EQS-AGM: PIERER Mobility AG: Invitation to the 25th Annual General Meeting
EQS-AGM: PIERER Mobility AG: Invitation to the 25th Annual General Meeting
EQS-News: PIERER Mobility AG / Announcement of the Convening of the
General Meeting
PIERER Mobility AG: Invitation to the 25th Annual General Meeting
31.03.2022 / 12:26
Announcement of the Convening of the General Meeting, transmitted by EQS –
a service of EQS Group AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.
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PIERER Mobility AG
FN 78112 x
with its registered office in Wels
ISIN: AT0000KTMI02
Invitation to the
25th Annual General Meeting
to be held on Friday, April 29, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. (CET)
in the House of Brands, Gewerbegebiet Nord 20, 5222 Munderfing,
I. VIRTUAL GENERAL MEETING WITHOUT PHYSICAL PRESENCE OF SHAREHOLDERS
1. COVID-19 Corporate Law Act (COVID-19-GesG) and COVID-19 Corporate Law
Regulation (COVID-19-GesV)
The Executive Board has decided, in order to protect shareholders and
other participants, to make use of the option of a virtual general meeting
also for this year’s annual general meeting.
The general meeting of PIERER Mobility AG on April 29, 2022 will be held
as a „virtual general meeting“ in accordance with the § 1 COVID-19-GesG in
the currently applicable version, taking into account the interests of
both the company and the participants.
This means that the shareholders and their representatives will not be
able to be physically present at the general meeting of PIERER Mobility AG
on April 29, 2022, in order not to endanger the health of the
participants. We expressly point out that it is not possible for
shareholders to come to the venue of the general meeting themselves.
The general meeting will be held in the physical presence of members of
the Supervisory Board and of the Executive Board, the certifying notary
and the four special proxies designated by the company in 5222 Munderfing
(Austria), Gewerbegebiet Nord 20, House of Brands.
The holding of the annual general meeting as a virtual general meeting in
accordance with the COVID-19-GesV leads to modifications in the usual
course of the general meeting and in the exercise of shareholders‘ rights.
Voting rights, the right to submit motions and the right to raise
objections shall be exercised exclusively by granting power of attorney
and issuing instructions to one of the special voting proxies proposed by
the company pursuant to § 3 para. 4 COVID 19-GesV.
The right to information may be exercised during the virtual general
meeting by the shareholders themselves via electronic communication,
exclusively in text form by e-mail directly to the e-mail address
[1]fragen.pierermobility@hauptversammlung.at.
2. Webcast of the General Meeting
Pursuant to § 3 para. 4 COVID-19-GesV in conjunction with § 102 para. 4
Austrian Stock Corporation Act, the general meeting will be broadcasted in
full on the Internet in real time in audio and video form.
This is allowed under data protection law with regard to the legal basis
of § 3 para. 4 COVID-19-GesV and § 102 para. 4 Austrian Stock Corporation
Act.
All shareholders of the company will be able to follow the general meeting
on April 29, 2022 from around 11:00 a.m. (CET) using appropriate technical
devices on the internet at [2] www.pierermobility.com (under Investor
Relations / General Meeting) as a virtual general meeting. No registration
or login is required to follow the general meeting.
By broadcasting the general meeting on the internet, all shareholders have
the opportunity to follow the proceedings of the general meeting in real
time through this acoustic and visual link and to follow the presentation
by the Executive Board and the answers to shareholders‘ questions if they
wish.
It is pointed out that this live webcast as a virtual general meeting does
not enable remote participation (§ 102 para. 3 no. 2 Austrian Stock
Corporation Act) and remote voting (§ 102 para. 3 no. 3 and § 126 Austrian
Stock Corporation Act) and that the webcast on the Internet is not a
two-way connection.
It is also pointed out that the company is only responsible for the use of
technical means of communication to the extent that these are attributable
to its sphere.
In addition, reference is made to the information on the organizational
and technical requirements for participation pursuant to § 3 para. 3 in
connection with § 2 para. 4 COVID-19-GesV („Participation Information“).
This will be made available on the website of the company at
[3] www.pierermobility.com by April 8, 2022 at the latest.
