16 March 2018

Announcement of the commencement of the search for investors to acquire a portfolio of non-performing loans and a company for servicing the non-performing assets

Nova Ljubljanska banka d.d., Ljubljana, Trg republike 2, 1520 Ljubljana, Slovenia (the “Seller”) with support from its exclusive financial advisor, PwC Consulting d.o.o., Belgrade (“PwC”), hereby announces the commencement of a search for investors to acquire a portfolio of Serbian non-performing loans and a Serbian company for servicing the non-performing assets. The portfolio comprises well-diversified non-performing exposures of cca. €115m gross claim value and a smaller portfolio of real estate owned assets. The process is currently in its initiation phase.

Interested investors may request additional information about participation in the sales process by contacting Petr Smutný (petr.smutny@pwc.com) and Marko Fabris (marko.fabris@pwc.com) at PwC. The Seller together with PwC reserve the right to request, at their own complete discretion, further information about a potential investor and its envisaged financing of the purchase prior to the inclusion of the investor in the sales process.

This announcement does not in any way create an obligation for the Seller to conclude any kind of agreement on the sale with any potential investor. Further, this announcement does not constitute or form part of any offer or invitation to purchase, or any solicitation of any offer to purchase a Portfolio or any part of it, nor shall it or any part of it nor the fact of its release form the basis of, or be relied on in connection with, any contract or investment decision in relation to any securities issued by the Seller.

PwC is acting exclusively for the Seller in relation to the intended transaction and will not regard anyone other than the Seller as its client and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Seller for providing the protections afforded to the customers of PwC nor for providing advice in relation to any matter contained in this announcement or any matter or arrangement referred to in it.

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