Bulletin from Ratos AGM 2012

2012-04-19

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Ratos's Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held on 18 April 2012 in Stockholm.
Board of Directors
The AGM re-elected Board members Lars Berg, Staffan Bohman, Arne Karlsson,
Annette Sadolin, Jan Söderberg, Per-Olof Söderberg and Margareth Øvrum. Olof
Stenhammar had declined re-election. Arne Karlsson was elected as Chairman of
the Board. A more detailed presentation of the Board is presented at
www.ratos.se.
The AGM elected PricewaterhouseCoopers AB as auditors for the period until the
next annual general meeting has been held.
Dividend
The AGM decided on an ordinary dividend of SEK 5.50 per share (5.25) of class A
and B. The record date for the right to receive dividends is 23 April and
dividends are expected to be paid on 26 April 2012.
Purchase of treasury shares
The AGM gave the Board a mandate to decide, during the period until the next
ordinary AGM, on repurchase of a maximum number of shares so that the company's
holding of treasury shares does not at any time exceed 4% of the total number of
shares in the company.
At the subsequent statutory meeting, the Board decided to give the CEO, in
consultation with the Chairman, a mandate to carry out purchases of treasury
shares in accordance with the mandate given to the Board by the AGM.
Incentive programmes
The AGM decided to issue a maximum of 1,150,000 call options on repurchased
Ratos-shares to be sold at a market premium to key people within Ratos. It was
further decided on a transfer of a maximum of 1,150,000 shares in the company
when the above-mentioned options are exercised.
In addition, the AGM decided, as in previous year, on a cash-settled option
programme related to Ratos's investments in holdings. The programme will be
carried out by issuing synthetic options which key people within Ratos will be
entitled to acquire.
The AGM also decided on a transfer of a maximum of 16,000 class B shares to
administrative employees.
Authorization for new issues to be used at acquisitions
The AGM decided 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 make a
decision on a new issue of shares in Ratos. This authorisation shall comprise a
maximum of 35 million B shares.
For further information, please contact:
Arne Karlsson, Chairman of the Board, +46 8 700 17 00
Emma Rheborg, Head of Corporate Communications & IR, +46 8 700 17 20

 Financial calendar from Ratos:
 Interim Report January - March 2012     8 May 2012
 Interim Report January - June 2012      17 August 2012
 Interim Report January - September 2012 9 November 2012

Ratos is a private equity conglomerate. The company's mission is to maximise
shareholder value over time through the professional, active and responsible
exercise of its ownership role in primarily medium to large unlisted Nordic
companies. Ratos's holdings include AH Industries, Anticimex, Arcus-Gruppen,
Biolin Scientific, Bisnode, Contex, DIAB, Euromaint, Finnkino, GS-Hydro, Hafa
Bathroom Group, HL Display, Inwido, Jøtul, KVD Kvarndammen, Lindab, Mobile
Climate Control, SB Seating and Stofa. Ratos is listed on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm
and market capitalisation amounts to approximately SEK 27 billion.