EANS-News: austriamicrosystems AG / Invitation to Extraordinary General Meeting (ISIN AT0000920863)

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Annual & Special Corporate Meetings

Unterpremstaetten, August 2, 2011 (euro adhoc) - We herewith invite
our shareholders to the

Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of austriamicrosystems
AG

to be held on Thursday, August, 25. 2011, at 10.00 a.m. at the
Company´s premises at Schloss Premstätten, A- 8141 Unterpremstätten,
Tobelbaderstrasse 30.

AGENDA

1. Resolution on the amendment of Article 8 par. (1) Articles of
Association (increasing the number of Supervisory Board members to a maximum of
twelve).

2. Resolution on the amendment of Article 21 par. (2) Articles of
Association (removal of members of the Supervisory Board from office will in
future require a majority of three quarters of the votes cast)

3. Appointment of members of the Supervisory Board

4. Report on the SOP TAOS (Texas Advanced Optoelectronic Solutions, Inc.)

DOCUMENTS FOR THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The following documents are available for inspection by the
shareholders in the business premises at the registered seat of the
company at Schloss Premstätten, 8141 Unterpremstätten,
Tobelbaderstrasse 30, Investor Relations, Moritz M. Gmeiner, on
August, 04. 2011 at the latest:

- Proposed resolutions for the items 1-3 on the agenda, - Declaration
of candidates for the election to the Supervisory Board according to
item 3 on the agenda pursuant to § 87 (2) AktG.

These documents, as also the complete text of this convocation and
the form for granting or withdrawing proxy pursuant to § 114 Austrian
Stock Corporation Act (AktG) shall also be accessible at the latest
on August, 04 2011 on the Internet under www.austriamicrosystems.com
and will also be available at the Annual General Meeting.

NOTICE REGARDING THE RIGHTS OF THE SHAREHOLDERS PURSUANT TO §§ 109,
110 UND 118 AUSTRIAN STOCK CORPORATION ACT (AKTG)

Shareholders, whose shares jointly represent 5 % of the share capital
and who have been owners of these shares for at least three months
before filing an application, can request in writing, that additional
items are placed and made public on the agenda of this general
meeting, if such a request in written form is received exclusively by
the Company at the address Schloss Premstätten, A-8141
Unterpremstätten, Tobelbaderstrasse 30, General Counsel, Dr. Jann H.
Siefken at the latest on August, 08. 2011. Each item requested in
this manner must include a proposal for resolution plus a
justification. To prove shareholder qualifications a deposit
certificate pursuant to § 10a Austrian Stock Corporation Act (AktG)
shall be sufficient for bearer shares kept in deposit, in which it is
confirmed that the requesting shareholders have been shareholders for
at least three months before filing such request and which must not
be older than seven days upon presentation to the Company. As regards
the other requirements for a deposit certificate please see the
specifications regarding the right to attend.

Shareholders, whose shares jointly represent 1% of the share capital,
may submit in text form proposals for the passing of resolutions plus
justifications on each item on the agenda, and may request that these
proposals including justifications and statements of the management
board or the supervisory board, if any, are made available on the
website of the Company, if this request is received in written text
form by the Company at the latest on August, 16. 2011 either by fax
to +43 (3136) 500 5420 or at austriamicrosystems AG, Schloss
Premstätten, A-8141 Unterpremstätten, Tobelbaderstrasse 30, General
Counsel, Dr. Jann H. Siefken, or by e-mail
agm@austriamicrosystems.com, whereas the request in text form, such
as a PDF file must be attached to the e-mail. On the making of a
proposal for the election of a supervisory board member the statement
of the proposed person pursuant to § 87 section 2 Austrian Stock
Corporation Act (AktG) shall replace the justification. To prove the
shareholding in order to exercise this shareholder right, submission
of a deposit certificate pursuant to § 10a Austrian Stock Corporation
Act (AktG) shall be sufficient, which at the time of presentation to
the Company must not be older than seven days. As regards the other
requirements for the deposit certificate please see the
specifications regarding the right to attend.

Each shareholder must - upon request - be informed in the general
meeting on the matters concerning the Company, to the extent that
such information is necessary to appropriately assess an item on the
agenda.

Each shareholder is entitled to submit an application to each
agenda-item of the general meeting. Precondition is the proof of
eligibility according to the convening. It is expressly noted that:
persons for election to the Supervisory Board (agenda item 2) can
only be proposed by shareholders whose shares jointly represent at
least 1% of the share capital. Such nominations must be submitted
latest by August, 16. 2011, as described above.

The provision of information may be refused to the extent that it
might be liable according to reasonable entrepreneurial assessment to
cause serious damage to the Company or an affiliated company or if
provision of such information could lead to prosecution under the
law.

Further information on these rights of the shareholders pursuant to
§§ 109, 110, 118 and 119 Austrian Stock Corporation Act (AktG) shall
be available with immediate effect on the website of the Company
www.austriamicrosystems.com.

VERIFICATION KEY DATE AND ATTENDANCE OF GENERAL MEETING

Due to amendments of the Austrian Stock Corporation Act (AktG) by the
Austrian Stock Corporation Amendment Act 2009 the provisions of the
Articles of Association on the convocation of the general meeting,
the deposit of the shares for the attendance and voting rights and
the attendance and voting rights at the general meeting shall not
apply.

