On 8 March, 2010 ratings agency Fitch Ratings changed SEB Bank‘s long-term issuer's default rating outlook from negative to stable whereas Bank‘s long-term issuer's default rating A, short-term issuer's default rating F1, individual rating D/E and support rating 1 remained unchanged. The outlook was changed following the change of the long-term foreign currency issuer's default rating outlook of the Republic of Lithuania from negative to stable. 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.