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2010-03-17 07:30:00 CET 2010-03-17 07:30:03 CET REGLERAD INFORMATION Scanfil - Notice to general meetingNOTICE TO THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGSCANFIL PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 17 MARCH 2010 8.30 A.M. NOTICE TO THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The shareholders of Scanfil plc are invited to the Annual General Meeting, to be held on Thursday 8 April 2010 at 2.00 pm at the Company's main office, Yritystie 6, 85410 Sievi, Finland. A. MATTERS ON THE AGENDA OF THE GENERAL MEETING At the general meeting, the following matters will be considered: 1. Opening of the meeting 2. Calling the meeting to order 3. Election of persons to scrutinize the minutes and to supervise the counting of votes 4. Recording the legality of the meeting 5. Recording the attendance at the meeting and adoption of the list of votes 6. Presentation of the annual accounts, the report of the board of directors and the auditor's report for the year 2009 - Review by the President 7. Adoption of the annual accounts 8. Resolution on the use of the profit shown on the balance sheet and the payment of dividend The Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting that, a dividend of EUR 0.12 per share on the market be paid based on the annual result of the financial year ending on 31 December 2009. The dividend matching day is 13 April 2010. The dividend will be paid to those shareholders who, on the matching day, are entered in the Company's Register of Shareholders, kept by Euroclear Finland Ltd. The dividend payment day is 20 April 2010. 9. Resolution on the discharge of the members of the Board of Directors and the President from liability 10. Resolution on the remuneration of the members of the Board of Directors and the auditor Shareholders who hold more than 50% of the shares and votes propose that the remuneration for the members of the Board of Directors remain unchanged. The remuneration is as follows: Chairman of the Board of Directors EUR 1,500/month, member not employed by the company EUR 2,000/month and member employed by the company EUR 500/month. The auditor is paid according to a reasonable invoice. The auditor has been elected until further notice. 11. Resolution on the number of members of the Board of Directors The Board of Directors proposes to the general meeting that the number of members of the Board of Directors shall be five (5). 12. Election of members of the Board of Directors The Nomination Committee of the Board of Directors, supported by the company's major shareholders holding over 50% of the shares and votes, proposes that the general meeting will re-elect the following board members: Jorma J. Takanen, Asa-Matti Lyytinen, Reijo Pöllä, Jarkko Takanen and Tuomo Lähdesmäki. All members of the board have announced their consent to re-election. 13. Proposal by the Board of Directors for amendment of the Articles of Association The Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting that Article 7 of the Articles of Association be amended so that an invitation to a shareholders' meeting must be delivered at the earliest three (3) months and at the latest three (3) weeks before the meeting, however not later than nine days before the matching date for the shareholders' meeting, by publishing the invitation on the company's website or a newspaper selected by the Board of Directors or by sending letters to shareholders by ordinary post at the addresses recorded in the shareholders' register and Article 9 of the Articles of Association be amended to the following form: The company's shares are included in a book-entry securities system. 14. Authorizing the Board of Directors to decide on the repurchase of the company's own shares The Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting that the Board of Directors be authorized to decide on the repurchase of the company's own shares as follows: The maximum number of the shares to be repurchased is 3,000,000 shares. The shares will be purchased using the company's non-restricted equity in compliance with the regulations of the Companies Act in force. Shares will be purchased in another proportion than that of the holdings of the current shareholders. Purchasing will take place through public trading arranged by NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Oy. The shares will be purchased at the fair value established in public trading at the time of acquisition. The acquisition of shares will decrease the Company's distributable non-restricted reserves. The authorization cancels the authorization given in the Annual General Meeting on 26 March 2009 to repurchase the company's own shares. The authorization will remain in force for 18 months after it is issued. 15. Authorizing the Board of Directors to decide on share issues The Board of Directors proposes that the Annual General Meeting authorize the Board of Directors to decide on the transfer of a maximum of 5,900,000 treasury shares held by the company in compliance with the regulations of the Companies Act in force. The authorization includes the transfer of treasury shares already held by the company and own shares purchased based on the authorization presented above in item 14. The Board of Directors is authorized to decide on all the terms and conditions of the share issue and share warrants. The authorization concerns both the issue of new shares and the transfer of treasury shares. The Board of Directors may decide to transfer the shares issued in share issues as a directed issue in deviation from shareholders' pre-emptive rights. The shares are transferred at the fair value established in public trading at the time of transfer and they may also be transferred against other consideration than money. The authorization cancels the authorization given in the Annual General Meeting on 26 March 2009 to decide on share issues. The authorization will remain in force for three years after it is issued. 16. Closing of the meeting B. DOCUMENTS OF THE GENERAL MEETING The proposals of the Board of Directors and its committee relating to the agenda of the general meeting as well as this notice are available on Scanfil Plc's website at www.scanfil.com. Scanfil Plc's annual report, the annual accounts, the report of the board of directors and the auditor's report, are available on the abovementioned website no later than 17 March 2010. The proposals of the Board of Directors and its committee and the annual accounts are also available at the meeting. Copies of these documents and of this notice will be sent to shareholders upon request. The minutes of the meeting will be available on the abovementioned website as of 22 April 2010 at the latest. C. INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE GENERAL MEETING 1. The right to participate and registration Eligibility to attend the meeting shall be enjoyed by shareholders who were entered by 25 March 2010 at the latest as shareholders in the register of Scanfil plc's shareholders kept by Euroclear Finland Ltd. In order to be able to attend the Annual General Meeting, shareholders shall register with the company by 4 p.m. on 1 April 2010 at the latest, either in writing to the address Scanfil plc, Yritystie 6, 85410 Sievi, Finland, by telephone, on +358 8 4882 111, to Mrs Anne-Maarit Kainulainen or by e-mail anne-maarit.kainulainen@scanfil.com. When registering by post, the letter shall have arrived before the end of the registration period. In connection with the registration, the shareholder's name, personal ID, address, telephone number and name of any assistant must be reported. 2. Proxy representative and powers of attorney A shareholder may participate in the general meeting and exercise his/her rights at the meeting by way of proxy representation. A proxy representative shall produce a dated proxy document or otherwise in a reliable manner demonstrate his/her right to represent the shareholder at the general meeting. Possible proxy documents should be delivered in originals to Scanfil plc, Marjo Nurkkala, Yritystie 6, 85410 Sievi, Finland before the last date for registration. 3. Holders of nominee registered shares A shareholder whose shares are nominee registered and who wishes to participate in the Annual General Meeting must be recorded in the company's shareholders' register on the matching date of the Annual General Meeting, 25 March 2010. Participation requires that the shares have been registered temporarily in the company's shareholders' register on 1 April 2010 by 10 am. With regard to nominee registered shares, this is considered a registration for the Annual General Meeting. It is recommended that the holder of a nominee registered share request the asset manager to provide the necessary instruction concerning registration in the shareholders' register, issuance of proxies and registration for the Annual General Meeting. 4. Other instructions and information On the date of this notice the total number of shares and votes in Scnfil plc is 60,714,270 shares and votes. In Sievi on 17 March 2010 SCANFIL PLC THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Distribution: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Main media www.scanfil.com |
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