Governance

Auditing of the Accounts

The company’s financial period is one calendar year. Under the Articles of Association, the company has one auditor, nominated by the Annual General Meeting. The auditor must be a public accountant authorised by the Central Chamber of Commerce, and the principal auditor must be an Authorised Public Accountant. Term of office of the auditor is the financial period, and the auditor's duty shall expire at the end of the first Annual General Meeting following the election. The auditor shall present the company's shareholders with an auditors' report as part of the financial statements in compliance with the legislation in force. The auditor reports regularly to the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors.

The company shall inform the auditor’s compensation for the financial period. Any fees paid to the auditor for services not related to the auditing of the accounts shall be stated separately. Companies belonging to the same Group or chain as the auditor firm, as well as companies controlled by the auditor, are considered equal to the auditor. Fees paid by all companies belonging to the same Group as the company are reported as fees.