HMS Networks AB (publ) held its Annual General Meeting on April 19, 2012. The
Meeting resolved in favour of all proposed matters in accordance with the
proposals of the Board of Directors. The main contents of the most important
resolutions are described below.
Resolution regarding dividend
The Meeting resolved to approve the Board of Directors' proposal of a dividend
for fiscal year 2011 of SEK 2.25 per share. April 24, 2012 was set as the record
date for the dividend. It is expected that the dividend will be disbursed by
Euroclear Sweden on April 27, 2012.
Resolution regarding adoption of the income statement and balance sheet
The Meeting resolved to adopt the income statement and balance sheet of HMS
Networks AB submitted by the Board of Directors as well as the consolidated
income statement and balance sheet. The Board and the President were discharged
from liability for the 2011 fiscal year.
Resolution regarding election of the Board, auditors and fees
The Annual General Meeting resolved in accordance with the Nominating
Committee's proposals, namely
* that seven (7) Board members should be elected and no deputy members,
* that the following Board members should be re-elected: Urban Jansson, Ray
Mauritsson, Göran Sigfridsson, Henrik Johansson, Nicolas Hassbjer, Charlotte
Brogren and Gunilla Wikman,
* that Urban Jansson should be re-elected as Chairman of the Board
* that fees totalling SEK 1 200 000 shall be paid to the Board to be
distributed among members who are not employees of the Company, with SEK
300 000 to the Chairman and SEK 150 000 to each Board member.
Resolution regarding guidelines for determining salaries and other remuneration
to the President and other members of company management
The Meeting approved the Board's proposal of guidelines for determining salaries
and other remuneration to the President and other persons in company management.
Resolution regarding criteria relating to appointment of members to the
Nominating Committee, etc.
The Annual General Meeting adopted the Board's proposal of criteria relating to
appointment of members to the Nominating Committee.
Resolution regarding criteria relating to the issue of new shares
The Annual General Meeting adopted the Board's proposal of criteria relating to
the issue of new shares.
Resolution regarding criteria relating to the implementation of a share saving
plan
The Annual General Meeting adopted the Board's proposal of criteria relating to
the implementation of a share saving plan.
All of the Annual General Meeting's resolutions were passed with the requisite
majority.
For more information please contact:
CFO HMS Networks AB Gunnar Högberg, telephone: +46-35 17 29 95
CEO HMS Networks AB Staffan Dahlström, telephone: +46-35 17 29 01
HMS Networks AB (publ) is a world-leading supplier of communication technology
for industrial automation. Sales amounted to SEK 384 million in 2011. Over 90%
of these sales were to customers located outside Sweden. All development and the
major portion of manufacturing is carried out at the head office in Halmstad.
Sales offices are located in Japan, China, Germany, Denmark, India, UK, USA,
Italy and France. HMS has appr. 240 employees and produces network interface
cards and products to interconnect different networks under the trademark
Anybus® and Netbiter®. HMS is listed on NASDAQ-OMX Nordic Exchange in Stockholm
in the category Small Cap, Information Technology.
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