In accordance with article 19 of the decision 2/258/5.12.2002 (the "Decision") of the Board of Directors of the Capital Market Commission (the "CMC"), Soci¨¦t¨¦ de Participations CarnaudMetalbox Investments SAS (the "Offeror") hereby informs the investing public of the results of the voluntary public offer (the "Public Offer") that it launched to acquire 6,547,345 common bearer shares of Hellas Can Manufacturers S.A. (the "Company") representing 27.21% of the Company's total paid-up share capital and voting rights (the "Tender Offer Shares") as follows:

1. The acceptance period of the Public Offer commenced on 17 July, 2003 and ended on 10 September, 2003 (the "Acceptance Period"), as provided for in the Information Circular which was made available to the public on 15 July, 2003.

2. As at the last day of the Acceptance Period:
(a) the Offeror held indirectly 520,010 shares of the Company representing 2.16% of the Company's total paid-up share capital and voting rights; and
(b) the parent company of the Offeror, namely Soci¨¦t¨¦ de Participations CarnaudMetalbox S.A. ("SPC") held 17,515,155 shares of the Company representing 72.79% of the Company?―s total paid-up share capital and voting rights.

Consequently, as at the last day of the Acceptance Period, the Offeror and SPC together held 18,035,165 shares of the Company representing 74.95% of the Company's total paid-up share capital and voting rights.

3. ¦³he number of the Tendered Shares, for which Acceptance declarations were submitted by shareholders of the Company, added to the Company's shares held by the Offeror and SPC, does not satisfy the condition set forth in section 2.11 of the Information Circular and therefore the Public Offer is no longer effective.

4. The Tendered Shares shall be returned to the Company's shareholders who tendered them in accordance with paragraph C of section 2.17 of the Information Circular.