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National Bank of Greece S.A.

Annual / Quarterly Financial Statement Mar 1, 2022

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Certified Public Accountants: Despina Xenaki (Reg. No. SOEL 14161) Michalis Karavas (Reg. No. SOEL 13371) Auditing Company: Deloitte Certified Public Accountants S.A. Website: www.bankofgreece.gr

Type of Auditor's Report: Unmodified opinion Date of auditors report issue: 1 March 2022

A S S E T S 31.12.2021 31.12.2020 L I A B I L I T I E S 31.12.2021 31.12.2020
1. Gold and gold receivables 7,828,166,312 7,493,521,336 1. Banknotes in circulation 35,142,503,430 32,642,320,560
2. Claims on non-euro area residents denominated in foreign currency 6,868,711,471 4,035,177,082 2. Liabilities to euro area credit institutions related to
monetary policy operations denominated in euro 49,119,566,410 27,330,906,652
Receivables from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) 3,597,379,314 689,373,556
Balances with banks and security investments, 2.1
Current accounts (covering the minimum reserve system)
49,119,566,410 27,330,906,652
external loans and other external assets 3,271,332,157 3,345,803,526 2.2
Deposit facility
0 0
3. Claims on euro area residents denominated in foreign currency 425,143,903 580,033,591 2.3
Fixed-term deposits
2.4
Fine-tuning reverse operations
0
0
0
0
2.5
Deposits related to margin calls
0 0
General government 22,735,845 21,934,646
Other claims 402,408,058 558,098,945 3. Other liabilities to euro area credit institutions
denominated in euro 8,992,726 0
4. Claims on non-euro area residents denominated in euro 22,856 23,013
4. Liabilities to other euro area residents denominated in euro 27,235,028,591 25,046,298,161
Balances with banks, security investments and loans 22,856 23,013
Claims arising from the credit facility under ERM II 0 0 4.1
General government
26,139,126,808 24,077,736,328
4.2
Other liabilities
1,095,901,783 968,561,833
monetary policy operations denominated in euro 50,843,400,000 41,238,000,000 5. Liabilities to non-euro area residents denominated in euro 2,452,690,164 2,367,956,944
Main refinancing operations 0 0 6. Liabilities to euro area residents denominated in foreign currency 3,626,240,543 699,698,974
Longer-term refinancing operations 50,843,400,000 41,238,000,000
Fine-tuning reverse operations 0 0 7. Liabilities to non-euro area residents denominated in foreign currency 2,557 2,360
Structural reverse operations 0 0
Marginal lending facility 0 0 7.1
Deposits and other liabilities
2,557 2,360
Credits related to margin calls 0 0 7.2
Liabilities arising from the credit facility under ERM II
0 0
6. Other claims on euro area credit institutions denominated in euro 1,936,171 1,918,439 8. Counterpart of special drawing rights allocated by the IMF 0 0
7. Securities of euro area residents denominated in euro 147,957,532,914 110,437,634,563 9. Intra-Eurosystem liabilities 104,172,293,204 80,312,080,267
Securities held for monetary policy purposes 137,826,696,663 99,229,628,663 9.1
Liabilities related to promissory notes backing
Other securities of euro area residents denominated in euro 10,130,836,251 11,208,005,900 the issuance of ECB debt certificates 0 0
9.2
Net liabilities related to the allocation of euro
8. General government long-term debt denominated in euro 3,922,306,370 4,294,887,693 banknotes within the Eurosystem 0 0
9.3
Net liabilities arising from balances of TARGET2 accounts
104,172,293,204 80,312,080,267
9. Intra-Eurosystem claims 17,131,009,436 12,590,751,169 9.4
Other liabilities within the Eurosystem (net)
0 0
Participating interest in the ECB 488,470,721 473,379,901 10. Items in course of settlement 869,572 689,800
Claims equivalent to the transfer of foreign
reserves to the ECB 997,925,769 997,925,769 11. Other liabilities 1,303,171,891 982,982,058
Net claims related to the allocation of euro banknotes
within the Eurosystem 15,389,256,095 10,976,875,790 11.1 Off-balance-sheet instruments revaluation differences 0 428,120
Net claims arising from balances of TARGET2 accounts 0 0 11.2 Accruals and income collected in advance 633,120,410 243,726,738
