Erste Bank Polska Sa (BKZHF) Q1 2026 Earnings Call

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Good afternoon, we have 9 o'clock, my name is Agnieszka Dobrzycka, I am responsible for investment relations at Erste Bank Polska and today I would like to welcome all of you very warmly to the presentation of financial results for the first quarter of 2026, for the first time Erste Bank Polska after the final change of name and after the weekend rebranding. We have with us today Michał Gajewski, President of the RST Bank of Poland and Maciej Reluga, Vice President of the RST Bank of Poland. Good morning. I would like to remind everyone at the beginning that during the whole time of this teleconference you can send your questions to me by e-mail. My e-mail is agnieszka.dodzyskamałpa.rst.pl You can also ask questions via the link in the interview. Mr. President, I give you the floor. Thank you, Agnieszka. Once again, good morning to you. Welcome to our press conference. As Agnieszka said, this is the first result presentation, which we present as ERST Bank Poland. This is a symbolic moment for us. We are opening a new chapter in history. with new energy and the values that Group S gives us. In a moment I will discuss the financial results, but first I would like to emphasize that the first quarter was for us a time of intensive work on rebranding and integration with a new shareholder. It was one of the more complex operational enterprises on the Polish banking market. Everything went according to plan, in a safe and stable way and, most importantly, unnoticeable for our customers. We are, of course, fully focused on customers and further improvement of the offer and the quality of the offers. Returning to the results, the most important positions at the beginning, gross profit in the first quarter of 1 billion 816 million. I will add that our tax and regulatory burde...