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Strategy 2024 Capital Markets Day 11 February 2021 - Commerzbank
Strategy 2024
                       Capital Markets Day
                        11 February 2021

11 February 2021            Capital Markets Day   All figures in this presentation are subject to rounding
Strategy 2024 Capital Markets Day 11 February 2021 - Commerzbank
Agenda

Manfred Knof         Chief Executive Officer

Michael Kotzbauer    Board Member for Corporate Clients

Sabine Schmittroth   Board Member for Private and Small Business Customers

Jörg Hessenmüller    Chief Operating Officer

Marcus Chromik       Chief Risk Officer

Bettina Orlopp       Chief Financial Officer

Manfred Knof         Chief Executive Officer

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                          Manfred Knof
                      Chief Executive Officer

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Initial analysis: strong franchise with high value potential

              STRENGTHS                                      CHALLENGES

     Trusted client relationships                         Low profitability

     Strong digital competencies                          Weak execution record

     Rock solid balance sheet                             Lack of performance culture

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Clear priorities to pave the way for sustainable success

                                           Ambitious restructuring plan

                                             Stringent & rapid execution

                                    Transformation of organisation &
                                            business model

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Ambitious targets for 2024 require strict execution

               €1.4bn                                                       ~10,000                                                         ~7%      up to   €3bn

              Cost                                                         Gross FTE                                                        Group    Potential for
           reductions                                                       reduction                                                       RoTE    capital return1

1) See capital sensitivity study in CFO section, share buy backs are subject to receiving the prior permission of the ECB
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Strategy aims at core clients, digitisation and efficiency

      Private & Small                        Corporate                         Operations &
    Business Customers                        Clients                          Head Office

                                      Focus on German clients and      Increase efficiency in Operations
            Digital daily banking
                                    clients with German connectivity           and Head Office

                                        Optimise products and          Improve IT efficiency and time-to-
        Reduce branch network
                                        international locations                     market

Advisory focus on premium clients       Improve RWA efficiency           Strong transformation office

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New strategy built on four cornerstones

Customer-centric                                                      Digital

             Leading franchises focused on                                  Superior scalable digital

 1           the needs of our core clients in
             PSBC and CC                                              2     banking model based on a
                                                                            modern IT architecture

Sustainable                                                           Profitable

             Strong focus on sustainability                                 Significant transformation to

3            and commitment to the Paris
             Climate Agreement                                        4     deliver attractive returns for our
                                                                            shareholders

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Corporate Clients
                         Michael Kotzbauer
                        Board Member for CC

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Market leading position, but insufficient RWA efficiency

              STRENGTHS                                               CHALLENGES

      Market leader in the German                                Shrinking revenues and a high cost
      Mittelstand segment                                        base due to significant complexity

      Consistently high level of client                          Costly and undifferentiated
      satisfaction                                               coverage

      Proven ability to achieve high RWA                         Overall RWA portfolio efficiency
      efficiency in the SME segment                              below peers

      Top partner in cash management                             Extensive product suite with
      and foreign trade                                          insufficient customer usage

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Broad range of levers to improve profitability

   1          Focusing on German    corporate clients and clients with connectivity to Germany

   2          Establishing a needs-based    coverage model with a cutting-edge digital banking proposition

   3          Reducing international    footprint with significant nearshoring and highly efficient lean branches

   4          Focusing, improving and digitising the product   offering

   5          Driving profitabilisation through Customer Sales Analytics and Smart Pricing

   6          Pursuing active RWA management through portfolio optimisation

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1    German corporates are at the core of our strategy

                                      German corporates

International clients                                                                Institutionals

In the future, we will only serve                                                    To serve our top clients with trade
international clients with                                                           products and market placement
connectivity to Germany and / or                                                     capabilities, we build on our
activity in lead sectors with                                                        network of correspondent banks
significant future potential (i.e.,                                                  and selected non-bank financial
mobility, sustainability, communi-                                                   institutions, which we will further
cations, life sciences / chemicals,                                                  optimise
capital goods)

                                      We will offer our German corporate clients a
                                      differentiated coverage model as well as a
                                      product portfolio tailored to their needs

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2    Cost-efficient and differentiated coverage model
Relationship managers            Specialists   How we create value

                                                                                    Upgraded personal coverage with an efficient
                   Mittelstand
                                               Revenue                              manufacturing approach for 19,000 clients and targeted
                   (SME)
                                                                                    wallet growth with 3,000 high-value clients
 Personal
                                                                        +€110m
 coverage
                                                                                    Expansion of the dual coverage model with sector-based
                   Large
                                               Revenue                              corporate finance specialists and local relationship
                   corporates
                                                                                    managers to 400 large German and international clients
                                 Product
                                 specialists

 International corporates
                                                                                    Reduction of product specialists for low-value clients as
                                                                                    well as convergence towards benchmark load ratios,
                                               Cost
                                                                                    reducing >30% of FTE (from >1,300 FTE in 2020 to >850
                                                                                    FTE in 2024)
 Institutionals                                                          -€100m

