On May 23, 2013, the Annual General Meeting was held in Opus Group AB (publ),
556390-6063.
Below follows a summary of the decisions taken.
• The income statement and balance sheet, as well as the group’s consolidated
income statement and balance sheet, were adopted.
• Decision was taken of a dividend of SEK 0,02 per share. Record date for the
dividend takes place on May 28, 2013. Payment will be made on May 31, 2013,
through Euroclear Sweden AB.
• The Board of Directors and the President/CEO were discharged from liability
for the financial year 2012.
• Remuneration to the Board shall, in accordance with the Nomination Committee’s
proposal, amount to SEK 350,000 to the Chairman of the Board and SEK 140,000 to
each of the other non-employed Board members. The remuneration levels have
increased compared to previous year. The Nomination Committee has determined
that the remuneration to the Board is at an appropriate level by comparing with
other OMX Small Cap companies, where Opus Group’s previous fees were lower.
• The AGM also decided that a compensation to the audit committee will be paid
of SEK 70 000 for work on such a committee, to be distributed among the members
per the board’s decision.
• The Board shall, in accordance with the Nomination Committee’s proposal,
consist of:
• Göran Nordlund, Chairman (re-election)
• Lothar Geilen (re-election)
• Eva-Lotta Kraft (re-election)
• Jan-Åke Jonsson (re-election), and
• Anders Lönnqvist (re-election)
Furthermore, the AGM decided to appoint the Authorised Public Accountants
Deloitte AB as auditor, with authorized public accountant Harald Jagner as the
main responsible auditor, for the period until the end of the AGM 2013.
• The Nomination Committee’s proposal for instruction for the next Nomination
Committee was adopted.
• The Board’s proposed guidelines for remuneration to senior executives were
adopted.
• The Board was, in accordance with the Board’s proposal, authorized to decide
on the issue of new shares of up to 10 percent of the existing share capital.
• The AGM decided, in accordance with the Board’s proposal, on a new issue of
5,500,000 share options that with deviation from the shareholders preferential
rights, are issued to Opus Bima AB, a wholly-owned subsidiary and with the
condition that the share options, under the proposed conditions, are to be
transferred to the employees and other key members in the Group.
The company’s President and CEO Magnus Greko outlined the company’s development
during the financial year 2012 and the first quarter of 2013 and significant
events during the periods. Minutes from the Annual General Meeting will be
published within two weeks on the company’s website where also other material
from the meeting can be found.
Gothenburg, Sweden, May 24, 2012
The Board of Directors
This press info is available in Swedish at www.opus.se
For additional information, please contact
Göran Nordlund
Chairman of the Board
Phone: +46 704 33 13 20
Magnus Greko
President and CEO
Phone: +46 31 748 34 00
E-mail: magnus.greko@opus.se
Opus Group's Certified Adviser
Thenberg & Kinde Fondkommission AB
Krokslätts parkgata 4
SE-431 24 Mölndal, Sweden
Phone: 46 31 745 50 00
Opus Group is a leading company in vehicle inspection technology and vehicle
inspection program operations. The Group has two main business areas which
consist of vehicle inspection operations and equipment technology. Opus Group is
one of the market leaders in vehicle inspection operations in the US and Sweden.
Opus Bilprovning has 70 vehicle inspection stations in Sweden. Opus Group’s
subsidiary Systech operates vehicle inspection programs in the U.S., Bermuda and
Peru. Opus Group’s subsidiary ESP is active in sales and service of emission
control equipment in North America and Mexico. Through the subsidiaries, Opus
Equipment and J&B Maskinteknik, Opus Group conducts production, sales and
service of emission control equipment for vehicle inspection companies and
vehicle workshops. Opus Groups revenues amounted to approx. SEK 469 million in
2012. Opus Group’s shares are listed on Nasdaq OMX First North Premier.
