Notification on JSC “Latvijas balzams” Annual General Meeting of shareholders

Management Board of joint stock company “Latvijas balzams” (registration number: 40003031873, legal address: 160 Aleksandra Caka iela, Riga, Latvia, LV-1012) calls up and announces that Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of JSC “Latvijas balzams” will take place on April 29, 2009 at 11 a.m. at premises of JSC “Latvijas balzams”, 160 Aleksandra Caka iela, Riga, Latvia.

 Agenda:

1.      Reports of Management Board, Supervisory Board and statement of Sworn auditor.

2.      Approval of Annual reports for the year 2008.

3.      Distribution of profit for the year 2008.

4.      Election of auditor for the audit of Annual reports for the year 2009 and determination of the remuneration for auditor.

5.      Approval of new edition of the articles of association.

6.      Election of revision committee.

7.      Election of the Supervisory board.

 Shareholder Registration will be open from 10.00 a.m. till 11.00 a.m. on the day of meeting – 29 April 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 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 written power of the attorney (form of a written power of attorney is also available on website of the central storage of regulated information - www.oricgs.lv), 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 of JSC “Latvijas balzams” shall apply for blocking shares on their accounts not later than by April 17, 2009 (by the end of the business day).

 Shareholders of JSC “Latvijas balzams” can get acquainted with Annual report of JSC “Latvijas balzams”, the Management Board proposal on the profit distribution, other draft decisions as well as additional information and give their suggestions and proposals on the Agenda starting from  April 15, 2009 till April 28, 2009 at premises of JSC “Latvijas balzams” at the secretariat, 160 Aleksandra Caka iela, Riga, Latvia on all business days from 08.00 a.m. till 16.00 p.m. and at Registration on the meeting day.

The total amount of shares with voting rights of JSC “Latvijas balzams” is 7 496 900.

The Management Board of JSC “Latvijas balzams”