AGM Information • Mar 11, 2021
AGM Information
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Shareholders of Diös Fastigheter AB (publ), reg. no: 556501-1771,("Diös" or "company") are hereby notified of the Annual General Meeting ("AGM"), to be held on Tuesday 13 April 2021 at 13.00.
In light of the ongoing covid-19 pandemic, the Board of Directors has decided that the AGM shall be conducted by postal vote, based on temporary legal rules. This means that the company's Board of Directors, management and other employees will only be present to the extent required, and that the shareholders' exercise of voting rights at the meeting can only be done by postal voting as instructed. The AGM will be broadcast live (in Swedish) on our website, www.dios.se
Shareholders who wish to exercise their voting by postal voting shall;
Shareholders who have trustee-registered shares should:
• request the bank or broker holding the shares to request temporary owner-registration, so-called voting-right registration, several bank-days prior to April 1 2021.
Shareholders who are represented by proxy shall issue a power of attorney to be enclosed with the postal vote, along with any registration certificates or other proof of authorisation. The power of attorney must be dated, and validation cannot, on the day for the AGM, be older than one year, unless a longer term is stated (maximum five years). If the proxy is a legal entity, the registration certificate or other document showing the signatory's eligibility must be attached.
If you want to be represented by proxy or if you are a legal entity and have any questions, please contact Jonas Gombrii at law firm Glimstedt, +46 8 566 119 34 or [email protected]
Diös Fastigheter owns and develops both commercial and residential properties in prioritized growth cities. With a market value of approx. SEK 24.5 billion, a portfolio of 329 properties and a lettable area of 1,455,000 sq.m, our vision is to create the most inspiring cities in Sweden. The market extends from Borlänge to Luleå, and the company's head office is in Östersund. Since it started in 2005, the company has had continuous growth in the value of its property portfolio and its shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm, Mid Cap. Find out more about Diös at www.dios.se
Shareholders may only exercise their voting rights at the meeting by voting in advance, so-called postal voting, pursuant to Section 22 of the Act (2020:198) on temporary exceptions to facilitate the conduct of general meetings.
For postal voting, a special form shall be used. The form is available on www.dios.se. The submission of the postal voting form is valid as a notice of participation to the meeting.
The completed form can be sent by e-mail to [email protected] or be posted in the original to Diös at Diös Fastigheter AB, "AGM 2021", Box 188, SE-831 22 Östersund. To be valid as a notification, the completed form must be received by Diös by 12 April 2021. If the shareholder is a legal person, the registration certificate or other document of jurisdiction must be attached to the form.
When notice and voting by post, the name, personal identity number/ corporate identity number, address and telephone number and shareholding must be stated.
If the shareholder has provided the form with special instructions or conditions, or amended or added in pre-printed text, the vote may be deemed invalid. Only one form per shareholder will be considered. Incomplete or incorrectly completed form may be disregarded.
Diös Fastigheter owns and develops both commercial and residential properties in prioritized growth cities. With a market value of approx. SEK 24.5 billion, a portfolio of 329 properties and a lettable area of 1,455,000 sq.m, our vision is to create the most inspiring cities in Sweden. The market extends from Borlänge to Luleå, and the company's head office is in Östersund. Since it started in 2005, the company has had continuous growth in the value of its property portfolio and its shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm, Mid Cap. Find out more about Diös at www.dios.se
The nominating Committee, consisting of Chairman Stefan Nilsson (Pensionskassan SHB Försäkringsförening), Carl Engström (Nordstjernan AB), Lennart Mauritzson (Backahill Inter AB) and Bob Persson (AB Persson Invest), proposes Bob Persson as Chairman of the AGM.
The Board proposes that the AGM declare a dividend of SEK 3.30 per share, divided into two payments of SEK 1.65 per share on each date. The proposed record dates are 15 April 2021 and 1 November 2021. If the AGM approves the proposed dividend, payments will be made through Euroclear Sweden AB on 20 April 2021 and 4 November 2021.
