The shareholders in Dometic Group AB (publ) (Reg. No. 556829-4390) are hereby summoned to the annual shareholders' meeting on Wednesday, April 13, 2022 at 1.00 pm at Clarion Hotel Sign, Östra Järnvägsgatan 35, SE-111 20 Stockholm. Registration starts at 12.30 pm.
The board of directors has decided that the shareholders will also be able to exercise their voting rights in advance (postal voting) in accordance with the Articles of Association. Due to the continued spread of the corona virus, Dometic encourages its shareholders to consider making use of the possibility to participate by postal voting, please see further instructions under “Postal voting” below.
Registration and notification
A) Shareholders who wish to participate in the annual shareholders’ meeting in person or through a proxy representative must
B) Shareholders who wish to participate in the annual shareholders’ meeting by postal voting must
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 in the meeting, such shareholder must register its shares in its own name so that the shareholder is recorded in the share register prepared by Euroclear Sweden AB as of the record date Tuesday, April 5, 2022. Such re-registration may be temporary (so-called voting rights registration) and the request for such 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 registrations that have been completed by the nominee no later than Thursday, April 7, 2022 will be taken into account in the preparation of the share register.
Please see below for information on processing of personal data.
Representatives
Shareholders represented by proxy shall issue a written and dated power of attorney for the proxy. A form of power of attorney is available at the company’s website, www.dometic.com, and will be sent to shareholders who so request. A power of attorney is valid one year from its 2 (4) issue date or such longer time period as set out in the power of attorney, however not more than five years. If the power of attorney is issued on behalf of a legal entity, a certified copy of a registration certificate for the legal entity (or corresponding document), evidencing the authority to issue the power of attorney, shall also be appended. The certificate of registration shall evidence the circumstances on the date of the annual shareholders’ meeting and should not be older than one year at the time of the meeting. The power of attorney and, when applicable, the registration certificate shall be sent to Dometic Group AB (publ) c/o Euroclear Sweden AB, ”AGM”, Box 191, SE-101 23 Stockholm or by e-mail to [email protected], in due time before the meeting.
Physical participation
Shareholders who wish to participate at the annual shareholders’ meeting in person or through a proxy representative are entitled to be accompanied by one or two advisors. If a shareholder wishes to be accompanied by advisors, it must be stated in the notice of participation. Shareholders represented by proxy shall issue a written and dated power of attorney for the proxy, see above under “Representatives”.
Postal voting
A special form must be used for the postal votes. The form for postal voting is available on the company’s website www.dometic.com. To have the form for postal voting sent by post, please contact Dometic by telephone +46 (0)8-402 91 26. Shareholders casting their postal votes by proxy shall issue a written and dated power of attorney for the proxy, see above under “Representatives”.
Completed and signed postal voting forms can be sent by mail to Dometic Group AB (publ) c/o Euroclear Sweden AB, ”AGM”, Box 191, SE-101 23 Stockholm, Sweden or by e-mail to [email protected]. Completed forms must be received by Euroclear Sweden no later than Thursday, April 7, 2022. Shareholders may also cast their votes electronically through verification with BankID via the Euroclear Sweden AB’s website https://anmalan.vpc.se/euroclearproxy. Such electronic votes must be submitted no later than April 7, 2022.
The shareholders may not provide special instructions or conditions to the postal vote. If so, the entire postal vote is invalid. Further instructions and conditions can be found in the postal voting form.
Shareholders who wish to participate at the annual shareholders’ meeting in person or through a proxy representative must provide a notification of attendance in accordance with item A) above. A notification by postal voting only is not sufficient for shareholders wishing to attend the meeting at the meeting facilities.
Proposed Agenda
Allocation of the Company’s Result (item 8b)
The board of directors proposes that the annual shareholders’ meeting resolves on a dividend of SEK 2.45 per share. The record date for the right to receive dividend is proposed to be Tuesday, April 19, 2022. Subject to resolution by the annual shareholders’ meeting in accordance with this proposal, dividend is expected to be distributed by Euroclear Sweden AB on Friday, April 22, 2022.
Board of Directors, etc. (items 1 and 9–12)
The Nomination Committee, compromising the Nomination Committee’s chairman Mr. Magnus Billing (Alecta Pension Insurance), Mr. Robert Vicsai (SEB Investment Management AB), Mrs. Monica Åsmyr (Swedbank Robur Funds) and Mr. Fredrik Cappelen, the chairman of the board of directors of Dometic, proposes the following:
Information on the proposed members of the board of directors is available at the company’s website, www.dometic.com.
Resolution on approval of remuneration report (item 13)
The board of directors proposes that the annual shareholders’ meeting resolve to approve the board of directors’ report regarding compensation prepared in accordance with Chapter 8, Section 53 a of the Swedish Companies Act.
Resolution to Authorize the Board to Issue New Shares (item 14)
The board of directors proposes that the annual shareholders’ meeting authorises the board of directors to resolve, on one or several occasions until the next annual shareholders’ meeting, 4 (4) on the issuance of new shares with or without deviation from the shareholders’ pre-emptive right. Such resolution may provide for payment in cash, against set-off of claims or in kind. The number of shares that may be issued in total under the authorization shall be within the limits of the articles of association and shall not exceed ten (10) % of the total number of shares in the company at the time of the board’s resolution to issue new shares.
The purpose of the authorisation, and the reasons for any deviation from the shareholders’ pre-emptive right, is to enable payment through the issuance of own shares in connection with potential corporate acquisitions as well as to raise capital in order to finance such acquisitions. The issue price shall be determined in accordance with prevailing market conditions.
The board of directors, or any person appointed by it, shall be authorised to make any minor adjustments to the resolution that may be necessary to enable registration with the Swedish Companies Registration Office (Sw. Bolagsverket).
A resolution in accordance with the proposal requires the approval by at least two-thirds of the votes cast and of the shares represented at the annual shareholders’ meeting.
Shares
As per the date of this notice, there are 319,499,993 shares in the company outstanding, each with one vote per share, corresponding to 319,499,993 votes. As per the date of this notice, the company does not hold any of its own shares.
Shareholders’ right to receive information
The board of directors and CEO shall, if any shareholder so request and the board of directors deems that it can be done without material harm to the company, provide information 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 wishing to submit questions in advance may send them to the company’s offices, Hemvärnsgatan 15, SE-171 54 Solna.
Documents, etc.
The complete proposals to the shareholders’ meeting are presented above. The proposals, together with the annual report, the audit report, the auditor’s statement pursuant to Chapter 8, Section 54 of the Swedish Companies Act regarding the guidelines for remuneration, the board of directors’ remuneration report pursuant to Chapter 8, Section 53 a of the Swedish Companies Act as well as the board of directors’ statement pursuant to Chapter 18, Section 4 of the Swedish Companies Act, are available at the company, Hemvärnsgatan 15, SE-171 54 Solna, and on the company’s website, www.dometic.com, no later than three weeks prior to the meeting and will also be sent to shareholders who so request and state their address.
Processing of Personal Data
For information on how personal data is processed in connection with the annual shareholders’ meeting, see https://www.euroclear.com/dam/ESw/Legal/Privacy-notice-bolagsstammor-engelska.pdf.
Stockholm, March 2022
Dometic Group AB (publ)
The board of directors