Pursuant to the resolution No 3/347/12.07.05 of the BoD of the Hellenic Capital Market Commission, EMPORIKI BANK OF GREECE S.A. announces that its Board of Directors, in its meeting of November 5th, 2008, elected, in replacement of the resigned Non-Executive Member of the BoD Mrs. Charlotte-Maria-Ypatia Stratos daughter of Christoforos, as a new Executive Member of the BoD Mr. Georgios Spiliopoulos son of Konstantinos, Attorney-at-Law, for the remaining term of the member who resigned, expiring on the day, that the initial or after postponement Ordinary General Meeting of the Shareholders of the year 2011 will be held. By this decision of the Board of Directors, Mr. G. Spiliopoulos has been assigned to the responsibility for the Group Human Resources General Division and for handling special legal issues and he was granted the right of single signature.