ΕΜΠΟΡΙΚΗ ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ Α.Ε.
Coverage of the share capital increase through payment in cash and rights offering to existing shareholders
The Board of Directors of Emporiki Bank of Greece S.A. (the "Bank") notifies its shareholders that the share capital increase of the Bank (the "Share Capital Increase") through payment in cash and rights offering to existing shareholders pursuant to the resolution taken by the Extraordinary General Meeting of the shareholders on February 26, 2009, which started on 16/04/2009 and lasted until 30/04/2009, was covered at a percentage of 82.16% with payment in cash of an amount of euro 697,928,539.00, that corresponds to 126,896,098 new common, registered shares, while 27.560.610 shares remained undisposed.
Pursuant to the resolution taken by the Board of Directors of the Bank on May 4, 2009, the aforementioned undisposed shares were distributed at its discretion to its major shareholder, Credit Agricole S.A. thus the final percentage of the coverage of the Share Capital Increase comes to 100% and the final amount of the Share Capital Increase amounts to euro 849,511,894.00.
Following the above, the Bank s share capital increased in cash by euro 849,511,894.00, through the offer of 154,456,708 new common, registered shares, with a nominal value of euro 5.50 each.
The new shares arising from the above Share Capital Increase will be delivered to the beneficiaries in dematerialised form by crediting them into their share and securities account by the Dematerialised System of Securities ("DSS").
The date of the crediting of the new shares into the accounts of the beneficiaries and the date of the commencement of trading of the new shares on the Athens Stock Exchange will be notified by a subsequent announcement of the Bank.
Pursuant to the resolution taken by the Board of Directors of the Bank on May 4, 2009, the aforementioned undisposed shares were distributed at its discretion to its major shareholder, Credit Agricole S.A. thus the final percentage of the coverage of the Share Capital Increase comes to 100% and the final amount of the Share Capital Increase amounts to euro 849,511,894.00.
Following the above, the Bank s share capital increased in cash by euro 849,511,894.00, through the offer of 154,456,708 new common, registered shares, with a nominal value of euro 5.50 each.
The new shares arising from the above Share Capital Increase will be delivered to the beneficiaries in dematerialised form by crediting them into their share and securities account by the Dematerialised System of Securities ("DSS").
The date of the crediting of the new shares into the accounts of the beneficiaries and the date of the commencement of trading of the new shares on the Athens Stock Exchange will be notified by a subsequent announcement of the Bank.