Notice to attend the Annual General Meeting of NOTE AB (publ) on 25 April 2014
Shareholders are hereby invited to attend the Annual General Meeting of NOTE AB (publ), 556408-8770, on Friday 25 April 2014 at 14.00 in Spårvagnshallarna, Birger Jarlsgatan 57 A, Stockholm.
Right to participate in the General Meeting
Shareholders who wish to attend the Annual General Meeting shall
- be entered in the share register maintained by Euroclear Sweden AB by Thursday 17 April 2014,
- notify the company of their intention to attend the AGM at NOTE AB, Box 711,
182 17 DANDERYD, or by telephone 08-568 990 00, or by e-mail: info@note.eu no later than Thursday 17 April 2014. The notification must state name or company name, personal or corporate identity number, number of shares, address and telephone number.
Shareholders whose shares are registered in the name of a nominee should in good time before 17 April 2014, through the intermediary of the nominee, temporarily register the shares in their own name in order to be entitled to attend the meeting.
Shareholders wishing to be accompanied by one or two assistants must give notice of their intention within the time and in the manner laid down for shareholders.
As of today, the number of shares and votes in the company amounts to 28 872 600.
Ombudsmen
Shareholders represented by proxy must issue a dated power of attorney for the proxy. If the power of attorney is issued by a legal entity, a certified copy of the certificate of registration or equivalent for the legal entity must be attached. The registration certificate must not be older than six months. The original power of attorney and any certificate of registration should be sent by post to the company before the meeting. A proxy form is available for download on the company's website, www.note.eu.
DRAFT AGENDA
1. opening of the meeting.
2. Election of a chairman and minute-taker for the meeting.
3. drawing up and approval of the voting list.
4. Approval of the agenda proposed by the Board of Directors.
5. Election of one or two scrutineers.
6. examination of whether the meeting has been duly convened.
7. Report on the work of the Board.
Presentation of the annual accounts and the auditors' report, as well as the consolidated accounts and the consolidated auditors' report.
9. decision
a) on the adoption of the profit and loss account and the balance sheet and the consolidated profit and loss account and the consolidated balance sheet
b) on the appropriation of the company's result according to the adopted balance sheet,
(c) on the discharge of the members of the Board of Directors and the Managing Director.
10. Determination of the number of Board members elected at the Annual General Meeting.
11. Determination of the remuneration of the Board of Directors.
12. Election of the Management Board.
Adoption of the Nomination Committee's proposal for instructions for the Nomination Committee.
14. Adoption of the Board of Directors' proposal for guidelines for remuneration to senior executives.
15. Resolution authorising the Board of Directors to decide on the acquisition and transfer of own shares.
16. Any other business that is incumbent on the meeting under the Companies Act or the Articles of Association.
17. Closure of the meeting.
The Nomination Committee
NOTE's Nomination Committee consisted of Daniel Nyhrén (Creades AB), Bruce Grant (Garden Growth Capital LLC), Kjell-Åke Andersson (own holding) and Peter Zonabend (Banque Carnegie Luxembourg S.A.). The Chairman of the Nomination Committee has been Daniel Nyhrén.
Nomination Committee proposals (items 2, 10, 11, 12 and 13)
2. Stefan Charette is proposed as Chairman of the meeting.
10. It is proposed that the Board of Directors should consist of six full members with no alternates.
11. the Board's fees for the period up to and including the next Annual General Meeting are proposed to total SEK 860,000, which is SEK 100,000 higher than last year. The increase is a consequence of the proposed increase in the number of Board members by one person. The Board's fees are proposed to be distributed as follows: fees for the Chairman SEK 300,000 and fees for other members SEK 100,000 per member. In addition, it is proposed that SEK 60,000 be allocated to members of committees as decided by the Chairman of the Board. The remuneration per member shall thus not change from the previous year. Board members are authorised to invoice fees from companies, provided that this is cost-neutral for NOTE compared to receiving the remuneration as income from employment.
