Announcement of Állami Nyomda on the decrease of over 5% in the ownership interest held by shareholders and senior officers

In consideration of the requirements laid down in Section 54(1) of Act CXX of 2001 on the Capital Market, Section 18 of Annex 6 of such Act, and Section 67(3) of such Act, based on information received from senior officers and shareholders, Állami Nyomda Plc. hereby makes the following announcement:

The ownership interest held by Dr. Ákos Erdős, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Állami Nyomda Plc., and representing 42.5% of the voting rights in Állami Nyomda Plc. (registered office: 1102 Budapest, Halom utca 5., company registration number: 01-10-042030) decreased to 12.5% as a result of the sale on 8 December 2005 of 356,917 Series “A” dematerialized, registered ordinary shares with a par value of HUF 980 each issued by Állami Nyomda Plc. The remaining ownership interest of Dr. Ákos Erdős comprises 173,986 Series “A” dematerialized, registered ordinary shares with a par value of HUF 980 each.

The ownership interest held by Dr. Istvánné Gömöri, Deputy Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board of Állami Nyomda Plc., and representing 7.2% of the voting rights in Állami Nyomda Plc. (registered office: 1102 Budapest, Halom utca 5., company registration number: 01-10-042030) decreased to 2.1% as a result of the sale on 8 December 2005 of 60,245 Series “A” dematerialized, registered ordinary shares with a par value of HUF 980 each issued by Állami Nyomda Plc. The remaining ownership interest of Dr. Istvánné Gömöri comprises 29,367 Series “A” dematerialized, registered ordinary shares with a par value of HUF 980 each.

The ownership interest held by Royalton Investors Three Limited, shareholder, and representing 40.7% of the voting rights in Állami Nyomda Plc. (registered office: 1102 Budapest, Halom utca 5., company registration number: 01-10-042030) decreased to 11.9% as a result of the sale on 8 December 2005 of 341,591 Series “A” dematerialized, registered ordinary shares with a par value of HUF 980 each issued by Állami Nyomda Nyrt. The remaining ownership interest of Royalton Investors Three Limited comprises 166,514 Series “A” dematerialized, registered ordinary shares with a par value of HUF 980 each.

Dr. Ákos Erdős, Dr. Istvánné Gömöri and Royalton Investors Three Limited entered into a verbal agreement to consult each other before any resolution is passed by the Company’s General Meeting, vote unanimously if they agreed on a particular issue, and discuss with each other any decision related to the disposal or acquisition of ownership interest representing voting rights in Állami Nyomda Plc. As a result of the decrease in their respective individual shareholdings described above, their previous combined ownership interest (voting rights) has (have) changed from 90.4% to 26.5%.

The Board of Directors of Állami Nyomda Plc.