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VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG / Key word(s): AGM/EGM
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Leipzig/Zörbig, 5 June 2012 - At the 2012 Annual General Meeting of VERBIO
Vereinigte BioEnergie AG (VERBIO) on June 4th, 2012 in Leipzig,
shareholders granted full discharge to the Managing Board and Supervisory
Board for the 2011 financial year with a clear majority of more than 99
percent. All other items on the agenda were also passed with a large
majority. About 50 shareholders attended the 2012 Annual General Meeting of
VERBIO, and 78.15 percent of those with voting rights were present.
Claus Sauter, CEO of VERBIO, emphasized in his speech: 'A change in energy
supply on the streets can only succeed with sustainable produced bio
fuels.' And supplemented: 'VERBIO will benefit from the mobility of the
future, as we already produce tomorrows fuels.'
The individual voting results as well as the CEO's speech can be found on
the internet at www.verbio.de -> Investor Relations -> Financial Calendar &
Corporate Events -> Annual Shareholders' Meeting 2012.
About VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG (VERBIO)
VERBIO is one of the leading independent producers and suppliers of
biofuels and also the only industrial-scale producer of biodiesel,
bioethanol and biomethane in Europe. Nominal capacity currently amounts to
around 450,000 tons of biodiesel, 300,000 tons of bioethanol and 480
gigawatt hours of biomethane per year. In the production of its highly
efficient fuels, the company uses its own energy-saving production
processes and innovative technologies. The biofuels produced by VERBIO
achieve CO2 reductions of up to 90% compared with petrol and diesel. VERBIO
supplies its products directly to European mineral oil corporations,
mineral oil traders, independent petrol stations, haulage companies, public
utilities and vehicle fleets. VERBIO AG also markets high-quality pharma
glycerine for the consumer goods and cosmetic industries (glycerine is a
by-product of biodiesel production). VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG acts
as the management holding company within the Group. The Group's operating
business is run by its subsidiaries VERBIO Diesel Bitterfeld GmbH & Co. KG,
VERBIO Diesel Schwedt GmbH & Co. KG, VERBIO Ethanol Schwedt GmbH & Co. KG,
VERBIO Ethanol Zörbig GmbH & Co. KG and Märka GmbH. VERBIO shares (ISIN
DE000A0JL9W6 / WKN A0JL9W) have been listed on the Prime Standard of the
Frankfurt Stock Exchange since October 2006.
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Language: English
Company: VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG
Augustusplatz 9
04109 Leipzig
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)341 30 85 30 90
Fax: +49 (0)341 30 85 30 98
E-mail: ir@verbio.de
Internet: www.verbio.de
ISIN: DE000A0JL9W6
WKN: A0JL9W
Listed: Regulierter Markt in Frankfurt (Prime Standard);
Freiverkehr in Berlin, Düsseldorf, München, Stuttgart
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