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27/06/2008
HELLENIC TELECOM. ORG.
TITAN CEMENT COMPANY S.A.
SINGULARLOGIC S.A.
HELLENIC FABRICS S.A.
TERNA S.A.
GEK GROUP OF COMPANIES S.A.
FOLLI - FOLLIE S.A.
METKA S.A.
J. & P. - AVAX S.A.
REDS S.A.
MYTILINEOS HOLDINGS S.A.
KNITWEAR FACTORY MAXIM C.M. PERTSINIDIS
HALKOR S.A (FORMER VECTOR)
KNITWEAR FACTORY MAXIM C.M. PERTSINIDIS
HELLENIC TELECOM. ORG.
DIEKAT S.A.
ALAPIS S.A
FIERATEX S.A.
AS COMPANY S.A.
AS COMPANY S.A.
Á×ÏÍ S.A. HOLDING
SPRIDER STORES S.A
Á×ÏÍ S.A. HOLDING
SPRIDER STORES S.A
BANÊ OF CYPRUS PUBLIC COMPANY LTD
NEOCHIMIKI L.V. LAVRENTIADIS S.A.
SPRIDER STORES S.A
THESSALONIKI PORT AUTHORITY S.A.
HELLENIC TELECOM. ORG.
ELGEKA S.A.
MARFIN EGNATIA BANK
ALTEC S.A. INFORM. & COMMUN. SYST.
PIRAEUS BANK S.A.
PEGASUS PUBLISHING S.A.
DROMEAS S.A. OFFICE FURNITURE INDUSTRY
DROMEAS S.A. OFFICE FURNITURE INDUSTRY
ATTICA HOLDINGS S.A.
PIRAEUS BANK S.A.
ATHENS MEDICAL C.S.A.
ATHENS MEDICAL C.S.A.
M. J. MAILLIS S.A.
EUROMEDICA S.A.
X. BENRUBI S.A.
ALTEC S.A. INFORM. & COMMUN. SYST.
ALPHA ÂÁÍÊ S.A.
EMPORIKI BANK OF GREECE S.A.
SCIENS INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS AND HOLDINGS SA
ELLÉNIÊÉ TECHNODOMIKI TEB S.A.
HELLENIC EXCHANGES S.A. HOLDING
BLUE STAR MARITIME S.A.
INTRALOT S.A.
HELLENIC EXCHANGES S.A. HOLDING
HERACLES GENERAL CEMENT COMPANY S.A.
ELEFTHERI TILEORASI S.A.
M. J. MAILLIS S.A.
INTRACOM S.A. HOLDINGS
HERACLES GENERAL CEMENT COMPANY S.A.
ELEFTHERI TILEORASI S.A.
HELLENIC TELECOM. ORG. : ANNOUNCEMENT
56TH ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF SHAREHOLDERS- ANNOUNCEMENT
TITAN CEMENT COMPANY S.A. : Purchase of own shares.
TITAN CEMENT COMPANY S.A. announces in accordance with article 4 par.4 of Commission Regulation no 2273/2003 of the European Communities, that the Company has proceeded to the purchase of own shares, pursuant to decision of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders dated 20th May 2008 and resolution of the Board of Directors dated 20th May 2008, as follows :
1) On 18.6.2008, the Company purchased 15,000 common shares, with an average purchase price euro 27.47 per share and a total purchase price euro 411,999.20.
2) On 19.6.2008, the Company purchased 15,000 common shares, with an average purchase price euro 27.00 per share and a total purchase price euro 405,000.00
3) On 20.6.2008, the Company purchased 15,000 common shares, with an average purchase price euro 26.68 per share and a total purchase price euro 400,175.38
4) On 23.6.2008, the Company purchased 10,000 common shares, with an average purchase price euro 26.01 per share and a total purchase price euro 260,100,00
5) On 24.6.2008, the Company purchased 15,000 common shares, with an average purchase price euro 25.64 per share and a total purchase price euro 384,554.00
6) On 26.6.2008, the Company purchased 10,000 common shares, with an average purchase price euro 25.40 per share and a total purchase price euro 253,954.34
In total 80,000 common shares were purchased through the Athens Exchange member Alpha Finance, with an average purchase price euro 26.45 per share.
SINGULARLOGIC S.A. : Notification of transaction by persons under the obligation stipulated in article 13 of Law 3340/2005 .
SingularLogic S.A. announces in accordance to Law 3556/2007, Decision 1/434/03.07.2007 of CMC and Law 3340/2005 (article 13) that Marfin Investment Group (legal connected entity which is connected with Mr.Ioannis Karakadas Chairman and Managing Director),contacted the following transactions:
-acquired on 25/06/2008, 20 common shares, with a total value of 54,40 euro.
-acquired on 26/06/2008, 30.418 common shares, with a total value of 86.123,86 euro.
HELLENIC FABRICS S.A. : Announcement
HELLENIC FABRICS S.A. announces in accordance with article 4 par.4 of Commission Regulation no 2273/2003 of the European Communities and article 16 of l. 2190/1920 "regarding Societe Anonyme" as it stands, that the Company has proceeded to the purchase of own shares, pursuant to the decision of the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders dated 23rd May 2008 and the resolution of the Board of Directors dated 26th May 2008, as follows:
- On 19.06.2008, the Company purchased 3.000 shares, with an average purchase price Euro 0,95 per share and a total purchase value Euro 2.850,00.
- On 25.06.2008, the Company purchased 500 shares, with an average purchase price Euro 0,95 per share and a total purchase value Euro 475,00.
- On 26.06.2008, the Company purchased 1.000 shares, with an average purchase price Euro 0,91 per share and a total purchase value Euro 910,00.
The above shares, were purchased through the securities company "INVESTMENT BANK OF GREECE S.A." with an average purchase price Euro 0,94 per share.
TERNA S.A. : Announcement
The Annual Ordinary General Assembly of the shareholders that took place on 27/6/2007 decided the purchase by the Company of TERNA S.A. shares, up to a percentage of 10% of the total shares of the Company at a minimum price of six (6) euros per share and at a maximum price of twenty five (25) euros per share until 27.06 2008. The number of shares acquired amounted to 4,891, representing 0.01% of its share capital, at the average purchase price 12.47 euros per share. The total treasury shares owned by the Company amounts to 60,990.96 euros.
GEK GROUP OF COMPANIES S.A. : Announcement
The Annual Ordinary General Assembly of its shareholders that took place on 27/6/2007 decided the purchase by the Company of GEK S.A. shares, up to a percentage of 10% of the total shares of the Company at a minimum price of six (6) euros per share and at a maximum price of twenty five (25) euros per share until 27.06 2008. The number of shares acquired amounted to 338,130, representing 0.5165% of its share capital, at the average purchase price of 9.9642 euro per share. The total treasury shares owned by the Company amounts to 3,369,199.82 euros.
FOLLI - FOLLIE S.A. : Invitation to the First Reiterative Ordinary General Meeting
In accordance with the Greek Law and the company's Articles of Association, the shareholders of the company are herewith invited to the 1st Reiterative Ordinary General Meeting on Tuesday, July 8th 2008 at 12.00, at the Company's head office, 23km National Road Athens Lamia, Agios Stefanos, to discuss and decide the following item.
ISSUE OF THE AGENDA
Issuance of common bond loan till the amount of EURO 335.000.000 to repay the existing debt of the Company, in coordination with provisions of law 3156/2003 and provision of the relevant proxies to the Board of Directors for setting the specific terms of the loan.
The shareholders who wish to participate to the Annual Ordinary General Meeting must deposit a certificate issued by the Central Security Depository S.A. of the blocked shares for participation to the General Meeting to the Company's Head Office, 23km National Road Athens-Lamia, Agios Stefanos, Shareholder's department. To issue such a certificate, the shareholders must apply either directly to the Hellenic Stockechange S.A. or through their custodian (bank or brokerage firm)
The relevant blocking certificates and the proxies of the representatives must be deposited to the company at least five (5) full days before the date of the General Meeting.
METKA S.A. : Announcement
It is announced that the company, according to the para.5 of the Article 1 of the Presidential Decree 82/1996, intends to participate either itself or as a Consortium member to the process of undertaking projects from the Public Sector that fall into the clauses of the Article 8 of the Law 3310/2005, as modified and supplemented by the Law 3414/2005 and the Presidential Decree 82/1996 as it is valid.
Specifically, the company intends to participate to the Enquiry DMKT-11072251, announced by Public Power Corporation (P.P.C.), for the project "MEGALOPOLIS SES - ENGINEERING, PROCUREMENT, TRANSPORTATION, INSTALLATION AND PUTTING IN OPERATION A COMBINED CYCLE POWER PLANT (UNIT No.5), NATUTAL GAS FIRED, OF NET POWER 750 - 835 MW AT REFERENCE CONDITIONS ".
