Berner Kantonalbank AG Reports Earnings Results for the First Half of 2015; Provides Earnings Guidance for 2015

Berner Kantonalbank AG (BEKB/BCBE) is a Swiss financial institution involved in the provision of banking and financial products to private, small and medium-sized enterprises and the public sector. For its private customers, the Bank offers personal current accounts, savings accounts, credit and debit cards, investment funds, safekeeping accounts, mortgage loans, personal loans and other products and services. The Bank is also engaged in private banking, which includes counseling and customer services operations for private investment clients and institutional investors. For its corporate customers, Berner Kantonalbank AG provides accounts, investment advice, asset management and capital investment loans. Berner Kantonalbank AG has approximately 80 branches, approximately 20 mobile banking points located throughout Switzerland and provides Internet-bank (E-Bank) service.