Source: GN Store Nord A/S
Annual General Meeting 2018 – GN Store Nord A/S
Today, GN Store Nord A/S held its annual general meeting in accordance with the agenda
announced on February 19, 2018.
The report by the board of directors was adopted, and both the Annual Report 2017 and the
proposal to distribute dividends of DKK 1.25 per share of nominally DKK 4 were approved.
The general meeting approved the remuneration to the board of directors of DKK 7,342,500 for
2018.
Per Wold-Olsen, William E. Hoover, Jr., Wolfgang Reim, Hélène Barnekow and Ronica Wang were re-elected and Gitte Pugholm Aabo was elected to the board of directors by the general meeting.
Furthermore, Ernst & Young Godkendt Revisionspartnerselskab was re-elected as the company’s
auditor and all proposals by the board of directors were approved.
At the following constituting board meeting, Per Wold-Olsen was elected chairman of the board of
directors, and William E. Hoover, Jr. was elected deputy chairman of the board of directors.
Per Wold-Olsen was also elected as chairman of the remuneration committee and the nomination
committee. Gitte Pugholm Aabo was elected as chairman of the audit committee, and Wolfgang Reim was elected as chairman of the strategy committee.
| Agenda for the annual general meeting: | |
| a) | Report by the board of directors on the activities of the company during the past year. |
| b) | Submission of the audited annual report for adoption and resolution of discharge to the board of directors and the executive board. |
| c) | Decision on application of profits or covering of losses in accordance with the approved annual report. |
| d) | Approval of the remuneration to the board of directors for the current financial year. |
| e) | Election of members to the board of directors. |
| f) | Election of a state-authorized public accountant to serve until the company’s next annual general meeting. |
| g) | Proposals from the board of directors and shareholders. |
| g.1 | Proposals from the board of directors. |
| g.1.1 | Proposal from the board of directors to authorize the board of directors to acquire treasury shares. |
| g.1.2 | Proposal from the board of directors to renew and increase the authorization to the board of directors to increase the share capital. |
| g.1.3 | Proposal from the board of directors to amend the remuneration policy, including general guidelines for incentive pay. |
| g.1.4 | Proposal by the board of directors to prepare company announcements in English. |
| g.2 | Proposals from shareholders. |
| h) | Any other business. |
For further information, please contact:
Investors and analysts
Peter Justesen
VP – Investor Relations & Treasury
Tel: +45 45 75 87 16
Or
Rune Sandager
Senior IR Manager – Investor Relations & Treasury
Tel: +45 45 75 92 57
Press and the media
Lars Otto Andersen-Lange
Group Media Manager
Tel: +45 45 75 02 55
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