                                                                                    Higher load ratios for 7,000 clients enabled through
 Digital banking
                                               Cost                                 digital straight-through processing and a product
 proposition
                                                                                    portfolio simplified by around 90%

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3    Reduced international footprint
Rationale                Key initiatives
25% of top clients’
revenues with             Intention to reduce the international footprint by exiting 15 locations (branches /
international products    subsidiaries and representative offices)
Unchanged coverage of
major trade corridors
Improvement of the low
                          Optimisation of European locations by converting 5 branches into lean branches with a
yielding international
                          FTE-efficient middle- and back-office setup
RWA portfolio

                          Optimisation of non-European locations by significant nearshoring of middle- and back-
                          office activities with transfer of >220 FTE to cost-efficient regional hubs

                          Selective revenue growth by (re-)allocating RWA, e.g., in lead sectors with significant
                          future potential

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4    Improved product offering
Rationale                   Key initiatives
Maintaining competitive-                Cooperation model for Equity Sales & Trading as well as Equity
ness and meeting client                 Research
needs
Reduction of the offering               Discontinuation of Credit Solutions within Corporate Clients
for products with limited
demand                      Products
                                        Establishment of a MidCap Corporate Finance Advisory focusing on
Top clients with 3x the                 Capital Structuring, Succession Planning and ECM
number of products
compared to the client                  Streamlining and targeted digitisation of the entire product portfolio
long-tail – potential for               along client needs to reduce complexity
cross-sell
                                        Consolidation of booking and trading applications, including horizontal
                                        integration of booking applications towards 1-stack architecture
                            Product
                                        Full digitisation of the trading setup resulting in a 50% reduction of
                            infra-
                                        trading FTE
                            structure
                                        Increase in efficiency through the digitisation and automation of trade
                                        finance processing
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5    Increased profitability with data analytics & rightsizing

                   Repricing of the portfolio using Customer Sales Analytics and Smart Pricing

 Revenue
                   Increase in cross-sell through digital lead generation and data-powered coverage
 growth

                   Implementation of a strict monitoring and steering cadence to ensure execution

                   Continuing the reduction of the correspondent banking network from >1,600 to ~1,300 banks

 Optimisation

                   Streamlining of the staff organisation within Corporate Clients by significantly reducing FTE

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6    Active RWA management
Rationale                 RWA efficiency                                                       Key initiatives
Optimisation of the low
RWA portfolio                                                                                   Continuous review of the
efficiency                                                                                      portfolio with RWA-E below 3%
                           >5%          33%
Addressing significant                                                                          to generate profitabilisation
variation in RWA                                                                                or exit
efficiency
Establishment of                                                         Targeted improve-
capabilities for active                                                  ment of all clients
                          3-5%          33%
RWA management                                                           with RWA-E below
                                                                         3%                     Securitisation
Improvement of the
capital leeway for
revenue growth
Targeted RWA release in Corporate Clients until 2024

Development of RWA in Corporate Clients 2020 vs. 2024
(€bn)        Credit Risk   Market Risk     Operational Risk

                                            100
                           1                                  -4
                           7                 8                           -1
          90                                                                             -3
                           2
                                                                                         -7
           7                                                                                                      84
                                            15
                                                                                              -8        7         8
           8

                                                                                                                  12

          75                                77
                                                                                                                  65

        2020           Regulatory        Total after Closure / sale    Exit of    RWA     Economic     Re-       2024
                       and model         regulatory of locations      products management recovery investments
                         effects         and model
                                                                    Divestments
                        2021-24            effects
                                          2021-24
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Significant cost reduction until 2024

Revenues Corporate Clients                                                                   Costs Corporate Clients1
(€bn)                                                                                        (€bn, incl. €0.3bn reduction of back-office cost allocations)

                                           -0.1
      3.1
                        -0.1                                        3.0
                                                          0.1
                                    -0.2                                                                                          -0.6
                                                  0.1
                                                                                                 2.5
                                                                                                             -0.1
                                                                                                                           -0.1
                                                                                                                                         -0.1
                                                                                                                                                       -0.2       1.9

    2020             Locations      RWA     Coverage    Products    2024                         2020      Locations     Coverage      Products    Back-office    2024
                                 management              & data                                                                         & data     efficiencies
                                                        analytics                                                                      analytics   & process
                                                                                                                                                   digitisation

1) Differences due to rounding
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RoCET of ~9% in 2024

2024

     €3.0bn          €1.9bn    €84bn                         2.5k   62%       ~9%

Revenues             Costs     RWA                           FTE    CIR     RoCET
                                                                            before tax

Difference to 2020

   -€0.1bn           -€0.6bn   -€6bn                         -900   -18pp   +13pp
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Clear milestones defined

