EQS-News: Erste Group consolidates Erste Bank Polska and successfully rebrands in Poland

EQS-News: Erste Group Bank AG / Key word(s): Quarterly / Interim
   Statement/Quarter Results
   Erste Group consolidates Erste Bank Polska and successfully rebrands in
   Poland (news with additional features)

   30.04.2026 / 07:31 CET/CEST
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   Erste Group consolidates Erste Bank Polska and successfully rebrands in
   Poland

    

     • Total assets rise to 450.0 billion euros following the first time
       consolidation of Erste Bank Polska
     • Loan volume (275.6 billion euros, +18.8%) and customer deposits (314.8
       billion euros, +24.4%) significantly higher since the beginning of the
       year
     • Rebranding to Erste Bank Polska in Poland successfully completed in
       record time

    

   Erste Group Bank AG (“Erste Group”) reported a positive performance for
   the first quarter of 2026 in its first financial disclosure following the
   consolidation of Erste Bank Polska. With the first-time consolidation of
   Erste Bank Polska, Erste Group’s total assets increased to 450.0 billion
   euros by the end of the first quarter of 2026, driven in part by higher
   loan and deposit volumes. With its acquisition in Poland, Erste Group
   becomes the first banking group that ranks among the top banks both in
   Poland – one of Europe’s largest economies – as well as in its other key
   markets in Central Europe.

    

   This positioning creates a banking group unique within Central Europe,
   serving 23 million customers and thus one in four of the approximately 100
   million people living in its eight core markets. This scale is
   particularly significant against the backdrop of value chains that are
   increasingly regionalized on account of geopolitical uncertainties – this
   is especially true for Central Europe’s traditionally interconnected
   economies. For example, more than 2,100 Polish companies operate in other
   markets in which Erste Group is present, while more than 800 companies
   from the region are active in Poland.

    

   “Our activities are focused on the region of Europe where the continent’s
   economic future is being shaped. Erste Group’s combination of both a
   strong presence in Poland and leading market positions across the rest of
   Central Europe is unique and gives us a particularly strategic strength in
   the European banking sector. We are exceptionally well-positioned to
   finance trade and investment in an environment in which value chains are
   becoming increasingly regional,” said Peter Bosek, CEO of Erste Group.

    

   “The acquisition in Poland opens up new potential for us. The
   consolidation of Erste Bank Polska clearly demonstrates the additional
   scale we can achieve through our expanded footprint and deep local
   presence across the region. Our strong and sustainable capital base
   provides both security and flexibility, enabling us to execute the
   integration of our new Polish subsidiary with discipline and to continue
   developing our business for the benefit of our customers and
   shareholders,” added Stefan Dörfler, CFO of Erste Group.

    

   Rebranding in Poland to “Erste Bank Polska” completed

   Following its official name change to Erste Bank Polska S.A. on 24 April
   2026, Erste Group’s Polish subsidiary was successfully rebranded to the
   “Erste” brand over this past weekend. As a result, the bank’s around six
   million customers now have access to 534 branches and other outlets, 1,367
   ATMs, and 26 card products that show the new Erste logo and feature the
   new design.

    

   Erste Group’s lead narrative, “Believe in yourself”, was also introduced
   on April 27 as part of a nationwide campaign spanning TV, online, radio,
   cinema, print, and out‑of‑home advertising.

    

   Customer loans and deposits rise significantly with consolidation of Erste
   Bank Polska

   Erste Group’s loan volume increased by 18.8% in the first quarter of 2026
   to 275.6 billion euros (Dec. 2025: 232.0 billion euros). A substantial
   share of this growth stems from the first‑time consolidation of Erste Bank
   Polska’s loan portfolio (40.1 billion euros) at the Group level. The
   ongoing lending business in Erste Group’s previously existing markets also
   expanded by 1.5% since the beginning of the year, with particularly strong
   demand in the Czech Republic and Hungary. Overall, Erste Group remains on
   track to achieve its full‑year target of exceeding 285 billion euros in
   customer loans.

    

   Deposit volumes also grew in the first three months. Deposits rose by
   24.4% to 314.8 billion euros (Dec. 2025: 253.0 billion euros), driven in
   part by the initial inclusion of Erste Bank Polska’s customer deposits
   (53.8 billion euros). At the same time, Erste Group’s core deposit
   business continued to expand: even excluding Erste Bank Polska, customer
   deposits increased by 3.2% since the start of the year.

    

   For further information, please see Investor Relations:
   [1]https://www.erstegroup.com/en/investors/news/investorinformation

    

   About Erste Group

   Erste Group is the leading banking group in Central Europe. Since its
   founding as the first Austrian savings bank in 1819, Erste has stood for
   financial inclusion and the promotion of economic prosperity.

    

   Today, the banking group serves around 23 million customers in eight core
   markets: Austria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania,
   Serbia and Slovakia. Erste Group offers private, corporate, and
   institutional clients a broad range of banking and financial services –
   from retail and private banking to corporate and transaction banking, as
   well as asset management. In doing so, the Erste Group combines digital
   innovation with a strong branch network.

    

   More than 55,000 employees contribute to the banking group’s success. Its
   total assets amount to 450.0 billion euros.

    

   You can find more information on Erste Group at:
   [2]http://www.erstegroup.com

    

    

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   Additional features:

   File: [3]Erste Group_CEO Peter Bosek_Credits Becker
   File: [4]Erste Group_CFO Stefan Doerfler_Credits Becker
   File: [5]HQ Erste Bank Polska_Credits Erste Group

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   30.04.2026 CET/CEST This Corporate News was distributed by [6]EQS Group

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   Language:    English
   Company:     Erste Group Bank AG
                Am Belvedere 1
                1100 Wien
                Austria
   Phone:       +43(0)5 0100 - 13425
   E-mail:      [email protected]
   Internet:    www.erstegroup.com
   ISIN:        AT0000652011
   WKN:         909943
   Listed:      Regulated Unofficial Market in Frankfurt (Basic Board),
                Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate BSX; Vienna Stock
                Exchange (Official Market)
   EQS News ID: 2318308


    
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