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2013-03-22 13:00:00 CET 2013-03-22 13:01:09 CET REGULATED INFORMATION Pohjola Pankki Oyj - Decisions of general meetingDecisions by the Annual Cooperative Meeting of OP-Pohjola Group Central CooperativeOP-Pohjola Group Central Cooperative Stock Exchange Release 22 March 2013, 2.00 pm Decisions by the Annual Cooperative Meeting of OP-Pohjola Group Central Cooperative The Annual Cooperative Meeting of OP-Pohjola Group Central Cooperative, Pohjola Bank plc's parent company, held in Helsinki on 22 March 2013, adopted the financial statements for 2012, discharged those accountable from liability and elected the persons below. Supervisory Board As proposed by OP-Pohjola Group's Nomination Committee, the Meeting elected the following persons to the Supervisory Board for a three-year term ending in 2016: The Meeting re-elected the following Supervisory Board members, who were due to resign: Mervi Väisänen (Kainuun OP-liitto), Senior Lecturer; Hannu Simi (Keski- Pohjanmaan OP-liitto), planner; Ola Eklund (Sydkustens OP-Förbund), Product Group Director. The Meeting elected the following new Supervisory Board members: Kalevi Korhonen (Lapin OP-liitto), Chairman of the Board of Directors; Kaija Tölli (Pohjois- Pohjanmaan OP-liitto), Export Coordinator; Leif Enberg (Österbottens OP- Förbund), Chairman of the Board of Directors. Jari Himanen, Managing Director, was elected for the remaining term of 2013-15 to replace Professor Jarmo Partanen who had requested resignation from the Supervisory Board. As proposed by the Nomination Committee, the Meeting elected Ulla Järvi (Keski- Pohjanmaan OP-liitto), Lecturer, to the Supervisory Board for a term ending in 2015, by virtue of §10, paragraph 2 of the Bylaws. As proposed by the Nomination Committee, the Meeting confirmed the number of Supervisory Board members at 33. At its first meeting after the Annual Cooperative Meeting, the Supervisory Board elected Professor Jaakko Pehkonen to act as Chairman and Senior Lecturer Mervi Väisänen and Managing Director Vesa Lehikoinen to act as Vice Chairmen. Auditor The Meeting re-elected KPMG Oy Ab, a firm of authorised public accountants based in Helsinki, to act as OP-Pohjola Group Central Cooperative's auditor for the financial year 2013, in accordance with prior written consent. OP-Pohjola Group Central Cooperative Carina Geber-Teir Chief Communications Officer DISTRIBUTION NASDAQ OMX Helsinki LSE London Stock Exchange SIX Swiss Exchange Major media op.fi, pohjola.com FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: Carina Geber-Teir, Chief Communications Officer, tel. +358 (0)10 252 8394 OP-Pohjola Group is Finland's leading financial services group providing a unique range of banking, investment and insurance services. The Group has the mission of promoting the sustainable prosperity, well-being and security of its owner-members, customers and operating regions through its local presence. Its objective is to offer the best and most versatile package of loyal customer benefits on the market. OP-Pohjola Group consists of some 200 member cooperative banks and the Group's central institution, OP-Pohjola Group Central Cooperative, with its subsidiaries and closely-related companies, the largest of which is the listed company Pohjola Bank plc. With a staff of more than 13,000 OP-Pohjola Group posted consolidated earnings of 601 million euros before tax in 2012 and had total assets of 99.8 billion euros on 31 December 2012. The Group has over four million customers. www.op.fi [HUG#1687482] |
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