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| 21/06/2006 |
VIOHALKO VIOHALKO BANK OF GREECE EFG EUROBANK ERGASIAS SA. "GOODYS" S.A. KIRIAKOULIS MEDITERRANEAN CRUISES SHIPPING S.A. SIDENOR S.A. (FORMER ERLIKON) SIDENOR S.A. (FORMER ERLIKON) ELLÉNIÊÉ TECHNODOMIKI TEB AE NOTOS COM HOLDINGS S.A. HELLENIC FABRICS S.A. TITAN CEMENT COMPANY S.A. HELLENIC EXCHANGES HOLDINGS S.A. PUBLIC POWER CORPORATION SA TITAN CEMENT COMPANY S.A.
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VIOHALKO : Press Release - Positive prospects
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| During the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of VIOHALCO, S.A., dated Friday June 16, 2006, the activities if the VIOHALCO GROUP were presented and it was decided that the dividend per share, for the financial year 2005, would be 0,075 Euro. During 2005 VIOHALCO continued to grow, achieving an 8% increase, over 2004, of its consolidated turnover, which amounted to Euro 2.331 mil. The consolidated profits before taxes and minority rights amounted to Euro 59 mil., decreasing by 43%. The profits before taxes, interest and depreciation (EBITDA) amounted to Euro 219 mil., showing a decrease of 16%, compared with those of 2004. Depreciation for the period, charged to the results, amounted to 116 mil. The financial results of the Group were negatively affected by the remarkable increase of the prices of raw materials and the energy cost, the not favourable for the exports parity of the EURO, especially during the first six months of 2005, as well as the post Olympic Games natural deceleration of significant public works in Greece.Being export oriented, the companies of VIOHALCO constantly strengthen their presence in the international market. As a result of this 2/3 of their turnover is effected abroad, performing about 8% of the Greece's aggregate exports. The forthcoming, in 2007, admission of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Community, will be significantly profitable to the Group, which has considerable production facilities in these countries. It is estimated that, following their admission, both countries will develop their relevant infrastructures and strengthen their domestic markets. The companies of the Group continue to invest in new technology and equipment, having as main goals the high level of productivity, the reduction of costs and the further improvement of the products' quality. The protection of the environment, as well as the improvement of the working conditions, regarding safety and hygiene in their installations, continue to have priority in the companies' management concern. During the first three months of 2006, the consolidated turnover of the VIOHALCO GROUP was increased by 35% and amounted to Euro 705 mil. The consolidated profits before taxes and depreciation amounted to Euro 88 mil., increasing by 4% in comparison with those of the corresponding period of 2005. The profits after taxes and minority rights amounted to Euro 21,9 mil. or Euro 0,11 per share, increasing by 137%, compared to those of 2005. The increased turnover reflects the relevant increase in the sales volume and metals prices, on the other hand the increase of profits is due to the improved profit margins, as a result of the continuing positive occurrences in the metals sector and more specifically in steelworks, as well as to the reduction of the production cost. |
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VIOHALKO : Notice concerning the payment of the 2005 dividend
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Following resolution of the Annual General Meeting of the Company's shareholders, held on June 16, 2005 the net dividend, for the financial year 2005, amounts to euro 0,075 per share. Beneficiaries of the above dividend are the owners of the Company's shares after the closing of the Athens Exchange on June 29, 2006. From June 30, 2006 the company's shares will be negotiated in the A.E. without the right to the 2005 dividend. The dividend will be paid following the new procedure, as determined by the Athens Exchange Regulations, art. 329 and the Regulations of the Central Securities Depository, art. 39. The payment of the dividend will be effected through the central office as well as the network of branches of ALPHA BANK, from July 10 until December 31, 2006, as follows:
1.- Through the D.S.S., to be collected by the accounts operators of the beneficiaries shareholders, in the case they are authorized to collect the dividends.
2.- Paid directly to the shareholders, in the case their accounts operators are not duly authorized for that purpose, at the ALPHA BANK branches, following the presentation of:
- Their << Certificate of Beneficiary of Dividend >> to be issued by the Dematerialized Securities System, through their accounts operators.
- Their Identity Card.
- Their Taxpayers Identification Number.
