On 16 April, 2009 ratings agency Fitch Ratings affirmed SEB Bank‘s long-term issuer's default rating A (rating outlook negative), short term issuer's default rating F1 and support rating 1. The agency downgraded its SEB Bank‘s individual rating from C/D to D/E. This notification is non-confidential. Arvydas Žilinskas, Head of Media Relations, tel. +370 5 268 1198, is authorized to provide additional information regarding the material event.