GENERAL BANK OF GREECE S.A.
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
INVITATION
TO THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
OF THE SHAREHOLDERS
In accordance with the Co. Law No. 2190/1920 "re: Societes Anonymes" as amended, the relevant regulations of law 2396/1996 for the dematerialized shares as well as the articles of Association of the Bank, (30 and 32 par.3), the Board of Directors with its decision on 28th May 2008, invites the shareholders of General Bank of Greece S.A. to the Annual General Meeting, on Wednesday 25 June 2008, 12.00' noon, at the Park Hotel, (10 Alexandras Ave. tel. 210 - 88.94.500, 210- 88.32.711-19).
AGENDA
1.Submission for approval of the annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2007, on a corporate and on a consolidated basis, together with the relevant reports of the Board of Directors and the Auditors.
2.Discharge of the Board of Directors and the Auditors from all responsibility of indemnification in relation to the Financial Year 2007.
3.Approval of the remuneration of the executives and non-executives members of the B.o.D. in accordance with the Article 24 par.2 of the codified law 2190/1920 and the Article 5 of the law No.3016/2002 for the year 2007 and pre-approval for the year 2008. Approval of the remunerations of the members of the Audit Committee for the year 2007 and pre-approval for the year 2008.
4.Election of Auditors regular and alternative, for the financial year 2008 and determination of their fees.
5.Granting permission, in accordance to the article no 23 par 1 of the codified Law 2190/1920 and the article 24 of the Statutory of the Bank to the Directors and the Executives of the Bank to participate in the Board of Directors or in the management of other Companies of the Group having similar purposes.
6.Ratification of the election of new Members of the Board of Directors following the resignation of old ones.
7.Amendment, supplementation, abolition and renumbering of the Banks Articles of Association for the purpose of harmonization with the provisions of Law 2190/1920 (following Law 3604/2007) and of Law 3601/2007.
8.Enable the transmission via electronic means by the Bank (article 18 of Law 3556/2007)
9.Announcements.
All shareholders of the Bank have the right to attend this meeting either in person or by proxy. Each share is entitled right to one vote. To participate in the General Meeting the shareholders must block the total or part of their shares- through their Operator in the Dematerialized Securities System (D.S.S) or (if the shares are registered in the Special Account of D.S.S.) through the Hellenic Exchange (HELEX) - and submit to the Bank (Shareholders Department, Mesogion Ave. 109-111, Athens tel: 210-6975746, fax: 210-6975706) the relevant Certificate of Blocking of Shares at least five (5) days before the day of the meeting (i.e. until 19 June 2008).
Within the same deadline the representation documents must also be submitted to the Bank.
Athens 28 May 2008
By the authorization of the Board Of Directors
The Managing Director
Patrick Couste
TO THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
OF THE SHAREHOLDERS
In accordance with the Co. Law No. 2190/1920 "re: Societes Anonymes" as amended, the relevant regulations of law 2396/1996 for the dematerialized shares as well as the articles of Association of the Bank, (30 and 32 par.3), the Board of Directors with its decision on 28th May 2008, invites the shareholders of General Bank of Greece S.A. to the Annual General Meeting, on Wednesday 25 June 2008, 12.00' noon, at the Park Hotel, (10 Alexandras Ave. tel. 210 - 88.94.500, 210- 88.32.711-19).
AGENDA
1.Submission for approval of the annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2007, on a corporate and on a consolidated basis, together with the relevant reports of the Board of Directors and the Auditors.
2.Discharge of the Board of Directors and the Auditors from all responsibility of indemnification in relation to the Financial Year 2007.
3.Approval of the remuneration of the executives and non-executives members of the B.o.D. in accordance with the Article 24 par.2 of the codified law 2190/1920 and the Article 5 of the law No.3016/2002 for the year 2007 and pre-approval for the year 2008. Approval of the remunerations of the members of the Audit Committee for the year 2007 and pre-approval for the year 2008.
4.Election of Auditors regular and alternative, for the financial year 2008 and determination of their fees.
5.Granting permission, in accordance to the article no 23 par 1 of the codified Law 2190/1920 and the article 24 of the Statutory of the Bank to the Directors and the Executives of the Bank to participate in the Board of Directors or in the management of other Companies of the Group having similar purposes.
6.Ratification of the election of new Members of the Board of Directors following the resignation of old ones.
7.Amendment, supplementation, abolition and renumbering of the Banks Articles of Association for the purpose of harmonization with the provisions of Law 2190/1920 (following Law 3604/2007) and of Law 3601/2007.
8.Enable the transmission via electronic means by the Bank (article 18 of Law 3556/2007)
9.Announcements.
All shareholders of the Bank have the right to attend this meeting either in person or by proxy. Each share is entitled right to one vote. To participate in the General Meeting the shareholders must block the total or part of their shares- through their Operator in the Dematerialized Securities System (D.S.S) or (if the shares are registered in the Special Account of D.S.S.) through the Hellenic Exchange (HELEX) - and submit to the Bank (Shareholders Department, Mesogion Ave. 109-111, Athens tel: 210-6975746, fax: 210-6975706) the relevant Certificate of Blocking of Shares at least five (5) days before the day of the meeting (i.e. until 19 June 2008).
Within the same deadline the representation documents must also be submitted to the Bank.
Athens 28 May 2008
By the authorization of the Board Of Directors
The Managing Director
Patrick Couste