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23/02/2007
INTRALOT S.A.
BLUE STAR MARITIME S.A.
ATTICA HOLDINGS S.A.
GREEK ORGANISATION OF FOOTBALL PROGNOSTICS S.A.
GEK GROUP OF COMPANIES S.A.
J. & P. - AVAX S.A.
TERNA S.A.
BANK OF GREECE
GERMANOS IND. & COM. CO S.A.
HELLENIC DUTY FREE SHOPS S.A.
COSMOTE- MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS S.A
COSMOTE- MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS S.A
EMPORIKI BANK OF GREECE S.A.
EMPORIKI BANK OF GREECE S.A.
AUTOHELLAS S.A.
IASO S.A.
EFG EUROBANK ERGASIAS SA.
HELLENIC TELECOM. ORG.
BABIS VOVOS INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL S.A.
EFG EUROBANK ERGASIAS SA.
COSMOTE- MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS S.A
INTRALOT S.A. : Announcement

INTRALOT announces that according to information the Turkish Parliament approved unanimously a legislation which removes the legal obstacles of the previous legal framework regarding the organization and operation of the Turkish State Organization Spor Toto and assures the continuation of the operation of the game Iddaa (betting) and the contract of our subsidiary Inteltek with Spor Toto until a new operator is selected through a future tender process that will be launched by Spor Toto.
The legislation is subject to the approval of the President of the Turkish Republic.

BLUE STAR MARITIME S.A. : Conference call for analysts on the full year 2006 results of Blue Star Maritime S.A.

In accordance with article 292 par. 4 of the Regulation of the Athens Exchange, Blue Star Maritime S.A., announces that a conference call took place today, Thursday 22nd February, 2007 at 17.00, hosted by the Group''s management, presenting to the investment community the full year 2006 results of the Group.
In the course of the conference call, the key financial data of the Group''s balance sheet and financial results were presented, and reference was made to the improvement of operational profitability despite the increase in the price of fuel oil, the fare liberalization on the major routes of the Greek domestic market as of May 2006, as well as the redeployment of vessel Blue Star 1 to the Scotland-Belgium route as of 29th January 2007.
2007 is expected to be a promising year as far as incoming tourism for Greece is concerned. In this respect, the Group will apply a flexible pricing policy aiming to extend the high season and increase its volumes. Furthermore, the full year operation of vessel Diagoras in tandem with the decrease in the operational expenses following the downward trend observed in the price of fuel oil in recent months are the main factors that will lead to Group''s further development for the year 2007.

ATTICA HOLDINGS S.A. : Conference call for analysts on the full year 2006 results of Attica Holdings S.A.

In accordance with article 292 par. 4 of the Regulation of the Athens Exchange, Attica Holdings S.A. announces that a conference call took place today, Thursday 22nd February, 2007 at 17.00, hosted by the Group''s management, presenting to the investment community the full year 2006 results of the Group.
In the course of the conference call, the key financial data of the Group''s balance sheet and profit and loss account were presented, and reference was made to fleet changes and the fare liberalization on the major routes of the Greek domestic market as of May 2006. On the cost side reference was made to the effect of fuel prices on the operating expenses and the recent downward trend in the price of fuel oil.

GREEK ORGANISATION OF FOOTBALL PROGNOSTICS S.A. : OPAP S.A. presentation at the Association of Members Listed to the Athens Exchange

