The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Proton Bank S.A. (hereinafter "Proton Bank") held on May 23rd, 2008, approved the annual financial statements of fiscal year 2007 and, inter alia, resolved on the distribution of Euro 0.20 net dividend per share.
Holders of Proton Bank shares at the closing of the trading session of Monday, May 26th, 2008 -as per the records of the Hellenic Exchanges S.A. (H.E.L.EX.)-, shall be entitled to dividend. Consequently, starting Tuesday, May 27th 2008, which is the ex-dividend date the shares will trade in the Athens Exchange without the right to dividend.
Dividend payment will take place on Wednesday, June 4th 2008, from PROTON BANK S.A.
Specifically, if the shares operator is Proton Bank, the dividend amount corresponding to the shares handled by the Bank shall be automatically credited to the shareholder's deposit account linked to the corresponding securities account.
If the Dematerialized Securities System operator is another bank or brokerage firm, the operator shall collect the relevant dividend amount for the shareholder's account.
If the shareholder has requested the operator or the Hellenic Exchanges S.A (H.E.L.E.X.) for exception (at least five (5) business days before the dividend payment date), then the dividend the shareholder is entitled to can be collected via any branch of Proton Bank's domestic network by the shareholder in person, against presentation of the shareholder's ID card. In the event of a proxy, a letter of authorization is required, with the shareholder's signature duly attested, or a power of attorney. For further information, shareholders are kindly requested to contact Proton Bank's Shareholders Department, Ms. Aikaterini Riga, tel: +30 210 6970086.