NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE

PRESS RELEASE

Chief Financial Officer

Following a proposal by the Human Resources & Remuneration Committee, NBG's Board of Directors decided to hire Ms Paula Hatzisotiriou as Group CFO, while she will also serve as a member of the Bank's Executive Committee. She will take up her new post on 16 July 2013.

This appointment, which will strengthen significantly the management team at NBG, has been approved by the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund, in accordance with relevant legal provisions.

Prior to her new appointment, Ms Paula Hatzisotiriou was CFO and head of strategy at Eurobank, as well as a member of its Executive Committee. She is a Chartered Accountant and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW).