Being based on Clause 270 of the Commercial Law, Articles of the Company and decision of the Management Board from 24.11.2008, the Management Board of public joint-stock company “Ditton pievadķēžu rūpnīca”, reg.No.40003030187, announces convening of the extraordinary meeting of shareholders, which is going to take place on January 9, 2009 at 9 a.m. in the administration rooms of the Company at legal address - Visku Str.17, Daugavpils. Agenda: 1. Amendments to the Articles of the Company and election of revision committee. 2. About activity of the Company in conditions of global economic crisis. Registration of shareholders will take place on the day of meeting - January 9, 2009 from 8 a.m. until 9 p.m. at the venue of meeting. In order to participate in the meeting the shareholders have to block their accounts of financial instruments (security accounts) till December 29, 2008 including. Receipts, which prove blocking of shares, should be presented by shareholder by registration. The total number of voting shares is 7 400 000 shares. The shareholders may participate in the meeting in a person or by delegating a representative or a proxy. Form of a written proxy in Latvian is available in the attachment. Delegates of shareholders should present the documents, which prove their authority, according to the Clause 277 of Commercial Law. If, irrespective of causes, the extraordinary meeting of shareholders of joint-stock company “Ditton pievadķēžu rūpnīca” will not be legally qualified because of lack of quorum on January 9, 2008, the repeated extraordinary meeting with the above mentioned agenda shall be convened on January 26, 2009 at 9 a.m. in the administration rooms of JSC “Ditton pievadķēžu rūpnīca” in Visku Str.17, Daugavpils. Registration of shareholders will take place in the above mentioned order from 8 a.m. till 9 p.m.. Blocking of the accounts of financial instruments for participation in the meeting on January 9, 2009 shall be valid. Shareholders may block their security accounts additionally till January 19, 2009 including. The shareholders can become acquainted with the draft decisions on the considered issues and fulfill other procedure formalities from December 8, 2008 till December 30, 2008 including, in case of repeated meeting - from January 9, 2009 till Janury 20, 2009 including on working-days from 9 a.m. till 16 p.m. in the secretariat of the Company in Visku Str.17, Daugavpils. Phone for reference: (+371) 65402333. P.Dorofejevs Upon authorization of Board Deputy Chairman of Board