Amer Sports Corporation shareholders are hereby summoned to the Company's Annual General Meeting to be held at 2 pm on Wednesday, March 5, 2008 at its headquarters at Mäkelänkatu 91, Helsinki, Finland.
The following matters will be dealt with at the meeting:
1. Matters pertaining to the Annual General Meeting as stated in Article 8 of the Company's Articles of Association and in Chapter 5, Section 3 of the Companies Act
Board Composition
The Nomination Committee of the Board proposes that the number of Board members is confirmed to be seven (7) and that Felix Björklund, Ilkka Brotherus, Tuomo Lähdesmäki, Timo Maasilta, Roger Talermo, Anssi Vanjoki and Pirjo Väliaho be re-elected as a members of the Board of Directors. The Board's term of service will run through the 2009 Annual General Meeting.
Auditors
According to Article 8 of the Articles of Association, the Annual General Meeting elects an Auditor that shall be a firm of Certified Public Accountants approved by the Central Chamber of Commerce, for a term of one financial year. The Audit Committee of the Board proposes to the AGM that Authorised Public Accountants PricewaterhouseCoopers Oy be elected to act as an auditor of the Company. The Board proposes that the auditor in charge of the audit is Jouko Malinen, Authorised Public Accountant.
Documents for the AGM
Copies of the annual accounts as well as the Board of Directors' proposals and appendices thereto will be available for inspection by shareholders from Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at Amer Sports Corporation's headquarters and company's internet pages, www.amersports.com. Copies of these documents will be sent to shareholders on request (tel. +358 9 7257 8266/Katariina Tauru, e-mail katariina.tauru@amersports.com).
Right of Attendance
Shareholders who are registered on the list of the Company's shareholders maintained by the Finnish Central Securities Depository Ltd on Friday, February 22, 2008 are entitled to attend the Annual General Meeting.
Attendance of a Shareholder Holding Nominee-registered Shares
A shareholder, whose shares have been recorded in his book-entry account, is also entered in the Company's Shareholder Register. A shareholder holding nominee-registered shares and wishing to attend the AGM can, at a request to be made not later than ten days before the AGM, temporarily be registered in the Shareholder Register.
Notice of Attendance
Shareholders wishing to attend the meeting must inform the Company of their intention not later than 4 pm on Friday, February 29, 2008 either by writing to Amer Sports Corporation, Share Register, P.O. Box 130, FI-00601 Helsinki, or by telephoning (+358 9 7257 8320), or by e-mail to amersports@yhteyspalvelut.elisa.fi. Notifications must be received before the end of the notification period. Proxies should be submitted in connection with the notifications of attendance.
Dividend Payment
The Board of Directors proposes that a dividend of EUR 0.50 per share be paid for the financial year ended December 31, 2007. The dividend will be paid to shareholders who are registered on the list of shareholders maintained by the Finnish Central Securities Depository Ltd as of Monday, March 10, 2008, which is the record date for the dividend payment. The dividend will be paid on Tuesday, March 18, 2008.
Helsinki, February 6, 2008
AMER SPORTS CORPORATION
Board of Directors
AMER SPORTS CORPORATION
Communications
Ms Maarit Mikkonen
Communications Manager
Tel. +358 9 7257 8306, e-mail: maarit.mikkonen@amersports.com
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AMER SPORTS CORPORATION
Amer Sports (www.amersports.com) is the world's leading sports equipment company with internationally recognized brands including Salomon, Wilson, Precor, Atomic and Suunto. All Amer Sports companies develop and manufacture technically advanced products that improve the performance of active sports participants. The Group's business is balanced by its broad portfolio of sports and presence in all major markets.
