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"HYGEIA Group": On October 13th commences the exercise and trading period of the pre-emption rights of the euro 83m S.C.I

The company D.T.C.A. HYGEIA S.A. (hereafter the Company) informs the investment community that on September 28th 2009, the Hellenic Capital Market Commission approved the Company?s Information Memorandum for the Share Capital Increase (S.C.I) payable in cash with pre-emption rights in favour of its existing shareholders up to 37,689,273 new ordinary registered shares with voting rights (New Shares), with a nominal value of euro 0.41 per share, at a subscription price of euro 2.20 per share and at a ratio of 3 new shares for each 10 existing ordinary shares. The total proceeds of the S.C.I will reach up to euro 82,916,400.60.
The Company informs that based on the S.C.I timetable the ex-rights date has been set 05.10.2009. The Exercising Pre-emption rights period has been set 13.10.2009 until 27.10.2009.
Finally, the Pre-emption rights trading end date has been set the 21.10.2009.
The Prospectus will be available for the investment public free of charge:
a) in electronic form in the websites www.hygeia.gr, www.ase.gr, www.hcmc.gr, and www.ibg.gr
b) as well as in printed form, as of October 8th 2009:
At HYGEIA Group offices, Kapodistriou Ave. & Pentelikou Str., 151 23 Marousi.
At the Advisors offices INVESTMENT BANK OF GREECE S.A. 24B, Kifisias Ave., 151 25 Marousi.
At the branch network of MARFIN EGNATIA BANK S.A.
For further information, the Company's shareholders may contact Investors Relations Department (tel.: +30210-6867006, Ms. Marina Mantzourani and Mr. Konstantinos Tzoutzourakis).