EFG Eurobank Ergasias S.A. announces the following, regarding the distribution of the interim dividend (of euro 0.36 per share) from the profits of the financial year 2006, resolved by the Board of Directors of the Bank at its meeting on October 31rst, 2006:
(a)Beneficiaries of the interim dividend are the Shareholders of the Bank as at the closure of the Athens Exchange S.A. session on November 30th, 2006. Therefore, from Friday, December 1st, 2006, the share will be traded on the Athens Exchange without the right to interim dividend for the financial year 2006.
(b)The payment of the interim dividend will commence on Friday, December 8th, 2006 as follows:
- the interim dividend of the shareholders who have appointed the Bank as operator of their securities account in the Dematerialised Securities System will be deposited in their accounts,
- the interim dividend of the shareholders who have authorised the operator of their securities account in the Dematerialised Securities System for the collection of dividends and that operator is not the Bank will be collected by their operator,
- shareholders who have not authorised the operator of their securities account in the Dematerialised Securities System for the collection of dividends or whose shares are kept in the special account of the Central Securities Depository S.A., may collect the interim dividend from any branch of the Bank from Wednesday 8.12.2006, upon presentation of their Identity Card.
For further information, the shareholders are kindly requested to contact the Bank''''s Shareholders'''' Department: 8, Iolkou Str. and Filikis Etaireias (Building A), 142 34 Nea Ionia, tel. +30 210 35 23 300.