Altec S.A, replying to the inquiry of the ATHEX on 19.2.2003, announces the following: ‘The prosecution of the company and its main shareholders against the Editor Mr G. Kouris concerning blackmail, neither concerns directly nor affects the financial results of the company. As it was analyzed in detail also in the announcement of 7.2.2003, replying to an inquiry of the ATHEX, the company announces that its exceptional economic status as well as its potential in the market not only they do not place any unrest, but on the contrary, they allow the company to expect that its developing course and its operational profitability will be larger than the average of the sector in 2003. The main shareholders of the company express once more their trust to the company and will support it both to its day-to-day activity and on the ATHEX.