Pursuant to the Athens Stock Exchange Regulation, par. 4.1.3.4. F.G. EUROPE S.A. announces that the Board of Directors decided during a meeting held today, Thursday, July 31st, to proceed to the distribution of interim dividend of the amount of euro 0.12 per share against dividend attributable for the fiscal year 2008.

Beneficiaries for the interim dividend are holders of company shares as of the closing of the Athens Exchange on August 21, 2008.

From August 22, 2008 the company shares will trade on the Athens Exchange without interim dividend rights for the fiscal year 2008.

The payment of the interim dividend will begin on Friday, August 29, 2008, through the bank EFG Eurobank Ergasias S.Α. as follows:
1. Through the account operators at the S.A.T. according to the distribution procedure as defined by Section 5, par. 5 of the Athens Exchange Regulation and article 39 of the Operation Regulation of S.A.T. of the Hellenic Exchanges S.A.
2. Through the branches network of the bank EFG Eurobank Ergasias S.A. for any shareholders that have asked for exception of their operator at the S.A.T.
3. For any shareholders, that are not credited the interim dividend for whichever reason through their account operator, the interim dividend payment will be possible through the branch network of the bank EFG Eurobank Ergasias S.A.

The interim dividend payment in the cases 2 and 3 will be realized through the presentation of the identity card of the shareholder, while the payment to third persons will be processed only with the presentation of an authorization that will contain full details of both the beneficiary and the authorized person (name, surname, id number and vat number), stamped by the police or other authority for the genuine of its signature. The payment receipts will be delivered by the account operators. If the interim dividend is paid according to cases 2 and 3 the payment receipts will be delivered by EFG Eurobank Ergasias.

For further information the shareholders are requested to contact the IR department of the company, tel. (+30) 210-9697411. Dividends not paid during the next 5 years are written off in favour of the Greek State.