Amer Sports Corporation
STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE
January 31, 2012 at 2:45 pm
Shareholders of Amer Sports Corporation (the "Company") are hereby summoned to
the Company's Annual General Meeting to be held at 2 pm on Thursday, March
8, 2012 at its headquarters at Mäkelänkatu 91, Helsinki, Finland. The reception
of persons who have registered for the Annual General Meeting and the
distribution of voting tickets will commence at 1:30 pm.
A. THE FOLLOWING MATTERS WILL BE ON THE AGENDA OF THE MEETING:
1. Opening of the Annual General Meeting
2. Calling the Annual General Meeting to order
3. Election of persons to scrutinize the minutes and to supervise the counting
of votes
4. Recording the legality of the Annual General Meeting
5. Recording the attendance at the Annual General Meeting and adoption of the
list of votes
6. Presentation of the annual accounts, the report of the Board of Directors and
the auditor's report for the year 2011
Review by the President and CEO
7. Adoption of the annual accounts
8. Resolution on use of the profit shown on the balance sheet and the payment of
dividend
The Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting a dividend of EUR
0.33 per share to be paid for the financial year ended December 31, 2011. The
dividend will be paid to shareholders who are registered on the list of
shareholders maintained by Euroclear Finland Ltd as of March 13, 2012, which is
the record date for the dividend payment. The dividend will be paid on March
20, 2012.
9. Resolution on the discharge of the members of the Board of Directors and the
CEO from liability
10. Resolution on the remuneration of the members of the Board of Directors
The Nomination Committee of the Board of Directors proposes to the Annual
General Meeting that the remuneration payable to the members of the Board of
Directors to be elected at the Annual General Meeting for the term until the
close of the Annual General Meeting in 2013 be as follows: Chairman EUR
100,000, Vice Chairman EUR 60,000, and other members EUR 50,000. No extra
remuneration is paid from attending meetings of the Board of Directors or
meetings of the Committees of the Board of Directors. Of the annual
remuneration, 40% is being paid in the form of the Company's shares and 60% in
cash.
11. Resolution on the number of the members of the Board of Directors
The Nomination Committee of the Board of Directors proposes to the Annual
General Meeting that the number of the members of the Board of Directors is
confirmed to be seven (7).
12. Election of members of the Board of Directors
The Nomination Committee of the Board of Directors proposes to the Annual
General Meeting that from the present members of the Board of Directors Anssi
Vanjoki, Ilkka Brotherus, Martin Burkhalter, Christian Fischer, Bruno Sälzer and
Hannu Ryöppönen be re-elected as members of the Board of Directors.
The present member of the Board of Directors, Pirjo Väliaho has announced with a
short notice that she will not be available for the election of the members of
the Board of Directors in the 2012 Annual General Meeting. The Nomination
Committee of the Board of Directors will supplement its proposal for members of
the Board of Directors without undue delay. The completed proposal will
thereafter be announced with a separate stock exchange release.
The Board of Directors' term of service will run until the close of the 2013
Annual General Meeting.
13. Resolution on the remuneration of the auditor
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General
Meeting that the auditor's fee will be paid as invoiced.
14. Election of auditor
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General
Meeting that Authorized Public Accountants PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy be elected
to act as auditor of the Company. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors
proposes that auditor in charge of the audit is Jouko Malinen, Authorized Public
Accountant.
15 Authorizing the Board of Directors to decide on the repurchase of the
Company's own shares
The Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting the Board of
Directors to be authorized to decide on the repurchase of a maximum of
10,000,000 of the Company's own shares ("Repurchase Authorization"). The
Company's own shares shall be repurchased otherwise than in proportion to the
holdings of the shareholders by using the non-restricted equity through public
trading on the Nasdaq OMX Helsinki at the market price prevailing at the time of
acquisition.
The shares shall be repurchased and paid for in accordance with the rules of the
Nasdaq OMX Helsinki and Euroclear Finland Ltd.
The Repurchase Authorization is valid eighteen (18) months from the decision of
the Annual General Meeting.
16. Closing of the Annual General Meeting
B. INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
1. Documents for the Annual General Meeting
The proposals for the decisions on the matters on the agenda of the Annual
General Meeting and this notice are available at the Company's web site at
www.amersports.com as of the date of this notice. The annual accounts and the
report of the Board of Directors of Amer Sports Corporation and the auditor's
report are available on the above-mentioned website no later than February
14, 2012. The proposals for the decisions and other documents mentioned above
will also be available at the Annual General Meeting. The Minutes of the Annual
General Meeting will be available on the above mentioned web site no later than
March 22, 2012.
