Bulletin: Bendigo And Adelaide Bank Ltd.?s Ratings Unaffected Following Bank Of Cyprus Purchase Announcement Dec 11

Standard & Poors, December 2011

Abstract
MELBOURNE (Standard & Poor's) Dec. 16, 2011--Standard & Poor's Ratings Services today said that its ratings on Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Ltd. (BEN) are unaffected following today's announcement that BEN had reached agreement with the Bank of Cyprus Group to acquire that group's 100% owned Australian subsidiary, Bank of Cyprus Australia Ltd. (N.R.) for an estimated total consideration of A$130 million. The acquisition is subject to conditions, including applicable regulatory approvals. The purchase is expected to be completed by the end of February 2012. The purchase will be funded by an A$120 million fully underwritten institutional share placement, which will take place today, and a non-underwritten share purchase plan for retail investors that will proceed in early 2012--both also announced...

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- Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Ltd.

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- Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Ltd.

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