NOTICE TO THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING IN TRADEDOUBLER AB (publ)
The shareholders of TradeDoubler AB (publ), reg. no. 556575-7423, are hereby
summoned to Annual General Meeting to be held on Tuesday 8 May 2012, 5:00 pm, at
the company's premises on Sveavägen 20, 7(th) floor, Stockholm. Registration for
the meeting will commence at 4.30 pm.
A. Participation
Shareholders who wish to participate in the Annual General Meeting must (i) be
recorded as shareholders in the register of shareholders maintained by Euroclear
Sweden AB ("Euroclear") on Wednesday 2 May 2012, and (ii) notify the company of
their intention to attend the meeting no later than on Wednesday 2 May 2012, at
4:00 pm.
The notification shall be made in writing to TradeDoubler AB (publ), Sveavägen
20, 7(th) floor, 111 57 Stockholm, by telefax +46 (0)8-40 50 801 or by e-mail
bolagsstamma@tradedoubler.com. When the shareholders notify the company they
shall state their name, personal identity number/registration number, address,
telephone number, registered holding of shares and, when applicable, number of
assistants and, when applicable, representatives. Shareholders who are
represented by a proxy holder should send the original proxy, signed and dated
by the shareholder, to the company in advance of the Annual General Meeting. If
the proxy is issued by a legal entity a certified copy of the certificate of
registration or equivalent ("Registration Certificate") for the legal entity
shall be attached. The Registration Certificate and the proxy cannot be older
than one year, however not when the proxy according to its wording is valid for
a longer period, maximum five years. The proxy form is available on
TradeDoubler's website: www.tradedoubler.com.
Shareholders whose shares are registered in the name of a nominee must, in order
to participate in the Annual General Meeting, request that their shares are
temporarily re-registered in their own names in the register of shareholders
maintained by Euroclear. Such registration must be effected by Euroclear not
later than on Wednesday 2 May 2012. This means that shareholders who need such
registration must in due time before Wednesday 2 May 2012 notify the nominee
thereof.
Any personal record data from proxies and the register of shareholders
maintained by Euroclear will be used for necessary registration and preparation
of the voting list for the Annual General Meeting.
At the time of issuing notice to attend the Annual General Meeting, the company
has in total 42,807,449 registered shares, with one vote per share. The company
holds 130,000 own shares.
The shareholders present at the Annual General Meeting have a right to request
information regarding the matters on the agenda or the company's economic
situation in accordance with chapter 7 section 32 of the Swedish Companies Act
(2005:551).
B. Matters at the Annual General Meeting
B.1 Proposed Agenda
1. Opening of the meeting.
2. Election of the chairman of the meeting.
3. Preparation and approval of the voting list.
4. Approval of the agenda.
5. Election of one or two persons to certify the minutes.
6. Consideration of whether the meeting has been properly called.
7. The managing director's presentation.
8. Report by the chairman of the Board of Directors on the work of the Board
of Directors, the remuneration committee and the audit committee, and report by
the chairman of the nomination committee on the work of the nomination
committee.
9. Presentation of the Annual Accounts and the auditors' report and the
consolidated accounts and the consolidated auditors' report.
10. Resolutions regarding:
a) adoption of the profit and loss account, the
balance sheet and the consolidated profit and loss account and the consolidated
balance sheet,
b) allocation of the company's result according
to the approved balance sheet, and
c) discharge from liability for the members of
the Board of Directors and the managing director.
11. Determining the number of members of the Board of Directors that
shall be elected by the meeting.
12. Resolution on remuneration of the Board of Directors and the auditors.
13. Election of the members of the Board of Directors.
14. Election of the chairman of the Board of Directors.
15. Resolution on the nomination committee for the Annual General Meeting of
2013.
16. Resolution on principles for compensation and other conditions of
employment of the company management.
17. Resolution on long-term incentive program including resolutions on:
a) Performance Related Share Program 2012.
b) Repurchase of own shares due to Performance
Related Share Program 2012.
c) Transfer of own shares due to Performance
Related Share Program 2012.
d) Transfer of own shares due to Performance
Related Share Program 2011.
18. Other matters.
19. Conclusion of the meeting.
B.2 Proposals for decision
Item 2 - Election of the chairman of the meeting
The nomination committee proposes Mats Sundström, chairman of the Board of
Directors, as chairman of the meeting.
