Legal basis: Art. 17 of the Regulation (EU) No596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014on market abuse (MAR). The Management Board of Bank Handlowy w WarszawieS.A. ("the Bank") announces that on April 27, 2021 Fitch Ratings agency("Fitch") affirmed the Bank's long-term rating, short-term rating(IDR's) and national ratings.The Bank's ratings remainedunchanged. On the other hand, the Bank's viability rating ("VR rating")was placed on Negative Watch, following the Citigroup's announcement ofthe revised strategy to exit the consumer business in 13 marketsincluding Poland.Fitch expects to resolve theRatings Watch Negative (RWN) of VR rating upon the Citigroups' releaseof further details on the exit plan and the new corporate structure as aconsequence of the changes. The full current rating of the Bank assignedby Fitch is as follows: 1) Long-term IDR: "A-"; Outlook negative; 2)Short-term IDR: "F1"; 3) Viability rating: "a-" (Rating Watch Negative);4) Support Rating: "1"; 5) National Long-term Rating: "AA+(pol)";Outlook negative; 6) National Short-term Rating: "F1+(pol)". The fullannouncement disclosed by Fitch is attached to this report.