3.- In the case that the collection of the dividend will be effected by another person, a written authorization is required, duly signed and certified by the Police or other competent Authority. For further information the shareholders can contact the Company's communications officer (Mrs. Marou Efstathia) phone 210-68.61.111 at working days and hours. |
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BANK OF GREECE : Balance of payments: April 2006
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EFG EUROBANK ERGASIAS SA. : Purchase of own shares
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In accordance with Regulation of the Committee of European Community no 2273/2003, article 4, par.4, EFG Eurobank Ergasias S.A. ("the Bank") announces that according to Company Law 2190/1920, article 16, par. 5, and following the decision of the Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders of the Bank dated April 3, 2006 and the Board of Directors' resolution dated April 14, 2006, purchased own shares through the Athens Exchange Member EFG Eurobank Securities, as follows:
a) On 13 June 2006 the Bank purchased 100,412 shares, with average cost price Euro 21.82 per share and total purchase price Euro 2,190,648.22.
b) On 14 June 2006 the Bank purchased 106,315 shares, with average cost price Euro 21.58 per share and total purchase price Euro 2,294,746.31.
c) On 19 June 2006 the Bank purchased 35,024 shares, with average cost price Euro 22.45 per share and total purchase price Euro 786,184.25.
d) On 20 June 2006 the Bank purchased 89,313 shares, with average cost price Euro 22.21 per share and total purchase price Euro 1,983,262.81.
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"GOODYS" S.A. : Announcement
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| GOODY'S S.A. announces that its participation in the share capital of the company "E.Z.E.E. MEGARON S.A.", which operates 3 Goody's stores and 2 Flocafe stores at the highways, decreased from 56.25% to 50.96%. |
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KIRIAKOULIS MEDITERRANEAN CRUISES SHIPPING S.A. : Liquidation of material registered shares
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| KIRIACOULIS MEDITERRANEAN CRUISES SHIPPING S.A. informs that pursuant to the 1/380/4.5.2006 decision of the B.o.D. of the Hellenic Capital Market Commission and Law 3371/2005 all shareholders, owners of registered shares not submitted for dematerialization through the Athens Exchange, must submit their titles (either their depository documents or the paper-based titles) to the Company along with their full data (a copy of Investors Shares and Securities Accounts kept in the Dematerialized Securities System and the SAT operator code) until 10 July 2006 in order to receive registered shares through the Dematerialized Securities System. The registered shares not submitted to the Company for dematerialization by 10 July 2006 will be sold through Athens Exchange pursuant to the regulations of the aforementioned decision free from any claim or legal defect. The proceeds from the sale will be deposited with the Deposits and Loan Funds and will be at the disposal of the beneficiaries. For further information, shareholders are kindly requested to contact the Company's Shareholders' Service Department tel. 210-9886187-91). |
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SIDENOR S.A. (FORMER ERLIKON) : Notice for dividend distribution for the year 2005
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Following resolution of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of SIDENOR S.A. of June 13, 2006 the dividend for the year 2005 amounts to Euro 0,16 per share. The beneficiaries of the dividend are the owners of the Company's shares at the closing of the A.S.E. on June 28, 2006. From June 29, 2006 the Company's shares will be negotiated in the A.S.E. without the right to the 2005 dividend. The dividend will be disbursed according to the new procedure of Athens Stock Exchange Regulations, article 329 and the Regulation of Central Securities Depository, article 39. The payment of the dividend will be made through the network of the ALPHA BANK branches, starting on July 6, 2006, until the end of the year, as follows:
1. To the accounts operators (Custodian Banks and Brokerage companies) of the beneficiaries shareholders, if they have the right to collect the dividend.
2. To those shareholders who have withdrawn or have not given the right to an account operator to collect the dividend, the payment will be effected through the network of ALPHA BANK branches, following -the presentation of their Id. Card, -their details in the Dematerialized Securities System, if they hold their portfolio with the Central Securities Depository.
3. The collection of the dividend by a third person is possible only if, apart from all the above documentation, the bearer has written authorization of the beneficiary with the signature of the beneficiary certified by the Police of by any other competent Authority.
After the end date of the payment for ALPHA BANK branches, the payment will be effected only in the Company's offices (57B Ethnikis Antistasseos, 152 31 Halandri, Athens, Greece). For any other relevant information, the shareholders can contact Mrs Georgopoulou Vana, (0030-210-6861111), at working days and hours. |
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SIDENOR S.A. (FORMER ERLIKON) : Minutes of the annual general meeting, June 13, 2006
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The Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders of "SIDENOR, STEEL PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, S.A.", was held at PRESIDENT HOTEL, 43 Kifissias Avenue, Athens, on Tuesday, June 13, 2006 at 12:30 hours, pursuant to the pertinent notice of the Company's Board of Directors, dated May 19, 2006. The General Meeting, with a total number of shares represented 70.412.360 out of 95.506.626 (thus 73.72%), approved the Company's Annual Financial Statements for the financial year 2005, together with the Board's and the Auditors' Reports on them and also decided to discharge the members of the Board and the Auditors from all liability for damages, concerning the financial year 2005. Then, the General Meeting approved the distribution of the profits for the year 2005. Moreover, it was decided that the beneficiaries of the dividend of EURO 0,16 per share would be the shareholders of the Company after the closing of the A.S.E. on 28/06/2006. From 29/06/2006, the Company's shares will be negotiated without the right on the 2005 dividend. The payment of the dividend will be made through the network of the ALPHA BANK branches, starting on July 6, 2006, until the end of the year. Then the General Meeting elected as auditors for the financial year 2006 the audit firm "PriceWaterHouseCoopers", their remuneration to be fixed following their pertinent offer. Also the General Meeting approved as members of the new Board of Directors, the following
1.George Kalfarentzos
2.Gregory Konstantakopoulos
3.Athanassios Mitropoulos
4.Efstathios Striber, independent member
5.Andreas Adamopoulos
6.John Economou
7.Theodossios Papageorgopoulos
8.Andreas Kyriazis, independent member
9.Robert Monnot
The term of office of the above Board members will start on the day after their election and it will terminate at the date of the A.G.M. of the year 2007.
