HMS Networks AB’s Annual General Meeting on April 23, 2024
The shareholders of HMS Networks AB (publ), Reg. no.
556661-8954, are hereby invited to the Annual General Meeting,
which will be held at 10.30 a.m on Tuesday April 23, 2024 at the
HMS head office, Stationsgatan 37, Halmstad. Registration for the
Annual General Meeting will begin at 9.30 a.m.
Right to participate in the Annual General
Meeting
Shareholders who wish to participate in the Annual General Meeting
must be registered in the share register kept by Euroclear Sweden
AB (the Swedish Central Securities Depository) on Monday April 15,
2024 and give notice of their intention to participate in the
Annual General Meeting no later than on Wednesday April 17, 2024
preferably before 4 p.m.
Notification shall be made by phone +46 (0)35 17 29 00, in
writing to HMS Networks AB, ”Annual General Meeting”, P.O. Box
4126, 300 04 Halmstad, Sweden or via the website:
www.hms-networks.com. The notification should include name,
personal ID number/CIN, address, daytime telephone number and, when
applicable, information on assistants (no more than two).
Proxies
If a shareholder is represented by a proxy, a proxy should be
issued with a power of attorney for the proxy. Anyone representing
a legal entity must present a copy of the registration certificate,
or other document demonstrating the signatory’s authority to sign
for the legal entity. The power of attorney may not be more than
one year old, unless a longer period of validity is stated in the
power of attorney (no more than five years). The power of attorney
in original and, if applicable, registration certificate must be
sent to HMS Networks AB, ”Annual General Meeting”, P.O. Box 4126,
300 04 Halmstad, Sweden or by email to agm@innovatics.fi, well in
advance of the Annual General Meeting. A form of power of attorney
is available on the HMS website www.hms-networks.com and at the
company’s head office.
Nominee registered shares
In order to be entitled to participate in the Annual General
Meeting, a shareholder whose shares are registered in the name of a
nominee must, in addition to giving notice of participation in the
Annual General Meeting, register its shares in its own name so that
the shareholder is listed in the presentation of the share register
as of Monday April 15, 2024. Such registration may be temporary
(so-called voting rights registration), and request for such voting
rights registration shall be made to the nominee in accordance with
the nominee’s routines at such a time in advance as decided by the
nominee. Voting rights registrations that have been made by the
nominee no later than Wednesday April 17, 2024, will be taken into
account in the presentation of the share register.
Proposed agenda
- Opening of the Meeting
- Election of Chairperson of the Meeting
- Preparation and approval of the voting list
- Approval of the agenda
- Election of one or two persons to approve the minutes
- Determination as to whether the Meeting has been duly
convened
- Presentation of
- the Annual Report, Auditors’ Report and the Consolidated
Accounts and Consolidated Auditors’ Report
- the statement by the Auditor on the compliance with the current
guidelines for remuneration to senior executives
- the Board of Directors’ proposals according to items 14-17
- Report by the CEO
- Resolution concerning
- the adoption of the Income Statement and Balance Sheet, and of
the Consolidated Income Statement and Consolidated Balance
Sheet
- the allocation of the company's profit as set forth in the
adopted Balance Sheet
- the discharge of liability for Board Members and CEO
- Determination of the number of Board Members and Deputies and
Auditors
- Determination of fees payable to Board Members and Auditor
- Election of Board Members
- Election of Auditor
- Resolution on approval of remuneration report
- Resolution on the Board of Directors’ proposal to guidelines
for remuneration to senior executives
- Resolution on the Board of Directors’ proposal for
authorisation of the Board of Directors to resolve on new share
issues
- Resolution on the Board of Directors’ proposal for (a)
implementation of a performance-based Share Saving Plan 2025-2028
for all employees, (b) authorisation of the Board of Directors to
resolve on repurchase of own shares within Share Saving Plan
2025-2028 and (c) transfer of own shares to participants in Share
Saving Plan 2025-2028
- Closing of the Meeting
The Nomination Committee’s proposals
Election of Chairperson of the Meeting, determination
of the number of Board Members and Deputies and Auditors,
determination of fees payable to Board Members and Auditor and
election of Board Members and election of Auditor (item 2 and
10-13)
The Nomination Committee for 2024, comprising Chairperson Johan
