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NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING
PONSSE OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 24 FEBRUARY 2005 9.00 AM
NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING Ponsse Oyjs shareholders are hereby invited to attend the Annual General Meeting to be held on Tuesday 15 March 2005 at 10am at Metsäpirtin koulutus- ja leirikeskus, Vanha Kainuuntie 6 a, Iisalmi. Items of business to be transacted 1. routine business included in the Annual General Meeting under Article 13 of the Articles of Association; 2. the Board of Directors proposal to define Article 13 of the Articles of Association so that the financial statements to be presented at the Annual General Meeting comprise the balance sheet, profit and loss account, cash flow statement, notes to the accounts and the report by the Board of Directors; 3. the Board of Directors proposal to pay a profit bonus to employees. Under the proposal, a profit bonus of eur 85 would be paid to Ponsse Oyjs employees for each full month at work during 2004. No bonus is payable if the employment contract ended before 11 February 2005; and 4. the Board of Directors proposal to authorise the Board to make a charitable donation of eur 25,000 to the Einari Vidgrén Foundation, which is to be established. Information The documents concerning the financial statements will be available for inspection by shareholders at Ponsse Oyjs head office in Vieremä for one week before the AGM. Copies of these documents will be sent on request to Ponsse Oyj, FI-74200, Finland. Eligibility to attend the meeting To be eligible to attend the meeting, shareholders should be registered as at 4 March 2005 in the companys register of shareholders kept by the Finnish Central Securities Depository (APK). Shareholders wishing to attend the Annual General Meeting should notify the company of their intention to do so by 4pm Finnish time on Friday 11 March 2005 either in writing to Ponsse Oyj, Share Register, FI-74200 Vieremä, Finland, by telephone at +358 (0)17 768 461, by telefacsimile at +358 (0)17 768 4690, or online at www.ponsse.com/yhtiokokous. Written notifications to attend the Meeting must be received by the deadline above. Any proxy forms should be enclosed with notification to attend the meeting. In addition to their name, shareholders are also requested to give their personal number and or business registration number. Payment of dividend The Board of Directors has decided to recommend to the Annual General Meeting that a dividend of eur 0.20 per share be paid for 2004. The dividend will be paid to shareholders registered in the register of shareholders kept by the Finnish Central Securities Depository as at the record date, 18 March 2005. The Board of Directors is to propose to the Annual General Meeting that the dividend be paid on 30 March 2005 once the matching period has expired. The Finnish Central Securities Depository Ltd has granted the company an exceptional permit for the payment date. Board of Directors composition and the companys auditor Ponsse Oyjs shareholders representing more than 50 per cent of the shares and votes are to propose to the Annual General Meeting that the number of Board members be confirmed as six. Furthermore, they are to propose that Nils Hagman, Ilkka Kylävainio, Mirja Ryynänen, Seppo Remes, Einari Vidgrén and Juha Vidgrén be appointed Board members. All of these persons have consented to offer themselves for election. The said shareholders are to propose that Authorised Public Accountants Ernst & Young Oy be re-appointed as the companys auditors, with Heikki Laitinen APA as the principal auditor. Vieremä, 11 February 2005 BOARD OF DIRECTORS PONSSE OYJ Mikko Paananen, CFO Further information: CFO Mikko Paananen, tel. +358 20 768 8648 DISTRIBUTION HEX Helsinki Exchanges Main News Media www.ponsse.com