Telenor's Annual General Meeting_3
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The Annual General Meeting of Telenor ASA has today approved the board of director's proposal for a dividend of NOK 0.30 per share. The dividend will be paid on Tuesday May 29, 2001 to shareholders as per May 10, 2001. From Friday, May 11, the Telenorshares will be traded without dividend.
The Annual General Meeting has also approved the annual accounts and annual report for Telenor ASA and the group for 2000.
The following were elected as shareholder-nominated members of Telenor's corporate assembly:
County Governor Mona Røkke, Tønsberg (re-election)
County Council Chairman Gisle Handeland, Fedje (re-election)
High Court Judge Brit Seim Jahre, Oslo (re-election)
Managerial Secretary Hilde Kinserdal, Bergen (re-election)
Managing Director Ragnar Klevaas, Bærum (re-election)
Divisional Leader Eystein Gjelsvik, Ski (re-election)
Managing Director Bjørg Simonsen, Rana (re-election)
Managing Director Kristian Zachariassen, Arendal (re-election)
Managing Director Jan-Erik Korssjøen, Kongsberg (new)
Farmer/Financial Manager Randi Braathe, Rygge (new)
The following were elected as shareholder-nominated deputies to the corporate assembly:
Ove Andersen, Arendal (re-election)
Inger-Grethe Solstad, Stavanger (re-election)
The Annual General meeting approved a new §9 in the regulations whereby the Company shall have an Election Committee in connection with elections. The functions of the Election Committee are to present recommendations to the AGM for the election of shareholder-nominated members and deputy board members to the corporate assembly, and to present recommendations to the assembly on the election of shareholder-appointed members and deputies to the board of directors.
The Election Committee shall comprise of four members who are themselves shareholders, or representatives for shareholders. The Leader of the corporative assembly is a permanent member and leader of the Election Committee. The Annual General Meeting elected Director-General Reier Søberg of the Ministry of Trade and Commerce, and Erik Must, Chairman of Fondsfinans, as members of the Election Committee. Further, one member shall be elected by and from the corporate assembly's shareholder-selected members and deputies.
The company was granted approval to use its own shares received in connection with the bonus issue approved on November 10, 2000 for purposes to be further determined by the Board. The Annual General Meeting gave also its consent to the authority granted to the Board of Directors on November 12, 2000 to increase the share capital also being used in connection with a share option program for key employees and a general employee programme.
The following were elected as shareholder-nominated members of Telenor's corporate assembly:
County Governor Mona Røkke, Tønsberg (re-election)
County Council Chairman Gisle Handeland, Fedje (re-election)
High Court Judge Brit Seim Jahre, Oslo (re-election)
Managerial Secretary Hilde Kinserdal, Bergen (re-election)
Managing Director Ragnar Klevaas, Bærum (re-election)
Divisional Leader Eystein Gjelsvik, Ski (re-election)
Managing Director Bjørg Simonsen, Rana (re-election)
Managing Director Kristian Zachariassen, Arendal (re-election)
Managing Director Jan-Erik Korssjøen, Kongsberg (new)
Farmer/Financial Manager Randi Braathe, Rygge (new)
The following were elected as shareholder-nominated deputies to the corporate assembly:
Ove Andersen, Arendal (re-election)
Inger-Grethe Solstad, Stavanger (re-election)
The Annual General meeting approved a new §9 in the regulations whereby the Company shall have an Election Committee in connection with elections. The functions of the Election Committee are to present recommendations to the AGM for the election of shareholder-nominated members and deputy board members to the corporate assembly, and to present recommendations to the assembly on the election of shareholder-appointed members and deputies to the board of directors.
The Election Committee shall comprise of four members who are themselves shareholders, or representatives for shareholders. The Leader of the corporative assembly is a permanent member and leader of the Election Committee. The Annual General Meeting elected Director-General Reier Søberg of the Ministry of Trade and Commerce, and Erik Must, Chairman of Fondsfinans, as members of the Election Committee. Further, one member shall be elected by and from the corporate assembly's shareholder-selected members and deputies.
The company was granted approval to use its own shares received in connection with the bonus issue approved on November 10, 2000 for purposes to be further determined by the Board. The Annual General Meeting gave also its consent to the authority granted to the Board of Directors on November 12, 2000 to increase the share capital also being used in connection with a share option program for key employees and a general employee programme.