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Shareholders' meeting according to article 107 section 3 AktG

S IMMO AG: Announcement and invitation to the Extraordinary General Meeting

Vienna (pta010/13.09.2024/10:00 UTC+2)

S IMMO AG

Vienna

FN 58358 x, ISIN AT0000652250

("the Company")

Announcement pursuant to Section 3 (4) of the

Austrian Squeeze-out Act (GesAusG) and

Invitation to the Extraordinary General Meeting

on Monday, 14 October 2024,

at 10:30, at Twelve

in 1100 Vienna, Hertha-Firnberg-Strasse 8

(corner of Maria-Kuhn-Gasse)

Pursuant to Section 3 (4) of the Austrian Squeeze-out Act (GesAusG), the Management Board of a stock corporation must publish an announcement of the planned resolution to squeeze out minority shareholders at least one month before the date of the General Meeting, which is to decide on the exlusion. In this publication, shareholders must be informed of their rights pursuant to Section 3 para 5 GesAusG.

IMMOFINANZ AG, 1100 Vienna, Wienerbergstrasse 9, registered in the commercial register under FN 114425 y, currently holds 37,247,080 shares in the Company. CPI Property Group S.A., L-2661 Luxembourg, 40, rue de la Vallée, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, registered in the Luxembourg Trade and Companies Register under number B102254, currently holds 28,241,094 shares in the Company. IMMOFINANZ AG and CPI Property Group S.A. are affiliated companies pursuant to Section 1 para 3 Squeeze-out Act in connection with Section 228 para 3 Austrian Commercial Code (UGB), now Section 189a no 8 UGB. Pursuant to Section 1 para 2 and 3 GesAusG, IMMOFINANZ AG therefore currently holds 65,488,174 shares in the Company, corresponding to around 88.97% of the Company's share capital and around 93.17% taking into account the Company's treasury shares.

IMMOFINANZ AG as the main shareholder of the Company has submitted a request to the Company to proceed a squeeze-out pursuant to Section 1 para 1 GesAusG by transferring the shares of the minority shareholders to IMMOFINANZ AG as the main shareholder in return for an adequate cash compensation pursuant to Section 2 GesAusG. The resolution on the squeeze-out is to be passed at an extraordinary general meeting of the Company.

Against this background, we hereby invite our shareholders to the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company on 14 October 2024, at 10:30 (Vienna time), at Twelve, 1100 Vienna, Hertha-Firnberg-Strasse 8 (corner of Maria-Kuhn-Gasse). In the event that the Extraordinary General Meeting continues beyond 14 October 2024 (change of day), the General Meeting is hereby also convened for 15 October 2024 as a precautionary measure.

I. AGENDA

Resolution on the squeeze-out of minority shareholders pursuant to Section 1 GesAusG and the transfer of their shares in S IMMO AG to the main shareholder IMMOFINANZ AG against payment of an adequate cash compensation pursuant to Section 2 GesAusG.

II. SQUEEZE-OUT

In accordance with the request of IMMOFINANZ AG as the main shareholder, the Management Board and the Supervisory Board of the Company propose that the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company on 14 October 2024 adopt a resolution on the aforementioned single agenda item in accordance with the following proposed resolution:

"Pursuant to Section 1 GesAusG, the shares of all shareholders of S IMMO AG, with the exception of the shares held at the time of the registration of the squeeze-out in the commercial register by (i) IMMOFINANZ AG (FN 114425 y) as the main shareholder of S IMMO AG, (ii) subsidiaries of IMMOFINANZ AG as companies affiliated with the main shareholder and (iii) CPI Property Group S.A. with its registered office in Luxembourg, registered in the Luxembourg Trade and Companies Register under number B102254 as a company affiliated with the main shareholder, will be transferred to IMMOFINANZ AG against payment of an adequate cash compensation.

Treasury shares held by S IMMO AG will not be transferred to the main shareholder. The main shareholder will pay the shareholders a cash compensation in the amount of EUR 22.05 per no-par value share of S IMMO AG. The cash compensation is due two months after the day on which the entry of the squeeze-out is deemed to have been announced in accordance with Section 10 of the Austrian Commercial Code (UGB) and bears interest at an annual rate of two percentage points above the applicable base interest rate from the day following the adoption of the resolution by the General Meeting until maturity. The costs of implementing the squeeze-out, in particular the payment of the cash compensation, shall be borne by the main shareholder."

