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ÅF AB: Invitation to the Annual General Meeting

Tue, 26/03/2013 - 16:15 CET
Regulatory

Viktor Svensson, Executive Vice President, Corporate Information +46
70 657 20 26


Shareholders of ÅF AB (publ) are invited to the Annual General Meeting of the
company that will take place at 14.00 (2 pm) C.E.T. on Friday 26 April 2013 at
the company's headquarters with address: Frösundaleden 2, Solna, Sweden.

Entitlement to attend

Shareholders who wish to participate in the Annual General Meeting must

  * have their names entered in the shareholders' register maintained by
    Euroclear Sweden AB on Saturday 20 April 2013 at the latest, and
  * confirm their intention to participate by 16.00 (4 pm) C.E.T. on Monday 22
    April 2013 at the latest via ÅF's website www.afconsult.com,  or by
    telephone +46 10 505 00 00, or by post to ÅF AB, Legal, SE-169 99 Stockholm,
    Sweden, and must register any assistant(s) or advisor(s) at the same time.

The personal information kept in the shareholders' register maintained by
Euroclear Sweden AB will be used to register and draw up the list of voters for
the Annual General Meeting.

Shares registered in the name of a nominee

Shareholders whose shares are registered in the name of a nominee through a bank
or other nominee must, if they wish to exercise their right to participate in
the Annual General Meeting, temporarily re-register their shares in their own
name. Shareholders who wish to exercise their right in this way must inform
their nominee of their intention to do so in good time before 20 April 2013.

Proxy

Shareholders who are represented through a proxy must issue a power of attorney,
duly signed and dated, for the proxy to act on their behalf. If the power of
attorney has been issued by a legal person, a certified copy of the certificate
of incorporation for the legal person must also be provided that confirms the
right to issue the power of attorney. The original of the power of attorney and,
where appropriate, the certificate of incorporation should be submitted in good
time before the Annual General Meeting to ÅF AB, Legal, SE-169 99 Stockholm,
Sweden. Proxy forms for making power of attorney arrangements are available on
the ÅF website: www.afconsult.com.

Annual Report

It is anticipated that the Annual Report in English will be published on
www.afconsult.com during the week beginning on 15 April 2013. Printed copies may
be ordered via the ÅF website or by phoning the ÅF Group switchboard.

Proposed agenda for the Annual General Meeting

 1  Election of someone to chair the meeting.

 2  Preparation and approval of the list of those eligible to vote.

 3  Approval of the agenda.

 4  Election of minute checkers.

 5  Confirmation of the legality of the call to meet.

 6  The President's/CEO's address.

 7  Report of the work of the Board of Directors and of the Remuneration and
    Audit Committees.

 8  Presentation of the Annual Report and the Auditors' Report together with
    the consolidated accounts and the auditors' report for the same.

 9  Adoption of the Income Statement and Balance Sheet of ÅF AB and the Income
    Statement and Balance Sheet of the entire ÅF Group.

 10 Resolution regarding discharge from liability of the Board of Directors and
    of the President/CEO.

 11 Appropriations and allocations of the profit or loss made by the company
    according to the approved balance sheet, and the record day for the right
    to receive a shareholders' dividend.

 12 Decision concerning the number of board members and deputy members to be
    elected by the meeting.

 13 Decision concerning the remuneration to be awarded to the Board of
    Directors and the Auditors.

 14 Election of Chairman of the Board, other members of the Board of Directors
    and any deputies.

 15 Election of Auditors and any deputy auditors.

 16 Resolution concerning the Nomination Committee.

 17 Resolution concerning the principles relating to salary and other
    remuneration for the President/CEO and other members of the senior
    management team.

 18 Resolution concerning the long-term incentive programmes:

    18a.....Employees' Convertible Programme 2013 for employees in Sweden

    18b     Performance-Related Share Programme (PSP) for employees abroad.

 19 Resolution authorising the Board of Directors to acquire and transfer the
    company's own shares.

    19a     Resolution on increased authority for the Board of Directors
    regarding the company's capital structure.

    19b     Resolution on transfer of shares to fulfil ÅF's obligations
    pursuant to the convertible- and share programme under items 18a and 18b on
    the agenda.

 20 Resolution authorising the Board of Directors to make a new issue of
    shares.

 21 Close of the Annual General Meeting.


Election of someone to chair the meeting (item 1 on the agenda)

The Nomination Committee proposes that the Chairman of the Board, Ulf
Dinkelspiel, chairs the meeting.

Shareholders' dividend (item 9 on the agenda)

The Board of Directors proposes a shareholders' dividend of SEK 5.50 per share.
It is proposed that Thursday, 2 May 2013 be made the record day for the right to
receive this dividend. It is anticipated that payment will be made via Euroclear
Sweden AB on Tuesday, 7 May 2013.

Proposals re: the election of the Board of Directors and Auditors and
remuneration to the Directors and Auditors (items 10, 11, 12 and 13 on the
agenda)

The Nomination Committee proposes that the Board of Directors of the company
shall consist of nine members elected by the Annual General Meeting with no
deputies.

It is proposed that remuneration to the Board including its committees up until
the time of the next Annual General Meeting shall total SEK 2,895,000. For the
work of the Board, SEK 550,000 is allocated to the Chairman of the Board of
Directors and SEK 250,000 is allocated to each of the eight other directors. For
the members of the Audit Committee, it is proposed that remuneration of SEK
90,000 is paid to the Chair and SEK 45,000 for each of the other two members of
the committee. For the members of the Remuneration Committee, it is proposed
that remuneration of SEK 75,000 is paid to the Chair and SEK 45,000 for each of
the other two members of the committee. This brings the total of fees paid out
for committee work to SEK 345,000. Proposed remuneration to the Board and its
committees compared to what was decided by the AGM 2012 means an increase of
remuneration to the Chairman of the Board of Directors with SEK 100,000 and SEK
50,000 to the other directors. The remuneration for the work of the committees
remains unchanged.

The Nomination Committee also proposes that remuneration to the auditors be paid
in accordance with approved invoices.

It is proposed that following directors of the company be re-elected: Anders
Narvinger, Anders Snell, Björn O Nilsson, Joakim Rubin, Kristina Schauman, Lena
Treschow Torell and Ulf Dinkelspiel. The following new directors are proposed to
be elected: Maud Olofsson and Marika Fredriksson.

Johan Glennmo, Eva-Lotta Kraft and Dan Olofsson have stood down from re-
election.

The Nomination Committee proposes that Ulf Dinkelspiel be re-elected to chair
the Board of Directors.

Maud Olofsson was born in 1955. She has previously been the Chairman of the
Swedish Centre Party, Sweden's Minister for Enterprise (2006-2011) and Deputy
Prime Minister (2006-2010). Maud Olofsson is a director of LKAB, Creades AB,
Arise Windpower AB and Diös Fastigheter AB.

Marika Fredriksson, born in 1963, has an MBA from the Hanken School of Economics
in Helsinki, Finland. She has previously held corporate management positions
with Volvo Construction Equipment, Autoliv and Gambro.

Information about all the current directors of the company and board members is
available on the company's website, www.afconsult.com. For information about the
proposed new directors, you are referred to the full text of the Nomination
Committee's proposal.

The Nomination Committee proposes to the Annual General Meeting that Ernst &
Young be appointed auditors to the company, with Lars Träff as Senior Auditor,
to serve until the end of the 2014 Annual General Meeting.

Proposal for resolution concerning the Nomination Committee (item 16 on the
agenda)

The Nomination Committee that has been appointed to submit proposals to the
2013 Annual General Meeting of ÅF AB proposes that the principles governing
appointments to serve on the Nomination Committee shall remain substantially the
same as those approved by the 2012 Annual General Meeting and which are
described on the company's website.

