The Board of Directors, pursuant to its resolution dated 10/12-04-2010 (Item 1st), invites its shareholders to the Tenth (10th) Annual Ordinary General Assembly on Monday, May 10th, 2010, at 12:00 pm at the Company's offices, 62, Kifissou Ave. in Peristeri, Athens, Greece, in order to discuss and decide upon the following issues of the daily agenda:
1. Submission and approval of the Board of Directors Reports and Auditors Reports for the Annual Financial Statements for the Tenth (10th) fiscal year (commencing on January 1st, 2009 until December 31st, 2009), which are included at the Annual Financial Report for the corresponding period of January 1st, 2009 until December 31st, 2009, according to article 4 of the L. 3556/2007.
2. Submission and approval of the Company's corporate and consolidated financial statements for the Tenth (10th) fiscal year (commencing on January 1st, 2009 until December 31st, 2009), which are included at the Annual Financial Report for the corresponding period of January 1st, 2009 until December 31st, 2009, according to article 4 of the L. 3556/2007.
3. Approval of earnings distribution for the Tenth (10th) fiscal year (commencing on January 1st, 2009 until December 31st, 2009), which are included at the Annual Financial Report for the corresponding period of January 1st, 2009 until December 31st, 2009, according to article 4 of the L. 3556/2007.
4. Discharge of both the members of the Board of Directors and the Auditors from any liability for indemnity with respect to the Tenth (10th) fiscal year (commencing on January 1st, 2009 until December 31st, 2009) and approval of the administrative and representation acts of the Board of Directors.
5. Approval of remuneration and compensation payments to the members of the Board of Directors for attendance and participation at the Board of Directors and Company Committees, for the Tenth (10th) fiscal year (commencing on January 1st, 2009 until December 31st, 2009).
6. Preliminary approval of remuneration and the compensation payments to the members of the Board of Directors of the Company and determination of the annual extraordinary compensation of the members of the Board of Directors and the company's executives for the current Tenth (10th) fiscal year (commencing on January 1st, 2009 until December 31st, 2009).
7. Nomination of regular and substitute Certified Auditors for the current Tenth (10th) fiscal year (commencing on January 1st, 2009 until December 31st, 2009) and determination of their fees.
8. Ratification of the election of new members of the Board of Directors in replacement of the resigned members.
9. Audit Committee according to article 37 of L. 3693/2008.
10. Contracts approval, pursuant to article 23a, paragraph 1 of the C.L. 2190/1920.
11. Granting permission, pursuant to article 23a, paragraph 1 of the C.L. 2190/1920, to members of the Board of Directors and Officers of the Company's Departments and Divisions to participate in Boards of Directors or in the management of Group's companies and their associate companies for the purposes set out in article 42e paragraph 5, of the C.L. 2190/1920.
12. Other Announcements.
All shareholders of the company have the right to attend the Tenth (10th) Ordinary General Assembly and/ or any Repeat Session and vote either in person or by proxy (by signing and submitting to the Investor Relations Division the relevant authorisation certificate which is available on the website www.opap.gr). Each share has a right to one (1) vote.
Shareholders who wish to participate and vote, either in person or by proxy, in the Tenth (10th) Ordinary General Assembly or in every Repeat Session, should block all or part of their shares, through their clearing agent, provided that the shares are registered to a Clearing Account of the Investor Share Account on the Dematerialized Securities System (D.S.S.) and receive from their agent the relevant share reservation receipt to be submitted, along with any other legal representation documents, at least five (5) days before the Ordinary General Assembly or any Repeat Session (for shares that have not been reserved according to article 42, paragraph 5 of the Operations Regulation of the D.S.S.), at the company's Investor Relations Division (62, Kifissou Ave., Peristeri, Athens, Greece, P.C. 121 32, 4th floor, tel. +30 210 5798930, fax +30 210 5798931) during working days and hours.
In the event that there is no clearing agent designated and the shares are registered on the Special Investor Account on the Dematerialized Securities System (D.S.S.), the shareholders wishing to participate and vote, either in person or by proxy, in the Tenth (10th) Ordinary General Assembly or in every Repeat Session, should block the total or part of their shares through a relevant declaration to Hellenic Exchanges S.A. and submit the related shares reservation receipt, along with any other legal representation documents, at least five (5) days before the Ordinary General Assembly or any Repeat Session (for shares that have not been reserved in accordance with article 42, paragraph 5 of the Operations Regulation of the D.S.S.), at the company's Investor Relations Division (62, Kifissou Ave., Peristeri, Athens, Greece, P.C. 121 32, 4th floor, tel. +30 210 5798930, fax +30 210 5798931) during working days and hours.
In the event that on May 10th, 2010 the required decision quorum for any of the issues of the Agenda, according to the law and the Articles of Association, is not met, the General Assembly of the shareholders will convene again on Thursday, May 20th, 2010, at 12:00 p.m. at the company's headquarters, 62, Kifissou Ave., Peristeri, Athens, Greece. It should be noted that, pursuant to article 29, paragraphs 2 and 4 of C.L. 2190/1920, the company will not issue a new invitation for possible Repeat Sessions of its shareholders.