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National Bank of Greece SA – ‘20-F’ for 12/31/12 – ‘EX-101.DEF’

On:  Thursday, 5/2/13, at 4:39pm ET   ·   For:  12/31/12   ·   Accession #:  1047469-13-5468   ·   File #:  1-14960

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 5/02/13  National Bank of Greece SA        20-F       12/31/12  142:37M                                    Toppan Merrill-FA

Annual Report by a Foreign Non-Canadian Issuer   —   Form 20-F   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: 20-F        Annual Report by a Foreign Non-Canadian Issuer      HTML   4.94M 
 2: EX-1        Underwriting Agreement                              HTML    283K 
 3: EX-8        Opinion of Counsel re: Tax Matters                  HTML    145K 
 5: EX-13.1     Annual or Quarterly Report to Security Holders      HTML     38K 
 4: EX-12.1     Statement re: Computation of Ratios                 HTML     50K 
94: R1          Document and Entity Information                     HTML     59K 
69: R2          Consolidated Balance Sheets                         HTML    209K 
87: R3          Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parentheticals)        HTML     54K 
99: R4          Consolidated Statements of Income and               HTML    251K 
                Comprehensive Income                                             
128: R5          Consolidated Statements of Income and               HTML     50K  
                Comprehensive Income (Parentheticals)                            
73: R6          Consolidated Statement of Equity                    HTML    135K 
86: R7          Consolidated Statement of Equity (Parentheticals)   HTML     84K 
62: R8          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML    251K 
49: R9          Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows               HTML     37K 
                (Parentheticals)                                                 
130: R10         Organization                                        HTML     37K  
101: R11         Reporting Currency and Translation Into Us Dollars  HTML     37K  
100: R12         Mergers, Acquisitions, Disposals and New Entities   HTML     70K  
                Established                                                      
108: R13         Cash and Due From Banks                             HTML     41K  
109: R14         Deposits With Central Bank                          HTML     36K  
105: R15         Securities Purchased Under Agreements to Resell     HTML     37K  
110: R16         Interest Bearing Deposits With Banks                HTML     42K  
88: R17         Trading Assets                                      HTML     53K 
96: R18         Derivatives                                         HTML    112K 
103: R19         Investment Securities                               HTML    294K  
141: R20         Equity Method Investments                           HTML     50K  
120: R21         Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses                 HTML    472K  
79: R22         Goodwill, Software and Other Intangibles            HTML     89K 
102: R23         Premises and Equipment and Lease Commitments        HTML     49K  
83: R24         Other Assets                                        HTML     50K 
37: R25         Hellenic Republic Bank Support Plan                 HTML     57K 
122: R26         Pledged Assets                                      HTML     47K  
135: R27         Deposits                                            HTML     74K  
56: R28         Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase      HTML     47K 
55: R29         Other Borrowed Funds                                HTML     59K 
60: R30         Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other        HTML     49K 
                Liabilities                                                      
61: R31         Insurance Reserves                                  HTML     78K 
63: R32         Long-Term Debt                                      HTML    156K 
23: R33         Commitments and Contingencies                       HTML     59K 
118: R34         Other Fees and Commissions                          HTML     44K  
77: R35         Net Trading Loss                                    HTML     37K 
80: R36         Other Non-Interest Income                           HTML     43K 
42: R37         Other Non-Interest Expense                          HTML     57K 
140: R38         Income Tax Expense                                  HTML    117K  
12: R39         Related Party Transactions                          HTML     53K 
66: R40         Paid-In Capital                                     HTML     60K 
126: R41         Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest                 HTML     40K  
39: R42         Earnings Per Share                                  HTML     47K 
54: R43         Regulatory Matters                                  HTML     84K 
59: R44         Fair Value of Financial Instruments                 HTML    231K 
70: R45         Segment Information                                 HTML    190K 
22: R46         Employee Benefit Plans                              HTML    137K 
48: R47         Share Based Payment                                 HTML     47K 
15: R48         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income              HTML     54K 
                Attributable to Nbg Shareholders                                 
124: R49         Foreign Exchange Position                           HTML     36K  
38: R50         Post Balance Sheet Events                           HTML     95K 
119: R51         Summary of Significant Accounting Policies          HTML    314K  
                (Policies)                                                       
43: R52         Mergers, Acquisitions, Disposals and New Entities   HTML     50K 
                Established (Tables)                                             
67: R53         Cash and Due From Banks (Tables)                    HTML     40K 
14: R54         Interest Bearing Deposits With Banks (Tables)       HTML     42K 
19: R55         Trading Assets (Tables)                             HTML     44K 
58: R56         Derivatives (Tables)                                HTML     80K 
29: R57         Investment Securities (Tables)                      HTML    258K 
131: R58         Equity Method Investments (Tables)                  HTML     46K  
75: R59         Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses (Tables)        HTML    443K 
106: R60         Goodwill, Software and Other Intangibles (Tables)   HTML     66K  
47: R61         Premises and Equipment and Lease Commitments        HTML     46K 
                (Tables)                                                         
51: R62         Other Assets (Tables)                               HTML     46K 
116: R63         Hellenic Republic Bank Support Plan (Tables)        HTML     49K  
