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Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB announces by a press release the contents of the notice to the Annual General Meeting 2011. The notice includes, among other things, the following. * The Board proposes that the Annual General Meeting approves the Board's resolution on a rights issue of common shares with preferential rights for the shareholders and amends the limits of share capital and number of shares in the Articles of Association. * The Board proposes a performance based, long-term share program for 2011 comprising proposals regarding an amendment of the Articles of Association, an authorization for the Board to resolve on a directed issue of series C shares and an authorization for the Board to repurchase issued series C shares. The Board further proposes that the Annual General Meeting resolves to transfer own shares for the purpose of fulfilling the commitments under the company's share programs. Attachment: - Notice to the Annual General Meeting 2011 of Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB For further information: Kenneth Rooth, CEO Phone: +46 8 697 20 00 The above information has been made public in accordance with the Securities Market Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information was released for public distribution at 8:35 AM CET on 29 March, 2011. IMPORTANT INFORMATION The information in this press release is not intended for distribution, publication or public release, directly or indirectly, in or into Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, the United States or any other jurisdiction where the distribution of this press release may be unlawful. The distribution of this announcement may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions and persons into whose possession any document or other information referred to herein comes should inform themselves about and observe any such restriction. The information in this press release is not an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy shares. This press release is not a prospectus under the Prospectus Directive 2003/71/EC. A prospectus will be prepared and published in accordance with the Prospectus Directive and will thereafter be made available by the Company. Investors shall not subscribe for securities referred to in this press release other than on the basis of the information which will be included in such prospectus. The information in this press release does not constitute or form a part of any offer or solicitation to purchase or subscribe for securities in the United States. The securities mentioned herein have not been, and will not be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act"). The securities mentioned herein may not be offered or sold in the United States unless they are registered under the Securities Act or pursuant to an available exemption therefrom.. There will be no public offer of securities in the United States. The information in this press release may not be forwarded or distributed to any other person and may not be reproduced in any manner whatsoever. Any forwarding, distribution, reproduction, or disclosure of this information in whole or in part may be prohibited. Failure to comply with these instructions may result in a violation of the Securities Act or the applicable laws of other jurisdictions. This press release may contain forward-looking statements. Words such as "expect", "believe", "estimate", "plan" and "forecast" in this press release are intended to indicate forward-looking statements. These forward looking statements reflect the current expectations on future events of the management at the time such statements are made, but are made subject to risks and uncertainties. All these forward-looking statements are based on the expectations and assumptions of the management and are deemed reasonable but uncertain and difficult to predict. Actual outcomes and results may differ significantly from the forward looking statements. The Company does not intend, nor undertakes, to update any such forward looking statements.
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