Patria Bank : Notice of EGSM May 19/20, 2022

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CONVENING NOTICE

The Board of Directors of PATRIA BANK S.A., a joint stock company managed under a unitary system, incorporated and operating in accordance with Romanian law, registered with the Trade Registry Office attached to the Bucharest Tribunal under number J40/9252/2016, fiscal identification code RO 11447021, having its registered office in Bucharest, District 2, 42 Pipera Road, Globalworth Plaza building, floors 8 and 10, postal code 020112 with a subscribed and paid up share capital of RON 327.881.437,60 and the registered number in the Banking Register PJR-32-045/15.07.1999 (the "Bank" or "Patria Bank"),

considering the fact that Mr. Ilie Carabulea, as shareholder of the Bank, holding a number of 245,490,909 shares, representing 7.49 % of the share capital of the Bank, submitted, on the basis of Article 119 para. (1) of the Companies Law No 31/1990, as amended, by letter received by the Bank on 24.03.2022, a request to convene the Extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting

in accordance with the provisions of article 119 para. (1) and (2) of Companies Law 31/1990, Law no. 24/2017 regarding on issuers of financial instruments and market operations ("Law no.

24/2017"), FSA Regulation no. 5/2018 on issuers of financial instruments and market operations ("FSA Regulation no. 5/2018"), and of article 9 of the Bank's Articles of Association,

Convenes:

THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS MEETING ("EGSM")

on May 19, 2022, 10:00 hours, at the Bank registered office in Bucharest, District 2, 42 Pipera Road, Globalworth Plaza Building, floor 10, for all the shareholders registered with Depozitarul Central SA's register of shareholders as of May 11, 2022, set as the Reference date for the EGSM, having the following agenda:

• 1. Election of the secretary of the meeting, with the following proposals: Mr. Georgian Eugen Constantin, shareholder in Patria Bank S.A. and in his absence Mr. Adrian Cojocar, shareholder in Patria Bank S.A.

• 2. Analysis of the economic situation of Patria Bank SA on 31.12.2021.

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Patria Bank S.A. - Bucharest, District 2, Globalworth Plaza Building, Pipera no 42, floors 8 and 10; ORC: J40/9252/2016, C.I.F. RO 11447021, RB-PJR-32-045/15.07.1999. Share Capital social: 327.881.437,60 lei; Patria Bank is registered by the National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing - ANSPDCP - with the notification no. 753. Tel: 0800 410 310 |

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• 3. The reasons for which the shares are not paid as a result of the request for exit from the shareholders submitted on 31.10.2016 by the shareholder Carabulea Ilie.

• 4. Indication of the reason for non-compliance with the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 475/2013 and Regulation (EU) No 241/2014 on the submission of the application for approval of the payment of shares to the NBR.

• 5. Approval of empowering any of the members of the Management Board to undertake all the legal formalities necessary for fulfilling all the publication requirements for the resolutions approved by the EGSM on May 19, 2022 or May 20, 2022, as well as approval of the power of these members to appoint other persons in order to fulfil the formalities mentioned above.

• 6. According to Article 2, paragraph 2, letter f), l) and Article 176 from FSA Regulation no. 5/2018 on issuers of financial instruments and market operations, approving:

6.1.

Date of June 07, 2022 as Record Date for the purpose of identifying the shareholders upon which the resolution of the extraordinary meeting of shareholders, in accordance with the provisions of article 87(1) of Law no. 24/2017 regarding on issuers of financial instruments and market operations.

6.2. Date of June 06, 2022 as Ex date

Items 2, 3 and 4 of the EGMS agenda are introduced, pursuant to art. 119 para. (1) of the Companies Law no. 31/1990, at the request of the shareholder Ilie Carabulea, in the form proposed by him.

Only persons registered as shareholders at the reference date of May 11, 2022 ("Reference Date") in the Bank's shareholders' registry kept with Depozitarul Central S.A. are entitled to participate and vote in the EGSM.

