Introduction of a New Market B

As of Thursday, September 20, 2001 the shares of the company INTERAMERICAN HELLENIC LIFE INSURANCE CO., start trading on the Market B of the ASE ( Market B of low liquidity as it was approved by Regulation No 33 of the ASE BoD), due to the very limited dispersion of the company's shares. The trading of the shares on Market B will be conducted similarly with the trading on Market C.