Menckel (Investment AB Latour), Staffan Dahlström (own holding),
Sophie Larsén (AMF Funds), Patrik Jönsson (SEB Funds) and Charlotte
Brogren (Chairman of the Board) proposes:
- that Charlotte Brogren shall be appointed Chairperson of the
Annual General Meeting (item 2);
- that the Board of Directors shall consist of six Board Members
elected by the General Meeting, without any Deputies and that a
registered public accounting firm shall be elected as Auditor (item
10);
- that fees to the Board Members shall amount to a total of SEK
2,345,000 (2,085,000), excluding committee fees, of which SEK
795,000 (695,000) shall be paid to the Chairperson, and SEK 310,000
(278,000) to each other Board Member elected by the General
Meeting, that the fee for work in the Audit Committee shall amount
to SEK 155,000 (114,000) to the Chairperson and SEK 80,000 (57,000)
to each other member in the Audit Committee and that no fees shall
be paid for work in other committees. The fees to the Auditor shall
be paid according to approved invoices (item 11);
- that the Board Members Charlotte Brogren, Anders Mörck, Cecilia
Wachtmeister, Niklas Edling and Anna Kleine shall be re-elected as
Board Members, that Johan Stakeberg shall be elected as new Board
Member, and that Charlotte Brogren shall be re-elected as
Chairperson of the Board. Fredrik Hansson has declined re-election
(item 12); and
- that, in accordance with the Audit Committee’s recommendation,
Öhrlings PricewaterhouseCoopers AB is re-elected as the company’s
Auditor, with Johan Palmgren as auditor in charge for a mandate
period of one year (item 13).
Proposals from the Board of Directors
Resolution concerning the allocation of the company's
profit as set forth in the adopted Balance Sheet (item
9b)
The Board of Directors proposes a dividend for the 2023 financial
year of SEK 4.40 per share. The proposed record date for the
dividend is Thursday April 25, 2024. If the Annual General Meeting
resolves in accordance with the proposal, the estimated date for
payment of the dividend from Euroclear Sweden is Tuesday April 30,
2024.
Resolution on the Board of Directors’ proposal to
guidelines for remuneration to senior executives
(item 15)
The Board of Directors proposes that the Annual General Meeting
resolves on the following guidelines for remuneration to senior
executives. These guidelines apply to persons who, during the
period of time that the guidelines are in effect, are members of
HMS Networks’ group management. The guidelines are applicable to
remuneration agreed and amendments to remuneration already agreed,
after adoption of the guidelines by the Annual General Meeting
2024. These guidelines do not apply to any remuneration decided or
approved by the general meeting.
The guidelines’ promotion of HMS Networks’ business
strategy, long-term interests and sustainability
HMS is a market-leading supplier of solutions for industrial ICT
(Information and Communication Technology). HMS’ industrial
communication products enables millions of machines, such as
robots, frequency converters and air conditioning equipment, to be
connected to different types of systems – a necessity to meet
future demands for energy efficiency and suitability. In brief,
HMS’ business strategy aims to achieve profitable growth in
strategic markets, focus on sustainable product development, be a
global actor with local presence and to have a sustainable supply
chain. A prerequisite for the successful implementation of HMS’
business strategy and to the safeguarding of its interests,
including its sustainability, is that the company is able to
recruit and retain qualified personnel. The objective of HMS’
remuneration policy for senior executives is therefore to offer
competitive and market-based remuneration, in order to attract,
motivate and retain competent and skilled employees. These
guidelines enable the company to offer a competitive total
remuneration. Further information regarding HMS business strategy
is available at HMS’ website, www.hms-networks.com.
HMS has ongoing long-term share-related incentive plans, which
have been resolved by the general meeting and are therefore
excluded from these guidelines. The plans comprise all employees
within HMS and aims to give the employees an increased interest for
the company’s operation and earnings, and to increase the
motivation and affinity with the company through a long-term owner
commitment. The plans further enable HMS to offer a competitive
total remuneration and thereby enabling the company to recruit and
retain competent personnel. The performance criteria are currently
linked to profit per share. Further, the incentive plans require
own investment during a certain holding period. Further information
on the incentive plans is available at HMS’ website,
www.hms-networks.com.
Types of remuneration, etc.
The remuneration to senior executives shall be market-based and may
consist of fixed cash salary, variable cash remuneration, pension
benefits and other benefits, as well as further variable
remuneration under certain extraordinary circumstances.
Additionally, the general meeting may – irrespective of these
guidelines – resolve on, among other things, share-related or share
price-related remuneration.
Fixed cash salary shall be determined on the basis that it
should be competitive together with short- and long-term
incentives. The absolute amount shall be determined based on the
current position and the competence, experience and performance of
the individual. The fixed cash salary shall be revised
annually.
Variable cash remuneration shall be based on predetermined and
measurable financial and non-financial objectives of the group. The
measurement period for the objectives for annual variable cash
remuneration shall be one year and annual variable cash
remuneration may amount to a maximum of 80 percent of the fixed
cash salary. In addition to annual variable cash remuneration,
senior executives shall be able to receive a long-term variable
cash bonus (LTI bonus) amounting to a maximum of 40 percent of the
fixed cash salary each respective year in the measurement period.
The LTI bonus shall be based on achieved financial and operational
objectives, related to, for example, growth and operating profit,
after a multi-year measurement period in three to five years.
Payment of LTI bonus shall take place after the end of the
measurement period and only one LTI program may be ongoing at a
time.
The distribution between fixed cash salary and variable cash
remuneration shall be proportionate to the executive’s
responsibility and authority. The objectives shall primarily relate
to growth and profitability, where the relationship between these
performance measures shall determine the outcome of variable cash
remuneration. In addition, individual objectives may be
established. The objectives shall be designed so as to contribute
to HMS’ business strategy and long-term interests, including its
sustainability, by for example being clearly linked to the business
strategy or promote the executive’s long-term development.
For the CEO, pension benefits, including health insurance
benefits (Sw: sjukförsäkringsförmåner) shall be premium
defined. The pension premium may amount to a maximum of 35 percent
of the pensionable income up to 28.5 price base amounts, and a
maximum of 25 percent on exceeding part of the pensionable
income.
For other senior executives, pension benefits, including health
insurance benefits, shall be premium defined. The pension premium
shall amount to a maximum of 30 percent of the pensionable income,
up to 30 income base amounts.
The variable cash remuneration shall qualify for pension
benefits. LTI bonus should not be pensionable unless required by
mandatory collective agreement provisions.
Other benefits may include, for example, medical insurance (Sw:
sjukvårdsförsäkring), occupational health care (Sw:
företagshälsovård) and company cars. Such benefits may
amount to a maximum of 10 percent of the fixed cash salary.
Further variable cash remuneration may be awarded in
extraordinary circumstances, provided that such extraordinary
arrangements are made for the purpose of recruiting or retaining
executives. Such remuneration may not exceed an amount
corresponding to 50 percent of the fixed cash salary and may not be
paid more than once each year per individual. Any resolution on
such remuneration shall be made by the Board of Directors based on
a proposal from the Remuneration Committee.
For employments governed by rules other than Swedish, pension
benefits and other benefits may be duly adjusted for compliance
with mandatory rules or established local practice, taking into
account, to the extent possible, the overall purpose of these
guidelines.
The satisfaction of criteria for awarding variable
remuneration, etc.
The Remuneration Committee shall prepare, monitor and evaluate
matters related to variable cash remuneration for the Board of
Directors. To the extent the criteria for awarding variable cash
remuneration has been satisfied, shall be determined when the
measurement period has ended. Assessments of whether financial
objectives have been met, shall be based on established financial
information for the period. Remuneration to the CEO is decided by
the Board of Directors, based on a proposal from the Remuneration
Committee. Remuneration to other senior executives is decided by
the CEO after consultation with the Remuneration Committee.
Variable cash remuneration may be paid after the measurement
period has ended or be subject to deferred payment. The Board of
Directors shall have the possibility, under applicable law or
contractual provisions, to in whole or in part reclaim variable
remuneration paid on incorrect grounds (claw-back).