The right to attend the general meeting and to exercise the voting
right and the other shareholder rights, which are to be asserted in
the general meeting depend on the shareholding as of August, 15.
2011, 12:00 midnight, Vienna time (verification key date). Only such
persons shall be entitled to attend the general meeting, who are
shareholders on the key date and can verify this to the Company.

For bearer shares that are kept in a deposit the verification of the
shareholding on the verification key date shall be a deposit
certificate pursuant to § 10a Austrian Stock Corporation Act (AktG),
which shall be transmitted to the Company exclusively to one of the
following addresses at the latest by August, 22. 2011.

By post or by messenger
austriamicrosystems AG
Schloss Premstätten
Tobelbaderstrasse 30
A-8141 Unterpremstätten

By SWIFT
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Message type MT598, please state ISIN AT0000920863 in text under all
circumstances

By fax
+43 (1) 8900 500 - 86

By e-mail anmeldung.austriamicrosystems@hauptversammlung.at, whereas
the deposit certificate must be attached in text format to the
e-mail, e.g. as PDF file

DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE PURSUANT TO § 10A AUSTRIAN STOCK CORPORATION ACT
(AKTG)

The deposit certificate must be issued by a credit institution
maintaining deposits which has its seat in a member state of the
European Economic Area or in a full member state of the OECD and must
include the following information: - Information on the issuer :
Name/Firm and address or a code which is customary in the
transactions between credit institutions (SWIFT Code), - Information
on the shareholder: Name/firm, address, date of birth of natural
persons, if applicable register and register number of legal persons,
- Information on the shares : number of shares of the shareholder,
ISIN AT0000920863, - Deposit number and/or other designation, - Date
to which the deposit certificate relates.

Extending beyond this, the deposit certificates of SIX
SegaInterSettle AG, Olten, Switzerland are accepted. The deposit
certificate as proof of the shareholding for attending the general
meeting must relate to the verification key date August, 15. 2011
referred to above. The deposit certificate is accepted in both German
and English languages.

Shareholders are not blocked by a registration for a general meeting
or transmission of a deposit certificate; Shareholders shall be free
to dispose of their shares also subsequent to their registration or
transmission of a deposit certificate.

REPRESENTATION BY PROXY

Each shareholder entitled to attend the general meeting has the right
to appoint a proxy who attends the general meeting on behalf of the
shareholder and has the same rights as the shareholder whom he
represents. A proxy must be granted to a certain person (a natural or
legal person) in text format, whereas several persons may be granted
proxy.

This proxy must be sent to the Company exclusively to one of the
addresses listed below:

By post or by messenger
austriamicrosystems AG
Schloss Premstätten
Tobelbaderstrasse 30
8141 Unterpremstätten

By fax
+43 (1) 8900 500 - 86

By e-mail anmeldung.austriamicrosystems@hauptversammlung.at, whereas
the power of attorney must be attached to the e-mail in text format,
e.g. as PDF file

On the day of the general meeting only:
In person: at the registration for the general assembly at the venue

A power of attorney (proxy) form and a form for revoking the power of
attorney (proxy) will be sent upon request and can be downloaded from
the homepage of company under www.austriamicrosystems.com. If the
power of attorney is not submitted personally at the day of the
general meeting upon registration then it must be received by the
Company at the latest at 4 p.m. on August, 24. 2011.

The above provisions for granting a power of attorney (proxy) shall
analogously apply to the revoking of a power of attorney (proxy).

If a shareholder has granted a power of attorney (proxy) to his
deposit carrying credit institution, then it shall be sufficient if
this institution makes a declaration together with the deposit
certificate that it was granted power of attorney (proxy). For
transmitting this declaration § 10a section 3 Austrian Stock
Corporation Act (AktG) shall apply accordingly.

As a special service to shareholders, an independent proxy shall be
available for voting subject to directives in the general meeting,
this being Dr. Walter Pisk, Notary, A-8010 Graz, Raubergasse 20; a
special proxy form is available on the website of the Company under
www.austriamicrosystems.com.

TOTAL OF SHARES AND VOTING RIGHTS

Per July 25. 2011, the share capital of the Company amounts to a
nominal of EUR 33,370,413.45, divided into 13.775.607 no par value
share, each share granting one vote. As of July, 25. 2011 the Company
holds 950.018 own shares for which it does not have any rights. The
total number of shares entitled to attend and vote amounts to
12.825.589 at the time of the convocation of the general meeting.

To guarantee smooth proceedings at the entrance control, the
shareholders are asked to appear in good time at the venue of the
general meeting before it commences. The shareholders are requested
to bring an official photo identification document. Entrance to pick
up voting cards shall be at 9.00 a.m.

Unterpremstaetten, August 2011

The Board of Management

Further inquiry note:
Moritz M. Gmeiner
Director Investor Relations
Tel: +43 3136 500-5970
Fax: +43 3136 500-5420
Email: investor@austriamicrosystems.com

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company: austriamicrosystems AG
Schloß Premstaetten
A-8141 Unterpremstaetten
phone: +43 3136 500-0
FAX: +43 3136 500-5420
mail: investor@austriamicrosystems.com
WWW: www.austriamicrosystems.com
sector: Technology
ISIN: AT0000920863
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stockmarkets: official dealing: SIX Swiss Exchange
language: English