The Board of Directors of the company M.J. MAILLIS S.A. announces that, on 27/12/2005, the trading of the 179.225 new common registered shares of the company will begin. It is noted that the aforesaid shares stemmed from the company's recent share capital increase by euros 136.211, due to the exercise of a stock option plan by Board of Directors Members and top executives of the company (a total of 10 persons), at an issue price of euros 1.00 per share, in accordance with the relevant decisions of 23.06.2000 of the 1st Recurring Shareholders General Meeting of the company as well its modifying Annual Ordinary General Meeting of 6.6.2002 and the pertinent decisions of its Board of Directors on 03.10.2005 (re: stock option plan) and on 1.12.2005 (re: share capital increase due to the exercise of a stock option plan), respectively. The Board of Directors of the company, on 2.12.2005 approved the aforesaid increase, which does not constitute a modification of the company?s Articles of Association, and in accordance of the decisions of the aforementioned General Meeting, the Ministry of Development on 20.12.2005 approved and registered it in the Official Register of Societes Anonymes by its decisions (No.K2-15620, No.K2-16209). Also, the ATHEX Board of Directors, during its session on 20.12.2005, approved the listing of the aforementioned 179.225 new common registered shares of the company for trading on the ATHEX. Furthermore, on 27.12.2005, the new shares will be traded on the ATHEX. On that date the share price will be set in accordance with the ATHEX Regulation and the new shares will have been credited in the Investors' and Shareholders? Account kept in the Dematerialized Securities System (DSS) of the Athens Central Securities Depository. Finally, it is announced to all shareholders of the company, that as of the same aforementioned date, the opening price for the trading of the shares on the ATHEX will be determined in accordance with the ATHEX Regulation. Copies of the document are available at M.J.MAILLIS S.A. headquarters at Kifissia, 5, Xenias & Charilaou Trikoupi St., 145 62, and on the website of the Company www.maillis.gr and www.maillis.com. For further information you may contact shareholders department (Mrs. Sotiria Smani, tel: (+30) 210 62 85 196).