EANS-General Meeting: Palfinger AG / Invitation to the General Meeting

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PALFINGER AG
Salzburg, FN 33393 h
ISIN AT0000758305

Invitation to AGM

We hereby invite our shareholders to the Annual General Meeting of
PALFINGER AG to be held on Wednesday, 9 March 2016, at 11.00 a.m.,at
the PALFINGER Service- und Democenter, 5020 Salzburg,
F.-W.-Scherer-Strasse 24.

Agenda

1. Presentation of the financial statements, including the management report
and the corporate governance report, the consolidated financial statements,
including the consolidated management report, the proposal with respect to
the distribution of profits and the report of the Supervisory Board for the
2015 financial year
2. Resolution on the distribution of the net profit for the year
3. Resolution on the discharge of the members of the Management Board from
their responsibility for the 2015 financial year
4. Resolution on the discharge of the members of the Supervisory Board from
their responsibility for the 2015 financial year
5. Resolution on the remuneration of the members of the Supervisory Board
6. Election of the auditor of the financial statements and the consolidated
financial statements for the 2016 financial year
7. Election of Supervisory Board members
8. Resolution on the transfer of the registered office from Salzburg to
Bergheim near Salzburg, resolution on expanding the list of possible venues
for the AGM and resolution to amend Articles 1.2 and 17.3 of the Articles
of Association.

AGM DOCUMENTS The following documents will be available at the
Company's website www.palfinger.ag no later than 17 February 2016: *
financial statements, including management report * corporate
governance report * consolidated financial statements, including
consolidated management report * proposal with respect to the
distribution of profits * report of the Supervisory Board, each for
the 2015 financial year; * proposals for resolution on agenda items
2-8 * statements by the candidates for election to the Supervisory
Board pursuant to sec. 87 para. 2 of the Companies Act regarding
agenda item 7, including CVs * form for granting proxy * form for
granting proxy to a representative of IVA * form for revoking a proxy
* complete text of this invitation

INFORMATION ON SHAREHOLDERS' RIGHTS PURSUANT TO SECS. 109, 110, 118
AND 119 OF THE COMPANIES ACT

Additions to the agenda made by shareholders Shareholders who jointly
hold at least 5 per cent of the share capital and who have been the
holders of these shares for at least three months prior to making
such request are entitled to request in writing that additional items
be put on the agenda of this AGM and be published provided that such
written request is delivered to the Company no later than 17 February
2016 exclusively at the address 5020 Salzburg, F.-W.-Scherer-Strasse
24, or 5101 Bergheim near Salzburg, Lamprechtshausener Bundesstrasse
8, Corporate Communications, attn. Mr Hannes Roither. Shareholders
must also indicate proposals for resolutions regarding each item on
the agenda so requested, including a statement of grounds. A
certificate of deposit (Depotbestätigung) pursuant to sec. 10a of the
Companies Act stating that the shareholders making such requests have
held their shares for at least three months prior to making such
requests shall be submitted to evidence shareholder status; this
certificate shall not be older than seven days at the time of it
being submitted to the Company. As regards the other requirements of
the certificate of deposit, please refer to the information on the
right to attend the Annual General Meeting.

Resolution proposals by shareholders on items of the agenda
Shareholders holding jointly at least 1 per cent of the share capital
are entitled to submit proposals for resolution on any item of the
agenda, including a statement of grounds, in text form and demand
that such proposals, including the grounds therefor, be made
available on the website of the Company. Such request must be
delivered to the Company in text form no later than 29 February 2016
either by telefax at +43 662-2281-81070 or at the address 5020
Salzburg, F.-W.-Scherer-Strasse 24, or 5101 Bergheim near Salzburg,
Lamprechtshausener Bundesstrasse 8, Corporate Communications, attn.
Mr Hannes Roither, or by e-mail to h.roither@palfinger.com, in which
case such request must be attached to the e-mail in text form, such
as a PDF file. In the case of a proposal for the election of a
Supervisory Board member such statement of grounds is to be replaced
by the statement of the nominated candidate pursuant to sec. 87 para.
2 of the Companies Act. A certificate of deposit pursuant to sec. 10a
of the Companies Act shall be submitted to evidence that the
shareholders are entitled to exercise their shareholders' rights;
this certificate shall not be older than seven days at the time of it
being submitted to the Company. As regards the other requirements of
the certificate of deposit, please refer to the information on the
right to attend the AGM.

Right to be informed At the AGM, each shareholder has the right to be
informed on any matters pertaining to the Company if so requested
provided that such information is necessary for a proper opinion
regarding a particular agenda item. The Company may refuse to supply
such information if, according to sound business judgement, it could
be seriously prejudicial to the Company or one of its associated
companies or if providing such information would constitute a
criminal offence. For the sake of an efficient meeting, questions
whose response needs longer preparation must be submitted in text
form to the Management Board in a timely manner before the AGM. They
may be delivered to the Company by post at the address 5020 Salzburg,
F.-W.-Scherer-Strasse 24, or 5101 Bergheim near Salzburg,
Lamprechtshausener Bundesstrasse 8, Corporate Communications, attn.
Mr Hannes Roither, or by e-mail to h.roither@palfinger.com.

