Notes for P&L

Amount in SEK million, unless otherwise specified.

Note 6 Employees and employee benefits expense

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  2014/2015 2013/2014
Average number of employees Men Women Total Men Women Total
Sweden            
Parent Company 6 5 11 6 4 10
Other companies 643 213 856 629 199 828
Denmark 233 130 363 195 123 318
Finland 182 94 276 180 86 266
Norway 205 56 261 193 52 245
Other countries 380 77 457 362 71 433
Total 1,649 575 2,224 1,565 535 2,100
             
  2014/2015 2013/2014
Salaries and remuneration Senior management of which profit-related remune- ration Other employees Senior management of which profit-related remune- ration Other employees
Sweden            
Parent Company 19.6 3.4 3.3 17.5 2.9 3.0
Other companies 52.0 7.2 369.5 53.2 5.7 350.3
Denmark 27.5 3.9 203.5 22.9 2.0 166.5
Finland 24.3 2.6 112.2 20.1 1.0 97.3
Norway 26.8 1.4 153.9 20.4 1.1 143.0
Other countries 13.2 2.2 59.0 11.2 2.0 51.8
Total 163.4 20.7 901.4 145.3 14.7 811.9
Senior management is defined as Group management, Managing Directors and vice MD’s in Group subsidiaries.

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  Group Parent Company
Salaries, remuneration and social security costs 2014/2015 2013/2014 2014/2015 2013/2014
Salaries and other remuneration 1,064.8 957.1 23.0 20.5
Contractually agreed pensions for senior management 23.4 21.9 4.5 4.2
Contractual pensions to others 86.5 72.1 0.6 0.5
Other social security costs 205.7 192.8 8.9 7.8
Total 1,380.4 1,243.9 37.0 33.0
At year-end, outstanding pension commitments to senior management totalled SEK 10.6 million (9.5) for the Group and SEK 2.1 million (2.2) for the Parent Company. Different accounting policies are applied to pension costs in the Parent Company and the Group (see Note 1 Accounting Policies).
         
  Group Parent Company
Proportion of women 2015-03-31 2014-03-31 2015-03-31 2014-03-31
Board of Directors (not including alternates) 4% 3% 17% 17%
Other members of senior management 18% 18% 17% 17%

Preparation and decision-making process for remuneration to the Board of Directors, CEO and Group management

The guidelines applied in the 2014/2015 financial year for remuneration to senior management correspond to those in the proposal for the coming year included in the administration report. The principle for remuneration to the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Group management is that remuneration should be competitive. The nomination committee proposes Board fees to the Annual General Meeting (AGM). Board fees are paid based on a resolution of the AGM.
No separate fees are paid for committee work. For remuneration to the CEO, members of Group management and other members of senior management in the Group, the Board of Directors has appointed a remuneration committee consisting of the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Board, with the CEO as the reporting member. A fixed salary, variable remuneration and conventional employment benefits are paid to the CEO, Group management and other members of senior management. In addition, pension benefits and incentive programmes apply, as described below. The remuneration committee adheres to the guidelines for remuneration to senior management approved by Addtech AB's AGM.

Personnel options for members of senior management

The Group's share-based incentive programmes make it possible for senior management to purchase shares in the Company. The employees have paid a market premium for call options on Class B shares. The option premium in the different programmes was calculated by Nordea Bank using the Black & Scholes valuation method. The calculations presupposed that the redemption price was set at 120 percent of the volume-weighted average of the price paid during the measurement period, volatility was based on statistical source material based on historical data, the risk-free rate was based on the government bond rate, maturity and redemption period according to the terms of the programmes, and dividend according to the estimates available based on the Group's dividend policy.

The programmes include a subsidy so that the employee receives the same sum as the option premium paid in the form of cash payment, i.e. salary. This subsidy shall be paid two years after the acquisition of the call options, provided that the option holder is still employed in the Group and still owns call options at that time. The subsidy, and related social security costs, is distributed as employee benefits expense over the vesting period. Addtech has no obligation to repurchase the options when an employee terminates employment. The holder can redeem the options irrespective of future employment at the Group. The calculation of the dilution effect below is based on the number of outstanding shares on subscription to the programmes.

