Decisions made by eQ Plc's Annual General Meeting
23 Marzo 2022 - 5:30AM
Decisions made by eQ Plc's Annual General Meeting
eQ Plc Stock Exchange Release
23 March 2022, at 1.30 p.m.
The Annual General Meeting of shareholders of eQ
Plc (“AGM”) was held today 23 March 2022 in Helsinki. In order to
prevent the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Annual General
Meeting was held without shareholders’ and their proxy
representatives’ presence at the venue of the meeting. Shareholders
of the company and their proxy representatives were able to
participate in the meeting and exercise shareholder rights through
voting in advance as well as by making counterproposals and
presenting questions in advance.
A total of 79 shareholders representing 24 994
537 shares and votes were represented at the meeting. The meeting
thus represented 63% of the shares and votes of the company. The
AGM supported all the proposals made to the Annual General
Meeting.
eQ Plc’s Annual General Meeting decided upon the
following:
Confirmation of the financial statements
eQ Plc’s AGM confirmed the financial statement
of the company, which included the group financial statements, the
report by the Board of Directors and the auditor’s report for the
financial year 2021.
Decision in respect of the result shown on the
balance sheet and distribution of the assets from the invested
unrestricted equity fund
The AGM confirmed the proposal by the Board of
Directors that a dividend of 0.97 euros per share and a return of
capital of 0.03 euros per share be paid from the invested
unrestricted equity fund. The dividend and return of capital shall
be paid to shareholders who on the record date for the payment, 25
March 2022, are recorded in the shareholders register held by
Euroclear Finland Ltd. The dividend and return of capital shall be
paid on 1 April 2022.
Discharge from liability to the Board of
Directors and Managing Director
The AGM decided to grant discharge from
liability to the Board of Directors and the Managing Director.
Remuneration Report for governing bodies
The Annual General Meeting decided to adopt the
Remuneration Report for the governing bodies.
The number of Board members, appointment of
Board members and the remuneration of the members of the Board
According to the decision of the AGM, six Board
members, being Nicolas Berner, Georg Ehrnrooth, Timo Kokkila, Lotta
Kopra, Janne Larma and Tomas von Rettig were re-elected as members
to the Board of Directors. The term of office of the Board members
ends at the close of the next Annual General Meeting. The AGM
decided that the members of the Board would receive remuneration as
follows: the Chair of the Board will receive 5,000 euros per month,
Vice Chair of the Board of Directors will receive 4,000 euros and
the Board members will receive 3,000 euros per month. In addition,
a compensation of 500 euros per meeting will be paid for all the
Board members for each attended Board meeting and travel and
lodging costs will be compensated in accordance with the company’s
expense policy. The Board appointed Janne Larma as Chair of the
Board and Georg Ehrnrooth as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors
in its meeting held immediately after the AGM.
Auditors and auditors’ compensation
The AGM decided to elect Authorised Public
Accountants KPMG Oy Ab as auditor of the company. The auditor with
main responsibility, named by KPMG Oy Ab is Tuomas Ilveskoski, APA.
It was decided to compensate the auditor according to the auditor's
invoice approved by the eQ Plc.
Authorising the Board of Directors to decide on
the issuance of shares as well as the issuance of special rights
entitling to shares
The AGM authorised the Board of Directors to
decide on a share issue or share issues and/or the issuance of
special rights entitling to shares referred to in Chapter 10
Section 1 of the Companies Act, comprising a maximum total of
3,500,000 new shares. The amount of the authorisation corresponds
to approximately 8.83 per cent of all shares in the Company.
The authorisation is to be used in order to
finance or carry out potential acquisitions or other business
transactions, to strengthen the balance sheet and the financial
position of the Company, to fulfill Company’s incentive schemes or
to any other purposes decided by the Board. Based on the
authorization, the Board decides on all other matters related to
the issuance of shares and special rights entitling to shares
referred to in Chapter 10 Section 1 of the Companies Act, including
the recipients of the shares or the special rights entitling to
shares and the amount of the consideration to be paid. Therefore,
based on the authorisation, shares or special rights entitling to
shares may also be issued directed i.e. in deviation of the
shareholders pre-emptive rights as described in the Companies Act.
A share issue may also be executed without payment in accordance
with the preconditions set out in the Companies Act.
The authorisation cancels all previous
authorisations to decide on the issuance of shares as well as the
issuance of special rights entitling to shares and is effective
until the next Annual General Meeting, however no more than 18
months.
Helsinki, 23 March 2022
eQ Plc
Board of Directors
Additional information: Juha Surve, Group General Counsel, tel.
+358 9 6817 8733
Distribution: Nasdaq Helsinki, www.eQ.fi
eQ Group is a Finnish group of companies
specialising in asset management and corporate finance business. eQ
Asset Management offers a wide range of asset management services
(including private equity funds and real estate asset management)
for institutions and individuals. The assets managed by the Group
total approximately EUR 11.6 billion. Advium Corporate Finance,
which is part of the Group, offers services related to mergers and
acquisitions, real estate transactions and equity capital
markets.
More information about the Group is available on
our website at www.eQ.fi.
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