According to the Swedish Companies Act, the general meeting is the ultimate decision-making body of the Company. At the General Meeting, shareholders exercise their voting rights on key issues such as the adoption of earnings and balance sheets, the appropriation of the Company’s earnings, the discharge from liability of the directors and the chief executive officer, the election of directors and auditors and remuneration to the board of directors and the auditors. An annual general meeting must be held within six months from the end of each financial year. In addition to the annual general meeting, extraordinary general meetings may be convened. According to the articles of association, general meetings are convened by publication of the notice convening the meeting in the Official Swedish Gazette (Sw. Post- och Inrikes Tidningar) and on the Company’s website. The company shall also advertise in Dagens Nyheter that notice has been made.
Right to attend general meetings
Those who wish to participate in a general meeting must be listed as a shareholder in a printout or other presentation of the share register relating to circumstances six business days prior to the meeting, and must notify the Company of their participation not later than on the date set out in the notice convening the meeting. In addition to notifying the Company, shareholders whose shares are nominee registered through a bank or other nominee must request that their shares be temporarily registered in their own names in the share register no later than four business days prior to the general meeting. Shareholders should inform their nominees well in advance of the record date. Shareholders may attend general meetings in person or by proxy and may be accompanied by not more than two advisers.
Shareholder initiatives
Shareholders who wish to have a matter brought before the general meeting must submit a written request to the board of directors. The matter shall be addressed at the general meeting, provided that the request was received by the board of directors not later than one week prior to the earliest date on which notice to attend the general meeting may be issued pursuant to the Swedish Companies Act, or after that date but in due time for the matter to be included in the notice to attend the general meeting.
Annual General Meeting 2024
The 2024 Annual General Meeting will take place on 13 June 2024. The Annual General Meeting will be held at LEAX head office at Nya Hamnvägen 4 in Köping.