NAT. BANK OF GREECE SA
ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE BANK?S SHARE CAPITAL INCREASE AND DISTRIBUTION OF NEW SHARES INSTEAD OF AN ADDITIONAL DIVIDEND, WITHOUT PAYMENT.
The Board of Directors of National Bank of Greece S.A. informs investors that the second repeat General Meeting of its Shareholders, held on 15 May 2008, also resolved on the Bank?s share capital increase by euro 95,339,190 through the issue of new shares, instead of additional dividend for the year 2007, without payment. The said share capital increase shall be implemented through the issue of 19,067,838 new common registered shares, of a par value of euro 5 each, and their distribution to the shareholders at a ratio of four new for every one hundred old common registered shares.
Pursuant to the said share capital increase, the share capital of the Bank shall stand at euro 2,481,331,495, divided into 496,266,299 common shares of a par value of euro 5 each.
On 16 May 2008 decision No Κ2-6137 of the Minister of Development, whereby the amendment to the relevant Article of the Bank's Articles Association was approved, was filed with the Companies Register. The Board of Directors of the Athens Exchange (ATHEX), at its meeting of 16 May 2008, approved the above new shares' listing for trading on the ATHEX.
Pursuant to the resolution of the Bank's Annual General Meeting of 17 April 2008, entitled to the share capital increase are the shareholders of the Bank that are registered with the Shareholders' Register of Hellenic Exchanges Holding S.A. (HELEX) on completion of settlement of the transactions effected by the closing of the ATHEX session of 15 May 2008. As of the next business day, the Bank's shares shall be traded on the ATHEX without entitlement to participation in the above share capital increase. Furthermore, as of the said date, the starting price for the shares' trading on the ATHEX shall be in accordance with the ATHEX Regulation.
The trading on the ATHEX of the Bank's 19,067,838 new common registered shares will commence on 23 May 2008. As of the same date, the said shares will be credited to the beneficiaries' DSS accounts.
For further information, shareholders can, as of 15 May 2008, either request the relevant information bulletin in printed form from NBG?s shareholder information department (Mr M. Frousios, tel: +30 210-3343411) or view the same bulletin on the websites of the Bank and the ATHEX.
Athens, 16 May 2008
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Pursuant to the said share capital increase, the share capital of the Bank shall stand at euro 2,481,331,495, divided into 496,266,299 common shares of a par value of euro 5 each.
On 16 May 2008 decision No Κ2-6137 of the Minister of Development, whereby the amendment to the relevant Article of the Bank's Articles Association was approved, was filed with the Companies Register. The Board of Directors of the Athens Exchange (ATHEX), at its meeting of 16 May 2008, approved the above new shares' listing for trading on the ATHEX.
Pursuant to the resolution of the Bank's Annual General Meeting of 17 April 2008, entitled to the share capital increase are the shareholders of the Bank that are registered with the Shareholders' Register of Hellenic Exchanges Holding S.A. (HELEX) on completion of settlement of the transactions effected by the closing of the ATHEX session of 15 May 2008. As of the next business day, the Bank's shares shall be traded on the ATHEX without entitlement to participation in the above share capital increase. Furthermore, as of the said date, the starting price for the shares' trading on the ATHEX shall be in accordance with the ATHEX Regulation.
The trading on the ATHEX of the Bank's 19,067,838 new common registered shares will commence on 23 May 2008. As of the same date, the said shares will be credited to the beneficiaries' DSS accounts.
For further information, shareholders can, as of 15 May 2008, either request the relevant information bulletin in printed form from NBG?s shareholder information department (Mr M. Frousios, tel: +30 210-3343411) or view the same bulletin on the websites of the Bank and the ATHEX.
Athens, 16 May 2008
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS