According to article 23 of Law 3461/2006 on public tender offers (the Law), ALPHA BANK A.E. (the Offeror) announces the following:
1. On 2 November 2006, the Offeror filed a voluntary public tender offer (the Tender Offer), to acquire all common, registered, voting shares (the Shares) of ALPHA LEASING A.E. (the Company) that he did not, directly or indirectly, hold on the date of filing of the Tender Offer, and which, as of the same date, amounted to 137,088 Shares representing 0.35% of the Company''s share capital and voting rights. On Wednesday 22 November 2006, the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Capital Markets Commission approved the information circular of the Offeror, in relation to the Tender Offer (the Information Circular).
2. The acceptance period of the Tender Offer (the Acceptance Period) commenced on Friday, 24 November 2006 and ended on Friday, 22 December 2006.
3. On 1 November 2006, the Offeror held (a) 39,447,912 Shares representing 99.65% of the Company''s share capital and (b) 99.65% of the voting rights (including 420 voting rights emanating from an equal number of pledged Shares).
4. During the Acceptance Period, 2,418 Shares or 0.006% of the Company''s share capital and voting rights, were offered by shareholders accepting the Tender Offer.
5. From the date of filing of the Tender Offer and until the end of the Acceptance Period of the Tender Offer, the Offeror has also acquired, via the Athens Exchange, 4,143 Shares, or 0.01% of the Company''s share capital and voting rights.
6. Pursuant to the off-exchange transfer of the Shares which were offered during the Acceptance Period, and including the Shares which were acquired via the Athens Exchange until the end of the Acceptance Period, the Offeror will hold 39,454,473 Shares, or 99.67% of the Company''s share capital and voting rights.
7. The transfer of shares that were offered validly during the Tender Offer and the related registration in the Greek dematerialized securities system (Σ.Α.Τ.) will take place on January 4 2007, six (6) working days from the conclusion of the Tender Offer, according to par. 2.20 of the Information Circular. The consideration will be paid on January 4 2007 to the shareholders who have accepted the Tender Offer, according to the instructions they have indicated in the relevant acceptance forms.