On February 22 the presentation of OPAP S.A. at the Association of Members Listed to the Athens Exchange took place. Mr B. Neiadas, Chief Executive Officer, Mr I. Saraintaris, General Manager of Finance and Development, Mr E. Magganas, Manager of Shareholder Relations, Mr N. Polymenakos Investor Relations Consultant, were present on behalf of the company while reference was made on the latest corporate developments and the nine month 2006 financial results.
More specifically, detailed reference was made on the in house organization, operation and management of the STIHIMA game as of 30/01/2007. As noted by the Chief Executive Officer for a six month period the operation and management of the game will be conducted by the Betting Division while INTRALOT will provide consulting services. Within this period the transfer of know-how to OPAP executives will be concluded.
Thereafter the Chief Executive Officer commented on the course of the company''s two main games, STIHIMA and KINO, contributing approximately 90% to total turnover. As of August 2006 the STIHIMA game incorporates clubs of the Greek leagues with satisfactory results. As regards KINO, the revenues of which in the third quarter of 2006 noted significant improvement (13% increase), the expansion of the playing hours as of 22/09/2006 contributed to the games optimal course in the fourth quarter.
Regarding the international tender for the supply of the technological equipment currently under way, the Chief Executive Officer noted that the Committee is at the final evaluation stage of the technical offers submitted by the three participating companies, assessing that the process will be shortly concluded.
Also, the new business plan will be announced following approval by the ministers of Finance and Sport.
Lastly, with respect to the financial results the Chief Executive Officer referred to their on-going positive course and extensively analysed the nine month 2006 results with reported revenues of euro 3.374m, versus euro 2.599m in the respective period of 2005 (30% increase), EBITDA at euro 514.0m, up 6.0% on 2005 and net profit at euro 355.4m, 12.4% up with respect to the nine month period of 2005. The significant increase in turnover was primarily due to the ongoing success of the Stihima game following implementation of the rejuvenation measures in the second half of 2005 coupled with the improvement in the performance of KINO in the third quarter of the year.

GEK GROUP OF COMPANIES S.A. : Participation of "HERON THERMOELECTRIC" in the tender launched by HTSO for the development of a new electricity plant operating on natural gas.

HERON THERMOELECTRIC S.A., a subsidiary of GEK and TERNA, in its capacity as the first and only current private thermal electricity plant, participated in the tender launched by HTSO for the financing, construction and operation of a combined cycle unit of 400 MW using natural gas as fuel (it was the only Greek participant). The GEK and TERNA Group of companies initiated as early as in 1998 its strategic presence in the energy market by developing its first wind parks, whereas since 2004 its extensive investment plan has expanded in the field of thermal plants by constructing a 147 MW unit using natural gas as fuel. The aggregate power from all of the completed Group''s plants already amounts to 256 ÌW whereas the investment has exceeded the amount of 200 million euros.
It is noted that the strategic goal of the Group is to immediately and considerably expand its activities in thermal power plants either through tenders of HTSO or not, aiming at multiplying its aggregate power in the coming years.

J. & P. - AVAX S.A. : Schedule of Planned Corporate Actions

In accordance with article 292, of the Athens Stock Exchange Regulation, concerning companies with shares listed in the Large Capitalization Category, and as regards to the Corporate Actions Schedule, J&P-AVAX S.A. informs you the following:
a)the announcement of the 2006 Annual Financial Results, will take place on Friday, March 30th , 2007.
b)the annual briefing of Analysts with regard to the 2006 Annual Financial Results, will take place on G. Thursday April 04th, 2007.
c)the company''s Annual Shareholders Meeting will take place, on Friday ,June 29th 2007.
d)Shares will trade ex-dividend on Tuesday, July 3rd 2007. The last cum-dividend date is on Monday, July 2nd 2007. It is noted that the ex-dividend date preceedes the expire date in July, of derivative financial products, whose pricing is effected by J&P-ÁVAX .S.A. share price.
e)The payment of the dividend for fiscal year 2006, will commence on Wednesday, July 11th 2007.Details will be provided in a future press release.

TERNA S.A. : Participation of "HERON THERMOELECTRIC" in the tender launched by HTSO for the development of a new electricity plant operating on natural gas.

HERON THERMOELECTRIC S.A., a subsidiary of GEK and TERNA, in its capacity as the first and only current private thermal electricity plant, participated in the tender launched by HTSO for the financing, construction and operation of a combined cycle unit of 400 MW using natural gas as fuel (it was the only Greek participant). The GEK and TERNA Group of companies initiated as early as in 1998 its strategic presence in the energy market by developing its first wind parks, whereas since 2004 its extensive investment plan has expanded in the field of thermal plants by constructing a 147 MW unit using natural gas as fuel. The aggregate power from all of the completed Group''s plants already amounts to 256 ÌW whereas the investment has exceeded the amount of 200 million euros.
It is noted that the strategic goal of the Group is to immediately and considerably expand its activities in thermal power plants either through tenders of HTSO or not, aiming at multiplying its aggregate power in the coming years.

