OREANDA-NEWS. April 07, 2010. Eurasian Bank held a General Shareholders Meeting of its Russian subsidiary, a commercial bank - Bank Troika Dialog OJSC.

As announced by Eurasian Bank in December 2009, the Bank has signed a Share Purchase Agreement with Troika Dialog Investment Company CJSC and Troika Dialog Financial Consultant CJSC to acquire 100% of shares of a commercial bank - Bank Troika Dialog OJSC.

As per the Agreement, the General Shareholders Meeting of Bank Troika Dialog OJSC dated January 12, 2010 has approved amendment No. 1 in the Charter, relating to the name change. According to available data, changes of the Charter were registered by MFTS, Moscow on March 22, 2010. Currently, Bank Troika Dialog OJSC expects to receive registered amendments into Charter as well as banking license with a new name from the Bank of Russia.

As of April 1, 2010 the Bank has received all necessary approvals resulting in the completion of the transaction and the subsequent transfer of shares.

The General Meeting of shareholders has appointed:

- Board of Directors of Bank Troika Dialog, which includes:

Mr. Michael Eggleton, Chairman of the Board of Directors;

Mr. Andrey Petrosian;

Mr. Talgat Abdukhalikov;

Ms. Zarina Taimagambetova;

Mr. Nurbek Ayazbayev and

Internal auditor: Mrs. Anna Bichurina.

This acquisition will allow the Bank to diversify its business activities, as well as to expand regional presence and provide banking services and products in Russia.