OREANDA-NEWS. December 14, 2009. JSC Alliance Bank (the “Bank”) is very pleased to announce the results of the meetings of the holders of the following notes issued by the Bank’s finance subsidiary, ALB Finance B.V., reported the press-centre of Alliance Bank:

U.S.250,000,000 8.75% Notes due 2011 – 97.61 % in favour, 2.39 % against

U.S.200,000,000 9% Notes due 2010 – 99.49 % in favour, 0.51 % against

U.S.350,000,000 9.25% Notes due 2013 – 99.08 % in favour, 0.92 % against

EUR 750,000,000 7.875% Notes due 2012 – 99.38 % in favour, 0.62 % against

Pounds 250,000,000 9.75% Notes due 2011 – 98.55 % in favour, 1.45 % against

U.S.150,000,000 9.375% Perpetual Non-cumulative Capital Securities

– 97.96 % in favour, 2.04 % against

Extraordinary resolutions were passed at each of the quorate meetings held today approving the Bank’s Restructuring Plan. The Trustee is now instructed to vote the full principal amounts outstanding plus accrued interest to the Record Date in favour of and against the Restructuring Plan at the Claimants’ Meeting to be held on 15 December 2009 in the same proportions as the Noteholders voted above.

Notes that have been blocked in the accounts of Direct Participants and held to the order or under the control of the Tabulation Agent were released to the Direct Participants by the Clearing Systems on the conclusion of the meetings held.

Terms used in this press release and defined in the Information Memorandum dated 5 November 2009, as supplemented, are used in this press release as so defined.

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The information contained herein shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of the securities referred to herein in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration, exemption from registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.