(Información remitida por la empresa firmante)
STOCKHOLM, Feb. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Notice is given to the shareholders of Essity Aktiebolag (publ) Reg. No. 556325-5511 (“Essity”) of the Annual General Meeting to be held on Wednesday, 29 March 2023 at 3 p.m. at Stockholm Waterfront Congress Centre, Nils Ericsons Plan 4, Stockholm (registration from 2 p.m.)
The shareholders also have the opportunity to exercise their voting rights by voting in advance (so-called postal voting) ahead of the Annual General Meeting. Shareholders may thereby choose to exercise their voting rights at the Annual General Meeting 2023 by attending in person, through a proxy or by advance voting as instructed below.
A. Right to participate at the Meeting
Shareholders who wish to participate in the Annual General Meeting must
— be listed as a shareholder in the presentation of the share register prepared by Euroclear Sweden AB as of Tuesday, 21 March 2023; and
· give notice of its intention to participate in the Meeting in accordance with the instructions set out in section “B. Notice of participation at the meeting venue in person or by proxy”no later than Thursday, 23 March 2023, or by submitting its advance vote in accordance with the instructions under section “C. Advance voting” no later than Thursday, 23 March 2023.
For shareholders who have their shares registered through a bank or other nominee, the following applies in order to be entitled to participate in the Meeting. In addition to giving notice of participation, such shareholder must re-register its shares in its own name so that the shareholder is listed in the presentation of the share register as of the record date Tuesday, 21 March 2023. Such re-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 in advance as decided by the nominee. Voting rights registration that has been made by the nominee no later than Thursday, 23 March 2023, will be considered in the presentation of the share register.
B. Notice of participation at the meeting venue in person or by proxy
A person who wishes to participate at the meeting venue in person or by proxy must give notice to the company as instructed below:
· by telephone +46 8 402 90 80, weekdays between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
· on the company website www.essity.com,
· by mail to Essity Aktiebolag (publ), “Annual General Meeting”, c/o Euroclear Sweden AB, P.O. Box 191, SE-101 23 Stockholm, Sweden, or
· by email to GeneralMeetingService@euroclear.com
Name, personal identity number/corporate registration number, address and telephone number, and number of accompanying persons (no more than two), if any, should be stated when notification is given. Shareholders represented by proxy shall issue a dated written proxy for their representative signed by the shareholder. A proxy is valid one (1) year from its issue date or such longer period as set out in the proxy, however not more than five (5) years. Proxy forms are available upon request and on the company’s website, www.essity.com. Anyone representing a legal entity must present a copy of the registration certificate or equivalent authorization document, not older than one (1) year, listing the authorized signatories. To facilitate registration at the Meeting, the proxy as well as the registration certificate and other authorization document should be sent to the company at the address stated above well in advance of the Meeting and no later than Thursday, 23 March 2023.
C. Advance voting
Shareholders may exercise their voting rights at the Annual General Meeting by voting in advance, so-called postal voting. A person who wishes to attend the meeting venue in person or by proxy must however give notice in accordance with the instructions under section “B. Notice of participation at the meeting venue in person or by proxy” above. This means that a notice of participation only through advance voting is not sufficient for shareholders who wish to attend the meeting venue.
A special form must be used for the advance vote. The form is available on Essity’s website, www.essity.com. Submission of the form in accordance with the instructions set out below is considered as notice of participation in the Annual General Meeting. The completed form must be received by Euroclear Sweden AB no later than Thursday, 23 March 2023. The completed form may be sent to Essity Aktiebolag (publ), “Annual General Meeting”, c/o Euroclear Sweden AB, P.O. Box 191, SE-101 23 Stockholm, Sweden. A completed form may also be submitted electronically. Electronic submission can be made either through verification with BankID in accordance with instructions at https://anmalan.vpc.se/euroclearproxy, or by sending the completed form by email to GeneralMeetingService@euroclear.com. Electronic submission must be made no later than Thursday, 23 March 2023.
Shareholders may not provide specific instructions or conditions to the advance vote. If so, the entire advance vote is invalid. Further instructions and conditions can be found in the advance voting form.
Shareholders submitting their advance vote by proxy must issue a dated written proxy for their representative signed by the shareholder, which must be enclosed with the advance voting form. A proxy is valid one (1) year from its issue date or such longer period as set out in the proxy, however not more than five (5) years. Proxy forms are available upon request and on the company’s website, www.essity.com. If the shareholder is a legal entity, a registration certificate or equivalent authorization document, not older than one (1) year, listing the authorized signatories shall be appended to the advance voting form.
Proposed agenda
1. Election of Chairman of the Meeting.
2. Preparation and approval of the voting list.
3. Election of two persons to check the minutes.
4. Determination of whether the Meeting has been duly convened.
5. Approval of the agenda.
6. Presentation of the annual report and the auditor’s report and the consolidated financial statements and the auditor’s report on the consolidated financial statements and the auditor’s statement regarding whether the guidelines for remuneration for the senior management have been complied with.
7. Resolutions on
a. adoption of the income statement and balance sheet, and of the consolidated income statement and the consolidated balance sheet;
b. appropriations of the company’s earnings under the adopted balance sheet and record date for dividend; and
c. discharge from personal liability of the Board of Directors and the President for 2022.
8. Resolution on the number of directors and deputy directors.
9. Resolution on the number of auditors and deputy auditors.
10. Resolution on remuneration for the Board of Directors and the auditor.
11. Election of directors and deputy directors.
Re–election of
a. Ewa Björling
b. Pär Boman
c. Annemarie Gardshol
d. Magnus Groth
e. Torbjörn Lööf
f. Bert Nordberg
g. Barbara Milian Thoralfsson
New election of
h. Maria Carell
a. Jan Gurander
12. Election of Chairman of the Board of Directors.
13. Election of auditors and deputy auditors.
14. Resolution on approval of the Board’s report on remuneration for the senior management.
15. Resolution on cash-based incentive program.
16. Resolution on authorisation for the Board of Directors to resolve on
a. acquisition of own shares; and
b. transfer of own shares on account of company acquisitions.
Proposal for resolution under Item 1
The Nomination Committee proposes attorney-at-law Carl Svernlöv as Chairman of the Meeting.
Proposal for resolution under Item 2
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