Press releases in 2006

The Bank of the Year Award from The Banker Goes to VUB

L o n d o n, Bratislava, November 30, 2006 - For the second time already VUB won The Banker’s award and became the “Bank of the Year in Slovakia“.

Operating profit of the VUB Group increased by 15.5%

VUB Group reached during first 9 months of 2006 the consolidated operating profit of nearly Sk 4 billion, which represents the y-o-y growth of 15.5%.

VUB Foundation to Launch Prestigious Award for Young Artists Worth SKK 600 thou

The 2006 Painting - VUB Foundation Award for Painting for Young Artists. This is the entire name of a contest that the VUB Foundation is launching on September 22.

VUB to buy B.O.F. leasing company

Všeobecná úverová banka has reached a preliminary agreement on purchasing the majority stake in leasing company B.O.F., a.s. with its owner Prvá slovenská investičná skupina, a.s.

Banca Intesa approves the guidelines of the merger project with Sanpaolo IMI

The Board of Directors of Banca Intesa, which met on August 26 under the chairmanship of Giovanni Bazoli, approved the guidelines of the merger project with Sanpaolo IMI.

Profit of VUB Group up 8%

Consolidated net profit of VUB Group reached for the first half of 2006 Sk 2 billion, which represents the y-o-y growth of 8%.

Best Interest Rates on Term Deposits in Slovakia

Effective from June 7, 2006 VUB Bank makes savings conditions for term deposits in Slovak Koruna more convenient by as much as 0.7 percent.

VUB BANK AND AMERICAN EXPRESS ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP

VUB Bank and American Express today announced a partnership that results in VUB Bank becoming the exclusive issuer of American Express Cards in Slovakia. VUB will issue AMERICAN EXPRESS® GOLD CARD and BLUE FROM AMERICAN EXPRESS®.

Net profit of VUB bank reached Sk 754 million for the first quar-ter of 2006

The net profit of VÚB bank in accordance with International Financial Re-porting Standards (IFRS) reached in the first quarter of 2006 Sk 754 million, which represents the y-o-y growth of 3.7%.

Dividend Payout Approved by VUB General Meeting

Today, VUB Ordinary General Meeting (GM) made a decision to pay out a dividend of SKK 285 per each share with a nominal value of SKK 1,000.