Pre-Annual General Meeting Information • Mar 25, 2025
Pre-Annual General Meeting Information
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Press release 25 March 2025
The Board of Alimak Group AB has resolved to convene an Annual General Meeting to be held on Wednesday, April 30, 2025. More detailed information about the contents of the proposals may be obtained from the complete notice to the Annual General Meeting below.
The notice will be published in the Swedish Official Gazette (Post- och Inrikes Tidningar) and on the Company's website within the next few days.
The Annual General Meeting of Alimak Group AB (publ) will be held on Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at 10:30 am at Klara Strand, S:ta Clara, Klarabergsviadukten 90, in Stockholm. Registration begins at 10:00 am. Light refreshments will be served after the meeting.
Anyone wishing to attend the meeting must
Notification of attendance may be given in writing to the company at the address Årsstämma i Alimak Group AB, c/o Euroclear Sweden AB, PO Box 191, 101 23 Stockholm, Sweden or by telephone on +46 (0)8 402 92 08 weekdays between 9:00 am and 4:00 pm or on the company's website: www.alimakgroup.com. When giving notification please state your name or company name, personal ID or company registration number, address and daytime telephone number. The registration procedure described above also applies to registration for any advisors. See below for further information on the processing of personal data.
To be entitled to attend the meeting, holders of nominee registered shares must instruct the nominee to have the shares registered in the holder's own name, so that the holder is entered in the share register kept by Euroclear Sweden AB as of Thursday, April 24, 2025. Registration in this way may be temporary.
Anyone who does not attend the meeting in person may exercise their voting rights at the meeting via a proxy in possession of a signed and dated form of proxy. Forms of proxy are available on the company's website: www.alimakgroup.com. The form of proxy may also be obtained from the company or be ordered over the telephone using the number above. If the proxy is issued by a legal entity, a copy of their registration certificate or equivalent documentary authority must be attached. The proxy must have been issued within the past year unless a longer period of validity is specified on the form of proxy, subject to a maximum of five years. To facilitate entry to the meeting, forms of proxy, registration certificates and other documentary authority must be received by the company in good time before the meeting.
The Nomination Committee for the Annual General Meeting 2025 comprises the following members: Ossian Ekdahl, Investment AB Latour (Chair of the Nomination Committee); Francisco De Juan, Alantra EQMC Asset Management; Jakob Rikwide, representing Bolero Holdings SARL; Mats Larsson, representing Första AP-fonden (AP1); and Johan Hjertonsson, Chair of the Board of Alimak Group AB.
The Nomination Committee presents the following proposals for the meeting:
The Nomination Committee proposes that Johan Hjertonsson, or if he is prevented from attending, the person the Nomination Committee proposes in his place, be elected to Chair the meeting.
The Nomination Committee proposes that the Board should be composed of eight Directors elected by the meeting, with no alternates, for the period until the end of the next Annual General Meeting. The Nomination Committee proposes that the company shall have one auditor, with no alternate.
The Nomination Committee proposes that the fee to the Directors for the period up to and including the Annual General Meeting 2026 will be paid as follows. The Chair of the Board will receive SEK 1,035,000 (previously SEK 950,000), and the other Directors elected by the meeting will receive SEK 414,000 (previously SEK 380,000) each. However, no fee shall be paid to Directors who are employed by the company. In addition, it is proposed that SEK 180,000 (previously SEK 150,000) is payable to the Chair of the Audit Committee and unchanged SEK 100,000 to other members of the Audit Committee, SEK 100,000 (previously SEK 90,000) to the Chair of the Remuneration Committee, and unchanged SEK 60,000 to other members of the Remuneration Committee.
Fees will be paid to the auditor in accordance with approved invoices.
The Nomination Committee proposes re-election of Johan Hjertonsson, Helena Nordman-Knutson, Tomas Carlsson, Heléne Mellquist, Sven Törnkvist, Petra Einarsson and Ole Kristian Jødahl as Directors and proposes Dr Annette Rinck as new Director. Zeina Bain has stated that she is no longer available for re-election as a Board member. The Nomination Committee proposes that Johan Hjertonsson be re-elected Chair of the Board.
Dr Annette Rinck is CEO and global President of Leica Microsystems. Before that she was CEO of Saia Burgess Controls at Honeywell. Dr Rinck has held several positions at Honeywell, Caterpillar EAME, Eaton Electrical and BMW Group.
Information about the other proposed Directors is available on the company's website: www.alimakgroup.com.
The Nomination Committee proposes that the registered accounting firm Ernst & Young AB be reappointed auditor. The Audit Committee has conducted a procurement process for the audit service during 2024. The proposal of the Nomination Committee corresponds with the recommendation of the Audit Committee. Neither the Nomination Committee's proposal nor the Audit Committee's recommendation has been subject to influence of a third party nor subject to any terms in contract limiting the choice of auditor.
