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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
January 15, 2009
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
Am Campeon 1-12
D-85579 Neubiberg/Munich
Federal Republic of Germany
Tel: +49-89-234-0
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form
20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F þ Form 40-F o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form
is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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If Yes is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection with
Rule 12g3-2(b): 82- .
This
Report on Form 6-K dated January 15, 2009 contains the notice of the Annual General Meeting of
Infineon Technologies AG on February 12, 2009.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG
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Date: January 15, 2009 |
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/s/ Peter Bauer
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Peter Bauer |
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Member of the Management Board
and Chief Executive Officer |
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By: |
/s/ Dr. Marco Schröter
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Dr. Marco Schröter |
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Member of the Management Board
and Chief Financial Officer |
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Infineon Technologies AG
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Neubiberg, |
Neubiberg
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January 2009 |
Dear Shareholders,
Notice is hereby given that the
Annual General Meeting of Infineon Technologies AG
will be held on Thursday,
February 12, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. at the ICM (International Congress Center Munich),
which is located at Am Messesee 6, Messegelände, 81829 Munich, Germany.
Agenda
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Submission of the approved annual financial statements of Infineon
Technologies AG and the approved consolidated financial statements as of
September 30, 2008, of the combined management report for Infineon Technologies
AG and the Infineon Group, and of the report of the Supervisory Board for the
fiscal year 2007/2008 |
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Approval of the acts of the members of the Management Board |
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The Supervisory Board and the Management Board propose that the acts of the members
of the Management Board active during the fiscal year 2007/2008 be approved in
relation to this period. |
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Approval of the acts of the members of the Supervisory Board |
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The Supervisory Board and the Management Board propose that the acts of the members
of the Supervisory Board active during the fiscal year 2007/2008 be approved in
relation to this period. |
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Appointment of an auditor for the fiscal year 2008/2009 |
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The Supervisory Board proposes that the following resolution be passed: |
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KPMG AG
Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Berlin, is appointed as auditor and Group auditor
for the fiscal year 2008/2009 and as auditor for the auditors review of interim
financial reports in relation to this period. |
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Authorization to purchase and use own shares |
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German company law allows the possibility of a company being given special
authorization to purchase its own shares. If this possibility is used, the Annual
General Meeting may also define specific potential uses of the shares purchased. The
authorization granted to the Management Board by the last Annual General Meeting
expires on August 13, 2009, and therefore needs to be
renewed. |
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The Supervisory Board and the Management Board propose that the following resolution be passed: |
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Infineon Technologies AG (the Company) is authorized to purchase its own shares, within the
statutory boundaries, in an aggregate amount not exceeding 10% of the share capital in existence at
the time the resolution is passed. The Company may not use the authorization for the purposes of
trading in its own shares. |
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The Company may use the authorization once or a number of times for one or a number of purposes and
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case purchase any number of shares provided that the aforementioned maximum percentage is not
exceeded. The authorization may also be used by dependent companies or companies in which the
Company has a majority holding or by third parties acting on their own account or for dependent
companies or companies in which the Company has a majority holding. |
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The Management Board decides whether own shares are purchased (a) through the stock exchange or (b)
by means of a public offer to purchase addressed to all shareholders or a public invitation to
submit offers for sale (referred to below as public purchase offer). |
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If shares are purchased through the stock exchange, the purchase price per share (excluding
incidental costs) paid by the Company may not be more than 10% above or below the price established
in the Xetra (or comparable successor system) opening auction on the trading day. |
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If shares are purchased by means of a public purchase offer, a fixed purchase price or purchase
price range may be specified. The purchase price per share paid by the Company (excluding
incidental costs) in this case may not be more than 20% above or below the arithmetical average
value of the closing prices of the share in Xetra trading (or a comparable successor system) on the
fifth, fourth and third exchange trading day prior to the day of publication of the public purchase
offer (effective date). If significant price changes occur after the effective date, the purchase
price may be adjusted according to the calculation mentioned in sentence 2; in this case the
relevant time frame is the fifth, fourth and third trading day prior to the public announcement of
any such adjustment. The volume of the purchase may be limited. If the total subscription for the
public purchase offer exceeds this volume, the Company adopts a quota-based purchase approach.
Provision may be made for a preferred acceptance of smaller quantities (up to 100 offered shares
per shareholder). The public purchase offer may also provide for further terms and conditions. |
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The Company is authorized to sell shares in the Company purchased under this or a prior
authorization via the stock exchange or by means of a public offer addressed to all shareholders,
or to make use of them for the following purposes: |
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The shares may be recalled without this recall or its implementation requiring any further
resolution of the Annual General Meeting. The Management Board may also decide in this connection
that the share capital will not be affected by the recall and that the proportion of non-recalled
shares in the share capital will be increased accordingly. The Management Board is authorized to
amend the number of ordinary shares indicated in the Articles of Association in this case. |
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The shares may be offered and transferred to third parties in connection with company mergers or
the acquisition of companies, parts of companies or participations in companies. |
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The shares may be used to meet the Companys obligations under bonds with warrants and
convertible bonds issued or guaranteed by it in the past or in the future and in particular to meet
obligations under the convertible bond issued in June |
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2003 by Infineon Technologies Holding B.V., of Rotterdam, the Netherlands, which is guaranteed by
the Company. |
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The shares may be used to meet obligations under the Infineon Technologies AG Stock Option Plan
2006 (Stock Option Plan 2006). The principal features of the Stock Option Plan 2006 agreed by
the Annual General Meeting of February 16, 2006 in relation to Item 6 on the Agenda may be
inspected as part of the notarial transcript of the Annual General Meeting at Munich Local Court
(commercial register). They are also available, as part of the documents giving notice of the 2006
Annual General Meeting, from the Companys corresponding internet site, from where they may also be
downloaded. |
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The shares may be offered for acquisition and transferred to people who are employed by the
Company or by a company affiliated with the Company. |
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The authorizations under Item (2) may be used once or a number of times,
individually or together and in their maximum value or in fractions of their maximum
value. Subscription rights of the shareholders with respect to the shares affected
by these measures shall be excluded insofar as the shares concerned are used in
accordance with the aforementioned authorizations under clauses b), c), d) or e). |
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This authorization will come into force on August 1, 2009 and remain in force
until August 11, 2010. The authorization to purchase own shares approved by the
Annual General Meeting of February 14, 2008 under Item 5 on the Agenda expires when
the present authorization comes into force. |
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Reduction and restriction of the Conditional Capital I and the Conditional
Capital 2007, cancellation of the Conditional Capital IV/2006 and corresponding
amendments to the Articles of Association |
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A portion of the Conditional Capital I and the Conditional Capital 2007 is no longer
required. It is therefore possible to reduce these two conditional capitals and
restrict their intended use. The Conditional Capital IV/2006 is no longer required
and can be cancelled. |
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Conditional Capital I |
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The Conditional Capital I, which has a current value of EUR
91,635,548.00, is to be used pursuant to Section 4 (6) of the Articles of
Association to service subscription rights under the Infineon Stock Option Plan
1999 and the Infineon Technologies AG 2001 International Long Term Incentive
Plan. The subscription rights issued under the Infineon Stock Option Plan 1999
can no longer be exercised. The Conditional Capital I can now be reduced in value
and have its intended use restricted to subscription rights issued and still
exercisable under the Infineon Technologies AG 2001
International Long Term Incentive Plan, for which the Conditional Capital III is
also available. |
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The Supervisory Board and Management Board propose that the following resolution be passed: |
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The Conditional Capital I described in Section 4 (6) of the Articles of Association is reduced
to an amount of up to EUR 34,635,548.00 that is to say to an amount sufficient for the issue of up
to 17,317,774 shares. The Conditional Capital I is used solely to service subscription rights under
the Infineon Technologies AG 2001 International Long Term Incentive Plan agreed by the Annual
General Meeting of April 6, 2001. |
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All other regulations pertaining to the Conditional Capital I are unaffected. |
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Section 4 (6) of the Articles of Association is revised as follows: |
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(6) The share capital is conditionally increased by up to a nominal amount of EUR 34,635,548.00.
