METLEN ENERGY & METALS S.A.

Announcement of acquisition of owned shares.

The company under the name "MYTILINEOS SA.-GROUP OF COMPANIES" hereby announces that, pursuant to law 2190/1920 nr. 16, as in force, and further to relevant decisions of the Extraordinary General Meeting of its shareholders of 07.12.2007 and its Board of Directors (meeting of 07.12.2007), and also in implementation of article 4, para. 4 of regulation nr. 2273/2003 of the EC Committee, it proceeded to the acquisition of owned shares through the stock exchange member "E.F.G. EUROBANK" as follows:
1. On 10.01.2008, the Company acquired 10,000 shares of a total value of euros 138,007.89 at an average acquisition price of euros 13.80 per share.
2. On 14.01.2008, the Company acquired 36,500 shares of a total value of euros 458,228.30 at an average acquisition price of euros 12.55 per share.