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January 29, 2015
Stockholm, Sweden, January 29, 2015: The Atlas Copco Group, a leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions, has generated significant operating cash flows in recent years and the Group’s financial position is strong. Therefore the Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting an extra distribution of SEK 6.00 per share through a mandatory redemption of shares.
Without jeopardizing the capacity to finance further growth, the Board of Directors proposes to the Annual General Meeting a mandatory share redemption procedure, whereby every share is split into one ordinary share and one redemption share. The redemption share is then automatically redeemed at SEK 6.00 per share. Excluding shares currently held by the company this corresponds to a total of MSEK 7 308. Combined with the proposed ordinary dividend of SEK 6.00 per share, shareholders will receive SEK 12.00 per share, which corresponds to MSEK 14.
The redemption is subject to approval at the Annual General Meeting 2015 on the following: