HELLENIC DUTY FREE SHOPS S.A. announces that, in accordance with article 4 par. 4 of the 2273/2003 Regulation of the EU Committee and the article 16 par. 5 of the law 2190/1920, following the decisions of its Extraordinary General Assembly, dated on 06.10.2008, and its Board of Directors, dated on 14.10.2008, acquired 191,436 own shares, representing 0.3634% of its issued share capital, for an average price of euro 6.56 per share, of total value euro 1,256,080, through the ASE member N. KOMNINOS Securities S.A. In total the Company holds 668,724 shares representing 1.2695% of its issued share capital.