General Meeting 2023
Boliden's Annual General Meeting 2023 was held on April 25 live at Boliden in Garpenberg and through postal voting. The AGM was combined with the opportunity for a guided tour of the mine. An exhibition on the theme of the importance of zink in our society was held in a facility next to the AGM venue.
Board of Directors
The Meeting resolved on the re-election of all Board Members – Helene Biström, Tomas Eliasson, Per Lindberg, Perttu Louhiluoto, Elisabeth Nilsson, Pia Rudengren and Karl-Henrik Sundström. Karl-Henrik Sundström was re-elected as Chairman of the Board. The Board of Directors and the President & CEO were granted discharge from liability for the 2022 financial year.
Fees
The Meeting resolved that the remuneration to the Chairman of the Board shall be SEK 1,965,000 and SEK 655,000 to Board Members not employed by the company; that the fee for the Chairman of the Audit Committee shall be SEK 275,000 and unchanged fees of SEK 150,000 for the other members of the Audit Committee and unchanged fees of SEK 75,000 for the members of the Remuneration Committee.
Remuneration etc. for the Group Management
The Meeting resolved to adopt the remuneration report issued by the Board of Directors. Furthermore, the Meeting resolved on remuneration guidelines for the Group Management.
Adoption of the Income Statement and Balance Sheet and Appropriation of Profits
The income statements and balance sheets of the Parent Company and the Group were adopted and the Board of Directors’ proposal regarding the appropriation of profits was approved. The Meeting resolved to approve the payment of a dividend to the shareholders of SEK 15.00 per share and Thursday, April 27, 2023 as the record day for dividends. The dividend is scheduled for disbursal to the shareholders through the agency of Euroclear Sweden AB on Wednesday, May 3, 2023.
Automatic share redemption procedure
The Meeting resolved on an automatic share redemption procedure, including a 2:1 share split, a reduction of the share capital by redemption of shares, and an increase of the share capital by way of a bonus issue. The procedure entails that a total of SEK 7 248 m will be distributed to the shareholders in the form of dividends, respectively through the share redemption, which corresponds to a total payment of SEK 26,50 per share. The record date for share split and receipt of redemption shares will be Wednesday, May 10, 2023 and the record date for receiving the redemption amount will be Monday, June 5, 2023. Disbursement of the redemption amount is expected to be executed by Euroclear Sweden AB on Friday, June 9, 2023.
Nomination Committee
Lennart Francke (Swedbank Robur Fonder), Karin Eliasson (Handelsbanken Fonder) and Patrik Jönsson (SEB fonder) were appointed as members of the Nomination Committee.
Auditor
The accounting firm Deloitte AB was re-elected as auditor for the period up to and including the next Annual General Meeting.
Long-term incentive programme 2023/2026
The Meeting resolved on a long-term share savings programme 2023/2026 (“LTIP 2023/2026”) aimed at the CEO, members of the Group Management, General Managers and certain other key employees in the Boliden Group. The Board of Directors was authorized to resolve on acquisitions of treasury shares on Nasdaq Stockholm and that treasury shares may be transferred to the participants in the LTIP 2023/2026.
Minutes
The minutes with complete resolutions from the Meeting will be available on the company’s website at https://www.boliden.com under ”Operations/Governance/
General Meetings”. A copy of the minutes, except for the voting list, will also be sent to shareholders who request it from the company and who provide their postal address.
Speech by the President and CEO
A speech by the President and CEO Mikael Staffas is available on the following link:
https://boliden.videosync.fi/2023-04-25-agm2023
(only in Swedish)