Ιn accordance with the Presidential Decree 51/1992 and clause 282 of Athens Stock Exchange Regulation we would like to inform the investment community with the following: On November 10th 2006, the company EFG Private Bank (Luxembourg) S.A. informed our Board of Directors that holds 3,556,000 common registered voting shares which represent 5.0137% of the companys share capital. Additionally, on November 9th 2006 the subject participation stood at 4.99% after the sale of 17,000 common shares.