HELLENIC TELECOM. ORG.
OTE INVESTOR RELATIONS ACTIVITIES - RANKINGS IN THE 2007 THOMSON-EXTEL SURVEY
OTE INVESTOR RELATIONS ACTIVITIES - RANKINGS IN THE 2007 THOMSON-EXTEL SURVEY
Αthens, December 3, 2007 - Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA (ASE: HTO, NYSE: OTE), the Greek full-service telecommunications provider, announces that in the context of its investor Relations program, it participated in the 7th Annual TMT Conference organized in Barcelona by Morgan Stanley. Mr Iordanis Aivazis, Chief Operating Officer, presented the OTE Group's strategy to the audience. The OTE team held meetings with over 75 of the top global telecom investors, including many of the largest shareholders in OTE and Cosmote.
As part of its ongoing investor relations activities, OTE participates in selected telecom investor conferences, roadshows in major international financial centers, and numerous meetings with investors at OTE Headquarters. In the past two years, OTE has presented its three-year business plans to the financial community in London.
OTE's investor relations efforts were rewarded this year with high rankings in the 2007 Thomson Extel Pan-European Investor Relations Survey. OTE ranked 10th among the 56 top European Telecommunications companies, and second among Greek companies across all sectors. At the same time, Dimitris Tzelepis, OTE's IRO was voted best Investor Relations Professional in European Telecommunications by sell-side analysts, and best Investor Relations Professional in Greece across all industries by both buy-side investors and sell-side analysts.
The Annual Thomson-Extel survey is one of the Pan-European benchmarks by which Investor Relations performance is judged, collecting votes from over 1,500 sell-side analysts and more than 5,000 buy-side representatives. The process, monitored by Deloitte, ensures the accuracy and objectivity of the results.
About OTE
OTE Group is Greece's leading telecommunications organization and one of the pre-eminent players in South-eastern Europe, providing top-quality products and services to its customers.
Apart from serving as a full service telecommunications group in the Greek telecoms market, OTE Group has also expanded during the last decade its geographical footprint throughout South East Europe, acquiring stakes in the incumbent telecommunications companies of Romania and Serbia, and establishing mobile operations in Albania, Bulgaria, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Romania. At present, companies in which OTE Group has an equity interest employ over 30,000 people in six countries, and our portfolio of solutions ranges from fixed and mobile telephony to Internet applications, satellite, maritime communications and consultancy services. Listed on the Athens Stock Exchange, the company trades under the ticker HTO as well as on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker OTE. In the U.S., OTE's American Depository Receipts (ADR's) represents - ordinary share. Additional Information is also available on http://www.ote.gr.
Contacts:
OTE: Dimitris Tzelepis - Head of Investor Relations
Tel: +30 210 611 1574, Email: dtzelepis@ote.gr
Nektarios Papagiannakopoulos-Senior Financial Analyst, Investor Relations
Tel: +30 210 611 7593, Email: npapagiannakopoulos@ote.gr
Daria Kozanoglou - Communications Officer, Investor Relations
Tel: +30 210 611 1121, Email: nkozanoglou@ote.gr
Marilee Diamanti - IR Coordinator
Tel: +30 210 611 5070, Email: mdiamant@ote.gr
Christina Hadjigeorgiou - Financial Analyst
Tel: +30 210 611 1428, Email: cchatzigeo@ote.gr
Αthens, December 3, 2007 - Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA (ASE: HTO, NYSE: OTE), the Greek full-service telecommunications provider, announces that in the context of its investor Relations program, it participated in the 7th Annual TMT Conference organized in Barcelona by Morgan Stanley. Mr Iordanis Aivazis, Chief Operating Officer, presented the OTE Group's strategy to the audience. The OTE team held meetings with over 75 of the top global telecom investors, including many of the largest shareholders in OTE and Cosmote.
As part of its ongoing investor relations activities, OTE participates in selected telecom investor conferences, roadshows in major international financial centers, and numerous meetings with investors at OTE Headquarters. In the past two years, OTE has presented its three-year business plans to the financial community in London.
OTE's investor relations efforts were rewarded this year with high rankings in the 2007 Thomson Extel Pan-European Investor Relations Survey. OTE ranked 10th among the 56 top European Telecommunications companies, and second among Greek companies across all sectors. At the same time, Dimitris Tzelepis, OTE's IRO was voted best Investor Relations Professional in European Telecommunications by sell-side analysts, and best Investor Relations Professional in Greece across all industries by both buy-side investors and sell-side analysts.
The Annual Thomson-Extel survey is one of the Pan-European benchmarks by which Investor Relations performance is judged, collecting votes from over 1,500 sell-side analysts and more than 5,000 buy-side representatives. The process, monitored by Deloitte, ensures the accuracy and objectivity of the results.
About OTE
OTE Group is Greece's leading telecommunications organization and one of the pre-eminent players in South-eastern Europe, providing top-quality products and services to its customers.
Apart from serving as a full service telecommunications group in the Greek telecoms market, OTE Group has also expanded during the last decade its geographical footprint throughout South East Europe, acquiring stakes in the incumbent telecommunications companies of Romania and Serbia, and establishing mobile operations in Albania, Bulgaria, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Romania. At present, companies in which OTE Group has an equity interest employ over 30,000 people in six countries, and our portfolio of solutions ranges from fixed and mobile telephony to Internet applications, satellite, maritime communications and consultancy services. Listed on the Athens Stock Exchange, the company trades under the ticker HTO as well as on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker OTE. In the U.S., OTE's American Depository Receipts (ADR's) represents - ordinary share. Additional Information is also available on http://www.ote.gr.
Contacts:
OTE: Dimitris Tzelepis - Head of Investor Relations
Tel: +30 210 611 1574, Email: dtzelepis@ote.gr
Nektarios Papagiannakopoulos-Senior Financial Analyst, Investor Relations
Tel: +30 210 611 7593, Email: npapagiannakopoulos@ote.gr
Daria Kozanoglou - Communications Officer, Investor Relations
Tel: +30 210 611 1121, Email: nkozanoglou@ote.gr
Marilee Diamanti - IR Coordinator
Tel: +30 210 611 5070, Email: mdiamant@ote.gr
Christina Hadjigeorgiou - Financial Analyst
Tel: +30 210 611 1428, Email: cchatzigeo@ote.gr