Third extension of POs by Aspis/Commercial and Schoeller/Path

The CSE Council in agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission decided to extend by two weeks more the period of acceptance of the Competitive and Revised Public Offer of Aspis Pronoia AEGA and Commercial Value SA for the acquisition of a minimum 20% and a maximum 50% plus 1 share of the issued share capital of Universal Bank Public Ltd and the Revised Public Offer of Schoeller Holdings Ltd and Path Holdings Ltd for the acquisition of a minimum 41% and a maximum 50.99% of the issued share capital of Universal Bank Public Ltd, so as to expire on April 12, 2007, in order to have time to complete the investigation for the possible activation of Regulation 16 of the Mergers and Acquisitions Regulation.