BANK OF GREECE : Publication of short-term european paper (step) yield statistics
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GERMANOS IND. & COM. CO S.A. : 2006 financial results - Correct Announcement

Turnover euro 908.1 mil.(+8.2%)
Earnings before Taxes euro 180.3 (+120%)
Earnings per share euro 1.65 (+112%)
GERMANOS SA ended 2006 with a 120% increase in earnings before taxes vThe Group''s turnover amounted to euro 908.1mil. from euro 839.1mil. the previous year, thus posting an increase of 8.2%. Specifically, income from Retail amounted to euro 532.7mil. compared to euro 506.9mil. in 2005, namely an increase of 5.1%. Significant growth was also posted by the Distribution of Consumer Products Sector, the sales of which increased by 12.8%, namely from euro 325mil. to euro 366.5mil. in relation to the respective period of 2005, a fact that is due to the increase in sales of pre-paid cards, which amounted to 13%.
Consolidated earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounted to euro 64.6mil. in 2006.
The Group''s total financial results amounted to euro 123.8mil. This amount mainly concerns the capital profit that emerged from the sale of the company''s participation in HDFS and in SILKWAY (Unitel, Uzbekistan).
At the same time, GERMANOS SA paid off its total debt, while it still holds cash and highly liquid assets amounting to euro 197,6mil.
Earnings before taxes posted an increase of 119.68% and amounted to euro 180.3mil. compared to euro 82.1mil. the previous year, despite the decrease in EBITDA. The main reason behind the boost of profit was the capital goodwill that emerged from the sale of the participation in the companies SILKWAY and HDFS.
The total earnings after taxes (including suspended activities) amounted to euro 134.5mil. compared to euro 63.1mil. in the previous year, namely posting an increase of 113.3%. The result of suspended activities includes the result from the sale of such.
The Group''s earnings per share increased by 112%, and amounted to euro 1.65 in 2006 compared to euro 0.78 in 2005. This increase is mainly derived from the sale of the participation in the companies SILKWAY and HDFS.
As regards to the proposed dividend for 2006 the BoD will propose the amount of euro 0.022 per share to the General Shareholders'' Meeting.
Finally it is worth noting that during the previous period the Company focused on its commercial development and presently numbers 645 GERMANOS stores, namely in Greece (374), Romania (144), Bulgaria (102), FYROM (25), as well as on the expansion of the prepaid cards product distribution network in Greece and Romania.
(Note: The consolidated turnover does not include sales of the following suspended activities: Industrial sector of Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia, Germany and Ukraine as well as of the companies GERMANOS CYPRUS, TCM, GTI, GERMANOS POLSKA, GERMANOS TELECOM UKRAINE. The Net Earnings after Taxes and Earnings per Share also include suspended activities according to I.F.R.S .

HELLENIC DUTY FREE SHOPS S.A. : Announcement
According to the article 7, paragraph 3, of the Law 3016/2002, the Company HELLENIC DUTY FREE SHOPS S.A. announces that Mr. Dimitris Fragostefanakis has been moved from the internal audit department to the sales department
COSMOTE- MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS S.A : Schedule of Intended Company Actions

COSMOTE announces the Schedule of Intended Company Actions for the year 2007:
Announcement of financial performance for the fiscal year 2006 (unaudited): Thursday, 22 February 2007.
Publication in the press of the Condensed Information on the Consolidated and Standalone Financial Statements for the fiscal year 2006: Friday, 2 March 2007.
Annual communication to analysts regarding the company''s published financial results: Monday, 26 March 2007.
Annual General Assembly: Friday, 8 June 2007.
Ex-dividend date: Tuesday, 12 June 2007.
Commencement of the dividend payment for the fiscal year 2006: Wednesday, 20 June 2007.
Distribution procedure of the annual dividend for the fiscal year 2006: Through a bank.
It is noted that the Annual General Assembly of Shareholders of the Company has according to law the right to decide otherwise, within the boundaries of the Athens Stock Exchange Regulation.

