Nordea EN English Dansk Norsk Suomi Svenska About General Meetings Breadcrumb Home About us Corporate governance Annual General Meeting About General Meetings The General Meeting is the Company’s highest decision-making body, at which the shareholders exercise their voting rights. At the General Meeting decisions are taken regarding matters such as the annual accounts, dividend, election of the Board of Directors and auditor and remuneration to Board members and auditor. General Meetings are held in Helsinki. The Annual General Meeting is held yearly before the end of May. Every shareholder has the right to attend the General Meeting and propose matters to be dealt with at the General Meeting. The last date to make such a proposal to the Board of Directors will be announced on this website at the latest on 31 December. A shareholder who is present at the General Meeting has the right to request information on matters to be considered at the meeting. The notice convening a General Meeting is issued to shareholders on this website not earlier than three months prior to and not later than three weeks prior to the General Meeting. Decisions at the General Meeting are made by simple majority of votes, unless other majority requirements are set out in the Finnish Companies Act. Voting rights Each share in Nordea entitled to one vote. At General Meetings, each shareholder is entitled to vote for the full number of shares that he or she owns or represents. Nordea is not entitled to vote for its own shares at General Meetings. Nomination Process Nordea Bank Abp’s Shareholders’ Nomination Board presents proposals to the Annual General Meeting concerning election of members of the Board of Directors, the Chair of the Board of Directors, the remuneration to the board members and other tasks assigned in its Charter. Read more Share this page About us Who we are Nordea in society Corporate governance Investors Nordea in figures Reports & presentations Share News & insights Press room Economic Outlook Blogs Careers Vacant positions Join us Locations Sustainability Sustainability at Nordea Sustainable Choice Reports Our services Corporates & institutions Small & medium businesses Personal customers Contact us General terms Privacy policy Cookies Accessibility Site feedback Nordea Bank © 2021 Nordea’s use of cookies Dansk Norsk Suomi Svenska Nordea uses own cookies as well as cookies from third parties. Cookies are used to enhance your online experience and to remember your preferences, for example language. Cookies are also used to analyse web traffic and to show you targeted ads in our own and third parties’ online media. We ask for your consent to use such cookies, except for necessary cookies which are needed to run our website. If you click on “Settings” below, you are able to decide which cookies you want to consent to. By clicking “Accept all cookies” you consent to all cookies from Nordea and our third-party collaborators. You can change or withdraw your consent at any time. You can read more about the use of cookies and how you can withdraw your consent in our cookie policy. Accept all cookies Settings