25 Sep 2009 14:55
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The Bank of Russia registered VTB Report on the results of additional share issuance
JSC VTB Bank ("the Bank") announces that on 25 September 2009, the Central Bank of Russia registered the report on the results of additional issuance of ordinary registered shares of JSC VTB Bank ("the Report").
According to the Report, the additional placement resulted in the share of the Russian Government (represented by the Federal Agency for State Property Management) in the Bank's share capital increasing to 85.5%. Participation of other shareholders in the Bank's share capital is 14.5%, with 7.01% of that belonging to GDR holders.
Under the applicable Russian legislation, once the Report has been registered, the Bank's shareholders can trade in the securities they acquired during the Bank's recently announced offering.
The total amount of the additionally placed shares was 3,736,402,828,319 (three trillion seven hundred and thirty-six billion four hundred and two million eight hundred and twenty-eight thousand three hundred and nineteen) shares. The Bank's shareholders that held pre-emptive rights bought 3,735,146,982,583 (three trillion seven hundred and thirty-five billion one hundred and forty-six million nine hundred and eighty-two thousand five hundred and eighty-three) shares, and 1,255,845,736 (one billion two hundred and fifty-five million eight hundred and forty-five thousand seven hundred and thirty six) shares were acquired during the open subscription.
Contacts: Investor Relations: Tel.: +7 495 775 71 39 Email: investorrelations@vtb.ru
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This press release does constitute a public offering or an advertisement of GDRs within the Russian Federation. Nor is it an offer to buy or solicitation of an offer to buy the GDRs in the Russian Federation.
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The offer of the Shares and the distribution of these materials and other information in certain jurisdictions may, in some jurisdictions, be restricted by law. Accordingly, persons who come into possession of any document or other information referred to herein should inform themselves of and observe any such restriction. Any failure to comply with these restrictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
Notice to US shareholders
The offering was made for the securities of a foreign company. The offering is subject to the disclosure requirements of a foreign country that are different from those of the United States. Financial statements provided as part of the offering were prepared in accordance with foreign accounting standards that may not be comparable to the financial statements of United States companies. It may be difficult for you to enforce your rights and any claim you may have arising under the U.S. federal securities laws, since the issuer is located in a foreign country, and some or all of its officers and directors may be residents of a foreign country. You may not be able to sue the foreign company or its officers or directors in a foreign court for violations of the U.S. securities laws. It may be difficult to compel a foreign company and its affiliates to subject themselves to a US court' s judgment. The offering is addressed solely to the shareholders of JSC VTB Bank.
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