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Securitas Direct AB (publ) (STO:SDIR) The Shareholders of Securitas Direct AB (publ) are hereby invited to attend an Extraordinary General Meeting ("EGM") to be held at 11.00 a.m. CET on Tuesday 23 September 2008, at the Scandic Anglais hotel, Humlegårdsgatan 23, Stockholm, Sweden. Registration for the EGM starts at 10.30 a.m. CET.
A. RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE
Shareholders who wish to attend the EGM must: (i) be recorded in the share register kept by the Swedish Central Securities Depository ("VPC AB") on Wednesday 17 September 2008, and
(ii) notify the company of their intention to attend the EGM in writing to Securitas Direct AB, "EGM", P.O. Box 4519, SE-203 20 Malmö, Sweden, or by telephone +46 40 25 45 15, by fax +46 40 97 51 22 marked "EGM" or by e-mail to egm@securitas-direct.com, no later than Wednesday 17 September 2008 at 4.00 p.m. CET.
When giving notice of attendance, the shareholder shall state name, address, telephone number (daytime), personal ID number or corporate ID number and number of shares. Shareholders represented by proxy should submit an original power of attorney prior to the EGM. Representatives of legal entities must in addition thereto provide a copy of a registration certificate or similar document of authorisation, indicating the signatories of the legal entity. Shareholders with nominee-registered shares must, in order to be entitled to participate in the EGM, have their shares temporarily owner-registered with VPC AB by Wednesday 17 September 2008, at the latest. Such shareholders must therefore notify their nominees in due time before the said date.
B. MATTERS AT THE EGM
Proposed agenda 1. Opening of the Meeting. 2. Election of a Chairman of the Meeting. 3. Preparation and approval of the voting list. 4. Approval of the agenda. 5. Election of one or two person(s) to check the minutes. 6. Examination of whether the Meeting has been properly convened. 7. Proposal on authorisation for the Board to resolve upon new share issue. 8. Closing of the Meeting.
Proposal on authorisation for the Board to resolve upon new share issue (item 7) As previously announced, the Securitas Direct Group has entered into an agreement to acquire the home alarm business of Norwegian company Hafslund. Part of the purchase price shall be paid in the form of class B shares in Securitas Direct AB. In the light of this, the Board proposes that the EGM authorises the Board to resolve, at one or several occasions during the period up until the next Annual General Meeting, to increase the company's share capital by way of issuing new class B shares against payment in non-cash consideration or, alternatively, through set-off with deviation from the shareholders' preferential rights. Hafslund Marked AS or another company within the Hafslund Group, exclusively, shall be entitled to subscribe for the new shares. The subscription price shall be SEK 27.50 per share. The new shares shall be paid for directly or indirectly through the contribution of shares in Hafslund Sikkerhet Privat AS and/or Hafslund Boligteknikk AS. The Board shall be entitled to establish the additional terms of issue.
C. AVAILABLE DOCUMENTATION
The Board's proposal under agenda item 7 is available at the company and on its website, www.securitas-direct.com. It will also be sent to shareholders who so request and made available at the EGM.
Malmö in September 2008 Securitas Direct AB (publ) The Board of Directors
For further information, please contact: Peter Nilsson, Chairman of the Board, tel: +46 (0)734 196 331 Michael Peterson, Investor and Media Relations, tel: +46 (0)733 221814
This is an English translation of the Swedish original. In the event of any discrepancy between this translation and the Swedish original, the Swedish original shall prevail.
Securitas Direct is a leading provider of high-quality security services to homes and small businesses. Our success is based on a strong growth focus, scalable concepts and highly developed local entrepreneurship. The Group operates in nine European countries: Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Spain and Portugal. In 2007 Securitas Direct reported net sales of SEK 3,816 million, operating profit of SEK 275 million and net customer portfolio growth of more than 15 percent. The Group had 1,000,000 customers at 30 June 2008.
