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Bank of Greece

AGM Information Apr 8, 2025

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ANNOUNCEMENT

Decisions of the 92nd Annual Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of the Bank of Greece – Voting results

In accordance with Article 133, para. 2, of Law 4548/2018, Article 4.1.1 (3) of the Athens Exchange Rulebook, and Decision 25 Article 3 paras 3.2 and 3.3 of the Stock Markets Steering Committee of Athens Exchange, it is hereby announced that the 92nd Annual Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of the Bank of Greece, held on Tuesday 8 April 2025 at 12.00 noon, at the Head Office of the Bank of Greece in Athens, 21 E. Venizelos Street, 2nd floor, General Meetings Hall, was attended by shareholders and shareholders' proxies representing 8,356,759 shares, corresponding to 111,344 voting rights, out of a total of 19,864,886 shares, corresponding to 264,865 voting rights 1 (i.e. 42.07% of the share capital).

The General Meeting adopted the following decisions:

• The majority approved the Annual Accounts for the year 2024, together with the Annual Financial Report, the Management Report, as well as the Auditors' Report.

Number of shares validly voted upon: 8,347,707. Total number of valid votes: 111,226. Percentage of the share capital: 42.02%.|Votes IN FAVOUR: 110,602. Votes AGAINST: 40. |Abstentions: 702.

• The majority approved the appropriation of net profits for the year 2024, in accordance with Article 71 of the Bank's Statute, totalling €82,929,645, as follows:

- Dividend to be distributed: €0.6720 per share on 19,864,886 shares 13,349,203
  • Amount to be transferred to the Government € 69,580,442

Number of shares validly voted upon: 8,347,707. Total number of valid votes: 111,226. Percentage of the share capital: 42.02%.|Votes IN FAVOUR: 109.853. Votes AGAINST: 789. |Abstentions: 702.

The dividend for financial year 2024 is subject to withholding tax of 5%, under Law 4172/2013, as currently in force. As a result, the net dividend for 2024 to be received by shareholders amounts to €0.6384 per share.

The record date has been set as 24 April 2025. Entitled to receive the current dividend shall be the following persons, subject to the limitations laid down in Article 8, para. 5, of the Bank's Statute: 2

(a) shareholders that stand registered with the Dematerialised Securities System (DSS) as at the record date, provided that their shares are kept in own securities accounts or in client securities accounts;

1 It should be noted that each seventy-five (75) shares confer the right to one (1) vote (Article 13 of the Statute of the Bank of Greece, taken together with decision No. 2/29.2.2000 of the General Council of the Bank increasing the minimum number of shares required for a shareholder to participate, be represented and vote at a General Meeting of Shareholders of the Bank from twenty-five (25) to seventy-five (75), following the split – under Article 9 of the Bank's Statute – of the share of the Bank of Greece pursuant to decision No. 1/17.1.2000 of the Bank's General Council, which was approved by Act of the Council of Ministers No. 8/4.2.2000 – Government Gazette A 17/7.2.2000).

2 As from financial year 2013, all financial rights, including the right to dividend payments, are suspended for the shareholders referred to in Article 8, para. 5, of the Bank's Statute [as inserted by the decision of the 79th Annual Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of the Bank of Greece held on 24 April 2012, which was ratified by Article 165, para. 7(b) of Law 4099/2012 (Government Gazette A 250/20.12.2012)], i.e. persons supervised by the Bank of Greece under Article 55A of its Statute or a provision of law; associated and affiliated firms; members of the board of directors or administrators of such persons; their spouses and relatives up to second degree.

(b)persons identified as shareholders as at the record date, in accordance with the legislation in force, through registered intermediaries or other intermediaries under Article 1.2.3 of Part 1 of Section VIII of the Rulebook of the Hellenic Central Securities Depository, as currently in force, provided that their shares are kept in client securities accounts.

The ex-dividend date has been set as 23 April 2025. From this date, Bank of Greece shares will trade on the Athens Exchange without entitlement to the current dividend.

The dividend payment date has been set for 30 April 2025. Dividend payments will be effected in accordance with the applicable legislation (Article 19 of Law 4569/2018), the procedure laid down in the Athens Exchange Rulebook (Articles 5.1 para. 11 and 5.2) and Decision 25 of the Stock Markets Steering Committee of Athens Exchange (Article 4), as well as the specific provisions of the Rulebook of the Hellenic Central Securities Depository and its relevant decisions.

