HELLENIC EXCHANGES-ATHENS STOCK EXCHANGE S.A. HOLDING (ΑΤΗΕΧ) informs investors that the Repetitive General Meeting of shareholders, which took place on Friday 05.06.2020 approved the reduction of the share capital of the Company by the amount of EUR5,431,320.00 through a reduction in the share par value by EUR0.09 (from EUR0.58 to EUR0.49), and payment of this amount to shareholders.

On Tuesday 30.06.2020, decision 67639/30.06.2020 of the Ministry of Economy and Development was registered at the General Electronic Commercial Registry (GEMI) (registration number 2163100), approving the modification of the relevant article in the Company's Articles of Association resulting from the reduction in the share capital.

The ATHEX Corporate Actions Committee was informed on 30.07.2020 about the abovementioned change in the par value of the Company's shares.

Beneficiaries of the capital return (EUR0.09 per share), based on the record date rule, are shareholders of the Company that are registered in the Dematerialized Securities System (DSS) on Thursday 06.08.2020 (ex-date on Wednesday 05.08.2020 before the start of trading on Athens Exchange).

On the same date (05.08.2020), the opening price of the shares of the Company on ATHEX will be determined in accordance with the Athens Exchange Rulebook, in conjunction with Decision 26 of the BoD of ATHEX, as it applies.

The payment date for the share capital return is Wednesday 12.08.2020. Payment will be effected by the Bank of Piraeus as follows:

1. Through the DSS operators, to investors that have authorized their operators to collect.
2. By deposit at their International Bank Account Number (IBAN), at which the investor has declared that he wishes to collect cash distributions in accordance with article 13 of the Regulation on the operation of the Dematerialized Securities System (DSS), and decision number 6 of the ATHEXCSD BoD, as in force, for those investors that do not wish to collect them through their operators. This only concerns investors that have declared a Bank of Piraeus IBAN.
3. Starting on 18 August 2020 through the branch network of the BANK OF PIRAEUS for all other investors. In order to collect the share capital return from the branch network of the Bank, investors must provide valid ID and the DSS account information. Payment to a third party can only take place if there is an authorization stating the full personal information of both the beneficiary as well as the person being authorized, and notarized by a public authority.

Starting on Friday 02.01.2026, payment of the share capital return in cash will be made by the Company.

The ex-date (Wednesday 05.08.2020) is before the expiration (on 18.09.2020) of the Future with the ΑΤΗΕΧ share as the underlying security, and before the expiration (on 21.08.2020) of the future on the FTSE/ATHEX LARGE CAP (in which ΑΤΗΕΧ is a component stock).

For more information, shareholders can contact the Investor Relations Department of the Company (tel +30 210 336 6616, email: investor-relations@athexgroup.gr).