Athens, 31 March 2011

The Athens Exchange, taking into consideration a relevant request of the Hellenic Capital Market Commission, decided the temporary suspension of trading of the shares of the company SANYO HELLAS HOLDING S.A., as of March 31st, 2011 for a maximum time interval of ten (10) days, according to case (d), paragraph 2, article 23, L. 3556/2007, due to the fact that the company's released annual financial statements for the fiscal year 2010, (published on 31.03.2011), deviate from the IAS/IFRS standards, as this resulted from the auditors' report and his qualified opinion.

The aforementioned suspension is deemed necessary for the protection of investors, based on the fact that the smooth operation of the market is temporarily not ensured.