I N V I T A T I O N
FOR THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY
“ HELLENIC PETROLEUM S.A.”
(No G.E.M.H. 296601000)
(S.A.REG. No.2443/06/B/86/23)
TO THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
(FINANCIAL YEAR 1.1.2015-31.12.2015)
Pursuant to codified law 2190/1920 “on Sociétés Anonymes” and the Company’s Articles of Association and following the Board of Directors’ resolution no.1267 dated 11/5/2016, the Shareholders of “HELLENIC PETROLEUM SA”, (the “ Company”) are invited to the Annual General Meeting to be held at the Company's premises at Aspropyrgos (17th km of Athens - Corinth National Road), on Thursday 2nd June 2016 at 10:00 a.m., in order to discuss and decide upon the following items of the Agenda:
In accordance with articles 26.2b and 28a of the C.L. 2190/20, as amended and supplemented by, respectively, articles 3 and 6 of Law 3884/2010, the Company informs shareholders of the following:
A. RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE AND VOTE IN THE GENERAL MEETING
Any shareholder of the Company is entitled to participate and eligible to vote at the General Meeting. Each ordinary share is entitled to one (1) vote.
Any person appearing as a shareholder of the Company in the registry of the Dematerialized Securities System (“DSS”), managed by Hellenic Exchanges S.A. (“HELEX”), recording the shares of the Company, has the right to participate in the Annual General Meeting of 02.06.2016. Verification of the shareholder status on the Record Date will be obtained through the direct electronic link of the Company with the records of HELEX. Proof of qualification should exist at the latest by 28.05.2016 (record date), that is the fifth (5) day prior to the Annual General Meeting of 2 June 2016. The aforementioned deadline applies for shareholders who are legal entities and must submit their representation documents in accordance with the law.
Only those who qualify as shareholders on the aforementioned record date are entitled to participate and vote in the General Meeting. Shareholders not complying with the provisions of article 28a of C.L. 2190/1920 may participate in the General Meeting only after the Meeting has authorized them to do so.
The exercise of the above rights (participation and vote) does not entail pledging of shares or any other similar process, restricting the possibility of sale and transfer of shares during the period between the record date and the General Meeting.
B. PROCEDURE FOR VOTING BY PROXY
Shareholders may participate in the General Meeting and may either vote in person or by proxy holders. Each shareholder may appoint up to 3 proxy holders. However, if a shareholder has shares of the Company held in more than one securities account, the above limitation shall not prevent the shareholder from appointing a separate proxy holder for each of the securities account, where shares are held. A proxy holder, acting on behalf of several shareholders, may cast votes differently in respect of shares held by each shareholder represented. Legal entities may participate in the General Meeting by appointing up to 3 individuals as proxy holders.
The shareholder can appoint a proxy holder either for a sole General Meeting or for a number of meetings taking place within a determined time period. The proxy holder votes in accordance with the shareholders’ instructions, as long as these are in place and is obliged to file the required voting instructions for at least one (1) year from the submission of the minutes of the general meeting to the competent authority, or if the decision is public, to the Registry of the Societes Anonymes (“Mitroo Anonymon Etaireion”). The proxy holder is obliged to disclose to the Company, before the commencement of the General Meeting, any event which might be useful to the shareholders in assessing the risk of the proxy holder pursuing any interest other than the interest of the represented shareholder. A conflict of interest within this context may in particular arise where the proxy holder:
(i) is a controlling shareholder of the Company, or is another entity controlled by such shareholder;
(ii) is a member of the Board of Directors or of the management of the Company, or of a controlling shareholder or another entity controlled by the controlling shareholder;
(iii) is an employee or an auditor of the Company, or of a controlling shareholder or an entity controlled by such shareholder;
(iv) is a spouse or relative (1st degree) with an individual referred to in points (i) to (iii)
The appointment and the revocation of the appointment of a proxy holder shall be made in writing and shall be served to the Company following the same procedure, at least 3 days prior the date of the General Meeting; this provision applies in the case of a Repeat General Meeting.
The proxy form will be available to the shareholders in electronic form on the website of the Company (www.helpe.gr). These forms, completed and signed by the shareholder must be submitted to the Company’s Shareholders Department: Chimarras 8A,15125, Maroussi, Athens, Greece (Contact Person: Mrs. Georgia Kallitsi) or by fax: +30 210 6302986, +30 210 6302987 or by email: [email protected], or [email protected], at least 3 days before the date of the Annual General Meeting. This applies also in the case of a Repeat General Meeting. The shareholders are requested to verify the successful dispatch of the form and receipt thereof by the Company at +30 210 6302979, +30 210 6302980.
The Company’s Articles of Association do not provide for participation in the General Meeting by electronic means, without the shareholder being physically present at the Meeting, nor for distance voting.
C. MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS RIGHTS
In all the aforementioned cases, the shareholders who are communicating a request must provide proof of their qualification as shareholders as well as the number of shares held by them at the moment of the exercise of the relevant right. The verification of a shareholder’s qualification through the direct electronic link of the HELEX with the Company is recognized as such proof.
AVAILABLE DOCUMENTS
The full, unabridged text of the draft resolutions and any documents referred to in points (c) and (d) of paragraph 3 of article 27 of C.L. 2190/1920 may be obtained in hard copies from the Company’s Shareholders Services Department located at HELPE’s headquarters on Chimarras Str. 8A, Maroussi.
AVAILABLE INFORMATION
The information mentioned in article 27 paragraph 3 of C.L. 2190/1920 will be made available in electronic form on the Company’s website (www.helpe.gr).
The Company’s Shareholders Services Department offices (tel. +302106302979, +302106302980, fax: +302106302986, +302106302987) will be open daily from 9.00 am to 2.00 pm.
Maroussi, 11th May 2016
By order of the Board of Directors
Efstathios Tsotsoros
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS