OKMETIC OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 15 DECEMBER 2014 AT 9.50 a.m.
NOTICE OF A GENERAL MEETING
Notice is given to the shareholders of Okmetic Oyj of an Extraordinary General
Meeting to be held on Monday January 12, 2015 at 9.00 a.m. at Okmetic's
headquarters, Piitie 2, Vantaa, Finland. The reception of persons who have
registered for the meeting and the distribution of voting tickets will commence
at 8.30 a.m.
A. Matters on the agenda of the Extraordinary General Meeting
The following matters will be considered at the Extraordinary General Meeting:
1. Opening of the meeting
2. Calling the meeting to order
3. Election of the persons to confirm the minutes and to supervise the counting
of votes
4. Recording the legal convening of the meeting and quorum
5. Recording the attendance at the meeting and adoption of the list of votes
6. Deciding on the payment of dividend
The Board of Directors proposes that the General Meeting would decide to
distribute a dividend of EUR 0.30 per share.
The dividend will be payable to shareholders who are registered in the
shareholders' register maintained by Euroclear Finland Ltd. on the dividend
record date, January 14, 2015. The board proposes that the dividend would be
paid to shareholders on January 21, 2015.
7. Closing of the meeting
B. Documents of the Extraordinary General Meeting
This notice, which includes the proposals for resolution on the General Meeting
agenda, and the documents pursuant to The Finnish Companies Act are available on
the website of Okmetic Oyj at www.okmetic.com. Proposals for resolution and the
aforementioned documents will also be available at the General Meeting, and
copies of them as well as this notice will be sent to shareholders upon request.
The Minutes of the General Meeting will be available on the aforementioned
website from January 26, 2015 onwards at the latest.
C. Instructions to meeting participants
1. Shareholders registered in the shareholder register
Shareholders who are registered in the Company's shareholder register maintained
by Euroclear Finland Ltd on December 29, 2014, have the right to attend the
General Meeting. Shareholders whose shares are registered in their personal
book-entry accounts in Finland are registered in the shareholder register of the
Company.
Shareholders who are registered in the Company's shareholder register and wish
to participate in the General Meeting must register for the meeting no later
than January 5, 2015 at 4.00 p.m., by which time registration notices need to
have been received. Registration options for the General Meeting are:
a) via e-mail to communications@okmetic.com,
b) by mail to Okmetic Oyj, General Meeting, P.O. Box 44, FI-01301 Vantaa,
Finland.
Upon registration, shareholders should give their name, personal identity code,
address, telephone number, name of assistant or proxy representative, if any,
and the personal identity code of the proxy representative. Personal information
shall be used only in connection with the General Meeting and with the
processing of related registrations. Shareholders, their representatives or
proxy representatives must be able to prove their identity and/or proxy
authorization at the meeting venue.
2. Holders of nominee-registered shares
A holder of nominee-registered shares has the right to participate in the
General Meeting by virtue of such shares based on which the holder would, on
December 29, 2014 be entitled to be registered in the shareholder register held
by Euroclear Finland Ltd. Moreover, in order to participate in the General
Meeting, holders of nominee-registered shares are required to be temporarily
registered, based on such shares, in the shareholder register held by Euroclear
Finland Ltd, no later than January 7, 2015 at 10.00 a.m. For nominee-registered
shares, this constitutes due registration for the General Meeting.
Holders of nominee-registered shares are advised to request, without delay, all
necessary instructions pertaining to registration in the temporary shareholder
register, the issuing of proxy documents, and registration for the General
Meeting from their asset managers. The asset manager's account operator must
sign up holders of nominee-registered shares who wish to participate in the
General Meeting for registration to the Company's temporary shareholder register
no later than on the aforementioned date and time.
3. Proxy representation and powers of attorney
Shareholders may participate in the General Meeting and exercise their rights at
the meeting by way of proxy representation. A shareholder's proxy representative
shall present a dated power of attorney or shall otherwise in a reliable manner
prove that he/she is authorized to represent the shareholder. If a shareholder
participates in the General Meeting by way of several proxy representatives,
representing the shareholder with shares in different securities accounts, the
shares by which each proxy representative represents the shareholder must be
identified upon registration.
Proxy documents, if any, should be delivered as originals to Okmetic Oyj,
General Meeting, Piitie 2 / P.O.Box 44, FI-01301 Vantaa, Finland, before the
last date for registration.
4. Other instructions and information
Pursuant to Chapter 5, Section 25 of the Finnish Companies Act, a shareholder
who is present at the General Meeting has the right to request information on
matters on the meeting's agenda.
On the date of this notice, December 15, 2014, the total number of shares in
Okmetic Oyj is 17,287,500, representing the same number of votes.
Vantaa, December 15, 2014
Okmetic Oyj
Board of Directors
For further information, please contact:
Chairman of the board Henri Österlund, Okmetic Oyj,
Puh. 050 3489 600, sähköposti: henri.osterlund@accendofund.com
Distribution:
Nasdaq Helsinki
Principal media
www.okmetic.com
OKMETIC IN BRIEF
Okmetic is a technology company which supplies tailor-made silicon wafers for
sensor and semiconductor industries and sells its technological expertise.
Okmetic provides its customers with solutions that boost their competitiveness
and profitability.
Okmetic's silicon wafers are part of a further processing chain that produces
end products that improve human interaction and quality of life. Okmetic's
products are based on high-tech expertise that generates added value for
customers, innovative product development and an extremely efficient production
process.
Okmetic has a global customer base and sales network, production plants in
Finland and the US and contract manufacturers in Japan and China. Okmetic's
shares are listed on Nasdaq Helsinki under the code OKM1V. For more information
on the company, please visit our website at www.okmetic.com.
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