CORRECTION: Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders

Corrections was made in the Power of attorney in Latvian translation.


Liepaja, 2012-04-04 14:41 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hereby, please be informed that the Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders of the Joint-Stock Company "Liepājas Metalurgs" will take place on Brivibas Street 93, Liepaja on May 8, 2012 at 900 a.m.         

Order of the day:

1.      The Joint-Stock Company "Liepājas Metalurgs" Council Report about the performance results in the year 2011.
2.      Approval of the Joint-Stock Company "Liepājas Metalurgs" financial statements for 2011.
3.      The Joint-Stock Company "Liepājas Metalurgs" Board and Council’s release from liability for activity in the year 2011.
4.      Distribution of the Joint-Stock Company "Liepājas Metalurgs" profit for the year 2011.
5.      The Joint-Stock Company "Liepājas Metalurgs" budget approval for 2012.
6.      Joint-stock company "Liepājas Metalurgs" Council’s election.
7.      Joint-stock company "Liepājas Metalurgs" Auditorial committee election.
8.      Voting of the Certified Auditor.
9.      Other points.

The Shareholders could acquaint themselves with the proposed decisions of the resolutions discussed in the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders beginning April 24, 2012, on working days from 900 to 1500 in the secretariat of the JSC “Liepājas Metalurgs” on Brivibas Street 93, Liepāja.

The Shareholders may attend the General Meeting in person or through their representatives. The Shareholders must register presenting their identification document, the authorized representatives – also to present a proper power of attorney (a power of attorney form is available on the JSC “Liepājas Metalurgs” website http://www.metalurgs.lv/, as well as on the official statutory information for the central storage systems website http://www.oricgs.lv/, and on the Company’s page on the NASDAQ OMX Riga internet site http://www.nasdaqomxbaltic.com/, or the legal representatives are to present a document certifying the power of attorney.

The Shareholders have the following rights:

- to submit draft resolutions about the issues included in the agenda of the Shareholders` Meeting within 7 (seven) days from the distributed statement on the announcement of the Shareholders` Meeting;

- to ask questions about the issues included in the agenda of the Shareholders` Meeting by a written inquiry to the Management Board at least 7 (seven) days before the Shareholders Meeting;

- to request the Management Board an inclusion of additional issues into the agenda of the Meeting within 7 (seven) days from the date of the announcement publication (such rights are in possession of shareholders, representing at least one twentieth part of the equity capital of the JCC “Liepājas Metalurgs”).

The registration of the Shareholders will start at 830 a.m. in the meeting place.

April 26, 2012 is the date on which the list of the JSC "Liepājas Metalurgs" shareholders will be set for the Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders. At the end of this date the JSC "Liepājas Metalurgs" shareholders and the number of corresponding shares they own will be determined. These shareholders will be eligible to participate in the Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders.

The Joint-Stock Company "Liepājas Metalurgs" Council informs, that the total number of voting shares of the Joint-Stock Company "Liepājas Metalurgs" is 16 981 033.

         Līga Šenfelde
         Assistant of the Chief Economist
         T.: 63455926, shenfelde@metalurgs.lv


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