Fiskars Corporation’s Extraordinary General Meeting decided on an extra dividend and amendment to the Articles of Association
Fiskars Corp. Stock Exchange Release December 9, 2014 at 17:00 EET
The Extraordinary General Meeting of Fiskars Corporation, held on December 9, 2014, decided that an extra dividend of EUR 2.60 per share will be distributed to Fiskars shareholders based on the annual accounts adopted for the financial period that ended on December 31, 2013. The dividend will be paid to a shareholder who is registered as a shareholder in the company’s shareholders’ register, held by Euroclear Finland Ltd. on the dividend record date, which is December 11, 2014. The dividend will be paid on December 18, 2014.
Furthermore, the Extraordinary General Meeting decided that Section 2 of the Articles of Association of the Company be amended as follows:
“The Company’s field of activities consists of the development, manufacturing and sale of goods and related and supporting industrial and commercial activities. In addition, the Company may practice agriculture and forestry and buy, sell, hold and otherwise govern securities and real-estate. The Company may conduct its operations by itself or through subsidiaries or associated companies. As a parent company the Company may also manage common tasks of the group companies such as administration and financing.”
FISKARS CORPORATION
Kari Kauniskangas
President and CEO
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