The company GR. SARANTIS S.A. hereby announces that, as of Wednesday 16/01/08, the two hundred and four thousand (204,000) new common registered shares of the Company which derived from a share capital increase effected due to the exercise of call options for shares of the Company (stock option plan) by 18 officers of the Company and its affiliates will be subject to negotiation at the Stock Exchange of Athens,. The share capital increase was effected through payment in cash, in the amount of three hundred fourteen thousand one hundred and sixty euro (euro 314,160) at the acquisition price of 4.00 euros in accordance with the decision of the Repeated General Meeting of the companys shareholders of 18.07.2001 as this was modified by later General Meetings, including the Repeated General Meeting of 03/07/2007 and the Board of Directors of 12/12/2007.
The aforementioned increase, which does not constitute a direct amendment of the Companys Articles, was confirmed by the Company’s Board of Directors on 12/12/2007, in implementation of the aforementioned decisions and was filed with the Companies Registry with the respective announcement No.K2-17927/18.12.2007.
The Board of Directors of the Stock Exchange, at its meeting of 10.01.2008, approved the listing for trading of the aforementioned 204,000 common registered shares of the Company. As of 16.01.2008, the shares of the Company will be subject to negotiation at the Stock Exchange and the starting price will be formed pursuant to the Regulation of the Stock Exchange. As of that same date, the above shares will be credited to the Incorporeal Securities System accounts and the securities accounts of the beneficiaries/shareholders.
For more information, the shareholders are kindly referred to the relevant information report, which is available as of 20/12/2007 in hard copy and in an electronic form or can contact the Companys Shareholder Services department (tel. +30 210 6173065).