OPAP S.A. announces, pursuant to the provisions of article 27 par.3 of L.3556/2007, following the relevant notification which was submitted, that Capital Research and Management Company -an investment management company-, holds on 26/09/2007, the amount of 29.402.980 shares (direct: 0, indirect: 29.402.980), namely indirect percentage 9,2172% and the respective voting rights over the total 319.000.000 OPAP S.A.'s share capital. It must be emphasized that, according to the notification, the number of shares and the percentage of voting rights even before the above mentioned date, amounted to 29.402.980 and 9,2172% respectively.
Furthermore, OPAP S.A. announces that no other notification regarding substantial holdings of shares has been submitted to the company pursuant to the provisions of par. 2 of article 27 L.3556/2007 and, therefore, the percentages announced before the implementation of law continue to apply.
The present announcement is published pursuant to the provisions of article 21 of L.3556/2007 and has been posted on the Athens Stock Exchange website and on the company's website at the following web address www.opap.gr.