We inform you that today, Monday the 29th of May 2006 and time 12:00 am the Ordinary Annual General Meeting of the Company's Shareholders took place in the Conference Center of the headquarters of "The Ethniki" Insurance Company, at Syngrou 103-105. The meeting was attended by 45 Shareholders or Shareholders' representatives who represented 102.211.336 shares or 79,17% of the total number of 129.106.800 shares of the company out of which 41 of the Shareholders or Shareholders' representatives representing 102.113.051 shares or 79,09% of the total number of 129.106.800 shares of the company voted. The Ordinary Annual General Meeting being in quorum approved the following issues that were topics of the meeting agenda:
1) Approval of the Board of Director's and Auditor's reports for the Annual Financial Statements of fiscal year 2005 (1.1.2005 - 31.12.2005).
2) Approval of the Annual Financial Statements of year 2005 (1.1.2005 - 31.12.2005) and the non-distribution of dividends for the year above.
3) Discharge of the members of the Board of Directors and the Auditor from any responsibility related to the Annual Financial Statements and the financial management of year 2005 (1.1.2005 - 31.12.2005).
4) Ratification of the election of the non - executive member of the Board of Directors, Mr Alexandros Georgitsis, father?s name Platonas, in the position of the non - executive member Mr Ioannis Filos, father's name Athanasios, who resigned on 25.10.2005.
5) Approval of the fees of Members of the Board for the financial year 2005 according to the article 24, paragraph 2 of law 2190/1920 as it forces and pre-approval of Members' of the Board fees for the year 2006.
6) Approval for current year 2006 of the appointment, as Regular Auditor, of Mr Andreas Barlikas and as Deputy Auditor, of Mr Nikolaos Sofianos from the audit firm Deloitte.
7) Granting of Special authorization according to the article 23 paragraph 1 of law 2190/1920 to the members of the Board of Directors, the General Managers, Deputy General Managers, and the Company's Directors to participate as Board Members or in the management of the subsidiaries and affiliate companies of "The Ethniki" as well as companies of The 'Ethniki' Group and the NBG Group.