EQS-AGM: Kontron AG: Convocation of the 27th Annual General Meeting
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Kontron AG: Convocation of the 27th Annual General Meeting
29.05.2026 / 09:00 CET/CEST
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CONVENIENCE TRANSLATION OF THE GERMAN LANGUAGE VERSION OF THE DOCUMENT.
ONLY THE GERMAN VERSION OF THE CONVOCATION OF THE 27th ANNUAL GENERAL
MEETING OF KONTRON AG IS LEGALLY BINDING.
Kontron AG
Linz
FN 190272 m
ISIN AT0000A0E9W5, Securities Identification Number A0X9EJ
Convocation
of the 27th Annual General Meeting
We hereby invite our shareholders to the Annual General Meeting of Kontron
AG on Tuesday, 30 June 2026, at 10:00 a.m., in the ballroom of Hagenberg
Castle in 4232 Hagenberg im Mühlkreis, Kirchenplatz 5a.
I. AGENDA
1. Presentation of the annual financial statements including the
management report and corporate governance report, the consolidated
financial statements including the Group management report and
consolidated sustainability statement, the proposal for the
appropriation of profits, and the report prepared by the Supervisory
Board for the financial year 2025
2. Resolution on the appropriation of net profits for the financial year
2025
3. Resolution on the discharge of the members of the Executive Board for
the financial year 2025
4. Resolution on the discharge of the members of the Supervisory Board
for the financial year 2025
5. Election of the auditor and Group auditor for the financial year 2026
6. Election of the auditor for the consolidated sustainability reporting
for the financial year 2026
7. Resolution on the remuneration report
II. DOCUMENTS FOR THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING; PROVISION OF INFORMATION ON
THE WEBSITE
In particular, the following documents will be available on the Company’s
website registered with the commercial register under www.kontron.ag and
https://ir.kontron.com as of 9 June 2026 at the latest:
• Annual financial statements with management report,
• Corporate governance report,
• Consolidated financial statements with Group management report,
including the consolidated sustainability statement.
• Proposal for the appropriation of profits,
• Report of the Supervisory Board,
each for the financial year 2025;
• Proposed resolutions on agenda items 2 to 7,
• Remuneration policy and remuneration report,
• Form for granting a power of attorney,
• Form for granting a power of attorney and issuing instructions to a
representative,
• Form for the revocation of a power of attorney,
• Information on the integration of ISO 20022 SWIFT messages in the
delivery logic of deposit confirmations and powers of attorney,
• Full text of this convocation.
III. RECORD DATE AND REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PARTICIPATION IN THE ANNUAL
GENERAL MEETING
The entitlement to participate in the Annual General Meeting and to
exercise voting rights and other shareholder rights to be asserted at the
Annual General Meeting is based on the share ownership at the end of 20
June 2026 (24:00h, midnight, Vienna time) (record date).
Only persons who are shareholders on this date and can prove this to the
Company are entitled to attend the Annual General Meeting.
For proof of share ownership on the record date, a deposit confirmation
pursuant to Section 10a Austrian Stock Corporation Act must be submitted,
which must be received by the Company no later than 25 June 2026 (24:00h,
midnight, Vienna time) exclusively via one of the following communication
channels and addresses:
i. for the transmission of the deposit confirmation in text form, which is
sufficient pursuant to Section 15 (3) of the Articles of Association
By e-mail anmeldung.kontron@hauptversammlung.at
(Please send deposit confirmations in PDF format)
By fax +43 (0) 1 8900 500 – 50
ii. for the transmission of the deposit confirmation in writing
By mail or Kontron AG
courier c/o HV-Veranstaltungsservice GmbH
Köppel 60
8242 St. Lorenzen am Wechsel
By ISO 15022: CPTGDE5WXXX
(Message Type MT598 or MT599,
ISIN AT0000A0E9W5 or A0X9EJ must be stated within the text)
By ISO 20022: ou=xxx,o=cptgde5w,o=swift
seev.003.001.10 or/and seev.004.001.10
A detailed description is available for download at www.kontron.ag
and/or. https://ir.kontron.com
Shareholders are requested to contact their depositary bank and arrange
for the issuance and transmission of a deposit confirmation.
