STOCKHOLM, Sweden, April 4, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- At Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB's annual general meeting on April 4, 2002, the board's proposal of a dividend of SEK 0:80 per share was ratified. The record day for the dividend was set at Tuesday, April 9, 2002. It is estimated the dividend will be sent out by VPC on Friday April 12, 2002.
The meeting resolved to re-elect the board members Gote Dahlin, Kerstin Fredriksson, Sven-Ake Johansson, Erik Paulsson, Mats Qviberg, Maths O. Sundqvist and Jonas Wahlstrom. The meeting furthermore resolved that the fee paid to the board will remain unchanged at SEK 700,000.
The general meeting resolved to authorise the board, at the latest up until the next annual general meeting, to acquire and transfer Wihlborgs' own shares. Acquisitions may take place of not more than the number of shares, which at any time are equivalent to 10 percent of all the company's issued shares.
The meeting furthermore approved a split-down of shares (reverse split), whereby five shares are put together to form one share (1:5). The general meeting resolved to change the current articles of association as follows:
Section 2 to "The object of the company is to acquire, administrate, enhance and sell real estate and to run operations compatible therewith".
Section 5 to "Shares shall be at a value of SEK 50".
Section 6 is to be omitted.
Section 7 to "The board shall comprise at least four and no more than eight members. The members are to be elected annually at the annual general meeting for the period up until the end of the next annual general meeting".
Sections 11, 15 and 16 are to be omitted.
At the subsequent statutory board meeting Mats Qviberg was re-elected as the board's chairman and Sven-Ake Johansson as the deputy chairman. Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB (publ)
Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB (publ) is one of Sweden's biggest real-estate companies, with real estate to a book value of SEK 21.9 million. The real estate, which is concentrated on the Stockholm and Aresund regions, has a rental value on a twelve-month basis totalling SEK 2.5 billion, and a rentable area of 2.7 million square metres. The company has offices in Stockholm, Malmo, Copenhagen and Helsingborg. Wihlborgs' shares are listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange's O-list.
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