ANNOUNCEMENT

DECISIONS OF EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS' MEETING

5 September 2005 - At today's Extraordinary General Meeting of HELEX, the discussion of the daily agenda concerning the reduction of the share capital of the company (cancellation of own shares) and modification of its articles of association was cancelled, due to the lack of the required, by law and the company's articles of association, quorum.

After the end of the General Meeting, the Board of Directors of HELEX met and has convened a Repetitive Extraordinary General Meeting for Monday September 19th 2005, at 17:00, at the former trading floor of Athens Exchange.