ΕΜΠΟΡΙΚΗ ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ Α.Ε.

Reply to a letter from the Capital Market Commission

Following your letter reg. No 291/23 Jan. 2009 and pursuant to L.3340/2005 and the Decision no 5/204/2000 taken by the BoD of the Hellenic Capital Market Commission, we inform you as bellow:
Emporiki Bank of Greece S.A., for the time being, has not convoked a meeting of its BoD, the only Body which is competent to approve a convocation of an Extraordinary General Assembly regarding its share capital increase.
According to the current schedule, the BoD is forecast to be convoked in the beginning of next month, so that the Extraordinary General Assembly is held at the end of the same month.
Further to the above, we would like to notify to you that Emporiki Bank has not been informed yet on its principal shareholder s relevant decision.