The submission date is the 08th July 2008.
The budget of said Enquiry amounts to 570.000.000,00 euro (VAT excluded).
It is also announced by the company, that according to the clauses of the Article 8 of the Law 3310/2005, in combination to the Article 1 of the Presidential Decree 82/1996, as they are valid, the societes anonymes' shareholders must submit to our company all data required by the above clauses that certify their conformity to these clauses regarding their nominal shares. Finally, it is noted that non compliance of Societes Anonymes - shareholders of our company to the above, bears consequences provided by Article 2 , para.2 & 3 of the above P.D.82/96 about deprivation of the following: a)presentation and voting rights in the company's General Meeting and b) of any kind of property rights derived by their shareholding, up to their full conformity to the above obligations.
J. & P. - AVAX S.A. : Announcement on important trade information (Law 3556/2007)
Pursuant to Law 3556/2007, J&P-AVAX SA announces the following transactions dated 26.06.2008 on its shares by private investors related to insiders (as per Article 13 of Law 3340/2005):
- purchase of 2,500 shares for a total consideration of 11,250.00 euros by Mrs Xaviera Kouvaras, a close relative of its Deputy Chairman Mr Constantine Kouvaras
- purchase of 2,500 shares for a total consideration of 11,250.00 euros by Mrs Chrysavgi Kouvaras, a close relative of its Deputy Chairman Mr Constantine Kouvaras
REDS S.A. : Announcement of regulated information Law 3556/2007
Company REDS SA notifies that on 26/06/2008 and according to the provisions of Law 3556/2007, ELLINIKI TECHNODOMIKI TEV SA (Liable entity, article 13 Law 3340/2005), proceeded to the purchase of 3.000 shares of our company with a total value of 9.203,86 euro.
MYTILINEOS HOLDINGS S.A. : Announcement of acquisition of owned shares.
The company under the name "MYTILINEOS SA.-GROUP OF COMPANIES" hereby announces that, pursuant to law 2190/1920 nr. 16, as in force, and further to relevant decisions of the Extraordinary General Meeting of its shareholders of 07.12.2007 and its Board of Directors (meeting of 07.12.2007), and also in implementation of article 4, para. 4 of regulation nr. 2273/2003 of the EC Committee, it proceeded to the acquisition of owned shares through the stock exchange member "NATIONAL P&K Securities S.A." as follows:
1. On 26.06.2008, the Company acquired 29.550 shares of a total value of euros 228,633.65 at an average acquisition price of euros 7.74 per share.
KNITWEAR FACTORY MAXIM C.M. PERTSINIDIS : Decisions Extraordinary General Assembly
During the Extraordinary General Assembly of the shareholders of the company INDUSTRY OF KNITWEAR MAXIM KONSTANTINOS M. PERTSINIDIS S.A., held on the 27th of June 2008, one shareholder of the company was present, representing 39,74% of the share capital (5.967.206 shares with voting right among the total of 15.015.000 shares).
The General Assembly did not proceed to the discussion and decision-taking on the issue of the agenda, as this has been announced by the invitation of the Board of Directors on 04.06.2008: Conclusion of a debenture loan for the company from Piraeus Bank S.A. by the issue of bonds till the sum of three million euros (3.000.000), due to the not achievement of the quorum of 2/3 of its shares, required by law and the articles of memorandum thereof.
The above issue will be discussed during the 1st Repetitive Extraordinary General Assembly of the shareholders, on the 15th of July 2008, Tuesday at 10:00 am, at the central offices of the company, situated at the 18th km Thessaloniki / Serres, after the relevant decision of the Board of Directors on 27.06.2008.
HALKOR S.A (FORMER VECTOR) : Decisions of the Repeat General Meeting
In Athens today, Thursday, June 26, 2008 at 12:00 a.m., at the "ATHENS IMPERIAL" hotel, Karaiskaki quare, the shareholders of HALCOR S.A. assembled to the Repeat General Meeting pursuant to the original invitation, according to article 29 par. 2 of Law 2190/20. They were attended shareholders, holding 55,933,760 shares out of 101,279,627 shares, i.e. 55.22% of the voting rights. The General Meeting decided on the following matters of the agenda:
-Approved the issuance of common bond loans, according to Law 3156/2006, up to a total amount of eighty million (80.000.000) euro, which will be written in all to various banks and the proceeds will be used to restructure current short term borrowing to long term, to partially finance the company's investment plan, as well as to participate in share capital increases of subsidiary companies. The decision of the Repeat General Meeting dated 27/6/2007 continues to be in force, based on the fact that the bond loans that have already been issued do not amount to the total amount that the above mentioned General Meeting has approved. The General Assembly granted the authority to the Board of Directors to further define all specific terms of the loans and the appropriate procedure for the issuance.
KNITWEAR FACTORY MAXIM C.M. PERTSINIDIS : Invitation to Repetitive Extraordinary General Assembly
After the decision of the Board of Directors, the shareholders of the S.A. INDUSTRY OF KNITWEAR MAXIM KONSTANTINOS M. PERTSINIDIS S.A. are invited to a 1st Repetitive Extraordinary General Assembly on the 15th of July 2008, day Tuesday, 10 a.m. to the central offices of the company, at the 18th km Thessaloniki / Serres, due to the non achievement of quorum of the 2/3 of the share capital during the Extraordinary General Assembly of 27th June 2008, with the only issue of the agenda:
Conclusion of a debenture loan for the company from Piraeus Bank S.A. by the issue of bonds till the sum of three million euros (3.000.000).
The shareholders that desire to participate in the 1st Repetitive Extraordinary General Assembly in person or by a representative, must bind, according to the statutes, the total or part of their shares (via their operator at the System of Dematerialised Securities (SDS) or if their shares are at the Special Account at SDS, via the Central Securities Depository S.A.) and submit to the company the relevant Certification for the binding of the shares, as well as the documents of representation, the latest five (5) working days before the date of the 1st Repetitive Extraordinary General Assembly.
HELLENIC TELECOM. ORG. : Announcement about ex-dividend date and dividend payment
Áthens, June 27, 2008 - The Board of Directors of OTE SA informs its shareholders that, pursuant to the decision of the company's Annual General Assembly of June 26, 2008, the dividend for fiscal year 2007 amounts to euro 367,612,791.75 or euro 0.75 per share. The ex-dividend date will be July 1st, 2008. Dividend payment will commence on Tuesday, July 8, 2008.
DIEKAT S.A. : Announcement
In accordance with the provisions of the Athens Exchange Rulebook and further to the 28/06/2007 decision of the General Assembly of Company's Shareholders, concerning the purchase of own shares, up to a percentage of 10% of the total Company's shares, at a minimum price of one (1) euro per share and at a maximum price of ten (10) euros per share, the Company announces that the above decision wasn't realized.
ALAPIS S.A : Announcement
The Board of Directors' of the company under the name "Alapis Holding Industrial and Commercial Societe Anonyme of Pharmaceutical, Chemical and Organic products" with the distinct name "Alapis SA", (hereafter "the Company") according to its resolution dated 26.06.2008 and following the resolution of the Shareholders' General Meeting dated 04.02.2008, declares its intention to execute during the period from July 1st 2008 to February 4th 2010 a share buy-back program up to 10% of the Company's share capital, i.e. up to ninety eight million sixty thousand and twenty two (98.060.022) common shares, within the price range of euro 5 (upper limit) to euro 1 (lower limit). The purpose of the stock buy-back program is the decrease of the Company's share capital.
FIERATEX S.A. : Announcement of buying of its own shares
According to the article 290 of regulation of A.S.E. The Company ANEZOYLAKIS BROS S.A. DYEHOUSE AND KNITTING MILLS, notifies that from 27.06.2007 until 26.06.2008 had the authority to buy its own shares according the decision of 27.06.2007 Regular General Assembly of shareholders, to support its Stock Exchange price, according to the provisions of article 16 paragraphs 5 until 13 of the law 2190-1920, as is in effect.
At the above time interval the company did not buy any of its own shares. Thus the total number of its own shares that possesses the company from previous period, is 107.800 items i.e. 1,05% of total number of shares.
AS COMPANY S.A. : Dividend for Fiscal Year 2007
The Board of Directors of AS Company S.A. inform the shareholders that in accordance with the decision made from the 28/06/2007 Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders the dividend for fiscal year 2007 is 0,08 euro per share.
Shareholders with company shares at the end of 30/06/2008 will be entitled to the dividend.
On 01/07/2008 the shares will be traded without the right to the above stated dividend.
