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Mar 5, 2010
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SAS AB (publ) announces notice to the AGM , which includes changes within the Board and a proposal to resolve on a directed convertible bond issue
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SAS AB (publ) announces notice to the AGM , which includes changes
within the Board and a proposal to resolve on a directed convertible
bond issue
SAS AB (publ) announces notice to the Annual General Meeting on 7 April
2010, which includes changes within the Board and a proposal to resolve
on a directed convertible bond issue
Shareholders in SAS AB (publ) (the "Company") are hereby invited to
attend the Annual General Shareholders' Meeting on Wednesday 7 April
The General Meeting will be held at 9:00 a.m. at SAS head office,
Frösundaviks Allé 1, Solna, Sweden. Shareholders are also entitled to
participate in the General Meeting over a telecommunications link at
9:00 a.m. at Radisson BLU Falconer Hotel & Conference Centre, Falkoner
Allé 9, 2000 Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark, and at 9:00 a.m. at
Radisson BLU Plaza Hotel, Sonja Henies plass 3, Oslo, Norway.
SAS attaches the full notice, but would like to highlight two items from
the notice:
Item 17 The Board of SAS AB proposes that the Annual General Meeting
authorizes the Board to resolve on directed convertible bond issues
As previously communicated, the participation of the principal
shareholders in the rights offering of ordinary shares, subject to the
approval of the general meeting, is conditional upon, among other
things, the refinancing of the outstanding bonds maturing in 2010,
totaling approximately SEK 2 billion. The process of securing this
refinancing is ongoing, and to maximize the ability to proceed while
current market conditions on the international convertibles market are
favorable, the Company would regard the possibility to issue convertible
bonds under the ongoing refinancing process as advantageous.
Consequently, the Board has today resolved to propose to the Annual
General Meeting an authorization for the Board to resolve, on one or
several occasions and until the next Annual General Meeting - with
derogation from shareholders' preferential rights - on an issue of
convertible bonds with right of conversion into new ordinary shares in
the Company. Furthermore, the Board proposes that the credit amount must
not exceed SEK 2,000,000,000 and that the total number of ordinary must
not exceed 20,000,000,000 ordinary shares after the completion of the
ordinary rights issue, but prior to the completion of the Board's
proposed reverse split. Subscription of the convertible bonds will be
possible by either cash payment or by set-off.
The convertible bonds issues under the authorization will be on market
terms and conditions and registration of issued convertible bonds with
the Swedish Companies Registration Office shall be made after the
registration of the rights issue of new ordinary shares resolved upon by
the Board on 8 February 2010, subject to the approval of the General
Meeting.
Item 11 Changes to the composition of the Board
Current Board members Anitra Steen and Berit Kjøll have communicated to
the Nomination Committee that they are not available for re-election.
"I would like to thank Anitra Steen and Berit Kjøll for their efforts
and commitment in the Board's work since 2001, which has been
challenging times for SAS and consequently the Board", says Chairman of
the Board, Fritz H. Schur.
The Nomination Committee proposes as new members of the Board, Monica
Caneman and Gry Mølleskog. A brief presentation of their respective
background, experience,current positions and directorships is set out in
the attached notice.
"The Nomination Committee has, after considerable effort found two very
qualified persons which, according to the Nomination Committee, have the
right background, experience and competencies, and therefore have good
prospects to undertake the demanding engagement of a directorship of
SAS", says Björn Mikkelsen, the Swedish Ministry of Industry, Employment
and Communication and Chairman of the Nomination Committee of SAS.
For further information, please contact
Sture Stølen, Head of SAS Group Investor Relations, +46 70 997 1451
SAS discloses this information pursuant to the Swedish Securities Market
Act and/or the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act. The
information was provided for publication on 5 March 2010, at 12.45 pm
CET.
Notice convening the Annual General Shareholders' Meeting of
Shareholders of SAS AB (publ)
Shareholders in SAS AB (publ) (hereinafter the "Company") are hereby
invited to attend the Annual General Shareholders' Meeting on Wednesday
7 April 2010 (the "General Meeting").
The General Meeting will be held at 9:00 a.m. at SAS head office,
Frösundaviks Allé 1, Solna, Sweden. Shareholders are also entitled to
participate in the General Meeting over a telecommunications link at
9:00 a.m. at Radisson BLU Falconer Hotel & Conference Centre, Falkoner
Allé 9, 2000 Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark, and at 9:00 a.m. at
Radisson BLU Plaza Hotel, Sonja Henies plass 3, Oslo, Norway.
The General Meeting venues will open at 8:15 a.m. for registration.
Registration of participants at the General Meeting ends when the
meeting is called to order.
Instructions to holders of shares registered with Euroclear Sweden AB in
Sweden (other than holders of shares registered with VP Securities A/S,
the Danish Central Securities Depository, or with Verdipapirsentralen
(VPS), the Norwegian Central Securities Depository)
Shareholders who wish to attend the General Meeting must be registered
in the share register of the Company maintained by Euroclear Sweden AB
on Tuesday 30 March 2010, and must notify the Company no later than
Tuesday 30 March 2010, preferably before 4:00 p.m., at the following
address: SAS AB, Attn: SAS Group Investor Relations, Agneta Kampenborg
Ekström/-STOUU, SE-195 87 Stockholm, Sweden. Notification may also be
made by telephone to +46 (0)8-797 12 93 on weekdays between 9:00 a.m.
and 3:00 p.m., by fax to +46 (0)8-797 51 10 or through the Company's
website www.sasgroup.net (under Investor relations, Corporate
governance, Shareholders' meeting).
Shareholders whose shares are registered in the name of a nominee must
temporarily have their shares registered in the shareholders' own names
to be entitled to participate in the General Meeting. This registration
process with Euroclear Sweden AB must be completed by Tuesday 30 March
2010. This means that shareholders must notify their nominees in
sufficient time prior to this date.
Instructions to holders of shares registered with VP Securities A/S in
Denmark
Shareholders in Denmark who wish to attend the General Meeting must
notify VP Investor Services A/S (VP) of this in writing to the following
address: Weidekampsgade 14, P.O. Box 4040, DK-2300 København S,
Denmark, by telephone to +45 4358 8866, by fax to +45 4358 8867 or
through Investor-Portalen at www.sasgroup.ner (under Investor relations,
Corporate governance, Shareholders' meeting), by 3:00 p.m. on Monday 29
March 2010. The following rules also apply to participation.
Shareholders who wish to attend the General Meeting must be registered
in the share register of the Company maintained by Euroclear Sweden AB
by Tuesday 30 March 2010. Accordingly, shareholders whose shares are
registered with VP Securities A/S in Denmark must request that VP
temporarily register the shares in the shareholders' own names with
Euroclear Sweden AB to be entitled to participate in the General
Meeting.
A request for such registration along with a notification of attendance
at the General Meeting must be submitted in sufficient time and no later
than 3:00 p.m. on Monday 29 March 2010 to VP through Internet as set out
above or at the address above. Forms for notification of attendance and
proxy forms are available from VP and www.sasgroup.net (under Investor
relations, Corporate governance, Shareholders' meeting) and will also be
sent out to registered shareholders.
The registration application must include the account operating
institution in Denmark (with the custody account number) with which the
shareholder's shares are deposited.
Shareholders whose shares are already registered in the name of the
owner with Euroclear Sweden AB may send in a notification of attendance
to the Company at a later date, but no later than Tuesday 30 March 2010,
preferably before 4:00 p.m., in the manner prescribed above.
Shareholders who have other questions regarding the General Meeting in
Copenhagen may also contact Bente Lemire, SAS AB/Sekretariat
Generalforsamling by telephone to +45 23 22 45 45.
