MARFIN EGNATIA BANK S.A. announces that according to Laws 3340/2005 and 3556/2007, resolution 1/434/03.07.2007 and the Circular no. 33 of the Hellenic Capital Market Commission, that on the 11th of April, 2008, MARFIN POPULAR BANK PUBLIC CO LTD, which is closely associated to Mr. Andreas Vgenopoulos, an Executive Member of the Board of Directors of MARFIN EGNATIA BANK, acquired 205,610 common shares of the Bank, as a result of the exercise of the right of conversion of 205,610 bonds of the Convertible Bond Loan which was issued by the Bank by virtue of the decisions of the 1st Re-Iterative Ordinary General Meeting of holders of common shares held upon deferment on 28.6.2001, the 1st Re-Iterative Special Meeting of holders of privileged shares held on 28.6.2001 and pursuant to the decisions of the Board of Directors adopted on 3.10.2002 and 19.11.2002, according to the conversion ratio of bonds and the terms of the Convertible Bond Loan, as they are in effect, of total value Euro 657,952.00 according to the conversion price of 3,20 Euros per share.