News in April 2007

April 28

Borys Tymonkin, the Chairman of Ukrsotsbank’s Board, does not consider the increase of the external commercial debt to be a dangerous tendency

Borys Tymonkin, the Chairman of Ukrsotsbank’s Board, considers the dollarization risk to be minimal

In April the amount of mortgage loans given by Ukrsotsbank to individuals exceeded UAH 5.5 billion

Ukrsotsbank stepped forward as a sponsor of the only Ukraine-hosted concert performed by a Norwegian group of jazz stars and outstanding musician Mike Stern (USA)

April 26

Ukrsotsbank’s SOFT money transfers can be received and sent at any service point out of nearly a thousand ones throughout Ukraine

Borys Tymonkin, the Chairman of Ukrsotsbank’s Board, advocates a change of activity principles of The Individuals Deposit Insurance Fund

Ukrsotsbank’s loan portfolio exceeded UAH 15 billion

Increase of Ukrsotsbank’s capital by UAH 650 million will ensure high rate of development

April 24

Ukrsotsbank to modernize all its branches within the next 2 or 3 years

Merrill Lynch to stay Ukrsotsbank’s acquisition advisor

Owners of JSCB “Ukrsotsbank” still intend to sell the control stock of the Bank to a strategic investor

Ukrsotsbank improved its positions on the individuals’ crediting market

April 20

In Q1 2007 Ukrsotsbank increased its share of net assets

Ukrsotsbank’s shareholders made a decision to increase the authorized capital by UAH 650 million

April 19

Ukrsotsbank practices the strategy of a dynamically developing and universal bank

In Q1 2007 the growth rate of Ukrsotsbank’s main parameters exceeded the growth rates of the bank system

Borys Tymonkin, the Chairman of Ukrsotsbank’s Board, considers populism to be the main risk for economy

Ukrsotsbank acknowledged as the owner of the best corporate communications network

In the nearest future Ukrsotsbank’s clients to get an opportunity of opening smart cards for Visa and MasterCard product scope provided by the Bank

April 18

Within two years Ukrsotsbank to restructure all specialized branches

Ukrsotsbank opened a new self-service zone on the base of the Kharkiv regional branch

According to the IA “Context-Media” research, Ukrsotsbank acknowledged to be the bank most frequently mentioned in media in Q1 2007

April 17

Ukrsotsbank’s loan portfolio for small and medium enterprises exceeded UAH 1.8 billion

In March Ukrsotsbank attracted UAH 1.4 billion of deposits

In March Ukrsotsbank gave about UAH 3 billion of credit resources to its clients

Ukrsotsbank to install scoring service technologies

April 16

Ukrsotsbank offers its corporate clients services on financing LBO/MBO deals

April 12

In Q1 2007 Ukrsotsbank’s net profit made UAH 53 million

Borys Tymonkin, the Chairman of Ukrsotsbank’s Board, considers it possible to attach hryvnya’s rate to the foreign currency “basket”

For four months in a row Ukrsotsbank’s stock has been heading the rating of most actively traded securities on the PFTS

April 10

Ukrsotsbank’s share in the mortgage crediting market makes 14%

April 6

In Q1 2007 Ukrsotsbank increased its loan portfolio for legal entities by 11%

Borys Tymonkin, the Chairman of Ukrsotsbank’s Board, considers that the decision to dissolve the Verkhovna Rada will not result in the exchange rate instability

Ukrsotsbank summarized its output in Q1 2007

Ukrsotsbank’s project financing working group participated in Adam Smith International Conference

In Q1 2007 Ukrsotsbank increased its factoring operations portfolio up to UAH 225 million

April 2

Bills services of more than UAH 12 million worth were provided to Ukrsotsbank’s corporate clients in the framework of the “Harvest – 2007” program

Ukrsotsbank’s loan portfolio for individuals exceeded UAH 8 billion

By the end of the year Ukrsotsbank to increase its cross-sales portfolio by 2.5 times

Borys Tymonkin, the Chairman of Ukrsotsbank’s Board, considers Ukrainian banks to be developing at a fantastic speed from the point of installing modern client servicing technologies