                   2021                             2022 & 2023                                         2024
● Complete >30% of FTE reductions          ● Complete >85% of FTE reductions            ● All MSB clients transferred to new
                                                                                          coverage model
● Roll out a sector-focused advisory for   ● Fully establish a digital banking
  an additional 150 clients                  proposition                                ● International footprint streamlined

● Further develop Customer Sales           ● Intend to complete the exit / sale of 15   ● Full impact from profitabilisation and
  Analytics and Smart Pricing                locations, and finalise nearshoring and      headcount reduction measures realised
                                             lean branches (subject to regulatory
● Increase securitisation volumes            approval)                                  ● Infrastructure further consolidated –
                                                                                          number of applications reduced by up to
● Realise 32% of risk exposure with        ● Introduce a cooperation model for Equity     40%
  RWA-E
Private and Small
                   Business Customers
                           Sabine Schmittroth
                         Board Member for PSBC

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Strong market position at weak cost income ratio

              STRENGTHS                                          CHALLENGES

     Continuing business and customer                         Profitability unsatisfactory –
     growth ahead of market                                   CIR at 85% (PSBC Germany)

     Strong market position with                              Expensive parallel development of
     profitable wealthy customers                             digital banking model

     Acknowledged expertise in direct                         Insufficiently utilised potential from
     banking & personal advice                                11m German customer base

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Levers based on radical change of business model

              Cost savings – Strongly modified sales approach with substantially lower cost-to-serve – we close
   1
              >50% of branches and reduce costs materially by ~20%

   2          Unique blend – Leverage comdirect to create scalable digital banking model combined with
              superior personal advisory expertise

   3
              “Premium” client focus – Individually tailored customer care model with excellent
              advisory solutions for most valuable premium clients

   4
              Churn mitigation – Range of value driven mitigation measures address impact of branch
              closures and modified sales model

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1     Strongly modified sales model – focus on profitability
                                               Services for all                                                          Exclusively for
                                                 customers                                                              premium clients

                      Mobile / Online           Advisory center                       Advisory points                    Premium branch
                    “Mobile First” for all     24/7 Remote advice                    Quick advice & self-              Best-in-Class branches
                         requests                                                          service                      for premium clients

                     Self-service process       Share of customers                    # of advisory points                  # of branches

                                                                                                             thereof
                    ~10%           ~90%        ~25%          ~90%                    ~1,000          ~450                ~220          ~220
                   ● All service requests     ● Remote advisory by                  ● Easy and quick                   ● Multiple award-
                     and sales transactions     highly qualified                      advisory & sales for               winning advisory and
                     with outstanding           experts                               non-complex products               highly qualified
                     customer                                                         without appointment                specialists
                     experience

  current
   2024                                         Cost-to-Serve                                                                   Revenue

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1    Closure of >50% of branches by end of 2022

Number of branches
(end of period)    thereof premium branches

                                -55%                                     Achievement 2020
      ~1,000                                                             ● ~200 branches remain closed (closing Corona-related)

                        ~800
                                                                         Transformation & optimisation 2021-2022
                                         ~600                            ● ~450 advisory points, thereof ~220 branches for
                                                ~450                       premium clients
                                                                         ● Advisory points are key mitigant for churn
                                                                         ● Permanent review of number of advisory points

        ~220            ~220             ~220   ~220                     ● ~€45m costs for renovation and optimisation of
                                                                           branch network
        2019            2020             2021   2022

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1     €0.7bn cost savings by 2024

 Costs PSBC Germany excl. mBank1
 (€bn, incl. €0.2bn reduction of back-office cost allocations)

                                                  -0.7
            3.2                                                                                  I    Net reduction of ~3,500 FTE
                                                                                                      due to significant reduction of branches
                                    -0.4                                                              as well as modified sales model &
                                                                                                      synergies from comdirect integration
                                                  -0.1
                                                                  -0.3                          II    Closing of net ~550 branches
                                                                                   2.4                due to expansion in direct customer care

                                                                                                III   Savings of administrative costs
                                                                                                      e.g. IT-costs, marketing expenses, postal
                                      I            II              III                                charges and other optimisation

          2020                    Personnel   Admin. costs       Other           2024
                                  expenses      branch           admin.
                                               reduction          costs
FTE ~10,800                                     ~-3,500                         ~7,300
 1) Differences due to rounding
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2    Leverage comdirect across the entire franchise

                       Excellent digital products and processes offered to 11 million customers

  THE BEST BANK        comdirect catalyst to extend digital product range significantly faster

  Provide excellent
       customer        Highly above-average share of wealthy and highly digital affine clients
   experiences with
     strong direct
  banking capability
                       Unique expertise throughout the entire securities and brokerage value chain

                       Earnings potential from diverting customers from deposits to securities

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3    Focus on growth with premium clients
2024

Market growth of                                                ● Active approach to develop existing
                                     +2%                          clients into premium clients
wealthy households                   Premium
                                      Clients
                                                                ● Market penetration through modified
CAGR 2020-2024                                                    sales model

Increase high-            +10%                         +10%     ● Increased use of analytics & big data
margin assets             Loans to                 Securities   ● Acquisition of assets from wealthy
                          Business                 Business
                           Clients                                and business clients
CAGR 2020-2024

Unique client                                                   ● Investment in marketing activities to
                                                                  promote unique client proposition
proposition                                                       for private and business clients

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4    Comprehensive set of measures to limit churn

 Losing customer relationships and related                               …will be limited by data-driven customer
 income…                                                                 communication

                                                                        ● Individual support including fast lane hotline
     … due to modified sales model based on proximity,                  ● Promotion of digital offering with active support at advisory points
     branch use, advisory needs and digital skills                      ● Active communication of third party cash supply
                                                                        ● Use of early warning indicators based on data driven analysis

                                                                        ● More customisable and flexible product range
     … due to changes in pricing model                                  ● Communicative support via all channels
                                                                        ● Specific treatment for customers affected by combined effects

                         Estimated total transformation churn effect: ~€0.3bn revenues

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Only limited net revenue growth assumed

 Revenues PSBC Germany excl. mBank
 (€bn)
                                                                                 Net commission income
                                       +0.1                                      ● Securities business benefits from
                                                                        3.9        comdirect’s brokerage expertise and
       3.8                                           0.1
                      -0.3                    0.3                                  positive market outlook
                               -0.3    0.3                                       ● Payment business with modular pricing

                                                                                 Net interest income (loan business)
                                                                                 ● Consumer loans expand through more
                                                                                   third-party sales
                                                                                 ● Mortgage finance growth in premium
                                                                                   segment in particular
                                                                                 ● Individual loans with focus on premium
      2020          Deposits   Churn   NCI    NII   Others            2024
                                                                                   Small Business Customers

RWA      28                             +7                               35

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Improve CIR from 85% to 62%

2024 excl. mBank

     €3.9bn          €2.4bn    €35bn                         7.3k    62%      ~31%

Revenues             Costs     RWA                           FTE     CIR     RoCET
                                                                             before tax

Difference to 2020

  +€0.1bn            -€0.7bn   +€7bn                         -3.5k   -23pp   +23pp
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Strict execution: progress will be visible every year

                   2021                            2022 & 2023                                      2024
● Start remote advice pilot for            ● Additional ~150 branches closed          ● New sales model fully in place
  private customers
                                           ● Final completion remote advisory         ● Active digital banking users: 73%
● ~200 branches permanently closed           center                                     (+7pp vs. 2020)
● Further development of mobile /          ● Mobile / online offers fully digitised   ● Loan and securities volumes
  online channels in direction of direct     – direct banking capability achieved       (GER): >€390bn (+€100bn vs. 2020)
  banking capability
                                           ● Final completion comdirect               ● Mobile / online channels as well as
● Start exclusive fast lane for              integration                                self-service fully established
  premium clients

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Operations & Head Office
                             Jörg Hessenmüller
                            Chief Operating Officer

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New delivery model with more potential to be lifted

              STRENGTHS                                              CHALLENGES

     New organisational model introduced                          Structures and processes in Head
                                                                  Office & Operations not yet
     (Campus 2.0 / Delivery Organisation)
                                                                  comprehensively optimised

     Already significant efficiency gains                         Modernisation of IT infrastructure
     realised                                                     not yet at target level

     State-of-the-art platform for                                Still too dependent on expensive
     compliance and risk management                               external support

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Large efficiency potential but also investment needs

 1                                                                                       2
                           Efficiency                                                                   Build new bank
              Efficiency gains and cost reduction                                                    Backbone for new strategy

                           €700m                                                                                €1.7bn
                   cost reductions 2024 vs. 2020                                             total Change-the-Bank budget 2021-2024

         Head              Downsizing & adapting functions, e.g.
         Office            finance, risk, communications and HR
                                                                                                            •   Transforming the business model
                                                                                             Delivery
         Operations
                           Consolidating and streamlining processes
                                                                                             Organisation   •   Modernising IT platform and services
                           including E2E digitisation & automation
                                                                                                            •   Providing superior customer experience

         Delivery
                           Increasing efficiency of IT run and change
         Organisation

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1     ~20% cost savings from efficiency gains

Direct cost reduction                                            FTE reduction
(€m)                                                             (net)

                                                                                               ~ -3,200
                            -700
                    3,700                                                            ~18,700
       Occupancy    600                                                                                   ~15,500
                                   3,000
                                                                    Operations
       Operations   800            500                           (incl. Transfers)
                                                                                     ~9,000
                                                                                                          ~6,800
                                   700
     Head Office    700
                                   600                             Head Office       ~4,200               ~3,500
         Delivery
                    1,600                                             Delivery
     Organisation                  1,200                                             ~5,500
                                                                  Organisation                            ~5,200

