The Management Board of STALEXPORT S.A. in Katowice acting under art. 399 §1 and art. 400 §1 of Commercial companies code convenes:
Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders which will take place on October 20th, 2006, at 11:00 a.m. in the seat of the company in Katowice, 29 Mickiewicza Street.
Agenda:
1) threats for further functioning of STALEXPORT S.A., including in particular for:
a) executing the re-payment of the arrangement, off-arrangement and trading liabilities,
b) maintaining and increasing the Company?s value for its shareholders,
c) preserving the employment places.
in case when:
a) the Investment Agreement of 26.06.2006 with AUTOSTRADE Sp.A, was not concluded,
b) AUTOSTRADE Sp.A withdraws from executing the investment agreement, i.e. it does not subscribe the next issue of shares, because the GSM of STALEXPORT S.A. does not pass the resolution necessary to execute this agreement.
2) matters in regard to managing the Company by its Management Board, connected with negotiating, concluding and executing of the investment agreement.
11. Adopting a resolution on examining by an expert, at the Company? cost, the matters in regard to managing the Company by its Management Board as far as negotiating, concluding and executing the investment agreement (including possible threats and losses which can result from this agreement for the Company, an observation of the principle of equal treatment of the shareholders as well as other possible infringements) are concerned.
12. Adopting a resolution on examining, by an auditor for particular matters, at the Company?s cost, the following issues:
a) negotiation procedure with potential investors and reasons for choosing an investor, with which the agreement was concluded,
b) procedure in regard of adjusting the content of the agreement with the Employees Trade Union acting in the company,
c) procedure of accepting the content of the agreement by the supervising authorities in the Company,
a) rights and liabilities of the parties of the investment agreement,
b) risk of not meeting the accepted liabilities by the Company,
c) security of the Company?s interest,
d) possible threats, losses and cost the Company may bear as a result of not meeting the conditions of the agreement,
e) other possible infringements and threats for the Company connected with the concluded agreement,
f) security of interests and an observation of the principle of equal treatment of the shareholders of the Company,
g) security of the employees ?rights.
13. Change of the Regulations of the GSM.
14. Closing of the debate.
ad 8 amendments to the Charter proposed by the shareholder - Autostrade S.p.A.:
Remark: The amendments defined as current contents of the respective article of the Charter, were passed by the XIII OGSM of STALEXPORT S.A. on 21.07.2006 by the resolutions nos 20 and 21, which till placing this announcement to Judicial and Economic Monitor have not been registered by the Court. Moreover, these resolutions were appealed by one of the shareholders.
IV. THE COMPANY?S AUTHORITIES
B. THE SUPERVISORY BOARD
I. Existing contents of passage 2 in § 14:
§ 14
2. The General Meeting appoints and recalls the members of the Supervisory Board determining their number for a given term of office earlier, with reservation indicated in passage 5 and 6.
Proposed change:
§ 14
2. The General Meeting appoints and recalls the members of the Supervisory Board determining their number for a given term of office earlier,
II. Existing contents passages 5-9 in § 14:
§ 14
Proposed change:
In § 14 passages 5-9 to be crossed off:
C. GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
III. Existing contents passage 1 point 11) in § 24:
§ 24
1. 11) appointing the members of the Supervisory Board after determining the number of its members for a given term earlier and their recalling with reservation indicated in § 14 passages 5 and 6 of the Charter.
Proposed contents:
§ 24
1. 11) appointing the members of the Supervisory Board after determining the number of its members for a given term earlier and their recalling.
IV. Existing contents passage 2 and 3 in § 24:
§ 24
2. The resolutions of the General Shareholders Meeting indicated in passage 1 point 4) and 7) as well as 10) can be passed only when Narodowy Fundusz Ochrony Środowiska i Gospodarki Wodnej voted in their favour.
3. Reservation, mentioned in passage 2, is in force as long as Narodowy Fundusz Ochrony Środowiska i Gospodarki Wodnej possesses at least 5% of the shares of the Company.