Item 10 b) - Allocation of the company's result
The Board of Directors proposes a dividend of SEK 64,016,174 (SEK 1,50 per
share) and that Friday May 11 2012 shall be the record day (Sw. avstämningsdag)
for receipt of the dividend. Provided the Annual General Meeting resolves upon
the proposal, payment of the dividend is expected to be made by Euroclear on
Wednesday May 16 2012.
Items 11-14 - Election of the Board of Directors and remunerations etc.
The nomination committee has consisted of Ramsay Brufer, appointed by Alecta
(chairman), Annika Andersson, appointed by the Fourth Swedish National Pension
Fund, Per Trygg, appointed by SEB Fonder, and Mats Sundström, the chairman of
the Board of Directors.
The nomination committee has proposed the following to the Annual General
Meeting:
* that the number of General Meeting elected ordinary members of the Board of
Directors shall amount to six without any deputies;
* that the compensation, adjusted compared to last year, shall amount to:
chairman of the Board 670,000 SEK
directors of the Board 310,000 SEK
chairman of the remuneration committee 50,000 SEK
members of the remuneration committee 25,000 SEK
chairman of the audit committee 100,000 SEK
members of the audit committee 50,000 SEK;
* that compensation is not awarded to members of the Board of Directors who
are employed by the TradeDoubler group;
* that the auditors shall be entitled to a fee in accordance with the amount
invoiced;
* that the following persons are re-elected as members of the Board of
Directors: Mats Sundström, Kristofer Arwin, Martin Henricson, Caroline
Sundewall, Simon Turner and Heléne Vibbleus Bergquist; and
* that Mats Sundström is elected as chairman of the Board of Directors.
Item 15 - Resolution on the nomination committee for the Annual General Meeting
of 2013
The nomination committee proposes, in short, the following nomination procedure.
The company shall have a nomination committee consisting of four members; one
member appointed by each of the three shareholders controlling the greatest
number of votes and the chairman of the Board of Directors. The chairman of the
nomination committee shall be the member who has been appointed by the
shareholder controlling the greatest number of votes, unless the members decide
differently.
The nomination committee shall be formed based on the shareholding statistics
from Euroclear as per the last banking day in August 2012, and other
shareholding information which is available to the company at that point in
time.
The names of the appointed members and the names of the shareholders they have
been appointed by shall be announced as soon as they have been appointed.
If, during the nomination committee's term of office, one or more shareholders
who appointed a member(s) to the nomination committee no longer are among the
three shareholders controlling the greatest number of votes, the members
appointed by such shareholder(s) shall resign and be replaced by a new
member/new members appointed by the shareholder(s) that at that time has/have
resided among the three shareholder(s) controlling the greatest number of votes.
Unless specific reasons are at hand, no changes shall occur in the nomination
committee's composition if merely marginal changes in the number of votes have
occurred, or if the changes have occurred later than three months prior to the
Annual General Meeting.
The nomination committee shall draw up proposals, on the issues mentioned below,
for presentation to and decision by the Annual General Meeting 2013:
a. proposal of chairman of the Annual General Meeting,
b. proposal of Board of Directors,
c. proposal of chairman of the Board of Directors,
d. proposal of auditor;
e. proposal of remuneration and other compensation to each member of the
Board of Directors and compensation for committee work,
f. proposal of remuneration to the company's auditor, and
g. proposal of nomination procedure for the Annual General Meeting 2014.
Item 16 - Resolution on principles for compensation and other conditions of
employment of the company management
The Board of Directors' proposal for principles of compensation and other
employment terms of the company management is, in summary, that the compensation
shall be competitive on the local market in order to attract, motivate and
retain highly skilled employees. Individual remuneration shall be based on the
employee's experience, competence, responsibility and performance.
Total remuneration shall be based on four main components; base salary, variable
salary, pension benefits and long term incentive programs.
Variable salary shall be in line with local market conditions and shall reward
growth, earnings of the business and have a uniting effect for the group. It
should also be based on predetermined measurable targets. There shall be a
maximum limit for the variable salary, normally not more than 50 per cent of the
base salary.
The board of director's view is that long term incentive programs form an
essential part of the long term remuneration strategy. The Board of Directors
has the intention to propose the company to continue offer a long term share or
share price related incentive program, corresponding to the program resolved at
the Annual General Meeting 2011, to the executive management and other key
employees. The Board of Directors is of the opinion that such a program should
be performance based, presuppose a continued employment within the group, and,
to the extent it is considered necessary, require an investment by the employee.
