In compliance with the provision of article 2, par. 2(c) of the HCMC decision no. 3/347/12.7.2005, Piraeus Bank S.A. announces that, through the obligatory public offering launched for the acquisition of up to 100% of the share capital of the company "Euroinvestment & Finance Public Ltd", based in Nicosia, Cyprus, and listed on the Cyprus Stock Exchange, the Bank has increased its equity stake in the above company from 81.87% to 85.00%.