PIRAEUS FINANCIAL HOLDINGS S.A.

Announcement

Pursuant to the provisions of L.3556/2007, Piraeus Bank S.A. notifies investors that on the 27th of March 2008 the percentage of voting rights attached to shares of its issuance which may be exercised by proxy holder (Mr Georgios Liakopoulos) during the Ordinary General Meeting of 03/04/2008, amounted to 20,5698% of the total number of voting shares of the Bank, namely 69.772.479 voting rights. The threshold crossed by the person subject to the notification obligation is 20%.
The voting rights attached to shares prior the triggering transaction are as following: The total number of shares was 121.767, the total number of voting rights was 47.456.360 (directly and indirectly) and the total percentage of the voting rights was 13,99073% (directly and indirectly).
The voting rights attached to shares following the triggering transaction are as following: The total number of shares amounts to 121.767 (directly), the total number of voting shares amounts to 15.312 (directly) and 69.757.167 (indirectly) and the total percentage of the voting rights amounts to 0,00451% (directly) and 20,56529% (indirectly).
Mr. Georgios Liakopoulos will stop acquiring 69.757.167 voting rights on 04.04.2008. From the total number of 69.757.167 voting rights which the obligor may exercise in his capacity as proxy during the Ordinary General Meeting of 03.04.2008, the 69.522.167 are identical to the voting rights held by the obligor Mr. Konstantinos Liapis, given that they can be exercised separately by either of the two obligors.