BCA Named Living Legend Company After 58 Years of Service

Update: 14 July 2015

Jakarta, 11 June 2015 - On PT Bank Central Asia Tbk (BCA)'s 58th anniversary on 21 February 2015, its hard work and dedication was rewarded and named Best Financial Performance in the banking category by Indonesia Living Legend Company. BCA was deemed successful in fulfilling its vision to the chosen banking partner for the Indonesian people, and has played a significant part in Indonesia's economy. The award ceremony was held at Sasono Mulyo Ballroom Le Meridien Hotel, Thursday (11/6).

"Surviving Indonesian banking industry for more than 58 years is not an easy task. Our nation has us face various challenges that required commitment, hard work, and dedication not only to survive but to thrive. We push for more innovation for our products and services for our customers and stakeholders, and we find that this is the key to BCA's excellent performance all this time, including to achieve this incredible award today," remarked BCA Corporate Secretary Inge Setiawati.

Warta Ekonomi Living Legend Companies Award is an award initiated by Warta Ekonomi magazine and aims to recognize companies who have successfully maintained excellent performance for more than 50 years, while continuing to grow and inspire others. Hopefully, the award will inspire countless other business actors to sustain their company's performance and face economic challenges head on.

This year, Warta Ekonomi research team conducted a survey on 130 companies established more than 50 years ago to find the best candidate for the award. There were 3 stages of adjudication for the award: screening of company's age, innovation, and financial performance analysis from 2013-2014.

The award is given to companies who have operated for more than 50 years, and have proven to be able to withstand various economic challenges. On the other hand, companies must be able to continue to innovate to develop and expand their companies in order to be dubbed a legend. The indicators used to classify the companies, include: living legend company, including excellent corporate history, product and service innovation to survive and thrive, as well as financial performance from 2013-2014. Based on the aforementioned criteria, BCA was awarded as winner of Best Financial Performance.

"We always strive to maintain and improve our financial performance quality. This is an important factor to ensure the longevity of BCA as a company, and maintain our position as Indonesia's leading private bank for more than 58 years. This award has inspired us and the extended BCA family to always put up our best effort to maintain this position and continue to grow in the future," concluded Inge.

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About PT Bank Central Asia Tbk (per 31 March 2015)
PT Bank Central Asia Tbk (BCA) is one of the leading private banks in Indonesia focusing on business banking transactions, credit loan facilities, and financial solutions for the corporate, commercial and SME, as well as individual customers. At the end of March 2015, BCA facilitated banking transactions for more than 13 million customers, through 1,114 branches, 16,594 ATMs, and hundreds of thousands EDC, supported by internet and mobile banking.

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PT BANK CENTRAL ASIA TBK
Corporate Secretary - Corporate Communication Sub-division
Public Relations Office

Address: Jl. MH Thamrin No. 1
BCA Grand Indonesia Lt. 22
Jakarta Pusat
Ph.: (021) 2358-8000
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E-mail: humas@bca.co.id
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