111: R64         Deposits (Tables)                                   HTML     65K  
78: R65         Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase      HTML     46K 
                (Tables)                                                         
114: R66         Other Borrowed Funds (Tables)                       HTML     55K  
44: R67         Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other        HTML     47K 
                Liabilities (Tables)                                             
84: R68         Insurance Reserves (Tables)                         HTML     81K 
134: R69         Long-Term Debt (Tables)                             HTML    150K  
17: R70         Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)              HTML     42K 
36: R71         Other Fees and Commissions (Tables)                 HTML     42K 
68: R72         Other Non-Interest Income (Tables)                  HTML     42K 
27: R73         Other Non-Interest Expense (Tables)                 HTML     59K 
139: R74         Income Tax Expense (Tables)                         HTML     94K  
40: R75         Earnings Per Share (Tables)                         HTML     43K 
31: R76         Regulatory Matters (Tables)                         HTML     65K 
35: R77         Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)        HTML    198K 
20: R78         Segment Information (Tables)                        HTML    180K 
24: R79         Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)                     HTML    101K 
97: R80         Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income              HTML     49K 
                Attributable to Nbg Shareholders (Tables)                        
33: R81         Post Balance Sheet Events                           HTML     54K 
132: R82         Reporting Currency and Translation Into Us Dollars  HTML     39K  
                (Details)                                                        
64: R83         Mergers, Acquisitions, Disposals and New Entities   HTML    164K 
                Established (Details)                                            
104: R84         Cash and Due From Banks (Details)                   HTML     50K  
113: R85         Deposits With Central Bank (Details)                HTML     37K  
32: R86         Securities Purchased Under Agreements to Resell     HTML     37K 
                (Details)                                                        
34: R87         Interest Bearing Deposits With Banks (Details)      HTML     48K 
129: R88         Trading Assets (Details)                            HTML     59K  
28: R89         Derivatives (Details)                               HTML    115K 
98: R90         Investment Securities (Details)                     HTML    195K 
91: R91         Investment Securities (Details 2)                   HTML    167K 
117: R92         Investment Securities (Details 3)                   HTML    164K  
90: R93         Equity Method Investments (Details)                 HTML     94K 
74: R94         Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses (Details )      HTML    360K 
123: R95         Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses (Details 2)     HTML    469K  
71: R96         Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses (Details 3)     HTML    156K 
41: R97         Goodwill, Software and Other Intangibles (Details)  HTML     59K 
81: R98         Goodwill, Software and Other Intangibles (Details   HTML    129K 
                2)                                                               
76: R99         Premises and Equipment and Lease Commitments        HTML     83K 
                (Details)                                                        
57: R100        Other Assets (Details)                              HTML     85K 
142: R101        Hellenic Republic Bank Support Plan (Details)       HTML     89K  
115: R102        Pledged Assets (Details)                            HTML     50K  
89: R103        Deposits (Details)                                  HTML     92K 
21: R104        Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase      HTML     68K 
                (Details)                                                        
125: R105        Other Borrowed Funds (Details)                      HTML     79K  
133: R106        Accounts Payable, Accrued Expenses and Other        HTML     80K  
                Liabilities (Details)                                            
127: R107        Insurance Reserves (Details)                        HTML    127K  
85: R108        Long-Term Debt (Details)                            HTML    162K 
30: R109        Long-Term Debt (Details 2)                          HTML    172K 
107: R110        Long-Term Debt (Details 3)                          HTML     36K  
46: R111        Commitments and Contingencies (Details)             HTML     62K 
13: R112        Other Fees and Commissions (Details)                HTML     49K 
72: R113        Net Trading Loss (Details)                          HTML     36K 
65: R114        Other Non-Interest Income (Details)                 HTML     52K 
121: R115        Other Non-Interest Expense (Details)                HTML     80K  
50: R116        Income Tax Expense (Details)                        HTML    282K 
137: R117        Related Party Transactions (Details)                HTML     65K  
25: R118        Paid-In Capital (Details)                           HTML     95K 
93: R119        Redeemable Non-Controlling Interest (Details)       HTML     44K 
112: R120        Earnings Per Share (Details)                        HTML     67K  
16: R121        Regulatory Matters (Details)                        HTML    102K 
92: R122        Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details)       HTML    393K 
82: R123        Segment Information (Details)                       HTML    225K 
18: R124        Employee Benefit Plans (Details)                    HTML    301K 
95: R125        Share Based Payment (Details)                       HTML     67K 
138: R126        Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income              HTML     47K  
                Attributable to Nbg Shareholders (Details)                       
26: R127        Foreign Exchange Position (Details)                 HTML     38K 
52: R128        Post Balance Sheet Events (Details)                 HTML     87K 
136: XML         IDEA XML File -- Filing Summary                      XML    226K  
53: EXCEL       IDEA Workbook of Financial Reports (.xls)            XLS   5.74M 
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 8: EX-101.CAL  XBRL Calculations -- nbg-20121231_cal                XML    830K 
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10: EX-101.LAB  XBRL Labels -- nbg-20121231_lab                      XML   8.50M 
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45: ZIP         XBRL Zipped Folder -- 0001047469-13-005468-xbrl      Zip    768K

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