1. General information

Bank Polska Kasa Opieki Spółka Akcyjna (hereafter ‘Bank Pekao S.A.’ or ‘the Bank’), with its headquarters in Poland 00-844, Grzybowska Street 53/57 Warsaw, was incorporated on 29 October 1929 in the Commercial Register of the District Court in Warsaw and has been continuously operating since its incorporation.

Bank Pekao S.A. is registered in the National Court Registry – Enterprise Registry of the Warsaw District Court, XII Commercial Division of the National Court Registry in Warsaw under the reference number KRS 0000014843 (no changes in the name or identification data compared to the previous reporting period).

The Bank’s shares are quoted on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE). The Bank’s securities, traded on regulated markets, are classified in the banking sector.

Bank Pekao S.A. is a universal commercial bank, offering a broad range of banking services on domestic financial markets, provided to retail and corporate clients, in compliance with the scope of services, set forth in the Bank’s Articles of Association.

The Bank runs both PLN and forex operations, and it actively participates in both domestic and foreign financial markets. Moreover, acting through its subsidiaries, the Group provides stockbroking, leasing, factoring operations and offering other financial services.

According to IFRS 10 ‘Consolidated financial statements’, the parent entity of Bank Pekao S.A. is Powszechny Zakład Ubezpieczeń S.A. (hereinafter ‘PZU S.A.’) with its registered office in Warsaw at Al. Jana Pawła II 24.

The Consolidated Financial Statements of Bank Pekao S.A. Group for the year ended on 31 December 2021 contain financial information of the Bank and its subsidiaries (together referred to as the ‘Group’), and the associates accounted for using equity method.

The share ownership structure of the Bank is presented in the Note 6.1 of the Report on the activities of Bank Pekao S.A. Group for the year 2021.