ΑΓΡΟΤΙΚΗ ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ Α.Ε.
Invitation to Agricultural Bank of Greece Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
Pursuant to the provisions for Societes Anonymes (Companies' Act 2190/1920), and of Law 2396/96 for dematerialized shares, and the Bank's Articles of Association (Article 11) and the Board of Directors' resolution dated March 30th, 2010, the Shareholders of Agricultural Bank of Greece S.A. (A.B.G.), with registered office at 23, Panepistimiou Str., Athens, Greece, are invited to the Bank's Ordinary General Meeting to be held at 12.00 noon on Wednesday 28th of April 2010, at 154, El. Venizelou & Antigonis str., Nea Erithrea ( ATExcelixi S.A), with the following agenda:
1. Submission for approval of the Board of Directors' Report on the annual financial statements for the financial year 2009.
2. Submission for approval of the annual financial statements and the Auditors' Report for the financial year 2009, as well as the approval of the distribution of profits.
3. Submission for approval of the consolidated annual statements of the Group of companies and the Auditors' Report for the financial year 2009.
4. Discharge of the members of the Board of Directors and of the Auditors from any liability for the year 2009.
5. Election of regular and substitute Certified Auditors for the purpose of the audit of the Bank's financial statements and the consolidated financial statements of the Group of companies for the year 2010.
6. Approval of the remuneration received by the Chairman, Vice Chairmen and members of the Bank's Board of Directors for the year 2009 and determination of their remuneration for the year 2010.
7. Approval of the remuneration received by the members of the Audit committee for the year 2009 and determination of their remuneration for the year 2010.
8. Approval of the members of the Board of Directors' and Bank's executives' participation in the Board of Directors or in the management of A.B.G. Group of companies or in companies pursuing similar or related goals.
9. Renewal of the insurance contract between ABG and Agrotiki Insurance covering the members of the Board of Directors and the administrative executives on liabilities against third parties.
10. Recall of a member of the Board of Directors and election of a new member.
11. Amendment of article 22 of ATEbank's Articles of Association concerning the Board of Directors composition and term of office.
12. Election of two new members for the supplement of the Board of Directors which will be composed after the approval registration of the amendment of article 22 of the Articles of Association .
13. Approval of the acquisition of its subsidiaries shares.
14. Announcements - Approvals - Other Issues.
Shareholders wishing to participate in the General Meeting should submit the relevant certification, issued by the Hellenic Exchanges S.A. Holding, and supplied to them by their Securities Account Operators, to the Bank (network branches or the Shareholders Department), at least five (5) days before the date of the General Meeting.
Shareholders who wish to be represented by proxy, should also submit their representation documents to the Bank by the above deadline.
Shareholders who are legal entities are further required to submit their legalization documents to the Bank, according to the law, within the same time limits as above, unless they have already submitted them to an ABG's Unit. In that case they only need to specify in their proxy the ABG's Unit at which their documents are held.
Shareholders wishing to participate in the General Meeting are also offered the option to authorize the Bank to block their shares on their behalf, in which case they are requested to contact the Shareholders Department (Tel. +30 2103298 645/613 and Fax. +30 210 3298 322/386).
1. Submission for approval of the Board of Directors' Report on the annual financial statements for the financial year 2009.
2. Submission for approval of the annual financial statements and the Auditors' Report for the financial year 2009, as well as the approval of the distribution of profits.
3. Submission for approval of the consolidated annual statements of the Group of companies and the Auditors' Report for the financial year 2009.
4. Discharge of the members of the Board of Directors and of the Auditors from any liability for the year 2009.
5. Election of regular and substitute Certified Auditors for the purpose of the audit of the Bank's financial statements and the consolidated financial statements of the Group of companies for the year 2010.
6. Approval of the remuneration received by the Chairman, Vice Chairmen and members of the Bank's Board of Directors for the year 2009 and determination of their remuneration for the year 2010.
7. Approval of the remuneration received by the members of the Audit committee for the year 2009 and determination of their remuneration for the year 2010.
8. Approval of the members of the Board of Directors' and Bank's executives' participation in the Board of Directors or in the management of A.B.G. Group of companies or in companies pursuing similar or related goals.
9. Renewal of the insurance contract between ABG and Agrotiki Insurance covering the members of the Board of Directors and the administrative executives on liabilities against third parties.
10. Recall of a member of the Board of Directors and election of a new member.
11. Amendment of article 22 of ATEbank's Articles of Association concerning the Board of Directors composition and term of office.
12. Election of two new members for the supplement of the Board of Directors which will be composed after the approval registration of the amendment of article 22 of the Articles of Association .
13. Approval of the acquisition of its subsidiaries shares.
14. Announcements - Approvals - Other Issues.
Shareholders wishing to participate in the General Meeting should submit the relevant certification, issued by the Hellenic Exchanges S.A. Holding, and supplied to them by their Securities Account Operators, to the Bank (network branches or the Shareholders Department), at least five (5) days before the date of the General Meeting.
Shareholders who wish to be represented by proxy, should also submit their representation documents to the Bank by the above deadline.
Shareholders who are legal entities are further required to submit their legalization documents to the Bank, according to the law, within the same time limits as above, unless they have already submitted them to an ABG's Unit. In that case they only need to specify in their proxy the ABG's Unit at which their documents are held.
Shareholders wishing to participate in the General Meeting are also offered the option to authorize the Bank to block their shares on their behalf, in which case they are requested to contact the Shareholders Department (Tel. +30 2103298 645/613 and Fax. +30 210 3298 322/386).