The conditional increase in capital is effected by issuing up to 17,317,774 new registered shares
that have dividend rights from the start of the fiscal year of their issue. The conditional
increase in capital will be effected only insofar as the holders of subscription rights issued
under the Infineon Technologies AG 2001 International Long Term Incentive Plan based on the
authorization granted on April 6, 2001 choose to exercise their subscription rights (Conditional
Capital I). |
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The principal features of the Infineon Technologies AG 2001 International Long Term Incentive
Plan agreed by the Annual General Meeting of April 6, 2001 may be inspected as part of the
notarial transcript of the Annual General Meeting at Munich Local Court (commercial register). They
are also available, as part of the documents giving notice of the 2001 Annual General Meeting, from
the Companys corresponding internet site, from where they may also be downloaded. |
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Conditional Capital 2007 |
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According to Section 4 (7) of the Articles of Association, the Conditional Capital 2007 in an
amount of up to EUR 248,000,000.00 serves the purpose of granting shares to the holders or
creditors of bonds with warrants and/or convertible bonds issued by the Company or a subordinated
group company on the basis of the authorization of the Annual General Meeting of February 15, 2007.
Not all of the Conditional Capital 2007 is required for this purpose, and its value is consequently
to be reduced. |
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The Supervisory Board and Management Board propose that the following resolution be passed: |
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The Conditional Capital 2007 described in Section 4 (7) of the Articles of Association is
reduced to an amount of up to EUR 149,900,000.00 that is to say to an amount sufficient for the
issue of up to 74,950,000 shares. |
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All other regulations pertaining to the Conditional Capital 2007 are unaffected. |
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Section 4 (7) sentence 1 of the Articles of Association is revised as follows: |
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(7) The share capital is conditionally increased by up to EUR 149,900,000.00 by issuing up to
74,950,000 new no par value registered shares carrying a dividend right as of the beginning of the
fiscal year in which they are issued. The remaining sentences of Section 4 (7) of the Articles of
Association are unaffected. |
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The remaining sentences of Section 4 (7) of the Articles of
Association are unaffected. |
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Conditional Capital IV/2006 |
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The Annual General Meeting of February 16, 2006 approved the Infineon Technologies
AG Stock Option Plan 2006 (Stock Option Plan 2006). Under the Stock Option Plan
2006, subscription rights can be issued only until midyear 2009. A sufficient amount
of the Conditional Capital III remains available to service the subscription rights
that have already been issued or can still be issued under the stock option plan. |
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The Conditional Capital IV/2006 serving the same purpose is no longer required
and can be cancelled. |
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The Supervisory Board and Management Board propose that the following resolution be passed: |
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The existing Conditional Capital IV/2006 created to cover subscription rights under the Stock
Option Plan 2006 is cancelled, and Section 4 (10) of the Articles of Association is accordingly
deleted. The previous Section 4 (11) becomes Section 4 (10) of the Articles of Association. |
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Creation of a new Authorized Capital 2009/I to be used to issue shares to
employees and corresponding amendments to the Articles of Association |
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The Authorized Capital II/2004 of EUR 30,000,000.00 described in Section 4 (3) of
the Articles of Association was created for the purpose of issuing shares to
employees of the Company or its group companies. However, the Management Boards
authorization to increase the share capital accordingly with the approval of the
Supervisory Board expires on January 19, 2009. |
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We wish to retain the option of being able to issue shares to employees of the
Company or its group companies in future, and we consequently require a new
authorized capital. |
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The Management Board and Supervisory Board propose that the following resolution be passed: |
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The Management Board is authorized, with the approval of the Supervisory Board, to increase
the share capital in the period until February 11, 2014 once or in partial amounts by a total of up
to EUR 30,000,000.00 by issuing new no par value registered shares against contributions in cash
for the purpose of issuing shares to employees of the Company or its group companies (Authorized
Capital 2009/I). The subscription right of existing shareholders is excluded in relation to these
shares. The Management Board determines the further content of the rights attached to the shares and
the terms of the share issue with the approval of the Supervisory Board. |
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Section 4 (3) of the Articles of Association is worded as follows: |
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(3) The Management Board is authorized, with the approval of the Supervisory
Board, to increase the share capital in the period until February 11, 2014 once or
in partial amounts by a total of up to EUR 30,000,000.00 by issuing new no par value
registered shares against contributions in cash for the purpose of issuing shares to
employees of the Company or its group companies (Authorized Capital 2009/I). The
subscription right of existing shareholders is excluded in relation to these shares.
The Management Board determines the further content of the rights attached to the
shares and the terms of the share issue with the approval of the Supervisory Board. |
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Creation of a new Authorized Capital 2009/II and corresponding amendments to
the Articles of Association |
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Section 4 (2) of the Articles of Association describes the Authorized Capital 2007
of EUR 224,000,000.00. As a precautionary measure in order to safeguard the
Companys equity base in the long term in the face of the persistent global
financial crisis, it is intended to create an additional authorized capital with a
value of up to EUR 450,000,000.00 to issue new shares against contributions in cash
and/or contributions in kind (Conditional Capital 2009/II). |
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The Supervisory Board and the Management Board consequently propose that the following resolution
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The Management Board is authorized, with the approval of the Supervisory Board, to increase
the share capital in the period until February 11, 2014 once or in partial amounts by a total of up
to EUR 450,000,000.00 by issuing new no par value registered shares, carrying a dividend right as
of the beginning of the fiscal year in which they are issued, against contributions in cash and/or
contributions in kind. Shareholders have a general subscription right in relation to these shares.
The shares may also be subscribed to by a bank or syndicate of banks subject to the condition that
they be offered for purchase to the existing shareholders. The Management Board, however, is
authorized, with the approval of the Supervisory Board, (i) to exclude fractional amounts from the
subscription right and (ii) to exclude the subscription right in relation to capital increases
against contributions in kind. The Management Board is also authorized, with the approval of the
Supervisory Board, to determine the further content of the rights attached to the shares and the
terms of the share issue (Authorized Capital 2009/II). |
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Section 4 of the Articles of Association acquires a new paragraph 11: |
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(11) The Management Board is authorized, with the approval of the Supervisory Board, to
increase the share capital in the period until February 11, 2014 once or in partial amounts by a
total of up to EUR 450,000,000.00 by issuing new no par value registered shares, carrying a
dividend right as of the beginning of the fiscal year in which they are issued, against
contributions in cash and/or contributions in kind. Shareholders have a general subscription right
in relation to these shares. The shares may also be subscribed to by a bank or syndicate of banks
subject to the condition that they be offered for purchase to the existing shareholders. The
Management Board, however, is authorized, with the approval of the Supervisory Board, (i) to
exclude fractional amounts from the subscription right and (ii) to exclude the subscription right
in relation to capital increases against contributions in kind. The Management Board is also
authorized, with the approval of the Supervisory Board, to determine the further content of the
rights attached to the shares and the terms of the share issue (Authorized Capital 2009/II). |
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Resolution on the launch of the Infineon Technologies AG Stock Option Plan
2009 for the issue of subscription rights for shares to managers and other key
employees of Infineon Technologies AG and its group companies, the creation of
an additional Conditional Capital 2009/I and
corresponding amendments to the Articles of Association |
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The Infineon Technologies AG Stock Option Plan 2006 (Stock Option Plan 2006),
which permits subscription rights to be issued to members of the Management Board,
members of the senior management of group companies and other key employees of
Infineon Technologies AG (Infineon) and its group companies, was approved by the
Annual General Meeting of February 16, 2006. Under the Stock Option Plan 2006,
subscription rights can be issued only until midyear 2009. |
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The Management Board and Supervisory Board believe that the use of medium1 and
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employees to remain with the Company is a necessary measure and that the existing
Stock Option Plan 2006, which is soon to expire, ought to be replaced by a new plan
with largely the same features. |
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The new Infineon Technologies AG Stock Option Plan 2009 (Stock Option Plan 2009)
is intended to have a reduced total volume of just 10,000,000 share options rather
than the 13,000,000 of its predecessor. It is intended to have the same three year
term. A new Conditional Capital 2009/I of EUR 20,000,000.00 (equal to 10,000,000
shares) is to be created to service the Stock Option Plan 2009. |
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The existing exercise thresholds will be retained unchanged for the Stock Option
Plan 2009, so it will only be possible to exercise the stock options once the
Infineon share has risen by at least 20% as compared with the price calculated for
the day on which the options are allocated (absolute performance target) and has
also exceeded the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (SOX) for at least three
consecutive trading days on at least one occasion during the lifetime of the
subscription right (relative performance target). |
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The Management Board and Supervisory Board propose that the following resolution be passed: |
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The principal features of the Infineon Technologies AG Stock Option Plan 2009 (Stock Option
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Groups of eligible beneficiaries |
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The stock option plan provides for subscription rights for ordinary shares of Infineon
Technologies AG (subscription rights) to be issued to (a) members of the Management Board of
Infineon Technologies AG (Infineon), (b) members of the senior management of Infineon group
companies and (c) other key employees of Infineon and the Infineon group companies worldwide.
