Marfin Popular Bank Public Co Ltd announces in accordance to Greek Law 3556/2007, Decision 1/434/3.7.2007, Circular 33 of the Hellenic Capital Markets Commission and the Cyprus Law 190(Ι)/2007, that on 19/05/2008 Marfin Investment Group S.A. Holdings, person closely associated to the Managers of the Bank, Messrs Andreas Vgenopoulos, Executive Vice Chairman and Fotios Karatzenis, Legal Advisor, proceeded with the purchase of 23.432.882 shares of Marfin Popular Bank of total value euro 138.254.003,80.