The Board of Directors of the company EMPORIKI BANK S.A. informs Messrs. Shareholders that the subscription period of the preemption rights for the share capital increase of the Bank in the form of a Rights Issue, amounting EUR 145,630,617.00, realized through the issue of 26,478,294 common registered shares of a par value of EUR 5.50 each and issue price of EUR 15.00 per share, expired on 21.12.2005. The total number of shares subscribed reaches 26,478,294 shares, which correspond to EUR 145,630,617.00.

After the increase, the total share capital of the Bank amounts henceforth to EUR 728,153,074.00 and is divided into 132,391,468 common registered, dematerialized shares (with a right to vote) of a par value of EUR 5.50 each. The new shares that derived from the aforesaid increase will be given to beneficiaries-in dematerialized form-and will be credited to the Investors' and Shareholders' Accounts in the Dematerialized Securities System (DSS). The date concerning the credit of the new shares to the beneficiary accounts as well as their start date of trading on the ATHEX will be announced by a relevant announcement of the Bank.