Bank of Valletta plc

Pre-Annual General Meeting Information • Sep 2, 2020

BOV/393

COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT

The following is a Company Announcement issued by Bank of Valletta p.l.c. pursuant to the Listing Rules, issued by the Listing Authority:

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Annual General Meeting

Reference is made to Bank of Valletta p.l.c Company Announcement 391 dated 31 July 2020, wherein the Bank had announced that the Annual General Meeting (AGM) was scheduled for 26 November 2020.

In view of the COVID-19 pandemic situation and in the interest of health and safety of all concerned, the AGM will be held remotely as allowed by Legal Notice 288 of 2020. In this regard, shareholders who wish to participate in the AGM are required to appoint the Chairman of the AGM as their proxy indicating on the form of proxy how the Chairman is to vote on each resolution put to the AGM. The said form of proxy must, however, be submitted to the Company Secretary not later than 48 hours prior to the AGM. Furthermore, shareholders who wish to forward any questions relating to the items on the agenda of the AGM, may do so in advance by the 24 November 2020. These questions will be answered by the directors or by such person as the directors may delegate for that purpose.

More information relating to the AGM will be announced at a later date.

Placing of items/resolutions on the AGM Agenda

Pursuant to the Listing Rules, shareholders holding not less than 5% of the voting issued share capital of the Bank may:

• a) request the Bank to include items on the Agenda of the AGM, provided that the each item is accompanied by a justification or a draft resolution to be adopted at the AGM; and
• b) table draft resolutions for items included in the Agenda of the AGM.

The request to include items on the Agenda of the AGM or draft resolutions referred to above, shall be submitted to the Bank in hard copy form addressed to the Company Secretary, Bank of Valletta p.l.c. House of the Four Winds, Triq L-Imtiehen, Il-Belt Valletta, VLT 1350, or in electronic form to agm2020@bov.com at least forty six (46) days before the 26 November 2020, that is by 12 October 2020, and shall be authenticated by the person or persons making it. The Bank shall not be obliged to entertain any requests by shareholders received after the 12 October 2020.

Record Date

Shareholders on the Company's register at the Central Securities Depository of the Malta Stock Exchange (MSE) as at close of business of 26 October 2020 (the record date), will receive notice of the AGM together with the Circular to shareholders and the relative Proxy Form. The Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 30 December 2019 have already been uploaded on the Bank's website www.bov.com and will remain available for viewing on https://www.bov.com/content/financial‐reports.

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Dr. Ruth Spiteri Longhurst B.A., LL.D. Company Secretary

2 September 2020