Ernst & Young AB has given notice that if the Nomination Committee's proposal for auditor is adopted at the meeting, Andreas Mast, Authorised Public Accountant, will be the person appointed to have main responsibility for the audit.
Allocation of the company's results in accordance with the adopted balance sheet and determination of the record day for dividends (item 9.b))
The Board proposes that the distributable profit of MSEK 5,567 be allocated as follows. A total dividend of MSEK 317 will be paid to the shareholders, equal to SEK 3.0 per share, and that the remaining sum of MSEK 5,250 will be carried forward. The proposed record day for dividends is Monday, May 5, 2025. If the resolution is passed at the meeting, it is expected that dividends will be distributed by Euroclear Sweden AB on Thursday, May 8, 2025.
The Board of Directors proposes that the Annual General Meeting resolves to approve the Board of Directors' report on remuneration pursuant to Chapter 8, Section 53 a of the Swedish Companies Act.
The Board proposes that the Annual General Meeting adopts a call option program 2025 for the CEO, members of the group management, executive management in the divisions and certain employees at the group functions. The call option program will comprise a total of 65 participants in the Alimak-Group and the terms of the call options will be based on market terms following established models at the time of issue.
The Annual General Meeting is proposed to authorise the Board to issue, until the next Annual General Meeting, call options for 1,075,000 shares maximum, corresponding to 1.0 percent of the total number of shares and votes at the time of issue of the notice to the Annual General Meeting 2025.
The CEO will be offered a maximum of 100,000 call options. The remaining 975,000 call options will be offered to members of the group management, executive management in the divisions and certain employees at the group functions. The total number of participants in this category is 64 and each participant may be offered to buy call options in the range 2,000–40,000. Each participant's individual allocation within the specified range is based upon criteria such as the respective participant's role, experience and competence.
If there are remaining call options following the initial subscriptions of the call options offered to the participants, the remaining call options may be distributed among the participants irrespective of category. However, participants may not be allotted more than twice the number of call options compared to the initial offered allotment. The total number of call options may however never exceed 1,075,000. The Board resolves on the final allotment.
The call option program does not involve any dilution for existing shareholders as it is based on call options in respect of shares already issued in the company.
The terms of the call options will be based on market terms following established models. The option premium will be ten (10) percent of the recorded volume weighted average share price during ten (10) days prior to the date of issue. The call options will have maximum four (4) years maturity from the date of issue and the subscription period will be May 20 – June 20, 2029. The exercise price per share will be determined by an independent valuer when the call option program is established and will always be an amount above the share price at the same time. The valuation will be performed using the Black & Scholes model.
At the time of the notice of the Annual General Meeting 2025, the company owns 1,742,611 repurchased shares, which refer to previous years' call option programs. This means that if the call option program 2025 is fully subscribed, Alimak Group AB needs to buy back 1,075,000 shares to ensure delivery of shares for this program. Notwithstanding participation in the call option program, and due to that no new shares are issued, the company's share capital remains unchanged.
The purpose of the Board's proposal is that the call option program is expected to contribute to higher motivation and long‐term commitment among the employees as well as strengthen the ties between the employees and the company. Furthermore, the Board asses that the call option program will contribute to recruit and retain qualified and experienced employees. It is the Board's assessment that the call option program will benefit both the employees and the company's shareholders through increased share value.
The proposal is a part of creating a long‐term incentive for important employees. The proposal is considered to be of reasonable scope for employees and Alimak Group AB's shareholders. It is the intention of the Board to return to similar propositions at the coming Annual General Meetings.
The company will support and compensate the participants for part of the price they pay to acquire the call options. Thus, each participant will receive a salary payment that, before taxes, corresponds to 50 percent of the purchase price of the call options. This compensation only applies to call options from the initial offering, not to call options subscribed in any subsequent allotments.
Since the program is based on market terms and since it entails a financial risk for the participants, it is not expected to generate social security costs for the company, except those related to the compensation. The total cost of the compensation is estimated to SEK 6,600,000, including social security contribution costs. Furthermore, Alimak Group AB will have limited costs relating to advisors and administration of the call option program.
To ensure delivery of shares under the call option program it is proposed, by item 16 c on the agenda, that the Board shall have the right to transfer a maximum of 1,075,000 repurchased shares to the participants in the call option program. Should that proposal not be supported by the required majority, it is proposed that the Board shall be entitled to enter into so-called share swap agreements with third parties to fulfil the obligations under the call option program.
Alimak Group AB currently has four outstanding incentive programs in the form of call option programs (call option program 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024). The four call option programs were offered in these years to the CEO, members of the group management, executive management in the divisions and certain employees at the group functions. The terms and conditions of the call options were established in accordance with the framework adopted by the Annual General Meetings held in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, and can be seen below:
Call option program 2021 had an option price of SEK 14. The exercise price is SEK 118.50 (SEK 160 prior to the recalculation following the rights issue). The exercise period is May 20 – June 20, 2025.
