In compliance with the provisions of the Ljubljana Stock Exchange Rules, and pursuant to the Financial Instruments Market Act, Nova KBM d.d. hereby makes the following announcement:
Nova KBM d.d. has in place two loan agreements which include a financial covenant under which a borrower may request an early repayment of a loan if the shareholding of the Republic of Slovenia in the Bank falls below 50 per cent. The outstanding amounts of these loans are CHF 21.4 million and €157.5 million, respectively. The loan of €157.5 million falls due on 23 May 2011 and is included in the repayment schedule for this year, meaning that it will be repaid in accordance with the terms and conditions of the loan agreement. The other loan, in CHF, which falls due in December 2011, is also included in the repayment schedule for this year and will be repaid at maturity. Apart from these two loans, Nova KBM has not entered into any loan agreement that would include a financial covenant relating to the 50% controlling ownership of the government. This announcement is published in order to clarify the statements made by AUKN.
