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BRI MSCI ESG RATING UPGRADED TO "A"

December 2022

BRI MSCI ESG RATING UPGRADED TO "A"

As of November 23, 2022, Bank Rakyat Indonesia received an MSCI ESG Rating of "A",

improving last year's rating from BBB.

MSCI ESG rating score ranges on a scale of AAA (leader) to CCC (laggard), according to company exposure to the most relevant industry-specific key issues on ESG risks and the ability to manage those risks relative to peers.

The rating report analyses the company's business practices related to the three main pillars Environment, Social, and Governance, which cover seven areas: Financing Environmental Impact, Consumer Financial Protection, Human Capital Development, Access to Finance, Privacy & Data Security, Corporate Governance, and Corporate Behaviour.

The Rating report stated that one of the upgrades is driven by BRI's customer financial protection initiatives, the report notes that BRI already adopts industry-best practices such as complaint reviews as well as staff training on transparent lending to protect customer interests.

BRI also received the highest score on Human Capital compared to the Industry Average. BRI scored 10 out of 10 in Human Capital and was included in the Top 5 Industry Leaders. This is

ESG Rating

A

BBB

20212022

driven by low proportion of operations reliant on highly skilled workers compared to peers, and/or the company has not had recent restructuring or significant layoffs. It also notes that BRI has comprehensive employee development efforts.

While on Data Protection, MSCI also noted that BRI has a Low risk of data breaches or regulatory scrutiny compared to peers. The initiatives to address data privacy and security appear stronger than peers.

The rating upgrade is the result of BRI's commitment to progressively improving ESG implementation in all banking aspects as well as BRI's continuous improvement in the disclosure of ESG data, as shown inBRI'sSustainability Report.

PT BANK RAKYAT INDONESIA (Persero) Tbk.

Investor Relations

7th floor BRI II Building

Jl. Jenderal Sudirman Kav 44-46 Jakarta 10210, Indonesia

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