ams-OSRAM AG: ams OSRAM’s Extraordinary General Meeting approves all voting items incl. capital raise to secure a long-term stable financial base for structural growth

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ams OSRAM’s Extraordinary General Meeting approves all voting items incl. capital raise to secure  a long-term stable financial base for structural growth

Premstaetten, Austria and Munich, Germany (20 October 2023) -- ams OSRAM (SIX: AMS), announces that in today’s Extraordinary General Meeting (“EGM”) all voting items on the agenda were approved with majorities of the votes cast ranging from 87.5% to 99.9%.

The EGM of ams OSRAM approved with a large majority and without any contestation the proposed rights issue in the amount of EUR 800 million, which is a centerpiece of the recently presented financing plan, covering the expected financing needs until 2025/26. The respective rights issue is expected to take place this fall/winter 2023/24, subject to market conditions.

“We are very pleased that our shareholders trust in our recently announced financing plan and the strategic direction we are taking. Approving the capital raise, which is intended primarily for the reduction of debt, is the centerpiece for creating a solid financial base on which we can execute our revised strategy to create sustainable value,” said Aldo Kamper, CEO of ams OSRAM.

Furthermore, also in accordance with the EGM agenda, Arunjai Mittal was elected as a new member of the Supervisory Board. Arunjai has over 30 years of experience in the industry (link to CV). He will further strengthen the technology and industry expertise of the Supervisory Board.

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About ams OSRAM

The ams OSRAM Group (SIX: AMS) is a global leader in intelligent sensors and emitters. By adding intelligence to light and passion to innovation, we enrich people’s lives.

With over 110 years of combined history, our core is defined by imagination, deep engineering expertise and the ability to provide global industrial capacity in sensor and light technologies. We create exciting innovations that enable our customers in the automotive, industrial, medical and consumer markets maintain their competitive edge and drive innovation that meaningfully improves the quality of life in terms of health, safety and convenience, while reducing impact on the environment.

Our around 21,000 employees worldwide focus on innovation across sensing, illumination and visualization to make journeys safer, medical diagnosis more accurate and daily moments in communication a richer experience. Our work creates technology for breakthrough applications, which is reflected in over 15,000 patents granted and applied. Headquartered in Premstaetten/Graz (Austria) with a co-headquarters in Munich (Germany), the group achieved over EUR 4.8 billion revenues in 2022 and is listed as ams-OSRAM AG on the SIX Swiss Exchange (ISIN: AT0000A18XM4).

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