Vilnius, Lithuania, 2015-08-31 13:00 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Public limited liability company Lietuvos Dujos legal entity code: 120059523, registered address: Aguonų St. 24, LT-03212 Vilnius. The total number of issued ordinary registered shares of Lietuvos Dujos is 290 685 740; ISIN code - LT0000116220.
On 31 August 2015 public limited liability company Lietuvos Dujos (further – AB Lietuvos Dujos, the Company) received a written statement from Lietuvos Energija, UAB, holding 94,64 percent of the authorized capital of public limited liability company Lietuvos Dujos, addressing the Board of AB Lietuvos Dujos with a request to convene the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of AB Lietuvos Dujos. The stated purpose of the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders is the proposal to pay dividends to the shareholders of AB Lietuvos Dujos for the period shorter than the financial year. Lietuvos Energija, UAB has enclosed with the written statement the draft decision – to pay dividends to the shareholders of AB Lietuvos Dujos in the amount of 0,0356 Eur for one share of AB Lietuvos Dujos for the period of six months as of 30 June 2015.
Pursuant to the initiative of Lietuvos Energija, UAB and the decision of the Board of AB Lietuvos Dujos, the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of AB Lietuvos Dujos is to be convened on 31 August 2015.
The date, time and place of the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders: The Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of AB Lietuvos Dujos will be held on 24 September 2015, at 1.00 p.m., at the registered address of AB Lietuvos Dujos (Aguonų str. 24, Vilnius).
The shareholder registration will start at 12.25 p.m. and will end at 12.55 p.m.
The record date of the Meeting of Shareholders is 17 September 2015. Only the persons who are shareholders of AB Lietuvos Dujos at the end of the record date of the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders shall have the right to attend and vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of AB Lietuvos Dujos.
On 31 August 2015 the Board of AB Lietuvos Dujos approved the following agenda and the drafts of the decisions on the agenda questions of the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of AB Lietuvos Dujos:
1. Regarding the response of the Supervisory board of AB Lietuvos Dujos concerning the set of interim Financial Statements of AB Lietuvos Dujos, interim Report and the draft decision to pay dividends to the shareholders of AB Lietuvos Dujos for the period shorter than the financial year.
[Presented for AB Lietuvos Dujos shareholders information].
2. Regarding the consideration of interim Report of AB Lietuvos Dujos for the period of six months of 2015.
“Approve the interim Report of AB Lietuvos Dujos for the period of six months of 2015 (enclosed).”
3. Regarding the approval of the set of interim Financial Statements of the Company of the first half of 2015.
„Approve the set of interim Financial Statements of the Company of the first half of 2015, audited by “PricewaterhouseCoopers” UAB, the Company‘s auditor (enclosed).”
4. Regarding the allocation of dividends for shareholders of AB Lietuvos Dujos for the period shorter than financial year.
„In accordance with Article 601 Item 5 of the Company Law of the Republic of Lithuania, approve the allocation of dividends in the amount of 0,0356 EUR per AB Lietuvos Dujos share for shareholders of AB Lietuvos Dujos for the period shorter than financial year as of the end of 30 June 2015.“
The right to receive dividends will only apply to those, who are shareholders of AB Lietuvos Dujos on 8 October 2015.
The Shareholders participating in the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of the Company shall produce an identity document. The Shareholders shall be granted property and non-property rights provided for by laws and other legal acts of the Republic of Lithuania. The Shareholders entitled to participate in the aforementioned shareholder meeting shall have the right to authorise in writing a natural or legal person to participate and vote on their behalf at the General Meetings of Shareholders indicated in this notice. Such a written authorisation shall be approved in accordance with the procedure laid down in the legal acts and shall be delivered to Aguonų str. 24, Vilnius no later than by the end of the shareholder registration for a relevant General Meeting. The Shareholders entitled to participate in the General Meeting of Shareholders of AB Lietuvos Dujos shall also have the right to authorise a natural or legal person by electronic means of communication to participate and vote on their behalf at the General Meeting of Shareholders. An authorisation issued by electronic means of communication shall be recognised as valid provided that the security of the information transferred is ensured and it is possible to identify the shareholder. A Shareholders shall inform about the authorisation issued by electronic means of communication by sending it via e-mail to ld@lietuvosdujos.lt no later than by the end of the working day of 23 September 2015 (4:30 p.m.). The authorised person must have an identity document and shall enjoy the same rights at the General Meeting as the shareholder represented by him (unless the issued authorisation or laws provide for more limited rights of the authorised person). The shareholder’s right to participate in the General Meeting of Shareholders shall also include the right to make inquiries. AB AB Lietuvos Dujos does not provide a special approved form of authorization for the participation in the General Meeting of Shareholders.
The Shareholders whose shares held in AB Lietuvos Dujos carry at least 1/20 of all votes at the General Meeting of Shareholders of Company shall have the right to propose, at any time before or in the course of the General Meeting of Shareholders of AB Lietuvos Dujos, new draft decisions on the items that are included or will be included in the agenda of the General Meeting of Shareholders of AB Lietuvos Dujos. Proposals on supplementing the agenda or the relevant draft decisions shall be submitted in writing to AB Lietuvos Dujos, Aguonų St. 24, Vilnius, or by e-mail to ld@lietuvosdujos.lt.
The Shareholders shall have the right to present questions related to the agenda of the General Meeting of Shareholders of AB Lietuvos Dujos which is due to take place. Questions may be presented by e-mail to ld@lietuvosdujos.lt or delivered to AB Lietuvos Dujos, Aguonų str. 24, Vilnius, no later than 3 working days before the General Meeting of Shareholders.
Shareholders will be able to vote on agenda items of the General Meeting of Shareholders of AB Lietuvos Dujos in writing by filling in ballot papers. At the written request of a shareholder, AB Lietuvos Dujos shall send, free of charge, a general ballot paper to the shareholder by registered post or deliver it by hand against signature no later than 10 days before the General Meeting of Shareholders of the Comapny. The filled general ballot paper must be signed by the shareholder or a person authorised by the shareholder. Where a person authorised by the shareholder casts a vote, a document certifying the right to vote shall be attached to the completed ballot paper. Properly filled and signed ballot paper and the document confirming the voting right can be sent to the company by registered mail or delivered to Aguonų str. 24, Vilnius, no later than before the start of the General Meeting of Shareholders. The Company reserves the right to discount the early vote of the shareholder or his/her authorised representative, if his/her submitted general ballot paper does not meet the requirements of Paragraphs 3 and 4 of Article 30 of the Law on Companies of the Republic of Lithuania, was received too late or is filled so that the true will of the shareholder on an individual matter cannot be determined. Electronic means of communication shall not be used for participation and voting at the above mentioned General Meeting of Shareholders.
Shareholders can get familiar with documents related to the agenda of the General Meeting of Shareholders of AB Lietuvos Dujos, draft decisions on the agenda items, documents to be submitted to the General Meeting of Shareholders and other information related to the implementation of the rights of shareholders specified in this notice on the website of AB Lietuvos Dujos at www.lietuvosdujos.lt from the date of this notice as well as on the premises of AB Lietuvos Dujos (Aguonų St. 24, Vilnius) during working hours (7.30–11.30 a.m. and 12.15–4.30 p.m.; 7.30–11.30 a.m. and 12.15–3.15 p.m. on Fridays).
Information is not confidential.
Laura Šebekienė
Head of Communications
Ph. +370 633 99940
Email: l.sebekiene@lietuvosdujos.lt
