BOC adds 77.9 mln new shares

Bank of Cyprus Public Company Ltd announced that as from Thursday, 29 December 2005, the 77.902.232 new shares of the Bank arising from the recent rights issue will be introduced for trading on the Cyprus Stock

Exchange and the Athens Exchange. The new ordinary shares of nominal value of CYP 0,50 each, have resulted from the recent share capital increase approved by the Bank’s Board of Directors at its meeting of 15 September 2005.

The new shares will be credited to the Securities Accounts of the shareholders on the Central Depository/Registry of the Cyprus Stock Exchange and the Dematerialised Securities System (DSS) of the Athens Central Depository before the date of introduction for trading of the new shares.

After the aforementioned introduction, the total number of the Bank’s shares will amount to 545.315.627.