VERBUND AG — AGM Information 2012

Mar 14, 2012

News Details

AGM Announcements | 14 March 2012 11:14

VERBUND AG: Convocation to the 65th Annual General Meeting

VERBUND AG / Announcement of the Convening of the General Meeting

14.03.2012 11:14

Announcement of the Convening of the General Meeting, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG.
The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

---

VERBUND AG
Vienna, FN 76023 z

Convocation of the General Meeting

We hereby invite our shareholders to the

65th Annual General Meeting of

VERBUND AG

on Thursday, 12 April 2012 at 10:30 a.m.

at the Austria Center Vienna, 1220 Vienna, Bruno-Kreisky-Platz 1

Agenda

1. Presentation of the determined Financial Statements 2011 including the
   Management Report and the Corporate Governance Report, the Consolidated
   Financial Statements including the Group Annual Report and the Report
   of the Supervisory Board for fiscal year 2011.

2. Resolution on the appropriation of the balance sheet profits accounted
   for in the Financial Statements 2011.

3. Resolution on the discharge of the Members of the Managing Board and
   the Supervisory Board for fiscal 2011.

4. Appointment of the Auditor of Annual Accounts and Group Auditor of
   Annual Accounts for fiscal 2012.

Documents for the General Meeting

Pursuant to sec. 108 subs. 3 to 5 of the Austrian Stock Corporation Act
(AktG), the following documents shall be available for inspection by the
shareholders, starting on the 21st day prior to the General Meeting onward
that is from 22 March 2012 on the company website at www.verbund.com/hv:

• Annual Report VERBUND AG 2011

• Financial Statements and Management Report,

• Corporate Governance Report,

• Consolidated Financial Statements and Group Annual Report,

• Report of the Supervisory Board

each for fiscal 2011

• Proposals of the Managing Board and the Supervisory Board for Agenda
  Items 2 to 4.

The company's Financial Report as well as the full text of this invitation
and the forms for the conferral and revocation of power of attorney
pursuant to sec. 114 AktG shall additionally be accessible pursuant to sec.
108 subs. 3 to 5 AktG from no later than 22 March 2012 on the company
website at www.verbund.com/hv.

Note referring to the rights of shareholders pursuant to sections 109, 110,
118 and 119 AktG.

Pursuant to sec. 109 AktG, shareholders holding shares equalling in
aggregate 5% of the share capital, and who have been holders of such shares
for a period of at least three months prior to submitting such request, may
request in writing that additional agenda items be added to the Agenda of
this General Meeting and be made public, providing the company is in
receipt of this request no later than 21 days prior to the General Meeting,
that is 22 March 2012. Each requested addition to the Agenda must include a
proposal for such resolution and a detailed explanation of the reasons for
the proposal. In the case of deposited bearer shares (depotverwahrte
Inhaberaktien), evidence of capacity as a shareholder shall be
satisfactorily provided by submitting a safe custody receipt
(Depotbestätigung) pursuant to sec. 10a AktG, which must not be older than
seven days, confirming that the shareholder requesting such proposal has
been a holder of the shares for at least three months prior to submitting
such request. In respect of the other requirements related to safe custody
receipts, reference is made to the detailed information on the right to
participate provided below. Such proposals must be made in writing and
received by the Company, exclusively at the following address:

By post or by messenger: VERBUND AG
Corporate Affairs, attn. Dr. Andreas Bräuer
Am Hof 6a, 1010 Wien.

Pursuant to sec. 110 AktG, shareholders holding shares equalling in
aggregate 1% of the share capital may submit to the Company in respect of
each agenda item in writing proposals for resolutions including an
explanation of reasons for such proposal and may request that these
proposals are made available on the Company's website if the Company is in
receipt of such request on the seventh business day prior to the General
Meeting at the latest, that is 2 April 2012. In the case of deposited
bearer shares (depotverwahrte Inhaberaktien) evidence of capacity as a
shareholder shall be satisfactorily provided by submitting a safe custody
receipt (Depotbestätigung) pursuant to sec. 10a AktG, which must not be
older than seven days at the time it is submitted to the Company. In
respect of the other requirements related to safe custody receipts,
reference is made to the detailed information on the right to participate
provided below. Such proposals must be in writing and received by the
Company, exclusively at one of the following addresses:

By post or by messenger: VERBUND AG
Corporate Affairs, attn. Dr. Andreas Bräuer
Am Hof 6a, 1010 Wien

By fax: +43 (0) 50313-153791

or by e-mail: hv@verbund.com, in which case the request must be attached to
the e-mail in writing, for example as a PDF file.

