OREANDA-NEWS. December 14, 2009. The decision to increase Alfa-Bank Ukraine's share capital was made at the General Shareholders Meeting held on November 30, 2009.The increase will be carried out by means of the private placement of 739.435 million of ordinary registered shares with a nominal value of UAH 1. The shareholders have the preemptive right to buy additional shares proportionally to their share of the Bank’s authorized fund as of the date of the placement.The share capital of the Bank will comprise UAH 3,716 million after the increase.

Alfa-Banking Group includes Alfa-Bank Russia which is today one of the largest privately owned banks in Russia. It also includes Alfa-Bank Ukraine, one of the top-ten largest banks in Ukraine. Alfa-Banking Group also comprises subsidiary banks in the Netherlands, in Belarus and in Kazakhstan as well as representative offices in Cyprus, the United States and in the United Kingdom. The Group offers a wide range of products and operates in all sectors of the financial market, including corporate and retail lending, deposits, payment and account services, foreign exchange operations, cash handling services, custody services, investment banking, trade finance and other ancillary services to corporate and retail customers.

Alfa-Bank Ukraine, registered in Ukraine in January 2001, ranks among the top-ten largest banks and is one of the most dynamic privately-owned banks in Ukraine.  Alfa-Bank Ukraine operates in all key sectors of the banking sphere.