Announcement of decrease in share capital with decrease in company’s share nominal value by return of capital to shareholders.
Autohellas informs the public that the company's regular shareholder meeting has decided among others on the 28th June 2013 to reduce the company's share capital by amount €7,756,800 Euro. Share capital reduction will be made by a respective reduction in the nominal price of each share from 0.96 Euro to 0.32 Euro and return of capital by cash return to shareholders equal to 0.64 Euro per share.
Following this reduction the company's share capital will be 3,878,400Euro, divided into 12,120,000 common shares of 0.32Euro nominal value.
Ministry of development approved the relevant change in the company's articles of association under the No k2-5064/20/09/2013 decision. ASE board of directors was informed on the 10th October 2013 on the matter of the reduction of the share's nominal price and the cash payment to shareholders of amount 0.64Euro per share.
Following the above, as from the 22nd November 2013, the company's shares will be trading in the ASE under the new nominal value of 0.32 Euro per share and with no right in the cash capital return of 0.64Euro per share. On this date, starting price of the company's shares in the ASE will be set in accordance to the ASE regulation and the No 26 decision of the ASE board of directors.
Beneficiaries to the capital return are shareholders registered in the DSS systems on the 26th November 2013.
Payment will begin on the 2nd December 2013 and will be made through Alpha Bank as follows.
- Through the operators of the Greek Dematerialized securities System, given that shareholders have given them the right to collect on their behalf.
- Through payment to their Alpha Bank account, if shareholder has declared Alpha Bank as their DSS operator.
- Through Alpha bank network for shareholders who have not authorized their operators to collect on their behalf, or for shareholders whose shares are kept in the ASE special accounts. For payment through the Bank branches shareholders need to present their identification card, and a printout of their DSS formal details. Payment to a third person is possible only if the person collecting, presents in addition to the above, the beneficiary's full details, a letter of proxy signed and with an authenticity certification by police or other relevant authority.
After 12 months from the initial day of payment, hence as from the 3rd December of 2014, return of capital in cash will be made only from the company's headquarters, 31 Viltanioti str, 145 64, Kifissia.
For more information shareholders may contact investor relations department( Tel: +30 210 6264256, Alexis Karamalis)