PIRAEUS FINANCIAL HOLDINGS S.A.
Notification of important changes concerning the voting rights deriving from shares under l.3556/2007
Pursuant to the provisions of L.3556/2007, Piraeus Bank S.A. notifies investors that on the 15th of April 2008 the percentage of voting rights attached to shares of its issuance which may be exercised by proxy holder (Mr. Konstantinos Liapis) during the 1st Iterative Ordinary General Meeting of 21/04/2008, amounted to 14,41088% of the total number of voting shares of the Bank, namely 48.881.500 voting rights. The threshold crossed by the person subject to the notification obligation is 13%.
The voting rights attached to shares prior the triggering transaction are as following: The total number of shares was 71.398, the total number of voting rights was 43.978.078 (directly and indirectly) and the total percentage of the voting rights was 12,96529% (directly and indirectly).
The voting rights attached to shares following the triggering transaction are as following: The total number of shares amounts to 71.398 (directly), the total number of voting rights amounts to 2.848 (directly) and 48.878.652 (indirectly) and the total percentage of the voting rights amounts to 0,00084% (directly) and 14,41004% (indirectly).
Mr. Konstantinos Liapis will stop acquiring 48.878.652 voting rights on 22.04.2008.
The aforesaid 48.878.652 voting rights which the obligor may exercise in his capacity as proxy during the 1st Iterative Ordinary General Meeting of 21.04.2008 are identical to the voting rights held by the obligor Mr. Georgios Liakopoulos, given that they can be exercised separately by either of the two obligors.