Instructions to holders of shares registered with VPS in Norway
Shareholders in Norway who wish to attend the General Meeting must
notify Nordea Bank Norge ASA (Nordea Norway), Securities Services -
Issuer Services, of this in writing to P.O. Box 1166 Sentrum, NO-0107,
Oslo, Norway, Att: Thomas Taranger, or by fax to +47 22 48 63 49, by
4:00 p.m. on Monday 29 March 2010 at the latest. The following rules
also apply for participation.
Shareholders who wish to attend the General Meeting must be registered
in the share register of the Company maintained by Euroclear Sweden AB
by Tuesday 30 March 2010. Accordingly, shareholders whose shares are
registered with VPS in Norway must request that Nordea Norway
temporarily register the shares in the shareholders' own names with
Euroclear Sweden AB to be entitled to participate in the General
Meeting.
A request for such registration along with a notification of attendance
at the General Meeting must be submitted in sufficient time and no later
than 3:00 p.m. on Monday 29 March 2010, to Nordea Norway at the address
above. Forms for notification of attendance and proxy forms are
available from Nordea Norway and will also be sent to registered
shareholders.
Shareholders whose shares are already registered in the name of the
owner with Euroclear Sweden AB may send in a notification of attendance
to the Company at a later date, but no later than Tuesday 30 March 2010,
preferably before 4:00 p.m., in the manner prescribed above.
Instructions applicable to all shareholders
Notification of attendance should state the participant's attendance
venue.
Shareholders with shares registered in more than one country should
state this when submitting their notifications.
Shareholders or their representatives may be accompanied by no more than
two assistants at the General Meeting. Assistants to shareholders will
be admitted to the General Meeting only if the shareholder notifies the
number of assistants in accordance with the notification instructions
provided above for shareholders' participation in each country.
Shareholders represented by proxy must issue a dated written proxy for
their representatives. If possible, the proxy should be based on the
proxy form provided by the Company. The proxy in original should be sent
in sufficient time prior to the General Meeting, but no later than
Wednesday 31 March 2010, to one of the addresses provided in this
notice. Representatives of a legal entity must also submit a certified
copy of the registration certificate or equivalent authorizing
documentation.
At the General Meeting, a list is to be prepared of the present
shareholders, representatives and assistants with details of the number
of shares and votes each shareholder or proxy represents at the General
Meeting (voting list). A list of shareholders, proxies and assistants
who have submitted notification of their attendance with the stated
details (list of participants) will be distributed at the registration
for the General Meeting.
Admission cards for the General Meeting
Admission cards, to be presented when entering the General Meeting
venue, will be sent out on Wednesday 31 March 2010 at the latest to all
shareholders who have submitted a notification of attendance in
accordance with the instructions above.
Number of shares and votes in the Company
The Company has issued 2,467,500,000 ordinary shares and 0 subordinate
shares, equivalent to a total of 2,467,500,000 votes.
Proposed agenda
1. Meeting is called to order.
2. Election of a chairperson for the General Meeting.
3. Preparation and approval of the voting list.
4. Approval of the agenda.
5. Election of two persons to verify the minutes.
6. Determination of whether the General Meeting has been duly convened.
7. Presentation of the annual accounts and auditors' report as well as
the consolidated accounts and consolidated auditors' report.
8. Report on the work of the Board, the Remuneration Committee and the
Audit Committee, followed by the President's address and in conjunction
with this, the opportunity for shareholders to put questions to the
Board and Group Management.
9. Resolutions on:
a. the approval of the statement of income and balance sheet and the
consolidated statement of income and consolidated balance sheet,
b. the application of the Company's earnings for the year in accordance
with the approved balance sheet, and
c. discharge from liability for the members of the Board and the
President.
10. Resolutions on:
a. the number of Board members,
b. directors' fees, and
c. audit fees.
11. Election of Board members and Chairman of the Board.
12. Resolution on the Nomination Committee.
13. Resolution on the Board's proposed guidelines for remuneration of
senior executives.
14. The President and CEO's presentation of the background and reasons
for the new issue of shares in accordance with item 15 d on the agenda.
