In accordance with article 279 of the Athens Exchange Rulebook, PIRAEUS BANK announces to its shareholders that the Bank''s Board of Directors convened on 08/11/2006 and passed a resolution for the distribution and payment of a 0.32 Euro per share interim dividend in respect of financial year 2006 profits. Interim dividend beneficiaries are the bank''s shareholders at the end of the Athens Exchange trading session of Thursday 30/11/2006 following completion of settlement by the Central Securities Depository S.A. As of Friday, 01/12/2006 the shares will trade ex-interim dividend. Payment of the Interim dividend will commence on 08/12/2006 through the branch network of Piraeus Bank. In particular, if Piraeus Bank is the appointed Operator of the shares, the interim dividend corresponding to the shares under its operation will be automatically credited to the deposit account connected with the securities custody account in Piraeus Bank. If another Bank or Investment Services Company the appointed Operator at the Dematerialised Securities System, such Operator will collect the corresponding interim dividend amount on behalf of the shareholder. If the shareholder has requested to be exempted from the aforementioned process (but no later than five business days prior to the interim dividend payment date) by the Operator or the Central Securities Depository, such shareholder may collect the corresponding interim dividend amount in person through the branches of Piraeus Bank, by producing an ID Card, Tax Record Number, and (optionally) a copy of the relevant share particulars in the Dematerialised Securities System.