                    2020           2024                                               2020                 2024

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1    Efficiency gains of €300m in Operations & Head Office

                   €100m             ● Downsize head office to adapt to new business model
       occupancy cost reductions
                                     ● Transfer administrative processes from sales to operations
                                       achieving more economies of scale

                   €200m             ● Digitise E2E and automate processes
                                     ● Streamline organisational structure to reduce complexity
      cost reduction 2024 vs. 2020
                                     ● Leverage sourcing-potential to realise further cost synergies
                                     ● Resize domestic and foreign branch network in line with
                   ~2,900              office space reduction plus usage of remote working models
          FTE reduction 2021-2024

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1    Delivery Organisation adds €400m to cost savings

                   €400m               ● Reduce change budget following successful trans-formation
      cost reduction 2024 vs. 2020
                                         and implementation of technological enablers
                                       ● Decrease FTE at high cost locations by ~1,000 (-20%)
                   ~300                ● Increase FTE in nearshore locations by ~700 (+100%) and
          FTE reduction 2021-2024        internalise technology and IT competencies
                                       ● Reduce external staff by ~60% (equals ~1,300 FTE) to
                   ~1,300                lower external dependencies and costs

         reduction of external staff

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2     Investment of €1.7bn to build new bank

                                                            Higher change budget 2021/22 driven by necessary
                                                            transformation:
                                                            ● Significant investments until 2024
                                                            ● Modernisation of technological basis and strengthening of

                   €1.7bn                                     capabilities, capacity and stability
                                                            ● Decent share of one-off investments (e.g. comdirect
             total Change-the-Bank
                budget 2021-2024                              integration) or permanently change of IT delivery model
                                                            ● Close monitoring of implementation complexity

                                                            Investment in technological foundation until 2024 leads to
                                                            lower future development expenses (esp. API, CI/CD1, Cloud)

1) CI/CD = Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment
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2    Change of Commerzbank’s technological foundation

                                                                          Digitisation & smart
Best of two business                 Establishing one, uniform       automation of further mass           Implementation of regulatory
models – scalable and               European IT platform as an       processes in operations, risk         requirements, especially in
efficient platforms and             international house bank               and other, e.g. KYC                risk, compliance, and
  personal offerings                  for German Mittelstand         efficiencies and smart ratings            transaction banking

                    Building of a primarily           Moving to a much more                 Implementation of tech                 Explore and
                     digitised business           digitised CC business model                 enablers like cloud,                monetise new
                     model E2E in PSBC            aligned with current and future          extension APIs with high             technologies and
                                                          customer needs                     dependence to other                business models
                                                                                                   initiatives
                                                                                                  Deep dive                         Deep dive

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2     Implementation of tech enablers key for strategy

                    Architectural success components

                     Application                             Security              Software Deve-               Architectural           Data
                     infrastructure                          architecture          lopment process              coupling                architecture

As-Is               ● On Premise-based                       ● On Premise and      ● Manually driven           ● Monolithic             ● Batch-driven (end-
                    ● Partly based on                          Perimeter-focused      integration, tests and     applications             of-day processing)
                       non-standardised,                     ● Expert-driven          deployments              ● Tightly coupled        ● Complex & highly
                       outdated software                       security               (designed for few          interfaces (Point-2-     interdependent data
                       infrastructure                          implementation         releases)                  Point connections)       provisioning
                                                                                                                                          landscape

Target              ● 85% of Apps on                         ● Cloud- and Zero-    ● Highly automated          ● Modular                ● Event-driven (near-
                       cloud technology                        Trust-based            SW integration, tests      applications             time processing)
                       (non-mainframe)                       ● Increasingly           and deployments          ● Loosely coupled        ● Simplified data
                    ● Fully based on                           supported by           (CI/CD1, built for         interfaces (e.g.         provisioning land-
                       standardised,                           automated              frequent releases)         APIs, Apache Kafka)      scape with clear
                       up-to-date software                     mechanisms          ● 95% of Apps use             – objective: 300         responsibilities
                       infrastructure                                                 CI/CD1 pipeline            APIs available

 1) CI/CD = Continuous Integration / Continuous Deployment
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2    Targeted innovations as important building block

                    Open Banking                   Distributed Ledger                      Data
        Creation of technological            Systematic expansion of DLT-      Use of data and artificial
        foundations for participation in     based products & services,        intelligence to continuously
        Ecosystems and connectivity to       esp. in wholesale banking         optimise customer offering and
        external distribution channels                                         risk management

                   Digital Payments                  Digital Identity                    Fintechs

        Further participation in German      Research on the DLT-based         Innovation through strategic
        #dk and European Payment             topic “self-sovereign digital     cooperation & investments in
        Initiative for further development   identities” with BMWi funding     technology-driven start-ups
        of payment transaction               (Federal Ministry of Economics)

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Ambitious roadmap to achieve objectives by 2024

