Mitsides holds 91.14% of Mitsides Point AD – Board meeting on 29/3 for final results 2009, AGM date, dividend and review of acquisition of Mitsides Point A.D.

 

 

Mitsides Public Company Ltd would like to inform the investing public that on 17/3/2010 it acquired 45.57% of the share capital of the associated Serbian company Mitsides Point A.D., which was held by the Serbian Zitomlin A.D. Beograd (100% subsidiary of East Point Holdings Ltd) against the sum of €1,128,590 as well as 20.59% of the share capital of Mitsides Point A.D, which was held by Blue Azul Investments Ltd (100% subsidiary of Mitsides Public Company Ltd) against the sum of €509,913. 

 

It is noted that Mitsides Public Company Limited, together with its subsidiary Blue Azul Investments Ltd, already holds 45.57% of the share capital of Mitsides Point A.D.  Therefore, the total stake that Mitsides Public Company Ltd holds in the share capital of Mitsides Point A.D. increased to 91.14%. 

 

Pursuant to the provisions of the Serbian Law on the Public Takeovers (Official Gazette RS No. 46/2006 & 107/2009), Mitsides Public Company Ltd must submit a Public Offer within the next 14 days for the acquisition of the remaining 8.86% of the share capital of Mitsides Point A.D, which is held by the public.  If it acquires more than 95% of its share capital after the end of the Public Offer, Mitsides Public Company Ltd is obliged to acquire the remaining sum at the PO price.  This procedure will be completed within 10 weeks from the submission of the Public Offer. 

 

With the finalization of the procedure, Mitsides Public Company Ltd will release an announcement, pursuant to Article 5.2.1.17(7) of the Regulatory Decisions of the CSE Council in relation to the CSE Markets. 

 

Mitsides Public Company Ltd also announces that the Board of Directors will meet on Monday, March 29, 2010 to:

 

1. Approve the audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2009.

2. Setting of the date of the Annual General Meeting.

3. Possible payment of a dividend.

4. Review of the course of acquisition of the Serbian company Mitsides Point A.D.