Parex Asset Management forms a new investment fund


PRESS RELEASE                                                                   
21 July 2009                                                                    
      
                                                                                
Parex Asset Management IPAS informs that on July 20, 2009 the merger of four    
open-end investment funds - Parex Eastern European Balanced Fund, Parex Eastern 
European Bond Fund, Parex Balanced Fund and Parex Eastern European Local        
Currency Bond Fund, managed by the Company has been completed successfully. The 
merger of the above mentioned funds has been done in order to enhance the       
efficiency of funds' performance.                                               

As the result of such merger, the new open-ended investment fund Parex Eastern  
European Fixed Income Funds with two sub-funds Parex Eastern European Bond Fund 
and Parex Eastern European Balanced Fund has been formed (having combined       
open-ended investment funds Parex Eastern European Balanced Fund, Parex Balanced
Fund and Parex Eastern European Local Currency Bond Fund). The Company also     
informs that open-ended investment funds Parex Balanced Fund and Parex Eastern  
European Local Currency Bond Fund were liquidated on the day of merger, i.e. on 
July 20, 2009.                                                                  

About Parex Asset Management                                                    

Parex Asset Management (PAM) is the leading investment management company in the
Baltic region. PAM offers a complete range of asset management services for both
local and international clients - private persons, corporate clients,           
investments funds, as well as pension plans of the 2nd and 3rd level of pension 
scheme and insurance companies. The subsidiary companies of PAM provide asset   
management services also to its clients in Lithuania, Russia and Ukraine.       
Company representative office operates also in Kazakhstan. In 2007 company Parex
Asset Management was announced as Best Specialized Investment Management Firm in
Europe by Funds Europe magazine. PAM is a subsidiary company of Parex banka.    

For additional information please contact:                                      
Julija Kondratovich                                                             
Head of Marketing and Communications Department                                 
Tel.: +371 67010388                                                             
E-mail: jk@parex.lv
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