Athens, 05.02.2019

ANNOUNCEMENT

The company under the trade name "ELVALHALCOR HELLENIC COPPER AND ALUMINIUM INDUSTRY S.A." announces to the investment community that, the Board of Directors with its 04.02.2019 decision, decided to commence the proceedings of the transformation of the branch in Pogoni-Ioannina,  manufacturing plant of all types of coin blanks and rings into a newly founded company limited by shares (“Société anonyme”) in accordance with the third section of par. 2 of article 52 of L. 4172/2013, as replaced by article 23, par. 6.c., of L. 4223/2013.