The precise groups of eligible beneficiaries and the number of subscription rights will be
defined by the Supervisory Board of Infineon where subscription rights are to be offered to the
Management Board. In all other cases, the Management Board will define these parameters,
provided that the beneficiaries concerned are members of senior management or employees of group
companies, but will do so in line with the group-wide principles for the Stock Option Plan 2009
as laid down by the Management Board and in consultation with the corporate bodies responsible
for the remuneration of the beneficiaries in each case. |
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The total number of subscription rights issued across all groups over the lifetime of the stock
option plan up to September 30, 2012 will be 10,000,000 (total volume). The subscription rights
will be shared out as follows between the different eligible groups: |
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members of the Management Board of Infineon Technologies AG a maximum of 1,625,000
subscription rights; |
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members of the senior management of Infineon group companies within and outside Germany a
maximum of 950,000 subscription rights; |
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other managers and key employees in the tiers below the Management Board of Infineon
Technologies AG and the senior management of group companies within and outside Germany a
maximum of 7,425,000 subscription rights. |
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No more than 40% of the volume of subscription rights allocated to a particular group may be issued
in one Infineon fiscal year. |
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Timing of acquisition and purchase |
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Subscription rights may be issued |
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up to 45 days after the day on which the results for the fiscal year ended are
announced, or |
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in each case up to 45 days after the day on which the results for the first, second or
third quarter of a current fiscal year are announced, |
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but in any case no later than two weeks before the end of the quarter in which the
subscription rights are allocated. |
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The day on which the subscription rights are allocated (day of allocation) should be the
same across the whole of the group for the annual tranches and will be defined by the
Supervisory Board where members of the Management Board are involved, and by the Management
Board in other cases. |
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Lifetime of the subscription rights, waiting period and exercise periods |
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Subscription rights are valid for a period of six years from the day of allocation, but are
subject to a waiting period of at least three years. Subscription rights can be exercised only
in the time window (exercise period) between the end of the waiting period and the end of
their lifetime. |
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Subscription rights may not be exercised during the period that starts two weeks
before the end of the quarter and finishes at the end of the first day of stock
exchange trading after publication of the quarterly results or during the period
that starts two weeks before the end of the fiscal year and finishes at the end of
the first day of stock exchange trading after publication of the results for the
fiscal year ended (closed periods). |
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The holders of subscription rights must, furthermore, take note of the restrictions laid down in
general legislation such as the German Securities Trading Act (Wertpapierhandelsgesetz). |
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Other content of the subscription rights, the performance targets and the exercise price |
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Content and performance targets |
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It is intended to provide the subscription rights with an absolute performance target and a
relative performance target: |
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Absolute performance target |
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The exercise of subscription rights is conditional on the closing price of the
ordinary share of Infineon Technologies AG (Infineon share) in Xetra trading
or trading with a successor system on the Frankfurt stock exchange (Infineon
share price) reaching or exceeding the exercise price on at least one trading
day during the lifetime of the subscription right. |
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Relative performance target |
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The exercise of subscription rights is also conditional on the performance of
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having exceeded the performance of a comparative index, the Philadelphia Semiconductor
Index (SOX) for at least three consecutive trading days on at least one occasion
since the day of allocation during the lifetime of the subscription right. The
performance of the share is evaluated by taking the closing value of the SOX and
the Infineon share price on the relevant day of allocation and setting each as the
baseline at 100%. If the SOX is discontinued or has its composition fundamentally
altered during the lifetime of the stock option plan or of the subscription rights
issued under it, the SOX will be replaced by another index with the closest
possible composition to the SOX as it was previously. If no such index exists, a
new comparative index that includes as many as possible of the individual prices
previously tracked in the SOX will be calculated by a bank appointed by Infineon
in such a way as to reproduce the SOX as closely as possible. |
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If both performance targets are achieved, every subscription right may be exercised within its
lifetime subject to the other rules of the plan. |
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Exercise price |
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The exercise price for an Infineon share when exercising a subscription right is 120% of the
average of the opening prices of the Infineon share in Xetra trading on the Frankfurt stock
exchange on the five trading days preceding the relevant day of allocation of the subscription
rights. If the exercise price thus calculated is lower than the minimum issue price pursuant to
Section 9 (1) of the German Stock Corporation Act (Aktiengesetz), the minimum issue price must be
paid as the exercise price instead. |
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Protection against dilution |
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If during the lifetime of the subscription rights share capital is increased from Company
funds, the share capital is reclassified or other measures are introduced that have the economic
effect of diluting the subscription rights, Infineon Technologies AG will adjust the exercise price
for each subscription right and/or the number of shares that can be purchased with each
subscription right, subject to alternative provisions in the stock option plan, in accordance with
the regulations of the Eurex Deutschland exchange applicable to the measure concerned. The
adjustment is to be made in such a way that the total value of the subscription rights due to a
beneficiary after the measure has been enacted will be the same as their previous total value.
Infineon will not make any adjustments if the corresponding changes have been made in any case due
to the law or if they amount to less than 1% of the exercise price of the subscription rights. The
adjustment is made by the Supervisory Board of Infineon where members of the Management Board are
involved, and by the Management Board in all other cases. |
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Issuance to third parties; non-transferability |
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The subscription rights are non-transferable and can only be exercised by the beneficiary.
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or manage them for the beneficiary on a fiduciary basis. The subscription rights can also be
bequeathed to the beneficiarys heir or heirs. The conditions for exercise may stipulate that the
exercise period during which the heir or heirs of the beneficiary may exercise the subscription
rights is shorter than the regular exercise period for beneficiaries. Subscription rights acquired
in a bequest may in any case only be exercised once the waiting period has elapsed. |
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Satisfaction of the subscription right |
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The beneficiary may be offered the choice of purchasing Infineon Technologies AG shares held
by the Company or receiving a cash settlement in place of having Infineon Technologies AG share
certificates issued from the Conditional Capital 2009/I to be created for the purpose. |
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The decision as to which alternative is offered to the beneficiary in each case is made by the
Management Board in agreement with the Supervisory Board unless the beneficiary is a member of the
Management Board, in which case the decision is made by the Supervisory Board alone. The Management
Board and Supervisory Board must reach their decision purely on the basis of what is best for the
shareholders and the Company. |
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The cash settlement is equal to the difference between the exercise price and the closing price of
the Infineon share in Xetra trading (or trading on a comparable successor system) on the day on
which the subscription right is exercised. |
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Other regulations |
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The rest of the details governing the granting and satisfaction of subscription rights are defined,
together with the other conditions for exercise, by the Supervisory Board of Infineon where members
of the Management Board of Infineon are involved and by the Management Board where employees of
Infineon are involved. The Management Board also lays down the group-wide principles for the Stock
Option Plan 2009. |
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If members of the senior management or employees of group companies are offered
subscription rights, additional details are defined in accordance with the
group-wide principles for the Stock Option Plan 2009 by the Management Board of
Infineon in consultation with the corporate bodies responsible for setting the
remuneration of the beneficiaries in each case. |
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The other regulations specifically include: |
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the definition of the number of subscription rights for individual beneficiaries or groups of
beneficiaries, |
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the definition of rules governing the implementation of the option plan, |
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the procedure for the granting and exercise of the subscription rights, |
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the definition of vesting periods beyond the minimum waiting period of three years, especially
the definition of staggered vesting periods for specific part-quantities of subscription rights,
and the modification of vesting periods within the law in exceptional cases such as a change in
control of the Company, |
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the regulations on the management and exercise of subscription rights in exceptional cases such
as arise when the beneficiary leaves the group or dies or there is a change in control of the
Company. |
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Tax |
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All taxes and duties that fall due when the subscription rights are allocated or exercised, or when
the shares acquired by exercise of the subscription rights are sold by the beneficiary, will be
paid by the beneficiary. |
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Mandatory reporting |
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The Management Board and the Supervisory Board will report on the uptake of the stock option
plan and the subscription rights assigned to the beneficiaries every fiscal year in the annual
report. |
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The share capital of the Company is conditionally increased by up to a nominal
amount of EUR 20,000,000.00 by issuing up to 10,000,000 new no par value registered shares. The conditional increase in
capital is effected only insofar as the holders of subscription rights issued
in the period to September 30, 2012 under the Infineon Technologies AG Stock
Option Plan 2009 choose to exercise their subscription rights to Company shares and the Company does not provide a cash settlement or own shares to
satisfy these subscription rights. The new shares have dividend rights from the
start of the fiscal year of their issue (Conditional Capital 2009/I). |
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A new Paragraph 12 worded as follows is added to Section 4 of the Articles of Association: |
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(12) The share capital of the Company is conditionally increased by up to a nominal amount of
EUR 20,000,000.00 by issuing up to 10,000,000 new no par value registered shares. The conditional increase in
capital is effected only insofar as the holders of subscription rights issued
in the period to September 30, 2012 under the Infineon Technologies AG Stock
Option Plan 2009 choose to exercise their subscription rights to Company shares and the Company does not provide a cash settlement or own shares to
satisfy these subscription rights. The new shares have
dividend rights from the start of the fiscal year of their issue (Conditional
Capital 2009/I). |
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Authorization to issue bonds with warrants and/or convertible bonds and at the
same time creation of a Conditional Capital 2009/II and corresponding amendments to
the Articles of Association |
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The Annual General Meeting of February 14, 2008 authorized the Management Board to
issue bonds with warrants and convertible bonds (bonds) in an aggregate nominal
amount of up to EUR 2,000,000,000.00 in the period until February 13, 2013 and
approved a Conditional Capital 2008 amounting to up to EUR 149,900,000.00 with a
fixed option/conversion price to service these issues. This authorization, which was
a response to several court decisions requiring that such a fixed option/conversion
price be defined directly by the Annual General Meeting, has ended up denying the
Company the flexibility it needs to make use of this important financing instrument
under the much more difficult conditions now prevailing in the market. It is
accordingly intended to seek a further authorization that defines an
option/conversion price more appropriate to current market conditions but is
otherwise essentially the same as the authorization approved by the Annual General
Meeting 2008. It is also intended |
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to create a new Conditional Capital 2009/II to service the option and conversion rights in the
event the new authorization is utilized. |
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The new authorization and the new Conditional Capital 2009/II are not intended to
increase the extent to which the holdings of current shareholders can be diluted,
and the Company will therefore issue no more than EUR 2,000,000,000.00 of bonds in
total under the existing authorizations. The Management Board, moreover, will only
make use of its power to exclude the subscription right of existing shareholders
pursuant to Section 186 (3) sentence 4 of the German Stock Corporation Act
(Aktiengesetz) insofar as the shares to be issued to service the option and/or
conversion rights established on this basis in aggregate do not exceed 10% of the
share capital. |
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The Supervisory Board and the Management Board accordingly propose that the following resolution be
passed: |
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Authorization of the Management Board to issue bonds with warrants and/or convertible bonds |
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Authorization period, nominal amount, number of shares |
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The Management Board is authorized, in the period until February 11, 2014, once or in partial
amounts, |
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to issue bonds with warrants and/or convertible bonds in an aggregate nominal amount of up to
EUR 2,000,000,000.00 (bonds) through the Company or through companies in which the Company
directly or indirectly has a majority holding (subordinated group companies) and |
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to guarantee such bonds issued by subordinated group companies of the Company |
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and to grant the holders of bonds option or conversion rights to in aggregate up to 74,950,000 no
par value Company registered shares, representing a notional portion of the share capital of up to
EUR 149,900,000.00, in accordance with the relevant terms of the bonds. Other than in Euro, the
bonds may also be denominated in the legal currency of a member country of the OECD, however,
limited to the relevant equivalent value in Euro. |
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The individual issues may be divided into partial bonds, each of which conveys equal
entitlement. |
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If convertible bonds are issued, the conversion rate is determined by dividing the nominal value of
a partial bond by the defined conversion price for one Company ordinary registered share. The
conversion rate is rounded to the fourth decimal place. The terms of the bonds may specify an
additional payment in cash and provide for fractions that cannot be converted to be consolidated
and/or settled in cash. If the nominal value of the bonds and the conversion price are indicated in
different currencies, the last ECB reference rate available when the issue price of the bonds is
finally set shall be used for the conversion. The terms of the bonds may in addition provide for a
conversion obligation. |
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Subscription right, exclusion of subscription rights |
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The shareholders shall in principle have a right to subscribe to the bonds; the bonds may also
be subscribed to by a bank or syndicate of banks subject to the condition that they be offered for
purchase to the existing shareholders. The Management Board, however, is authorized, with the
approval of the Supervisory Board, to exclude the subscription right of the existing shareholders
to the bonds, |
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if such bonds are issued against payment in cash and the issue price is not substantially lower
than the theoretical market value of the bonds, as determined in accordance with accepted methods
of financial mathematics; however this only applies insofar as the shares to be issued to service
the option and/or conversion rights established on this basis in aggregate do not exceed 10% of the
share capital either at the time of this authorization becoming effective or at the time of its
exercise. That notional portion of the share capital that relates to shares issued or sold between
February 12, 2009 and the expiry of this authorization with the subscription right of existing
shareholders excluded in direct or analogous application of Section 186 (3) sentence 4 of the
German Stock Corporation Act (Aktiengesetz) is to be included in this amount. Also to be included
in this number are the shares that have been or can still be issued to service option and/or
conversion rights insofar as the underlying bonds were issued during the lifetime of this
authorization with the subscription right of existing shareholders excluded in analogous
application of Section 186 (3) sentence 4 of the German Stock Corporation Act (Aktiengesetz), or |
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in order to exclude fractional amounts resulting from a given subscription ratio from the
subscription right of existing shareholders to the bonds. |
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Option or conversion price, protection against dilution |
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The option or conversion price is to be calculated in accordance with the following
principles: |
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If the bonds do not specify a conversion obligation, the option or conversion price shall
equal 125% of the volume-weighted average price of the shares of the Company in Xetra trading on
the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (or a comparable successor system) in the period between the start of
the institutional placing (book-building) and the setting of the issue price of the bonds as
established using the AQR VWAP function of the Bloomberg information system or a comparable
successor function. If no volume-weighted average price is available for this period, the option or
conversion price shall equal 125% of the closing price of the shares of the Company in Xetra
trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (or a comparable successor system) on the last exchange
trading day before the day on which the issue price of the bonds is set. The volume-weighted
average price or closing price is referred to below as the reference price. |
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If bonds specifying a conversion obligation are issued, the conversion price shall equal: |
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100% of the reference price if the arithmetic mean of the closing prices
of the shares of the Company in Xetra trading on the Frankfurt Stock
Exchange (or a comparable successor system) on the twenty exchange trading
days prior to and including the third trading day before the date of
conversion is less than or equal to the reference price; |
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115% of the reference price if the arithmetic mean of the closing prices of the shares of the
Company in Xetra trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (or a comparable successor system) on the
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exchange trading days prior to and including the third trading day before the day of conversion is
greater than or equal to 115% of the reference price; |
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the arithmetic mean of the closing prices of the shares of the Company in Xetra trading on
the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (or a comparable successor system) on the twenty exchange trading days
prior to and including the third trading day before the date of conversion if this value is greater
than the reference price but less than 115% of the reference price; |
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115% of the reference price irrespective of the preceding provisions if the
holders of the bonds exercise an existing conversion right prior to the
conversion obligation taking effect; |
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100% of the reference price irrespective of the preceding provisions if the Management
Board, acting with the consent of the Supervisory Board and in compliance with the terms of the
bonds, initiates an early conversion in order to avert an immediate and serious adverse effect for
the Company or to avoid the significant downgrading of the Companys public credit rating by a
recognized rating agency. |
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Without prejudice to Section 9 (1) of the German Stock Corporation Act (Aktiengesetz), the
option or conversion price may be reduced pursuant to a dilution protection clause in accordance
with the terms if the Company increases its share capital before the end of the option or
conversion period, honoring the subscription right of existing shareholders, or issues or
guarantees further bonds and the holders of option rights or the creditors of convertible bonds are
not granted a subscription right in this relation. The terms may also provide for a
value-preserving adjustment of the option or conversion price in case of other measures that may
result in a dilution of the value of the option or conversion rights. |
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In any event, the notional portion of the share capital attributable to the shares to be
subscribed for each bond may not exceed the nominal value of the bond. |
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Authorization to determine further details |
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The Management Board is authorized, in accordance with the aforementioned requirements, to
determine the further details of the issue and features of the bonds and their terms alone or in
agreement with the corporate bodies of the subordinated group company issuing the bonds. The
further details and features that may be determined specifically include interest rate, issue price, term and denomination,
creation of a conversion obligation, determination of an additional payment in cash, settlement or
consolidation of fractional amounts, cash payment instead of delivery of shares, supply of existing
shares rather than new shares, protection against dilution and option/conversion period. |
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Conditional capital increase |
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The share capital is conditionally increased by up to EUR 149,900,000.00 by issuing
up to 74,950,000 new no par value registered shares carrying a dividend right as of
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increase serves the purpose of granting shares to the holders or creditors of
bonds with warrants and/or convertible bonds issued by the Company or a subordinated
group company on the basis of the authorization of the Annual General Meeting of
February 12, 2009. The new shares are issued at the option/conversion price
determined in accordance with the aforementioned authorization. The conditional
capital increase is to be effected only insofar as option and/or conversion rights
relating to the bonds are exercised or any conversion obligations under these bonds
are fulfilled and insofar as no cash settlement is granted and no own shares are
used for servicing. The Management Board is authorized to determine the further
details of implementation of the conditional capital increase (Conditional Capital
2009/II). |
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Amendment to the Articles of Association |
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The following new paragraph 13 is inserted into Section 4 of the Articles of Association: |
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(13) The share capital is conditionally increased by up to EUR 149,900,000.00 by issuing up to
74,950,000 new no par value registered shares carrying a dividend right as of the beginning of the
fiscal year in which they are issued. The conditional capital increase serves the purpose of
granting shares to the holders or creditors of bonds with warrants and/or convertible bonds issued
by the Company or a subordinated group company against payment in cash on the basis of the
authorization of the Annual General Meeting of February 12, 2009. The conditional capital increase
is to be effected only insofar as option and/or conversion rights relating to the bonds are
exercised or any conversion obligations under these bonds are fulfilled and insofar as no cash
settlement is granted and no own shares are used for servicing. The Management Board is authorized
to determine the further details of implementation of the conditional capital increase (Conditional
Capital 2009/II). |
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Amendments to the Articles of Association |
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Composition of the Supervisory Board, Section 6 of the Articles of Association |
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The Articles of Association specify that the Supervisory Board consists of sixteen members. This
stipulation makes it impossible to modify the Supervisory Board if necessary to bring it into
line with legal requirements. It is intended that in future the size of the Supervisory Board
should only be guided by the pertinent legal provisions and in particular the German
Codetermination Act (Mitbestimmungsgesetz). |
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The Supervisory Board and Management Board propose that the following resolution be passed: |
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Section 6 (1) sentence 1 of the Articles of Association is rescinded and replaced with the
following new text: |
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(1) The supervisory board consists of the minimum
number of members required by law. |
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Section
6 (1) sentences 2 to 4 are unaffected. |
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Elections, Section 17 (2) of the Articles of Association |
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Elections may be carried out in a number of ways as ordained by the Chairperson of
the Annual General Meeting, for example with candidates elected individually or
standing directly against one another in a ballot. The Articles of Association
should reflect these different possibilities. |
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The Supervisory Board and Management Board propose that the following resolution be passed: |
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Section 17 (2) is rescinded and replaced with the following new text: |
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(2) The preceding Paragraph 1 shall also apply to election and deselection processes. However, if
the Chairperson of the Annual General Meeting puts forward more candidates in a ballot than there
are posts to be filled, those candidates who receive the most votes shall be deemed to have been
elected. |
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Notification of attendance at the Annual General Meeting, Section 14 of the Articles of
Association |
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The available methods for giving notification of attendance at the Annual General Meeting are to
be simplified (text form rather than in writing or by facsimile; notification of attendance need
no longer be given at the Companys registered place of business) and details that are
superfluous in practice (curtailment of the period in which notification of attendance must be
given) are to be removed. |
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The Supervisory Board and Management Board propose that the following resolution be passed: |
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Section 14 sentence 2 of the Articles of Association is revised and reworded as follows: |
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The notification of attendance shall be made in text form or by electronic means in a way to
be determined by the Company to the address indicated for this purpose in the document giving
notice of the meeting. |
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Section 14 sentence 4 of the Articles of Association is deleted. The remaining sentences of Section
14 are unaffected, so the old sentence 5 becomes the new sentence 4. |
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Exercise of voting rights, Section 16 (2) of the Articles of Association |
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It is intended to simplify the process of appointing a proxy to exercise voting rights in
the same way as the process of giving notification of attendance at the Annual General Meeting. |
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The Supervisory Board and Management Board propose that the following resolution be passed: |
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Section 16 (2) sentence 2 of the Articles of Association is revised and reworded as follows: |
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If neither a bank nor a shareholders association is named as a proxy, authority to attend
and vote by proxy must be submitted in text form or by electronic means in a way to be determined
by the Company. |
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The remaining sentences of Section 16 (2) are unaffected. |
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Approval of a domination and profit-and-loss transfer agreement with
Infineon Technologies Mantel 19 GmbH |
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The Supervisory Board and the Management Board propose that the following resolution
be passed: |
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The domination and profit-and-loss transfer agreement of December 17,
2008 (agreement) between Infineon Technologies AG (the controlling company
Infineon AG) and Infineon Technologies Mantel 19 GmbH (the controlled company
Mantel 19 GmbH), which is registered in the commercial register of Munich Local
Court under HRB 158372, is approved. |
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The principal elements of the agreement are as follows: |
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Mantel 19 GmbH puts the management of its company under the control of Infineon
AG. Infineon AG is accordingly authorized to issue instructions to the senior
management of Mantel 19 GmbH in relation to the management of the company. This
authority to issue instructions notwithstanding, responsibility for managing and
representing Mantel 19 GmbH remains with the senior management of Mantel 19 GmbH. |
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Mantel 19 GmbH undertakes to transfer its entire profit to Infineon AG. The sum
to be transferred is the annual net profit subject to the creation or release of
free reserves pursuant to Item (3) achieved prior to the profit transfer, minus a
possible loss carryforward from the previous year. Section 301 of the German Stock
Corporation Act (Aktiengesetz) as amended applies accordingly. |
