NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING IN COPPERSTONE RESOURCES AB (PUBL)
Kiruna 19 April 2022 PRESS RELEASE
The shareholders of Copperstone Resources AB (publ), reg.no.
556704-4168 (“Copperstone” or the
“Company”) are hereby summoned to the annual
general meeting on 18 May 2022 at 1:00 p.m. at the offices of
Hannes Snellman Attorneys, Hamngatan 15, 111 47 Stockholm. The
registration opens at 12:30 p.m.
Notice of attendance etc.
Shareholders who wish to participate in the general meeting must
be recorded in the share register held by Euroclear Sweden AB on 10
May 2022 and announce their participation by way of mail to the
Company no later than 13 May 2022 at 12:00 p.m. to Copperstone
Resources AB (publ), Fasadvägen 43, SE-981 41 Kiruna, Sweden, or by
way of e-mail: info@copperstone.se, stating “annual general
meeting”. Upon notice of attendance, the shareholder’s name, social
security number or corporate registration number, address,
telephone number, shareholding as well as information on advisors,
if any (no more than two) shall be stated.
Upon participation by proxy, we are thankful if such proxy form
is submitted already in connection with the notice of attendance.
The proxy form may be no older than one year, however the proxy
form may be older than one year if it is stated that it is valid
for a longer period, no more than five years. Proxy forms are
provided shareholders upon request and are available at the Company
and on the Company’s website, www.copperstone.se. A person
representing a legal entity is requested to present a certificate
of registration or equivalent documentation of authority evidencing
authorised signatory.
A person having had their shares nominee registered must, in
order to have the right to participate in the annual general
meeting, have the nominee register the shares in own name, so that
the relevant shareholder is registered in the share register held
by Euroclear Sweden AB on 10 May 2022. Such registration may be
temporary. The shareholder must therefore contact its nominee well
before this date in accordance with the nominee’s routines and
request for voting rights registration. Voting rights registrations
that have been made by the nominee no later than 12 May 2022 will
be taken into account in the presentation of the share
register.
The Company will enable so called postal voting in accordance
with the interim legislation on the matter. Information and forms
will be held available on the Company’s website well before the
annual general meeting. The postal voting form must be received by
the Company no later than 17 May 2022.
Information regarding
Covid-19
Due to Covid-19, Copperstone will, as a
precautionary and risk mitigation measure for its shareholders,
take specific measures in connection with the annual general
meeting such as restrictions on the duration of the annual general
meeting, food and drink as well as the presence of the senior
management. Shareholders who are sick or belong to a risk group
should not participate but may vote by proxy. Proxy forms will be
available well before the annual general meeting on Copperstone’s
website www.copperstone.se. The Company will enable so called
postal voting in accordance with the interim legislation on the
matter. Information and forms will be available on the Company’s
website well before the annual general meeting.
Proposed agenda
1. Election of
chairman of the meeting.
2. Preparation
and approval of the voting list.
3. Election of
one or two persons to verify the minutes.
4. Determination
as to whether the annual general meeting has been duly
convened.
5. Approval of
the agenda.
6. Presentation
of the annual report and the auditor’s report, as well as the
consolidated accounts and the auditor’s report on the consolidated
accounts.
7. Resolution
with respect to
a) adoption
of the income statement and the balance sheet
b) appropriation
of the limited liability Company’s profits or losses in accordance
with the approved balance sheet and
c) discharge
of liability for the members of the board of directors and the
CEO.
8. Determination
of the fees payable to members of the board of directors and the
auditor.
9. Election of
the members of the board of directors and auditor.
10. Resolution on
authorisation for the board of directors to resolve on new
issues.
11. Resolution on adoption of
Incentive program 2022/2025:1 by way of (A) issue of warrants to
the subsidiary Copperstone Incentive AB and (B) approval of
transfer of warrants to management and key personnel in the
Company.
