a state which must be either a member state of the European Economic Area or a full member of the OECD and must contain the following data (Section 10a (2) AktG): * Information on the issuer: name/name of company and address or a code used for transactions between banks (SWIFT code) * Information on the shareholder: name/name of company, address, date of birth for individuals, register and register number for legal entities, if applicable * Information on the shares: number of shares held by the shareholder, ISIN AT0000938204 (International Securities Identification Number) * Custodian account number, securities account number, or other designation * Time or period to which the safe custody receipt relates The safe custody receipt as evidence for the shareholding and entitlement to participation in the Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting must refer to the record date of April 18th, 2021, (12.00 midnight, CEST). The safe custody receipt will be accepted in German or English. V. APPOINTMENT OF A SPECIAL VOTING PROXY AND THE PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED IN THIS RESPECT Every shareholder who is entitled to participate in the virtual Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting in accordance with COVID-19-GesG and COVID-19-GesV and who has provided proof of this to the Company in accordance with the stipulations in section IV of this convening notice has the right to appoint a special proxy. In accordance with Section 3 (4) COVID-19-GesV, the submission of a proposal for a resolution, the casting of votes and the raising of an objection at this virtual Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting of Mayr-Melnhof Karton Aktiengesellschaft on April 28th, 2021, may only be performed by one of the special proxies. The following persons, who are eligible and independent of the Company, are proposed as special proxies: (i) Attorney Dr. Marie-Agnes Arlt, LL.M. c/o a2o.legal - Cooperation of Independent Lawyers 1010 Vienna, Ebendorferstrasse 6/10 arlt.mm@hauptversammlung.at [arlt.mm@hauptversammlung.at] (ii) Attorney Ewald Oberhammer LL.M. c/o Oberhammer Rechtsanwälte GmbH 1010 Vienna, Karlsplatz 3/1 oberhammer.mm@hauptversammlung.at [oberhammer.mm@hauptversammlung.at] (iii) Attorney Dr. Christoph Diregger c/o DSC Doralt Seist Csoklich Rechtsanwälte GmbH 1090 Vienna, Währinger Strasse 2-4 diregger.mm@hauptversammlung.at [diregger.mm@hauptversammlung.at] (iv) Thomas Niss c/o Coown Technologies GmbH 1040 Vienna, Gusshausstrasse 3/2 niss.mm@hauptversammlung.at [niss.mm@hauptversammlung.at] Each shareholder may select one of the four persons named above as his or her special proxy and issue a power of attorney to this person. A separate authorization form is available on the Company's website at www.mayr- melnhof.com/en/ [http://www.mayr-melnhof.com/en/] or https://www.mayr- melnhof.com/en/for-investors/ordinary-shareholders-meeting-1/ [https://www.mayr- melnhof.com/en/for-investors/ordinary-shareholders-meeting-1/] for the purpose of granting power of attorney to the special proxies. You are requested to use this authorization form. The provisions contained in the Participation Information must be observed with regard to the granting of powers of attorney, the transmission options provided for this purpose and the deadlines. Personal delivery of the power of attorney at the place of assembly is explicitly excluded. VI. NOTICE OF THE RIGHTS OF THE SHAREHOLDERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTIONS 109, 110, 118 AND 119 AKTG 1. Additions to the agenda by shareholders in accordance with Section 109 AktG Shareholders whose shares individually or collectively amount to 5% of the share capital and who have been holders of such shares for at least three months prior to the application may request in writing that additional items be included in the agenda of this Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting and announced, provided that such request is made in writing and sent by post or courier to the Company no later than April 7th, 2021 (12.00 midnight, CEST) exclusively to the address 1040 Vienna, Brahmsplatz 6, Investor Relations Department, Attn. Mr. Stephan Sweerts-Sporck, or by e-mail, with a qualified electronic signature to investor.relations@mm-karton.com [investor.relations@mm-karton.com] or by SWIFT to the address GIBAATWGGMS. "In writing" means signed by hand or in the company name of each applicant or, if by e-mail, with a qualified electronic signature or, if by SWIFT, with Message Type MT598 or Type MT599, and it is essential that ISIN AT0000938204 be indicated in the text. Each agenda item requested in this way must contain a proposal for resolution and justification. The agenda item and the proposed resolution, but not its justification, must in any case also be written in German. The shareholder must provide evidence of their capacity as shareholder by providing a safe custody receipt in accordance with Section 10a AktG, confirming that the shareholder making the request has been the holder of the shares for a minimum period of three months prior to making the request; such receipt should be issued no longer than 7 days before its presentation to the Company. Several safe custody receipts for shares, which only together represent the participation level of 5%, must refer to the same time (day, time). Reference is made to the statements concerning eligibility to participate with regard to the other requirements for the safe custody receipt (section IV. of this convening notice). 