15. Resolutions on:
a. amendment of the Articles of Association,
b. reduction of the share capital,
c. additional amendments of the Articles of
Association,
d. approval of the Board's resolution on a new ordinary share issue,
and, if applicable, a transfer of funds from available non-restricted
equity to the share capital, and
e. potential resolution on a bonus issue.
16. Reverse split and a corresponding amendment of the Articles of
Association.
17. Resolution on the authorization of the Board to resolve on directed
convertible bond issues.
18. Meeting is adjourned.
PROPOSALS FOR RESOLUTIONS
The Board's motion on a dividend (Item 9 b)
The Board proposes that no dividend be paid for the year 2009.
The Nomination Committee's motions regarding General Meeting Chairman,
the Board, Nomination Committee, etc. (Items 2, 10 a-c, 11 and 12)
The Nomination Committee - which consists of Björn Mikkelsen (Chairman),
Ministry of Industry, Employment and Communications, for the Swedish
government; Peter Brixen, Ministry of Finance, for the Danish
government; Knut Utvik, Ministry of Trade and Industry, for the
Norwegian government; Peter Wallenberg Jr for the Knut and Alice
Wallenberg Foundation, Karsten Biltoft for Danmarks Nationalbank; and
Anders Rydin for SEB Fonder - makes the following motions:
Election of a Chairman for the General Meeting
Attorney Claes Beyer.
Resolution on the number of Board members
The number of Board members elected by the General Meeting shall be
seven, with no deputies.
Resolution on Directors' fees
The fees for the period until the end of the next Annual General
Shareholders' Meeting shall be SEK 585,000 for the Chairman of the Board
and, if any, SEK 390,000 for the First Vice Chairman and SEK 345,000 for
the Second Vice Chairman and SEK 295,000 for each of the other Board
members elected by the Shareholders' Meeting and the Board's ordinary
employee representatives. It is also proposed that each deputy for
ordinary employee members receive a study fee of SEK 1,000 per Board
Meeting and an attendance fee of SEK 3,5000 for each Board Meeting they
attend. In addition to this remuneration, it is proposed that
remuneration be paid for work on the Board Remuneration Committee in the
amount of SEK 70,000 for the Remuneration Committee Chairman and SEK
25,000 for the Remuneration Committee's other members, as well as for
work on the Board's Audit Committee, in the amount of SEK 95,000 for the
Audit Committee Chairman and 45,000 for each of the Audit Committee's
other members.
Resolution on fees for the Company's auditors
The fees for the Company's auditors shall be paid as invoiced.
Election of Board members and Chairman of the Board
It is proposed to re-elect Fritz H. Schur, Jens Erik Christensen, Dag
Mejdell, Timo Peltola, and Jacob Wallenberg and to elect Monica Caneman
and Gry Mølleskog. The current Board members Berit Kjøll and Anitra
Steen have declined re-election. Furthermore, it is proposed that Fritz
H. Schur be re-elected as Chairman of the Board.
Information about the proposed new Board members
Monica Caneman is 55 years old and holds a degree in economics and
business administration. Until 2001 she held several top executive
positions in SEB, including Deputy Group Director. Since then, she has
been active as member of the board of directors in several Nordic
companies. She is chairman of the board of The Fourth Swedish National
Pension Fund and LinkMed, as well as member of the board of, among
others, Investment AB Öresund ,Poolia, Orexo and Schibsted.
Gry Mølleskog is 48 years old and is Senior Client Partner at Korn/Ferry
International since 2007. She has been active in the SAS Group for more
than 20 years and held several top executive positions, Senior Vice
President SAS Airlines, until 2003 when she left SAS for a position as
chief of staff of the Norwegian Crown Prince and Crown Princess. She has
extensive experience as board of director from Hurtigruten and Steen og
Ström. She is member of the Board of, among others, Posten Norge, Dnb
NOR Finans and Norwegian Property.