Shareholders' proposals in respect to the general shareholders meeting

One or several shareholders, individually or jointly representing at least 5% of the Bank's share capital (hereinafter referred to as the "Initiators") are entitled:

(a) to add new items on the agenda of the EGSM, provided that each item is accompanied by a justification or by a draft of resolution proposed to be adopted by the EGSM; and

(b)to present drafts of resolutions for items included or proposed to be included in the agenda of the EGSM.

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Patria Bank S.A. - Bucharest, District 2, Globalworth Plaza Building, Pipera no 42, floors 8 and 10; ORC: J40/9252/2016, C.I.F. RO 11447021, RB-PJR-32-045/15.07.1999. Share Capital social: 327.881.437,60 lei; Patria Bank is registered by the National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing - ANSPDCP - with the notification no. 753. Tel: 0800 410 310 |

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Initiators' proposals regarding the inclusion of new items on the agenda, as well as the draft resolutions for the items proposed to be included on the agenda of the EGSM, accompanied by copy of the valid identification documents of the Initiator (in case of natural persons - identity bulletin/card and in case of legal persons - identity bulletin/card of the legal representative registered in the Bank's shareholders' list issued by Depozitarul Central S.A.), may be transmitted as follows:

• a) submitted at the registered office of the Bank in Bucharest, district 2, 42 Pipera Road, Globalworth Plaza building, floor 10, by May 03, 2022, until the Bank's closing hour 17:30, in sealed envelope, being clearly inscribed with upper case letters "FOR THE GENERAL

  MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF May 19/20, 2022".

• b) sent to the registered office of the Bank in Bucharest, district 2, 42 Pipera Road, Globalworth Plaza building, floor 10, through any courier with recorded delivery, so that to be registered to the Bank registered office until May 03, 2022, until the Bank's closing, hour 17:30, in sealed envelope, being clearly inscribed with upper case letters "FOR THE GENERAL MEETING

  OF SHAREHOLDERS OF May 19/20, 2022".

• c) sent by e-mail having attached an qualified electronic signature, as per Regulation (EU) no. 910/2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market and repealing Directive 1999/93/EC ("eIDAS"), by May 03, 2022, until the Bank's closing hour 17:30, atcapital@patriabank.ro,having "FOR THE GENERAL

  MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF May 19/20, 2022" in the subject line.

The agenda completed with the items proposed by the above-mentioned shareholders will be published in compliance with the requirements provided by law and by the articles of association for the convening of the OGMS/EGMS, no later than May 06, 2022.

Questions related to the general shareholders meeting

The Bank's shareholders, regardless of their participation to the share capital, may address questions in writing in relation to the items included in the agenda of the EGSM, accompanied by a copy of the valid identification document of the shareholder (in case of natural persons, identity bulletin/card and in case of legal persons, identity bulletin/card of the legal representative registered in the list of Bank's shareholders issued by Depozitarul Central S.A.) to the registered office of the Bank in Bucharest, district 2, 42 Pipera Road, Globalworth Plaza building, floor 10,

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Patria Bank S.A. - Bucharest, District 2, Globalworth Plaza Building, Pipera no 42, floors 8 and 10; ORC: J40/9252/2016, C.I.F. RO 11447021, RB-PJR-32-045/15.07.1999. Share Capital social: 327.881.437,60 lei; Patria Bank is registered by the National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing - ANSPDCP - with the notification no. 753. Tel: 0800 410 310 |

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by May 13, 2022, until the Bank's closing hour 17:30, in sealed envelope, being clearly inscribed

with upper case letters "FOR THE GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF May 19/20, 2022".

The shareholders may sent questions to the registered office of the Bank in Bucharest, district 2, 42 Pipera Road, Globalworth Plaza building, floor 10, through any courier with recorded delivery, so that to be registered to the Bank registered office by May 13, 2022, until the Bank's closing hour 17:30, in sealed envelope, being clearly inscribed with upper case letters "FOR THE

GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF May 19/20, 2022".