The payor Bank will be the Bank of Greece.

Details on the dividend payment modalities are given in the Bank of Greece announcement entitled "Dividend for financial year 2024".

• The majority approved the proposed remuneration and travel expenses of the members of the General Council for the year 2025.

Number of shares validly voted upon: 8,347,707. Total number of valid votes: 111,226. Percentage of the share capital: 42.02%. |Votes IN FAVOUR: 108,297. Votes AGAINST: 2,905. |Abstentions: 142.

  • It voted on the remuneration report under Article 112 of Law 4548/2018 for the year 2024. Number of shares validly voted upon: 8,347,707. Total number of valid votes: 111,226. Percentage of the share capital: 42.02%. |Votes IN FAVOUR: 108,282. Votes AGAINST: 2,345. |Abstentions: 717.
  • The majority approved the proposed Auditor's fees for the year 2025. Number of shares validly voted upon: 8,347,707. Total number of valid votes: 111,226. Percentage of the share capital: 42.02%. |Votes IN FAVOUR: 108,282. Votes AGAINST: 40. |Abstentions: 3,022.
  • The majority approved the revision of the Audit Committee Charter. Number of shares validly voted upon: 8,347,707. Total number of valid votes: 111,226. Percentage of the share capital: 42.02%. |Votes IN FAVOUR: 110,515. Votes AGAINST: 40. |Abstentions: 789.
  • The majority approved the discharge of the members of the General Council and the Auditors from all personal responsibility in connection with the Bank's activities and management during the year 2024.

Number of shares validly voted upon: 8,347,707. Total number of valid votes: 111,226. Percentage of the share capital: 42.02%. |Votes IN FAVOUR: 110,515. Votes AGAINST: 40. |Abstentions: 789.

• The majority elected Mr Dimitrios Papalexopoulos as a member of the Bank's General Council. Number of shares validly voted upon: 8,347,707. Total number of valid votes: 111,226. Percentage of the share capital: 42.02%.

Voting result:

Elected member of the Bank's General Council:

Mr Dimitrios Papalexopoulos: Votes IN FAVOUR: 106,897. Votes AGAINST: 3,636. |Abstentions: 811.

Other candidates for election were:

Ioannis Tzampazis: Votes IN FAVOUR: 3,636. Votes AGAINST: 106,937. |Abstentions: 771. Georgios Tsiamis: Votes IN FAVOUR: 560. Votes AGAINST: 110,533. |Abstentions: 251.

  • Regarding the election of members of the Audit Committee:
    • a) The majority approved the appointment of Mr Vasileios Kotsovilis as member of the Audit Committee for the time that lapsed from 14.9.2024 up to and including the date of this General Meeting.

Number of shares validly voted upon: 8,347,707. Total number of valid votes: 111,226. Percentage of the share capital: 42.02%.|Votes IN FAVOUR: 109,969. Votes AGAINST: 40. |Abstentions: 1,335. b) The majority elected as new members of the Committee for a three-year term, and in any event until the Annual Ordinary General Meeting of the year 2028, Mr Christos Hadjiemmanuil and Mr Vasileios Kotsovilis.

Number of shares validly voted upon: 8,347,707. Total number of valid votes: 111,226. Percentage of the share capital: 42.02%.

Voting results:

Mr. Christos Hadjiemmanuil: Votes IN FAVOUR: 109.633. Votes AGAINST: 42.|Abstentions: 1,669. Mr. Vasileios Kotsovilis: Votes IN FAVOUR: 107,257. Votes AGAINST: 40.|Abstentions: 4,047.

• The majority elected Ernst & Young (Hellas) Certified Auditors Accountants S.A. as Auditor for the year 2025.

Number of shares validly voted upon: 8,347,707. Total number of valid votes: 111,226. Percentage of the share capital: 42.02%.| Votes IN FAVOUR: 110,000. Votes AGAINST: 40. |Abstentions: 1,304.

Athens, 8 April 2025 Human Resources Directorate Secretariat Division

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