Jilber Topuz, one of our bank's shareholders, who filed a lawsuit on 06.08.2020 to determine that the general assembly resolutions of our Bank are null and void and then filed a waiver of the lawsuit at the beginning of 2021, this time it has been learned that mediation application has been made by Jilber Topuz regarding the administrative fine applied to our Bank by the Ministry of Treasury and Finance General Directorate of Insurance and announced as a public disclosure on 27 January 2020 by our Bank, and in accordance with Articles 553 and 555 of the Turkish Commercial Code, a total of TL 435.774.426 was paid by Koç Holding A.Ş. the controlling shareholder of the Bank or by the Members of the Bank's Board of Directors or the Bank's shares owned by Koç Holding A.Ş. or a request for purchase by the members of the Bank's Board of Directors which was approved by our shareholders at the general assembly meeting on March 25, 2021, claiming that the assets of the Bank and indirectly the shareholders were decreased due to the liquidation of some non-performing Bank receivables through sales in 2020.

In accordance with the provisions of the Turkish Commercial Code, In commercial lawsuits, it is a condition to apply to a mediator before filing a lawsuit regarding claims for receivables and compensation, and it has been stated that Jilber Topuz's mediation application was submitted with a request for reconciliation before filing a lawsuit in this context.

Considering the sector practices, the Bank's working principles and regulatory authority approaches, the claims of the shareholder are considered groundless and all our legal rights will be used to protect the Bank and its investors. Important developments will be shared with our investors.

In contradiction between the Turkish and English versions of this public disclosure, the Turkish version shall prevail.