Exhibit 2.1
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 USC. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the annual report of Hellenic Telecommunications S.A. (the “Company”) on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Lefteris Antonacopoulos, Chairman/Managing Director of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 USC. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
1. | The report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
2. | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
Dated: 30 June 2003
Lefteris Antonacopoulos
Chairman & Managing Director
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