According to Polish daily Parkiet, Erste Bank is not interested in acquiring the Bank BPH brand along with 200 branches. A spoke-person of the bank stated that it would not allow for a market position of sufficient scale on the Polish market. The newspaper also stated that Raiffeisen Bank and OTP Bank are looking for further details on the deal. KBC is so far the only bank that has expressed strong interest in the Bank BPH branches. We expect speculation to intensify and that more institutions will express interest in Polish assets.