The General Meeting also approved the amounts to be paid to Board members. Then the General Meeting approved the issue of debenture loans, according to the L 3156/2003, amounting in total up to Euro 130.000.000,00, which will be totally covered by Banks. The pertinent amounts will be used partly to replace existing short term loans by long term loans and partly to finance the Company?s investments programs, as well as the participation in capital increases of subsidiaries. Finally, the General Meeting approved the purchase of shares of the company SOVEL S.A., up to the number of 315.211, following art. 23a of C.L.2190/1920, from VIOHALCO S.A.
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ELLÉNIÊÉ TECHNODOMIKI TEB AE : FY 2005 dividend payment announcement
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| The company ELLINIKI TECHNODOMIKI TEB S.A. announces that according to the decision of the Ordinary General Shareholders' Meeting which was held on 21/06/2006, the dividend for the year 2005 amounts to Euro 0.16 per share. Eligible to receive the dividend are company shareholders after the closing of the trading session of the Athens Exchange as of 23/06/2006. From 26/06/2006 the company shares will be traded in the Athens Exchange without right for dividend. The ex-dividend date will be the 4/7/2006. The company shareholders are eligible to collect the dividend from any branch of ALPHA BANK by presenting their identification card and a printout of their code in the Dematerialised Securities System. The collection of the dividend by a third person is possible only if, apart from all the above documentation, the bearer has written authorization of the beneficiary with the signature of the beneficiary certified by the Police of by any other competent Authority. The operators of beneficiary shareholders (Custodians, Securities Companies) may be served on behalf of the clients that have authorized them for the collection of the dividend, from the Corporate & Investment Banking Operations Division of Alpha Bank, Ms. Maria Vlaxou, tel. +30 210 3265530, 40 Stadiou Str., Athens. For further information, shareholders are requested to contact the Shareholders' Department of the Company (tel. +30 210 6900573).
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NOTOS COM HOLDINGS S.A. : Resolutions General Meeting
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The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Notos Com Holdings Sa took place in Athens today June 21st, 2006, with the participation of 34 shareholders representing 47.32% of the company?s share capital (33,637,193 shares). The following were approved after voting:
(1) The annual company and consolidated financial statements, the Management and Auditors Reports for FY 2005.
(2) The release of the Members of the Board of Directors and the Auditor from responsibility for FY 2005.
(3) The appointment of Auditors Deloitte Chatzipavlou, Sofianos & Kambanis SA for the audit of the FY 2006 financial statements and their related compensation.
(4) The permit of members of the company's Board of Directors to participate in the management of other companies operating in the same or similar business activities.
(5) The compensation (ex-profits) for the executive members of the Board of Directors paid in 2005 and those to be paid for FY 2006.
(6) The payment of a dividend of Euro0.12 for FY 2005. Shareholders entitled to the dividend are holders of company shares at the end of trading on the Athens Stock Exchange of July 4th, 2006. Payment of the dividend will commence on July 12th, 2006. The procedure to be followed will be the subject of a special announcement by the company.
(7) The Buy Back of own shares under the following conditions: (a) Maximum number of shares: 6,000,000. (b) Maximum price per share: Euro 4. (c) Minimum price per share: Euro 2. (d) Period: 12 months from the date of the General Meeting as stipulated in article 16, par. 5 of Law 2190/1920.
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HELLENIC FABRICS S.A. : Press Release
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| The annual General Shareholders Meeting of Hellenic Fabrics S.A. held on Wednesday, June 21st 2006, was carried out with the participation of 71,31% of the company's share capital. There was a unanimous approval of the Company's Annual Financial Statements in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards, for the fiscal year 01.01-31.12.2005, as well as of the Board of Directors' and the Auditors' Reports for the same period. The General Meeting approved the contracting of a (non-convertible to shares) bond loan, amounting to Euro 10.000.000, which will be used for the reduction of the Company's short-term bank loans and the realization of its undergoing investment program. The General Meeting approved a dividend distribution of Euro 1.369.222,70, which corresponds to Euro 0,10 per share and a dividend yield of 3,34% based on the closing share price at 30.05.2006. Eligible to receive the aforementioned dividend will be the Company's shareholders listed at the end of the A.S.E.'s trading session of Thursday, 6th July 2006. From Friday, 7th July 2006, company shares will be traded in A.S.E., without the dividend right of the fiscal year 2005. The dividend payment date for the fiscal year 2005 was set on the 17th of July 2006.
