Pursuant to the Rules of the Ljubljana Stock Exchange and Article 158 of the Market in Financial Instruments Act, relating to the Article 17 of the Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 NLB d.d. announces:

NLB d.d. has obtained the permission of the European Central Bank (ECB) to include its subordinated (AT1) notes issued on 26 November 2025 (ISIN XS3227899989) in the aggregate nominal amount of EUR 300 million into calculation of its Additional Tier 1 capital as of 9 January 2026.

This announcement will be available on the company’s website (www.nlbgroup.com) as of 12 January 2026.