The Nominating Committee proposes;
Diös Fastigheter owns and develops both commercial and residential properties in prioritized growth cities. With a market value of approx. SEK 24.5 billion, a portfolio of 329 properties and a lettable area of 1,455,000 sq.m, our vision is to create the most inspiring cities in Sweden. The market extends from Borlänge to Luleå, and the company's head office is in Östersund. Since it started in 2005, the company has had continuous growth in the value of its property portfolio and its shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm, Mid Cap. Find out more about Diös at www.dios.se
The Board of Directors proposes following guidelines for remuneration of Senior management. Senior management includes the CEO and other members of Executive management.
Remuneration and benefits to the CEO are decided by the company's Board of Directors. Remuneration to other senior executives is decided by the CEO in consultation with the company's Board of Directors. Variable incentive compensation plans may exist for the company's Senior executives will depend on the extent to which pre-established goals have been met within the framework of the company's operations. No share-based compensation occurs. Variable compensation is capped at one month's salary. The CEO is entitled to a company car, apartment and insurance and retirement benefits in accordance with the ITP scheme applicable during the period of employment. Individual investment options are available. Insurance and pension premiums are based on cash salary only. The retirement age for the CEO is 65 years. The period of notice given by the company to the CEO is 12 months. The period of notice given by the CEO to the company is 4 months. Remuneration during a period of notice is deducted from income from another employer. Other senior executives are entitled to a company car. During the period of employment with the company, other executives are entitled to insurance and pension benefits in accordance with the ITP scheme applicable at the time. Individual investment options are available. Insurance and pension premiums are based on cash salary only. The retirement age for other senior executives is 65 years. The contracts of other members of Group management are terminable by either party on three to six months' notice.
The Board of Directors has prepared a remuneration report on paid and outstanding remuneration that is covered by the company's remuneration guidelines in accordance with the Remuneration Rules of the Swedish Companies Act and Swedish Corporate Governance Board's remuneration rules. The Board proposes that the AGM approves the remuneration report. More information and the remuneration report in its entirety can be found on the company's website, www.dios.se.
The Nominating Committee proposes that a new Nominating Committee for the 2022 AGM be appointed in the same manner as for the present AGM, i.e. that the Committee be appointed no later than six months before the AGM and consist the Chairman of the Board and one representative of each of the four largest shareholders of Diös based on the last known shareholdings at 31 August 2021.
The Board of Directors proposes that the Meeting authorise the Board, for a period ending no later than at the next AGM, to on one or more occasions buy back shares in the company and transfer the
Diös Fastigheter owns and develops both commercial and residential properties in prioritized growth cities. With a market value of approx. SEK 24.5 billion, a portfolio of 329 properties and a lettable area of 1,455,000 sq.m, our vision is to create the most inspiring cities in Sweden. The market extends from Borlänge to Luleå, and the company's head office is in Östersund. Since it started in 2005, the company has had continuous growth in the value of its property portfolio and its shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm, Mid Cap. Find out more about Diös at www.dios.se
company's shares to other parties. Share buybacks are subject to a limit of 10 per cent of the total number of shares outstanding at any time. Acquisitions may be effected on the Nasdaq Exchange Stockholm at a price per share that is within the registered span of share prices at the particular time. All of the treasury shares held by the company at the time of the Board of Directors' decision may be transferred. The shares may be transferred either on Nasdaq Stockholm or in another manner, disapplication of the pre-emption rights of existing shareholders, at a price per share that is within the registered spread of share prices at the particular time. Payment for transferred shares may take the form of in cash, in kind or by offset of a claim on the company or in another manner subject to terms and conditions. The purpose of the authorisations described above is to ensure that the company is able to continually adapt its capital requirements and thereby increase shareholder value, and to ensure that the company is able to transfer shares as payment for or to fund any future property or corporate acquisitions.
The Board of Directors proposes that the AGM resolve to authorise the Board during the period up to the next AGM, to decide, on one or several occasions, to issue new shares with or without pre-emption rights for existing share-holders. The number of shares issued under the authorization may not exceed ten (10) percent of the company's share capital at the time of the Board's first decision to issue new shares under the authorisation.
