FIMBank Plc

M&A Activity • Feb 20, 2014

COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT

The following is a Company Announcement issued by FIMBank p.l.c. ("FIMBank"or the "Bank") pursuant to the Malta Financial Services Authority Listing Rules.

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FIMBank announces that is has been formally notified by FIMFactors, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Bank which serves as a corporate vehicle for the Bank's holdings of factoring joint ventures and associated companies, that the Share Acquisition between FIMFactors and CIS Factors Holding B.V. has been completed with effect from 18 February 2014. Accordingly, FIMFactors has acquired two million six hundred and eight-two thousand and sixty (2,682,260) the equivalent of forty percentum (40%) of the shares in the capital of CIS Factors Holding B.V.

Following the said transactions FIMFactors holds eighty percentum (80%) of the Ordinary Shares of CIS Factors Holding B.V. The remaining twenty percentum (20%) is held by International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank Group.

This acquisition forms part of FIMBank's Group strategy to further develop and strengthen its international network in the factoring business.

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Andrea Batelli Company Secretary

20 February 2014