NORFOLK, Va., February 27, 2023 - PRA Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRAA) (the "Company"), a global leader in acquiring and collecting nonperforming loans, today reported its financial results for the fourth quarter ("Q4 2022") and full year of 2022.

•Total portfolio purchases of $288.1 million.

•Total cash collections of $391.7 million.

•Estimated remaining collections (ERC)1 of $5.7 billion (or $6.0 billion on a constant currency-adjusted basis).

•Cash efficiency ratio2 of 58.6%.

•Diluted earnings per share of $0.41.

•Total portfolio purchases of $850.0 million.

•Total cash collections of $1.7 billion.

•Cash efficiency ratio of 61.0%

•Diluted earnings per share of $2.94.

•Debt to Adjusted EBITDA3 was 2.25x.

•Common stock repurchases4 of $99.4 million, or 2.3 million shares.

•Available capacity under the Company's credit facilities of $1.6 billion; $465.1 million after considering borrowing base restrictions.

“Our performance in 2022 was led by our European operations, which achieved an annual record for cash collections on a constant currency-adjusted basis and purchased portfolios in nearly all of our operational markets. On a global basis, our fourth quarter portfolio purchases of $288 million represented our highest investment level since the third quarter of 2021,” said Kevin Stevenson, president and chief executive officer. "We made significant progress in 2022 executing our key strategic objectives, including growing our digital platform, leveraging our geographic reach to invest in the most attractive markets, and completing our first full year of collections in Australia. Looking ahead, we are seeing U.S. card balances, delinquency rates, charge-off rates, and bank loan loss reserves continue to increase which we believe will lead to more portfolio supply in the coming months. We also expect to continue to purchase at healthy levels in Europe. We are well-positioned to capitalize on this anticipated increased supply due to our funding capacity, global presence, operational efficiency, and experienced team.”

•The following table presents cash collections by quarter and by source on an as reported and constant currency-adjusted basis:

•Total cash collections in Q4 2022 decreased 17.3%, or 13.2% on a constant currency-adjusted basis, to $391.7 million compared to $473.7 million the fourth quarter of 2021 ("Q4 2021"). A 34.1% decrease in U.S. call center and other cash collections and an 11.8% decrease in Europe cash collections were partially offset by a 27.9% increase in Other Americas and Australia cash collections. For the full year, total cash collections decreased $332.7 million compared to the full year of 2021.

•Total portfolio revenue in Q4 2022 was $219.0 million compared to $252.0 million in Q4 2021. For the full year, total portfolio revenue was $941.2 million compared to $1.1 billion in 2021.

•Operating expenses in Q4 2022 decreased $10.9 million, or 6.3%, compared to Q4 2021. The decrease was primarily driven by:

◦a 24.3% decrease in other operating expenses primarily due to lower advertising costs; and

◦a 5.2% decrease in compensation and employee services expenses primarily due to the level and timing of compensation accruals in the prior year and lower collector compensation expenses in the U.S. call centers.

•For the full year, operating expenses decreased $40.0 million to $680.7 million compared to $720.7 million in the same period last year.

•The effective tax rate for the full year was 23.8%.

•The Company purchased $288.1 million in portfolios of nonperforming loans in Q4 2022.

•At the end of Q4 2022, the Company had in place forward flow commitments1 of up to $792.2 million, comprised of $461.1 million in the Americas and Australia and $331.1 million in Europe.

PRA Group, Inc. will hold a conference call today at 5:00 p.m. ET to discuss results with institutional investors and stock analysts. To listen to a webcast of the call and view the accompanying slides, visit https://ir.pragroup.com/events-and-presentations. To listen by phone, call 844-835-9982 in the U.S. or 412-317-5267 outside the U.S. and ask for the PRA Group conference call. To listen to a replay of the call, either visit the same website until February 27, 2024, or call 877-344-7529 in the U.S. or 412-317-0088 outside the U.S. and use access code 5441424 until March 6, 2023.

As a global leader in acquiring and collecting nonperforming loans, PRA Group, Inc. returns capital to banks and other creditors to help expand financial services for consumers in the Americas, Europe and Australia. With thousands of employees worldwide, PRA Group, Inc. companies collaborate with customers to help them resolve their debt. For more information, please visit www.pragroup.com.