Resolution on the Nomination Committee
It is proposed that the General Meeting resolve that a Nomination
Committee be elected that is tasked with making proposals to the Annual
General Shareholders' Meeting to be convened in 2011 for resolutions
regarding:
- Chairman of the Annual General Shareholders' Meeting.
- The number of Board members, and directors' fees, divided between the
Chairman, Vice Chairman, other members and any remuneration for work on
Board committees.
- Election of Board members and Chairman of the Board.
- Fees for the Company's auditors.
- Nomination Committee for the 2012 Annual General Shareholders'
Meeting.
It is also recommended that such a Nomination Committee be elected as
follows:
- The Nomination Committee shall comprise six members.
- The Nomination Committee shall comprise the following shareholder
representatives: Björn Mikkelsen, Ministry of Industry, Employment and
Communications, for the Swedish government; Peter Brixen, Ministry of
Finance, for the Danish government; Knut Utvik, Ministry of Trade and
Industry, for the Norwegian government; Peter Wallenberg Jr. for the
Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation; Karsten Biltoft for Danmarks
Nationalbank, and Anders Rydin for SEB Fonder.
- Election of the Nomination Committee Chairman, replacement of members
during their terms of office, and replacement of shareholder
representative owing to a substantial reduction in shareholding, shall
take place in accordance with the written instructions submitted to the
Nomination Committee, which it is proposed that the General Meeting
adopt.
The Board's proposed guidelines for remuneration of senior executives
(Item 13)
The Board recommends that the guidelines from the preceding year remain
unchanged, with the exception regarding the proposal for variable
salary:
Remuneration for the Company's senior executives, that is the President
and Group Management, shall consist of a fixed salary, variable salary,
other benefits and pension. Total remuneration is to be competitive and
adjusted to market conditions, as well as being proportionate to
responsibilities and authority. The fixed annual salary shall reflect
the requirements regarding, among other things, competencies,
responsibilities and the complexity of the position. The fixed annual
salary shall also reflect the performance that the executive has
achieved and will subsequently be individual and differentiated. Pension
benefits offered are to be defined contribution, with premiums not
exceeding 35 percent of the fixed annual salary. The notice period shall
be six months in the event the executive resigns and 12 months if the
executive is dismissed by the Company. In the event of resignation or
dismissal, a maximum of one year's fixed salary may be paid as severance
pay, though with full deduction for any remuneration the executive may
obtain from another employer or contractor. Agreements already concluded
on terms that deviate from this regarding pensions, dismissal and
resignation shall continue to be in effect until they expire or are
renegotiated. Furthermore, it is proposed that the Board be authorized
to waive these guidelines, if in an individual case there is particular
reason for doing so.
The Board's proposal for resolutions in accordance with item 15 on the
agenda
The Company has, through a press release dated 9 February 2010,
announced that the Board has resolved on a new ordinary share issue with
preferential right for the Company's shareholders, through which the
Company intends to raise a total subscription amount of approximately
SEK 5 billion. In order to create flexibility pertaining to the final
determination of certain terms of the new ordinary share issue and the
amount by which the share capital shall be reduced in order to obtain a
quota value that is close to the subscription price for the shares
issued in the new ordinary share issue, and thereby reduce the risk that
the new ordinary share issue cannot be carried out as planned, the Board
will determine the final terms of the ordinary share issue, and some
other terms set out below at a point in time being close to the General
Meeting. In order to restore the Company's share capital following the
proposed share capital reduction, the Board proposes that the General
Meeting, if necessary, also resolves on a bonus issue. The Board will
around 6 April 2010, publicly announce the amount by which the share
capital shall be reduced, the proposed final wording for the required
amendments to the Articles of Association, the final terms for the new
ordinary share issue and whether the Board has decided to withdraw its
proposal for a bonus issue, since the bonus issue no longer being
required for the completion of the new ordinary share issue.
