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Austrian company law

Stock Corporation Act (AktG)

The statute for the Austrian Aktiengesellschaft — the EUR 70,000 share capital, shares, articles, the management and supervisory boards, the general meeting and capital increases.

Aktiengesetz (AktG), BGBl. Nr. 98/1965, in der geltenden Fassung

15 selected sections · English side by side with the current German text · German text as of 30 October 2026 · translation edited by Alexander Baranov

The AG suits companies preparing for outside investors, a listing or a two-tier governance model. These sections cover what an AG is, its founders and the EUR 70,000 minimum capital, par-value and no-par-value shares, the notarial articles and their mandatory content, the management board (appointment for up to five years, representation, duty of care and liability), the supervisory board (composition and consent rights), the general meeting (place, virtual participation, majorities) and the three-quarters majority for a capital increase.

Each section below shows the English and the German side by side, paragraph by paragraph; the German text is copied from the official consolidated version (RIS) and our English is an unofficial working translation.

In practice: Austrian stock corporation · Corporate structuring · Company formation.

The AG, founders & capital

§ 1Concept of the stock corporationBegriff der Aktiengesellschaft§ 2FoundersGründer§ 7Minimum share capital (EUR 70,000)Mindestnennbetrag des Grundkapitals§ 8Types and minimum amounts of sharesArt und Mindestbeträge der Aktien

Articles of association

§ 16Adoption of the articlesFeststellung der Satzung§ 17Content of the articlesInhalt der Satzung

Management board

§ 70Management of the stock corporationLeitung der Aktiengesellschaft§ 71Representation of the stock corporationVertretung der Aktiengesellschaft§ 75Appointment and removal of the management boardBestellung und Abberufung des Vorstands§ 84Duty of care and liability of management board membersSorgfaltspflicht und Verantwortlichkeit der Vorstandsmitglieder

Supervisory board

§ 86Composition of the supervisory boardZusammensetzung des Aufsichtsrats§ 95Duties and rights of the supervisory boardAufgaben und Rechte des Aufsichtsrats

General meeting & capital increase

§ 102Function of the general meeting; forms of participationFunktion der Hauptversammlung, Formen der Teilnahme§ 121Quorum and majorityBeschlussfähigkeit, Beschlussmehrheit§ 149Capital increase: requirementsKapitalerhöhung – Voraussetzungen
Unofficial translation, information only. Only the German text is legally binding. This is not legal advice. Selected provisions, not the complete Act.