Dear Investment Community,

Below and attached please find the announcements regarding the increase in Registered Capital Ceiling and the purchase of Financial Asset.

Kind Regards,

Garanti Investor Relations

The amendments of the Articles of Association of the Bank:

Since the Registered Capital Ceiling permission granted by the Capital Markets Board of Turkey to the Bank will expire by the end of 2012, it was resolved at our Bank's Board of Directors meeting dated December 1, 2011 that Article 7 of the Bank's Articles of Association be amended in accordance with the draft amendment attached hereto in order to increase the Registered Capital amount from TL 7,000,000,000 to TL 10,000,000,000 and to extend the date of the Registered Capital Ceiling permission to the year 2016 and the Head Office be authorized to file necessary applications to the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency, Capital Markets Board of Turkey and the other relevant official authorities in order to conclude the above-mentioned process and execute any and all operations related thereto.   

The current and new texts of Articles of Association of the Bank are attached.

Purchase of Shares:

At our Bank's Board of Directors meeting dated December 1, 2011, it was resolved that the Head Office be authorized to conduct any and all acts regarding the purchase of the shares representing 5.86% of the paid-in capital of Garanti Finansal Kiralama A.

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