ALAPIS Α.Β.Ε.Ε.
listing and admission to trading of new shares issued pursuant to the share capital increase through payment of cash
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IN OR INTO THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA, SOUTH AFRICA OR JAPAN
Alapis Holding, Industrial and Commercial Societe Anonyme ("Alapis" or the "Company") announces the following:
1. The trading on the Athens Exchange of the 980,600,200 new ordinary registered shares of the Company, each having a nominal value of euro 0.30, (the "New Shares") that were issued pursuant to the increase of its share capital by euro 294,180,066 payable in cash with pre-emption rights in favor of Alapis' existing shareholders, which was approved by the Company's Board of Directors on 05.08.2009, will commence on Friday, 25.09.2009.
2. At its session held on 23.09.2009, the Listing & Corporate Actions Committee of the Athens Exchange approved the listing and admission to trading of the New Shares on the Big Capitalization Category of the Securities Market of the Athens Exchange. The New Shares will be debited to the investor account and securities account that the persons entitled thereto hold with the Dematerialized Securities System (DSS) as at the above trading commencement date.
3. For further information, the Company's shareholders may contact Alapis' Investors Relations Department (tel. +310 213-0175056).
Athens, 23 September 2009
This announcement may not be published, distributed or transmitted in or into the United States, Canada, Australia, South Africa or Japan. This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy shares in Alapis. The New Shares mentioned herein have not been, nor will be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") or the laws of any state or jurisdiction of the United States, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration under, or pursuant to an available exemption from the registration requirements of, the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. There will be no public offering of the pre-emption rights or the New Shares in the United States.
This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale in Australia, Canada, South Africa, Japan or in any jurisdiction in which such offer is unlawful. Subject to certain exceptions, the securities referred to herein may not be offered or sold in Australia, Canada, South Africa or Japan or to, or for the account or benefit of, any national, resident or citizen of Australia, Canada, South Africa or Japan. The offer and sale of the securities referred to herein has not been and will not be registered under the applicable securities laws of Australia, Canada, South Africa or Japan.
This announcement is only addressed to and is only directed at persons in member states of the European Economic Area (the "EEA") who are "qualified investors" within the meaning of Article 2.1(e) of the Prospectus Directive (Directive 2003/71/EC). In addition, in the United Kingdom, these materials are directed solely at persons who (i) are investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the "Order") or (ii) are high net worth entities and other persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons together being referred to as "relevant persons"). These materials are addressed only to, and directed only at, relevant persons and qualified investors and must not be acted on or relied on (i) in the United Kingdom, by persons who are not relevant persons or (ii) in any member state of the EEA other than the United Kingdom, by qualified investors. Any investment or investment activity to which these materials relate is available only to, and will be engaged in only with, in the United Kingdom, relevant persons, and in any member state of the EEA other than the United Kingdom, qualified investors.
This announcement has been issued by and is the sole responsibility of the Company. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is or will be made as to, or in relation to, and no responsibility or liability is or will be accepted by any other person. Neither the content of the Company's website nor any website accessible by hyperlinks on the Company's website is incorporated in, or forms part of, this announcement.
Alapis Holding, Industrial and Commercial Societe Anonyme ("Alapis" or the "Company") announces the following:
1. The trading on the Athens Exchange of the 980,600,200 new ordinary registered shares of the Company, each having a nominal value of euro 0.30, (the "New Shares") that were issued pursuant to the increase of its share capital by euro 294,180,066 payable in cash with pre-emption rights in favor of Alapis' existing shareholders, which was approved by the Company's Board of Directors on 05.08.2009, will commence on Friday, 25.09.2009.
2. At its session held on 23.09.2009, the Listing & Corporate Actions Committee of the Athens Exchange approved the listing and admission to trading of the New Shares on the Big Capitalization Category of the Securities Market of the Athens Exchange. The New Shares will be debited to the investor account and securities account that the persons entitled thereto hold with the Dematerialized Securities System (DSS) as at the above trading commencement date.
3. For further information, the Company's shareholders may contact Alapis' Investors Relations Department (tel. +310 213-0175056).
Athens, 23 September 2009
This announcement may not be published, distributed or transmitted in or into the United States, Canada, Australia, South Africa or Japan. This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy shares in Alapis. The New Shares mentioned herein have not been, nor will be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") or the laws of any state or jurisdiction of the United States, and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration under, or pursuant to an available exemption from the registration requirements of, the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws. There will be no public offering of the pre-emption rights or the New Shares in the United States.
This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale in Australia, Canada, South Africa, Japan or in any jurisdiction in which such offer is unlawful. Subject to certain exceptions, the securities referred to herein may not be offered or sold in Australia, Canada, South Africa or Japan or to, or for the account or benefit of, any national, resident or citizen of Australia, Canada, South Africa or Japan. The offer and sale of the securities referred to herein has not been and will not be registered under the applicable securities laws of Australia, Canada, South Africa or Japan.
This announcement is only addressed to and is only directed at persons in member states of the European Economic Area (the "EEA") who are "qualified investors" within the meaning of Article 2.1(e) of the Prospectus Directive (Directive 2003/71/EC). In addition, in the United Kingdom, these materials are directed solely at persons who (i) are investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the "Order") or (ii) are high net worth entities and other persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order (all such persons together being referred to as "relevant persons"). These materials are addressed only to, and directed only at, relevant persons and qualified investors and must not be acted on or relied on (i) in the United Kingdom, by persons who are not relevant persons or (ii) in any member state of the EEA other than the United Kingdom, by qualified investors. Any investment or investment activity to which these materials relate is available only to, and will be engaged in only with, in the United Kingdom, relevant persons, and in any member state of the EEA other than the United Kingdom, qualified investors.
This announcement has been issued by and is the sole responsibility of the Company. No representation or warranty, express or implied, is or will be made as to, or in relation to, and no responsibility or liability is or will be accepted by any other person. Neither the content of the Company's website nor any website accessible by hyperlinks on the Company's website is incorporated in, or forms part of, this announcement.