In compliance with the Law and the Company's Articles of Association and following a decision of the Board of Directors, NIREUS SA invites its shareholders to the Annual Ordinary General Meeting. The meeting will take on Tuesday, May 20th, 2008, at 15:00 hours in Athens, at the Pacific Hall of N.J.V. ATHENS PLAZA Hotel (Constitution Square) and will have the following agenda: Agenda
1. Submission and approval of the Annual Financial Statements and Consolidated Financial Statements for fiscal year 2007 together with the relevant Auditors' and Board of Directors' Reports.
2. Approval for the distribution of profits and dividend for the fiscal year 2007 (01-01-2007/31-12-2007).
3. Release of the members of the Board of Directors and the Auditors from any liability for indemnity with respect to the fiscal year 01.01.2007 - 31.12.2007.
4. Nomination of regular and substitute Certified Auditors for the fiscal year 01.01.2008 - 31.12.2008 and approval of their fees.
5. Preliminary approval of year 2008 fees and remunerations paid to the members of the Board of Directors for the period up to 30/6/2008 and approval of fees paid for services rendered as per article 24, C.L. 2190/1920.
6. Granting permission to Directors and executive officers of the Company to participate in the management and the Board of Directors of affiliated (pursuant to article 42e, par. 5, law 2190/1920) companies, in accordance with article 23, law 2190/1920.
7. Increase of the share capital via capitalization of reserves and concurrent decrease of the share capital by the same amount for offsetting losses, by a simultaneous reduction and increase in the nominal value of shares.
8. Approval of contracts covered by the provisions of Article 23 of the C.L.2190/1920.
9. Resolution for the harmonisation of the Company's Articles of Incorporation with the new provisions of the C.L. 2190/1920, by amendment, revocation and/or renumbering of the relevant articles.
10. Sundry decisions and announcements.
According to the Law and the Articles of Association of the Company, shareholders who wish to participate in the General Assembly must, through their Operator in the Dematerialised Securities System, block all or part of the shares they hold and submit to the Company the relevant share-blocking certificate together with any representation documents at least five (5) days prior to the General Assembly. In case of absence of an Operator or if the shares are deposited in a Special Account, the share-blocking certificate shall be produced by the Hellenic Exchanges Holding S.A (Company Announcements Dept. & Shareholders Service, Ms. M. Kotsovou, tel. +30 210 6698 335, +30 210 66 98 373).
If the required quorum for some or all items of the agenda is not achieved, the Shareholders are hereby invited to attend:
- The 1st Iterative Ordinary General Meeting to be held on Monday, June 2, 2008, at hour 15:00, at the Company's headquarters in Koropi, 1st km Koropiou - Varis Ave. and Dimokritou Str. and/or
- The 2nd Iterative Ordinary General Meeting, to be held on Monday, June 16, 2008, at hour 15:00, at the Company's headquarters in Koropi, 1st km Koropiou - Varis Ave. and Dimokritou Str.
The invitation to the General Meeting will be published on the 19/4/2008 at the local paper Epikaira and on the 22/4/2008 at the newspapers Vima and Imerisia, as well as the Government's Official Gazette.