At the request of
Proposed agenda
- Opening of the General Meeting and election of the Chairman of the General Meeting.
- Preparation and approval of the voting list.
- Election of one or two persons to verify the minutes.
- Determination of whether the General Meeting has been duly convened.
- Approval of the Agenda.
- Resolution regarding amendment of the Articles of Association.
- Resolution regarding the number of members of the Board of Directors to be elected by the General Meeting.
- Election of members of the Board of Directors and dismissal of members of the Board of Directors.
- Resolution regarding remuneration to the members of the Board of Directors.
- Resolution regarding abolishment of the instruction for the Nomination Committee adopted by the Annual General Meeting 2019.
- Resolution regarding amendment or abolishment of the principles for remuneration to members of the executive management adopted by the Annual General Meeting 2020.
Proposed resolutions
Item 1: The Board of Directors proposes
Item 6: Philip Morris proposes that the General Meeting resolves to amend paragraph 6 of the Articles of
§ 6 | Current wording | Proposed wording |
Apart from those who may be otherwise appointed due to legal requirements, the Board of Directors shall comprise a minimum of five and a maximum of ten members. | Apart from those who may be otherwise appointed due to legal requirements, the Board of Directors shall comprise a minimum of four and a maximum of ten members. |
The resolution of the General Meeting with regard to the proposal under item 6 requires the support of shareholders representing at least two thirds of both the votes cast and the shares represented at the General Meeting.
Item 7: Philip Morris proposes that the Board of Directors shall consist of five Board members with no deputies (not including the union representatives and their deputies).
Item 8: Philip Morris proposes that
Item 10: As a result of the new ownership in the Company,
Item 11: Philip Morris proposes that the guidelines for remuneration to senior executives, adopted by the Annual General Meeting in the Company held on
Right to participate in the General Meeting
In order to participate in the General Meeting, you need to be registered as a shareholder in the share register kept by
Notice of participation
Notice of participation may be submitted in writing to
Proxy
Shareholders who are represented by proxy shall issue a power of attorney for the proxy. If the power of attorney is issued by a legal entity, a copy of the corporate registration certificate for such legal entity shall be enclosed (or if no such document is available, an equivalent authorization document). The proxy is valid for one year from the date of issuance or the longer period of validity stated in the proxy, however not longer than five years from the date of issuance. To facilitate entry at the General Meeting, the power of attorney in original as well as the corporate registration certificate and other authorization documents, if any, should be provided to the Company at the address stated above no later than on
Proxy form
Proxy forms are available upon request to the address stated above and on the Company's website www.swedishmatch.com.
Voting right registration
Shareholders whose shares are nominee registered and who wish to participate in the General Meeting must have their shares re-registered in their own name so that the shareholder is entered in the share register on
Documents
Documents which according to the Swedish Companies Act (2005:551) must be available at the General Meeting will be made available at
Number of shares and votes in the Company
The total number of shares and votes in
Information at the General Meeting
The Board of Directors and the CEO shall, if any shareholder so requests and the Board of Directors considers that it may be done without significant harm to the Company, in accordance with Chapter 7 § 32 of the Swedish Companies Act (2005:551) provide information regarding circumstances that may affect the assessment of an item on the Agenda, and circumstances that may affect the assessment of the Company's or its subsidiaries' financial position and the Company's relation to other companies within the Group.
Process of personal data
The data received will be computerized and used solely for the purpose of the General Meeting. For information on how your personal data is processed, please refer to https://www.euroclear.com/dam/ESw/Legal/Privacy-noticebolagsstammor-engelska.pdf.
The entrance to the venue for the General Meeting will open at 10.30 CET.
The Board of Directors
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Contact:
Johan Levén, Vice President Investor Relations
Phone +46 70 207 2116
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Visiting address: Sveavägen 44, 8th Floor. Telephone: +46 10 13 93 000
Corporate Identity Number: 556015-0756
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