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22/12/2006
COSMOTE- MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS S.A
COSMOTE- MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS S.A
EUROBANK PROPERTIES REIC
GR. SARANTIS
INTRALOT S.A.
DIAGNOSTIC & CURING CENTRE OF ATHENS YGEIA
DIAGNOSTIC & CURING CENTRE OF ATHENS YGEIA
AGRICULTURAL BANK OF GREECE S.A.
ALPHA ÂÁÍÊ S.A.
ELLÉNIÊÉ TECHNODOMIKI TEB S.A.
EGNATIA BANK S.A.
M. J. MAILLIS S.A.
EMPORIKI BANK OF GREECE S.A.
COSMOTE- MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS S.A
COSMOTE- MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS S.A
S & B INDUSTRIAL MINERALS S.A.
BANÊ OF CYPRUS PUBLIC COMPANY LTD
COSMOTE- MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS S.A
ASPIS BANK S.A.
HELLENIC TELECOM. ORG.
HALKOR S.A (FORMER VECTOR)
ALPHA ÂÁÍÊ S.A.
ALPHA ÂÁÍÊ S.A.
FRIGOGLASS S.A.
MARFIN FINANCIAL GROUP SA
VIVERE S.A.
COSMOTE- MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS S.A : Announcement pursuant to paragraph 2 (a) and (b) of article 24 of L.3461/2006

Pursuant to paragraph 2 (a) and (b) of article 24 of L.3461/2006, COSMOHOLDING CYPRUS LIMITED ("COSMOHOLDING" or "the Offeror") hereby notifies the Hellenic Capital Market Committee and the Athens Exchange that:
1) On 21 December 2006 COSMOHOLDING acquired at the price of euro 19 per share, through stock exchange transactions, 39,631 common registered shares of "GERMANOS INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL COMPANY OF ELECTRONIC TELECOMMUNICATION MATERIAL AND SUPPLY OF TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES S.A." (the Company), representing approximately 0.05% of the Company''s voting rights.
2) Prior to the aforementioned acquisition the Offeror held directly approximately 69.81% of the Company''s voting rights and its parent company COSMOTE - MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS S.A. (COSMOTE) held directly and indirectly (through the Offeror) approximately 90.56% of the Company''s voting rights.
3) Following the aforementioned acquisition the Offeror holds directly approximately 69.86% of the Company''s voting rights and COSMOTE holds directly and indirectly (through the Offeror) approximately 90.61% of the Company''s voting rights.

COSMOTE- MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS S.A : Announcement
COSMOTE - MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS S.A. announces that on Wednesday 21 December 2006 its 100% subsidiary COSMOHOLDING CYPRUS LTD acquired, through stock exchange transactions, 39,631 common registered shares of GERMANOS S.A., at the price of euro 19 per share. Following these transactions, COSMOTE''s direct and indirect participation in GERMANOS S.A.''s paid-in share capital is approximately 90.61%.
EUROBANK PROPERTIES REIC : Successful presentations to foreign investors (Roadshow)

Eurobank Properties REIC, presented its activities to foreign investors during the previous days along the framework of its communication programme for the international equity investment community.
In specific, from Wednesday 13th till Monday 18th December the Company realized a series of presentations and contacts with a significant number of foreign equity investors in Amsterdam, Zurich, Paris and London. The activities, the investment policy of the Company as well as the company''s strategic goals were extensively presented.
The presentation started with details of the Company''s successful recent IPO, a general business overview of the Company, which operates in the fast growing industry of real estate investment, and reference to the latest trends of the attractive Greek real estate market.
The presentation continued with references to the latest investments of Eurobank Properties REIC as well as to the fact that the Company has managed to absorb 50% of the IPO proceeds just a few months from the completion of its listing at the Athens Stock exchange.
In addition, the high quality property portfolio was presented in combination with its strong corporate tenant base, the favourable tax regime of the real estate investment companies in Greece, the strategic partnership with Eurobank EFG Group and, last but not least, the vast experience of the management team.
In the end, reference was made to Eurobank Properties REIC''s financial results for the period January - September 2006.
The Company was represented by Dr Aristotle Karytinos, executive member of the Board of Directors and member of the Investment Committee of Eurobank Properties REIC, Mr George Chryssikos, Investment Manager and Mrs. Thiressia Messari, Investor Relations Manager.
As Dr Karytinos noted, there is significant interest of foreign investors both in the Company and in the Greek real estate market, However, in order to capitalize on this favourable trend, certain regulatory issues need to be improved as soon as possible. These include the possibility to invest in SPV''s whose sole purpose would be the investment in specific properties, the decrease of the minimum cash requirement, the increase in gearing in alignment with international practice and the clarification of certain tax issues such as capital gains and VAT.
Finally, Mr Chryssikos underlined the positive response to the quick absorbing of a significant percentage of the IPO proceeds and added that the remaining proceeds are expected to be invested before long within the framework of materializing the Management''s strategy for further developing Eurobank Properties REIC. This strategy focuses on the acquisition of office, retail, logistics and industrial spaces in prime locations.

