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Announcement
Total Voting Rights of Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public Limited Company |
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Nicosia, 19 January 2017
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN OR INTO ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD VIOLATE THE LAWS OF THAT JURISDICTION
In conformity with Regulation 20 of the Transparency (Directive 2004/109/EC) Regulations 2007 (as amended) of Ireland and the Irish Transparency Rules issued by the Central Bank of Ireland (together, the "Irish Transparency Regulations and Rules"), Bank of Cyprus Holdings Public Limited Company ("BOC Holdings") announces that its issued share capital consists of 446.199.933 ordinary shares of nominal value €0,10 each with voting rights. BOC Holdings holds no treasury shares.
Therefore, the total number of voting rights in BOC Holdings is 446.199.933. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change of their interest in, BOC Holdings as per the Irish Transparency Regulations and Rules.
The ordinary shares have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act") or under the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States and have been issued in reliance upon the exemption from the registration requirements of the US Securities Act provided by Section 3(a)(10). The ordinary shares have not been approved or disapproved by the SEC, any state securities commission in the United States or any other US regulatory authority, nor have such authorities passed upon or determined the fairness or merits of the ordinary shares or upon the adequacy or accuracy of the information contained in this announcement. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offence in the United States.
Group Profile
Founded in 1899, Bank of Cyprus Group is the leading banking and financial services group in Cyprus. The Group provides a wide range of financial products and services which include retail and commercial banking, finance, factoring, investment banking, brokerage, fund management, private banking, life and general insurance. The Group operates through a total of 129 branches, of which 123 operate in Cyprus, 1 in Romania, 4 in the United Kingdom and 1 in the Channel Islands. Bank of Cyprus also has representative offices in Russia, Ukraine and China. The Bank of Cyprus Group employs 4.229 staff worldwide. At 30 September 2016, the Group's Total Assets amounted to €22,4 bn and Total Equity was €3,1 bn.