Termination of employment
Senior executives shall be employed until further notice. For the
CEO, there shall be a mutual notice period of six months. If notice
of termination of employment of the CEO is made by the company, a
severance pay corresponding to a maximum of twelve months fixed
cash salary may be paid. Other income should not be deducted from
the severance pay. If notice of termination of employment is made
by the CEO, severance pay should not be paid. Between the company
and other senior executives, there shall be a mutual notice period
of six months, without any right to severance pay.
Senior executives may be compensated for a non-compete
undertaking after the termination of the employment, however, only
to the extent severance pay is not paid during the same period of
time. Such remuneration is intended to compensate the senior
executive for the difference between the fixed cash salary at the
time of termination of the employment, and the (lower) income
obtained, or could be obtained, by a new employment agreement,
assignment or own business. The remuneration may be paid during the
period the non-compete undertaking is applicable, and no longer
than a period of twelve months after the termination of the
employment.
Salary and employment conditions for employees
In the preparation of the Board of Directors’ proposal for these
remuneration guidelines, salary and employment conditions for
employees of HMS have been taken into account by including
information on the employees’ total income, the components of the
remuneration and increase and growth rate over time, in the
Remuneration Committee’s and the Board of Directors’ basis of
decision when evaluating whether the guidelines and the limitations
set out herein are reasonable.
The decision-making process to determine, review and
implement the guidelines
The Board of Directors has established a Remuneration Committee.
The committee’s tasks include preparing the Board of Directors’
decision to propose guidelines for executive remuneration. The
Board of Directors shall prepare a proposal for new guidelines at
least every fourth year and submit it to the general meeting. The
guidelines shall be in force until new guidelines are adopted by
the general meeting. The Remuneration Committee shall also monitor
and evaluate programs for variable remuneration for the executive
management, the application of the guidelines for executive
remuneration as well as the current remuneration structures and
compensation levels in HMS. The members of the Remuneration
Committee are independent in of the company and its executive
management. The CEO and other members of the executive management
do not participate in the Board of Directors’ processing of and
resolutions regarding remuneration-related matters in so far as
they are affected by such matters.
Derogation from the guidelines
The Board of Directors may temporarily resolve to derogate from the
guidelines, in whole or in part,
if in a specific case there is special cause for the derogation and
a derogation is necessary to serve
HMS’ long-term interests, including its sustainability, or to
ensure HMS’ financial viability. As set out above, the Remuneration
Committee’s tasks include preparing the Board of Directors’
resolutions in remuneration-related matters. This includes any
resolutions to derogate from the guidelines.
Description of significant changes to the guidelines and
comments from shareholders
In relation to the current guidelines, resolved by the Annual
General Meeting 2022, the proposal for the Annual General Meeting
2024 entails that senior executives, shall be able to receive an
annual variable cash remuneration amounting to a maximum of 80
percent of the fixed cash salary, compared to previously 50 percent
of the fixed cash salary, and a long-term variable cash bonus (LTI
bonus) amounting to a maximum of 40 percent of the fixed cash
salary each respective year in the measurement period, compared to
previously 50 percent of the fixed cash salary per the last year in
the measurement period, with the adjustment that only one LTI
program may be ongoing at a time. The proposed adjustments are a
result of HMS’ increased presence in the USA, which has prompted a
review of the current guidelines. In addition, the provision of
pension premiums for other senior executives (other than the CEO)
has been adjusted to adapt to the new income cap for pensionable
income of 30 income base amounts from ITP1. The Board of Directors
has not received any comments from shareholders on the guidelines
for remuneration to senior executives.
Resolution on the Board of Directors’ proposal for
authorisation of the Board of Directors to resolve on new share
issues (item 16)
The Board of Directors proposes that the Annual General Meeting
resolves to authorise the Board of Directors to resolve on new
share issues in accordance with the following conditions:
- The authorisation may be exercised on one or several occasions
up to the Annual General Meeting 2025.
- Issues may be made of such number of shares that corresponds to
a maximum of 10 per cent of the company’s share capital on the date
when the authorisation is utilised for the first time.
