Armenia’s ArdshiNinvestbank Pays Off 184 Bonds From Apr 27 To May 15

ARMENIA’S ARDSHININVESTBANK PAYS OFF 184 BONDS FROM APR 27 TO MAY 15

ARKA
May 20, 2009

YEREVAN, May 20. /ARKA/. Armenia’s Ardshininvestbank has paid off
184 bonds (ASBKB1) with 10,000 drams worth nominal value admitted
to trading on NASDAQ OMX Armenia free Cbond market from April 27 to
May 15.

As of May 15, 81,858 obligations of the bank were listed on NASDAQ
OMX Armenia.

>From April 14 to April 18, Ardshininvestbank paid off 2,015 ASBKB1
bonds with 10,000 drams worth nominal value on free Cbond market.

On February 27, 2003, the Central Bank of Armenia granted N 83 license
to Ardshininvestbank. The bank’s shareholders are Region Investment and
Financial Corporation (86.82%) and International Financial Corporation
(10%).

Ardshininvestbank is the affiliate of the MasterCard/Europay
international payment system and is a shareholder of Armenian Card.

On December 12, the bank joined NASDAQ OMX Armenia. On May 19,
twenty-three securities (10 shares and 13 corporate bonds) were listed
on NASDAQ OMX Armenia, with the capitalization of the stock exchange
totaling 53.2bln drams.

Currently, 26 companies, including 19 banks, are NASDAQ OMX Armenia
members. ($1- 373.18 drams).