According to decision Nr.3/347/12.07.05 of the BoD of the Capital Markets Commission, Emporiki Bank announces that its Board of Directors, at its meeting of July 26, 2007, elected, in replacement of Mr. Spyridon Lorentziadis son of Loudovikos-Louis, Indipendent Non-Executive Member of the Board, who resigned, as a new, Indipendent Non-Executive Member Mr. Panagiotis Zafeiropoulos son of Dionysios, for the remaining term of the member who resigned, that ends at the day, that the initial or postponed Ordinary General Meeting of the Shareholders of the year 2011 will be held.