COSMOTE- MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS S.A : Notification of proposed distribution of the fiscal year 2006 dividend by COSMOTE''''s BoD to the Ordinary General Shareholders Meeting
COSMOTE MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS S.A. announces its Board of Directors'' resolution passed at its meeting on February 22nd, 2007, to recommend to the 10th Annual General Shareholders'' Meeting, which will be convened on June 8th, 2007: (a) the fiscal year 2006 dividend distribution of a total amount of euro 244,391,006 (euro 0.73 per share), b) all holders of the Company''s shares as at the 11th of June 2007, inclusive, to be entitled to this dividend c) shares to be trading ex-dividend from June 12th 2007, and d) dividend payment to commence on June 20th 2007.
EMPORIKI BANK OF GREECE S.A. : Schedule of Planned Corporate Actions

Emporiki Bank of Greece S.A., according to its obligations, as stated in articles 275 and 292 of the Regulatory Decisions of the Athens Stock Exchange S.A., announces its corporate actions plan for 2007, which is the following:
1. Announcement of the Annual Financial Results (parent and consolidated) for the fiscal year 2006 : Thursday, February 22nd 2007, after the closure of the Athens Stock Exchange.
2. Analyst update: Thursday, February 22nd 2007, after the announcement of the financial results.
3. Publication of the financial results in the press: Friday, February 23rd , 2007.
4. Convocation of the Annual General Meeting of the shareholders: Wednesday, April 25th, 2007.
5. Dividend for the fiscal year 2006: Dividend for the year 2006 will not be distributed to its shareholders.

EMPORIKI BANK OF GREECE S.A. : Announcement

Emporiki Bank of Greece S.A., according to its obligation, as stated in article 292 par. 4 of the Regulatory Decisions of the Athens Stock Exchange S.A., announces that the analyst update for the annual financial results (parent and consolidated) for the fiscal year 2006 took place on Thursday, February 22nd 2007, after the announcement of the financial results.
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AUTOHELLAS S.A. : Planned Corporate Actions

AUTOHELLAS ATEE, for its investors information, announces the Schedule of Planned Corporate Actions :
Thursday 1 March 2007 : Publication of full year 2006 financial results.
Monday 26 March 2007 : Analysts briefing for 2006 FY results.
Friday 20 April 2007 : Annual General Meeting of shareholders.
Wednesday 25 April 2007 : Ex-dividend date.
Friday 4 May 2007 :.Start of dividend payment.
Details will be provided in a future press release..

IASO S.A. : The Board of Directors of IASO S.A. proposes to the General Meeting of the Shareholders of the Company an increase of the Company''s share capital by cash payment and by simultaneous annulment of the pre-emption rights of the existing shares.

