PRESS RELEASE FROM THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF BEIJER ALMA AB (PUBL) ON MAY 7, 2024
May 07, 2024 at 02:00 pm
Share
Beijer Alma AB (publ) held its Annual General Meeting on May 7, 2024. The following is a summary of the resolutions passed by the Meeting. For additional information about all the resolutions passed, refer to the Annual General Meeting documents available on the company’s website.
EXTRACT FROM PRESIDENT HENRIK PERBECK’S STATEMENT AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING If we look at the business as a whole, we see that the acquisitions of recent years have made the Group bigger and stronger. Both Lesjöfors’s and Beijer Tech’s operations are twice as large today as they were just four years ago. We plan to make further interesting acquisitions and new investments that will increase our organic growth. This is the core of our proven business model that has paved the way for Beijer Alma’s solid development. It is also a model that we are sure will continue to provide profitable growth for the Group going forward.
RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING · Adoption of the balance sheet and income statement: The balance sheets and income statements for 2023 for the Parent Company and the Group were adopted.
· Disposition of profit: A dividend to shareholders of SEK 3.85 per share for 2023 was approved in accordance with the Board of Directors’ proposal. The record date for dividends was set to May 10, 2024. Dividends are expected to be distributed beginning May 15, 2024.
· Discharge from liability: The members of the Board and the President were discharged from liability for the 2023 financial year.
· Board of Directors: Johnny Alvarsson, Oskar Hellström, Hans Landin, Caroline af Ugglas, Johan Wall and Sofie Löwenhielm were re-elected, as members of the Board. Johan Wall was re-elected as Chairman of the Board.
· Board fees: It was resolved on a fixed fee of SEK 390,000 for each of the regular members of the Board of Directors, except the Chairman of the Board. A fixed fee of SEK 1,100,000 is paid to the Chairman of the Board. For the Audit Committee, a fixed fee of SEK 80,000 is paid to each member, except the Chairman of the Committee. A fixed fee of SEK 165,000 is paid to the Chairman of the Audit Committee. For the Remuneration Committee, a fixed fee of SEK 30,000 is paid to each member, except the Chairman of the Committee. A fixed fee of SEK 55,000 is paid to the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee. · Auditors: KPMG AB was re-elected as the company’s auditor with a period in office of one year. KPMG AB has announced that Authorized Public Accountant Jonas Eriksson will be appointed as the auditor in charge. Auditors’ fees are to be paid in accordance with approved invoices.
· Nomination Committee: It was resolved that ahead of the 2025 Annual General Meeting, the company is to apply the same procedures for the Nomination Committee as those applied in the preceding year and that the Annual General Meeting also appoints the members of the Nomination Committee. This resolution entails that the Nomination Committee will comprise of the Chairman of the Board Johan Wall, Anders G. Carlberg as a representative of the principal owner, and three representatives of the next largest shareholders who have indicated their willingness to participate in the Nomination Committee, namely Hans Christian Bratterud (Odin Fonder), Hjalmar Ek (Lannebo Fonder) and Carl Sundblad (Cliens Fonder). Anders G. Carlberg was appointed Chairman of the Nomination Committee.
· Authorization: The Board of Directors was authorized to, on one or more occasions until the next Annual General Meeting, decide on issues of new Class B shares or convertible debentures carrying the right to new Class B shares, with deviation from the shareholders’ preferential rights, for the purpose of carrying out acquisitions. However, such issues may not cause the company’s registered share capital on the date of the Annual General Meeting to increase by more than a total of 10 percent.
· Guidelines for remuneration: Revised guidelines for remuneration to the senior executives were adopted.
· Remuneration report: The Board of Directors’ remuneration report for 2023 was approved.
Beijer Alma AB is a Sweden-based company engaged in the production of components and industrial trading. Its business concept is to acquire, own and develop small and medium-sized companies with growth potential. Its operations are conducted by the subsidiaries focused on industrial customers. Lesjofors is an international supplier of industrial springs, wire and flat strip components. Habia Cable is a manufacturer and marketer of cables and cable systems for demanding applications, such as mobile telecommunication, defense, nuclear power and infrastructure. Beijer Tech is a company focused on industrial trading within the areas of hoses, fittings, rubber sheeting, wear protection, power transmission and surface treatment, as well as foundry, steelworks and smelters. The Company has approximately 40 subsidiaries active in Denmark, Norway, Finland, the United Kingdom, Germany, Latvia, China, Russia, Slovakia, the Netherlands, the United States, France and Poland.
BEIJER ALMA AB 
