EFG Eurobank Ergasias S.A., announces the following regarding the interim dividend distribution (of € 0.36 per share), resolved by the Bank’s Board of Directors at its meeting on November 23rd, 2005, as part of the dividend for the fiscal year 2005:
(a) Entitled to the interim dividend are:
1. The Shareholders of the Bank as after the closure of the Athens Stock Exchange session on the 5 December 2005. Therefore, as of Tuesday the 6th of December 2005, the share will be traded in the Athens Stock Exchange without the right to interim dividend for the financial year 2005.
2. The owners of the Bank’s new shares issued due to the merger of the Bank with the “GREEK PROGRESS FUND S.A”.
3. The owners (staff and Board of Director’s members) of the shares that will be issued from the share capital increase due to stock options exercise during December 2005.
(b) The interim dividend will be paid as follows:
1. To the Shareholders of the Bank as after the closure of the Athens Stock Exchange session on the 5 December 2005, interim dividend payment will commence on 16 December 2005, as follows: to the shareholders, who have appointed the Bank as operator of their securities account in the Dematerialised Securities System, will be deposited in their accounts on Friday, December 16th, 2005. All the other shareholders may collect the interim dividend from any branch of the Bank upon presentation of their Identity Card from Friday, December 16th, 2005.
2. To the owners of the shares which will be issued after 5 December 2005, due to the merger of the Bank with the “GREEK PROGRESS FUND S.A”, interim dividend will be paid the same way as mentioned above, on 16 December 2005, provided that the shares have commenced trading until this date. In case that the trading of these shares has not commenced trading until 16 December 2005, interim dividend will be paid the same way as mentioned above, one working day before the shares will commence trading. The date these shares will commence trading will be announced through the press.
3. To the owners of the shares which will be issued from the stock options exercise during, interim dividend will be deposited in their accounts, one working day before the shares will commence trading. The date these shares will commence trading will be announced through the press.
For further information, the shareholders are kindly requested to contact the Bank’s Shareholders’ Department: 5, Santaroza Str., 105 64 Athens, tel. +30 210 33 57 158 and +30 210 33 57 159.
Athens, December 2nd 2005
EFG Eurobank Ergasias S.A.