The Nomination Committee represents the company´s shareholders. The shareholders´ meeting shall appoint members of the Nomination Committee or specify how they are to be appointed. The Nomination Committee shall, inter alia, make recommendations for members of the board and recommendations on the appointment of auditors and on the fees to these persons.
The composition of the members of the Nomination Committee shall be announced at least six months before the annual general meeting. Information regarding how shareholders may submit recommendations to the Nomination Committee will be specified on our web site.
The Nomination Committee´s recommendations will be presented in the notice of the shareholders´ meeting and on our web site. When the notice of the shareholders´ meeting is issued, the Nomination Committee is to issue a statement on the company´s website explaining its proposals regarding the board of directors. At the shareholders´ meeting, where election of board members or auditors is to be held, the Nomination Committee is to give an account of how it has conducted its work and explain its proposals.
Nomination Committee for the Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) 2010
The AGM held on 31 March, 2009, adopted certain criteria for appointment of a Nomination Committee. Pursuant to the resolution, the Chairman of the Board of Directors has invited four of the larger shareholders to each nominate a member to constitute the Nomination Committee together with the Chairman of the Board of Directors.
The Nomination Committee established for the AGM 2010 consists of Carl-Olof By, Industrivärden (Chairman of the Nomination Committee); Peter Rydell, Swedbank Robur; Lars-Eric Aaro, LKAB; John Hernander, AMF and Sverker Martin-Löf (Chairman of the Board of Directors).
Proposals by shareholders to the Nomination Committee may be submitted to the secretary of the Nomination Committee, Jonas Bergstrand. Proposals should be submitted on 31 December, 2009 at the latest, so that the Nomination Committee can consider proposals received with due care.
For more information:
Jonas Bergstrand
General Counsel
SSAB AB
Box 70
101 21 Stockholm
Sweden
+46 8 45 45 700
The AGM 2010 will take place in Stockholm on 26 March.
More information regarding the Nomination Committee previous years is included in the documents in the right column above.