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22/02/2010
EMPORIKI BANK OF GREECE S.A. NAT. BANK OF GREECE SA LAMDA DEVELOPMENT S.A. TERNA ENERGY S.A. S & B INDUSTRIAL MINERALS S.A. HELLENIC DUTY FREE SHOPS S.A. EMPORIKI BANK OF GREECE S.A. FRIGOGLASS S.A. MINOAN LINES SA ATTICA HOLDINGS S.A. MICHANIKI S.A. PIRAEUS BANK S.A. AEGEAN AIRLINES S.A. MARFIN INVESTMENT GROUP HOLDINGS SA HELLENIC DUTY FREE SHOPS S.A.
EMPORIKI BANK OF GREECE S.A. : Announcement of the decrease of the Share Capital
"Emporiki Bank S.A." announces that the Extraordinary General Assembly of Shareholders on December 14th 2009, decided the decrease of the Share Capital by euro 1.290.816.792,00 by a partial write-off of accumulated accounting losses, against the decrease of the par value per share by € 4,50, from € 5,50 to € 1,00 per share. After the above decrease, the Share Capital amounts up to € 286.848.176,00, divided into 286.848.176,00 shares at a nominal value of € 1,00 per share. The Ministry of Finance, Competitiveness and Shipping (Commerce General Secretariat - Internal Commerce General Division - Division for S.A. and Credit) by its decision No. Κ2-1579/18-02-2010 approved the relevant amendment of the Bank s Articles of Association. The Athens Exchange was informed on the relevant issue, on February 19th 2010. After the above, starting from Thursday, 25th February 2010, the shares of Emporiki Bank S.A. will be traded on the Athens Exchange with the new par value of € 1,00 per share. For additional information Shareholders can contact the Shareholders' Section of Emporiki Bank S.A. (tel. 210-65.05.550).
NAT. BANK OF GREECE SA : 2nd Repeat General Meeting of Shareholders held on 18 February 2010
National Bank of Greece announces that it held a 2nd Repeat General Meeting of shareholders today, 18 February 2010, in the Megaro Mela, Athens. The Meeting, attended by shareholders representing 30.44% of the Bank's paid-up share capital, approved assignment to the Board of Directors of the right to issue bonds convertible to shares, as per the provisions of articles 3a and 13 of the Companies Act and article 5 of the Bank's Articles of Association, for a period of five years, up to an amount corresponding to 50% of the paid-up share capital of the Bank as at the time of the assignment of the said right, i.e. € 1,696,353,942.50. The Meeting leaves it to the Board to decide the particular terms and details of such issuance, as well as the procedure by which the bonds will be converted to shares.
LAMDA DEVELOPMENT S.A. : Share Buy Back
In accordance with Regulation of the Committee of European Community no 2273/2003, article 4, par.4, LAMDA Development S.A. (the Company) announces that following the decision of the Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders of the Company and the Board of Directors' resolution (dated May 5, 2009) purchased own shares through the Athens Exchange Member Eurobank EFG Securities Investment Firm S.A., as follows: On February 19, 2010 the Company purchased 501 shares, with average cost price € 5,69 per share and total purchase price € 2.852,63.
TERNA ENERGY S.A. : Share buyback
TERNA ENERGY S.A. informs the investors that, in compliance with article 4 par. 4 of the Regulation no. 2273/2003 of the Commission of the European Communities and according to article 16 of the Codified Law 2190/1920, as amended and currently in force, as well as by virtue of the Decision of the Regular General Assembly of its Shareholders dated 23.06.2008 and the Decision of the Board of Directors dated 23.06.2008, proceeded on February 19, 2010 through the member of the A.S.E. FORTIUS FINANCE S.A., with the purchase of 1,485 TERNA ENERGY's shares at an average price of 5.1408 euros per share and at with a total transaction value of 7,634.15 euros.
S & B INDUSTRIAL MINERALS S.A. : Share Buy back.
S&B Industrial Minerals S.A. announces in accordance with article 4 par.4 of Commission Regulation no 2273/2003 of the European Communities, that the Company has proceeded to the purchase of own shares, pursuant to the decision of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders dated 14th May 2008 and the resolution of the Board of Directors dated 8th April 2008, as follows : On 19.02.2010, the Company purchased 72 shares, with an average purchase price Euro 4,59 per share and a total purchase price Euro 330,48. The above 72 shares were purchased through Alpha Finance.
