The Company wishes to announce that further to a decision of its Board of Directors, taken on 22.6.2006 as a result of the Special General Assembly's decision of 14.6.2006, shall proceed during the period 4.7.2006 up to 4.1.2007 to the acquisition of a maximum of 2,026,017 own shares, with a minimum purchase price of five (5) euros and a maximum purchase price of thirty five (35) euros.