15 a Amendment of the Articles of Association
In order to enable the proposed reduction of the Company's share capital
set out below, the Board proposes that the General Meeting resolves to
make an appropriate amendment to the limitations with respect to the
share capital in Article 5, first paragraph, of the Company's Articles
of Association. The Board's proposal for an amendment of the Articles of
Association shall be within the following limits: the lower limit shall
not be less than SEK 200,000,000 and the higher limit shall not exceed
SEK 6,580,000,000. The complete proposal for a resolution on an
amendment of the Articles of Association, will be announced together
with the final terms for the new ordinary share issue as soon as these
are determined by the Board.
15 b Reduction of the share capital
The Company's share capital, currently amounting to SEK 6,168,750,000,
shall be reduced by, at the most, SEK 5,922,000,000, without redemption
of any shares, to be transferred to a fund to be used pursuant to a
resolution adopted by the General Meeting (i.e. non-restricted equity).
Following the reduction of the share capital, the Company's share
capital will amount to, at least, SEK 246,750,000, divided into a total
of 2,467,500,000 shares, each share with a quota value of at least SEK
0.10 per share. The finally determined amount by which the share capital
shall be reduced, will be announced together with the final terms for
the new ordinary share issue as soon as these are determined by the
Board.
15 c Additional amendments of the Articles of Association
In order to enable the resolution on the new ordinary share issue set
out below, the Board proposes that the General Meeting resolves to make
appropriate amendments to the limitations with respect to the share
capital and number of shares in Article 5, first paragraph, of the
Company's Articles of Association. The Board's proposal for amendments
of the Articles of Association shall be within the following limits: (i)
as to the limitations with respect to the share capital, the lower limit
shall not be less than SEK 3,000,000,000 and the higher limit shall not
exceed SEK 30,000,000,000 and (ii) as to the limitations with regard to
the number of shares, the lower limit shall not be less than
3,000,000,000 shares and the higher limit shall not exceed
600,000,000,000 shares. The complete proposal for a resolution on
amendments of the Articles of Association will be announced together
with the final terms for the new ordinary share issue as soon as these
are determined by the Board.
15 d Approval of the Board's resolution on a new ordinary share issue,
and, if applicable, a transfer of funds from available non-restricted
equity to the share capital
The Board proposes that the General Meeting approves the Board's
resolutions of 8 and 26 February 2010 to increase the Company's share
capital by a new ordinary share issue with an amount to be determined by
the Board (or a person appointed by the Board amongst its members), and
on the following principal conditions. The Company's shareholders shall
have preferential rights to subscribe for the new ordinary shares. The
record date for determining which shareholders shall be entitled to
subscribe for new ordinary shares with preferential rights, shall be 12
April 2010. The Board (or a person appointed by the Board amongst its
members) shall be authorized to determine, no later than on the fifth
weekday prior to the record date, the amount by which the Company's
share capital is to be increased, the number of shares which are to be
issued (including the number of subscription rights) and the
subscription price per share. In the event that the subscription price
to be paid for each ordinary share is less than the quota value of the
share, an amount corresponding to the difference between the
subscription price and the quota value of the share, multiplied with the
number of issued shares, shall be contributed to the share capital
through a transfer from the Company's available non-restricted equity.
Subscription for the new ordinary shares shall take place during the
period as from and including 15 April 2010 up to and including 29 April
2010, or such later date as the Board may decide. The banks and other
financial institutions that may underwrite the new ordinary share issue
shall, if applicable, within four (4) business days from the last day of
the subscription period, on a separate subscription list, subscribe for
ordinary shares not subscribed for by anyone else.
15 e Potential resolution on a bonus issue
In order to ascertain that the Company's share capital, all in all, does
not amount to a lower amount that it had immediately prior to the
General Meeting's resolution on a reduction of the share capital in
accordance with item 15 b, the Board proposes, in addition to the new
ordinary share issue resolved upon by the Board as set out in item 15 d,
that the General Meeting resolves on a bonus issue on the following
principal conditions. The Company's share capital shall be increased by
SEK 922,000,000, without the issuance of any new shares. The increase of
the share capital shall be carried out through a transfer of funds to
the share capital from the Company's available non-restricted equity
pursuant to the adopted balance sheet for the financial year 2008. The
Board's proposal for a resolution on a bonus issue, being conditional
upon that the proposed bonus issue is necessary in order to restore the
previously reduced share capital.