Other claims within the Eurosystem (net) 255,356,851 142,569,709 11.3 Sundry 670,051,481 738,827,200
10. Items in course of settlement 0 0 12. Provisions 4,838,094,545 7,525,566,262
11. Other assets 2,648,570,653 2,529,051,574 13. Revaluation accounts 6,310,667,444 5,633,919,175
11.1 Coins of euro area 53,453,963 73,960,407 14. Capital and reserves 3,416,679,009 658,577,247
11.2 Tangible and intangible fixed assets 577,335,736 573,746,007
11.3 Other financial assets 111,672,679 108,556,326 14.1 Capital 111,243,362 111,243,362
11.4 Off-balance-sheet instruments revaluation differences 21,820 65,460 14.2 Ordinary reserve 111,243,362 111,243,362
11.5 Accruals and prepaid expenses 1,339,054,674 1,192,968,210 14.3 Extraordinary reserve 447,831,600 434,500,000
11.6 Sundry 567,031,781 579,755,164 14.4 Special reserve for financial risks 2,744,771,262 0
14.5 Other special reserves 1,589,423 1,590,523
T O T A L A S S E T S 237,626,800,086 183,200,998,460 T O T A L L I A B I L I T I E S 237,626,800,086 183,200,998,460
A S S E T S 31.12.2021 31.12.2020 L I A B I L I T I E S
31.12.2021
31.12.2020
1. Gold and gold receivables 7,828,166,312 7,493,521,336 1. Banknotes in circulation
35,142,503,430
32,642,320,560
2. Claims on non-euro area residents denominated in foreign currency 6,868,711,471 4,035,177,082 2. Liabilities to euro area credit institutions related to
monetary policy operations denominated in euro
49,119,566,410
27,330,906,652
2.1
Receivables from the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
3,597,379,314 689,373,556
2.2
Balances with banks and security investments,
2.1
Current accounts (covering the minimum reserve system)
49,119,566,410
27,330,906,652
external loans and other external assets 3,271,332,157 3,345,803,526 2.2
Deposit facility
0
2.3
Fixed-term deposits
0
0
0
3. Claims on euro area residents denominated in foreign currency 425,143,903 580,033,591 2.4
Fine-tuning reverse operations
0
0
2.5
Deposits related to margin calls
0
0
3.1
General government
3.2
Other claims
22,735,845
402,408,058
21,934,646
558,098,945
3. Other liabilities to euro area credit institutions
denominated in euro
8,992,726
0
4. Claims on non-euro area residents denominated in euro 22,856 23,013
4.1
Balances with banks, security investments and loans
22,856 23,013 4. Liabilities to other euro area residents denominated in euro
27,235,028,591
25,046,298,161
4.2
Claims arising from the credit facility under ERM II
0 0 4.1
General government
26,139,126,808
24,077,736,328
4.2
Other liabilities
1,095,901,783
968,561,833
5. Lending to euro area credit institutions related to
monetary policy operations denominated in euro 50,843,400,000 41,238,000,000 5. Liabilities to non-euro area residents denominated in euro
2,452,690,164
2,367,956,944
5.1
Main refinancing operations
0 0 6. Liabilities to euro area residents denominated in foreign currency
3,626,240,543
699,698,974
5.2
Longer-term refinancing operations
50,843,400,000 41,238,000,000
5.3
Fine-tuning reverse operations
0 0 7. Liabilities to non-euro area residents denominated in foreign currency
2,557
2,360
5.4
Structural reverse operations
5.5
Marginal lending facility
0
0
0
0
7.1
Deposits and other liabilities
2,557
2,360
5.6
Credits related to margin calls
0 0 7.2
Liabilities arising from the credit facility under ERM II
0
0
6. Other claims on euro area credit institutions denominated in euro 1,936,171 1,918,439 8. Counterpart of special drawing rights allocated by the IMF
0
0
7. Securities of euro area residents denominated in euro 147,957,532,914 110,437,634,563 9. Intra-Eurosystem liabilities
104,172,293,204
80,312,080,267
7.1
Securities held for monetary policy purposes
137,826,696,663 99,229,628,663 9.1
Liabilities related to promissory notes backing
7.2
Other securities of euro area residents denominated in euro
10,130,836,251 11,208,005,900 the issuance of ECB debt certificates
0
9.2
Net liabilities related to the allocation of euro
0
8. General government long-term debt denominated in euro 3,922,306,370 4,294,887,693 banknotes within the Eurosystem
0
0
9.3
Net liabilities arising from balances of TARGET2 accounts
104,172,293,204
80,312,080,267
9. Intra-Eurosystem claims 17,131,009,436 12,590,751,169 9.4
