JSC    "Latvijas    Investiciju    banka"(LIB)    biggest   shareholder

MeritaNordbanken  Group  has  acquired  20  % of LIB shares from Nordic

Investment  Bank (NIB), therefore increasing their share in the capital

of  LIB  up to 89 %. MeritaNordbanken Group will continue to strengthen

their presence in the Latvian financial market.

Transaction  took  place  in conformity with previous agreement between

shareholders  of  LIB  that  NIB  will sell their package of LIB shares

after MeritaNordbanken Group will formulate their goals and strategy in

Latvia and have started to implement it.