AGM Information • Mar 11, 2024
AGM Information
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The shareholders of Sleep Cycle AB (publ) ("Sleep Cycle"), reg. no. 556614-7368, are hereby invited to attend the Annual General Meeting (the "AGM") to be held on 11 April 2024 at 09:30 CEST at Jacy'z hotel, floor 24, Drakegatan 10, 412 50 Gothenburg, Sweden. Admission and registration for the AGM will begin at 09:00 CEST.
The Board of Directors has resolved, in accordance with the provisions of Sleep Cycle's Articles of Association, that shareholders may also exercise their voting rights in advance by so-called postal voting.
A person who wishes to attend the meeting venue in person or by proxy must
For shareholders who wish to be represented by a proxy, a written and dated power of attorney signed by the shareholder must be issued for the representative. Form of proxy is available on Sleep Cycle's website, https://investors.sleepcycle.com/en/. If the shareholder is a legal entity, certificate of incorporation, or corresponding authorisation document for the legal entity, must be attached. In order to facilitate the registration at the meeting, the power of attorney together with any registration certificate and other authorisation documents should be sent to the company at the address set out above in connection with the notice of participation.
A person who wishes to participate in the AGM by postal voting must
• be listed as a shareholder in the presentation of the share register prepared by Euroclear Sweden AB concerning the circumstances on 3 April 2024; and
• give notice of its participation no later than 5 April 2024 by submitting its postal vote in accordance with the instructions below, so that the postal vote is received by Euroclear Sweden AB no later than that day.
A shareholder who wishes to attend the meeting venue in person or by proxy, must give notice of this in accordance with the instructions stated under A) above. Hence, a notice of participation only through postal voting is not sufficient for a person who wishes to attend the meeting venue.
A special form shall be used for postal voting. The form is available on the company's website, https://investors.sleepcycle.com/en/. The completed and signed form may be sent by mail to Sleep Cycle AB (publ), AGM 2024, c/o Euroclear Sweden AB, Box 191, 101 23 Stockholm, Sweden, or by email to [email protected] (state "Sleep Cycle AB – postal voting" in the subject line). The completed and signed form must be received by Euroclear Sweden AB no later than on 5 April 2024. Shareholders may also submit their postal votes electronically by verification with BankID via https://anmalan.vpc.se/euroclearproxy/.
Shareholders may not provide special instructions or conditions in the voting form. If so, the vote (in its entirety) is invalid. Further instructions and conditions are included in the form for postal voting.
If a shareholder submits its postal vote by proxy, a written and dated power of attorney signed by the shareholder must be enclosed with the postal voting form. Form of proxy is available on the company's website, https://investors.sleepcycle.com/en/. If the shareholder is a legal entity, certificate of incorporation, or corresponding authorisation document for the legal entity, must be enclosed with the form.
In order to be entitled to participate in the AGM, a shareholder whose shares are registered in the name of a nominee must, in addition to giving notice of its participation in the AGM, register its shares in its own name so that the shareholder is listed in the presentation of the share register as of 3 April 2024. Such registration may be temporary (so-called voting rights registration), and request for such voting rights registration shall be made to the nominee, in accordance with the nominee's routines, at such a time decided by the nominee. Voting rights registrations that have been made by the nominee no later than 5 April 2024 will be taken into account in the presentation of the share register.
The Nomination Committee prior to the AGM 2024 has consisted of Martin Anthonsen (MCGA AB and H265 AB), Erik Olsson (GLA Invest SA), Anna Sundberg (Handelsbanken Fonder) and Anne Broeng (Chairperson of the Board of Directors). Anna Sundberg has been the Chairperson of the Nomination Committee.
The Nomination Committee proposes the following:
Chairperson of the meeting: The attorney Aleksander Ivarsson.
Board of Directors: The Nomination Committee proposes that the Board of Directors shall consist of four ordinary Board members, without deputy Board members. Anne Broeng, Maciej Drejak and Mathias Høyer, shall be re-elected as Board members and Hans Skruvfors shall be elected as new Board member. The Nomination Committee further proposes reelection of Anne Broeng as Chairperson of the Board of Directors.
It was noted that Olof Nilsson and Rasmus Järborg have informed the Nomination Committee that they will not stand for re-election.
Information about all Board members proposed for re-election is available on the company's website, https://investors.sleepcycle.com/en/. Information about the Board member proposed for new election is set out below.
Hans Skruvfors is born 1980 and has experience as a leader in fast-growing and data-intensive companies. He currently works as CEO of Foodora AB and has previously held a number of leading roles in Nepa AB, a company that offers data and insights into customer behavior through a platform. Hans holds a Degree of Master of Science in Business and Economics and holds a MSc from Stockholm School of Economics. Hans does not hold any shares in Sleep Cycle and is considered to be independent in relation to the company, the executive management and the company's major shareholders.
Board and Committee fees: Board fees shall be paid with SEK 735,000 (SEK 700,000) to the Chairperson of the Board and shall be paid with SEK 290,000 (250,000) to each other member of the Board elected by the AGM. For work in the Audit Committee, a fee of SEK 125,000 (100,000) shall be paid to the Chairperson and a fee of SEK 65,000 (50,000) shall be paid to each other member. For work in the Remuneration Committee, a fee of SEK 65,000 (50,000) shall be paid to the Chairperson and a fee of SEK 40,000 (25,000) shall be paid to each other member.
Auditor and auditor's fee: The number of auditors shall be one without deputies. In accordance with the recommendation from the company's Audit Committee, the Nomination Committee proposes re-election of the registered audit firm Öhrlings PricewaterhouseCoopers AB ("PwC") for a period of one year until the close of the AGM 2025. It was noted that PwC has informed that the authorised public accountant Ulrika Ramsvik will be auditor in charge if PwC is to be elected as auditor by the AGM.
Auditor's fee is proposed to be paid as per approved invoice.
Resolution on principles for the Nomination Committee: The Nomination Committee proposes that the Annual General Meeting resolves to adopt the following principles for establishment of a Nomination Committee, to apply until further notice.
The company shall have a nomination committee consisting of a member appointed by each of the three shareholders or ownership groups with the largest number of votes together with the chairperson of the board, who will also convene the first meeting of the nomination committee. The nomination committee shall be constituted based on shareholder statistics from Euroclear Sweden AB as of 31 August each year and other reliable ownership information available to the company at such time.
The committee member representing the largest shareholder shall be appointed chairperson of the nomination committee, unless the nomination committee unanimously appoints another member of the nomination committee as chairperson. In the event that, before the date falling three months prior to the annual general meeting, one or more of the shareholders having appointed representatives of the nomination committee are no longer among the three largest shareholders, representatives appointed by these shareholders shall resign and the shareholders who then are among the three largest shareholders may appoint their representatives in accordance with these instructions. Should a member resign from the nomination committee before its work has been completed and the nomination committee considers it necessary to replace such member, such substitute member is to represent the same shareholder, or, if the shareholder is no longer one of the largest shareholders, the largest shareholder in turn. Shareholders who have appointed a representative to be a member of the nomination committee shall have the right to dismiss such member and appoint a new representative of the nomination committee. Changes to the composition of the nomination committee must be publicly announced immediately.
The nomination committee shall prepare the following proposals to be passed on for resolution at the annual general meeting:
In performing its duties, the nomination committee shall act in accordance with the requirements stipulated in the Swedish Companies Act and the Swedish Corporate Governance Code.
The composition of the nomination committee for the annual general meeting shall normally be announced no later than six months before the annual general meeting. Remuneration shall not be paid to the members of the nomination committee. The company is to pay any necessary expenses that the nomination committee may incur as part of conducting its work, for example, costs for external consultants deemed necessary by the nomination committee in order for the nomination committee to fulfil its duties. The term of office for the nomination committee ends when the composition of the following nomination committee has been announced.
The voting list proposed for approval is the voting list drawn up by the company, based on the AGM register of shareholders, shareholders having given notice of participation and being present at the meeting venue, and postal votes received.
The Board of Directors proposes that a dividend of SEK 2.30 per share shall be paid to the shareholders, of which SEK 1.30 per share is ordinary dividend for 2023 and SEK 1.00 per share is extraordinary dividend.
The Board of Directors proposes that the record date for dividend shall be 15 April 2024. Should the meeting resolve in accordance with the proposal, the dividend is expected to be distributed by Euroclear Sweden AB starting 18 April 2024.
The Board of Directors proposes that the Annual General Meeting resolves on an incentive program for employees in the company by i) a directed issue of warrants with the right to subscribe for new shares in the company and ii) a gratuity in the form of a gross salary supplement. The purpose of the incentive program is to align the employee's interests closely with those of the shareholders and to create a long-term commitment to the company. The incentive program is also expected to contribute to the possibilities to retain motivated and committed employees who are crucial for the company's long-term success. As part of the incentive program, the participant will receive a gratuity in the form of a gross salary supplement. The Board of Directors' proposal to implement the incentive program in accordance with i) and ii) constitutes a combined proposal and shall be resolved as one resolution. A valid resolution requires approval of at least nine-tenths (9/10) of both the votes cast and the shares represented at the Annual General Meeting.
The issue shall be made with deviation from the shareholders' preferential rights on the following terms and conditions:
| Risk-free interest rate: | 2.696% |
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| Volatility: | 35.9% |
| Dividend payout ratio of future profit: | 4.0% |
| Market value of the share: | SEK 32.48 |
the Swedish Companies Registration Office and entered in the share register kept by Euroclear.
As part of the incentive program, the participant receives a gratuity in the form of a gross salary supplement where the net salary corresponds to the amount paid by the participant for the warrants. The gratuity is paid in connection with the regular salary payment the following month and the total salary cost excluding social security contributions shall not exceed SEK 60,000 and comprise a maximum of 10,000 warrants per participant. The Board of Directors may, if deemed necessary in individual cases, decide on alternative payment dates or that gratuities under certain circumstances shall not be paid in whole or in part or may be reclaimed, subject to the limitations that may follow by law.
