AGM Information • Apr 29, 2021
AGM Information
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PRESS RELEASE 29 April 2021
Kinnevik AB (publ) ("Kinnevik") today held its Annual General Meeting (the "AGM"). Due to the continuing coronavirus pandemic, the AGM was held only through postal voting in accordance with temporary legislation. The AGM resolved in accordance with all proposals of the Board and the Nomination Committee.
The AGM resolved to distribute Kinnevik's shareholding in Zalando SE ("Zalando") to the shareholders through a share redemption plan. Further, the Board was authorised to determine the distribution per share as well as the timetable for the share redemption plan, this will be announced by Kinnevik on 11 May 2021. As stated in the notice to the AGM, the Board intends to distribute all of Kinnevik's Zalando shares, and if all Zalando shares are distributed, the shareholders will receive 28 Zalando shares for 143 Kinnevik redemption shares. Also, as set out in the notice to the AGM, the Board estimates that:
Kinnevik's shareholding in Zalando will for technical reasons be distributed in the form of Euroclear Sweden-registered Zalando shares that the holder may re-register directly with Clearstream Germany following the share redemption plan. The re-registration is made to enable shareholders to complete transactions with the distributed Zalando shares on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. An information brochure with further information on the share redemption plan as well as detailed instructions on the subsequent, free-of-charge, re-registration is available on Kinnevik's website at www.kinnevik.com under the heading "General Meetings" (which can be found under the section "Governance").
The AGM resolved to re-elect Susanna Campbell, Brian McBride, Cecilia Qvist and Charlotte Strömberg as members of the Board, and to elect James Anderson and Harald Mix as new members of the Board. The AGM further elected James Anderson as new Chairman of the Board.
The AGM approved the 2020 Annual Report and resolved on the discharge of liability of the Board and the Chief Executive Officer for the financial year 2020.
The AGM also resolved:
KINNEVIK AB (PUBL)
The complete documentation related to the proposals adopted by the AGM can be found on Kinnevik's website at www.kinnevik.com under the heading "General Meetings" (which can be found under the section "Governance").
Torun Litzén, Director Investor Relations Phone +46 (0)70 762 00 50 Email [email protected]
Kinnevik's ambition is to be Europe's leading listed growth investor, and we back the best digital companies to make people' lives better and deliver significant returns. We understand complex and fast-changing consumer behaviours, and have a strong and expanding portfolio in healthtech, consumer services, foodtech and fintech. As a long-term investor, we strongly believe that investing in sustainable business models and diverse teams will bring the greatest returns for shareholders. We back our companies at every stage of their journey and invest in Europe, with a focus on the Nordics, and in the US. Kinnevik was founded in 1936 by the Stenbeck, Klingspor and von Horn families. Kinnevik's shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm's list for large cap companies under the ticker codes KINV A and KINV B.
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