Alpha Bank refers to a decision of its Board of Directors dated 4.1.2008 pursuant to the resolution of its Annual Meeting of Shareholders dated 3.4.2007, which set an interim period (9.1.2008 until 15.4.2008) for the purchase of treasury shares up to 3.00% of the Bank's share capital, at a purchase price per share no less than Euro 3.90 and no more than Euro 32.00.
The Board of Directors of Alpha Bank, at its meeting on 3.4.2008, decided the termination as of the same day, of the current share buyback period.
In the period between 9.1.2008 and 2.4.2008, the Bank has purchased 8,533,081 treasury shares, i.e. 2.08% of the total outstanding paid-in share capital, at a total cost of Euro 176.48 million. As of 3.4.2008, the Bank owned a total of 8,533,081 treasury shares, i.e. 2.08% of the total outstanding paid-in share capital.