Requests filed at the Annual General Meeting Irrespective of their
shareholdings in the Company, every shareholder has the right to make
requests on each item on the agenda to the Annual General Meeting.
Shareholder motions requesting the election of a Supervisory Board
member shall require the timely submission of a proposal for
resolution pursuant to sec. 110 of the Companies Act: Candidates for
Supervisory Board elections (agenda item 7) may only be proposed by
shareholders holding jointly at least 1 per cent of the share
capital. Candidate proposals must be received by the Company no later
than 29 February 2016 in the above-stated manner and must be
accompanied by a candidate statement pursuant to sec. 87 para. 2 of
the Companies Act, which includes a description of the candidate's
professional qualifications, professional or comparable functions and
any circumstances that could give reason for concern in respect to
potential bias or conflict of interest.

Information at the Company's website Additional information on
shareholders' rights pursuant to secs. 109, 110, 118 and 119 of the
Companies Act is available as of now at the Company's website
www.palfinger.ag.

QUALIFYING DATE AND RIGHT TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The
shareholders' rights to attend the Annual General Meeting and to
exercise the voting right and the other shareholder rights to be
asserted in the course of the Annual General Meeting are governed by
their shareholdings as of the close of 28 February 2016 (Qualifying
Date). The Annual General Meeting may only be attended by persons who
are shareholders at such Qualifying Date and who provide evidence
thereof to the Company. A certificate of deposit pursuant to sec. 10a
of the Companies Act shall be submitted to evidence a shareholder's
shareholding as at the Qualifying Date, which shall be delivered to
the Company no later than 4 March 2016 exclusively at one of the
addresses indicated below.

By post or PALFINGER AG
courier Corporate Communications
Attn. Mr Hannes Roither
5020 Salzburg, F.-W.-Scherer-Strasse 24
or
5101 Bergheim near Salzburg, Lamprechtshausener Bundesstr. 8
By telefax +43 (0)1 8900 500 78
By e-mail anmeldung.palfinger@hauptversammlung.at,
the certificate of deposit must be attached to the e-mail
in text form such as a PDF file
By SWIFT GIBAATWGGMS (message type to be used is MT598, always state
ISIN AT0000758305)

Certificates of deposit pursuant to sec. 10a of the Companies Act The
certificate of deposit is to be issued by the relevant custodian bank
with its headquarters 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: (corporate) name and
address or any code that is customarily used among credit
institutions (BIC) * information on the shareholder: (corporate)
name, address, date of birth for natural persons, and register and
register number, if applicable, for legal entities * information on
the shares: number of the shares held by the shareholder, ISIN
AT0000758305 * deposit number and/or other designation * date to
which the certificate of deposit refers The certificate of deposit as
evidence of the shareholding entitling the shareholder to attend the
AGM must refer to the above-mentioned Qualifying Date 28 February
2016. The certificate of deposit may be delivered in German or
English.

REPRESENTATION BY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES Shareholders entitled to
attend the Annual General Meeting may appoint representatives who
will take part in the meeting on behalf of such shareholders and have
the same rights as the shareholders whom they represent. Proxy must
be given to a specific person (natural person or legal entity) in
text form; also several persons may be authorized. Such proxy must be
delivered to the Company exclusively at one of the addresses
indicated below:

By post or PALFINGER AG
courier Corporate Communications
Attn. Herrn Hannes Roither
5020 Salzburg, F.-W.-Scherer-Strasse 24
or
5101 Bergheim near Salzburg, Lamprechtshausener Bundesstr. 8
By telefax +43 (0)1 8900 500 78
By e-mail anmeldung.palfinger@hauptversammlung.at,
the proxy must be attached to the e-mail in text form
such as a PDF file
In person when registering for the AGM
at the venue

A proxy form and a form for revoking the proxy will be sent to
shareholders upon request and may be downloaded from the Company's
website atwww.palfinger.ag. If such proxy is not personally delivered
at the date of the AGM upon registration, it must be delivered to the
Company no later than 8 March 2016 at 4 p.m. The rules indicated
above regarding the granting of proxy apply mutatis mutandis to its
revocation.

INDEPENDENT PROXY As a special service a representative of the
"Interessenverband für Anleger" (IVA, Austrian Association of
Investors), 1130 Vienna, Feldmühlgasse 22, is available to
shareholders as an independent proxy bound by the shareholders'
instructions for exercising their voting rights at the Annual General
Meeting. A special proxy form may be downloaded from the Company's
website atwww.palfinger.ag/en/investor-relations/shareholder-meeting.
Shareholders may also contact Michael Knap of the IVA directly by
calling +43 1 8763343-0, by fax at +43 1 8763343-49 or by e-mail to
michael.knap@iva.or.at.

TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES AND VOTING RIGHTS At the date of convening the
AGM the Company's share capital of EUR 37,593,258 is divided into
37,593,258 no-par-value shares. Each share grants one vote. At the
date of convening the AGM the Company holds 282,756 own shares that
do not confer any rights. The total number of shares giving their
holders the right to attend and vote at the AGM amounts to 37,310,502
at the date of convening the meeting.

In order to avoid delays at the entrance checks, shareholders are
asked to present themselves in due time before the start of the
Annual General Meeting and produce a valid ID card upon registration.
Voting cards may be collected from 10.15 a.m. onwards.

Salzburg, February 2016

The Management Board

Further inquiry note:
Hannes Roither, PALFINGER AG
Unternehmenssprecher
Tel.: +43 662 2281-81100
mailto: h.roither@palfinger.com
www.palfinger.ag

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issuer: Palfinger AG
Lamprechtshausener Bundesstraße 8
A-5020 Salzburg
phone: 0662/2281-81101
FAX: 0662/2281-81070
mail: ir@palfinger.com
WWW: www.palfinger.ag
sector: Machine Manufacturing
ISIN: AT0000758305
indexes: Prime Market
stockmarkets: official market: Wien
language: English