III. DOCUMENTS FOR THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING; PROVISION OF INFORMATION ON THE WEBSITE

In accordance with Section 3 para 5 GesAusG in conjunction with Section 108 para 3 and 5 of the Austrian Stock Corporation Act (AktG), the following documents will be available for inspection by shareholders at the Company's registered office during normal business hours from 13 September 2024 at the latest and will be available on the Company's website entered in the commercial register at www.simmoag.at/agm from this date:

  • Convocation of the Extraordinary General Meeting and announcement,
  • Proposed resolution by the Management Board and Supervisory Board of the Company pursuant to Section 108 para 1 AktG,
  • Proposed resolution of IMMOFINANZ AG as the main shareholder on the exclusion of minority shareholders pursuant to Section 3 para 5 no 1 GesAusG,
  • Joint report of the Management Board of the Company and of IMMOFINANZ as the main shareholder pursuant to Section 3 para 1 GesAusG,
  • Report of BDO Austria GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungs- und Steuerberatungsgesellschaft, as court-appointed expert auditor pursuant to § 3 para 2 GesAusG,
  • Report of the Supervisory Board of the Company pursuant to Section 3 para 3 GesAusG,
  • Expert opinion of PwC Advisory Services GmbH on which the assessment of the adequacy of the granted cash compensation is based pursuant to Section 3 para 5 no. 3 GesAusG,
  • Annual financial statements including management reports and consolidated financial statements including group management reports of the Company for the last three full financial years, i.e. the annual financial reports from the years 2021, 2022 and 2023,
  • Interim Group report of the Company as of 30 June 2024,
  • Form for granting a power of attorney,
  • Form for granting a power of attorney to a proxy from the Austrian Shareholder Association (IVA) and
  • Forms for revoking a power of attorney.

The documents are also available for insight at the Extraordinary General Meeting in accordance with Section 3 para 7 sentence 1 GesAusG.

IV. RECORD DATE AND REQUIREMENTS FOR ATTENDANCE AT THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

Eligibility to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting and to exercise the shareholder rights that are to be exercised during the course of the Extraordinary General Meeting is based on share ownership at the end of 04 October 2024, 24:00, CEST, Vienna time (record date).

Only persons who are shareholders at the end of the record date and demonstrate this to the Company are eligible to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting.

A safe custody receipt pursuant to Section 10a AktG is required as evidence of share ownership on the record date and must be delivered to the Company exclusively through one of the following communication channels and addresses no later than 09 October 2024 (24:00, CEST, Vienna time):

(i) For submission of the safe custody receipt in written or electronic form in accordance with the Articles of Incorporation in accordance with Article 11(9)

By fax: +43 (0)1 8900 500 - 50

By e-mail: anmeldung.simmoag@hauptversammlung.at

(Please attach safe custody receipts as PDF files.)

(ii) For submission of the safe custody receipt in written form

By post or courier: S IMMO AG

c/o HV-Veranstaltungsservice GmbH

8242 St. Lorenzen am Wechsel, Köppel 60

Via SWIFT: GIBAATWGGMS

(Message Type MT598 or MT599, text must include "ISIN AT0000652250")

We request that shareholders contact their custodian bank and arrange for the issuance and submission of a safe custody receipt.

The record date has no effect on the ability to sell the shares and is also irrelevant to any dividend entitlement.

Safe custody receipt in accordance with Section 10a AktG

The safe custody receipt must be issued by a custodian bank based 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, para 2 AktG):

  • Information regarding the issuer: name/company and address or a code commonly used in transactions between banks (BIC code),
  • Information regarding the shareholder: name/company, address; in the case of natural persons, also the date of birth; in the case of legal entities, the place of registry and registry number,
  • Information regarding the shares: number of shares held by the shareholder, ISIN AT0000652250 (international securities identification number),
  • Custody account number, securities account number or other designation,
  • Date or period to which the safe custody receipt refers.

