BICO GROUP AB The shareholders of
Information related to advance voting
The EGM will be carried out through advance voting (postal voting) pursuant to temporary legislation. Thus, it will not be possible to attend in person or through proxy at the EGM. Information about the resolutions adopted at the EGM will be published on the same day as the EGM as soon as the outcome of the vote is finally compiled.
Notification of advance voting etc.
Notification
Shareholders who wish to participate at the EGM shall:
• firstly, be entered in the share register maintained by
• secondly, notify the Company of their intention to participate in the EGM by casting their advance vote in accordance with the instructions under “Advance voting” below so that the advance vote is received by the Company no later than on Tuesday
Information submitted in connection with the notification will be computerised and used exclusively for the EGM. See below for additional information on the processing of personal data.
Nominee-registered shares
To be entitled to participate in the EGM through advance voting, a shareholder whose shares are held in the name of a nominee must, in addition to providing notification of participation, register its shares in its own name so that the shareholder is recorded in the share register relating to the circumstances on Tuesday
Advance voting
Shareholders may exercise their voting rights at the EGM only by voting in advance, so-called postal voting pursuant to Section 22 of the Act (2022:121) on temporary exemptions to facilitate the execution of general meetings in companies and other associations.
A special form shall be used for advance voting. The form is available on www.bico.com. The advance voting form is considered as the notification of attendance to the EGM.
The completed voting form must be received by BICO no later than on Tuesday
Further instructions and conditions are included in the form for advance voting.
Proposed agenda
1. Election of a chairman of the meeting
2. Election of one or two persons to attest the minutes
3. Preparation and approval of the voting list
4. Approval of the agenda
5. Determination of whether the meeting was duly convened
6. Resolution to adopt a long-term incentive programme for employees within the BICO group
Proposal for a resolution under items 1, 2, 3 and 6
Item 1 – Election of a chairman of the meeting
The Board of Directors proposes that the Chairman of the Board,
Item 2 - Election of one or two persons to approve the minutes
The Board of Directors proposes that
Item 3 – Preparation and approval of voting list
The voting list proposed for approval is the voting list drawn up by the Company, based on the EGM’s share register and advance votes received, as verified and recommended by the person approving the minutes of the EGM.
Item 6 – Resolution to adopt a long-term incentive programme for employees within the BICO group
The Board of Directors’ of
(“Co-worker LTIP 2022”), and (6B.) a directed issue of warrants (series 2022/2026) to the wholly owned subsidiary
6A.1. Adoption of the Co-worker LTIP 2022
The Board of Directors of the Company proposes that the extraordinary general meeting resolves to implement a long-term incentive programme (Co-worker LTIP 2022) directed at employees within the BICO group in accordance with the terms and conditions stated below.
Background and rationale
The Company’s Board is of the opinion that the Co-worker LTIP 2022 will contribute to higher motivation and commitment among the employees and strengthen the bonds between the employees and the Company. Furthermore, the Board’s assessment is that the Co-worker LTIP 2022 will contribute to the opportunities to retain knowledgeable and experienced employees and is expected to increase the employees’ interest in the Company’s operations and development of earnings. In view of these considerations, it is the Board’s opinion that Co-worker LTIP 2022 will benefit both the employees and the Company’s shareholders through increased share value. Co-worker LTIP 2022 mainly corresponds to Co-worker LTIP 2021 adopted by the annual general meeting 2021. Co-worker LTIP 2021 has a term until 2026, when the employees have the right to subscribe for one share at a price of approximately
Introduction of the Co-worker LTIP 2022
Co-worker LTIP 2022 is a programme under which the employees, free of charge, will be granted a right to receive warrants (“Options”) depending on the Company’s fulfilment of certain performance requirements (see below) and will be subject to a three and a half-year vesting period. All grants of Options will be determined according to a value-based method taking in to account the theoretical value of the Options. Provided that certain conditions are met, each Option entitles the holder to acquire one share of series B in the Company at a predetermined price.
Delivery of shares to the employees in connection with the exercise of vested Options will be made possible through warrants. As part of the implementation of Co-worker LTIP 2022, a maximum of 2,500,000 warrants will therefore be issued in accordance with item 6B below. The 2,500,000 warrants will cover both the delivery of shares and, if required, social security contributions.
Co-worker LTIP 2022 will comprise of current employees (a total of approximately 900 individuals), and participants who may be employed within the BICO group in the foreseeable future, and shall, upon the resolution by the Company’s Board of Directors, be allocated primarily in accordance with the main terms and guidelines set out below.
The Company’s CEO,
Costs for Co-worker LTIP 2022
Co-worker LTIP 2022 will be accounted for in accordance with “IFRS 2 – Share‐based payments”. IFRS 2 stipulates that the Options shall be expensed as personnel costs over the vesting period. Personnel costs in accordance with IFRS 2 do not affect the Company’s cash flow. The Options are issued free of charge to employees and may therefore give rise to social security contributions and expenses that will be expensed in the income statement in accordance with UFR 7 during the vesting period.
Assuming a B share price at the time of allocation of Options of
The total cost of the Co-worker LTIP 2022, including all social security contributions, is estimated to amount to approximately MSEK 112 under the above assumptions.
Dilution
Based on the existing number of shares in the Company, Co-worker LTIP 2022, upon exercise of all 2,500,000.00 Options, means that the share capital may increase by a maximum of
Adoption and the right to change the terms and conditions of the Options
The Board of Directors, or a committee specially established by the Board of Directors, shall be responsible for the detailed design and management of the terms and conditions of the Co-worker LTIP 2022, taking in consideration the said conditions and guidelines including provisions on recalculation in the event of an intermediate bonus issue, split, rights issue and/or other similar events. In connection therewith, the Board of Directors shall have the right to make adjustments, if applicable, to comply with specific foreign regulations or market conditions. The Board of Directors shall also have the right to make other adjustments if there are significant changes in the BICO group or its operating environment that would mean that the decided terms for Co-worker LTIP 2022 no longer fulfill its purposes.
Preparation of the proposal
The Co-worker LTIP 2022 has been prepared by the Board of Directors in consultation with the Remuneration Committee and external advisers.
Additional ongoing share-based incentive programmes
Information regarding the Company’s current incentive programmes is available in the Company’s annual report 2021, note 6 and the main terms and conditions of the programmes are available on the Company’s website, www.bico.com. Apart from the programmes now mentioned, there are no other share-based incentive programmes in BICO.
6A.2. Main terms and guidelines under Co-worker LTIP 2022
The following terms and conditions shall apply to Co-worker LTIP 2022:
1. Co-worker LTIP 2022 shall comprise of current employees, and participants who in the foreseeable future may be employed, within the BICO group. The total number of Options that can be granted to employees amounts to a maximum of 2,500,000.
2. The allotment of Options shall be resolved by the Board of Directors of the Company and the Options will be distributed primarily in accordance with the following categories:
i. The group management may be granted a maximum of not more than 1,000,000 Options,
ii. Other senior executives and employees may together be allotted a maximum of 500,000 Options, and
iii. Other employees may together be allotted a maximum of 1,000,000 Options.
3. The Board of Directors shall resolve on the allotment of Options no later than one year after the extraordinary general meeting. The size of the individual allotment will be determined according to a value-based method.
4. The Options shall be granted to the employees free of charge.
5. In order for the Options to entitle the participant to acquire a share, the participant must have been employed within the BICO group up to and including the publication of the Company’s quarterly report for the first quarter 2026 or, if such report is not published, on
6. The Options are vested during the Vesting Period in accordance with the following performance requirements:
i. 50% of the granted Options shall be tied to the requirement that the BICO group’s sales per share has amounted to at least
ii. 50% of the granted Options shall be tied to the requirement that BICO group is cash flow positive, excluding earn outs, during each year from and including 2023 up to and including 2025, thus the vesting shall decrease with one third for each year the cash flow of the BICO group has not been positive, excluding earn outs, from and including 2023 up to and including 2025.
7. Each Option entitles the holder to receive one share of series B in BICO at a predetermined price of
8. The latest point at which vested Options may be exercised shall be on
9. The Options may not be transferred or pledged.
The Company’s CEO,
The number of Options will be re-calculated in the event that changes occur in BICO’s equity capital structure, such as a bonus issue, merger, rights issue, share split or reverse share split, reduction of the share capital or similar measures.
6B. Directed issue of warrants under the Co-worker LTIP 2022 to the wholly owned subsidiary
In order to ensure the delivery of shares under Co-worker LTIP 2022 and, if necessary, for hedging of social security contributions, the Board of Directors proposes that the extraordinary general meeting resolves to, with deviation from the shareholders’ preferential rights, issue not more than 2,500,000 warrants, as a result of which the Company’s share capital may be increased by a maximum of SEK 62,500. The Board of Directors also proposes that the extraordinary general meeting resolves to approve that the wholly owned subsidiary
The issue of warrants shall be subject to the following conditions:
1. The right to subscribe for the 2,500,000 warrants shall, with deviation from the shareholders’ preferential rights, only vest with the wholly owned subsidiary
2. The warrants shall be issued free of charge and shall be subscribed for on a subscription list no later than
3. Each warrant shall entitle the holder to subscribe for one share of series B in the Company.
4. The subscription price for shares of series B subscribed for based on the warrants shall correspond to the quota value of the shares. The subscription price shall be paid in cash.
5. Subscription of shares pursuant to the warrants shall take place during the period from
6. Shares which are issued following subscription shall entitle to dividend on the record date for dividends that falls immediately after the new shares have been entered in the Company’s share register with
7. The detailed terms of the warrants are set out in Appendix A.
The exercise price, as set out above, shall be rounded to the nearest
It is further proposed that the board of directors, or whomever they appoint, should be authorized to undertake such minor adjustments in the resolution that may be required for the registration with the Swedish Companies Registration Office.
The reason for the deviation from the shareholders’ preferential rights is to implement Co-worker LTIP 2022 for employees in the
Miscellaneous
Majority requirements
The Board of Directors’ proposal for resolutions in accordance with 6A – 6B above constitute a package, as the various proposals are dependent on and strongly linked to each other. Therefore, it is proposed that the EGM make a single resolution in connection with the abovementioned proposals, in compliance with the majority requirement specified in Chapter 16, Section 8 of the Swedish Companies Act, meaning that the resolutions shall be supported by shareholders representing at least nine tenths (9/10) of both the votes cast and the shares represented at the meeting.
Number of shares and votes
As per the date of this notice, the total number of outstanding shares in the Company is 64,086,269, of which 1,500,000 are shares of series A, that entitle to ten votes per share, and 62,586,269 shares of series B, that entitle to one vote per share at the EGM. As of the date of this notice the Company holds no treasury shares.
Documents
The Board’s complete proposal for resolution under item 6 and documents referred to in the Swedish Companies Act are available on the Company’s website, www.bico.com, at the Company’s premises with address
Information before the EGM
The Board of Directors and the CEO shall, if any shareholder so requests and the Board of Directors considers that it can be done without material harm to the Company, provide information at the EGM on matters that may affect the assessment of an item on the agenda. A request for such information shall be sent in writing to
Processing of personal data
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The Board of Directors
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