Proposals for resolutions concerning the principles relating to salary and other
remuneration for the President/CEO and other members of the senior management
team (item 17 on the agenda)

Remuneration

The ÅF Group bases rates of remuneration on the principle that remuneration
shall be payable on competitive market terms that enable the Group to recruit
and retain senior executives.

The remuneration of key personnel consists of the following components: basic
salary, variable remuneration, pensions and long-term incentive programmes.
Other remuneration may also be provided, usually in the form of a company car.

Basic salary and variable remuneration

These forms of remuneration are renegotiated annually. Remuneration shall be
based on factors such as duties, expertise, experience, position and
performance. In addition, the ratio between basic salary and variable
remuneration shall be related to the individual's position and duties. Variable
remuneration for the President/CEO is a maximum of 60% of fixed annual salary;
for other employees it is a maximum of 60% of fixed annual salary. Fixed annual
salary is current monthly salary multiplied by 12. Variable remuneration is the
amount after the deduction of social security contributions. The variable
component of salary is based on outcomes in relation to targets. The targets and
salary of the President/CEO are set by the Board of Directors. For other senior
executives, these are set by the Remuneration Committee.

Long-term incentive programmes

Key personnel within the ÅF Group may be eligible to participate in various
types of incentive programmes on market terms. The emphasis shall be placed on
share-related incentive programmes that aim to reward performance, increase and
spread share ownership among senior executives, and encourage them to remain
with the company. The assumption is that a personal, long-term ownership
commitment among key personnel stimulates greater interest in the business and
in profitability, while also strengthening motivation and identification with
the company, thus safeguarding the company's needs for key competence.

To encourage embracing the challenges presented by the integration of Epsilon,
an incentive programme of a one-off nature has been set up. The programme will
be offered to a limited number of key personnel who will receive an extra
remuneration of a maximum of 60% of fixed annual salary during the period
2013-2015 if ÅF at the end of year 2015 has met certain financial goals.

The form and structure of the incentive programmes shall be determined by the
Board of Directors and shall, as regards share and share related programmes, be
subject to the final decision of the Annual General Meeting.

Pensions

Senior executives shall have defined-contribution pension plans with premiums
that reflect current market terms and conditions. All pension benefits shall be
vested, and shall not, therefore, be dependent on future employment. The
retirement age is 60 for the President/CEO and 65 for other senior executives.
Remuneration resulting from the long-term incentive programmes shall not
constitute pensionable salary.

Termination of employment and severance pay

In the event that the President/CEO is given notice by the company, the period
of notice is 24 months. If the President/CEO gives notice, the period of notice
is 6 months.

As regards the period of notice between the company and other senior executives,
the period of notice from the company's side is normally 12 months and from the
employee's side, 6 months.

Proposal re: resolution concerning the long-term incentive programmes (item 18
on the agenda)

It is proposed that all ÅF Group employees in Sweden be offered the opportunity
to participate in a convertible programme and that key personnel employed by ÅF
Group companies outside Sweden be offered a performance related share programme
(PSP). The programmes will comprise a maximum of 2.2 percent of the number of
shares issued and 1.7 percent of total voting rights. On 31 December 2012 the
number of shares included in the current programmes, including shares to cover
social security contributions, totalled approximately 456,000: this corresponds
to approximately 1.1 percent of the number of shares issued and approximately 1
percent of the voting rights.

Proposal re: resolution concerning the Employees' Convertible Programme 2013
(item 18a on the agenda)

The Board of Directors proposes that the Annual General Meeting approves the
establishment of a convertible programme for ÅF employees in Sweden, based in
essence on the following conditions:

The programme means that ÅF AB raises a convertible subordinated debenture for a
nominal value of maximum SEK 200,000,000 by issuing convertibles. However, in
the event that the conversion rate at the time of issue should be set at an
amount that could lead to dilution of more than 2 percent of share capital after
full conversion, the maximum principal loan amount is to be reduced to ensure a
maximum dilution of no more than 2 percent. The subscription price for each
convertible shall correspond to its nominal amount.