In the case of deposited bearer shares (depotverwahrte Inhaberaktien)
evidence of capacity as a shareholder to exercise this shareholder right
shall be satisfactorily provided by submitting a safe custody receipt
(Depotbestätigung) pursuant to sec. 10a AktG, which must not be older than
seven days at the time it is submitted to the Company. In respect of the
other requirements related to safe custody receipts, reference is made to
the detailed information on the right to participate.

In the case of bearer shares that are not deposited it is sufficient to
submit a written confirmation issued by a notary for which the same applies
analogously as for the safe custody receipt mentioned above.

In the case of registered shares, registration in the share register
(Aktienbuch) is relevant and requires no separate proof of the shareholder.

Information on the affairs of the Company must be provided upon request to
each shareholder at the General Meeting pursuant to sec. 118 AktG, as far
as such information is required for the proper assessment of an agenda
item.

Information may be refused to the extent the relevant information - based
on a reasonable economic assessment - could cause a material disadvantage
to the Company or an affiliated company, or where providing such
information would lead to criminal liability.

Every shareholder is entitled to propose motions in respect to any item on
the Agenda - regardless of the extent of share ownership. To participate,
shareholders require proof of such capacity, as specified below.

Right to participation: Record date and requirements for participating in
the General Meeting pursuant to sec. 111 AktG.

Participation in the General Meeting and the exercising of voting rights
and all other shareholders' rights, which are exercised in the course of a
General Meeting, depend, in the case of registered shares, on their
registration in the share register and, in the case of bearer shares, on
the ownership of shares on the record date, that is the end of the tenth
day prior to the General Meeting, that is on 2 April 2012, 12 p.m.
(midnight) CEST. Only those are entitled to participate in the General
Meeting who are shareholders on this record date and produce evidence of
this fact to the Company or, in the case of registered shares, are
registered in the share register.

Deposited bearer shares (depotverwahrte Inhaberaktien)

To qualify as evidence of share ownership on the record date a safe custody
receipt pursuant to sec. 10a AktG shall be sufficient that must be received
by the Company no later than by the third business day prior to the General
Meeting, that is on 6 April 2012, 12 p.m. (midnight) CEST.

Non-deposited bearer shares (nicht depotverwahrte Inhaberaktien)

In the case of bearer shares that are not deposited, it is sufficient to
prove shareholder capacity by submitting a written confirmation issued by
the Company or by an Austrian notary public, which must be received by the
Company no later than by the third business day prior to the General
Meeting, that is on 6 April 2012, 12 p.m. (midnight) CEST.

Evidence of share ownership on the record date must be received by the
Company on 6 April 2012, 12 p.m. (midnight) CEST, exclusively at one of the
following addresses:

By post or by messenger: VERBUND AG
Corporate Affairs, attn. Dr. Andreas Bräuer
Am Hof 6a, 1010 Wien

By fax: +43 (0)1 8900500-70

or by e-mail: anmeldung.verbund@hauptversammlung.at

Pursuant to sec. 262 subs. 20 AktG the Company shall determine that any
safe custody receipts and declarations pursuant to sec. 114 subs. 1,
sentence 4 AktG contrary to sec. 10a subs. 3 sentence 2 AktG shall not be
submitted via an internationally disseminated, specifically secured
communication network of credit institutions whose participants can be
unambiguously identified (SWIFT).

Safe custody receipts pursuant to sec. 10a AktG

The safe custody receipt must be issued by a credit institution maintaining
the deposit with its seat in a member state of the European Economic Area
or in a full member state of the OECD. It needs to contain at least the
matters set out in sec. 10a subs. 2 AktG:
- Information on the issuer: name/company and address or a common code
used among credit institutions,

• Information on shareholder: name/company, address, date of birth in the
  case of natural persons, where applicable register and registration
  number in the case of legal entities,

• Information on shares: number of shares held by the shareholder; ISIN
  AT0000746409,

• Deposit number or any other kind of designation,

• Time or period of time the safe custody receipt refers to.

The safe custody receipt as evidence of share ownership for the purpose of
participation in the General Meeting must refer to the aforementioned
record date of 2 April 2012. Safe custody receipts may be submitted in the
German or English language.

Registered shares

In the case of registered shares, the registration of such shares in the
share register at the end of the record date is solely relevant; the
shareholder does not need to provide separate evidence or apply to
participate in the General Meeting.

Possibility to appoint a proxy pursuant to sections 113 f of AktG

Each shareholder entitled to participate in the General Meeting has the
right to appoint a natural or legal person to participate in the General
Meeting in the name of the shareholder. The proxy participates in the
General Meeting in the name of the shareholder and has the same rights as
the shareholder whom he/she represents.

The Company itself or members of the Managing Board or the Supervisory
Board may not be appointed proxy of a shareholder.

In case a shareholder has granted a proxy to the credit institution
maintaining his or her deposit, it is sufficient if the credit institution,
in addition to the safe custody receipt, provides a written declaration
informing the Company that a proxy was granted to the credit institution.

For granting the proxy the form provided on the Company's website
www.verbund.com/hv may be used. The power of attorney must be received by
the Company on 11 April 2012, 4 p.m. (CEST), exclusively at one of the
following addresses:

By post or by messenger: VERBUND AG
Corporate Affairs, attn. Dr. Andreas Bräuer
Am Hof 6a, 1010 Wien

By fax: +43 (0)1 8900500-70

or by e-mail: anmeldung.verbund@hauptversammlung.at

Pursuant to sec. 262 subs. 20 AktG the Company shall specify that any safe
custody receipts or powers of attorney pursuant to sec. 114 subs. 1,
sentence 4 AktG contrary to sec. 10a subs. 2 sentence 2 AktG shall not be
submitted via an internationally disseminated, specifically secured
communication network of credit institutions whose participants can be
unambiguously identified (SWIFT).

On the day of the General Meeting, the power of attorney is accepted upon
registration for the General Meeting at the meeting place.

The aforementioned regulations on the granting of the power of attorney
shall analogously apply for the revocation of the power of attorney.

As a special service, we offer our shareholders the possibility of
exercising their voting right through an independent proxy appointed by the
Company - the Interessenverband für Anleger (IVA, Austrian Shareholder
Association), Feldmühlgasse 22, 1130 Vienna, office@iva.or.at, tel. +43 187
63 343/30. Dr. Michael Knap (Michael.knap@iva.or.at) from
Interessensverband für Anleger will represent such shareholders at the
General Meeting. The costs for the proxy shall be borne by VERBUND AG. Any
other costs, specifically their own bank fees for the custody receipt or
postal charges must be borne by the shareholder.

For granting a power of attorney to the IVA, the form provided on the
Company's website www.verbund.com/hv may be used. The power of attorney
must be sent in due time to one of the following addresses only:

By post or by messenger: Dr. Michael Knap, Interessenverband für Anleger
(IVA),
Feldmühlgasse 22, 1130 Wien,

By fax: +43 (0)1 8900500-70

or by e-mail: anmeldung.verbund@hauptversammlung.at

In case a power of attorney is granted to the IVA, Dr. Michael Knap will
exercise the right to vote exclusively on the basis of the instructions
given by the shareholder which can be indicated on a special power of
attorney form. In case no instructions are given, the proxy will vote for
the proposals submitted by the Managing Board and the Supervisory Board.
Please note that the proxy will accept no instructions on requests to
speak, objecting to resolutions proposed by the General Meeting or on
asking questions or submitting proposals.

The proposals to be voted on are published by the Company on the Website
www.verbund/hv.

Total number of shares and voting rights at the time of the Convocation of
the General Meeting (sec. 106 para. 9 AktG)

At the time of convocation of the General Meeting, the Company's share
capital amounts to EUR 347,415,686.00 and is divided into 170,233,686
no-par bearer shares and 177,182,000 registered no-par shares.

Each share confers the right to one vote, but with the following proviso:
Pursuant to sec. 19 subs. 3 of the Articles of Incorporation, every
shareholder's right to vote at the General Meeting is limited to 5% of the
share capital, in other words to 17,370,784 votes, with the exception of
regional administration bodies and companies in which regional
administration bodies hold at least 51% of shares.

Admission and registration

Shareholders shall be admitted to the General Meeting on 12 April 2012 from
9:30 a.m. onward. For registration, valid official photo identification
shall be required.

Vienna, March 2012
The Managing Board

14.03.2012 DGAP's Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements,
Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases.
Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de

---

Language: English
Company: VERBUND AG
Am Hof 6A
1010 Wien
Austria
Phone: 0043-1-53113-52616
Fax: 0043-1-53113-52694
E-mail: investor@verbund.com
Internet: www.verbund.com
ISIN: AT0000746409
WKN: 877738
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (General Standard);
Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, München,
Stuttgart; Wien (Amtlicher Handel / Official Market)

End of Announcement DGAP News-Service

---