At the annual general meeting of Danske Bank on Tuesday, 27 March 2012, the shareholders
- approved Annual Report 2011 and the allocation of net profit
- re-elected Ole Andersen, Niels B. Christiansen, Michael Fairey, Mats Jansson and Majken Schultz to the Board of Directors and elected Urban Bäckström, Jørn P. Jensen and Trond Ø. Westlie to the Board of Directors
- re-appointed KPMG Statsautoriseret Revisionspartnerselskab as external auditor
- adopted the proposals of the Board of Directors to amend the articles of association
- adopted the proposal by the Board of Directors to renew for the next five years Danske Bank’s authority to trade etc. in Danske Bank shares
- adopted the proposal of the Board of Directors for the Board’s remuneration and for a remuneration policy
The general meeting adopted the three proposals of the Board of Directors to amend the articles of association:
- Name change: “the Danish Commerce and Companies Agency” to be amended to “the Danish Business Authority”
- Amendment of the deadline for requesting admission cards or appointing a proxy for the general meeting
- Amendment of the deadline for postal ballots for the general meeting
At the board meeting held immediately after the annual general meeting, Ole Andersen was appointed chairman of the Board of Directors and Niels B. Christiansen was appointed vice chairman. Jørn P. Jensen was elected chairman of the Audit Committee. The composition of the board committees will be published at www.danskebank.com under Corporate Governance as soon as possible.
Danske Bank
Board of Directors Secretariat
Lisbeth Bak Lars-Johan Sandvik
Contacts:
Kenni Leth, Group Press Officer, tel. +45 45 14 56 83/+45 51 71 43 68