HELLENIC DUTY FREE SHOPS S.A. : Share buyback
HELLENIC DUTY FREE SHOPS S.A. announces that, in accordance with article 4 par. 4 of the 2273/2003 Regulation of the EU Committee and the article 16 par. 5 of the law 2190/1920, following the decisions of its Annual General Assembly, dated on 18.06.2009, and its Board of Directors, dated on 18.06.2009, acquired own shares, through the ASE member EUROXX SECURITIES S.A., as follows: On 19.02.2010 the Company acquired 1,295 shares, for an average price of €5.97 per share, of total value €7,728.87. In total the Company holds, 918,188 shares representing 1.7431% of its issued share capital.
EMPORIKI BANK OF GREECE S.A. : Share capital increase by way of cash payment and rights offering to existing shareholders
EX-RIGHTS DATE: 26/02/2010 RIGHTS EXERCISE PERIOD: 04/03/2010 - 18/03/2010 RIGHTS TRADING PERIOD: 04/03/2010 - 12/03/2010 ADVISOR TO THE ISSUER: CALYON The Board of Directors of "EMPORIKI BANK OF GREECE S.A." (the "Bank") announces to the shareholders the following: 1. The Extraordinary General Meeting of the Shareholders on 14/12/2009 resolved the share capital increase of the Bank (the "Share Capital Increase") for the amount of Euro (€) 225.380.709,00 with the issue of 225.380.709 new, ordinary, dematerialized, registered shares, with a nominal value of €1.00 per share, by way of cash payment and rights offering to existing shareholders, on the basis of eleven (11) new common registered shares for every fourteen (14) existing ordinary registered shares. The offer price of the new shares is €4.39 per share. 2. Following the said share capital increase, assuming a full coverage, the share capital of the Bank will amount to € 512.228.885,00 and be divided into 512.228.885 ordinary, dematerialized, registered shares, with a nominal value of €1.00 per share. The total proceeds of the issue will amount to € 989.421.312,51. 3. The ex-rights date of the preference rights (the "rights") for the present Share Capital Increase by way of cash payment and rights offering in favor of existing shareholders is the 26/02/2010. From that date and onwards the shares of the Bank will be traded on the Athens Stock Exchange ("ATHEX") without such rights (ex-rights) and the new price of the ex-rights shares will be calculated according to the provisions of the ATHEX Rulebook, in accordance with the Resolution No 26 of the B.o.D of the ATHEX, as in force. 4. Shareholders entitled to rights in the present Share Capital Increase are those shareholders registered at the Dematerialized Securities System ("D.S.S") of the Hellenic Exchanges Group ("HELEX"), on 02/03/2010. 5. In accordance with the decision of the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Shareholders on 14/12/2009, the Share Capital Increase will remain valid under the approved terms, even if the current market price is lower than the offer price, on the ex-rights date. 6. The rights exercise period commences on 04/03/2010 and ends on 18/03/2010 inclusive. 7. The trading period of the rights on the ATHEX electronic transaction system commences the same day as the rights exercise period. It should be noted that trading of rights will not be possible during the last four (4) business days before the end of the rights exercise period. 8. Trading of the rights will end at the close of the ATHEX electronic trading system on 12/03/2010. 9. The rights are transferable and can be traded on the ATHEX. The rights will be credited to the D.S.S accounts of the beneficiary shareholders on the first day of the trading period. Rights that are not exercised by the end of the rights exercise period (namely by 18/03/2010 inclusive) will ipso jure become null and void. 10. The rights can be exercised either through their share operators (Brokerage Companies, Custodians) or directly through the branch network of the Bank during normal business days and hours (for shareholders that prefer not to exercise their rights through their operators). The shareholders who prefer to exercise their rights through their operators must request the exercise of their rights from their operator. For the rights to be exercised through the Bank, the shareholders should have with them the Rights Undertaking Certificate of HELEX (ex Securities Depository) and pay in cash the full charge for the new shares. More specifically, for the rights to be exercised through the Bank branch network, the rights holders must follow the process below: A) Submit their Identity Cards, their Tax Registration Number, a printed copy of their D.S.S. data, as well as, the Rights Undertaking Certificate, which should be obtained from their account managers, (or from HELEX, if their shares are held on the special account of the D.S.S.). B) Certify their D.S.S. investor account number, their D.S.S. securities account number and their D.S.S. securities account manager, that they wish to accept their new shares. C) Pay the subscription value of the new shares for which they are registering, into a special account that has been opened at Emporiki Bank for this purpose. The payment will take place either through a bank deposit to the aforementioned special account, or through a debit on their Emporiki Bank Accounts. 