GR. SARANTIS : Decision of the extraordinary general shareholders meeting

On 21/12/2006, Thursday and at 16:30 p.m., the Extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting of "GR. SARANTIS S.A." took place at the company''s registered offices. During the General Meeting, 39 shareholders representing 53.6% (20.448.097 out of 38.146.940 shares) of the company''s shares with voting right were present, and thus the company had the required by the law quorum to make decisions on the 1st and 5th of the daily agenda issues, while the discussion and decision making on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th of the daily agenda issues will take place during a repeated general meeting.
Specifically, the above Meeting:
1. Approved the placement of the distinctive title "SARANTIS" for the Company and the relevant amendment of the article 1 of the Company''s Articles of Association.
2. Gave approval in order for the company and other companies upon which members of the BoD and their up to third degree relatives by blood, to enter into a lease agreement, according to the article 23, a §2 of PL 2190/1920.

INTRALOT S.A. : Announcement

Following our announcements dated 07/12/2006 and 11/12/2006 and in accordance with the timely and accurate information provided to the investment community following the ASE''s regulation articles 281 and 285, the Company announces the following:
The Turkish Public Tender Authority (PTA), the National Organization of sports gaming Spor Toto and Inteltek filed appeals against the decision of the 4th First Instance Administrative Court of Ankara and against Gtech Avraya teknik Hizmet ve Musavirlik AS.
Should there be any further developments regarding the above mentioned issues, our Company will proceed to the appropriate announcements towards the regulating authorities and the investment public, as the existing legislation dictates.

DIAGNOSTIC & CURING CENTRE OF ATHENS YGEIA : Listing of shares from share capital increase by payment in cach
The Board of Directors of the company with the corporate name Diagnostic and Therapeutic Centre of Athens HYGEIA Societe Anonyme (hereinafter the Company) would like to hereby inform the public that the 21,400,000 new common registered shares of a nominal value of 0.41 Euros each that arose from the share capital increase by payment in cash will begin to be traded on the Athens Stock Exchange on the 28th of December 2006, as decided by the Company''s repeat Ordinary General Meeting of the Shareholders of 18 July 2006. The Board of Directors of the Athens Stock Exchange, during its session of 21 December 2006, approved the trading of the 21,400,000 new shares on the Athens Stock Exchange. It is hereby stated that the new shares will be credited in the securities accounts of shareholders in the Dematerialised Securities System on the date of commencement of trading. For further information, shareholders are kindly requested to contact the Company''s Shareholder Service Department, 4 Er. Stavrou & Kifisias ave, 151 23, Marousi, Mr. Nikolas Giampanas at 210-68.67.000.
DIAGNOSTIC & CURING CENTRE OF ATHENS YGEIA : Announcement

