Based on the provisions of the Ljubljana Stock Exchange Rules and the applicable legislation, OTP banka d.d., Maribor, publishes the following announcement: At the yesterday's 3rd regular meeting of the OTP banka d.d. Supervisory Board, the members of the Board discussed the report on the OTP banka d.d. capital increase and established that the capital increase procedures were carried out in accordance with the applicable legislation and have been successfully concluded. The members of the Board got acquainted with the situation of OTP banka in the light of the current global financial crisis and the expected new guidelines for banking operations within the European Union. The Board positively assessed the efforts of OTP banka for efficient performance in such extraordinary circumstances. In addition, the Supervisory Board discussed the strategy of OTP banka and the OTP banka Group.
The members of the Supervisory Board also acquainted themselves with some performance figures from the report on operations in the first nine months of 2008. As of 30 September 2008, total assets of OTP banka reached €4,556.9 million, 8 per cent over the 2007 year-end figure. Gross profit delivered by the Bank in the first nine months of 2008 amounted to €35.4 million.
A more detailed report on the OTP banka d.d. performance in the first nine months of 2008 will be published on SEOnet on Monday, 27 October 2008.
Management Board of OTP banka d.d.
