The company ALAPIS S.A. announces in accordance with articles 3 & 21 of Law 3556/2007, that Mr Lavrentios Lavrentiadis, obliged person according to article 13 of Law 3340/2005, informed the Company that on December 10th 2008, he proceeded to the purchase of 300,000 registered shares of the Company at euro 0.95 each and total net value of euro 285,000 thus his total percentage on the company's shares and voting rights is 17.75%.