Resolutions at Getinge’s Annual General Meeting 22 April 2024
Getinge AB (publ)’s Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) was held on 22 April 2024 in Kongresshallen, Hotel Tylösand, Halmstad, Sweden. At the AGM, the following was resolved.
Adoption of the Income Statement and the Balance Sheet
The AGM adopted the Income Statement and the Balance Sheet as well as the Consolidated Income Statement and the Consolidated Balance Sheet for the financial year 2023.
Dividend
In accordance with the proposal by the Board of Directors and the CEO, the AGM resolved to declare a dividend of SEK 4.40 per share. Wednesday 24 April 2024 was determined as record date for dividend. The dividend is expected to be distributed by Euroclear Sweden AB starting Monday 29 April 2024.
Discharge from liability
The Board members and the CEO were discharged from liability for their administration of the company for the financial year 2023.
Board of Directors and remuneration
In accordance with the proposal by the Nomination Committee, Carl Bennet, Johan Bygge, Cecilia Daun Wennborg, Dan Frohm, Johan Malmquist, Mattias Perjos, Malin Persson and Kristian Samuelsson were re-elected as members of the Board.
Johan Malmquist was re-elected as Chairman of the Board.
It was recorded that Åke Larsson and Fredrik Brattborn will remain as board members appointed by the employee organizations, with Ida Gustafsson and Pontus Käll as deputies.
It was resolved that remuneration to the Board of Directors shall amount to a total of maximum SEK 5,867,400 of which SEK 1,649,400 to the Chairman and SEK 703,000 to each of the other Board members elected by the AGM who are not employees of the Getinge group of companies. In addition hereto, the AGM resolved that work in the Audit and Risk Committee shall be compensated with SEK 313,700 to the Chairman and SEK 153,600 to each of the other members, that work in the Remuneration Committee shall be compensated with SEK 156,800 to the Chairman and SEK 113,600 to each of the other members, and that work in the Ethics & Sustainability Committee shall be compensated with SEK 156,800 to the Chairman and SEK 113,600 to each of the other members.
Auditor and fees
In accordance with the proposal by the Nomination Committee, the AGM resolved to re-elect the registered auditing company Öhrlings PricewaterhouseCoopers AB as auditor of the company for a term of one year. Öhrlings PricewaterhouseCoopers AB has informed that Cecilia Andrén Dorselius will be the auditor in charge. It was resolved that auditor fees shall be paid in accordance with approved invoices.
Remuneration report
The AGM resolved to approve the Board’s report over remunerations in accordance with the Chapter 8 section 53 a, the Swedish Companies Act, regarding the financial year 2023.
For more information, please contact:
Lars Mattsson, Head of Investor Relations
Phone: +46(0)10 335 0043
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The information is provided by the above contact person, to be made public on 22 April 2024, at 5 pm CEST.
About Getinge
With a firm belief that every person and community should have access to the best possible care, Getinge provides hospitals and life science institutions with products and solutions that aim to improve clinical results and optimize workflows. The offering includes products and solutions for intensive care, cardiovascular procedures, operating rooms, sterile reprocessing and life science. Getinge employs approximately 12,000 people worldwide and the products are sold in 135 countries.
