Annual General Meeting 2010
The shareholders’ right of decision in Elekta’s affairs is exercised at general meetings. The Annual General Meeting (AGM) is held in Stockholm, Sweden in September. Notification of the AGM is published according to the rules of the Companies Act, not earlier than six and not later than four weeks in advance. All registered shareholders receive an invitation to the AGM together with a copy of the annual report.To be able to participate in decisions, shareholders must be present at the AGM personally or via a representative. Shareholders may register to participate by mail, fax, telephone or e-mail. The language for the AGM is Swedish, and all documentation is available in Swedish and English. Matters considered at the AGM include dividend, adoption of the annual report, nomination of members of the Board of Directors as well as auditors, if applicable, remuneration to the Board of Directors and auditors as well as other important issues resulting from laws or the articles of association.
Series A shares entitle the holder to ten votes, while Series B shares carry one vote. Decisions are normally taken by simple majority, with the exception of those instances when Swedish law requires a qualified majority. All relevant documentation for the AGM is made available at the Company’s head office and on Elekta’s website, www.elekta.com, in Swedish and English.
At the Annual General Meeting of Elekta AB (publ), on September 21, 2010, 337 shareholders entitled to vote participated, representing 51 percent of the votes in the company. Information regarding direct or indirect shareholding in Elekta representing at least one-tenth of the total votes of he Company and information about authorizations by the general meeting for the Board of Directors to decide upon repurchases of own shares is set out in the Board of Directors’ Report on page 47 in the Annual Report.
Please note that the above documents are translated from the Swedish language original. In the event of any differencies between the translations and the Swedish language original, the latter shall prevail.
Elekta Annual Report 2009/10
| Elekta Annual Report 2009/10 |