<p> Today’s Annual General Meeting adopted the proposed cash dividend of SEK 12 per share (3). The record date was set at 6 May and the dividend is expected to be distributed through Euroclear on 11 April 2011.</p> <p> The following Board members were elected by the AGM: Ingrid Jonasson Blank, Jack Forsgren, Mats Holgerson, Svante Paulsson, Jan Pettersson, Anna Qviberg, Mats Qviberg and Jon Risfelt were re-elected and Per Avander and Stefan Charette were elected for the first time. The AGM re-elected Mats Qviberg as Chairman. The Board has elected to appoint Jan Pettersson Deputy Chairman. The remuneration paid to the Board of Directors will increase following the appointment of the Deputy Chairman and adjustment of the fee to the Chairman, but is unchanged for the other Board and committee members.</p> <p> Standing instructions were issued by the AGM to Bilia’s Nominating Committee. Each of the four largest shareholders appoints their own representatives who, together with the Chairman of the Board, make up the Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee is subject to the rules in the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance.</p> <p> The Board of Directors was authorised to resolve on premature repayment of debenture loans 2009/2016 by agreement with individual creditors or by means of a general offer to all creditors, provided that premature repayment is found to be economically favourable for the company.</p> <p> Proposed guidelines for remuneration to the Group Management were adopted by the AGM. Furthermore, the AGM resolved to authorise the Board to buy back the company’s own shares and to approve the transfer of such acquired shares as payment in conjunction with a possible company acquisition or by direct sale on the stock exchange.</p> <p> An updated version of the Articles of Association was adopted, where the first change entails that a convening notice no longer needs to be published in its entirety in Dagens Industry.</p> <p>  </p> <p> Gothenburg, 3 May 2011</p> <p> Bilia AB (publ)</p> <p>  </p> <p> For further information, please contact Jan Pettersson, Managing Director and CEO, or Gunnar Blomkvist, Chief Financial Officer, Bilia AB, tel. +46 31 709 55 00.</p> <p>  </p> <p> The above information is disclosed in accordance with the Securities Market Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information was published on 3 May 2011 at 12:40 p.m.</p>