About Natixis Bank (ZAO), Moscow, (Moody`s Ba2)

Natixis Bank (ZAO) is a 100% owned subsidiary of Natixis, France, focused on providing financing facilities to a selected number of large corporates and capital markets activity in Russian Federation.

About Natixis, Our Parent Company

Our parent company, Natixis, is the corporate, investment and financial services arm of Groupe BPCE, France's second-largest banking group. With around 22,000 employees, Natixis specializes in three main business lines: Corporate and Investment Banking (of which Natixis Bank (ZAO) is part), Investment Solutions (asset management, private banking, insurance) and Specialized Financial Services. Listed on the Paris stock exchange, Natixis has a solid financial base with total Tier 1 capital of €16.8 billion, a Tier 1 ratio of 11.4% and quality long-term ratings (Standard & Poor's and Fitch Ratings: A+; Moody's: Aa3). (Figures as of 12/31/2010.) Click here to visit the Natixis website.

Groupe BPCE, which owns approximately 72% of Natixis, has 36 million clients, 8 million cooperative shareholders, 125,000 employees, 8,000 branches, and Tier 1 capital of €38.8 billion (pro forma of the redemption of preference shares held by the French state). Natixis enjoys full and unlimited support from BPCE under Article L.511-31 of the French Monetary and Finance Code, which states that BPCE is responsible for guaranteeing the liquidity and solvency of Natixis.

Click here to visit the Groupe BPCE website.