Announcement of share capital increase through capitalization of part of the difference of premium reserves and reduction of the share capital by returning cash to shareholders

KLEEMANN HELLAS S.A. announces that the Extraordinary General Meeting of the shareholders on 04/02/2015, decided to increase the company's share capital by the amount of 4,020,279.00 Euro by capitalizing part of the share premium reserve, by increasing the nominal share value.
The share capital increase will be realized by increasing the nominal value of shares from 0.35 euros to 0.52 euros, and simultaneously a capital return will take place amounting to 4,020,279.00 euro by cash payment to shareholders of € 0,17 per share.
After the above increase and decrease, the share capital of the company amounts to Euro 8,277,045.00, divided into 23,648,700 ordinary registered shares with a nominal value of 0.35 Euro each.
The Ministry of Development and Competitiveness with the Decision No. 23078 approved the amendment of the relevant Articles of Association of the company. The Steering Committee of ASE convened on 19/03/2015 and has been informed about the increase and decrease of the nominal value of the Company's shares.
According to the above, on 31/03/2015 and thereafter, the Company's shares will be traded on the Athens Stock Exchange with the new nominal value of Euro 0.35 per share and without the right to participate in the capital return by cash amounting to € 0,17 per share.
On the same date, the opening price of the shares on the ASE will be determined according to the Athens Stock Exchange Regulation in conjunction with the decision No. 26 of the Board of ASE as applicable.
Beneficiaries of the capital return are the shareholders who are registered in the DSS on 04/01/2015 for this listed company.
The payment date of the share capital return will be 07/04/2015. The payment will be made through Piraeus Bank as follows:
1. From the operators of the shareholders if they have the right to receive it.
2. Through crediting their account in Piraeus bank, if the shareholders have declared this bank as their operator in the Dematerialized Security System (Banks and Securities firms).
3. From the Network of Piraeus Bank for shareholders who have not requested collection by their Operator or whose shares are kept in the special account of the Greek Stock Exchanges or for shares kept in non-disclosed inv. accounts. For the collection of cash from the network of Piraeus Bank investors shareholders are required to submit their ID and printout of their Investors' Account Number of the Dematerialized Security System. Payment to a third person is possible only with the submission of proxy, which will have the full data of the shareholder, as well as the authorized person (name, surname, ID Number), certified for the authenticity of the signature by the police or other public authority. After five years from the date of payment, i.e. from 07/04/2020, the capital return in cash will be paid only at the company's head office, at Industrial Area of Stavrochori, Kilkis, GR 61 100.

For further information, shareholders may contact Investor Relations Department Tel: +30 23410 38100. (Mr. Apostolas Dimitris).