NOVA KREDITNA BANK MARIBOR D.D. - Moody’s revised the current ratings of Nova KBM

POLISH FINANCIAL SUPERVISION AUTHORITY

UNI - EN REPORT No 31 / 2011

Date of issue: 2011-12-23

Short name of the issuer

NOVA KREDITNA BANK MARIBOR D.D.

Subject

Moody’s revised the current ratings of Nova KBM

Official market - legal basis

Unofficial market - legal basis

Contents of the report:

In compliance with the Ljubljana Stock Exchange Rules and the applicable legislation, Nova KBM d.d., Maribor, hereby makes the following announcement: On 23 December 2011, Moody's Investors Service downgraded the ratings of Nova KBM from Baa3/P-3/D- to Ba1/Non-Prime/D-. Nova KBM was assigned a long-term and a short-term bank deposit rating of Ba1 and Non-Prime, respectively. The Bank’s financial strength rating was affirmed at D-. The outlook is negative. Moody's Investors Service has downgraded the debt and deposit ratings of several Slovenian commercial banks following the one-notch downgrade of the Slovenian government's sovereign debt rating to A1 with negative outlook, from Aa3. This announcement will be available on the Bank's website (www.nkbm.si) as from 23 December 2011.

Annexes

File Description

NOVA KREDITNA BANKA MARIBOR D.D.

(fullname of the issuer)

NOVA KREDITNA BANK MARIBOR D.D. Banki (ban)

(short name of the issuer) (sector according to clasification of the WSE in Warsow)

2505 Maribor

(post code) (city)

Vita Kraigherja 4

(street) (number)

[phone] [phone]

(phone number) (fax)

(e-mail) (web site)

SI94314527 586058000

(NIP) (REGON)

SIGNATURE OF PERSONS REPRESENTING THE COMPANY

Date Name Position / Function Signature

2011-12-23 Matja¾ Kovaèiè President of the management board