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  • VTB Group Became The Full Owner Of "VTB-Armenia Bank" CJSC

    VTB GROUP BECAME THE FULL OWNER OF "VTB-ARMENIA BANK" CJSC

    Mediamax, Armenia
    July 26 2007

    Yerevan, July 26 /Mediamax/. VTB Bank purchased 30% minus one share
    from "Mika Armenia Trading" Company and became the full owner of 100%
    of shares of "VTB-Armenia" Bank.

    Mediamax reports that this is said in the official release of VTB.

    The statement notes that "business development of "VTB-Armenia Bank"
    provides for the further extension of funding of Armenian economy".

    The development plans include: reaching 20% share of the market in the
    sphere of crediting of corporative customers and 15% - on attracting
    resources from legal entities and individuals.

    "The next important step in realization of the development strategy
    of "VTB-Armenia Bank" will become the increase of the volume of its
    authorized capital stock twice, which will assist the enlargement of
    investment opportunities of the bank and the further consolidation of
    competition positions of VTB Group on the Armenian market of banking
    services", the statement reads.

    Mediamax recalls that the owner of "Mika Armenia Trading" Company
    Mikhail Baghdasarov for the first time stated his intention to sell
    the 30% shares of "VTB-Armenia Bank", belonging to him, in August of
    2006. Mikhail Baghdasarov stated in an interview to Mediamax that the
    decision on selling the shares is conditioned by some disappointments
    by the results of the work of "VTB-Armenia Bank".

    "Before, the bank solved more problems for the development of the
    country economy, than today. Money should be invested in the increase
    of the prosperity of the people, however, sometimes, because some
    reasons, which do not depend on us, we do not manage to do that",
    Mikhail Baghdasarov said then.

    In November of 2006, Mikhail Baghdasarov stated that he held talks
    on selling the 30% shares of the "VTB-Armenia Bank" with the Russian
    VTB Group and the Armenian SIL Concern. Baghdasarov noted then that
    he would choose the buyer, who offered the highest price.
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