{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"2996","rtpr_id":"nWkr1Tr9zr","ticker":"SKFB","exchange":"Nasdaq Stockholm","all_tickers":["SKFB"],"title":"Annual general meeting of AB SKF","author":"Cision","published_at":"2026-04-21T13:30:12.644Z","article_body":"SKF\nGothenburg, 21 April 2026: The annual general meeting of Aktiebolaget SKF was\nheld on Tuesday 21 April 2026.\n\nThe income statement and balance sheet and the consolidated income statement\nand consolidated balance sheet were adopted.\n\nA dividend of SEK 7.75 per share to be paid in two instalments was resolved,\nwith the first instalment amount of SEK 4.00 per share with a record date on\nThursday 23 April 2026, and the second instalment amount of SEK 3.75 per share\nwith a record date on Thursday 15 October 2026.\n\nThe Board members and the President were discharged from liability for their\nadministration of the company for the financial year 2025.\n\nIt was determined that the Board of Directors shall consist of twelve members.\n\nIt was determined that the Board members elected by the annual general meeting\nand not employed by the company, for the period up to the closing of the next\nannual general meeting, receive a fee according to the following:\n1. SEK 3,250,000 to the Chair of the Board of Directors,\n2. SEK 1,625,000 to the Vice Chair(s) of the Board of Directors, and\n3. SEK 1,060,000 to each of the other Board members,\nof which 30 percent shall be converted and consist of a variable Board fee in\naccordance with the terms for variable Board fee available on\nhttps://www.skf.com/group/investors/corporate-governance/general-meetings;\n1. SEK 410,000 to the Chair of the Audit and Sustainability Committee,\n2. SEK 295,000 to each of the other members of the Audit and Sustainability\nCommittee,\n3. SEK 235,000 to each of the Chairs of the other Committees, and\n4. SEK 175,000 to each of the other members of the other Committees;\nand that a special meeting fee be paid to Board members elected by the annual\ngeneral meeting and not employed by the company for travel to a physical Board\nmeeting according to the following:\n1. EUR 5,000 for intercontinental travel, and\n2. EUR 2,000 for continental travel outside of the country of the Board\nmember’s residence.\nHans Stråberg, Hock Goh, Geert Follens, Håkan Buskhe, Rickard Gustafson,\nBeth Ferreira, Therese Friberg, Richard Nilsson, Niko Pakalén and Mats\nRahmström were re-elected as Board members. Karen Florschütz and Maximiliane\nStraub were newly elected.\n\nHans Stråberg was re-elected as the Chair of the Board of Directors. The\nBoard has appointed Håkan Buskhe and Mats Rahmström as Vice Chair of the\nBoard. The Board has also decided to establish two Board Committees; an Audit\nand Sustainability Committee and a People Committee.\n\nIt was resolved to amend the Articles of Association to adjust the term of\noffice for the appointed auditor through adjustment to § 9.\n\nIt was determined that the auditor shall be paid for work performed according\nto approved invoice.\n\nThe registered firm of auditors Deloitte AB was re-appointed as auditor for a\nperiod of two years until the close of the annual general meeting 2028.\n\nIt was resolved on new guidelines for remuneration to senior executives. The\ncomplete guidelines are available on\nhttps://www.skf.com/group/investors/corporate-governance/general-meetings.\n\nThe Board of Directors’ remuneration report was approved.\n\nIt was resolved on SKF’s Performance Share Programme 2026. The complete\nprogramme is available on\nhttps://www.skf.com/group/investors/corporate-governance/general-meetings.\n\nAktiebolaget SKF\n      (publ)\n\nFor further information, please contact:\nPress Relations: Carl Bjernstam, +46 31-337 2517; +46 722 201 893;\ncarl.bjernstam@skf.com\nInvestor Relations: Sophie Arnius, +46 31-337 8072; +46 705 908 072;\nsophie.arnius@skf.com\n\nSince 1907, SKF has been making some of the world’s most innovative\nbearings, seals, lubrication systems, condition monitoring solutions, and\nservices to reduce friction. Less friction means more energy saved and by\nreducing it, we make industry smarter, more competitive, and more energy\nefficient, building a more sustainable future where we can all do more with\nless. SKF is represented in approximately 130 countries and has around 17,000\ndistributor locations worldwide. Annual sales in 2025 were SEK 91,583 million\nand the number of employees was 37,271. www.skf.com\n\n® SKF is a registered trademark of the SKF Group.