EFG Eurobank Ergasias S.A. announces that, following the decision of the Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders of the Bank dated April 3, 2006, which approved the acquisition of the Bank’s own shares in accordance with article 16 par. 5 of Company Law 2190/1920, the Board of Directors decided at its meeting of April 14, 2006 the following:
During the period 19 April 2006 - 2 April 2007, the Bank intends to purchase own shares, at a maximum acquisition price of 40.00 euros and a minimum acquisition price of 6.00 euros. The maximum and the minimum acquisition price will be adjusted on the ex-bonus share date (as approved by the abovementioned Annual General Meeting) to 33.33 euros and 5.00 euros respectively. The maximum number of own shares to be acquired corresponds to 5% of the total number of the Bank’s shares each time, including all own shares held by the Bank each time(i.e. with today’s figures the maximum number of own shares to be acquired amounts to 15,868,433).
Athens, April 14, 2006
EFG Eurobank Ergasias