CENTRAL BANK OF ARMENIA REGISTERS NEW BRANCH OF AMERIABANK – "KENTRON"

ARKA
Aug 13, 2009

YEREVAN, August 13. /ARKA/. The Central Bank of Armenia (CBA)
registered a new branch – "Kentron" – of Armenian Ameriabank, the
CBA Press Service reported. The respective decision was adopted by
CBA Chairman Artur Javadyan on August 7. The new branch office is
located at V. Sargsyan str. 2 and V. Sargsyan 4, Yerevan.

Ameriabank (former Armimpexbank) was established in July 1992 on the
basis of the Armenian branch of the USSR Vnesheconombank. On September
8, 1992, the Central Bank of Armenia issued a license to the bank.

TDA Holdings Limited, affiliate of the Russian Troika Dialog Investment
Company, became the bank’s shareholder in August 2007.

Ruben Vardanyan is the Chairman of the bank’s Board of Directors and
Artak Anesyan is the Chairman of Directorate and the General Director.

Before the bank had one branch in Stepanakert; another branch –
"Kajaran" – was opened on August 5.