By virtue of a resolution made by the Board of Directors of the company "MINOAN LINES Shipping S.A.", a company registered in Heraklion, Crete (17, 25th August Street), and pursuant to the law and the articles of association thereof, the Shareholders are invited to attend the Shareholders' Annual General Meeting on Friday 19th June 2009, at 15:00 hours, which will be held at the Headquarters of the Company in Heraklion Crete (17, 25th August street), in order to discuss and resolve on the following issues of the agenda:
1. Approval of the Annual Financial Report of the financial year starting on 1st January 2008 and ending on 31st December 2008.
2. Resolution for no dividend to be distributed to the shareholders from the profits of the financial year starting on 1st January 2008 and ending on 31st December 2008.
3. Discharge of the members of the Board of Directors and of the Auditors from all personal responsibility, in connection with the Annual Financial Report and management for the year 2008.
4. Approval of fees and remuneration paid to the members of the Board of Directors in the year 2008.
5. Election of the New Board of Directors seven (7) to nine (9) members for a four-year term, following the amendments made in the Articles of Association of the Company with the approval of the Extraordinary General Shareholders' Meeting of the 30th April 2009.
6. Constitution of the Audit Committee in accordance with the article 37 of law 3693/2008 and appointment of its members.
7. Appointment of full and substitute Auditors to audit the Financial Year 2009 and approval of their fee.
The Shareholders wishing to attend the Shareholders? Annual General Meeting must apply to their shares' operator to request part or all of the shares held by them to be bound and obtain the Share Binding Certificate which must be presented to the company's offices at least five (5) days prior to the date of the Shareholders' Annual General Meeting (i.e. by 12th June 2009). The Shareholders who have shares deposited in the Special Account of the Societe Anonyme "HELLENIC STOCK EXCHANGES.A., CLEARING, SETTLEMENT AND REGISTRY" which has acquired "the Central Securities Depository"" must apply to "HELLENIC STOCK EXCHANGE S.A." to request the binding of the shares which are deposited to the above company and obtain thereby the required Share Binding Certificate for the participation to the Shareholders? Annual General Meeting, which must be presented to the company's offices at least five (5) days prior to the date of the Shareholders' Annual General Meeting (i.e. by 12th April 2009).
Finally, the Shareholders must present any Powers of Attorney to the company at least five (5) days prior to the day of the Shareholders' Annual General Meeting (i.e. by 12th April 2009).
For the Shareholders' facilitation, a form of the Power of Attorney will be available at the company's Headquarters in Heraklion, Crete (17, 25th August Street) and at the offices in Piraeus, Attica (6-10, Thermopylon Street).