Forthnet S A : ANNOUNCEMENT

ANNOUNCEMENT Forthnet S.A.

Athens, 1.11.2017

HELLENIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS & TELEMATICS APPLICATIONS SOCIETE

ANONYME (hereinafter the «Company») announces the following with relation to the convertible bond loan of a total nominal value of €70,124,679.90 issued on 11.10.2016 (hereinafter the «CBL»), by virtue of which 233,748,933 ordinary registered convertible bonds -of a nominal value of €0.30 each- were issued, further though to previous conversions that have taken place from the CBL issuance until today, as per the respective announcements of the Company, the convertible bonds amount now to 233,698,458 -of a nominal value of €0.30 each- (hereinafter the «Convertible Bonds»), which have been listed for trading in the Athens Stock Exchange (hereinafter «ATHEX»):

1. Further to written notification received by Piraeus Bank, in its capacity as the authorized payment agent of the bondholders, during the 4th conversion period which ended on 30.10.2017, conversion rights were exercised for 53,668,147 convertible bonds of the Company into shares. Said conversion rights were exercised separately from each of the following bond holders: Piraeus Bank, Attica Bank, National Bank of Greece and Alpha Bank.

2. Following the exercise of the conversion right from the above bond holders of a total of 53,668,147 Convertible Bonds, the Company's share capital shall be raised by €16,100,444.10 and 53,668,147 new ordinary registered shares shall be issued, of a nominal value of €0.30 each (hereinafter the «New Shares »), according to the terms of the CBL program.

3. The Company's BoD, according to the Prospectus, by virtue of the respective decision shall register and certify the above share capital increase and shall proceed to any prerequisite action for the listing of the New Shares for trading in the ATHEX's Segment "Under Surveillance" and the delivery to the beneficiaries according to the provisions of the ATHEX Regulation and the respective implementation decisions. The Company shall dully inform on the respective decision of the Company's BoD on the registration and certification of the share capital increase for the New Shares approval of admission to trading with later announcements.

4. Upon completion of the above procedures, the Company's share capital shall amount to forty nine million one hundred forty four thousand seven hundred forty two Euro and ten cents (€49,144,742.10) and shall be divided into one hundred sixty three million eight hundred fifteen thousand eight hundred seven (163,815,807) ordinary registered shares, of a nominal value of 0.30€ each.

The present announcement is published in accordance with art. 17 of Regulation (EU) 596/2014 (MAR) and para. 4.1.3.6. of the Stock Exchange Regulation, as it stands.