Dividend payout will begin on 08/07/2008 by Eurobank Ergasias ÁÅ in the following manner:
1. Based on article 329 of the ASE Charter and article 39 of the Central Securities Depository.
2. Throughout the branch offices of EFG Eurobank Ergasias AE for all those shareholders who have asked to be exempt.
For further information please contact Aggeliki Tanakidou at +30 2310 572 000.
All dividends not collected within 5 years will be turned over the Greek Government.
AS COMPANY S.A. : Annual General Meeting
Today, June 27th, 2008 at 11:00am, AS Company S.A. conducted its General Annual Meeting of the shareholders for 2008, at the company?s headquarters in Oreokastro, Thessaloniki, 2klm. Palais Simmaxikis Odou, Diastavrosi Pros Oreokastro. The General Meeting was represented by a total of 15.182.876 shares which represent 61,10% of the total shares (represented by 8 shareholders) of its capital stock, and agreed unanimously the following:
1. The approval of Financial Statements for year ended 31.12.2007, and the corresponding statements by the Board of Directors and External Auditors.
2. The approval the company?s dividend, 0,08? per share, for the period 01.01.2007 ? 31.12.2007. Those shareholders who at the end of the General Meeting, conducted Monday 30.06.2008, and have AS Company S.A. shares are entitled to receive this dividend. The pay period for the dividend will begin 08.07.2008.
3. The acquittance of the Board of Directors and the External Auditors from every responsibility relating to transactions for the year 2007.
4. The election of External Auditors for the year 2007, represented by Baker Tilly Hellas S.A., regular auditor Mr. Evaggelos Pagonis (A.M.S.O.E.L 14211) and second auditor Mr. Ioanni B. Kalogeropoulou (A.M.S.O.E.L 10741), and their compensation.
5. The approval of the compensation that the Board of Directors received for the year 2007 and the pre-authorization of the 2008 compensation of the Board of Directors.
6. The approval of the Company's signing of contracts with members of the Board of Directors.
7. The appointment of a new Board of Directors with a three year term: Efstratios Andreadis, Anastasia Andreadou, Konstantinos Andreadis, Konstantinos Rizopoulos, Morfi Vasilakeri. Their term will end 27.06.2011.
8. The approval of board members that participate in other Board of other companies, in agreement with art.23 law 2190/1920.
9. Amendment and harmonization of the entire Articles of Association with the new provisions to law 2190/20 (and in accordance with law N.3604/2007).
10. Other announcements.
Á×ÏÍ S.A. HOLDING : Purchase of own shares
AXON S.A. HOLDING COMPANY, following its announcement dd. 18/9/2007 regarding the B.o.D's decision dd. 14/9/2007 regarding the purchase of its own shares, pursuant to art. 4 of EC Regulation 2273/2003, hereby announces that between 08/02/2008 and 02/05/2008, it proceeded to the purchase of 66,838 own shares at an average acquisition price of 2.7951 Euros.
SPRIDER STORES S.A : Announcement of Regulated Information of Law 3556/2007
SPRIDER STORES S.A. announces based on Law 3556/2007 (articles 3 and 21) in combination with article 11 of Decision 1/434/03.07.2007 of the Hellenic Capital Market Commission that on June 26, 2008, Mr Dorotheos Savvas Hatzioannou, son of the Vice President and Executive Member of the Board of Directors (bound person according to article 13 of Law 3340/2005, Mr. Savvas Dorotheos Hatzioannou bought 23,150 common shares, with a total net value of euros 55.698,90.
Á×ÏÍ S.A. HOLDING : Announcement
AXON HOLDINGS S.A., in the context of information provided to investors, announces that Decision No 14506/28-5-2008 of the Secretary-General for the Region, which was recorded in the registers of Eastern Attica Prefecture on 17/6/2008, approved the Merger through absorption of ELSON S.A., PRISMA TECHNOLOGY S.A. and AXON PROPERTY S.A. - REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION, HOTEL, TRADING, ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY by "SONAK S.A. - ELECTRONIC AND IT SYSTEMS AND PROGRAMS", a subsidiary of AXON HOLDINGS Group, pursuant to the provisions of Article 68 et seq. of Codified Law 2190/20, as in force, in conjunction with the provision of Articles 1-5 of Law 2166/93.
Note that ELSON S.A. and PRISMA TECHNOLOGY S.A. are also subsidiaries of AXON HOLDINGS Group and are active in IT, leading-edge technology and special applications fields while AXON PROPERTY S.A. - REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION, HOTEL, TRADING, ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY is active in the trade of outdoor cooling systems.
The reasons taken into account, which will promote the interests of all four merged companies, are the following: a) Operating expenses and cost will be reduced; b) better organization and more rational allocation of the powers of corporate executives will be attained; c) turnover increase will be attained;
d) financial results will be considerably enhanced; e) advantage will be taken of the tax incentives stipulated by Greek Laws on mergers; f) access to capital markets will be improved; and g) more rational organisation and allocation of powers will be attained.
The merger took place by transferring all of the property (assets & liabilities) of the three absorbed companies to the absorbing "SONAK S.A. - ELECTRONIC AND IT SYSTEMS AND PROGRAMS", based on the financial data (transformation balance sheets) as at 31-10-2007 of the absorbed companies. Following completion of the merger, the share capital of the absorbing "SONAK S.A. - ELECTRONIC AND IT SYSTEMS AND PROGRAMS", which amounted to euro 5,512,097.66 and was divided into 1,881,262 ordinary registered shares with a nominal value of euro 2.93 each, was increased by the sum of the share capital of the absorbed companies less the participation of "SONAK S.A. - ELECTRONIC AND IT SYSTEMS AND PROGRAMS" in the share capital of the absorbed companies and came to euro 5,985,661.84, divided into 2,042,888 ordinary registered shares with a nominal value of euro 2.93 each.
The exchange ratio of the merged companies' shares is the following: The shareholders of "SONAK S.A. - ELECTRONIC AND IT SYSTEMS AND PROGRAMS" exchange one share they hold with 0.99423365 shares of those that will be issued following merger; the shareholders of "ELSON S.A" exchange one share they hold with 0.07692307 shares of those that will be issued following merger; the shareholders of "AXON PROPERTY S.A. - REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION, HOTEL, TRADING, ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY" exchange one share they hold with 0.06 shares of those that will be issued following merger and, finally, the shareholders of "PRISMA TECHNOLOGY S.A." exchange one share they hold with 0.13805456 shares of those that will be issued following merger.
Following completion of the merger, the shareholding of the parent AXON HOLDINGS S.A. in the capital of the absorbing "SONAK S.A. - ELECTRONIC AND IT SYSTEMS AND PROGRAMS" came to 50.01% from 52.21% that it was prior to the merger.
A summary of the draft Merger Agreement, which includes the exchange ratio of the merged companies' shares was published in Issue No 6865/04-04-2008 of financial newspaper "KERDOS".
SPRIDER STORES S.A : Announcement of Regulated Information of Law 3556/2007
SPRIDER STORES S.A. announces based on Law 3556/2007 (articles 3 and 21) in combination with article 11 of Decision 1/434/03.07.2007 of the Hellenic Capital Market Commission that on June 26, 2008, Mrs Anna Savvas Hatzioannou, daughter of the Vice President and Executive Member of the Board of Directors (bound person according to article 13 of Law 3340/2005, Mr. Savvas Dorotheos Hatzioannou bought 23,150 common shares, with a total net value of euro 55.703,50.
BANÊ OF CYPRUS PUBLIC COMPANY LTD : INTRODUCTION FOR TRADING OF NEW SHARES WHICH HAVE RESULTED FROM THE REINVESTMENT OF DIVIDENDS
As a result of the reinvestment of dividends paid on 10 June 2008, 7.186.618 new ordinary shares of a nominal value of euro 1,00 each were issued by Bank of Cyprus Public Company Ltd (the 'Bank'). The shares were issued to the shareholders who participated in the Bank's Dividend Reinvestment Plan at a discount of 10% to the weighted average closing price of the share on the Cyprus Stock Exchange and the Athens Exchange during the first five days after the relevant ex-dividend date. The price at which the shares were issued is euro 7,74 per share.
Following the above issue, the Bank's issued share capital comprises 573.409.701 ordinary shares, of a nominal value of euro 1,00 each.
On Tuesday, 1 July 2008, the 7.186.618 new ordinary shares of the Bank will be introduced for trading on the Cyprus Stock Exchange and the Athens Exchange.
As of 1 July 2008, the opening price of the Bank's share on both exchanges will be adjusted according to the regulations of the two exchanges. As of the same date, the new shares will be credited in the Dematerialised Securities System ('DSS') accounts of the beneficiaries who have elected to have their shares registered on the DSS.
