At today's ordinary virtual general assembly 2020 of FUCHS PETROLUB SE, FUCHS shareholders approved all items on the agenda with a large majority. 99.99% voted for the proposed profit distribution of EUR 0.97 per preferred share and EUR 0.96 per ordinary share.

Compared to the previous financial year, this corresponds to an increase of 2 cents per share. The Board of Management and the Supervisory Board were exonerated with 99.99% and 99.96%, respectively. With 99.99%, the shareholders also accepted the proposal to appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH Wirtschaftsprufungsgesellschaft, Frankfurt am Main, as auditor of the annual financial statements and group auditor for the 2020 financial year. In addition, the proposal for the remuneration of the Supervisory Board of FUCHS PETROLUB SE with 85.67% and the remuneration system for the members of the Management Board with 86.39% were approved.

The shareholders followed the proposals of the Nomination Committee for the composition of the Supervisory Board with a large majority. With this, the shareholders Kurt Bock (98.37%), Dr. Susanne Fuchs (98.19%) and Ingeborg Neumann (88.04%) confirmed as shareholders' representatives and Dr. Christoph Loos (99.88%) newly elected to the committee. Cornelia Stahlschmidt and Jens Lehfeldt are also represented on the Supervisory Board as employee representatives. Following the Annual General Meeting, the new Supervisory Board of FUCHS PETROLUB SE held Dr. Kurt Bock as its chairman and Dr. Susanne Fuchs elected deputy chair. Ingeborg Neumann was elected chair of the examination board.

There was also approval for the authorization to purchase own shares. With 99.62%, the ordinary shareholders (preferred shareholders: 91.21%) approved the stock resolution, which is valid until May 4, 2025. In addition, changes in the articles of association were approved with an approval of 99.98%.

More than 800 shareholders attended the virtual general meeting of FUCHS PETROLUB SE. A total of 82.36% of the ordinary shares with voting rights and 55.78% of the preference shares were represented. Together, this corresponds to 69.08% of the share capital.

You can find a detailed overview of the voting results on the company's website at www.fuchs.com/gruppe , under Investor Relations / Annual General Meeting.

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About FUCHS

The FUCHS Group develops, produces and sells high-quality lubricants and related specialties for almost all industries and applications. The company, which was founded in Mannheim in 1931, employs almost 6,000 people worldwide in 62 operating companies. FUCHS is the world's largest provider of independent lubricant manufacturers. The most important markets in terms of sales are Western Europe, Asia and North America.

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