Resolutions at Getinge's Annual General Meeting

Resolutions at Getinge's Annual General Meeting 

21 April, 2009

At the Annual General Meeting of Getinge AB held on 21 April 2009, the following
was resolved. 

Election of Board of Directors
Carl Bennet (Chairman), Johan Bygge, Rolf Ekedahl, Carola Lemne, Johan
Malmquist, Margareta Norell Bergendal and Johan Stern were re-elected members of
the Board.

Fees to the Board of Directors
It was resolved that remuneration to the Board of Directors shall amount to a
total of SEK 2,975,000, of which SEK 850,000 will be paid to the Chairman and
SEK 425,000 each to the other Board members elected by the Meeting who are not
employees of the Group. In addition hereto, the Meeting resolved that
remuneration totalling SEK 500,000 will be paid for the work of the Audit
Committee, of which SEK 200,000 to the Chairman and SEK 100,000 each to the
other members, while a total of SEK 250,000 will be paid for the work of the
Remuneration Committee, of which SEK 100,000 will be paid to the Chairman and
SEK 75,000 each to the other members. 

Dividend
According to the proposal of the Board of Directors and the CEO, the Annual
General Meeting resolved to declare a dividend of SEK 2,40 per share. Friday 24
April 2009 was determined as record date for dividend. 
Guidelines for Remuneration to Senior Executives
The Annual General Meeting approved the proposal of the Board regarding
guidelines for remuneration to senior executives. The proposal principally
implies the following. Remuneration and other terms and conditions of employment
for senior executives shall be based on market conditions and be competitive in
all markets where Getinge is active to ensure that competent and proficient
employees can be attracted, motivated and retained. The total remuneration to
senior executives shall comprise basic salary, variable remuneration, pensions
and other benefits. The variable remuneration shall be restricted and based on
predetermined targets. No variable remuneration shall be paid if the profit
before tax is negative. The Board shall retain the right to deviate from the
guidelines if motivated by particular reasons on an individual basis. 

Getinge, 21 April 2009

Getinge AB (publ)
www.getingegroup.com

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Ulf Grunander, Chief Financial Officer
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