NEOCHIMIKI L.V. LAVRENTIADIS S.A. : Announcement.
The company Neochimiki L.V. Lavrentiadis ABEE (hereafter the 'Company'), announces, pursuant to article 13 of L. 3340/2005, the Capital Market Commission's resolution 3/347/2005, as well as articles 3, (xvi), (bb), and 21 of L. 3556/2007 and the Capital Market Commission's resolution 1/434/3.07.2007, that the company GREEN BIDCO Commercial and Industrial S.A., related legal entity to the members of the Board of Directors of the Company Mr. Robert Easton and Juergen Pinker, informed the Company via notification dated 26.6.2008 that they proceeded on 25.6.2008 to the acquisition of 51.115 registered shares of the Company, at the price of euro 19,00 per share, euro 971.185 in total. After this acquisition, the total percentage of GREEN BIDCO Commercial and Industrial S.A.'s total number of shares and voting rights in the Company amounted to 94.6%.
SPRIDER STORES S.A : Inauguration of three new SPRIDER STORES
Three (3) new stores were established in Greece today by SPRIDER STORES Group, increasing the total number of points of sales to eighty one (81) and strengthening further the Group's sales network in Attica prefecture. Note that within 2008 the Group has already established fifteen (15) new points of sales.
More specifically, a new SPRIDER STORE was established in Keratsini, on 71, Demokratias Avenue, lying in five levels and possessing selling surface of 1.000 square meters. Moreover, another point of sales began its operations in Markopoulo. The SPRIDER STORE Markopoulo is located on the junction of 28, Sounio Avenue and Myrinountos Street, possesses selling surface of 1.200 square meters and extends in three levels. Finally, a new SPRIDER STORE was inaugurated in Paiania, on 80 Lavrio Avenue, extending in three levels and covering an 1.000 square meters selling surface.
SPRIDER STORES is the leading Greek multinational Value Fashion retail chain, which offers Fashion for All complete clothing solutions, covering all the needs of the modern family, always in combination with the most competitive ratio of price - fashion - quality, through a powerful sales network, which today counts in total 81 stores, of which 68 stores are strategically located in key - cities of Greece and 13 stores are located in big urban centres outside the Greek border, in Romania, Bulgaria, Poland, FYROM and Cyprus.
THESSALONIKI PORT AUTHORITY S.A. : Ánnouncement
In reply to the question set by the Capital Market Commission on 26/6/2008 regarding the development of the tender procedure for the concession of the Container Terminal of ThPA SA, we inform the investing public that at the present phase the company is examining the objections submitted. The management estimates that the above mentioned procedure will be completed at the end of the second ten days of July, on condition that there won?t be any judicial appeals.
Following this, the company will procede to the 2nd phase of the tender, specifically to the opening of the technical and financial offers.
The company will inform the public for any development regarding the relevant topic.
HELLENIC TELECOM. ORG. : INVITATION TO THE REPEATED FIFTY-SIXTH (56th) ORDINARY GENERAL ASSEMBLY

THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE HELLENIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS ORGANIZATION SA (REGISTRATION NUMBER 347/06/B/86/10) ARE HEREBY INVITED TO THE REPEATED FIFTY-SIXTH (56th) ORDINARY GENERAL ASSEMBLY (FISCAL YEAR 1/1/2007 - 31/12/2007)
Pursuant to the Law and the Articles of Association and following resolution no 2812 of the Board of Directors, dated 26/06/2008 (agenda item 4), the Shareholders of the Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA are hereby invited to the Repeated fifty-sixth (56th) Ordinary General Assembly, on July 9, 2008, at 13:00 hours, at the company's headquarters (99, Kifissias Ave, Athens), in order to discuss and decide upon the following: Adoption of a stock option plan for executives of the Company and affiliated companies, according to article 42å of the Codified Law 2190/1920.
In the said General Assembly, all Shareholders of the Company may participate, in person or by proxy. For this purpose:
If their shares are in the Depository Account, Shareholders must reserve in part or in full their shares and obtain from the Central Securities Depository Office SA certification evidencing such reservation and deposit it, as well as a duly authorized proxy form, with the OTE Share Registration Office (1st floor, 15, Stadiou Street - Athens) at least five (5) full days prior to the appointed date and time of the Ordinary General Assembly, together with required representation documents in case they use a representative.
if their shares are not in the Depository Account, Shareholders must reserve in full or in part their shares through their Depository Participant and obtain certification evidencing such reservation and deposit this certification with the OTE Share Registration Office (1st floor, 15, Stadiou Street ? Athens) at least five (5) full days prior to the appointed date and time of the Ordinary General Assembly, together with required representation documents in case they use a representative.
ELGEKA S.A. : ANNOUNCEMENT RELATING TO THE DRAFT AMENDMENT
In accordance with par. 2 of article 19 of L. 3556/2007 our company, ELGEKA S.A., notifies the investing public that the draft of the Articles of Association of the Company amended for the purposes of compliance with the new stipulations of L.2190/1920 (after L. 3604/2007) by amending, abolishing and renumbering the articles and its compilations into a single document, in view of the Annual Ordinary General Assembly of the shareholders of the Company that will take place on Monday the 30th of June 2008, at 12:00 noon, has been posted at the Company' s website (www.elgeka.gr) and at Athens Stock Exchange website (www.ase.gr). The draft of the Articles of Association is available only in Greek.
MARFIN EGNATIA BANK : Announcement according to Law 3556/2007
MARFIN EGNATIA BANK S.A. announces that according to the Law 3556/2007, the Decision 1/434/03.07.2007 and the Circular nr. 33 of the Hellenic Capital Market Commission that on June 26, 2008, MARFIN POPULAR BANK PUBLIC CO LTD, which is closely associated to Mr. Andreas Vgenopoulos, an Executive Member of the Board of Directors of MARFIN EGNATIA BANK, bought 22.815 common shares of the Bank, with total net value of Euro 119,999.33.
ALTEC S.A. INFORM. & COMMUN. SYST. : Resolutions of the Annual Ordinary General Meeting of Altec SA
During the Ordinary General Meeting of the Shareholders of the company, which was held today 27/06/2008, there were shareholders, representing a percentage of 39.035 % of the share capital (39,172,491 shares with voting rights out of 100,353,000 total shares) and all topics listed in the agenda were discussed, as it was announced by the BoD invitation on 4/06/2008.
The meeting decided and unanimously approved all the agenda issues as follows:
1. Approved the Annual Financial Statements (parent company and consolidated) of the financial year (01/01/2007-31/12/2007) and the relevant reports of the Board of Directors and the Certified Auditor. Concerning the fiscal year 2007 no dividend will be paid.
2. Approved the discharge of the Board of Directors and the Auditors from all responsibility of indemnification in relation to the financial year 2007.
3. Approved the election of Georgios Batsoulis (AMSOEL 14001) as regular and Stavros Papantonis (AMSOEL 14331) as substitute Certified Auditors from the company "BDO Protypos Hellenic Auditing SA" for the fiscal year 1/1/2008-31/12/2008 and determined their remuneration.
4. Preapproved the remunerations of the Board of Directors members for the financial year 2008.
5. Approved and authorized the contracting or command between the company and the members of the Board of Directors, determining the maximum limit of their remuneration, as well as the contracting of franchising agreements between affiliated companies and the members of Board of Directors of the company, spouses and the relatives' persons.
6. Approved the extension of the Company's scope and it added the capability for certifying knowledge of third persons on the products and services Altec SA, as well as the publication and provision of relative certificates. The addition in the scope of company of above-mentioned activity will not affect the financial situation of the company and will not result in important increases of profitability or its turnover. Finally, it modified the article of 3 of the scope of the Company.
7. Approved the changes, additions and amendments of the Articles of Association of the Company in relation to the adjustments such to the Codified Law 2190/1920 (following its amendment by law 3604/2007).
The last topic of the Agenda which was referring to the issuance of stock option plan to the BoD members, to the company's and affiliate companies personnel, the General Meeting did not vote, because there was not enough quorum according to the article 13 par. 13 of Law 2190/1920 in order to come to a decision for the specific topic.
PIRAEUS BANK S.A. : Purchase of Own Shares
Pursuant to the provisions of article 4 par. 4 of the Commission Regulation (EC) No 2273/2003, Piraeus Bank S.A. announces that following the decision of the Annual Ordinary General Shareholders' Meeting (dated 3.4.2008) and the resolution of the Board of Directors (dated 4.4.2008), it purchased own shares, through the ATHEX member Piraeus Securities S.A., as follows: a) On 18/6/2008 the Bank purchased 80.452 shares, with average cost price euro 18,63 per share and total purchase price euro 1.498.828,14 b) On 19/6/2008 the Bank purchased 37.010 shares, with average cost price euro 18,62 per share and total purchase price euro 689.007,70 euros.
