The company ALAPIS ABEE (hereafter the "Company"), announces pursuant to article 14 of L. 3556/2007 and following notification received on November 4th, 2008 by GREDIT AGRICOLE S.A., that on October 31st, 2008, the said company proceeded to the purchase of Company's shares, through its indirectly controlled companies CREDIT AGRICOLE CHEUVREUX INTERNATIONAL LTD and CALYON, and as a result, its indirect total number of shares and total number of voting rights, increased from 42,677,332 to 53,741,386. Hence, its indirect percentage on the Company?s total number of shares and total number of voting rights, changed from 4,35% to 5,48%.