12. Resolution on adoption of
Incentive program 2022/2025:2 by way of (A) issue of warrants to
the subsidiary Copperstone Incentive AB and (B) approval of
transfer of warrants to members of the board of directors.
13. Resolution on
instruction for and appointment of the nomination committee.
14. Closing of
the meeting.
Proposals for decision
Item 1: Election of chairman of the
meeting
The nomination committee proposes that the
chairman of the board, Jörgen Olsson, is elected chairman at the
annual general meeting 18 May 2022.
Item 7b: Resolution regarding
appropriation of the limited liability
company’s profits or losses in accordance
with the approved balance sheet
The board of directors’ proposal regarding
appropriation of the Company’s result will be presented in the
annual report for the financial year 2021. The board of directors
does not propose any dividend and proposes that the result is
carried forward.
Item 8: Resolution regarding
remuneration for the board of directors and the
auditor
The nomination committee proposes that, for the
period until the end of the next annual general meeting, (i)
remuneration of SEK 200,000 shall be paid to each of the members of
the board of directors (who does not have an employment in the
Company) and that remuneration of SEK 250,000 shall be paid to the
deputy chairman of the board of directors, a total amount of SEK
1,050,000, and (ii) that the monthly salary for the executive
chairman of the board of directors (who does not receive
remuneration pursuant to item (i) in accordance with the resolution
of the extraordinary general meeting on 15 December 2020), is
increased to SEK 150,000, plus car benefit consisting of a
customary company car, as well as (iv) that the remuneration to the
auditor shall be paid as per approved invoice.
Item 9: Election of the members of the
board of directors and auditor
The nomination committee proposes that the
annual general meeting resolves that the board of directors shall
consist of seven (7) members of the board, including the chairman
of the board.
The nomination committee proposes that, for the
period until the end of the next annual general meeting, Michael
Mattsson, Sven-Erik Bucht, Jane Lundgren Ericsson, Markus
Petäjäniemi (also deputy chairman) and Lars Seiz shall be
re-elected as members of the board and that Jörgen Olsson shall be
re-elected as executive chairman of the board. The nomination
committee further proposes that Ing-Marie Andersson Drugge be
elected as member of the board, for the period until the end of the
next annual general meeting. Greg Hall has declined
re-election.
Ing-Marie Andersson Drugge has a MSc
Engineer/Metallurgist degree from University of Luleå and she has
substantial experience from management positions within the
processing industry. Her experience also includes senior positions
within Boliden and Outokumpu. Ing-Marie Andersson Drugge also has
earlier board experience from, among others, Swerim AB, EIT Raw
Materials and SIP-STRIM, a Swedish innovation programme for mines
and smelters.
The nomination committee proposes that Öhrlings
PricewaterhouseCoopers AB, with Martin Johansson as auditor in
charge, shall be re-elected as auditor in the Company for the
period until the end of the next annual general meeting.
Item 10: Resolution on authorisation for
the board of directors to resolve on new
issues
The board of directors of Copperstone Resources
AB (publ), reg.no. 556704-4168 proposes that the general meeting
resolves to authorise the board for the period until the next
annual general meeting, at one or several occasions, with or
without deviation from the shareholders’ preferential rights,
against payment in cash or through set-off or in kind, or otherwise
with conditions, to resolve on an issue of new shares, convertibles
or warrants. The total number of issued shares, or the number of
shares that may be issued upon conversion of convertibles or
through exercise of warrants, may not exceed 20 per cent of the
registered number of shares in the Company at the time of the
general meeting’s resolution. The number of shares which may be
issued upon conversion of convertibles or through exercise of
warrants refers to the number of shares before a potential
recalculation. The purpose of the authorisation, and the reason for
the possibility to deviate from the shareholder’s preferential
rights, is to enable the Company to, in a promptly and
cost-effective manner, procure capital, carry out acquisitions or
make use of other strategic opportunities. The value transferred to
the Company through issues by virtue of the authorisation, shall be
made on market terms and may include a market-based issue
discount.
