EANS-General Meeting: AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG / Invitation to the General Meeting

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AGRANA Beteiligungs-Aktiengesellschaft
Vienna, FN 99489 h
ISIN AT0000603709

Invitation

We would like to invite our shareholders to the 27th Annual General
Meeting of AGRANA Beteiligungs-Aktiengesellschaft on Friday, July
4th, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. CET, at Raiffeisen Forum, A-1020 Vienna,
Friedrich-Wilhelm-Raiffeisen-Platz 1.

Agenda

1. Presentation of the financial statements, the management report,
the corporate governance report, the consolidated financial
statements, the group management report, and the supervisory report
for the 2013/14 financial year.

2. Resolution on the appropriation of profits.

3. Resolution on the formal approval of the actions of the members of
the Management Board for the 2013/14 financial year.

4. Resolution on the formal approval of the actions of the members of
the Supervisory Board for the 2013/14 financial year.

5. Resolution on the remuneration received by the members of the
Supervisory Board.

6. Appointment of a member of the Supervisory Board.

7. Appointment of the Auditors and the Group Auditors for the 2014/15
financial year.

Documents for the Annual General Meeting

In particular, the following documents will be presented on the
company's website {www.agrana.com}[HYPERLINK: http://www.agrana.com]
no later than June 13th, 2014: * Financial statements * Consolidated
Financial Statements and Summary Management Report * Corporate
Governance Report * Proposal for the appropriation of profits *
Report of the Supervisory Board. each for the 2013/14 financial year;

* Proposed resolutions concerning items 2 through 7 of the agenda *
Statement of the proposed for appointment member of the Supervisory
Board pursuant to § 87 Paragraph 2 of the Austrian Stock Corporation
Act * Form for granting proxy * Form for granting proxy to a
representative of the IVA * Form for the revocation of a proxy * Full
text of this invitation.

NOTICE OF THE RIGHTS OF THE SHAREHOLDERS PURSUANT TO §§109, 110, 118
AND 119 OF THE AUSTRIAN STOCK CORPORATION ACT

Shareholders, whose shares together amount to at least 5% of the
share capital and who have been holders of these shares for a period
of at least three months before the application may request in
writing that additional items are included in the Agenda for this
Annual General Meeting, and that an announcement is made in this
respect, provided such request is received by the Company in writing
no later than June 13th, 2014, at A-1020 Vienna,
Friedrich-Wilhelm-Raiffeisen-Platz 1, Attn. Mrs. Gertraud Wöber,
General Secretary. Each Agenda item requested in this manner must
include a proposed resolution and an explanatory statement.
Shareholder ownership must be proven by submission of a safe custody
receipt pursuant to §10a of the Austrian Stock Corporation Act, which
confirms that the applicant shareholders have owned shares for a
period of at least three months prior to the application, and such
receipt must be issued at least seven days prior to its submission to
the Company. The other requirements for the safe custody receipt are
included in the statements concerning the entitlement to
participation.

Resolutions for the Agenda Proposed by Shareholders

Shareholders, whose shares together amount to at least 1% of the
share capital may submit written proposals for resolutions including
an explanatory statement for any item on the agenda, and may request
any such proposal, including the explanatory statement and a possible
opinion thereof by the Management Board or the Supervisory Board, to
be made available on the website of the Company, provided such
written proposal is received by the Company no later than June 25th,
2014, via fax to +43 1 21137 12055, or via mail to A-1020 Vienna,
Friedrich-Wilhelm-Raiffeisen-Platz 1, Attn. Mrs. Gertraud Wöber,
General Secretary, or by email to gertraud.woeber@agrana.com, whereby
the written proposal shall be attached to the email in text format,
e.g. as a PDF. In case of a proposal for the election of a member of
the Supervisory Board, the statement of the proposed person pursuant
to §87 II of the Austrian Stock Corporation Act shall take the place
for the explanatory statement. Shareholder ownership must be proven
through the submission of a safe custody receipt pursuant to §10a of
the Austrian Stock Corporation Act, which must be issued at least
seven days prior to its submission. The other requirements for the
safe custody receipt are included in the statements concerning the
entitlement to participation in the Annual General Meeting.

Right to Information

Upon request, every shareholder shall be entitled to receive
information on the affairs of the Company during the Annual General
Meeting, to the extent that such information is necessary for the
proper assessment of an item on the Agenda. The information may be
withheld, should it be deemed to have the potential, on the basis of
a reasonable business assessment, for causing significant harm to the
Company or any associated enterprise, or should its disclosure
provide reason for legal proceedings. To ensure the effectiveness of
the Annual General Meeting, any questions that may require a lengthy
preparation shall be submitted by July 3rd, 2014, at 4:00 p.m., to
the Management Board, Attn. Mrs. Gertraud Wöber, General Secretary,
via fax to +43 1 21137 12055 or by email to
gertraud.woeber@agrana.com.

Annual General Meeting Proposals

Each shareholder - independent of their specific number of shares -
is authorized to make proposals pertaining to each item on the Agenda
at the Annual General Meeting. The prerequisite for this is the proof
of eligibility within the meaning of the convocation.

Information on the Website

Further information on these shareholder rights pursuant to §§109,
110, 118 and 119 of the Austrian Stock Corporation Act is now
available on the Company's website www.agrana.com.

