Information on Capital Stock and Shareholdings
Symrise AG’s share capital amounts
to € 118,173,300 and is divided into no-par bearer shares each with a
notional share in capital of € 1. The associated rights and duties are
set forth in the relevant provisions of the German Stock Corporation
Act (AktG).
No shareholder informed us that it had exceeded 10% or more of voting rights in our Company.
The appointment and removal of members of the Executive Board (Secs. 84 and 85 AktG) and amendments to the articles of incorporation and bylaws (Secs. 133 and 179) are based on the provisions of the German Stock Corporation Act.
The Executive Board is authorized, with the approval of the Supervisory Board, to increase capital stock by up to € 40.0 million by issuing new no-par shares on one or several occasions in the period until October 31, 2011. Moreover, the extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting on December 1, 2006, authorized the Executive Board to acquire treasury shares of up to 10% of capital stock for any purpose permissible under the legal provisions. The authorization is valid from December 15, 2006, to April 30, 2008.