EANS-General Meeting: STRABAG SE / Invitation to the General Meeting
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STRABAG SE
Villach, FN 88983 h
ISIN AT000000STR1
Invitation
We hereby invite our shareholders to the
8th Annual General Meeting of STRABAG SE
on Friday, 15 June 2012, at 10:00 a.m.,
at Austria Center Vienna, Hall E, Bruno-Kreisky-Platz 1, 1220 Vienna.
Agenda
1. Presentation of the annual financial statements, including the
management report and corporate governance report; of the consolidated financial
statements, including the group management report; and of the supervisory report
for the 2011 financial year
2. Resolution concerning the appropriation of the balance sheet profit
3. Resolution concerning the approval of the actions of the members of the
management board for the 2011 financial year
4. Resolution concerning the approval of the actions of the members of the
supervisory board for the 2011 financial year
5. Selection of auditor and group financial auditor for the 2012 financial
year
6. Resolution concerning the further authorisation of the management board
to ac-quire own shares in accordance with Section 65 Paragraph 1 No. 8 as well
as Paragraphs 1a and 1b of the Austrian Stock Corporation Act (AktG), on the
stock mar-ket or over the counter, to the extent of up to 10 % of the share
capital, with simultaneous authorisation of the management board, in accordance
with Section 65 Paragraph 1b of the Austrian Stock Corporation Act (AktG), to
sell or assign own shares in a manner other than on the stock market or through
a public tender
7. Resolution concerning the authorisation of the management board to issue
financial instruments within the meaning of Section 174 of the Austrian Stock
Corporation Act (AktG), in particular convertible bonds, income bonds, profit
participation rights, which may also confer subscription and/or exchange rights
for the acquisition of shares of the company
8. Resolution concerning the conditional increase of the share capital of
the company pursuant to Section 159 Paragraph 2 No. 1 of the Austrian Stock
Corporation Act (AktG) on the issue to creditors of financial instruments
[Conditional Capital 2012]
9. Resolution concerning the changes to the Articles of
Association in Sections 4 „Capital Stock and Shares“ and 17
„Shareholders‘ Meeting – Attendance“, changes with regard to the
Conditional Capital 2012 in accordance with Section 159 Paragraph 2
No. 1 of the Austrian Stock Corporation Act (AktG) and adaptations to
the changed legal framework (Company Law Amendment Act 2011 changing
AktG and the SE law)
DOCUMENTS FOR THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
The following documents will be available from 25 May 2012 on the
company website at www.strabag.com as well as at the Annual General
Meeting:
– annual financial statements and management report
– corporate governance report
– consolidated financial statements and group management report
– proposal for the appropriation of net income
– supervisory board report
all of the above for the 2011 financial year
– draft resolutions concerning agenda items 2-9
– Articles of Association with the proposed changes highlighted
– report by the management board concerning agenda item 6 – acquisition of
own shares 2012
– report by the management board concerning agenda item 7 – financial
instru-ments within the meaning of Section 174 of the Austrian Stock Corporation
Act (AktG)
– report by the management board concerning agenda item 8 – Conditional
Capital 2012
– proxy authorisation form
– form for the revocation of proxy authorisation
– full text of this convocation to the Annual General Meeting
NOTICE REGARDING THE RIGHTS OF SHAREHOLDERS UNDER SEC-TIONS 109, 110,
118 AND 119 OF THE AUSTRIAN STOCK CORPORATION ACT (AKTG)
Shareholders whose combined holdings represent 5 % of the share
capital may request by written petition the inclusion of additional
items on the agenda of the Annual General Meeting, provided that
these shareholders held the shares for at least three months prior to
their petition and that the written petition is received by the
company no later than 25 May 2012 at its address Donau-City-Straße 9,
1220 Wien, for the attention of Mag. Diana Klein, CFA, Investor
Relations. For holders of deposited bearer shares, proof of
shareholder status as the basis for exercising this shareholder right
may be accomplished by presenting deposit confirmation in accordance
with Section 10a of the Austrian Stock Corporation Act (AktG)
confirming that the petitioning shareholders held the shares for at
least three months prior to the petition. The deposit confirmation
must not be more than seven days old at the time it is submitted to
the company. In respect to any other requirements related to deposit
confirmation, reference is made to the detailed information on the
right to participate.