Other liabilities within the Eurosystem (net)
0
0
9.1
Participating interest in the ECB
488,470,721 473,379,901 10. Items in course of settlement
869,572
689,800
9.2
Claims equivalent to the transfer of foreign
reserves to the ECB 997,925,769 997,925,769 11. Other liabilities
1,303,171,891
982,982,058
9.3
Net claims related to the allocation of euro banknotes
within the Eurosystem
15,389,256,095 10,976,875,790 11.1 Off-balance-sheet instruments revaluation differences
0
428,120
9.4
Net claims arising from balances of TARGET2 accounts
0 0 11.2 Accruals and income collected in advance
633,120,410
243,726,738
9.5
Other claims within the Eurosystem (net)
255,356,851 142,569,709 11.3 Sundry
670,051,481
738,827,200
10. Items in course of settlement 0 0 12. Provisions
4,838,094,545
7,525,566,262
11. Other assets 2,648,570,653 2,529,051,574 13. Revaluation accounts
6,310,667,444
5,633,919,175
11.1 Coins of euro area 53,453,963 73,960,407 14. Capital and reserves
3,416,679,009
658,577,247
11.2 Tangible and intangible fixed assets
11.3 Other financial assets
577,335,736
111,672,679
573,746,007
108,556,326
14.1 Capital
111,243,362
111,243,362
11.4 Off-balance-sheet instruments revaluation differences 21,820 65,460 14.2 Ordinary reserve
111,243,362
111,243,362
11.5 Accruals and prepaid expenses 1,339,054,674 1,192,968,210 14.3 Extraordinary reserve
447,831,600
434,500,000
11.6 Sundry 567,031,781 579,755,164 14.4 Special reserve for financial risks
2,744,771,262
0
14.5 Other special reserves
1,589,423
1,590,523
T O T A L A S S E T S 237,626,800,086 183,200,998,460 T O T A L L I A B I L I T I E S
237,626,800,086
183,200,998,460
OFF-BALANCE-SHEET ITEMS 31.12.2021 31.12.2020 NOTES:
1. Greek government securities relating to the management of the "Common capital 1. Under Article 54A of the Bank's Statute, the financial statements of the Bank of Greece are drawn up in accordance with the accounting principles and methods applying from time to time to the European System of Central Banks (ESCB),
of legal entities in public law and social security funds" according to Law 2469/97
2. Greek government securities and other debt securities relating to the management
53,003,474,348 50,739,259,348 as established by the European Central Bank (ECB) by Guideline (ΕU) 2016/2249 of 3.11.2016 (ECB/2016/34) and its subsequent amendments. These principles are based on generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), tailored
to best suit the needs and reflect the special status of the national central banks (NCBs) of the Eurosystem. It should also be noted that the Bank's liabilities in respect of post-employment benefits are accounted for in accordance with
and custody of assets of public entities, social security funds and private agents 5,059,466,870 5,272,951,108 Decision (EU) 2016/2247 of the European Central Bank of 3.11.2016 on the annual accounts of the European Central Bank (ECB/2016/35) as amended. Any issues that are not covered by the aforementioned principles and ECB
3. Assets eligible as collateral for Eurosystem monetary policy operations and intraday credit 60,727,960,751 53,819,967,077 guidelines or are governed by non-mandatory provisions are to be treated either in accordance with the ECB recommendations or in accordance with the Bank's Statute, Law 4548/2018 "Reform of the law on sociétés anonymes" and
4. Other off-balance-sheet items 12,339,508,154 12,099,808,763 Law 4308/2014 "Greek Accounting Standards, relevant arrangements, and other provisions", to the extent that they do not contravene the provisions of the Statute.
TOTAL OFF-BALANCE-SHEET ITEMS 131,130,410,123 121,931,986,296 2. Gold has been valued at the price provided by the ECB as at 31.12.2021: €1,609.483 per fine ounce, compared with €1,543.884 as at 31.12.2020.
3. Claims/liabilities denominated in foreign currency have been converted to euro, using the euro foreign exchange reference rates of the ECB as at 31.12.2021.
4. Debt securities (other than those held-to-maturity, non-marketable securities and securities held for monetary policy purposes) have been valued at the mid-market prices of 31.12.2021. Marketable debt securities classified as

