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2007-04-12 14:50:00 CEST 2007-04-12 14:50:00 CEST REGULATED INFORMATION Marimekko - Decisions of general meetingRESOLUTIONS OF MARIMEKKO CORPORATION'S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGMarimekko Corporation's Annual General Meeting, held today, adopted the company's accounts for 2006 and approved the Board of Directors' proposal to pay a dividend of EUR 0.65 per share for the 2006 financial year. The General Meeting discharged the members of the Board of Directors and the President of the company from liability for the 2006 financial year. Adoption of financial statements Marimekko Corporation's income statement and balance sheet and the consolidated income statement and balance sheet for 2006 were adopted. Dividends The General Meeting approved the Board of Directors' proposal to pay a dividend of EUR 0.65 per share for the 2006 financial year to a total EUR 5,226,000.00. The dividends represent 65.4% of earnings per share for the financial year 2006. The dividend will be paid to shareholders who are registered, on the dividend payout record date of 17 April 2007, in the company's Shareholder Register kept by Finnish Central Securities Depository Ltd. The dividend payout date is 24 April 2007. Discharge from liability The members of the Board of Directors and the President of the company were discharged from liability for the 2006 financial year. Board of Directors The General Meeting resolved that the company's Board of Directors consists of three (3) members. Mr Matti Kavetvuo, M.Sc.(Eng.), B.Sc. (Econ.), and Mrs Kirsti Paakkanen, President, were re-elected and Mrs Tarja Pääkkönen (born 1962), Ph.D. (Eng., Business Strategies), was elected as a new member of the Board of Directors until the end of the next Annual General Meeting. Tarja Pääkkönen works as a Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, at Finland Post Corporation. She is also a member of the Finland Post Group's Executive Board. Before joining Finland Post Corporation, she worked for about ten years in executive positions at different business units of Nokia Corporation, being also a member of the Management Board of Nokia Mobile Phones. At its meeting, held after the General Meeting, the Board of Directors elected Matti Kavetvuo as Chairman of the Board. Auditors Nexia Tilintarkastus Oy, Authorised Public Accountants, will continue as regular auditor and Mr Matti Hartikainen, Authorised Public Accountant, as deputy auditor of the company. MARIMEKKO CORPORATION Communications Marja Korkeela Tel. +358 9 758 7238 Fax +358 9 759 1676 Email: marja.korkeela@marimekko.fi DISTRIBUTION Helsinki Stock Exchange Principal media Marimekko's web site www.marimekko.com |
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