Marfin Popular: Listing of 24.5m shares in the CSE and the ASE
20/4/2007 8:13
The Board of Directors of Marfin Popular Bank Public Co Ltd announces the commencement of trading of 24,502,416 new nominal shares in the Athens Stock Exchange. The shares resulted from the increase in the share capital after the exchange with the ordinary shares of Marfin Financial Group SA Holdings by the shareholders who exercised their right to exit pursuant to article 28 of N. 3461/2006 and the decision of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Greece 1/409/29.12.2006 within the framework of the Public Offer dated 19.9.2006, and the exchange with shares of Laiki Bank (Hellas) SA within the framework of the exchange and transfer of shares agreements.
It is noted that the new shares will be credited in the beneficiaries’ accounts via S.A.T on 23.4.2007 by the “Hellenic Exchanges SA Holding”, prior to the session.
The exchange relation for the shareholders of the companies above is as follows: Each shareholder of Marfin Financial Group SA Holding exchanged 1 ordinary nominal share with 5,757 new nominal shares of Marfin Popular Bank Public Co Ltd and each shareholder of Laiki Bank (Hellas) SA exchanged 1 ordinary nominal share with 14,9962 new nominal shares of Marfin Popular Bank Public Co Ltd of nominal value £0.50 each.
With the capital increase as a result of the exchange above, the Company’s share capital stands at £398,341,382 divided into 796,682,764 nominal shares of nominal value £0.50 each.
At the meeting held on 19.4.2007, the Board of Directors of Athens Stock Exchange approved the listing of 24,502,416 new shares in the ASE.
The Supplementary Prospectus dated April 12, 2007, which concerns the Prospectus for the issue and allocation of new shares as an exchange within the framework of the public and private offers and its listing in the CSE and the ASE, dated December 12, 2006, which had been approved by the Cyprus SEC and has been brought to the Greek SEC’s notice on 13.12.2006, has been approved by the Cyprus SEC and has been brought to the Greek SEC’s notice on 12.4.2007. It is available at the Bank’s Head Office, 154 Limassol Avenue, 2025 Nicosia, Cyprus and in electronic form in the following websites:
1. The Company’s website (www.laiki.com),
2. The CSE website (www.cse.com.cy),
3. The SEC website (www.cysec.gov.cy),
4. The ASE website (www.ase.gr),
5. The website of Marfin Financial Group SA Holdings (www.marfingroup.gr), and
6. The website of the National Bank of Greece SA, as an authorized bank for the submission of the acceptance forms of the public offer to the shareholders of Marfin Financial Group SA Holdings (www.nbg.gr).
For further information, please contact the Shareholders’ Department, (tel.: +357 (22) 811180, Mr. Stelios Hadjiiosif).
It is noted that the new shares will be credited in the beneficiaries’ accounts via S.A.T on 23.4.2007 by the “Hellenic Exchanges SA Holding”, prior to the session.
The exchange relation for the shareholders of the companies above is as follows: Each shareholder of Marfin Financial Group SA Holding exchanged 1 ordinary nominal share with 5,757 new nominal shares of Marfin Popular Bank Public Co Ltd and each shareholder of Laiki Bank (Hellas) SA exchanged 1 ordinary nominal share with 14,9962 new nominal shares of Marfin Popular Bank Public Co Ltd of nominal value £0.50 each.
With the capital increase as a result of the exchange above, the Company’s share capital stands at £398,341,382 divided into 796,682,764 nominal shares of nominal value £0.50 each.
At the meeting held on 19.4.2007, the Board of Directors of Athens Stock Exchange approved the listing of 24,502,416 new shares in the ASE.
The Supplementary Prospectus dated April 12, 2007, which concerns the Prospectus for the issue and allocation of new shares as an exchange within the framework of the public and private offers and its listing in the CSE and the ASE, dated December 12, 2006, which had been approved by the Cyprus SEC and has been brought to the Greek SEC’s notice on 13.12.2006, has been approved by the Cyprus SEC and has been brought to the Greek SEC’s notice on 12.4.2007. It is available at the Bank’s Head Office, 154 Limassol Avenue, 2025 Nicosia, Cyprus and in electronic form in the following websites:
1. The Company’s website (www.laiki.com),
2. The CSE website (www.cse.com.cy),
3. The SEC website (www.cysec.gov.cy),
4. The ASE website (www.ase.gr),
5. The website of Marfin Financial Group SA Holdings (www.marfingroup.gr), and
6. The website of the National Bank of Greece SA, as an authorized bank for the submission of the acceptance forms of the public offer to the shareholders of Marfin Financial Group SA Holdings (www.nbg.gr).
For further information, please contact the Shareholders’ Department, (tel.: +357 (22) 811180, Mr. Stelios Hadjiiosif).
