Corporate governance
Boozt AB (publ) is a Swedish public limited liability company listed on Nasdaq Stockholm (large cap) and Nasdaq Copenhagen (large cap). Corporate governance refers to the system through which shareholders directly or indirectly govern the company. The Corporate Governance Report forms part of the company’s Board of Director’s report. Corporate Governance at Boozt, which can be divided into external and internal governance documents, is in compliance with Swedish law, the Nasdaq Stockholm’s Rule Book for Issuers and the Swedish Corporate Governance Code (the Code) as well as internal regulations and instructions.
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After the general meeting, the Board of Directors is the second-highest decision-making body of the Company. According to the Swedish Companies Act, the Board of Directors is responsible for the organisation of the company and the management of the company’s affairs, which means that the Board of Directors is responsible for, among other things, setting targets and strategies, securing routines and systems for evaluation of set targets, continuously assessing the financial condition and profits as well as evaluating the operating management. The Board of Directors is also responsible for ensuring that annual reports and interim reports are prepared in a timely manner. Moreover, the Board of Directors appoints the CEO.
Members of the Board of Directors are normally appointed by the Annual General Meeting for the period until the end of the next annual general meeting. According to the Company’s Articles of Association, the members of the Board of Directors elected by the general meeting shall be not less than three and not more than ten members with no deputy members.
Swedish Corporate Governance Code
According to the Code, the chairman of the Board of Directors is to be elected by the general meeting and has the special responsibility for the Company’s management of the work of the board of directors and to ensure that the work of the board of directors is efficiently organised.
The Board of Directors applies written rules of procedure, which are revised annually and adopted by the inaugural board meeting every year. Among other things, the rules of procedure govern the practice of the board of directors, functions and the division of work between the members of the board of directors and the CEO. At the inaugural board meeting, the board of directors also adopts instructions for the CEO, including instructions for financial reporting.
The Board of Directors meets according to an annual predetermined schedule. In addition to these meetings, additional board meetings can be convened to handle issues, which cannot be postponed until the next ordinary board meeting. In addition to the board meetings, the chairman of the Board of Directors and the CEO continuously discuss the management of the Company.