2008-01-25 14:58:05 CET

2008-01-25 14:58:21 CET


REGULATED INFORMATION

Lithuanian English
Ukio Bankas AB - Notification on material event

Preliminary, non-audited result of AB Ūkio bankas for the financial year 2007 and forecast for the year 2008


1.	AB Ukio bankas, with register code 112020136, address: 25 Maironio str.,
LT-44250 Kaunas. 
2.	To the Lithuanian Securities Commission, Vilnius Stock Exchange, BNS and
ELTA news agencies. This information is also placed on the Bank's web-site
www.ub.lt. 
3.	Preliminary, non-audited result of AB Ukio bankas for the financial year
2007. Announcement of forecast and presumptions of target activity result for
the year 2008. 
4.	Non-audited net profit of AB Ukio bankas for the year 2007 - LTL 82.5
million (EUR 23.9 million) - i.e. 74 per cent more than in 2006. In 2007,
bank's assets increased by LTL 995 million i.e. 33 per cent, and reached LTL
4.02 billion (EUR 1.16 billion) as of 31 December 2007. 
In 2008 AB Ukio bankas plans to earn a net profit of LTL 91.5 million (EUR 26.5
million). It is planned that Bank‘s assets will reach LTL 5.47 billion (EUR
1.58 billion) at the year-end 2007 - i.e. will increase by 36 per cent. Main
presumptions behind the bank's plan are as follows: 
- the number of customers of Ukio bankas will increase by 25 per cent, number
of operations - by 12 per cent. It is expected to attract 30 thousand new
customers. 
- planned realization of the investment to real estate in Moscow project
influences bank's results of year 2008 only as much as constitutes the interest
income from loans granted to subsidiaries for financing this project. 
- it is planned that in 2008 two branches in foreign countries will start their
operations. Branch network in Lithuania will increase by not less than 5 new
client service units. 
- There will be no changes in the economy of Lithuania that would result in
material change in LTL interest rates or unplanned growth of insolvent
customers. 
5.	The information is not confidential. 
6.	The authorizations to provide additional information are vested in Aukse
Armonaite Glodiene, Public Relations Officer, tel. + 370 615 13004. 
7.	By undersigning this Notification I hereby declare that:
7.1. the information given about the material event is full and correct;
7.2. I am aware of the sanctions to be imposed for the provision of misleading
information provided for in the Lithuanian Republic Law on Securities and the
Lithuanian Republic Code of the Administrative Violations of Law. 

Deputy Chief Executive Officer 
Edita Karpaviciene