STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Feb. 13, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- The shareholders of OM AB (publ) are hereby given notice to attend the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be held on Wednesday, March 20, 2002 at 17:30 in the Berwaldhallen, Dag Hammarskjoldsvag 3 in Stockholm.
Registration etc.
Shareholders who wish to participate in the Annual General Meeting must be registered in the shareholders' register, maintained by VPC AB (VPC), no later than Friday, March 8, 2002, and must communicate their intention to attend either by post to the Company at OM AB, 105 78 Stockholm, or by telephone on (46) 8 405 6000, no later than 16:00 on Monday, March 18, 2002. The application shall show the shareholder's name, personal identification number, address, telephone number and number of assistants wishing to attend the meeting.
In order to facilitate entry to the General Meeting, all powers of attorney, certificates of registration and other documents of authorization must be received by the Company at the above address no later than Thursday, March 14, 2002.
Shareholders whose shares are nominee-registered through the notary department of a bank or with a private securities broker must, in order to be entitled to exercise their voting rights at the meeting, temporarily register their shares with VPC in their own name. Such re- registration must be completed no later than Friday, March 8, 2002. Accordingly, shareholders must notify the nominee of their requests for such registration in due time.
With effect from 16:30 light refreshments will be served in conjunction with the registration of Meeting participants.
Proposed Agenda
1. Opening of the Meeting.
2. Election of Meeting Chairman.
3. Preparation and approval of the voting register.
4. Approval of the Agenda.
5. Election of one or two persons to verify the minutes.
6. Determination of whether the Meeting has been duly convened.
7. Presentation of the annual report and auditors' report and,
where applicable, the consolidated financial statements and
auditors' report for the group.
8. Resolutions
(a) on the adoption of the income statement and balance
sheet and, where applicable, the consolidated income
statement and consolidated balance sheet;
(b) on the discharge of liability of the Board of Directors
and Managing Director;
(c) on the allocation of the Company's profits or losses in
accordance with the adopted balance sheet.
9. Establishment of the number of Board members and deputy
Board members and, where applicable, auditors and deputy
auditors to be elected by the Meeting.
10. Determination of fees for the Board of Directors and, where
applicable, fees payable to the auditors.
11. Election of the Board of Directors and any deputy Board
directors and, where applicable, auditors and deputy
auditors.
12. The Board of Director's proposals for amendments to the
Articles of Association.
13. Any other business.
14. Closure of Meeting.
Proposed Resolutions
Item 8 (c) Proposed allocation of profits and record day.
The Board of Directors proposes that SEK 1 per share be distributed to shareholders, a total of approximately SEK 84 million. The Board proposes that the record day for this dividend shall be Monday March 25, 2002. If the Meeting votes in favor of these proposals the dividend payment is expected to be made by VPC on Thursday, March 28, 2002 to those persons registered either in the shareholders register held by VPC, or related separate lists of pledge holders and others adjacent thereto.
Item 10 and 11.
Proposed remuneration to the Board of Directors and auditors as well as proposed election of members of the Board of Directors as well as auditors and deputy auditors etc.
The proposed remuneration and individual Board members will be announced in a press release as soon as they have been finalized.
Item 12.
Proposed amendments to the Articles of Association The Board of Directors proposes the following amendments to the Articles of Association:
New wording of Article 2: The object of the Company's operations shall be to directly, or indirectly through wholly or part-owned companies, develop and supply IT based systems and services primarily to the finance, energy and commodities markets; own or operate exchanges, marketplaces, clearing houses, central securities custodians, securities institutions and fund management companies as well as to pursue related commercial interests including the ownership and management of real estate and property.
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