ASPIS BANK S.A. announces that on 16-01-2008, following the Athens Stock Exchange (ATHEX) approval, the 584.651 new common registered shares of the Bank, resulting from its recent share capital increase of 1.584.404,21 euros, due to the exercise of stock option rights by the members of BoD and the executives of the Bank, amounting 100 in total, and at a price of 2,71 Euros per share, will be listed for trading at the ATHEX, in accordance with the decision of the Extraordinary General Meeting of its shareholders of 4/09/2002 and its Board of Directors resolution of 05/12/2007.
The above share capital increase constitutes an adjustment of the 5 article of the Articles of association, was certified by the Board of Directors of the Bank on 27/12/2007 following the decisions of the aforesaid General Meeting, was approved by the Ministry of Development decision No. K2-115 and was registered in the Companies Register with the relevant announcement number K2-18685.
The Board of Directors of the Athens Exchange, at its meeting of 10-01-2008 approved the listing for trading of the abovementioned 584.651 common registered shares of the Bank.
According to a resolution of the Board of Directors of the Bank, the abovementioned new shares will be available for trading at the ATHEX as of 16-01-2008, following the ATHEX approval. At the same date the new shares will have been credited to the shares and accounts of the beneficiary shareholders in the Dematerialized Securities System (D.S.S.).
The opening market price at the date of commencement of trading, i.e. on the 16 January 2008, will be set according to the Athens Exchange Regulation.
For further information please contact the Shareholders Department Mrs. Anna Geli, tel: 210-9986150.