Net profit before impairments and provisions stood at EUR 34.7m, while

total assets stood at EUR 2.491bn at the end of 2011, the bank said on

Thursday.

The bank has yet to publish its annual report, but it said

that it had retained a stable capital position, with the capital adequacy

ratio at 14.42% and Tier 1 capital ratio at 10.65%.

The bank's

supervisors, which met on Wednesday to review the results, announced that

the meeting of shareholders will be held on 31 May.

Banka Celje is

Slovenia's sixth largest bank by assets. The biggest shareholder, market

leader NLB, has been trying to offload its 41% stake in the Celje-based

bank.