In accordance with the Companies Act (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 65/2009, official consolidated text with changes and amendments), and the third paragraph of Article 133, the first and third paragraph of Article 136 and the first paragraph of Article 344 of the Financial Instruments Market Act (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 108/2010, official consolidated text with changes and amendments), Nova KBM d.d., Maribor, is hereby announcing that its Supervisory Board has yesterday, 2 April 2013, consented to the decision of the Management Board, dated 18 March 2013, to increase the share capital of the Bank by €100,000,000 through the issuance of 98,522,167 new shares. As at the date of adopting this decision, the share capital of the Bank totals €40,814,313.08.
The share capital of Nova KBM d.d. is to be increased with a new in-kind contribution resulting from the conversion of a hybrid loan facility in the amount of €100,000,000, which was provided to Nova KBM d.d. from the Republic of Slovenia on the basis of the Hybrid Loan Facility Agreement dated 31 December 2012. The rights attached to the new shares will be identical to the rights attached to the existing ordinary registered shares of Nova KBM d.d. The Supervisory Board agrees to the exclusion of pre-emptive rights of existing shareholders to purchase new shares.
Nova KBM d.d. will receive in-kind contribution from the Republic of Slovenia. Payment for shares is expected to be made until 8 April 2013 by converting the hybrid loan facility into Bank shares.