                   2021                       2022 & 2023                                 2024
● Enforce efficiency measures         ● Realise additional sourcing and     ● Full impact from E2E digitisation /
  (paperless bank…) & FTE reduction     nearshoring projects                  process & functional optimisation
                                                                              realised – net 3,200 FTE reduced
● Start execution of organisational   ● Implement large share of cost
  target structure and scaling          savings in Head Office as well as   ● Internal IT nearshoring capacity
  nearshoring                           occupancy cost reductions             increased to 26%, external staff
                                                                              reduced by ~1,300
● Create basis for occupancy cost     ● Transform IT architecture
  reduction                                                                 ● Maximised space compression
                                      ● Realise major part of efficiency      (savings of ~€100m achieved)
                                        gains / FTE-Savings
                                                                            ● IT Transformation goals achieved
                                                                              (300 APIs, 85% Apps on cloud…)

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Group Risk Management
                           Marcus Chromik
                           Chief Risk Officer

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Strong risk profile

             German economy strongest in EU                             Commerzbank with resilient loan book

● AAA rated by rating agencies                                   ● Operating mainly in attractive German economy
● Unemployment rate of 4.7% vs. 7.5% EU average                  ● Focus on stable client segments with low risks,
                                                                   resulting in fortress balance sheet
● Low national debt ratio of 70.0% vs 93.9% EU
  average                                                        ● NPE ratio of 1.0% – significant better than
                                                                   average of European banks
● German residential properties with strong
  development since financial crisis                             ● Internal ratings show ~85% of exposure to
                                                                   investment grade clients
● GDP shows Germany’s stronger resilience to
  Corona pandemic                                                ● ~75% of loan book allocated in core Europe

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Well prepared for 2021 due to TLA booking in 2020

Risk result
(€m)

                              -1,748                     ● Overall TLA increased to -€505m to cover
                                                           expected impacts considering forward looking
                   Corona
                              -505                         information
                      TLA
                                                         ● TLA is based on in-depth portfolio analysis
                   Corona
                    effects
                              -456                         considering ECB’s December scenario which
                                                           assumes a 3% increase in German GDP in 2021
                                                         ● Expected increase in insolvencies due to 2nd
                     Base     -788
                                                           lockdown and discontinuation of the obligation
                                                           to file for insolvency
                              2020

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Limited exposure to affected sectors – covered by TLA

Top Level Adjustment                                                                 ● Tour operators and hotels severely affected by
(€m)                                                                                   Corona crisis
                                                                     Travel          ● Due to shutdown of airlines / airports suppliers
                                                                     0.9% of EaD
                                                                                       will also be severely affected

                                           505                                       ● Cruise ship financings mostly ECA covered
                   373
                                       3
                                                                                     ● Overall stable sector with profiteers and losers
                   225   Mittelstand                                                 ● Food retailing and mail ordering benefit from
                                                                     Retail            the crises
                                                                     1.6% of EaD     ● Stationary sales (especially textile industry and
                                                                                       furniture specialists) are facing losses
                   136   International
            129          Clients

PC           11    12    Institutionals                                           ● Automotive: affected by general drop in
                                                                                    demand, recovery to pre-crisis level not before
SBC
            118                                                                     2023 expected
                                                                     Automotive /
                                                                     Mechanical ● Automotive supplier: smaller suppliers more
         PSBC      CC             O&C      Total                                    affected due to lower capitalisation / substance
                                                                     Engineering
                                                                     4.4% of EaD     ● Mechanical Engineering: outlook for top clients
                                                                                       predominantly positive, larger challenges
                                                                                       expected for smaller clients

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Limited stage migration throughout 2020

Exposure                                                     Risk provisions
(€m, excl. mBank)                                            (€m, excl. mBank)
      Stage 1       Stage 2    Stage 3   TLA

                                                                                            •   TLA will cover Corona
                                                                                    2,762       related stage migrations
                                                                                    505         which are anticipated today
                                397        391                                                  and will materialise in 2021
                     372       18
                                  3
                                          19
                                             4       371
                                                                  1,707
                                                                                            •   Increased risk provisions
     358               3                               4                            1,611       in stage 3 driven by a large
       3            17                              20            1,109
    18                                                                                          single case and a few
     338            352        376        369       348                                         Corona-related defaults
                                                                                    375
                                                                    324
                                                                    274             271
                                                                                            •   From 2022 onwards we
  Q4 2019          Q1 2020    Q2 2020    Q3 2020   Q4 2020         FY19             FY20        expect a normalisation

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No significant impact of deferrals

Loan deferrals since start of crisis until 31 Dec.
(€bn, Germany)          30 Jun. 2020     31 Dec. 2020

                     1.9                                                                ● Represents
Risk result expected at normalised levels from 2022

Risk result 2019-2024
(€bn, CoRL in bps)

