Notification on the convocation of the Extraordina

The Management Board of joint stock company “LATVIJAS KUĢNIECĪBA” (unified registration number: 40003021108, legal address: 1 Elizabetes street, Riga, Latvia, LV-1010) convokes and announces that the extraordinary shareholders’ meeting of joint stock company “LATVIJAS KUĢNIECĪBA” will take place on October 26, 2017 at the hotel “Monika Centrum Hotels”, 21 Elizabetes street, Riga, Latvia at 11.00 a.m. 

The agenda:

1. Increase of the share capital.
2. Amendments to the Articles of Association.

Shareholders’ registration will be open from 10.30 a.m. until 11.00 a.m. on the day of meeting – October 26, 2017 – at the venue of the meeting.

The record date for participation at the extraordinary shareholders’ meeting of joint stock company “LATVIJAS KUĢNIECĪBA” is October 18, 2017. 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 “LATVIJAS KUĢNIECĪBA” to be held on October 26, 2017.

Shareholders have rights to participate in the meeting in person or by mediation of their legal representatives or authorised persons:

• upon registration, shareholders shall present a passport or other personal identification document.
• upon registration, representatives and authorised 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 “LATVIJAS KUĢNIECĪBA” - www.lk.lv ), or legal representatives shall present a document certifying the authorisation.

Shareholders of joint stock company “LATVIJAS KUĢNIECĪBA” shall inform the Management Board of joint stock company “LATVIJAS KUĢNIECĪBA” about the representatives and authorised persons of shareholders who shall participate in the meeting, by submitting copies of the power of attorneys or the 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 premises of joint stock company “LATVIJAS KUĢNIECĪBA”, at 1 Elizabetes Street, Riga, by notifying on the previous day by phone number +371 67020100.

Rights of shareholders in accordance with the procedure and scope established in Section 274 Paragraph 2 and Section 274 Paragraph 3 of the Commercial Law, Section 54 ² Paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Financial Instruments Market Law may be exercised within seven days after the distribution of this notification and on the day of shareholders’ meeting, whereas rights in accordance with the procedure and scope established in Section 276 Paragraph 4 and Section 283 Paragraph 1 of the Commercial Law can be exercised at least seven days before shareholders’ meeting and on the day of shareholders’ meeting. Detailed information on the abovementioned shareholders’ rights is available on website of joint stock company “LATVIJAS KUĢNIECĪBA” - www.lk.lv . 

Shareholders of joint stock company “LATVIJAS KUĢNIECĪBA” can familiarize with draft resolutions of issues to be addressed at the meeting starting from October 12, 2017 until October 25, 2017 at the premises of joint stock company “LATVIJAS KUĢNIECĪBA”, at 1 Elizabetes Street, Riga, Latvia on business days from 10.00 until 16.00, by notifying on the previous day by phone number +371 67020100, and on the day of shareholders’ meeting - at place of registration, as well as they are available on website of joint stock company “LATVIJAS KUĢNIECĪBA” - www.lk.lv . Shareholders of joint stock company “LATVIJAS KUĢNIECĪBA” need to inform joint stock company “LATVIJAS KUĢNIECĪBA” on necessity to receive a separate copy of the draft resolutions in paper form upon registration at least 5 (five) days before the date of the shareholders’ meeting by phone + 371 67020100.

Information on the shareholders’ meeting is available on website of joint stock company “LATVIJAS KUĢNIECĪBA” - www.lk.lv . 

The total amount of the shares and the total amount of the shares with voting rights of joint stock company “LATVIJAS KUĢNIECĪBA” is 200,000,000. 

Proposed Amendments to the Articles of Association are attached on 3 pages.

Management Board of joint stock company “LATVIJAS KUĢNIECĪBA”

About JSC “Latvian Shipping Company”

JSC “Latvian Shipping Company” (Nasdaq Riga: LSC1R) is vessel owner in the segment of medium and handy size tankers. The company owns 16 modern vessels employing more than 1300 professional and high-skilled seamen from Latvia. Besides, LSC subsidiary “LSC Ship management” Ltd is technically serving 9 more vessels, thus managing a fleet of 25 vessels. The average age of the LSC fleet is 9 years. All of the vessels have received ISM (International Safety Management) certificates.

         Artis Ozoliņš, Communications Consultant          JSC Latvian Shipping Company          Phone: +371-26179051          Email: AOzolins@golin.com          Web: http://www.lk.lv/en/