2. Shareholders registered on the register of the Company's shareholders
Shareholders, who are registered on the register of the Company's shareholders
maintained by Euroclear Finland Ltd on the record date of the Annual General
Meeting, February 27, 2012, are entitled to attend the Annual General Meeting. A
shareholder, whose shares have been recorded in his/her personal Finnish book-
entry account, is registered in the Company's shareholders' register.
Shareholders, who are registered in the register of the Company's shareholders
and who wish to participate in the Annual General Meeting, should register for
the Annual General Meeting, through a notice of participation. Notification of
participation can be made via the following ways:
* on the Company's web site www.amersports.com, as of February 14, 2012 at
9:00 am;
* by telephone (+358) 9 7257 8320 on February 14, 2012 from 9:00 to 4:00 pm
and from February 15, 2012 to March 5, 2012 (on weekdays) between 8:00 am
and 4:00 pm; or
* by sending a letter to Amer Sports Corporation, Share Register, P.O. Box
130, FI-00601 Helsinki.
The registration ends on March 5, 2012 at 4:00 pm Finnish time (GMT +2).
The notification of participation must arrive within the registration period.
In connection with the registration, a shareholder shall notify his/her/its
name, personal identification number/ business ID, address, telephone number and
the name of a possible assistant, authorized representative or statutory
representative and its personal identification number. The personal data given
to the Company will be used only in connection with the Annual General Meeting
and the processing of related registration.
3. Holders of nominee registered shares
A holder of nominee registered shares has the right to participate in the Annual
General Meeting by virtue of such shares, based on which he/she on the record
date of the Annual General Meeting, February 27, 2012, would be entitled to be
registered in the shareholders' register of the Company held by Euroclear
Finland Ltd. The right to participate in the Annual General Meeting requires, in
addition, that the shareholder on the basis of such shares has been registered
into the temporary shareholders' register held by Euroclear Finland Ltd. at the
latest by March 5, 2012, 10.00 am Finnish time (GMT +2). As regards nominee
registered shares this constitutes due registration for the Annual General
Meeting.
A holder of nominee registered shares is advised to request without delay
necessary instructions regarding the registration in the shareholders' register
of the Company, the issuing of proxy documents and registration for the Annual
General Meeting from his/her custodian bank. The account management organization
of the custodian bank will register a holder of nominee registered shares, who
wants to participate in the Annual General Meeting, to be temporarily entered
into the shareholders' register of the Company at the latest by the time stated
above.
4. Proxy representative and powers of attorney
A shareholder may participate in the Annual General Meeting and exercise his/her
rights at the meeting by way of proxy representation. Any proxy representative
will be required to produce a dated proxy document or otherwise in a reliable
manner demonstrate his/her right to represent the shareholder at the Annual
General Meeting.
When a shareholder participates in the Annual General Meeting by means of
several proxy representatives representing the shareholder with shares at
different securities accounts, the shares by which each proxy representative
represents the shareholder shall be identified in connection with the
registration for the Annual General Meeting.
Proxy documents should be delivered in original to the above mentioned address
of the Company before the last date for registration.
5. Other instructions and information
Pursuant to Chapter 5, Section 25 of the Finnish Companies Act, a shareholder
who is present at the Annual General Meeting has the right to present questions
with respect to the matters to be considered at the meeting.
On the date of this notice to the Annual General Meeting, January 31, 2012, the
total number of shares and votes represented by such shares in the Company was
121,517,285.
Helsinki, January 31, 2012
AMER SPORTS CORPORATION
Board of Directors
For further information, please contact:
Päivi Antola, Director, Corporate Communications and Investor Relations,
tel. +358 9 7257 8233
DISTRIBUTION:
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki
Major media
www.amersports.com
AMER SPORTS
Amer Sports (www.amersports.com) is a sporting goods company with
internationally recognized brands including Salomon, Wilson, Atomic, Arc'teryx,
Precor, Suunto and Mavic. The company's technically-advanced sports equipment,
footwear and apparel improve performance and increase the enjoyment of sports
and outdoor activities. The Group's business is balanced by its broad portfolio
of sports and products and a presence in all major markets. Amer Sports shares
are listed on the NASDAQ OMX Helsinki stock exchange.
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