The Board of Directors of IASO S.A. proposes to the General Meeting of the Shareholders of the Company an increase of the Company''s share capital by cash payment and by simultaneous annulment of the pre-emption rights of the existing shares.
It is proposed these shares to be entirely distributed to new Doctors - associates, who have expressed their wish to participate to the company''s share capital.
The BoD was led to the aforementioned proposal due to the following: The company has managed to successfully operate, as proved by its results, based on a special multi-shareholder structure. The main characteristics of this structure, as well known, apart from the multi-shareholder model are the professional medical capacity of the shareholders majority as well as the great dispersion.
The company''s main aim is to sustain this shareholding structure, which, according to the BoD''s belief, constitutes one of the main factors of its successful course and its establishment as the indisputable leader in the private maternity hospitals sector.
The BoD acknowledges the significant work performed by doctors in this sector, suggests the increase of the company''s share capital by the issuance of 1,322,265 common registered shares.
Issue Price
The issue price of the shares is proposed to be 4.00 Euro per share. The distribution criteria of shares to the new associate doctors are suggested to be objective supporting the strategy of renewal of the production and shareholding structure. More specifically they should be related to age, productivity, the successful collaboration with the company etc. The criteria confirmation is suggested to be assigned to the BoD.
The BoD proposes, as already mentioned, the annulment of the pre-emption right of the existing shares, according to article 13 par. 6 of Law 2190/1920, so that the new doctors who are interested, will cover the total amount of the increase.
In case of distribution of all the new shares, an amount of Euro 5,289,060.00 will be raised, which: a) will increase the company''s share capital by Euro 2,023,065.45 (1,322,265 shares per 1.53 Euro issue price) which will hereinafter amount to Euro 69,458,580.45 divided to 45,397,765 common registered shares of nominal value 1.53 per share and b) it will increase reserve fund (by Euro 3,265,994.55 (1,322,265 shares of 2.47 Euro issue price)
Distribution of funds raised
It is estimated that the above mentioned increase will not bring about any significant expenses and the total amount of funds raised will be released for the participation of IASO S.A in the share capital increase of its subsidiary IASO THESSALIAS S.A. IASO THESSALIAS S.A. will use the funds raised for financing part of its investment plan which is in progress and comprises of the construction of buildings and purchase of equipment for the operation of a maternity and general clinic at a wholly owned plot in the municipality of Nikaia, Larissa. IASO THESSALIAS'' investment plan amounts to 40,000,000 euro and is expected to be completed and start operations by the end of 2008.
Timetable of the funds raised distribution
The distribution of the funds raised is expected to be finalized right after the increase of the share capital, not later than the end of September 2008.
Allocation report of the funds raised from the previous increase It is notified that the Share Capital increase of the Company IASO S.A. by cash payment (Public Offering by bookbuilding), which took place in accordance with decision 47/26.03.2000 of the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Shareholders and decision number 1/185/25.02.2000 of the Hellenic Capital Market Commission a resulted in the raise of funds (in total Euro 105,286,883.64 less the issuance charges Euro 5,174,451.82 = net amount Euro 100,112,431.83).
The distribution of such funds has been completed in accordance with the provisions of the Prospeith the decision of the General Meeting dated 30/06/2001 (published on 06/08/2001) and the decision of the ordinary general meeting of the shareholders dated 29/06/2004 (published on 19/07/2004) regarding the amendment of the program of allocation of funds raised, as follows:
á) Participation in the share capital increase of the subsidiary IASO GENERAL S.A. of an amount of Euro 44,314,211.81 (buildings, fields, equipment, working capital, b) Investments in IASO S.A of an amount of Euro 34,981,730 (buildings, fields, equipment, other assets), c) reinforcement of the working capital of IASO S.A. of an amount of Euro 10,603,990, and d) participation in the share capital of the remaining subsidiaries, (MODERN MULTIFUNCTIONAL REHABILITATION - RESTORATION CENTER S.A., IASO PEDIATRICS S.A., IASO THESSALIAS S.A..) of an amount of Euro 10,212,500.

EFG EUROBANK ERGASIAS SA. : Sale of own (treasury) shares through the Athens Stock Exchange

EFG Eurobank Ergasias S.A. announces the successful sale of 7,451,005 own (treasury) shares through an accelerated book building process to domestic and international institutional investors.
Strong demand from both domestic and international investors led to a well oversubscribed book and a final sale price of euro 29.40 per share, at a 2.3% discount to yesterday''s closing price of euro 30.10 per share.
Citigroup, Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch and J.P. Morgan Securities acted as managers to the private placement to international investors, while EFG Eurobank Securities acted as manager to the private placement to domestic investors.

