EANS-General Meeting: Andritz AG
Invitation to the General Meeting
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- General meeting information transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer is responsible for the content of this announcement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- We herewith invite our shareholders to the 108th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on Thursday, March 26, 2015 at 10.30 a.m. Venue: Steiermarksaal at Grazer Congress, Schmiedgasse 2, 8010 Graz, Austria. Agenda 1. Presentation of the audited Financial Statements including Management Report, the Corporate Governance Report, the Consolidated Financial Statements including Consolidated Management Report, and the Supervisory Board's Report, each for the 2014 business year. 2. Resolution on the use of the Net Earnings shown in the Financial Statements as of December 31, 2014. 3. Resolution on discharge of the Executive Board members for the 2014 business year. 4. Resolution on discharge of the Supervisory Board members for the 2014 business year. 5. Resolution on the remuneration for the Supervisory Board members for the 2014 business year. 6. Appointment of the auditor for the Financial Statements and Consolidated Financial Statements for the 2015 business year. 7. Appointments to the Supervisory Board. DOCUMENTS FOR THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The following documents will be available on the Company's Internet site at www.andritz.com as from March 5, 2015 pursuant to sec. 108 AktG, and at the General Meeting: - Financial Statements including Management Report - Corporate Governance Report - Consolidated Financial Statements including Consolidated Management Report - Proposal on the use of Net Earnings - Report by the Supervisory Board each relating to the 2014 business year - Text of this convocation - Draft resolutions for items 2 to 7 on the agenda - Statements in compliance with sec. 87 para. 2 AktG and curricula vitae of the candidates to be appointed to the Supervisory Board under item 7 on the agenda - Forms for appointing and revoking appointment of a proxy INFORMATION ON SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS UNDER SECTIONS 109, 110, 118, AND 119 AKTG Requests by shareholders for additions to the agenda Shareholders whose individual or aggregate shareholding equals 5% or more of the Company's share capital may request in writing that additional items be put on the agenda for this Annual General Meeting and be made public provided they have held this stake for a minimum of three months before the request is made. A written request in this regard must be sent to ANDRITZ AG, 8045 Graz, Stattegger Strasse 18, Investor Relations Department, Dr. Michael Buchbauer, or by fax (+43 316 6902 425) by March 5, 2015, at the latest. Confirmation of holdings in accordance with sec. 10a AktG shall suffice as proof of shareholder status. The confirmation of holdings, which must not be more than seven days old on the date of submission to the Company, shall confirm that the shareholder has held the shares for a minimum of three months on the date of making the request. For all other requirements concerning the confirmation of holdings, please refer to the information on the right to participate. Draft resolutions by shareholders concerning items on the agenda Shareholders whose individual or aggregate shareholding equals 1% or more of the Company's share capital may submit draft resolutions, accompanied by a statement of the respective reasons, in text form for each item on the agenda and request publication of the draft resolution and statement of the reasons therefore on the Company's Internet site. A request in text form in this regard must be sent to the Company not later than March 17, 2015, either by fax (+43 316 6902 425), by mail to ANDRITZ AG, 8045 Graz, Stattegger Strasse 18, Investor Relations Department, Dr. Michael Buchbauer, or by e-mail to michael.buchbauer@andritz.com. Confirmation of holdings in accordance with sec. 10a AktG, which must not be more than seven days old on the date of submission to the Company, shall suffice as proof of the shareholder status for exercise of this shareholder right. For all other requirements concerning the confirmation of holdings, please refer to the information on the right to participate. Shareholders' right to information Each shareholder shall have the right to ask questions on Company matters and have these questions answered in the Annual General Meeting to the extent that the information requested is necessary for proper evaluation of one of the items on the agenda. Submitting motions during the Annual General Meeting Each shareholder has the right to submit motions for each item on the agenda during the Annual General Meeting. Motions by shareholders regarding the appointment of a Supervisory Board member require timely submission of a draft resolution in accordance with section 110 AktG. Further information on shareholder rights under sections 109, 110, 118, and 119 AktG is available on the Company's Internet site at www.andritz.com. RECORD DATE AND PARTICIPATION IN THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The right to participate in the Annual General Meeting, the right to vote, and to exercise all other shareholder rights during the Annual General Meeting depend on the shares held at the end of March 16, 2015 (record date). Participation is