National Bank of Greece announces that trading on the Athens Exchange of its 310,043 new, common registered shares with voting right commences on 25 January 2007. The said shares resulted from the Bank''s recent share capital increase by euro 1,550,215 due to the exercise of stock options by 300 beneficiaries at the sale price of euro 23.80 per share, pursuant to the Bank''s General Meetings of Shareholders'' resolutions of 22 June 2005 and 1 June 2006 and Board of Directors'' resolution of 29 November 2006. The Bank''s share capital increase was ratified by the Bank''s Board of Directors on 21 December 2006, pursuant to the General Meetings of Shareholders'' resolutions, as above, notified to the Ministry of Development and filed with the Register of Sociιtιs Anonymes under the respective announcement no K2-272/9.1.2007. Furthermore, admission to trading of the Bank''s 310,043 new, common registered shares was approved by the Athens Exchange Board of Directors at its meeting of 18 January 2007. On 25 January 2007 the said 310,043 new shares shall be available for trading on the Athens Exchange and shall have been credited to the beneficiaries'' investor and security accounts with the Dematerialized Securities System (DSS). As of the same date, the opening price of the Bank''s shares on the Athens Exchange shall be determined pursuant to the Athens Exchange Board of Directors'' resolution no 35. For further information, shareholders can consult the relevant brochure, available via the websites of the Athens Exchange and the Bank, or contact the Bank''s offices at Megaro Mela, Aiolou 93, Athens (Mr. M. Frousios, tel. +30 210-3343411) during business hours.