ˌɔn twˈɛnti dʒuːlˈaɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd, bˈʌlbæŋk ˈæd, sˈɪbk wˈɜːld mˈɑːɹkɪts fˈɔːɹmɚɹ ˈɑːpənhˌeɪmɚ kˈoːɹp., dʒˈɑːdɹəl ˈɛntɚpɹˌaɪzᵻz ænd ðə jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən bˈæŋk fɔːɹ ɹˌiːkənstɹˈʌkʃən ænd dɪvˈɛləpmənt sˈoʊld tə ðə nˈæʃənəl bˈæŋk ʌv ɡɹˈiːs ˌɛnbˌiːdʒˈiː ɐ tˈoʊɾəl ʌv sˈɪksti ˈeɪt tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn nˈaɪnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈaɪv ʃˈɛɹz, ɐ dˈiːl ðæt ɹˈɛndɚd ðɪ ˌɛnbˌiːdʒˈiː mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾi ʃˈɛɹhoʊldɚɹ ʌv jˌuːbˌiːbˈiː wɪð ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn,nˈaɪn pɚsˈɛnt ʃˈɛɹ pɑːɹtˈɪsɪpˈeɪʃən, wˌaɪl ðə jˌʊɹɹəpˈiən bˈæŋk fɔːɹ ɹˌiːkənstɹˈʌkʃən ænd dɪvˈɛləpmənt ɹᵻtˈeɪnd ɐ tˈɛn pɚsˈɛnt ʃˈɛɹ.
On 20 July 2000, BULBANK AD, CIBC World Markets  (former Oppenheimer Corp.), Jodrell Enterprises and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development sold to the National Bank of Greece (NBG) a total of 68 289 905 shares, a deal that rendered the NBG majority shareholder of UBB with 89,9% share participation, while the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development retained a 10% share.