The record date has no effect on the transferability of the shares and has
no significance effect on the dividend entitlement.
Deposit confirmation pursuant to Section 10a Austrian Stock Corporation
Act
The deposit confirmation must be issued by the custodian credit
institution with its registered office in a member state of the European
Economic Area or in a full member state of the OECD and must contain the
following information (Section 10a (2) Austrian Stock Corporation Act):
• Information on the issuer: name/company name and address or a code
commonly used in interbank communications (SWIFT code),
• Information on the shareholder: name/company name and address, in the
case of natural persons also the date of birth, in the case of legal
entities, if applicable, the registry and number under which the legal
entity is registered in its country of origin,
• Information on the shares: number of shares held by the shareholder,
ISIN AT0000A0E9W5 or A0X9EJ (international securities identification
number),
• Deposit number, securities account number or other designation,
• Time or period to which the deposit confirmation refers.
Deposit confirmations from investment firms within the meaning of the
Securities Supervision Act 2018, which are authorized to hold and manage
securities, are also accepted.
The deposit confirmation as proof of share ownership for participation in
the Annual General Meeting must refer to the end of the record date 20
June 2026 (24:00h, midnight, Vienna time).
The deposit confirmation will be accepted in German or English.
Proof of identity
Shareholders and their proxies are requested to have a valid official
photo ID ready for identification purposes at the registration.
If you are attending the Annual General Meeting as a representative,
please take the power of attorney with you in addition to your official
photo ID. If the original of the power of attorney has already been sent
to the Company, you will facilitate admission if you present a copy of the
power of attorney.
Kontron AG reserves the right to verify the identity of persons attending
the meeting. If it is not possible to prove identity, admission may be
refused.
IV. POSSIBILITY OF APPOINTING A REPRESENTATIVE AND THE PROCEDURE TO BE
FOLLOWED
Every shareholder is entitled to participate in the Annual General Meeting
and has provided evidence of this to the Company in accordance with the
provisions of Section III. of this convocation is entitled to appoint a
representative who will participate in the Annual General Meeting on
behalf of the shareholder and has the same rights as the shareholder whom
he or she represents.
The power of attorney must be granted to a specific person (a natural
person or a legal entity) in text form (Section 13 (2) Austrian Stock
Corporation Act), whereby also several persons may be authorized.
The granting of a power of attorney is possible both before and during the
Annual General Meeting.
We offer the following communication channels and addresses for the
transmission of powers of attorney:
By e-mail anmeldung.kontron@hauptversammlung.at
(Please provide powers of attorney in PDF format)
By fax +43 (0) 1 8900 500 – 50
By mail or Kontron AG
courier c/o HV-Veranstaltungsservice GmbH
Köppel 60
8242 St. Lorenzen am Wechsel
Credit institutions may also use SWIFT in accordance with Section 114 (1)
fourth sentence of Austrian Stock Corporation Act:
ISO 15022: CPTGDE5WXXX
(Message Type MT598 or MT599,
ISIN AT0000A0E9W5 or A0X9EJ must be stated within the text)
ISO 20022: ou=xxx,o=cptgde5w,o=swift
seev.003.001.10 or seev.004.001.10
A detailed description is available for download at www.kontron.ag or
https://ir.kontron.com
In person When registering for the Annual General Meeting
at the place of assembly
The powers of attorney must be received at one of the aforementioned
addresses by 29 June 2026, 4:00 p.m., Vienna time, at the latest, unless
they are handed over at the entrance and exit control of the Annual
General Meeting on the day of the Annual General Meeting.
A power of attorney form and a form for revoking a power of attorney are
available on the Company’s website at www.kontron.ag and
https://ir.kontron.com. In the interest of a smooth process, we ask you to
always use the forms provided.
Details on the authorization, in particular the text form and content of
the powers of attorney, can be found in the powers of attorney form
provided to shareholders.
If the shareholder has granted power of attorney to his or her custodian
credit institution (Section 10a Austrian Stock Corporation Act), it is
sufficient for the custodian credit institution to declare that it has
been granted power of attorney in addition to the deposit confirmation, in
the manner intended for its transmission to the Company.
