The company NEOCHIMIKI L.V. LAVRENTIADIS S.A. announces that the Company FORTIS GLOBAL CUSTODY SERVICES N.V., shareholder of the Company NEOCHIMIKI L.V. LAVRENTIADIS S.A with its disclosure as of 2.3.2007, informed that on 12.2.2007 it proceeded with the purchase of shares of the above company and as a result its participation on NEOCHIMIKI L.V. LAVRENTIADIS S.A total voting rights amounted from 4.69% to 7.31% with corresponding change on its participation on the total shares of the company. According to its statement the Company FORTIS GLOBAL CUSTODY SERVICES N.V. holds the above shares on behalf of its customers the main of which is FORTIS OBAM, that its participation amounts to 6.94%.