S&B Industrial Minerals S.A. (hereafter the "Company") announces, in accordance with the provisions of article 9, par. 5 and article 21 of L.3556/2007 and decision 1/434/03.07.2007 of the Hellenic Capital Market Commission Board of Directors, that

a) after the completion of the Company's share capital increase for an amount of euro 10,356,440.00 through payment in cash, as it was resolved by the Annual General Meeting of shareholders held on June 16, 2009, and

b) the commencement of trading on September 25, 2009, of the Company's 10,356,440 new, common, registered shares that resulted from the above said share capital increase,

the Company's share capital amounts to euro 41,425,760.00, divided into 41,425,760 common, registered, vote bearing shares of a nominal value of euro 1.00 each. Kifissia, 25/09/2009