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Land | Finland |
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Lista | Large Cap Helsinki |
Sektor | Tjänster |
Industri | IT-konsult & onlinetjänster |
2025-03-04 12:00:10
Tietoevry Corporation Stock Exchange Release 4 March 2025 1:00 p.m. EET
The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Tietoevry Corporation (the
"company") shall be held on Tuesday, 25 March 2025 at 4 p.m. (Finnish time) at
the company's premises, address Keilalahdentie 2-4, 02150 Espoo, Finland.
The company will publish the notice of the Annual General Meeting on 4 March
2025, which will include more detailed information on participation in and
voting at the meeting. The registration period and advance voting period for the
Annual General Meeting are planned to commence on 4 March 2025 at 1 p.m.
(Finnish time).
In addition to the proposals of the Board of Directors presented below, the
proposals by the Shareholders' Nomination Board to the Annual General Meeting
regarding the composition and remuneration of the Board of Directors have been
disclosed by a separate stock exchange release on 10 January 2025.
1 Resolution on the use of the profit shown on the balance sheet and the
distribution of dividend and/or return of capital
The Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting that, based on the
balance sheet to be adopted for the financial year which ended 31 December 2024,
a total amount of EUR 1.50 per share would be distributed from the distributable
funds of the company either as dividend from retained earnings or as
distribution of funds from the reserve for invested unrestricted equity or as a
combination of these. The Board of Directors would, when implementing the
distribution, be authorized to decide whether and to what extent the
distribution is made as dividend from retained earnings and whether and to what
extent the distribution is made from the reserve for invested unrestricted
equity, and the company will publish such decisions of the Board separately. The
distribution of funds would be implemented in two instalments as follows:
? The first instalment of EUR 0.75 per share in aggregate shall be paid
to shareholders who on the record date for the first instalment on 27 March 2025
are registered in the shareholders' register maintained by Euroclear Finland Oy
or the registers maintained by Euroclear Sweden AB or Verdipapirsentralen ASA
(VPS). For shareholders whose shares are registered with Euroclear Finland Oy,
the payment date is on 3 April 2025. Outside of Finland, the first instalment is
paid to shareholders in accordance with the practices of Euroclear Sweden AB and
VPS, and may occur at a later date.
? The second instalment of EUR 0.75 per share in aggregate shall be paid
to shareholders who on the record date for the second instalment on 23 September
2025 are registered in the shareholders' register maintained by Euroclear
Finland Oy or the registers maintained by Euroclear Sweden AB or
Verdipapirsentralen ASA (VPS). For shareholders whose shares are registered with
Euroclear Finland Oy, the payment date is on 2 October 2025. Outside of Finland,
the second instalment is paid to shareholders in accordance with the practices
of Euroclear Sweden AB and VPS, and may occur at a later date.
Instalments payable to Euroclear Sweden AB-registered shares will be forwarded
by Euroclear Sweden AB and paid in Swedish crowns. Instalments payable to VPS
-registered shares will be forwarded by Nordea Bank Plc's branch in Norway and
paid in Norwegian crowns.
The Board of Directors would also be authorized to decide, if necessary, on a
new record date and payment date for the second instalment of the distribution,
for example if the rules of Euroclear Finland Oy or statutes applicable to the
Finnish book-entry system change or otherwise so require.
2 Remuneration Report
The Board of Directors presents the Remuneration Report for the company's
governing bodies for the financial year 2024 and proposes that the Annual
General Meeting adopts the report through an advisory decision. The published
Remuneration Report and the company's current Remuneration Policy are available
on the company's website at tietoevry.com/agm.
3 Remuneration of the auditor
The Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting, in accordance
with the recommendation of the Audit and Risk Committee of the Board of
Directors, that the auditor to be elected at the Annual General Meeting be
reimbursed according to the auditor's invoice and in compliance with the
purchase principles approved by the Committee.
4 Election of the auditor
The Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting, in accordance
with the recommendation of the Audit and Risk Committee of the Board of
Directors, that the firm of authorized public accountants Deloitte Oy be re
-elected as the company's auditor for the financial year 2025. Deloitte Oy has
notified the company that APA Marika Nevalainen will act as the auditor with
principal responsibility.
