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, 3rd 2006 Crιdit Agricole S.A. acquired, at the price of euro 25 each, 2,176,117 common ordinary voting shares in Emporiki Bank of Greece S.A. (the "Company"), representing approximately 1.64% of the Company's voting rights;
(2) Prior to the above acquisition Crιdit Agricole S.A. held directly approximately 13.96% and indirectly approximately 0.10% of the Company's voting rights;
(3) Following the above acquisition Crιdit Agricole S.A. holds directly approximately 15.6% of the Company's voting rights. It now has no indirect holding of the Company's voting rights.