Athens, Greece. National Bank of Greece said this week that it acquired 465,000 of its own shares between May 14, 2026, and May 22, 2026, at a weighted average price of €13.8243 per share. The total cost of the purchases was €6,428,301.
Buyback programme
The bank said the update was provided in line with decisions taken at the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on May 30, 2025. The transaction followed the start of the first phase of the share buyback programme, which was approved by the same meeting.
The programme also proceeded after specific approval from the Single Supervisory Mechanism of the European Central Bank on May 28, 2025. The bank said the shares were acquired through trading on the Athens Stock Exchange.
Future cancellation of shares
National Bank of Greece said it intends to cancel the acquired shares in the future, in accordance with the mandates set by the General Meeting and the relevant legal provisions under Law 4548/2018.
Following the latest transactions, the lender directly holds 17,208,858 own shares, representing 1.88% of its total share capital.