EGNATIA BANK announces that on Friday 01st September 2006, 600 common and 130 preferred registered shares will begin trading on the Athens Exchange. These new shares result from the increase in the Bank's share capital in the amount of euro 854.10 through the conversion of 600 convertible bonds into common shares and 130 convertible bonds into preferred shares from the existing Convertible Bond issued on 21/01/2003, with a nominal value of euro 3.20 and a per share conversion rate of euro 3.20, in accordance with the decisions taken at the successive General Meetings of EGNATIA BANK's common and preferred shareholders on 28/06/2001.
The above increase, which does not alter the Bank's statutes, was certified by the Bank's Board of Directors on 04/08/2006, was approved by the Ministry of Development and was registered at the S.A. registry under decision number Κ2-11885/11.08.2006.
The Board of Directors of the Athens Exchange during its meeting on Monday 28th August 2006 approved the introduction of the above 600 common and 130 preferred registered shares of the Company.
The Company's Board of Directors decided that the new shares will begin trading on the Athens Exchange on the 01st September 2006. On the same date the above shares will be added to each beneficiaries securities account with the Custodian and EGNATIA BANK's share capital will reach 93.260.199 common and 11.088.784 preferred registered shares.

For any further information, the shareholders may contact the Company's Shareholders Department (tel. no. 210 9477521, 210-9477522).