OREANDA-NEWS. August 23, 2007. In light of the information published by the PRIME-TASS Business News Agency about a possible buy back by JSC VTB Bank of its shares, Press Services of JSC VTB Bank informs of the following:

Presently JSC VTB Bank does not intend to buy back any of its shares in order to regulate their market value. The information published by the PRIME-TASS Agency and other mass media with reference to the above Agency does not represent any real facts. Such statements with any reference to an unknown representative of the Bank should not be taken as official and true information.