The Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders approved the composition of the Board of Directors and the distribution of dividends from the 2025 profits

On September 30, 2026, Victoriabank held its Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, which took place by mail. Shareholders representing 87.20% of the total voting shares issued by the bank participated in the meeting.

At the Extraordinary General Meeting, Victoriabank’s shareholders approved the election of the members of the Board of Directors for a four-year term:

• Bogdan Pleșuvescu (term valid until(subject to approval by the NBM);

• Henry Emanuel Russell;

• Ioan Șumandea-Simionescu (term valid from(subject to approval by the NBM);

• Ludmila Costin;

• Mehmet Murat Sabaz;

• Thomas Günther Grasse;

• Tiberiu Moisă.

The composition approved by the shareholders includes two new members, Bogdan Pleșuvescu and Ioan Șumandea-Simionescu, who bring relevant experience in the fields of banking, corporate governance, and strategic management.

Bogdan Pleșuvescu has over 20 years of experience in banking and a thorough understanding of the financial markets in Romania and the Republic of Moldova, having worked at five financial institutions in both countries. He played a key role in the transformation of Victoriabank during his tenure as Chairman of the bank’s Management Committee (2018–2023). Bogdan Pleșuvescu has been part of the Banca Transilvania Group for over 13 years and currently serves as Deputy CEO of BT. He oversees the BT Group’s subsidiaries, as well as the operations of the legal, workout, insolvency, foreclosure, asset recovery, and amicable collection departments.

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Ioan Șumandea-Simionescu has built his career within the Banca Transilvania Group over the past 13 years, and has served as Director of Corporate Governance since 2022. During this time, he has contributed to the implementation of strategic projects for the group’s development, including banking acquisitions and integrations. At the same time, he is involved in research and public policy development projects in the financial and banking sector, carried out within European academic and professional institutions. He holds a Ph.D. in law and has solid expertise in the legal field, corporate governance, and the banking sector.

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In accordance with the requirements of the regulatory framework applicable to the banking sector, Bogdan Pleșuvescu and Ioan Șumandea-Simionescu will begin serving as members of the Board of Directors only after approval by the National Bank of Moldova.

Also at the meeting on September 30, Victoriabank’s shareholders approved the distribution of capital in the form of dividends from the 2025 profits, totaling 187,250,681.59 lei.

The approved dividend is 7.49 lei per share (gross amount). Payment will be made in full in cash within three months of the date the decision is approved.

Announcement regarding the payment of dividends distributed from the profit for the year 2025.