Voting Results
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Telekom Austria AG
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shares/Annual General Meeting
Results of the Annual General Meeting, which took place on May 20, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. at the Austria Center Vienna, Saal F, Bruno-Kreisky-Platz 1, A-1220 Vienna.
Agenda Item 1: Presentation of the financial statements and the management report as well as the consolidated financial statements including the consolidated management report for the fiscal year 2007 and the supervisory board report on the fiscal year 2007.
Agenda Item 2: Resolution on the distribution of the net profit.
Yes: 173,769,619 No: 452 Abstention: 2,720
Agenda Item 3: Resolution on the discharge of the members of the management board and of the members of the supervisory board for the fiscal year 2007.
Discharge of the Members of the Management Board:
Yes: 178,639,574 No: 3,754,792 Abstention: 13,166
Discharge of the Members of the Supervisory Board:
Yes: 178,636,144 No: 3,755,728 Abstention: 15,660
Agenda Item 4: Resolution on the compensation for the members of the supervisory board for the fiscal year 2007.
Yes: 177,509,286 No: 4,722,711 Abstention: 180,257
Agenda Item 5: Election of the supervisory board
Yes: 147,197,081 No: 35,029,723 Abstention: 187,442
Agenda Item 6: Election of the auditors of the financial statements and of the consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year 2008.
Yes: 177,589,229 No: 4,570,305 Abstention: 232,785
Agenda Item 7: Management report on treasury shares acquired, number of shares held and use of treasury shares.
Agenda Item 8: Resolution on the authorization of the management board in accordance with Para 65 Sec 1 No 8 Stock Corporation Act to acquire treasury bearer or registered shares up to the maximum extent legally permitted, during a period of 18 months from the day of this resolution at a minimum price of Euro 9 and a maximum price of Euro 30 per share.
The Management Board shall further be authorized to
a) use treasury shares to serve stock options granted to employees, managers and members of the Management Board of the Telekom Austria Group* and/or issue said treasury shares to employees of the Telekom Austria Group*, be it with or without consideration;
b) use treasury shares to serve convertible bonds;
c) use treasury shares - also abroad - as consideration for the acquisition of enterprises, businesses or parts thereof, or shares of one or more companies;
d) decrease the share capital of the Company according to Para 65 Sec 1 No 8 last sentence in connection with Para 192 of the Stock Corporation Act by up to Euro 100,326,000 by withdrawing up to 46 million treasury registered or bearer shares with no par value without further resolution by the Annual General Meeting. The supervisory board is authorized to resolve upon the amendments of the articles of association required upon the withdrawal of shares;
e) sell treasury shares in accordance with Para 65 Sec 1b of the Stock Corporation Act (i) any time via the stock exchange or by public offer; (ii) for a period of 5 years from the day of this resolution in any way permitted by law, also other than via the stock exchange, whereby the management board is entitled to exclude the general purchase opportunity.
This authorization replaces the authorization resolved by the last annual general meeting on May 30, 2007 as Item 7 of the agenda with regard to share buyback and use of treasury shares.
Yes: 178,644,953 No: 3,744,617 Abstention: 1,511
Further information on the Annual General Meeting is available on our website www.telekomaustria.com/agm
* The Telekom Austria Group is comprised of the Telekom Austria AG and its affiliated companies.
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Further inquiry note:
Peter E. Zydek
Head of Investor Relations
Tel.: +43 (0) 59059 1-19001
mailto:peter.zydek@telekom.at
Branche: Telecommunications Equipment
ISIN: AT0000720008
WKN: 555750
Index: WBI, ATX Prime, ATX
Börsen: Wiener Börse AG / official dealing