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TBC Bank Group PLC 1st Quarter Results (7352F)

22/05/2017 7:00am

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TBC Bank Group PLC

22 May 2017

TBC BANK GROUP PLC ("TBC Bank")

1Q 2017 Unaudited Financial Results

Forward-Looking Statements

This document contains forward-looking statements; such forward-looking statements contain known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors, which may cause actual results, performance or achievements of TBC Bank Group PLC to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on numerous assumptions regarding the Bank's present and future business strategies and the environment in which the Bank will operate in the future. Important factors that, in the view of the Bank, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include, among others, the achievement of anticipated levels of profitability, growth, cost and recent acquisitions, the impact of competitive pricing, the ability to obtain necessary regulatory approvals and licenses, the impact of developments in the Georgian economic, political and legal environment, financial risk management and the impact of general business and global economic conditions.

None of the future projections, expectations, estimates or prospects in this document should be taken as forecasts or promises nor should they be taken as implying any indication, assurance or guarantee that the assumptions on which such future projections, expectations, estimates or prospects are based are accurate or exhaustive or, in the case of the assumptions, entirely covered in the document. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and subject to compliance with applicable law and regulation the Bank expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained in the document to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in factors affecting those statements.

Certain financial information contained in this presentation has been extracted from the Group's unaudited management accounts and financial statements. The areas in which management accounts might differ from International Financial Reporting Standards and/or U.S. generally accepted accounting principles could be significant and you should consult your own professional advisors and/or conduct your own due diligence for complete and detailed understanding of such differences and any implications they might have on the relevant financial information contained in this presentation. Some numerical figures included in this Presentation have been subject to rounding adjustments. Accordingly, numerical figures shown as totals in certain tables might not be an arithmetic aggregation of the figures that preceded them.

First Quarter 2017 Unaudited Financial Results Conference Call

TBC Bank Group PLC ("TBC PLC") will release its first quarter 2017 unaudited financial results on Monday, 22 May 2017 at 7am BST (10am GET).

On that day, Vakhtang Butskhrikidze, CEO, and Giorgi Shagidze, CFO, will host a conference call to discuss the results.

   Date & time:       Monday, 22 May at 14.00 (BST) / 15.00 (CEST) / 9.00 (EDT) 

Please dial-in approximately 5 minutes before the start of the call quoting the password TBC Bank:

 
Password:                        TBC Bank 
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                                 +44 (0) 20 3003 
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USA Toll Free:                   1 866 966 5335 
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                                 +7 (8) 495 249 
Moscow:                           9843 
 
 
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Contacts

 
 Sean Wade                       Anna Romelashvili                       Investor Relations 
  Director of International       Head of Investor                        Department 
  Media and IR                    Relations 
 
  E-mail: SWade@Tbcbank.com.ge    E-mail: ARomelashvili@Tbcbank.com.ge    E-mail: ir@tbcbank.com.ge 
  Web: www.tbcgroupbank.com       Web: www.tbcgroupbank.com               Web: www.tbcgroupbank.com 
  Tel: +44 (0) 7464               Tel: +(995 32)                          Tel: +(995 32) 
  609025                          227 27 27                               227 27 27 
  Address: 68 Lombard             Address: 7 Marjanishvili                Address: 7 Marjanishvili 
  St, London EC3V                 St. Tbilisi, Georgia                    St. Tbilisi, Georgia 
  9LJ, United Kingdom             0102                                    0102 
 

Table of Contents

TBC Bank - Background

Financial Highlights

Recent Developments

Letter from the Chief Executive Officer

Economic Overview

Results Overview 1Q 2017

Income Statement Discussion

Balance Sheet Discussion

Results by Segments and Subsidiaries

Annexes

Subsidiaries of TBC Bank Group PLC

Consolidated Financial Statements of TBC Bank Group PLC

Key Ratios

Additional Disclosures

The Bank Republic Data

TBC BANK Group PLC ("TBC Bank")

TBC Bank Announces 1Q 2017 Consolidated Results:

Net Profit for 1Q 2017 up by 64.5% YoY to GEL 96.6 million (or up by 38.5% YoY to GEL 81.3 million without Bank Republic effect)

The European Union Market Abuse Regulation EU 596/2014 requires TBC Bank Group PLC to disclose that this announcement contains Inside Information, as defined in that Regulation

TBC Bank - Background

These unaudited financial results are presented for TBC Bank Group PLC ("TBC Bank"), which was incorporated on 26 February 2016 as the ultimate holding company for JSC TBC Bank Georgia. TBC Bank became the parent company of JSC TBC Bank Georgia on 10 August 2016, following the group restructuring. As this was a common ownership transaction, the results have been presented as if the group existed at the earliest comparative date as allowed under International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") as adopted by the European Union. TBC Bank successfully listed on the London Stock Exchange's premium listing on 10 August 2016.

In Q4 2016, TBC Bank acquired Bank Republic and started its consolidating into the results since then.

Results reported below prior to 30 September 2016 relate to the group previously headed by JSC TBC Bank Georgia.

TBC Bank is the largest banking group in Georgia. Following the acquisition of Bank Republic in late 2016, TBC Bank became the country's leading universal bank, accounting for 36.4% market share by total assets, where 99.6% of its business is concentrated. TBC bank offers retail, corporate, and MSME banking nationwide.

Financial Highlights

1Q 2017 P&L Highlights

-- Net Profit for 1Q 2017 up by 64.5% YoY and 9.7% QoQ to GEL 96.6 million (up by 38.5% YoY to GEL 81.3 million without Bank Republic effect)

-- Return on Equity (ROE) amounted to 24.2% (24.6% without one-off) and Return on Asset (ROA) to 3.7%

-- Total operating income for the period up by 40.2% YoY and down by 6.8% QoQ to GEL 203.5 million

-- Cost to income ratio stood at 40.8% (39.8% without one-offs) compared to 44.3% in Q1 2016 and 51.2% in Q4 2016

-- Cost of risk on loans stood at 0.9%, down by 0.2pp YoY and up by 0.3pp QoQ

-- Net interest margin (NIM) stood at 6.6% (without change in accounting rules related to consumer loans NIM would have been 6.8%) in 1Q 2017, down by 1.1pp YoY and down by 1.2pp QoQ

-- Risk adjusted Net interest margin (NIM) stood at 5.1% in 1Q 2017 compared to 6.4% in 1Q 2016 and 6.3% in 4Q 2016

Balance Sheet Highlights 31 March 2017

-- Total assets reached GEL 10,362.6 million as of 31 March 2017, up by 55.7% YoY (up by 36.1% YoY to GEL 9,059.0 million without Bank Republic effect)

-- Gross loans and advances to customers stood at GEL 7,121.0 million as of 31 March 2017, up by 58.5% YoY (up by 27.1% YoY to GEL 5,710.6 million without Bank Republic effect)

-- Net loans to deposits + IFI funding stood at 97.2% and Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR) stood at 106.8%

-- NPLs stood at 3.4%, down by 1.4pp YoY and 0.1pp QoQ

-- NPLs coverage stood at 84.6%, (217.4% with collateral), compared to 88.4% as of 31 December 2016

-- Total customer deposits stood at GEL 6,070.8 million as of 31 March 2017, up by 54.4% YoY (up by 37.1% YoY to GEL 5,392.2 million without Bank Republic effect)

-- Regulatory Tier I and Total Capital Adequacy Ratios stood at 11.3% and 14.9% respectively

Market Shares[1]

-- TBC Bank's market share in total assets increased by 4.2pp YoY and decreased by 0.1pp QoQ, reaching 29.9% and 36.4% with Bank Republic's total assets (30.5%, and 37.1% with Bank Republic's total assets not considering Credo Bank's share) as of 31 March 2017.

-- TBC Bank's market share in total loans was 30.3% and 37.8% with Bank Republic's total loans (31.0% and 38.7% with Bank Republic's total loans not considering Credo Bank's share) as of 31 March 2017, up by 2.2pp YoY and down by 0.9pp QoQ.

-- In terms of individual loans, the Bank had a market share of 31.4% and 41.8% with Bank Republic's total individual loans (32.9% and 43.9% with Bank Republic's total individual loans not considering Credo Bank's share) as of 31 March 2017, up by 0.1pp YoY and down by 1.5% QoQ. The market share for legal entity loans was 29.1% and 33.4% with the Bank Republic's total legal loans, up by 4.0pp YoY and down by 0.3pp QoQ.

-- TBC Bank's market share of total deposits stood at 33.4% (37.6% with Bank Republic's total deposits) as of 31 March 2017, up by 6.1pp YoY and up by 0.4pp QoQ.

-- The Bank maintains its longstanding leadership in individual deposits with a market share of 37.0% (40.1% with Bank Republic's total individual deposits), up by 3.0pp YoY and down by 0.2pp QoQ. In terms of legal entity deposits, TBC Bank holds a market share of 29.0% (34.5% with Bank Republic's legal entity deposits), up by 9.4pp YoY and 1.0pp QoQ.

