accordance with Section 10a Stock Corporation Act must be received by the Company no later than July 5, 2021, 24:00 hours CET/CEST (Vienna time), exclusively by one of the following communication channels and addresses: (i) for transmission of the deposit certificate in text form By E-Mail anmeldung.ats@hauptversammlung.at (please provide deposit certificates in PDF format) By Telefax +43 (0) 1 8900 500 - 87 (ii) for transmission of the deposit certificate in hard copy By post or courier c/o HV-Veranstaltungsservice GmbH (as authorized recipient of AT & S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft) Köppel 60, 8242 St. Lorenzen am Wechsel By SWIFT GIBAATWGGMS (Message Type MT598 or MT599, please ensure that ISIN AT0000969985 is indicated in the wording) Special proxy holders cannot be appointed and shareholders' right to information cannot be exercised if the Company does not receive the deposit certificate on time. Shareholders are asked to contact their custodian bank and arrange for a deposit certificate to be issued and sent. The record date has no impact on the saleability of the shares and is not relevant to dividend entitlements. Deposit certificate in accordance with Section 10a Stock Corporation Act The deposit certificate must be issued by the custodian bank domiciled in a member state of the EEA or a full Member State of the OECD and must contain the following information (Section 10a (2) Stock Corporation Act): * information on the issuer: name/company name and address or a code typically used in transactions between banks (SWIFT-Code), * information on the shareholder: name/company name; address; date of birth if shareholder is a natural person, register and number in the case of legal entities as necessary, * information on the shares: number of shares held by the shareholder; ISIN AT0000969985 (International Securities Identification Number), * deposit number, securities account number or other designation, * date or period of time to which the deposit certificate relates. The deposit certificate used as evidence of shareholding for the purpose of participating in the General Meeting must refer to the record date of June 28, 2021, 24:00 hours CET/CEST (Vienna time). If the deposit certificate is to be used as evidence of the current status as a shareholder, it must not be older than seven days on the date of submission to the Company. The deposit certificate will be accepted in German or in English. Zwtl.: APPOINTMENT OF A SPECIAL PROXY HOLDER AND APPLICABLE PROCEDURE Each shareholder who is entitled to participate in the virtual General Meeting in accordance with the COVID-19-GesG and the COVID-19-GesV, and has evidenced this to the Company in accordance with the specifications in item IV. of this Convocation, has the right to appoint a special proxy holder. The proposing of resolutions, casting of votes and raising of objections in this virtual General Meeting of AT & S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft on July 8, 2021 are, in accordance with Section 3 (4) of the COVID-19-GesV, only possible through one of the special proxy holders named below. The following persons are proposed as special proxy holders: (i) Dr. Michael Knap, c/o Interessenverband für Anleger, IVA 1130 Vienna, Feldmühlgasse 22, knap.ats@hauptversammlung.at (ii) Notary MMag.Dr. Arno Weigand 1020 Vienna, Unter Donaustraße 13-15/7. OG, weigand.ats@hauptversammlung.at (iii) Attorney-at-law Dr. Paul Fussenegger 1010 Vienna, Rotenturmstraße 12/6, fussenegger.ats@hauptversammlung.at (iv) Attorney-at-law Dr. Christoph Nauer c/o bpv Hügel Rechtsanwälte GmbH 2340 Mödling, Enzersdorferstraße 4 nauer.ats@hauptversammlung.at [nauer.ats@hauptversammlung.at] Each shareholder may elect one of the four above-mentioned persons as their special proxy holder and grant this person power of attorney. For the granting of power of attorney to the special proxy holders, a special form will be available on the Company's website at www.ats.net (Category Investors > Annual General Meeting > 27th Annual General Meeting) as from June 17, 2021 at the latest. In addition, a form for the revocation of the power of attorney will be available there as from the aforementioned date. It is kindly asked to always use the provided forms. Information on the appointment of a representative in accordance with Section 113 Stock Corporation Act: In accordance with Section 113 (1) Stock Corporation Act, each shareholder who is entitled to participate the General Meeting has the right to appoint a natural or legal person as representative who participates the General Meeting on behalf of the shareholder and has the same rights as the shareholder represented. Shareholders are not restricted in terms of the number of persons they appoint to represent them and in their choice of representatives. Each power of attorney must name the representative(s). If a shareholder grants power of attorney to the bank where he/she has deposited