BTS GROUP AB P R E S S R E L E A S E
Shareholders of
In view of the ongoing pandemic and the risk of the spread of covid-19 and considering the regulations/advice of the authorities on the avoidance of meetings, the Board of Directors has decided that the general meeting shall be conducted without physical presence by shareholders exercising their voting rights only by postal vote. Information on the decisions taken by the General Meeting will be published on
Conditions for participation
Shareholders who wish to participate in the general meeting by postal vote must be registered in the share register kept by
For shareholders who have their shares registered by trustees through a bank or other trustee, the following applies for the right to participate in the general meeting. In addition to registering by casting their postal vote, such shareholders shall request re-registration of their shares so that the shareholder is registered in their own name in the share register kept by
Postal voting
Shareholders exercise their voting rights at the meeting solely by voting in advance (so-called postal voting) under section 22 of the Act (2020:198) on temporary exemptions to facilitate the implementation of general meetings and general meetings of associations. In postal voting, a special form shall be used. This is available on the company's website, www.bts.com and at the company on Grevgatan 34, 6th fl., 114 53
Proxy voting
Shareholders who vote by postal vote by proxy shall issue in writing by the shareholder the signed and dated power of attorney for the proxy. Proxy forms can be found on the company's website,
www.bts.com. If the postal vote is conducted based on a power of attorney, the power of attorney must be attached to the postal voting form. If the shareholder is a legal entity, registration certificates or equivalent supporting documents must also be attached to the postal voting form. The power of attorney shall be valid for a maximum of one year from the date of issue unless the power of attorney specifies a longer period of validity, but not more than five years from the date of issue.
Draft agenda
1. Election of the Chairman of the Meeting
2. Election of a person to adjust the minutes together with the chairman of the meeting
3. Establishment and approval of the electoral register
4. Approval of agenda
5. Examination of whether the meeting has been duly convened
6. Dividend decision
The Board's decision proposals
Item 1 – Chairman of the Meeting
The Board of Directors proposes to elect lawyer Klaes Edhall or to appoint, if he is unable to attend, a representative appointed by the CEO.
Item 2 – Election of a person to adjust the minutes together with the chairman of the general meeting
The Board of Directors proposes that Stefan af Petersens be appointed to adjust the minutes of the meeting, together with the chairman of the meeting, or, if he is unable to attend, the representative appointed by the CEO. In addition to signing the minutes of the meeting along with the chairman of the meeting, the assignment as an adjuster shall also include review of the electoral register and that the reproduction of postal votes received are stated correctly in the minutes of the meeting.
Item 3 – Establishment and approval of the electoral register
The voting register proposed to be approved shall be based on the general meeting share register drawn up by
Item 6 – Dividend decision and record days
On
As of the third quarter, the market situation for BTS has improved, and this trend continues to date. BTS achieved a positive result in the difficult second quarter and earnings have increased from the second to the third quarter. The company continues to have a very good financial strength and liquidity. Taking everything into consideration, the Board of Directors has decided to propose to the Extraordinary General Meeting a dividend of
As the record date for the receipt of dividends, the Board of Directors proposes
Information at the Meeting
The Board of Directors and the Managing Director shall, if requested by any shareholder and the Board of Directors considers that this can be done without material harm to the company, disclose information about circumstances that may affect the assessment of a matter on the agenda. Requests for such information must be made in writing to the company no later than ten days before the annual general meeting, i.e. no later than Tuesday
Complete proposals for decision, etcetera.
The Board of Directors' full proposal for the allocation of profits is set out above. The following documents will be available at the company's address Grevgatan 34, 6th fl., 114 53
- annual report, including auditor's report, for the financial year 2019;
- the Board's opinion pursuant to chapter 18, section 4 of the Swedish Companies Act,
- the Board's report in accordance with chapter 18, section 6 of the Swedish Companies Act, and
- auditor's opinion pursuant to chapter 18, section 6 of the Swedish Companies Act.
The documents are presented by keeping them available at the company and on the company's website. They are also sent to shareholders who so request and who provide their postal address. The annual general meeting share register will be provided at the company's head office, Grevgatan 34, 6th fl., 114 53
Shares and votes
At the time of this notice, the total number of shares in the company was 19,318,292 shares, of which 853,800 class A shares and 18,464,492 class B shares. The total number of votes in the company amounts to 27,002,492.
Processing of personal data
For information on how your personal data is processed see:
www.euroclear.com/dam/ESw/Legal/Integritetspolicy-bolagsstammor-svenska.pdf.
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The Board
Attachment
- Notice EGM
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