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2008-04-04 10:50:00 CEST 2008-04-04 10:50:00 CEST REGULATED INFORMATION Ixonos - Decisions of general meetingTHE DECISIONS OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF IXONOS PLC ON 3 APRIL 2008IXONOS PLC STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 4 APRIL 2008 at 11.50 THE DECISIONS OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF IXONOS PLC ON 3 APRIL 2008 The Annual General Meeting of Ixonos Plc held on 3 April 2007 adopted the company's and Ixonos Group's financial statement for the financial period 1 January - 31 December 2007 and granted discharge from liability to the Members of the Board of Directors and the CEO. Payment of dividend The Annual General Meeting decided to distribute EUR 0.18 per share as dividend. The dividend will be paid on 16 April 2008 to the shares that are registered on the balance day 8 April 2008 on the company's shareholders list maintained by Finnish Central Securities Depositary Ltd. The composition of the Board of Directors The Annual General Meeting confirmed six as the number of Board members. The Meeting re-elected Eero Hurme, Matti Järvinen, Tero Laaksonen, Matti Makkonen and Esko Siik as members of the Board, and elected Markku Toivanen as new member. At its meeting following the Annual General Meeting, the Board of Directors elected Tero Laaksonen Chairman of the Board and Eero Hurme Deputy Chairman of the Board. Remuneration of the members of Board of Directors The General Meeting decided that the remuneration paid to the Chairman of the Board is EUR 30,000 per year and EUR 300 per meeting, to the Deputy Chairman of the Board EUR 16,000 per year and EUR 150 per meeting, and to other Members EUR 12,500 per year and EUR 150 per meeting. In addition, the Meeting decided that the remuneration for meetings of Board Committees is EUR 150 per meeting. Representatives of the shareholders in the Nomination Committee The General Meeting appointed Paul Ehrnrooth and Staffan Sevon to act as the shareholders' representatives of the company's Nomination Committee. It was decided that they receive the same compensation for the task as the Nomination Committee members named by the Board. Auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy, Authorized Public Accounting Firm, with Authorized Accountant Heikki Lassila as principal auditor, was re-elected as the company's auditor. It was decided that reasonable auditor's fees are paid against invoice. Reduction of the share premium fund The General Meeting decided to reduce the premium fund in the balance sheet as of 31 December 2007 by EUR 4,511,774.54. The reduced amount is to be transferred to the invested non-restricted equity fund. A public notice to creditors shall take place in accordance with the Companies Act prior to the registration of the reduction of the share premium fund. The authorization of the Board of Directors to decide on a share issue The General Meeting authorized the Board to decide on issuing up to 890,000 shares in one or more issues. The Board's decision may concern either new shares or existing shares possibly held by the company. The maximum of the authorization is equivalent to approximately 10 per cent of all company shares. The authorization may be used to finance or implement corporate acquisitions or other arrangements or for other purposes decided by the Board. The authorization gives the Board the right to decide on all terms and conditions of the share issue, including the recipients of the shares and the compensation to be paid. Thus, the authorization also includes the right to directed share issues, i.e. the right to deviate from the shareholders' pre-emptive right, under conditions laid down by law. The authorization is effective until the next Annual General Meeting but not later than 30 June 2009. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: IXONOS Plc President and CEO, Kari Happonen phone +358 424 2231, mobile phone +358 400 700 761, kari.happonen@ixonos.com DISTRIBUTION: OMX Nordic Exchange Helsinki Main media |
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