ɪt ɹᵻmˈeɪnd ðə pɹˈaɪmɚɹi ʃˈɛɹhoʊldɚɹ ʌntˈɪl tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛlv, wˌɛn ˈɛsbˈɜːbæŋk ɐɡɹˈiːd tə bˈaɪ dˈɛnɪz bˈæŋk fɔːɹ jˌuːˈɛs dˈɑːlɚ θɹˈiː.sˈɪks bˈɪliən fɹʌmðə faɪnˈænʃəli tɹˈʌbəld dˈɛksiə.
It remained the primary shareholder until 2012, when Sberbank agreed to buy DenizBank for US$3.6 billion from the financially troubled Dexia.