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A group of plaintiffs has filed a lawsuit against Halkbank in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York claiming that "they could not satisfy their judgments entered against Iran because of Halkbank's alleged sanctions violations." Similar unsuccessful attempts, involving some of the same plaintiffs here, have been made in the past against other international banks. "The claims in question have nothing to do with the satisfaction of judgments against Iran" This civil case appears to attempt to create an association with and build on the purported claims set forth in the current criminal case filed against the Bank in the Southern District of New York. However, not only are the claims against the Bank false, but they also have nothing to do with the aforementioned plaintiffs' judgements against Iran, and they do not in any way impact the satisfaction of those judgements. "We will avail ourselves of all our legal rights" We particularly note unsubstantiated attempts without any merit that target the Bank and point to an international effort to spread disinformation and pursue a deliberate political campaign against Turkey. The Bank will avail itself of all its legal rights under U.S. law, Turkish law and international law, against all false claims and attempts that could discredit the Bank as we observe them every time Turkey takes a step to use its sovereign rights, regardless of our compliance to international law. Halkbank, which has played a vital and honorable role in the Turkish economy since 82 years, is committed to performing banking operations in an accountable, reliable and unwavering fashion and in full compliance with national and international regulations. In case of any contradiction between the Turkish and English versions of this public disclosure, the Turkish version shall prevail. |
We proclaim that our above disclosure is in conformity with the principles set down in “Material Events Communiqué” of Capital Markets Board, and it fully reflects all information coming to our knowledge on the subject matter thereof, and it is in conformity with our books, records and documents, and all reasonable efforts have been shown by our Company in order to obtain all information fully and accurately about the subject matter thereof, and we’re personally liable for the disclosures.