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Banco Espirito Santo De Investimento S.A. Approved As Warsaw Stock Exchange Member

Date 12/05/2008

Lisbon-based bank Banco Espirito Santo de Investimento S.A. is approved as a WSE Member. The bank will operate on the WSE through its Polish branch.

Banco Espirito Santo de Investimento, S.A. (BESI) is an investment arm of Banco Espirito Santo, a bank with 100-year-long tradition and reputation. The Euronext-listed bank is the third largest in Portugal.

BES Investimento, one of the leading investment banks on the Iberian peninsula, is highly experienced in financial instruments trading, investment consulting, corporate and project finance as well as in securitisation. BES Investimento offers integrated investment banking services in Portugal, Spain, Brazil, UK and, now, in Poland.

There are currently 46 WSE Exchange Members including 19 operating remotely from Hungary, the Czech Rep., Austra, UK, France, Germany, Sweden, Slovakia and Estonia.