Reverse split and a corresponding amendment of the Articles of
Association (Item 16)
As a result of the new ordinary share issue which is subject to the
approval by the General Meetings in accordance with item 15 d, the
number of shares in the Company may increase significantly why the Board
proposes a reverse split in order to obtain a more appropriate number of
shares in the company following the new ordinary share issue. For those
shareholders who on the record date do not hold a number of shares
corresponding to a whole number of new ordinary shares (after completion
of the reverse split), title to the excess shares shall pass from such
shareholder to the company on the record date for the reverse split. The
excess shares will thereafter be sold by a securities institution
designated by the company, and the proceeds of the sale will be
distributed among those shareholders being entitled thereto. The number
of ordinary shares that will be consolidated into one share and the
corresponding amendment of Article 5, first paragraph, of the Company's
Articles of Association (i.e. regarding the limits of number of shares
that may be issued), shall be determined in connection with the
resolution on the final terms of the new ordinary share issue, i.e. 6
April 2010. The resolution for the reversed split shall be registered by
the Swedish Companies Registration Office and it is proposed that the
Board being authorized to determine the record date for the reverse
split, which may not take place before the resolution on the reverse
split being registered, and not later than 30 June 2010. More
information about the procedures for the reverse split will be announced
when the record date has been determined by the Board.
Proposal to resolution on the authorization of the Board to resolve on
directed convertible bond issues (Item 17)
The Board proposes that the General Meeting authorizes the Board to
resolve, on one or several occasions and until the next Annual General
Meeting - with derogation from shareholders' preferential rights - on an
issue of convertible bonds with right of conversion into ordinary shares
in the company, whereby the amount must not exceed SEK 2,000,000,000 and
the number of ordinary shares that may be issued as a result of the
conversion must not exceed 20,000,000,000 ordinary shares after the
completion of the ordinary share issue set out in item 15 d, but prior
to the completion of the reverse split set out in item 16. Payment for
subscribed convertible bonds shall be made by either cash payment or by
set-off.
An issue of convertible bonds by virtue of the authorization shall be
made on market terms and conditions, and the registration of issued
convertible bonds with the Swedish Companies Registration Office shall
not be made prior to the registration of the new ordinary share issue
resolved upon by the Board on 8 February 2010, subject to the approval
of the General Meeting,
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The Board proposes that the General Meeting's resolutions set out in
items 15 a-15 d, 16 and, if applicable item 15 e, shall be adopted as a
single and joint resolution. Such resolution requires the support of
shareholders representing not less than two thirds (2/3) of the votes
cast as well as the shares represented at the General Meeting. The
resolution set out in item 17 also requires the support of shareholders
representing not less than two thirds (2/3) of the votes cast as well as
the shares represented at the General Meeting
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The Company's annual accounts, auditors' report, consolidated accounts
and consolidated auditors' report, the Board's complete motions in
accordance with what is stated above, documents pursuant to Chapter 20,
Sections 13-14, of the Swedish Companies Act and proxy forms will be
available at the Company during the two weeks prior to the General
Meeting and on the Company's website www.sasgroup.net (under Investor
relations, Corporate governance, Shareholders' meetings). The documents
will also be available at the General Meeting venues before the General
Meeting is called to order.
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The notice of this General Meeting, including a proxy form will be
distributed to all registered shareholders. As communicated earlier, the
Company will hereafter only send a written notice to general meetings by
ordinary mail when so required by law. However, notices will still be
published through press releases, advertisements, e-mails to
shareholders who have provided their e-mail addresses to the Company and
also be available at the Company's website www.sasgroup.net (Investor
relations, Corporate governance, Shareholders' meetings).
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Stockholm in March 2010
SAS AB (publ)
The Board of Directors