Statements made herein that are not historical in nature, including PRA Group, Inc.’s or its management's intentions, hopes, beliefs, expectations, representations, projections, plans or predictions of the future, are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

The forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon management's current beliefs, estimates, assumptions and expectations of PRA Group, Inc.’s future operations and financial and economic performance, taking into account currently available information. These statements are not statements of historical fact or guarantees of future performance, and there can be no assurance that anticipated events will transpire or that the Company's expectations will prove to be correct. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, some of which are not currently known to PRA Group, Inc. Actual events or results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in any such forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including risk factors and other risks that are described from time to time in PRA Group, Inc.’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including PRA Group, Inc.’s annual reports on Form 10-K, its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and its current reports on Form 8-K, which are available through PRA Group, Inc.'s website and contain a detailed discussion of PRA Group, Inc.'s business, including risks and uncertainties that may affect future results.

Due to such uncertainties and risks, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of today. Information in this press release may be superseded by more recent information or statements, which may be disclosed in later press releases, subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission or otherwise. Except as required by law, PRA Group, Inc. assumes no obligation to publicly update or revise its forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in PRA Group, Inc.’s expectations with regard thereto or to reflect any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such forward-looking statements are based, in whole or in part.

(1)Includes finance receivables portfolios that were acquired through the acquisition of Aktiv Kapital AS in 2014.

(2)Includes the acquisition date finance receivables portfolios that were acquired through our business acquisitions.

(3)Non-U.S. amounts are presented at the exchange rate at the end of the year in which the portfolio was purchased. In addition, any purchase price adjustments that occur throughout the life of the portfolio are presented at the year-end exchange rate for the respective year of purchase.

(4)Non-U.S. amounts are presented at the year-end exchange rate for the respective year of purchase.

(5)Non-U.S. amounts are presented at the December 31, 2022 exchange rate.

(6)The Original Purchase Price Multiple represents the purchase price multiple at the end of the year of acquisition.

(1)Includes finance receivables portfolios that were acquired through the acquisition of Aktiv Kapital AS in 2014.

(2)Non-U.S. amounts are presented using the average exchange rates during the current reporting period.

(3)Non-U.S. amounts are presented at the December 31, 2022 exchange rate.

(1)Non-U.S. amounts are presented using the average exchange rates during the cash collection period.

(2)Includes finance receivables portfolios that were acquired through the acquisition of Aktiv Kapital AS in 2014.

(3)Includes the nonperforming loan portfolios that were acquired through our acquisitions.

(4)Non-U.S. amounts are presented at the exchange rate at the end of the year in which the portfolio was purchased. In addition, any purchase price adjustments that occur throughout the life of the pool are presented at the year-end exchange rate for the respective year of purchase.

PRA Group, Inc. reports its financial results in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). However, management uses certain non-GAAP financial measures, including Adjusted EBITDA, internally to evaluate the Company’s performance and to set performance goals. Adjusted EBITDA is calculated as net income attributable to PRA Group, Inc. plus income tax expense; less foreign exchange gain (or plus foreign exchange loss); plus interest expense, net; plus other expense (or less other income); plus depreciation and amortization; plus adjustment for net income attributable to noncontrolling interests; and plus recoveries applied to negative allowance less changes in expected recoveries. Adjusted EBITDA is a supplemental measure of performance that is not required by, or presented in accordance with, GAAP. PRA Group, Inc. presents Adjusted EBITDA because the Company considers it an important supplemental measure of operations and financial performance. Management believes Adjusted EBITDA helps provide enhanced period-to-period comparability of operations and financial performance and is useful to investors as other companies in the industry report similar financial measures. Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative to net income determined in accordance with GAAP. Set forth below is a reconciliation of net income, the most directly comparable financial measure calculated and reported in accordance with GAAP, to Adjusted EBITDA for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021. The calculation of Adjusted EBITDA below may not be comparable to the calculation of similarly titled measures reported by other companies.

Additionally, the Company evaluates its business using certain ratios that use Adjusted EBITDA. Debt to Adjusted EBITDA is calculated by dividing borrowings by Adjusted EBITDA. The following table reflects the Company's Debt to Adjusted EBITDA for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021 (amounts in millions):

Najim Mostamand, CFA

Vice President, Investor Relations

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IR@PRAGroup.com

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Senior Vice President, Communications and Public Policy

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