Invitation of Shareholders to an Extraordinary General Meeting

INVITATION
OF SHAREHOLDERS OF THE SOCIETE ANONYME UNDER THE NAME
“HELLENIC PETROLEUM SA”
(S.A. Reg. No. 2443/06/B/86/23)
TO AN EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING
                             

Pursuant to the Law and the Company's Articles of Association, and following resolution No. 1144 of the Board of Directors adopted at its meeting dated 2.12.2009, the Shareholders of the Societe Anonyme under the name “HELLENIC PETROLEUM S.A.” are invited to attend the Company’s Extraordinary General Meeting, which will be held at the Company’s main premises at Aspropyrgos, Attica (17th km Athens-Corinth National Road), on Monday, December 28th, 2009 at 12:00 hours, to discuss and decide on the following items on the Agenda:
 
1. Announcement of BoD recomposition.
2. Preliminary approval of compensation and fees of BoD members – Approval of contracts between the Company and BoD members.
3. Setting up of Audit Committee under Law 3693/2008.
 
Shareholders who have proceeded to dematerialisation of their shares, in accordance with Law, may attend the Extraordinary General Meeting.
 
Shareholders who are entitled, as per above, and wish to attend the aforementioned Extraordinary General Meeting must:
 
a) If their shares are not registered in the Special Account kept with Hellenic Exchanges SA (HELEX), make a statement that they block all or part of their shares, via their operator, and receive the relevant blocking certificate, which needs to be deposited together with any representation documents at the Company’s Shareholders’ Department (199 Kifissias Ave., Maroussi) at least five (5) days prior to the date set for the General Meeting, i.e. by 23.12.2009.
b) If their shares are registered in the Special Account kept with Hellenic Exchanges SA (HELEX), make a statement that they block all or part of their shares, and receive the relevant blocking certificate from HELEX (110 Athinon Avenue, Athens), which needs to be deposited together with any representation documents at the Company’s Shareholders’ Department (199 Kifissias Ave., Maroussi) at least five (5) days prior to the date set for the General Meeting, i.e. by 23.12.2009.
 
The Company’s Shareholders‘  Department (tel. 210-8767.860, 8767.862, 8767.863, 8767.864, 8767.865) will be open daily from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm.
                                 
                                                                                     Athens, 2.12.2009
                                                                          By order of the Board of Directors

                                                                             ANASTASIOS GIANNITSIS
                                                                              CHAIRMAN OF THE BoD