Tuesday 20 April 2010, Brødrene Hartmann A/S held its ordinary Annual General
Meeting. The Chairman and the Executive Board reported on 2009, and the Annual
Report for 2009 was approved.
The annual general meeting adopted the report on the company's activities in the
past financial year delivered by the Chairman of the Board. The report contained
the information already communicated to NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen in the company's
electronic Annual Report 2009 on 17 March 2010.
The Annual Report 2009 was approved, and the members of the Executive Board and
the Board of Directors were discharged from liability.
The annual general meeting adopted the proposal from the Board of Directors for
the declaration of DKK 1.50 per share in dividend for FY 2009, representing 30
per cent of the profit for the year.
Erik Højsholt, Walther Vishof Paulsen, Peter-Ulrik Plesner and Niels Hermansen
were re-elected to the Board.
The amount in emolument to the Board of Directors for 2010 was approved and
remains unchanged from the 2009 level.
Deloitte Statsautoriseret Revisionsaktieselskab was re-elected auditor of the
company.
The annual general meeting adopted the proposal from the Board of Directors for
the insertion of a new article 13(2) in the Articles of Association, following
which there is now an age limit of 70 for members of the Board of Directors.
The annual general meeting adopted the proposal from the Board of Directors for
amendments to several provisions in the Articles of Association as a result of
the new Danish companies act.
The annual general meeting adopted the proposal from the Board of Directors for
amendments to several other provisions in the Articles of Association based on
the new Danish companies act.
The annual general meeting adopted the proposal from the Board of Directors for
several conditional amendments to the Articles of Association as a result of the
new Danish companies act.
The annual general meeting adopted a resolution on the wording of the
conditional amendments to the Articles of Association once the new Danish
companies act has entered into force. Accordingly, Management is not at liberty
to use any other wording than that resolved by the company in general meeting.
Once the provisions of the new Danish companies act enter into force, Management
must forthwith arrange for the relevant consequential changes to be made to the
Articles of Association and file the adjusted version of the Articles of
Association with the Danish Commerce and Companies Agency.
The annual general meeting adopted the proposal from the Board of Directors for
a number of other amendments to the Articles of Association.
The annual general meeting authorised the Chairman of the meeting to arrange
for, and to make such alterations and additions as may be required for, the
notification of resolutions made at the annual general meeting to the Danish
Commerce and Companies Agency.
The Board of Directors was granted authority to let the company acquire treasury
shares for a maximum nominal value of DKK 14,030,180 in the period until 20
October 2011 at the price listed at the stock exchange at the time of
acquisition, plus/minus maximum 10%.
At a subsequent initial meeting of the newly-elected Board of Directors, Erik
Højsholt was appointed Chairman and Walther V. Paulsen was appointed Deputy
Chairman.
Prior to the Annual General Meeting the employees had elected their
representatives to the Board.
As employee representatives Niels Christian Petersen was elected and Jan Peter
Antonisen was re-elected to the Board of Directors on 13 April 2010. They both
took up their seats on the Board of Directors immediately after the conclusion
of the annual general meeting at the first meeting of the newly-elected Board.
Flemming Uldall S. Lund and Tage Hansen Thomsen were elected as alternates.
Brødrene Hartmann A/S
Erik Højsholt
Chairman of the Board
Peter Arndrup Poulsen
CEO
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