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Invitation to an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Shareholders

The Board of Directors of the societe anonyme with the corporate name "ASPIS BANK SOCIETE ANONYME" pursuant to a resolution of its Board of Directors dated 30.12.2008 invites the Shareholders of the Bank to an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Shareholders, to be held on Friday the 23th of January 2009, at 12.00, which will take place at the hotel Great Britain, Syntagma Square, Athens, in order to discuss and decide upon the following items of the agenda:
1. Share capital increase of the Bank according to Law 3723/2008, by the issuance of redeemable preferred shares, increase which shall be covered by the Greek State, by revocation of the preference right of the existing shareholders.
2. Amendment of articles 5, 6 and 7 of the Articles of Association in view of the abovementioned under (1) share capital increase.
3. Share capital increase with cash deposit and by issuance of common or preferred shares with a voting right, convertible or non-convertible into common shares, with or without preference right of the old shareholders or by limitation of this right.
4. Amendment of articles 5, 6 and 7 of the Articles of Association in view of the abovementioned under (3) share capital increase.
5. Establishment and appointment of an audit committee according to article 37 of Law 3693/2008.
6. Several announcements.
Furthermore, and pursuant to the same resolution, the Board of Directors of the Company invites the Shareholders of the Company, in case where a quorum is not accomplished, to a A΄ Reiterative General Meeting, to be held on Tuesday 3th of February 2009 at 12.00 at the offices of the Company located in Athens, 4, Othonos Street. In case of a second non-accomplishment of a quorum, the Shareholders of the Company are invited to a B΄ Reiterative General Meeting, to be held on Monday, 16th of February 2009 at 12.00, at the offices of the Company located in Athens, 4, Othonos Street.
It is noted that there will not be a new invitation published regarding the reiterative general meetings, according to article 29 of C.L. 2190/1920, as amended and in force.
Those Shareholders wishing to participate in the General Meeting or any of the reiterative meetings, either in person or through representative, as well as to exercise their voting right in such meetings, must, according to law and the Articles of Association, require from their account manager or the Hellenic Exchanges S.A., to block all or part of their shares and submit certifications issued by the Hellenic Exchanges S.A., along with their respective proxies, to the central offices of the Bank, at least five (5) days before the day of the General or any reiterative meeting.