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Cyprus Stock Exchange Extension Of Trading Suspension

Date 21/03/2013

The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) further to the announcement dated 19 March 2013, announces that by a decision of the Chairman of the Council and the Director General- CEO of the CSE, taken in accordance with Article 183 of the Securities and Stock Exchange Law, which was ratified by the Council of the Stock Exchange in today's extraordinary meeting in accordance with Article 184 of the Law and in view of the developments in the economy and the continuation of the bank holiday, the suspension of trading of all securities listed on the Stock Exchange is extended for the purpose of ensuring the proper functioning of the Stock Market and to protect investors. This decision was taken for the same reasons mentioned in CSE’s announcement dated 19 March 2013.

The suspension of trading will be valid the same period as the bank holidays, Thursday 21 and Friday 22 March 2013.