Fiskars
Resolutions of Fiskars Corporation’s Annual General Meeting 2012

Fiskars 

15.03.2012 15:15
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 Fiskars Corp.       Stock Exchange Release           March 15, 2012 at 16.15
EET 

The Annual General Meeting of shareholders of Fiskars Corporation on March 15,
2012 approved the financial statements for 2011. It was decided to pay a
dividend of 0.62 euro per share. The record date for the dividend is March 20,
2012 and the dividend will be paid on March 27, 2012. The members of the Board
and the President and CEO were discharged from liability for the 2011 financial
year. 

The number of Board members was decided to remain nine. Mr. Kaj-Gustaf Bergh,
Mr. Ralf Böer, Mr. Alexander Ehrnrooth, Mr. Paul Ehrnrooth, Ms. Louise Fromond,
Mr. Gustaf Gripenberg, Ms. Ingrid Jonasson Blank, Mr. Karsten Slotte, and Mr.
Jukka Suominen were all re-elected. The term of the Board members will expire
at the end of the Annual General Meeting in 2013. 

The Meeting approved the following remuneration for the members of the Board of
Directors: 

- To the ordinary members 40,000 euro/year

- To the vice chairman 55,000 euro/year

- To the chairman 80,000 euro/year

- In addition, per Board and Committee meeting attended, each member will be
paid 600 euro, the Chairman will be paid 1,100 euro and the Chairman of the
Audit Committee will be paid 1,100 euro per Audit Committee meeting. 

KPMG Oy Ab was elected auditor and they nominated Ms Virpi Halonen, APA, as
responsible auditor. It was decided to pay the auditors' fees as invoiced. 

The Annual General Meeting decided to authorize the Board to decide on the
acquisition of a maximum of 4,000,000 own shares, in one or several
instalments, using the unrestricted shareholders' equity of the company. The
shares may be acquired in derogation to the pre-emptive right of the
shareholders to the shares of the company in public trading on NASDAQ OMX
Helsinki Ltd at market price. This authorization shall remain in force until
June 30, 2013. 

The Annual General Meeting decided to authorize the Board to decide on the
conveyance of own shares in the company's possession altogether no more than
4,000,000 shares in one or several instalments, either against payment or
without payment. The Board may decide on the conveyance of the shares also in
derogation of the pre-emptive right of the shareholders to the shares of the
company. This authorization shall remain in force until June 30, 2013. 


FISKARS CORPORATION
Kari Kauniskangas

President and CEO

Further Information:
Anu Ilvonen, Communications Manager
Tel. +358 204 39 5446
anu.ilvonen@fiskars.com




Fiskars is a leading global supplier of consumer products for the home, garden
and outdoors. The group has a strong portfolio of respected international
brands, including Fiskars, Iittala and Gerber. Founded in 1649 and listed on
NASDAQ OMX Helsinki, Fiskars is Finland's oldest company. Fiskars recorded net
sales of EUR 743 million in 2011, and employs some 3,400 people in over 20
countries. www.fiskarsgroup.com
News Source: NASDAQ OMX



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