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Annual General Meeting 2010

Annual Report 2009

The Annual General Meeting of Marel Food Systems hf. which took place at the company's headquartes was well attended by its shareholders.

Chairman's address | CEO's address | New articles of association

Below are the decisions of the Annual General meeting and new Articles of Association.

Results of Marel Food Systems Annual General Meeting:

  1. The Consolidated Financial Statement and the Report of the Board of Directors were approved unanimously.

  2. The meeting approved that no dividends will be paid for the financial year 2009.

  3. The Company's Remuneration Policy was confirmed.

    Article 1. Objective
    The remuneration policy of Marel Food Systems hf. has the aim of making the
    company and its subsidiaries competitive in hiring outstanding employees, a
    necessary prerequisite to fulfilling the company‘s vision for its presence on
    the global market. The remuneration policy covers all main aspects of salary
    and benefits for the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and management of the
    company. A wage and benefits committee operates within the company comprised of
    three to four Board members.

    Article 2. Remuneration for Board members
    Board members shall receive a fixed, monthly payment in accordance with the
    decision of the annual general meeting of the company, as stipulated in article
    79 a of Act No. 2/1995 on Public Limited Companies. The Board of Directors
    shall submit a proposal on the fee for the upcoming operating year and shall
    take into account the time board members spend on their duties, the
    responsibility involved and company performance.

    Article 3. Remuneration for the CEO
    A written employment contract shall be made between the company and the CEO.
    His terms of employment shall be competitive on an international standard. The
    amount of salary and other payments to the CEO shall be decided on the basis of
    his education, experience and previous occupation. Other terms of employment
    shall be specified in the contract, along with pension payments, vacation
    rights, benefits and terms of notice.
    When preparing employment contract the emphasis shall be that no additional
    payments will be made at termination other than those stipulated in the
    employment contract. However, special circumstances in the opinion of the Board
    of Directors may lead to a separate termination agreement being concluded with
    the CEO.

    Article 4.  Acknowledgements to senior management
    The CEO is authorized to propose to the Board of Directors and Compensation
    Committee that senior management should be rewarded in addition to their set
    terms of employment in the form of delivery of shares, performance based
    payments, stocks, stock options or other forms of payment having to do with
    company shares or the future value of such shares, pension fund contributions,
    retirement or redundancy payments.
    When deciding whether senior managers should be granted rewards in addition to
    the set terms of employment, the status, responsibility and future prospects of
    the respective manager within the company shall be taken into consideration.

    Article 5. Disclosure information
    At the Annual General Meeting, the Board of Directors shall present information
    on the remuneration of the Chief Executive Officer, managing directors and
    board members. Information shall be presented on the total amount of salary
    payments during the year, payments from other companies in the group, the
    amount paid in bonuses and stock options, other forms of payment related to the
    value of company shares, termination payments if applicable, and the total
    amount of any other payments.
    The Company's remuneration policy shall be published on the Company's website.

    Article 6. Approval of the Remuneration Policy and other matters
    The company's Remuneration Policy shall be presented to the shareholders in the
    annual general meeting for their approval or rejection.
    The Remuneration Policy is binding for the Board of Directors in regards to
    stock options and payments on the basis of share price movements as per
    paragraph 2 article 79.a of Act No. 2/1995 on Public Limited Companies. In all
    other aspects the policy shall be viewed as guidelines for the company and its
    Board.  The Board of Directors shall note in the minutes of its meeting any
    major deviation from the Remuneration Policy and such deviation shall be well
    justified. The Board of Directors shall inform the annual general meeting of
    such a deviation.

  4. A decision was made on compensation to the Board of Directors for the 2010 The Chairman will receive € 4,000 per month,  the Vice Chairman will receive € 2.400 per month and other members of the Board of Directors will receive € 1.600 per month. The compensation will be paid on the 15th day of each month.

  5. The following proposals to amend the Articles of Association of Marel Food
    Systems hf. were approved.

    a) Article 1.1
    “The name of the company is Marel hf.”

    b) Article 4.14
    “The following matters shall be addressed at Annual General Meeting:
    1. Board of Director's report on operations for the previous operating year.
    2. Confirmation of the financial statements and decision taken on how to handle
    the company's profit or loss for the financial year.
    3. Decisions on remuneration to the members of the Board of Directors.
    4. Proposal by the Board of Directors regarding a remuneration policy.
    5. Election of the Board of Directors.
    6. Election of auditor.
    7. Lawful proposals from shareholders that shall be placed on the agenda.
    8. Any other business.

