Alpha Bank announces that, the Board of Directors, in its meeting on 21.5.2009, certified the full payment of Euro 940 million, an amount corresponding to a capital increase of the Bank pursuant to the resolution of the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders held on 12.1.2009. The amount of the capital increase was fully subscribed by the Greek Government, as per art.1 of law 3723/2008, following the transfer from the latter to the Bank of Greek Government bonds of equal value. Furthermore, the Board of Directors of the Bank issued a multiple title deed for the total number of preference shares (200,000,000 shares) in the name of the Greek Government.
Pursuant to the above, the share capital of the Bank amounts today to Euro 2,871,590,264.40 divided into 610,976,652 shares, of which 410,976,652 common, registered, voting, dematerialized shares and 200,000,000 preference, registered, non-voting, paper and redeemable shares, both of nominal value Euro 4.70 per share.