FIMBank Plc — AGM Information 2012

Dec 21, 2012

COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT

The following is a Company Announcement issued by FIMBank p.l.c. (or the "Company") pursuant to Malta Financial Services Authority Listing Rule 5.16.

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FIMBank p.l.c. announces that an Extraordinary General Meeting (or "Meeting") is being convened at The Hilton, St. Julian's, Malta for Thursday 31 January 2013 at 6.00pm, so that the Members may consider and, if deemed fit, approve the following two Resolutions:

SPECIAL BUSINESS - EXTRAORDINARY RESOLUTIONS

1. Offer received from United Gulf Bank B.S.C. ("UGB") and Burgan Bank S.A.K. ("Burgan"), Authority to the Directors to: a) issue Equity Securities, and b) Restrict or Withdraw Statutory Pre-Emption Rights. The purpose of this resolution is to allow the Members to consider and vote for the main terms of the Offer whereby UGB and Burgan will, through a multi-step approach, potentially acquire a controlling interest in the Company, connected to which the Board of Directors will be required to issue equity securities to the new shareholders and have powers to restrict statutory pre-emption rights.

2. Memorandum of Association: Amendment to the Share Capital clause. The purpose of this resolution is to increase the Authorised Share Capital of the Company so as to permit the issue of new shares as contemplated under Resolution 1. above.

Shareholders on the Register at the Central Securities Depository of the Malta Stock Exchange on 2 January 2013 (the 'Record Date', i.e. last trading date being 21 December 2012) will be entitled to receive notice of the Extraordinary General Meeting.

In view of the particular subject matter of Resolution 1 above, invitations are being extended to senior officers of UGB and Burgan to attend the Meeting and to address the Members and, as appropriate, to receive questions from the Members. Questions can also be sent in the run-up to the Meeting on address csec@fimbank.com.

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M Cassar Company Secretary

21 December 2012