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SIXT – AGM 24 June 2020

General: The AGM is to be held in the form of a virtual AGM in accordance with the German Law to Mitigate the Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic. The physical presence of shareholders or their authorised proxies is not possible. The voting rights may therefore be exercised solely by postal vote or by granting authority to the proxies designated by the Company.

 

SIXT is a leading international provider of mobility services. With its products SIXT rent, SIXT share and SIXT ride, the Company offers a unique, integrated range of mobility services in the areas of car rental, car sharing and ride services. SIXT is present in approximately 110 countries worldwide.

 

The Company has issued 30,367,110 ordinary shares and 16,576,246 non-voting preference shares that amount to a share capital of EUR 120,174,966.48. As of 31 December 2019, the Sixt family (via Erich Sixt Vermögensverwaltung GmbH) held 58.3% of the voting rights of the Company.

 

In financial year 2019, Group revenues increased by 12.9% to EUR 3.3bn, EBIT increased by 1.8% to EUR 379.7m and net income attributable to the shareholders of SIXT SE decreased by 45.0% to EUR 234.3m.

 

On 21 February 2020, SIXT entered into an agreement with Hyundai Capital Bank Europe GmbH, a joint venture of Santander Consumer Bank AG and Hyundai Capital Services Inc., regarding the sale of its entire participation of approximately 41.9% of the share capital of SIXT Leasing SE, a fully-consolidated subsidiary of SIXT SE, which is also listed. The purchase price agreed for the sale amounts to approximately EUR 155.6m. In addition, SIXT will be entitled to a dividend on its participation in SIXT Leasing SE for the financial year 2019 of up to EUR 0.90 per share. Upon completion of the sale, which is subject to certain closing conditions and is expected in the second half of 2020, SIXT announced that it expects to generate a mid-double-digit million amount in EUR as extraordinary pre-tax profit at group level.

Underlying
Sixt SE

Sixt is a parent company that acts as the holding company. Through its subsidiary, Co. is an international provider of mobility services. With its Vehicle Rental and Leasing Business Units Co. provides its customers tailor-made products that provide mobility of a few minutes to several years. In the Vehicle Rental Business Unit Co. has a network of stations with an almost worldwide presence through its own rental offices as well as through cooperation with franchisees and cooperation partners. Through its Leasing Business Unit Co. is a non-bank, vendor-neutral leasing companies. In addition, Co.'s franchisees and cooperation partners provides lease financing and services.

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