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Article 1 Business name and domicile
The Company's business name is Etteplan Oyj, and it is domiciled in Espoo.

 

Article 2 Field of operations
The Company's field of operations are design and consulting services as well as the production and sales of computer software.

 

Article 3 Book-entry system
The Company's shares shall belong to the book-entry system.

 

Article 4 Board of Directors
The Company's affairs shall be overseen by a Board of Directors comprised of three to seven members. The Board of Directors shall be elected for a term of one year at time at the Annual General Meeting.

 

Article 5 Managing Director
The Board shall appoint a Managing Director for the Company.

 

Article 6 Representation of a company
The Company shall be represented by the chairman of the Board of Directors or the Managing Director, each alone, or the members of the Board of Directors, two together. The Board of Directors may authorise employees of the Company or other persons to represent the Company, two together, or each separately together with a regular member of the Board of Directors.

 

Article 7 Financial year and auditor
The Company's financial year is 1 January - 31 December. The financial statements shall be delivered to the auditor by the end of March, and the auditor is to present the auditor's report to the Board of Directors one month after this.

One or two auditors can be chosen for the Company. If two auditors are elected, at least one auditor shall be a firm of independent public accountants approved by the Central Chamber of Commerce.

The term of the auditor is the financial year and his duties shall end at the close of the first Annual General Meeting following his election.

 

Article 8 Annual General Meeting
The shareholders' meeting shall be held in the Company's domicile or in Lahti, Vantaa or in Helsinki as decided by the Board of Directors of the Company.

The Annual General Meeting shall be held each year no later than 30 June and the agenda shall include:

  1.     opening of the meeting
  2.     election of a chairman of the meeting 
  3.     establishment of a quorum and of the legality of the meeting
  4.     election of scrutinizer of the minutes
  5.     presentation of financial statements, including
        consolidated financial statements, and an annual report
  6.     presentation of the auditor's report
  7.     approval of the financial statements
  8.     decision upon actions to be taken arising from the profit
        shown in the approved balance sheet
  9.     granting of discharge from liability to the Board of Directors and the Managing Director
  10.     decision upon the number of members of the Board of Directors
        and their emoluments as well as the fee for the auditor
  11.     election of the members of the Board of Directors
  12.     election of a regular auditor and a deputy auditor
  13.     handling of other business mentioned in the notice of the meeting
  14.     closing of the meeting

Article 9 Invitation to the General Meeting of Shareholders
Invitation to the General Meeting of Shareholders shall be published in the Company´s website no earlier than two (2) calendar months and no later than three (3) weeks prior to the meeting, but no later than nine (9) days before the record date of the General Meeting. The Board of Directors may also decide to publish the invitation to the General Meeting of Shareholders in a one Finnish national newspaper determined by the Board of Directors.

 

Article 10 Participation and voting rights
To be able to participate in a General Meeting, a shareholder must register with the Company no later than on the date mentioned in the notice of meeting, which may be no earlier than 10 days before the meeting.

Each share confers the right to one (1) vote in the General Meeting.

The Chairman of the meeting shall determine the method of carrying out a ballot.

 

Article 11 Preemptive purchase obligation
The obligation of a shareholder to redeem shares of shareholders entitled to redemption is governed by the provisions of Chapter 6, Section 10 of the Securities Markets Act.

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Back to Key financial data EUR 1,000, Financial period Jan 1 – Dec 31 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 Revenue  350,170 300,111 259,702 263,292 236,477 Change in revenue, % 16.7 15.6 -1.4 11.3 10.1 Operating profit (EBITA) 33,915 30,139 26,172 25,964 22,555 % of revenue 9.7 10.0 10.1 9.9 9.5 Operating profit (EBIT) 28,622 25,754 22,380 22,819 20,184 % of revenue 8.2 8.6 8.6 8.7 8.5 Profit before taxes   22,386 24,867 21,080 21,924 19,396 % of revenue 6.4 8.3 8.1 8.3 8.2 Profit for the financial year  18,151 20,044 17,077 17,387 15,280 Return on equity, % 17.7 21.6 20.8 24.1 24.4 ROCE, % 15.9 16.0 16.0 19.9 21.3 Equity ratio, % 38.2 39.7 40.5 38.9 42.9 Gross investments 40,940 30,582 29,697 36,908 16,527 % of revenue 11.7 10.2 11.4 14.0 7.0 Net gearing, % 66.8 48.6 46.6 52.6 29.8 Personnel, average 3,945 3,480 3,320 3,305 2,995 Personnel at year end 3,951 3,629 3,267 3,447 3,055 Employee benefits expenses 227,823 197,596 177,301 172,520 156,183   Back to Key financial data Read more