his/ her shares (Section10a Stock Corporation Act) subject to the agreement of that bank, it is sufficient for the bank to provide the Company - in addition to the deposit confirmation - with a declaration by one of the permitted means that it has been granted power of attorney; in such cases, there is no need to send the power of attorney to the Company. Please note: If a shareholder wishes to cast a vote, submit proposals for resolutions or object to one or more items on the agenda at the General Meeting, the shareholder or the representative appointed by the shareholder is, in accordance with the special provision of Section 3 (4) COVID-19-GesV, required to appoint one of the abovementioned special proxyholders and issue instructions to that special proxy holder. For the granting of power of attorney, the revocation of a power of attorney, the transmission options and time periods provided in this respect, the provisions contained in the Information for Participation must be observed. A personal delivery of the power of attorney at the place of the meeting is expressly excluded. INFORMATION ON SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS 109, 110, 118 AND 119 STOCK CORPORATION ACT Zwtl.: Additions to the agenda by shareholders in accordance with Section 109 Stock Corporation Act Shareholders whose shares individually or jointly amount to 5% of the share capital and who have held their shares for at least three months prior to filing the request may submit a written request that items be added to the agenda of this General Meeting and published, provided that such written request is received by the Company by mail or courier by no later than June 17, 2021 (24:00 hours, Vienna time), at the address AT & S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft, attn. Ms. Gerda Königstorfer, Fabriksgasse 13, 8700 Leoben- Hinterberg, or, if via e-mail, with a qualified electronic signature to the e- mail address anmeldung.ats@hauptversammlung.at or by SWIFT to GIBAATWGGMS. "In writing" means signed by hand or with a Company signature by all applicants or, if sent via e-mail, with a qualified electronic signature, or, if by SWIFT, using message type MT598 or type MT599, always indicating ISIN AT0000969985 in the text. Each agenda item thus requested must be accompanied by a proposed resolution and a statement of reasons. The agenda item and the proposed resolution, but not the statement of reasons, must in any case also be written in German. The shareholder status must be evidenced by providing a deposit certificate in accordance with Section 10a Stock Corporation Act, which confirms that the shareholders filing the request have held the shares for at least three months prior to filing the request and which must not be more than seven days old at the time of its provision to the Company. Multiple deposit certificates regarding shares that only jointly amount to a shareholding of 5% must refer to the same point in time (day, time). With respect to the other requirements regarding the deposit certificate as well as its transmission, please refer to the information on the entitlement to participation (item IV. of this Convocation). If the request and one or more deposit certificates are sent to the Company separately, all documents must be received by the Company no later than June 17, 2021. Zwtl.: Resolution proposals to the agenda by shareholders in accordance with Section 110 Stock Corporation Act Shareholders whose shares individually or jointly amount to 1% of the share capital may submit proposals for resolutions in text form together with a justification concerning each item of the agenda and request that such proposals be published on the Company's website registered in the commercial register together with the names of the respective shareholders, the accompanying justification and any comments by the Management Board or the Supervisory Board, provided that this request is received by the Company in text form no later than June 29, 2021 (24:00 hours, Vienna time), either at the address Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft, attn. Ms. Gerda Königstorfer, Fabriksgasse 13, 8700 Leoben-Hinterberg, or via fax to +43-(0)1-8900-500-87, or via e-mail to anmeldung.ats@hauptversammlung.at, whereby the request must be attached to the e-mail in text form, e.g. as a PDF-document. If text form within the meaning of Section 13 (2) Stock Corporation Act is required for declarations, the declaration must be made in a document or in some other manner suitable for permanent reproduction in writing, the person making the declaration must be named and the end of the declaration must be recognizable by reproducing the signature of the name or otherwise. The proposed resolution, but, however, not the justification, must in any case also be written in German. The shareholder status must be evidenced by providing a deposit certificate in
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