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Mantel 19 GmbH may, with the approval of Infineon AG, add amounts from the
annual net profit to other revenue reserves pursuant to Section 272 (3) of the
German Commercial Code (Handelsgesetzbuch) insofar as this is permitted under
commercial law and is financially justified from the perspective of reasonable
business administration principles. Other revenue reserves pursuant to Section 272
(3) of the German Commercial Code (Handelsgesetzbuch) created during the term of the
agreement are to be released at the request of Infineon AG and used to offset any
net loss for the year or transferred as profit. There will be no transfer of amounts
released from other revenue reserves pursuant to Section 272 (3) of the German
Commercial Code (Handelsgesetzbuch) created before the start of the agreement or of
profit brought forward before the start of the agreement. |
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Infineon AG is required, in accordance with Section 302 (1) of the German Stock
Corporation Act (Aktiengesetz) as amended, to reimburse any annual net loss incurred
by Mantel 19 GmbH during the lifetime of the agreement insofar as this loss is not offset
by releasing, from other revenue reserves pursuant to Section 272 (3) of the
German Commercial Code (Handelsgesetzbuch), amounts that have been added during
the lifetime of the agreement. The remaining provisions of Section
302 of the German Stock Corporation Act (Aktiengesetz) as amended also apply as
appropriate to this agreement. |
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The agreement only comes into force once it has been approved by the
Shareholders Meeting of Mantel 19 GmbH and the Annual General Meeting of Infineon
AG and entered in the commercial register of Mantel 19 GmbH. |
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The agreement applies in respect of Infineon AGs right of management for
Mantel 19 GmbH defined in Item (1) for the period following the coming into force of
the agreement and in addition, initially with retrospective effect, for the entire
fiscal year of Mantel 19 GmbH in which the agreement is entered in the commercial
register of Mantel 19 GmbH. |
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The agreement may be terminated by either of the parties to the agreement once
at least five years have passed from the beginning of the fiscal year of Mantel 19
GmbH in which the obligation to transfer profits or offset losses first applied. The
intent to terminate the agreement must be announced in writing and a notice period
of six months must be observed. If the agreement is not terminated, it will be
extended for an indefinite period with the proviso that it may be terminated at the
end of the fiscal year of Mantel 19 GmbH subject to a period of notice of six
months. |
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The Shareholders Meeting of Mantel 19 GmbH approved the domination and
profit-and-loss transfer agreement on December 19, 2008 in notarized form. However
the agreement must still be approved by the Annual General Meeting of Infineon AG
and entered in the commercial register at the registered seat of Mantel 19 GmbH in
order to come into force. |
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All of the shares of Mantel 19 GmbH are held directly by Infineon AG. The absence of
any external shareholders means that Infineon AG does not have to pay any
compensation pursuant to Section 304 of the German Stock Corporation Act
(Aktiengesetz) or guarantee any settlement payments pursuant to Section 305 of the
German Stock Corporation Act (Aktiengesetz). |
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A review of the agreement by a qualified auditor pursuant to Section 293 b of the
German Stock Corporation Act (Aktiengesetz) is unnecessary for the same reason. |
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The domination and profit-and-loss transfer agreement, the annual financial
statements, the management reports of the companies entering into the agreement for
each companys last three fiscal years insofar as these have to be prepared
pursuant to the applicable statutory provisions and the report on the domination
and profit-and-loss transfer agreement prepared jointly by the Management Board of
Infineon AG and the senior management of Mantel 19 GmbH are held available for
inspection by shareholders at the joint business premises of Infineon AG and Mantel
19 GmbH, Am Campeon 112, 85579 Neubiberg, Germany. All shareholders may request to
be sent a copy of these documents free of charge without delay. |
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Approval of a domination and profit-and-loss transfer agreement with
Infineon Technologies Dresden GmbH |
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The Supervisory Board and the Management Board propose that the following resolution
be passed: |
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The domination and profit-and-loss transfer agreement of December 16,
2008 (agreement) between Infineon Technologies AG (the controlling company
Infineon AG) and Infineon Technologies Dresden GmbH (the controlled company
Infineon Dresden GmbH), which is registered in the commercial register of Dresden
Local Court under HRB 27169, is approved. |
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The principal elements of the agreement are as follows: |
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Infineon Dresden GmbH puts the management of its company under the control of
Infineon AG. Infineon AG is accordingly authorized to issue instructions to the
senior management of Infineon Dresden GmbH in relation to the management of the
company. This authority to issue instructions notwithstanding, responsibility for
managing and representing Infineon Dresden GmbH remains with the senior management
of Infineon Dresden GmbH. |
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Infineon Dresden GmbH undertakes to transfer its entire profit to Infineon AG.
The sum to be transferred is the annual net profit subject to the creation or
release of free reserves pursuant to Item (3) achieved prior to the profit
transfer, minus a possible loss carryforward from the previous year. Section 301 of
the German Stock Corporation Act (Aktiengesetz) as amended applies accordingly. |
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Infineon Dresden GmbH may, with the approval of Infineon AG, transfer amounts
from the annual net profit to other revenue reserves pursuant to Section 272 (3) of
the German Commercial Code (Handelsgesetzbuch) insofar as this is permitted under
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of reasonable business administration principles. Other revenue reserves pursuant to
Section 272 (3) of the German Commercial Code (Handelsgesetzbuch) created during the
term of the agreement are to be released at the request of Infineon AG and used to
offset any net loss for the year or transferred as profit. There will be no transfer
of amounts released from other revenue reserves pursuant to Section 272 (3) of the
German Commercial Code (Handelsgesetzbuch) created before the start of the agreement
or of profit brought forward before the start of the agreement. |
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Infineon AG is required, in accordance with Section 302 (1) of the German Stock
Corporation Act (Aktiengesetz) as amended, to reimburse any annual net loss incurred
by Infineon Dresden GmbH during the lifetime of the agreement insofar as this loss
is not offset by releasing, from other revenue reserves pursuant to Section 272 (3)
of the German Commercial Code (Handelsgesetzbuch), amounts that have been added
during the lifetime of the agreement. The remaining provisions of Section 302 of the
German Stock Corporation Act (Aktiengesetz) as amended also apply as appropriate to
this agreement. |
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The agreement only comes into force once it has been approved by the
Shareholders Meeting of Infineon Dresden GmbH and the Annual General Meeting of
Infineon AG and entered in the commercial register of Infineon Dresden GmbH. |
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The agreement applies in respect of Infineon AGs right of management for Infineon Dresden
GmbH defined in Item (1) for the period following the coming into force of the agreement and in
addition, initially with retrospective effect, for the entire fiscal year of Infineon Dresden GmbH
in which the agreement is entered in the commercial register of Infineon Dresden GmbH. |
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The agreement may be terminated by either of the parties to the agreement once at least
five years have passed from the beginning of the fiscal year of Infineon Dresden GmbH in
which the obligation to transfer profits or offset losses first applied. The intent to
terminate the agreement must be announced in writing and a notice period of six months must
be observed. If the agreement is not terminated, it will be extended for an indefinite
period with the proviso that it may be terminated at the end of the fiscal year of Infineon
Dresden GmbH subject to a period of notice of six months. |
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The Shareholders Meeting of Infineon Dresden GmbH approved the domination and
profit-and-loss transfer agreement on December 19, 2008 in notarized form. However,
the agreement must still be approved by the Annual General Meeting of Infineon AG
and entered in the commercial register at the registered seat of Infineon Dresden
GmbH in order to come into force. |
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All of the shares of Infineon Dresden GmbH are held directly by Infineon AG. The
absence of any external shareholders means that Infineon AG does not have to pay any
compensation pursuant to Section 304 of the German Stock Corporation Act
(Aktiengesetz) or guarantee any settlement payments pursuant to Section 305 of the
German Stock Corporation Act (Aktiengesetz). |
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A review of the agreement by a qualified auditor pursuant to Section 293 b of the
German Stock Corporation Act (Aktiengesetz) is unnecessary for the same reason. |
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The domination and profit-and-loss transfer agreement, the annual financial
statements, the management reports of the companies entering into the agreement for
each companys last three fiscal |
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years insofar as these have to be prepared pursuant to the applicable statutory
provisions and the report on the domination and profit-and-loss transfer
agreement prepared jointly by the Management Board of Infineon AG and the senior
management of Infineon Dresden GmbH are held available for inspection by
shareholders at the business premises of Infineon Technologies AG, Am
Campeon 1-12,
85579 Neubiberg, Germany, and at the business premises of Infineon Dresden GmbH,
Königsbrücker Strasse 180, 01099 Dresden, Germany. All shareholders may request to
be sent a copy of these documents free of charge without delay. |
Reports of the Management Board
Report of the Management Board concerning Item 5 on the Agenda
The authorization to purchase own shares is intended to enable the Company to use the shares
purchased for any legally permitted purpose. The shares purchased may be sold through the stock
exchange or by means of a public offer to all shareholders, in both cases in accordance with the
statutory principle of equal treatment, or recalled, in which case there are no such restrictions,
or they may be used in particular for the following purposes:
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as an acquisition currency in connection with company mergers or the acquisition of
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to service bonds with warrants or convertible bonds issued or guaranteed by the
Company, |
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to meet obligations under the Infineon Technologies AG Stock Option Plan 2006 (Stock
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to be offered and transferred to people who are employed by the Company or by a company
affiliated with the Company. |
In light of the potential uses indicated for the own shares purchased, we consider the following
points to be of principal significance:
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Own shares as consideration in company acquisitions |
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We wish to be able to offer own shares in company acquisitions, as it can be
advantageous not to make the entire purchase price available
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Own shares to service bonds with warrants and convertible bonds |
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Moreover, we also wish to be able to use own shares to service bonds with warrants and
convertible bonds that have been or will be issued or guaranteed by the Company. Although there
are conditional capitals of sufficient volume available for such bonds issued by the Company,
the terms of the bonds usually also permit the Company the alternative of meeting any conversion
obligations from own shares. This option also harbors benefits in terms of enhanced flexibility.
