Election of Board of Directors and Auditor etc

The AGM followed the Nomination Committee's proposal and decided to appoint six directors, without deputy directors, and to re-elect Board members Per-Olof Söderberg, who was also re-elected as Chairman of the Board, Ulla Litzén, Karsten Slotte, Jan Söderberg and Jonas Wiström (CEO) and elect Eva Karlsson as new Board member. Annette Sadolin has declined re-election. For a more detailed presentation of the Board members, please refer to www.ratos.se.

The AGM further resolved in accordance with the Nomination Committee's proposal for an unchanged remuneration to the Chairman of the Board, to the rest of the Board and to the committees. The auditor shall be paid in accordance with approved account.

The AGM elected Ernst & Young AB as auditor for the period until the next annual general meeting has been held.

Dividend on Class A and Class B shares

The AGM resolved on a dividend of SEK 0.50 per Class A and Class B share. The record date for the dividend is 10 May 2019 and dividends are expected to be paid on 15 May 2019.

Guidelines for remuneration to senior executives

The AGM resolved to adopt the Board’s proposal regarding guidelines for remuneration to senior executives.

Incentive program

The AGM resolved, in accordance with the Board’s proposal, to implement a long-term incentive program 2019/2024 for the CEO, the CFO and other key employees in Ratos, consisting of convertible debentures and warrants (jointly the Instruments), through an issue of not more than 1,500,000 convertible debentures without preemptive rights for the shareholders and an issue of not more than 1,500,000 warrants without preemptive rights for the shareholders; yet, a maximum of 1,500,000 Instruments can be issued. The increase of the company’s share capital can accordingly, if all the Instruments are subscribed for and converted/exercised, amount to not more than SEK 4,725,000 (based on the current quotient value and that no recalculation has been made in accordance with terms and conditions of the program).

Purchase of treasury shares

The AGM gave the Board a mandate to decide, during the period until the next AGM, on repurchase of a maximum number of shares so that the company’s holding of treasury shares does not at any time exceed seven percent of the total number of shares in the company.

Authorisation for new issue of Class B shares to be used at acquisitions

The AGM resolved to authorise the Board, during the period until the next AGM, in conjunction with agreements on company acquisitions, on one or several occasions, with or without deviation from the pre-emptive rights of shareholders, for a cash payment, through set-off or non-cash, to decide on a new issue of Ratos shares. This authorisation comprises a maximum of 35 million Class B shares.