Minoan replaces Notos in FTSE Med 100

The Advisory Committee for the FTSE-Med 100 Index had a meeting on May 10, 2007 at the premises of Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange.

The FTSE – Med 100 Index which was launched on the 19/6/2003, is composed of 100 stocks of the three Exchanges (Tel-Aviv, Athens, Cyprus), some of which are also listed on US and European securities markets. The Cyprus Stock Exchange is the secretary for this index.

The Advisory Committee of the index consists of representatives from the three Exchanges and from the Global Index provider “FTSE Group”. During this meeting, the committee reviewed the operation of the index for the six month period between November 2006 – April 2007, in accordance with its Ground Rules. The Index is composed of 51 companies from the Athens Stock Exchange, 44 companies’ shares from Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange and 5 companies from Cyprus Stock Exchange . The newly listed share in the FTSE Med 100 comes from the Athens Stock Exchange (Minoan Lines SA) replacing Notos Com Holdings SA of ASE.

The report covering analytical data and past performance of the FTSE Med 100 Index will be available on the web-site of FTSE www.ftse.com, two weeks after the meeting of the Advisory Committee.