Current Report no. 14 (2021)

Delayed inside information: the approval of the execution of the share purchase agreement relating to the shares held by the Bank in AVIVA Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń na Życie S.A., AVIVA Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń Ogólnych S.A., AVIVA Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne Aviva Santander S.A. and a change in the partner of the Bank with respect to Santander Aviva Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń na Życie S.A. and Sa

Santander Bank Polska S.A. with its registered office in Warsaw (the "Bank") on 25 March 2021 acting pursuant to Article 17(4) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (market abuse regulation) and repealing Directive 2003/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Commission Directives 2003/124/EC, 2003/125/EC and 2004/72/EC made a decision to delay the disclosure of inside information regarding the approval by the Bank's Management Board and Supervisory Board of the execution of the share purchase agreement relating to the shares held by the Bank in AVIVA Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń na Życie S.A., AVIVA Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń Ogólnych S.A., AVIVA Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne Aviva Santander S.A. and a change in the partner of the Bank with respect to Santander Aviva Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń na Życie S.A. and Santander Aviva Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń S.A. ("Inside Information"). The Bank decided to publish the Inside Information following the cessation of criteria of delay of the disclosure of the Inside Information.

The Bank announces that on 25 March 2021 the Management Board and the Supervisory Board of the Bank approved:

1. the execution by the Bank of a share purchase agreement relating to: (i) 4,125 shares in AVIVA Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń na Życie S.A., representing ca. 10% of the share capital of this company; and (ii) 2,968 shares in AVIVA Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń Ogólnych S.A., representing ca10% of the share capital of this company, to ALLIANZ HOLDING EINS GMBH ("Allianz"), for the total purchase price of EUR 243,000,000 (whereby the purchase price may be subject to adjustments as set out in the share purchase agreement);
2. the execution by the Bank of a share purchase agreement relating to 1,370 shares in AVIVA Powszechne Towarzystwo Emerytalne Aviva Santander S.A., representing ca. 10% of the share capital of this company, to AVIVA Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń na Życie S.A., for the purchase price of EUR 14,000,000 (whereby the purchase price may be subject to adjustments as set out in the share purchase agreement); and
3. the execution by the Bank, Aviva International Holdings Limited, Aviva International Insurance Limited, Santander Aviva Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń na Życie S.A. and Santander Aviva Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń S.A. of a termination agreement effective as at the completion of the aforementioned transactions involving the agreements concerning the cooperation of the Bank and Aviva International Holdings Limited in Santander Aviva Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń na Życie S.A. and Santander Aviva Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń S.A. (including the shareholders agreements relating to Santander Aviva Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń na Życie S.A. and Santander Aviva Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń S.A.),

(the actions mentioned in sections 1 to 3 shall be hereinafter jointly referred to as the "Transaction").

One of the parts of the Transaction will be the execution of the new shareholder agreements with Allianz, which will be the new partner to the Bank with respect to Santander Aviva Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń na Życie S.A. and Santander Aviva Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń S.A., where Allianz will hold approximately 51% of the shares in their respective share capitals as a result of the Transaction, as well as new bancassurance agreements with Santander Aviva Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń na Życie S.A. and Santander Aviva Towarzystwo Ubezpieczeń S.A.

Taking into account i.a. the abovementioned reservations regarding the possible price adjustments set out in the share purchase agreement, the approximate positive impact of the Transaction on the capital position of the Bank will be ca. PLN 450,000,000.

The Bank further announces that the completion of the Transaction is dependent on the receipt of all the regulatory approvals required by law, including the required decisions of the Polish Financial Supervision Authority and the European Commission, and the satisfaction of the other conditions specified in the Transaction documentation. It is assumed that the Transaction will be completed within 12 months.

Legal basis:
Article 17(1) of Regulation No. 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (market abuse regulation).