OMX Baltic exchanges welcome SBM Pank as a pan-Baltic member


Riga Stock Exchange                                                            23.01.2007

OMX Baltic exchanges welcome SBM Pank as a pan-Baltic member
On January 23, 2007, SBM Pank has been approved as a member on the Riga and Vilnius stock 
exchanges. Being already a member at the Tallinn Stock Exchange, SBM Pank has become the 
15th pan-Baltic member.

SBM Pank is a credit institution established and operating since 1999 in Estonia. The business 
idea of SBM Pank is to utilize the positive effect EU enlargement has on business environment, 
where free movement of capital opens new markets for dynamic and creative entrepreneurs and 
investors. The South-North axis, starting from Greece, stretching over the Balkan Peninsula, 
the countries of Middle and Eastern-Europe and ending with the Nordic and Baltic states, is 
offering numerous business opportunities for its customers. A Greek company Marfin Financial 
Group with 50.12% stake is the bank’s major shareholder. 

SBM Pank is the first member to expand its current member status at a single exchange to joint 
Baltic membership after the launch of the enhanced OMX Baltic membership concept at the beginning 
of 2007. Becoming a pan-Baltic member means a more streamlined application process and cost savings 
for existing and new members, including harmonized and efficient Guarantee Fund structure on the 
Baltic level and a simplified Financial Supervisory Authority notification procedure for all 
Baltic exchanges.  

SBM Pank will trade on the Baltic exchanges under the trading code SBM. The Baltic exchanges have 
40 members altogether.



For more information, please contact:
Tex Vertmann, Communication Manager 
Tallinn Stock Exchange 								+372 640 8862

Inese Purgaile, Corporate Communication Specialist               
Riga Stock Exchange								 +371 7212431

Gintare Blazyte, Communication Project Manager
Vilnius Stock Exchange 								+370 5 272 13 71