Shareholders’ rights to decide on the Company’s affairs are exercised at the General Meeting. The shareholders exercise their right to vote on key issues, for example approval of income statement and balance sheets, appropriation of the Company’s profit or loss, discharge of directors and Board members, election of Board members and auditors and remuneration to the Board of Directors and auditors.
The Annual General Meeting must be held within six months after the expiry of each financial year. In addition to the Annual General Meeting, Extraordinary General Meetings may be convened. According to AlzeCure’s articles of association, the General Meeting shall be convened by way of advertisement in the Swedish National Gazette (Sw. Post- och Inrikes Tidningar) and on the Company’s website. Notification of the General Meeting will also be published in Dagens Industri. According to the Company’s articles of association, the General Meeting shall be held in Stockholm.
Right to attend General Meeting
Shareholders who are directly registered in the share register kept by Euroclear Sweden five business days (including Saturdays) before the General Meeting and who have notified the Company of their intention to attend the General Meeting no later than the date specified in the summons to the General Meeting have a right to participate at the General Meeting and vote for the number of shares held by them. Shareholders whose shares are nominee registered must register their shares in their own name with Euroclear Sweden in order to be entitled to attend the meeting. Such registration may be temporary Shareholders may participate in the General Meeting in person or via a representative and may also be assisted by a maximum of two persons. Normally, shareholders can register for the General Meeting in a number of ways, which are described in more detail in the summons to the General Meeting.
Shareholder initiatives
Shareholders wishing to have a matter processes at the General Meeting are required to submit a written request to the Board o Directors. The request must normally be received by the Board no later than seven weeks before the General Meeting.