the AGM by email to fragen.amag@hauptversammlung.at, in good time for them to reach the Company by April 9, 2021 at the latest. You thereby enable the Management Board to prepare as accurately as possible and to answer the questions you ask as rapidly as possible. It is expressly pointed out that the right to information pursuant to Section 118 AktG in the form specified below (see section VIII) can also be exercised by the shareholders during the virtual AGM pursuant to Section 3 (1) COVID-19-GesV. 4. Motions by shareholders at the AGM pursuant to Section 119 AktG Each shareholder is entitled at the AGM to submit via an authorised proxy in relation to each item on the agenda (pursuant to section VII) motions that do not require prior publication. If several motions have been proposed for one agenda item, the Chair of the AGM determines the order of voting. However, nominations for the election of Supervisory Board members must be received by the Company at the latest on the seventh working day before the AGM (see also above in item V. 2). 5. Proof of shareholder status and transmissions to the Company The rights of shareholders in connection with the ownership of their shares during a certain period can be exercised only if the evidence of share ownership is rendered in the respective relevant period; a custody account confirmation pursuant to Section 10a AktG is satisfactory for this purpose. Motions to add to the agenda, proposals for resolutions and questions are to be conveyed to the Company exclusively to one of the addresses listed below. By post: AMAG Austria Metall AG for the attention of Mr. Mag. Christoph Gabriel, BSc P.O. Box 3 5282 Ranshofen By fax: +43 (0) 7722 801 8 3821 By email: christoph.gabriel@amag.at Zwtl.: VI. RECORD DATE AND REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE AGM The entitlement to participate in the virtual AGM and to exercise the shareholder rights to be asserted within the scope of this virtual AGM pursuant to COVID-19-GesV is based on the shareholding as of the end of the tenth day prior to the date of the AGM (record date), i.e. according to the shareholding on April 3, 2021, 24:00 a.m. (CEST). Only parties that are shareholders on this record date and that have submitted corresponding evidence to the Company are entitled to participate in the virtual AGM. In the case of bearer shares held in custody accounts, the submission of a custody account confirmation pursuant to Section 10a AktG is sufficient to prove shareholdings on the shareholding evidence record date, which must be received by the Company at the latest on the third working day before the AGM, consequently by April 8, 2021, 24:00 a.m. (CEST) at one of the addresses listed below. By post/messenger: AMAG Austria Metall AG for the attention of Mr. Mag. Christoph Gabriel, BSc P.O. Box 3 5282 Ranshofen By fax: +43 (0) 1 8900 500 91 By email: anmeldung.amag@hauptversammlung.at (in this case as a scanned PDF file to be attached to the email) By Swift: GIBAATWGGMS - message type MT598 or MT599; ISIN AT00000AMAG3 must be specified in the text Shareholders are requested to contact their custodian credit institution and arrange for the issuance and transmission of a custody account confirmation. The record date has no impact on the saleability of the shares and has no bearing on dividend rights. Custody account confirmation pursuant to Section 10a AktG The custody account confirmation is to be issued by a custodian credit institution based in a member state of the European Economic Area or in a full member state of the OECD. The custody account confirmation must include the following minimum information pursuant to Section 10a (2) AktG: * Details of the issuing bank: name (company) and address or a code commonly used in dealings between banks; * Information about the shareholder: name (company) and address, and in the case of natural persons additionally the date of birth, and in the case of legal persons, if applicable, the register and number under which the legal person is registered in its state of origin; * The custody account number, otherwise another designation; * Information about the shares: the number of the shareholder's shares, ISIN AT00000AMAG3; * Date to which the custody account confirmation refers (evidence of shareholding record date). If the custody account confirmation furnishes evidence of current share ownership, it may not be older than seven days as of the date when it is submitted to the Company. Custody account confirmations will be accepted in either German or English. The custody account confirmation as evidence of share ownership to participate in the AGM must relate to the aforementioned April 3, 2021, 24:00 a.m. (CEST), record date. Custody account confirmations and declarations pursuant to Section 114 (1) Clause 4 AktG will be accepted pursuant to Section 10a (3) Clause 2 AktG as SWIFT messages to the Company's aforementioned