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OTE announces intention to delist from the NYSE

·; Move aimed at reducing costs and concentrating trading on most liquid market

·; Continued commitment to highest standards of corporate governance and financial disclosure

Athens, Greece - May 12, 2010 - Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA (ASE: HTO; NYSE: OTE) today announced that it intends to delist its American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") from the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE") and to deregister and terminate its reporting obligations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("the Exchange Act"). OTE's Board of Directors approved the decision at its meeting yesterday. OTE expects the delisting and deregistration to become effective within the second half of 2010.

OTE's decision to delist from the NYSE is aimed at cutting administrative costs, reducing complexity in financial reporting, and concentrating trading of its shares on the market providing the highest liquidity, the Athens Stock Exchange. OTE remains committed to serve its investor base in the US, to comply with the highest standards of corporate governance, and to provide comprehensive and transparent English-language financial reporting.

OTE will provide written notice to the NYSE of its intention to delist. OTE also intends to file the related Form 25 with the SEC. Once the delisting has become effective and the Company meets the criteria for deregistration, it intends to file Form 15F with the SEC in order to deregister its equity securities.

OTE intends to maintain an American Depositary Receipt program on a so-called "Level I" basis in order to enable investors to trade ADRs in the US over-the-counter (OTC) market.

OTE reserves the right, for any reason, to delay these filings or to withdraw them prior to their effectiveness, and to otherwise change its plans in this regard.

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 and Romania. At present, companies in which OTE Group has an equity interest employ about 32,000 people in four 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 

Maria Kountouri - Assistant to the Head of Investor Relations

Tel: +30 210 611 5381, Email: mkountouri@ote.gr 

Christina Hadjigeorgiou - Financial Analyst, Investor Relations

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

Sofia Ziavra - Financial Analyst, Investor Relations

Tel: +30 210 611 8190, Email: sziavra@ote.gr

Dimitris Tsatsanis - Financial Analyst, Investor Relations

Tel: +30 210 611 6071, Email: dtsatsanis@ote.gr

Daria Kozanoglou - Senior Communications & Regulatory Affairs Officer,

Investor Relations

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

Eftychia Tourna - Communications & Regulatory Affairs Officer, Investor Relations

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

Eleni Agoglossaki - Communications & Regulatory Affairs Officer, Investor Relations

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

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