Kinnevik: ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 2015
(Thomson Reuters ONE) -
Investment AB Kinnevik (publ) ("Kinnevik") today held its Annual General Meeting
("AGM"). The AGM resolved in accordance with all proposals of the Board and the
Nomination Committee.
The AGM re-elected Tom Boardman, Dame Amelia Fawcett, Wilhelm Klingspor, Erik
Mitteregger, John Shakeshaft and Cristina Stenbeck and elected Anders Borg as a
new member of the Board. The AGM further re-elected Cristina Stenbeck as
Chairman of the Board.
The AGM approved the 2014 Annual Report and resolved to distribute a cash
dividend to the shareholders for 2014 of SEK 7.25 per share. The dividend is
estimated to be paid out to the shareholders on Wednesday 27 May 2015.
The AGM resolved on the discharge of liability of the Board and the Chief
Executive Officer for 2014.
The AGM also resolved to:
* Approve remuneration to the Board and auditor and procedures for the
Nomination Committee.
* Approve the guidelines for the remuneration to senior executives as well as
the modification of the 2014 options plan and to adopt a new share-based
incentive plan for all employees in Kinnevik.
* Authorise the Board to pass resolutions to repurchase own shares in order to
give the Board more options in its efforts to deliver long-term shareholder
value and total return. Kinnevik's holding of own shares may not at any time
exceed 10 per cent of the total number of issued Kinnevik shares.
* Reject shareholder proposals.
At the constituent meeting of the Board following the AGM, Anders Borg and Dame
Amelia Fawcett were appointed Deputy Chairmen of the Board. The Board also
formed an Audit Committee, a Remuneration Committee and an Investment Committee.
John Shakeshaft was appointed as Chairman of the Audit Committee and Erik
Mitteregger and Tom Boardman were appointed members of the Audit Committee. Dame
Amelia Fawcett was appointed Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and Erik
Mitteregger, Cristina Stenbeck and Wilhelm Klingspor were appointed members of
the Remuneration Committee. CEO Lorenzo Grabau was appointed Chairman of the
Investment Committee and Tom Boardman, Dame Amelia Fawcett, Erik Mitteregger and
CFO Joakim Andersson were appointed members of the Investment Committee.
The information is of such character, which Investment AB Kinnevik (publ) shall
disclose in accordance with the Securities Market Act (2007:528) and/or the law
on Trading with Financial Instruments (1991:980). The information was submitted
for publication on 18 May, 2015 at 14.15 (CET).
For further information, visit www.kinnevik.se or contact:
Torun Litzén, Director Investor Relations +46 (0)8 562 000 83
+46 (0)70 762 00 83
Kinnevik is an entrepreneurial investment group focused on building digital
consumer businesses in four sectors: Communication, E-commerce & Marketplaces,
Entertainment, and Financial Services. We work in partnership with talented
founders and managers to create, invest in and lead fast growing digital
businesses both in developed and developing countries. Kinnevik was founded in
1936 by the Stenbeck, Klingspor and von Horn families.
Kinnevik's shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm's list for large cap companies
under the ticker codes KINV A and KINV B.
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