=------------------------------------------------------------------------------- General meeting information transmitted by euro adhoc with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution. The issuer is responsible for the content of this announcement. =------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 21.05.2021 Wolford Aktiengesellschaft Bregenz, FN 68605 s ISIN AT0000834007 (the "Company") INVITATION We hereby invite our shareholders to attend the 34th Annual General Meeting of Wolford Aktiengesellschaft to be held on Friday, 18 June 2021 at 10:00 am (CET) at the premises of Wolford Aktiengesellschaft, Wolfordstraße 1, 6900 Bregenz, Austria. Dear Shareholders, The past year was dominated by the COVID-19 pandemic, which presented all of us with numerous challenges. One of these challenges Wolford AG is currently facing is how to conduct our Annual General Meeting. At present, current regulations allow for an annual general meeting to be held with personal attendance, as a physical meeting of constitutive bodies. For this reason, and in light of the continued favourable trends regarding the pandemic in Austria, the Management Board has decided that this year's Annual General Meeting will be held as an in-person meeting. Wolford AG will ensure that all of the requirements and recommendations for safely conducting an annual general meeting are complied with and implemented. The health of our shareholders is Wolford AG's top priority. In order to protect those in attendance, the Company has devised guidelines and measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19, which are explained below at "Precautions in respect of COVID-19" and must be complied with by shareholders. For their own safety, shareholders are advised to refrain from attending the Annual General Meeting and to use the services of the independent proxy, Dr. Knap (for proxy appointments, see below at "Proxy representation"). In light of the current COVID-19 crisis, Wolford AG reserves the right to cancel the 34th Annual General Meeting and postpone it to a later date or to convene a virtual Annual General Meeting. This applies in particular in the event that the general conditions in connection with the spread of COVID-19 change and it would not be ensured that we could reliably carry out the meeting, or if it would not be feasible to carry it out in accordance with the legal and regulatory requirements. The Management Board Agenda 1. Presentation of the approved annual financial statements pursuant to the Austrian Commercial Code (UGB) as of 31 December 2020, including the notes and management report, the corporate governance report, the non-financial report (sustainability report), the IFRS consolidated financial statements as of 31 December 2020, including the notes to the consolidated financial statements and the consolidated management report and the report of the Supervisory Board pursuant to § 96 of the Austrian Stock Corporation Act (AktG) for the short financial year 2020, as well as report on the balance sheet results shown in the annual financial statements pursuant to the Austrian Commercial Code (UGB) as of 31 December 2020 2. Resolution on the discharge of the members of the Management Board for the short financial year 2020 3. Resolution on the discharge of the members of the Supervisory Board for the short financial year 2020 4. Resolution on the remuneration report for the short financial year 2020 5. Election of the auditor of the annual financial statements and the auditor of the consolidated financial statements for the financial year 2021 Documents for the Annual General Meeting The following documents will be available no later than Friday, 28 May 2021, at the following link in the Internet: https://company.wolford.com/de/investor- relations-2/ordentliche-hauptversammlung/ [https://company.wolford.com/de/ investor-relations-2/ordentliche-hauptversammlung/] * Annual financial statements pursuant to the Austrian Commercial Code (UGB) as of 31 December 2020, including notes and management report * Corporate governance report for the short financial year 2020 * IFRS consolidated financial statements as of 31 December 2020, including notes to the consolidated financial statements and consolidated management report and non-financial report (sustainability report) * Report of the Supervisory Board pursuant to § 96 AktG for the short financial year 2020 * Remuneration report for the short financial year 2020 * Joint resolution proposals of the Management Board and Supervisory Board on agenda items 2 to 4 * Proposed resolution of the Supervisory Board on agenda item 5 * Forms for the granting of a proxy * Forms for the revocation of a proxy * This invitation The full text of this invitation as well as further information on the rights of shareholders under §§ 109, 110, 118 and 119 AktG will be available on the Company's website at https://company.wolford.com/de/investor-relations-2/ ordentliche-hauptversammlung/ [https://company.wolford.com/de/investor- relations-2/ordentliche-hauptversammlung/] no later than Friday, 28 May 2021, and will be available in physical form at the Annual General Meeting. The guidelines and measures may be adapted, if necessary, depending on further developments of the COVID-19 pandemic; this may even be done at short notice. Should there be any changes to the guidelines and measures, the Company will furnish information to the persons in attendance on the Company's website at https://company.wolford.com/de/investor-relations-2/ordentliche- hauptversammlung/ [https://company.wolford.com/de/investor-relations-2/ ordentliche-hauptversammlung/] and also post it in physical form at the Annual General Meeting. Record date and attendance at the Annual General Meeting pursuant to § 111 AktG The right to attend the Annual General Meeting and to exercise voting rights and other shareholder rights to be exercised at the Annual General Meeting is based on the shares held as of midnight CET on Tuesday, 8 June 2021 (record date). Only persons who are shareholders on the record date and are able to furnish evidence thereof to the Company will be entitled to attend the Annual General Meeting. For proof of shareholding on the record date, a deposit certificate pursuant to § 10a AktG (see "Deposit certificate pursuant to § 10a AktG", below) in text form will suffice, which must be received by the Company no later than midnight CET on Tuesday, 15 June 2021, exclusively at one of the following addresses: By e-mail: The deposit certificate must be attached (i) as an electronic document in PDF format with a qualified electronic signature, or (ii) in text form, for example as a PDF, to the e-mail address anmeldestelle@computershare.de [anmeldestelle@computershare.de] By post: Wolford AG, c/o Computershare Deutschland GmbH Eisenheimerstrasse 61 80687 Munich By SWIFT: COMRGB2L (Message Type 598) quoting ISIN AT0000834007 By fax: +49 (0) 89 30903 74675 Deposit certificate pursuant to § 10a AktG The deposit certificate must be issued in text form by the depositary bank having its registered office in a Member State of the European Economic Area (EEA) or in a full Member State of the OECD, and must contain the following information: 1. Particulars of the issuer: name/company and address or a code commonly used in dealing between banks (SWIFT code) 1. Particulars of the shareholder: name/company and address, and date of birth for natural persons or, for legal entities, commercial register and (register) number under which the legal entity is registered in its country of origin, if applicable 1. Information on the shares: number of shares (ISIN AT0000834007) held by the shareholder 1. Depository number or other designation 1. The date or period to which the deposit certificate relates The deposit certificate, as evidence of share ownership, must refer to the record date of Tuesday, 8 June 2021, midnight CET. The deposit certificate must be submitted in German or English. Transmission of the deposit certificate shall be simultaneously deemed to constitute registration for the Annual General Meeting. The shares will not be blocked upon registration for the Annual General Meeting or upon submission of a deposit certificate. Shareholders may thus continue to freely dispose of their shares even after registration. In the event of a transfer of shares, only the person who held the status of shareholder on the record date will be entitled to participate in the meeting. Shareholder rights that are linked to share ownership during a certain period and/or at a certain point in time may only be exercised if proof of shareholder status during the relevant period and/or at the relevant point in time is furnished by means of a deposit certificate pursuant to § 10a AktG. Representation by proxy pursuant to § 114 AktG Every shareholder entitled to attend the Annual General Meeting shall have the right to appoint a proxy (natural person or legal entity) to attend the Annual General Meeting on his or her behalf, who shall have the same rights as the shareholder such proxy represents. The proxy must be granted to a specific natural person or legal entity in text form; it is also possible to authorize multiple persons. If the shareholder has granted proxy to his or her depositary bank, it is sufficient if the latter, in addition to the deposit certificate, submits a declaration that it has been granted proxy; in such case, the proxy itself does not have to be transmitted to the Company.
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