NIREUS S.A.

Listing of New Shares that Resulted from a Share Capital Increase Following the Exercise of Stock Options (Stock Option Plan)

Nireus SA announces that on Thursday, 20 December 2007, commences the trading of 364.500 new shares that resulted from the recent share capital increase by 546.750 euro due to the exercise of stock options by the Board Members and executive managers of the Company and affiliate companies. The above shares were granted to 33 persons at an exercise price of 2,40 euros per share, according to the resolutions of the 1st Repeated General Assembly of 05.06.2006 and the decisions of the Board Meetings held on 31.10.2006, 01.11.2007 and 20.11.2007.
The Board of Directors of the Company certified the increase on 22.11.2007, following the resolutions of the aforementioned General Assembly, and approved an amendment to the Company's Articles of Association on 5.12.2007, to incorporate the share capital increase. Subsequently, the increase was filed under the Companies' Registry with the relevant announcement No. K2-17025/04-12-2007.
The Athens Exchange approved the listing for trading of the above 364.500 registered shares during its meeting held on 13.12.2007.
By virtue of a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company, it is stipulated that the above new shares will commence trading on the Athens Exchange on 20.12.2007. On the same date, the opening price of the shares of the Company will be determined in accordance with the Athens Exchange Rule Book and the new shares will have been credited to the securities accounts of the beneficiary shareholders kept with the Dematerialized Securities System (DSS).
For further information, the shareholders may refer to the relevant publication (Law 3401/2005 article 4 par. 2 f), which is available, since 11.12.2007, in printed form at the head offices of the Company, 1st km Koropiou-Varis & Dimokritou, Koropi and in electronic form at the website of the Company (www.nireus.gr) and the Athens Exchange (www.ase.gr); they may also contact the Shareholders Department of the Company (Ms Maria Kotsovou, tel. +30 210 66 98 335-373).