Important note: This is an English translation of the invitation to the company's general assembly. Thus in any case of difference between the Hellenic and the English version, the Hellenic version prevails.

 

ELBISCO S.A. HOLDINGS

INVITATION TO THE COMPANY ΕΧΤΡΑ-ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS

 

Pursuant to the codified law 2190/1920, the company's articles of association and the Board's of Directors' resolution dated September 19^st, 2012, the shareholders of the company are invited to the company's Extra-Ordinary General Assembly that will be held on its premises, 21^st klm, Marathonos Avenue, Pikermi 190 09, on Friday October 12, 2012 at 10:00 hours in order to decide on the following issue:

 

1. The delisting of the company's shares from the Athens Exchange according to the article 17, para 5 of law 3371/2005 and grant of the relevant authorization to the members of the Board of Directors

 

I. Entitlement to participate in the ordinary general meeting

Any person appearing as a shareholder in the registry of dematerialised Security System managed by the Hellenic Exchanges S.A. (HELEX) in which the shares of the company are recorded, is entitled to participate and to exercise all his/her voting rights in to the company's Extra Ordinary General Assembly. The proof of the shareholders status will be made either with the relevant certification of the Hellenic Exchanges S.A., or through the direct electronic link-up of the company with the data of HELEX. Shareholder status must exist on October 7, 2012 (record date), namely at the start of the fifth day prior to the date of the  General Assembly of October 12, 2012 and the relevant written certification or the online electronic verification of the shareholder status should be received by the company the latest until October 9, 2012, namely the third day prior the date of the Extra-Ordinary General Assembly. Only those who have shareholder status on the Record Date are considered by the company to be entitled to participate and vote in the General Assembly. Shareholders who do not comply with the provisions of article 28a of the codified law 2190/1920 may participate in the General Assembly only after the Assembly has authorized them to do so.

 

To exercise the participation rights, it is not necessary to block the shares or follow any other similar process that may restrict the ability to sell and transfer shares in the period between the Record Date and the General Assembly's date. 

 

If no quorum will be achieved, the General Assembly will resume on October 23, 2012, Tuesday at 10:00, at the Company's premises. In the repeated General Assembly, the shareholders may participate under the same standard conditions as these described above. The shareholder status must exist at the beginning of the fourth day before the day of meeting and before any repeat general meeting (record date of repetitive General Assembly), namely on October 19, 2012, and the electronic certification of the shareholder status should reach at the Company not later than the third day before the general meeting, namely on October 20, 2012. The shareholder may participate in the General Meeting and may vote either in person or by proxy. The company's articles of association does not predict any procedure for the participation and the exercise of voting rights in the General Assembly through correspondence or through online electronic means.

 

II. Procedure for voting by proxy

Each shareholder may appoint up to 3 proxy holders. Legal entities may participate in the General Meeting by appointing up to 3 natural persons as proxy holders. However, if the shareholder owns company's shares that are held in more than one Investor Securities Account, such limitation shall not prevent the shareholder from appointing, in respect of the General Meeting, separate proxy holders for the shares appearing in each Account. 

A proxy holder holding proxies from several shareholders may cast votes differently for each shareholder. Before the General Meeting commences, the proxy holder must disclose to the company any particular facts that may be of relevance for shareholders in assessing the risk that the proxy holder may pursue interests other than those of the shareholder.  Within the meaning intended in this paragraph, a conflict of interest may arise in particular when the proxy holder: 

(i)  is  a  controlling  shareholder  of  the  company  or  is  another  entity  controlled  by  such shareholder; (ii) is a member of the board of directors or is in the management of the company, or of a controlling shareholder or an entity controlled by such shareholder; (iii) is an employee or an auditor of the company, or of a controlling shareholder or an entity controlled by such shareholder; (iv) is a wife or husband or close relative (1st degree) of a natural person referred to in (i) to (iii) herein above. The electronic notification of any of the above cases has not been predicted in the company's articles of association.

The appointment and revocation of a proxy holder shall be made in writing and shall be notified to the company in writing at least 3 days prior to the date of the herein General Assembly or the repeating one. 

The company shall make available the form to be used for appointing a proxy holder either on its website (www.elbisco.gr) or in its premises upon the shareholders' request. The said form, filled in and signed by the shareholder, must be sent to the company at least 3 days prior to the date of the General Assembly, namely no later than on October 9, 2012 or prior to any repetitive general meeting. The company's articles of association do not provide any procedure for the appointment and revocation of a proxy holder nor the exercise of the voting rights by electronic means. 

 III. Minority interests

(a)  If shareholders representing a participation interest of 1/20 of the company's paid‐up share capital, request to include additional items in the Agenda of the General Assembly, the company's board of directors is obliged to do so, provided that the request is communicated to the board no later than September 27, 2012, namely at least 15 days prior to the General Meeting. The additional items of the agenda should be published by the Board of Directors in accordance with the provisions of article 26 of the codified law 2190/1920 no later than September 29, 2012 namely 13 days prior to the General Assembly date. The request for the participation of any further item in the General Assembly's agenda must be accompanied by justification or a draft resolution to be approved by the General Assembly and no later than on September 29, 2012, namely 13 days prior to the General Assembly. The revised agenda should be disclosed in the same manner as the previous agenda and should be available to shareholders through the company's website, along with the justification or draft resolution tabled by the shareholders.

 

(b) If shareholders that represent participation interest of 1/20 of the company's paid‐up share capital request, the board of directors shall, in accordance with the provisions of article 39, para. 2a of the codified law 2190/1920, make available to shareholders no later than on October 6, 2012, namely at least 6 days prior to the General Assembly, any draft resolutions on the items included in the initial or in the revised agenda, provided that the aforesaid request has been communicated to the board no later than on October 5, 2012, namely at least 7 days prior to the General Assembly.

 

(c) If any shareholder requests, and provided that the request will be delivered to the company no later than on 

October 6, 2012, namely at least 5 full days before the General Assembly, the board of directors is obliged to provide  the  General  Assembly with information regarding the company's affairs as far such information is relevant to a proper assessment of the items on the agenda. The board of directors may decline to provide such information citing sufficient material grounds, and this should be recorded in the minutes. The board of directors may provide a single answer to shareholders' requests that are of similar content. The obligation to provide information does not apply in the event that such information is already available through the company's website, particularly in the case of frequently asked questions. 

 

(d) If shareholders that represent participation interest of the 1/5 of the company's paid‐up share capital request,

and provided that the request will be delivered in the company no later than on October 6, 2012, namely at least 5 full days prior to the General Assembly, the board of directors is obliged to provide the General Assembly with information on  the  course  of  the  business  affairs  and the company's financial  status. The board of directors may decline to provide such information citing sufficient material grounds, and this should be recorded in the minutes.

 

The aforementioned deadlines are valid and in the case of any repetitive General Meeting. In all the aforesaid cases the shareholders are required to prove their shareholder status as well as the number of shares they hold at the time of exercising the relevant right. Such a certificate is any official verification from the Hellenic Exchange S.A. or verification of shareholder status through direct electronic link‐up between the records held by HELEX and the company.

 

IV. AVAILABLE DOCUMENTS & INFORMATION

The full version of the herein invitation as well as any other document or information required under the article 27 Para 3 of the codified law 2190/1920 will be available in their electronic form in the company's website (www.elbisco.gr) until the date of the General Assembly. If for any technical reasons these documents and information is not available in the website, then these will be available on the company's premises and the company will send these charge free to any shareholder that will require these documents and information.

 

Pikermi September 19^st, 2012

The Board of Directors