ELVALHALCOR HELLENIC COPPER AND ALUMINIUM INDUSTRY S.A.

Issue of Bond Loan.

HALCOR S.A. informs that, pursuant to article 16 par. 3 of Law 3556/2007 and following to a related decision of the Repetitive General Shareholders Meeting dated 27.06.2007, it signed the issuance of a common bond loan amounting euro 45 mil.
The bond loan, with NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE SA and NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE (CYPRUS) L.T.D., has a five year maturity and its scope is to refinance short term debt of the Company.