The Diagnostic and Therapeutic Centre of Athens - HYGEIA Societe Anonyme (hereinafter the Company) hereby informs its shareholders and investors, pursuant to article 281 of the Regulation of the Athens Stock Exchange, that the Board of Directors of MITERA S.A., in which the company has a holding of 24.84%, issued the following Press Release:
The Board of Directors of MITERA S.A. announces the successful acquisition of the controlling shareholding in LITO HOLDINGS S.A..
Specifically, MITERA S.A., which has had a strategic holding of 34% in LITO Maternity, Gynaecological and Surgical Centre Societe Anonyme'' since 2000, purchased the controlling shareholding in LITO HOLDINGS and, as a result thereof, it presently holds 86% of the shares and voting rights of LITO S.A.
LITO is the oldest maternity and gynaecological clinic in Greece, with 120 beds, providing services for 37 years, and is an innovator in matters concerning the provision of quality health services. LlTO employs approximately 270 persons, paramedical and administrative staff, while it collaborates with more than 300 physicians highly-experienced in their fields, obstetricians-gynaecologists and other specialised persons.
The newly-created MITERA-LITO alliance represents more than 16,000 deliveries annually, concurrently offering integrated diagnostic and care services of a general and paediatric clinic in two independent state-of-the-art clinics in the Prefecture of Attiki, with a total capacity of 500 beds.
The synergies that will arise from this collaboration are expected to yield considerable additional gains for this new business scheme, whereas:
1. it will increase its market share in Greece''s health sector, representing more than 50% of all maternity services provided in the Prefecture of Attiki,
2. it will create ideal conditions for all associate physicians, thus enabling it to provide high-quality medical services to its patients,
3. it will create prospects for dynamic growth, based on the same principles that helped the two clinics become leaders in the sector of private health in Greece, namely the provision of high-quality medical and care services with medically-oriented management based on modern technocratic principles of management.

AGRICULTURAL BANK OF GREECE S.A. : Announcement

ATEbank announces the following regarding the reform of its pension funds (primary and auxiliary):
According to the recently enacted amendment to the law concerning the reformation of the Social Security System, as of 1st January 2007, ATEbank''s main pension fund will be absorbed by the National Social Security Fund (IKA-ETAM) and it''s auxiliary fund by the banks-specific fund (ETAT).
The contribution charges to the main pension fund (IKA-ETAM) will drop to National Social Security Fund''s levels (for the employees as of the 1st January 2007, whereas for the employer gradually and evenly over the next 5years).
That means that the charge for the Bank will drop from 25% currently to 13.33% by 2011 reduced by c.2.3% per year cumulatively.
Apart from the above the Bank will continue to pay the annual amount of EUR 28m for the next 15 years. That amount has been covering deficits of the main pension fund (IKA - ETAM), constituting an extraordinary charge in the P&L statement of the Bank.
Regarding the auxiliary fund (ELEM), ATEbank will pay in January 2007 an amount of EUR 280m (an amount which is already booked in the liability side of the Bank''s balance sheet) while another EUR 100m will be paid, as a special contribution, in 10 equal instalments over the next 10 years.
The contribution charges of the Bank to the auxiliary pension fund (ETAT) will be gradually and equally decline from 9% to 7.5% on salaries within 3 years or c0.5% per year cumulatively.
Finally, the law provides that ATEbank, apart from the above stated charges and its regular contributions as employer, will no longer be obliged to pay any additional amounts for the social security of its personnel.
All the above will have an overall positive effect to the Bank''s income statement.
The initial estimation is that there will be a cost saving, in year 2007, of at least 5% (over the Bank''s 2006 personnel cost) and gradually further savings in the years to follow until 2021, when the effect of the reforms will be fully realised.

ALPHA ÂÁÍÊ S.A. : Notification according to art. 24, of Law 3461/2006
According to art. 24, par. 2 (a) of Law 3461/2006, Alpha Bank A.E. announces that, on 21 December 2006 it acquired through the Athens Exchange 1,127 common, registered, voting shares of Alpha Leasing Á.Å., at a price equal to Euro 6.50 per share. Pursuant to the above, Alpha Bank currently holds 99.67% of the share capital and voting rights of Alpha Leasing.
ELLÉNIÊÉ TECHNODOMIKI TEB S.A. : Press Release
ELLINIKI TECHNODOMIKI TEB S.A. discloses that its subsidiary company AKTOR S.A. signed a contract for the construction of the biological purification facilities of the city of Bucharest, Romania. The project''s contractor is the Joint-Venture AKTOR S.A. - ATHENA S.A., AKTOR S.A. being the leader. The project regards the expansion and upgrading of the waste treatment facility of the city of Bucharest phase É, which will serve 2,000,000 residents and is the largest environmental project ever implemented in Romania and one of the largest in Europe. The project was undertaken after the company participated in an international bidding in which participated the largest European companies in the field of facilities construction and waste treatment, such as the French companies OTV (Veolia Group) and Degremont (SUEZ Group), the German companies Bilfinger Berger and WTE, the Austrian companies Alpine Mayreder and Strabag and the Italian ÔÌÅ. The execution of the contract is expected to start in January 2007 and will be completed within a 36-month period, including the 5-month trial period. The amount of the contract stands at 83,533,625 Euro. The project is financed by the European Union through the programme ISPA by 54.62%, by EBRD (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development) by 11.97%, by EIB by 29.93% and by state funds by 3.48%. Within the frame of the same contract, the Joint-Venture AKTOR S.A. - ATHENA S.A. shall construct the central water supply and drainage network for the Municipality of Glina (at the administrative limits of which is located the waste treatment facility of the city of Bucharest), as well as the respective water supply and drainage networks of the neighbouring to Glina Municipalities, Manolache and Catelu. Upon completion of phase É, phase II of the project will commence, which includes the installation of an incineration unit of generated mud. The amount of the expense for the works of phase ÉÉ is calculated at approximately 160,000,000 Euro. It is worth noting that both the planning and the construction of the project will be made exclusively with the know-how of the companies AKTOR S.A. and ATHENA S.A. For the planning, construction and supervision of the project Greek engineers and technicians, employees of the two companies, will be occupied. The company AKTOR S.A. has obtained within the past years huge experience and it has developed serious know-how in the field of urban waste and mud treatment, having undertaken the implementation of very important projects, such as the construction of biological purification facilities for Ioannina, which serves 135,000 residents, for Thessalonica, which serves 1,500,000 residents and namely the biological purification facilities of Psitallia, the largest waste treatment facility in Europe, which serves approximately 4,000,000 residents. Moreover, AKTOR S.A. has been chosen and participates in two biddings for important waste treatment projects in the Middle East, regarding the construction of a biological purification facility in Jebel Ali, Dubai for 1,000,000 residents and the concession project of a duration of 25years, of two waste treatment facilities in Abu Dhabi for 1,200,000 residents.
EGNATIA BANK S.A. : Announcement
EGNATIA BANK announces that on Friday 29th December 2006, 100 common and 44,410 preferred registered shares will begin trading on the Athens Exchange. These new shares result from the increase in the Bank''s share capital in the amount of Euro 52,076.70 through the conversion of 100 convertible bonds into common shares and 44,410 convertible bonds into preferred shares from the existing Convertible Bond issued on 21/01/2003, with a nominal value of Euro 3.20 and a per share conversion rate of Euro 3.20, in accordance with the decisions taken at the successive General Meetings of EGNATIA BANK''s common and preferred shareholders on 28/06/2001. The above increase, which does not alter the Bank''s statutes, was certified by the Bank''s Board of Directors on 07/12/2006, was approved by the Ministry of Development and was registered at the S.A. registry under decision number Ê2-17529/12.12.2006. The Board of Directors of the Athens Exchange during its meeting on Thursday 21st December 2006 approved the introduction of the above 100 common and 44,410 preferred registered shares of the Company. The Company''s Board of Directors decided that the new shares will begin trading on the Athens Exchange on the 29th December 2006. On the same date the above shares will be added to each beneficiaries securities account with the Custodian and EGNATIA BANK''s share capital will reach 93,286,729 common and 11,133,594 preferred registered shares. For any further information, the shareholders may contact the Company''s Shareholders Department (tel. no. 210 9477521, 210-9477522).
M. J. MAILLIS S.A. : Announcement

The Board of Directors of the company M.J.MAILLIS S.A. announces that, on 29/12/2006, the trading of the 309.295 new common registered shares of the company will begin. It is noted that the aforesaid shares stemmed from the company''s recent share capital increase by euros 235.064,20 due to the exercise of a stock option plan by Board of Directors Members and top executives of the company (a total of 16 persons), at an issue price of euros 1.00 per share, in accordance with the relevant decisions of 23.06.2000 of the 1st Recurring Shareholders General Meeting of the company, its modifying Annual Ordinary General Meeting of 6.6.2002 and of 23.06.2006 of the Second Adjourned General Meeting of the company and the pertinent decisions of its Board of Directors on 10.11.2006 (re: stock option plan) and on 04.12.2006 (re: share capital increase due to the exercise of a stock option plan), respectively.
The Board of Directors of the company, on 05.12.2006 certified the aforesaid increase, which does not constitute a modification of the company''s Articles of Association, and in accordance of the decisions of the aforementioned General Meeting, the Ministry of Development on 11.12.2006 approved and registered the above mentioned increase of capital and the certification of such increase in the Official Register of Societes Anonymes by its decisions (No. K2-17081, K2-17081 bis).
Also, the ATHEX Board of Directors, during its session on 21.12.2006, approved the listing of the aforementioned 309.295 new common registered shares of the company for trading on the ATHEX.
Furthermore, on 29.12.2006, the new shares will be traded on the ATHEX. On that date the share price will be set in accordance with the ATHEX Regulation and the new shares will have been credited in the Investors'' and Shareholders'' Account kept in the Dematerialized Securities System (DSS) of the Athens Central Securities Depository.
Finally, it is announced to all shareholders of the company, that as of the same aforementioned date, the opening price for the trading of the shares on the ATHEX will be determined in accordance with the ATHEX Regulation.
Copies of the document are available at M.J.MAILLIS S.A. headquarters at Kifissia, 5, Xenias & Charilaou Trikoupi St., 145 62, and on the website of the Company www.maillis.gr and www.maillis.com. For further information you may contact shareholders'' department (Mrs. Smani, tel: (+30) 210 62 85 000).

EMPORIKI BANK OF GREECE S.A. : Announcement
Further to previous announcement, EMPORIKI BANK OF GREECE S.A., as Societe Anonyme, listed in the Athens Stock Exchange, announces that - according to the Article 10, par. 1 of the Law 3340/2005, as well as the article 2, par. 2 of the Decision No 3/347/12.07.05 issued by the Hellenic Capital Market Commission - in the 21st of December 2006, the procedure of selling its participation in the company ICAP SOCIETE ANONYME OF RESEARCH AND INVESTMENTS, BUSINESS CONSULTANTS, (i.e. percentage of 20%, equivalent to 1.344.000 shares), is completed.
COSMOTE- MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS S.A : COSMOHOLDING CYPRUS'' participation in GERMANOS S.A. to reach 99.98%
See the announcement
COSMOTE- MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS S.A : COSMOTE''s subsidiary successfully completes the Tender Offer for the acquisition of GERMANOS'' shares - COSMOHOLDING''s participation in GERMANOS to reach 98.99% - An important step for the strategy of COSMOTE''s Group
See the Press Release
S & B INDUSTRIAL MINERALS S.A. : Announcement