The Audit and Risk Committee confirms that its recommendation for the election
of the auditor is free from the influence of a third party and that the Audit
and Risk Committee has not been required to comply with a clause of the kind
referred to in paragraph 6 of Article 16 of the EU Audit Regulation (537/2014),
which would restrict the decision-making of the Annual General Meeting or the
company regarding the election of the auditor. The recommendation of the Audit
and Risk Committee is included in the proposal of the Board of Directors which
is available on the company's website at tietoevry.com/agm.
5 Remuneration of the sustainability reporting assurance provider
The Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting, in accordance
with the recommendation of the Audit and Risk Committee of the Board of
Directors, that the sustainability reporting assurance provider to be elected at
the Annual General Meeting be reimbursed according to the sustainability
reporting assurance provider's invoice and in compliance with the purchase
principles approved by the Committee.
6 Election of the sustainability reporting assurance provider
The Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting, in accordance
with the recommendation of the Audit and Risk Committee of the Board of
Directors, that Deloitte Oy be elected as the sustainability reporting assurance
provider for the financial year 2025. Deloitte Oy has notified the company that
APA, Authorized Sustainability Auditor (ASA), Marika Nevalainen would act as the
sustainability auditor with principal responsibility.
7 Authorizing the Board of Directors to decide on the repurchase of the
company's own shares
The Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting that the Board of
Directors be authorized to decide on the repurchase of the company's own shares
as follows:
? The number of own shares to be repurchased shall not exceed 11800 000
shares, which currently corresponds to approximately 10% of all the shares in
the company. Only the unrestricted equity of the company can be used to
repurchase own shares.
? Own shares can be repurchased at a price formed in public trading on
the date of the repurchase or at a price otherwise formed on the market.
? The Board of Directors decides how the share repurchase will be carried
out. Own shares can be repurchased inter alia by using derivatives. The
company's own shares can be repurchased otherwise than in proportion to the
shareholdings of the shareholders (directed repurchase).
The authorization cancels previous unused authorizations to decide on the
repurchase of the company's own shares. The authorization is effective until the
next Annual General Meeting, however, no longer than until 29 April 2026.
8 Authorizing the Board of Directors to decide on the issuance of shares as
well as on the issuance of option rights and other special rights entitling to
shares
The Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting that the Board of
Directors be authorized to decide on the issuance of shares as well as on the
issuance of option rights and other special rights entitling to shares referred
to in chapter 10 section 1 of the Finnish Companies Act in one or more
instalments as follows:
? The number of shares to be issued based on the authorization (including
shares to be issued based on the special rights) shall not exceed 11800 000
shares, which currently corresponds to approximately 10% of all the shares in
the company. However, out of the above maximum number of shares to be issued, no
more than 1200 000 shares, currently corresponding to approximately 1% of all of
the shares in the company, may be issued to be used as part of the company's
share-based incentive programs.
? The Board of Directors decides on the terms and conditions of the
issuance of shares as well as of option rights and other special rights
entitling to shares. The authorization concerns both the issuance of new shares
as well as the transfer of treasury shares. The issuance of shares as well as of
option rights and other special rights entitling to shares may be carried out in
deviation from the shareholders' pre-emptive right (directed issue).
The authorization cancels previous unused authorizations to decide on the
issuance of shares as well as on the issuance of option rights and other special
rights entitling to shares. The authorization is effective until the next Annual
General Meeting, however, no longer than until 29 April 2026.
9 Amendment of the Articles of Association
The Board of Directors proposes that the Annual General Meeting would decide to
amend the company's Articles of Association to better reflect currently
applicable regulations and market practice. The material amendments proposed to
the Articles of Association are:
? Addition of a new Section 7 concerning the sustainability reporting
assurance provider.
? Amendment of Section 10 (current Section 9) concerning the Annual
General Meeting by adding decisions on the remuneration policy and the adoption
of the remuneration report, as well as decisions on the remuneration and
election of the sustainability reporting assurance provider as matters to be
considered at the Annual General Meeting