NAT. BANK OF GREECE SA
Announcement of Resolutions of the Banks Extraordinary General Meeting held on Thursday, 22 January 2009
ANNOUNCEMENT OF RESOLUTIONS OF THE BANK'S EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING held on Thursday, 22 January 2009
NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE S.A. announces the following:
The Bank's Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, which was held on 22 January 2009 with a quorum of 32.81% of the Bank's paid up share capital, adopted the following resolutions:
1. The Bank's share capital increase by euro 350,000,000 through the issue of 70,000,000 redeemable preference shares of a par value of euro 5 each, to be covered by the Greek State, with abolition of current shareholders' pre-emptive rights, pursuant to the provisions of L.3723/2008 "on the support of liquidity in the Greek economy in response to the impact of the international financial crisis".
2. Amendment to articles 4 (on share capital) and 18 (on the Board of Directors) of the Bank's Articles of Association and addition thereto of a transitional provision for the implementation of the above law.
3. Authorization to the Bank's BoD and its executive directors to settle all matters necessary and all details relating to the implementation of the special arrangement provided for under the said law.
For the implementation of the said resolutions the procedure shall be observed that is provided for by law and the relevant ministerial decision, as well as all the necessary formalities.
NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE S.A. announces the following:
The Bank's Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, which was held on 22 January 2009 with a quorum of 32.81% of the Bank's paid up share capital, adopted the following resolutions:
1. The Bank's share capital increase by euro 350,000,000 through the issue of 70,000,000 redeemable preference shares of a par value of euro 5 each, to be covered by the Greek State, with abolition of current shareholders' pre-emptive rights, pursuant to the provisions of L.3723/2008 "on the support of liquidity in the Greek economy in response to the impact of the international financial crisis".
2. Amendment to articles 4 (on share capital) and 18 (on the Board of Directors) of the Bank's Articles of Association and addition thereto of a transitional provision for the implementation of the above law.
3. Authorization to the Bank's BoD and its executive directors to settle all matters necessary and all details relating to the implementation of the special arrangement provided for under the said law.
For the implementation of the said resolutions the procedure shall be observed that is provided for by law and the relevant ministerial decision, as well as all the necessary formalities.