    If shareholders controlling at least 1/3 of all shares make a written request
    at the annual meeting, decisions regarding Clause 2 shall be postponed and
    taken up at an extraordinary annual meeting to be held not earlier than one
    month, and not later than two months, later. Further postponements may not be
    requested.
      
    The financial statements of the company, the Board of Director's report on
    operations and the auditors' report shall be available for shareholders to
    examine at the company's headquarters 7 days prior to the Annual General
    Meeting.”

    c) Article 4.16
    “When a lawful request for a meeting has been made, the Board of Directors
    shall be required to call a meeting within 21 days from when the request
    arrives. If the Board has not called a meeting within this period, it is
    permitted to demand that a meeting be called in accordance with Article 87
    paragraph 2 of the Act on Public Limited Liability Companies.”

    d) Article 4.18
    “Shareholder meetings shall be announced with a minimum of three weeks' notice
    and a maximum of four weeks' notice, unless shareholders of the Company have
    approved shorter notices as provided for and with the conditions stipulated in
    Article 88 a of the Act on Public Limited Liability Companies.”

    e) Article 5.1
    “The company's Annual General Meeting annually elects 7-9 (seven to nine) people
    to sit on the Board of Directors. Their suitability is determined by law.”

    f) Article 15.1
    “The company's Board of Directors is authorised to increase share capital by as
    much as ISK 45,000,000 nominal value by issuing new shares. Shareholders do not
    enjoy pre-emptive rights to subscribe for these new shares, which shall be used
    to fulfil share option contracts concluded with employees etc. in accordance
    with the Company's currently applicable stock option programme. The purchase
    price of shares and terms of sale shall be as provided for in contract
    concluded by the Board or CEO with the individual concerned. This authorisation
    shall apply for six years from its adoption.”

    g) Article 15.3
    “The Company's Board is authorised to issue bonus shares in the current
    financial year increasing the company's share capital to as much as four-fold
    the present amount, or an equivalent amount in EUR if the Company's share
    capital has already been registered in that currency when the authorisation is
    utilised. In such case the conversion rate shall be the same as applied when
    the share capital was converted to EUR.”

  6. Election of Board

    The following were elected to serve on the Board of Directors until the next
    Annual General meeting.

    Arnar Þór Másson, Reykjavik, Iceland
    Árni Oddur Þórðarson, Reykjavik, Iceland
    Ásthildur Margrét Otharsdóttir, Reykjavik, Iceland
    Friðrik Jóhannsson, Reykjavik, Iceland
    Helgi Magnússon, Seltjarnarnes, Iceland
    Lars Grundtvig, Aarhus, Danmark
    Margrét Jónsdóttir, Seltjarnarnes, Iceland
    Theo Bruinsma, Oss, The Netherlands
    Smári Rúnar Þorvaldsson, Hafnarfjordur, Iceland

    The Board of Directors selected a Chairman from among its members, Mr. Árni
    Oddur Þórðarson and a Vice Chairman, Mr. Friðrik Jóhannsson.

  7. Election of auditors

    The auditing firm KPMG hf. will be the company's auditors.

  8. Approved to grant authorization to the Board of Directors to purchase treasury shares in the company submitted to the Annual General Meeting of Marel Food Systems hf.

    The company is authorized, pursuant to the provisions of Article 55 of the Act
    on Public Limited Liability Companies No. 2/1995, to acquire up to 10% of its
    own shares at a price which is no higher than 10% over and no lower than 10%
    under the posted average price of shares in the Company for the two weeks
    immediately preceding the acquisition.

    It is furthermore proposed, that this authorisation is effective for the next
    18 months from approval. Earlier authorisation shall be withdrawn.


Marel is the leading global provider of advanced equipment, systems and services to the fish, meat and poultry industries. Our brands – Marel, Stork Poultry Processing and Townsend Further Processing – are among the most respected in the industry. Together, we offer the convenience of a single source to meet our customers’ every need. With offices and subsidiaries in over 30 countries and a global network of 60 agents and distributors, we work side-by-side with our customers to extend the boundaries of food processing performance.

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