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    ARDSHININVESTBANK ANNOUNCES FIRST ISSUE OF NONDOCUMENTARY BONDS

    ARKA
    Dec 22, 2008
    YEREVAN

    Ardshininvestbank has announced its first 1.5bln AMD issue of
    nondocumentary bonds. The bank's press service reports that 154
    investors (121 individuals, 33 legal entities, with 152 of them being
    residents and two nonresidents) have made investments in the bonds.

    Quarterly coupon payments (250 AMD for each coupon) are to be effected
    during next year, with the first coupon payment scheduled for March 5,
    2009, second for June 5, third for September 5 and fourth for December
    5, which day is also the maturity date. During the circulation,
    the bank may redeem bonds at a pre-fixed price.

    "Considering the successful first issue of the bonds, Ardshininvestbank
    plans a second issue during 2009," the report says.

    The Central Bank of Armenia (CBA) issued Banking License #83 to the
    Ardshininvestbank CJSC on February 27, 2003. The Ardshininvestbank
    principal stockholders are the Region investment corporation (86.82%)
    and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), which purchased 10%
    late last year.

    The bank is an affiliate member of the MasterCard/Euriopay system
    and a share holder of the Armenian Card CJSC.

    As of December 30, 2008, Ardshininvestbank's capital totaled 22.7bln
    AMD, assets 119.2bln AMD, liabilities 94.5bln AMD, credit assets
    79.8bln AMD and retained earnings 4.1bln AMD.

    The bank has 55 branches, with six of them in the Nagorno-Karabakh
    Republic (NKR). The bank also has a representative office in Paris,
    France.

    According to the information at ARKA's disposal, the bank is
    among the leaders as to key performance indicators. From January
    through September 2008, the bank had the second largest assets and
    liabilities, being leader in crediting, amount of deposits attracted
    from clients and net profits. The bank also had the third largest
    total capital.
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