II. AGENDA
1. Presentation of the approved annual financial statements and the
management report of the Executive Board as well as the consolidated
financial statements, the consolidated management report, the corporate
governance report and the proposal for the appropriation of profits for
the 2021 financial year, together with the report of the Supervisory Board
on the 2021 financial year.
2. Resolution on the appropriation of the balance sheet profit shown in
the annual financial statements at December 31, 2021.
3. Resolution on the discharge of the members of the Executive Board for
the 2021 financial year.
4. Resolution on the discharge of the members of the Supervisory Board for
the 2021 financial year.
5. Resolution on the determination of the remuneration of the members of
the Supervisory Board for the 2021 financial year.
6. Resolution on the remuneration report.
7. Election of the auditor and Group auditor for the 2022 financial year.
8. Elections to the Supervisory Board.
9. Resolution on
a. the annulment of the authorized capital according to the resolution of
the General Meeting from 26^th April 2018
b. the granting of a new authorized capital, also with the authorization
to exclude the statuary subscription right and with the possibility to
issue new shares against contribution in kind [Authorized Capital 2022]
c. the amendment of the Articles of Association in § 5 (Authorized
Capital).
III. DOCUMENTS FOR THE GENERAL MEETING, AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION ON THE
HOMEPAGE
The following documents will be available on the internet by no later than
April 8, 2022 at [4] www.pierermobility.com under Investor Relations /
General Meeting:
• Information on the organizational and technical requirements for
participation pursuant to § 3 para. 3 in connection with § 2 para. 4
COVID-19-GesV („Participation Information“)
• Proposed resolutions regarding the agenda items 2 – 9
• Documents as listed in agenda item 1
• Remuneration report
• Declaration received in accordance with § 87 para. 2 of the Austrian
Stock Corporation Act for agenda item 8
• Form for granting a power of attorney for the special proxy
• Forms for revoking a power of attorney for the special proxy
• Question form
• Full text of this invitation
IV. RECORD DATE AND CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE GENERAL MEETING
The entitlement to participate in the general meeting and to exercise the
voting right and other shareholder rights to be asserted during the course
of the general meeting according to the COVID-19-GesV is based on the
shareholding at the end of the tenth day prior to the date of the general
meeting, i.e. the shareholding on Monday, April 19, 2022, midnight (CET)
(record date).
Only persons who are shareholders on this date and who provide evidence of
this to the company are entitled to participate in the virtual general
meeting.
Deposited bearer shares
In the case of deposited shares, a safe custody receipt pursuant to § 10a
of the Austrian Stock Corporation Act shall suffice as evidence of share
ownership on the record date, and this must be received by the company no
later than April 26, 2022 exclusively at one of the addresses listed
below:
By fax: +43 (0) 1/8900-500-76
Per mail or PIERER Mobility AG
courier: FAO Ms. Mag. Michaela Friepeß
Edisonstraße 1
4600 Wels, Austria
or
by e-mail: [5]anmeldung.pierermobility@hauptversammlung.at, whereby the
safe custody receipt must be attached to the e-mail, for example as a PDF
file.
by SWIFT: GIBAATWGGMS; Message Type MT598 or MT599, it is essential to
specify ISIN AT0000KTMI02 in the text
Link to the creation of a safe custody receipt according to § 10a of the
Austrian Stock Corporation Act (only for custodian banks):
[6] https://www.hauptversammlung.at/_hvatnew/coh.php?hv=5388&lang=en
Safe custody receipt pursuant to § 10a of the Austrian Stock Corporation
Act
The safe custody receipt must be issued by the custodian bank with its
registered office in a member state of the European Economic Area or in a
full member state of the OECD and must contain the following information:
• information about the issuer: name/company name and address or a code
commonly used in transactions between banks (SWIFT code),
• information about the shareholder: name/company name, address, date of
birth in the case of natural persons, register and register number in
the case of legal entities, if applicable,
• information about the shares: number of shares (ISIN AT0000KTMI02) of
the shareholder,
• securities account number or other designation,
• time/period to which the safe custody receipt relates.
The safe custody receipt as evidence of the shareholding for participation
in the general meeting must refer to the above-mentioned record date of
April 19, 2022, midnight (CET).
The safe custody receipt will be accepted in German or English.
The appointment of a special proxy cannot be validly made without a
deposit confirmation being received by the company in due time.
