Invitation to the Annual Ordinary General Meeting

 

Pursuant to the Law and the Company’s Articles of Association and, following the Board of Directors’ decision no 1134 taken during its meeting dated 5.5.2009, the shareholders of the Société Anonyme under the  name "HELLENIC PETROLEUM S.A." are invited to attend the Company’s  Annual Ordinary General Shareholders Meeting, to be held at the Company's main premises at Aspropyrgos (17th km of Athens - Corinth National Road) on Wednesday June 3rd 2009, at 12.00 hours, in order to discuss and decide upon the following items of the Agenda:

 

1. Management review of the 33rd fiscal year (1.1.2008 - 31.12.2008) and submission of the Board of Directors’ management report, as well as of the Certified Auditors' report for the annual financial statements, in accordance with the International Accounting Standards, for the year 2008, inclusive of the Group’s consolidated financial statements.
2. Approval of the Company’s financial statements and the Group’s consolidated financial statements, in accordance with the International Accounting Standards, along with the related reports, for the year 2008.
3. Approval of the Appropriation Account.
4. Release of the BoD members and the Auditors from any liability for compensation with regard to the 2008 accounting period, pursuant to Article 35 of Codified Law 2190/1920.
5. Approval of the compensation and of the remunerations, paid to the BoD members for the year 2008 and determination of their compensation and fees respectively, for the year 2009. 
6. Approval of the fees paid to the Board of Directors’ Chairman and to the Managing Director for the year 2008, and determination of their fees, for the year 2009. 
7. Election of Certified Auditors for the year 2009, pursuant to the provisions of the Company’s Articles of Association and determination of their fees.
8. Approval of the BoD decision on granting of stock options for the year 2009, pursuant to article 2 of the applicable Plan.
9. Extension / Amendment of the applicable stock option Plan of HELLENIC PETROLEUM S.A. pursuant to article 13 par. 13 of Codified Law 2190/1920, as applicable.
10. Approval to block and not distribute, taxed reserves worth € 1,147,487.-, which pertain to the coverage of own participation, according to the provisions of Development Law 3299/2004 in subsidising a company’s project.

 

All shareholders are entitled to participate in the General Meeting whether in person of by proxy, by signing the authorization, which is also available at the company’s offices.

 

Shareholders entitled and wishing to participate in the aforementioned General Meeting shall be required:

 

a) If their shares are not held in the Special Account kept in Hellenic Exchanges S.A. (HELEX), to have, by declaration, the total or a part of their shares blocked – via their operator - and to receive the relevant share blocking certificate, issued by it, which must be deposited, along with any representation documents to the Company’s Shareholders Department (199 Kifissias Avenue, Maroussi) at least five (5) days prior to the General Meeting’s date, namely until 29.5.2009.

 

b) If their shares are held in the Special Account kept in Hellenic Exchanges S.A, (HELEX), to have the total or a part of their shares blocked, by written declaration, and to receive the relevant share blocking certificate from HELEX (110 Athinon Avenue, in Athens), which must be deposited, along with any representation documents to the Company’s Shareholders Department (199 Kifissias Avenue, Maroussi) at least five (5) days prior to the General Meeting’s date, namely until 29.5.2009.

 

The Company’s Shareholders’ Department offices (tel. 210-8767.860, 8767.862, 8767.863, 8767.864, 8767.865, fax 210-8767.993) will be open daily from 9.00 am to 2.00 pm.
  

                                                                                        Athens 5.5 2009
                                                                           By order of the Board of Directors

 

                                                                                  E. N. CHRISTODOULOU
                                                               CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS