PUBLIC POWER CORPORATION S.A.
COMMUNICATION DEPARTMENT
PRESS RELEASE
Today, Thursday, 6 June 2002 at 12.00 the EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the SHAREHOLDERS OF "PUBLIC POWER CORPORATION S.A." was held in Athens.
The Shareholders' Extraordinary General Meeting decided the following items:
1. Ratification of the contract between PPC S.A. and the Hellenic Republic by which PPC S.A. is granted an option to purchase from the Hellenic Republic shares of DEPA S.A. (Public Gas Corporation of Greece) up to the percentage of 30%.
2. Conversion of the Corporation's equity capital from Drachmas to Euros and amendment of the relevant article of the Articles of Incorporation. After the amendment the nominal value of the Corporation's share comes up to 2.93 Euro.
3. Ratification of the election of a new member of the Board of Directors in place of a resigned member.
4. Amendment of article 3 which concerns the "Scope" of the Corporation with the addition of the activity of "Customer Services in the field of research, management and supervision of projects".
Athens, 6 June 2002
FROM THE PRESS OFFICE