The annual general meeting of Alm. Brand A/S held today was conducted in
accordance with the agenda and the complete proposals submitted by the Board of
Directors.
The Annual Report for 2009 was approved and discharge from liability was
granted to the Board of Directors and the Management Board. Moreover, the Board
of Directors' proposal that no dividend be distributed in respect of the
financial year ended 31 December 2009 was adopted.
The Board of Directors' proposal that it be authorised during the period until
the next annual general meeting to let the company acquire treasury shares up
to 10% of the share capital was adopted.
All Board members elected by the shareholders were up for election. Henrik
Stenbjerre, Niels Kofoed and Jørgen Skovdal Larsen did not seek re-election,
whereas the other Board members were re-elected. In addition, Tage Benjaminsen,
Henrik Christensen and Jan Skytte Pedersen were elected to the Board of
Directors. Accordingly, the new Board of Directors consists of Jørgen
Hesselbjerg Mikkelsen, Boris Nørgaard Kjeldsen, Tage Benjaminsen, Henrik
Christensen, Per V.H. Frandsen, Arne Nielsen and Jan Skytte Pedersen as well as
four employee representatives. Asger Bank Møller Christensen, Niels Kofoed,
Kristian Kristensen and Wentzel Bohn-Willeberg were elected as alternates and
Charlotte Rieges Hjorth was re-elected.
Deloitte Statsautoriseret Revisionsaktieselskab was re-appointed as the
company's auditors.
The amendments of the articles of association proposed by the Board of
Directors were adopted.
At a meeting held after the general meeting, the Board of Directors elected
Jørgen Hesselbjerg Mikkelsen as its Chairman and Boris Nørgaard Kjeldsen as its
Deputy Chairman.
Please direct any questions regarding this announcement to Søren Boe Mortensen,
Chief Executive, on tel. +45 35 47 79 07 or Susanne Biltoft, Head of
Information and Investor Relations, on tel. +45 35 47 76 61.
Yours sincerely,
Alm. Brand A/S
Søren Boe Mortensen
Chief Executive
