Contact Us Search FI Investors Corporate Governance Articles of Association Articles of Association of YIT Corporation Articles of Association Articles of Association of YIT Corporation, effective as of February 1, 2018. 1 § The trade name of the Company shall be YIT Oyj in Finnish, YIT Abp in Swedish, and YIT Corporation in English. The Company's registered office is located in Helsinki, Finland. 2 § The objects of the Company are to engage in production in the construction industry, manufacture and leasing of and trade with building materials and components in Finland and abroad. In addition to the foregoing activities, the Company shall buy and sell real estate property and shares in real estate and housing companies as well as lease apartments and properties complete with buildings and facilities and engage in other activities related to the foregoing. The Company may also trade in securities. The Company may engage in the activities in accordance with its declared objects either directly and/or through its subsidiaries and affiliated companies and joint ventures. The Company may offer services in the areas of administration, personnel management, financing, accounting, legal matters, taxation, investor relations and communications as well as other services to the Group companies and affiliated companies. 3 § The company shares are included in the book entry securities system. 4 § For the proper administration and organization of the Company's affairs, the Company shall have a Board of Directors consisting of a Chairman and Vice Chairman appointed by the general meeting of shareholders as well as a minimum of three (3) and maximum of seven (7) members. Should the membership of the Chairman or Vice Chairman expire during the term of office, the Board of Directors may elect a new Chairman or Vice Chairman from among its members. The term of each member of the Board of Directors shall begin at the general meeting of shareholders at which he or she is elected and expire at the end of the next Annual General Meeting of Shareholders following election. 5 § The Company shall have a Managing Director to be appointed by the Board of Directors. 6 § The Company is signed for severally by the Managing Director, or jointly by any two members of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may authorize a designated individual to sign for the Company together with any member of the Board of Directors or another person authorized to represent the company. Additionally, the Board of Directors may grant an authorization to represent the company per procurationem allowing the person so authorized to represent the company together with a member of the Board of Directors or another person authorized to represent the company. 7 § The Company's accounting period shall be one calendar year. The Company shall have one Auditor that shall be an approved auditing firm. The Auditor's term shall cover the current financial year at the time of election and expire at the end of the next Annual General Meeting of Shareholders following election. 8 § The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders shall be held annually by the end of June. The notice of the meeting of shareholders shall be published on the Company's website. To be able to attend the general meeting of shareholders, each shareholder shall notify the Company thereof by the date indicated in the notice of the meeting which date may be no earlier than ten days before the meeting. To be able to attend the general meeting of shareholders, the shareholders shall notify the Company thereof by the date indicated in the notice of the meeting which may be no earlier than ten days before the meeting. Additionally, the provisions of the Companies Act concerning the right to attend the general meeting of shareholders of a company included in the Book Entry Securities System shall apply. 9 § The General Annual Meeting of Shareholders shall be presented with: the financial statements and the annual report Auditor's report and pass resolutions on: adoption of the financial statement; any measures called for by the profit shown on the balance sheet; discharge from liability for the Managing Director and the members of the Board of Directors; the number of members on the Board of Directors remuneration of the Chairman and Vice Chairman and members of the Board of Directors remuneration of the Auditor; and elect: the Chairman and Vice Chairman and members of the Board of Directors, and the Auditor. address: all the other issues indicated in the notice of the meeting. 10 § Any disputes regarding the application of the Limited Liability Companies Act shall, instead of being referred to a District Court, be settled through arbitration in accordance with the rules of the Arbitration Institute of the Central Chamber of Commerce of Finland by an arbitration tribunal consisting of a single arbiter. The arbitration proceedings shall be held in Helsinki. Read more Corporate Governance Annual General Meeting Board of Directors Audit Updated 23.03.2021 Follow us Facebook YIT Suomi Twitter @YITInvestors LinkedIn YIT Corporation YouTube YIT Corporation Instagram @raksaduuni YIT creates better living environments by developing and constructing housing, business premises, infrastructure and entire areas. SITE SEARCH Find content from our website YIT Group About YIT Investors Careers Corporate Governance Group structure Sustainability Media For Suppliers Short links Apartments Business premises Infrastructure Renovation services Property investments Projects and references YIT Head Office Panuntie 11, PL 36, 00620 Helsinki +358 20 433 111 Call charge 8,35 cents/call + 16,69 cents/min (incl. VAT). International rate as applicable. Personal email addresses follow the form firstname.lastname@yit.fi. The country code depends on the operating country. 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