Form 6-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

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 24, 2013

Commission File Number: 1-15174

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

Wittelsbacherplatz 2

80333 Munich

Federal Republic of Germany

(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):

Yes ¨ No x

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Yes ¨ No x

Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the registrant 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-

 

 

 


Resolutions from the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting

At the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting of Siemens AG on January 23, 2013, resolutions were passed on Items 2 - 8 of the Agenda. The exact wording of the resolutions is set out on the Notice of Annual Shareholders’ Meeting furnished under cover of Siemens AG’s Form 6-K dated December 7, 2012. The following are the detailed voting results (percentages represent approximations):

 

Resolutions

   Valid votes
cast*
     In % of
the
statutory
capital
stock
    YES     NO     Proposal  

Agenda item 2

(Appropration of net income)

     297,912,886         33.82     296,951,372         99.68     961,514         0.32     approved   

Agenda item 3

(Ratification of the acts of the Managing Board)

                 

Peter Löscher

     296,170,711         33.62     292,824,544         98.87     3,346,167         1.13     approved   

Roland Busch

     295,263,994         33.51     292,848,494         99.18     2,415,500         0.82     approved   

Brigitte Ederer

     296,160,699         33.62     293,749,273         99.19     2,411,426         0.81     approved   

Klaus Helmrich

     296,160,978         33.62     293,750,159         99.19     2,410,819         0.81     approved   

Joe Kaeser

     296,163,194         33.62     293,751,986         99.19     2,411,208         0.81     approved   

Barbara Kux

     296,168,139         33.62     292,826,993         98.87     3,341,146         1.13     approved   

Hermann Requardt

     296,161,780         33.62     293,750,347         99.19     2,411,433         0.81     approved   

Siegfried Russwurm

     296,162,756         33.62     293,752,089         99.19     2,410,667         0.81     approved   

Peter Y. Solmssen

     296,167,020         33.62     292,841,872         98.88     3,325,148         1.12     approved   

Michael Süß

     296,166,019         33.62     293,743,801         99.18     2,422,218         0.82     approved   

Agenda item 4

(Ratification of the acts of the Supervisory Board)

                 

Gerhard Cromme

     281,994,544         32.01     277,527,548         98.42     4,466,996         1.58     approved   

Berthold Huber

     281,089,297         31.91     277,556,170         98.74     3,533,127         1.26     approved   

Josef Ackermann

     281,995,475         32.01     277,522,919         98.41     4,472,556         1.59     approved   


Resolutions

   Valid votes
cast*
     In % of
the
statutory
capital
stock
    YES     NO     Proposal  

Lothar Adler

     281,992,517         32.01     278,464,294         98.75     3,528,223         1.25     approved   

Jean-Louis Beffa

     281,090,317         31.91     277,563,215         98.75     3,527,102         1.25     approved   

Gerd von Brandenstein

     281,990,494         32.01     278,461,928         98.75     3,528,566         1.25     approved   

Michael Diekmann

     281,992,056         32.01     277,554,997         98.43     4,437,059         1.57     approved   

Hans Michael Gaul

     281,989,968         32.01     277,548,747         98.43     4,441,221         1.57     approved   

Peter Gruss

     281,989,929         32.01     278,461,697         98.75     3,528,232         1.25     approved   

Bettina Haller

     281,988,644         32.01     278,463,833         98.75     3,524,811         1.25     approved   

Hans-Jürgen Hartung

     281,989,929         32.01     278,462,875         98.75     3,527,054         1.25     approved   

Harald Kern

     281,988,657         32.01     278,462,373         98.75     3,526,284         1.25     approved   

Jürgen Kerner

     281,990,803         32.01     278,464,228         98.75     3,526,575         1.25     approved   

Nicola Leibinger-Kammüller

     281,989,355         32.01     278,455,530         98.75     3,533,825         1.25     approved   

Werner Mönius

     281,990,428         32.01     278,463,976         98.75     3,526,452         1.25     approved   

Håkan Samuelsson

     281,989,304         32.01     278,457,373         98.75     3,531,931         1.25     approved   

Dieter Scheitor

     281,990,285         32.01     278,463,253         98.75     3,527,032         1.25     approved   

