EANS-General Meeting: Semperit AG Holding / Invitation to the General Meeting

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SEMPERIT AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT HOLDING

Vienna, (Commercial Register Number) 112544 g

Invitation to the 121st Annual General Meeting

We cordially invite our shareholders to the Annual General Meeting of
Semperit Aktiengesellschaft Holding, to be held on Wednesday, April
28, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. in the festival room of the Federation of
Austrian Industries, Schwarzenbergplatz 4, 1030 Vienna.

AGENDA

1. Presentation of the approved Annual Financial Statements, the
Management Report and Corporate Governance Report, along with the
Consolidated Financial Statements and the Consolidated Management
Report, the proposal for the appropriation of the balance sheet
profit and the Report of the Supervisory Board for the 2009 financial
year. 2. Resolution on the appropriation of the balance sheet profit.
3. Resolution on the discharge of the members of the Management Board
for the 2009 financial year. 4. Resolution on the discharge of the
members of the Supervisory Board for the 2009 financial year. 5.
Appointment of the auditor of the annual financial statements and the
consolidated financial statements for the 2010 financial year. 6.
Elections to the Supervisory Board. 7. Resolution on the following
amendments to the Articles of Association:

in Section 4 (2) The right of shareholders to be issued individual
share certificates is excluded, also in the case of debentures and
profit sharing rights, pursuant to Section 174 of the Austrian Stock
Corporation Act (AktG).

Section 10 (1) The Supervisory Board shall consist of a minimum of
three and a maximum of ten members who are elected by the Annual
General Meeting.

Section 10 (3) By-election for members of the Supervisory Board
within the context of an Extraordinary General Meeting if the number
of Supervisory Board members falls below the level of three.

in Sections 18 and 19 Right to participate in the Annual General
Meeting and to exercise their voting rights in accordance with the
stipulations contained in the Austrian Stock Corporation Amendment
Act 2009.

DOCUMENTS FOR THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

As of April 6, 2010, the following documents will be available for
inspection by shareholders at the business premises of the company´s
headquarters located at Modecenterstrasse 22, 1031 Vienna, Department
of Investor Relations:

- Financial Statements including Management Report, - Corporate
Governance Report, - Consolidated Financial Statements including
Consolidated Management Report, - Proposal for the Appropriation of
the Balance Sheet Profit, - Report of the Supervisory Board, each
relating to the 2009 financial year; - Draft resolutions on items 2 -
7 of the agenda, - Statements by the candidates for the elections to
the Supervisory Board under TOP 6, pursuant to Section 87 (2) AktG.

Upon request, every shareholder will be promptly sent a copy of these
documents free of charge.

These documents as well as the complete text of this invitation and
the form for appointing or revoking a proxy holder will also be
available for downloading from the Company´s website as of April 6,
2010 at www.semperit.at/investor_relations and at the Annual General
Meeting.

INFORMATION ON SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 109,110 AND
118 AKTG

Shareholders whose total shareholding equals 5% or more of the
Company´s share capital may request in writing that additional items
be put on the agenda of this Annual General Meeting, and that these
be made public, provided that these shareholders held the shares for
at least three months prior to making the request. Such a request
shall only be considered if it is received by the Company in written
form no later than April 7, 2010 at the address Modecenterstrasse 22,
1031 Vienna, Attn: Legal Department. Each requested addition to the
agenda must include a proposal for such resolution and an explanation
of the reasons for the proposal. A safe custody receipt in accordance
with Section 10a AktG shall suffice as proof of shareholder status.
This confirmation must confirm that the shareholder has been a holder
of the shares for at least three months prior to submitting such a
request and may not be more than seven days old at the time it is
submitted to the Company. In respect to any other requirements
related to the safe custody receipt, reference is made to the
detailed information on the right to participate.

Shareholders whose aggregate shareholdings equals 1% or more of the
Company´s share capital, may propose draft resolutions in writing in
respect to each item on the agenda of this Annual General Meeting
accompanied by a statement explaining the reasons for such a
proposal, and request that this proposal and statement along with any
response by the Management Board or Supervisory Board be made
available on the Company´s website. Shareholder requests of this kind
will only be considered if they are sent in written form and received
by the Company no later than April 19, 2010, either per fax sent to
+43-1-79777-601 or by mail to the address Modecenterstrasse 22, 1031
Vienna, Attn: Legal Department, or by email to
Hauptversammlung2010@semperit.at., in which case the text of the
proposal in written form, for example as a PDF file, must be enclosed
with the email. With regard to a proposal relating to the election of
a Supervisory Board member, a statement made by the proposed
candidate pursuant to Section 87 (2) AktG is required in place of an
explanation of reasons. A safe custody receipt in accordance with
Section 10a AktG shall suffice as proof of shareholder status to
exercise shareholder´s rights, provided that the confirmation is not
more than seven days old at the time it is submitted to the Company.
For all other requirements concerning the safe custody receipt,
reference is made to the detailed information on the right to
participate.

In the case of bearer shares that are not deposited it is sufficient
to submit a written confirmation issued by a notary for which the
same applies analogously as for the safe custody receipt mentioned
above (with the exception of the safe custody number).

Every shareholder attending the Annual General Meeting is entitled,
upon request, to be provided with information concerning the
Company´s affairs, to the extent that this information is required to
enable the shareholder to properly evaluate the relevant items on the
agenda.

