Current Report no. 33 (2026)

23 september 2026

Application of the Polish Financial Supervision Authority for an opinion from the Financial Stability Committee regarding the amount of the other systemically important institution buffer imposed on Erste Bank Polska S.A.

The Management Board of Erste Bank Polska S.A. (the "Bank") hereby announces that, as part of the administrative proceedings conducted by the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (the "PFSA"), on 23th September 2026, it received a letter in which the PFSA requests the Financial Stability Committee (the "FSC") to issue an opinion on setting the other systemically important institution buffer for Erste Bank Polska S.A., calculated in accordance with Article 92(3) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on prudential requirements for credit institutions and amending Regulation (EU) No 648/2012, as amended (the "CRR"), at the level of 1.00% of the total risk exposure amount.

Pursuant to the PFSA's decision of 21 November 2025, published in Current Report No. 32/2025 on 25 November 2025, the Bank is required to maintain an other systemically important institution buffer equivalent to 1,50% of the total risk exposure amount, calculated in accordance with Article 92(3) of the CRR.