ORION CORPORATION STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 4 FEBRUARY 2015 at 12:15. p.m.
EET
Notice to the Annual General Meeting of Orion Corporation
Notice is given to the shareholders of Orion Corporation to the Annual General
Meeting to be held on Tuesday 24 March 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at the Helsinki Fair
Centre, address: Messuaukio 1, Helsinki. The reception of the participants and
the distribution of the voting tickets will start at 1:00 p.m. Coffee will be
served after the meeting.
A. Agenda of the Meeting, in the order of handling
1. Opening of the Meeting
2. Matters of order for the Meeting
3. Election of the person to confirm the minutes and the persons to verify the
counting of votes
4. Recording the legal convening of the Meeting and quorum
5. Recording the attendance at the Meeting and the list of votes
6. Presentation of the Financial Statements 2014, the report of the Board of
Directors and the Auditor's report
* Review by the President and CEO
7. Adoption of the Financial Statements
8. Decision on the use of the profits shown on the Balance Sheet and the
payment of the dividend
The Board of Directors proposes that a dividend of EUR 1.30 per share be
paid on the basis of the Balance Sheet confirmed for the financial year
that ended on 31 December 2014. According to the proposal, the dividend is
paid to Orion Corporation shareholders entered in the Company's register of
shareholders maintained by Euroclear Finland Ltd on the record date, 26
March 2015. The date of the dividend payment is 2 April 2015.
Shareholders having not registered their shares in the book-entry system by
the record date for dividend payment shall receive the dividend payment
only after registration of their shares in the system.
9. Decision on the discharge of the members of the Board of Directors and the
President and CEO from liability
10. Decision on the remuneration of the members of the Board of Directors
The Company's Nomination Committee has announced as its recommendation that
the following remunerations be paid to the Board of Directors:
As an annual fee, the Chairman would receive EUR 76,000, the Vice Chairman
would receive EUR 51,000 and the other members would receive EUR 38,000
each. As a fee for each meeting attended, the Chairman would receive EUR
1,200, the Vice Chairman would receive EUR 900 and the other members would
receive EUR 600 each. The travel expenses of the Board members would be
paid in accordance with previously adopted practice. The aforementioned
fees would also be paid to the Chairmen and to the members of the
committees established by the Board, for each committee meeting attended.
Of the annual fee, 60% would be paid in cash and 40% in Orion Corporation
B-shares, which would be acquired to the members during 30 March-2 April
2015 from the stock exchange in amounts corresponding to EUR 30,400 for the
Chairman, EUR 20,400 for the Vice Chairman and EUR 15,200 for each of the
other members. The part of the annual fee that is to be paid in cash
corresponds to the approximate sum necessary for the payment of the income
taxes on the fees and would be paid no later than 30 April 2015. The annual
fees shall encompass the full term of office of the Board of Directors.
The Nomination Committee has not given its recommendation for the
remunerations to the Board of Directors, but the matter will be proposed by
a shareholder at the AGM.
11. Decision on the number of members of the Board of Directors
In accordance with the recommendation by the Company's Nomination
Committee, the Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting
that the number of the members of the Board of Directors be seven.
12. Election of the members and the Chairman of the Board of Directors
In accordance with the recommendation by the Nomination Committee, the
Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting that the present
Board members, Sirpa Jalkanen, Eero Karvonen, Timo Maasilta, Mikael
Silvennoinen, Hannu Syrjänen, Heikki Westerlund and Jukka Ylppö be re-
elected for the next term of office.
The current Chairman of the Board Hannu Syrjänen would be re-elected as
Chairman.
13. Decision on the remuneration of the Auditor
In accordance with the recommendation by the Board's Audit Committee, the
Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting that the
remunerations to the Auditor be paid on the basis of invoicing approved by
the Company.
14. Election of the Auditor
In accordance with the recommendation by the Board's Audit Committee, the
Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting that
PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy, authorised public accountants, be elected as the
Company's Auditor.
15. Closing of the Meeting
B. Documents of the Annual General Meeting
The unofficial English versions of the proposals of the Board of Directors and
of the recommendation of the Nomination Committee as well as this Notice to the
Annual General Meeting are available on the website of Orion Corporation, at
www.orion.fi. The Financial Statement documents of Orion Corporation, which
include the Financial Statements, the Report of the Board of Directors and the
Auditor's Report, will be available on the above-mentioned website no later than
3 March 2015. The proposals of the Board of Directors and the Financial
Statement documents will also be available at the Annual General Meeting.
