The company announces that the Annual General Meeting of 25/06/2009 approved the distribution of a dividend of 0,10 euro per share. At this amount will be added the dividend of own shares namely 0,00073 per share and therefore the total amount of the dividend per share will be 0,10073 euro. Followint the withholding tax 10% the net payable dividend per share is 0,090657. Beneficiaries of the dividend are shareholders of the company holding shares at the closing of the Athens Exchange trading session of 22.07.2009 (record date). The ex-date is the 20.07.2009. The payment of the divident will commence on the 27/07/2009 through the PIRAEUS BANK