For information regarding outstanding call option programmes, please refer to Administration Report/Repurchase of Treasury Shares and Incentive Programmes.

Board of Directors

The Board fees of SEK 1,630 thousand (1,630) set by the AGM are distributed, as per the AGM's decision, among those Board Directors who are not employed by the Parent Company.

Parent Company's CEO

Johan Sjö, Parent Company CEO, received a fixed salary of SEK 4,030 thousand (3,697) and SEK 1,406 thousand (987) in variable pay. Variable remuneration includes SEK 288 thousand regarding the year’s cost for a subsidy for participation in the Group’s incentive programme. Taxable benefits totalling SEK 222 thousand (188) are additional. From age 65, the CEO is covered by a defined contribution pension, the size of which depends on the outcome of pension insurance agreements. During 2014/2015, a total of SEK 1,251 thousand (1,150) in pension premiums, determined annually by the remuneration committee, were paid for the CEO. Variable salary is not pensionable income.

Variable remuneration based on Group earnings may be payable in an amount up to 30 percent of fixed salary. In addition, a further premium of 20 percent may be payable of the variable remuneration received used in acquisition of shares in Addtech AB.

The period of notice is of 12 months when the Company terminates the employment contract and six months when the CEO does so. In the case of termination on the initiative of the Company, the CEO is entitled to a severance payment equivalent to one year's salary in addition to salary during the period of notice. No severance package is payable if the employee terminates the employment contract.

Other members of Group management

Other members of Group management were paid a total of SEK 8,915 thousand (8,567) in fixed salaries and SEK 3,684 thousand (2,631) in variable remuneration. This variable remuneration was expensed during the 2014/2015 financial year and was paid during 2015/2016. Variable remuneration includes SEK 1,384 thousand (624) regarding the year’s cost for a subsidy for participation in the Group’s incentive programme. Taxable benefits totalling SEK 620 thousand (513) are additional. Persons in Group management are covered from age 65 by pension entitlements based on individual agreements. Existing pension schemes consist of defined contribution schemes, in which the pension amount depends on the outcome of pension insurance agreements, as well as defined benefit schemes. The cost of the defined benefit pensions and the defined contribution schemes is basically equivalent to the ITP plan (supplementary pension scheme for salaried employees).
During 2014/2015, a total of SEK 3,176 thousand (3,095) in pension premiums was paid for the group 'Other members of Group management'.

Variable remuneration based on Group earnings may be payable in an amount up to 30 percent of fixed salary. In addition, a further premium of 20 percent may be payable of the variable remuneration received used in acquisition of shares in Addtech AB.

The period of notice is 12 months when the Company terminates the employment contract and six months when the employee does so. Severance pay is payable upon termination of employment equivalent to no more than one year's salary. No severance package is payable if the employee terminates the employment contract.

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Remuneration and other benefits during the year Basic salary/ Board fees Variable remuneration 1) Other benefits Pension costs Total
Chairman of the Board 0.5 0.5
Other members of the Board 1.1 1.1
Chief Executive Officer 4.0 1.4 0.2 1.3 6.9
Other members of Group management (5 persons) 8.9 3.7 0.6 3.2 16.4
Total 14.5 5.1 0.8 4.5 24.9
1) Including remuneration to group management participating in incentive programmes.    
There has been no remuneration for financial instruments or personnel options.
     
Board fees for 2014/2015, SEK ’000s          
Name   Position   Fee
Anders Börjesson   Chairman of the Board   500
Tom Hedelius   Vice Chairman of the Board   380
Eva Elmstedt   Director   250
Ulf Mattsson   Director   250
Johan Sjö   Director  
Lars Spongberg   Director   250
Total       1,630