OPAP SA hereby announces to its shareholders that the five year period for the collection of the dividend for the financial year 2001, expires on 31st of December, 2007. After this date, dividends not collected from entitled parties will be written off, in favour of the Hellenic State. The shareholders who have not yet collected the dividend for the year 2001, may contact OPAP's shareholders department at 62, Kifissou Ave (4th floor), Peristeri, Athens, tel: +30 210 5798930, +30 210 5798964.