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Share capital return

5 July 2017 - HELLENIC EXCHANGES-ATHENS STOCK EXCHANGE S.A. HOLDING (ΑΤΗΕΧ) informs investors that the 1^st Repetitive General Meeting of shareholders, which took place on Friday 09.06.2017 approved the reduction of the share capital of the Company by the amount of €15,688,455.12 through a reduction in the share par value by €0.24 (from €1.08 to €0.84), and payment of this amount to shareholders.

Following the above mentioned reduction, the share capital of the Company amounts to €54,909,592.92, divided into 65,368,563 common registered shares with a par value of €0.84 each.

The capital return per share that will be paid is increased by the amount corresponding to the 5,020,563 shares in treasury stock that are not entitled to collect, and amounts to a gross amount of €0.25997 per share.

On Friday 30.07.2017, decision 73250/20.06.2017 of the Ministry of Economy and Development was registered at the General Electronic Commercial Registry (GEMI) (registration number 836929), approving the modification of the relevant article in the Company's Articles of Association resulting from the reduction in the share capital.

The ATHEX Stock Markets Steering Committee was informed on 05.07.2017 about the abovementioned change in the par value of the Company's shares.

Beneficiaries of the capital return of €0.25997 per share, based on the record date rule, are shareholders of the Company that are registered on the Dematerialized Securities System (DSS) on Tuesday 25.07.2017 (ex-date on Monday 24.07.2017 before the start of trading on Athens Exchange).

On the same date (24.07.2017), the opening price of the shares of the Company on ATHEX will be determined in accordance with the Athens Exchange Rulebook, in conjunction with Decision 26 of the BoD of ATHEX, as it applies.

The payment date for the share capital return is Monday 31.07.2017. Payment will be effected by the Bank of Piraeus as follows:

i.        Through the DSS operators, to investors that have authorized their operators to collect.

ii.      By deposit at their International Bank Account Number (IBAN), at which the investor has declared that he wishes to collect cash distributions in accordance with article 13 of the Regulation on the operation of the Dematerialized Securities System (DSS), and decision number 6 of the ATHEXCSD BoD, as in force, for those investors that do not wish to collect them through their operators. This only concerns investors that have declared a Bank of Piraeus IBAN.

iii.    Starting on 31 July 2017 through the branch network of the BANK OF PIRAEUS for all other investors. In order to collect the share capital return from the branch network of the Bank, investors must provide valid ID and the DSS account information. Payment to a third party can only take place if there is an authorization stating the full personal information of both the beneficiary as well as the person being authorized, and notarized by a public authority.

Starting on Monday 2.1.2023, payment of the share capital return in cash will be made by the Company.

The ex-date (Monday 24.07.2017) is before the expiration (on 15/09/2017) of the Future with the ΑΤΗΕΧ share as the underlying security, and after the expiration (on 21/07/2017) of the future on the FTSE/ATHEX LARGE CAP (in which ΑΤΗΕΧ is a component stock).

For more information, shareholders can contact the Investor Relations Department of the Company (tel +30 210 336 6616, email: investor-relations@athexgroup.gr).