LUKAS Bank

In February, the offering of personal accounts changes.

In March LUKAS Bank offers to its bank account customers a car loan, a mortgage loan and a cash loan without any origination fee, free current account and standing orders as well as higher interest rates on saving accounts and term deposits. The offer is also advertised on TV and on the Internet.

The Bank initiates CSR activities – it co-organizes the actions: "Get your bike to work. Let your car rest for a week" and "Saving Paper Saves Hedgehogs".

In June and July LUKAS Bank conducts the fist universal bank campaign—the Bank changes the service model for individual customers. Advisors do not wait for customers in bank branches but actively call them and invite to meetings. Apart from building relationships with customers, which was the key objective of the campaign, the advisors sold altogether 98 thousands products.

In June the layout of the bank website changes. New functionalities, such as a search tool and useful clipboard, are added. In July the Bank launches Lokata Poranna ("morning term deposit") with daily capitalization of interest, and in August it provides its customers with individual credit line facility for accounts.

After the first half of 2010 LUKAS Bank holds 966 thousand personal accounts and 51 thousand business accounts.

LUKAS Bank promotes a consolidation loan. The Bank organizes other promotions of FURORA credit card supported by advertising campaigns, for instance offering to customers a 6 percent refund in building and interior design shops in the spring and in sport shops in the summer.

In September the Bank implements a new sales structure. Credit centers are transformed into bank branches that provide comprehensive product offering.

At the end of the year, LUKAS Bank operates through the network of 444 points of sales. The Bank holds 935 thousand personal accounts and over 50 thousand business accounts. The Bank issued 1.37 million credit cards.

LUKAS Bank has launched a credit card-based FURORA loyalty programme. For the payments made with the FURORA card the customer gets a refund of a part of the amount spent on shopping. LUKAS Bank provides its customers with an option to receive statements via email. The Bank has been also developing its sales network, with 229 bank branches and 154 credit centres at the end of 2008. The Bank opened the first fully franchised credit centre.

Further intensive developement of banks sales network at the end of the year LUKAS Bank has over 330 branches. LUKAS Bank exceeded the number of one million issued credit cards thus assumed the leader position among credit card issuers in Poland.

Fast developement of LUKAS Banks sales network. Number of credit centers. LUKAS Bank presented also first mobile bank branch in Poland - LUKASmobil.

In September 2005 the business of LUKAS SA was transferred to LUKAS Bank SA by way of an in-kind contribution. Consequent to this operation, business activities pursued to date by LUKAS were transferred to LUKAS Bank, which now pursues its activities in two business lines: retail banking and consumer finance.

Taking advantage of the growth potential of the Polish financial services market, LUKAS Bank extensively develops its line of retail banking, also aimed at the SME sector. LUKAS SA reinforces its position as the consumer finance leader and constantly expands its offering of cash loans, car loans, and credit cards - so as to provide the customers with a comprehensive range of financial services.

On 6 February 2001, the shareholders of LUKAS SA sign an agreement with a new investor - Crédit Agricole. Consequently, one of the world"s biggest financial groups becomes a shareholder of the Bank. The Bank"s name changes to LUKAS Bank SA and its head office is transferred to Wrocław.

Intensive bank development. The Bank creates a Poland-wide network of bank outlets and launches its customer service over the phone and the Internet. The Bank starts co-operation with the biggest commercial chains in Poland in the provision of credit facilities to customers.

On 17 March 1998 the General Meeting of Shareholders of Bank Świętokrzyski adopts a resolution on the increase of its share capital by an issue of shares to be allotted to a strategic investor - LUKAS SA. Consequently, LUKAS SA, a leader in the consumer finance market - becomes one of the Bank"s shareholders. In August the Bank changes its name to LUKAS Bank Świętokrzyski SA.

The instalment loan service is transferred from a trading company LUKAS Sp. z o.o. to a special purpose company S.L. The Company"s service is called the LUKAS Instalment System.

Bank Świętokrzyski SA starts its operating activity. During the first years of its existence, the Bank is a universal financial institution. In May, LUKAS Sp. z o.o. opens a new department dealing with instalment loans in Wrocław. Soon other branches appear across Poland.

Bank Świętokrzyski is established by virtue of Decision No. 66 of the President of the National Bank of Poland issued in consultation with the Minister of Finance. In the same year a trading company LUKAS sp. z o.o. (Polish limited liability company) is established.