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6 May 2003

Convening of the »first« annual general meeting of Sava Re

Today, on 6 May 2003, the Supervisory Board of Sava Re held a meeting. Among other things, it discussed the audited annual report of the Company and the recommendation for the appropriation of the accumulated profit. The Company ended the year with an after-tax profit of SIT 1,310,571,903.76, while the accumulated profit at 31 December 2002 was SIT 8,350,272,769.42 (the accumulated profit at 31 December 2002 is prior to ownership transformation).

Tomorrow, 7 May 2003, Sava Re will announce, in the daily Delo, the convening of the 13th Annual General Meeting, which will be the "first" AGM under the Ownership Transformation of Insurance Companies Act (OTICA). In accordance with this Act, on this meeting, the terms of office of the members of the Supervisory Board will cease. Upon the proposal of the Slovene Restitution Fund, who holds a 99.9 percent stake in Sava Re, a new Supervisory Board made up of 6 members was formed. The AGM will vote on the appointment of the following candidates: Branko Pucelj (former member of the Supervisory Board), Barbara Nose, Igor Kušar and Prof. Dr. Marko Pavliha. Two members will be appointed by the Council of Workers.

The AGM will also decide on amendments to the Articles of Association, which are intended to bring the Articles of Association into line with both the amended Companies Act and the ownership transformation of Sava Re. Furthermore, the AGM will decide on the appointment of a special auditor in accordance with Article 17 of the OTICA , on the appointment of auditors for the financial year 2003, and the AGM will be presented the annual report of the Company for 2002.

The AGM will also decide on the appropriation of the accumulated profit for 2002, that is, in respect of remunerations to the members of the Board of Management and the Supervisory Board. The Board of Management and the Supervisory Board of the Company propose that the members of the Supervisory Board receive SIT 16,375,000 and the members of the Board of Management receive SIT 31,596,300. Owing to pending projects, no dividends will be paid out of the accumulated profit for the financial year 2002.