OREANDA-NEWS. On 17 April 2009 was announced, that board of joint stock company "Grindeks" (registration number: 40003034935, legal address: 53 Krustpils street, Riga, Latvia, LV-1057) calls up and announces that Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of JSC "Grindeks" will take place on 19 May  2009 at 10 a.m. at premises of JSC "Grindeks", 53 Krustpils street, Riga, Latvia.

Agenda:

Reports of Board, Supervisory Council and statement of Sworn auditor.

1. Approval of Annual reports for the year 2008.

2. Distribution of profit for the year 2008.

3. Election of auditor and determination of the remuneration for the auditor.

4. Election of Revision committee.

5. Amendments of articles of association. 

Shareholder Registration will be open from 09.00 a.m. till 10.00 a.m. on the day of meeting– 19 May 2009 - at the venue of the meeting.

The shareholders have rights to participate in the meeting in person or by their authorized representatives or attorneys:

• shareholders having a financial instruments account (securities account) with a commercial bank or an investment brokerage company shall present, upon registration, a passport or an other personal identification document and a receipt confirming blocking of shares on the account issued by the financial instruments account (securities account) holder.

• shareholders having their securities in safe custody at the Initial register or Shareholders register shall present, upon registration, a passport or an other personal identification document;

• authorised representatives and attorneys shall present, upon registration, a passport or an other personal identification document, and shall submit the written power of attorney, or authorized representatives shall present a document certifying the authority, and if the shares or represented shareholder are in safe custody at the financial instruments account (securities account), the a receipt issued by a commercial bank of an investment brokerage company certifying blocking of shares on the account.

Shareholders shall apply for blocking shares on their accounts not later than by 7 May 2009 (by the end of the business day).

Draft decisions as well as additional information on the agenda are available upon a request of shareholders of JSC "Grindeks" starting from 5 May 2009 till 18 May 2009 at premises of JSC "Grindeks", 53 Krustpils street, Riga, Latvia, contact person Marta Bauvare, the assistant of the Chairman of the Board, on all business days from 09.00 a.m. till 16.00 p.m. and at the Registration on the meeting day.

The total amount of the shares with voting rights of JSC "Grindeks" is 9 585 000 (nine million five hundred eighty five thousand).

JSC "Grindeks" is the leading pharmaceutical company in the Baltic States. Its main fields of action are research, development and manufacturing of original products, generics and active pharmaceutical ingredients.  JSC "Grindeks" specializes in the heart and cardiovascular, CNS and anti-cancer medication therapeutic groups. "Grindeks" Group consists of four subsidiary companies in Latvia, Estonia and Russia, as well representatives and representative offices in fourteen countries. Products of the company are exported to more than 40 countries and its export comprises more than 96% of the total turnover. The main markets are the Baltic States, Russia and other CIS countries, Japan, USA. The shares of JSC "Grindeks" are listed in the Official List of “NASDAQ OMX Riga”.