The shareholders of
Information with respect to the coronavirus
The Company is mindful of the health and well-being of its shareholders and employees. It is important for the Company to take a social responsibility and contribute to reduce the risk of transmission of the coronavirus (Covid-19). Due to the extraordinary situation, the general meeting 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 general meeting.
Information on the decisions of the general meeting will be published as soon as the outcome of the advance voting is finally compiled on
Right to attend and notification
Shareholders who wish to participate through advance voting in the general meeting must:
- on the record date, which is Friday
13 August 2021 , be registered in the share register maintained byEuroclear Sweden AB ; and
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notify the Company of their participation at the general meeting by casting their advance vote in accordance with the instructions under the heading "Advance voting" below, so that the advance vote is received by the Company no later than on Friday
20 August 2021 .
Nominee shares
Shareholders, whose shares are registered in the name of a bank or other nominee, must temporarily register their shares in their own name with
Proxy etc.
Shareholders represented by proxy shall issue dated and signed power of attorney for the proxy. If the proxy is issued by a legal entity, attested copies of the certificate of registration or equivalent authorization documents, evidencing the authority to issue the proxy, shall be enclosed. The proxy must not be more than one year old, however, the proxy may be older if it is stated that it is valid for a longer term, maximum five years. A copy of the proxy in original and, where applicable, the registration certificate, should be submitted to the Company by mail at the address set forth above and at the Company's disposal no later than on
Advance voting
In view of the developments of the spread of the corona virus (Covid-19), the Company has taken certain precautionary measures in relation to the general meeting. The shareholders may exercise their voting rights at the general meeting only by voting in advance, so called postal voting in accordance with section 22 of the Act (2020:198) on temporary exceptions to facilitate the execution of general meetings in companies and other associations.
A special form must be used for advance voting. The form is available on www.embracer.com. The advance voting form is considered as the notification of attendance to the general meeting.
The completed voting form must be at the Company's disposal no later than on Friday
Further instructions and conditions is included in the form for advance voting.
Proposed agenda
- Opening of the meeting
- Election of chair of the meeting
- Preparation and approval of voting list
- Election of one person to certify the minutes
- Question whether the general meeting has been duly convened
- Approval of the agenda
- Resolution regarding authorization for the board to issue shares, convertibles and/or warrants
- Closing of the meeting
Proposed resolutions
Item 2: Election of chair of the meeting
The board of directors proposes that
Item 3: Preparation and approval of voting list
The voting list proposed for approval by the general meeting is the voting list prepared by the Company, based on the Company's share register received by
Item 4: Election of one person to certify the minutes
The board of directors proposes that Per Blom, LL.M., at Baker & McKenzie Advokatbyrå or, in his absence, the person or persons instead appointed by him, to be elected to certify the minutes of the general meeting. The task of certifying the minutes of the general meeting also includes verifying the voting list and that the advance votes received are correctly reflected in the minutes of the general meeting.
Item 6: Approval of the agenda
The board of directors proposes that the general meeting approves the proposed agenda as set forth above.
Item 7: Resolution regarding authorization for the board to issue shares, convertibles and/or warrants
In accordance with the Company's strategy to enable payment with shares in connection with acquisitions or otherwise raise capital to the Company a new authorization of 10 percent is proposed by the board of directors. The authorization corresponds to the authorization resolved on by the extra general meeting held on
The board of directors of the Company therefore proposes that the extra general meeting resolves authorize the board of directors during the period up until the next annual general meeting to, on one or more occasions, resolve to issue B shares, convertibles and/or warrants with right to convert into and subscribe for B shares respectively, with or without preferential rights for the shareholders, in the amount not exceeding ten (10) percent of the total number of shares in the Company at the time when the authorization is used the first time, to be paid in cash, in kind and/or by way of set-off. The purpose for the board to resolve on issuances with deviation from the shareholders preferential rights in accordance with the above is primarily for the purpose to raise new capital to increase flexibility of the Company or in connection with acquisitions. If the board of directors finds it suitable in order to enable delivery of shares in connection with a share issuance as set out above it may be made at a subscription price corresponding to the shares quota value.
In connection with issuances in accordance with the above, the board of directors shall, when determining the number of shares, warrants or convertibles that may be issued pursuant to the authorization, consider and deduct the number of shares the Company holds itself at every given time after any possible reclaim of shares that have been issued in connection with acquisitions. Following registration at the Swedish Companies Registration Office, this authorization will replace the authorization resolved upon by the extra general meeting held on
The board of directors or a person appointed by the board of directors shall be authorized to make such minor adjustments in the above resolution that may be required in connection with the registration with the Swedish Companies Registration Office.
Majority requirements
A resolution in accordance with item 7 requires support by shareholders holding not less than two-thirds of both the shares voted and of the shares represented at the general meeting.
Number of shares and votes
The total numbers of shares in the Company on the date of this notice are 503,388,301, of which 33,399,137 are A shares representing 333,991,370 votes and 469,989,164 are B shares representing 469,989,164 votes, whereby the total number of votes comprise 803,980,534. The Company holds no own shares.
Other
Proxy form and form for advance voting are available at least two weeks in advance of the general meeting. The complete proposals are included in the notice. The documents set out above are available at the Company at Älvgatan 1 in Karlstad and at the Company's website www.embracer.com and will be sent to shareholders who request it and provide their e-mail or postal address.
The board of directors and the managing director 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 general meeting on matters that may affect the assessment of an item on the agenda. A request for such information shall be received by the Company in writing no later than ten calendar days prior to the meeting, i.e.,
Processing of personal data
For information on how personal data is processed in relation the meeting, see the Privacy notice available on
https://www.euroclear.com/dam/ESw/Legal/Privacy-notice-bolagsstammorengelska.pdf.
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Karlstad
The board of directors
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Tel: +46 708 47 19 78E-mail: lars.wingefors@embracer.com
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