One of the advantages of using existing own shares for this purpose is that there is then no
need to create new shares, so the dilution effect typically associated with capital increases
when making use of conditional capital is avoided. |
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Meeting obligations under the Stock Option Plan 2006 |
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We also wish to be able to offer own shares to holders of subscription rights from
the Stock Option Plan 2006. The Stock Option Plan 2006 approved by the Annual
General Meeting of February 16, 2006 in relation to Item 6 on the Agenda can be
serviced using the conditional capital available for this purpose,
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but also using own shares. The resolution proposed under Item 5 on the Agenda for this years
Annual General Meeting is intended to facilitate servicing using own shares. |
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Own shares to be offered and transferred to employees |
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We additionally wish to be able to offer own shares for sale or transfer to
employees of the Company or of companies affiliated with the Company. Use of own
shares for this purpose is actually provided for in Section 71 (1) No. 2 of the
German Stock Corporation Act (Aktiengesetz), however it may also be expedient to use
for this purpose own shares that the Company has already purchased under the terms
of an authorization pursuant to Section 71 (1) No. 8 of the German Stock Corporation
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The subscription right of shareholders in respect of these shares must be excluded
in all of the cases presented so that the shares can be used for the purposes
described. The administration will examine in every case whether it is appropriate
to use own shares of the Company for the measures indicated. When making their
decision, the corporate bodies will be guided by the interests of the shareholders
and of the Company and will carefully consider whether the exclusion is necessary in
the interests of the Company. Only if these conditions are met will the measure be
taken and the subscription rights of the shareholders excluded. The Management Board
will report on the decision at the next Annual General Meeting following the
decision pursuant to Section 71 (3) of the German Stock Corporation Act
(Aktiengesetz).
Purchasing methods:
The resolution proposed provides two recognized methods of purchasing the shares:
via the stock exchange and via a public purchase offer. Section 71 (1) No. 8 of the
German Stock Corporation Act (Aktiengesetz) states that the method of purchasing via
the stock exchange in itself satisfies the requirements of the principle of equal
treatment. Any disadvantage to shareholders is similarly excluded in the case of a
public purchase offer.
Report of the Management Board concerning Item 7 on the Agenda
The existing Authorized Capital II/2004 of EUR 30,000,000.00 described in Section 4
(3) of the Articles of Association expires on
January 19, 2009. We accordingly wish to replace it with a new Authorized Capital
2009/I from which shares can be issued to employees of the Company or its group
companies. The subscription right of existing shareholders must be excluded in
relation to these shares. Like the authorized capital it is to replace, the new
authorized capital will amount to EUR 30,000,000.00.
Issuing employee shares helps to integrate employees into the Company and encourages
them to take a more active role in ensuring its success. It is therefore very much
in the interests of the Company and its shareholders.
We also wish to be able to set an issue price for employee shares that is below the
stock exchange price at the time. Our intention here is that the total value of the
concession extended to an employee through the specially priced shares should be
proportionate to the employees remuneration or the expected benefit for the Company
of the conditions being satisfied. We do not, in other words, envisage calculating
the concession on the basis of a formal assessment of the discount on each share.
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It will be necessary to exclude the subscription right of shareholders in order to
achieve the aforementioned aims.
The Management Board will review each case carefully before deciding whether to make
use of the authorization granted to it by the Annual General Meeting to proceed with
a capital increase with the subscription right of existing shareholders excluded.
This power will only be used if the Management Board and Supervisory Board believe
such a course of action to be in the interests of the Company and its shareholders.
Report of the Management Board concerning Item 8 on the Agenda
The Management Board and the Supervisory Board are proposing to the Annual General
Meeting the creation of a new Authorized Capital 2009/II totaling up to EUR
450,000,000.00 which will be available for capital increases against contributions
in cash and/or contributions in kind.
Shareholders will have a general subscription right if use is made of the Authorized
Capital 2009/II. We do, however, want the Management Board to be authorized, with
the approval of the Supervisory Board, to exclude fractional amounts from the
subscription right of shareholders. This is entirely reasonable, as the costs of
trading subscription rights relating to fractional amounts are not at all
proportionate to the benefits for shareholders, and the fact that the exclusion is
limited to fractional amounts means that the potential dilution effect is
negligible.
It is intended that it also be possible, with the approval of the Supervisory Board,
to exclude subscription rights in respect of capital increases against contributions
in kind. We have already completed several acquisitions using own shares, and we
would like to retain the ability to acquire companies, parts of companies,
participations and other assets in order to improve our competitive strength and our
financial position and to enhance our profitability. When own financial resources
are tight and access to external funding is difficult, own shares issued under
authorized capital are often the only reasonable consideration. The option to use
own shares as an acquisition currency gives the Company the necessary leeway to make
use of acquisition opportunities swiftly and flexibly. Such acquisitions
usually have to be effected at short notice, so with Annual General Meetings taking
place only once a year it is generally not possible to submit them to the Annual
General Meeting in the form of resolutions, and in most cases there is also not
enough time to convene an extraordinary general meeting. What is needed in such
situations is an authorized capital that the Management Board can access, subject to
the approval of the Supervisory Board, at very short notice.
Report of the Management Board concerning Item 10 on the Agenda
Bonds with warrants and convertible bonds (bonds) are an important source of
finance for us. They enable the Company to obtain low-interest debt capital, which
in some instances it may later retain in the form of equity. The conversion and
option premiums realized, moreover, accrue to the Company. Our Company has already
issued two convertible bonds, the first in 2002 and the second in 2003, on the basis
of existing authorizations. One of these bond issues matured in February 2007. The
Annual General Meeting of February 14, 2008 authorized the Management Board to issue
bonds in an aggregate nominal amount of up to EUR 2,000,000,000.00 in the period
until February 13, 2013 and also approved a Conditional Capital 2008 amounting to
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EUR 149,900,000.00 to service these issues. This authorization came in response to
several court decisions that challenged the previously common practice of creating
conditional capitals to service bonds and setting an associated minimum price, and
called instead for a fixed option/conversion price be defined directly by the Annual
General Meeting. The existing authorization, however, does not give the Company the
flexibility it needs under the much more difficult conditions now prevailing in the
market. We accordingly wish to obtain a further authorization that defines an
option/conversion price more appropriate to current market conditions but is
otherwise essentially the same as the authorization approved by the Annual General
Meeting 2008, and to create a new Conditional Capital 2009/II to service the option
and conversion rights in the event this new authorization is utilized.
We would like this authorization similarly to permit bonds to be issued in the
aggregate amount of up to EUR 2,000,000,000.00, and for there to be shares
representing a notional portion of the share capital of up to EUR 149,900,000.00
corresponding to up to 74,950,000 shares available to service these bonds.
The new authorization and the new Conditional Capital 2009/II are not intended to
increase the extent to which the holdings of current shareholders can be diluted,
and the Company will therefore issue no more than EUR 2,000,000,000.00 of bonds in
total under the existing authorizations. The Management Board, moreover, will only
exercise the option of excluding the subscription right of existing shareholders
pursuant to Section 186 (3) sentence 4 of the German Stock Corporation Act
(Aktiengesetz) insofar as the shares to be issued to service the option and/or
conversion rights established on this basis in aggregate do not exceed 10% of the
share capital.
