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Banco Bradesco S.A. is one of the largest private financial institutions in Brazil in terms of total assets and physical presence, with shares traded on B3 under the tickers BBDC3 and BBDC4. Founded in 1943 as Banco Brasileiro de Descontos S.A., the bank began its trajectory as a retail institution focused on commercial credit. Starting in 1948, it entered a cycle of strong organic expansion that, by the late 1960s, had led it to become the largest private commercial bank in the country. In the 1970s, it expanded its operations beyond major urban centers, consolidating its presence in both urban and rural markets. In 1988, it underwent a corporate reorganization to the multiple-bank format, incorporating the mortgage lending company and changing its name to Bradesco S.A. - Banco Comercial e de Crédito Imobiliário. In 1989, it definitively adopted the name Banco Bradesco S.A., while internalizing lending, financing, and investment activities and, later, investment banking, through the merger of Banco Bradesco de Investimento S.A. in 1992.

The organization structures its operations into two major segments: the banking segment and the insurance, pension and capitalization segment, in addition to other operations and consolidation adjustments. Its business model is based on the integrated offering of financial services to individuals and companies of different sizes, including micro, small, medium and large enterprises, as well as public institutions and entities. In the banking segment, the product portfolio includes checking accounts, savings accounts, time deposits, various types of credit operations, mortgage lending, rural credit, foreign trade financing, leasing, consortia, cash management services, solutions for the public sector, investment banking services, third-party asset management, custody, securities brokerage, and international banking services. In the insurance, pension and capitalization segment, Grupo Bradesco Seguros offers life, personal accident, health, auto, property and liability insurance, supplementary pension plans, capitalization bonds and reinsurance, forming a long-term protection and accumulation platform.

Banco Bradesco’s customer base is broad and diversified, supported by one of the largest private-sector branch networks in the country and by digital channels. As of December 31, 2025, the bank had 37.7 million checking account holders and 38.9 million savings accounts, reinforcing its focus on retail banking. In its credit portfolio, the institution maintains significant exposure to individuals and companies, with a portfolio distributed across working capital, personal and payroll-deductible loans, vehicle financing, mortgage lending, rural credit, operations with pre-approved limits, and foreign trade lines. The total loan and advances to customers portfolio, net of provision for losses, reached R$ 744.5 billion in 2025, growing compared with the previous year and showing a balanced distribution between individuals and companies. There is no significant concentration in a single client, as the bank reports that it has no clients responsible for more than 10% of total net revenue, which contributes to the dispersion of credit risk across the borrower base.

Its role in foreign trade financing and mortgage lending illustrates Banco Bradesco’s participation in specific segments of financial intermediation. In foreign trade, the bank finances import and export operations through advances on foreign exchange contracts, prepayment of exports, BNDES-Exim on-lending, export credit notes and bills, and operations with rate equalization under PROEX. The foreign trade portfolio is mostly funded by credit lines obtained from a broad network of international correspondent banks, made up of hundreds of financial institutions in North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America, many of which grant active credit lines to the conglomerate. In mortgage lending, the bank offers financing for the acquisition of residential and commercial properties, urban lots and construction projects, including through the Plano Empresário program. In December 2025, the real estate portfolio had 381 thousand active contracts, with funding largely backed by savings deposits, in line with the regulatory requirement for a minimum allocation of these funds to the Housing Finance System.

Several credit lines rely on directed or on-lent funding, particularly operations linked to BNDES and Finame. As an on-lending agent, Banco Bradesco assumes the final credit risk, prices the operations according to the borrowers’ profiles and requires appropriate collateral, serving companies in different productive sectors. In rural credit, the bank uses mandatory funds linked to demand deposits, free treasury resources and lines from BNDES and the National Treasury aimed at agribusiness, covering investments in equipment, machinery, infrastructure and pasture recovery. The working capital product, in turn, targets companies that need resources to finance inventories, purchase inputs or strengthen operating cash. In personal credit, including payroll-deductible loans for INSS retirees and pensioners, public servants and private sector employees, the institution acts as a major originator in the retail segment. In vehicle financing, operations are distributed through the branch network, a dedicated app and Bradesco Financiamentos, with a presence in a nationwide network of banking correspondents to finance light and heavy vehicles, motorcycles, trucks, buses, machinery and implements.

In leasing, Bradesco Leasing conducts financial leasing operations focused on trucks, cranes, aircraft, vessels and heavy machinery. As of December 31, 2025, the leasing company had 4,305 active contracts and a leading position in the Brazilian market according to industry data, with a significant share in the present value of the portfolio. The group’s activities also include consortia, credit cards, collection and payment processing services, as well as an expanding range of digital solutions tailored to different customer profiles, from microenterprises to the middle market and wholesale. In 2024 and 2025, the bank launched a strategic transformation agenda that includes organizational restructuring, optimization of the branch network, expansion of services to small and medium-sized enterprises, development of digital platforms, implementation of a new platform for the wholesale segment (Global Solutions), and the creation of the Bradesco Principal segment for high-net-worth clients, with the opening of offices in selected cities.

Banco Bradesco’s international presence complements its domestic business but does not represent a significant share of consolidated revenue. Overseas operations do not generate material revenues relative to the total and, for this reason, specific regulations in other countries have a limited impact on the conglomerate’s consolidated statements and risk management. The main focus remains the Brazilian market, both retail and wholesale, with physical and digital capillarity across all regions of the country. The bank also maintains an extensive network of correspondent banks abroad, which primarily supports the international trade financing of its clients, without changing the predominantly domestic nature of its revenues and credit risk.

As a large financial institution, Banco Bradesco is subject to the supervision and regulation of the National Monetary Council (CMN), the Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) and the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission (CVM), in addition to the rules applicable to publicly traded companies with shares listed on B3. The Banking Reform Law, capital markets legislation and recent prudential regulation set minimum capital, leverage and liquidity requirements, credit concentration limits, rules for foreign exchange exposure, governance and prudential conduct. The bank falls under the Basel III criteria, being subject to the calculation of risk-weighted assets (RWA), minimum leverage ratio, short- and long-term liquidity ratios (LCR and NSFR), and limits on exposures in foreign currencies and gold. Regulation also governs fees, payroll-deductible loan interest, caps on revolving credit card charges, related-party transactions, provisioning for credit losses and limits on equity investments, directly affecting the capital structure, credit portfolio profile and product offering.

In the environmental, social and governance (ESG) field, Banco Bradesco publishes an Integrated Report and an ESG Report that consolidate financial and non-financial information considered material for the group and its stakeholders. These reports follow internationally recognized methodologies such as the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC), and take into account guidelines from the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), as well as parameters used by sustainability indices such as B3’s Corporate Sustainability Index (ISE) and the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI). The preparation process and the information disclosed in these reports are subject to limited assurance by an independent auditor. The materiality matrix was revised in 2024, adopting the concept of double materiality, covering both the impacts of the bank’s activities on the environment and society and the effects of ESG issues on its financial performance. Among the monitored material topics, noteworthy themes include innovation and technology, ethics, integrity and transparency, as well as the management of climate-related risks and opportunities, with indicators related to operational emissions, financed emissions, climate transition, employee training on ethics, anti-corruption, anti-money laundering and transparency in disclosure. In this context, Banco Bradesco seeks to align its business strategy, internal culture and risk management practices with regulatory demands and the sustainability expectations of the Brazilian capital market, in which BBDC3 and BBDC4 shares rank among the main banking sector assets listed on B3.