The Board of Directors may alternatively propose a cash based program which is
not share nor share price related which should be performance based and whereby
the maximum payment to the management may amount to 50 per cent of the base
salary. Share and share price related incentive programs shall be approved by a
General Meeting.
Matters regarding the terms of employment for the managing director will be
decided upon by the Board of Directors. The managing director decides upon the
terms of employment for the other company management, after approval from the
remuneration committee.
The Board of Directors or the remuneration committee may deviate from these
principles if special reasons are at hand in an individual case.
Item 17 - Resolution on long-term incentive program
Background and reasons for proposal
The Board of Directors find it essential and in all shareholders interest that
key employees in the group have a long-term interest of a good value development
of the share in the company and proposes the Annual General Meeting in view of
this the Performance Related Share Program 2012 for key employees.
The purpose of the Performance Related Share Program 2012 is to increase the
group's attractiveness as an employer and stimulate the key employees to
continued loyalty and continued good performance. To participate in the program
it is required that key employees with resident in Sweden make their own share
investment.
The program essentially corresponds to the Performance Related Share Program
2011 resolved upon at the 2011 Annual General Meeting. It is the intention of
the Board of Directors to propose the Annual General Meeting a long-term
incentive program also for 2013 in accordance with the proposed principles.
Item 17 a) - Performance Related Share Program 2012
The Board of Directors proposes that the Annual General Meeting resolves on the
implementation of a long-term Performance Related Share Program 2012 that covers
maximum 260 000 shares (and further including a maximum of 50,000 shares as
hedge for social security fees), according to the principle guidelines below.
Up to 17 key employees including the managing director will be offered
participation in Performance Related Share Program 2012.
Maximum participation in Performance Related Share Program 2012 requires that
employee with resident in Sweden owns TradeDoubler shares ("Saving Shares")
corresponding to a value of ten per cent of the participant's base salary (fixed
salary) before tax for year 2012 divided by the average volume-weighted share
price on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm for the TradeDoubler share during a period of ten
trading days immediately following the Annual General Meeting 2012. If Savings
Shares are retained by the employee during a three-year period and employment
within the TradeDoubler group continues during the entire period, the employee
has right to, provided the below stated performance requirements related to
earnings per share are achieved, allotment of shares free of consideration
("Performance Shares"), according to the following:
· The managing director has right to allotment of up to four Performance
Shares for each Savings Share.
· Approximately five key employees' with resident in Sweden has right to
allotment of up to three Performance Shares for each Savings Share.
· Approximately nine key employees' with resident outside Sweden have right
to up to three Performance Shares for each TradeDoubler share the participant
would have received if he had invested up to ten per cent of his base salary
before tax for the year 2012 on corresponding terms as participants resident in
Sweden. A requirement for share ownership does not exist for employee resident
outside Sweden.
If participant with resident in Sweden disposes Savings Shares during the three-
year period, the possibility to receive Performance Shares will reduce
proportionally.
Allotment of Performance Shares is based on average annual percentage growth
rate in Earnings per Share ("EPS") during the financial years 2012 to 2014
compared with the financial year 2011. Allotment of Performance Shares will take
place between an average annual EPS growth of 20 and 40 per cent. No allotment
of Performance Shares will take place if the annual EPS growth is less than 20
per cent. At 20 per cent average annual EPS growth, 20 per cent of the maximum
allotment will be allocated. Maximum number of Performance Shares will be
allocated if the average annual EPS growth is at or above 40 per cent. Allotment
of Performance Shares at an average annual EPS growth between 20 and 40 per cent
is linear.
The value that a participant can receive at allotment of Performance Shares in
the program is maximized at an amount per share that corresponds to 400 per cent
of the average volume-weighted share price on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm for the
TradeDoubler share during a period of ten trading days immediately following the
Annual General Meeting 2012.
Before the number of Performance Shares to be allotted are finally determined,
the Board of Directors shall examine whether the allotment is reasonable
considering the company's financial results and position, shareholder value
development, conditions on the stock market and other circumstances, and if not,
as determined by the Board of Directors, reduce the number of Performance Shares
to be allotted to the lower number of shares deemed appropriate by the Board of
Directors.
Participants shall for allotment of Performance Shares receive compensation
equal to the cash dividend paid out during the three-year period.