The board of directors, or the person the board
appoints, shall have the right to make such minor adjustments to
this resolution that may be necessary in connection with
registration with the Swedish Companies Registration Office.
In order for a valid resolution, made by the
general meeting in accordance with the board of directors’
proposal, the resolution must be supported by shareholders holding
no less than two-thirds of both the votes cast as well as of the
shares represented at the general meeting.
Item 11: Resolution on adoption of
Incentive program 2022/2025:1 by way of (A) issue of warrants to
the subsidiary Copperstone Incentive AB and (B) approval of
transfer of warrants to management and key personnel in the
Company
The board of directors of Copperstone Resources
AB (publ) reg.no. 556704-4168, proposes that the general meeting
resolves to adopt an incentive program aimed for management and key
personnel in the Company. This is proposed to be carried out by way
of a directed issue of warrants to the wholly owned subsidiary
Copperstone Incentive AB (the “Subsidiary”) in
accordance with the resolution item (A) below, and transfer to
selected management and key personnel in accordance with resolution
item (B). The resolution items (A) and (B) are mutually conditioned
by each other and are resolved upon one resolution.
The board of directors assesses that it is
urgent and in the interest of all shareholders that management and
key personnel have a long-term interest of a good value development
of the share in the Company. A personal and a long-term ownership
commitment may be expected to contribute to an increased interest
of the Company’s operations and results as well as to increase the
motivation for, and affinity with, the Company and its
shareholders.
(A) – Issue of warrants to the
subsidiary Copperstone Incentive AB
The board of directors proposes that a directed
issue of warrants is carried out by way of no more than
12 000 000 warrants of series 2022/2025:1 shall be
issued. The right to subscribe for the warrants shall, with
deviation from the shareholders’ preferential rights, only accrue
to the Subsidiary. The intention is that the warrants afterwards
shall be transferred to management and key personnel in the Company
in accordance with what is stated in resolution item (B). The
reason for that the issue is proposed to deviate from the
shareholders’ preferential rights is therefore to create incentives
for management and key personnel to at all times work for the
Company’s positive development since these possess management roles
or key roles in the Company and thereby constitutes an important
part of the Company’s continued operations. The warrants are issued
without consideration. Each warrant shall entitle to subscription
of one (1) share in the Company to a subscription price per share
corresponding to the current share price in connection with the
annual general meeting, which further will be seen in the board of
directors’ complete proposal, multiplicated with 1.5. Subscription
of shares by exercising the warrants shall, in accordance with the
terms and conditions for the warrants, be possible to carry out up
until and including 18 December 2025. In the event that all of the
warrants are exercised for subscription of shares, the Company’s
registered share capital will be increased with SEK 1,200,000. The
terms and conditions, including customary provisions of
recalculation with regard to certain events related to the Company
etc., which will be set forth in the board of directors’ complete
proposal, shall be applied regarding the warrants.
(B) - Approval of transfer of warrants
to management and key personnel in the Company
Further, the board of directors proposes that
the general meeting resolves to approve that the Subsidiary shall
transfer no more than 12,000,000 warrants in total to management or
key personnel (or wholly owned companies by these persons) in the
Company with the distribution stated below.
Position / Categories |
The number of warrants |
CEO |
Maximum 2,500,000 warrants |
Management and other key personnel, including consultants on a
permanent basis |
Maximum 2,000,000 warrants per person |
Newly employed management and key personnel |
Maximum 2,000,000 warrants per person |
Other employees |
Maximum 500,000 warrants per person |
The warrants shall be transferred on
market-based terms to a price determined on the basis of the
calculated market value for the warrants at the time for transfer,
by an application of Black & Scholes valuation model (options
premium). The calculation of the option premium to management shall
be made or controlled by an independent valuation expert, or shall
be made on the basis of the expert’s valuation. Further, a
so-called offer of first refusal-agreement, shall be entered into,
according to which the warrant holder shall be obliged to offer the
Company to acquire the warrants, or a certain part of these, under
certain conditions.
Dilution
Based on the current number of shares in the
Company, the dilution as a consequence of the proposed incentive
program, with the assumption that all warrants will be exercised
for subscription of shares, will not exceed 1 per cent of the
shares and votes in the Company (not included the dilution which
may arise as a result of the proposed incentive program for the
board of directors and the Company’s current incentive
programs).
Costs for the incentive program and effects to
important key figures
The incentive program 2022/2025:1 has been
prepared in consultation with external advisors and the total cost
for this advice is not expected to amount to noteworthy amounts.
Beyond the costs for advisors, the board of directors assesses that
the incentive program will cause some administrative costs in
connection to subscription of shares by exercising of the warrants
and registration with the Swedish Companies Registration Office.
Furthermore, the Company may link salary-based bonuses to
allotments in order to facilitate participation in the program, the
bonus costs of which in that case will fall within the Company's
ordinary personnel costs.
The stated dilution above refers to in relation
to the Company’s key figure the dilution of the number of shares,
and finally affects relevant key figures first if the Company’s
value has risen so much that exercising is carried out during the
maturity period. In such a case, the dilution should be
counteracted by the fact that the Company, in the event of full
exercising, would (based on current share price) be added an amount
of approximately SEK 21,600,000.
Earlier incentive programs in the Company
The Company has currently some ongoing
share-related incentive programs which include management, and some
ongoing share-related incentive programs which include members of
the board of directors. All of the Company’s warrant programs are
presented on the Company’s website and will be described in the
board of directors’ proposal. In the event that the incentive
program in accordance with the board of directors’ proposal above
as well as the nomination committee’s proposal regarding incentive
program aimed for the board of directors, would be fully
implemented within the now intended frames, the total numerical
dilution together with the today existing warrant programs, will
not exceed 5 per cent.
Majority requirements
Resolution to adopt incentive programs according
to the above stated, is covered by the rules for the board of
directors and management in Chapter 16 of the Swedish Companies Act
(2005:551), which, in order for a valid resolution, requires that
the proposal under this item is supported by shareholders
representing no less than nine tenth (9/10) of both the votes cast
as well as of the shares represented at the general meeting.
Item 12: Resolution on adoption of
Incentive program 2022/2025:2 by way of (A) issue of warrants to
the subsidiary Copperstone Incentive AB and (B) approval of
transfer of warrants to members of the board of
directors
The nomination committee in Copperstone
Resources AB (publ) reg.no. 556704-4168, proposes that the general
meeting resolves to adopt an incentive program aimed for members of
the board of directors in the Company. This is proposed to be
carried out by way of a directed issue of warrants to the wholly
owned subsidiary Copperstone Incentive AB (the
“Subsidiary”) in accordance with the resolution
item (A) below, and transfer to members of the board of directors
in accordance with resolution item (B). The resolution items (A)
and (B) are mutually conditioned by each other and are resolved
upon one resolution.
The nomination committee assesses that it is
urgent and in the interest of all shareholders that members of the
board of directors in the Company have a long-term interest of a
good value development of the share in the Company. A personal and
a long-term ownership commitment may be expected to contribute to
an increased interest of the Company’s operations and results as
well as to increase the motivation for, and affinity with, the
Company and its shareholders.
(A) – Issue of warrants to the
subsidiary Copperstone Incentive AB
The nomination committee propose that a directed
issue of warrants is carried out by way of no more than 15,000,000
warrants of series 2022/2025:2 shall be issued. The right to
subscribe for the warrants shall, with deviation from the
shareholders’ preferential rights, only accrue to the Subsidiary.