11. As decided by the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Bank's Shareholders, dated 14/12/2009, in case the Share Capital Increase is not fully covered by the existing shareholders, the new shares that will remain after the exercise of rights, ("rump shares"), will be distributed by the Bank's Board of Directors at their full discretion. If rump shares continue to exist after such distribution, then the Share Capital Increase will be downsized to the subscribed amount in accordance with article 13a and article 11 paragraphs 3 & 4 of Codified Law 2190/1920. At the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Bank s Shareholdersdated 14/12/2009, the Bank s major shareholder, CREDIT AGRICOLE S.A., declared that it intends: (i) to participate and exercise its full preference rights in the proposed share capital increase of Emporiki Bank by payments in cash, (ii) to take up under the same terms any remaining shares, after exercise of shareholders preference rights, that may be offered to Credit Agricole S.A. by the Board of Directors of Emporiki Bank in accordance with applicable law, (iii) to maintain its equity stake as this will be effected after the share capital increase and at least for a period of 6 months following the listing of the new shares. 12. Fractions of shares will not be issued. Thus the shareholders are kindly advised to accumulate a number of shares that by the exercise of the rights will result to an integer number of shares. 13. The new shares under this Share Capital Increase will be dematerialized and will be entitled to any dividend that may be distributed out of the profits of the financial year 2009, if the relevant General Meeting of the Shareholders approves such distribution. 14. The Prospectus for the Bank's Share Capital Increase, as approved by the B.o.D. of the Hellenic Capital Market Commission ("HCMC") on 17/02/2010, is available to the public in electronic form on the websites of: i) the ATHEX (www.ase.gr), ii) the HCMC (www.hcmc.gr) and iii) the Bank (http://www.emporiki.gr/cbg/gr/customers /customer_story.jsp'docid=3A65387CDE0E4BE065C9BD40AA3705&cabinet=Customers_Services〈=gr). 15. The commencement date of trading of the new shares on the ATHEX, after the completion of the Share Capital Increase, will be decided by the B.o.D. of the Bank and will be made public by means of a further announcement. For any additional information, the Shareholders may address their enquiries to the Shareholders Service Department of "EMPORIKI BANK OF GREECE S.A." (Tel: +30 210 65.05.550).
FRIGOGLASS S.A. : Αnnouncement of Share Buy Back
Frigoglass S.A announces, in accordance with the provisions of art. 4 par. 4 of the European Commission Regulation 2273/2003, that by implementation of the decision of the Extraordinary General Meeting of 5th of September 2008 and the resolution of the Board of Directors of 2nd October 2008, it purchased on 19th οf February 2010 through NATIONAL P&K Securities 7.600 own shares with average purchase price of Euro 6,95 per share and total purchase price Euro 52821.60
MINOAN LINES SA : Announcement of regulated information according to the Law 3556/2007
The company Minoan Lines S.A. announces that the legal entity (GRIMALDI COMPAGNIA DI NAVIGAZIONE Spa) associated with Mr Emanuele G. Grimaldi Chairman of the Board of Directors (Liable person according to the article 13 of L. 3340/2005) bought 2,000 ordinary shares of a total value of € 6,543.80 on February 18, 2010. The aforementioned announcement is in accordance with L. 3556/2007 (art.3 and 21) and in combination with the resolution of the H.C.M.C. 1/434/3.7.2007 (Art. 11).
ATTICA HOLDINGS S.A. : ANNOUNCEMENT OF REGULATED INFORMATION ACCORDING TO LAW 3556/2007
Attica Holdings S.A. (the Company), pursuant to the provisions of the Law 3340/2005 and the Law 3556/2007, the Decision 1/434/03.07.2007 and the Circular nr. 33 of the Hellenic Capital Market Commission, announces that MARFIN INVESTMENT GROUP HOLDINGS S.A., a company which may be considered closely associated to the Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors Mr. Andreas Vgenopoulos, bought 2,000 ordinary shares of Attica Group of total value Euro 3,284.59 on 19th February, 2010.
MICHANIKI S.A. : Publication of regulated information
MICHANIKI S.A, in accordance with the provisions of law 3556/2007, (art. 3, 21) coupled with the art. 11 of Decision 1/434/3.7.2007 of the Hellenic Capital Market Commission, notifies that the shareholder and President of the Board of Directors of the company, P. Emfietzoglou proceeded on February 17, 2010 with the purchase of 10,000 common shares of the company of total value €7,512, on February 18 with the purchase of 22,900 common shares of total value €19,418 and on February 19 with the purchase of 10,600 common shares of total value €9,682.
