METKA INDUSTRIAL - CONSTRUCTION S.A.

Notification of the resolutions of the Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders



METAL CONSTRUCTIONS OF GREECE  (METKA) S.A.

S.A. Register No. (ARMAE): 10357/06/Β/86/113

ANNOUNCEMENT

Notification of the resolutions of the Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders

of 8 May 2013

 

METAL CONSTRUCTIONS OF GREECE (METKA) S.A. announces that the Annual General Meeting of the Company's Shareholders was held on 8 May 2013 in the Conference Hall located in the offices of the Company's establishment in the Municipality of Maroussi, Attica (8 Artemidos Street), and was attended in conformity with the law by 141 shareholders attending either in person or by proxy and representing 38,088,412 shares, i.e. 73.32% of the Company's paid-up share capital. The Meeting deliberated on the items of the Agenda and, after a vote taken as provided for by the law, resolved as follows:

  1. With 38,088,412 valid votes cast representing 73.32% of the paid-up share capital, the Meeting approved by absolute majority, i.e. by 99.95% of the shares attending and represented, Item 1 of the Agenda concerning the submission and approval of the Company's Individual and Consolidated Annual Financial Statements for the accounting period from 01.01.2012 to 31.12.2012, of the relevant Board of Directors' and Independent Auditor's Reports, and of the Statement of Corporate Governance in accordance with article 43(a) par. 3 item (d) of Codified Law (C.L.) 2190/1920.
  2. With 38,088,412 valid votes cast representing 73.32% of the paid-up share capital, the Meeting approved unanimously, i.e. by 100% of the shares attending and represented, Item 2 of the Agenda concerning the distribution of dividend in the sum of twenty-five Eurocents (€0.25) per share which, after deduction of tax at 25%, results in a net payable dividend per share of €0.1875. The cut-off date for the dividend coupon shall be 10 May 2013 and the procedure for payment of the dividend to the beneficiaries shall commence on 20 May 2013.
  3. With 38,088,412 valid votes cast representing 73.32% of the paid-up share capital, the Meeting approved unanimously, i.e. by 100% of the shares attending and represented, Item 3 of the Agenda concerning the release of the Members of the Board of Directors and of the Company's Independent Auditors from any liability for damages in connection with the management of the accounting period ended on 31.12.2012.
  4. With 37,995,588 valid votes cast representing 73.14% of the paid-up share capital with right to vote, and with 92,824 shares attending and represented abstaining from the vote, the General Meeting approved by absolute majority, i.e. by  99.71% of the shares attending and represented, Item 4 of the Agenda concerning the assignment of the Company's regular audit for the current accounting period to the Auditing Firm GRANT THORNTON S.A., having its registered office in Paleo Faliro (56 Zefyrou Ave.) and registered with the Special Register of article 13 par. 5 of Presidential Decree (P.D.) 226/1992 under SOEL Reg. No. 127. The said Auditing Firm shall also issue the respective annual tax certificate, as provided for by article 82 par. 5 of Law 2238/1994. The General Meeting also authorised the Board of Directors to proceed to a final agreement with the Auditing Firm regarding the latter's fee for the audit assigned to it for the current accounting period, which in any case shall not exceed the amount of eighty thousand nine-hundred and sixty Euro (€80,960) exclusive of VAT and expenses, in accordance with the relevant offer which the above firm has submitted to the Company, and to also send to the selected auditing firm the relevant written notification-instruction within five (5) days from the date of its selection.
  5. With 38,088,412 valid votes cast representing 73.32% of the paid-up share capital, the General Meeting approved by absolute majority, i.e. by  99.47% of the shares attending and represented, Item 5 of the Agenda concerning the approval of the fees of the members of the Company's Board of Directors for the accounting period from 01.01.2012 to 31.12.2012, and the pre-approval of their fees for the current accounting period.
  6. Regarding Item 6 of the Agenda, the Chairman of the General Meeting informed the Shareholders of the course of affairs of the Company and of its subsidiaries and affiliates. This was followed by discussion and the exchange of views between the Shareholders and the Chair regarding the Group's results and prospects.