S & B INDUSTRIAL MINERALS S.A.

Announcement pursuant to article 27 par. 3 of L.3556/2007

S&B Industrial Minerals S.A., pursuant to article 27 par.3 of L.3556/2007 and the decision of the Hellenic Capital Market Commission 1/434/3.7.2007 (article 11), announces that Mrs Aikaterini Kyriacopoulos, Honorary Chairman of the BoD of the company, with her letter on 18.4.2008 has notified us that her voting rights in S&B Industrial Minerals S.A. have increased following of a transaction on 16.4.2008. As a result, the voting rights of Mrs Aikaterini Kyriacopoulos, who holds 3.396.328 shares directly and additionally 12.042.288 voting rights indirectly- pursuant to the private agreements dated 7.8.2003 and 21.6.2004-, are currently at 50,001% of the total voting rights of the company.
For further information, shareholders are requested to contact the Shareholders' Department of S&B Industrial Minerals S.A., Ms Vicky Exarchou (tel 210 6296168).