General Meeting

According to the Swedish Companies Act, the general meeting is the ultimate decision-making body of the company. At the general meeting, the shareholders exercise their voting rights on key issues, such as adoption of income statements and balance sheets, distribution of earnings, discharge from liability for members of the board of directors and the Chief Executive Officer, election of members of the board of directors and auditor as well as remuneration to the board of directors and the auditor.

The annual general meeting must be held within six months from the end of each financial year. In addition to the annual general meeting, extraordinary general meetings may be convened. According to the company's articles of association, general meetings are convened by publication of the convening notice in the Official Swedish Gazette (Sw. Post- och Inrikes Tidningar) and on the company's website. At the time of the notice convening the meeting, information that the notice has been issued shall be published in Dagens Nyheter.

Shareholders who wish to participate in a general meeting must be recorded as a shareholder in a printout or other presentation of the share register relating to the circumstances on the day falling six banking days prior to the general meeting and notify the company of their participation no later than on the date set out in the notice convening the general meeting. In addition to notifying the company, shareholders whose shares are registered in the names of nominees must re-register such shares in their own name to be entitled to participate in the general meeting. Such re-registration may be temporary (voting rights registration) and can be requested from the nominee in accordance with the nominee's procedures in such time in advance as the nominee determines. Voting rights registrations effected by the nominee no later than four banking days prior to the general meeting will be taken into account. Shareholders may attend general meetings in person or by proxy and may be accompanied by not more than two assistants.

Shareholders who wish to have a matter brought before the general meeting must submit a written request to the board of directors. The matter shall be addressed at the general meeting, provided that the request was received no later than one week prior to the earliest date on which notice of the general meeting may be issued pursuant to the Swedish Companies Act or after that date but in due time for the matter to be included in the notice of the general meeting.