Annual Shareholders' Meeting of the GEA Group
Today's Annual Shareholders' Meeting of GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft, at which 49.49 percent of the company's issued voting share capital was represented, voted by a large majority to adopt the motions proposed by the management.
The results of the voting were as follows:
Agenda item 2
Motion on the appropriation of distributable profit
Yes votes: 99.98 %
No votes: 0.02 %
The motion was adopted by the necessary majority.
Agenda item 3
Ratification of the acts of management of the Executive Board for 2006
The acts of management of all members of the Executive Board for 2006 were ratified. The motion was adopted by the necessary majority.
Agenda item 4
Ratification of the acts of management of the Supervisory Board for 2006
The acts of management of all members of the Supervisory Board for 2006 were ratified. The motion was adopted by the necessary majority.
Agenda item 5
Election of the auditors for 2007
Yes votes: 99.99 %
No votes: 0.01 %
The motion was adopted by the necessary majority.
Agenda item 6
Authorization for the company to purchase its own shares
Yes votes: 98.83 %
No votes: 1.17 %
The motion was adopted by the necessary majority.
Agenda item 7
Creation of a new Authorized Capital I and amendment of the articles of incorporation
Yes votes: 99.23 %
No votes: 0.77 %
The motion was adopted by the necessary majority.
Agenda item 8
Deletion of § 4 subparagraph 8 of the articles of incorporation
Yes votes: 99.99 %
No votes: 0.01 %
The motion was adopted by the necessary majority.
Agenda item 9
Approval of the conclusion of a control and profit transfer agreement
with GEA Ecoflex GmbH
Yes votes: 99.99 %
No votes: 0.01 %
The motion was adopted by the necessary majority.
Agenda item 10
Approval of the conclusion of a control and profit transfer agreement
with GEA Happel Klimatechnik GmbH
Yes votes: 99.99 %
No votes: 0.01 %
The motion was adopted by the necessary majority.
Agenda item 11
Approval of the conclusion of a control and profit transfer agreement
with GEA Klima- und Filtertechnik Wurzen GmbH
Yes votes: 99.99 %
No votes: 0.01 %
The motion was adopted by the necessary majority.
Agenda item 12
Approval of the conclusion of a control and profit transfer agreement
with GEA IT Services GmbH
Yes votes: 99.99 %
No votes: 0.01 %
The motion was adopted by the necessary majority.
Agenda item 13
Motion to authorize the issue of warrant-linked bonds and convertible bonds,
excluding subscription rights, and at the same time to create a conditional
capital and amend the articles of incorporation
Yes votes: 90.14 %
No votes: 9.86 %
The motion was adopted by the necessary majority.
Details of each item on the agenda of the Annual Shareholders' Meeting can be found online at www.geagroup.com under the menu item Investor Relations / Annual Shareholders' Meeting.
GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft is an international technology group that focuses on specialty mechanical engineering, especially process engineering and equipment. Around 17,500 employees generated sales of more than EUR 4.3 billion in 2006. The GEA Group is one of the world's market and technology leaders in 90 percent of its businesses and is listed in Germany's MDAX index (G1A., WKN 660200).