Further information on the rights of shareholders pursuant to
Sections 109, 110 and 118 AktG are available effective immediately on
the Website of the Company.

RECORD DATE AND PARTICIPATION IN THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Due to the changes made in the Austrian Stock Corporation Act by the
Austrian Stock Corporation Amendment Act 2009, the stipulations
contained in the Company´s Articles of Association do not apply with
regard to the convocation of the Annual General Meeting, the
depositing of shares as the basis for being entitled to participate
and exercise voting rights as a shareholder. The right to participate
in the Annual General Meeting and to exercise voting rights and all
other shareholder rights in the course of the Annual General Meeting
depend on the shares held at the end of April 18, 2010 (record date).
Participation is limited to persons who are in possession of shares
on the record date.

Deposited bearer shares

For the no par value bearer shares held in a securities deposit
account, the safe custody receipt in accordance with Section 10a AktG
shall suffice as proof of shareholder status as the basis for
exercising this shareholder right, provided that this confirmation is
received by the Company no later than April 23, 2010, exclusively at
one of the following addresses:

By mail:
Semperit Aktiengesellschaft Holding
Attn: Legal Department
Modecenterstrasse 22, 1031 Vienna

By fax:
+43 (1) 79 777 601

The safe custody receipt may not be transmitted by SWIFT (§ 262 (20)
AktG).

Bearer shares not deposited

In the case of bearer shares which are not deposited, written
confirmation by an Austrian public notary shall suffice as proof of
shareholding, provided that this confirmation is received by the
Company no later than the above-mentioned date of April 23, 2010, and
exclusively at the aforementioned address. The requirements stated
below with regard to the contents of the safe deposit receipt shall
apply analogously to the confirmation by an Austrian public notary
(with the exception of the custody account number).

Safe deposit receipt pursuant to Section 10a AktG The safe custody
receipts are to be issued by the depositary 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 on the issuer: name/company and address or code
commonly used in business transactions between banks (SWIFT Code), -
Information on the shareholder: name/company, address, date of birth
for natural persons, register and register number for legal persons
where applicable, - Information on the shares: number of shares held
by the shareholder, or, in the case of par value shares, the nominal
amount; for several other classes of shares, a description of the
type of share or the internationally used security identification
number, - Safe deposit number or other designation, - Date or period
of time to which the safe custody receipt refers.

The safe custody receipt as proof of shareholding as the basis for
participating in the Annual General Meeting must refer to the
above-mentioned record date of April 18, 2010, which serves as the
deadline for submission of proof.

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

Notice of the intention to attend the Annual General Meeting or
submission of safe deposit receipt does not in any way block
shareholder actions with regard to their shares. Accordingly,
shareholders may dispose freely of their shares after having given
notice of their intention to participate in the Annual General
Meeting or having submitted safe deposit receipt.

PARTICIPATION BY PROXY

Every shareholder entitled to participate in the Annual General
Meeting has the right to appoint a representative who will attend the
meeting on behalf of the shareholder, and who is vested with the same
rights as the shareholder whom he/she represents.

The proxy authorisation must be conferred on a specific person
(natural or legal) in writing. It is also possible to appoint several
proxy holders. The appointment of a proxy holder must be received by
the Company exclusively at one of the following addresses:

By mail:
Semperit Aktiengesellschaft Holding
Attn: Legal Department
Modecenterstrasse 22, 1031 Vienna

By fax:
+43 (1) 79 777 601

By email:

Hauptversammlung2010@semperit.at, in which case the text of the
proposal in written form, for example as a PDF file, must be enclosed
with the email.

Personally:
when registering at the Annual General Meeting

Inasmuch as the proxy authorisation is not personally submitted when
registering on the day of the Annual General Meeting, it must be
received by the Company no later than by 4:00 p.m. on April 27, 2010,
the day before the Annual General Meeting.

The forms for the appointment (or revocation) of a proxy holder will
be sent to shareholders upon request, or can be downloaded from the
Company´s website at www.semperit.at/investor_relations.

If a shareholder has appointed the credit institution maintaining his
or her deposit account as the proxy holder, the credit institute only
needs to submit notification of its appointment as the proxy holder
in addition to the safe deposit receipt. The above-mentioned
requirements applying to the transmission of the safe deposit receipt
shall apply analogously to the transmission of this notification.

The above-stated requirements for the appointment of a proxy holder
shall apply analogously to the revocation of proxy.

Total number of shares and voting rights

The share capital of the Company amounts to EUR 21,358,996.53 at the
date of the convocation of the Annual General Meeting, and is divided
into 20,573,434 no par value bearer shares, of which 20,573,434
shares are entitled to one vote each. The Company does not own any
treasury stock.

Vienna, March 2010

The Management Board

Translation into English only for convenience of our international
shareholders, the German version of this invitation is the only
official one.

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Further inquiry note:

Semperit AG Holding

Investor Relations

DI Michael Wolfram

Tel.: +43 (1) 79 777-583

E-Mail: michael.wolfram@semperit.at

Branche: Synthetics & Plastics
ISIN: AT0000785555
WKN: 870378
Index: WBI, ViDX, ATX
Börsen: Frankfurt / stock market
Stuttgart / stock market
Berlin / free trade
Wien / official market