Announcement of the approval of the offering circular relating to the voluntary public offer for the shares of Emporiki Bank of Greece S.A.

1. In accordance with the Law 3461/2006 (Law), Crédit Agricole S.A., a société anonyme established and operating under the laws of France, having its registered seat at 91-93 boulevard Pasteur, 75015 Paris and with corporate registration number 784 608 416 RCS, Paris (Offeror) hereby announces that the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC) during its meeting on 24 June 2011 approved the offering circular (Offering Circular) relating to the voluntary public offer (Public Offer) initiated by Crédit Agricole S.A. for the acquisition of common registered shares of Emporiki Bank of Greece S.A. (Emporiki), each having a nominal value of €1 (Shares)...