HELLENIC EXCHANGES S.A. HOLDING, CLEARING, SETTLEMENT AND REGISTRY announces that at today's 1st Repetitive General Meeting of shareholders of the Company, due to a lack of the quorum required by the Law and the Company's Articles of Association, the discussion of the following items of the Daily Agenda was postponed:
Item 1: Reduction of the share capital in the amount of EUR8,497,913.19 euro through a reduction in the par value of each share by 0.13 euro, and payment of this amount to shareholders.
Item 2: Amendment of article 5 of the Articles of Association concerning the share capital.
Item 3: Taking a decision on the spinoff of the clearing of transactions sector of the company and its contribution to the legal person (societe anonyme) with the name "Athens Exchange Clearing House S.A." in accordance with the provisions of articles 1-5 of law 2166/1993, and specification of agents and representatives of the company who will sign in front of a notary the act of contribution of the clearing of transactions sector.
In order to discuss and decide on the abovementioned items, the General Meeting will convene again in a 2nd Repetitive General Meeting on Wednesday 09.06.2010 at 18:00, in Athens, at the headquarters of the Company, in accordance with the original Invitation of the BoD of the Company of 19.04.2010.