Nireus SA announces its intention to acquire own shares according to the provisions of article 16 of Law 2190/1920 and the European Commission Directive 2273/2003 and following the decisions of the Extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting of 18.2.2008 and the BoD meeting of 18.03.2008. NIREUS may acquire up to 5% of total shares outstanding during the period commencing on 21.3.2008 and ending on 17.2.2010. The minimum and maximum purchase price for the shares have been set between 1.52 euro (the current nominal value) and 6 euro per share.