STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Feb. 18, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- The shareholders in Hufvudstaden AB (publ) are hereby called to the Annual General Meeting to be held on Wednesday, March 21, 2002 at 5:00 p.m. at the Musikaliska akademien, Nybrokajen 11 in Stockholm.
Agenda
Proposed agenda
1. Opening of the Meeting. 2. Election of the Chairman of the Meeting. 3. Preparation and approval of voting register. 4. Appointment of minutes-checkers and vote counters. 5. Approval of the agenda. 6. Determination of whether the Meeting has been duly convened. 7. President's address. 8. Presentation of the Annual Report and the Audit Report for the Group and the Parent Company. 9. Adoption of the Parent Company and consolidated income statements and balance sheets presented in the Annual Report. 10. Approval of the distribution of the year's profit or loss in accordance with the adopted balance sheet. 11. Approval of the discharge of the members of the Board of Directors and of the President from personal liability for the fiscal year. 12. Determination of the number of the Board. 13. Determination of Board members' and auditors' fees. 14. Chairman's report on proposed Board members' commitments to other companies and election of Board members for terms extending through the close of the next Annual General Meeting. 15. Closing of the Meeting.
Proposed Distribution of Earnings
The Board of Directors proposes a dividend of SEK 1.00 per share, with a proposed record date of March 26, 2002. If the Annual General Meeting approves the proposal, the dividend is expected to be issued through the VPC (Swedish Securities Register Center) on April 2, 2002.
Registration Shareholders who wish to participate in the Annual General Meeting shall:
-- be registered in the share register maintained by the VPC (Swedish Securities Register Center) by March 11, 2002, whereby shareholders who have had their holdings nominee registered must temporarily re-register the shares with VPC in their own name not later than March 11, 2002, to be eligible to participate in the Meeting, -- forward notice of their intention to participate to: Hufvudstaden AB (publ), NK 100, SE-111 77 Stockholm, Sweden, or by telephone, at +46- 8-762 90 00, or by fax, at +46-8-762 90 01, or by e-mail, amn@hufvudstaden.se, not later than March 15, 2002 at 4:00 p.m. When registering, shareholders must state their name, personal or organization number, daytime telephone number and eventual nominees.
The Annual Report, including the Audit Report will be available from the Company as of March 7, 2002.
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