\n\nhttps://news.cision.com/skf/r/annual-general-meeting-of-ab-skf%2Cc4337355\n\n20260421 Annual general meeting of AB SKF\n(https://mb.cision.com/Main/637/4337355/4049923.pdf)\n\nSKF Gothenburg Factory D 24011017 jpeg fullresolution 1\n(https://news.cision.com/skf/i/skf-gothenburg-factory-d-24011017-jpeg-fullresolution-1%2Cc3529921)\n\n\n\n(c) Copyright Waymaker BIT News - Cision 2026","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nWkr1Tr9zr","title":"Annual general meeting of AB SKF","author":"Cision","ticker":"SKFB","created":"2026-04-21T13:30:12.644Z","tickers":["SKFB"],"exchange":"Nasdaq Stockholm","article_body":"SKF\nGothenburg, 21 April 2026: The annual general meeting of Aktiebolaget SKF was\nheld on Tuesday 21 April 2026.\n\nThe income statement and balance sheet and the consolidated income statement\nand consolidated balance sheet were adopted.\n\nA dividend of SEK 7.75 per share to be paid in two instalments was resolved,\nwith the first instalment amount of SEK 4.00 per share with a record date on\nThursday 23 April 2026, and the second instalment amount of SEK 3.75 per share\nwith a record date on Thursday 15 October 2026.\n\nThe Board members and the President were discharged from liability for their\nadministration of the company for the financial year 2025.\n\nIt was determined that the Board of Directors shall consist of twelve members.\n\nIt was determined that the Board members elected by the annual general meeting\nand not employed by the company, for the period up to the closing of the next\nannual general meeting, receive a fee according to the following:\n1. SEK 3,250,000 to the Chair of the Board of Directors,\n2. SEK 1,625,000 to the Vice Chair(s) of the Board of Directors, and\n3. SEK 1,060,000 to each of the other Board members,\nof which 30 percent shall be converted and consist of a variable Board fee in\naccordance with the terms for variable Board fee available on\nhttps://www.skf.com/group/investors/corporate-governance/general-meetings;\n1. SEK 410,000 to the Chair of the Audit and Sustainability Committee,\n2. SEK 295,000 to each of the other members of the Audit and Sustainability\nCommittee,\n3. SEK 235,000 to each of the Chairs of the other Committees, and\n4. SEK 175,000 to each of the other members of the other Committees;\nand that a special meeting fee be paid to Board members elected by the annual\ngeneral meeting and not employed by the company for travel to a physical Board\nmeeting according to the following:\n1. EUR 5,000 for intercontinental travel, and\n2. EUR 2,000 for continental travel outside of the country of the Board\nmember’s residence.\nHans Stråberg, Hock Goh, Geert Follens, Håkan Buskhe, Rickard Gustafson,\nBeth Ferreira, Therese Friberg, Richard Nilsson, Niko Pakalén and Mats\nRahmström were re-elected as Board members. Karen Florschütz and Maximiliane\nStraub were newly elected.\n\nHans Stråberg was re-elected as the Chair of the Board of Directors. The\nBoard has appointed Håkan Buskhe and Mats Rahmström as Vice Chair of the\nBoard. The Board has also decided to establish two Board Committees; an Audit\nand Sustainability Committee and a People Committee.\n\nIt was resolved to amend the Articles of Association to adjust the term of\noffice for the appointed auditor through adjustment to § 9.\n\nIt was determined that the auditor shall be paid for work performed according\nto approved invoice.\n\nThe registered firm of auditors Deloitte AB was re-appointed as auditor for a\nperiod of two years until the close of the annual general meeting 2028.