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    AMERIABANK AND CASCADE BANK MAKE MERGER DEAL

    ArmInfo
    31.03.2010

    ArmInfo. TDA Holdings and Cascade Capital Holdings, shareholders of
    Ameriabank and Cascade Bank, have reached agreement to merge the two
    banks. Chairman of the Directorate - Director General of Ameriabank
    Artak Hanesyan and Executive Director of Cascade Bank Aharon Levonyan
    said in a press conference on Wednesday that this merger is a
    ground-breaking deal in the history of the Armenian financial market.

    The merged bank will operate in the market under brand Ameriabank. The
    shares of the parties in the capital of the merged bank will be made
    public later at a press conference by the Ameriabank shareholders.

    Artak Hanesyan said that the banks will be merged in two stages; in
    particular, the preparation stage is currently underway. The strategic
    plan of Ameriabank's development will undergo quite insignificant
    changes after the merger since the strategy and philosophy of the
    merged banks are very similar.

    It is the 1st market based bank merger that is aimed at consolidation
    and empowerment of the RA financial sector, he said. It will create one
    of the strongest financial institutions in Armenia with consolidated
    capital of USD 75 million, assets of USD 400 million, liabilities of
    USD 262 million, loan portfolio of USD 180 million assuring the bank
    among top three positions in the domestic market.

    The Bank will be further enhanced by the joint team of professionals
    that will contribute to the further growth and leadership of the united
    Bank in the Armenian financial sector. The merger will increase the
    capital of the merged bank that will allow increasing the size of
    loans per borrower and the loans to corporate clients.

    "This merger is aimed at empowering the two financial structure through
    establishment of a very strong financial institution that will be much
    more competitive than the two banks were before," A. Levonyan said.

    Whereas profits, Ameriabank ensured 1,5 billion drams ($4 million)
    net profits for 2009, assuring the index envisaged by the strategic
    development plan, Hanesyan said. For his part, A. Levonyan said that
    Cascade Bank exceeded 25% the level of actual profits of $1.1 million.

    Thanks to this, the bank took the 5th position in the market by ROA.

    Earlier in July Cascade Credit UCO and Cascade Bank were merged. Both
    the structures are part of Cascade Capital Holding, belonging to the
    Cafesjian Family (USA). TDA Holding Limited, the affiliated company
    of Troika Dialog, holds 99.99% stake in Ameriabank.

    Analysis and Ranking of Armenian Banking System by the Agency of Rating
    Marketing Information (ArmInfo) says that merger of Ameriabank and
    Cascade (exclusive of the joint development plans) gives Ameriabank
    an opportunity to maintain the 1st position by the statutory capital,
    to rise to the 2nd position from the 4th position by total capital,
    from the 6th position to the 3rd one by assets and liabilities, from
    the 7th to the 3rd position by lending and from the 2nd to the 1st
    position by lending to the economy sector, as well as to maintain its
    2nd position by time deposits. These possible rising of Ameribank's
    positions in the market are based on data of the ranking of commercial
    banks for 2009.

    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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