Following the approval of the final dividend for the year 2008 by the Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders of 19/05/2009 and further to its announcements dated 7 and 20 May 2009, Marfin Popular Bank Public Co Ltd (the "Bank") wishes to remind the investors the following:
The dividend amounts to Euro 0,15 per share. In accordance with the Financial Calendar of the Bank, which was announced on 26/03/2009, beneficiaries of the dividend will be those holding shares at the end of the trading session of the Athens Stock Exchange and the Cyprus Stock Exchange on 25/05/2009. The record date will be 28/05/2009, the ex-dividend date will be 26/05/2009 and the start date of the payment of the dividend will be 12/06/2009.
Shareholders are reminded that the right of re-investment of part or the whole of the dividend into shares of the Bank has already been granted to them. The re-investment price will be 10% lower than the average closing price of the Bank?s share on the Cyprus Stock Exchange and Athens Stock Exchange for the period 26/05/2009 - 01/06/2009 (first 5 days during which the share of the Bank shall be quoted ex-dividend). The Shareholders could send to the Bank the re-investment applications until the 29 May 2009.