Issue of shares from share capital increase due to exercise of stock option plan
The aforementioned increase, that does not constitute a modification of the corporate charter, was attested by the Company?s BoD on 12/06/2004, upon application of the abovementioned General Meeting, was approved by the Ministry of Development and listed in the Corporations Registry decision no K2-15075/10-12-2004 & K2-14884/10-12-2004 respectively.
The BoD of the Athens Exchange, during its session on 01/18/2005 approved the trading of the abovementioned 161,500 new common registered shares of the Company.
Upon decision of the Company?s BoD the abovementioned new shares will be traded on the ATHEX on 01/24/2005. As of that date the beneficiaries? special accounts of the Dematerialized Securities System will be credited.
It is also announced to the Company?s shareholders that as of that date the starting trading price of the company?s shares will be formed according to the ATHEX Regulation.