ΥΓΕΙΑ Α.Ε.

Announcement

The Board of Directors of the "DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC CENTRE OF ATHENS "HYGEIA" SOCIETE ANONYME" (the Company) would like to hereby inform its shareholders of the following: (1) The repeat Ordinary General Meeting of the Shareholders of 18 July 2006 decided on the increase of the Company''s share capital by an amount of 8,774,000 Euros with the issue of 21,400,000 new common registered shares of a nominal value of 0.41 Euros each by payment in cash and preemptive right in favour of existing shareholders at a ratio of one (1) new common registered share to every two (2) old common registered shares. Following the aforementioned increase, the Company''s share capital amounts to 26,322,000 Euros, divided into 64,200,000 common registered shares of a nominal value of 0.41 Euros each. Total revenues from this issue will amount to 59,920,000 Euros. (2) The period during which existing shareholders could exercise their preemptive right is set between 30 November 2006 and 14 December 2006. (3) Preemptive rights may be exercised during business days and hours through any branch of the network of EGNATIA BANK S.A. (4) The Company drafted a Supplement to the Bulletin, pursuant to the provisions of article 16 of Law 3401/2005, which was approved by the Board of Directors of the Capital Market Commission on 8 December 2006. Investors who have registered for the purchase of securities prior to the Supplement''s publication may withdraw from this registration within three (3) business days of the publication of the Supplement to the Bulletin. (5) The Supplement to the Bulletin regarding the increase of the Company''s share capital constitutes an integral part of the Bulletin and is available in electronic form on the Company''s website (www.hygeia.gr) and on the website of the Athens Stock Exchange (www.ase.gr). The Supplement will also be available as of 11 December 2006 in printed form at the Company''s offices, 4 Erithrou Stavrou str. and Kifisias ave, 151 23, Marousi, at the offices of the Issuing Consultant INVESTMENT BANK OF GREECE S.A., 24B Kifisias ave, 151 25, Marousi, and at local branches of EGNATIA BANK S.A. (6) For further information, shareholders are kindly requested to contact the Company''s Shareholder Service Department (tel. 210-68.67.000, Mr Nikos Giabanas).