held-to-maturity, non-marketable securities and securities held for monetary policy purposes are valued at amortised cost and are subject to impairment.

  1. The Bank's provisions include provisions against financial and operational risks, provisions for staff insurance benefits, as well as special provisions. The latter include a litigation provision against potential liabilities in respect of pending lawsuits initiated by third parties against the Bank.

  2. Revaluation accounts include unrealised revaluation gains on gold, foreign currency instruments and securities, as well as the remeasurement results of the net defined benefit obligations of the Bank in respect of post-employment

benefits, which reflect actuarial gains/losses. 7. Other off-balance-sheet items include the liability of the Hellenic Republic to the IMF from the SDR allocations, of a total amount of SDR 3.1 billion, equivalent to €3.8 billion as at 31.12.2021, as well as the promissory note issued

by the Hellenic Republic in favour of the IMF, for the outstanding part of the loans received. As at 31.12.2021, the value of the promissory note was SDR 1.5 billion, equivalent to €1.9 billion. 8. Certain items of the profit and loss account for the year 2020 have been reclassified to be comparable with the respective items of the year 2021.

Profit for the year 3,270,530,651 661,670,428
Extraordinary reserve -13,331,600 -300,000,000
Amount to be transferred to the Government -499,078,586 -633,212,014
PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR 2021 STATEMENT OF PROFIT DISTRIBUTION (*)
2021 2020 (Article 71 of the Statute)
(in euro)
1. Net interest income 435,917,185 515,718,831
1.1
Interest income
883,886,131 756,405,687 2021 2020
1.2
Interest expense
-447,968,946 -240,686,856 (in euro)
Profit for the year 3,270,530,651 661,670,428
2. Net result of financial operations, write-downs Transfer of special reserve from the revaluation of land and buildings - 284,890,789
and risk provisions 172,464,662 14,487,271 Profit for distribution 3,270,530,651 946,561,217
2.1
Realised gains arising from financial operations
172,464,662 14,487,271
2.2
Write-downs on financial assets and positions
-7,228,738 -104,648,600 Dividend to be distributed for the year 2021 (€ 0.6720 per share for 19,864,886 shares) -13,349,203 -13,349,203
2.3
Transfer from provisions for financial risks
7,228,738 104,648,600 Special reserve for financial risks -2,744,771,262 -
Extraordinary reserve -13,331,600 -300,000,000
Amount to be transferred to the Government -499,078,586 -633,212,014
3. Net income from fees and commissions 128,231,144 117,417,899 0 0
3.1
Fees and commissions income
135,802,303 122,069,190
3.2
Fees and commissions expense
-7,571,159 -4,651,291
4. Income from equity shares and participating interests 10,837,011 48,510,309 * The profit distribution is subject to approval by the General Meeting of Shareholders.
5. Net result of pooling of monetary income 247,506,533 113,980,539