Call option program 2022 had an option price of SEK 7.90 and an exercise price of SEK 63.90 (SEK 86.30 prior to the recalculation following the rights issue) for the participants that joined the program in September 2022. The two participants that joined the program in December 2022 had an option price of SEK 7.60 and an exercise price of SEK 60.00 (SEK 81.00 prior to the recalculation following the rights issue). The exercise period is May 20 – June 20, 2026.
Call option program 2023 had an option price of SEK 7.57 and an exercise price of SEK 80.35 for the participants that joined the program in June 2023. The two participants that joined the program in September 2023 had an option price of SEK 7.17 and an exercise price of SEK 75.96. The participant that joined the program in November 2023 paid an option price of SEK 6.31 and has an exercise price of SEK 65.58. The exercise period is May 20 – June 20, 2027.
Call option program 2024 had an option price of SEK 11.43 and an exercise price of SEK 132. The exercise period is May 20 – June 20, 2028.
As stated above, the conditions for the call option programs 2021 and 2022 were recalculated following the rights issue in 2023. The recalculation resulted in two changes, new exercise prices and that each option in these two programs qualifies for buying 1.35 shares. The recalculation was made by an external valuer in accordance with accepted models.
The proposal has been prepared by the Remuneration Committee and was discussed at the Board meeting in March 2025.
The Board proposes that the meeting authorises the Board to resolve on acquisition of own shares on one or several occasions during the period up to the next Annual General Meeting in accordance with the following.
The reasons for the proposed authorisation to repurchase own shares are to adjust the company's capital structure, create value for shareholders, provide the opportunity to offer own shares as payment in relation to acquisitions, be able to meet commitments under call option programs and to cover the costs of issued call option programs.
The Board has issued its reasoned statement in accordance with Chapter 19 Section 22 of the Swedish Companies Act.
The Board proposes that the meeting authorises the Board to resolve on transfer of own shares on one or several occasions during the period up to the next Annual General Meeting in accordance with the following.
The reasons for the proposed authorisation to transfer own shares and for the disapplication from the shareholders' pre-emption rights are to adjust the company's capital structure, create value for shareholders, provide the opportunity to offer own shares as payment in relation to acquisitions and to cover the costs of issued call option programs.
The Board proposes that the meeting resolves on transfer of own shares in accordance with the following.
The reason for the proposed transfer and for the disapplication from the shareholders' pre-emption rights is to enable delivery of shares under the call option program 2025.
The Board proposes that a resolution under this proposal is to be subject to the meeting having resolved to pass the Board's proposal on call option program 2025 under item 15 on the agenda.
For resolutions according to items, 16.a) (authorisation on acquisition of own shares) and 16.b) (authorisation on transfer of own shares), to be valid, each proposal must be supported by shareholders holding at least two thirds of the votes cast as well as of the shares represented at the meeting. For a valid resolution under item 16.c) (resolution on transfer of own shares to participants in call option program 2025), the proposal must be supported by shareholders holding at least nine tenths of both the votes cast and the shares represented at the meeting.
The Board's and Nomination Committee's complete proposals, including the Board's and auditors reports, as well as the accounting documents and the auditor's report for 2024, will be available at the company and on the company's website www.alimakgroup.com as from no later than Wednesday, April 9, 2025, and will be sent immediately without charge to any shareholder who so request and state their postal address. The documents will also be available at the meeting.
The total number of shares in the company as of the date of this notice is 107,573,111 shares, representing a total of 107,573,111 voting rights. As of the day per this notice the company owns 1,742,611 of its own shares.
If any shareholder so request and the Board considers it possible without material harm to the company, the Board and the CEO must provide information at the meeting on any circumstances that may influence determination of an item on the agenda, circumstances that may influence determination of the financial position of the company or any of its subsidiaries, the group accounts and the company's relationship to another group company. Any shareholder wishing to submit questions in advance may do so to Johnny Nylund, by post to the address Alimak Group AB, Blekholmstorget 30, 111 64 Stockholm or by e-mail to the address [email protected].
For information on 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 in March 2025 Alimak Group AB (publ) The Board of Directors
Johnny Nylund, CCO Alimak Group, +46 76 852 5759 [email protected]
Alimak Group is a global provider of sustainable vertical access and working at height solutions, listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. With presence in more than 120 countries, the Group develops, manufactures, sells and services vertical access and working at height solutions with focus on adding customer value through enhanced safety, higher productivity and improved cost efficiency. The Group has a large installed base of elevators, service lifts, temporary and permanent hoists and platforms and building maintenance units around the world. The solutions portfolio also comprises of height safety protective equipment, load measurement & control, lifting & handling, and a global after-sales business model, with recurring revenue from spare parts and services such as inspection, certification, maintenance, refurbishments, replacements and training. Founded in Sweden 1948, the Group has its headquarters in Stockholm, 26 production and assembly facilities in 15 countries and approximately 3,000 employees. corporate.alimakgroup.com
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