In application of Article 16(10) of Codified Law 2190/20 and Article 290 of the Regulations of the Athens Stock Exchange, it is hereby announced by the company that at its meeting on 4 July 2007 the Board of Directors decided unanimously and in accordance with the decision of the Ordinary General Meeting on 14 May 2007 regarding the purchase of its own shares, to proceed in the purchase of up to 10% of the company's total shares, i.e. up to 3,040,636 shares, through the Athens Stock Exchange, with a spread of between euro 5 (low) and euro 15 (high), between 15 July 2007 and 30 September 2007.