- An issue may be made with or without deviation from the
shareholders’ preferential right.
- An issue may be made against cash payment, by set-off or by
contribution in kind.
- The subscription price shall, at deviation from the
shareholders’ preferential right, be determined in accordance with
market practice. The Board of Directors shall be entitled to
determine other terms of the issue.
The purpose of the authorisation, and the reason for the
deviation from the shareholders’ preferential right, is to enable
the company to finance or carry out, in whole or in part,
acquisitions of companies.
Under the Swedish Companies Act, the resolution of the General
Meeting on authorisation for the Board of Directors to resolve on
new share issues requires the support of shareholders representing
at least two-thirds of both the number of votes cast and the shares
represented at the Meeting in order to be valid.
Resolution on the Board of Directors’ proposal on
(a) implementation of a performance-based Share Saving Plan
2025-2028 for all employees, (b) authorisation of the Board of
Directors to resolve on repurchase of own shares within Share
Saving Plan 2025-2028 and (c) transfer of own shares to
participants in Share Saving Plan 2025-2028 (item
17)
A. Implementation of performance-based Share Saving Plan
2025-2028 for all employees
The Board of Directors proposes that the Annual General Meeting
resolves on implementation of the below described Share Saving Plan
2025-2028 to all employees, comprising a maximum of 100,000 shares
in the company, according to the following principal
conditions:
- All permanent employees within the
group as per 31 December 2024 (approximately 1,300 persons) will be
offered to participate in the program. In order to participate in
the program, the participant must, with own funds, make an
investment of minimum 1% and maximum between 3% and 6% (depending
on position, se item 2 below) of his or her annual fixed gross
salary in shares in the company at market price over Nasdaq
Stockholm (“Saving Shares”). Notification of participation in Share
Saving Program 2025-2028 shall be made no later than 31 December
2024. The investment shall take place during 2025 and shall be made
to an amount corresponding to minimum 1% of the gross salary for
2024, with the possibility to further investment up to the fixed
maximum amount.
- For senior executives (approximately
120 persons), it is required that the own investment amounts to a
minimum of 1% and a maximum of 6% of the gross salary for 2024. For
other employees (approximately 1,180 persons), it is required that
the own investment amounts to a minimum of 1% and maximum of 3% of
the gross salary for 2024.
- Each Saving Share entitles the
participant to receive free of charge a maximum of two (2) shares
in the company, based on the achievement of certain performance
conditions (“Performance Share”). The performance conditions are
based on the development of earnings per share according to
determined objectives by the Board of Directors during the
financial years 2026-2028 (the “Measurement Period”). The
performance condition that has to be achieved of exceeded relates
to average annual growth of the company’s earnings per share during
the Measurement Period, whereby Performance Shares is received
linearly between the interval 0-20% and an average annual growth
during the Measurement Period of 20% corresponds to maximum
allotment, i.e. two (2) Performance Shares. Through the connection
to earnings per share throughout the measurement period, the
performance conditions contribute to the company’s long-term value
creation.
- Upon achievement of the performance
conditions, Performance Shares will be received within 60 days
after the day of the publishing of the year-end report regarding
the financial year 2028. Subject to customary exceptions, the
participant does not receive Performance Shares if the participant
does not acquire Saving Shares according to determined minimum
level, does not hold all of his or her Saving Shares up to and
including 31 December 2028, or does not remain in his or her
employment or equivalent within the group as per this
date.
- A small number of selected
consultants with assignments of essential importance for the
company should be offered to, on comparable terms and conditions,
participate in Share Saving Plan 2025-2028.
- The Board of Directors shall be
responsible for the detailed terms and conditions of Share Saving
Plan 2025-2028 within the scope the above stated principal terms
and conditions, as well as such reasonable adjustments of the
program which are deemed appropriate or efficient due to legal or
administrative conditions. In addition, the Board of Directors
shall have the right to make minor adjustments to the terms and
conditions and the administration of the share saving plan, in
order to comply with local rules, market practice and
administrative circumstances, in a cost-effective manner in some of
the group's jurisdictions other than Sweden.
B. Authorisation for the Board of Directors to resolve on
repurchase of own shares within Share Saving Plan
2025-2028
To enable the company’s delivery of Performance Shares according
to Share Saving Plan 2025-2028, the Board of Directors proposes
that the Annual General Meeting resolves to authorise the Board of
Directors to resolve on repurchase of own shares in accordance with
the following conditions:
- The repurchase of shares shall take place on Nasdaq
Stockholm.
- The authorisation may be exercised on one or several occasions
until the Annual General Meeting 2025.
- The repurchase shall as a maximum comprise the number of shares
required for delivery of Performance Shares to the participants in
Share Saving Plan 2025-2028, however no more than 100,000
shares.
- Repurchase shall be made at a price within the share price
interval registered from time to time, where share price interval
means the difference between the highest buying price and the
lowest selling price.
- Payment of the repurchased shares shall be made in
cash.
- The Board of Directors shall have the right to resolve on other
terms and conditions for the repurchase.
The repurchase is expected to take place on one or several
occasions in conjunction with the notification and investment
periods during 2024 and 2025. To the extent that repurchase must be
made after the Annual General Meeting 2025 in order to ensure
delivery of shares according to the program’s maximum amount, a new
authorisation for repurchase of shares is required by the next
Annual General Meeting.
C. Transfer of own shares to participants in the Share
Saving Plan 2025-2028
To be able to deliver Performance Shares under Share Saving Plan
2025-2028, the Board of Directors proposes that the Annual General
Meeting resolves on transfer of own shares in accordance with the
following conditions:
- A maximum number of 100,000 shares may be transferred free of
charge to participants in Share Saving Plan 2025-2028.
- With deviation from the shareholders’ preferential rights, the
right to acquire shares free of charge shall comprise persons
within the group participating in Share Saving Plan 2025-2028, with
a right for each of the participant to acquire the maximum number
of shares stipulated in the terms and conditions of the Share
Saving Plan 2025-2028.
- Transfer of shares shall be made free of charge at the time
for, and according to the terms for, the allotment of shares to
participants in Share Saving Plan 2025-2028.
- The number of shares that may be transferred under Share Saving
Plan 2025-2028 may be recalculated due to any intervening split or
reverse share split, bonus issue, preferential issue and/or similar
corporate actions.
The reason for deviation from the shareholders' preferential
rights is to enable the company to transfer Performance Shares to
the participants in Share Saving Plan 2025-2028.
Shares that have been acquired by the company, and which are not
transferred to participants in the Share Saving Plan 2025-2028 may
be transferred to participants in previous share saving plans or
future share saving plans decided on by the General Meeting of the
company. Also, such shares acquired by the company within previous
years' share saving plans may be transferred to participants in the
Share Saving Plan 2025-2028, previous share saving plans or future
share saving plans decided on by the General Meeting. Transfer
shall take place in accordance with applicable rules for the
current share saving plan.
Estimated costs
The program will generate costs related to the application of IFRS
2 “Share-related remuneration” amounting to approximately MSEK 37
and costs for social security contributions of approximately MSEK
13 for the shares which are allotted free of charge. The total
effect on the income statement is estimated to amount to
approximately MSEK 50, distributed over the years 2025-2028.
Costs according to IFRS 2 do not affect the cash flow or equity
during the duration of the Share Saving Plan. The acquisition cost
of the shares is estimated to approximately MSEK 37 and will affect
the cash flow and equity in connection with acquisition of the
shares. The social security contributions effect the equity
continuously, but the cash flow only in 2029, after that the shares
has been allotted. Administrative costs for the program are
estimated to amount to MSEK 0.8 during the duration of the
program.
The above cost-estimate is based on assumptions that just over
half of the employees participate in the program, that all
participants remain until the end of the program, an investment
level per participant based on historical outcome and a maximum
outcome on the performance conditions corresponding to two (2)
Performance Shares per Saving Share. For the share price at the end
of the program, a development corresponding to the outcome of the
performance condition earnings per share has been assumed.
