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PKO BP corporate history milestones

8 February 1919	Pocztowa Kasa Oszczędności (PKO) incorporated.
1920	PKO vested with legal personality as a state institutions.
1939	The world war hinders its operations.
1945	The Bank reactivated.
1949-1950	Pocztowa Kasa Oszczędności transformed and renamed as Powszechna Kasa Oszczędności.
1974	New product launch: Introduces personal savings and checking accounts.
1975	PKO merged into the structures of the National Bank of Poland; yet retains its identity.
1987	An independent bank once again.
1992	The articles of association granted it by the Council of Ministers include a modified name of Powszechna Kasa Oszczędności - Bank Państwowy (a state bank); PKO BP in the short form.
12 April 2000	Transformed into a wholly-owned subsidiary of the State Treasury under the name of PKO Bank Polski Spółka Akcyjna (a joint stock company).
10 November 2004	Successful floatation.
10 December 2007	PKO Bank Polski opens its first overseas outlet in London.
14 September 2008	Completes network rollout of O-ZSI, its integrated IT system.
7 October 2009	Successful rights issue of 250,000,000 D series shares, with nominal value of PLN 1 each.
11 December 2009	Capital increase from PLN 1,000,000,000 to PLN 1,250,000,000 through rights issue of 250,000,000 D series ordinary bearer shares; The articles of association amended.
1 September 2010	Commences commercial scale issuance of EMV technology compliant contactless smart cards.