In effect of the article 4, paragraph 4 of the 2273/2003 Regulation of the European Commission, the company GR. SARANTIS S.A. announces that according to article 16, Law 2190/1920, and based on the resolution of the Shareholder’s EGM which took place on the 02/06/2008 as this was modified by the Shareholder’s EGM dated 11/11/2008, during the trading session of 17/02/2009, acquired 38,143 own shares through “INVESTMENT BANK OF GREECE S.A.” at an average price of 3.73 euro per share worth of 142,091.96 euros.