Unibanka  has  signed  and  agreement with the present shareholders of

"Optimus  fondi" regarding take-over of the company, thus expanding its

investment  and  asset  management  business.  "Optimus  fondi",  after

becoming  a  part  of  Unibanka  Group, for the time being will operate

under  the  previous  brand.  Leasing  company  Unilīzings and open-end

pension fund Unipensija are the other companies in Unibanka Group.

Unibanka  predicts  a rapid increase in the demand for asset management

services  in  a very near future. It intends to become a leader in this

market  segment  as  well,  and  to  offer  high  quality  products and

services.  This  is  the reason for taking over "Optimus Fondi", one of

the   leading   investment  companies.  The  target  company  has  been

Unibanka's co-operation partner in managing state funded pension scheme

assets   and  private  pension  assets.  "Optimus  Fondi"  is  managing

Unipensija  pension  plans,  Latu  rezerves fonds and Nekustamā īpašuma

fonds,  as  well  as  Tier  II  pension  plans (Optimus aktīvais plāns,

Optimus sabalansētais plāns, Optimus Eiropas plāns and Optimus Latvijas

plāns) assets.