EGNATIA BANK announces that on Thursday 01st March 2007, 740 common registered shares will begin trading on the Athens Exchange. These new shares result from the increase in the Bank''s share capital in the amount of Euro 865.80 through the conversion of 740 convertible bonds into common shares from the existing Convertible Bond issued on 21/01/2003, with a nominal value of Euro 3.20 and a per share conversion rate of Euro 3.20, in accordance with the decisions taken at the successive General Meetings of EGNATIA BANK''s common and preferred shareholders on 28/06/2001.
The above increase, which does not alter the Bank''s statutes, was certified by the Bank''s Board of Directors on 07/02/2007, was approved by the Ministry of Development and was registered at the S.A. registry under decision number Κ2-2249/13.02.2007.
The Athens Exchange on Friday 23th February 2007 approved the introduction of the above 740 common registered shares of the Company.
The Company''s Board of Directors decided that the new shares will begin trading on the Athens Exchange on the 01st March 2007. On the same date the above shares will be added to each beneficiaries securities account with the Custodian and EGNATIA BANK''s share capital will reach 93,288,009 common and 11,133,604 preferred registered shares.
For any further information, the shareholders may contact the Company''s Shareholders Department (tel. no. 210 9477521, 210-9477522).