6. Other income 16,083,919 33,226,611 Total net income 1,011,040,454 843,341,460

7. Staff costs and pension benefit expenses -290,461,647 -381,521,985 THE GOVERNOR THE DIRECTOR OF THE FINANCIAL
DEPARTMENT
8. Other administrative expenses -62,270,972 -60,175,632
9. Depreciation of tangible and intangible fixed assets -8,670,784 -10,585,228
Total expenses before provisions -361,403,403 -452,282,845
Profit before provisions 649,637,051 391,058,615 YANNIS STOURNARAS MARIA PAGONI
10. Provisions 2,620,893,600 270,611,813
NET PROFIT FOR THE YEAR 3,270,530,651 661,670,428

B A N K O F G R E E C E E U R O S Y S T E M

STATEMENT OF PROFIT DISTRIBUTION (*) (Article 71 of the Statute)

Ν Ι Ν Ε Τ Y F O U R T H Y E A R (in euro)

B A L A N C E S H E E T A S A T 31 D E C E M B E R 2 0 2 1

Athens, 1 March 2022

Deloitte Certified Public Accountants S.A. 3a Fragkokklisias & Granikou str. Marousi Athens GR 151-25 Greece

Tel: +30 210 6781 100 Fax: +30 210 6776 221-2 www.deloitte.gr

TRUE TRANSLATION FROM THE ORIGINAL IN GREEK

Independent Auditors' Report

To the Shareholders of the BANK OF GREECE

Report on the Audit of the Financial Statements

Opinion

We have audited the accompanying financial statements of the Bank of Greece (the Bank), which comprise the balance sheet as at 31 December 2021, the profit and loss account and the statement of profit distribution for the year then ended, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory notes.

In our opinion, the accompanying financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Bank as at 31 December 2021 and its financial performance for the year then ended in accordance with the accounting principles and methods established by the European Central Bank (ECB), under the "Guideline (EU) 2016/2249 of 3.11.2016 (ECB/2016/34)" as amended and currently in force, as adopted by the Bank in Article 54A of its Statute, and for any issues that are not covered by the aforementioned ECB rules and guidelines, in accordance with Law 4548/2018 "Sociétés anonymes Law reform" and Law 4308/2014 "Greek Accounting Standards, relevant arrangements, and other provisions", where these have been implemented by the Bank.

Basis for Opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (ISAs) as these have been incorporated into Greek legislation. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the "Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements"section of our report. We have been independent of the Bank during the whole period of our appointment in accordance with the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants' Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (IESBA Code) as incorporated into Greek legislation and the ethical requirements in Greece relevant to the audit of the financial statements and we have fulfilled our ethical requirements in accordance with the applicable legislation and the above-mentioned Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Key Audit Matters

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgement, were of most significance in our audit of the financial statements of the current period. These matters and the relevant risks of material misstatement were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.

Key audit matters How our audit addressed the key audit matters
Provision against financial risks
The Bank measures the financial risks arising
from its assets such as its own investment
portfoliosand the loans outside the monetary
policy framework. In addition, financial risks
include risks arising from the exercise of the
monetary policy of the Eurosystem which are
measured by the European Central Bank.
Based on the audit risk assessment, and following a risk-based
approach, we assessed the financial risks measurement process.
Our audit procedures include, among others, the following:

Understanding of the measurement process of the financial
risks

Assessment of the design and implementation of the
The measurement process has resulted in a
provision against financial risks of € 1,487
internal controls related to the measurement of financial
risks.
million as at 31 December 2021, compared to €
4,109 million as at 31 December 2020. The
measurement process, with regards to the
financial risks measured by the Bank including

Assessment of the appropriateness of the methodology
used for the measurement
credit and market risk, is complex and has a
significant impact on the Bank's Income
Statement, therefore, we considered that it is a
key audit matter.

