EFG Eurobank Ergasias S.A. announces the following:
The Repeat Annual Shareholders’ Meeting, resolved at its session on April 21st, 2008 to increase the Bank’s share capital by up to €42,000,000, through the issue of up to 15,272,727 new shares and the reinvestment of the final dividend of the financial year 2007, at the sole discretion of the shareholders, who are beneficiaries of the dividend, at a 3% discount to the average closing share price of the first four working days that the shares trade ex-dividend.
The beneficiaries were informed regarding their right through the relevant announcements on the website of Athens Exchange (ATH.EX.) and the Bank, as well as for the time and the process they need to follow in order to exercise their right. This right was exercised by 4,486 shareholders for the acquisition of 1,245,604 new shares of the Bank, offered at €19.42 each.
Following the above, the Bank’s share capital was increased by €3,425,411, through the issue of 1,245,604 new, ordinary voting, registered shares in electronic form, and amounts to €1,450,875,915.5, divided into 527,591,242 shares of nominal value €2.75 each.
On 27.05.2008, the Resolution of the Ministry of Development referenced K2-6659, approving the amendment of the relevant article of the Articles of the Association of the Bank due to the above mentioned increase, was recorded in the Register of Societes Anonymes, as resolved by the Repeat Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on April 21st, 2008 and the Board of Directors on May 19th, 2008. ATH.EX. approved on 6.06.2008 the listing of the above mentioned new shares.
Following the above, the 1,245,604 new ordinary registered shares, arising from the above mentioned share capital increase, will commence trading on ATH.EX. on Tuesday, June 10th, 2008. As of the above date, the opening price of the Bank’s shares on ATH.EX. will be determined according to the Regulation and the Board of Directors’ decisions of ATH.EX. and these shares will be credited in the accounts of the beneficiary shareholders in the Electronic (Dematerialized) Securities System (D.S.S.).
For further information, Shareholders may refer to the Information Document which is available at the Bank’s offices in Nea Ionia, 6 Siniosoglou and Panagouli Str., 142 34, Athens, and on the Bank’s website www.eurobank.gr, or contact Mrs Efrosini Koulocheri (tel. 210 3522 361) during working hours.
Athens, 6.06.2008
EFG Eurobank Ergasias S.A.
EFG Eurobank Ergasias S.A.