Press Release Gothenburg, Sweden on April 22, 2025
Resolutions at Getinge’s Annual General Meeting April 22, 2025
Getinge AB (publ)’s Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) was held on April 22, 2025 in Kongresshallen, Hotel Tylösand, Halmstad, Sweden. At the AGM, the following was resolved.
Adoption of the Income Statement and the Balance Sheet
The AGM adopted the Income Statement and the Balance Sheet as well as the Consolidated Income Statement and the Consolidated Balance Sheet for the financial year 2024.
Dividend
In accordance with the proposal by the Board of Directors and the CEO, the AGM resolved to declare a dividend of SEK 4.60 per share. Thursday April 24, 2025 was determined as record date for dividend. The dividend is expected to be distributed by Euroclear Sweden AB starting Tuesday April 29, 2025.
Discharge from liability
The Board members and the CEO were discharged from liability for their administration of the company for the financial year 2024.
Board of Directors and remuneration
In accordance with the proposal by the Nomination Committee, Carl Bennet, Johan Bygge, Cecilia Daun Wennborg, Dan Frohm, Johan Malmquist, Mattias Perjos, Malin Persson and Kristian Samuelsson were re-elected as members of the Board and Ulrika Dellby was elected as new Board member.
Johan Malmquist was re-elected as Chairman of the Board.
It was recorded that Åke Larsson and Fredrik Brattborn will remain as Board members appointed by the employee organizations, with Ida Ekman and Pontus Käll as deputies.
It was resolved that remuneration to the Board of Directors shall amount to a total of SEK 6,833,100 of which SEK 1,715,400 to the Chairman and SEK 731,100 to each of the other Board members elected by the AGM who are not employees of the Getinge group of companies. In addition hereto, the AGM resolved that work in the Audit and Risk Committee shall be compensated with SEK 326,300 to the Chairman and SEK 159,800 to each of the other members, that work in the Remuneration Committee shall be compensated with SEK 163,100 to the Chairman and SEK 118,200 to each of the other members, and that work in the Ethics & Sustainability Committee shall be compensated with SEK 163,100 to the Chairman and SEK 118,200 to each of the other members.
Auditor and fees
In accordance with the proposal by the Nomination Committee, the AGM resolved to elect the registered auditing company Ernst & Young AB as new auditor of the company for a term of one year. Ernst & Young AB has informed that Fredrik Norrman will be the auditor in charge. It was resolved that auditor fees shall be paid in accordance with approved invoices.
Remuneration report
The AGM resolved to approve the Board of Directors’ report over remunerations in accordance with Chapter 8 section 53 a of the Swedish Companies Act, regarding the financial year 2024.
Authorization for the Board of Directors to resolve on repurchase own shares
In accordance with the proposal by the Board of Directors, the AGM resolved to authorize the Board of Directors to, on one or several occasions until the 2026 AGM, resolve on repurchase of the company’s own Class B shares. The repurchase of shares may only be made so that the shares held by the company at any point in time does not exceed ten (10) percent of all shares in the company.
For more information, please contact:
David Kördel, Head of Investor Relations
Phone: +46 (0)10 335 0077
E-mail: david.kordel@getinge.com
The information is provided by the above contact person, to be made public on April 22, 2025, at 17.00 pm CEST.
About Getinge
With a firm belief that every person and community should have access to the best possible care, Getinge provides hospitals and life science institutions with products and solutions aiming to improve clinical results and optimize workflows. The offering includes products and solutions for intensive care, cardiovascular procedures, operating rooms, sterile reprocessing and life science. Getinge employs approximately 12,000 people worldwide and the products are sold in more than 135 countries.