Eurobank Ergasias S.A. (Bank) announces the following:
The Bank’s Shareholders Annual General Meeting held on June 16, 2017, was attended by shareholders representing 1,348,399,429 shares out of 2,133,918,092 shares, corresponding to 63.19% of the paid up share capital with voting rights on the items of the agenda. It is noted that, according to Law 3864/2010, as in force, for the calculation of the percentages of quorum and majority of the General Meeting, are not included 52,080,673 common shares of the Bank held by the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund. In respect of the items on the agenda, as referred to on the invitation dated 18.5.2017, the General Meeting:

  1. Approved the Annual Financial Statements for the financial year 2016, as well as the relevant Directors’ and Auditors’ Reports.

    The voting results on the 1st item were as follows:
    • Number of shares for valid votes given: 1,338,918,955 (62.74% of the share capital with voting rights on the items of the agenda), out of which:
    - For: 1,338,918,955
    - Against:
    • Abstain: 9,480,474
  2. Approved the discharge of the Board of Directors and the Auditors from all responsibility of indemnification in relation to the financial year 2016.

    The voting results on the 2nd item were as follows:
    • Number of shares for valid votes given: 1,338,918,955 (62.74% of the share capital with voting rights on the items of the agenda), out of which:
    - For: 1,338,418,914
    - Against: 500,041
    • Abstain: 9,480,474
  3. Approved the appointment of the audit firm “PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS S.A.” (PwC) as statutory auditor for the financial statements (standalone and consolidated) for the year ending 31 December 2017 as well as PwC’s relevant audit fees for Eurobank Ergasias S.A. and its subsidiaries, which will amount to 3% higher than PwC’s relevant audit fees for 2016.

    The voting results on the 3rd item were as follows:
    • Number of shares for valid votes given: 1,341,302,419 (62.86% of the share capital with voting rights on the items of the agenda), out of which:
    - For: 1,338,783,657
    - Against: 2,518,762
    • Abstain: 7,097,010
  4. Approved the election of the independent non-executive director Mr. Richard P. Boucher, in replacement of the resigned independent non-executive director Mr. Spyridon Lorentziadis, as a member of the Bank’s Audit Committee, as decided by the Board of Directors at its meeting held on 12.01.2017, for an equal term to the remaining term of the other members.

    The voting results on the 4th item were as follows:
    • Number of shares for valid votes given: 1,341,302,419 (62.86% of the share capital with voting rights on the items of the agenda), out of which:
    - For: 1,333,063,151
    - Against: 8,239,268
    • Abstain: 7,097,010
  5. Approved the remuneration paid to Directors for services rendered during the financial year 2016, as approved by the previous Annual General Meeting, and the fees payable to Directors during the financial year 2017, in accordance with the provisions of laws 3016/2002, 3723/2008 and 3864/2010.

    The voting results on the 5th item were as follows:
    • Number of shares for valid votes given: 1,341,302,419 (62.86% of the share capital with voting rights on the items of the agenda), out of which:
    - For: 1,340,802,378
    - Against: 500,041
    • Abstain: 7,097,010

 

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