HMS Networks

AGM Information • Apr 2, 2009

Press release Halmstad, Sweden April 2, 2009

Minutes from Annual General Meeting in HMS

HMS Networks AB (publ.) held its Annual General Meeting on April 2, 2009. 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 2008 of SEK 1.50 per share. April 7 2009 was set as the record date for the dividend. It is expected that the dividend will be disbursed by VPC AB on April 14, 2009.

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 2008 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 five (5) Board members should be elected and no deputy members,
• that the following Board members should be re-elected: Ray Mauritsson and Göran Sigfridsson
• that Henrik Johansson and Nicolas Hassbjer are elected as new board members
• that Urban Jansson should be re-elected as Chairman of the Board
• that fees totaling SEK 625 000 shall be paid to the Board to be distributed among members who are not employees of the Company, with SEK 225 000 to the Chairman and SEK 100 000 to each Board member.

that Öhrlings PriceWaterhouseCoopers with the Authorized Public Accountant, Olof Enerbäck is elected as auditors for the period 2009-2012.

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 Meeting adopted the Board's proposal of criteria relating to appointment of members to the Nominating Committee.

Incentive program

The Annual Meeting adopted the Board´s proposal regarding a incentive program with a new issue of 250 000 warrants with the right to purchase new shares

All of the Annual General Meeting's resolutions were passed with the requisite majority.

For further information please contact: Gunnar Högberg, CFO and Investor Relations, telephone: +46 35 17 29 95, email guh@hms.se

HMS Networks AB (publ) is a world-leading supplier of communication technology for industrial automation. Sales for 2008 grew by 17% to SEK 317 million. 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, the USA, Italy and France. HMS has 160 employees and produces network interface cards and products to interconnect different networks under the trademark Anybus®. The network interface cards are embedded in automation equipment such as inverter drives, robots, control systems and sensors. This allows subcomponents in machines to communicate with one another and with different networks in order to build more efficient and flexible automation systems with reduced energy consumption. HMS is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Nordic Exchange in Stockholm in the Small Cap, Information Technology sector.