Shareholders may exercise their rights in person at the Annual General
Meeting even after granting a power of attorney. Personal attendance is
deemed to be a revocation of a previously granted power of attorney.
The above provisions on the granting of the power of attorney apply
mutatis mutandis to the revocation of the power of attorney.
Independent representative
As a special service, Mr. Dominik Huber from the Austrian Shareholder
Association (IVA) is available to shareholders as an independent
representative to exercise their voting rights at the Annual General
Meeting in accordance with their instructions; a special power of attorney
form is available on the Company’s website at [3] http://www.kontron.ag or
[4] https://ir.kontron.com.
In addition, it is possible to contact Mr. Dominik Huber directly at +43
(0) 1 876 33 43 or by e-mail at [5]huber.kontron@hauptversammlung.at.
V. INFORMATION ON SHAREHOLDERS‘ RIGHTS PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 109, 110, 118
AND 119 AUSTRIAN STOCK CORPORATION ACT
1. Additions to the agenda by shareholders in accordance with Section 109
Austrian Stock Corporation Act
Shareholders whose shares individually or collectively amount to 5% of the
share capital and who have held these shares for at least three months
prior to filing the application may request in writing that additional
items be placed on the agenda of this Annual General Meeting and
published if this request is made to the Company
• in writing by mail or courier no later than 9 June 2026 by the end of
normal business hours (which is no later than 4:00 p.m., Vienna time)
exclusively to the address Kontron AG, 4020 Linz, Industriezeile 35,
Attn: Investor Relations,
or
• by e-mail with a qualified electronic signature no later than 9 June
2026 (24:00h, midnight, Vienna time) to the e-mail address
[6]ir@kontron.com,
or
• by SWIFT ISO 15022 no later than 9 June 2026 (24:00h, midnight, Vienna
time) to the address CPTGDE5WXXX.
„In writing“ means signed by hand or by corporate signature by each
applicant or, if by e-mail, with a qualified electronic signature or, if
transmitted by SWIFT ISO 15022, with message type MT598 or type MT599,
whereby ISIN AT0000A0E9W5 or A0X9EJ must be stated in the text.
Each agenda item requested in this way must be accompanied by a proposed
resolution together with a statement of reasons. The agenda item and the
proposed resolution, but not the reasons for it, must also be written in
German. Proof of shareholder status must be provided by submitting a
deposit confirmation in accordance with Section 10a Austrian Stock
Corporation Act, which confirms that the shareholders filing the
application have held the shares continuously for at least three months
prior to filing the application and which must not be older than seven
days at the time of submission to the Company. Multiple deposit
confirmations for shares that only together represent the shareholding of
5% must refer to the same date (day, time).
With regard to the other requirements for the deposit confirmation, please
refer to the information on the right to participate (Section III. of this
convocation).
2. Resolution proposals by shareholders on the agenda in accordance with
Section 110 Austrian Stock Corporation Act
Shareholders whose shares together amount to 1% of the share capital may
submit proposals for resolutions on each item on the agenda in text form
together with a statement of reasons, and request that these proposals,
together with the names of the shareholders concerned, the statement of
reasons to be attached and any statement by the Executive Board or
Supervisory Board, be made available on the Company’s website registered
with the commercial register, provided that this request is submitted in
text form no later than 19 June 2026 (24:00h, midnight, Vienna time)
either to Kontron AG, 4020 Linz, Industriezeile 35, Attn: Investor
Relations, or by e-mail to the e-mail address [7]ir@kontron.com, whereby
the request is to be attached in text form, for example as a PDF, to the
e-mail. If text form within the meaning of Section 13 (2) Austrian Stock
Corporation Act is required for declarations, the declaration must be made
as a document or in another manner suitable for permanent reproduction in
written form, the person making the declaration must be named and the
conclusion of the declaration must be made recognizable by reproducing the
signature of the name or otherwise. The proposed resolution, but not the
reasons for it, must also be written in German.
Proof of shareholder status must be provided by submitting a deposit
confirmation in accordance with Section 10a Austrian Stock Corporation
Act, which must not be older than seven days at the time of submission to
the Company. Multiple deposit confirmations for shares that only together
represent the shareholding of 1% must refer to the same date (day, time).
