{"id":15602,"date":"2021-03-10T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.note-ems.com\/press-releases\/kallelse-till-arsstamma-i-note-ab-publ-mandagen-den-19-april-2021\/"},"modified":"2025-12-02T08:28:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T07:28:12","slug":"notice-to-the-annual-general-meeting-of-note-ab-publ-on-monday-19-april-2021","status":"publish","type":"mfn_news","link":"https:\/\/www.note-ems.com\/en\/pressmeddelande\/kallelse-till-arsstamma-i-note-ab-publ-mandagen-den-19-april-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Notice to attend the Annual General Meeting of NOTE AB (publ) on Monday 19 April 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span><span>Shareholders are hereby invited to attend the Annual General Meeting of NOTE AB (publ), corporate identity number 556408-8770 (\u201d<strong>The company<\/strong>\u201d or \u201d<strong>NOTE<\/strong>\u201d), on Monday 19 April 2021 at 14.00 at Bonnier Magasinet, Sveav\u00e4gen 53, Stockholm. The registration of attendance at the Annual General Meeting will commence at 13.30.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span><span>Right to participate in the General Meeting<\/span><\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span><span>Shareholders who wish to attend the Annual General Meeting shall<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span>- be entered in the share register maintained by Euroclear Sweden AB no later than Friday 9 April 2021,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span><span><span><span>- register with the Company no later than Tuesday 13 April 2021.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>Notification can be made by e-mail, info@note-ems.com, or by telephone +46 8 568 990 00. Notification can also be made in writing to NOTE AB, Box 3691, 103 59 Stockholm. Notification must state the shareholder's name or company, personal or corporate identity number, number of shares, address and telephone number. Shareholders who wish to be accompanied by one or two assistants should notify them in the same way.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span>Personal data obtained from the share register maintained by Euroclear Sweden AB, notification of and participation in the meeting and information about representatives, proxies and assistants will be used for registration, preparation of the voting list for the meeting and, where applicable, minutes of the meeting. Personal data is processed in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016\/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council). For full information on how personal data is processed, see the Company's privacy policy: <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.note-ems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/NOTE-Privacy-policy_rev4.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span><span>https:\/\/www.note-ems.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/NOTE-Privacy-policy_rev4.pdf<\/span><\/span><\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>Shareholders whose shares are registered in the name of a nominee must, well in advance of Tuesday 12 April 2022, request through the nominee to be temporarily registered in the share register maintained by Euroclear Sweden AB in order to be entitled to participate in the meeting (so-called voting rights registration).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>As of the date of this notice, the number of shares and votes in the Company amounts to 28,548,600. There is only one class of shares and the Company holds no own shares as of the date of this notice.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span><span>Ombudsmen<\/span><\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span><span>Shareholders represented by proxy must issue a dated and signed authorisation for the proxy. If the power of attorney is issued by a legal entity, the power of attorney must be signed by an authorised signatory and a copy of the certificate of registration or equivalent authorisation document for the legal entity must be attached. A copy of the power of attorney and any registration certificate or equivalent authorisation document should be sent to the Company well in advance of the AGM by e-mail, AGM@note-ems.com, or by post to NOTE AB, Box 3691, SE-103 59 Stockholm, Sweden. The original proxy must also be presented at the Meeting. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>Shareholders who do not wish to attend the meeting in person may authorise a proxy to exercise their voting rights. The proxy can be issued, for example, to the chairman of the meeting or another person whom the shareholder knows will attend the meeting. If the proxy is issued to the chairman of the meeting, the proxy must be combined with voting instructions so that the chairman of the meeting knows how to vote on the different items. If the proxy is not combined with voting instructions, the chairman will not be able to represent the shareholder at the meeting. The proxy should also be combined with voting instructions in other cases. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>The Company will provide shareholders with proxy forms and blank voting instructions, which can be obtained at the Company's head office or on the Company's website, www.note-ems.com, no later than three weeks before the AGM.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span><span>Postal voting<\/span><\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span><span>The Board of Directors of the Company has decided that the shareholders of NOTE at the Annual General Meeting shall be able to exercise their voting rights by post and e-mail in accordance with section 3 of the Act (2020:198) on temporary exceptions to facilitate the execution of general meetings in companies and other associations. Shareholders who wish to exercise their voting rights by post shall submit the form for postal voting to NOTE in accordance with the instructions stated in the form.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span><span>DRAFT AGENDA<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span><span><span><span>Opening of the meeting.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span>Election of chairman and minute-taker for the meeting.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span>Drawing up and approval of the voting list.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span>Approval of the agenda proposed by the Management Board.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span>Election of one or two scrutineers.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span>Examination of whether the meeting has been duly convened.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span>Report on the work of the Board.