Shareholders and General Meeting

At the General Meeting, shareholders pass resolutions, including those on the appropriation of profits, on the approval of the acts of the Management Board and the Supervisory Board and on the election of shareholders’ representatives to the Supervisory Board. The opening of the Annual General Meeting by the Chairman of the Supervisory Board and the speech given by the Chairman of the Management Board are broadcast live on the Internet.

Pursuant to the Bye-laws, Bank Austria Creditanstalt has no shares without voting rights and each shareholder can exercise his voting rights on the principle of “one share one vote”, either in person or by proxy. “Privatstiftung zur Verwaltung von Anteilsrechten” (a private foundation) and “Betriebsratsfonds des Betriebsrates der Angestellten der Bank Austria Creditanstalt AG Großraum Wien” (the Employees’ Council Fund of the Employees’ Council of employees of Bank Austria Creditanstalt AG in the Vienna area) hold a total of 10,100 registered shares. These shares must be represented at a General Meeting for the adoption of resolutions approving specific restructuring measures and specific changes in the Bye-laws (Article 20 of the Bye-laws).
In accordance with Rule 62 of the Austrian Code of Corporate Governance 2006, we disclose that in the reporting year, the previous syndicate agreement with HypoVereinsbank, “Privatstiftung zur Verwaltung von Anteilsrechten” and “Betriebsratsfonds des Betriebsrats der Angestellten der Bank Austria Creditanstalt AG Großraum Wien” was replaced by a new agreement (Restated Bank of the Regions Agreement) between UniCredit, “Privatstiftung zur Verwaltung von Anteilsrechten” and “Betriebsratsfonds des Betriebsrats der Angestellten der Bank Austria Creditanstalt AG Großraum Wien”.