The Annual General Shareholder's Meeting of Blue Star Maritime S.A., took place on 19th May, 2008. During the meeting shareholders holding 90,905,754 shares, or 86.58% of 105,000,000 common bearer shares were present.
The AGM decided the following:
1. Approved the annual financial accounts and the annual consolidated financial accounts for the year 2007 and the report of the Board of Directors.
2. Discharged the Board of Directors and the Certified Auditors from any responsibility for 2007.
3. Approved the distribution of profits and payment of dividend amounting to Euro 9,450,000 or Euro 0.09 per share. Entitled to the dividend are the shareholders at the end of Stock Exchange?s trading session on Thursday 12th June, 2008. Effective Friday 13th June, 2008, the Company?s shares will be trading ex-dividend. The payment of the dividend will commence on Monday 23rd June, 2008 via Marfin Egnatia Bank S.
4. Approved the Directors? fees.
5. Appointed Mr. Vasilios Kazas as Certified Auditor and Mr. Manolis Michalios as Deputy Certified Auditor both of GRANT THORNTON S.A.
6. Decided upon the sale of Company?s vessels, Diagoras, Superferry II and Blue Horizon, to its 100% subsidiary company, Blue Star Ferries Maritime S.A., in cash, with sale price each vessel's carrying amount.
7. Certified the election of the new members of the Board of Directors.
8. Approved the Company?s affiliation to the provisions of Law 3299/2004 for the Company's project to update its telecommunication and electronic infrastructure.
9. Approved the Company?s contractual obligations regarding the rented offices and Internet cafe operations on board the vessels, as per article 23a of Common Law 2190/1920.