Financial Overview For 1Q 2008

Consolidated Revenues for the period reached €256.6m posting an impressive increase of 42.7% compared to the results of 1Q07. EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortization) reached €72.5m, with small decrease of 2.1% compared to the same period last year. Earnings Before Taxes (EBT) recorded an increase of 1% y-o-y by reaching €68.3m compared to €67.6m in 1Q07, while Earnings After Taxes and after minorities (EAT-am) increased by 5.3% y-o-y to €35.9m from €34.1m in 1Q07.