Pursuant to paragraph 2 (a) of article 24 of L. 3461/2006, Credit Agricole S.A. hereby notifies the Hellenic Capital Market Commission and, for the purposes of the publication on ATHEX Daily Bulletin, the Athens Exchange that:
1. On September, 19th 2006, Credit Agricole S.A. acquired, at the price of Euro 2.18 each, 145,598 common registered voting shares of the company Phoenix Metrolife Emporiki S.A. (the Company), representing approximately 0.16% of the Company's voting rights;
2. Prior to the above acquisition, Credit Agricole S.A. controlled directly and indirectly (as a result of the acquisition of control in Emporiki Bank of Greece S.A.) approximately 94.76% of the Company's voting rights;
3. Following the above acquisition, Credit Agricole S.A. controls directly and indirectly approximately 94.92% of the Company's voting rights.