GLOBAL PRESENCE
Merrill Lynch is one of the world's leading global wealth management, capital markets and advisory companies, with offices in 40 countries and total client assets of approximately $1.6 trillion.

Merrill Lynch offers a broad range of services to private clients, small businesses, and institutions and corporations, through two interrelated business segments - Global Markets & Investment Banking and Global Wealth Management.

As an investment bank, it is a leading trader and underwriter of securities and derivatives across a broad range of asset classes, and serves as a strategic advisor to corporations, governments, institutions and individuals worldwide.

Merrill Lynch is also the major shareholder of BlackRock, one of the world's largest publicly traded investment management companies, with more than $1.4 trillion in assets under management.

After Bank of America Corporation's announcement on September 15, 2008 that it has agreed to merge with Merrill Lynch & Co., the combined entity will be the number one underwriter of high yield debt globally, the third largest underwriter of equity globally, and a leading adviser on mergers and acquisitions worldwide.

LEADING GREEK FRANCHISE
Merrill Lynch has a long-standing presence in the Greek market, primarily through Private Clients and Investment Banking services. Merrill Lynch is also a remote member of the Athens Exchange since December 2007.

On the Investment Banking front, Merrill Lynch has enjoyed a very successful run, having advised on several landmark advisory as well as equity and debt offering transactions over the last three years.

Most recently, Merrill Lynch acted as Sole Global Coordinator and Joint Bookrunner on the €300m rights issue by Forthnet and Sole Financial Advisor on Forthnet's acquisition of NetMed for €490m (August 2008). In addition, Merrill Lynch acted as Joint Bookrunner on the €573m Subordinated Convertible Bonds Offering by the Bank of Cyprus (July 2008).

Merrill Lynch has also acted as:
Sole Structuring Advisor and Joint Bookrunner in NBG's Inaugural US$625 million QDI retail Tier 1 capital offering (June 2008);
Joint Bookrunner and Lead Structuring Agent on Safebulkers' $190m IPO (May 2008);
Joint Bookrunner of OTE's 3yr and 7yr dual tranche senior fixed rate notes (February 2008);
Sole Financial Advisor to OTE for its €2.9bn buy-in of minority interests in Cosmote (November 2007);
Joint Global Coordinator and Bookrunner on the €5.2bn rights issue by Marfin Investment Group (July 2007);
Joint Bookrunner on OTE's 1.1bn AGT (June 2007);
Joint Bookrunner on Navios Maritime's $200m IPO (November 2007).

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