Regarding today's article in the daily newspaper Imerisia titled 'Ioniki passes to HDFS' Hellenic Duty Free Shops' management announces that is in talks with Philip Morris International for a possible cooperation in the field, in which Ioniki SA, a subsidiary of the greek tobacco company Papastratos SA, is active. The management of HDFS also announces that no decision has been made yet and that will inform the Athens Exchange and the investment community with any further developments.