Ote Ads Regulatory News (OTES)

12 Mar 2009 12:54



ANNOUNCEMENT

FINANCIAL CALENDAR

Αthens, March 12, 2009 - The Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA (OTE SA), in accordance with paragraphs 4.1.2 and 4.1.4.3.1 of the Hellenic Stock Exchange Regulation, announces the Financial Calendar, according to which:

1. The annual general shareholders meeting, will take place on Wednesday, 24 June 2009 at OTE headquarters, 99 Kifisias Av., Marousi, Athens.

2. The 2008 stand-alone and consolidated financial statements will be released on  Friday, 27 March 2009 (and uploaded on the company's website: http://www.ote.gr/portal/page/portal/InvestorRelation) and published in the press on the following day.

3. The company will hold a conference call, with analysts and investors, to discuss its full year 2008 financial results, on Friday, 27 March 2009.

4. The ex-dividend date will be Monday, 29 June 2009. During this meeting the shares will be traded without the right of receiving dividend for the year 2008.

5. The record date will be Wednesday, 1 July 2009 [according to the new revised Hellenic Stock Exchange Regulation the dividend beneficiaries are the investors that are registered in the records of the DSS (Dematerialised Securities System) as beneficiaries on the above-mentioned record date - since 1-1-2009 the corporate actions are carried out according to the "record date" rule, which replaces the "trade date" rule].

6. The starting date of 2008 dividend payment will be Tuesday, 7 July 2009.

About OTE

OTE Group is Greece's leading telecommunications organization and one of the pre-eminent players in Southeastern Europe, providing top-quality products and services to its customers.

Apart from serving as a full service telecommunications group in the Greek telecoms market, OTE Group has also expanded during the last decade its geographical footprint throughout South East Europe, acquiring stakes in the incumbent telecommunications companies of Romania and Serbia, and establishing mobile operations in Albania, Bulgaria, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and most recently in Romania. At present, companies in which OTE Group has an equity interest employ over 30,000 people in six countries, and our portfolio of solutions ranges from fixed and mobile telephony to Internet applications, satellite, maritime communications and consultancy services.

Listed on the Athens Stock Exchange, the company trades under the ticker HTO as well as on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker OTE. In the U.S., OTE's American Depository Receipts (ADR's) represents ½ ordinary share.

Additional Information is also available on http://www.ote.gr.

Contacts:

OTE: Dimitris Tzelepis- Head of Investor Relations 

Tel: +30 210 611 1574, Email: dtzelepis@ote.gr 

Nektarios Papagiannakopoulos - Senior Financial Analyst, Investor Relations

Tel: +30 210 611 7593, Email: npapagiannakopoulos@ote.gr

Daria Kozanoglou - Senior Communications & Regulatory Affairs Officer, 

Investor Relations

Tel: +30 210 611 1121, Email: nkozanoglou@ote.gr 

Christina Hadjigeorgiou - Financial Analyst

Tel: +30 210 611 1428, Email: cchatzigeo@ote.gr

Eleni Agoglossaki- Communications & Regulatory Affairs Officer, 

Investor Relations

Tel: +30 210 611 7880, Email: eagoglossak@ote.gr

Dimitris Tsatsanis-Financial Analyst

Tel: +30 210 6118071, Email: dtsatsanis@ote.gr

Eftychia Tourna- Communications & Regulatory Affairs Officer

Investor Relations

Tel: +30 210 611 7236, Email: etourna@ote.gr

Sofia Ziavra- Financial Analyst

Tel: +30 210 6118190, Email: sziavra@ote.gr

Forward-looking statement

Any statements contained in this document that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. The factors that could affect the Company's future financial results are discussed more fully in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F for 2007 filed with the SEC on June 24, 2008. OTE assumes no obligation to update information in this release.