Lombard Bank – Marfin Bank: Approval for acquisition of shareholding

February 27, 2008
|In Company Announcements
|By Jesmond Mizzi Financial Advisors

Lombard Bank plc

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Lombard advises that Marfin Popular Bank Public Company Ltd of Cyprus has been granted regulatory approval for the acquisition of a qualifying shareholding in Lombard Bank Malta.

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Marfin also announces that the necessary approvals from the responsible authorities (Central Bank of Cyprus and MFSA) for the acquisition of 43% of the share capital of Lombard Bank have been obtained. The relevant transaction is expected to be completed over the next few days.

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Maltapost plc

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The Board of Directors met on Thursday 22nd May 2008 to consider and approve the financial statements for the half-year ended 31st March 2008.

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The Board also advised that no material events and transactions events have taken place since the publication of the contents contained in Maltapost’s prospectus dated January 2008.

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