PEGASUS PUBLISHING S.A. : Announcement
According to Law 3340/2005, No. 3/347/12.7.2005 B.o.D. Decision of the Hellenic Capital Market Commission and the Athens Exchange Rulebook as valid, "PEGASUS PUBLISHING S.A." (hereinafter referred to as "Company"), following its announcement dated 28th January 2008, informs the investment public, as follows:
By virtue of the 28.01.2008 preliminary Share Purchase Agreement, executed in Paris before the Notary Public Frederic Vincent and 393/V/2008 approval decision of the Hellenic Competition Committee, the Company has proceeded on the 26th of June 2008, to the purchase of fifty nine thousand (59.000) shares of "HACHETTE RIZZOLI MAGAZINES S.A.", from the company "HACHETTE RIZZOLI INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS B.V.", representing fifty percent (50%) of the total share capital, for the aggregate amount of Euro six million five hundred thousand Euro (euro 6.500.000,00).
Following the above, the participation of "PEGASUS PUBLISHING S.A." in the share capital of "HACHETTE RIZZOLI MAGAZINES S.A." amounts to one hundred percent (100%).
DROMEAS S.A. OFFICE FURNITURE INDUSTRY : Press Release
Company Dromeas, contributes to the importance of industrial drawing in the industrial production, has established the Competition of Industrial drawing since 2000. In 2007, announced the 4th International Competition of Industrial Drawing and office-home furniture.
The expiry of deadline of submission of proposals for the 4th International Competition of Industrial Drawing and office-home furniture had been determined at 31 December 2007. The committee of evaluation of proposals assembled 21 and 22 June 2008 for the choice of proposals that will be rewarded.
First Prize: Timbio Miltiadi for "Terrasedia" (Prize: 10.000 euro)
Second Prize: Papadato Stefano for "Slices" (Prize: 4.000 euro)
Third Prize: Masala Stelio, for "PEGASUS" (Prize: 2.000 euro)
Additionally, the Committee has selected three awards:
1st Reward: Christofideli Strato, for "WAVE"
2nd Reward: Ioannidou Eleni, for "íáóôüí"
3rd Reward: Team LIME STUDIO, for "oak + white"
The prizes and rewards of the 4th International Competition of Industrial Drawing of Office-Home furniture, as well as the report with the work of the participants will be held during the year 2008. Company Dromeas will inform about the place and date.
DROMEAS S.A. OFFICE FURNITURE INDUSTRY : Announcement
A new collaboration with one of the leading Industrial Designers of our country, achieved company Dromeas. With dynamic presence in the office furniture, Company Dromeas, is always close to customers needs. The collaboration with the industrial designer Mr Andrea Zapatina, will introduce a rich collection of furniture, which will evolve the workstations into viable spaces. This unique collaboration will be the start of new total designs project.
ATTICA HOLDINGS S.A. : Announcement of regulated information according to Law 3556/2007
Attica Holdings S.A. (the Company), pursuant to the provisions of the Law 3340/2005 and the Law 3556/2007, the Decision 1/434/03.07.2007 and the Circular nr. 33 of the Hellenic Capital Market Commission, announces that MARFIN INVESTMENT GROUP HOLDINGS S.A., which is closely associated to the Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors Mr. Andreas Vgenopoulos, bought 20,000 ordinary shares of Attica Group of total value Euro 92,948.48 on 26th June, 2008.
PIRAEUS BANK S.A. : Purchase of Own Shares
Pursuant to the provisions of article 4 par. 4 of the Commission Regulation (EC) No 2273/2003, Piraeus Bank S.A. announces that following the decision of the Annual Ordinary General Shareholders' Meeting (dated 3.4.2008) and the resolution of the Board of Directors (dated 4.4.2008), it purchased own shares, through the ATHEX member Piraeus Securities S.A., as follows:
a) On 18/6/2008 the Bank purchased 80.452 shares, with average cost price euro 18,63 per share and total purchase price euro 1.498.828,14
b) On 19/6/2008 the Bank purchased 37.010 shares, with average cost price euro 18,62 per share and total purchase price euro 689.007,70 euros.
ATHENS MEDICAL C.S.A. : Announcement
On 27/6/2008 the Annual General Assembly of the Company took place, in which 35 stockholders having the right to vote and holding a total of 64.327.579 stocks participated. Therefore, participation was at 74,165% and the Assembly was at legal quorum.
The General Assembly, given the above quorum, agreed and approved the following:
1. Approved (92,036% in favour, 7,964% present) the financial reports (Parent & Consolidated) for the year 2007 as they have been published in the press (29/03/2008).
2. Approved (84,079% in favour, 7,897% present) the exemption of the BOD and of the Auditor from any responsibility of indemnity for the year 2007.
3. Approved (98,680% in favour, 1,320% present) dividend for the year 2007 at the amount of euro 0,06 per share.
4. Approved (92,103% in favour, 7,897% present) the travel expenses of the BOD members.
5. Approved (92,103% in favour, 7,897% present) the salaries of the BOD members.
6. Approved (92,103% in favour, 7,897% present) the compensation of the Certified Public Accountant for the year 2007.
7. Determined (92,103% in favour, 7,897% present) the selection of Mr. George Vrettos, AMSOEL 15651, as the appointed auditor and Mr. Sokos Sotiris AMSOEL 17011, as the substitute auditor for the year 2008 of the CPA Firm of "BDO Protipos Elegtiki SA".
8. Approved (92,096% in favour, 0,001% against, 7,903 present) the issuance, based on articles of coded law 2190/20 and law 3156/2003, as well as the disposal through private investment of common paper bond loan.
9. Approved (98,748% in favour, 1,252% present) the purchase of own shares with upper limit of 10% of total number of shares with lower price 2 euro per share and upper price 6 euro per share. The duration of the program will be 12 months.
For any additional information or questions, the Stockholders may contact the Office of Investor Relations at the following phone numbers (210.68.62.454) during regular work days and hours.
ATHENS MEDICAL C.S.A. : Payment of dividend
Athens Medical CSA, announces that according to the decision of the Annual General Assembly of June 27th 2008, the dividend for the year 2007 is 0,06 euro per share.
Beneficiaries of the dividends are the stockholders of the company after the closing of the Athens Stock Exchange on July 4th 2008.
After Monday, July 7th 2008, the Company stocks will be traded on the Athens Stock Exchange without the right of receiving dividend for the year 2007.
The payment of the dividend will be taking through the NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE, and will begin on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 until Tuesday, July 14, 2009. According to the new procedure for payment of dividends, as this is stated in article 329 of the Regulations of the Athens Stock Exchange and the article 39 of the Central Security Depository Regulations, the payment of the dividends will be carried out according to the following:
1. Through the handlers (Banks, Stock Brokers) of the S.A.T.
2. Through the local branch offices of the NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE for those Stockholders who have requested the exception from their handlers of the S.A.T. of the above case #1.
3. The Stockholders for whom was not possible to establish credit through their handlers according to case #1, will be able to collect the dividends from the 22/07/2007 through the local branch offices of the NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE.
The collection of the dividend for cases 2 & 3, will be done with the announcement of the Code Number Investment Share and by also providing your lawful identification card at any branch office of the NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE.
The collection will be done by a legally authorized representative of the stockholder and by providing the power of attorney stating full details of the beneficiary and the empowered representative, authenticated by the legal authorities.
All handlers/dealers are kindly requested to contact Mr. Ioanni Xidi, at the NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE at the Subdivision of Private Investors and Stock Exchange Custodian, Karegeorgi Servias 6, 3rd floor, Syntagma Square, tel. 210-3340611, or Mr. Elias Dimitriou at tel. 210-3340613.
Our Company's Stockholders will be served from all branch offices of the NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE. For further information or clarifications, they may contact Mr. Ioanni Xidi, at tel. 210-3340611, or Mr. Elias Dimitriou at tel. 210-3340613, as well as our Company?s Office of Investor Relations at 210-6862454.
From Tuesday, July 14, 2009, the payment of the dividend will be conducted only from our central company offices (Distomou 5-7, Maroussi).
M. J. MAILLIS S.A. : Resolutions of the annual general shareholder's meeting.
The Annual Ordinary General Meeting, was held on Thursday, June 26, 2008, at 17:30, at MUSEUM GOULANDRI OF NATURAL HISTORY - GAIA ("Aggelos Goulandris" hall), at Kifissia Attikis, 100 Othonos Str. The total number of shareholders that were present or represented were 19 corresponding to 33,261,518 shares out of 73,176,746 shares, which represent a percentage of 45.45 %.