The shareholders may address such questions also by e-mail with qualified electronic signature, as per eIDAS, accompanied by a copy of the valid identification document of the shareholder (in case of natural persons, identity bulletin/card and, in case of legal persons, identity bulletin/card of the legal representative registered in the list of Bank's shareholders issued by Depozitarul Central S.A.) by May 13, 2022, until the Bank's closing hour 17:30, atcapital@patriabank.ro,

having "FOR THE GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF May 19/20, 2022" in

the subject line.

The right to ask questions and the Bank's obligation to respond may be made conditional on the protection of the confidentiality and interests of the Bank.

Attending the general shareholders meeting

The access of the shareholders registered in the shareholders registry as at the Reference Date and entitled to attend the GSM is permitted based on simple proof of their identity, made, (i) in case of natural persons, with the identity document or, (ii) in case of legal persons, with the identity document of the legal representative, and (iii) in case of legal person and natural person attending the meeting by means of a representative, with the proxy given to the natural person representing such shareholders, in compliance with the relevant applicable legislation.

Shareholders who, as at the Reference Date, are registered in the shareholders registry of the Bank, kept by Depozitarul Central S.A. may attend the EGSM in person or by proxy, each shareholder having the right to appoint another natural or legal person as representative for participating and voting on his behalf in the EGSM, in accordance with the provisions of art. 92 alin. (11) - (16) of Law no. 24/2017.

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Patria Bank S.A. - Bucharest, District 2, Globalworth Plaza Building, Pipera no 42, floors 8 and 10; ORC: J40/9252/2016, C.I.F. RO 11447021, RB-PJR-32-045/15.07.1999. Share Capital social: 327.881.437,60 lei; Patria Bank is registered by the National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing - ANSPDCP - with the notification no. 753. Tel: 0800 410 310 |

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When participating by proxy, shareholders shall appoint representatives by special proxies, prepared in accordance with the sample of special proxy provided to the shareholders by the Bank, both in Romanian and in English, or by a general proxy granted under the conditions presented below.

General and special proxy

The general proxy is valid only if: (i) it is granted for a period not exceeding 3 years, unless the parties have expressly provided for a longer period, (ii) it expressly enables the representative of the shareholder who granted such proxy to vote on all issues under debate in the general meetings of Bank's shareholders, including acts of disposal and (iii) it is given by the shareholder, acting in capacity of customer, to an intermediary, as defined by art. 2 par. (1) point 20 of Law 24/2017, or to a lawyer. Shareholders of the Bank shall not be represented in the EGSM based on a general proxy given to a person who is subject to a conflict of interest that may arise in particular in the following cases:

• a) is a majority shareholder of Bank, or other entity controlled by such shareholder;

• b) is a member of an administrative, management or supervisory body of the Bank, of a majority shareholder or of a controlled entity as provided in section a) above;

• c) is an employee or an auditor of the Bank or of a majority shareholder or of a controlled entity as provided in section a) above;

• d) is a spouse or relative up to the fourth degree inclusively of one of the natural persons referred to in sections a) to c) above.

The general proxy shall contain at least the following information:

• 1. the name of the shareholder;

• 2. name of the representative (to whom the proxy is granted);

• 3. date of proxy and its period of validity, in compliance with the law; proxies bearing a later date have the effect of revoking previously dated proxies;

4. indication that the shareholder empowers the representative to attend and vote on his behalf by general proxy in the general shareholders meeting for the entire holding of the shareholder at the Reference Date, expressly specifying the company/companies for which the general proxy is to

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Patria Bank S.A. - Bucharest, District 2, Globalworth Plaza Building, Pipera no 42, floors 8 and 10; ORC: J40/9252/2016, C.I.F. RO 11447021, RB-PJR-32-045/15.07.1999. Share Capital social: 327.881.437,60 lei; Patria Bank is registered by the National Supervisory Authority for Personal Data Processing - ANSPDCP - with the notification no. 753. Tel: 0800 410 310 |

Fax: +40 372 007 732|info@patriabank.ro |www.patriabank.ro

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