Athens, 31 January 2011

The Chairman of the ATHEX Board of Directors, Mr. Socrates Lazaridis, taking into consideration a relevant request of the Hellenic Capital Market Commission, decided the temporary suspension of trading of the shares of the company "PETZETAKIS S.A." , as of January 31 2011 and for a maximum time interval of ten (10) days, according to article 23 of L. 3556/2007. The aforementioned decision is deemed necessary until the company publishes an announcement on the latest business developments.

The relevant announcement is available at the web site of the Athens Exchange http://www.athex.gr.