The following agenda issues were discussed and decided:
1. The General Meeting, by 33,184,292 votes for, approved the Annual Financial Statements (Company's and Consolidated), for the fiscal year 2007 (1.1.2007 - 31.12.2007)
2. The General Meeting, by 33,184,292 votes for, after calling each one of the shareholders who were present and entitled to vote for this issue according to article 35 of Regulatory Law 2190/1920, released the Board of Directors and the Auditor from any liability in regards to the Balance Sheet, the Fiscal Year results and the management of the Company as well as the Consolidated fiscal year results - balance sheet and management of fiscal year 2007.
3. The Shareholders Meeting decided unanimously the election of the company PRICEWTERHOUSECOOPERS as the Certified Auditor for the fiscal year 2008 (1.1.2008 - 31.12.2008) and defined its fees
4. The General Meeting, by 33,183,778 votes for, approved the salaries and fees of members of the Board of Directors.
5 The Shareholders Meeting decided unanimously to grant the authorization, according to article 23, par. 1, of Regulatory Law 2190/1920, to members of the Board of Directors and to company's executives to participate in the management or the administration of companies belonging to the company group, which pursue the same or similar purposes.
6. The Shareholders Meeting decided unanimously to ratify the election by the Board of Directors held on 30.08.2007, of Mr Victor Papaconstantinou in replacement of the resigned Director Mr. Charalampos Stavrinoudakis. Mr Papaconstinou 's office is to expire along with the term of the current Board of Directors.
7. The Shareholders Meeting decided unanimously the use of 1,828,360.36 Euros out of the reserves of the Company in order to cover its own participation in an investment plan under development law 3299/2004.
EUROMEDICA S.A. : Establishment of company in Karditsa
Euromedica S.A. hereby informs its shareholders and investing public that the company "KASTALIA PRIVATE NEUROPSYCHIATRIC CLINIC S.A.", which is its subsidiary by 50% and is located in Karditsa (Central Greece), has established EUROMEDICA KARDITSA MEDICAL COMPANY S.A. together with local medical doctors. The objective of the new company is to run a medical centre on leased property in the city of Karditsa, which shall include the following departments: radiology and fluoroscopy, ultrasound tomography - triplex, bone densitometry, mammography, panoramic x-ray, computed tomography, magnetic tomography (MRI), gamma camera (nuclear medicine) and a microbiology laboratory.
The new company's share capital amounts to euro 300,000, with "KASTALIA PRIVATE NEUROPSYCHIATRIC CLINIC S.A." holding a 48% interest in it.
The medical centre is expected to commence operation by the end of 2008. By establishing the above company, the EUROMEDICA group has increased the total number of medical centres in its network to 48. It currently owns 19 medical centres in Attica (three of which have not yet commenced operation), 5 in Thessaloniki, including the EUROGENETIKI medical laboratory, 2 in Crete, 3 in Volos, and one in each of the following cities: Larissa, Ptolemaida, Kozani, Serres, Alexandroupoli, Trikala, Corinth, Mytilene, Katerini, Kastoria, Kavala, Corfu, Didymoteicho, Grevena and Karditsa, as well as three in neighbouring country of Albania.
X. BENRUBI S.A. : Announcement.
ÂÅÍRUBI SA announces, in accordance to the article 9, par. 5 of L.3556/2007, that following the completion of its share capital decrease, due to the cancellation of 50.000 own shares, the Company's share capital now amounts to euro 8.612.420,18 and total voting rights of 9.464.198 result from an equal number of ordinary, registered shares of nominal value euro 0,91 each.
ALTEC S.A. INFORM. & COMMUN. SYST. : A' Repeated Ordinary General Meeting of Altec SA
In accordance with the Greek Law, the Company's Articles and the resolution of its Board of Directors, the Company's Shareholders are invited to the A' Repeated Ordinary General Meeting on Tuesday, July 15th, 2008 at 11.00 a.m.(and not in the 3rd of July as it was previous announced), at the Company's Head offices, (16-18, Patmou Str., 15123 Maroussi) to discuss and decide upon the following items on the Agenda:
Issuance of stock option plan to the members of the Board of Directors, to the company's and affiliated companies' personnel, according to article 13 par. 13 of Codified Law 2190/1920 along with the according authorization to the Board of Directors.
Under Greek Law and the Company's Articles, in order for the shareholders and their representatives to be eligible to attend the A' Repeated General Meeting, they must declare the number of shares with which they wish to join the Meeting, at least five (5) days before the Meeting's date. In order to declare the number of shares, the interested parties must address the Hellenic Exchanges SA, provided the number of shares to be deposited is already registered in the Special Account; otherwise, they should firstly request from their authorized Security Accounts administrators, to issue a tying-up certificate for them, and secondly, submit the relevant certifications as well as any representation documents to the premises of the Company within the same deadline.
ALPHA ÂÁÍÊ S.A. : Announcement
Alpha Bank refers to a resolution of its Board of Directors dated 3.4.2008, which was adopted pursuant to a decision of its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of the same date, whereby it was authorised to acquire (under article 16 of codified law 2190/1920, as in force), in the interim period between 3.4.2008 through to 3.4.2009, directly or indirectly, up to 2.5% of the Bank's outstanding paid-in share capital, at a purchase price per share of no less than Euro 1.00 and no more than Euro 33.00.
The Board of Directors of Alpha Bank, at its meeting on 27.6.2008, resolved to terminate the current, interim, share buyback period.
EMPORIKI BANK OF GREECE S.A. : Announcement
"EMPORIKI BANK OF GREECE S.A.", as Societe Anonyme, listed in the Athens Stock Exchange, according to Article 10, para. 1 of the Law 3340/2005, as well as to article 2, para. 3, of the Decision No 3/347/12.07.05, issued by the Hellenic Capital Market Commission and following its 26.6.08 announcement, regarding its intention to transfer to the company "CREDIT AGRICOLE LEASING" 3.400.000 shares of the company "Emporiki Leasing S.A.", representing a participation percentage of 20% in the company s share capital, clarifies that the price for the above-mentioned transfer will be euro 11.016.000. Consequently the profit of Emporiki Bank of Greece S.A. from this transaction will be euro 184,5 thousand.
This announcement is made in reply to the relevant question set to Emporiki Bank of Greece S.A. by Hellenic Capital Market Commission by their letter 2912/27.6.2008.
SCIENS INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS AND HOLDINGS SA : Purchase of own shares
In accordance with article 4, par. 4 of Regulation 2273/2003 of the Committee of European Union, "Sciens International Investments and Holding S.A." announces that following the resolution of the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Shareholders dated February 05, 2008 and the Board of Directors' resolution dated March 5, 2008, and in accordance with article 16 of L. 2190/1920, during the trading session of 27.06.2008 acquired 9.000 own shares through "EUROXX SECURITIES S.A." at the price of euro 0,93 per share and the total value of the transaction amounted to euro 8.330,00.
ELLÉNIÊÉ TECHNODOMIKI TEB S.A. : Announcement
We inform the Investment Community that the Group's presentation, which will take place in the framework of the 'Annual Greek Roadshow' in New York, on 30th of June and 1st of July, 2008, under the organization of the Athens Exchange, has been posted on the Company's website www.etae.com and has been sent to Athens Exchange.
HELLENIC EXCHANGES S.A. HOLDING : Announcement of regulated information according to Law 3556/2007
Hellenic Exchanges S.A. announces, pursuant to Law 3556/2007 (articles 3 and 21) and in conjunction with article 11 of decision 1/434/03.07.2007 of the Capital Market Commission, that EFG Eurobank Securities notified it:
a) on 26.06.2008 that it sold on 24.06.2008 37,900 HELEX common registered shares with a total value of euro 371,464.06
b) on 26.06.2008 that it purchased on 25.06.2008 1,300 HELEX common registered shares with a total value of euro 12,846.00
c) on 26.06.2008 that it sold on 25.06.2008 1,800 HELEX common registered shares with a total value of euro 17,724.00
d) on 27.06.2008 that it purchased on 26.06.2008 2,000 HELEX common registered shares with a total value of euro 19,107.70
e) on 27.06.2008 that it sold on 26.06.2008 7,800 HELEX common registered shares with a total value of euro 73,362.28.
The above mentioned transactions were made for the derivatives market making account.