2. Proposals for resolutions by shareholders for the agenda in accordance with Section 110 AktG Shareholders whose shares together amount to 1 % of the share capital may submit written proposals for resolutions for each item on the agenda, including reasons therefor, and request that such proposals, together with the names of the shareholders concerned and any statements thereto by the Management Board or Supervisory Board be made available on the Company website entered in the company register, provided such request is received by the Company no later than April 19th, 2021 (12.00 midnight, CEST) either by fax to +43 (0) 1 50136 91195 or by mail to Brahmsplatz 6, 1040 Vienna, Investor Relations Department, Attn. Mr. Stephan Sweerts-Sporck, or by e-mail to investor.relations@mm-karton.com [investor.relations@mm-karton.com], whereby the request must be in a text form, e.g. PDF, and attached to the e-mail. If text form within the meaning of Section 13 (2) AktG is required for declarations, the declaration must be made in a document or in another manner suitable for permanent reproduction in writing, the person making the declaration must be named, and the conclusion of the declaration must be made recognizable by reproduction of the signature or otherwise. The proposed resolution, but not its justification, must in any case also be written in German. The shareholder status must be evidenced by submission of a safe custody receipt in accordance with Section 10a AktG, which should be issued no earlier than seven days before its presentation. Several safe custody receipts for shares, which only together represent the participation level of 1 %, must refer to the same time (day, time). Reference is made to the statements concerning eligibility to participate with regard to the other requirements for the safe custody receipt (section IV. of this convening notice). 3. Shareholders' right to information in accordance with Section 118 AktG Upon request, each shareholder is entitled to receive information on the matters of the Company during the Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting, to the extent that such information is necessary for the proper evaluation of an item on the agenda. The obligation to disclose information also extends to the legal relationships of the company to an affiliated company, and to the situation of the Group and to the companies included in the consolidated financial statements. The information may be refused if, in reasonable entrepreneurial assessment, such information is capable of causing serious disadvantage to the company or an affiliated company, or if its disclosure were to constitute a criminal offense. A prerequisite for the exercise of the shareholders' right to information is the proof of eligibility to attend (section IV. of the convening notice) and the granting of a corresponding power of attorney to the special proxy (section V. of the convening notice). Explicit reference is made to the fact that the right to information and the right to speak during this virtual Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting may be exercised by the shareholders themselves by way of electronic mail exclusively by transmitting questions or the contribution by e-mail directly to the Company exclusively at the e-mail address fragen.mm@hauptversammlung.at [fragen.mm@hauptversammlung.at]. Shareholders are requested to submit all questions in advance in text form by e- mail to the address fragen.mm@hauptversammlung.at [fragen.mm@hauptversammlung.at] so that they are received by the Company no later than the third working day prior to the Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting, i.e. by April 23rd, 2021. This serves to ensure the efficiency of the meeting in the interest of all participants in the Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting, in particular for issues that require a lengthy period of preparation. This will allow the Management Board to prepare as accurately as possible and to answer the questions you ask as promptly as possible. We would ask you to use the question form, which is available on the Company's website at www.mayr-melnhof.com/en/ [http://www.mayr-melnhof.com/en/] and https: //www.mayr-melnhof.com/en/for-investors/ordinary-shareholders-meeting-1/ [https: //www.mayr-melnhof.com/en/for-investors/ordinary-shareholders-meeting-1/]. If this question form is not used, the person (name/company, date of birth/company register number of the shareholder) must be named in the corresponding e-mail. We would also ask you to include your custodian account number in the e-mail in
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