CSE extends Aspis bid for Universal Bank

The CSE Council announced that in agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission and pursuant to Regulation 15(7), it decided to extend the period of acceptance of the revised Public Offer by 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 by 1 week so as to expire on 22/2/2007 and in order to give time to investors to review the revised public offer document.
Due to the fact that the offer is regarded as competitive, the Public Offer of Schoeller Holdings Ltd and Path Holdings Ltd must be extended too, so that the period of acceptance expires on 22/2/2007.