Examination of the completeness of the data of the assets
used for the financial risks measured by the Bank and on a
sample basis their accuracy.

Assessment of the accuracy of the disclosures related to this
key audit matter.

The Bank's management has provided information on the provision against financial risks on Note IV.12 "Provisions", paragraph "c. Provisions against Financial and Operational Risks" of the financial statements.

Other information

Management is responsible for the other information. The other information is included in the General Council's Report, referred to in the "Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements", which we obtained prior to the date of this auditor's report and in the Report on the Greek Economy (Part A of the Governor's Report for the financial year 2021), but does not include the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The Governor's Report is expected to be made available to us after the date of this auditors' report.

Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we will not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If, based on the work we have performed on the other information that we obtained prior to the date of this auditor's report, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.

If, upon our reading the Governor's Report, we conclude that there is a material misstatement therein, we are required to communicate the matter to those charged with the governance of the Bank.

Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in accordance with the accounting principles and methods established by the European Central Bank (ECB), under the "Guideline (EU) 2016/2249 of 3.11.2016 (ECB/2016/34)" as amended and currently in force, as adopted by the Bank in Article 54A of its Statute, and for any issues that are not covered by the aforementioned ECB rules and guidelines, in accordance with Law 4548/2018 "Sociétés anonymes Law reform" and Law 4308/2014 "Greek Accounting Standards, relevant arrangements, and other provisions", where these have been implemented by the Bank, and for such internal controls as Management determines are necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, Management is responsible for assessing the Bank's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting.

The Audit Committee (article 44 of Law 4449/2017) of the Bank is responsible for overseeing the Bank's financial reporting process.

Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements, as a whole, are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but it is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs, as these have been incorporated into Greek legislation, will always detect a material misstatement, when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users made on the basis of these financial statements.

Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements - Continued

As part of an audit in accordance with ISAs, as these have been incorporated into Greek legislation, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:

  • Identify and assess risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
  • Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit, in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Bank's internal control.
  • Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by Management.
  • Conclude on the appropriateness of Management's use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Bank's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor's report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor's report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Bank to cease to continue as a going concern.
  • Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements present fairly the underlying transactions and events.

We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.

We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and we communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.

From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those of most significance in the audit of the financial statements for the current period and are, therefore, the key audit matters.

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

1. General Council's Report

Taking into consideration that Management is responsible for the preparation of the General Council's Report for the financial year 2021, which also includes the Corporate Governance Statement, according to the provisions of paragraph 5 of article 2 of Law 4336/2015 (part B), we note the following:

  • a) The General Council's Report includes the Corporate Governance Statement, which provides the information required by article 152 of Law 4548/2018.
  • b) In our opinion, the General Council's Report for the financial year 2021 has been prepared in accordance with the Bank's Statute and the applicable legal requirements of articles 150-151 and paragraph 1 (subparagraphs c' and d') of article 152 of Law 4548/2018 and its content is consistent with the accompanying financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2021.
  • c) Based on the knowledge we obtained during our audit of the Bank of Greece and its environment, we have not identified any material inconsistencies in the General Council's Report.

2. Additional Report to the Audit Committee

Our audit opinion on the accompanying financial statements is consistent with the additional report to the Bank's Audit Committee referred to in Article 11 of European Union (EU) Regulation 537/2014.

3. Non-audit Services

We have not provided to the Bank any prohibited non-audit services referred to in Article 5 of European Union (EU) Regulation 537/2014.

The allowable non-audit services provided to the Bank, during the year ended 31 December 2021 are disclosed in Note "VI.5 Additional Information" of the accompanying financial statements.

4. Appointment

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