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Press release from the Annual General Meeting of Freemelt Holding AB (publ) held May 21, 2025
This English version is a translation of the Swedish original. The Swedish text is the binding version and shall prevail in the event of any discrepancies.
The annual general meeting of Freemelt Holding AB (publ) was held today on 21st of May 2025. Below is a summary of what was resolved during the meeting. All decisions were unanimous.
Adoption of income statement and balance sheet, distribution of funds and discharge of liability
The annual general meeting unanimously resolved to:
– adopt the income statement and balance sheet as well as the consolidated income statement and consolidated balance sheet;
– approve the proposed dispositions of funds available to be balanced in a new account and that no profit distribution is made for the financial year 2024
– discharge all Board members and the CEO from liability for the year 2024
Board and auditor fees
The annual general meeting unanimously resolved in accordance with the Nomination Committee’s proposal, to compensate the Board of Directors with a maximum amount of SEK 850,000; where the Chairman is remunerated with SEK 250,000 and each of the other Board members, who are not employees of the Group, are remunerated with SEK 100,000. Fees to the auditor are proposed to be paid according to an approved invoice.
Election of the Board of Directors and auditor
The annual general meeting unanimously resolved to re-elect Cecilia Jinert Johansson, Johannes Henrich Schleifenbaum, Lottie Saks, and Mikael Wahlsten, and to newly elect Kai Gruner, Mala Valroy, and Martin Julander. It was noted that Carl Palmstierna and Per Anell declined to be re-elected. It was further resolved to elect Kai Gruner as Chairman and to re-elect Grant Thornton as the Company auditor with Victor Cukierman as the principal auditor.
The Chairman of the Election Committee thanked the Board for their service during the past year.
Principles for composition of the Nomination Committee and the Nomination Committees instruction ahead of the Annual General Meeting 2026
The annual general meeting unanimously resolved to instruct the Chairman of the Board of Directors to contact the three largest shareholders, as set out in the shareholders register of Euroclear Sweden AB per September 30th 2025, who each shall nominate a person to the Nomination Committee. If any of the three largest shareholders do not wish to nominate a person, the fourth largest shareholder shall be contacted. This procedure shall continue until the Nomination Committee consists of three members. The Chairman of the Board of Directors can be called to participate in committee meetings.
The term of Nomination Committee members last until a new Nomination Committee has been elected as per mandate from the next AGM. If a member leaves the Nomination Committee before its work has been finalized and if the Nomination Committee considers it necessary to replace the member, a new member shall be nominated in accordance with the principles above on the basis of an extract from Euroclear Sweden AB’s shareholders register as soon as possible after the member has left.
The Nomination Committee shall put forward a proposal to the 2026 AGM in the following matters:
- Election of Chairman at the meeting
- Determination of the number of Board members and deputy Board members
- Determination of Board fees and the distribution between Chairman of the Board and other Board members
- Determination of auditor fees
- Election of Board members, deputy Board members and Chairman of the Board
- Election of auditor
- Proposed principles for composition of the Nomination Committee and the Nomination Committees instruction ahead of the upcoming Annual General Meeting
The Nomination Committee shall appoint a Chairman among its members. The Chairman of the Board shall not be eligible as Chairman of the Nomination Committee.
The Nomination Committee shall convene as often as required for the group to fulfil their duties, once a year as a minimum. The Chairman of the Nomination Committee shall convene meetings. If a member requests that the Nomination Committee convene, such request shall be heard.
The Nomination Committee shall have decision authority if a minimum of two members are present. The Nomination Committee shall decide by majority vote, or in case of equal number of votes, the decision shall be in favour of the Chairmans vote.
Nomination Committee meetings shall be minuted.
Work in the Nomination Committee shall not be remunerated. The company shall reimburse reasonable costs that the Nomination Committee considers necessary to complete their assignment.
Authorizing the Board of Directors to decide on a new issue of shares, warrants, and/or convertibles
The annual general meeting unanimously resolved, with sufficient majority, to mandate the Board of Directors, until the next AGM, on one or several occasions, with or without preferential rights for the company’s shareholders, to decide on the issue of shares, warrants or convertibles. Payment shall be in cash, non-cash, or by offset, with or without terms. Share capital and number of shares shall not increase by more than twenty (20) percent compared to the number of shares of the company on the date of the 2025 AGM. A resolution must be within the limits of the company’s articles of association.
The purpose of such a mandate and the reason for deviating from shareholders’ preferential rights is that the issue shall add capital to the company and/or add strategic shareholders. Any issue of shares, warrants or convertibles which deviates from shareholders’ preferential rights shall reflect market conditions, including any market-based discount.
The Chairman of the Board, or whoever the Board of Directors elect, shall have the right to make any formal adjustments necessary when registering the issue.
Implementing an incentive program for employees in Sweden and issuing warrants in connection therewith
The annual general meeting unanimously resolved, with sufficient majority, to establish a long-term incentive program for certain key employees in the Company and its subsidiaries through the issuance a maximum of 18,875,554 options within the framework of “Incentive Program A 2025/2028” and “Incentive Program B 2025/2028” increasing the Company’s share capital when fully exercised by not more than SEK 943,777.70 (calculated on a quota value of SEK 0.05). The options are issued to enable the incentive programs as proposed by the Board in the notice to the annual general meeting. Terms were decided in accordance with the Board’s proposal as made available in the notice and on the Company’s website.