limited to persons who are in possession of shares on the record date and supply proof thereof to the company. Confirmation of holdings on the record date pursuant to sec. 10a AktG shall suffice as proof of shareholding. This confirmation of holdings must be delivered to the Company not later than March 23, 2015 at one of the following addresses: By mail: ANDRITZ AG c/o HV-Veranstaltungsservice GmbH Köppel 60 8242 St. Lorenzen am Wechsel Austria By fax: +43 (1) 8900 500 ext. 94 By e-mail: anmeldung.andritz@hauptversammlung.at (confirmation of holdings, e.g. in PDF format, attached to e-mail) or by SWIFT: GIBAATWGGMS (message type MT598, please be sure to quote ISIN AT0000730007) CONFIRMATION OF HOLDINGS IN COMPLIANCE WITH SEC. 10a AKTG Confirmation of holdings shall be issued by the depositary bank based in a member state of the European Economic Area or in a full member state of the OECD and shall contain the following information: - Information on the issuer: name/company and address or code commonly used in business between banks (SWIFT Code), - Information on the shareholder: name/company, address, date of birth for natural persons, register and register number for legal persons, - Information on the shares: number of shares held by the shareholder, ISIN AT0000730007, - Number or other identification of the securities deposit account, - Date to which the confirmation of holdings refers. The confirmation of holdings as proof of the shareholding for participation in the General Meeting shall refer to the record date stated above, i.e. March 16, 2015. Confirmation of holdings shall be accepted in German and English. Registration for the Annual General Meeting and submission of confirmation of holdings do not block shareholders' actions. Shareholders will still be free to trade their shares at their own discretion. PARTICIPATION BY PROXY Each shareholder entitled to attend the Annual General Meeting has the right to appoint a proxy holder who may attend the Meeting on his/her behalf, vested with the same rights as the shareholder. Proxy must be conferred on a specific person (natural or legal) in text form. It is possible to appoint several proxy holders. The document of appointment of a proxy holder shall be delivered to the Company not later than Tuesday, March 24, 2015, 4.00 p.m. at one of the following addresses: By mail: ANDRITZ AG c/o HV-Veranstaltungsservice GmbH Köppel 60 8242 St. Lorenzen am Wechsel Austria By fax: +43 (1) 8900 500 ext. 94 By e-mail: anmeldung.andritz@hauptversammlung.at (the proxy must be attached to the e-mail in text form, e.g. as a PDF file) By SWIFT: GIBAATWGGMS(message type MT598, please be sure to quote ISIN AT0000730007) After this date, on the day of the Annual General Meeting only: Personally: at the meeting venue when registering for the Annual General Meeting A form for appointment of a proxy holder and a form for revocation of proxy will be sent to shareholders upon request or can be downloaded from the Company's Internet site at www.andritz.com. The above-stated requirements for appointment of a proxy holder shall apply mutatis mutandis for revocation of proxy. If a shareholder has appointed his/her depositary bank as proxy holder, the bank need only submit notification of its appointment as a proxy holder in addition to the confirmation of holdings. TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES AND VOTING RIGHTS At the date of convocation of the Annual General Meeting, the Company's share capital amounts to EUR 104,000,000.- and is divided into 104,000,000 no-par value shares. Each share represents one vote. The Company holds 794,107 own shares at the date of convocation of the General Meeting. No rights accrue to the Company from these shares. Thus, the total number of shares entitled to participate and vote amounts to 103,205,893 at the date of convocation of the General Meeting. To allow for a smooth admission procedure, shareholders are requested to arrive in good time before the General Meeting starts and identify themselves at the registration counter presenting confirmation of holdings or valid photo-bearing identification (driver's license, passport, ID card). Admission to collect voting cards will begin at 10.00 a.m. A special service has been set up for shareholders who are prevented from taking part in the Annual General Meeting in person. These shareholders can have their voting rights in the Annual General Meeting exercised by an independent proxy exercising the voting rights entirely according to and bound by the instructions of the shareholder in question. All shareholders wishing to avail themselves of this service, which is provided free of charge, are requested to contact Dr. Michael Buchbauer, ANDRITZ AG: phone: +43 (316) 6902 2979, fax +43 (316) 6902 425, or e-mail: michael.buchbauer@andritz.com. Graz, February 2015 The Executive Board Further inquiry note: Dr. Michael Buchbauer Head of Investor Relations Tel.: +43 316 6902 2979 Fax: +43 316 6902 465 mailto:michael.buchbauer@andritz.com end of announcement euro adhoc -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- issuer: Andritz AG Stattegger Straße 18 A-8045 Graz phone: +43 (0)316 6902-0 FAX: +43 (0)316 6902-415 mail: welcome@andritz.com WWW: www.andritz.com sector: Machine Manufacturing ISIN: AT0000730007 indexes: WBI, ATX Prime, ATX, ATX five stockmarkets: official market: Wien language: English
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