Recent Developments

TBC Bank has completed merger with Bank Republic

-- TBC Bank has completed the merger with Bank Republic, well ahead of schedule. Bank Republic was acquired in October 2016 and was, at the time, the third largest Georgian bank in terms of gross loans with a strong footprint in the retail segment. The merger was originally anticipated to be completed in the third quarter of 2017.

-- Following the merger, the Bank's market share in total loans increased by 7.6% (or 7.8% not considering Credo Bank's share) and reached 37.8% (or 38.7% not considering Credo Bank's share) as of 31 March 2017. The client base expanded by approximately 380,000 customers and an additional 41 branches and around 160 ATMs added to our distribution network.

-- The one-off integration costs have amounted to GEL 22.9 million, less than the expected GEL 23.3 million. Moreover, the bank has upgraded annualized cost synergies guidance from GEL 20.5 million to GEL 24.0 million.

TBC Bank Group PLC hosts a London Capital Markets Day

-- TBC Bank Group PLC will host a Capital Markets Day on Thursday 1 June 2017 in London

-- TBC Bank's management will present to the investors and analysts the latest developments: the Bank's strategy, goals, and plans from macro to specific banking areas

-- Mr. Koba Gvenetadze, Governor of the National Bank of Georgia, will join the TBC's top management. The Governor will give an overview of the Georgian macro environment and monetary policy

TBC Bank acts as underwriter of EBRD Eurobond issue

-- JSC TBC Bank has acted as lead manager and underwriter for European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ('EBRD') GEL 120 million (EUR46.7 million) Eurobond issue under EBRD's Medium Term Note Programme. The bonds are to be listed on the London Stock Exchange

-- The bonds are issued with a maturity of five years and its coupons are linked to a three-month Certificates of Deposit ('CDs') issued by the National Bank of Georgia ('NBG') and will be made eligible for the repurchase operations carried out by the NBG

TBC Bank wins The Best Bank of the Year

-- In recognition of its outstanding performance TBC Bank was named as "the Best Bank of the Year 2016" in Georgia by the EMEA Finance Magazine

-- TBC Bank won the "Best Bank of the Year 2017" award assigned by the Global Finance Magazine

Additional Information Disclosure

Additional historical information for certain P&L, Balance Sheet and Capital items and on Asset Quality is disclosed on our Investor Relations website on http://tbcbankgroup.com/ under Financial Highlights section.

Letter from the Chief Executive Officer

I am delighted to report that since the start of 2017, we have again delivered a strong performance. First of all, we successfully completed the merger with Bank Republic on May 8th, well ahead of schedule. The merger process went smoothly for all stakeholders and we are looking forward to welcoming our new customers and offering them our best in class services. I would also like to highlight that the one-off integration costs have amounted to GEL 22.9 million, less than the expected GEL 23.3 million and we have upgraded the annualised cost synergies guidance from GEL 20.5 million to GEL 24.0 million.

In terms of financial performance, in the first quarter of 2017, our consolidated net profit reached GEL 96.6 million with a return on equity of 24.2%, up by 4.9 pp year-on-year and a return on assets of 3.7%, up by 0.2 pp year-on-year. In November, anticipating falling loan yields on the market, we decided to accept lower interest rates and increase our loan book, especially to low yield, higher income customer segments. As a result our market share including Bank Republic, increased by 1.5 pp[2] over the last 6 months. In first quarter, the bank also changed accounting rules related to consumer loans, which resulted in 0.2pp decrease in NIM. As a result, NIM declined to 6.6%, or to 5.1% on risk-adjusted basis, however we have benefited from strong growth in fee and commission and other operation income. At the same time, our cost to income ratio decreased to 40.8%, or 39.8% without one offs, and even though it is expected to increase due to seasonal factors, it has decreased below our 40% guidance in the first quarter 2017.

We have also achieved strong balance sheet growth year-on-year with both loans and deposit growth outperforming the market. In the first quarter 2017, the loan book grew by 27.1% year-on-year without Bank Republic, or by 58.5% with Bank Republic. As a result, the aggregate market share in total loans reached 37.8% (or 38.7% excluding the market share of Credo Bank which registered as a bank in the first quarter of 2017), up by 9.8 pp. Over the same period, total deposits grew by 37.1% year-on-year without Bank Republic, or by 54.4% with Bank Republic. Consequently, the aggregate market share in total deposit reached 37.6%, up by 10.3 pp.

We continue to maintain robust asset quality with a non-performing loan ratio of 3.4% at the end of first quarter 2017, down by 1.4 pp on a year-on-year basis, while our non-performing coverage ratio stood at 85% or 217% with collateral. In addition, we continue to operate with strong capital and liquidity positions. Our total capital adequacy ratio (CAR) per Basel II/III regulation stood at 14.9% compared to the minimum requirement of 10.5%, and our Regulatory Tier I Ratio stood at 11.3% compared to the minimum requirement of 8.5%. Net loans to deposits + IFI funding stood at 97% and the net stable funding ratio (NSFR) stood at 107%.

I would also like to mention the standalone performance of Bank Republic. The loan portfolio grew by 15.3% since the acquisition and market share reached 7.6% (or 7.8% excluding the market share of Credo Bank which registered as a bank in the first quarter of 2017) as of 31 March 2017. During the same period the number of customers grew by 11.0% and reached around 380,000 clients, while the employee turnover remained low at 3% in the front office. Bank Republic delivered strong financial results with return on equity standing at 20.1% and return on assets at 3.1% in the first quarter 2017. At the same time, asset quality remained strong with the non-performing loan ratio standing at 2.6% and non-performing coverage ratio at 121% or 214% with collateral, respectively. The cost of risk stood at 1.0% in the first quarter 2017.

On a macro side, I am pleased to report positive economic developments in Georgia. Economic activity gained pace and, according to the initial estimates of Geostat, the GDP growth reached 5.0% in the first quarter of 2017. This was supported by a strong recovery of exports of goods which increased by 30.3% year-on-year. Tourist inflows also demonstrated robust growth with the number of tourists increasing by a solid 26.1% year-on-year. In addition, remittances improved by 22.3% year-on-year, supporting the recovery of private consumption in the country. The future outlook remains positive with most of the market commentators forecasting the growth around 4.0%, one of the highest growth rates among our peers from Central and Eastern Europe.

In terms of operational performance, I am pleased to see the share of remote transactions rising and reaching 85.5%[3] in the first quarter 2017 in line with our strategy of becoming the best digital service company in the region[4]. At the same time the mobile banking penetration ratio increased to 25%. This year, we also launched the first Georgian language Chat Bot, Ti-Bot, which has been welcomed by our customers and is rapidly gaining popularity.

Finally, I am also pleased to announce that TBC Bank has been awarded "the Best Bank in Georgia award for 2016 " by the EMEA Finance Magazine and "The Best Bank in Georgia Award for 2017" by Global Finance Magazine, in recognition of our outstanding performance and continuous commitment to offer the best banking service to our customers.

Outlook

One of our main strategic objectives for 2017 is to deepen the relationship with our clients and offer our existing and newly acquired Bank Republic customers the best-in-class products and services, including bancassurance products through our newly acquired insurance company, TBC insurance. Our focus in this regard is to increase the product-per customer-ratio[5] and non-interest income. Our strong cross-selling opportunity combined with the efficient cost control is expected to translate into a robust profit performance. At the same time, we will continue to grow in line with the market and aim to maintain our market share. As a result we have decided to increase our medium term dividend pay-out ratio target to 25-35% and at the same time have updated our loan book growth guidance to c.15% and tier1 capital adequacy ratio to c.10.5%. Finally, we maintain our medium-term cost-to-income guidance at below 40% and ROE forecast of 20% plus.

Economic Overview

Information set out below relating to the broad economic overview in Q1 2017, sets the context for TBC Bank's operating activities and financial results. Around 99% of TBC Bank's operations take place in Georgia and, although developments in the immediate Caucasus region are an important factor in the regional business climate, the bank's performance is therefore largely affected by the developments in the Georgian economy.

The domestic economic environment remains stable and the banking sector continues to grow, supported by broader macroeconomic stability and attractive business climate.

Economic activity gained pace in Q1 2017, according to the initial estimates of Geostat GDP expanded by 5% y/y, highest since Q3 2014. Sharp recovery in exports of goods and tourism inflows was major factor behind the improvement in growth.

Growth of exports accelerated in Q1 2017 with exports of goods increasing by 30.3% YoY compared to the 7.5% y/y growth in Q4 2016. From the goods perspective the exports growth was mostly driven by traditional export goods such as Wines (+63% YoY), other alcoholic drinks (+34% YoY) and Mineral Waters (+17% YoY). Increased prices on Metals in Q1 2017 boosted exports of Ferro-alloys (+201% YoY) which was also among the major drivers of growth.

Exports of goods to EU increased by solid 44% YoY, at the same time, stable exchange rates and recovery in economic activity underpinned increase of Georgian exports to CIS countries (+59.4% YoY). Exports to other countries increased by relatively moderate 4.5% YoY.

In Q1 2017, higher oil prices and resulting increased imports of petroleum products (+39% y/y) was major driver behind 14.9% YoY growth of imports of goods. Growth of imports translated into 8.3% higher trade deficit in Q1 2017 compared to the same figure a year ago. However, the deterioration in the balance of trade was more than offset by increasing inflows from tourism and remittances.

Georgia's dynamic tourism industry continued to grow in 1Q 2017, with number of tourists increasing by a solid 26.1% YoY. More recent indicators of growth in tourism revenues are very encouraging; as of April 2017 the number of tourist in Georgia increased by c. 30% YoY.

Remittances, which represent a significant positive component in Georgia's current account balance, increased by 22.3% YoY, mainly supported by higher money transfers from Russia (+27.0%), Israel (+94.7%), Turkey (+38.4%), The USA (+19.4%), Greece (+14.1%) and Italy (+9.1%), as of 1Q 2017. Continued growth of remittances is expected to positively influence private consumption in the country, which has been broadly flat over the last two years.

Improved external inflows and stable/appreciating currencies in the main trading partners of Georgia positively influenced USD/GEL exchange rate as well. From the beginning of 2017 till end of April, 2017 USD/GEL appreciated by c. 8% to 2.44. Over the same period EUR/GEL exchange rate appreciated by 4.4%.

Higher oil price on global markets, increase in excise taxes on tobacco and petroleum pushed annual Inflation rate to around 4.9% in 1Q 2017 as opposed to 0.6% Inflation in Q4 2016. Core inflation[6] edged up only moderately from 1.2% in Q4 2016 to 2.9% in Q1 2017. Lower core inflation indicates that inflation expectations remained well managed and higher CPI inflation was driven by one-off factor that will gradually dissipate by the end of 2017.

To ensure short-term inflation fluctuations will not translate in rise in inflation expectation, NBG raised refinancing rate from 6.5% by the end of 2016 to 6.75 in Feb. 2017 and to 7% in the beginning of May 2017. According to NBG, inflation will remain above the target in 2017. 0.5 PP increase in policy rate as well as diminishing effect of one-off factors mentioned above and should ensure that inflation goes to 3% target in 2018 and currently there is no need to further tighten monetary policy in 2017.

Supported by higher economic activity in Q1 2017 as well as increased excise tax budget revenues posted solid 19% YoY growth. Higher-than-projected budget revenues kept the budget in surplus of c. 1.8% of GDP([7]) (.) Public debt also fell to c. 41.6% of GDP in Q1 2017, as opposed to 44.5% of GDP by the end of 2017. It is to be noted, that government consumption[8] declined by 3.4% YoY in Q1 2017 reflecting the optimization of public spending. Government actively pursues the strategy to restrain current spending and redirect saved resources towards investment spending, which positively influences economic growth as well as sustainability of fiscal balances.

In March 2017, EU ratified long awaited visa free regime for the citizens of Georgia, which is an important milestone in EU-Georgia relations. This important step improves opportunities for Georgian businesses to better capture the benefits of free trade deal and positively influences consumer sentiments in the country.

Going forward, it is expected that traditional competitive advantages of the economy will continue to support growth. Business friendly environment, transparent and corruption free institutions coupled with free trade agreements with all of the major economic players in the region will support economic growth in the coming years.

Results Overview 1Q 2017

 
 Income Statement Highlights 
 
 in thousands of GEL              1Q'17     1Q'17     1Q'16    Change   Change    Q4'16     Change 
                                   w/o                           YoY      YoY                 QoQ 
                                    BR                            %        %                   % 
                                --------                      ------- 
 Net Interest Income             114,969   142,333   108,883    5.6%    30.7%    153,689    -7.4% 
------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  -------  -------  ---------  ------- 
 Net Fee and Commission 
  Income                         24,570    26,477    18,297    34.3%    44.7%     28,392    -6.7% 
------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  -------  -------  ---------  ------- 
 Other Operating Non-Interest 
  Income                         25,517    34,672    17,931    42.3%    93.4%     36,172    -4.2% 
------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  -------  -------  ---------  ------- 
 Provisioning Charges            -6,680    -17,658   -14,340   -53.4%   23.1%     -9,668    82.6% 
------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  -------  -------  ---------  ------- 
 Operating Income after 
  Provisions for Impairment      158,375   185,823   130,772   21.1%    42.1%    208,586    -10.9% 
------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  -------  -------  ---------  ------- 
 Operating Expenses              -72,727   -82,920   -64,299   13.1%    29.0%    -111,785   -25.8% 
------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  -------  -------  ---------  ------- 
 Profit Before Tax               85,648    102,903   66,474    28.8%    54.8%     96,801     6.3% 
------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  -------  -------  ---------  ------- 
 Income Tax Expense              -4,336    -6,345    -7,777    -44.2%   -18.4%    -8,767    -27.6% 
------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  -------  -------  ---------  ------- 
 Profit for the Period           81,312    96,558    58,696    38.5%    64.5%     88,034     9.7% 
------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  -------  -------  ---------  ------- 
 
 
 Balance Sheet and Capital Highlights 
 
                               Mar-17                         Dec-16         Change   Change        Mar-16         Change 
                                                                               YoY      YoY                          QoQ 
                                                                                %        % 
              --------------------------------------- 
                 GEL       USD       GEL        USD       GEL        USD       %        %        GEL       USD 
                 w/o       w/o 
 In Millions      BR        BR 
------------  --------  --------  ---------  --------  ---------  --------  -------  -------  --------  --------  ------- 
 Total 
  Assets       9,059.0   3,704.8   10,362.6   4,237.9   10,769.0   4,068.7   36.1%    55.7%    6,654.4   2,810.2   -3.8% 
 Gross Loans   5,710.6   2,335.4   7,121.0    2,912.3   7,358.7    2,780.2   27.1%    58.5%    4,493.7   1,897.8   -3.2% 
 Customer 
  Deposits     5,392.2   2,205.2   6,070.8    2,482.8   6,454.9    2,438.8   37.1%    54.4%    3,931.6   1,660.4   -6.0% 
 Total 
  Equity       1,676.2    685.5    1,680.5     687.3    1,582.6     597.9    30.9%    31.2%    1,280.6    540.8     6.2% 
 Regulatory 
  Tier I 
  Capital      1,115.2    456.1    1,115.2     456.1    1,041.3     393.4    12.2%    12.2%     994.1     419.8     7.1% 
 Regulatory 
  Risk 
  Weighted 
  Assets       9,878.1   4,039.8   9,878.1    4,039.8   10,021.5   3,786.3   32.6%    32.6%    7,450.6   3,146.5   -1.4% 
------------  --------  --------  ---------  --------  ---------  --------  -------  -------  --------  --------  ------- 
 
 
 Key Ratios            1Q'17   1Q'17   1Q'16   Change   Change   Q4'16   Change 
                        w/o                      YoY      YoY              QoQ 
                         BR                       %        %                % 
 ROAE                  20.3%   24.2%   19.3%    1.0%     4.9%    24.2%    0.0% 
 ROAA                  3.6%    3.7%    3.5%     0.1%     0.2%    3.7%     0.0% 
 Pre-Provision ROAE    22.0%   28.7%   23.9%   -1.9%     4.7%    26.8%    1.9% 
 Cost to Income        44.1%   40.8%   44.3%   -0.2%    -3.6%    51.2%   -10.5% 
 Cost of Risk          0.5%    0.9%    1.2%    -0.6%    -0.2%    0.6%     0.3% 
 NPL to Gross Loans    3.9%    3.4%    4.8%    -0.9%    -1.4%    3.5%    -0.1% 
 Regulatory Total 
  CAR                  14.9%   14.9%   16.8%   -1.9%    -1.9%    14.2%    0.7% 
 Leverage (Times)       5.4     6.2     5.2     0.2      1.0      6.8     -0.6 
--------------------  ------  ------  ------  -------  -------  ------  ------- 
 

Income Statement Discussion

 
 Net Interest Income 
 
 In thousands of                1Q'17     1Q'17     1Q'16    Change   Change    Q4'16    Change 
  GEL                           w/o BR                         YoY      YoY                QoQ 
                                                                %        %                  % 
----------------------------  --------  --------  --------  -------  -------  --------  ------- 
 Loans and Advances 
  to Customers                 172,657   215,089   154,465   11.8%    39.2%    222,116   -3.2% 
 Investment Securities 
  Available for Sale            5,718     8,801     7,053    -18.9%   24.8%     7,847    12.2% 
 Due from Other 
  Banks                         2,828     1,752     1,255    125.2%   39.5%      959     82.6% 
 Bonds Carried at 
  Amortized Cost                7,440     7,440     7,880    -5.6%    -5.6%     7,460    -0.3% 
 Investment in Leases           4,686     4,686     4,205    11.4%    11.4%     4,895    -4.3% 
 Other                            -         -         -       NMF      NMF       67      -100% 
 Interest Income               193,330   237,769   174,859   10.6%    36.0%    243,344   -2.3% 
----------------------------  --------  --------  --------  -------  -------  --------  ------- 
 Customer Accounts             46,001    53,852    35,778    28.6%    50.5%    47,886    12.5% 
 Due to Credit Institutions    23,139    32,363    22,199     4.2%    45.8%    29,526     9.6% 
 Subordinated Debt              8,685     8,685     7,510    15.6%    15.6%    11,762    -26.2% 
 Debt Securities 
  in Issue                       536       536       489      9.7%     9.7%      482     11.4% 
 Interest Expense              78,361    95,436    65,976    18.8%    44.7%    89,655     6.4% 
----------------------------  --------  --------  --------  -------  -------  --------  ------- 
 Net Interest Income           114,969   142,333   108,883    5.6%    30.7%    153,689   -7.4% 
----------------------------  --------  --------  --------  -------  -------  --------  ------- 
 
 Net Interest Margin            6.5%      6.6%      7.7%     -2.4%    -1.1%     7.9%     -1.2% 
----------------------------  --------  --------  --------  -------  -------  --------  ------- 
 

*Not Material Figures

1Q 2017 to 1Q 2016 Comparison

Without the Bank Republic acquisition effect, in 1Q 2017, net interest income grew by 5.6% YoY, resulting from the 10.6% higher interest income and 18.8% higher interest expense. A GEL 18.5 million or 10.6% YoY increase in interest income to GEL 193.3 million was mainly driven by GEL 18.2 million or 11.8% increase in interest income from loans to customers - this was primarily related to the gross loan portfolio increase by 27.1% YoY. Loans yield declined from 13.6% in 1Q 2016 to 11.9% in 1Q 2017, which was caused by the decline in loan yields for both GEL and foreign-currency denominated loans. The increase in interest income was also driven by the increase in interest income from due from other banks by GEL 1.6 million, which was driven by the sharp increase of the respective portfolio. The increase in interest income was partially offset by GEL 1.3 million or 18.9% decline in interest income from investment securities available for sale. The decline was largely explained by the decrease in yields on such securities from 9.4% to 8.0%, mainly due to the lower refinancing rate in 1Q 2017 compared to 1Q 2016.

Without the Bank Republic acquisition effect, a GEL12.4 million or 18.8% YoY increase in interest expense to GEL 78.4 million was mainly driven by GEL 10.2 million or 28.6% hike in interest expense on amounts due to customer accounts, primarily related to the gross customer account's portfolio increase by 37.1% YoY. The cost of deposit declined from 3.6% in 1Q 2016 to 3.3% in 1Q 2017, resulting to the decrease in FC-denominated deposits cost from 3.2% to 2.6%, which more than offset the increase in Lari-denominated deposit cost from 4.7% to 5.6% in the respective periods. The increase in interest expense was also driven by GEL 1.2 million or 15.6% increase in interest expense on subordinated debt, which was mainly driven by 13.7% increase in respective portfolio. The cost of subordinated debt declined from 10.3% to 9.7%.

The Bank Republic acquisition effect increased the net interest income by GEL 27.4 million, resulting from GEL 44.4 million or 18.7% contribution to interest income and a GEL 17.1 million or 17.9% to interest expense.

Consequently, without the Bank Republic acquisition effect NIM was 6.5% (5.3% Risk-adjusted NIM) in 1Q 2017, compared to 7.7% (6.4% Risk-adjusted NIM) in the same quarter of the previous year.

1Q 2017 to 4Q 2016 Comparison

With the Bank Republic acquisition effect in both of the quarters under consideration, net interest income declined by 7.4% QoQ, resulting from 2.3% lower interest income and 6.4% higher interest expense. A GEL 5.6 million or 2.3% QoQ decline in interest income to GEL 237.8 million was mainly driven by GEL 7.0 million drop from interest income from loans to customers, primarily related to the decrease in average portfolio caused by appreciation of domestic currency in March. This effect was further magnified by the decline in loan yield from 13.8% in 4Q 2016 to 11.9% in 1Q 2017 mostly aligned with the market trend. The decline was partially offset by GEL 1.0 million increase in interest income from investment securities available for sale, due to increase in average portfolio of such securities.

Considering the Bank Republic acquisition effect, a GEL 5.8 million or 6.4% QoQ increase in interest expense to GEL 95.4 million was mainly driven by GEL 6.0 million rise in interest expense on amounts due to customer accounts, primarily related the increase in respective average portfolio in real terms more than offsetting currency rate appreciation effect on the portfolio and the increase slight increase in cost of deposit from 3.3% in 4Q 2016 to 3.4% in 1Q 2017. At the same time, interest expense on amounts due to credit institutions grew by GEL 2.8 million related to the increase in the respective average portfolio which was partially offset by the positive effect of declining rates on the portfolio and interest expense on subordinated debt decreased by GEL 3.1 million, which was explained by the decrease in cost of subordinated debt from 13.2% in 4Q 2016 to 9.7% in 1Q 2017 and the decrease in respective portfolio.

In 1Q 2017, the bank changed the accounting rule related to consumer loans, which resulted in 0.2pp decrease in NIM. Consequently, with the Bank Republic acquisition effect NIM was 6.6%, or 6.8% without the above mentioned change, (5.1% Risk-adjusted NIM) in 1Q 2017, compared to 7.9% or 7.5% without one-offs (6.3% Risk-adjusted NIM) in the 4Q 2016.

 
 Fee and Commission 
  Income 
 
 In thousands of            1Q'17    1Q'17    1Q'16    Change   Change   Q4'16    Change 
  GEL                         w/o                       YoY %    YoY %             QoQ % 
                              BR 
-------------------------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  ------- 
 Card Operations            19,734   20,829   13,282   48.6%    56.8%    18,832   10.6% 
 Settlement Transactions    12,401   14,095   8,499    45.9%    65.8%    14,590   -3.4% 
 Guarantees Issued          2,028    2,744    2,320    -12.6%   18.3%    3,308    -17.0% 
 Issuance of Letters 
  of Credit                 1,246    1,409    1,479    -15.8%   -4.7%    2,310    -39.0% 
 Cash Transactions          3,343    3,428    2,355    41.9%    45.6%    3,930    -12.8% 
 Foreign Exchange 
  Operations                 212      220      345     -38.4%   -36.1%    484     -54.4% 
 Other                      1,565    1,774    1,267    23.5%    40.0%    2,006    -11.6% 
 Fee and Commission 
  Income                    40,529   44,500   29,547   37.2%    50.6%    45,460   -2.1% 
-------------------------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  ------- 
 Card Operations            11,290   12,777   7,588    48.8%    68.4%    11,140   14.7% 
 Settlement Transactions    1,493    1,520    1,240    20.4%    22.5%    1,722    -11.7% 
 Guarantees Received         186      267      140     32.3%    90.2%     320     -16.4% 
 Letters of Credit           213      213      480     -55.6%   -55.6%    297     -28.1% 
 Cash Transactions           643     1,007     559     15.0%    80.2%     751     34.2% 
 Foreign Exchange 
  Operations                  46       88       68     -32.1%   28.9%     123     -28.3% 
 Other                      2,087    2,152    1,174    77.8%    83.3%    2,717    -20.8% 
 Fee and Commission 
  Expense                   15,959   18,023   11,250   41.9%    60.2%    17,068    5.6% 
-------------------------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  ------- 
 Net Card Operations        8,444    8,053    5,694    48.3%    41.4%    7,692     4.7% 
 Net Settlement 
  Transactions              10,907   12,576   7,258    50.3%    73.3%    12,868   -2.3% 
 Net Guarantees             1,842    2,477    2,180    -15.5%   13.6%    2,988    -17.1% 
 Net Letters of 
  Credit                    1,032    1,195     998      3.4%    19.7%    2,013    -40.6% 
 Net Cash Transactions      2,700    2,421    1,797    50.3%    34.8%    3,180    -23.9% 
 Net Foreign Exchange 
  Operations                 166      132      276     -40.0%   -52.2%    361     -63.4% 
 Net Other                   -522     -378      94      NMF      NMF      -710    -46.8% 
 Net Fee And Commission 
  Income                    24,570   26,477   18,297   34.3%    44.7%    28,392   -6.7% 
-------------------------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  ------- 
 

1Q 2017 to 1Q 2016 Comparison

Without the Bank Republic acquisition effect, in 1Q 2017, net fee and commission income amounted to GEL 24.6 million, up by GEL 6.3 million, or 34.3%, compared to 1Q 2016. This increase resulted mainly from a GEL 3.6 million or 50.3% increase in net fee and commission income from settlement transactions, a GEL 2.8 million or 48.3% increase in net card operations and a GEL 0.9 million or 50.3% increase in net cash transactions, resulting mainly from the increased scale of operations. The increase was slightly offset by GEL 0.6 million decline in net other fee and commission income.

The Bank Republic acquisition effect in net fee and commission income amounts to GEL 1.9 million or 7.2%, with GEL 4.0 million or 8.9% higher fee and commission income and GEL 2.1 million or 11.5% higher fee and commission expense.

1Q 2017 to 4Q 2016 Comparison

With the Bank Republic acquisition effect in both of the quarters under consideration, basis, net fee and commission income in 1Q 2017 decreased by a GEL 1.9 million, or by 6.7%, compared to 4Q 2016, primarily driven by the fact that 1Q is usually the lowest fee generating quarter versus 4Q, which is usually the highest fee generating quarter. The net fee and commission income from letters of credit issues, cash transactions, and guarantees received decreased by GEL 0.8 million, GEL 0.8 million and GEL 0.5 million, respectively. The net fee and commission income from card operations and other fee and commission income, however, increased by GEL 0.4 million and GEL 0.2 million respectively.

 
 Other Operating Non-Interest 
  Income 
 
 In thousands of               1Q'17    1Q'17    1Q'16    Change    Change   Q4'16    Change 
  GEL                            w/o                       YoY %     YoY %             QoQ % 
                                 BR 
----------------------------  -------  -------  -------  --------  -------  -------  -------- 
 Gains Less Losses 
  from Trading in 
  Foreign Currencies 
  and Foreign Exchange 
  Translations                 18,045   22,192   14,627    23.4%    51.7%    22,952    -3.3% 
----------------------------  -------  -------  -------  --------  -------  -------  -------- 
 Share of profit 
  of associates                  93       93       0        NMF      NMF       0        NMF 
----------------------------  -------  -------  -------  --------  -------  -------  -------- 
 Gains Less Losses/(Losses 
  Less Gains) from 
  Derivative Financial 
  Instruments                    -3       -3      -363    -99.1%    -99.1%     94       NMF 
----------------------------  -------  -------  -------  --------  -------  -------  -------- 
 Losses from Disposal 
  of Investment Securities 
  Available for Sale             -        -        -        NMF      NMF      498     -100.0% 
----------------------------  -------  -------  -------  --------  -------  -------  -------- 
  Revenues from Cash-In 
   Terminal Services            262      262      232      12.9%    12.9%     300     -12.5% 
  Revenues from Operational 
   Leasing                     1,468    1,784    1,810    -18.9%    -1.4%    1,158     54.1% 
  Gain from Sale 
   of Investment Properties      0       192      215     -100.0%   -11.0%   2,393    -92.0% 
  Gain from Sale 
   of Inventories 
   of Repossessed 
   Collateral                   354      354      222      59.1%    59.1%     991     -64.3% 
  Administrative 
   Fee Income from 
   International Financial 
   Institutions                 151      151      212     -28.8%    -28.8%    139      8.5% 
  Revenues from Non-Credit 
   Related Fines                 50       50      133     -62.4%    -62.4%    211     -76.2% 
  Gain on Disposal 
   of Premises and 
   Equipment                     27       27       65     -58.5%    -58.5%    110     -75.2% 
  Gross Insurance 
   Profit                      1,225    1,225      -        NMF      NMF      256       NMF 
  Other                        3,844    8,345     777       NMF      NMF     7,070    13.9%% 
 Other Operating 
  Income                       7,382    12,391   3,668    101.3%     NMF     12,628    -1.9% 
----------------------------  -------  -------  -------  --------  -------  -------  -------- 
 Other Operating 
  Non-Interest Income          25,517   34,672   17,931    42.3%    93.4%    36,172    -4.1% 
----------------------------  -------  -------  -------  --------  -------  -------  -------- 
 

1Q 2017 to 1Q 2016 Comparison

Without the Bank Republic acquisition effect, in 1Q 2017, total other operating non-interest income increased by GEL 7.6 million, or 42.3% YoY, to GEL 25.5 million. This increase was mainly driven by GEL 3.4 million, or 23.4% increase in gains from trading in foreign currencies and foreign exchange translations related to relatively higher volatility of the currency exchange rate in 1Q 2017 and higher trade volumes. The rise was resulted from the contribution of gross insurance profit, amounting to GEL 1.2 million and the increase in other income by GEL 3.1 million compared to 1Q 2016. The increase was slightly offset by a GEL 0.3 million decrease in revenues from operational leasing and by GEL 0.2 million decrease in gain from the sale of investment property.

The Bank republic accounted for GEL 9.2 million or 26.4% in other operating non-interest income, mainly due to GEL 4.1 million or 18.7% share in gains less losses from trading in foreign currencies and foreign exchange translations.

1Q 2017 to 4Q 2016 Comparison

With the Bank Republic acquisition effect in both of the quarters under consideration, on a QoQ basis, other operating non-interest income decreased by GEL 0.2 million, or by 1.9%. The decline was mainly explained by a GEL 2.2 million drop in gain from sale of investment properties, by a GEL 0.8 million decrease in gains from trading in foreign currencies and foreign exchange translations, which is due to higher activity in last quarter of the year. The decline was also due to a GEL 0.5 million decrease in gains less losses from disposal of investment securities available for sale. The decline was largely offset by the rise in gross insurance profit by a GEL 1.0 million and an increase in other income by a GEL 1.3 million.

 
 Provision for 
  Impairment 
 
 In thousands of             1Q'17     1Q'17     1Q'16    Change    Change     Q4'16    Change 
  GEL                         w/o                          YoY %     YoY %               QoQ % 
                               BR 
-------------------------  --------  --------  --------  --------  --------  --------  ------- 
 Provision for 
  Loan Impairment           -7,323    -16,922   -13,067   -44.0%     29.5%    -10,405   62.6% 
 Provision for 
  Impairment of 
  Investments in 
  Finance Lease               -31       -31      -185     -83.0%    -83.0%     -322     -90.2% 
 Provision for/(Recovery 
  of Provision) 
  Performance Guarantees 
  and Credit Related 
  Commitments                1,039      92      -1,029      NMF     -109.0%    2,787    -96.7% 
 Provision for 
  Impairment of 
  Other Financial 
  Assets                     -364      -797       -49       NMF       NMF     -1,727    -53.9% 
 Impairment of 
  Investment Securities 
  Available for 
  Sale                         -         -        -11     -100.0%   -100.0%      -       NMF 
 Total Provision 
  Charges for Impairment    -6,680    -17,658   -14,340   -53.4%     23.1%    -9,668    82.6% 
-------------------------  --------  --------  --------  --------  --------  --------  ------- 
 Operating Income 
  after Provisions 
  for Impairment            158,375   185,823   130,772    21.1%     42.1%    208,586   -10.9% 
-------------------------  --------  --------  --------  --------  --------  --------  ------- 
 
 Cost of Risk                0.5%      0.9%      1.2%      -0.6%     -0.2%     0.6%      0.3% 
-------------------------  --------  --------  --------  --------  --------  --------  ------- 
 

1Q 2017 to 1Q 2016 Comparison

Without the Bank Republic acquisition effect, in 1Q 2017 total provision charges declined to GEL6.7 million from GEL14.3 million 1Q 2016, mainly driven by the decreased charges on loans by GEL 5.7 million to GEL 7.3 million. This was mainly due to the GEL exchange rate appreciation and without currency effect provision charges on loans would have increased by GEL3.4 million to GEL 16.5 million.

Without Bank Republic provision charges for performance guarantees and credit related commitments decreased on YoY basis due to overall improvement in the corporate book performance.

Without the Bank Republic effect in 1Q 2017, the cost of risk on loans without the Bank Republic acquisition effect was 0.5% compared to 1.2% in the same period of the previous year. Excluding the FX effect the cost of risk would have been 1.2% and 1.4% in 1Q 2017 and 1Q 2016 respectively. The decrease is driven by improved performance of the book.

The Bank Republic accounted for GEL 11.0 million or 62.2% in total provision charges for impairment, mainly due to GEL 9.6 million share in provision for loan impairment.

1Q 2017 to 4Q 2016 Comparison

In 1Q 2017 total provision charges increased by GEL 8.0 million from GEL 9.7 million to GEL 17.7 million, mainly as a result of increased charges on loans by GEL 6.5 million. The increase in charges was mainly due to lower provision expenses in 4Q 2016 resulting from recovery of previously written-off corporate borrower.

Total provision charges for impairment also increased for performance guarantees and credit related commitments, after the recovery of GEL2.8 in 4Q 2016.

In 1Q 2017, the cost of risk on loans was 0.9%, compared to 0.6% in 4Q 2016. The low cost of risk in 4Q 2016 was due to a large recovery in the corporate segment. Without both the one-off and currency effect the cost of risk would be 1.2% and 1.5% in 4Q 2016 and 1Q 2017 respectively.

Further details on asset quality can be found under Balance Sheet Discussion section.

 
 Operating Expenses 
 
 In thousands of               1Q'17     1Q'17    1Q'16    Change    Change     Q4'16    Change 
  GEL                            w/o                        YoY %     YoY %               QoQ % 
                                 BR 
----------------------------  -------  --------  -------  --------  --------  --------  -------- 
 Staff Costs                   41,868   47,538    34,172    22.5%     39.1%    62,544    -24.0% 
----------------------------  -------  --------  -------  --------  --------  --------  -------- 
 Provisions for 
  liabilities and 
  charges                       (95)     (95)       -        NMF       NMF      2,210      NMF 
----------------------------  -------  --------  -------  --------  --------  --------  -------- 
 Depreciation and 
  Amortization                 7,515     8,605    6,567     14.4%     31.0%     7,435     15.7% 
----------------------------  -------  --------  -------  --------  --------  --------  -------- 
  Professional services        2,983     3,415    6,701    -55.5%    -49.0%    10,976    -68.9% 
  Advertising and 
   marketing services          3,007     3,060    1,923     56.3%     59.1%     6,268    -51.2% 
  Rent                         4,688     5,836    4,341     8.0%      34.4%     5,639     3.5% 
  Utility services             1,399     1,717    1,320     6.0%      30.1%     1,474     16.5% 
  Intangible asset 
   enhancement                 2,214     2,214    1,880     17.8%     17.8%     1,840     20.3% 
  Taxes other than 
   on income                   1,250     1,511    1,162     7.6%      30.0%     1,022     47.9% 
  Communications 
   and supply                   776       786      755      2.7%      4.1%      1,937    -59.4% 
  Stationary and 
   other office expenses        933      1,100     843      10.7%     30.5%     1,041     5.6% 
  Insurance                     487       530      605     -19.5%    -12.4%      733     -27.7% 
  Security services             458       517      399      14.6%     29.3%      560      -7.7% 
  Premises and equipment 
   maintenance                  799      1,644     587      36.3%    180.2%     1,949    -15.7% 
  Business trip expenses        342       365      352      -3.0%     3.5%       654     -44.2% 
  Transportation 
   and vehicles maintenance     370       416      313      18.1%     33.0%      425      -2.0% 
  Charity                       271       271      270      0.3%      0.3%       185      46.7% 
  Personnel training 
   and recruitment              210       404      234     -10.0%     72.9%      504     -19.8% 
  Write-down of current 
   assets to fair 
   value less costs 
   to sell                      -57       -57      -70     -18.2%    -18.2%    -2,779    -97.9% 
  Loss on disposal 
   of Inventory                 955       955      285     235.3%    235.3%     1,038     -8.0% 
  Loss on disposal 
   of investment properties      -         -        -        NMF       NMF       61      -100.0% 
  Loss on disposal 
   of premises and 
   equipment                    123       123       41     204.1%    204.1%      90       36.6% 
  Impairment of intangible 
   assets                        -         -        19     -100.0%   -100.0%    2,025    -100.0% 
  Acquisition costs             319       307       -        NMF       NMF       207      48.4% 
  Gross Change in 
   IBNR                         221       221       -        NMF       NMF        -        NMF 
  Other                        1,690     1,537    1,599     5.7%      -3.9%     3,746    -59.0% 
 Administrative 
  and Other Operating 
  Expenses                     23,439   26,873    23,560    -0.5%     14.1%    39,595    -32.1% 
----------------------------  -------  --------  -------  --------  --------  --------  -------- 
 Operating Expenses            72,727   82,920    64,299    13.1%     29.0%    111,785   -25.8% 
----------------------------  -------  --------  -------  --------  --------  --------  -------- 
 Profit before Tax             85,648   102,903   66,474    28.8%     54.8%    96,801     6.3% 
----------------------------  -------  --------  -------  --------  --------  --------  -------- 
 Income Tax Expense            -4,336   -6,345    -7,777   -44.2%    -18.4%    -8,767    -27.6% 
----------------------------  -------  --------  -------  --------  --------  --------  -------- 
 Profit for the 
  Period                       81,312   96,558    58,696    38.5%     64.5%    88,034     9.7% 
----------------------------  -------  --------  -------  --------  --------  --------  -------- 
 
 Cost to Income                44.1%     40.8%    44.3%     -0.2%     -3.6%     51.2%    -10.5% 
----------------------------  -------  --------  -------  --------  --------  --------  -------- 
 ROAE                          20.3%     24.2%    19.3%     1.0%      4.9%      24.2%     0.0% 
----------------------------  -------  --------  -------  --------  --------  --------  -------- 
 ROAA                           3.6%     3.7%      3.5%     0.1%      0.2%      3.7%      0.0% 
----------------------------  -------  --------  -------  --------  --------  --------  -------- 
 

1Q 2017 to 1Q 2016 Comparison

Without the Bank Republic acquisition effect, in 1Q 2017, total operating expenses amounted to GEL 72.7 million, up by GEL 8.4 million, or by 13.1% YoY. The increase was largely explained by GEL 7.7 million increase in staff cost expenses related to the extended scale, performance of the business and the changing environment and by GEL 1.1 million increase in advertising and marketing services. The gain was partially offset by a GEL 3.7 million drop in professional services, which was due to GEL 5.9 million one-off expense related to Premium Listing in 1Q 2016. In 1Q 2017, TBC Bank incurred GEL 1.9 million one-off expense related to Bank Republic integration costs.

The Bank Republic's share in the total operating expenses amounted to a GEL 10.2 million or 12.3%. This effect is largely explained by a GEL 5.7 million or 11.9% contribution to staff expenses and a GEL 1.1 million or 12.7% contribution to depreciation and amortization expenses.

As a result, without the Bank Republic acquisition effect the cost to income ratio was 44.1% (42.9% without one-off) in 1Q 2017, compared to 44.3% in 1Q 2016.

1Q 2017 to 4Q 2016 Comparison

With the Bank Republic acquisition effect in both of the quarters under consideration, on a QoQ basis, operating expenses amounted to GEL 83.0 million, down by GEL 28.9 million, or 25.8%. The decrease was largely explained by GEL 7.6 million decrease in professional services related to consulting and investment banks fees in connection with the Bank Republic acquisition in 4Q 2016, by GEL 15.0 million decrease in staff cost, by GEL 2.3 million drop in provision for liabilities and charges related to staff redundancy provision related to Bank Republic's acquisition and by GEL 3.2 million decrease in advertising and marketing services expenses. As mentioned above, TBC Bank incurred GEL 1.9 million one-off expense related to Bank Republic integration costs.

As a result, with the Bank Republic acquisition effect the cost to income ratio was 40.8% (39.8% without one-offs) in 1Q 2017, compared to 51.2% in 4Q 2016.

Balance Sheet Discussion

 
 
 
 In millions of                Mar-17    Mar-17   Mar-16   Change   Change   Dec-16   Change 
  GEL                           w/o BR                      YoY %    YoY %              QoQ 
----------------------------  --------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  ------- 
 Cash, Due from 
  Banks and Mandatory 
  Cash Balances with 
  NBG                           1,747    1,753    1,153    51.5%    52.1%    1,961    -10.6% 
 Loans and Advances 
  to Customers (Net)            5,526    6,918    4,298    28.6%    61.0%    7,134    -3.0% 
 Financial Securities            682      813      592     15.2%    37.4%     804      1.1% 
 Fixed and Intangible 
  Assets & Investment 
  Property                       390      481      364      6.9%    31.9%     471      2.1% 
 Other Assets                    715      397      247     189.4%   60.9%     401     -0.8% 
 Total Assets                   9,059    10,363   6,654    36.1%    55.7%    10,769   -3.8% 
----------------------------  --------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  ------- 
 Due to Credit Institutions     1,503    2,112    1,002    49.9%    110.8%   2,198    -3.9% 
 Customer Accounts              5,392    6,071    3,932    37.1%    54.4%    6,455    -6.0% 
 Debt Securities 
  in Issue                       24        24       21     13.8%    13.8%      24      3.7% 
 Subordinated Debt               345      345      303     13.7%    13.7%     368     -6.4% 
 Other Liabilities               119      130      115      3.2%    12.7%     142     -8.7% 
 Total Liabilities              7,383    8,682    5,374    37.4%    61.6%    9,186    -5.5% 
----------------------------  --------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  ------- 
 Total Equity                   1,676    1,681    1,281    30.9%    31.2%    1,583     6.2% 
----------------------------  --------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  ------- 
 

Assets

As of March 2017, without the Bank Republic acquisition effect, TBC Bank's total assets amounted to GEL 9,059.0 million, up by GEL 2,404.6 million, or by 36.1% YoY. The increment was mainly due to the increase in net loans and advances to customers by GEL 1,227.6 million, or by 28.6% as well as the rise in cash, due from banks and mandatory cash balances with NBG by GEL 593.8 million, compared to 31 March 2016. The liquid assets to liability ratio stood at 32.9%, compared to 32.2% as of 31 March 2016.

With the Bank Republic acquisition effect, total assets amounted to GEL 10,362.6 million, down by GEL 406.4 million, or by 3.8% QoQ. The contraction resulted from the the decrease in net loans and advances to customers by GEL 215.5 million, or by 3.0% and due to the GEL 197.8 million, or by 7.2% decrease in liquid assets (comprising cash and cash equivalents, amounts due from other banks, mandatory cash balances and investment securities, less corporate shares). The liquid assets to liability ratio stood at 29.5%, compared to 30.1% as of 31 December 2016.

With the Bank Republic acquisition effect, as of 31 March 2017, gross loan portfolio amounted to GEL 7,121.0 million, down by GEL 237.7 million, or by 3.2% QoQ. Gross Loans denominated in foreign currency accounted for 61.4% of total gross loans, compared to 65.9% as of 31 December 2016. As of 31 March 2016, NPLs stood at 3.4% compared to 3.5% as of 31 December 2016. The NPLs coverage ratio stood at 84.6% (217.4% including collateral), compared to 88.4% (222.5% including collateral) compared to previous quarter result.

Asset Quality

Foreign Currency Income Linked Borrowers without Bank Republic effect[9]

 
                               31-Mar-17               31-Dec-16 
----------------------  ----------------------  ---------------------- 
 Segments                FC share   FC linked    FC share   FC linked 
                                      income                  income 
                                     borrowers               borrowers 
                                       share                   share 
----------------------  ---------  -----------  ---------  ----------- 
 Retail                   50.1%       24.1%       55.7%       24.1% 
  Consumer                20.9%       19.6%       25.2%       21.7% 
  Mortgage                85.1%       25.4%       89.8%       24.9% 
 Corporate                79.6%     57.9%[10]     78.1%     58.4%[11] 
 MSME                     67.5%     16.6%[12]     71.5%       33.7% 
 Total Loan Portfolio     62.8%       34.4%       66.3%       38.9% 
----------------------  ---------  -----------  ---------  ----------- 
 
 
 
   PAR 30 by Segments 
    and Currencies 
 
   Par 30                        Mar-17                           Dec-16                Mar-16 
  -----------  ------------------------------------------  --------------------  -------------------- 
                GEL     FC    Total   GEL     FC    Total   GEL     FC    Total   GEL     FC    Total 
                 w/o    w/o    w/o 
                 BR     BR      BR 
   Corporate    0.4%   1.5%   1.3%    0.3%   1.6%   1.2%    0.0%   1.4%   1.0%    0.4%   1.5%   1.3% 
   Retail       3.0%   2.9%   3.0%    2.7%   2.4%   2.6%    2.5%   2.3%   2.4%    2.9%   3.5%   3.2% 
   MSME         2.0%   3.9%   3.3%    1.9%   4.0%   3.3%    1.8%   3.5%   3.0%    3.0%   5.8%   5.0% 
   Total        2.4%   2.7%   2.5%    2.1%   2.5%   2.4%    1.9%   2.3%   2.2%    2.5%   3.4%   3.1% 
  -----------  -----  -----  ------  -----  -----  ------  -----  -----  ------  -----  -----  ------ 
 
 
  Total 
  Without the Bank Republic acquisition effect, PAR 30 decreased 
  by 0.6pp YoY, from 3.1% to 2.5%. This was due to improved 
  performance of the book. With the Bank Republic acquisition 
  effect,PAR 30 remained broadly stable with 0.2pp increase 
  on a QoQ basis. 
  Retail Segment 
  Without the Bank Republic acquisition effect, PAR 30 decreased 
  by 0.3pp YoY, from 3.2% to 3.0%. With the Bank Republic 
  acquisition effect, PAR 30 increased by 0.2pp QoQ, from 
  2.4% to 2.6%. 
  Corporate Segment 
  Without the Bank Republic acquisition effect, PAR 30 remained 
  unchanged and stood at 1.3%. With the Bank Republic acquisition 
  effect,PAR 30 increased by 0.2pp QoQ, from 1.0% to 1.2%, 
  staying still at low level. 
  MSME Segment 
  Without the Bank Republic acquisition effect, PAR 30 decreased 
  by 1.8pp YoY, from 5.0% to 3.3%. This was due to improved 
  performance of the segment. With the Bank Republic acquisition 
  effect, PAR 30 increased by 0.3pp QoQ, from 3.0% to 3.3%. NPLs per new segmentation applied retrospectively 
 
   NPLs                          Mar-17                           Dec-16                 Mar-16 
  -----------  ------------------------------------------  --------------------  ---------------------- 
                GEL     FC    Total   GEL     FC    Total   GEL     FC    Total   GEL     FC    Total 
                 w/o    w/o    w/o 
                 BR     BR      BR 
   Corporate    1.1%   5.4%   4.6%    0.7%   5.2%   4.1%    0.7%   6.1%   4.8%    1.5%   8.7%   7.4% 
   Retail       2.3%   3.7%   3.0%    2.1%   2.9%   2.5%    1.8%   3.0%   2.5%    2.1%   4.2%   3.2% 
   MSME         2.7%   5.8%   4.8%    2.5%   5.4%   4.5%    1.8%   4.9%   4.0%    1.8%   5.7%   4.7% 
   Total        2.2%   4.9%   3.9%    1.9%   4.3%   3.4%    1.6%   4.4%   3.5%    2.0%   6.3%   4.8% 
  -----------  -----  -----  ------  -----  -----  ------  -----  -----  ------  -----  -----  ------ 
 
 
  Total 
  Without the Bank Republic acquisition effect, NPLs decreased 
  by 0.9pp YoY, from 4.8% to 3.9%. This was due to the improved 
  performance of the corporate book. With the Bank Republic 
  acquisition effect, NPLs stayed broadly stable and decreased 
  by 0.1pp on QoQ, from 3.5% to 3.4%. 
  Retail Segment 
  Without the Bank Republic acquisition effect, NPLs decreased 
  by 0.2pp YoY, from 3.2% to 3.0%. With the Bank Republic 
  acquisition effect, NPLs remained stable QoQ and stood 
  at 2.5%. 
  Corporate Segment 
  Without the Bank Republic acquisition effect, NPLs decreased 
  by 2.8pp, from 7.4% to 4.6%. This was due to recovery 
  of several NPL borrowers and write-off of one borrowers 
  in 1Q 2017, which was almost fully provisioned. With the 
  Bank Republic acquisition effect, NPLs decreased by 0.7pp 
  QoQ, from 4.8% to 4.1%. This was caused by write-off mentioned 
  above. 
  MSME Segment 
  Without the Bank Republic acquisition effect, segment 
  NPLs increased by 0.1pp YoY, from 4.7% to 4.8%. With the 
  BR acquisition effect, NPLs increased by 0.5pp QoQ, from 
  4.0% to 4.5%. This was caused by the seasonal factors, 
  mainly related to micro loans repayment schedule. 
   NPLs Coverage 
 
   NPLs                          Mar-17                             Dec-16                    Mar-16 
   Coverage 
               ------------------------------------------  ------------------------  ------------------------ 
                 Exc.    Incl.       Exc.        Incl.         Exc.        Incl.         Exc.        Incl. 
                 Col.     Col.    Collateral   Collateral   Collateral   Collateral   Collateral   Collateral 
                  w/o      w/o 
                  BR       BR 
  -----------  -------  -------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
   Corporate    69.9%    256.7%     69.2%        271.0%       91.8%        262.2%       100.2%       241.5% 
   Retail       119.6%   207.7%     121.4%       207.6%       106.6%       205.6%       108.7%       196.9% 
   MSME         53.3%    163.8%     54.4%        170.9%       57.7%        186.4%       47.3%        178.8% 
   Total        83.0%    210.8%     84.6%        217.4%       88.4%        222.5%       90.6%        213.3% 
  -----------  -------  -------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  -----------  ----------- 
 

With Bank Republic acquisition effect, the NPLs coverage ratio stood at 84.6% (217.4% including collateral), compared to 88.4% (222.5%) as of 31 December 2016. Without the Bank Republic acquisition effect in 1Q 2017 NPLs coverage ratio stood at 83.0% (210.8% including collateral), compared to 90.6% (213.3% including collateral) as of 31 March 2016.

With Bank Republic acquisition effect, NPL coverage ratio for corporate segment decreased due to write-off of one corporate exposure, which was almost fully provisioned and overall improved performance of the book. As for the retail segment in 1Q 2017 - the NPL coverage ratio increased in 1Q 2017, while it remained stable for the MSME segment.

Liabilities

Without the Bank Republic acquisition effect, as of 31 March 2017 TBC Bank's total liabilities amounted to GEL 7,382.8 million, up by GEL 2,009.0 million, or by 37.4% YoY. This was driven by a GEL 1,460.5 million or 37.1% increase in customer accounts portfolio, by GEL 500.3 million, or 49.9% increase in amounts due to credit institutions and by GEL 41.6 million, or 13.7% increase in subordinated debt portfolio, compared to 31 March 2016.