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span>Presentation of the annual accounts and the auditors' report, as well as the consolidated accounts and the consolidated auditors' report.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span>Decision<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<ol>\n<li><span><span><span><span>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<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span>on the appropriation of the Company's profit according to the adopted balance sheet,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span>discharging the members of the Board of Directors and the Managing Director from liability.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span>Determination of the number of directors and auditors elected at the annual general meeting.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span>Determination of the remuneration of the Board of Directors and the auditors.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span>Choice of<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>\n<ol>\n<li><span><span><span><span>Board of Directors,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span>auditors.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span>Submission and approval of the remuneration report.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span>Resolution authorising the Board of Directors to decide on the acquisition and transfer of own shares.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span>Resolution on authorisation for the Board of Directors to decide on a new share issue.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span>Closure of the meeting.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><span><span>Nomination Committee proposals (points 2 and 10-12)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span><span><span><span>The Nomination Committee of the Company<\/span><\/span><span><span> has consisted of Johan Hagberg (own holding), Thomas Tang (Mediuminvest A\/S), Fredrik Hagberg (own holding and Myggen\u00e4s G\u00e5rd) and Per Olof Andersson (own holding). The Chairman of the Nomination Committee has been Per Olof Andersson. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>Item 2 - Attorney Andreas Wir\u00e9n is proposed as Chairman of the Meeting.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span>Item 10 - The Board of Directors is proposed to consist of five (5) ordinary members without deputies. It is proposed that an audit firm be appointed as auditor.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>Item 11 - Board fees and remuneration for committee work is proposed to remain unchanged and to be paid as follows (2021 fees in brackets):<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li><span><span>Chairman of the Board of Directors: SEK 255,000 (SEK 255,000),<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span>each of the other members of the Board: SEK 140,000 (SEK 140,000),<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span>Chairman of the Audit Committee SEK 65 000 (SEK 65 000), <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span>member of the Audit Committee SEK 35 000 (SEK 35 000),<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span>Chairman of the Remuneration Committee SEK 20,000 (SEK 20,000) and<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span>member of the Remuneration Committee SEK 10,000 (SEK 10,000). <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><span>In accordance with the Audit Committee's recommendation, it is proposed that auditors' fees be paid on a current account basis.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>Item 12 a) - The following Board members are proposed for re-election: Anna Belfrage, Johan Hagberg, Bahare Hederstierna, Claes Mellgren and Charlotte Stjerngren. Claes Mellgren is proposed for election as Chairman of the Board.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>For a presentation of the members, please refer to the Company's website www.note-ems.com.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>Item 12 b) - Re-election is proposed, in accordance with the Audit Committee's recommendation, of the auditing firm \u00d6hrlings PricewaterhouseCoopers AB (PwC) for the period until the end of the next Annual General Meeting. PwC has informed that in case PwC is re-elected, Niklas Renstr\u00f6m will remain as auditor in charge.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span><span>Proposal of the Management Board (points 9b and 14-15)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span><span>The Board of Directors' proposal for a resolution on the appropriation of the company's profit according to the adopted balance sheet<\/span><\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span><span>The Board of Directors proposes that no dividend be paid to shareholders and that the amounts at the disposal of the General Meeting be carried forward.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span><span>The Board of Directors' proposal for authorisation for the Board of Directors to decide on the acquisition and transfer of own shares<\/span><\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span><span>The Board of Directors proposes that the Annual General Meeting authorises the Board of Directors, for the period until the next Annual General Meeting,<\/span><\/span><span><span> on one or more occasions, decide on the acquisition and\/or transfer of the Company's own shares on essentially the following terms:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>Acquisitions may be made against cash payment on Nasdaq Stockholm or in accordance with an acquisition offer to all shareholders. Acquisitions may be made of a maximum number of shares so that the Company's own holding at any time does not exceed ten (10) per cent of all shares in the Company. Shares may only be acquired on Nasdaq Stockholm at a price within the price interval registered on Nasdaq Stockholm at any given time, meaning the interval between the highest bid price and the lowest ask price. Acquisitions in accordance with an acquisition offer as above shall be made at a price corresponding to the lowest market price at the time of the offer with a maximum deviation of twenty (20) per cent upwards.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>Transfer of shares may take place on or outside Nasdaq Stockholm, with or without preferential rights for the shareholders and with or without provisions for contribution in kind or right of set-off. Such transfer may be made at a price within the registered price interval at any given time, meaning the interval between the highest bid price and the lowest ask price quoted on Nasdaq Stockholm. The number of shares that may be transferred shall not exceed ten (10) per cent of the total number of shares in the Company. Transfers in connection with corporate acquisitions may be made at a market value assessed by the Board.