Departures from the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance - Vattenfall.de

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Departures from the Code

Vattenfall's corporate governance for the 2008 financial year deviates from the requirements stipulated in the Swedish Code of Corporate Governance in its wording as per 1 July 2008, on the following points. The corresponding stipulation in the previously applicable Code is indicated in parentheses.

Code requirementsDescriptionChosen solution and justification
1.4 (1.4.1) Chairman to preside over the
Annual General Meeting
The nomination committee shall propose
a person to serve as AGM chairman
Due to its ownership structure, Vattenfall has no nomination
committee. Election of an AGM chairman is instead done
at the Meeting in accordance with the stipulations of the
Swedish Companies Act. This is also in line with the Swedish
state’s ownership policy
2. (2) Nomination committeeThe company shall have a nomination
committee
Due to its ownership structure, Vattenfall has no nomination
committee. The nomination process is instead conducted in
accordance with the Swedish state’s ownership policy
2.6 (2.2.3) Proposal of board membersThe proposal shall be presented in the
notice of the Annual General Meeting
and on the company’s website in connection
with issuance of the notice
At the latest possible date for issuance of the notice of the
AGM, the nomination work was not fully completed. The proposal
was instead presented on Vattenfall’s external website
as soon as it was available for Vattenfall

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2010-03-03
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