Share capital change
HELLENIC EXCHANGES-ATHENS STOCK EXCHANGE S.A. announces that on Tuesday 2 December 2014, the 1st Repetitive General Meeting of shareholders of the Company decided, among others, the following changes in the share capital of the Company:
- An increase in the share capital by capitalizing: a) the untaxed reserves in the amount of EUR55,702,157.60, formed based on law 2238/1994, in accordance with article 72 of law 4172/2013, and b) part of the “Share premium” reserve, in the amount of EUR50,379,637.11 by increasing the share par value by EUR1.62282586371067 (from EUR0.56 to EUR2.18282586371067).
- A reduction of the share capital by the amount of EUR94,315,453.37 in order to offset losses from the “retained earnings” account, through a reduction in the share par value by EUR1.44282586371066 (from EUR2.18282586371067 to EUR0.74).
Following the above mentioned changes, the share capital of the Company amounts to EUR48,372,736.62, divided into 65,368,563 common registered shares with a par value of EUR0.74 each.
On Wednesday 31.12.2014, the decision (79950/31.12.2014) by the Minister of Development and Competitiveness approving the modification of the relevant article in the Company's Articles of Association was registered (registration number: 289326) in the General Electronic Commercial Registry (GEMI). The ATHEX Stock Markets Steering Committee was informed on 16.01.2015 about the abovementioned changes in the par value of the stock of the Company.
The change in the par value of the existing shares is effective January 21st 2015.