Consolidated statement of comprehensive income

Back to Key financial data   EUR 1,000 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2022   Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2021   Revenue 350,170   300,111   Other operating income 2,826   1,289   Materials and services -40,395   -31,685   Employee benefits expenses -227,823   -197,596   Other operating expenses -36,140   -28,527   Depreciation and amortization -20,018   -17,839   Operating profit (EBIT) 28,622 11.1% 25,754 8,6% Financial income 1,044   593   Financial expenses -7,280   -1,480   Profit before taxes 22,386   24,867   Income taxes -4,235   -4,823   Profit for the financial year 18,151   20,044   Other comprehensive income, that may be reclassified to profit or loss         Currency translation differences -4,229   -589   Other comprehensive income, that will not be reclassified to profit or loss         Change in fair value of equity investments at fair value through other comprehensive income  -31   32   Other comprehensive income for the year, net of tax -2,900   -557   Total comprehensive income for the year 15,251   19,487             Profit for the financial year attributable to         Equity holders of the parent company 18,151   20,044   Total comprehensive income attributable to         Equity holders of the parent company 15,251   19,487   Earnings per share calculated from the profit attributable to equity holders of the parent company         Basic earnings per share, EUR 0.73   0.80   Diluted earnings per share, EUR 0.73   0.80     The notes are an integral part of the Financial Statements.   Back to Key financial data Read more

Consolidated statement of financial position

Back to Key financial data   EUR 1,000  Dec 31, 2022 Dec 31, 2021 ASSETS     Non-current assets     Goodwill 105,385 92,380 Other intangible assets 32,745 28,807 Tangible assets 24,808 24,759 Investments at fair value through other comprehensive income  2,414 418 Other non-current receivables 1,016 54 Deferred tax assets 622 731 Non-current assets, total 166,990 147,150       Current assets     Inventory 635 376 Work in progress 30,181 26,810 Trade and other receivables 62,405 47,988 Current tax assets 1,364 273 Cash and cash equivalents 19,564 30,356 Current assets, total 114,149 105,803 TOTAL ASSETS 281,138 252,953       EQUITY AND LIABILITIES     Equity     Share capital 5,000 5,000 Share premium account 6,701 6,701 Unrestricted equity fund 23,966 22,037 Own shares -1,059 -1,245 Cumulative translation adjustment -7,702 -3,473 Other reserves 103 133 Retained earnings 79,302 69,761 Equity, total 106,311 98,914       Non-current liabilities     Deferred tax liabilities 9,758 7,408 Loans from financial institutions 47,852 30,350 Lease liabilities 8,478 8,777 Other non-current liabilities 33 827 Non-current liabilities, total 71,018 47,362       Current liabilities     Loans from financial institutions 21,139 25,453 Lease liabilities 13,114 13,894 Advances received 2,856 3,891 Trade and other payables 63,532 61,673 Current income tax liabilities 3,168 1,766 Current liabilities, total 103,809 106,677 Liabilities, total 174,828 154,039 TOTAL EQUITY AND LIABILITIES 281,138 252,953   The notes are an integral part of the financial statements.   Back to Key financial data Read more

Consolidated statement of cash flows

Back to Key financial data   EUR 1,000 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2022 Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2021 OPERATING CASH FLOW     Cash receipts from customers 341,201 287,564 Operating expenses paid -306,220 -253,056 Operating cash flow before financial items and taxes 34,981 34,508       Interest and payment paid for financial expenses -1,721 -1,289 Interest received 113 80 Income taxes paid -5,277 -6,205 Operating cash flow (A) 28,095 27,093       INVESTING CASH FLOW     Purchase of tangible and intangible assets  -1,711 -2,157 Acquisition of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired  -20,871 -14,255 Proceeds from sale of tangible and intangible assets 52 17 Proceeds from repayment of loans 0 73 Investing cash flow (B) -25,526 -16,321       Cash flow after investments (A+B) 2,570 10,772       FINANCING CASH FLOW     Proceeds from directed share issue 0 1,936 Purchase of own shares 0 -1,382 Issue of new current loans 13,144 6,941 Repayments of current loans -32,534 -30,060 Issue of new non-current loans 27,999 37,503 Repayments of non-current loans -16 -6 Payment of lease liabilities -12,657 -11,478 Dividend paid -9,970 -8,461 Financing cash flow (C) -14,034 -5,007       Variation in cash (A+B+C) increase (+) / decrease (-) -11,464 5,765       Assets at the beginning of the financial period 30,356 24,407 Exchange gains or losses on cash and cash equivalents 672 184 Assets at the end of the financial period 19,564 30,356   The notes are an integral part of the Financial Statements.   Back to Key financial data Read more

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