RESOLUTIONS PASSED, ON 29-06-2012,BY THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
resolutions PASSED, on 29-06-2012,
by the annual general meeting of Shareholders
VIOHALCO, HELLENIC COPPER AND ALUMINIUM INDUSTRY, S.A. announces that, according to par. 4.1.3.3. of the Athens Stock Exchange Regulation, on Friday June 29, 2012, at 12.00 noon, took place the Annual General Meeting of its shareholders, at the PRESIDENT hotel,43 Kifissias Avenue–Athens.
82 shareholders were present, representing 131.299.563 shares, namely 65,82 % of the total number of the 199.474.091 shares, into which the Company's paid up share capital is divided.
On the Items of the Agenda, the General Meeting passed its resolutions, as follows:
1. Approved the Annual Financial Statements for the fiscal year 2011, together with the reports of the Directors and the Auditors on them.
(Number of shares corresponding to valid votes: 131.299.563 (100% of the votes present), number of votes for: 106.299.563 (80,96% of the shareholders present) against : 0, abstained from voting: 25.000.000, (19,04%)).
2. Discharged the members of the Board of Directors and the Auditors from any responsibility for damages, regarding the year 2011.
(Number of shares corresponding to valid votes: 131.299.563 (100% of the votes present), number of votes for: 106.299.563, (80,96% of the shareholders present) against : 0, abstained from voting: 25.000.000, (19,04%)).
3. Appointed as certified auditor, for the current fiscal year 01/01 – 31/12/2012, the audit firm «KPMG Certified Auditors,S.A.», their remuneration to be fixed according to their pertinent offer.
(Number of shares corresponding to valid votes: 131.299.563 (100% of the votes present), number of votes for: 103.663.078 (78,95% of the votes present), against : 2.589.839 (1,97%), abstained from voting:25.046.646 (19,08%)).
4. Ratified the election of Mr. Francis Mer, as provisional, non executive member of the Board of Directors, dated May 7th 2012, to replace Ms Kalliopi Tsolina, who submitted her resignation.
(Number of shares corresponding to valid votes: 131.299.563 (100% of the votes present), number of votes for: 106.288.551, (80,95% of the shareholders present) against : 882 (0,0007%), abstained from voting: 25.010.130, (19,05%)).
5 and 6: The General Meeting did not pass a resolution regarding the item no 5 “Election of the members of a new Board of Directors”, due to the fact that the required quorum of 2/3 of the total paid up share capital, according to the Company's Articles of Association, was not achieved and the item no 6 “To appoint the members of the Inspection Committee, according to the article 37 of L. 3693/2008”, which does not require a special quorum, but it is directly connected with the item 5.
These items will be discussed during the Repeat General Meeting, which, as mentioned in the pertinent Notice for Annual General Meeting published, is called to be held on Wednesday, July 11th 2012, at 10:00 hours, at the PRESIDENT HOTEL.
7. The General Meeting approved the payment of Directors' fees, during 2011, according to the art. 24 par.2 of C. L. 2190/1920.
(Number of shares corresponding to valid votes: 131.299.563 (100% of the votes present), number of votes for: 106.289.433, (80,95% of the shareholders present) against : 0, abstained from voting: 25.010.130, (19,05%)).
Regarding the item 8, there were no announcements to be made.
Athens, 29/06/2012