18th Oct 2007 10:51
Hellenic Telecomms Organization S A18 October 2007 Announcement INVITATION FOR THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF SHAREHOLDERS ATHENS, Greece - October 17, 2007 - Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA(ASE: HTO, NYSE: OTE), the Greek full-service telecommunications provider,announces that its Extraordinary General Assembly of Shareholders, will be held, in accordance with the provisions of the Greek Law, on November the 8th, 2007.In the case of a lack of quorum a Repeated Extraordinary Shareholders meetingwill follow on November 15th, 2007. The invitation is as follows: HELLENIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS ORGANIZATION SA (OTE SA) THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE HELLENIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS ORGANIZATION SA (REGISTRATION NUMBER 347/06/B/86/10) ARE HEREBY INVITED TO THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF SHAREHOLDERS AND ITS REPEATED EXTRAORDINARY SHAREHOLDERS MEETING Pursuant to the Law and the Articles of Association and following resolution no2792 of the Board of Directors, dated 12/10/2007 (agenda item 4), theShareholders of the Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA are herebyinvited to an Extraordinary General Assembly, on Thursday November the 8th,2007, at 16:30 hours, at the Company's headquarters (99, Kifissias Avenue,Athens), in order to discuss and decide upon the agenda items. The agenda is asfollows: 1. Approval of a share buy back program, of OTE S.A. in accordance with the article 16 of the Law 2190/1920. 2. Amendments to the current Articles of Association: Addition of article 5a (Shares), amendments of articles 8 (Board of Directors), 10 (Composition and Operation of the Board of Directors), 17 (Invitation - Agenda of the General Assembly of Shareholders) and 21 (Special Quorum and Majority). 3. Miscellaneous announcements In case of a lack of quorum a repeated extraordinary shareholders meeting willfollow on Thursday, November 15, 2007, at 16.30, at the same place and with thesame agenda. In order to participate, in person or by proxy, in the said ExtraordinaryGeneral Assembly, Shareholders must do the following: • If their shares are not in the Depository Account, Shareholders must obtain from their Depository Participant certification evidencing ownership of shares (which will not be tradable until conclusion of this General Assembly) and deposit such certification with the OTE Share Registration Office (1st floor, 15, Stadiou Street - Athens) at least five (5) full days prior to the appointed date and time of the General Assembly, or of the Repeated Extraordinary General Assembly, together with required representation documents in case they use a representative. • If their shares are in the Depository Account, Shareholders must obtain from the Central Securities Depository Office SA certification evidencing ownership of shares (which will not be tradable until conclusion of this General Assembly) and deposit such certification as well as a duly authorized proxy form, with the OTE Share Registration Office (1st floor, 15, Stadiou Street - Athens) at least five (5) full days prior to the appointed date and time of the General Assembly or of the Repeated Extraordinary General Assembly, together with required representation documents in case they use a representative. MAROUSI, 16/10/2007 P. VOURLOUMIS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD - CEO About OTE OTE Group is Greece's leading telecommunications organization and one of thepre-eminent players in Southeastern Europe, providing top-quality products andservices to its customers. Apart from serving as a full service telecommunications group in the Greektelecoms market, OTE Group has also expanded during the last decade itsgeographical footprint throughout South East Europe, acquiring stakes in theincumbent telecommunications companies of Romania and Serbia, and establishingmobile operations in Albania, Bulgaria, the Former Yugoslav Republic ofMacedonia and Romania. At present, companies in which OTE Group has an equityinterest employ over 30,000 people in six countries, and our portfolio ofsolutions ranges from fixed and mobile telephony to Internet applications,satellite, maritime communications and consultancy services. Listed on the Athens Stock Exchange, the company trades under the ticker HTO aswell as on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker OTE. In the U.S., OTE'sAmerican Depository Receipts (ADR's) represents 1/2 ordinary share. Additional Information is also available on http://www.ote.gr. Contacts: OTE: Dimitris Tzelepis- Head of Investor Relations Tel: +30 210 611 1574, Email: [email protected] Nektarios Papagiannakopoulos - Senior financial analyst, Investor Relations Tel: +30 210 611 7593, Email: [email protected] Daria Kozanoglou - Communications Officer, Investor Relations Tel: +30 210 611 1121, Email: [email protected] Marilee Diamanti - IR Coordinator Tel: +30 210 611 5070, Email: [email protected] Christina Hadjigeorgiou - Financial Analyst Tel: +30 210 611 1428, Email: [email protected] Forward-looking statement Any statements contained in this document that are not historical facts areforward-looking statements as defined in the U.S. Private Securities LitigationReform Act of 1995. All forward-looking statements are subject to various risksand uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially fromexpectations. The factors that could affect the Company's future financialresults are discussed more fully in the Company's filings with the U.S.Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including the Company's AnnualReport on Form 20-F for 2006 filed with the SEC on June 28, 2007. OTE assumes noobligation to update information in this release. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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