DGAP-News: EVN AG / Announcement of the Convening of the General Meeting Convening of the 89th Annual General Meeting scheduled to take place on Thursday, 18 January 2018, at 10:00am (doors open at 09:00am), in the EVN Forum, EVN Platz, 2344 Maria Enzersdorf. Agenda: 1. Presentation of the approved annual financial statements, of the management report submitted by the Executive Board and of the corporate governance report, including the report of the Supervisory Board, each on the 2016/17 financial year, as well as presentation of the consolidated financial statements, the Group management report for the 2016/17 financial year, and the proposal for the distribution of the net profits. 2. Adoption of a resolution on the distribution of the net profits for the year as shown in the annual financial statements as of 30 September 2017. 3. Adoption of a resolution concerning the release of the members of the Executive Board and of the Supervisory Board from liability for the 2016/17 financial year.
4. Selection of the auditor for the individual and consolidated financial statements of the 2017/18 financial year. Opportunity for shareholders to inspect records pursuant to Article 108 paragraphs (3) and (4) of the Austrian Stock Corporation Act (AktG) (Article 106 line 4 of the Stock Corporation Act) Reminder to the shareholders of their rights pursuant to Articles 109, 110 and 118 of the Stock Corporation Act (Article 106 line 5 of the Stock Corporation Act) Pursuant to Article 110 of the Stock Corporation Act, shareholders the total of whose shares add up to 1% of the Company's share capital are entitled to submit to the Company, in text form (Article 13 paragraph 2 of the Stock Corporation Act), written proposals for resolution with regard to each individual item on the agenda and to demand that such proposals be made accessible on the Company's Internet page, together with the names of the shareholders in question, the required statement of reasons and a statement (optional) by the Executive Board or the Supervisory Board. Such a request must be taken into account if it is received by the Company on or before the seventh working day before the Annual General Meeting, i.e. on or before 9 January 2018. In case of a proposal concerning the election of a member of the Supervisory Board, the statement of reasons will be replaced by the declaration made by the nominated person pursuant to Article 87 paragraph 2 of the Stock Corporation Act. Pursuant to Article 118 of the Stock Corporation Act, each shareholder is entitled during the Annual General Meeting to request and receive information concerning the Company' business, to the extent that such information is necessary for a proper understanding of any item on the agenda. The obligation of providing information also extends to the Company's legal and business relationship with any of its affiliated companies, to the situation of the Group and of the enterprises included in the consolidated financial statements. The request for information may be refused in cases where reasonable entrepreneurial evaluation of the subject in question indicates that the disclosure of such information is likely to cause a considerable disadvantage to the Company or to any of its affiliated companies or that disclosure would lead to prosecution. A request for information may also be refused in cases where the information in question was accessible via the "Questions and Answers" section of the Company's Internet page for a minimum period of seven days before the start of the Annual General Meeting. If you have questions the answering of which requires some preparation time, please address them to the Company in writing and in good time before the Annual General Meeting. Those shareholder rights that depend on the shares having been held by the shareholder in question over a determined period may only be exercised subject to the provision of proof of share ownership throughout the relevant period in each case; such proof must be provided by means of a certificate of deposit pursuant to Article 10a of the Stock Corporation Act. Further information concerning the shareholder rights, particularly those pursuant to Articles 109, 110 and 118 of the Stock Corporation Act, may also be found on the Company's Internet page, www.evn.at/agm.aspx.
Proposals for additions or amendments to the agenda, proposals for resolution and questions should be addressed to the Company by letter (EVN AG, attn.: Maximilian Hoyer, EVN Platz, 2344 Maria Enzersdorf), by fax (+43 (0) 1 8900 500 74) or by e-mail (anmeldung.evn@hauptversammlung.at). Certificates of deposit can also be submitted via SWIFT (GIBAATWGGMS - Message Type MT598 or MT599); necessary to state the ISIN code: AT0000741053 in the text). Record Date and conditions for attending the Annual General Meeting pursuant to Article 111 of the Stock Corporation Act (Article 106 line 6 and 7) of the Stock Corporation Act) In the case of bearer shares deposited in a custody account, a certificate of deposit pursuant to Article 10a of the Stock Corporation Act, which must be submitted to the Company not later than by the third working day before the Annual General Meeting, i.e., on 15 January 2018, will be deemed sufficient proof of ownership of the shares in question as of the record date. The certificate of deposit must have been issued by the credit institution maintaining the custody account, which must have its seat in a member state of the European Economic Area or in a full member state of the OECD. As a minimum requirement, the certificate of deposit shall contain the data required pursuant to Article 10a paragraph 2 of the Stock Corporation Act. In cases where the certificate of deposit is intended to be used as proof of current shareholder status, it must have been issued no earlier than within the last seven days before submission to the Company. Certificates of deposit will be accepted in German and in English.
Certificates of deposit must be transferred to the Company exclusively by postal letter (EVN AG, attn.: Maximilian Hoyer, EVN Platz, 2344 Maria Enzersdorf), by fax (+43 (0) 1 8900 500 74), by e-mail (anmeldung.evn@hauptversammlung.at) or by SWIFT (GIBAATWGGMS - Message Type MT598 or MT599; necessary to state the ISIN code: AT0000741053 in the text). Possibility of appointing a representative pursuant to Articles 113 and 114 of the Stock Corporation Act (Article 106 line 8 of the Stock Corporation Act) Powers of attorney may be issued by means of the form provided on the Company's Internet page, www.evn.at/agm.aspx, which also permits the granting of a limited power of attorney. The power of attorney must be sent to, and kept on file by, the Company. Powers of attorney are to be sent to the Company exclusively in written form by letter (EVN AG, attn.: Maximilian Hoyer, EVN Platz, 2344 Maria Enzersdorf),by fax (+43 (0) 1 8900 500 74) or by e-mail (anmeldung.evn@hauptversammlung.at). Declarations according to Article 114 paragraph 1 line 4 may also be submitted via SWIFT (GIBAATWGGMS - Message Type MT598 or MT599; necessary to state the ISIN code: AT0000741053 in the text). On the day of the Annual General Meeting, the delivery of the power of attorney is only possible by hand upon the registration to the Annual General Meeting at the place of that assembly.
The above provisions regarding the granting of the power of attorney shall also apply, mutatis mutandis, to its revocation. Total number of shares and voting rights as of the date of the Notice of the Meeting Doors to the Annual General Meeting will be opened at 9:00am. You may find further information concerning the conduct of the Annual General Meeting, etc. on the Company's Internet page, www.evn.at/agm.aspx.
Maria Enzersdorf, December 2017
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Language: | English |
Company: | EVN AG |
EVN Platz | |
2344 Maria Enzersdorf | |
Austria | |
Phone: | +43-2236-200-12294 |
E-mail: | info@evn.at |
Internet: | www.evn.at |
ISIN: | AT0000741053 |
WKN: | 074105 |
Listed: | Foreign Exchange(s) Wien (Amtlicher Handel / Official Market) |
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