Marimekko - Notice to general meeting

NOTICE OF MARIMEKKO CORPORATION’S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Marimekko Corporation, Stock Exchange Release, 11 March 2014 at 10 AM

Marimekko Corporation's shareholders are invited to attend the Annual General
Meeting to be held on Wednesday, 23 April 2014, at Marimekko Corporation's head
office from 2 p.m. onwards. The address is Puusepänkatu 4, 00880 Helsinki,
Finland. The registration of attendees and the distribution of voting slips
will commence at the meeting venue at 1 p.m. 

A. Matters on the agenda of the Annual General Meeting and the procedure

1. Opening of the meeting

2. Calling the meeting to order

3. Election of persons to scrutinise the minutes and to supervise the counting
of votes 

4. Recording the legality of the meeting

5. Recording the attendance at the meeting and adoption of the list of votes

6. Presentation of the financial statements, the Report of the Board of
Directors and the Auditor's Report for 2013 

Review by the President and CEO.

7. Adoption of the Financial Statements

8. Resolution on the use of the profit shown on the balance sheet and the
payment of dividend 

The Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting that a dividend
of EUR 0.25 per share be paid for the year 2013. The dividend will be paid to
shareholders who are registered on the dividend payout record date of 28 April
2014 in the company's Shareholder Register held by Euroclear Finland Ltd. The
Board of Directors proposes 7 May 2014 as the dividend payout date. 

9. Resolution on the discharge of the members of the Board of Directors and the
President of the company from liability 

10. Resolution on the remuneration of the members of the Board of Directors

Shareholders representing in total about 27% of all of the company's shares and
votes have informed the company that they propose to the Annual General Meeting
that the fees payable to the members and the Chairman of the Board would remain
unchanged from 2013 and be as follows: an annual remuneration of EUR 30,000
would be paid to the Chairman, and EUR 20,000 to the other Board members.
Approximately 40% of the annual remuneration would be paid in Marimekko
Corporation's shares acquired from the market and the rest in cash. The shares
would be acquired directly on behalf of the Board members within two weeks from
the release of the interim report for 1 January - 31 March 2014 or if this
would not be possible taken into account the insider rules, as soon as possible
thereafter. In addition, it is proposed that no remuneration be paid to the
company's President and CEO for the membership of the Board of Directors. 

11. Resolution on the number of members of the Board of Directors

The above-mentioned shareholders have informed the company that they propose to
the Annual General Meeting that six members be elected to the Board of
Directors. 

12. Election of the members of the Board of Directors

The above-mentioned shareholders have informed the company that they propose to
the Annual General Meeting that Elina Björklund, Arthur Engel, Mika Ihamuotila,
Joakim Karske and Pekka Lundmark be re-elected to the Board of Directors until
the close of the next Annual General Meeting. Of the current members of the
Board, Ami Hasan has announced that he will not be available for re-election.
The same shareholders further propose that Catharina Stackelberg-Hammarén be
elected as a new member of the Board. Ms Stackelberg-Hammarén is the CEO and
founder of Marketing Clinic, a consultancy specialised in strategic marketing.
Before founding Marketing Clinic, she pursued a career at the Coca-Cola Company
working in different positions, including Managing Director of Coca-Cola in
Sweden and Finland and Marketing Director for the Nordic & Baltic Division. She
is a board member of Alma Media Plc, Aktia Bank p.l.c. and Cision AB, among
others. The same shareholders also propose that the Board of Directors elect
Pekka Lundmark as Chairman of the Board and Mika Ihamuotila as Vice Chairman of
the Board. All proposed persons have given their consent to the election.
Biographical details of the new proposed Board member Catharina
Stackelberg-Hammarén are available on the company's website at
http://company.marimekko.com under Investors/Annual General Meeting. 

13. Resolution on the remuneration of the Auditor

The Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting that the Auditor
be remunerated in accordance with an invoice presented. 

14. Election of the Auditor

The Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting that
PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy, Authorised Public Accountants, continue as the
company's auditor. 

15. Closing of the meeting

B. Documents of the Annual General Meeting

The above-mentioned proposals to the Annual General Meeting and this notice are
available on Marimekko Corporation's website at http://company.marimekko.com
under Investors/Annual General Meeting. Marimekko Corporation's financial
statements, the Report of the Board of Directors and the Auditor's report, will
be available on the company's website under Investors/Annual General Meeting on
2 April 2014 at the latest. The Board proposals and the other above-mentioned
documents will also be available at the Annual General Meeting. Copies of these
documents and of this notice will be sent to shareholders upon request. The
minutes of the Annual General Meeting can be viewed on the company's website as
of 7 May 2014 at the latest. 

C. Instructions for the participants

1. The right to participate and registration

Each shareholder who on the record date of the Annual General Meeting, 9 April
2014, is registered in the company's Shareholder Register held by Euroclear
Finland Ltd has the right to participate in the Annual General Meeting. A
shareholder whose shares are registered on his/her personal book-entry account
is registered in the company's Shareholder Register. 

A shareholder who is registered in the company's Shareholder Register and who
wants to participate in the Annual General Meeting should register for the
meeting no later than Monday 14 April 2014 at 4 p.m. by giving a prior notice
of participation 

  -- by filling in the registration form on the company's website
     http://company.marimekko.com under Investors/Annual General Meeting
  -- by email to yk@marimekko.fi
  -- by telephone on +358 9 758 7375 (Jaana Raatikainen).

When registering, a shareholder shall state his/her name, personal
identification number / business identity code, address, telephone number and
the name of a possible proxy representative or assistant and the personal
identification number of the proxy representative. The personal data given by
shareholders to Marimekko Corporation is used only in connection with the
Annual General Meeting and the necessary processing of related registrations. 

The shareholder, his/her authorised representative or proxy representative
should, when necessary, be able to prove his/her identity and/or right of
representation. 

2. Proxy representative and powers of attorney

A shareholder may participate in the Annual General Meeting and exercise
his/her rights at the meeting by way of proxy representation. A proxy
representative must present a dated power of attorney or other reliable proof
of their authority to represent the shareholder. 

A shareholder may participate in the Annual General Meeting by means of several
proxy representatives, who represent the shareholder with shares held on
different book-entry accounts. In such case, the shares represented by each
proxy representative shall be identified when registering for the Annual
General Meeting. 

Possible proxy documents should be sent in originals to Marimekko Corporation,
Share Register, P.O. Box 107, 00811 Helsinki, Finland, before the end of
registration period. 

3. Holder of nominee-registered shares

A holder of nominee-registered shares has the right to participate in the
Annual General Meeting with those shares under which the holder would be
entitled to be registered in the company's Shareholder Register held by
Euroclear Finland Ltd on the Annual General Meeting's record date of 9 April
2014. Additionally, participation requires that the holder of
nominee-registered shares is temporarily registered in the company's
Shareholder Register held by Euroclear Finland Ltd at the latest by 4 p.m. on
14 April 2014. Temporary registration in the Shareholder Register shall be
deemed to be a registration for the Annual General Meeting. Holders of
nominee-registered shares are advised to request the necessary instructions
regarding the temporary registration in the Shareholder Register, the issuing
of proxy documents and registration for the General Meeting from their
custodian bank well in advance. The account management organisation of the
custodian bank will register a holder of nominee-registered shares, who wants
to participate in the Annual General Meeting, to be temporarily entered into
the company's Shareholder Register by the above-mentioned time. 

4. Other instructions and information

Pursuant to Chapter 5, Section 25 of the Finnish Companies Act, shareholders
who are present at the Annual General Meeting are entitled to request
information regarding the matters addressed by the meeting. 


On the date of this notice, 11 March 2014, the total number of shares in
Marimekko Corporation is 8,089,610 and the total number of votes is 8,089,610. 

Helsinki, 11 March 2014

MARIMEKKO CORPORATION
Board of Directors

DISTRIBUTION:
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd
Key media

Marimekko is a Finnish textile and clothing design company renowned for its
original prints and colours. The company designs and manufactures high-quality
interior decoration items ranging from furnishing fabrics to tableware as well
as clothing, bags and other accessories. When Marimekko was founded in 1951,
its unparalleled printed fabrics gave it a strong and unique identity.
Marimekko products are sold in approximately 40 countries. In 2013, brand sales
of Marimekko products worldwide amounted to approximately EUR 191 million and
the company's net sales were EUR 94 million. The number of Marimekko stores
totalled 133 at the year end. The key markets are North America, Northern
Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. The Group employs around 500 people. The
company's share is quoted on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd. www.marimekko.com

Attachments:

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