IASO S.A. Board of Directors informs the public that on the Annual Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders which was held on 6/6/2008, it was resolved, among other topics:
1. The company's share capital increase by the amount of euro 28.208,32, by capitalization of part of the reserves "premium on capital stock and increase of the shares" nominal value by the amount of 0,00064 per share, from euro 0,53 per share to euro 0,53064 per share.
2. The company's shares nominal value reduction from euro 0,53064 per share to euro 0,44 per share, by issuing 9.079.553 new common registered shares that will be distributed pro rata to the shareholders at the rate of twenty and six tenths of unit (20,6) additional new shares against one hundred (100) old shares, amending the relevant share capital article of the Company's Articles of Association accordingly.
3. The granting of authorization to the Board of Directors for the settlement of issues relating to any fractional rights that may arise.
Following the above, the Company's share capital amounts to euro 23.388.223,32 divided into 53.155.053,00 common registered shares of a par value of euro 0,44 each.
On 24/6/2008, decision nr. K2-7848/24-6-2008 of the Minister of Development was filed with the Companies Registry, approving the amending of relevant share capital article of the Company's Articles of Association.
The Athens Exchange Board of Directors decided on its meeting held on 10/7/2008 to approve the listing of the new pro rata shares at the Athens Exchange.
IASO Board of Directors decided that beneficiaries of the new pro rata shares will be the company's shareholders at the closing of trading session of the Athens Stock Exchange on 15/7/2008 according to records kept by the Central Security Depository. Starting on 16/7/2008, the stocks will be traded, with new par value of euro 0,44 per share as well as without the right of receiving the new pro rata shares. The same day,16/7/2008, the share price will be adjusted according to the Athens Exchange Regulations.
The quote date of the new 9.079.553 pro rata shares will commence on 23/7/2008. The same day, the new pro rata shares will be registered in the accounts of the beneficiary shareholders at the Dematerialized Securities System.
For more information, kindly refer during business days and hours to the Company's Shareholder Service Department (Ms Scarmea Christina), 37-39, Kifissias Av. tel. 210 61 84 177. This Sheet is available at the Company's premises (37-39, Kifissias Av. tel. 210 61 84 000) and also in soft copy at the Company's (www.iaso.gr) and Athens Exchange (www.ase.gr) websites.