Shareholders in Holmen Aktiebolag (publ) (corp. reg. no. 556001-3301) are hereby invited to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting on Wednesday
In light of the risk of the spread of coronavirus and the authorities' regulations/advice about avoiding gatherings, the Board of Directors has decided that the Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) will be conducted without physical presence, by shareholders exercising their voting rights only by postal voting. Information about the decisions made by the EGM will be published on
Shareholders wishing to exercise their voting rights and participate in the EGM must:
· be entered in the register of shareholders maintained by
· register with the company no later than Tuesday
Shareholders whose shares are registered under a nominee name must temporarily re-register them in their own names with
Postal voting
Shareholders are exercising their voting rights only by voting in advance using postal voting in accordance with Section 22 of the Swedish Act on Temporary Exemptions to Facilitate the Executions of General Meetings in Companies and Associations (2020:198). A special form must be used for postal voting, available at www.holmen.com. No separate registration is required; a completed and signed postal voting form is valid as registration to participate in the EGM.
The form may be signed electronically using `BankID' at www.holmen.com. To be valid as a registration for the EGM, such electronic signature must be registered by Tuesday
The completed form may also be sent by email to Holmen via info@computershare.com or be posted to Holmen via address to
Shareholders may not assign instructions or conditions to voting in advance. Voting forms will be deemed to be invalid if this happens. Additional instructions are provided on the postal voting form.
Voting by proxy
Shareholders who are represented by a proxy must issue a written authorisation for the proxy. Authorisation forms are available at www.holmen.com. If a shareholder is postal voting by a proxy, the proxy authorisation, proof of registration and other authorisation documents must be enclosed with the postal voting form.
Proposed agenda
1. Election of Chairman of the Meeting
2. Election of adjusters to approve the minutes of the Meeting
3. Preparation and approval of voting list
4. Approval of agenda
5. Resolution concerning the due convening of the Meeting
6. Decision on dividends
Board proposal concerning Item 1 on the agenda
The Board proposes that
Board proposal concerning Item 2 on the agenda
The Board proposes an adjuster to approve the minutes should be appointed and that Hans Hedström,
Board proposal concerning Item 3 on the agenda
The voting list that is proposed for approval is the voting list prepared by
Board proposal concerning Item 6 on the agenda
At the Annual General Meeting on
If the EGM resolves in accordance with the Board's proposal, the dividend is expected to be distributed by
According to the most recently approved balance sheet as of
Information at the meeting
If requested by a shareholder and the Board deems that it can take place without causing material damage to the company, the Board and the CEO shall provide information about circumstances that may affect the assessment of an item on the agenda. Requests of such information must be submitted in writing to the company no later than ten days before the EGM, i.e. no later than
Documents
The following documents will be available at the company and on the company's website, www.holmen.com, as of Wednesday
· annual report including auditor's report for financial year 2019,
· the Board's statement as per Chapter 18, § 4 of the Swedish Companies Act,
· the Board's report as per Chapter 18, § 6 of the Swedish Companies Act,
· auditor's statement as per Chapter 18, § 6 of the Swedish Companies Act.
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Processing of personal data
For information about how personal data is processed, please visit https://www.euroclear.com/dam/ESw/Legal/Privacy-notice-bolagsstammor-engelska.pdf (https://www.euroclear.com/dam/ESw/Legal/Integritetspolicy-bolagsstammor-svenska.pdf).
The Board of Directors
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Holmen's business concept is to own and add value to the forest. The forest holdings form the basis of the business - an ecocycle in which the raw material grows and is refined into everything from wood for climate-smart building to renewable packaging, magazines and books. The forest is managed to provide a good annual return and stable value growth while our production operations are run with a focus on profitability and greater value added. In 2019 Holmen's net sales were approx. SEK 17 billion and the group has approx. 3 000 employees. Holmen's shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm, Large Cap. For more information, visit holmen.com.
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