Shareholders whose holdings represent a combined total of 1 % of the
share capital may submit draft resolutions in writing for each agenda
item, to be accompanied by a statement stating the reason for such
the proposal, and may request the draft resolutions and explanatory
statements to be posted on the company’s website. Such requests must
be received in writing by the company no later than 5 June 2012 by
fax to +43 (1) 22 422 – 1177, by mail to Donau-City-Straße 9, 1220
Wien, for the attention of Mag. Diana Klein, CFA, Investor Relations
or by e-mail to inves-tor.relations@strabag.com with the petition to
be attached to the e-mail in writing, e.g. as a PDF file. For holders
of deposited bearer shares, proof of shareholder status as the basis
for exercising this shareholder right may be accomplished by
presenting deposit confirmation in accordance with Section 10a of the
Austrian Stock Corporation Act (AktG), provided that the confirmation
is no more than seven days old at the time it is submitted to the
company. In respect to any other requirements related to deposit
con-firmation, reference is made to the detailed information on the
right to participate.
For holders of registered shares, entry in the shareholder register
is sufficient and no special proof of shareholder status by the
shareholder is required.
All shareholders have the right to request information on company
matters at the An-nual General Meeting, provided that such
information is necessary for the proper assessment of agenda items.
Every shareholder is further entitled to bring forward motions in
respect to each item on the agenda at the Annual General Meeting with
no prior notice necessary.
Further information concerning these shareholders‘ rights under
Sections 109, 110, 118 and 119 of the Austrian Stock Corporation Act
(AktG) are available on the company’s website www.strabag.com.
RECORD DATE AND PARTICIPATION IN THE GENERAL MEETING
The right to participate in the Annual General Meeting and to
exercise voting rights and the remaining shareholders‘ rights to be
asserted at the Annual General Meeting is conditional, for holders of
bearer shares, on the shares held and, for holders of registered
shares, on entry in the shareholder register at the end of 5 June
2012 (record date).
Participation in the Annual General Meeting is limited to persons
who, on the record date, hold shares in the company and can supply
proof of their shareholdings or who, for holders of registered
shares, are entered in the shareholder register and register to
attend the meeting.
Deposited bearer shares
For holders of deposited bearer shares, deposit confirmation pursuant
to Section 10a of the Austrian Stock Corporation Act (AktG) shall
represent sufficient proof of shareholdings on the record date,
provided such confirmation is received by the company no later than
12 June 2012 exclusively at one of the following addresses:
By mail Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG
or courier Abteilung KMS / HV Operation Center 2
Strauchgasse 1-3 / 1. Stock
1010 Wien
as proxy representative of STRABAG SE or
By fax: +43 (1) 928 90 61
By e-mail: hv.anmeldung-2@oekb.at, with the deposit confirmation
to be at-tached to the e-mail in writing, e.g. as a PDF file
[questions from Austrian and foreign banks on how to issue and send
deposit confirma-tion may be directed to a representative of the
OeKB: by telephone +43 (1) 531 27/2051 or by e-mail:
hv.anmeldung-2@oekb.at]
STRABAG SE is not accepting depot confirmations or declarations
pursuant to Sec-tion 114 Paragraph 1 fourth sentence of the Austrian
Stock Corporation Act (AktG) via an internationally distributed,
specially secured communication network of the credit institutions
(SWIFT), as other electronic means of communication (fax and e-mail)
are available instead. STRABAG SE had offered SWIFT as an electronic
means of communication before the last two Annual General Meetings
without the custodian banks making any noteworthy use of this
service.
Deposit confirmation pursuant to Section 10a of the Austrian Stock
Corporation Act (AktG)
Deposit confirmation must be issued by the custodian bank with headquarters in a
member state of the European Economic Area or in a full member state of the OECD
and must include the following information:
– Information on the issuer: name/company and address or code commonly
used in business transactions between banks
– Information on the shareholder: name/company, address, date of birth
(natural persons), register and register number (legal persons)
– Information on the shares: number of shares held by the shareholder,
ISIN AT000000STR1
– Deposit account number or other description
– Date or period of time to which the deposit confirmation refers to.
The deposit confirmation as proof of shareholder status for
participation in the Annual General Meeting must refer to the
above-mentioned record date of 5 June 2012.
Deposit confirmation will be accepted in German or English.
Registered shares
For holders of registered shares, only such shareholders shall be
entitled to participate in the Annual General Meeting whose
registration is received by the company in writing no later than 12
June 2012 exclusively at one of the following addresses.