BLUE STAR MARITIME S.A. : Announcement
Blue Star Maritime S.A. (the Company), pursuant to the provisions of Law 3340/2005 and the Law 3556/2007, the Decision 1/434/03.07.2007 and the Circular nr. 33 of the Hellenic Capital Market Commission, announces that "MARFIN INVESTMENT GROUP HOLDINGS S.A.", which is closely associated to the Director, Independent, Non-Executive member of the Board of Directors Mr. Alexander Edipidis, bought 53,531 ordinary shares of the Company of total value Euro 143,880.41 on 26th June, 2008.
INTRALOT S.A. : Announcement according to the dec. 6/448/2007 by the H.C.M.C.
Announcement
HELLENIC EXCHANGES S.A. HOLDING : Share buy-back
HELLENIC EXCHANGES S.A. HOLDING, CLEARING, SETTLEMENT AND REGISTRY (the Company) informs investors that, based on §4 article 4 of the European Commission Regulation 2273/2003, and in implementation of the resolution of the Annual General Meeting of shareholders of the Company of 14.5.2008, it purchased own shares, as follows:
- On 23.6.2008 70,962 own shares were purchased, at an average price of euro 10.07 per share, and total transaction cost of euro 714.330,00
- On 24.6.2008 73,860 own shares were purchased, at an average price of euro 9.76 per share, and total transaction cost of euro 720,707.90
- On 25.6.2008 70,000 own shares were purchased, at an average price of euro 9.85 per share, and total transaction cost of euro 689,397.82
- On 26.6.2008 100,000 own shares were purchased, at an average price of euro 9.44 per share, and total transaction cost of euro 944,440.74
- On 27.6.2008 124,000 own shares were purchased, at an average price of euro 8.89 per share, and total transaction cost of euro 1,102,096.84
The transactions were done through the members of Athens Exchange Alpha Finance, Agricultural Bank of Greece Securities, Eurobank Securities and Midas Securities.
Following the abovementioned purchases, the Company owns 718,000 own shares (1.02% of the total 70,485,563 shares outstanding).
HERACLES GENERAL CEMENT COMPANY S.A. : Announcement for payment of dividend for the financial year 2007
The Company hereby announces that, pursuant to the relevant resolution of its Shareholders? Ordinary General Meeting dated 27.06.2008, the dividend for the financial year 2007 amounts to 1.00 Euro per share.
Beneficiaries of the dividend are all shareholders of the Company by the expiry of the session of Athens Stock Exchange on Monday, June 30th. The shares will be traded ex-dividend at the Athens Exchange as of Tuesday, July 1st, 2008.
The payment of the dividend for the year 2007 will begin on July 9th, 2008. In accordance with article 329 of the Athens Stock Exchange Regulations and article 39 of the Central Securities Depository (already as ??Hellenic Stock Exchanges S.A.??), dividends shall be paid by National Bank of Greece. Shareholders shall collect their dividend as follows:
1.Through their Administrators (custodians/ banks or Stock Exchange member firms), as long as such administrators are entitled to collect the dividend.
2.Through National Bank of Greece network of branches, upon producing documentation of their Investor Account in the Dematerialised Securities System (DSS), as well as their identity card, in case they have not granted their Administrator with the relevant authorisation to collect the payable dividend or their shares are kept with the Central Securities Depository (already as ??Hellenic Stock Exchanges S.A.??), in the Special Account, or they are kept in accounts of not appeared shareholders.
A duly authorised third party other than the shareholder him or herself may collect the dividend only by presenting the relevant authorisation document attested by a Police or other competent authority.
ELEFTHERI TILEORASI S.A. : General assembly resolution
The company ELEFTERI TILEORASI S.A. (ALTER CHANNEL) announces that its annual General Assembly was convened on the 27th of June 2008, Friday, at 15.00 p.m., at the company's registered seat, 36-38 Ag. Paraskevis st., Municipality of Peristeri. To the said General Assembly seven (7) shareholders were present, representing percentage 77,286% of the paid share capital, namely 6.182.880 shares and votes of the total 8.000.000 shares and decided upon and approved unanimously and with unanimity of votes on the following issues of the agenda.
More specifically:
1. With votes, namely 100% of the present shareholders they approved the annual financial statements, for the fiscal year 1/1/2007-31/12/2007, written according to the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), as well as of the relevant reports of BoD and of the Auditor.
2. With 6.182.880 votes, namely 100% of the present shareholders they decided that for the fiscal year 1/1/2007-31/12/2007 no dividend shall be distributed, due to accrued losses from previous fiscal years.
3. With 6.182.880 votes, namely 100% of the present shareholders they approved the discharge of the BoD members and of the Auditor for liability, concerning the annual financial statements and the transactions of the fiscal year 1/1/2007-31/12/2007.
4. With 6.182.880 votes, namely 100% of the present shareholders regular auditor Mr. M. Kappous R.N. 13361 (Body of sworn auditors) and substitute auditor Mr. G. Vrettos R.N. 15651 (Body of sworn auditors) were elected for the auditing of the fiscal year 1/1/2008-31/12/2008 they also determined their remuneration according to the supervising council of the Body of sworn auditors.
5. With 6.182.880 votes, namely 100% of the present shareholders they approved the BoD members? remuneration for the fiscal year 1/1/2007-31/12/2007 and pre-approved their remuneration for the accounting period 1/1/2008-30/06/2009.
6. With 6.182.880 votes, namely 100% of the present shareholders they approved the conclusion of contracts with founders, BoD members and other persons stated in art. 23a of the law 2190/20.
7. With 6.182.880 votes, namely 100% of the present shareholders they approved, according to art. 23a par. 4 of the law 2190/20, the concluded lease contract, between ELEFTERI TILEORASI S.A. and the company Press Hellas Elliniki Ekdotiki & Tipografiki S.A.
8. With 6.182.880 votes, namely 100% of the present shareholders they approved the BoD members? salary, for duties beyond those assumed as BoD members, on the basis of employment contracts, according to art. 23a par. 2 and 24 par. 3 of the law 2190/20.
9. With 6.182.880 votes, namely 100% of the present shareholders they elected the new Board of Directors, consisting of the same directors as of the existing Board of directors, namely a) Konstantinos Giannikos, b) Andreas Kouris, c) George Kouris, d) Vasilios Kosmopoulos, e) Hrisavgi Pehlivanidou, f) Emmanouil Xenakis-Valletas and g) Anna Kontodimou. They appointed as independent non-executive members Mrs. Anna Kontodimou and Mr. Emmanouil Xenakis-Valletas. The BoD term of office is set to five (5) years.
10. With 6.182.880 votes, namely 100% of the present shareholders they approved the revocation of the decision for the issuance of Ordinary Bond Loan up to the amount of 60.000.000 Euros, as taken on the 7-4-2006 by the company's extraordinary general assembly and decided unanimously for the issuance of an Ordinary Bond Loan up to the amount of 100.000.000 Euros; furthermore they decided to authorise the BoD for the specification of the terms, the issuance of Program, the conclusion of the contract with the Representative and the undertaking of any act necessary for the completion of the issuance.
11. With 6.182.880 votes, namely 100% of the present shareholders they approved the adjustment and harmonization of the company's by-laws in compliance with Law 3604/2007, which amended law 2190/20. Specifically, they decided the amendment of art. 6 (capital increase), of art. 7 (shares-shareholders), of art. 11 (minority rights), of art. 12 (BoD composition-term), of art. 15 (substitution of BoD member), of art. 16 (BoD convocation), of art. 18 (BoD minutes), of art. 19 (remuneration of BoD members), of art. 20 (non-competition clause), of art. 21 (General Assembly competence), of art. 22 (General Assembly convocation), of art. 23 (invitation-General Assembly agenda), of art. 24 (share deposit-representation), of art. 26 (regular quorum and majority), of art. 27 (extraordinary quorum and majority), of art. 29 (discussion issues-General Assembly minutes), of art. 33 (annual financial statements and publication), of art. 34 (profit distribution), of art. 35 (company's dissolution), of art. 36 (liquidation).
12. With 6.182.880 votes, namely 100% of the present shareholders they approved the amendment of art. 4 of company's by-laws, concerning the term of the company, which is extended for another 50 years, namely until 31/12/2060.
13. With 6.182.880 votes, namely 100% of the present shareholders they approved the amendment of art. 7 (shares-shareholders), of art. 13 (BoD competence) and of art. 21 (General Assembly competence) of company's by-laws in compliance with Law 3156/2003 (regarding bond loans).
14. With 6.182.880 votes, namely 100% of the present shareholders they decided to make use of the company's possibility, provided by art. 18 of the Law 3556/2007 ?Transparency qualifications for information on publishers whose shares have been listed in the stock exchange market, concerning electronic information dispatch towards shareholders.
