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., Trg republike 2, 1000 Ljubljana announces:

NLB d.d., Ljubljana (hereinafter also: the company) announced on 12 October 2026 that it is planning to issue subordinated notes intended for inclusion into Tier 2 capital (hereinafter: the notes). On the basis of orders received from eligible counterparties and professional clients outside the United States of America the company has decided to issue the notes in the aggregate nominal amount of EUR 400 million. The notes are expected to be issued on 20 October 2026, their maturity date will be 20 October 2036, and the issuer will have the option for early redemption on 20 October 2031. Until 20 October 2031, the interest on the principal of the notes will accrue at the interest rate of 5.232% per annum, and thereafter at the applicable reset rate, increased by a margin of 1.75%. The issue price will be equal to 100% of their nominal amount. The ISIN code of the notes will be XS3535896016.

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