Decisions of the 17th Annual General Meeting
HELLENIC EXCHANGES-ATHENS STOCK EXCHANGE S.A. announces that on Wednesday 30 May 2018 at 18:00, the 17th Annual General Meeting of shareholders of the Company was held in the “HERMES” hall at the offices of the Company. Shareholders representing 38,099,143 common registered shares and voting rights, i.e. 62.9% of the 60,599,000 total common registered shares participated, not counting the 251,000 shares in treasury stock.
The General Meeting discussed and took the following decisions on the items of the Daily Agenda:
- On the first (1st) item of the Daily Agenda, shareholders approved the Annual Financial Report for the seventeenth (17th) fiscal year (01.01.2017 – 31.12.2017), which includes the Annual Financial Statements for the seventeenth (17th) fiscal year (01.01.2017 – 31.12.2017) together with the relevant statements and reports by the Board of Directors and the Auditors, as presented for approval.
- On the second (2nd) item of the Daily Agenda, shareholders approved the distribution of profit of the Company for the seventeenth (17th) fiscal year (01.01.2017 – 31.12.2017), and the distribution of a dividend of EUR0.05 per share.
The abovementioned dividend amount, according to the relevant law, will be increased by the dividend corresponding to 251,000 shares in treasury stock possessed by the company and finally amounts to EUR0.050208 per share.
With regards to the dividend, the ex-date and beneficiary determination date (based on the record date rule) of June 5th and June 6th 2018 respectively were approved, and the corresponding amount will be paid to shareholders starting on Tuesday 12 June 2018.
The company will publish a separate announcement concerning the dividend payment procedure.
- On the third (3rd) item of the Daily Agenda, shareholders discharged the Board of Directors and the Auditors from all liability for compensation for the Annual Financial Statements and management of the seventeenth (17th) fiscal year (01.01.2017 – 31.12.2017), and approved the management and representation acts of the Board of Directors of the Company.
- On the fourth (4th) item of the Daily Agenda, shareholders approved the remuneration of the Members of the Board of Directors in accordance with the proposal that was put forth for approval.
- On the fifth (5th) item of the Daily Agenda, shareholders the remuneration of the Members of the Board of Directors for the next, eighteenth (18th) fiscal year (01.01.2018 to 31.12.2018), in accordance with the proposal that was put forth for approval.
- On the sixth (6th) item of the Daily Agenda, shareholders elected the auditing firm “PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS” (SOEL Reg. No 113) to carry out the regular audit of the separate and consolidated financial statements of the Company and the Group for the current, eighteenth (18th) fiscal year (1.1.2018 – 31.12.2018) and to issue the Annual Tax Certificate, and set their remuneration EUR20,000 plus VAT. For the issuance of the Annual Tax Certificate, the remuneration was set at EUR10,000 plus VAT.
- On the seventh (7th) item of the Daily Agenda, shareholders approved the election of Mr. George Handjinicolaou as non-executive member to replace the non-executive member Mr. Iakovos Georganas who resigned, with a term of office equal to the remaining term of office of the departing member, which is automatically extended until the Annual General Meeting that will take place after the expiration of his term of office.
- On the eight (8th) item of the Daily Agenda, shareholders granted permission in accordance with article 23 §1 of codified law 2190/1920, to members of the Board of Directors of the Company and to executives of the Company, to participate in Boards of Directors or as executives of the companies of the Group and of associated with it companies.
Discussion on the following item was postponed due to a lack of the necessary, by the law and the Articles of Association, quorum:
Item 9: Reduce the share capital by EUR9,089,850.00, through a reduction in the par value of each share by EUR0.15 and payment of this amount to shareholders, and amend Article 5 of the Articles of Association of the Company concerning the share capital.
Item 10: Reduce the share capital by EUR173,190.00 by reducing the number of shares outstanding from 60,599,000 to 60,348,000 common registered shares, due to the cancellation of 251,000 shares in treasury stock, in accordance with article 16 of codified law 2190/1920, as it applies, and amend Article 5 of the Articles of Association of the Company concerning the share capital.
In order to discuss and decide items 9 and 10, the General Meeting will convene again in a 1st Repetitive General Meeting on Wednesday 13.06.2018 at 18:00, in Athens, at the headquarters of the Company, in accordance with the original Invitation of the BoD of the Company of 30.04.2018.
The detailed results of the voting will be announced at a later date, and will be published on the Company¶s website, www.athexgroup.gr, in accordance with article 32 §1 of Codified Law 2190/1920.