S&B Industrial Minerals SA announces that the negotiation of the Company''s 197,335 new, ordinary, registered shares with voting rights, which resulted from the increase in the share capital by Euro 197,335, will start in the Athens Stock Exchange on December 29, 2006. This share capital increase has resulted from the exercise, by 54 senior executives, in total, of stock option rights:
- 4 persons (for the year 2006), 1.035 shares, at an exercise price of Euro 8.91, according to the Annual General Shareholders Meeting decision dated 01.06.2006, as well as the Board of Directors decision dated 06.12.2006
- 30 persons (for the year 2005), 27.350 shares, at an exercise price of Euro 5.35, according to the Annual General Shareholders Meeting decision dated 22.06.2005, as well as the Board of Directors decision dated 06.12.2006
- 39 persons (for the year 2004), 41.340 shares, at an exercise price of Euro 5.48, according to the Annual General Shareholders Meeting decision dated 02.06.2004, as well as the Board of Directors decision dated 06.12.2006
- 44 persons (for the year 2003), 68.920 shares, at an exercise price of Euro 6.11, according to the Annual General Shareholders Meeting decision dated 11.06.2003, as well as the Board of Directors decision dated 06.12.2006
- 23 persons (for the year 2002), 58.690 shares, at an exercise price of Euro 6.19, according to the Annual General Shareholders Meeting decision dated 12.06.2002, as well as the Board of Directors decision dated 06.12.2006
The above mentioned increase, which does not constitute amendment of the Articles of Association, has been decided and certified by the Company''s Board of Directors on 06.12.2006, and recorded in the Register of Societes Anonymes with the K2-16977/08.12.2005 and K2-16977(2)/08.12.2005 Ministry of Development decisions and approved by the Athens Stock Exchange decision dated 21/12/2006. The new shares will be deposited in the investor and securities accounts in the Dematerialized Securities System (D.S.S.) on December 29, 2006. From the above mentioned date, the opening price of the shares in the Athens Stock Exchange will be formed according to Athens Stock Exchange Regulation. Copies of the document L.3401/2005 (article 4) are available, since 11.12.2006, at the offices of S&B Industrial Minerals S.A. in 15 A.Metaxa Str., 145 64 Kifissia, P.O. Box 51528 or from our website (http://www.sandb.com). For further information you may contact the Shareholder s Department (working days and hours) at at the offices of S&B Industrial Minerals S.A. in 15 A.Metaxa Str., 145 64 Kifissia, P.O. Box 51528, Mrs Ilia Bardani, tel.: 210 6296153

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 11 December 2006, 3.127.833 new ordinary shares of a nominal value of C£0,50 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 C£5,07 (Euro 8,75) per share.
Following the above issue, the Bank''s issued share capital comprises 553.068.307 ordinary shares, of a nominal value of C£0,50 each.
On Friday, 29 December 2006, the 3.127.833 new ordinary shares of the Bank will be introduced for trading on the Cyprus Stock Exchange and the Athens Exchange.
As of 29 December 2006, 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.

COSMOTE- MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS S.A : Notification of share capital increase
COSMOTE MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS S.A. announces that pursuant to COSMOTE'' s Stock Option Plan, described in the Company''s "Document for the Provision of Information under L.3401/2005", which is available at the Company''s website, its Board of Directors has decided (meeting # 238/22nd Dec. 2006) to increase the Company''s share capital, through a cash payment according to art. 13 par. 9 and 13a par.1 of C.L. 2190/1920, by issuing up to 1,094,090 new registered shares of a nominal value of EURO 0.47 each. The issue price for 2,750 of the aforesaid shares is EURO 8.96 each, for 901,370 shares is EURO 10.228 each, for 49,930 shares is EURO 13.46 each, and for 140,040 shares is EURO 15.95 each. Following the above mentioned, in case the share capital increase is paid in full, COSMOTE''s share capital will amount to EURO 157,347,634.00 divided into 334,782,200 registered shares of a nominal value of EURO 0.47 each.
ASPIS BANK S.A. : Reply to HCMC Letter
In response to the letter by The Greek Capital Markets Commission, dated 22/12/2006, pursuant to which we are asked to comment press articles alleging the investment by ASPIS BANK ATE in FBBank, we hereby inform the competent authorities and the investors that ASPIS BANK ATE, as also stated in the past, has accepted proposals for co-operation by financial institutions from time to time; in addition, ASPIS BANK ATE examines any opportunities available in the market, in order to realize synergies. At present, ASPIS BANK ATE, has not entered into any agreement with any Greek financial institution which could be the object of an official announcement for the information of the investors.
HELLENIC TELECOM. ORG. : Announcement

