1. The board of directors’ report on the Company’s activities in the past financial year
The meeting took note of the board of directors’ report on the Company’s activities in the past financial year.
2. Presentation and adoption of the annual report, including determination of the remuneration for the board of directors
The meeting approved the annual report, including the remuneration for the board of directors for the financial year 2017.
3. Appropriation of profit or settlement of loss pursuant to the adopted annual report
The meeting approved the boards proposal for appropriation of profit and the distribution of an amount of SEK 90,314,756 to the shareholders as dividends. The record date for the dividend is Tuesday 24 April 2018 and the expected payment date is Friday 27 April 2018.
4. Resolution to grant discharge of liability to members of the board of directors and the executive management
The meeting granted discharge of liability to members of the board of directors and the executive management.
5. Election of members to the board of directors
The meeting resolved to approve the nomination committee’s proposal to re-elect Ulf Gundemark as chairman of the board of directors, to re-elect Jørgen Jensen, Riitta Palomäki, Mats O. Paulsson and Kristina Willgård as members of the board of directors, and to elect Allan Jørgensen as new member of the board of directors for the period until the close of the next annual general meeting. Allan Jørgensen, born 1965, is CEO of Dovista A/S, chairman of the board of directors of Velfac A/S, chairman of the board of directors of Rational Vinduer A/S, chairman of the board of directors of Svenska Fönster AB, and member of the boards of directors of OH Industri A/S, HusCompagniet A/S and Pankas A/S. Please see www.nordicwaterproofing.com for more information about the new member.
Following the resolution of the annual general meeting, the board of directors of the Company is composed by Ulf Gundemark, Jørgen Jensen, Riitta Palomäki, Mats O. Paulsson, Kristina Willgård and Allan Jørgensen.
6. Election of auditor and determination of the remuneration for the auditor
The meeting resolved to approve the nomination committee’s proposal to re-elect PricewaterhouseCoopers Statsautoriseret Revisionspartnerselskab as the Company’s auditor, as well as the proposed remuneration for the auditor.
7. Proposals from the board of directors and shareholders
7.1 Resolution to authorize the board of directors to acquire treasury shares
The meeting granted an authorization until the next annual general meeting for the board of directors to acquire the Company’s own shares for up to ten (10) per cent of the Company’s share capital at any time, provided that the acquisition, in accordance with the Danish Companies Act section 197, can be financed by the funds that may be distributed as ordinary dividends. Acquisitions shall be made on Nasdaq Stockholm and at a price per share contained within the at each time prevailing price interval for the share. Payment for the shares shall be made in cash.
7.2 Resolution to authorize the board of directors to resolve to establish a Long Term Incentive Program 2018
The meeting authorized the board of directors to resolve to establish the LTIP 2018 principally based on the terms and conditions set out in the proposal as reflected in the notice to convene the annual general meeting, on substantially the following terms.
• So called performance share rights, which entitle the holders to allotment of shares in the company provided that certain conditions under LTIP 2018 are fulfilled, shall be allotted free of charge to participants in LTIP 2018 in relation to a fixed percentage of their base salary.
• Allotment of shares is conditional upon, inter alia, satisfaction of a financial target set by the board of directors.
• Exercise of the performance share rights may be made at the earliest three years after the implementation of LTIP 2018.
• The number of shares that may be transferred to the participants in LTIP 2018 may be recalculated due to share issues, splits, reverse splits and/or similar dispositions in accordance with the terms and conditions of LTIP 2018.
• LTIP 2018 encompasses maximum 27 employees.
• Provided that the EBIT growth in the period from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2020 is equivalent to an annual average of twelve (12) per cent and the stock market price at the time of grant of performance shares is SEK 73.30, the LTIP 2018 will result in a granting of total 122,648 performance shares in the Company, which is equivalent to a total value of SEK 8,990,068 excluding social security charges.
• The Company will need to acquire 140,736 own shares, corresponding to approximately 0.58% of the outstanding shares and votes in the Company in order to secure delivery of shares under LTIP 2018 and to secure and cover social security charges.
• Bolaget kommer att behöva förvärva 140 736 egna aktier, motsvarande cirka 0,58 procent av de utstående aktierna och rösterna i Bolaget, för att säkerställa leverans av aktier enligt LTIP 2018 och för att säkerställa täckning av sociala avgifter.
7.3 Resolution to authorize the board of directors to transfer treasury shares to the persons eligible to participate in the Long Term Incentive Program 2018
The meeting resolved to authorize the board of directors to transfer a maximum of 122,648 treasury shares to the participants in LTIP 2018 in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in the proposal as reflected in the notice to convene the annual general meeting.
7.4 Resolution to approve the remuneration of the board of directors for the financial year 2018
The meeting approved the nomination committee’s proposal for remuneration to the board of directors for the financial year 2018, whereby the remuneration to the chairman (SEK 500,000) and each individual board member (SEK 275,000) is unchanged compared to 2017, and whereby the remuneration to the chairman (SEK 100,000) and each individual member (SEK 50,000) of the Audit Committee is also unchanged compared to 2017.
7.5 Resolution to authorize the board of directors to increase the share capital of the Company
The meeting approved the renewal of the authorizations to increase the share capital granted to the board of directors under article 5 of the articles of association and the resulting changes to articles 5.1 and 5.2 of the articles of association.
The updated articles of association are available at www.nordicwaterproofing.com under “Corporate Governance”.
8. Authorization to the chairman of the general meeting
The meeting authorized the chairman of the general meeting to make such minor alterations, amendments or additions to the resolutions passed by the general meeting and the application for registration of the resolutions to be filed with the Danish Business Authority (Dk. Erhvervsstyrelsen) as the Authority may require for registration.
This information was submitted for publication, through the contact person set out below, on 20 April 2018, at 12.00 p.m. CET.
