Bulletin from the annual general meeting of Calliditas Therapeutics AB (publ)

STOCKHOLM, May 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The following resolutions were passed at Calliditas Therapeutics AB (publ) ("Calliditas") annual general meeting held today, on 30 May 2023, in Stockholm.

Adoption of income statement and balance sheet for the financial year 2022 and discharge from liability

The annual general meeting resolved to adopt the income statement and the consolidated income statement for the financial year 2022 as well as the balance sheet and consolidated balance sheet as of 31 December 2022. The members of the Board of Directors and the CEO were discharged from liability for the financial year 2022.

Allocation of profit or loss 

The annual general meeting resolved, in accordance with the Board of Directors' proposal, that no dividends shall be paid for the financial year 2022 and that SEK 1,125,480 thousand shall be carried forward.

Election of board members, auditors, fees to the Board of Directors and auditors

The annual general meeting resolved, in accordance with the nomination committee's proposal, that the number of members of the Board of Directors shall be six (6) without deputies and that the number of auditors shall be one (1) without deputies.

In accordance with the nomination committee's proposal, Elmar Schnee, Hilde Furberg, Diane Parks, Henrik Stenqvist and Elisabeth Björk were re-elected as members of the Board of Directors and Fred Driscoll were newly elected as members of the Board of Directors for the period until the end of the next annual general meeting. Molly Henderson declined re-election. Elmar Schnee was re-elected as chairman of the Board of Directors. The audit firm Ernst & Young AB was re-elected auditor of the company for the period until the end of the next annual general meeting, and it was noted that the authorized public accountant Jacob Grunditz will be appointed as auditor in charge.

The annual general meeting further resolved, in accordance with the nomination committee's proposal and for the time period until the end of the next annual general meeting, that the directors' fees shall be paid with SEK 940,000 to the chairman of the Board of Directors and SEK 365,000 to each one of the other members who are not employed in the group, SEK 200,000 to the chairman of the audit committee and SEK 100,000 to the other members of the audit committee who are not employed in the group as well as SEK 50,000 to the chairman of the remuneration committee and SEK 25,000 to the other members of the remuneration committee who are not employed in the group. In addition to the above-proposed remuneration for ordinary board work, it is proposed that board members residing in the United States shall receive an additional amount of SEK 140,000 and that board members residing in Europe, but outside the Nordics, shall receive an additional amount of SEK 50,000. The annual general meeting further resolved, in accordance with the nomination committee's proposal, that the remuneration to the auditor shall be paid in accordance with approved statement of costs.