Between 15 June 2016 and 15 March 2017 inclusive each convertible may be
converted by the owner into a class B share at a conversion rate calculated at
120 percent of the average latest price paid for the company's class B share on
the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm exchange during the period 3-10 May 2013 inclusive.

If all convertibles are assigned and the conversion rate is assumed to be SEK
222, which corresponds to 120 percent of SEK 185, on full conversion the share
capital will increase by SEK 4,029,195 based on a quota value of SEK 5 per
share. This corresponds to a dilution effect of approximately 2 percent on share
capital and 1.5 percent of voting rights after full conversion.

To enable the company to reduce share capital by an amount that corresponds to
the number of shares equivalent to that to which the convertibles that employees
have subscribed to can be converted, the Board of Directors proposes both that
it be authorised to acquire the company's own shares and to make a decision
about a reduction in share capital.

The Board of Directors proposes that the Annual General Meeting grant the Board
a mandate to make decisions on one or more occasions before the next Annual
General Meeting about purchases of the company's class B shares corresponding to
a maximum of 2 percent of the total of shares in the company. Buy-backs may be
made only on the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm exchange and only at a price within the
current registered price range on the purchase date. The Board also proposes
that the Annual General Meeting resolve that the company's share capital be
reduced by the number of shares that may be acquired under the terms of the
mandate given to the Board as described above for transfer to non-restricted
reserves (non-restricted equity).

Proposal re: resolution concerning the 2013 Performance-Related Share Programme
(item 18b on the agenda)

In order to implement the 2013 Performance-Related Share Programme, the Board of
Directors estimates that a total of 66,000 shares will be required, of which
55,000 will be transferred to participants in the programme and 11,000 will be
used to cover the costs of the programme, mainly in the form of social security
contributions. As exchange rate fluctuations can affect the number of shares
required, the Board proposes that up to 80,000 class B shares may be acquired
and transferred to employees within the ÅF Group, and that in addition it shall
be possible to transfer a portion of the total number of these shares on the
NASDAQ OMX Stockholm exchange to cover social security contributions and other
costs.

Approximately 35 employees in key positions will be offered the opportunity to
participate in the 2013 Performance-Related Share Programme, PSP 2013. Employees
who participate in PSP 2013 may, during the 12-month period from the
implementation of the programme, save an amount equivalent to a maximum of 5
percent of their gross salary for the purchase of the company's class B shares
on the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm exchange. If the employee retains the shares
purchased for three years from the date of the investment and if the employee
has been continuously employed by the ÅF Group during the entire three-year
period, the employee will be entitled to the corresponding number of class B
shares, free of consideration. In addition to this direct matching as described
above, the abovementioned key employees will be offered performance-matching of
up to five shares for each share so purchased.

The conditions for performance matching are that the mean annual increase in
earnings per share for the ÅF share during the period 1 July 2013 up to and
including 30 June 2016 shall be at least 5 percent. The base value for the
calculation of the increase in EPS is constituted from the EPS values for the
third and fourth quarter of 2013 and the first and second quarter of 2013. The
maximum number of performance-matched shares (i.e. up to five shares) will be
vested if the mean annual increase in EPS is equal to or in excess of 15
percent. No vesting of performance-matched shares will be made if the mean
annual increase in EPS is less than 5 percent. Matching of shares in the event
of a mean annual increase in EPS between 5 and 15 percent will be made on a
straight-line basis.

Costs

The overall effect on the income statement is estimated to total approximately
SEK 12 million, unevenly divided over the years 2013-2016. These costs shall be
seen in relation to total personnel costs for ÅF, which in 2011 amounted to SEK
3,250 million including social security contributions. These calculations are
based on the assumption that the shares made available under the terms of PSP
2013 will be fully subscribed.

Proposal for a resolution authorising the Board to acquire and transfer the
company's shares (item 19 on the agenda)

(a) The Board of Directors proposes that the Annual General Meeting grant the
Board a mandate to make decisions in period up to the next Annual General
Meeting about purchases of the company's shares on the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm
exchange or via offers made to shareholders.

