Talenom Plc, Stock exchange release 15 March 2023 at 14:00 EET
Resolutions of Talenom Plc’s Annual General Meeting and organisational meeting of the Board of Directors
The Annual General Meeting of Talenom Plc was held on 15 March 2023. The meeting was held as a remote meeting in accordance with Chapter 5, Section 16, Subsection 3 of the Companies Act. Shareholders could also participate in the meeting through advance voting.
The Annual General Meeting adopted the financial statements of the parent company and the consolidated financial statements for the financial year ended 31 December 2022, discharged the members of the Company’s Board of Directors and the CEO from liability, and approved all proposals made to the Annual General Meeting by the Board of Directors. The Annual General Meeting also approved the Remuneration Report for the Company’s Governing Bodies.
Dividend
The Annual General Meeting resolved that a dividend of EUR 0.18 per share will be paid for the financial year 1 January–31 December 2022. Undistributed profits shall remain in equity.
The dividend will be paid to shareholders who on the dividend record date, 20 March 2023, are registered as shareholders in the company’s shareholders’ register maintained by Euroclear Finland Ltd. The dividend will be paid on 27 March 2023. Dividend shall not be paid to treasury shares held by the company.
Composition and remuneration of the Board of Directors
The Annual General Meeting confirmed that Harri Tahkola, Mikko Siuruainen, Olli Hyyppä, Johannes Karjula, Sampsa Laine and Elina Tourunen, all current members of the Board of Directors, are re-elected as the members of the Board of Directors for a new term. Erik Tahkola was elected as a new member of the Board of Directors. The Annual General Meeting resolved that the number of the members of the Board of Directors shall be seven.
It was resolved that a remuneration of EUR 6,000 per month will be paid to the Chairman of the Board of Directors and EUR 2,200 per month to other members of the Board of Directors. Additionally, the travel expenses of the members of the Board of Directors will be compensated in accordance with the company’s travel policy.
Election and remuneration of the auditor
The Board of Directors re-elected KPMG Oy Ab, authorised public accountant organisation, as the auditor of the company. Juho Rautio, authorised public accountant, will continue as the principal auditor. The term of the auditor will run until the end of the next Annual General Meeting. The auditor will be remunerated according to the reasonable invoice approved by the company.
Authorising the Board of Directors to decide on the repurchase of own shares
The Annual General Meeting authorised the Board of Directors to resolve on the repurchase of a maximum of 150,000 shares in the company in one or several tranches using the company’s unrestricted shareholders' equity. The shares will be repurchased otherwise than in proportion to the shareholdings of the shareholders in public trading arranged by Nasdaq Helsinki Ltd for the market price at the moment of purchase.
The authorisation will remain valid until the closing of the next Annual General Meeting, but no longer than until 30 June 2024. The authorisation replaces the previous authorisation to repurchase own shares granted by the Annual General Meeting on 3 March 2022.
Authorising the Board of Directors to resolve on share issues and issues of option rights and other special rights entitling to shares
The Annual General Meeting authorised the Board of Directors to resolve on the issuance of shares and the issuance of special rights entitling to shares as referred to in Chapter 10 Section 1 of the Companies Act in one or several tranches, either against payment or without payment.
The aggregate number of shares to be issued, including the shares to be received based on special rights, cannot exceed 2,200,000 shares. The Board of the Directors may resolve to issue new shares or to transfer own shares possibly held by the company. The maximum amount of the authorisation corresponds to approximately 4.9 per cent of all shares in the company.
The Board of Directors is authorised to decide on all other matters related to the issuance of shares and special rights entitling to shares, including the right to deviate from the pre-emptive right of shareholders to subscribe for shares to be issued. The authorisation is proposed to be used for the purposes of paying purchase prices of corporate acquisitions, share issues directed to personnel or share award schemes or to issue share options or for other purposes decided by the Board of Directors.
The authorisation will remain valid until the closing of the next Annual General Meeting, but no longer than until 30 June 2024. The authorisation revokes all previous unused authorisations to resolve on the issuance of shares, option rights and other special rights entitling to shares.
Organisational meeting of the Board of Directors
In its organisational meeting held after the Annual General Meeting, the Board of Directors of Talenom Plc re-elected Harri Tahkola as Chairman of the Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors has evaluated the independence of its members of the company and of significant shareholders. Harri Tahkola is not considered independent of the company based on an overall assessment. In addition, he is not considered independent of significant shareholders, as he owns more than 10% of the shares in the company. Mikko Siuruainen, Olli Hyyppä, Johannes Karjula, Sampsa Laine and Elina Tourunen are considered independent of the company and its significant shareholders. Erik Tahkola is not considered independent of the company as he has been employed by the company in the past three years. Erik Tahkola is considered independent of significant shareholders.
Minutes of the Annual General Meeting
The minutes of the Annual General Meeting will be available on the site https://investors.talenom.com/en/investors/corporate_governance/annual_general_meeting_2023 as of 28 March 2023 at the latest.
Talenom Plc
Board of Directors
Further information:
Otto-Pekka Huhtala
CEO, Talenom Plc
+358 40 703 8554
otto-pekka.huhtala@talenom.fi
Talenom in brief
Talenom is an agile and progressive accounting firm established in 1972. Our business idea is to make daily life easier for entrepreneurs with the easiest-to-use digital tools on the market and highly automated services. In addition to comprehensive accounting services, we support our customers’ business with a wide range of expert services, as well as financing, account and payment traffic services. Our vision is to provide superior accounting, account and payment traffic services for SMEs.
Talenom’s growth history is strong – average annual net sales growth was approximately 17% between 2005 and 2022. In 2022, Talenom’s net sales was some EUR 102 million and the company has more than 1,300 employees in Finland, Sweden, Spain and Italy at the end of the year. Talenom’s share is quoted on the Main Market of Nasdaq Helsinki. Read more: investors.talenom.com/en
