Announcement no. 44 - 2010
12 October 2010
Company announcement - extraordinary general meeting
Amagerbanken convenes an extraordinary general meeting to be held on Wednesday,
10 November 2010 at 10 am at the Falconer Centre on the occasion of the
proposals submitted by Karsten Ree Holding ApS as included in company
announcement no. 43 of 8 October 2010. The notice convening the general meeting
with the agenda and the complete wording of the proposals will be provided in an
announcement to follow.
In consequence of the press release issued by Karsten Ree Holding ApS on 8
October 2010, the chairman of the board of directors of Amagerbanken states:
“In an approach to the chairman of the board of directors of Amagerbanken and,
subsequently, in a press release, Karsten Ree has expressed his lack of
confidence in the chairman. On the same occasion, he has aired his expectations
for the chairman to step down from office. Against this background, I would like
to take the opportunity to announce that I do not at this stage intend to resign
from the board of directors of Amagerbanken.
My decision to stay on board is based on the following reasons:
In my capacity of member and chairman of the board of directors, I, together
with the other members of the board, carry a responsibility towards the bank's
more than 65,000 shareholders, employees and customers, and not only towards one
single shareholder; irrespective of the number of shares held by that
shareholder, who, in this case, holds a little less than one-third of the shares
in Amagerbanken. Also, it is essential to note that the most recent capital
increase had already been fully subscribed for by existing and new shareholders
before Karsten Ree Holding ApS decided to subscribe.
All board members elected by the general meeting who have not been appointed by
the Financial Stability Company or Karsten Ree Holding ApS have encouraged me to
stay on as chairman for the time being, as it is essential for the bank to reach
a stage of stability and calm after the last two years of turbulence. The
afore-mentioned board members find it vital to have a board that serves the
interests of all the bank's shareholders and one which, to the widest extent
possible, is independent of the interests of single stakeholders.”
Yours faithfully,
A M A G E R B A N K E N
For further information, please contact Mr N.E. Nielsen via Ms Anne Mikkelsen
(co-ordinator) at tel. +45 32 66 64 03.
www.amagerbanken.com
Company announcement - extraordinary general meeting
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