RECORD DATE AND PARTICIPATION IN THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

The entitlement to participate in the Annual General Meeting and to
exercise the voting right and any other rights of shareholders to be
asserted in connection with the Annual General Meeting is subject to
the holding of shares by the end of day on June 24th, 2014 (record
date).

Only persons who are holding shares on the record date and provide
evidence thereof shall be entitled to participate in the Annual
General Meeting. The ownership of the shares held on the record date
must be proven by a safe custody receipt pursuant to §10a of the
Austrian Stock Corporation Act, which must be received by the Company
no later than July 1st, 2014 exclusively at one of the addresses
shown below.

Via mail or AGRANA Beteiligungs-Aktiengesellschaft
messengers: Attn. Mrs. Gertraud Wöber
General Secretary
Friedrich-Wilhelm-Raiffeisen-Platz 1
A-1020 Vienna
Via fax: +43 1 8900 500 - 58
Via email: anmeldung.agrana@hauptversammlung.at; whereby the safe custody
receipt shall be attached to the email in text format, e.g. as
a PDF.
Via SWIFT: GIBAATWGGMS (Message Type MT598; it is necessary to
specify ISINAT0000603709 in the text)

Confirmation of deposit pursuant to §10a of the Austrian Stock
Corporation Act

The confirmation of deposit must be issued by the custodian bank
headquartered in a state, which must be either a member state of the
European Economic Area or a full member of the OECD and shall contain
the following data: * Information about the issuer: name and address
or a code used for transactions between banks (BIC code); *
Information about the shareholder: name, address, date of birth for
individuals, register and register number for legal entities, if
applicable; * Information about the shares: number of shares held by
the shareholder; ISIN AT0000603709; * Deposit number and/or any other
description; * Time to which the safe custody receipt refers.

The confirmation of deposit as evidence for the shareholding must
refer to the record date stated above, i.e. June 24th, 2014.

The confirmation of deposit will be accepted in German or in English.

REPRESENTATION BY PROXY

Each shareholder entitled to participate in the Annual General
Meeting has the right to appoint a proxy to participate in the Annual
General Meeting in the name of this shareholder who receives the same
rights as the shareholder whom the proxy represents. Proxy shall be
granted to a person (an individual or a legal entity) in writing.
Multiple persons may be authorized.

The proxy must be received by the Company exclusively at any of the
addresses listed below:

Via mail or AGRANA Beteiligungs-Aktiengesellschaft
messengers: Attn. Mrs. Gertraud Wöber
General Secretary
Friedrich-Wilhelm-Raiffeisen-Platz 1
A-1020 Vienna
Via fax: +43 1 8900 500 - 58
Via email: anmeldung.agrana@hauptversammlung.at; whereby the safe custody
receipt shall be attached to the email in text format, e.g. as a PDF.
In person: Upon registration for the Annual General Meeting
at the meeting venue.

Forms for granting and revocation of authorizations are available
upon request or can be downloaded from the Company's website at
www.agrana.com.

If the proxy is not personally presented at the date of the Annual
General Meeting, it must be submitted to the Company by July 3rd,
2014 at 4:00 p.m. at the latest.

The above rules on granting of proxy shall apply mutatis mutandis to
the revocation of the same.

INDEPENDENT VOTING REPRESENTATIVES

As a special service to the shareholders, a representative from the
Investor's Association (Interessenverband für Anleger, IVA), A-1130
Vienna, Feldmühlgasse 22, will be available as an independent
representative for the exercise of voting rights, subject to
directives, at the Annual General Meeting; for this, a special
authorization form can be downloaded from the Company's website at
www.agrana.com. In addition, you may also contact Dr. Michael Knap
from IVA directly at Tel. +43 1 8763343-30, Fax +43 1 8763343-39, or
email michael.knap@iva.or.at.

TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES AND VOTING RIGHTS

At the Annual General Meeting convening date, the share capital of
the Company, amounting to EUR 103,210,249.78, is divided into
14,202,040 bearer shares (shares). Each share holds one vote. At the
convening date of the Annual General Meeting, the Company holds no
own shares. Twenty-five shares pursuant to § 67 iVm § 262 Paragraph
29 of the Austrian Stock Corporation Act are assumed to be powerless.
At the convening date of the Annual General Meeting, the total number
of participating and voting shares is 14,202,015.

In order to ensure that the entrance control runs smoothly, we would
like to ask the shareholders to arrive in due time before the
beginning of the Annual General Meeting. Admission for the collection
of voting cards shall start at 10:00 a.m.

Shareholders, who have received either entry cards or copies of the
safe custody receipts from their custodian banks, shall be requested
to produce an official, valid photo for identification at the Annual
General Meeting.

Vienna, June 2014

The Management Board

Further inquiry note:
AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG
Mag.(FH) Hannes Haider
Investor Relations
Tel.: +43-1-211 37-12905
e-mail: hannes.haider@agrana.com

Mag.(FH) Markus Simak
Public Relations
Tel.: +43-1-211 37-12084
e-mail:markus.simak@agrana.com

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issuer: AGRANA Beteiligungs-AG
F.-W.-Raiffeisen-Platz 1
A-1020 Wien
phone: +43-1-21137-0
FAX: +43-1-21137-12045
mail: info.ab@agrana.com
WWW: www.agrana.com
sector: Food
ISIN: AT0000603709
indexes: WBI, ATX Prime
stockmarkets: Präsenzhandel: Berlin, Stuttgart, Frankfurt, official market: Wien
language: English