Notice convening the Extraordinary General Meeting of MEKO
The shareholders of MEKO AB are hereby invited to the Extraordinary General Meeting on Thursday, 19 December 2024 at 12.30 CET at World Trade Center, Klarabergsviadukten 70, in Stockholm. Registration for the meeting opens at 12.00 CET. Shareholders may also exercise their voting rights at the Extraordinary General Meeting by postal voting.
Right to participate, registration, proxies, etc.
Shareholders who wish to participate in the meeting must
- be listed as shareholder in the presentation of the share register prepared by Euroclear Sweden AB concerning the circumstances on 11 December 2024, and
- give notice of attendance, including number of assistants (if any), to the company in accordance with the instructions under “Notification of attendance in the meeting room” or cast a postal vote in accordance with the instructions under “Postal voting”, no later than 13 December 2024.
Notification of attendance in the meeting room
Shareholders who wish to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting in the meeting room must notify the company of this no later than 13 December 2024, either at www.meko.com, by phone +46 (0)8 402 90 47 or by mail to MEKO AB, “EGM”, c/o Euroclear Sweden AB, Box 191, 101 23 Stockholm, Sweden.
Shareholders participating through a proxy or representative should send the power of attorney and/or certificate of registration, or equivalent authorization documents, to the above address well in advance of the Extraordinary General Meeting. A proxy form is available on www.meko.com.
Postal voting
A special form must be used for postal voting. The form is available at www.meko.com. The completed and signed form for postal voting must be received by MEKO no later than 13 December 2024 and shall be sent by mail to MEKO AB, ”EGM”, c/o Euroclear Sweden AB, Box 191, 101 23 Stockholm, Sweden, or by e-mail to generalmeetingservice@euroclear.com. Shareholders who are natural persons can, no later than 13 December 2024, cast a postal vote electronically through verification with BankID at anmalan.vpc.se/euroclearproxy/. Shareholders may not provide special instructions or conditions to the postal vote. If so, the entire postal vote is invalid. Further instructions and conditions can be found in the postal voting form.
If a shareholder submits its postal vote by proxy or a representative of a legal entity, the power of attorney and/or certificate of registration, or equivalent authorization document, must be attached to the form. A proxy form is available om www.meko.com.
Shareholders who wish to attend in the meeting room in person or by proxy must notify the company in accordance with the instructions under “Notification of attendance in the meeting room”. A notification by casting a postal vote is therefore not sufficient for those who wish to attend the meeting room.
Nominee-registered shares
To be entitled to participate in the Extraordinary General Meeting, a shareholder whose shares are registered in the name of a nominee must, in addition to giving notice of participation in the meeting, register its shares in its own name so that the shareholder is listed in the presentation of the share register as of 11 December 2024 (so-called voting rights registration). Such registration may be temporary and request for such voting rights registration shall be made to the nominee, in accordance with the nominee’s routines, at such a time in advance as decided by the nominee. Voting rights that have been made by the nominee no later than 13 December 2024 will be considered in the shareholder register.
Proposed agenda
1. Election of chairman of the meeting.
2. Preparation and approval of voting register.
3. Approval of the agenda.
4. Election of person to verify the minutes.
5. Determination as to whether the meeting has been duly convened.
6. Determination of the number of directors.
7. Election of new directors of the Board.
8. Determination of fees to the Board.
The Nomination Committee
MEKO's Nomination Committee consists of Matthew McKay (chairman of the Committee), appointed by LKQ Corporation, Magnus Sjöqvist, appointed by Swedbank Robur Fonder AB, Thomas Wuolikainen, appointed by Fjärde AP-fonden and Mats Hellström, appointed by Nordea Funds AB. Helena Skåntorp, board member of MEKO, is co-opted to the Nomination Committee.
Proposals
Item 1 – Chairman of the meeting
The Nomination Committee proposes Helena Skåntorp as chairman of the meeting, or in her absence, any person appointed by the Nomination Committee.
Item 2 – Voting register
The voting register proposed to be approved is the voting register prepared by Euroclear Sweden AB, based on the general meeting shareholder register, shareholders notified and present at the meeting as well as received postal votes.
Item 6 – Number of directors
The Nomination Committee proposes that the Board shall consist of eight meeting-elected members.
Item 7 – New Board of Directors
The Nomination Committee proposes Jörn Werner and Marie Björklund be elected as new board members for the period until the Annual General Meeting 2025.
If the meeting resolves in accordance with the proposal, the Board will, until the Annual General Meeting 2025, consist of Dominick Zarcone (chairman), Eivor Andersson, Kenny Bräck, Magnus Håkansson, Robert Reppa and Helena Skåntorp, elected at the Annual General Meeting 2024, as well as Jörn Werner and Marie Björklund.
The Nomination Committee’s proposal and motivated statement is available at www.meko.com. There you will also find detailed information about the proposed directors.
Item 8 – Fees to the Board
The Nomination Committee proposes that the proposed directors receive a board fee corresponding to the annual fee of SEK 375,000 per board member, according to the resolution of the Annual General Meeting 2024 but reduced in proportion to the actual mandate period.
Documents
The Nomination Committee’s proposal and motivated statement as well as information on the proposed board members, can be found on www.meko.com. The documents will be sent upon request to shareholders who have provided their postal or e-mail address. Such request can be made by phone to +46 (0)8 402 90 47.
Shareholders’ right to receive information
At the Extraordinary General Meeting, the Board and CEO shall, if any shareholder so requests and if the Board is of the opinion that it can be done without causing material harm to the company, provide information on matters that (i) may affect the assessment of an item on the agenda or (ii) concern the company’s relationship with another group company.
Shares and votes
The total number of shares and votes in MEKO on the day this notice was issued was 56,416,622, of which MEKO owns 83,861 treasury shares that may not be represented at the meeting.
Processing of personal data
For information about how your personal data is processed, please see https://www.euroclear.com/dam/ESw/Legal/Privacy-notice-bolagsstammor-engelska.pdf.
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Stockholm, November 2024
MEKO AB
The Board of Directors
This is a translation of the Swedish original wording. In case of discrepancies, the Swedish version shall prevail.