It is announced that the trading sessions of the Athens Stock Exchange will continue at the new extraordinary schedule from 12:00 to 18:00 this week October 1, 2001-05.10.2001. The schedule that will be in effect for the Athens Derivatives Exchange will be 11:30 to 18:15 for the above-mentioned period.

During the current week, the work-team will meet and it will propose the new permanent hours of the trading sessions of the Athens Stock Exchange, which will be put into effect the soonest possible and following the adjustment of the operation of the market participants on this objective.M

The amendment of the schedule of the trading sessions of the Athens Stock Exchange, which will secure its greatest possible link with the mature markets, has been proposed by all the major participants of the Greek capital market, having as an object the improvement of its liquidity and its competitiveness internationally.