Athens, 20th March 2017

Autohellas Financial Results 2016 Dynamic Growth for the Group, both in Greece as well as in the other 7 countries of operation 22% increase in Earnings After Tax which reached €22,7mil.

The Group's consolidated turnover for 2016 reached €264,8mil., compared to

€182,9mil. in 2015. It should be noted that the financial results of the current period are not perfectly comparable with the respective results of the same period of last year as the business of SEAT cars import (Technocar) and car dealership activity (Velmar) have been absorbed and incorporated.

The turnover from the Group's main activity, car hire, in both Greece and foreign countries, increased in 2016 by 12%, reaching €154,3mil. compared to €137,9mil. in 2015.

Similarly, earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) increased by 18,4%, reaching €104,3mil. compared to €88,1mil. in 2015. Furthermore, earnings after tax (EAT) amounted on a consolidated basis to €22,7mil. compared to

€18,6mil. in 2015, marking a significant increase of 22%.

The Group in order to support its organic growth, and also the quality of the services provided, invested €139mil. for the purchase of 10.350 cars. With this investment, in excess of fleet renewal, an expansion of 4,600 cars was achieved, with the Group's fleet now reaching 35,200 cars, a new record high in company size.

Autohellas CEO, Mr. Eftychios Vassilakis stated: "We invested in more than 10.000 new cars and achieved dynamic growth both in the tourism related activity (short term leases), but also in long-term leases, despite the difficult economic situation in Greece. For the first year, we complimented car hire with the car trading activity, creating significant economies of scale. We started a major project of upgrading our facilities and infrastructure, enabling us to offer, beginning in 2017, even better service while improving our productivity. At the same time, our positive performance in 7 foreign countries enhances the prospect of larger sizes, as our organization and presence in those countries matures. The success of 2016 provides a much better starting point and basis for growth in 2017."

The turnover of car hire activities in Greece increased in 2016 by 9,9%, reaching

€116,1mil. Realized were both an increase in short-term leases, which came mostly as the result of the strengthening of incoming tourism, a more efficient and effective use of our network but also as the result of higher penetration of the 3 Hertz International

brands (Hertz, Thrifty and Firefly), and also a remarkable increase in long-term leases to corporate customers.

Significantly strong was the growth rate in the 7 foreign countries the Group operates in, to which the addition of the important tourism market of Croatia highly contributed, with the turnover of car hire activities reaching €38,2mil. an increase of 18,5%. Specific reference should be made to the Cypriot market, where significant growth was recorded both in short, and long term leases. At the same time, Bulgaria, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro also witnessed positive growth rates.

Based on the year's strong financial performance, the board of directors will propose in the following annual general shareholders meeting a dividend of €0.85 to be paid for the 2016 fiscal year.

CONSOLIDATED RESULTS HIGHLIGHTS:

AUTOHELLAS GROUP

2016

2015

diff. LY

Car Hire

GREECE

Short- and long-term rentals

116,077

105,632

9.9%

Used Car Sales

24,531

28,593

-14.2%

FOREIGN COUNTRIES

Short- and long-term rentals

38,229

32,255

18.5%

Used Car Sales

7,603

5,034

51.0%

Car Trading & Services

78,366

11,380

589%

Total Turnover

264,806

182,893

44.8%

EBITDA

104,344

88,111

18.4%

EBIT

41,814

33,511

24.8%

Earnings Before Tax (EBT)

30,318

27,560

10.0%

Earnings After Tax (EAT)

22,691

18,634

21.8%

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