Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) is held annually to present information regarding the company's performance and to deal with such matters as adopting the previous year's income statement and balance sheet, setting the dividend and its payment, and appointing members of the Board of Directors and the Auditor.


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Annual General Meeting 2020

The Annual General Meeting of Sampo plc took place at the company’s headquarters in Helsinki on 2 June 2020 under special arrangements due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The AGM decided to distribute a dividend of EUR 1.50 per share. The meeting adopted the financial accounts for 2019 and discharged the Board of Directors and the CEO from liability for the financial year. In addition, the AGM adopted the Remuneration Policy for the Company’s governing bodies. 2,367 shareholders representing 320,359,477 shares and 325,159,477 votes were represented at the AGM.

Release on decisions

The decisions of the Sampo plc Annual General Meeting were published with a Stock Exchange Release on the day of the Annual General Meeting.

Release, 2 June 2020

Notice of the AGM

The notice of the meeting was published on 6 May 2020.

Notice of meeting

Review by the Chair of the Board

Björn Wahlroos, Chair of the Board of Directors, describes economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown in Finland and in Europe as well as the strong financial standing of Sampo Group.

Review by the Chair of the Board

Video - 2 June 2020

Minutes of the AGM

The minutes of the Annual General Meeting were published on 2 June 2020.

Minutes of the Annual General Meeting

Dividend

The Annual General Meeting decided to distribute a dividend of EUR 1.50 per share for 2019.

  • Dividend record date, 4 June 2020
  • Dividend payment date, 11 June 2020

Board of Directors

The Annual General Meeting elected the following eight members to the Board of Directors:

  • Christian Clausen
  • Fiona Clutterbuck
  • Georg Ehrnrooth
  • Jannica Fagerholm
  • Johanna Lamminen
  • Risto Murto
  • Antti Mäkinen
  • Björn Wahlroos

Board of Directors' proposals

Proposal of the Board of Directors for distribution of profit
Proposal of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee for the remuneration of the members of the Board of Directors
Proposal of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee for the number of members of the Board of Directors and the members of Board of Directors
Proposal of the Audit Committee for the remuneration of the Auditor
Proposal of the Audit Committee for the Election of the Auditor
Proposal of the Board of Directors for authorisation to decide on the repurchase of the company's own shares
Sampo Group's Remuneration Policy for Governing Bodies

Shareholders' questions

A shareholder may ask questions pursuant to Chapter 5, Section 25 of the Finnish Companies Act on topics included in the meeting agenda. Sampo received one question from a shareholder.

Shareholder's question

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