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2009-02-10 12:00:03 CET 2009-02-10 12:01:03 CET REGULATED INFORMATION Nýherji hf. - Decisions of extraordinary general meeting- Results of the AGM of Nýherji hf. on 6 February 2009The following motions were approved at the company's AGM, held in the conference hall of Nýherji's offices at Borgartún 37, at 4:00 pm on 6 February 2009: 1. The company's annual financial statements were submitted and adopted unanimously. 2. A motion submitted to the meeting providing for payment of a dividend of 20%. In his address, the Chairman of the Board explained that the company's banks had commented on the payment of a dividend, given the current serious economic situation. In view of this fact, the Chairman moved that the motion be amended and that no dividend be paid for the 2008 operating year. The Chairman's motion was approved unanimously. 3. A motion was adopted proposing that compensation paid to the Board for the 2008 operating year be as follows: to the Chairman of the Board, ISK 2,550,000; to other directors, ISK 850,000; and to alternates, ISK 63,000 for each meeting attended. 4. It was agreed that the Board of Directors for the coming operating year will be composed of the following: Benedikt Jóhannesson, Árni Vilhjálmsson and Guðmundur Jóh. Jónsson and Jafet S. Ólafsson as alternate. 5. The motion that KPMG hf. be elected as the company's auditor was adopted. 6. A motion was adopted authorising purchase by the company of own shares, as provided for in Art. 55 of the Act on Public Limited Companies, providing for the Board to acquire up to 10% of the nominal value of the company's share capital, cf. Chapter VIII of the Act on Public Limited Companies, No. 2/1995. The purchase price of such shares shall not be more than 20% above or below the latest listed share price on OMX Nordic Exchange in Iceland. The authorisation shall be valid for up to 18 months. The new Board of Directors decided on the division of its tasks at a Board meeting held directly following the AGM. Benedikt Jóhannesson shall serve as Chairman of the Board. Árni Vilhjálmsson was elected Vice-chairman. Financial Calendar for 2009 The estimated dates of publication of interim and annual financial statements for 2009 are as follows: Q1 2009 results 24 April 2009 Q2 2009 results 24 July 2009 Q3 2009 results 23 October 2009 Q4 and annual 2009 results 29 January 2010 Annual General Meeting 12 February 2010 |
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