\n\nIt was resolved on new guidelines for remuneration to senior executives. The\ncomplete guidelines are available on\nhttps://www.skf.com/group/investors/corporate-governance/general-meetings.\n\nThe Board of Directors’ remuneration report was approved.\n\nIt was resolved on SKF’s Performance Share Programme 2026. The complete\nprogramme is available on\nhttps://www.skf.com/group/investors/corporate-governance/general-meetings.\n\nAktiebolaget SKF\n      (publ)\n\nFor further information, please contact:\nPress Relations: Carl Bjernstam, +46 31-337 2517; +46 722 201 893;\ncarl.bjernstam@skf.com\nInvestor Relations: Sophie Arnius, +46 31-337 8072; +46 705 908 072;\nsophie.arnius@skf.com\n\nSince 1907, SKF has been making some of the world’s most innovative\nbearings, seals, lubrication systems, condition monitoring solutions, and\nservices to reduce friction. Less friction means more energy saved and by\nreducing it, we make industry smarter, more competitive, and more energy\nefficient, building a more sustainable future where we can all do more with\nless. SKF is represented in approximately 130 countries and has around 17,000\ndistributor locations worldwide. Annual sales in 2025 were SEK 91,583 million\nand the number of employees was 37,271. www.skf.com\n\n® SKF is a registered trademark of the SKF Group.\n\nhttps://news.cision.com/skf/r/annual-general-meeting-of-ab-skf%2Cc4337355\n\n20260421 Annual general meeting of AB SKF\n(https://mb.cision.com/Main/637/4337355/4049923.pdf)\n\nSKF Gothenburg Factory D 24011017 jpeg fullresolution 1\n(https://news.cision.com/skf/i/skf-gothenburg-factory-d-24011017-jpeg-fullresolution-1%2Cc3529921)\n\n\n\n(c) Copyright Waymaker BIT News - Cision 2026"},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-04-21T13:30:12.726361495Z","server_sent_at_ms":1776778212726},"received_at":"2026-04-21T13:30:12.796Z","source_url":"https://news.cision.com/skf/r/annual-general-meeting-of-ab-skf%2Cc4337355"},"analysis":{"id":"1949","press_release_id":"2996","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Capital Goods","sector":"Industrials"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"dividend","narrative":"AB SKF's annual general meeting declared a total dividend of SEK 7.75 per share, to be paid in two installments of SEK 4.00 and SEK 3.75 with record dates in April and October 2026.\n\nThe Board of Directors was re-elected with Hans Stråberg continuing as Chair, while Karen Florschütz and Maximiliane Straub were newly elected as members.\n\nDeloitte AB was re-appointed as auditor for a two-year term, and shareholders approved new remuneration guidelines for senior executives and the Performance Share Programme 2026.","sentiment":"neutral","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Routine AGM confirms dividend policy and board composition."},"keyFigures":{"revenue":"SEK 91,583 million","customDimensions":{"employees":37271,"first_instalment":"SEK 4.00","second_instalment":"SEK 3.75","dividend_per_share":"SEK 7.75"}},"quotedText":"","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Hans Stråberg","role":"Chair of the Board"},{"name":"Håkan Buskhe","role":"Vice Chair"},{"name":"Mats Rahmström","role":"Vice Chair"},{"name":"Karen Florschütz","role":"Board Member"},{"name":"Maximiliane Straub","role":"Board Member"},{"name":"Hock Goh","role":"Board Member"},{"name":"Geert Follens","role":"Board Member"},{"name":"Rickard Gustafson","role":"Board Member"},{"name":"Beth Ferreira","role":"Board Member"},{"name":"Therese Friberg","role":"Board Member"},{"name":"Richard Nilsson","role":"Board Member"},{"name":"Niko Pakalén","role":"Board Member"},{"name":"Carl Bjernstam","role":"Press Relations"},{"name":"Sophie Arnius","role":"Investor Relations"}],"products":["bearings","seals","lubrication systems","condition monitoring solutions"],"companies":[{"name":"Aktiebolaget SKF","ticker":"SKFB"},{"name":"Deloitte AB","relationship":"auditor"}],"dollarAmounts":[]},"materialImpact":{"score":1,"reasoning":"Routine annual general meeting proceedings including a standard dividend declaration, board re-elections, and governance approvals. 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