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EANS-News: PI Power International Limited
Annual General Meeting Approves All Resolutions with an Overwhelming Majority

St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands (euro adhoc) -

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Annual & Special Corporate Meetings
Jersey/Vienna, June
22, 2010 - All proposed resolutions on the agenda of the Annual 
General Meeting (AGM) of PI Power International Limited (PI) held 
today, Tuesday, in Vienna, were approved by a majority of about 99%.
At the AGM, the Board of Directors confirmed the guidance of the 
anticipated further capital distribution to certificate holders to a 
range between EUR 0.60 to EUR 1.40 per certificate[1], as originally 
announced on May 29, 2010. Including the amount of EUR 6.90 which has
already been paid out to certificate holders, the total capital 
repayment will range between EUR 7.50 and EUR 8.30 per certificate.
As the Articles of Association of PI require that each director shall
retire at each AGM, the current Board of Directors put themselves 
forward for re- election. James Shinehouse, Richard Boléat, George 
Baird and Murdoch McKillop were re-elected as directors of PI. James 
Shinehouse was also re-elected to the position of Managing Director 
of PI.
In addition, the AGM also approved PI´s annual accounts, the 
directors` report and the auditor´s report for the period January 1, 
2009 to December 31, 2009. Grant Thornton Wirtschaftsprüfungs- und 
Steuerberatungs-GmbH, Vienna, was once again appointed as auditor to 
the company.
Shareholders´ equity less minority interest as at the balance sheet 
date of December 31, 2009 totaled EUR 64.8m (previous year: EUR 
507.4m). Cash, cash equivalents and financial assets amounted to EUR 
68.9m (previous year: 394.3m) at the balance sheet date. The net 
asset value (NAV) at year end was EUR 1.12 per certificate[1] 
(following capital repayment of EUR 6.90 per certificate[1] to date).
Management costs of the parent company in 2009 were reduced to EUR 
23.5m. In the 2008 fiscal year (until the middle of November 2008 
under the previous management), costs were still EUR 29.5m.
The Board of Directors also presented to the AGM the preliminary 
financial results of PI (parent company only) for the five month 
period ending May 31, 2010. The NAV at the end of May 2010 was EUR 
1.10 per certificate, whereas cash and cash equivalents totaled EUR 
66.3m. Management costs in the first five months of 2010 should be 
considerably further reduced compared to the previous year, amounting
to only EUR 1.8m.
It was announced at the AGM that the next step would be a further 
cash distribution of EUR 0.40 per certificate1, depending on 
confirmation from the auditor of the company. In addition, the 
company will press ahead with the sale or disposal of the Hohenlohe 
Wind Park (Germany) and the disposal / realisation of value of the 
minority shareholding in the gas-fired power plant project in Hungary
(Karpat Energo Investments). The aims being pursed by management are 
the liquidation of the company and the distribution of the remaining 
capital as instructed by certificate holders.
With respect to the current legal disputes with Meinl Bank AG, PI 
notified certificate holders of the continuation of the Austrian 
arbitration proceedings initiated in the previouis year on grounds of
excessively high fees. The other litigation in Jersey and the UK is 
also being continued.
Further   information   on   PI   Power   International   is    available    at:
www.powerinterntional.eu
[1] Excluding treasury certificates
end of announcement                               euro adhoc

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Branche: Energy
ISIN: AT0000A05W59
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