The intention is that the warrants afterwards shall be transferred
to members of the board of directors in the Company in accordance
with what is stated in resolution item (B). The reason for that the
issue is proposed to deviate from the shareholders’ preferential
rights is therefor to create incentives for members of the board of
directors to at all times work for the Company’s positive
development since these possess key roles in the Company and
thereby constitutes an important part of the Company’s continued
operations. The warrants are issued without consideration. Each
warrant shall entitle to subscription of one (1) share in the
Company to a subscription price per share corresponding to the
current share price in connection with the annual general meeting,
which further will be seen in the nomination committee’s complete
proposal, multiplicated with 1.5. Subscription of shares by
exercising the warrants shall, in accordance with the terms and
conditions for the warrants, be possible to carry out up until and
including 18 December 2025. In the event that all of the warrants
are exercised for subscription of shares, the Company’s registered
share capital will be increased with SEK 1,500,000. The terms and
conditions, including customary provisions of recalculation with
regard to certain events related to the Company etc., which will be
set forth in the nomination committee’s complete proposal, shall be
applied regarding the warrants.
(B) - Approval of transfer of warrants
to the board of directors in the Company
Further, the nomination committee proposes that
the general meeting resolves that the Subsidiary shall transfer no
more than 15,000,000 warrants in total to members of the board of
directors (or wholly owned companies by these persons) in the
Company with the distribution stated below.
Position / Categories |
The number of warrants |
Chairman of the board |
Maximum 5,000,000 warrants |
Other members of the board, excluding such member participating in
the incentive program for management and key personnel proposed at
the same time |
Maximum 2,000,000 warrants per person |
The warrants shall be transferred on
market-based terms to a price determined on the basis of the
calculated market value for the warrants at the time for transfer,
by an application of Black & Scholes valuation model (options
premium). The calculation of the option premium to members of the
board of directors shall be made or controlled by an independent
valuation expert or shall be made on the basis of the expert’s
valuation. Further, a so-called offer of first refusal-agreement,
shall be entered into, according to which the warrant holder shall
be obliged to offer the Company to acquire the warrants, or a
certain part of these, under certain conditions.
Dilution
Based on the current number of shares in the
Company, the dilution as a consequence of the proposed incentive
program, with the assumption that all warrants will be exercised
for subscription of shares, will not exceed 1.5 per cent of the
shares and votes in the Company (not included the dilution which
may arise as a result of the proposed incentive program for
management and key personnel and the Company’s current incentive
programs).
Costs for the incentive program and effects to
important key figures
The incentive program 2022/2025:2 has been
prepared in consultation with external advisors and the total cost
for this advice is not expected to amount to noteworthy amounts.
Beyond the costs for advisors, the nomination committee assess that
the incentive program will cause some administrative costs in
connection to subscription of shares by exercising of the warrants
and registration with the Swedish Companies Registration
Office.
The stated dilution above refers to in relation
to the Company’s key figure the dilution of the number of shares,
and finally affects relevant key figures first if the Company’s
value has risen so much that exercising is carried out during the
maturity period. In such a case, the dilution should be
counteracted by the fact that the Company, in the event of full
exercising, would (based on current share price) be added an amount
of SEK 27,000,000.
Earlier incentive programs in the Company
The Company has currently some ongoing
share-related incentive programs which include management, and some
ongoing share-related incentive programs which include members of
the board of directors. All of the Company’s warrant programs are
presented on the Company’s website and will be described in the
nomination committee’s complete proposal. In the event that the
incentive program in accordance with the nomination committee’s
proposal above as well as the board of directors’’ proposal
regarding incentive program aimed for management and key personnel,
would be fully implemented within the now intended frames, the
total numerical dilution together with the today existing warrant
programs, will not exceed 5 per cent.
Majority requirements
Resolution to adopt incentive programs according
to the above stated, is covered by the rules for the board of
directors and management in Chapter 16 of the Swedish Companies Act
(2005:551), which, in order for a valid resolution, requires that
the proposal under this item is supported by shareholders
representing no less than nine tenth (9/10) of both the votes cast
as well as of the shares represented at the general meeting.
