Early Warning System

Regions

Europe and Central Asia

Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.

Countries

Poland

Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.

Financial Institutions

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.

Project Status

Active

Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.

Bank Risk Rating

Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."

Voting Date

Jul 20, 2022

Date when project documentation and funding is reviewed by the Board for consideration and approval. Some development banks will state a "board date" or "decision date." When funding approval is obtained, the legal documents are accepted and signed, the implementation phase begins.

Borrower

Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski S.A.

A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.

Sectors

Finance

The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.

Investment Amount (USD)

$ 53.95 million

Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Currency conversion note:
Bank reported 50
Converted using 2023-02-05 exchange rate.

Primary Source

Original disclosure @ EBRD website

Updated in EWS Feb 7, 2023

Disclosed by Bank Feb 2, 2023

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Project Description

If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.

EBRD invested EUR 50 million in senior preferred bonds placed by PKO BP S.A. Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski S.A. (PKO BP, or the Issuer) as part of a EUR 750 million inaugural bail-an-able issuance to be listed on the Luxemburg and Warsaw Stock Exchanges. The bonds have a 3-year remaining maturity with a call option in 2-years.

The project supports the resilience and regulatory compliance of PKO BP, a systemically important institution in Poland, building resilience to market shocks by contributing to the gradual build-up of its loss absorption capacity in the form of eligible bail-in-able instruments. The project also delivers on the Bank's green agenda and national green economy priorities for Poland.

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SUMMARY

Categorised FI (ESP 2019), PKO BP is an existing client of the Bank and will be required to continue to comply with EBRD's Performance Requirements 2, 4 and 9 and to report annually to the Bank on ESHS issues and performance. As for all capital market transactions, the use of EBRD's funding under this project for Category A projects.

Investment Description

Here you can find a list of individual development financial institutions that finance the project.

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Financial Intermediary

A financial intermediary is a bank or financial institution that receives funds from a development bank. A financial intermediary then lends these funds to their clients (private actors) in the form of loans, bonds, guarantees and equity shares. Financial intermediaries include insurance, pension and equity funds. The direct financial relationship is between the development bank and the financial intermediary.

Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA (Financial Intermediary)

Private Actors Description

A Private Actor is a non-governmental body or entity that is the borrower or client of a development project, which can include corporations, private equity and banks. This describes the private actors and their roles in relation to the project, when private actor information is disclosed or has been further researched.

PKO BP S.A. Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski S.A.

PKO BP is Poland's largest financial group, accounting for around 16% of sector's assets, 17.4% of loan portfolio, and 17.8% of deposits. The bank had total consolidated assets of PLN 439 billion (EUR 90.4 billion) as of 30 September 2022. The State Treasury is PKO BP's largest stakeholder, with a 29.43% stake as of December 30, 2022. Nationale Nederlanden pension fund holds 8.15% and Aviva pension fund holds 7.26% of total shares.

Private Actor 1	Private Actor 1 Role	Private Actor 1 Sector	Relation	Private Actor 2	Private Actor 2 Role	Private Actor 2 Sector
-	-	-	-	Powszechna Kasa Oszczednosci Bank Polski SA	Client	-

Contact Information

This section aims to support the local communities and local CSO to get to know which stakeholders are involved in a project with their roles and responsibilities. If available, there may be a complaint office for the respective bank which operates independently to receive and determine violations in policy and practice. Independent Accountability Mechanisms receive and respond to complaints. Most Independent Accountability Mechanisms offer two functions for addressing complaints: dispute resolution and compliance review.

COMPANY

Agnieszka Zdziennicka

agnieszka.zdziennicka@pkobp.pl

+48 22 778 86 04

www.pkobp.pl

PKO Bank Polski S.A.
Ul. Migdalowa 4
02-796 Warszawa
Poland

ACCESS TO INFORMATION

You can request information by emailing: accessinfo@ebrd.com or by using this electronic form: https://www.ebrd.com/eform/information-request

ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF EBRD

The Project Complaint Mechanism (PCM) is the independent complaint mechanism and fact-finding body for people who have been or are likely to be adversely affected by an European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)-financed project. If you submit a complaint to the PCM, it may assess compliance with EBRD's own policies and procedures to prevent harm to the environment or communities or it may assist you in resolving the problem that led to the complaint through a dialogue with those implementing the project. Additionally, the PCM has the authority to recommend a project be suspended in the event that harm is imminent.

You can contact the PCM at: pcm@ebrd.com or you can submit a complaint online using an online form at: http://www.ebrd.com/eform/pcm/complaint_form?language=en

You can learn more about the PCM and how to file a complaint at: http://www.ebrd.com/work-with-us/project-finance/project-complaint-mechanism.html