By mail Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG
Abteilung KMS / HV Operation Center 2
Strauchgasse 1-3 / 1. Stock
1010 Wien
as proxy representative of STRABAG SE or
By fax: +43 (1) 928 90 61
By e-mail: hv.anmeldung-2@oekb.at, with the registration
attached to the e-mail in writing, e.g. as a PDF file
Registrations will be accepted in German or English.
Registration to attend the Annual General Meeting or submission of
deposit confirmation in no way blocks shareholder actions with regard
to their shares. Shareholders may dispose freely of their shares
after registering to attend the Annual General Meeting or having
submitted deposit confirmation.
PROXY REPRESENTATION
Shareholders who are entitled to participate in the Annual General
Meeting have the right to appoint a proxy representative to attend
the meeting on his or her behalf who is vested with the same rights
as the shareholder being represented.
The power of proxy must be granted to a specific person (natural or
legal) in writing; proxies may also be granted to more than one
person.
The appointment of a proxy must be received by the company no later
than 14 June 2012, 5:00 p.m., exclusively at one of the following
addresses:
By mail Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG
Abteilung KMS / HV Operation Center 2
Strauchgasse 1-3 / 1. Stock
1010 Wien
as proxy representative of STRABAG SE or
By fax: +43 (1) 928 90 61
By e-mail: hv.anmeldung-2@oekb.at, with the proxy attached
to the e-mail in writing, e.g. as a PDF file
On the day of the Annual General Meeting:
In person: when registering for the Annual General Meeting
at the designated meeting place
The aforementioned procedure for granting a proxy shall apply by
analogy to the revo-cation of a proxy which has already been sent to
the company.
Forms for granting and revoking proxies can be sent upon request or
can be downloaded from the company’s website at www.strabag.com.
If a shareholder has granted a proxy to his/her custodian bank, it is
sufficient for the bank to provide a declaration of having been
appointed proxy in addition to the deposit confirmation.
Section 10a Paragraph 3 of the Austrian Stock Corporation Act (AktG)
shall apply to the transmission of such declarations by analogy.
As a special service, shareholders may appoint the notary Dr.
Christoph Bieber, Seilerstätte 28, 1010 Vienna, as an independent
voting proxy to exercise their voting rights at the Annual General
Meeting in accordance with their instructions; a special proxy
authorisation form is available for download from the company website
at www.strabag.com.
TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES AND VOTING RIGHTS
At the time of convocation of the Annual General Meeting, the share
capital of the company was divided into 114,000,000 no-par bearer
shares. Each share qualifies for one vote. At the beginning of the
day, 14 May 2012, the company held 9,596,089 own shares with no
special rights accruing to the company. The total number of shares
granting the right to participate and vote in the Annual General
Meeting was 104,403,911 at the time of convocation of the Annual
General Meeting.
PARTIAL WEBCAST OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
All company shareholders, as well as the interested public, may
follow the speech of the CEO at the Annual General Meeting on 15 June
2012 from approx. 10:00 a.m. live online at www.strabag.com. There
will be no other image or voice webcast of the Annual General
Meeting.
ENTRY TO THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Please bring your confirmation of registration and an official
picture ID to the An-nual General Meeting (registration).
If you are attending the Annual General Meeting as a proxy
representative, please also bring the power of attorney (voting
proxy) in addition to the official picture ID. If the original of the
power of attorney (voting proxy) has already been sent to the
company, your entry will be facilitated if you bring a copy with you.
STRABAG SE reserves the right to determine the identity of the
persons attending the Annual General Meeting. If it is not possible
to determine a person’s identity, that person may be barred from
entry.
When planning and scheduling your arrival, we ask that you consider
the large number of expected participants as well as the usual
security precautions. Entry to pick up the voting ballots begins at
9:00 a.m.
Vienna, May 2012
The Management Board
Further inquiry note:
STRABAG SE
Diana Klein, CFA
Head of Investor Relations
Tel: +43-1-22422-1116
diana.klein@strabag.com
end of announcement euro adhoc
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issuer: STRABAG SE
Donau-City-Straße 9
A-1220 Wien
phone: +43 1 22422 -0
FAX: +43 1 22422 – 1177
mail: www.strabag.com
WWW: investor.relations@strabag.com
sector: Construction & Property
ISIN: AT000000STR1, AT0000A05HY9
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