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>The purpose of the above authorisations regarding the acquisition and transfer of own shares is to enable the financing of business acquisitions through payment with own shares and to be able to continuously adapt the Company's capital and share structure in order to contribute to increased shareholder value.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>For a resolution under this paragraph to be valid, the proposal must be supported by shareholders representing at least two-thirds (2\/3) of both the votes cast and the shares represented at the meeting.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span><span>The Board of Directors' proposal for resolution on authorisation for the Board of Directors to decide on new share issues (item 15)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span><span>The Board of Directors proposes that the Annual General Meeting authorises the Board of Directors, on one or more occasions prior to the next Annual General Meeting, to resolve on a new issue of shares. By virtue of the authorisation, the maximum number of shares that may be issued by way of a new share issue shall correspond to ten (10) per cent of the total number of outstanding shares in the Company at the time of the AGM's resolution on the authorisation.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>The authorisation shall include the right to decide on an issue against cash payment, payment in kind or payment through set-off. Issues against cash payment and set-off issues may be made with deviation from the shareholders' preferential rights provided that the issue is made on market terms.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>The reason for the proposal and the possibility to derogate from shareholders' pre-emption rights is to allow for flexibility in connection with possible acquisitions or capital raisings in connection with acquisitions.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span>For a resolution under this paragraph to be valid, the proposal must be supported by shareholders representing at least two-thirds (2\/3) of both the votes cast and the shares represented at the meeting.<\/span><\/span><span><span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span><span>Shareholders' right to request information<\/span><\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span><span>According to the Swedish Companies Act, the Board of Directors and the CEO shall, if any shareholder so requests and the Board of Directors believes that it can be done without material harm to the Company, provide information at the meeting on circumstances that may affect the assessment of an item on the agenda and circumstances that may affect the assessment of the Company's financial situation. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>The duty of disclosure also covers the Company's relationship with other group companies, the consolidated financial statements and such circumstances regarding subsidiaries as referred to in the previous sentence.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span><span>Documents for the General Meeting<\/span><\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span><span>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 at the Company at Sveav\u00e4gen 52 in Stockholm and on the Company's website, www.note-ems.com, no later than three weeks prior to the meeting. The documents will be sent free of charge to shareholders who so request and provide their postal address or e-mail address. All of the above documents will also be presented at the meeting.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>The Nomination Committee's complete proposals for resolutions, motivated statement regarding its proposals for the Board of Directors and auditor and information about the proposed Board members are available on the Company's website.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>____________________<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>Stockholm in March 2021<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span>The Board of Directors of NOTE AB (publ)<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span><span><em><span><span>About NOTE<br \/>\nNOTE is one of northern Europe's leading partners for electronics manufacturing. NOTE manufactures printed circuit boards (PCBA), 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, Finland, the UK, Estonia, Bulgaria and China. Sales in the last 12 months were SEK 3,687 million and the group has some 1,400 employees. NOTE is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. For more information, please visit <\/span><\/span><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.note-ems.com\/en\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><em><span><span>www.note-ems.com<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/a><em><span><span>.<\/p>\n<p>This information is information that NOTE AB (publ) is obliged to make public pursuant to the rules for issuers on Nasdaq Stockholm. The information was submitted for publication on 10 March 2021 at 13:00 CET.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"mfn-footer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mfn-footer mfn-about\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mfn-footer mfn-attachment mfn-attachment-general\">\n<p><strong class=\"mfn-heading-1\">Attached files<\/strong><br \/><a class=\"mfn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/mb.cision.com\/Main\/165\/3303802\/1384872.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Press release<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script>\n                Array.prototype.slice.call(document.querySelectorAll(\".mfn-footer.mfn-attachment\")).forEach(function (el) { el.remove() });\n            <\/script>\n        <div class=\"mfn-attachments-container\"><div class=\"mfn-attachment\"><a class=\"mfn-attachment-link\" href=\"https:\/\/storage.mfn.se\/proxy\/pressmeddelande.pdf?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmb.cision.com%2FMain%2F165%2F3303802%2F1384872.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"mfn-attachment-icon\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.mfn.se\/proxy\/pressmeddelande.pdf?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmb.cision.com%2FMain%2F165%2F3303802%2F1384872.pdf&type=jpg\"><\/span>Press release<\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Aktie\u00e4garna kallas h\u00e4rmed till \u00e5rsst\u00e4mma i NOTE AB (publ), org. nr. 556408-8770 (\u201dBolaget\u201d eller \u201dNOTE\u201d), m\u00e5ndagen den 19 april 2021 kl. 14.00 i Bonnier Magasinet, Sveav\u00e4gen 53, Stockholm. N\u00e4rvaroregistreringen vid \u00e5rsst\u00e4mman kommer att p\u00e5b\u00f6rjas kl. 13.30. 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