Pursuant to the Regulation of the Athens Stock Exchange, EMPORIKI BANK OF GREECE S.A. announces that the Annual Ordinary General Meeting of its Shareholders, held on April 2nd, 2009, with 83 shareholders present, in person or through representation, representing 112.958.224 shares, of a total of 132.391.468 shares, i.e. 85,321% of the paid up share capital, adopted the following resolutions:
1. Approved, the Annual Financial Statements for the financial year 2008 and decided not to distribute a dividend during the above-mentioned financial year.
2. Discharged the Members of the Bank s Board of Directors and the Auditors of Emporiki Bank from any liability for indemnity regarding the annual financial statements for the year 2008.
3. Approved the remunerations of the members of the Bank s Board of Directors for the financial year 2008 and pre-approved their remunerations for the year 2009.
4. Approved the remunerations of the members of the Board of Directors who are also members of the Audit Committee for the financial year 2008 and pre-approved their remunerations for the year 2009.
5. Elected auditors for the audit of the annual financial statements of the Bank and its Group of Companies for the year 2009 from certified auditors PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS.
The Regular and Substitute Auditors appointed are as follows:
Ordinary Auditor: Dimitrios Sourbis, son of Andreas.
Substitute Auditor: Kyriakos Riris, son of Georgios.
6. Approved the granting of permission, pursuant to article 23 par.1 of Codified Law 2190/1920, to the members of the Board of Directors and to the Managers of the Bank, to participate to Boards of Directors or in the Management of the Group s companies pursuing similar or related business goals.
7. Approved, pursuant to article 23a of Codified Law 2190/1920, the Contracts made between CASA Group and the Bank s Group and specifically:
a) the Share Transfer Agreement, signed on 10 October 2008, concerning acquisition by Credit Agricole Leasing SA of 3.400.000 ordinary registered shares (being 20% of share capital) in Emporiki Leasing SA, owned by Emporiki Bank.
b) the Share Purchase and Option Agreement signed on 10 October 2008 between Emporiki Bank and Credit Agricole Leasing SA.
c) the Shareholders' Agreement signed on 10 October 2008 between Emporiki Bank and Credit Agricole Leasing SA.
d) the Organizational Framework Agreement regarding Risk Management and Permanent Control Business Line signed on 10 October 2008 between Emporiki Bank, Emporiki Leasing SA and Credit Agricole Leasing SA.
e) the Guarantee Agreement signed on 23 May 2008 between Emporiki Bank and Credit Agricole SA.
f) the Back Up Liquidity Line Agreement signed on 30 December 2008 between Emporiki Bank and Credit Agricole SA.
g) The Cooperation Agreement regarding capital market products between Calyon and Emporiki Bank in accordance with Calyon s letter dated 19 May 2008.
h) The Private Banking Partnership Agreements signed on 2 April 2008 and on 22 April 2008 between Emporiki Bank and Credit Agricole (Suisse) S.A. Head Office and Credit Agricole (Suisse) S.A. Singapore Branch respectively.
i) The Portfolio Management Agreement of Unlimited Mandate signed on 30 December 2008 between Emporiki Bank and Emporiki Asset Management.
8. Approved the concluding of Contracts between the Bank and Members of the Board of Directors, according to article 23a par.2 of Codified Law 2190/1920 and specifically the Contract between Emporiki Bank and the Chief Executive Officer Mr. Alain Strub son of Andre.
9. Issue No 8 of the Invitation (Validation of the election of new Members of the Board of Directors, replacing those who resigned) had not been discussed since there are not any resigned Members of the BoD).
10. Other issues - Announcements
There were no other issues discussed and nor any announcements made.