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2012-03-07 09:00:00 CET 2012-03-07 09:00:08 CET REGULATED INFORMATION Marimekko - Notice to general meetingNOTICE OF MARIMEKKO CORPORATION'S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGMarimekko Corporation, Stock Exchange Release, 7 March 2012 at 10 a.m. NOTICE OF MARIMEKKO CORPORATION'S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Marimekko Corporation's shareholders are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting to be held on Tuesday, 17 April 2012, at Marimekko Corporation's head office from 2 p.m. onwards. The address is Puusepänkatu 4, 00880 Helsinki, Finland. The registration of attendees and the distribution of voting slips will commence at the meeting venue at 1 p.m. A. Matters on the agenda of the Annual General Meeting and the procedure 1. Opening of the meeting 2. Calling the meeting to order 3. Election of persons to scrutinise 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 financial statements, the Report of the Board of Directors and the Auditor's Report for 2011 Review by the President and CEO. 7. Adoption of the Financial Statements 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 0.55 per share be paid for the year 2011. The dividend will be paid to shareholders who are registered on the dividend payout record date of 20 April 2012 in the company's Shareholder Register held by Euroclear Finland Ltd. The Board of Directors proposes 3 May 2012 as the dividend payout date. 9. Resolution on the discharge of the members of the Board of Directors and the President of the company from liability 10. Resolution on the remuneration of the members of the Board of Directors Shareholders representing in total about 33% of all of the company's shares and votes have informed the company that they propose to the Annual General Meeting that the fees payable to the members and the Chairman of the Board be raised so that an annual bonus of EUR 30,000 (2011: EUR 26,000) would be paid to the Chairman, and EUR 20,000 (2011: EUR 18,000) to the other Board members. In addition, it is proposed that no remuneration be paid to the company's President and CEO for the membership of the Board of Directors. 11. Resolution on the number of members of the Board of Directors The above-mentioned shareholders have informed the company that they propose to the Annual General Meeting that six (6) members be elected to the Board of Directors. 12. Election of the members of the Board of Directors The above-mentioned shareholders have informed the company that they propose to the Annual General Meeting that Elina Björklund, Arthur Engel, Ami Hasan, Mika Ihamuotila, Joakim Karske and Pekka Lundmark be re-elected to the Board of Directors until the close of the next Annual General Meeting. The shareholders further propose that the Board of Directors elect Pekka Lundmark as Chairman of the Board and Mika Ihamuotila as Vice Chairman of the Board. All proposed persons have given their consent to the election. 13. Resolution on the remuneration of the Auditor The Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting that the Auditor be remunerated in accordance with an invoice presented. 14. Election of the Auditor The Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting that PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy, Authorised Public Accountants, continue as the company's auditor. 15. Closing of the meeting B. Documents of the Annual General Meeting The above-mentioned proposals to the Annual General Meeting and this notice are available on Marimekko Corporation's website at http://company.marimekko.com under Investors/Annual General Meeting. Marimekko Corporation's financial statements, the consolidated financial statements, the Report of the Board of Directors and the Auditor's report, will be available on the company's website under Investors/Annual General Meeting on 23 March 2012 at the latest. The Board proposals and the other above-mentioned documents will also be available at the Annual General Meeting. Copies of these documents and of this notice will be sent to shareholders upon request. The minutes of the Annual General Meeting can be viewed on the company's website as of 27 April 2012 at the latest. C. Instructions for the participants 1. The right to participate and registration Each shareholder who on the record date of the Annual General Meeting, 3 April 2012, is registered in the company's Shareholder Register held by Euroclear Finland Ltd has the right to participate in the Annual General Meeting. A shareholder whose shares are registered on his/her personal book-entry account is registered in the company's Shareholder Register. A shareholder who is registered in the company's Shareholder Register and who wants to participate in the Annual General Meeting should register for the meeting no later than Thursday 12 April 2012 at 10 a.m. by giving a prior notice of participation -- by filling in the registration form on the company's website http://company.marimekko.com under Investors/Annual General Meeting -- by email to yk@marimekko.fi -- by telephone on +358 9 758 7375 (Minttu Kuoppala). When registering, a shareholder shall state his/her name, personal identification number / business identity code, address, telephone number and the name of a possible proxy representative or assistant and the personal identification number of the proxy representative. The personal data given by shareholders to Marimekko Corporation is used only in connection with the Annual General Meeting and the necessary processing of related registrations. The shareholder, his/her authorised representative or proxy representative should, when necessary, be able to prove his/her identity and/or right of representation. 2. Proxy representative and powers of attorney A shareholder may participate in the Annual General Meeting and exercise his/her rights at the meeting by way of proxy representation. A proxy representative must present a dated power of attorney or other reliable proof of their authority to represent the shareholder. A shareholder may participate in the Annual General Meeting by means of several proxy representatives, who represent the shareholder with shares held on different book-entry accounts. In such case, the shares represented by each proxy representative shall be identified when registering for the Annual General Meeting. Possible proxy documents should be sent in originals to Marimekko Corporation, Share Register, P.O. Box 107, 00811 Helsinki, Finland, before the end of registration period. 3. Holder of nominee-registered shares A holder of nominee-registered shares has the right to participate in the Annual General Meeting with those shares under which the holder would be entitled to be registered in the company's Shareholder Register held by Euroclear Finland Ltd on the Annual General Meeting's record date of 3 April 2012. Additionally, participation requires that the holder of nominee-registered shares is temporarily registered in the company's Shareholder Register held by Euroclear Finland Ltd at the latest by 10 a.m. on 12 April 2012. Temporary registration in the Shareholder Register shall be deemed to be a registration for the Annual General Meeting. Holders of nominee-registered shares are advised to request the necessary instructions regarding the temporary registration in the Shareholder Register, the issuing of proxy documents and registration for the General Meeting from their custodian bank well in advance. The account management organisation of the custodian bank will register a holder of nominee-registered shares, who wants to participate in the Annual General Meeting, to be temporarily entered into the company's Shareholder Register by the above-mentioned time. 4. Other instructions and information Pursuant to Chapter 5, Section 25 of the Finnish Companies Act, shareholders who are present at the Annual General Meeting are entitled to request information regarding the matters addressed by the meeting. On the date of this notice, 7 March 2012, the total number of shares in Marimekko Corporation is 8,040,000 and the total number of votes is 8,040,000. Helsinki, 7 March 2012 MARIMEKKO CORPORATION Board of Directors DISTRIBUTION: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd Principal media |
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