The Board of Directors of the Company "ANEK LINES S.A." at the meeting held on the 23rd of April 2008 resolved to extend the time-limit of the completion for the disposal of the raised up capital, now set on the 31st of December 2008 in relation to the Prospectus dated on the 30th of March 2007.
The initial timetable for the disposal of the raised up capital in relation to the financing of the purchase of new vessels amount to 81,71 ? which was estimated to be completed until the 30th of June 2008 is extended until the 31st of December 2008.
In relation to the extension for the disposal of the raised up capital the Company in order to inform duly the supervising bodies as well as the investors, notifies that the abovementioned extension refers to the raised up capital from the increase of capital through payment in cash of total amount of 106,636,687.50 euro.
Specifically the abovementioned increase of the capital was resolved by the Second Repeat Extraordinary General Meeting held on the 5th of November 2006 and the Second Repeat Special Meeting of the preference shareholders held on the 23rd of December 2006 and has been certified by the K2'422/16-01-2007 decision of the Ministry of Development. The Prospectus for the abovementioned increase of capital has been approved by the B.o.D. of the Hellenic Market Committee on the 30th of March 2007.