15. With 6.182.880 votes, namely 100% of the present shareholders they authorized, according to art. 23 par. 1 of the Law 2190/20, the participation of the BoD members as well as of the chief executive officers as members in the BoD or the management of other companies pursuing similar business activities.
16. With 6.182.880 votes, namely 100% of the present shareholders they authorized the President and the Secretary of the General Assembly to sign and validate the minutes.
17. No other subjects were discussed or announcements were made.
M. J. MAILLIS S.A. : Press Release- Annual Ordinary General Shareholders' Meeting
The Annual General Shareholders' Meeting of M. J. Maillis S.A., which took place on June 26, 2008 at the Goulandris Natural History Museum in Kifissia, approved the Financial Results for the year ended 31/12/2007.
The General Assembly was addressed by Mr M.J. Maillis, Chairman of the Board, Mr J. Kourouglos, Group CEO, Mr V. Papaconstantinou, Group CFO and Mr J. Hendrikx, Sales Manager Europe.
The Management made reference to the performance of the Group during 2007 and to the fact that a number of external factors, such as the imbalance and recession in global markets, which coincided with the period of transition to the new management structure, impacted negatively on the results of the year. It was stressed that the Group reacted quickly and timely and, despite the continuing deterioration in the global economy since the beginning of 2008, it is recovering at a steady and visible pace throughout the first five months of the year.
Regarding the current situation and the next steps, the speakers expressed their view that the current turnaround indicates that the changes in the management of the Group were successful and effective. They mentioned that the medium-term strategic growth targets of the Group have been reconfirmed and that these targets are even more realizable under the new organizational structure. It was also announced that the EBITDA for the 2nd quarter of 2008 is estimated at 6.3 M euro, which represents an increase of 5,8% compared to the 2nd quarter of 2007 and 54% compared to the 1st quarter of 2008.
Finally it was announced that there is an agreement with the lending bank and the noteholders of the Company to extend the waiver to the financial covenants in the relevant loan agreements until the end of September 2008. This extension will be granted with the sole purpose to allow time for the finalization of the discussions for amending the loan agreements. The Company will issue an announcement setting our the terms of this extension once the relevant documentation has been finalized.
INTRACOM S.A. HOLDINGS : Press Release
International expansion and emphasis on telecommunications services are the priorities of INTRACOM Holdings in 2008
The annual general meeting of shareholders was held today at the headquarters of Intracom Holdings Group. During the meeting the Group's main achievements during 2007 were presented, along with its strategy and activities for 2008.
"We do not have the intention to exercise the put option and sell the 49% of Intracom Telecom to Sitronics for the time being" stated Mr. Socrates Kokkalis, Chairman of Intracom Holdings Group during the meeting. "Sitronics has realized that Intracom Telecom's experience in the international market is the force to drive the Russian forward" emphasized Mr. Kokkalis. As far as the stock value is concerned, Mr Kokkalis stressed the fact that "we have always focused on organic development through investments and implementation of new projects that add real value to the Group, which is not currently depicted in the value of our stock". As far as hellas online is concerned, he noted that "our entrance in the broadband services sector is a venture of high expectations and hellas online is a dynamic company with strong prospects that can meet those expectations".
Mr. Klonis stated that "our strategic reorganization into a holding company started to pay off during 2007, which was a milestone for our Group as it marked the beginning of a new and promising era". Mr. Klonis then proceeded to the presentation of the Group's strategy and activities for 2008, starting with INTRACOM IT Services that has returned to profitability, having achieved all the targets it had set for 2007. For 2008, the company aims to expand its international presence through targeted investments and acquisitions, to increase its market share in the banking and large enterprises sectors and prepare for the Public-Private Partnerships, which represent a big challenge and an opportunity for growth. INTRACOM Defense Electronics focuses on the armament programs of the Hellenic Ministry of Defense, the participation in NATO's and EDA's international defense programs, and the development of company's exports, while emphasis is placed in R&D for the creation of a high technology integrated platform for tactical communications for the international market.
Intrakat, which has experienced remarkable growth in sales during the last three years (+49,2% in 2005, +25,7% in 2006, +31,1% in 2007), will focus in the provision of services in the sector of telecommunication networks, the penetration in the sectors of renewable energy and environmental and natural resources projects, and the activation in the area of self-financed projects through strategic partnerships.
hellas online's priorities include the significant increase of its market share, the acquisition of a leading share in terms of turnover and the achievement of operational profitability. At the same time, the Group will continue to expand its 3000 km privately owned fiber optic network, which in combination with the broad and innovative portfolio of services for private and corporate clients represent its main competitive advantages. INTRACOM Telecom's objective is to establish itself as the main provider of integrated telecommunication solutions in the areas of EEMEA and CIS, which present the highest growth rate in telecommunication services worldwide. As part of its strategy to achieve the aforementioned objective, the Group has scheduled the establishment of subsidiaries in India and North Africa, in 2008 and 2009 respectively.
According to Mr. Klonis, "the Group aims to further enhance its international presence, improve operational profitability, grow organically, enhance its competitiveness, and invest heavily in R&D for new products and technologies". Mr. Klonis concluded his presentation by noting that INTRACOM Holdings Group is continuously enriching its portfolio of activities by participating in self-financed projects through joint-ventures with large groups, such as the freeway Corinth-Tripolis-Kalamata.
It is reminded that for 2007, the consolidated sales of the Group amounted to euro 423,0 mil., up by 20% from 2006, while net losses after tax, which are negatively affected by deferred taxation, amounted to euro - 36,9 mil., down by 46% from 2006. The new contracts signed in 2007 reached euro 737 mil (euro 691 mil in 2006), revealing the dynamic of the Group in Greece and abroad.
About INTRACOM Holdings
Founded in 1977, INTRACOM SA is listed on the Athens Stock Exchange since 1990 and included in the FTSE/ASE-40 LargeCap index. In December 2005 INTRACOM was transformed to a holding company under the name INTRACOM Holdings, being one of the largest multinational technology groups in South-Eastern Europe. The Group's major participations and subsidiaries are: INTRACOM Telecom (telecommunication systems and solutions), INTRACOM Defense Electronics (defense electronics systems), INTRACOM IT Services (IT solutions for the public sector, banking and enterprises), Intrakat (construction, high-tech installations, steel structures, infrastructure maintenance) and hellas online (telephony and broadband services provider). INTRACOM Holdings, as a group, has 6.000 employees, exports to 60 countries and operates subsidiaries in 20 countries. For more information please visit: www.intracom.com
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HERACLES GENERAL CEMENT COMPANY S.A. : Shareholders' Ordinary General Meeting resolution for payment of dividend for the financial year 2007.
The Company hereby announces that, pursuant to the relevant resolution of its dated 27.06.2008, the dividend for the financial year 2007 amounts to 1.00 Euro per share.
Beneficiaries of the dividend are all shareholders of the Company by the expiry of the session of Athens Stock Exchange on Monday, June 30th. The shares will be traded ex-dividend at the Athens Exchange as of Tuesday, July 1st, 2008.
The payment of the dividend for the year 2007 will begin on July 9th, 2008. In accordance with article 329 of the Athens Stock Exchange Regulations and article 39 of the Central Securities Depository (already as ''Hellenic Stock Exchanges S.A.''), dividends shall be paid by National Bank of Greece. Shareholders shall collect their dividend as follows:
1. Through their Administrators (custodians/ banks or Stock Exchange member firms), as long as such administrators are entitled to collect the dividend.
2. Through National Bank of Greece network of branches, upon producing documentation of their Investor Account in the Dematerialised Securities System (DSS), as well as their identity card, in case they have not granted their Administrator with the relevant authorisation to collect the payable dividend or their shares are kept with the Central Securities Depository (already as ''Hellenic Stock Exchanges S.A.''), in the Special Account, or they are kept in accounts of not appeared shareholders.
A duly authorised third party other than the shareholder him or herself may collect the dividend only by presenting the relevant authorisation document attested by a Police or other competent authority.
ELEFTHERI TILEORASI S.A. : Board of Directors constitutéon
The company ELEFTERI TILEORASI S.A. (ALTER CHANNEL) announces that the Board of Directors elected by the company's annual General Assembly, held on the 26/06/2008, is being constituted as follows:
a) Konstantinos Giannikos, President and Managing Director, executive member.
b) Andreas Kouris, Vice-president, non-executive member.
c) George Kouris, non-executive member.
d) Vasilios Kosmopoulos, executive member.
e) Hrisavgi Pehlivanidou, executive member.
f) Emmanouil Xenakis-Valletas, independent non-executive member.
g) Anna Kontodimou, independent non-executive member.
All BoD members have the Greek nationality. The BoD term of office is set to five (5) years.