Payment for new shares may be made in the form of a cash or non-cash consideration or in lieu of debt. New shares may be subscribed for in disapplication of the pre-emption rights of existing shareholders. Existing shareholders' pre-emption rights may be disapplied for the purposes to enable property or corporate acquisitions in which payment is made in the form of shares of the company or, alternatively, to capitalise the company prior to such acquisitions. The issuance of shares under the authorisation must be made on market terms.
Diös Fastigheter owns and develops both commercial and residential properties in prioritized growth cities. With a market value of approx. SEK 24.5 billion, a portfolio of 329 properties and a lettable area of 1,455,000 sq.m, our vision is to create the most inspiring cities in Sweden. The market extends from Borlänge to Luleå, and the company's head office is in Östersund. Since it started in 2005, the company has had continuous growth in the value of its property portfolio and its shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm, Mid Cap. Find out more about Diös at www.dios.se
The Board of Directors proposes that the Annual General Meeting resolves to amend §§ 1, 7 and 11 and the inclusion of new § 12 of the Articles of Association, as follows:
The Company's name business name of the Company is Diös Fastigheter AB. The Company is a public limited company (publ).
A shareholder must, in order to retain his or her right to participate at a General Meeting, be listed in a transcript or other presentation of the entire share register regarding the conditions five weekdays before the General Meeting, and notify the Company no later than 12:00 p.m. on the day stated in the notice convening the General Meeting. The latter day may not be a Sunday, other public holiday, Saturday, Midsummer's Eve, Christmas Eve or New Year's Eve and may not fall earlier than the fifth weekday before the meeting.
The shares of the company shall be registered in a CSD register in accordance with the Swedish Securities Centres and Financial Instruments Accounts Act (1998:1479)
The Board may collect proxies in accordance with the procedure specified in Chapter 7 Section 4, second paragraph of the Companies Act (2005:551). The Board of Directors may decide before a general meeting that the shareholders shall be able to exercise their voting rights by post before the general meeting. Postal voting shall, if the Board of Directors so decides, be possible by electronic means.
Annual report, auditor's report, remuneration report and complete proposals together with statements according to the Swedish Companies Act, including the auditor's statement, proxy forms and postal voting form will be available at the head office no later than three weeks before the AGM and can be distributed to shareholders on request. All documents will also be available on our website, www.dios.se.
At the time of this notice the total number of shares and votes in the company amounts to 134,512,438. The company currently holds 441,418 treasury shares.
Diös Fastigheter owns and develops both commercial and residential properties in prioritized growth cities. With a market value of approx. SEK 24.5 billion, a portfolio of 329 properties and a lettable area of 1,455,000 sq.m, our vision is to create the most inspiring cities in Sweden. The market extends from Borlänge to Luleå, and the company's head office is in Östersund. Since it started in 2005, the company has had continuous growth in the value of its property portfolio and its shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm, Mid Cap. Find out more about Diös at www.dios.se
The shareholders have the right request information from the Board of Directors or the CEO regarding the financial situation and items on the AGM agenda. The Board of Directors or the CEO shall disclose such information if the Board is of the opinion that it can occur without any significant damage to the Company. Requests for such information must be submitted in writing to Diös no later than ten days before the AGM i.e. no later than 3 April 2021, to Diös Fastigheter AB, "AGM 2021", Box 188, SE-831 22 Östersund or by e-mail to [email protected].
For information on how your personal data is processed, please see: https://www.dios.se/English/gdpr/ and www.euroclear.com/dam/ESw/Legal/Privacy-notice-bolagsstammor-engelska.pdf
_______________________________ Östersund March 2021
Rolf Larsson, CFO, Diös Phone: +46(0)10- 470 95 03 E-mail: [email protected]
Johan Dernmar, IR, Diös Telefon: +46(0)10-470 95 20 E-post: [email protected]
Diös Fastigheter owns and develops both commercial and residential properties in prioritized growth cities. With a market value of approx. SEK 24.5 billion, a portfolio of 329 properties and a lettable area of 1,455,000 sq.m, our vision is to create the most inspiring cities in Sweden. The market extends from Borlänge to Luleå, and the company's head office is in Östersund. Since it started in 2005, the company has had continuous growth in the value of its property portfolio and its shares are listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm, Mid Cap. Find out more about Diös at www.dios.se
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