Our shareholders in principle have a subscription right to the bonds under the
applicable statutory provisions. This enables them to invest their capital with the
Company and at the same time maintain their proportionate stake in the Company. We
do, however, want the Management Board to be authorized to exclude this subscription
right in certain circumstances as provided for under the law subject to the approval
of the Supervisory Board:
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The Management Board is authorized to exclude the subscription right in analogous application of
Section 186 (3) sentence 4 of the German Stock
Corporation Act (Aktiengesetz) with the approval of the Supervisory Board if the issue price of the
bonds is not substantially lower than their theoretical market value as determined in accordance
with accepted methods of financial mathematics (Section 221 (4) sentence 2 in conjunction with
Section 186 (3) sentence 4 of the German Stock Corporation Act (Aktiengesetz)). Such exclusion of
the subscription rights of existing shareholders is necessary if a bond is to be placed at short
notice in order to make use of a favorable market environment. The interests of the shareholders
are preserved in that the bonds are issued at a price which is not substantially lower than their
market value, as a result of which the value of a subscription right is practically zero. This
option is limited to bonds with rights to shares representing a notional portion of not more than
10% of the share capital. That notional portion of the share capital that relates to shares issued
or sold between February 12, 2009 and the expiry of this authorization with the subscription right
of existing shareholders excluded in direct or analogous application of Section 186 (3) sentence 4
of the German Stock Corporation Act (Aktiengesetz) is to be included in this amount. Also to be
included in this number are the shares that have been or can still be issued to service option
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bonds were issued during the term of this authorization with the subscription right of
existing shareholders excluded in analogous application of Section 186 (3) sentence 4 of the German
Stock Corporation Act (Aktiengesetz). |
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These two sums are included in the 10% figure in the interests of minimizing any
dilution of the stake of the shareholders. The Management Board, moreover, will only
exercise the option, created under the 2007 and 2008 authorizations and the new
authorization to be approved, of excluding the subscription right for the bonds of
existing shareholders pursuant to Section 186 (3) sentence 4 of the German Stock
Corporation Act (Aktiengesetz) insofar as the shares to be issued to service the
option and/or conversion rights established on this basis in aggregate do not exceed
10% of the share capital. |
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It will also be possible to exclude the shareholders subscription right in
order to permit exploitation of fractional amounts in issues for which
shareholders have a subscription right in principle. It is reasonable and
customary to exclude the subscription right of existing shareholders in
relation to fractional amounts, as the costs of trading subscription rights
relating to fractional amounts are not at all proportionate to the benefits for
shareholders. The fact that the exclusion is limited to fractional amounts
means that the potential dilution effect is negligible. |
Total number of shares and voting rights
The share capital of the Company in the amount of EUR 1,499,484,170.00 is divided
into 749,742,085 ordinary shares at the time of the calling of the Annual General
Meeting. Each ordinary share carries one vote, so at the time of the calling of the
Annual General Meeting there are 749,742,085 voting rights. The number of voting
rights may change in the period prior to the Annual General Meeting.
Attendance at the Annual General Meeting
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All shareholders who are entered in the Companys stock register as
shareholders of the Company and have registered their attendance at the Annual
General Meeting by no later than the end of February 5, 2009 are entitled to
attend the Annual General Meeting and to exercise their voting rights pursuant
to Section 14 of the Articles of Association. |
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Shareholders may register their intention to attend with the Management Board by writing to the
following address |
Infineon Hauptversammlung 2009
Am Campeon 1-12
85579 Neubiberg
Germany
+49 (0)89 234-9550153
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or by visiting the following website |
www.infineon.com/agm.
You will need a personal access code, which is sent to you with the Annual General
Meeting documents, in order to use the electronic registration option. If you have
already registered for electronic delivery of the Annual General Meeting documents,
please use the personal access code you have already chosen.
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If you wish to attend the Annual General Meeting, please register your attendance as
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Shareholders who are entered in the Companys stock register may exercise their voting rights
themselves or appoint a willing proxy, for example a bank or a shareholders association, to
exercise their voting rights at the Annual General Meeting. Attendance has to be registered on
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If neither a bank nor a shareholders association is named as a proxy, authority to attend
and vote by proxy must be granted (i) in writing, by facsimile or via the internet using the
addresses indicated above for registration or (ii) directly to the proxy in writing or by
facsimile. |
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The pertinent statutory provisions apply when naming a bank or shareholders association as
a proxy. |
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Shareholders can also opt to be represented at the Annual General Meeting by Company employees selected by Infineon (employee
proxies). Employee proxies must be issued explicit instructions on how
the voting right is to be used for each item on the Agenda. Employee
proxies are bound to vote in accordance with the instructions issued to
them. Employee proxies can be appointed and issued with instructions in
writing, by facsimile or via the internet using the addresses indicated
above for registration. |
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Please note that employee proxies will not accept instructions to speak, to submit objections to
Annual General Meeting resolutions or to ask questions or introduce proposals and that they will
not vote on proposals on the procedure at the Annual General Meeting or any other proposal not
brought forth prior to the Annual General Meeting. |
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Instructions issued to a bank or shareholders association appointed as proxy or to an
employee proxy using the addresses indicated above for registration can still be amended or revoked
(i) in writing until February 11, 2009, (ii) by facsimile until February 12, 2009, 12:00 Central
European Time or (iii) via the internet until the end of the general debate at the Annual General
Meeting. If the amendment or revocation is submitted in writing or by facsimile, its admissibility
will be determined on the basis of the date and time of its receipt by Infineon. |
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If a bank is entered in the Companys stock register, it may exercise the
voting right in relation to shares not owned by it only by virtue of an
authorization granted to it by the relevant shareholder. |
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Holders of American Depositary Shares (ADS) will receive the necessary
information and documents for the Annual General Meeting from Deutsche Bank
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Unrestricted availability of shares
Registering to attend the Annual General Meeting will not result in your shares
being blocked, so you can dispose of your shares without restriction even after
registration is complete.
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Documents and reports relating to the Annual General Meeting
Copies of the documents referred to in Items 1, 12 and 13 on the Agenda, the
documents giving notice of the Annual General Meetings of February 16, 2006
(regarding the Stock Option Plan 2006) and April 6, 2001 (regarding the Infineon
Technologies AG 2001 International Long Term Incentive Plan) referred to in Items 5
and 6 on the Agenda, the Management Board reports concerning Items 5, 7, 8 and 10 on
the Agenda and the annual report for the Infineon Group with the consolidated
financial statements prepared in accordance with US GAAP are available for
inspection and download on the internet at www.infineon.com/agm. All documents will
also be available for inspection at the Annual General Meeting.
Shareholder proposals and queries
Shareholders wishing to submit proposals pursuant to Sections 126 and 127 of the
German Stock Corporation Act (Aktiengesetz) must send them to the following address:
Infineon Technologies AG
Investor Relations
Am Campeon 1-12
85579 Neubiberg
Germany
(fax: +49 (0)89 234-9550153)
Any shareholder proposals that need to be made public will be published on the
internet along with any related opinions from the administration at
www.infineon.com/agm.
Any queries may be submitted to the address above or sent by e-mail to:
hv2009@infineon.com.
Provided that the Chairperson of the Annual General Meeting permits the proceedings
to be transmitted, all interested parties will be able to follow the speeches of the
Chairperson of the Annual General Meeting and of the Management Board at the start
of the meeting live on the internet at www.infineon.com/agm and shareholders will
also be able to follow the debate.
The invitation to the Annual General Meeting was published in the electronic version
of the German Federal Gazette on January 2, 2009.
Pursuant to Section 128 of the German Stock Corporation Act (Aktiengesetz), we disclose the following information:
Credit Suisse International
(formerly known as Credit Suisse First Boston International), London, which is a
part of the Credit Suisse Group, was involved in the most recent issue of the
Companys securities, which occurred within the last five years.
Best regards
Infineon Technologies AG
The Management Board