12. the following Board members are proposed for re-election: Kjell-Åke Andersson, Bruce Grant and Stefan Johansson. Andre Klotz, Daniel Nyhrén and Kristian Teär are proposed for new election. Kristian Teär is proposed as Chairman of the Board.
13. The Nomination Committee shall be formed by the four largest shareholders who wish to participate appointing one member each at least six months before the Annual General Meeting, with the Chairman of the Board of Directors as convener. Where one or more shareholders waive their right, the next largest shareholder shall be given the same opportunity. The names of the four members shall be published as soon as they are appointed.
The majority of the members of the nomination committee shall not be members of the board of directors and the managing director or any other member of the management shall not be a member of the nomination committee. The chairman of the nomination committee shall, unless the members agree otherwise, be the member who represents the largest shareholder in terms of votes. However, a member of the Board of Directors shall not be the Chairman of the Nomination Committee. The Nomination Committee's mandate runs until a new Nomination Committee is appointed.
A member shall leave the committee if the shareholder he represents is no longer one of the four largest shareholders. In the event that more than one member leaves the Nomination Committee for the above-mentioned reasons, the four largest shareholders shall appoint four members to the Nomination Committee.
However, unless there are special reasons, no changes shall be made to the composition of the Nomination Committee if only marginal changes in the number of votes have taken place or the change occurs later than two months before the Annual General Meeting. Shareholders who have appointed a member of the Nomination Committee are entitled to dismiss such member and appoint a new member of the Nomination Committee. Changes in the composition of the Nomination Committee shall be announced as soon as they occur.
The Nomination Committee shall prepare a proposal for the Chairman of the General Meeting, the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Board fees, instructions for the Nomination Committee and, where applicable, auditors, and auditors' fees to be submitted to the Annual General Meeting (and, where applicable, the Extraordinary General Meeting) for decision.
At the request of the Nomination Committee, the Company shall provide personnel resources such as secretarial services to facilitate the work of the Nomination Committee. If necessary, the company shall also be able to pay reasonable costs for external consultants that the nomination committee deems necessary for the nomination committee to fulfil its assignment.
Proposal of the Management Board (points 9(b), 14 and 15)
9 b The Board proposes that no dividend be paid to shareholders.
14. the Board of Directors proposes that the guidelines for remuneration of senior executives adopted at the 2011 Annual General Meeting be adopted without change for 2012.
15. The Board of Directors proposes that the Board be authorised, for the period until the next Annual General Meeting, to make decisions on the acquisition of a maximum number of shares so that the company after acquisition holds a maximum of 10 per cent of the registered number of shares in the company, and on the transfer of the company's own shares.
Acquisitions may be made against cash payment either on the stock exchange on which the company's shares are listed or by means of an offer to all shareholders. The price to be paid shall correspond to the market value of the company's shares at the time of publication of the offer.
The purpose of the proposed buy-back option is to give the Board of Directors greater room for manoeuvre in its work on the company's capital structure.
Documents for the General Meeting
Accounting documents, the auditor's report, the Board of Directors' complete proposals for resolutions and other documents required under the Swedish Companies Act will be available from 4 April 2014 at the company's offices at Vendevägen 85 A in Danderyd and on the company's website, www.note.eu. The documents will be sent to shareholders who so request and provide their postal address or e-mail address.
The Board of Directors of NOTE AB (publ)
About NOTE
NOTE is one of northern Europe's leading manufacturing and logistics partners for electronics production. NOTE manufactures printed circuit boards, sub-assemblies and complete products (box build). Its customer offering covers the whole product lifecycle, from design to after-sales. NOTE is established in Sweden, Norway, Finland, the UK, Estonia and China. Sales for 2013 totalled SEK 907 million and the group has some 850 employees. NOTE is listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm. For more information, please visit www.note.eu. www.note.eu
NOTE AB (publ) is publishing this information in accordance with the Swedish Securities Markets Act. The information was submitted for publication at 08:30 on 25 March 2014.