                                                     1.7
                                                                                              Pre-crisis
                                                                                   0.8-1.2    standard
                                                                                                 ~0.7
                             0.6

                            2019                     2020                              2021   2022-2024

                   Low level, first signs of   Corona effects:               Still Corona     Normalised
                    economic slowdown          -€940m in 2020                   effects         levels

   CoRL:                    24bps                   68bps                      30-45bps        ~25bps

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Financials
                        Bettina Orlopp
                     Chief Financial Officer

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Targets 2024 based on prudent assumptions

Economic scenario

                                                                                                                                                    COVID-19 accelerated adoption
                                                                                      Economic recovery in 2021                                     of digital banking
      Unchanged Euro interest rate
      environment in planning period                                                  Post pandemic normalisation of
                                                                                      economic and regulatory environment                           Persistent competitive pressure
                                                                                                                                                    in German banking market

                     €1.4bn                                                           ~10,000                                               ~7%                    up to €3bn

                    Cost                                                           Gross FTE                                                Group                 Potential for
                 reductions                                                        reduction                                                RoTE                 capital return1
1) See capital sensitivity study in CFO section, share buy backs are subject to receiving the prior permission of the ECB
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€1.4bn net cost savings identified and validated

Cost reduction by segment1
(€bn)          Personnel costs   Admin costs    Compulsory contributions

                 6.7
                 0.5                   -0.7
                                                                -0.6                                            5.3
                                                                                                 -0.2    0.2    0.3
                 2.7
                                                                                                                2.1
                                               €1.6bn gross cost savings
                 3.5
                                                                                                                2.9

               2020              PSBC Germany                   CC                               O&C    mBank   2024

1) Differences due to rounding
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Every year lower cost – more than ⅓ of savings by 2022

Costs incl. compulsory contributions
(€bn)              Change-the-Bank IT cash spent

                                                                     -1.4
                    6.7                            6.5
                                                                      6.2
                                                                                         5.8
                                                                                                      5.3

                   2020                            2021             2022                2023          2024
                    0.4                            0.6                0.6                0.3          0.2

                                           Increased IT investments in 2021/2022 for transformation
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Gross FTE reduction of ~30% outside mBank

Internal FTE transition
     Commerzbank Group excl. mBank   mBank

                                                             ~ -7,500
                   ~39,500
                   ~6,600                                                                           ~32,000
                                             ~ -10,000                                              ~6,800
                                                                                   ~2,300

                   ~32,900
                                                                                                    ~25,200

                    2020                     Reduction                  Nearshoring & replacement    2024
                                                                             of external staff

External
                   ~2,200                                ~ -1,300 / ~ -60%                           ~900
staff
(excl. subsidiaries)

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€1.8bn restructuring charges booked until 2021

Restructuring charges
(€m)         Personnel reduction   Occupancy related

                                                       ~900
                                   814                 ~150
                                   43                                         ● Booking of all restructuring charges will be
                                                                                completed by end of 2021
                                                                              ● €1.6bn restructuring charges for gross reduction
                                                                                of ~10,000 FTE vs. 2020
                                   771                 ~750
                                                                              ● €0.2bn real estate related restructuring
                                                                                charges for reduction of branch network, foreign
              101
                                                                                locations and reduced central functions

            2019                   2020                2021

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Moderate revenue growth

Revenues 2020 vs. 2024 incl. mBank
(€bn)        NII   NCI     Others                                                      Drivers NII
                                                                                       − Drag from rates and customer
                                                                                       ●
                                           +0.5                                          churn
                                                                                8.7    ●
                                                                                       + Loan growth PSBC
         8.2                                              0.6
                         0.1        -0.1          -0.1                                 ●
                                                                                       + Margin management

                                                                                5.4
         5.0
                                                                                       Drivers NCI
                                                                                       ●
                                                                                       + Additional business with core
                                                                                         clients in PSBC & CC
         3.3                                                                    3.8
                                                                                       ●
                                                                                       + Growth of securities business
        -0.1                                                                    -0.5     in PSBC
      2020          PSBC            CC            O&C    mBank                  2024   ●
                                                                                       + Targeted pricing measures
                   Germany

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Recovery of risk result until 2022

Risk result 2020-2024
(€bn, CoRL in bps)

                             -1.0 / -60%
                      1.7

                              0.8-1.2

                     68bps                            ~0.7
                             30-45bps
                                                     ~25bps

                     2020       2021                2022-2024

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Clear turnaround visible in targets

Transition of operating result
(€bn)
                                                                +2.9
                                                                                         2.7

                                                                             1.0

                                                                 0.5

                                      1.4

                         -0.2
                         2020    Cost reduction      Revenue growth     Normalisation    2024
                                                                        of risk result
CIR
(%, incl. compulsory      82                                                              61
contributions)

Net RoTE
(%, w/o capital mgmt.)   -11.7                                                            ~7

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RWA reallocation to increase profitability

