The Nomination Committee representing approx. 33 per cent of the
number of votes of all shares proposes that the Board shall consist
of 10 directors. The Nomination Committee proposes re-election of the
Directors: Annika Falkengren, Penny Hughes, Urban Jansson, Tuve
Johannesson, Hans-Joachim Körber, Jesper Ovesen, Carl Wilhelm Ros,
Jacob Wallenberg and Marcus Wallenberg and new election of Steven
Kaempfer. Marcus Wallenberg is proposed as Chairman of the Board.
Steven Kaempfer has Master's Degrees in Business Administration (MBA)
and in Law. He has a broad experience from the international
financial sector, including the Eastern European markets, having been
Vice President, Finance and acting First Vice President of the
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development "EBRD", London, and
Member of the Investment Committee of ABP, the Netherlands, the
world's second largest pension fund, as well as Senior Director of SG
Warburg, London, President and CEO of SBCI Swiss Bank Corporation
Investment Banking Inc., New York, and Head of Europe for Asset
Management of Credit Suisse, Zurich.
It is proposed that the Directors' remuneration shall remain
unchanged and amount to SEK 8,070,000 to be distributed as follows:
SEK 2,600,000 to the Chairman of the Board, SEK 3,670,000 to be
distributed among the other Directors elected by the Annual General
Meeting who are not employed by the Bank and SEK 1,800,000 for
committee work.
The Board proposes that the AGM decides on a long term incentive
program for 2007, with the same structure and conditions as the 2006
performance share program (item 19 on the agenda).
The Board also proposes that the AGM decides on acquisition and sale
of own shares (item 20 a-d).
The Board proposes a dividend of SEK 6 per Class A and Class C share.
The Nomination Committee's and the Board's complete proposals can be
found on www.sebgroup.com, see link below.
The Annual General Meeting will be held on Wednesday 28 March at
Stockholm Concert Hall, Hötorget, Stockholm. Registration starts at
12.30 pm.
Media that wants to participate shall confirm their presence. Please
contact Elisabet Linge Bergman, acting Press Officer, tel +46 8 763
88 04, +46 70 604 40 96 at the latest 26 March.
The SEB Group is a North European financial group for 400,000
corporate customers and institutions,
and 5 million private customers. SEB has local presence in the Nordic
and Baltic countries, Germany, Poland, the Ukraine and Russia and has
a global presence through its international network in another 10
countries.
On 31 December 2006, the Group's total assets amounted to SEK 1,934bn
while its assets under management totalled SEK 1,262bn. The Group has
about 20,000 employees. Read more about SEB at www.sebgroup.com.
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For further information, please contact:
Ulf Grunnesjö, Head of Investor Relations, +46 8-763 85 01, +46
70-763 85 01
Odd Eiken, Head of Corporate Communications, +46 8 763 87 30, +46
70 763 87 30
