ICA-handlarnas Förbund, SEB Investment Management and Swedbank Robur have had the opportunity to appoint members to Hakon Invest's Nomination Committee for the 2013 Annual General Meeting. ICA-handlarnas Förbund has appointed Håkan Olofsson, an ICA retailer in Boden, and Claes Ottosson, an ICA retailer in Hovås, as its representatives on the Nomination Committee. SEB Investment Management has appointed Hans Ek, deputy CEO of SEB Investment Management, as its representative on the Nomination Committee. Swebank Robur has appointed Annika Andersson, former head of Corporate Governance at Fourth National Swedish Pension Fund (AP4), as its representative on the Nomination Committee. Unless the members agree otherwise, the chairman of the Nomination Committee shall be one of the representatives of the largest shareholder based on voting rights, ICA-handlarnas Förbund. The work of the Nomination Committee is conducted in accordance with the guidelines adopted by the Annual General Meeting of Hakon Invest AB and in line with the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance. Shareholders who wish to submit proposals and viewpoints regarding the work of the Nomination Committee are requested to do so as soon as possible, but not later than Friday, February 22, 2013. The Annual General Meeting of Hakon Invest will be held on Tuesday, April 16, 2013, at 4.00 p.m. at the Näringslivets Hus in Stockholm, Sweden. Please address proposals and viewpoints to: Hakon Invest AB Nomination Committee attn: General Counsel Fredrik Hägglund Box 1508 SE-171 29 Solna, Sweden Tel: +46 (0)8-55 33 99 08 Fax: +46 (0)8-55 33 99 33 E-mail: fredrik.hagglund@hakoninvest.se Hakon Invest, which is listed on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm, conducts active and long- term investment operations in retail-oriented companies in the Nordic region. Hakon Invest owns 40% of ICA AB, the Nordic region's leading retail company with focus on food. Hakon Invest also has holdings in Forma Publishing Group, Kjell & Company, Cervera, inkClub and Hemtex. For more information about Hakon Invest, visit www.hakoninvest.se. [HUG#1645843]
Nomination Committee of Hakon Invest appointed
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