Development of RWA 2020 vs. 2024
(€bn)          Credit Risk CC               Credit Risk PSBC                  Credit Risk O&C                Regulatory changes                   Operational Risk           Market Risk

         179                                                                                                                                                                                     183
                                      -4                                                     3                                                                           8                  1
         12                                                       2                                                   -12                          7                                             16
         18                                                                                                                                                                                      18
           33                                                                                                                                                                                     28

           40                                                                                                                                                                                     57

           75                                                                                                                                                                                     65

        2020                Market Risk Operational                                Regulation                Optimisation                   Growth                     Growth              O&C   2024
                                           Risk                                      net1                        CC                         PSBC                       mBank
                                                                                                                                           Germany

Differences due to rounding 1) Regulation net: ~ €8bn Market Risk, ~ -€2bn Operational Risk, ~ €2bn Credit Risk CC, ~ €1bn Credit Risk PSBC, ~ -€6bn Credit Risk O&C
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Resulting CET1 ratio far above MDA

Development of CET1 ratio 2020 vs. 2024
(%)

                                                                                                         14.6
                                                                                                  0.4
                   13.2
                              -0.5                           1.0               -1.1     1.9
                                            -0.3
                                           Targeted corridor 200-250 bps above MDA

         9.5

  MDA 2020         2020   Restructuring   RWA reg.     RWA mgmt. RWA growth           Retained   Other   2024
                            expense        effects        CC         PSBC             earnings
                                                                 (incl. mBank)

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Significant potential for capital return

                                                          ~5bn                                                                   8.4%

                                                          ~3bn                                                           7.8%

 Potential capital
 return to share-
                                                          ~2bn                                      7.3%
holders until 20241

                                                   No capital return/
                                                       dividend
                                                                              7.0%

                                                                              14.6%                13.5%                 12.5%   11.5%
                                       RoTE

                                        2024                                                                CET1 ratio

1) Share buy backs are subject to receiving the prior permission of the ECB
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Transformation
                    Management
                           Manfred Knof
                       Chief Executive Officer

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Clear governance for strict execution

                                CEO
                                                                    Create a new
                   PSBC                               CFO           performance
                          Group Strategy,
                   CC     Transformation
                          & Sustainability
                                                      CRO
                                                                       culture
                   COO                                 HR

Rigorous strategy steering through:                                  Transformation
● Bi-weekly Strategy SteerCo with full board participation
                                                                     management led
● Dedicated cost reduction tracking committee led by CFO                by CEO
● Performance dialogue on revenues and RWA efficiency

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Fast implementation of FTE reduction program

                      Timeline                                                       Guidelines

      April / May 2021
      Negotiation of framework agreement until AGM                 ● Fair treatment of affected staff

      YE 2021                                                      ● Voluntary leave programs as basis for
      Closing of agreement with workers’ council
                                                                     socially responsible reduction program
      YE 2023
      Execution of >80% of FTE reductions                          ● Setup of qualification company and
                                                                     validation of compulsory redundancies
      YE 2024                                                        as ultima ratio planned
✓     Full execution of FTE reductions and full
      realisation of cost effects

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Operational KPIs 2024 underline transformation progress

        Private & Small                                                                                         Corporate                                                                        Operations &
      Business Customers                                                                                         Clients                                                                         Head Office

        ~450     domestic
                                                                                                    15        intl. locations exited2                                                26%   of IT capacity in
         (~-350) locations                                                                                                                                                         (+12pp) nearshoring locations

      ~73%       active digital
                                                                                           100%
                                                                                                              digital banking                                                        85%   decentralised applications
          (+7pp) banking users                                                                                users activated                                                      (+53pp) on cloud technology

>€390bn       loan and securities                                                              22%    of risk exposure with
                                                                                                                                                                              ~1,300                 external staff reduced
                                                                                                                           3
     (+100bn) volumes (Germany)                                                               (-12pp) RWA efficiency
Significant delivery already visible in 2021

        Private & Small                                                                                         Corporate                                                                        Operations &
      Business Customers                                                                                         Clients                                                                         Head Office

        ~600     domestic
                                                                                                        3     intl. locations exited2                                                20%    of IT capacity in
         (~-200) locations                                                                                                                                                           (+6pp) nearshoring locations

      ~67%       active digital
                                                                                               10%
                                                                                                              digital banking                                                        50%   decentralised applications
          (+1pp) banking users                                                                                users activated                                                      (+18pp) on cloud technology

>€310bn         loan and securities                                                            32%     of risk exposure with                                                     Reduction of external staff to start
                                                                                                                            3
        (+20bn) volumes (Germany)                                                               (-2pp) RWA efficiency
Three major key takeaways of our new strategy

                   1   Clear and ambitious plan with full
                       commitment to related targets

                   2   Complete focus on customers, digitalisation,
                       sustainability and profitability

                   3   Disciplined execution and delivery in
                       every single year

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                                                                           Financial Analysts

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