The safe custody receipt as evidence of share ownership to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting must refer to the end of the record date 04 October 2024 (24:00, CEST, Vienna time).

The safe custody receipt will be accepted in German or English.

The shareholders and their proxies are requested to provide a valid official photo ID for identification upon registration. Admission for the collection of voting cards starts at 10:00 a.m.

If you are attending the Extraordinary General Meeting as an authorised representative, please bring the power of attorney with you in addition to your official photo ID. If the original power of attorney has already been sent to the Company, you will have an easier time being admitted to the AGM if you have a copy of the power of attorney with you.

S IMMO AG reserves the right to verify the identity of anyone attending the meeting. If the identity cannot be verified, entrance to the meeting may be denied.

V. OPTION OF APPOINTMENT OF A PROXY AND THE PROCEDURE TO BE FOLLOWED

Any shareholder who is eligible to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting and has demonstrated this to the Company in accordance with the provisions of item IV in this invitation has the right to appoint a proxy to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting on behalf of the shareholder and have the same rights as the shareholder being represented.

The power of attorney must be granted to a specific person (a natural or legal person) in text form (Section 13 (2) AktG), although several persons may also be appointed. A power of attorney may be granted both before as well as during the Extraordinary General Meeting. We offer the following communication channels and addresses for the submission of powers of attorney:

By post or courier: S IMMO AG

c/o HV-Veranstaltungsservice GmbH

8242 St. Lorenzen am Wechsel, Köppel 60

By fax: +43 (0)1 8900 500 - 50

By e-mail: anmeldung.simmoag@hauptversammlung.at

(Please attach form for granting power of attorney as PDF file.)

From credit institutions also via SWIFT: GIBAATWGGMS

(Message Type MT598 or MT599, text must include "ISIN AT0000652250")

The powers of attorney must be received at one of the aforementioned addresses by no later than 11 October 2024, 16:00, CEST, Vienna time unless they are handed over to the door monitors at the entrance of the Extraordinary General Meeting on the day of the Extraordinary General Meeting.

Forms for granting and revoking a power of attorney are available on the Company's website at www.simmoag.at/agm. To facilitate processing, we ask that you always use the provided forms. The details of the power of attorney, in particular the text form and the content of the power of attorney, can be found in the power of attorney form made available to the shareholders.

If the shareholder has granted a power of attorney to their custodian bank (Section 10a AktG), then it is sufficient for the bank to issue a declaration to the Company that it has been granted power of attorney when submitting the safe custody receipt by one of the means permitted for this.

Shareholders can also personally exercise their rights in the Extraordinary General Meeting event after having granted the power of attorney. Personal attendance at the Extraordinary General Meeting will be considered a revocation of the power of attorney.

The above provisions regarding the granting of power of attorney apply to the revocation of the power of attorney.

Independent proxy

As a special service for shareholders, a proxy from the Austrian Shareholder Association (IVA), Feldmühlgasse 22, 1130 Vienna, Austria, is available to act as an independent proxy for exercising voting rights at the Extraordinary General Meeting in accordance with instructions. IVA intends for Mr Dr Georges Leser to represent these shareholders at the Extraordinary General Meeting. A special form for granting power of attorney to Mr Dr Georges Leser is available on the Company's website at www.simmoag.at/agm; this form may only be delivered to the Company at one of the addresses for submitting powers of attorney specified above. It is also possible to contact Mr Dr Georges Leser of the IVA directly via phone +43 (0)1 513 01 11 162, fax +43 (0)1 513 0 111 50 or by e-mail at leser.simmoag@hauptversammlung.at.

As an independent proxy, Mr Dr Georges Leser will exercise the voting rights at the Extraordinary General Meeting solely based on and within the limits of the instructions given by the respective shareholder in relation to the individual agenda items. The power of attorney shall be invalid if no express instructions are provided. Shareholders who wish to appoint a proxy are not obligated to appoint Mr Dr Georges Leser as their proxy.

