According to article 279 of the Athens Exchange Regulation, OPAP S.A. announces to its shareholders that the Annual Ordinary General Meeting of the company's shareholders on 31.05.2006, approved the distribution of dividend for 2005 of one euro and forty two cents (1,42 euro) per share. It should be reminded that during the BoD meeting on November 21st 2005 the distribution of interim dividend of euro 0,48 per share was approved, that was paid to the shareholders as of the closing session of the ATHEX on December 3rd 2005. Eligible to receive the remainder dividend of 0,94 euro per share are the owners of shares as of the closing session of the ATHEX on Friday, June 2, 2006, according to clearance by the Central Securities Depository S.A. Αs of Monday, June 5, 2006, the shares will be traded ex-dividend. The payment of dividend will commence on 14/06/2006 and will be processed through the NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE as follows: 1. through the Account Operator, at the Dematerialized Securities System, as provided by article 329 of the ATHEX regulation and article 39 of the Central Securities Depository regulation. 2. through the NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE branch network, for those shareholders that have requested exclusion by their Operator at the Dematerialized Securities System or keep their shares in a special account. 3. for those shareholders that cannot for any reason collect their dividend through their operator, payment will be possible as of 21/06/2006 through the NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE branch network. The collection of dividend in the second and third case will be feasible until 13/06/2007 upon notification of the Investors' Account Code Number and display of the Identification Card, either in person or by proxy. Following the above date (13/06/2007), dividend will be paid only at the company's offices (62 Kifissou Ave., 121 04 Peristeri-Athens, tel: 210-5798000, Shareholders Department). For any further information shareholders may address the National Bank Depository Department at tel: 210-3340613. Dividend not collected within five (5) years is prescribed to the Hellenic Public Sector.