate from the guidelines.
Proposal to authorise the Board of Directors to resolve upon new share issues (item 15)
-- The Board of Directors proposes that the Annual General Meeting resolves
to authorise the Board of Directors to up until the next Annual General
Meeting, on one or several occasions and with or without preferential
rights for the shareholders, against cash payment or against payment
through set-off or in kind, or otherwise on special conditions. However,
such issue of shares must never result in the company's issued share
capital or the number of shares in the company at any time, being
increased by more than a total of 10 percent.
-- The reason for the proposal and the possibility to deviate from
shareholders' preferential rights in the proposal is, among other
things, to facilitate for the company to carry out acquisitions with
payment in shares or to otherwise procure the financing of the company
in an active and appropriate manner.
-- The CEO shall be authorised to make such minor amendments to the above
resolution that may prove necessary in connection with the registration
with the Swedish Companies Registration Office.
-- A resolution in accordance with the Board of Directors' proposal shall
only be valid where supported by not less than two-thirds of both the
votes cast and the shares represented at the Meeting.
Proposal to authorise the Board of Directors to resolve to repurchase and transfer own shares (item 16)
The Board of Directors proposes that the Annual General Meeting resolves to authorise the Board of Directors to resolve on the acquisition and sale of the company's own shares, where the following shall apply;
5. Acquisition and sale of own shares shall exclusively take place on Nasdaq Stockholm.
6. The authorisation may be utilised on one or several occasions until the 2020 Annual General Meeting.
7. Shares may be acquired to the extent that the company's holding of its own shares, on any occasion, does not exceed ten (10) per cent of the company's total shares. Sale may be carried out of not more than the number of shares acquired under this authorisation.
8. Acquisition and sale of shares may only take place at a price within the price interval, on any occasion, recorded on Nasdaq Stockholm, which refers to the interval between the highest buying price and the lowest selling price.
The purpose of the proposed authorisation is to provide flexibility as regards the company's possibilities to distribute capital to its shareholders and to promote more efficient capital usage in the company, which altogether is deemed to have a positive impact on the company's share price and thereby contribute to an increased shareholder value.
A resolution in accordance with the Board of Directors' proposal shall only be valid where supported by not less than two-thirds of both the votes cast and the shares represented at the Meeting.
It was noted that documentation pursuant to Chapter 19, Section 22 of the Swedish Companies Act will be held available on the company's web page.
Processing of personal data
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The annual report, the auditor's report as well as the statement from the auditor pursuant to Chapter 8, Section 54, of the Swedish Companies Act and statement pursuant to Chapter 19, Section 22 of the Swedish Companies Act will, as from 1 May 2019, be held available at the company's office, Mäster Samuelsgatan 10, SE-111 44, Stockholm, Sweden, and will upon request be sent to shareholders who supply their postal address. The material will then also be held available on the company's website (www.strax.com). The other complete proposals are presented under the relevant item in the notice.
This is an in-house translation of the Swedish original wording. In case of differences between the English translation and the Swedish original, the Swedish text shall prevail.
Strax AB (publ)
The Board of Directors
Contacts:
Gudmundur Palmason
CEO, Strax AB,
+46-8-545-017-50.
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