Approved base prospectus of AB Šiauliu bankas

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On 23 April 2024 the Bank of Lithuania approved the base prospectus (hereinafter, the "Prospectus”, please see the attached documents) of 100,000,000 Euro Tier 2 Subordinated Note Programme (hereinafter, the "Programme”) of AB Šiauliu bankas (hereinafter, the "Bank”) regarding the public offering of Tier 2 Subordinated Notes issued under the Programme (hereinafter, the "Notes”) and introduction to trading on debt list of the regulated market of AB Nasdaq Vilnius.
IMPORTANT NOTICE:
This notification is not for distribution to United States newswire services or for dissemination in the United States, Canada, Japan or Australia or elsewhere where such dissemination is not appropriate.
Distribution of this announcement and other information in connection with the securities may be restricted by law in certain jurisdictions. Persons into whose possession this announcement or such other information should come are required to inform themselves about and to observe any such restrictions.
No offer or invitation to acquire securities of the Bank is being made by or in connection with this notification. The Prospectus is the only legally binding document containing information on the Bank, the Notes, public offering of the Notes and their admission to trading on the regulated market. The Prospectus is published on the website of the Bank (www.sb.lt) as well as on www.nasdaqbaltic.com and www.crib.lt.
Approval of the Prospectus should not be understood as an endorsement of the Notes admitted to trading on a regulated market. The potential investors are recommended to read the Prospectus before making an investment decision in order to fully understand the potential risks and rewards associated with the decision to invest into the Notes. Furthermore, the Prospectus has been prepared based on the requirements of Regulation 2017/1129 and taking into consideration that the public offering of Notes will be made in the Republic of Lithuania, Republic of Latvia and Republic of Estonia.
The securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to US persons unless the securities are registered under the Securities Act, or an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act is available. No public offering of the securities will be made in the United States.

Additional information:
Tomas Varenbergas 
Head of Investment Management Division
tomas.varenbergas@sb.lt

Attachment

• 1- Base Prospectus_EUR-100-Sub-Note-Programme_2024-04-23