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Akbank was founded as a local bank in Adana in January 1948. Established originally with the core objective to provide funding to local cotton producers, the Bank opened its first branch in the Sirkeci district of Istanbul on July 14, 1950. In 1954, after relocating its Head Office to Istanbul, the Bank rapidly expanded its branch network and had automated all banking operations by 1963. Floated to the public in 1990, Akbank shares began trading on international markets and as an American Depository Receipt (ADR) after its secondary public offering in 1998. Akbank established AKSecurities in 1996, AKInvestment Trust in 1998, AKAssetManagement Company and its Private Banking Department in 2000 and Ak Pension Company in 2003. Akbank acquired AKLease in 2005 and Ak Pension Company was sold to Ak Insurance in February 2006. Akbank conducts overseas operations through its subsidiaries in Germany (Akbank AG), the Netherlands (Akbank NV) and Dubai (Akbank Dubai Limited) as well as a branch in Malta. As part of the initiative to restructure its overseas subsidiaries, Akbank decided to consolidate Akbank AG and Akbank NV under the corporate umbrella of Akbank AG; the merger is currently underway. In addition to its core banking activities, Akbank offers a wide range of consumer, commercial and SME, corporate and private banking services as well as foreign trade financing. For more information about Akbank, please visit at http://www.akbank.com.

Yapı Kredi has been sustainably strengthening its market positioning in the sector since its establishment in 1944 through a customer-centric approach and focus on innovation. Yapı Kredi is the 3rd largest private bank in Turkey with total assets worth TL 411 billion as of the end of 2019. Constantly seeking to increase its contribution to the financing of the Turkish economy with its customer-centric approach, Yapı Kredi enlarged the volume of its total cash and non-cash loans by 4% in 2019 to TL 319 billion. Thus, Yapı Kredi maintained its position in 2nd place among private banks in this respect. The Bank serves its customers with its 846 branches covering all regions of Turkey and 16,631 employees. Yapı Kredi delivers its products and services via its advanced Alternative Delivery Channels (ADCs) that comprise 4,330 ATMs, innovative internet banking, leading mobile banking, 3 call centers and approximately 709 thousand POS terminals. 94% of the Bank’s transactions went through non-branch channels as at year-end 2019. Yapı Kredi is a fully integrated financial services group supported by its domestic and international subsidiaries. Yapı Kredi serves its customers through retail banking (comprising of individual banking, Small and Medium Size Enterprises (SME) banking and card payment systems, private banking and wealth management), as well as corporate and commercial banking. The Bank’s operations are supported by domestic subsidiaries in asset management, brokerage, leasing and factoring as well as international banking subsidiaries in the Netherlands, Malta and Azerbaijan. Yapı Kredi has a strong shareholding structure which ensures sustainable and profitable growth. 40.95% of the Bank’s shares are owned by Koç Financial Services, 9.02% of the shares are owned by Koç Holding A.Ş. The total direct and indirect shares of Koç Group amount to 49.99%. 20.00% of Bank’s shares are owned by UniCredit S.P.A. The remaining 30.03% is publicly traded on Borsa Istanbul

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