Athens, Greece. The National Bank of Greece said it acquired 639,858 of its own common shares between June 12 and June 19, 2026, under a previously approved buyback programme. The purchases were made on Euronext Athens at a weighted average price of €15.3145 per share, for a total cost of €9,799,136.63.
Programme approval and timeline
The bank said the initiative follows decisions taken at its ordinary general meeting of shareholders on April 30, 2026, and its subsequent announcement on June 12, 2026, regarding the launch of the first phase of the programme.
The operation was carried out after formal approval was granted by the Single Supervisory Mechanism of the European Central Bank on June 8, 2026.
Share purchases and current holdings
Following the recent transactions, the bank said it now directly holds 17,641,792 own shares, representing 1.93 per cent of its total share capital.
Planned cancellation
The bank said it intends to proceed with the cancellation of these shares in line with the decisions made at the general meeting.