Dubai Financial buys 500 thousand shares of Marfin Popular

According to regulation 17(2) of the Regulations on securities and the Cyprus Stock Exchange (tender offer for the acquisition or purchase of titles and merger of companies listed in the exchange) of 1997 to 2006 “Dubai Financial Limited Liability Company” (“the company”) announces the acquisition on February 14, 2007 of 500.000 common registered shares of “Marfin Popular Bank Public Company Limited” (“the Bank”) at an average price of EUR 8,3388 per share. Following the transaction, the Company’s voting rights in the Bank amount to 17.1026% of the Bank’s total voting rights. It is being noted, that prior to the transaction mentioned above the Company held a stake of 17.0378% in the Bank.