The offer to subscribe for warrants shall be made with a maximum of 100,000 warrants per participant and the total number of participants may not exceed 35. The offer is distributed between the employees and future employees based on a resolution by the Board of Directors of the company in accordance with the following structure:
The reason for deviating from the shareholders' preferential rights is a wish to have a warrant program introduced suitable for allotment to employees of the company, whereby employees can be offered the opportunity to take part in an increase in the value of the company's share. This is expected to lead to a strengthening of interest in the company's development – as well as the company's share price development – and to a stimulus for continued company loyalty in the coming years.
In the event that all warrants are exercised, the number of shares will increase by 800,000, which corresponds to a dilution of a maximum of approximately 3.8 per cent of the shares and votes based on the company's current number of shares. The above is subject to re-calculation of the warrants in accordance with the customary recalculation terms and conditions set out in the complete terms and conditions.
There are currently five outstanding warrant programs as set out below.
The Warrants Program 2021/2024:1 consists of 190,076 warrants where one warrant entitles the holder to subscribe for 1.18 shares for SEK 79.82 during the period from and including 8 June 2024 up to and including 7 August 2024.
The Warrants Program 2021/2024:2 consists of 18,595 warrants where one warrant entitles the holder to subscribe for 1.18 shares for SEK 79.82 during the period from and including 5 December 2024 up to and including 5 February 2025.
The Warrants Program 2021/2026 (CEO LTIP) consists of 340,909 warrants where one warrant entitles the holder to subscribe for 1.18 shares for SEK 203.72 during the period from and including 8 April 2026 up to and including 7 June 2026.
The Warrants Program 2022/2025 consists of 54,820 warrants where one warrant entitles the holder to subscribe for 1.02 share for SEK 69.58 during the period from and including 1 August 2025 up to and including 31 August 2025.
The Warrants Program 2023/2027 (CEO LTIP) consists of 100,000 warrants where one warrant entitles the holder to subscribe for one share for SEK 52.60 during the period from and including 1 December 2026 up to and including 2 January 2027. In the event that all of the warrants above are exercised for subscription including the proposed program, the number of shares will increase by 1,604,419, which corresponds to a dilution of a maximum of 7.3 per cent of the shares and votes based on the company's current number of shares.
As the warrants are issued at market value, it is the company's assessment that no salary costs or social security contributions will arise for the company as a direct result of the warrant program in accordance with i). When paying a gratuity, salary costs and social security contributions are incurred. Assuming that all warrants are acquired at a price of SEK 2.60 per warrant and an assumed marginal tax rate of 50 per cent and social security contributions of 31.42 per cent, the total salary cost including social security contributions amounts to approximately SEK 2.4 million.
The total costs, including other costs in the form of fees to external advisors and costs for administration of the program, are estimated to amount to approximately SEK 2.6 million over the term of the program.
The proposal for an incentive program has been prepared by the Board of Directors' Remuneration Committee and the Board of Directors in cooperation with external expertise.
The Board of Directors, or a person appointed by the Board of Directors, shall have the right to make such minor adjustments to the above-mentioned proposal that may be required in connection with the registration of the above resolution with the Swedish Companies Registration Office and, where applicable, Euroclear Sweden's affiliation of the warrants.
The decision is covered by Chapter 16 of the Swedish Companies Act and requires the support of shareholders representing at least nine-tenths (9/10) of both the votes cast and the shares represented at the meeting.
The total number of shares and votes in the company is 20,277,563. The company does not hold any own shares.
The Board of Directors and the CEO shall, if any shareholder so requests and the Board of Directors believes that it can be done without material harm to the company, provide information at the AGM regarding circumstances that may affect the assessment of an item on the agenda, circumstances that can affect the assessment of the company's or its subsidiaries' financial situation and the company's relation to other companies within the Group. Shareholders are welcome to submit questions in advance by mail to Sleep Cycle AB (publ), "AGM 2024", Drakegatan 10, 412 50 Gothenburg, Sweden or by email to [email protected].
The financial statements, the auditor's report, the auditor's statement regarding guidelines for executive remuneration and the Board of Directors' remuneration report for the financial year 2023 will be available at the company and on the company's website https://investors.sleepcycle.com/en/ in connection with the publication of the company's annual report on 8 March 2024. The Board of Directors' complete proposal for resolution under item 16, including the complete terms and conditions of the incentive program, will be available for the shareholders at the company and on the company's website no later than three weeks before the AGM. In other respects, the complete proposals are set out under each respective item in the notice.
Information about all Board members proposed for election, the Nomination Committee's reasoned statement etc. and the Nomination Committee's proposal on principles for the Nomination Committee are available on the company's website https://investors.sleepcycle.com/en/.
The documents will be sent free of charge to shareholders who so request and state their address.
For information on how your personal data is processed, see https://www.euroclear.com/dam/ESw/Legal/Privacy-notice-bolagsstammorengelska.pdf.
Gothenburg in March 2024 Sleep Cycle AB (publ) The Board of Directors
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