2022

NOTICE REGARDING DIVIDENDS PAYMENT FOR YEAR 2021 BY THE ROMANIAN COMMERCIAL BANK S.A. (BCR)

Information on the distribution of dividends

Following the Decision of the Ordinary General Meeting of BCR shareholders no. 2 from April 28^th, 2022, BCR announces the payment of dividends for financial year to BCR shareholders, starting with April 29^th, 2022.

The value of the gross dividend per share is RON 0.0593439331

The dividend tax will be withheld by BCR in accordance with the regulations in force at payment date. For situations where a shareholder considers that he/she should be subject to a lower tax rate or is fully exempt in accordance with the applicable legal regulations (double taxation avoidance agreements, international agreements etc.) he/she will provide BCR all the documents proving the applicability of the legal provisions mentioned above (including the cited legal provisions). The documents will be sent by e-mail to the following address: DividendeBCR@bcr.ro.

BCR reserves the right to decide to what extent the supporting documents are adequate in form and content for applying the tax invoked by the shareholders, having the option to request additional information to prove the above mentioned.

Dividend payments will be made as follows:

Payment by bank transfer to individuals or legal entity shareholders holding a current account in RON with BCR or provided BCR, until April 15^th, 2022, with the details of a current account in RON opened with another bank.

Payment in cash at any BCR branch (non-cashless) by presenting identification documents such as a valid personal ID / passport and if the cash withdrawal is requested by legal representatives a notarial empowerment must be presented.

Bank transfers (to BCR/other banks accounts) and cash withdrawals at BCR cash desks will not be charged by the bank at the time of payment. BCR is not accountable for any expenses generated by subsequent specific transactions requested by the shareholders and/or fees/commissions charged by the beneficiary’s bank (if other than BCR).

If the non-resident shareholders do not hold a RON current account with BCR, the net amounts will be transferred in the accounts submitted by the shareholders to the e-mail address communicated below enclosing the following documents and payment details:

-        Beneficiary’s name, IBAN code, beneficiary’s bank, Swift/BIC code, transfer currency, country;

-        Valid ID copy and a copy of an account statement to validate the IBAN code and account holder.

Payment of dividends to BCR shareholders for the financial year 2021 is subject to the general provisions on prescription, being prescribed starting with 31^st December 2025, respectively within three years from 31^st December 2022 (31^st December 2025 being the last day in which 2021 dividends will be paid).

Additional information regarding:

-   Dividends payment, may be requested/submitted at/to the following e-mail address: DividendeBCR@bcr.ro

- BCR shareholders' register, may be requested at the following e-mail addresses: Luminita.Tiganas@bcr.ro, Catalina.Voicu@bcr.ro or at the following phone numbers: +40730222938, +40786930816.

To the attention of BCR shareholders,

Regarding the BCR dividend distribution, if you are not a BCR customer, please send us a written request containing: a copy of your identity card, the IBAN code of a current account opened in RON, accompanied by a copy of your bank statement.

Please send us this information by 15 April 2022 to the following e-mail addresses: DividendeBCR@bcr.ro; Luminita.Tiganas@bcr.ro; Catalina.Voicu@bcr.ro.

2021

NOTICE REGARDING DIVIDENDS PAYMENT FOR YEARS 2019 AND 2020 BY THE ROMANIAN COMMERCIAL BANK S.A. (BCR)

Information on the distribution of dividends

Following the Decision of the Ordinary General Meeting of BCR shareholders no. 3 from November 15^th, 2021, BCR announces the payment of dividends for financial years 2019 (in full) and 2020 (remaining from those paid in June 2021) to BCR shareholders, starting with December 6^th, 2021.

The value of the gross dividend per share is RON 0.0200545429 – for 2019

The value of the gross dividend per share is RON 0.0291749185 – for 2020

The dividend tax will be withheld by BCR in accordance with the regulations in force at payment date. For situations were a shareholder considers that he/she should be subject to a lower tax rate or is fully exempt in accordance with the applicable legal regulations (double taxation avoidance agreements, international agreements etc.) he/she will provide to BCR all the documents proving the applicability of the legal provisions mentioned above (including the cited legal provisions) until November 29^th, 2021. The documents will be sent by e-mail to the following address: DividendeBCR@bcr.ro .

BCR reserves the right to decide to what extent the supporting documents are adequate in form and content for applying the tax invoked by the shareholders, having the option to request additional information in order to prove the above mentioned.

Dividend payments will be made as follows:

Payment by bank transfer to individuals or legal entity shareholders holding a current account in RON with BCR or opening a current account in RON with BCR until November 29^th, 2021. There is no need for the shareholder to notify the bank about the current account newly opened, provided that the account opening deadline is not exceeded.

Payment by bank transfer can be required into a current account opened in RON with another bank, on written request from the shareholder accompanied by a bank statement of that account, provided that the deadline is not exceeded.

Payment in cash at any BCR branch (non-cashless) by presenting identification documents such as a valid personal ID / passport and if the cash withdrawal is requested by legal representatives a notarial empowerment must be presented.

Bank transfers (to BCR/other banks accounts) and cash withdrawals at BCR counters will not be charged by the bank at the time of payment. BCR is not accountable for any expenses generated by subsequent specific transactions requested by the shareholders and/or fees/commissions charged by the beneficiary’s bank (if other than BCR).

If the non-resident shareholders do not hold a RON current account with BCR, the net amounts will be transferred in the accounts submitted by the shareholders to the e-mail address communicated below enclosing the following documents and payment details:

-        Beneficiary’s name, IBAN code, beneficiary’s bank, Swift/BIC code, transfer currency, country;

-        Valid ID copy and a copy of an account statement in order to validate the IBAN code and account holder.

Payment of dividends to BCR shareholders for the financial years 2019 and 2020 is subject to the general provisions on prescription, being prescribed starting with 31^st December 2024, respectively within three years from 31^st December 2021 (31^st December 2024 being the last day in which 2019 and 2020 dividends will be paid).

Additional information regarding:

-   Dividends payment, may be requested/submitted at/to the following e-mail address: DividendeBCR@bcr.ro

- BCR shareholders' register, may be requested at the following e-mail addresses: Luminita.Tiganas@bcr.ro, Catalina.Voicu@bcr.ro or at the following phone numbers: +40730222938, +40786930816.

2021

Letter to shareholders

Letter to shareholders

BCR Dividends Payment Notice 2020

BCR Dividends Payment Notice 2020

RESOLUTION 

adopted by the Management Board

of BCR SA on 16.10.2020

Regarding BCR 2019 dividend payout topic on BCR OGSM agenda planned for January 29th 2021:

For transparency purposes and assuring the proper information of all BCR shareholders – the current Management Board decision based on the majority shareholders request is  made available to all the shareholders as follows:   

BCR Ordinary General Shareholders Meeting held on June 26th made a decision on BCR 2019 YE profit distribution - namely approval of the proposed profit destinations except the dividend payment (that was not approved due to the regulatory constraints at that date), but also comprised the reference to our majority shareholder intention of postponing the decision on dividends payment to Q4 2020 – considering EU and NBR recommendation in force at that moment.

Considering that:

1. During the current period, due to the evolution COVID – 19 pandemic spread, both EU and NBR regulation framework imposed further constraints, requesting credit institutions to avoid, at least until 01.01.2021, the performance of several actions, among which that of dividend distribution or granting irrevocable commitments of dividend distribution, following the implementation, at national level, of the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) Recommendation 2020/7, regarding the restrictions on dividend payments during the COVID-19 pandemic.

2. Convening another BCR Ordinary General Shareholders Meeting during Q4 2020, under this context would not allow a different decision on the topic and consequently, would not be a constructive approach and would imply unnecessary costs given that there will be a further postponement of the decision until the next OGMS.

3. Erste Group Bank (EGB), in its quality of majority shareholder, in order to support BCR decided to defer a decision on dividend payment from BCR 2019 net profit to Q1 2021 after a new assessment of the matter will be done, and requested BCR Management Board to include the topic on the agenda of the planned Ordinary General Shareholders Meeting of BCR, namely on January 29th 2021.

Consequently, according to the majority shareholder’s request, BCR Management Board decided to include this topic on the agenda on the next Ordinary General Shareholders Meeting planned for January 29^th, 2021 – to be called subject to and under the terms and conditions related to COVID – 19 pandemic state in force at the calling date.

2019

24th of April 2019

NOTICE REGARDING PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS FOR YEAR 2018 BY THE ROMANIAN COMMERCIAL BANK (BCR SA)

Dividends Payment Notice BCR 2018

Dear shareholders,

As part of the procedure for shareholders’ exit right, we hereby inform you that, on 20.03.2017, BCR received from the National Bank of Romania the prior approval on the redemption of its own shares having been subject to the exit requests submitted in the context of the merger approved by the Extraordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting on 23.11.2016.

Pursuant to art. 6.3.1 from the Procedure for Shareholders’ Exit From Banca Comerciala Romana S.A (approved by the BCR Extraordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting on 23.11.2016), we hereby inform you that the transfer of shares occurs automatically.