FAQ on the Annual General Meeting
- When will the next Annual General Meeting take place?
- Can any shareholder take part in the Annual General Meeting?
- How and where can shareholders register to attend the Annual General Meeting?
- What can shareholders do who have registered for the Annual General Meeting in time but not received admission tickets?
- What can shareholders do who have not received an invitation to the Annual General Meeting?
- Is it possible to leave the Annual General Meeting temporarily and return later?
- Can a shareholder also exercise his voting rights by postal vote?
- Can a shareholder be represented by proxy at the Annual General Meeting and issue proxy authorizations and voting instructions in advance of the meeting?
- Can shareholders assign their voting rights while the Annual General Meeting is in progress?
- What is a voting right?
- Will the Annual General Meeting be broadcast on the internet?
- Is there a full documentary record or a complete video/audio recording of the Annual General Meeting for shareholders?
- Is it possible to participate at the Annual General Meeting via conference call or over the internet?
When will the next Annual General Meeting take place?
The next Annual General Meeting of ThyssenKrupp AG is being held on Friday, January 18, 2013 in Bochum/Germany.
Can any shareholder take part in the Annual General Meeting?
The Annual General Meeting is the highest decision-making body of a stock corporation at which shareholders can exercise their rights to ask questions and to vote. Each shareholder is entitled to participate in the Annual General Meeting in person or be represented by a proxy. Participation is conditional on the shareholder presenting a record of share ownership at the record date and registering in good time. The deadlines to be met are announced in the invitation to the Annual General Meeting.
How and where can shareholders register to attend the Annual General Meeting?
Before the Annual General Meeting, shareholders are sent the invitation via their depositary banks including the agenda for the Annual General Meeting. Using the reply form provided by the depositary bank, shareholders can either authorize the bank to exercise their voting rights or request an admission ticket from the depositary bank for themselves or a proxy. The invitation to the Annual General Meeting is announced in the electronic German Federal Gazette (Bundesanzeiger). From the day of announcement in the Federal Gazette, the invitation can also be accessed on the internet.
What can shareholders do who have registered for the Annual General Meeting in time but not received admission tickets?
Shareholders who have registered in time but not received admission tickets can still attend the Annual General Meeting. If an admission ticket has been issued but e.g. has gone astray in the mail, the shareholder in question is still included on the registration list. This list is checked in the foyer of the venue and a replacement ticket issued to allow participation.
What can shareholders do who have not received a invitation to the Annual General Meeting?
As ThyssenKrupp shares are bearer shares, the invitation to the Annual General Meeting are dispatched to shareholders exclusively via their depositary banks. Shareholders should therefore contact their depositary bank.
Is it possible to leave the Annual General Meeting temporarily and return later?
Shareholders can leave the Annual General Meeting temporarily via the exit barrier. They are entitled to re-enter by presenting their blocks of voting cards. When leaving, shareholders must check out at the exit barrier and check in again on their return so that the list of participants can be updated.
Can a shareholder also exercise his voting rights by postal vote?
Shareholders may vote by post any time before the deadline stated in the invitation to the Annual General Meeting. Further information on postal voting will be sent to shareholders together with their admission ticket for the Annual General Meeting.
Can a shareholder be represented by proxy at the Annual General Meeting and issue proxy authorizations and voting instructions in advance of the meeting?
Shareholders who do not wish to attend the Annual General Meeting personally can be represented by Company-nominated proxies or a third party – in particular their depository bank or a shareholder association – and issue authorization to them before the Annual General Meeting.
In addition to authorization, Company-nominated proxies must also be issued with voting instructions. The authorization and instructions may be issued electronically via an internet-based authorization and instruction system.
shareholders may also issue authorization to a person of their choice, a bank or a shareholder association. Authorizations may be sent directly to the proxies or electronically to the Company. However, the shareholder should ascertain beforehand that the selected person, bank or shareholder association is prepared to act as a proxy and vote on his behalf.
Details on issuing authorizations and instructions will be sent to shareholders together with the admission ticket for the Annual General Meeting.
Can shareholders assign their voting rights while the Annual General Meeting is in progress?
If a shareholder leaves the Annual General Meeting early but wishes for his or her voting right to continue to be represented, he or she can authorize another shareholder or the Company-nominated proxies to exercise his or her voting right.
What is a voting right?
A voting right is the right, acquired with the purchase of a share, to take part in the voting on items on the agenda at the Annual General Meeting, in particular on the dividend payout and the discharge of Executive Board and Supervisory Board.
All shareholders are entitled to exercise their voting rights. However, by issuing a proxy authorization, shareholders may also assign their voting rights to third parties, in particular to their depositary bank, a shareholders' association or proxies nominated by the Company. According to the Articles of Association of the Company, each share of stock grants one vote at the Annual General Meeting.
Will the Annual General Meeting be broadcast on the internet?
At the instruction of the chairman of the Meeting, all shareholders and interested members of the public can follow the entire Annual General Meeting live on the internet. The opening of the Annual General Meeting by the chairman of the meeting together with the speech by the Executive Board Chairman will also be available as a recording after the Annual General Meeting.
Is there a full documentary record or a complete video/audio recording of the Annual General Meeting for shareholders?
No, neither a full documentary record nor video/audio recordings of the Annual General Meeting are made.
Is it possible to participate at the Annual General Meeting via conference call or over the internet?
The Articles of Association of the Company permit online shareholder participation in the Annual General Meeting at the discretion of the Executive Board of ThyssenKrupp AG. However, due to technical, legal and security concerns, this option has not been exercised to date.
