Marfin: SEC approved Supplementary Prospectus for issue of 465m shares

Marfin Popular Bank Public Co Ltd announces that the Securities and Exchange Commission approved on April 12, 2007, the Supplementary Prospectus on the Prospectus dated December 12, 2006, via which the Company proceeded to the offer, issue and listing to the CSE and the ASE of up to 465,452,011 new shares of nominal value £0.50 each, which were offered within the framework of the Public and Private Offers. The Supplementary Prospectus dated April 12, 2007 has been prepared in relation to the listing in the CSE and the ASE of up to 24,502,416 new shares of nominal value £0.50 each, which will be issued as an exchange for the acquisition of 1,105,416 new shares of Marfin Financial Group SA Holdings held by persons that used the right to exit pursuant to the provisions of article 28 N. 3461/2006 and the Decision of the Board of Directors of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Greece 1/409/29.12.2006, with the exchange of 5,757 new shares for every 1 share of Marfin Financial Group SA Holdings and for the acquisition of up to 1,209,504 shares of Laiki Bank (Hellas) SA in case of an acceptance by the shareholders and a completion of the transfer agreement in Greece based on the Greek Law after December 27, 2006, of the Private Offer that had been submitted by the Company for the acquisition of all shares of Laiki Bank (Hellas) SA that were not hold by it, with an exchange of 14,9962 new shares for every 1 share of Laiki Bank (Hellas) SA.

The Supplementary Prospectus is available free of charge at the Company’s Head Office, 154 Limassol Avenue, 2025 Nicosia Cyprus from April 13, 2007 and:


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. (www.nbg.gr).

It is also available at 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 Egnatia Bank SA (www.egnatiabank.gr).


The procedure for the issue and listing of the new shares in the CSE and the AE is in progress.