JUMBO is a trading company, established according to the laws in Greece. Reference made to the “COMPANY” or “JUMBO S.A.” indicates, unless otherwise stated in the text, the Group “JUMBO” and its fully consolidated subsidiary companies.

The company’s distinctive title is “JUMBO” and it has been guaranteed in its articles of incorporation as well as by the department for trademarks of the Ministry of Development as a brand name for JUMBO products and services under number 127218 with protection period after extension until 5/6/2015.

The Company was incorporated in 1986 (Government Gazette 3234/26.11.1986) and its duration was set at thirty (30) years. According to the decision of the Extraordinary General Meeting of the shareholders dated 3/5/2006 which was approved by the decision of the Ministry of Development numbered K2-6817/9.5.2006, the duration of the company was extended to seventy years (70) from the date of its registration in Register of Societes Anonyme.

Originally the company’s registered office was at the Municipality of Glyfada, at 11 Angelou Metaxa street. According the same decision (mentioned above) of the Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders which was approved by the decision of the Ministry of Development numbered K2-6817/9.5.2006 the registered office of the company was transferred to the Municipality of Moschato in Attica and specifically at 9 Kyprou street and Ydras, area code 183 46.

 The company is registered in the Register of Societes Anonyme of the Ministry of Development, Department of Societes Anonyme and Credit, under No 7650/06/Β/86/04.

 Activity of the company is governed by the law 2190/1920.

The company’s main activity is the retail sale of toys, baby items, season items, decoration items, books and stationery and is classified based on the STAKOD 03 bulletin of the National Statistics Service in Greece (E.S.Y.E.) under the sector “other retail trade of new items in specialized shops” (STAKOD category 525.9). A small part of its activities is the wholesale of toys and similar items to third parties.

Since 19/7/1997 the Company has been listed on the Stock Exchange and participates in MID 40 index. Based on the stipulations of the new Regulation of the Stock Exchange, the Company fulfills the criterion enabling it to be placed under the category “of high capitalization” and according to article 339 in it, as of 28/11/2005 (date it came to force), the Company’s shares are placed under this category. Additionally the Stock Exchange applying the decision made on 24/11/2005 by its Board of Directors, regarding the adoption of a model of FTSE Dow Jones Industry Classification Benchmark (ICB), as of 2/1/2006 classified the Company under the sector of financial activity Toys, which includes the company “JUMBO”.

Within its 23 years of operation, the Company has become one of the largest companies in retail sale.

Up to now exceptional financial results testify fully the management’s planning. In accordance to the company’s investment plan that has been already announced, the company launched four new hyper stores in Greece and more specific: in July the new rented store in Promahonas located at Serres near the borders with Boulgaria of total surface 8.000 sqm approximately and in August the two owned hyper-stores located at Rentis of total surface 20.000sqm approximately and at Marousi of total surface 10.000 sqm approximately. In January the company procceded with the restructuring of its network and closed one store in Athens (Cholargos) in January 2009. In March the company launched the hyper-store in Aspropirgos of 9.000sqm approximately. Today the company’s network in Greece and Cyprus counts 43 stores.

The expansion of the Group in the Balkans is materialised normally. In December 2007 the first store of Jumbo began its operation in Sofia of Bulgaria while Jumbo Group continues investing dynamically in real estate aiming at the construction of new hyper-stores in the neighbouring country.

At 30 June 2009 the Group employed 2.972 individuals as staff, of which 2.852 permanent staff and 120 extra staff. The average number of staff for the period ended, 01/07/2008 - 30/06/2009, was 3.071 individuals (2.622 as permanent and 449 as extra staff).