ALPHA SERVICES AND HOLDINGS S.A.

PURCHASES IN THE INTERIM SHARE BUY-BACK PERIOD

Alpha Bank refers to the decisions of its Board of Directors dated 3.4.2008 and 27.6.2008, which set and terminated an interim period for the purchase of treasury shares, pursuant to the resolution of its Annual Meeting of Shareholders dated 3.4.2008.
Alpha Bank announces that, in the period between 8.4.2008 and 27.6.2008, it has purchased 7,989,610 treasury shares, i.e. 1.94% of the total outstanding paid-in share capital, at a total cost of Euro 166.7 million.
As of 27.6.2008, the Bank owned a total of 16,522,691 treasury shares, i.e. 4.02% of the total outstanding paid-in share capital.