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THE HAGUE, The Netherlands - A new NIBC Markets Roundup is available on www.nibc.com, entitled: US retail sales show that consumers still suffer Key points are: - Stock markets and government bond yields ended lower on Friday as concerns rose that there will not be a strong recovery, following weaker than expected US retail sales and consumer confidence (p.2 & p.3).

THE HAGUE - NIBC Bank Profitable in the First Quarter of 2009 in a Difficult Business Climate - Strong Capitalisation With Tier-1 Ratio of 15.9%, Core Tier-1 Ratio of 13.1% and BIS Ratio of 17.8% - Sound Liquidity Position With Further Improved Diversity of Funding; Interest Results Temporarily Depressed due to High Liquidity Buffer - Continued Focus on Efficiency and Managing Operating Expenses Jeroen Drost, Chief Executive Officer of NIBC "NIBC has delivered a positive result in a difficult business climate.

THE HAGUE, The Netherlands - The Supervisory Board of NIBC is pleased to announce the appointment of Rob ten Heggeler (46) as member of the Managing Board of NIBC Holding N.V., NIBC Bank N.V.

THE HAGUE, The Netherlands - Today, the US Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee (FOMC) has scheduled a regular meeting.