CashGuard AB (publ) held its Annual General Meeting today at Täby Park Hotel. Dividend The Meeting adopted the income statements and balance sheets of the Parent Company and the Group for the 2006 financial year. In accordance with the resolution from the Board of the Group the meeting voted that no dividend be paid for the 2006 fiscal year and that the profit for the year be carried forward. Election of Members of the Board, etc. The meeting voted that the Board of Directors comprise five members elected by the Annual General Meeting without deputies. In accordance with the resolution the meeting voted that that director fees be paid in an amount totalling SEK 950,000, with SEK 350,000 paid to the Chairman of the Board and SEK 150 000 to each of the other members elected by the Annual General Meeting. The meeting re-elected Morthen Johannessen, Mats Andersson, Leif Flemming Bakke, Christina Detlefsen and Mats-Olof Ljungkvist, and re-elected Morthen Johannessen as Chairman of the Board. Resolution to authorise the Board to make decisions regarding issue of new shares The meeting voted to authorise the Board on one or more occasions during the period up to the next Annual General Meeting, either applying or disapplying the preferential rights of the shareholders, to decide on new issue of at most 10,000,000 Series B shares in return for cash payment, cash in kind or the offsetting of debt. The authorisation corresponds to dilution of not more than 10.1%. The reason for disapplying the preferential rights of shareholders is to facilitate time-effective financing in connection with, for example, company acquisitions. In the event of new share issue implemented while disapplying the preferential rights of shareholders, the issue price must be determined on competitive market terms. Resolution for remuneration guidelines of senior executives The meeting voted according to the Boards proposal that the Chief Executive Officer's remuneration is proposed by the Remuneration Committee and approved by the Board of Directors. The remuneration of other members of Group management is proposed by the CEO and approved by the Chairman of the Board. Remuneration to the Chief Executive Officer and other senior executives comprises basic salary, variable remuneration, other benefits and pension. Other senior executives are defined as those persons who, together with the Chief Executive Officer, constitute Group management. Variable remuneration is limited to 20-60% of basic salary and is based on the earnings trend compared with established targets. For additional information, please contact: Agne Pettersson, President and Chief Executive Officer, CashGuard AB (publ); Tel: +46-8-732 22 36, agne.pettersson@cashguard.com Facts about CashGuard AB (publ) CashGuard develops and sells products and services for secure and fully automatic cash handling and cash logistics. Via direct sales and distribution partners, CashGuard focuses on retail companies, post offices and banks, as well as on security companies. The CashGuard Group has approximately 170 employees and had sales of SEK 323 million in 2006. CashGuard shares are listed on OMX Nordic Exchange, in Stockholm.
CashGuard AB: Report from the Annual General Meeting of CashGuard AB (publ)
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