ANNOUNCEMENT

APPROVAL BY THE HELLENIC CAPITAL MARKET COMMISSION OF THE REQUEST SUBMITTED BY
“ALPHA BANK S.A” REGARDING THE EXERCISE OF THE SQUEEZE-OUT RIGHT IN RESPECT OF ALL ORDINARY, REGISTERED, DEMATERIALISED, WITH VOTING RIGHTS SHARES OF
“ALPHA TRUST HOLDINGS S.A.”
31 July 2026

Words and phrases, as well as combinations of words and phrases, capitalised herein and defined in the Information Circular prepared by the Offeror, approved by the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Capital Market Commission (the “HCMC”) on 27.05.2026 and published in accordance with the Law, shall have the same meaning when used in this announcement, unless otherwise defined herein or the context otherwise requires.
ALPHA BANK S.A. (the “Offeror”) hereby announces that:

  1. Pursuant to its resolution dated 30.07.2026, the Board of Directors of the HCMC:
    a) Approved the request submitted by the Offeror on 06.07.2026 for the exercise of its squeeze-out right in respect of all ordinary, registered, dematerialized, with voting rights shares of “ALPHA TRUST HOLDINGS S.A.” (the “Company”), which are not already held by the Offeror and the Persons Acting in Concert (the “Squeeze-out Right”), in accordance with Article 27 par. 5, first passage, of Greek law 3461/2006 (the “Law”) and Article 2 of HCMC Board Resolution No. 1/644/22.04.2013 (“Exercise of the squeeze-out right following the conclusion of a tender offer pursuant to Article 27 of Law 3461/2006”) (the “Resolution”); and
    b) Determined 18.08.2026 as the date on which trading in the Company’s shares will cease, in accordance with Article 2 of the aforementioned Resolution.
  2. As at the close of trading on Euronext Athens on 30.07.2026, the Squeeze-out Right relates to the acquisition of 73,210 shares in the Company (the “Shares”), corresponding to apprx. 2.3% of the share capital and voting rights in the Company, against payment by the Offer of a cash consideration of EUR 20.20 per Share to the holders of the Shares, which is equal to the consideration offered by the Offeror under the Tender Offer (the “Consideration in Cash”).
  3. It is noted that, in accordance with the Tender Offer, the Consideration in Cash payable to the holders of the Shares shall be reduced by the tax provided for under Article 9 of Greek Law 2579/1998, which currently amounts to 0.10% and is calculated on the transaction value for the transfer of the Shares, while the Offeror shall bear, on behalf of the holders of the Shares, the fees payable to Euronext Securities Athens, with respect to the registration of the transfer of the Shares, as provided in the Appendix to the codified resolution No. 18 (Meeting No. 311/22.02.2021) of the Board of Directors of Euronext Securities Athens, which currently amount to 0.08% of the transfer value, subject to a minimum charge equal to the lower of EUR 20 and 20% of the transfer value, for each holder of the Shares per Securities Account.
  4. Payment of the Consideration in Cash will be made within three (3) business days, following the completion of settlement of the transactions that shall be executed on the last trading day of the Company’s Shares.
  5. In accordance with the Resolution, the Offeror shall pay the Consideration in Cash, amounting to EUR 20.20 per Share, to Euronext Athens, in order for the latter to credit the relevant participants’ cash settlement accounts, with respect to beneficiaries who have duly authorized their participants to collect the relevant consideration.
  6. It further is noted that, pursuant to the Resolution, for cases where (a) a holder of Shares has not duly authorized the participant that maintains their securities account in the Dematerialised Securities System (DSS), to collect the consideration on their behalf, or (b) the Shares are either subject to any encumbrance, third-party rights or attachment, or are held in a participant’s securities account under special liquidation, the Offeror shall deposit the Consideration in Cash with the Greek Deposits and Loans Fund, for the benefit of the relevant beneficiary.