STOCKHOLM, Sweden, June 24, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Investor AB has, following acquisition of shares in Ainax AB corresponding to 15.5 per cent of the shares and votes in the company, had contacts with Ainax AB's nomination committee which has resulted in a new proposal to the general meeting by the nomination committee with respect to the number of board members, the fees for the board of directors, and the election of board members under items 7 through 9 in the proposed agenda. The following is proposed:
(i) that the board of directors shall consist of seven directors
elected by the general meeting,
(ii) that the fees to the board of directors is determined to be SEK
900,000 to be allocated so that the chairman receives SEK
275,000 and the remaining SEK 625,000 are split equally among
the other directors (however, that no director who is employed
by the company shall receive any fees),
(iii) re-election of Mariana Burenstam Linder (employed as managing
director of the company), Tuve Johannesson, Thierry Moulonguet,
Lars Otterbeck and Clas Reuterskiold, and election of Tor
Marthin and Anders Rydin, and
(iv) that the chairman of the board of directors shall be Tuve
Johannesson.
Tor Marthin
Tor Marthin (born 1944). M.Sc. Economics. Until his retirement in April 2004, he was responsible for asset management and Executive Vice President of AMF Pension. Director of Stockholms Stads Brandforsakringskontor, Stockholm Institute for Financial Research and Stiftelsen for finansforskning.
Anders Rydin
Anders Rydin (born 1945). M.Sc. Economics and former Executive Vice President and CFO of Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB. Director of HHS Executive Education AB (Chairman), Cardo AB, NCC AB, AP-Fastigheter AB, SEB Kort AB, Enskilda Securities AB, Enskilda Securities ASA Norge and Biotage AB.
Shareholders representing more than 40 per cent of the total number of shares and votes in the company have notified that they support the above proposal from the nomination committee.
For more information, please contact: Mariana Burenstam Linder, managing director, tel +46 8 611 8810, mobile +46 70 595 2250 Mats Lofgren, CFO, tel + 46 709 200 999 www.ainax.se
Ainax
Ainax AB holds 27,320,838 Series A shares in Scania, corresponding to 24.8 per cent of the votes and 13.7 per cent of the capital. The objective is to create the highest possible value for Ainax' shareholders through realizing the added value that may exist in a controlling stake.
The number of Ainax shares corresponds to the holding of Scania Series A shares, thus providing a transparent basis for the valuation of the company. With funding provided for its operations and an efficient organization the intention is to redistribute in full dividends received from the holding to Ainax' share-holders. If a sale has not occurred before 1 May 2008, Ainax' assets will be distributed to the shareholders.
The Ainax share is traded on Nya Marknaden (New Market) since 8 June 2004.
This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net
The following files are available for download: http://www.waymaker.net/bitonline/2004/06/24/20040624BIT21120/wkr0001.pdf