Shareholders are requested to contact their custodian bank and arrange the
issue and transmission of a deposit confirmation. Shareholders will not be
blocked by registering for the general meeting or by sending a safe
custody receipt; shareholders may therefore continue to freely dispose of
their shares even after registering or sending a safe custody receipt.
V. APPOINTMENT OF AN INDEPENDENT PROXY AS A SPECIAL CONDITION FOR THE
RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE AND ASK QUESTIONS AND THE PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED IN
THIS RESPECT
Each shareholder who is entitled to attend the general meeting and has
provided evidence of this to the company in accordance with the
stipulations under Item IV of this invitation, has the right to authorize
a special proxy.
Pursuant to § 3 para. 4 COVID-19-GesV, the submission of a resolution, the
casting of votes and the raise of an objection at this virtual general
meeting of PIERER Mobility AG on April 29, 2022 may only be made by one of
the special proxies.
The following persons, who are suitable and independent of the company,
are proposed as special voting proxies:
1. Lawyer Mag. Philipp Stossier
c/o Stossier Heitzinger Rechtsanwälte
Dragonerstraße 54, 4600 Wels
phone: +43 7242 42605
e-mail: [7]stossier.pierermobility@hauptversammlung.at
2. Dr. Michael Knap
c/o IVA Interessenverband für Anleger
Feldmühlgasse 22/4, A-1130 Vienna
phone: +43 664 213 87 40
e-mail: [8]knap.pierermobility@hauptversammlung.at
3. Lawyer Mag. Andreas Schütz, LL.M.
c/o TaylorWessing e|n|w|c Natlacen Walderdorff Cancola Rechtsanwälte GmbH
Schwarzenbergplatz 7, 1030 Vienna
phone: +43 1 716 55 0
e-mail: [9]schuetz.pierermobility@hauptversammlung.at
4. Dr. Barbara Pache, substitute of the public notary Dr. Ranft
c/o Notariat Dr. Philip Ranft
Gewerbestraße 1a, 5201 Seekirchenphone: +43 6212 39791
e-mail: [10]pache.pierermobility@hauptversammlung.at
Each shareholder may select one of the above-mentioned persons as special
proxy and grant this person power of attorney.
A separate proxy form can be downloaded from the company’s website at
[11]www.pierermobility.com/investor-relations/hauptversammlung/ in order
to grant power of attorney to one of the special voting proxies. It is
requested to use this proxy form.
For the granting of proxy, the transmission options and deadlines provided
for this purpose, the regulations contained in the participation
information must be respected.
Personal delivery of the proxy at the place of the meeting is expressly
excluded.
VI. REFERENCE TO THE RIGHTS OF SHAREHOLDERS PURSUANT TO §§ 109, 110, 118
AND 119 OF THE AUSTRIAN STOCK CORPORATION ACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH
COVID-19-GESV
Addition to the agenda pursuant to § 109 Austrian Stock Corporation Act:
Shareholders who individually or jointly hold shares which amount to at
least 5% of the share capital, and who have held these shares for at least
three months prior to making this request, are entitled to submit a
request in written form in order to add additional items to the agenda of
this general meeting and be published, provided that the request is
received by the company no later than April 8, 2022, exclusively at the
address Edisonstraße 1, 4600 Wels, Austria, FAO Ms. Mag. Michaela Friepeß.
The application must be submitted to the company in written form, i.e. by
enclosing a signature in a legally binding manner. Each agenda item must
include a proposal for a resolution and a statement of reasons. In the
case of deposited bearer shares, the presentation of a deposit receipt in
accordance with § 10a of the Austrian Stock Corporation Act, confirming
that the shareholders making the request have held the shares for at least
three months prior to the submission of the request and that the receipt
must not be older than seven days at the time of presentation to the
company, shall suffice as proof of share ownership. With regard to the
other requirements for the safe custody receipt, please refer to the
statements made on the right to participate.
