Appointment of non-executive / independent Board of Directors member

According to article 4 of Decision 5/204/14.11.2000 of Hellenic Capital Market Commission, we hereby inform you that the Board of Directors of the Company during its meeting dated July 26th, 2004 appointed Mr. Konstantinos V. Maraveas as new non-executive / independent member replacing Mr. Leonidas K. Georgopoulos, also non-executive / independent member, who resigned.