Due to the contagious Covid-19 and the authorities' regulations/guidance on avoiding gatherings of people, the Board of Directors has decided that the general meeting should be held without physical presence by inviting the shareholders to exercise their voting rights only by postal voting. Information on the resolutions adopted by the general meeting will be published on
For further information, see the heading "Mail voting" below or visit www.atlascopcogroup.com/EGM.
Registration
Shareholders, intending to participate in the Meeting, must
· be recorded in the register of shareholders kept by
· notify the Company in writing of their intent to participate in the Meeting no later than
For questions about the Meeting or to receive a mail voting form by post, please contact
For more information, contact:
Håkan Osvald, General Counsel, Chief Legal Officer
+46 8 743 8995
hakan.osvald@atlascopco.com
Sara Liljedal, Media Relations Manager
+46 8 743 8060 or +46 72 144 1038
media@atlascopco.com
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Notice of Extraordinary General Meeting in
The Shareholders of
Due to the contagious Covid-19 and the authorities' regulations/guidance on avoiding gatherings of people, the Board of Directors has decided that the general meeting should be held without physical presence by inviting the shareholders to exercise their voting rights only by postal voting. Information on the resolutions adopted by the general meeting will be published on
Registration
Shareholders, intending to participate in the Meeting, must
· be recorded in the register of shareholders kept by
· notify the Company in writing of their intent to participate in the Meeting no later than
Shares held in trust
In order to be entitled to participate in the Meeting, a Shareholder who has had shares registered with a trust must, in addition to registering at the Meeting, have the shares registered in its own name so that the Shareholder is entered in the share register on
Mail voting
Shareholders will exercise their voting rights at the Meeting only by mail voting (advance voting) in accordance with Section 22 of the Act (2020:198) regarding Temporary Exemptions to Facilitate the Execution of General Meetings of Companies and Associations. A special form must be used for mail voting. The form is available for download below. The completed and signed mail voting form serves as registration for the Meeting. No additional registration is required. Form for (https://www.sweco.se/globalassets/ir/2020/egm-2020/eng/form-for-postal-voting-200922-eng_final.pdf) mail voting (https://www.sweco.se/globalassets/ir/2020/egm-2020/eng/form-for-postal-voting-200922-eng_final.pdf) is available on www.atlascopcogroup.com/EGM. The completed form must be received by
Power of attorney for proxies
Shareholders who are represented by a proxy holder shall submit a proxy. A proxy form is available on www.atlascopcogroup.com/EGM (http://www.atlascopcogroup.com/EGM%20) and can also be sent to those Shareholders who so request. If votes are casted by mail using a proxy, the proxy must be enclosed with the mail voting form. Representatives of legal entities must further enclose with the proxy a certified copy of the registration certificate or other similar authorization document to support the proxy.
Proposed agenda
1. Election of chair for the Meeting
2. Preparation and approval of the voting list
3. Approval of the agenda
4. Election of one person, the adjuster, to approve the minutes together with the Chair
5. Determination whether the Meeting has been properly convened
6. Resolution on dividend and record date
7. Resolution on amendment of the Articles of Association
8. Conclusion of the Meeting
Item 1 Election of chairman for the Meeting
The Board of Directors (the "Board") proposes that Hans Stråberg shall be elected to act as chairman at the Meeting or, if he is unable to attend, such person as the Board may appoint in his stead.
Item 2 Preparation and approval of the voting list
The voting list proposed for approval is the voting list prepared by
Item 4 Election of one adjuster
The Board proposes that Jörgen Ekelöw, SVP, General Counsel,
Item 6 Resolution on dividend
As a consequence of the uncertainty caused by Covid-19, it was decided at
Item 7 Resolution on amendment of the Articles of Association
The Board proposes that the Company's Articles of Association be updated editorially, among other things to reflect the changes in laws that have been introduced since the current Articles of Association were adopted. Furthermore, the Board proposes that the Articles of Association introduce an opportunity for the Board to decide before a General Meeting to collect proxies and to enable Shareholders to vote by mail. All amendments proposed by the Board in the Articles of Association are clearly stated in the updated Articles of Association, which are attached to the notice, where the proposed amendments are marked. It is proposed that the Chief Executive Officer ("CEO"), or such person as the CEO may designate, be authorized to make such minor adjustments to the resolution as may prove necessary in connection with the registration of the resolution.
Special Majority Requirement
The resolution of the Meeting under item 7 on the agenda will be valid only if it is supported by Shareholders holding at least two thirds of the votes cast as well as the number of shares represented at the Meeting.
Shares and Votes
The Company has issued in total 1,229,613,104 shares of which 839,394,096 are series A shares and 390,219,008 are series B shares. On
Information at the Extraordinary General Meeting
If a Shareholder so requires and the Board believes that the information can be given without causing substantial harm to the Company, the Board and the President & CEO shall give information regarding an item on the agenda. Requests for such information must be submitted in writing to the Company no later than ten days before the Meeting, i.e. no later than
Documentation
All information that the Company has to make available and present for the Meeting will be available on www.atlascopcogroup.com/EGM (http://www.atlascopcogroup.com/EGM%20)and with the Company and will be sent free of charge to the Shareholders who so request and state their address from
Processing of personal data
For information on how your personal data is processed, see https://www.euroclear.com/dam/ESw/Legal/Privacy-notice-bolagsstammor-engelska.pdf
Nacka,
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