Finnlines Plc Stock Exchange Release, 26 February, 2007
NOTICE OF ANNUAL SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING
The shareholders of Finnlines Plc are invited to attend the Annual General
Meeting scheduled at 10 am on Friday, 16 March, 2007. The meeting will be held
at SAS Radisson Royal Hotel, Runeberginkatu 2, Helsinki.
The matters that are stipulated in the Articles of Association for consideration
at the Annual General Meeting are to be considered at the Annual General
Meeting.
Right to attend the meeting
Shareholders wishing to attend the meeting must be registed in the list of the
Company's shareholders maintained by the Finnish Central Securities Depository
Ltd on 6 March, 2007.
Shareholders wishing to attend the Annual General Meeting
are kindly requested to notify the Company not later than by 4 p.m. Finnish time
on Tuesday 13 March 2007 either by writing to Finnlines Plc, Share Register,
P.O. Box 197, 00181 Helsinki, Finland, by telephoning +358 10 343 4402, by
telefax to +358 10 343 4425 or by e-mail to IR@finnlines.com. Written
notifications must arrive before the deadline stated above. Any letters of
authorisation must be
submitted at the time the shareholders concerned inform the Company of their
intention to attend.
Shareholder registered under the nominees
Custodians of nominee accounts accept notifications of attendance from
shareholders taken from the nominee register as well as the information on the
parties representing them at the meeting. The custodians will forward the
information regarding the nominee-registered shareholders to Finnish Central
Securities Depository Ltd. for inclusion in the list of the company's
shareholders drawn up for the meeting.
Information
Documents relating to the Company's accounts and the proposals made by the Board
of Directors are available for inspection by shareholders a week before the
meeting at Finnlines Plc's head office, Porkkalankatu 20A, 00180 Helsinki,
Finland. Copies of these documents will be sent to shareholders at request.
Proposal for Dividend
The Board of Directors will propose to the Annual General Meeting that a
dividend of EUR 0.30 per share be paid on the financial year 2006.
Proposals for the members of the Board of Directors
The existing members of the Board of Directors, Peter Fagernäs, Jukka Härmälä,
Timo Jouhki, Antti Lagerroos and Pertti Laine have informed that they are not
available for new Board members. The Board of Directors give notice that it has
been informed that shareholders representing more than 10% of the shares and
votes will propose that Pentti Yli-Heljo and Klaus Grönbärj should be elected as
independent Board members.
FINNLINES PLC
Board of Directors
Antti Lagerroos
President and CEO
Distribution: Helsinki Exchange
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