The Annual General Meeting on 19 June 2009 approved a dividend for the year 2008, in the form of free shares, issued from a share capital increase by capitalization of the remaining (after-tax) amount of € 28,136,303.25.

The aforementioned share capital increase is in accordance with the provisions of article 1 of l. 3723/2008, article 28 l. 3756/2009 and the Circular of the Ministry of and Economy Finance 20708/B/1175/23.4.2009, whereby credit institutions participating in the Greek government liquidity program may distribute dividend only in the form of newly issued shares.
 
More specifically, 10.231.383 new ordinary shares of nominal value € 2,75 each be issued, at par in the ratio of 2 new shares for every 98 held.