
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 annual general meeting in Axis AB is held annually in the Lund area during the first half of the year. The place and date of the annual meeting will be announced in connection with the third quarter report. Information regarding the shareholders’ right to have matters dealt with at the annual meeting will be published in the third quarter report. 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 made on important questions. The shareholders are given the opportunity at the Annual General Meeting to put 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, shareholder must be registered in the share register and have given notice of participation within a certain time. Those shareholders that cannot personally attend, may exercise their votes by proxy.
The particulars of the Annual General Meeting are governed in the Swedish Companies Act and in the Articles of Association. The Annual General Meeting was held in Lund on April 22, 2009. The general meeting resolved that a dividend of SEK 1.25 per share be paid.
The ordinary general meeting for 2009 will be held in Lund on April 21, 2010.
Shareholders wishing to have a matter dealt with at the Annual General Meeting must submit a written request to that effect to the Board of Directors. Any such requests must reach the Board no later than seven weeks before the meeting. The request shall be addressed to the board of directors but be sent to Axis AB, attn. Adrienne Jacobsen, Emdalavägen 14, 223 69 Lund, Sweden.