SWIFT address, i.e. via an internationally distributed, specially secured communication network for banks, whose participants can be clearly identified. Zwtl.: VII. REQUIREMENT TO AUTHORISE A SPECIAL PROXY AND THE RELATED PROCEDURE TO BE COMPLIED WITH: Pursuant to Section 3 (4) COVID-19-GesV, the filing of a motion for resolution, the casting of votes, and the raising of an objection at this virtual AGM of AMAG Austria Metall AG on April 13, 2021, can be performed only by one of the following special proxies, who are independent of the Company and whose costs are borne by the Company. Every shareholder who is entitled to participate in the AGM and who has provided proof of this to the Company pursuant to the provisions of sections V and VI of this invitation has the right to appoint one of the special proxies listed below to exercise the right to vote, to make proposals and to object. (i) Dr. Michael Knap, Honorary President of the IVA (ii) Attorney at law Dr. Christoph Nauer, LL.M. (iii) Attorney at law Dr. Peter Huber, LL.M. (iv) Attorney at law MMag. Dr. Christian Pindeus For the appointment of these special proxies, a proxy form as well as a form for the revocation of the proxy will be made available on the Company's website (www.amag-al4u.com) in section "Investor Relations" under "Annual General Meeting 2021" as of March 23, 2021. For the verification of your identity as a shareholder, we request that you indicate in the designated field of the proxy form the email address you will use to send instructions, motions or objections to the proxy, or to ask questions of, and to address verbal contributions to, the Company. Proxies should be received in your interest no later than 16:00 a.m. (CEST) on April 9, 2021, using one of the communication channels below. Powers of attorney for the special proxies can be sent by email to the address given below for the person you have chosen. This method of transmission gives the proxy you have chosen direct access to the power of attorney. (i) Dr. Michael Knap IVA Interessenverband für Anleger Feldmühlgasse 22/4, 1130 Vienna Tel.: +43 664 213 87 40 Email: knap.amag@hauptversammlung.at (ii) Attorney at law Dr. Christoph Nauer, LL.M. bpv Hügel Rechtsanwälte GmbH Enzersdorferstrasse 4, 2340 Mödling Tel.: + 43 223 689 337 70 Email: nauer.amag@hauptversammlung.at (iii) Attorney at law Dr. Peter Huber, LL.M. CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz Rechtsanwälte GmbH Gauermanngasse 2, 1010 Vienna Tel.: + 43 140 443 16 00 Email: huber.amag@hauptversammlung.at (iv) Attorney at law MMag. Dr. Christian Pindeus Oberhammer Rechtsanwälte GmbH Dragonerstrasse 67A, 4600 Wels Tel.: + 43 724 230 905 01 00 Email: pindeus.amag@hauptversammlung.at In addition, the following communication channels and addresses are available for the transmission of powers of attorney: By post/messenger: AMAG Austria Metall AG for the attention of Mr. Mag. Christoph Gabriel, BSc P.O. Box 3 5282 Ranshofen By fax: +43 (0) 1 8900 500 91 By Swift: GIBAATWGGMS - message type MT598 or MT599; ISIN AT00000AMAG3 must be specified in the text For organisational reasons, it is not possible to transfer power of attorney in person at the meeting venue. Persons other than the special proxies can only be authorised to exercise other rights not reserved for the special proxies, in particular the right to information and to speak, and cannot physically participate in the AGM. If the special proxy is to be authorised by this other person, an effective chain of authority (sub-proxy) must be ensured. The above regulations for issuing powers of attorney are valid analogously for the revocation of a power of attorney. If the power of attorney is revoked after April 9, 2021, 16:00 hours (CEST), we recommend that the revocation be sent by email to the proxy concerned, or by fax to the number listed above, as otherwise timely receipt cannot be ensured. Instructions for the special proxies The special proxies will exercise the right to vote, the right to propose motions and the right to object only if related instructions have been issued to them. If no instructions have been issued for a resolution proposal, the proxy will abstain from voting. The proxy will also abstain from voting on motions for resolutions for which no clear instructions have been issued (such as both FOR and AGAINST regarding the same motion). Shareholders are requested to issue their instructions to the selected proxy in the section of the proxy form provided for this purpose, which will be available on the Company's website (www.amag-al4u.com) in section "Investor Relations" under "Annual General Meeting 2021" from March 23, 2021 at the latest. We ask you to send the instructions by email to the above address of the proxy you have chosen. This method of transmission gives the proxy you have chosen direct access to the voting instructions.
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