Bank of Valletta plc

Pre-Annual General Meeting Information • Nov 28, 2013

Office of the Company Secretary 58, Triq San Żakkarija, Il-Belt Valletta VLT 1130 - Malta T: (356) 2131 2020 F: (356) 2275 3711 E: customercare@bov.com bov.com

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COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT

The following is a Company Announcement issued by Bank of Valletta p.l.c. pursuant to the Malta Financial Services Authority Listing Rules:

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The following resolutions are being presented for consideration at the 40th Annual General Meeting of the Bank of Valletta p.l.c. (the Company) which is scheduled to be held on Thursday 19 December 2013 at 4.30 p.m. at the Hilton Malta, St. Julian's:

ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS

• 1. That the Profit and Loss Account and Balance Sheet for the year ended 30 September 2013, and the Directors' and Auditors' Reports thereon, be hereby received and approved.
• 1. That a gross final dividend of €0.13 per share, which represents a gross payment of €39,000,000 as recommended by the Directors, be hereby approved for payment on the 20 December 2013.
• 1. That the re-appointment of Deloitte Audit Limited jointly with Deloitte LLP (United Kingdom), as auditors, be hereby approved, and that the Board of Directors be hereby authorised to fix their remuneration.

ORDINARY RESOLUTION – SPECIAL BUSINESS

• 1. i) That, with effect from Friday, 17 January 2014, the text of the current clause 4 of the Memorandum of Association is deleted and substituted by the following text:
  2. 1. The authorised share capital of the Company is €500,000,000 divided into 500,000,000 shares of €1.00 each.

The issued and fully paid up capital is €330,000,000 divided into 330,000,000 ordinary shares of a nominal value of €1.00 each."

ii) That, on Friday, 17 January 2014, the amount of €30,000,000 from the Company's reserves is capitalised for the purpose of a bonus issue of 30,000,000 fully paid ordinary shares of a nominal value of €1.00 per share, representing 1 bonus share for every 10 shares held, to be allotted to the members appearing on the Register of Members of the Malta Stock Exchange as at the close of business on the 17 January 2014 (Eligible Members), thereby increasing the issued share capital from the current 300,000,000 shares to 330,000,000 shares of €1.00 each fully paid up, resulting in a paid up capital of €330,000,000.

Since the allocation ratio of bonus shares to registered shares held by the Eligible Member is 1 bonus share for every 10 shares held, in the allocation process the Company shall, where the number of shares held by the Eligible Member is not exactly divisible by 10, round up the allocation to the nearest share whenever the mathematical result of the allocation formula contains a fractional entitlement which is of 0.5 of a share or more, and round down to the nearest share in the event that the mathematical result of the allocation formula contains a fractional entitlement which is of less than 0.5 of a share.

Registered Office: 58, Triq San Żakkarija, Il-Belt Valletta VLT 1130 - Malta Registration Number: C 2833 Bank of Valletta p.l.c. is authorised to act as a trustee by the Malta Financial Services Authority. Bank of Valletta p.l.c. is a public limited company licensed to conduct Investment Services business by the Malta Financial Services Authority. Bank of Valletta p.l.c. is an enrolled tied insurance intermediary of MSV Life p.l.c. MSV Life is authorised by the Malta Financial Services Authority

to carry on long term business of insurance under the Insurance Business Act 1998.

ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

The term of office of the Directors appointed pursuant to Article 60 of the Company's Articles of Association expires at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting. The Company received eleven (11) valid nominations for the appointment of Directors. Accordingly in terms of the said Article 60, an election will take place and the six (6) candidates obtaining the highest number of votes will be appointed Directors.

The candidates are:

Joseph Borg Joseph Brincat Marianna Galea Xuereb Mario Grima George Portanier Robert Martin Suban Paul Testaferrata Moroni Viani Joanne Vella Cuschieri George Wells Franco Xuereb Joseph M Zrinzo

A brief biography of each candidate can be found in the "Nominees for the BOV Directors' Election" sheet included together with the Annual General Meeting documentation.

The Annual General Meeting documentation together with the Audited Financial Statements of Bank of Valletta p.l.c. for the financial year ended 30 September 2013 are available for viewing at the registered address of the Company at 58, Triq San Żakkarija, Il-Belt Valletta VLT 1130, Malta and on the Company's website www.bov.com under the Investor Relations Section.

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Dr. Catherine Formosa B.A., LL.D. Company Secretary

28 November 2013