With regard to the other requirements for the deposit confirmation, please
refer to the information on the right to participate (Section III. of this
convocation).
3. Shareholders‘ right to information in accordance with Section 118
Austrian Stock Corporation Act
Each shareholder shall, upon request, be provided with information on the
affairs of the Company at the Annual General Meeting, to the extent that
this is necessary for the proper assessment of an item on the agenda. The
duty to provide information also extends to the Company’s legal
relationships with an affiliated company and to the situation of the Group
and the companies included in the consolidated financial statements.
The information may be refused insofar as, according to reasonable
business judgment, it is likely to cause a significant disadvantage to the
Company or an affiliated company, or its provision would be punishable by
law.
Requests for information must generally be made verbally at the Annual
General Meeting, but may also be made in writing.
Questions that require longer preparation to be answered should be
submitted to the Executive Board in text form in good time before the
Annual General Meeting in order to ensure the efficiency of the meeting.
Questions may be sent to the Company by e-mail to ir@kontron.com.
4. Motions by shareholders at the Annual General Meeting in accordance
with Section 119 Austrian Stock Corporation Act
Each shareholder – irrespective of a specific shareholding – is entitled
to submit motions at the Annual General Meeting on any item on the agenda.
If several motions are submitted for an item on the agenda, the
chairperson determines the order of voting in accordance with Section 119
(3) Austrian Stock Corporation Act.
5. Information on data protection for shareholders
1. Kontron AG processes personal data of shareholders in connection with
the Annual General Meeting to the extent necessary and on the basis of
the applicable European and national data protection regulations, to
fulfill the mandatory legal obligations and for the proper conduct of
the Annual General Meeting (Article 6 (1) (c) and Article 6 (1) (f)
GDPR). Insofar as Kontron AG uses external service providers to
organize the Annual General Meeting (such as notaries, lawyers or IT
service providers), the data of shareholders will only be processed to
the extent necessary, on the instructions of Kontron AG and on the
basis of corresponding data protection agreements.
Kontron AG takes data protection very seriously. You can find more
information in our privacy policy under www.kontron.ag or
https://ir.kontron.com.
VI. FURTHER INFORMATION AND NOTES
Total number of shares and voting rights
At the time of convening the Annual General Meeting, the Company’s share
capital amounts to EUR 63,860,568.00 and is divided into 63,860,568 no-par
value bearer shares. Each share grants one vote.
At the time of convening the Annual General Meeting, the Company held a
total of 2,247,561 treasury shares. The Company is not entitled to any
rights from treasury shares. The total number of voting rights at the time
of convening the Annual General Meeting is 61,613,007 voting-rights. Any
change in the number of treasury shares until the Annual General Meeting
and thus the total number of voting rights will be announced at the Annual
General Meeting.
There are not several classes of shares.
Journey
The organization of this event strives to comply with the criteria of the
Austrian Ecolabel for Green Meetings/Events.
We strive to make your arrival by public transport easier. If possible,
please opt for an environmentally friendly journey and use the current
timetable information at www.oebb.at or www.westbahn.at.
We also offer a free shuttle bus service from Linz Central Station to the
venue of the Annual General Meeting and back.
The shuttle bus will depart from Linz main railway station 50 minutes
before the start of the Annual General Meeting and return to Linz main
railway station 1.5 hours after the end of the Annual General Meeting.
Registration for using the shuttle bus is required and must be made by 23
June 2026, prior to the Annual General Meeting, by e-mail to
ir@kontron.com.
The Chairperson will start the Annual General Meeting at 10:15 a.m. at the
latest, even if the trains are delayed.
Linz, May 2026 The Executive Board
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Language: English
Company: Kontron AG
Industriezeile 35
4020 Linz
Austria
Phone: +43 (732) 7664 – 0
E-mail: ir@kontron.com
Internet: https://www.kontron.com
ISIN: AT0000A0E9W5
WKN: A0X9EJ
Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated
Unofficial Market in Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart,
Tradegate BSX; BX, Vienna Stock Exchange (Vienna MTF)
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