With reference to the information obligations for issuers of listed securities
on the Danish Stock Exchange we enclose the agenda of the annual general
meeting to be held on 26 April 2007.
Please direct any questions regarding this announcement to Søren Boe Mortensen,
Chief Executive, on tel. +45 35 47 47 47.
ALM. BRAND A/S
Notice of Annual General Meeting
Pursuant to Article 5 of the Articles of Association of Alm. Brand A/S, notice
is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting will be held at 11:00 a.m. on
Thursday, 26 April 2007, at the Hotel Radisson SAS Scandinavia, Amager
Boulevard 70, DK-2300 Copenhagen S.
Pursuant to Article 6 of the Articles of Association, the agenda comprises the
following business:
a. Presentation of the annual report for adoption and a resolution to discharge
the Board of Directors and the Management Board from liability.
b. Resolution on the distribution of profit or the treatment of loss according
to the adopted annual report.
c. Authorisation to acquire treasury shares.
d. Election of members to the Board of Directors and their alternates.
e. Appointment of auditors.
f. Proposals from the Board of Directors:
1. Reduction of the company's share capital by DKK 120,000,000 from DKK
1,788,000,000 to DKK 1,668,000,000 for the purpose of distribution to the
shareholders by cancellation of the company's holding of treasury shares. The
holding of treasury shares has been acquired from the company's shareholders
including as part of the execution of share buy-back programmes. Article 3(1)
of the Articles of Association must be updated in connection with the
reduction.
2. As a consequence of the municipal reform, “Greater Copenhagen” in Articles
5 and 8 is replaced by “the Capital Region”.
g. Any other business.
Pursuant to Article 8.6 of the Articles of Association, adoption of the
proposals under item f require approval by a majority of two thirds of the
votes cast as well as the voting share capital represented at the general
meeting.
The agenda and the complete proposals as well as the Annual Report for 2006
will be available for inspection by the shareholders at the company's offices,
Midtermolen 7, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, as from and including 16 April 2007. This
material will also be sent to any registered shareholder who has so requested.
Admission cards may be obtained from the company's registrar, Alm. Brand Bank
A/S, Back Office, Midtermolen 7, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, telephone +45 35 47 71
24 on weekdays (Saturdays and Sundays excepted) between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00
p.m., facsimile +45 35 47 49 49 or e-mail bank.backoffice@almbrand.dk up to and
including Monday, 23 April 2007. Voting papers will be distributed together
with the admission card.
Exercise of voting rights at the Annual General Meeting is conditional upon the
share to which the voting right attaches being registered in the shareholder's
name in the register of shareholders, or on the shareholder having notified the
company of and substantiated his acquisition, for example by presenting a
statement from VP Securities Services or from the custodian bank (the
depository) issued not more than five days previously. The custody account
statement from VP Securities Services or the custodian bank must be accompanied
by a written statement from the shareholder declaring that the shares have not
been and will not be transferred to others until after the general meeting. If
the share has been acquired by transfer, registration, or notification and
substantiation, must have taken place on or before 2 April 2007.
Copenhagen, 2 April 2007
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