HELLENIC TELECOM. ORG. : Announcement

Áthens, February 23, 2007 - Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA (ASE: HTO, NYSE: OTE), the Greek full-service telecommunications provider, will release its 2006 fourth quarter results under IFRS as well as highlights from its 2007-2009 Business Plan on Thursday, March 22, 2007.
OTE''s management will host an analyst meeting following the release to review the results together with the highlights of OTE''s 2007-2009 Business Plan.
Details regarding the venue, exact time and dial-in numbers of the conference call, following the results release, will follow.
About OTE
OTE Group is Greece''s leading telecommunications organization and one of the pre-eminent players in Southeastern Europe, providing top-quality products and services to its customers.
Apart from serving as a full service telecommunications group in the Greek telecoms market, OTE Group has also expanded during the last decade its geographical footprint throughout South East Europe, acquiring stakes in the incumbent telecommunications companies of Romania and Serbia, and establishing mobile operations in Albania, Bulgaria, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and most recently in Romania. At present, companies in which OTE Group has an equity interest employ over 30,000 people in six countries, and our portfolio of solutions ranges from fixed and mobile telephony to Internet applications, satellite, maritime communications and consultancy services.
Listed on the Athens Stock Exchange, the company trades under the ticker HTO as well as on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker OTE. In the U.S., OTE''s American Depository Receipts (ADR''s) represents - ordinary share.
Additional Information is also available on http://www.ote.gr.
Contacts:
OTE: Dimitris Tzelepis - Head of Investor Relations
Tel: +30 210 611 1574, Email: dtzelepis@ote.gr
Nektarios Papagiannakopoulos - Senior Financial Analyst
Tel. +30 210 611 7593, Email: npapagiannakopoulos@ote.gr
Daria Kozanoglou - Communications Officer, Investor Relations
Tel: +30 210 611 1121, Email: nkozanoglou@ote.gr
Marilee Diamanti - IR Coordinator
Tel: +30 210 611 5070, Email: mdiamant@ote.gr
Christina Hadjigeorgiou - Financial Analyst
Tel: +30 210 611 1428, Email: cchatzigeo@ote.gr
Forward-looking statement
Any statements contained in this document that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. The factors that could affect the Company''s future financial results are discussed more fully in the Company''s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including the Company''s Annual Report on Form 20-F for 2005 filed with the SEC on September 30, 2006. OTE assumes no obligation to update information in this release.

BABIS VOVOS INTERNATIONAL TECHNICAL S.A. : Announcement
The management of ''Babis Vovos International Construction S.A.'' announces that the Company will not distribute dividend to its shareholders for the fiscal year of 2006. This is a result of limited property sales in 2006 in line with the Group''s strategy of retaining most of its income producing properties which are developed by the Group.
EFG EUROBANK ERGASIAS SA. : Press Release

EFG Eurobank announced today the issuance of a senior floating rate note from EFG Hellas PLC under its EMTN programme. The notes have a 3-year maturity and the issue size is 250 million Great Britain Pounds. The notes will be guaranteed by EFG Eurobank Ergasias and will be listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.
The notes have been place with institutional investors primarily located in Great Britain.
The Lead Managers for this transaction are HSBC Bank plc and J.P. Morgan Securities Ltd.
The ratings of EFG Eurobank Ergasias are A2 by Moody''s, A- by Standard & Poor''s and A by Fitch.

COSMOTE- MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS S.A : Submission of request for the squeeze-out of the remaining shares of GERMANOS SA by COSMOTE''s subsidiary, COSMOHOLDING CYPRUS

COSMOTE''s 90% subsidiary, COSMOHOLDING CYPRUS LIMITED (COSMOHOLDING) submitted today to the Hellenic Capital Market Commission a request to exercise its squeeze out right for the remaining GERMANOS SA''s shares according to the legislation in force. On 22.02.2007 these shares represented approx. 0.63% of GERMANOS SA''s share capital (518,241 shares).
It is noted that on December 29th 2006, following the successful completion of the public tender offer, COSMOHOLDING''s percentage in GERMANOS SA was of approximately 98.99% of the existing at that date voting rights, while on 22.02.2007 this percentage was of approximately 99.37% of the existing voting rights.
It is reminded that the deadline for the exercise by the shareholders of GERMANOS SA of their sell-out right expires on March 22nd, 2007 (article 28 of the Greek Law 3461/2007). Finally, on February 9th, 2007 the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Shareholders of GERMANOS SA has approved the submission to the Hellenic Capital Market Commission of a request for the delisting of GERMANOS SA'' shares from the Athens Exchange.