PIRAEUS BANK S.A. : Press Release
The Ministry of Economy, Competitiveness and Shipping , the Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change and Piraeus Bank, via the company ETVA VI.PE SA (public sector participation 35%, Piraeus Bank 65%), are promoting investments for environmental upgrading in the existing industrial areas and the creation of a new model of 'green business parks'. This green development plan is set to reach €1,5 bn in the upcoming four-year period with the participation of ETVA VI.PE SA and private sector enterprises supported by the NSRF. These green entrepreneurship actions will constitute a model for future development plans, will speed up investments in green technologies driving Greece to occupying one of the first ranks amidst countries in relation to GDP rate invested in the green economy. The plan includes five action axes: Α. Environmental upgrading of existing Industrial Areas (€ 70 mn.) The majority of suggested investments regard environmental investments upgrading and development actions, such as: - Waste management (Biological treatment, Waste Treatment Units) - Water Resources Management, (Supply Networks, Water Supply Networks, Rainwater Networks, Firefighting systems) - Air Emissions Monitoring System - Creation of green areas and organization of common spaces, - Road Networks traffic signing Β. Energy investments in existing Industrial Areas (€ 350 mn.) Β.1. ETVA VI.PE has already put forward the installation of photovoltaic farms (30 MW) in land plots within industrial areas for which Generation Licenses have already been issued. Moreover, the feasibility study has already been completed and an energy investment of 5MW is under way in Peloponnesus Industrial Area. Β.2. More land plots will be made available by ETVA VI.PE to enterprises wishing to invest in Renewable Energy Sources. Β.3. In addition, ETVA VI.PE shall provide services for industrial premises exploitation by means of photovoltaic systems installation by installed entrepreneurs. It is estimated that in the upcoming three-year period out of all installed entrepreneurs at least 5% is able to implement investments in their business premises (total capacity of 50 ΜW). C. Recycling Sorting Plants and composting units in existing Industrial Areas (€ 80 mn.) C.1 Creation of 10 Recycling Sorting Plants for waste in 10 different industrial areas, mainly in Northern Greece, to be selected taking into account the framework of the National and Regional Planning on Waste Management. C.2 Creation of 10 medium-sized organic waste composting plants in the same areas (of 30.000 tons annually per plant). D. Creation of 3 new green Industrial Areas (Eco-Industrial Parks) (€ 440 mn.) The needs to create new organized industrial activities led ETVA VI.PE S.A to plan the development of the first 'green' industrial areas of our country abiding by Eco-Industrial Parks standards. The infrastructure in the green industrial areas will be energy effective and low coal intensive using clean and renewable energy sources. Moreover, green industrial areas will be reusing and recycling raw materials, materials and water using clean production technologies and will optimize transport of goods and employees' displacement. They will also serve as a reception area for enterprises operating in green economy sectors ('green' chemistry, biodegradable detergents, energy saving equipment production plant, -e.g Low-e frames etc). Moreover, they will serve as reception area of conventional enterprises integrating the best available technologies and the cutting-edge environmental standards in their development, production and operation procedure. Ε. 10 Integrated Environmental Business Parks in islands (€ 560mn) These Parks aim at: -Providing energy security with maximum penetration of clean and renewable energy sources and energy storage systems particularly in autonomous insular networks. -Offering water supply security and sufficiency in areas with deficient or unsuitable water reserves. -Contributing to environmentally friendly waste management with materials recovery (recycling, composting). -Offering organic products production in islands with development of innovative hydroponic organic crops in state-of-the-art solar greenhouses. The analysis on the islands was carried out on the basis of the needs in energy, water, fresh vegetables and volume of waste to be managed and illustrated that the gradual creation of at least 10 Integrated Environmental Business Parks is feasible and sustainable. Depending on the final selection, the population to be serviced ranges from 200.000-250.000 permanent residents plus hundreds of thousand visitors. The Integrated Environmental Business Parks models will be certified by competent bodies with regard to their environment-friendly aspect and, after an appropriate promotion, are expected to become a pole of attraction for tourists.
AEGEAN AIRLINES S.A. : Press Release
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MARFIN INVESTMENT GROUP HOLDINGS SA : Press Release
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HELLENIC DUTY FREE SHOPS S.A. : Share buyback
HELLENIC DUTY FREE SHOPS S.A. announces that, in accordance with article 4 par. 4 of the 2273/2003 Regulation of the EU Committee and the article 16 par. 5 of the law 2190/1920, following the decisions of its Annual General Assembly, dated on 18.06.2009, and its Board of Directors, dated on 18.06.2009, acquired own shares, through the ASE member EUROXX SECURITIES S.A., as follows: On 22.02.2010 the Company acquired 3,375 shares, for an average price of €6.13 per share, of total value €20,675.93. In total the Company holds, 921,563 shares representing 1.7495% of its issued share capital.

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