Athens, 31.08.2018

ANNOUNCEMENT

The company under the trade name "ELVALHALCOR HELLENIC COPPER AND ALUMINIUM INDUSTRY S.A." (hereinafter referred to as "ELVALHALCOR”) announces to investors, pursuant to article 2 of the decision No. 3/347/12.7.2005 of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Capital Market Commission, that Mr. Epameinondas Batalas assumes as of today the duties of the Internal Auditor in replacement of Mrs. Aikaterini Kapeleri.

Mr. Epameinondas Batalas holds a bachelor's degree in Economics and a postgraduate degree in Applied Economics and Finance from Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB). Moreover, holds the Diploma in IFRS from the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA). He initially joined STEELMET S.A. as a member of the Internal Audit in 2008 and was involved in the audit procedures which were performed in the subsidiaries of VIOHALCO, serving for a number of years as internal audit manager.