Review of the ATHEX Index Series

The Index Advisory Committee for the management of the ATHEX Index Series at its semi-annual meeting on Monday, November 10th, 2008 decided the following:

  • The semi-annual review of the composition of the ATHEX Index Series
    (See changes in the file attached)
  • The creation of a new index «ATHEX Mid & SmallCap Price Index», with 20 constituents from the Athex Mid & SmallCap Category with minimum free float greater than or equal to (>=) 20% of their shares in issue and Average Market Capitalization less than 150 mil. Euro. The new index will start calculating on Monday, December 01, 2008 with starting price 5,000 units.
    (See index characteristics and constituent list in the file attached)
  • The creation of a new index «ATHEX alternative Market Price Index», with 20 constituetns from the Athex Alternative Market. The new index will start calculating on Monday, December 01, 2008 with starting price 5,000 units if the number of the listed securities in the Athex Alternative Market is at least 10..
    (See index characteristics in the file attached)
  • Changes to the Ground Rules for the Management of the ATHEX Index Series.
  1. Introduction of Free Float Restriction ATHEX Composite Index: they have free float greater than or equal to (>=) 20% of their shares in issue.
  2. Speed Up Inclusion Time to AHEX Composite Index: Securities trading into «Low Dispersion, Low Liquidity & Special Features Category» for the period prior to review, are eligible for inclusion into ATHEX Composite Index if they ranked above the twentieth (20th) place of the eligible securities ranking.
  3. Introduction of Fast Entry Criterion for the ATHEX Composite Index: Securities will be eligible for inclusion into ATHEX Composite Index if they have a minimum trading record of 30 working days since the commencement of official non-conditional trading and ranked above the twentieth (20th) place of the eligible securities ranking.
  4. ATHEX Composite Index Reserve List: In the event that one or more constituents are deleted from the index during the period up to the next semi-annual review will be replaced by the highest ranking security from the index reserve list as at the close of business two days prior to the effective date of the deletion.

For Index related enquiries or further information about the ATHEX indices please contact
Athens Exchanges: +30 210 33 66 269 or +30 210 33 66 268
Or, email your enquiries to AthexIndexTeam@helex.gr
or visit www.athex.gr