T.T. HELLENIC POSTBANK S.A., in the course of providing accurate and reliable information to the investors, its shareholders and every interested party, pursuant to Law 3556/2007 and the Athens Exchange Rulebook, announces that its Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders was held on Friday June, 11, 2010, at 15:00 hours, at the Historic Hall of the Athens Exchange, 1 Pesmazoglou Street, in Athens.
The General Meeting was attended in person or proxy by shareholders representing 166.666.809 common shares and voting rights, out of a total of 284.465.964 common shares and voting rights, namely 58,59% of the total common share capital of the Bank.
The General Meeting, compiling the required by law quorum, took the following resolutions:
1st Item
The General Meeting approved i) the Annual Financial Statements for the fiscal year 2009, on Consolidated and Stand Alone basis, prepared on the basis of I.F.R.S., together with the relevant Auditors’ and Board of Directors’ Reports, ii) decided not to distribute dividend, according to the established provisions (article 1 of Law 3723/2008 as in force, in conjunction with 20708/B/1175/23.04.2009 explanatory circular of Ministry of Finance) and iii) approved the payment to the Hellenic Republic of the fixed 10% "dividend" on the nominal value of preference shares.
2nd Item
The General Meeting discharged the members of the Board of Directors, executive and non executive, as well as the Auditors of the Bank from any liability for indemnity with respect to the terminated fiscal year commencing on January 1st, 2009 until December 31st, 2009.
3rd Item
The General Meeting approved the fees and remuneration payments of the executive and non-executive members of the BoD for the terminated fiscal year, commencing on January 1st 2009 until December 31st 2009.
4th Item
The General Meeting decided the preliminary approval of remuneration to be paid to members of the Board of Directors for the fiscal year 2010 expanding until the next Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders.
5th Item
According to the article 23a of Law 2190/1920 "re: Societιs Anonymes", the General Meeting approved the agreements between the Bank and a) the Chairman of the Board of Directors, b) the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors.
6th Item
The General Meeting elected the Audit Firm "PRICE WATERHOUSE COOPERS" as Certified Auditors to audit the Financial Statements of the fiscal year commencing on January 1st 2010 until December 31st 2010 and in particular Mr. Konstantinos Mihalatos of Ioannis and Mr. Sourmpis Dimitrios of Andreas , as Regular Certified Auditors as well as Mr. Riris Kyriakos of Georgios and Mr. Psaltis Marios of Thomas as Substitute Certified Auditors. The General Meeting also approved their remuneration.
7th Item
The General Meeting, pursuant to the article 18 para. 7 of Law 2190/1920, ratified the BoD’ s resolution regarding the election of Mr. Aristides Pittas, as an Independent Non Executive Member and Mr. George Sideris, as a Non Executive Member – Employee Representative, in replacement of resigned members.
8th Item
The General Meeting elected Mr. Christos Varsamis and Mr. Ioannis Tsagdis as new members of the Board of Directors.
9th Item
The General Meeting ratified the election of Mr. Aristides Pittas as new member of Bank's Audit Committee and the appointment of Mrs Margarita Katsimi as new President of the Audit Committee.
10th Item
Pursuant to article 23 of Law 2190/1920 and to article 16 of the Bank’s Articles of Association, the General Meeting granted permission to members of the Board of Directors and Officers of the Bank, to participate in the BoD or in the management of both affiliated companies of the Bank and other companies having similar purposes.