Bank of Cyprus Group

Preliminary Group Financial Results

For the year ended 31 December 2021

DISCLAIMER

The financial information included in this presentation is neither reviewed nor audited by the Group's external auditors.

This financial information is presented in Euro (€) and all amounts are rounded as indicated. A comma is used to separate thousands and a dot is used to separate decimals.

The presentation for the Group Financial Results for the year ended 31 December 2021 contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) 596/2014.

Pro forma for held for sale (HFS) comprise Project Helix 3 and Project Sinope; which refer to the agreements the Group reached for the sale of portfolios of NPEs with gross book value of c.€0.6 bn and €12 mn as at 31 December 2021 respectively, as well as properties with carrying value of c.€120 mn and €0.6 mn as at 31 December 2021 respectively. Numbers on a pro forma basis are based on 31 December 2021 underlying basis figures, and are adjusted for Project Helix 3 and Project Sinope and assume their completion, currently expected to occur in 1H2022, which remain subject to customary regulatory and other approvals.

Important Notice Regarding Additional Information Contained in the Investor Presentation

The presentation for the Group Financial Results for the year ended 31 December 2021 (the "Presentation"), available onhttps://www.bankofcyprus.com/en-GB/investor-relations-new/reports-presentations/financial-results/, includes additional financial information not presented within the Group Financial Results Press Release (the "Press Release"), primarily relating to (i) NPE analysis (movements by segments and customer type), (ii) rescheduled loans analysis, (iii) details of historic restructuring activity including REMU activity, (iv) analysis of new lending, (v) Income statement by business line, (vi) NIM and interest income analysis and

  1. Loan portfolio analysis in accordance with the three-stages model for impairment of IFRS 9. Moreover, the Investor Presentation includes additional financial information not presented in the Results Announcement of current and expected medium term levels for (i) NPE coverage and (ii) ESG performance

metrics. Except in relation to any non-IFRS measure, the financial information contained in the Investor Presentation has been prepared in accordance with the Group's significant accounting policies as described in the Group's Annual Financial Report 2020 and updated in the Interim Financial Report 2021. The Investor Presentation should be read in conjunction with the information contained in the Press Release and neither the financial information in the Press Release nor in the Investor Presentation constitutes statutory financial statements prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards.

Forward Looking Statements

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Table of Contents

  • Preliminary FY2021 Financial Results
  • Updated Medium-term Strategic Targets
  • Appendix

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Preliminary FY2021 Financial Results

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2021 Achievements and Medium Term Strategy

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Positive Net Result

  • Profit after tax and before non-recurring items of €91 mn
  • Profit after tax of €30 mn

Careful Cost Management

  • Total operating expenses1 of €347 mn broadly flat yoy
  • C/I ratio at 60%1 flat yoy

Strong Capital and Initiation of MREL issuance

    • CET1 ratio of 15.8%2,3 and Total Capital ratio of 20.8%2,3
  • • Successful refinancing of Tier 2 at a significantly lower coupon rate
    • Inaugural issuance of €300 mn Senior Preferred notes; Interim MREL requirement as at 1 January 2022 achieved
  • Single Digit NPE ratio achieved a year earlier than anticipated
    • NPE ratio reduced to 7.5%2 (3.1%2 net), following NPE sale (Helix 3) signed in November 2021

Updated Medium Term Strategic Targets

    • ROTE >10% by 2025
    • NPE ratio c.5% by end-2022 and <3% by end-2025
    • Paving the way for dividend distribution4 from 2023 onwards
    • Announcement of ESG targets; Carbon Neutral by 2030 and Net Zero by 2050
  2. Excluding special levy on deposits and other levies/contributions
  3. Pro forma for HFS
  4. Allowing for IFRS 9 and temporary treatment for certain FVOCI instruments transitional arrangements

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Subject to performance and relevant approvals

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