GOTEBORG, Sweden, April 28, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Semcon AB's Annual General Meeting was held on Thursday, 27 April 2004. The CEO, Hans Johansson, reported on the performance for 2003. Sales stood at SEK 1,199 million (1,200) and the operating loss was SEK 52.8 million (+10.1). The Average number of employees was 1,504 (1,581). Major customers include Volvo Car Corporation, Ericsson, Saab Automobile, AB Volvo, AstraZeneca, Bombardier, ABB and Scania. A number of strategically important partnership agreements were signed with Ericsson and General Motors Europe during 2003.
Outlook
Semcon expects to once again show a profit and improved equity/assets ratio.
Members of the Board of Directors
Christian W Jansson was re-elected as Chairman of the Board. Board members Pia Gideon, Carl-Ake Jansson, Annemarie Gardshol and Hans Johansson were re-elected.
Dividends
Taking into account Semcon's results for the year the AGM proposed that no dividend be paid to shareholders for 2003 (0).
New share issue
The Annual General Meeting authorised the Board to take a decision, up to and including the annual general meeting in 2004, regarding a new share issue of 900,000 shares in the company.
Debenture issue
The Annual General Meeting decided to authorize, without preferential rights for shareholders' to take a subordinated loan of no more than SEK 21,000,000 by issuing a maximum 1,400 convertible debentures, each of SEK 15,000, giving the right to exchange them for shares in the company between 1 June 2006 and 31 May 2007, and at the same time decided to approve a convertible-based incentive scheme.
For more information please contact: Christian W Jansson, Chairman, Semcon AB, +46 70816 02 20 Hans Johansson, CEO, +46 705 91 43 34 Bengt Nilsson, CFO, +46 704 47 28 68
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