The Hellenic Telecommunications Organisation SA (OTE SA), as parent company of Cosmote SA, states that Cosmote SA, beyond the 20.75% on the total of voting rights of Germanos SA that possesses directly and the 69.81% that possesses indirectly, acquired, on Ôhursday, 21st December 2006, 39,631 shares of Germanos SA, through the purchasing by its affiliated company Cosmoholding Cyprus Ltd. Thus, Cosmote SA will possess indirectly the 69.86% of the shares, which corresponds to the same percentage on the total voting rights of GERMANOS SA.
- Percentage of shares before the amendment:
20.75%, with the corresponding voting rights, directly
90.56%, with the corresponding voting rights, directly and indirectly
- Percentage of shares after the amendment:
20.75%, with the corresponding voting rights, directly
90.61%, with the corresponding voting rights, directly and indirectly
- Number of shares before the amendment:
16,929,103, with the corresponding voting rights, directly
73,874,670, with the corresponding voting rights, directly and indirectly
- Number of shares after the amendment:
16,929,103, with the corresponding voting rights, directly
73,914,301, with the corresponding voting rights, directly and indirectly.

HALKOR S.A (FORMER VECTOR) : Announcement
The company HALCOR S.A. announces that on Friday 29/12/2006 the new common bearer shares of the Company, which occurred from the recent share capital increase by 107,654.00 Euro, due to the exercise of the stock option plan rights from members of the Board of Directors, higher executives and staff of the Company or its affiliated companies, which amount to a total of 4 people commence trading in the Athens Stock Exchange at a selling price of 3.45 Euro, according to the decision of the Ordinary Shareholders Meeting as of 20-6-2002 and of the Board of Directors as of 19-11-2002. The abovementioned increase, which is not a direct amendment of the statutes, was ratified by the Company''s BoD on 5-12-2006, in execution of the abovementioned Shareholders'' Meeting and it was recorded in the Register of Societes Anonymes, with the relevant announcements No Ê2-17442/12-12-2006 and Ê2-17567/12-12-2006. The Board of Directors of the Athens Stock Exchange during its session as of 21/12/2006 approved the listing of the abovementioned 283,300 new common bearer shares of the Company. By decision of the Company''s BoD it is determined that the above new shares will be negotiable in the Athens Stock Exchange on 29/12/2006. As of the same date, the opening price of the company shares shall be determined in accordance with the Regulations of the Athens Exchange and the new shares will have been credited to the Securities Accounts of the beneficiaries in the Dematerialized Securities System. For further information shareholders may be informed by the relevant document, which is available as of 22/12/2006 in printed and electronic form, as well as they may contact the company''s Shareholders Department (tel. +30 22620-48630, Mr. E.Kotsios).
ALPHA ÂÁÍÊ S.A. : Announcement
Alpha Bank announces that, from 29.12.2006 onwards, trading will commence for the 336,950 newly issued, registered, voting shares of the Bank, arising from the recent share capital increase of Euro 1,314,105.00 due to the exercise of stock options by 48 executives of the Bank and related companies, at an exercise price of Euro 3.90 per share, in accordance with the relevant decisions of the Bank''s Annual Meeting of Shareholders of April 11, 2000 and April 9, 2001 and the Board of Directors'' resolution of December 1, 2006. The full payment of the above share capital increase has been certified by the relevant decision of the Board of Directors of the Bank of December 4, 2006, following the aforementioned decisions of the Annual Meetings of Shareholders, copied in to the Ministry of Development and subsequently registered in the Company Register (M.A.E) with decision number Ê2-16877/12.12.2006. The Board of Directors of the Athens Exchange, in its meeting on 21.12.2006, approved the trading of the 336,950 new shares of Alpha Bank A.E. The 336,950 new shares will be credited to the accounts of the entitled shareholders in the Greek dematerialized securities system (Ó.Á.Ô.) on 29.12.2006, and, on the same day, will be available for trading in the Athens Exchange. Alpha Bank''s share price will be adjusted accordingly on the same date, as determined by decision no 37 of the Board of Directors of the Athens Exchange.
ALPHA ÂÁÍÊ S.A. : Sale of participation in ICAP
Alpha Bank announces the sale of its participation in ICAP S.A., or 26.96% of the share capital, to a fund managed by Global Finance.
FRIGOGLASS S.A. : Announcement

