Novozymes A/S : Annual Shareholders' Meeting 2012
03/01/2012| 03:36am US/Eastern
Recommend:
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The audited Novozymes Report 2011
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Distribution of profit in accordance with The
Novozymes Report for the fiscal year 2011, with payment of
a dividend of DKK 1.90 per share of DKK 2, an increase of
19% compared to fiscal year 2010
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Remuneration of the Board of Directors for
2012
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Election of Henrik Gürtler as Chairman and
Kurt Anker Nielsen as Vice Chairman of the Board of
Directors
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Re-election of Lena Olving, Jørgen Buhl Rasmussen,
Agnete Raaschou-Nielsen and Mathias Uhlén as members of the
Board of Directors
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Re-election of PricewaterhouseCoopers as the
company's auditor
The Board of Director's other
proposals, hereunder:
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Addition of provision to the general
guidelines for remuneration of the Board of Directors and
Executive Management regarding the company's payment of
statutory contributions to social security that the company
is obligated to pay according to applicable law in relation
to a board member's position as member of the board of the
company.
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Authorization for the Board of Directors to allow the
company to acquire treasury shares on an ongoing basis to
the extent that the nominal value of the company's total
holding of treasury shares at no time exceeds 10% of its
share capital, cf. the Danish Companies Act § 198. The
purchase price must not deviate by more than 10% from the
price quoted on Nasdaq OMX Copenhagen on the date of
acquisition. The authorization shall be in
force until March 1, 2017.
Following the Annual Shareholders' Meeting, the Board
of Directors consists of the following members:
Henrik Gürtler, CEO of Novo A/S (Chairman)
Kurt Anker Nielsen, Director (Vice Chairman and
Chairman of the Audit Committee)
Lena Olving, Deputy CEO and COO of Saab AB
(Sweden)
Jørgen Buhl Rasmussen, CEO of Carlsberg A/S
Agnete Raaschou-Nielsen, Chairman of the Board of
Brdr. Hartmann A/S
Mathias Uhlén, Professor, Kungliga Tekniske Högskolan
(Sweden)
Søren Henrik Jepsen, Manager (employee
representative)
Lars Bo Køppler, Technician (employee
representative)
Ulla Morin, Laboratory Technician (employee
representative)
For further information on members of the Board of Directors,
go to www.novozymes.com.
Contact persons:
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Press and media:
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Investor relations:
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René Tronborg (Europe)
Tel. (direct): +45 4446 2274
Tel. (mobile): +45 3077 2274
Paige Donnelly (USA)
Tel. (direct): +1 919 494 3209
Tel. (mobile): +1 919 218 4501
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Martin Riise
Tel. (direct): +45 4446 0738
Tel. (mobile): +45 3077 0738
Thomas Bomhoff (USA)
Tel. (direct): +1 919 494 3483
Tel. (mobile): +1 919 649
2565
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