Following the announcement of the Bank of Cyprus Group dated 9 October 2008 in relation to the date of announcement of the Group financial results for the nine months ended 30 September 2008 as well as the payment of an interim dividend, the investing public is informed that the time of the announcement has changed. The results and the decision for the interim dividend will be announced prior to the opening of the Athens Exchange and the Cyprus Stock Exchange on Thursday 6 November 2008 instead of after the market close as initially announced.