Reason for the proposal
The Board of Directors’ reason for the abovementioned proposal on
Share Saving Plan 2025-2028 is that a personal long-term owner
commitment in the company by the employees is expected to stimulate
an increased interest for the company’s operation and earnings, and
to increase the motivation and affinity with the company. The
offering and participation in the Share Saving Plan shall be
considered as a part of the total remuneration package. Therefore,
the Board of Directors assesses that the Share Saving Plan is
favourably for both the company and its shareholders. It is the
Board of Directors’ intention to annually return to the Annual
General Meeting with proposals for share saving plans with
equivalent conditions and effects. In case the conditions for the
assumptions on number of employees that may be offered to
participate in the share saving program or otherwise that is the
basis for the calculations of the maximum size of the program
change, the Board of Directors’ intends to return with a
supplementary proposal to the Annual General Meeting 2025 regarding
repurchase and transfer of own shares within Share Saving Plan
2025-2028, in order to ensure that all employees as per 31 December
2024 who wish to participate in the program can do so.
Effects on key ratios
As per the date of the Board of Directors’ proposal, the number of
shares in the company amounts to 46,818,868. The Share Saving Plan
2025-2028 is expected to result in acquisition and transfer of a
total of approximately 100,000 shares, which corresponds to
approximately 0.21% of the total number of outstanding shares and
votes. The key ratio earnings per share is not expected to be
affected substantially.
Majority resolution
Decision on the Board of Directors’ proposal under items A, B and C
shall be made as a joint decision. The proposal, to be valid, must
be supported by shareholders holding at least nine-tenths of both
the number of votes cast, as well as of the number of shares
represented at the meeting.
Shareholders’ right to receive
information
The Board of Directors and CEO shall at the Annual General Meeting,
if any shareholder so requests and the Board of Directors believes
that it can be done without material harm to the company, provide
information regarding circumstances that may affect the assessment
of an item on the agenda, circumstances that may affect the
assessment of the company’s or its subsidiaries’ financial
situation and the company’s relation to another company within the
group.
Available documents
The Nomination Committee’s reasoned statement and form of power of
attorney are available at the company and on the company’s website,
www.hms-networks.com .
The Annual Report and Auditor’s Report for the parent company
and the group for the 2023 financial year, the Board of Directors
reasoned statement regarding the proposal for dividend and the
Board of Directors complete proposal regarding items 14-17 and the
Auditors’ statement on whether the current guidelines for
remuneration to senior executives have been complied with, will be
available at the company and on the company’s website,
www.hms-networks.com , no later than April 2, 2024.
The documents will be sent free of charge to shareholders who so
request and state their postal address. A printed version of the
Annual Report may be received by sending address details to
reception@hms.se.
Number of shares and votes in the
company
As per March 15, 2024, the total number of shares and votes in the
company amounts to 46,818,868. As of the same date, the company’s
holding of own shares amounts to 143 416 which do not entitle to
any voting right as long as the company is the holder of the
shares.
Processing of personal data
For information on processing of personal data, see
https://www.euroclear.com/dam/ESw/Legal/Privacy-notice-bolagsstammor-engelska.pdf.
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Halmstad, March 2024
HMS Networks AB (publ)
The Board of Directors
For more information, please contact:
Staffan Dahlström, CEO HMS, +46 (0)35 17 29 01
Joakim Nideborn, CFO HMS, +46 (0)35 710 69 83
HMS Networks AB (publ) is a
market-leading provider of solutions in industrial information and
communication technology (Industrial ICT). HMS develops and
manufactures products under the Anybus®, Ixxat®, Ewon® and Intesis®
brands. Development takes place at the headquarter in Halmstad and
also in Ravensburg, Nivelles, Igualada, Wetzlar, Buchen, Delft,
Sibiu, Rotterdam and Bilbao. Local sales and support are handled by
branch offices in Germany, USA, Japan, China, Singapore, Italy,
France, Spain, the Netherlands, India, UK, Sweden, South Korea,
Australiac UAE and Vietnam, as well as through a worldwide network
of distributors and partners. HMS employs over 800 people and
reported sales of SEK 3,025 million in 2023. HMS is listed on the
NASDAQ OMX in Stockholm in the Large Cap segment and
Telecommunications sector.
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