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1991: It is founded
EGNATIA BANK, with register office
at Thessalonica.
1998: EGNATIA BANK is the
successful tender of ATE to take
over the Central Bank of Greece.
1999: On 30/7/1999, according
to the Ministry of Development
decision No Κ2-8832, it was approved
the merger with absorption of the
EGNATIA BANK S.A. from the Central
Bank of Greece S.A.
The Central Bank of Greece last
trading share date in Athens Stock
Exchange was 30/07/99
On 26.08.99, it was the EGNATIA BANK
first trading date in Athens Stock
Exchange. On July 1999, it was
completed the transition from almost
the total of EGNATIA BANK
applications and the formerly
Central Bank of Greece from the
Computerised systems Hogan and
Pulse, to the integrated
client-centre Bank system Globus.
2000: In the framework of the
Bank's strategic to infiltrate in
Northeast Europe, EGNATIA BANK in
2000, took over the Bank BNP-
DRESDNER (ROMANIA) S.A which it was
renamed to EGNATIA BANK (ROMANIA)
S.A.
2006: On March 2006,
EGNATIA BANK decided to make a
strategic alliance with ΜARFIN
FINANCIAL GROUP.
In this framework, on September
2006, the “Popular Bank Cyprus
Public Company Ltd” made optional
public offers to:
- The EGNATIA BANK S.A.
shareholders and convertible
bonds holders to acquire 100% of
the shares and the convertible
bonds with exchange market of
the Laiki Bank 1.2090 shares for
every one Egnatia Bank share.
- The Marfin Financial Group
S.A. shareholders to acquire
100% of the Marfin F.G. shares
with exchange market the Laiki
Bank 5.7570 shares for every one
Marfin F.G.share.
On the basis of the results of
the public offers that were
announced on December 2006,
MARFIN POPULAR BANK PUBLIC COMPANY
LIMITED (formerly «Popular Bank
Cyprus Ltd») held 95.30% of
«Marfin Financial Group S.A.
Participations» total capital share
and 86.25% of «EGNATIA BANK S.A.»
total capital share (86.44% of the
Egnatia Bank total voting power)
2007 : On March 2007,
Egnatia Bank Board of Directors
approved the Merger Contract Plan
through the absorption of «MARFIN
BANK S.A.» and the «LAIKI BANK
(HELLAS) S.A.» from the «EGNATIA
BANK S.A.». The terms of the Merge
Contract Plan are subject of
approval from the merged companies
General Meeting and the condition to
provide license and approvals of the
competent Authorities laid down in
law.
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