OREANDA-NEWS. May 28, 2010. The Management Board of joint stock company “Ventspils nafta” (unified reg. No. 50003003091, legal address: Valnu Street 3-18, Riga, LV-1050) announces that extraordinary shareholders’ meeting of joint stock company “Ventspils nafta” will take place on July 7, 2010 at 10.00 a.m. at the “Hotel de Rome”, at Kalku Street 28, Riga
 
Agenda:
1.  Election of the Supervisory Council.
 
Shareholders’ registration will be open from 09.45 a.m. until 10.00 a.m. on the day of the meeting – July 7, 2010 – at the venue of the meeting.
 
The record date for participation of shareholders at the extraordinary shareholders’ meeting of joint stock company “Ventspils nafta” is June 29, 2010. Only those persons who are shareholders on the record date with the amount of the shares they own on the record date have rights to participate at the extraordinary shareholders’ meeting of joint stock company “Ventspils nafta” on July 7, 2010.
 
Shareholders have rights to participate in the meeting in person or by mediation of their legal representatives or authorized persons:
•   upon registration, shareholders shall present a passport or other personal identification document;
•   upon registration, representatives and authorized persons of shareholders shall present a passport or other personal identification document, and shall submit written power of attorney of the represented shareholder (form of a written power of attorney is also available on website of joint stock company “Ventspils nafta” www.vnafta.lv), or legal representatives shall present a document certifying the authorisation.
Shareholders of joint stock company “Ventspils nafta” shall inform the Management Board of joint stock company “Ventspils nafta” about the representatives and authorised persons of shareholders who will participate in the shareholders’ meeting, by submitting copies of the powers of attorney or documents certifying the authorisation at least 5 (five) days before the day of shareholders’ meeting. Shareholders shall submit the aforementioned information and copies of the documents to the premises of joint stock company “Ventspils nafta”, at Vaптu Street 3 - 18, Riga, by notifying on the previous day by phone number +371 67715910.
 
Rights of shareholders in accordance with the procedure and scope established in Section 274 Paragraph 2 and Section 276 Paragraph 3 of the Commercial Law, Section 542 Paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Financial Instruments Market Law may be exercised within seven days as from distribution of this notification and on the day of the shareholders’ meeting, whereas rights in accordance with the procedure and scope established in Section 276 Paragraph 4 and Section 283 Paragraph 1 can be exercised at least seven days before the shareholders’ meeting and on the day of the shareholders’ meeting. Detailed information on the abovementioned shareholders’ rights is available on website of joint stock company “Ventspils nafta” www.vnafta.lv.
 
Shareholders of joint stock company “Ventspils nafta” can familiarize with draft resolutions of issues to be addressed at the shareholders’ meeting starting from June 23, 2010 until July 6, 2010 at the premises of joint stock company “Ventspils nafta”, at Vaптu Street 3 - 18, Riga, on business days from 2.00 p.m. until 4.00 p.m., by notifying on the previous day by phone number +371 67715910, and on the day of shareholders’ meeting - at the place of registration, as well as these will be available on the website of joint stock company “Ventspils nafta” www.vnafta.lv.
 
Information on the shareholders’ meeting is available on website of joint stock company “Ventspils nafta” www.vnafta.lv.
 
The Management Board of joint stock company “Ventspils nafta” informs that according to the company’s Articles of Association, the total amount of shares with voting rights of joint stock company “Ventspils nafta” is 104,479,519.