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2012-04-17 14:45:00 CEST 2012-04-17 14:45:05 CEST REGULATED INFORMATION Marimekko - Decisions of general meetingRESOLUTIONS OF MARIMEKKO CORPORATION’S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETINGMarimekko Corporation, Stock exchange release, 17 April 2012 at 3.45 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 2011 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 2011 financial year to a total of EUR 4,422,000. The dividends represent 157.1% of the Group's earnings per share for the financial year 2011. The dividend will be paid to shareholders who are registered on the dividend payout record date of 20 April 2012 in the company's Shareholder Register kept by Euroclear Finland Ltd. The dividend payout date is 3 May 2012. Discharge from liability Company's members of the Board of Directors, the President and CEO as well as the CEO's substitute were discharged from liability for the 2011 financial year. Remuneration of Board members The annual remuneration payable to the members of the Board was approved as follows: EUR 30,000 to the Chairman and EUR 20,000 to the other members of the Board. It was also resolved that the President and CEO 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. Elina Björklund, Arthur Engel, Ami Hasan, Mika Ihamuotila, Joakim Karske and Pekka Lundmark were re-elected to the Board of Directors. 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. Authorization of the Board of Directors to decide on directed share issue The General Meeting authorized the Board of Directors to decide in one or more installments on a share issue against consideration in deviation from the shareholders' pre-emptive right, directed to the company's personnel. The total number of new shares to be offered for subscription pursuant to the authorization may not exceed 150,000 shares, which represents approximately 1.9 % of the total number of the company's shares. The authorization includes the right of the Board of Directors to decide on all of the other terms and conditions of the share issue. The authorization remains in force for a period of two years from the resolution of the Annual General Meeting. Minutes of the Annual General Meeting The minutes of the Annual General Meeting can be viewed on the company's website at http://company.marimekko.com under Investors/Annual General Meeting as of 27 April 2012 at the latest. MARIMEKKO CORPORATION Group Communications Piia Kumpulainen Tel. +358 9 758 7293 piia.kumpulainen@marimekko.fi DISTRIBUTION: NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd Principal 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 2011, brand sales of Marimekko products worldwide amounted to approximately EUR 170 million and the company's net sales were EUR 77 million. The number of Marimekko stores totalled 90 at the year end. The key markets are North America, Northern Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. The Group employs around 430 people. The company's share is quoted on NASDAQ OMX Helsinki Ltd. www.marimekko.com |
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