DECISIONS OF MULTITUDE’S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2022
Multitude held its Annual General Meeting today under special arrangements and the meeting made the following resolutions.
ADOPTION OF THE ANNUAL ACCOUNTS AND DISCHARGE FROM LIABILITY
The Annual General Meeting adopted the Annual Accounts including the Consolidated Annual Accounts for the financial year 2021 and discharged the members of the Board of Directors and the CEO from liability for the financial year 2021.
DIVIDENDS
The Annual General Meeting decided in accordance with the proposal of the Board of Directors that for the financial year ended
REMUNERATION REPORT FOR THE GOVERNING BODIES
The Annual General Meeting approved the presented Remuneration Report for Governing Bodies.
COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Annual General Meeting confirmed the number of members of the Board of Directors as eight.
The Annual General Meeting decided to re-elect Goutam Challagalla,
The Chairman and the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors will be elected by the Board of Directors from amongst its members.
REMUNERATION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
The Annual General Meeting resolved that the remuneration of the Board of Directors remain the same and that each member of the Board of Directors be paid
AUDITOR AND REMUNERATION OF THE AUDITOR
Audit firm
It was decided that the auditor be paid reasonable remuneration in accordance with the auditor's invoice, which shall be approved by the Company.
AUTHORISATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO DECIDE ON THE REPURCHASE OF THE COMPANY’S OWN SHARES
The Annual General Meeting approved the Board of Directors’ proposal on authorisation to the Board of Directors to decide to repurchase a maximum of 2,172,396 shares in the Company, which corresponds approximately to 10 per cent of all the shares in the Company.
By virtue of the authorisation, own shares may be repurchased by using the Company’s unrestricted equity. Consequently, any repurchase will reduce the Company’s funds available for distribution of profits.
Own shares may be repurchased through public trading on the
The authorisation entitles the Board of Directors to decide to repurchase shares also otherwise than in proportion to the shareholders’ holding in the Company by way of a directed repurchase subject to the requirements set out in the Finnish Limited Liability Companies Act. The Board can use the authorisation in one or several tranches to all purposes decided by the Board of Directors.
The authorisation is in force until the earliest of: (i) the transfer of the registered office of
AUTHORISATION TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS TO DECIDE ON THE ISSUANCE OF SHARES AND SPECIAL RIGHTS ENTITLING TO SHARES
The Annual General Meeting approved the Board of Directors’ proposal on authorisation to the Board of Directors to decide to issue a maximum of 3,258,594 shares, which corresponds approximately to 15 per cent of the Company’s total amount of shares. The Board of Directors may issue either new shares or transfer existing shares held by the Company.
The authorisation also includes the right to issue special rights, in the meaning of chapter 10, section 1 of the Finnish Limited Liability Companies Act, which entitle to the Company's new shares or the Company’s own shares held by the Company against consideration. Shares that may be subscribed for by virtue of the special rights entitling to shares are included in the aforesaid maximum number of shares.
The authorisation entitles the Board of Directors to decide on a directed share issue and issue of special rights in deviation from the pre-emptive rights of shareholders subject to the requirements set out in the Finnish Limited Liability Companies Act. The Board of Directors can use the authorisation in one or several tranches, and it may be used to all purposes decided by the Board of Directors, such as developing the Company’s capital structure, financing or carrying out acquisitions or other arrangements, or as a part of the Company’s incentive schemes.
The authorisation is in force until the earliest of: (i) the transfer of the registered office of
TRANSFER OF THE REGISTERED OFFICE FROM
The Company’s Extraordinary General Meeting has approved on
Multitude has announced on
The Annual General Meeting noted the update.
OTHER DECISIONS
The Annual General Meeting made also certain decisions related to the Transfer which are conditional on the registration of the Company in the commercial register in
Moreover, subject to the condition precedent of the registration of the Company with the commercial register in
About
Multitude is a fully regulated growth platform for financial technology. Its ambition is to become the most valued financial ecosystem. This vision is backed by +16 years of solid track record in building and scaling financial technology. Through its full European banking license, profound know-how in technology, regulation, cross-selling, and funding, Multitude enables a range of sustainable banking and financial services to grow and scale. Currently, it has three independent business units on this growth platform:
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