RNB Retail and Brands AB : Information from AGM of RNB
On Thursday, January 17, 2013, RNB RETAIL AND BRANDS held its Annual General
Meeting (AGM) at the company's premises at Regeringsgatan 29 in Stockholm under
the chairmanship of the Chairman of the Board Laszlo Kriss.
Adoption of income statement and balance sheet and resolution concerning
discharge from liability
The AGM adopted the income statement and balance sheet for the Parent company
and the consolidated income statement and consolidated balance sheet for the
fischal year that extended from September 1, 2011 to August 31, 2012. The AGM
discharges the members of the Board and the President from personal liability
for the 2011/2012 financial year.
Dividend
The AGM resolved in accordance with the Board's motion that no dividend be paid
for the 2011/2012 fiscal year.
Election of Board members
The AGM voted to re-elect Board members Laszlo Kriss, Mikael Solberg, Jan
Carlzon, Ivar Fransson and Per Thunell to the Board, which also elected Ann-
Sofie Danielsson and Michael Lemner as new Board members. Lilian Fossum Biner
and Torsten Jansson have declined re-election and resigned as members of the
Board. Laszlo Kriss was elected Chairman of the Board.
Determination of the number of directors and the number of auditors and deputy
auditors
The AGM approved the Nomination Committee's proposal that the Board shall
consist of seven Board members and that the number of auditors shall be one
without deputy auditors.
Fees to Board members and auditors
The AGM adopted the Nomination Committee's proposal that total directors fees of
SEK 1Â 250 000 be paid, whereby each Board member who is not employed by the
company will receive SEK 137Â 500. SEK 300Â 000 will be paid to the Chairman of
the Board. A special fee of SEK 75 000 is to be paid to the Chairman of the
Audit Committee and SEK 25Â 000 to the other 2 members of the Audit Committee.
Otherwise, no fees are to be paid for committee work. Fees to auditors are paid
on a current account basis as invoices are received.
Appointment of auditors
The AGM adopted the Nomination committee's proposal to re-elect Ernst & Young
for the period extending until the close of the AGM for 2012/2013 fiscal year.
As auditor in charge the auditing company has appointed Johan Eklund.
Principles of remuneration of company management
The AGM approved the motion from the Board concerning principles for the
remuneration of company management. Board's proposal does not change compared to
previous years' compensation principles among which the applicable one-year
bonus.
The information in this press release is of the type that RNB is obliged to
disclose in accordance with the Securities markets Act. The information was
submitted for publication at 20:00 p.m. on January 17, 2013.
For further questions please contact: Magnus HÃ¥kansson, President and CEO of
RNB, phone: +46 8Â 410Â 520 02, mobile: +46 768 87 20 02 e-
mail:magnus.hakansson@rnb.se
RNB RETAIL AND BRANDS owns, operates and develops fashion, clothing,
accessories, jewelry and cosmetics stores that focus on providing excellent
service and a world-class shopping experience. Sales are mainly conducted in
Scandinavia through the three store concepts Brothers & Sisters, JC and Polarn
O. Pyret, as well as through shops in the department stores NK in Stockholm and
Gothenburg. RNB RETAIL AND BRANDS has operation in 10 countries. RNB RETAIL AND
BRANDS has been listed on the OMX Nordic Exchange since 2001.
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