The Interim Financial Statements and the Summary Financial Statements of the period 1 January to 30 September 2006 of the company FRIGOGLASS have been revised and approved by the BoD, on the 14th of December 2006. Specifically:
1) In the Statement of Changes in Equity in the Interim Financial Statements the Group and Parent company comparative amounts for the year 2005 have been presented analytically for the periods 1/1/2005 to 30/9/2005 and 1/10/2005 to 31/12/2005 instead of the Full Year 2005.
2) Á) In Additional Information (2) of the Summary Financial Statements the discontinued operation''s, VPI SA, Sales, EBT, and EBITDA have been included. The amounts are presented below:
Sales for the 9-month period and for the third Quarter of 2005 were recorded at 64.929 thousand Euros and 22.547 thousand Euros respectively, while for the period 01/01/2006 to 28/2/2006 (date for the sale of VPI) were recorded at 10.534 thousand Euros.
EBT for the 9-month period and for the third Quarter of 2005 was recorded at 2.030 thousand Euros and 1.748 thousand Euros respectively, while for the period 01/01/2006 to 28/2/2006 it was zero.
EBITDA for the 9-month period and for the third Quarter of 2005 was recorded at 5.649 thousand Euros and 2.916 thousand Euros respectively, while for the period 01/01/2006 to 28/2/2006 were recorded at 701 thousand Euros.
B) In note (27) of the Interim Financial Statements the Income Statement analysis of VPI SA has been included in parent company basis.
3) In the Cash Flow Statement in the Interim Financial Statements and the Summary Financial Statements the cash flows of the Group have been presented in total continuing and discontinued operations (VPI SA) for the periods 1/1/2005 to 30/9/2005 and 1/1/2006 to 30/9/2006, while previously only cash flows from continuing operations were presented. Moreover, in the cash flows from operating activities of the parent company the total 13.461 thousand Euros Profit before tax has been reformed as: 12.450 thousand Euros Profit before income tax from continuing operations and 1.011 thousand Euros Profit before tax from discontinued operations.
4) In note (27) of the Interim Financial Statements the cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities have been included in consolidated and parent company basis of the discontinued operations VPI SA for the periods 1/1/2005 to 30/9/2005 and 1/1/2006 to 28/2/2006.
5) In the Group Income Statement of the Interim Financial Statements and the Summary Financial Statements a note has been added, according to which Losses from restructuring activities have been incorporated in the calculation of EBITDA. Furthermore, in the Company''s Income Statement for the period 1/1/2005 to 30/9/2005 the amount of 1.011 thousand Euros has been deducted from the Income from Subsidiaries, referring to dividends from VPI SA, and an equal amount has been added to profit for the year after income taxes from discontinued operations.

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VIVERE S.A. : Announcement

The company "Vivere Entertainment Commercial and Holdings S.A." for the briefing of the public investment announces the following:
The company, via the affiliated company Cosmo Megala Katastimata AEE, constitutes the basic supplier of services of audiovisual content (My Cosmos) to subscribers of mobile telephony of company Cosmote S.A. Already have been completed the negotiations with the remaining factors of above services, with the companies Cosmote S.A. and Ericsson Hellas S.A., aiming at the renewal, aid and the extension of signed agreements for supply of these services with the new form for the musical products and services for the service of "MUSIC ZONE" of Cosmote and the products of music via our affiliated company Cosmo Megala Katastimata. In the frame of this collaboration there was signed an agreement between the above-mentioned affiliated company and the company Ericsson Hellas S.A., which undertook the operation of platform for this service. Simultaneously was signed and agreement of collaboration between our above affiliated company and the company Cosmote for the supply of services with products and services of music. The tendencies of the market prove the continuously increasing purchasing interest for the above-mentioned services and products. The company Vivere Entertainment with these collaborations confirms her sovereign presence in this area of entertainment and appreciates that the above activity will contribute positively in the economic results for itself and its affiliated company.