Atria Group Plc Company Announcement
29 April 2008, at 14.30
Decisions taken by Atria Group Plc's Annual General Meeting
Atria Group Plc's Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held today at the Finlandia
Hall in Helsinki and adopted the company's financial statements and consolidated
financial statements for 2007 and discharged the Supervisory Board, Board of
Directors, and President and CEO from liability for 2007.
Dividend of EUR 0.70 per share
The AGM approved that the Company pay EUR 0.70 per share in dividend for 2007.
Dividends are paid to shareholders who are entered in the Company's shareholder
register kept by the Finnish Central Securities Depository Ltd on the record
date for the payment of dividends. The record date for the payment of dividends
is 5 May 2008 and the date of payment is 13 May 2008.
Company Auditor
In accordance with a proposal by the Board of Directors, the Company's present
auditors, Chartered Accountants Pekka Loikkanen and Eero Suomela, and its deputy
auditors, Chartered Accountant Markku Tynjälä and Chartered Accountants
PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy, were elected to continue until the closing of the
next Annual General Meeting.
Acquisition of own shares
The AGM approved the proposals of the Board of Directors of an acquisition and
transfer of own shares and of a share issue.
Composition and remuneration of the Supervisory Board
The AGM decided to re-elect the following retiring members of the Supervisory
Board: Pasi Ingalsuo, Veli Koivisto, Olavi Kuja-Lipasti, Teuvo Mutanen and Timo
Tuhkasaari. In addition, Pekka Parikka (Karhula) was elected to replace Juhani
Savolainen, who had requested to resign. Ari Pirkola (Pyhäjoki) was
elected as a new member.
The AGM decided that the meeting fee for the members of the Supervisory Board is
EUR 200 per meeting, the fee for the loss of a working time during the meetings
is EUR 200 per day, the remuneration for the Chairman of the Supervisory is EUR
3000 a month and the remuneration for the Vice Chairman is EUR 1500 a month.
Change in the Company's business name
The AGM approved that the Company's business name will be changed by amending
Article 1 of its Articles of Association to read as follows:
“The Company's business name is Atria Oyj, in Swedish Atria Abp and in English
Atria Plc. The domicile of the Company is Kuopio.”
ATRIA GROUP PLC
Matti Tikkakoski
President and CEO
DISTRIBUTION:
Helsinki Stock Exchange
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