With reference to the press article published in Eleftherotypia Newspaper on 18/02/2006 which indicates that 2001 was the year of the most recent tax audit for M.J. MAILLIS S.A., it is pointed out that, as mentioned in the relevant financial statements published on 31/08/2005, within the first half of 2005 the Company completed the tax audit for the years 2002, 2003 and 2004. Therefore, the year of the most recent tax audit for M.J. MAILLIS S.A. is 2004.