FIMBank Plc

M&A Activity • Jun 6, 2013

COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT

The following is a Company Announcement by FIMBank p.l.c. ("FIMBank" or the "Bank") pursuant to the Malta Financial Services Authority Listing Rules and the Prevention of Financial Markets Abuse Act and Regulations:

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This Company Announcement follows from what was announced in Company Announcement FIM180 dated 30 May 2013 which announced that the Malta Financial Services Authority had granted their noobjection to the acquisition of 35,000,000 Ordinary Shares in the Bank by Burgan Bank S.A.K. ("Burgan Bank") and 17,948,867 Ordinary Shares in the Bank by United Gulf Bank B.S.C. ("UGB").

Following further communication by the Malta Financial Services Authority dated 31 May 2013, FIMBank has been informed that the Malta Financial Services Authority has no objection to the remaining steps of the proposed multi-step transaction between Burgan, UGB and FIMBank as announced in Company Announcement FIM 168 and as approved by the shareholders of FIMBank at the Extraordinary General Meeting held on the 31 January 2013.

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Andrea Batelli Company Secretary

6 June 2013