Pursuant to paragraph 2 (a) and (b) of article 24 of L. 3461/2006, Crιdit Agricole S.A. hereby notifies the Hellenic Capital Market Commission and, for the purposes of the publication on ATHEX Daily Bulletin, the Athens Exchange that:
(1) On August, 7th 2006, Crιdit Agricole S.A. acquired, at the price of euro 25 each, 3,853,846 common ordinary voting shares in Emporiki Bank of Greece S.A. (the "Company"), representing approximately 2.91% of the Company's voting rights;
(2) Prior to the above acquisition Crιdit Agricole S.A. held directly approximately 16.5% of the Company's voting rights. Crιdit Agricole S.A. did not hold any voting rights in the Company indirectly;
(3) Following the above acquisition Crιdit Agricole S.A. holds directly approximately 19.41% of the Company's voting rights. Crιdit Agricole S.A. does not hold any voting rights in the Company indirectly.