The number of shares included in the proposal may be recalculated by the Board
of Directors due to changes in the capital structure, such as bonus issue,
consolidation or split of shares, new issue or reduction of the share capital or
similar measures.
The Board of Directors, or a committee established by the Board for this
purpose, will be responsible for the detailed drafting and management of
Performance Related Share Program 2012, within the scope of the principal
conditions and guidelines as specified. The Board of Directors shall thereupon
be entitled to make necessary adjustments to meet specific rules or market
conditions abroad.
Participation in the Performance Related Share Program 2012 presupposes that
such participation is legally possible as well as possible with reasonable
administrative cost and financial efforts according to the assessment of the
company. The Board of Directors shall however be entitled to implement an
alternative incentive solution for employees in such countries where
participation in Performance Related Share Program 2012 is not advisable. Such
alternative incentive solution shall, as far as practicably possible, correspond
to the terms for the Performance Related Share Program 2012.
Costs
The total effect on the profit and loss account is estimated to approximately
SEK 9.6 million distributed over the years 2012 - 2015. The costs shall be
compared with TradeDoubler's total remuneration costs 2011, including social
security fees, amounting to SEK 334.3 million.
The calculations are based on assumptions that all available shares in the
Performance Related Share Program 2012 will be utilized.
Costs that affect the profit and loss account, but will not have an effect on
the cash flow
Compensation costs, corresponding to the value of Performance Shares transferred
to employees is estimated to approximately SEK 8.1 million. The compensation
costs are distributed over the plan period 2012 - 2015.
Social security charges as a result of transfer of shares to employees on an
assumed average share price at allotment at SEK 31 are estimated to amount to
approximately SEK 1.6 million. The social security costs are expected to occur
mainly during 2015
Costs that affect the profit and loss account and cash flow
Administration costs have been estimated at a maximum of SEK 1 million.
Dilution and effects on key figures
The company has approximately 42.8 million issued shares.
As per 31 December 2011, the company held 130,000 own shares to be used for
Performance Related Share Program 2011, corresponding approximately 0.3 per cent
of the total number of issued shares and votes in the company.
In order to implement the Performance Related Share Program 2012 an additional
total of 310,000 shares are required, corresponding to approximately 0.72 per
cent of the number of issued shares and votes in the company.
Preparation of the matter
The Performance Related Share Program 2012 has been prepared by the Remuneration
Committee and in consultation with the Board of Directors. The proposal has been
adopted by the Board of Directors. The managing director has not participated in
the Board of Directors preparation and decision on the proposal.
Outstanding share-related incentive programs
The company's current share related incentive program is described in the
company's 2011 Annual Account in footnote K6.
Majority requirements
A valid resolution by the Annual General Meeting in respect of the proposal
under this item requires that the resolution be supported by shareholders with
more than half of the votes cast or, in the event of a tied vote, through the
chairman exercising his casting vote.
Item 17 b), 17 c) and 17 d) - Acquisition of own shares and transfer of own
shares
Background
The Board of Directors has evaluated different methods for securing the
undertakings under the Performance Related Share Program 2012, and considers
that repurchased shares provide the most cost-efficient and flexible hedge for
the program.
The company has earlier repurchased 130,000 own shares for the purpose of using
repurchased shares as a hedge for the company's Performance Related Share
Program 2011. 111,384 of those shares have been reserved for possible allocation
according to Performance Related Share Program 2011. The remaining 18,616 shares
are comprised by a resolution of transfer at NASDAQ OMX Stockholm latest prior
the Annual General Meeting of 2012 in order to cover inter alia social security
fees with reference to Performance Related Share Program 2012. This resolution
is proposed to be extended, please further refer to item 17 d) below.
The Board of Directors still consider that is to the company's benefit to use
repurchased shares for the company's share-related incentive program. If the
Annual General Meeting 2012 approves the Performance Related Share Program
2012, the program may lead to the delivery of Performance Shares. To be able to
meet the future delivery undertakings and hedge costs related to this, the Board
has decided to propose that the Annual General Meeting resolves to acquire and
transfer own shares. If the proposal to transfer repurchased shares to program
participants would not be approved by the Annual General Meeting, the Board of
Directors will consider other means to meet the delivery undertakings under the
program.
To fulfil commitments under Performance Related Share Program 2012 (including
social security fees) an additional of maximum 310,000 shares is required,
corresponding to approximately 0.72 per cent or the total number of issued
shares.
In order to secure delivery under Performance Related Share Program 2012, the
Board of Directors propose under item 17 c), that no more than 260,000 shares
may be transferred to employees within the TradeDoubler group, an in addition no
more than 50,000 shares may be transferred at the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm in order
to cover inter alia social security fees. The Board of Directors further
proposes under item 17 d) that no more than 18,616 shares shall be able to be
transferred at the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm in order to cover inter alia social
security fees due to Performance Related Share Program 2011.
In view of this and in order to secure delivery of shares to participants in the
Performance Related Share Program 2012 and by that means secure costs related to
this as well as in Performance Related Share Program 2011, the Board of
Directors proposes the following.
Item 17 b) - Acquisition of own shares due to Performance Related Share Program
2012
The Board of Directors proposes that the Annual General Meeting authorizes the
Board, for the period until Annual General Meeting 2013, at one or several
occasions, to resolve on acquisitions of own shares as follows.
i) Acquisitions may be made of no more than 310,000 shares.
ii) The shares may only be acquired on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm and
in accordance with the rules regarding purchase and sale of the Company's own
shares as set out in NASDAQ OMX Stockholm's Rulebook for issuers.
iii) Acquisitions of shares may only be made at a price within
the officially quoted price range on each occasion, which means the range
between the highest buying price and the lowest selling price.
iv) Payment for the shares shall be made in cash.
The acquisition cost for repurchase of own shares are estimated to maximum SEK
9.6 million at an assumed share price of SEK 31.
Item 17 c) - Transfer of own shares due to Performance Related Share Program
2012
In order to fulfil obligations under Performance Related Share Program 2012 it
is proposed that the Annual General Meeting, resolves on transfer of these
shares and the shares that are acquired according to item 17 b) above, i.e. in
total no more than 310 000 shares, according to the following:
i) No more than 260 000 shares may be transferred to participants
in under item 17 a) accounted for Performance Related Share Program 2012.
Transfer may either be made free of consideration directly to participant or
through transfer to a subsidiary within the TradeDoubler group, in which such
subsidiary shall be obligated to immediately free of consideration transfer
shares to participant.
ii) The company shall be entitled to, before the Annual General
Meeting 2013, on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm, in accordance with the rules regarding
purchase and sale of the Company's own shares as set out in NASDAQ OMX
Stockholm's Rulebook for issuers, at a price within the officially quoted price
range on each occasion, which means the range between the highest buying price
and the lowest selling price, at one or several occasions, transfer no more than
50 000 shares at a price within the officially quoted price range on each
occasion in order to cover certain expenses, mainly social security fees that
may arise due to Performance Related Share Program 2012.
The 310,000 shares required for the Performance Related Share Program 2012
correspond to a dilutive effect of approximately 0.72 per cent.
The reason for the deviation from the shareholders' pre-emptive rights and basis
for the calculation of the transfer price according to item 17 c) is to enable
TradeDoubler to transfer shares to participants in the Performance Related Share
Program 2012 in accordance with the terms and conditions adopted for the
program.
Item 17 d) - Transfer of own shares due to Performance Related Share Program
2011
In order to fulfil obligations under the Performance Related Share Program 2011
it is proposed that the Annual General Meeting resolve that the company shall be
entitle to, prior the Annual General Meeting 2013, on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm,
transfer no more than 18,616 shares at a price within the officially quoted
price range on each occasion in order to cover certain expenses, mainly social
security fees.
Majority requirement
A valid resolution by the Annual General Meeting in respect of the proposal
under item 17 b) and 17 d) requires that the resolution be supported by
shareholders with at least two-thirds of the votes cast as well as represented
at the Annual General Meeting. A valid resolution by the Annual General Meeting
in respect of the proposal under item 17 c) requires that the resolution be
supported by shareholders with at least nine-tenths of the votes cast as well as
represented at the Annual General Meeting.
C. Miscellaneous
The Annual Accounts, the auditor's report and complete proposals and other
documents according to the Swedish Companies Act will, no later than from
Tuesday 17 April 2012, be made available at the company's head office and at the
company's website: www.tradedoubler.com. Copies of the documents as well as this
notice will be sent without charge to shareholders that so request and state
their address.
___________________________
The Board of Directors
Stockholm in April 2012
TradeDoubler AB (publ)
[HUG#1600233]
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