UniCredit is pleased to announce that the Bank has been recognised as the Best Sub-custodian

in 2018 by Global Finance magazine’s editorial board across Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) as well as winning country specific awards as the Best Sub-custodian Bank in Austria, Bulgaria,

Czech Republic, Slovenia and Serbia.

“This award shows, that in a very competitive market, UniCredit Bulbank remains absolute leader in the sub – custodian services in Bulgaria.  The high acknowledgment of Global Finance magazine that we receive for the fifth consecutive year is the proof for the professionalism, the broad expertise and the efforts of our team invests on a daily basis in order to respond to the high requirements of our institutional customers.”, commented Antoaneta Curteanu, Head of Corporate, Investment and Private banking and Member of the Management board of UniCredit Bulbank.

In determining the winners for each respective region and country, the editorial board of Global

Finance magazine considered: market research, input from expert sources and entry information from the banks themselves to select the institutions that reliably provide the best sub-custodian services in specific markets and regions. The criteria included: customer relations, quality of service, competitive pricing, smooth handling of exception items, technology platforms, postsettlement operations, business continuity plans and knowledge of local regulations and practices. Input was also obtained from the users of said sub-custody services.

Performance was judged over the period 1 January 2017 through to 31 December 2017.

Andrea Diamanti, Head of CEE Corporate and Investment Banking and Private Banking at UniCredit, commented: “We are extremely pleased to be recognized across CEE as well as in so many specific countries for excellence in meeting our clients’ sub-custodian needs in an increasingly complex and fast evolving market context. This is a fantastic demonstration of our capabilities in providing consistently high quality client service tailored to each specific market and region. It is also testament to the outstanding work of our team and something we look to build on in the future, leveraging UniCredit’s unique Pan-European network and extensive product range. Our ultimate goal is to continue offering our clients unrivalled benefits across borders.”

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Additional media information:

Victoria Blajeva, tel +359 (0) 2 9264 993, wjlj/ebwjepwbAvojdsfejuhspvq/ch

Beatris Nikolova, tel +359 (0) 2 9232 528, cfbusjt/ojlpmpwbAvojdsfejuhspvq/ch

Ekaterina Ancheva, tel +359 894 518 193 , flbufsjob/bodifwbAvojdsfejuhspvq/ch