The Annual General Meeting of the Company's shareholders was held on June 24, 2009 at its headquarters, with 75.84% of total voting rights being represented.
Shareholders voted on the agenda as follows:
Item 1: Annual Accounts 2008, Directors' Review and Auditors Review [75.77% in favour]
Item 2: Distribution of a ?0.05 dividend per share for fiscal 2008 to shareholders on register at the close of the June 30, 2009 session of the Athens Stock Exchange, [75.84% in favour]
Item 3: Waiver of responsibility of Board of Directors and Auditors for 2008 accounts [68.83% in favour]
Item 4: Election of BDO Auditing as auditors to the 2009 accounts [75.84% in favour]
Item 5a: Approval of a gross ?900,000 total remuneration of members of the Board of Directors for 2008 [74.49% in favour]
Item 5b: Preliminary approval of a gross ?900,000 total remuneration of members of the Board of Directors for 2009 [74.49% in favour]
Item 6: Approval of participation of the Company into other companies and joint ventures in 2008 [74.49% in favour]
Item 7: Replacement of members of the Board of Directors [the item was not discussed because no need for director replacement arose]
Item 8: Election of new Board of Directors for a three-year term to 30.06.2012, as follows: Dakis Joannou (non-executive), Constantine Kouvaras (executive), Nikolaos Gerarhakis (executive), Constantine Mitzalis (executive), George Demetriou (executive), Constantine Lysarides (executive), Christos Joannou (executive), John Pistiolis (non-executive), Efthyvoulos Paraskevaides (non-executive), Constantine Shiacolas (non-executive), John Hastas (independent, non-executive), David Watson (independent, non-executive), [75.84% in favour]
Item 9: Amendment of Investment Plan regarding the appropriation of the funds raised through a reserved rights issue in 2007 [75.84% in favour]
Item 10 Election of Audit Committee, in accordance with article 37 of Law 3693/2008, as follows: Constantine Shiacolas (non-executive director), John Hastas (independent, non-executive director), and David Watson (independent, non-executive director) [75.84% in favour]
Item 11: Approval as per article 23a of Corporate Law2190/1920 on contracts signed between the Company and members of its Board of Directors and their related parties [75.63% in favour]
Item 12: Approval as per article 23a of Corporate Law2190/1920 on members of the Board of Directors participating in the management of companies with similar activities [75.84% in favour]
Item 13: The chairman of the AGM informed shareholders of latest developments concerning the Company [75.84% in favour].