Current Report no. 30 (2012)

16 august 2012

Reduction in the total number of votes

Bank Zachodni WBK S.A. („Company”) hereby informs that on 16th August 2012 it received from the majority shareholder i.e. Banco Santander S.A. the notification regarding the reduction in the total number of shares in the share capital of the Company by 2,02% and reduction in the total number of votes at the General Meeting by 2,02%.

As per information contained in the said notice:

1. Date and type of event triggering the change of shareholding that the notification refers to:

Reduction in the total number of votes was a result of registration in National Court Register by the District Court Wrocław-Fabryczna in Wrocław, VI Commercial Division of the National Court Register on 9th August 2012 the share capital increase of the Company.

2. Number of shares held before the change of shareholding and the percentage of share capital it represents and the number of votes attached to these shares and the percentage of the total number of vote they represent

Number of shares: 70 334 512, which represents 96.25% of the Company’s share capital
Number of votes carried by these shares: 70 334 512, which represents 96.25% of the total number of votes in the Company

3. Number of currently held shares and the percentage of share capital they represent plus the number of votes attached to these shares and the percentage of the total number of votes they represent

Number of shares: 70 334 512, which represents 94.23% of the Company’s share capital;
Number of votes carried by these shares: 70 334 512, which represents 94.23% of the total number of votes in the Company.

4. Information on the intent to increase the shareholding over the period of 12 month from the moment of submitting the notification and the purpose of such an increase - in the case when the notification is placed due to reaching or exceeding the threshold of 10% in the total number of votes

not applicable

5. subsidiaries of the entities making the notification that hold shares of the company

not applicable

6. persons referred to in article 87 it. 1 point 3 letter c of the Act dated 29 July 2005 on public offerings and conditions of introducing financial instruments to organized trading, and on public companies

not applicable

Legal basis:
Art. 70 item 1 in relation to art. 69 clause 2 item 2 of the Act dated 29 July 2005 on public offerings and conditions of introducing financial instruments to organized trading, and on public companies