Siauliu Bankas AB - Notification on material event

Ratings assigned by the rating agency

Šiauliai, Lithuania, 2013-03-21 15:20 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 

On March 20, 2013 Moody‘s Investors Service affirmed the long-term deposit
rating B1 of Šiaulių bankas and established a developing outlook of this
rating. Moreover, the bank's financial strength rating E+ and short-term
deposit rating „Non Prime“ were affirmed. 

Chief Executive Officer Audrius Žiugžda


         Deputy Chief Executive Officer Donatas Savickas provides additional
information and is available on tel.: +370 41 595602.