Item 13: Resolution on instruction
for and appointment of the
nomination committee
The nomination committee proposes that the
members of the nomination committee are appointed by way of the
chairman of the board of directors contacting the three largest
shareholders in the Company as of 1 September every year and ask
them to nominate one representative each in order to, together with
the chairman of the board, constitute the nomination committee. If
any shareholder abstains from his or her right to nominate a
representative, the shareholder who is thereafter the largest in
terms of the number of votes shall be offered to nominate one
representative. Shareholders who have nominated a member of the
nomination committee have the right to replace such a member with
another to instead become a member of the nomination committee. In
the event that a shareholder who has nominated a member of the
nomination committee has significantly reduced his shareholding in
the company, such member may resign and, if the nomination
committee deems it appropriate, the shareholder who is next in line
will be given the opportunity to appoint a new member. If the
ownership otherwise changes significantly before the nomination
committee’s assignment is completed, it shall, if the nomination
committee so decides, be able to change the composition of the
nomination committee, in a manner the nomination committee deems
appropriate.
Further, the nomination committee proposes that
the nomination committee shall prepare proposals with regard to
below stated items to be presented to the annual general meeting
or, if applicable, extraordinary general meeting, to resolve
upon:
- proposal on
members of the board of directors;
- proposal on
remuneration to the members of the board of directors;
- proposal on
auditor;
- proposal on the
fees payable to the auditor;
- proposal on the
chairman of the annual general meeting; and
- proposal on
instructions/guidelines for the appointment of a nomination
committee.
This instruction applies until the annual
general meeting resolves otherwise, at which the incumbent
nomination committee continues to function during the period after
the annual general meeting, and until its composition changes in
accordance with this instruction, unless the general meeting
expressly decides otherwise.
Right to information
The board of directors and the CEO shall, if any
shareholder requests it and the board of directors believes that
such may take place without significant harm to the Company,
provide information at the annual general meeting on any
circumstances which may affect the assessment of a matter on the
agenda, and any circumstances which may affect the assessment of
the Company’s or a subsidiary’s financial position as well as the
Company’s relationship to another group company.
Documents
Complete resolution proposals pursuant to the
above will be presented on the Company’s website,
www.copperstone.se, and be kept available at Copperstone Resources
AB (publ), Fasadvägen 43, SE-981 41 Kiruna, no later than three
weeks before the general meeting and be sent to those shareholders
who so wishes and state their postal address.
Shares and votes
The Company may issue shares of one class. In
total, there are 1,324,973,895 shares and votes in the Company.
Each share in the Company carries one vote at the general meeting.
The Company does not hold any own shares.
_____________________Kiruna in April
2022Copperstone Resources AB (publ)The board of
directors
For more information:
Jörgen Olsson, Chairman of the board
Tel: +46 (0) 703 - 420 570
E-mail: Jorgen.olsson@decisio.se or info@copperstone.se
About Copperstone
Copperstone Resources AB is a company now scaling up to become a
modern and responsibly producing mining company through the
reopening of the Viscaria mine in Kiruna, Sweden. The deposit’s
high copper grade assessed mineral resources, geographical location
and growing team of experts provides good opportunities to become a
key supplier of quality and responsibly produced copper – a metal
that plays a critical role in Sweden’s and Europe’s climate change
towards an electrified society. In addition to the Viscaria mine,
Copperstone holds a number of other exploitation concessions and
exploration permits in Arvidsjaur (Eva, Svartliden, Granliden) and
Smedjebacken (Tvistbogruvan), all in Sweden. The parent company’s
shares are traded on the Nasdaq First North Growth Market (ticker
COPP B). Augment Partners is the company’s Certified Adviser,
info@augment.se, +46 8 604 22 55.
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