Resolutions made at Mekonomen’s Extraordinary General Meeting 2018
26 September 2018 17:20
The Extraordinary General Meeting of Mekonomen Aktiebolag (publ) was held on Wednesday, 26 September 2018 at 3.30 p.m., in Stockholm.
Righs issue and amendment of the Articles of Association
The Extraordinary General Meeting resolved to approve the Board of Directors’ resolution on a rights issue. To facilitate the completion of the rights issue, the Extraordinary General Meeting further resolved, in accordance with the Board of Directors’ proposal, to amend Section 3 of the Articles of Association, whereby the limits of the share capital and the number of shares were changed to minimum SEK 100,000,000 and maximum SEK 400,000,000, and minimum 40,000,000 shares and maximum 160,000,000 shares, respectively.
Under the terms of the rights issue, shareholders in Mekonomen have preferential rights to subscribe for four (4) new shares per seven (7) existing shares, i.e. a subscription ratio of 4:7. The subscription price is SEK 79 per share which, at full subscription, will result in total issue proceeds of approximately SEK 1,621m before costs related to the rights issue. The record date for the rights issue is 1 October 2018 and the subscription period runs from 3 October to 18 October 2018, both dates inclusive.
For further information on the rights issue, please refer to previous press releases published on 24 August 2018 and 24 September 2018. Further information on the rights issue will also be included in the prospectus which is expected to be published on or around 28 September 2018.
Complete information and resolutions
Complete documentation about the Extraordinary General Meeting’s resolutions will be available on Mekonomen’s website: www.mekonomen.com
For further information, please contact:
Åsa Källenius, CFO Mekonomen AB
Telephone: +46 (0)8 464 00 00 E-mail: asa.kallenius@mekonomengroup.com
Helena Effert, IRO Mekonomen AB
Telephone +46 (0)8 464 00 00 E-mail: helena.effert@mekonomengroup.com
This press release was submitted for publication at 5.20 p.m. 26 September 2018.