VI. NOTES ON SHAREHOLDER'S RIGHTS PURSUANT TO SECTION 109, 110, 118 AND 119 OF THE AUSTRIAN STOCK CORPORATION ACT (AKTG)

1. Additions to the agenda by shareholders in accordance with Section 109 AktG

Shareholders whose shares individually or collectively amount to 5% of the share capital and who have been holders of these shares for at least three months prior to the motion, can submit a written request for additional items to be put on the agenda of this Extraordinary General Meeting and to be published, provided the request is received by the Company in writing by no later 25 September 2024 (24:00, CEST, Vienna time)by post or courier service at the Investor Relations Department., Attn. Mr Andreas Feuerstein, Wienerbergstrasse 9/7th floor, 1100 Vienna, or, if by e-mail, with a qualified electronic signature, to the e-mail address andreas.feuerstein@simmoag.ator by SWIFT to the address GIBAATWGGMS. "In writing" means signed by hand or by corporate signature by each applicant or, if by email, by qualified electronic signature or, if by SWIFT, with Message Type MT598 or Type MT599; whereby it is essential that ISIN AT0000652250 is stated in the text.

Each such application for an agenda item must include a proposed resolution, together with the reasons therefore. The agenda item and proposed resolution, but not its reasoning, must also be written in German. Shareholder status shall be evidenced by submission of a safe custody receipt in accordance with Section 10a AktG confirming that the requesting shareholders have held the shares for at least three months prior to the application and that the safe custody receipt is no more than seven days old at the time of its submission. Multiple safe custody receipts for shares that collectively represent only a 5% stake in the share capital must indicate the same point in time (date, time). Please refer to the information on eligibility to attend (item IV. of this invitation) with regard to the other requirements for the safe custody receipt.

2. Proposed resolutions for agenda items by shareholders in accordance with Section 110 AktG

Shareholders whose shares individually or collectively amount to 1% of the share capital can submit proposals for resolutions on any item on the agenda in text form within the meaning of Section 13 para 2 AktG, together with the reasons, and request that these proposals and their reasoning, together with the names of the shareholders concerned, and any opinion of the Management Board or the Supervisory Board be published on the Company's registered website, provided the request is delivered to the Company in written or electronic form no later than 03 October 2024 (24:00, CEST, Vienna time) either by fax to +43 (0)1 22795-91125; by post or courier service to its business address at S IMMO AG, Investor Relations Department, Attn. Mr Andreas Feuerstein, Wienerbergstrasse 9/7th floor, 1100 Vienna; or by e-mail at andreas.feuerstein@simmoag.at, with the request attached to the e-mail in written or electronic form as defined by Section 13, para. 2, AktG, for example, as a PDF. If statements are required in text form as defined by Section 13, para. 2, of the AktG, the statement must be submitted in a written instrument or by other means apt for a durable reproduction in the written form. The statement must also name the individual making said statement, and the end of the statement must be identified by a representation of the individual's signature or in some other manner. The proposed resolution, but not its reasoning, must also be written in German.

Shareholder status shall be evidenced by submission of a safe custody receipt in accordance with Section 10a AktG that confirms that the safe custody receipt is no more than seven days old at the time of its submission. Multiple safe custody receipts for shares that collectively represent only a 1% stake in the share capital must indicate the same point in time (date, time).

Please refer to the information on eligibility to attend (item IV. of this invitation) with regard to the other requirements for the safe custody receipt.

3. Shareholders' right to information in accordance with Section 118 AktG

At the Extraordinary General Meeting, upon request, each shareholder shall be provided with information regarding the Company's affairs to the extent that such information is necessary to permit a proper evaluation of the relevant item on the agenda. The right to information also extends to the Company's legal and business relationships with an affiliated company as well as to the position of the Group and the companies included in the consolidated financial statements. Every shareholder is also entitled to request information at the Extraordinary General Meeting on all matters of the main shareholder that are material to the squeeze-out.

The information may be refused if, according to reasonable business judgement, it could cause significant harm to the Company or an affiliated company or its disclosure would constitute a criminal offence. This applies correspondingly to information on matters relating to the main shareholder.

Requests for information should generally be made verbally at the Extraordinary General Meeting. Questions requiring longer preparation should be submitted to the Company in text form in good time before the Extraordinary General Meeting in order to preserve the economy of the meeting.