Proposed resolutions on the agenda pursuant to § 110 Austrian Stock
Corporation Act:
Shareholders whose shares together amount to 1% of the share capital may
submit proposals for resolutions on any item on the agenda in text form,
together with a statement of reasons, and may request that these
proposals, together with the names of the shareholders concerned, the
statement of reasons to be attached and any statement by the Executive
Board or the Supervisory Board, be made available on the company’s
website, provided that this request is made in text form no later than
April 20, 2022, either by fax to +43 (0) 1/8900-500-76, by mail to PIERER
Mobility AG, Edisonstraße 1, 4600 Wels, Austria, FAO Ms. Mag. Michaela
Friepeß, or by e-mail to [12]anmeldung.pierermobility@hauptversammlung.at,
whereby the request must be attached to the e-mail in text form, for
example as a PDF.
In the case of a proposal for the election of a Supervisory Board member,
the statement of the proposed person pursuant to § 87 para. 2 Austrian
Stock Corporation Act shall take the place of the statement of reasons.
Any election proposals must be received by the Company in the manner
specified above no later than April 20, 2022 (seventh working day prior to
the annual general meeting). Each nomination must be accompanied by a
declaration pursuant to § 87 para. 2 Austrian Stock Corporation Act of the
proposed person’s professional qualifications, professional or comparable
functions and any circumstances that could give rise to concern about
partiality. Pursuant to § 87 para. 6 Austrian Stock Corporation Act, the
proposals for the election of Supervisory Board members together with the
declarations pursuant to § 87 para. 2 of the Austrian Stock Corporation
Act for each proposed person must be published on the Company’s website no
later than on the fifth working day prior to the annual general meeting
(i.e. on April 22, 2022), otherwise the person in question may not be
included in the election.
It must be clearly expressed that the intention of the shareholders is to
inform not only the company, but also their fellow shareholders in advance
of an intended motion and its reasons via the company’s website. In case
of bearer shares deposited with a custodian, the presentation of a safe
custody receipt pursuant to § 10a of the Austrian Stock Corporation Act
shall suffice as proof of the shareholder status for exercising this
shareholder right; such receipt shall not be older than seven days at the
time of its presentation to the company. The proposed resolution must
relate to a specific agenda item. It must be substantiated and must not
lead to a resolution of the general meeting that contravenes the law or
the articles of association. The proposed resolution must also not be
published on the website if, among other things, it contains an insult (§
115 of the Austrian Criminal Code) or similar. With regard to the other
requirements for the safe custody receipt, please refer to the statements
made on the right to participate.
Right to information pursuant to § 118 Austrian Stock Corporation Act:
Information on matters concerning the company is to be given to every
shareholder on demand at the general meeting, insofar as such information
is necessary for the factual assessment of an item on the agenda. The duty
to provide information also extends to the company’s legal and business
relationships with an affiliated company as well as to the position of the
Group and the companies included in the consolidated financial statements.
Information need not be provided if, according to reasonable commercial
judgment, it is of a nature that may cause substantial harm to the company
or an affiliated company, or if providing it would be a criminal offense.
Further, information need not be provided where it has been constantly
available in question-and-answer form on the company’s website for at
least seven days before the start of the general meeting.
Express reference is made to the fact that the right to information
pursuant to § 118 of the Austrian Stock Corporation Act can be exercised
by the shareholders themselves during the virtual general meeting
exclusively by sending questions by e-mail directly to the company
exclusively at the e-mail address
[13]fragen.pierermobility@hauptversammlung.at.
Shareholders are requested to submit all questions in advance in text form
by e-mail to the address [14]fragen.pierermobility@hauptversammlung.at in
good time for them to reach the company no later than April 26, 2022.
This will enable the Executive Board to prepare as accurately as possible
and to respond quickly to the raised questions.
Please use the question form, which will be available on the company’s
website at [15]www.pierermobility.com no later than April 8, 2022.
Once again, it is expressly pointed out that the right to information
pursuant to § 118 Austrian Stock Corporation Act may be exercised by the
shareholders themselves during the general meeting exclusively by sending
questions by e-mail directly to the company at the e-mail address
[16]fragen.pierermobility@hauptversammlung.at.
Please note that appropriate time limits may be set by the Chairman for
this during the general meeting.
More detailed information and modalities for exercising the shareholders‘
right to information pursuant to § 118 Austrian Stock Corporation Act will
be set out in the participation information.