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TITAN CEMENT COMPANY S.A. : Announcement
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| TITAN CEMENT COMPANY S.A. announces that pursuant to article 53 par. 2 of Law 3371/2005 and Decisions no. 1/380/4.5.2006 and 3/387/19.6.2006 of the Hellenic Capital Market Commission, those shareholders who have not still dematerialized their shares, are requested to deposit to the Company's Central Offices, Halkidos 22A, Athens, until 31st October 2006 the latest, their depository documents for the purpose of dematerialization along with a copy of their account in the Dematerialized Securities System (D.S.S) which is necessary for the completion of the dematerialization process. Shareholders not having a D.S.S. account should contact any account 's registry in case they are unable to present their depository documents. All shares that will have not been dematerialized by 31st October 2006, will be sold through the Athens Stock Exchange in accordance with the procedure provided by the above decision of the Hellenic Capital Market Commission. Following the Company's request, the Hellenic Capital Market Commission will appoint a member of the Athens Exchange to conduct the sale and will determine the commencement date of the sale procedure . The sale will be carried out pursuant to article 99A of the Athens Exchange Regulations and the net proceeds from the sale, after the deduction of all expenses and taxes, will be deposited on behalf of all beneficiaries with the Deposits and Loan Funds. After the completion of the sale of all shares, the Company will inform the beneficiary shareholders for the outcome of the sale, the sum that will have been deposited on their account and the procedure of collection of such amount. For any further information, the shareholders may contact the Company's Shareholder Service Department (tel. 210 2591257) during working hours. |
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HELLENIC EXCHANGES HOLDINGS S.A. : Announcement
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The Board of Directors of HELEX approved the Merger Agreement, for the absorption by HELEX of its subsidiaries, which are not listed on Athens Exchange, Central Securities Depository S.A. (CSD) and Athens Derivatives Exchange Clearing House S.A. (ADECH), with a Transformation Balance Sheet date of December 31st 2005, in accordance with the provisions of articles 68 to 77 of Common Law 2190/1920 as well as articles 1 to 5 of Law 2166/1993. The corresponding decisions were taken by the Boards of Directors of the companies to be merged CSD and ADECH. The merger is contingent on its approval by the General Meetings of the shareholders of the companies to be merged and the receipt of the necessary permissions and approvals by the appropriate authorities in accordance with the law. In accordance with the provisions of article 73 (1) of Common Law 2190/1920, shareholders of HELEX can obtain from the offices of the Company at 1 Pesmazoglou St., 4th floor, 10559 Athens - GREECE, the following documents, starting on Monday June 26th 2006:
1. The draft Merger Agreement and the reports of the Boards of Directors, in accordance with article 69 (4) of Common Law 2190/1920
2. The reports of the certified auditor for the ascertainment of the book value of the assets of CSD and ADECH
3. The annual financial statements of CSD and ADECH, as well as the management reports of the BoD of CSD and ADECH for the last three fiscal years
4. The quarterly interim financial statements of March 31st 2006 of CSD and ADECH
In every case, following the conclusion of the merger, the registry operation and the assumption of central counterparty risk will not be undertaken by the same legal person.
For more information, shareholders can contact the Strategic Planning, Communication and Investor Relations Directorate of the Company (tel: +30-210 3366 616). |
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PUBLIC POWER CORPORATION SA : Press Release
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| On Wednesday June 21st, the Supreme Administrative Court of Bulgaria (SAC) rejected the appeal against the decision submitted by the Privatization Agency of Bulgaria (PA) regarding the acquisition of Bobov Dol thermal station in SW Bulgaria by PPC S.A. Following this decision in favor of PPC, which is final, the Company expects to be invited for negotiations within the cadre of the privatization process.
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TITAN CEMENT COMPANY S.A. : Share buy back
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| TITAN CEMENT COMPANY S.A. announces that the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of 23rd May 2006 decided the share buy back, pursuant to article 16 par. 5 of codified law 2190/1920, of up to one tenth of the total number of the Company's shares, both ordinary and preferred, i.e. 8,433,012 shares, at the maximum price of Euro 50 per share and minimum price of Euro 2 per share , within the twelve month period provided by the law, i.e. until 22nd May 2007.
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