The Group’s goal is for the dividend to correspond to at least 30% of income for the period, excluding items affecting comparability.

Group Management includes the President and CEO, the six sector heads, the Chief Financial Officer, the Head of Human Resources and Organizational Development, the General Counsel, the Chief Marketing Officer, the Chief Technology Officer...

Electrolux routines and systems for information and communication aim at providing the market with relevant, reliable, correct and vital information concerning the development of the Group and its financial position.

One of the Remuneration Committee’s primary tasks is to propose guidelines for the remuneration to the members of Group Management.

The Board of Directors consists of ten members, without deputies, who are elected by the Annual General Meeting for a period of one year.

Remuneration guidelines for Group Management are resolved upon by the AGM, based on the proposal from the Board.

The AGM in 2010 re-elected PricewaterhouseCoopers AB (PwC) as the Group’s external auditors for a four-year period, until the AGM in 2014. Authorized Public Accountant Anders Lundin is the auditor in charge of Electrolux.

The Electrolux Group is comprised of approximately 160 companies with operations in over 150 countries. The parent company of the Group is AB Electrolux, a public Swedish limited liability company. The company’s shares are...

Remuneration to Board members is authorized by the AGM and distributed by the Board to members who are not employed by the Group.

The decision-making rights of share¬holders in Electrolux are exercised at shareholders’ meetings. The AGM of Electrolux is held in Stockholm, Sweden, during the first half of the year.