Right to propose motions pursuant to § 119 Austrian Stock Corporation Act:
Each shareholder is entitled to submit motions at the general meeting in
accordance with the COVID-19-GesG and the COVID-19-GesV through his
special proxy for each item on the agenda.
The requirement for this is proof of entitlement to attend in accordance
with item IV. of this convocation and the granting of a corresponding
power of attorney to the special proxy in accordance with item V. of this
convocation.
Further information and modalities for exercising the shareholders‘ right
to submit motions in accordance with § 119 Austrian Stock Corporation Act
will be set out in the participation information.
VII. INFORMATION ON DATA PROTECTION FOR SHAREHOLDERS
PIERER Mobility AG processes personal data of shareholders or their
proxies and other persons participating in the general meeting (the
„Participants“), in particular name, address, date of birth, number of
securities account, number of shares, class of shares, if applicable,
number of voting card, on the basis of the applicable data protection laws
and the Austrian Stock Corporation Act, in order to enable them to
exercise their rights in the context of the general meeting.
PIERER Mobility AG receives this data, among other things, from the
depositary bank forms or from the participants themselves on the occasion
of registration for the general meeting and/or granting of proxies.
Participants are generally obliged to provide PIERER Mobility AG with the
required information. The processing of personal data of participants is
necessary for the participation in the general meeting as well as for its
proper preparation, execution and follow-up. PIERER Mobility AG is the
responsible entity for the processing. The legal basis for the processing
is compliance with legal obligations pursuant to Article 6 para. 1 lit. c)
of the General Data Protection Regulation or the protection of legitimate
interests of the company or a third party within the meaning of Article 6
para. 1 lit. f) of the General Data Protection Regulation. The service
providers and processors of PIERER Mobility AG, which are commissioned for
the purpose of organizing the general meeting, shall receive from PIERER
Mobility AG only such personal data as are necessary for the performance
of the commissioned service and shall process the data exclusively in
accordance with the instructions of PIERER Mobility AG. In fulfilment of
the legal obligation, PIERER Mobility AG also transmits personal data of
shareholders and their proxies to public authorities, the Company
Register, etc.
The data of the participants will be deleted after the end of the
respective applicable statutory periods. In addition to statutory
retention and documentation periods, the statutory limitation periods, in
particular under the General Civil Code (ABGB), which in certain cases can
be up to 30 years, must be taken into account in the storage period.
Each participant has a right of access, rectification, restriction,
objection and deletion at any time regarding the processing of personal
data concerning him or her, as well as a right to data transfer in
accordance with chapter III of the General Data Protection Regulation.
Participants may assert these rights free of charge against PIERER
Mobility AG using the following contact details:
PIERER Mobility AG
Edisonstraße 1
4600 Wels, Österreich
e-mail: [17]privacy@pierermobility.com
In addition, participants have a right of appeal to the data protection
supervisory authority pursuant to article 77 of the General Data
Protection Regulation. Further information on data protection can be found
on the website of PIERER Mobility AG [18]www.pierermobility.com.
VIII. TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES AND VOTING RIGHTS AT THE TIME OF CONVENING
At the time of convening of the general meeting, the company’s share
capital of EUR 33,796,535.00 is divided into 33,796,535 no-par value
bearer shares. Each share confers one vote. The company holds no treasury
shares at the time the general meeting is convened. There is only one
class of shares.
With regard to the procedure for the general meeting, reference is made to
the information on the organizational and technical requirements for
participation in the virtual general meeting, which will be accessible on
the company’s website at [19]www.pierermobility.com from April 8, 2022.
Wels, March 2022 The Executive Board
Disclaimer
This is a working translation from the German language provided for
purposes of convenience only. In case of any inconsistency, the German
version shall prevail.
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Language: English
Company: PIERER Mobility AG
Edisonstrasse 1
4600 Wels
Austria
Phone: +43 (0) 7242 69 402
E-mail: ir@pierermobility.com
Internet: www.pierermobility.com
ISIN: AT0000KTMI02
WKN: A2JKHY
Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (General Standard); Regulated
Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Munich, Stuttgart,
Tradegate Exchange; SIX, Vienna Stock Exchange
Valorennummer (Schweiz): 41860974 Wertpapierkürzel: PMAG, Bloomberg: PMAG
SE, PMAG GY Reuters: PMAG.S
End of News EQS News Service
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