The Annual General Meeting of SCA was held today, April 15, 2021. In order to reduce the risk of spreading covid-19, the Meeting was held by postal voting, in accordance with temporary legislation.
The Meeting approved the income statement and balance sheet for the parent company and the consolidated income statement and consolidated balance sheet for 2020.
The Annual General Meeting decided on a dividend of SEK 2.00 per share for the 2020 fiscal year. The record date for the dividend is Monday, April 19, 2021. Payment through Euroclear Sweden AB is planned for Thursday, April 22, 2021.
The Board of Directors and the CEO were granted discharge from liability for the 2020 fiscal year.
The Annual General Meeting decided that the number of Board members should be 10. Board members Charlotte Bengtsson, Pär Boman, Lennart Evrell, Annemarie Gardshol, Ulf Larsson, Martin Lindqvist, Bert Nordberg, Anders Sundström and Barbara Milian Thoralfsson were re-elected. Carina Håkansson was elected as new Board member. Pär Boman was re-elected Chairman of the Board.The registered accounting firm EY AB was appointed the company’s auditor for a mandate period until the end of the Annual General Meeting 2022.
The Annual General Meeting resolved to adopt the remunerations to the Board members and the auditor that were proposed in the notice convening the Meeting. The Board’s remuneration report for 2020 was approved.The Meeting resolved on amendments to the articles of association in accordance with the Board’s proposal. The amendments enable the company to e.g. hold general meetings by postal voting, irrespective of the temporary legislation currently in effect.
Minutes from the Annual General Meeting will be available on the company website, www.sca.com, within two weeks.
For further information, please contact:
Anders Edholm, Senior Vice President Communications, tel +46 60 19 32 12
Katarina Nilsson, Legal Counsel and Secretary of the Board, tel +46 73 920 56 05