Sidma Steel S.A. as an issuer of common stocks traded publicly in the Athens Stock Exchange, is obliged to act in accordance with the legislative and institutional framework, as constituted by the applicable provisions listed below and inform investor community and other interested parties for the process that must be followed in the occasion where there is an obligation for disclosure by the liable persons of Articles 9, 10 and 11 of L.3556/2007.

The liable persons bearing the obligation for notification must disclose their substantial shareholdings or voting rights or changes of their holding in the company’s voting rights, both the Company, as the Issuer and the HCMC, as the competent supervisory authority, immediately and in any event not later than three (3) trading days from the date that the relevant obligation was created.

The disclosure by the liable persons bearing the obligation for notification to HCMC and the Issuer must be simultaneous and carried out by submitting the  TR-1, sample of it is posted at HCMC website (http://www.hcmc.gr/en_US/web/portal/participantcompany) and at the company’s website. Apart from the TR-1 form, the liable person must submit the Appendix of the form, which is addressed only to the HCMC. During the completion of the appendix, it is advised to mention, additionally to the information mentioned in it, the name of the father of the liable person. The correct completion of the notification form is an obligation of the liable person who is responsible for any mistakes and omissions.

As regards the procedure for the submission of TR-1 Notification Form and the Appendix of the form to HCMC, it is done by submitting them legally signed by the liable person to the central protocol of HCMC (Address: 1 Kolokotroni and Stadiou, 10562, Athens) and it is addressed to the Directorate of Listed Companies of the Hellenic Capital Market Commission, to the Department of Supervision of Listed Companies with the indication of “Notification of important changes in voting rights according to L. 3356/2007”. The submission can be delivered through fax as well to the number: +30 210 3377243. In this case the form must be accompanied by a send receipt which should include especially the sender data, its signature, contact phone and the number of sent pages. The liable person should take care for the successful sending of the documents and their reception by the competent protocol service. As legally signed is considered the notification bearing the signature of the person liable itself or other person, legally authorized. In case that the liable person is a legal entity, the declaration is signed by its legal representative. In any case, along with the notification to the Hellenic Capital Market Commission, the relevant legalized documents are submitted , which are valid from now on till their recall.

As regards the procedure for the submission of TR-1 Notification Form to the Issuer, it is done by submitting them legally signed by the liable person to  SIDMA STEEL S.A.  (Address:  MEGARIDOS 188, 193 00 Aspropyrgos Attica, Greece) and it is addressed to the Investors Relation Department with the indication of “Notification of important changes in voting rights according to L. 3356/2007”. The submission can be delivered through fax as well to the number: +30 2103498281or via email διεύθυνση ir@sidma.gr. In this case the form must be accompanied by a send receipt which should include especially the sender data, its signature, contact phone and the number of sent pages. The liable person should take care for the successful sending of the documents and their reception by the competent department. As legally signed is considered the notification bearing the signature of the person liable itself or other person, legally authorized. In case that the liable person is a legal entity, the declaration is signed by its legal representative. In any case, along with the notification to the Issuer, the relevant legalized documents are submitted, which are valid from now on till their recall.