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2011-04-19 15:15:00 CEST 2011-04-19 15:15:04 CEST REGULATED INFORMATION Marimekko - Decisions of general meetingRESOLUTIONS OF MARIMEKKO CORPORATION'S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGMarimekko Corporation, Stock exchange release 19 April 2011 at 16.15 PM RESOLUTIONS OF MARIMEKKO CORPORATION'S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The following resolutions were passed at Marimekko Corporation's Annual General Meeting held today: Adoption of the financial statements Marimekko Corporation's income statement and balance sheet and the consolidated income statement and balance sheet for 2010 were adopted. Use of profit The General Meeting approved the Board of Directors' proposal to pay a dividend of EUR 0.55 per share for the 2010 financial year to a total of EUR 4,422,000. The dividends represent 72.4% of the Group's earnings per share for the financial year 2010. The dividend will be paid to shareholders who are registered on the dividend payout record date of 26 April 2011 in the company's Shareholder Register kept by Euroclear Finland Ltd. The dividend payout date is 3 May 2011. Discharge from liability The members of the Board of Directors and the President of the company were discharged from liability for the 2010 financial year. Remuneration of Board members The annual remuneration payable to the members of the Board was approved as follows: EUR 26,000 to the Chairman and EUR 18,000 to the other members of the Board. It was also resolved that the President of the company would not receive any remuneration for his Board membership. Board of Directors The General meeting resolved that the company's Board of Directors consist of six (6) members. Ami Hasan, Mika Ihamuotila, Joakim Karske and Pekka Lundmark were re-elected to the Board of Directors. Arthur Engel and Elina Björklund were elected to the Board of Directors as new members. Their term of office ends at the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting. The Board is chaired by Pekka Lundmark and vice-chaired by Mika Ihamuotila. Election and remuneration of auditor It was decided that PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy, Authorised Public Accountants, would continue as the company's auditor. It was also resolved that the auditor's fee would be paid as per invoice. Kim Karhu, Authorised Public Accountant, will continue as chief auditor. Minutes of the Annual General Meeting The minutes of the General Meeting can be viewed on the company's website under Investors/Financial releases/General Meeting as of 3 May 2011 at the latest. MARIMEKKO CORPORATION Group Communications Piia Pakarinen Tel. +358 9 758 7293 Email: piia.pakarinen@marimekko.fi DISTRIBUTION: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd Principal media Marimekko website www.marimekko.com Marimekko, established in 1951, is a leading Finnish textile and clothing design company renowned for its original prints and colours. The company designs and manufactures high-quality clothing, interior decoration textiles, bags, and other accessories. Marimekko products are sold in about 40 countries. Products with Marimekko designs are also manufactured under licence in various countries. In 2010, the company's net sales amounted to EUR 73.3 million, of which international sales accounted for 29.4%. The Group has about 390 employees. Marimekko's shares are quoted on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd. |
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