ΕΜΠΟΡΙΚΗ ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ Α.Ε.

Announcement.

Pursuant to the decision no. 3/347/12.07.2005 made by the BoD of the Hellenic Capital Market Commission, EMPORIKI BANK OF GREECE S.A. announces that its Board of Directors, during its meeting of 26th of February 2009, was constituted as a body and appointed Mr. Alain Strub as Chief Executive Officer of the Bank.
Mr. Jean-Frederic De Leusse remain at the position of BoD Chairman.
Furthermore, the Board of Directors has appointed, according to L. 3016/2002 "on corporate governance", as it is into force, the capacities of its Members as executive, non-executive and independent non-executive.
Further to these, the composition of the Bank s Board of Directors is the following:
1. DE LEUSSE Jean-Frederic son of Dominique, non executive member, Chairman
2. STRUB Alain son of Andre, executive member, Chief Executive Officer
3. CHARRIER Bruno-Marie son of Bernard, executive member, Deputy Chief Executive Officer
4. BADRE Bertrand son of Denis, non-executive member
5. DEMAZURE Luc son of Guy, non-executive member
6. HOCHER Jean-Yves son of Joseph, non executive member
7. MARCHAL Jean-Francois son of Jean, non executive member
8. MARY Bernard son of Robert, non executive member
9. MAIOLI Giampiero son of Francesco, non executive member
10. NANQUETTE Yves son of Henri-Jean, non executive member
11. YANNAKIS Emmanuelle daughter of Emmanuel, non executive member
12. DAVID Haralampos son of Georgios, non executive member
13. DIMAKAKOS Fokion son of Fotios, executive member
14. EBEOGLOU Nikolaos son of Michael, non executive member
15. CONSTANTAKOPOULOS Achilleus son of Vasileios, non executive member
16. PAPADIAMANTIS Konstantinos son of Pyrros, Independent non executive member
17. PAPALEXOPOULOU Alexandra daughter of Theodoros, non executive member
18. SPILIOPOULOS Georgios son of Konstantinos, executive member
19. CHALKIDIS DESPINA daughter of Stefanos, executive member and
20. CHATZOPOULOS Christoforos son of Andreas,Independent non executive member.