
The general meeting is Axis’ highest decision-making body, and the forum through which the shareholders can exercise their influence over the company. The ordinary general meeting where the board shall submit the annual report and audit report as well as the consolidated financial statements is called the Annual General Meeting. The particulars of the annual general meeting are governed in the Swedish Companies Act and in the Articles of Association. The annual general meeting in Axis AB is held annually in the Lund area during the first half of the year. The venue and date of the annual meeting will be announced in connection with the third quarter report in the preceding year. Information regarding the shareholders’ right to have matters addressed at the annual meeting will also be published in the third quarter report of the year before the meeting. The notice convening the annual meeting is published no later than four weeks prior to the annual general meeting. At the annual general meeting information is provided about the company’s performance during the past year and resolutions are passed on important questions. The shareholders are given the opportunity at the annual general meeting to ask questions about the company and the results for the year in question. In order for shareholders to attend the general meeting and vote for their shares, they must be registered in the share register and have given notice of participation within a specified time. Those shareholders that cannot personally attend may exercise their votes by proxy.
The Annual General Meeting was held in Lund on April 21, 2010. The general meeting resolved as follows: