In accordance with the Law and the Company's Articles of Association and following a decision taken by its Board of Directors, the Shareholders are hereby invited to the Αnnual Ordinary General Meeting, to be held on Friday 11th June 2010, at 11:00 a.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel (Socrates Hall) in Athens (50, Michalakopoulou Str.), in order to discuss and take relevant decisions on the subjects of the agenda.
If the required quorum, for all or part of the subjects of the agenda, is not achieved, the shareholders are invited to a repeat Meeting on Friday 18th June 2010 at 11:00am at the Crowne Plaza Hotel (Socrates Hall) in Athens (50, Michalakopoulou Str.), without publication of a new invitation.
SUBJECTS ON THE AGENDA :
1. Submission for approval of the financial statements and the consolidated financial statements (Figures and information) together with the Annual Financial Report thereon prepared by the Board of Directors and the Chartered Accountants-Auditors for the financial year 1/1/2009 - 31/12/2009.
2. Approval of dividend payable to shareholders from company profits for the financial year 1/1/2009 - 31/12/2009.
3. Discharge of the members of the Board of Directors and the Chartered Accountants-Auditors from any liability for compensation with regard to the Financial Statements and the administration of the Company or with regard to the consolidated Financial Statements of the Company during the financial year 1/1/2009 - 31/12/2009.
4. Election of ordinary and substitute Chartered Accountants-Auditors to audit the financial statements for the financial year 1/1/2010 - 31/12/2010 and to audit the consolidated financial statements for the same financial year and determination of their remuneration.
5. Approval of members of the Board of Directors' remuneration for the financial year 1/1/2009 - 31/12/2009 and preliminary approval of members of the Board of Director' remuneration for the financial year 1/1/2010 - 31/12/2010.
6. Share Buy Back approval and more specifically Buy Back of 2.547.646 shares or 5% of the share capital in a period of 24 months following the approval, with minimum purchasing share price one Euro (€ 1,00) and maximum purchasing share price twenty Euros (€ 20,00) according to article 16 L.2190/1920.
7. Miscellaneous issues and announcements.
Guidelines for shareholders who wish to participate in the Annual Ordinary General Meeting:
-Shareholders whose shares are not listed in the Special Account, must block the shares they hold or a proportion of them, via their share administrator and obtain from him a certificate in confirmation of this. This certificate should be submitted to the company's head offices (340 Kifissias Avenue, 3rd Floor, Neo Psychico) no less than five (5) days prior to the date on which the aforementioned General Meeting is to be held.
-If their shares are listed in the Special Account, they must block the shares that they hold or part of them by submitting an application to the Central Securities Depository SA and obtaining certification to this effect. This certificate should be submitted to the company's head offices (340 Kifisias Avenue, 3rd Floor, Neo Psychiko) no less than five (5) days prior to the date on which the aforementioned General Meeting will be held. In addition, shareholders should submit any documents authorising a proxy to act on their behalf no less than five (5) days prior to the date on which the aforementioned General Meeting is to be held.
-In case of a repeat Meeting for taking decision on a subject or subjects of the agenda, the shareholders who wish to participate, must block the shares they hold according to the aforementioned procedure via their share administrator and obtain from him a certificate in confirmation of this. This certificate and any documents authorising a proxy to act on their behalf, should be submitted to the company's head offices no less than five (5) days prior to the date of the repeat Meeting.