Rainer Sieg

     281,987,092         32.01     278,460,152         98.75     3,526,940         1.25     approved   

Birgit Steinborn

     281,988,655         32.01     278,464,642         98.75     3,524,013         1.25     approved   

Lord Iain Vallance of Tummel

     281,987,583         32.01     277,560,241         98.43     4,427,342         1.57     approved   

Sibylle Wankel

     281,988,655         32.01     278,463,703         98.75     3,524,952         1.25     approved   

Agenda item 5

(Appointment of independent auditors)

     297,177,150         33.73     296,565,999         99.79     611,151         0.21     approved   

Agenda item 6

(Election of new members to the Supervisory Board)

                 

Josef Ackermann

     296,741,924         33.68     269,332,040         90.76     27,409,884         9.24     approved   


Resolutions

   Valid votes
cast*
     In % of
the
statutory
capital
stock
    YES     NO     Proposal  

Gerd von Brandenstein

     296,088,687         33.61     288,744,468         97.52     7,344,219         2.48     approved   

Gerhard Cromme

     295,531,035         33.54     268,178,720         90.74     27,352,315         9.26     approved   

Michael Diekmann

     296,541,258         33.66     266,578,163         89.90     29,963,095         10.10     approved   

Hans Michael Gaul

     296,024,337         33.60     289,307,211         97.73     6,717,126         2.27     approved   

Peter Gruss

     296,214,338         33.62     289,655,820         97.79     6,558,518         2.21     approved   

Nicola Leibinger-Kammüller

     296,237,243         33.63     269,928,162         91.12     26,309,081         8.88     approved   

Gérard Mestrallet

     286,189,924         32.48     268,810,416         93.93     17,379,508         6.07     approved   

Güler SabancI

     295,951,012         33.59     289,809,089         97.92     6,141,923         2.08     approved   

Werner Wenning

     296,512,546         33.66     288,058,980         97.15     8,453,566         2.85     approved   

Agenda item 7

(Approval of a settlement agreement with a former member of the Managing Board)

     295,887,429         33.59     290,363,034         98.13     5,524,395         1.87     approved   

Agenda item 8

(Approval of the Spin-off and Transfer Agreement between Siemens AG and OSRAM Licht AG)

     295,537,031         33.55     290,255,776         98.21     5,281,255         1.79     approved   

 

* Equals the number of shares for which valid votes have been cast


LOGO

Dividend announcement

WKN 723610 / ISIN DE0007236101

The Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on January 23, 2013 resolved that the unappropriated net income for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2012 amounting to €2,643,000,000.00 shall be used to pay a dividend of €3.00 on each no par value share entitled to receive a dividend. The amount attributable to the treasury stock held by the Company on the date of the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting will be carried forward.

The dividend will be paid from January 24, 2013 onward, in general after deduction of 25% withholding tax and a 5.5% solidarity surcharge on the withholding tax (totaling 26.375%) and, if applicable, church tax on the withholding tax. Payment of the dividend will be effected by the depository banks via Clearstream Banking AG.

The withholding tax and the solidarity surcharge will not be deducted from payments to domestic shareholders who have submitted to their depositary bank either a non-assessment certification (“Nichtveranlagungsbescheinigung”) or a tax exemption form (“Freistellungsauftrag”) with sufficient exemption volume.

In the case of foreign shareholders, the withholding tax, including the solidarity surcharge, may be reduced on submission of an application for refund in accordance with the applicable double taxation treaty between the Federal Republic of Germany and the respective country.

Berlin and Munich, January 2013

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft

The Managing Board

The above announcement, appearing in the German Electronic Federal Gazette, is prepared for the convenience of English-speaking readers and is a translation of the German original. For purposes of interpretation the German text shall be authoritative and final.


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.

 

    SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Date: January 24, 2013     /s/   DR. FRANK SCHIEFFER
    Name:   Dr. Frank Schieffer
    Title:   Senior Counsel - Corporate/Capital Markets

 

    /s/   DR. TANJA KOEHLER
    Name:   Dr. Tanja Koehler
    Title:   Senior Counsel - Corporate/Capital Markets