(b) The Board also proposes that the Board be granted a mandate to make further
purchases/transfers of the company's class B shares sales on one or more
occasions before the 2014 Annual General Meeting for the implementation of the
Performance-Related Share Programmes approved by the Annual General Meetings
2010-2012. Purchases may be made only on the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm exchange and
at a price within the current registered price range on the purchase date. A
maximum of 100,000 class B shares may be transferred to participants in the
Performance-Related Share Programmes for 2010-2012. In addition, the company
shall have the right to transfer on the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm exchange before the
2014 Annual General Meeting a maximum of 30,000 shares from its holding in order
to cover certain expenditures for the programme, primarily social security
contributions.

The mandate granted under (b) above also extends to the right to acquire or
transfer a larger number of shares as a consequence of a share split, new issue
or similar measures. The numbers of shares above have been calculated to allow
for the fact that changes in exchange rates may affect the number of shares
included in the programmes.

The aim of the proposed buy-back mandate as described in (a) and (b) above is to
give the Board greater freedom of action in the company's capital restructuring
process and, in accordance with the conditions described above, to enable the
company to secure ÅF's commitments with regard to the Performance-Related Share
Programmes already decided. Buy-backs are to be controlled in such a way that
the company's own holding does not exceed one tenth (1/10) of the total number
of shares in the company.

Proposal for a resolution authorising the Board to make a new issue of shares
(item 20 on the agenda)

The Board of Directors proposes that the Annual General Meeting grant the Board
a mandate to issue new class B shares on one or more occasions before the next
Annual General Meeting. Payment for new shares may be in capital contributed in
kind or, with preferential rights for shareholders, against cash. The purpose of
such an issue is to increase share capital by issuing shares on market terms.
However, the maximum number of new shares issued must not exceed 3,000,000,
which corresponds to an increase of a maximum of SEK 15,000,000 in the company's
share capital.

Shares and votes

ÅF's share capital totals SEK 197,430,675 and comprises a total of 39,486,135
shares, of which 1,608,876 are class A shares and 37,877,259 are class B shares,
corresponding to a total of 53,966,019 votes. Class A shares entitle the holder
to 10 votes per share. Class B shares entitle the holder to one vote per share.
At the time when this invitation to the Annual General Meeting was issued, ÅF AB
held 464,000 of the company's own class B shares, corresponding to 464,000 votes
for which there can be no representation at the Annual General Meeting.

Information to the Annual General Meeting

The Board of Directors of the company and the President/CEO shall, if requested
to do so by a shareholder and on condition that the Board considers that such a
request can be met without any significant adverse effects on the company,
provide information about circumstances that may affect the assessment of an
item on the agenda, or of the financial situation of the company or one of the
company's subsidiaries, and/or of the company's relationship to another Group
company. Shareholders who wish to do so may submit their questions in advance to
ÅF AB, Legal, SE-169 99 Stockholm, Sweden.

Further information

The full texts of the proposals of the Board of Directors with regard to the
resolutions above, together with a statement from the Board of Directors with
regard to the proposals concerning the shareholders' dividend and buy-backs of
the company's own shares will be available at the company's headquarters
(address: Frösundaleden 2, Solna, Sweden) from 5 April 2013 and will also be
posted on the company's website www.afconsult.com. Shareholders who wish to
avail themselves of these documents may apply to the company to have the
material sent to them by post or e-mail.

Registration of attendance to the Annual General Meeting commences at 13.30
(1.30 pm).



                             Stockholm, March 2013
                                  ÅF AB (publ)
                               Board of Directors



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 ÅF Group is a leader in technical consulting, with expertise founded on more
than a century of experience. We offer highly qualified services and solutions
for industrial processes, infrastructure projects and the development of
products and IT systems. The ÅF Group currently has close to 7,000 employees.
Our base is in Europe, but our business and our clients are found all over the
world.


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