C. Instructions for the participants in the Annual General Meeting
1. The right to participate and registration
Shareholders being registered in the Company's register of shareholders,
maintained by Euroclear Finland Ltd, on 12 March 2015 have the right to
attend the Annual General Meeting. A shareholder, whose shares are
registered on his/her personal Finnish book-entry account, is registered in
the Company's register of shareholders.
A shareholder, who intends to participate in the Annual General Meeting,
shall register for the Meeting by giving a prior notice of participation to
the Company no later than 18 March 2015 at 6:00 p.m. Finnish time. The
notice can be given in either of the following ways:
a) Electronically through Internet, at www.orion.fi
b) By telephone to +358 10 426 5252 (Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.)
c) By letter to Orion Corporation, Treasury, P.O.Box 65, FI-02101 Espoo,
Finland.
In the registration, a shareholder shall notify his/her name, personal
identification code or the company code, address, phone number and the name
and the personal identification of a possible assistant or proxy
representative. The personal registering details submitted to Orion
Corporation will only be used in connection with the Annual General Meeting
and necessary registrations relating to it. A shareholder, his/her
representative or proxy representative shall, on demand, be able to prove
their identity and/or right to representation at the venue.
2. Holders of nominee-registered shares
A holder of nominee registered shares has the right to participate in the
Annual General Meeting on the basis of those shares as would entitle him/her
to be registered in the shareholder register maintained by Euroclear Finland
Ltd on 12 March 2015. Additionally, the holder of those shares is requested
to be temporarily entered in the shareholder register maintained by
Euroclear Finland Ltd no later than 19 March 2015 at 10:00 a.m. Finnish
time. For nominee registered shares, this constitutes due registration for
the Annual General Meeting.
A holder of nominee registered shares is advised to request early enough the
necessary instructions concerning the temporary registration in the
Company's register of shareholders, the issuing of proxy documents and the
registration for the Annual General Meeting from his/her custodian bank. The
holder of nominee registered shares who aims to participate in the Annual
General Meeting, must be temporarily entered by the custodian bank in the
Company's register of shareholders no later than the above-mentioned time.
3. Proxy representation 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. A proxy
representative shall present a dated proxy document or otherwise in a
reliable manner demonstrate his/her right to represent the shareholder at
the Meeting. If a shareholder attends the Meeting by way of several proxy
holders representing the shareholder with shares entered in different
security accounts, the shares represented by each proxy holder must be
identified when registering for the Annual General Meeting.
Possible proxies are requested to be delivered in originals to Orion
Corporation, Treasury, P.O.Box 65, FI-02101 Espoo, Finland, before the end
of the registration period.
4. Other information
Pursuant to chapter 5, section 25 of the Companies Act, a shareholder who is
present at the Annual General Meeting has the right to request information
on the matters dealt with at the Meeting.
On 4 February 2015, the date of the Notice to the Annual General Meeting,
the total number of shares in Orion Corporation is 141,257,828, of which
40,412,981 are Class A shares and 100,844,847 Class B shares. The total
number of votes is 909,104,467, of which Class A shares account for
808,259,620 votes and Class B shares for 100,844,847 votes.
Espoo, 4 February 2015
Orion Corporation
Board of Directors
Orion Corporation
Timo Lappalainen Olli Huotari
President and CEO SVP, Corporate Functions
Contact persons:
Timo Lappalainen, President and CEO, phone +358 10 426 3692
Olli Huotari, Senior VP, Corporate Functions, Secretary of the Board of
Directors, phone +358 50 966 3054
Publisher:
Orion Corporation
Communications
Orionintie 1A, FI-02200 Espoo, Finland
Homepage: www.orion.fi
Orion is a globally operating Finnish company developing pharmaceuticals and
diagnostic tests - a builder of well-being. Orion develops, manufactures and
markets human and veterinary pharmaceuticals, active pharmaceutical ingredients
and diagnostic tests. The company is continuously developing new drugs and
treatment methods. The core therapy areas of Orion's pharmaceutical R&D are
central nervous system (CNS) disorders, oncology and respiratory for which Orion
developes inhaled Easyhaler® pulmonary drugs.
Orion's net sales in 2014 amounted to EUR 1,015 million and the company had
about 3,500 employees. Orion's A and B shares are listed on NASDAQ Helsinki.
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