Questions may be sent to the Company by fax to +43 (0)1 22795-91125 or by e-mail to andreas.feuerstein@simmoag.ator by post, courier service or in person to the business address AT-1100 Vienna, Wienerbergstrasse 9/7th floor, Investor Relations Department, attn. Mr Andreas Feuerstein.

4. Motions from shareholders in the Extraordinary General Meeting in accordance with Section 119 AktG

Each shareholder has the right (regardless of their specific share ownership) to submit motions for each item on the agenda at the Extraordinary General Meeting. If several motions have been submitted for one item on the agenda, the chairman shall determine the order of voting in accordance with Section 119 (3) AktG.

5. Information for shareholders regarding data processing

S IMMO AG processes the personal data of its shareholders (in particular, those defined in Section 10a, para. 2, AktG, being the name, address, date of birth, securities account number, number of shares held by the shareholder, if applicable share category, voting card number, and, if applicable, name and date of birth of the proxy) under the applicable data protection provisions, but in particular the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Austrian Data Protection Act in order to enable the shareholders to exercise their rights at the Extraordinary General Meeting.

The processing of the shareholders' personal data is mandatory for the shareholders and their proxies to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting in accordance with the Austrian Stock Corporation Act (AktG). The legal basis for the processing is therefore Article 6 (1) c) of the GDPR.

S IMMO AG is the data controller for the processing. S IMMO AG uses external service providers, such as notaries, lawyers, special proxies, banks and IT service providers, to organise the Extraordinary General Meeting. These service providers only receive personal data from S IMMO AG that are necessary for the execution of service ordered, and they process the data only in accordance with S IMMO AG's instructions. Insofar as it is legally necessary, S IMMO AG has entered into a data protection agreement with these service providers.

If a shareholder attends the Extraordinary General Meeting, all of the proxies, members of the Management and Supervisory Boards, and the notary who are present will be able to view their name on the list of participants, which must be kept by law (Section 117 AktG), and will thereby also view the personal data (including their address and share details) contained therein. S IMMO AG is also required by law to submit its shareholders' personal data (in particular the list of participants) to the Commercial Register (Firmenbuch) as part of the notarial record (Section 120 AktG).

Shareholder information will be anonymised or deleted as soon as it is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or processed, and unless other legal obligations require further storage. Legal obligations regarding documentation and data retention primarily arise from business, stock corporation and takeover laws, fiscal and tax laws, and money laundering laws. If legal claims are made by shareholders against S IMMO AG or vice versa by S IMMO AG against shareholders, the storage of personal data shall serve to clarify and enforce claims in individual cases. In connection with legal proceedings brought before civil courts, this may lead to the storage of data during the period of limitation plus the duration of the legal proceedings until its final legal termination.

Every shareholder has the right of access, right to rectification, restriction of processing, right of erasure, and the right to object at any time regarding the processing of personal data as well as the right to data portability in accordance with Chapter III of the GDPR. Shareholders can assert these rights free of charge by contacting S IMMO AG by e-mail at media@simmoag.ator via the following contact details:

S IMMO AG
Wienerbergstrasse 9/7th floor, 1100 Vienna, Austria
Phone: +43 (0)1 22795-1112
Fax: +43 (0)1 22795-91112

In addition, the shareholders have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority (Data Protection Authority) in accordance with Article 77 of the GDPR.

Additional information on data protection can be found in the privacy policy on the S IMMO AG website www.simmoag.at.

VII. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND NOTES

1. Total number of shares and voting rights

At the time of convening the Extraordinary General Meeting the share capital of the Company was EUR 267,457,923.62, divided into 73,608,896 no-par value shares. Each share carries one vote.

At the time of the convocation, the Company holds 3,316,689 treasury shares. These shares do not confer any rights, including no voting rights.

Vienna, September 2024 The Management Board

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Emitter: S IMMO AG
Wienerbergstraße 9 / 7. Stock
1100 Wien
Austria
Contact Person: Elisabeth Wagerer
Phone: +43 1 22795-1120
E-Mail: elisabeth.wagerer@simmoag.at
Website: www.simmoag.at
ISIN(s): AT0000652250 (Share)
Stock Exchange(s): Vienna Stock Exchange (Official Trade)
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