With the Bank Republic acquisition effect, as of 31 March 2017 TBC Bank's total liabilities amounted to GEL 8,682.0 million, down by GEL 504.4 million, or by 5.5% QoQ. The decrease was driven by a GEL 384.1 million, or 6.0% decrease in customer accounts portfolio, by GEL 85.2 million, or 3.9% decrease in amounts due to credit institutions and by GEL 23.5 million, or 6.4% decrease in subordinated debt portfolio, compared to 31 December 2016.

Liquidity

The Bank's liquidity ratio, as defined by the central bank, stood at 29.4% as of 31 March 2017, compared to 33.1% and 30.8% as of 31 March 2016 and 31 December 2016, respectively.

Total Equity

Without the Bank Republic acquisition effect, as of 31 March 2017, TBC's total equity amounted to GEL 1,676.2 million, up from GEL 1,280.6 million as of 31 March 2016. With the acquisition, as of 31 March 2017, TBC's total equity amounted to GEL and from GEL 1,680.5 million, up from GEL 1582.6 million as of 31 December 2016. In both cases, the growth was primarily driven by the net income attributable to the Bank's owners.

Regulatory Capital

As of 31 March 2017, the Bank's Basel II/III([13]) Tier 1 and Total Capital Adequacy Ratios (CAR) stood at 11.3% and 14.9%, respectively, compared to 13.3% and 16.8% as of 31 March 2016, and 10.4% and 14.2% as of 31 December 2016. The minimum capital requirements set by the NBG for Basel II/III Tier 1 and Total Capital Adequacy Ratios are 8.5% and 10.5%, respectively. The Bank's Basel II/III tier 1 capital amounted to GEL 1,115.2 million, compared to GEL 994.1 million as of 31 March 2016 and GEL 1,041.3 million as of 31 December 2016. Risk weighted assets were GEL 9,878.1 million as of 31 March 2017, up by GEL 2,427.6 million YoY and down by GEL 143.3 million QoQ.

 
   GEL Million       Standalone      Standalone    Merger    Merger Impact    QoQ Change 
                     31- Dec-2016    31-Mar-2017    Impact    if Applied to    Standalone 
                                                               March 2017* 
-----------------  --------------  -------------  --------  ---------------  ------------ 
 Tier 1 Capital         1,041          1,115         248         1,363            74 
-----------------  --------------  -------------  --------  ---------------  ------------ 
 Total Capital          1,422          1,473                     1,721            51 
-----------------  --------------  -------------  --------  ---------------  ------------ 
 Risk Weighted 
  Assets               10,021          9,878        2,060        11,938          -143 
-----------------  --------------  -------------  --------  ---------------  ------------ 
 Tier 1 Capital 
  Adequacy Ratio        10.4%          11.3%        0.1%         11.4%           0.9% 
-----------------  --------------  -------------  --------  ---------------  ------------ 
 Total Capital 
  Adequacy Ratio        14.2%          14.9%        -0.5%        14.4%           0.7% 
-----------------  --------------  -------------  --------  ---------------  ------------ 
 

* This is calculation of the theoretical impact on the CARs if the merger had happened in March 2017 to give the reader indication of CAR. In reality, the merger occurred in Q2 of 2017.

Results by Segments and Subsidiaries

The segment definitions are as per below:

-- Corporate - Legal Entities with an annual revenue of GEL 8.0 million or more or who have been granted a loan in an amount equivalent to USD 1.5 million or more. Some other business customers may also be assigned to the corporate segment or transferred to MSME segment on a discretionary basis.

-- MSME (Micro, Small and Medium) - all business customers who are not included in either Corporate and Retail segments; or Legal Entities who have been granted a Pawn shop loan;

-- Retail - all non-business individual customers or individual business customers who have been granted a loan in an amount equivalent below USD 8 thousand. All individual customers are included in retail deposits.

Businesses customers are all legal entities or individuals who have been granted a loan for business purpose.

 
 Income Statement by Segments 
 
 1Q'17                                  Retail     MSME     Corporate   Corp.Centre    Total 
-------------------------------------  --------  --------  ----------  ------------  -------- 
 Interest Income                        126,422   43,619     45,048       22,680      237,769 
 Interest Expense                       -29,871   -2,302     -21,678      -41,584     -95,436 
 Net Transfer Pricing                   -15,641   -12,102     3,438       24,305         0 
 Net Interest Income                    80,910    29,214     26,808        5,401      142,333 
-------------------------------------  --------  --------  ----------  ------------  -------- 
 Fee and Commission Income              34,337     4,617      5,287         259       44,500 
 Fee and Commission Expense             -14,560   -1,697     -1,578        -188       -18,023 
 Net fee and Commission Income          19,776     2,920      3,709         70        26,477 
-------------------------------------  --------  --------  ----------  ------------  -------- 
 Gross Insurance Profit                    0         0          0          1,225       1,225 
 Gains Less Losses from Trading 
  in Foreign Currencies                  5,837     8,226      7,476        -150       21,388 
 Foreign Exchange Translation 
  Gains Less Losses/(Losses Less 
  Gains)                                   0         0          0           804         804 
 Net Losses from Derivative 
  Financial Instruments                    0         0          0           -3          -3 
 Other Operating Income                  3,409      741       2,001        5,015      11,166 
 Share of profit of associates             0         0          0           93          93 
 Other Operating Non-Interest 
  Income                                 9,245     8,966      9,477        5,758      33,447 
-------------------------------------  --------  --------  ----------  ------------  -------- 
 Provision for Loan Impairment          -26,720   -4,540     14,338          0        -16,922 
 (Provision)/Recovery of Provision 
  for Liabilities, Charges and 
  Credit Related Commitments              574       -4        -478           0          92 
 Recovey of Provision/(Provision) 
  for Impairment of Investments 
  in Finance Lease                         0         0          0           -31         -31 
 (Provision)/Recovery of Provision 
  for Impairment of other Financial 
  Assets                                 -298      -126       -115         -258        -797 
 Recovery of Impairment/(Impairment) 
  of Investment Securities Available 
  for Sale                                 0         0          0            0           0 
 Profit before G&A Expenses 
  and Income Taxes                      83,488    36,431     53,739       12,166      185,823 
-------------------------------------  --------  --------  ----------  ------------  -------- 
 Staff Costs                            -29,252   -7,632     -6,485       -4,168      -47,538 
 Depreciation and Amortization          -6,860    -1,138      -365         -241       -8,605 
 Provisions for Liabilities 
  and Charges                              -         -          -           95          95 
 Administrative and Other Operating 
  Expenses                              -16,863   -3,758     -1,661       -4,591      -26,873 
 Operating Expenses                     -52,974   -12,529    -8,512       -8,905      -82,920 
-------------------------------------  --------  --------  ----------  ------------  -------- 
 Profit before Tax                      30,513    23,902     45,227        3,260      102,903 
-------------------------------------  --------  --------  ----------  ------------  -------- 
 Income Tax Expense                     -4,905    -3,436     -6,314        8,310      -6,345 
 Profit for the Year                    25,608    20,466     38,914       11,570      96,558 
-------------------------------------  --------  --------  ----------  ------------  -------- 
 
 
 Income Statement by Segments without 
  the Bank Republic acquisition effect 
 
 1Q'17                                    Retail     MSME     Corporate   Corp.Centre    Total 
---------------------------------------  --------  --------  ----------  ------------  -------- 
 Interest Income                          95,314    38,381     38,963       20,673      193,330 
 Interest Expense                         -28,161   -2,119     -15,721      -32,360     -78,361 
 Net Transfer Pricing                     -6,484    -11,044      20         17,507         - 
 Net Interest Income                      60,669    25,218     23,262        5,820      114,969 
---------------------------------------  --------  --------  ----------  ------------  -------- 
 Fee and Commission Income                32,208     4,061      4,001         259       40,529 
 Fee and Commission Expense               -13,111   -1,627     -1,111        -110       -15,959 
 Net fee and Commission Income            19,097     2,434      2,890         148       24,570 
---------------------------------------  --------  --------  ----------  ------------  -------- 
 Gross Insurance Profit                      -         -          -          1,225       1,225 
 Gains Less Losses from Trading 
  in Foreign Currencies                    4,286     7,218      5,197         363       17,064 
 Foreign Exchange Translation Gains 
  Less Losses/(Losses Less Gains)            -         -          -           982         982 
 Net Losses from Derivative Financial 
  Instruments                                -         -          -           -3          -3 
 Other Operating Income                    1,813      390       1,704        2,249       6,157 
 Share of profit of associates               -         -          -           93          93 
 Other Operating Non-Interest Income       6,099     7,607      6,901        3,684      24,292 
---------------------------------------  --------  --------  ----------  ------------  -------- 
 Provision for Loan Impairment            -18,463   -3,158     14,298          -        -7,323 
 (Provision)/Recovery of Provision 
  for Liabilities, Charges and Credit 
  Related Commitments                       521       164        354           -         1,039 
 Recovery of Provision/(Provision) 
  for Impairment of Investments in 
  Finance Lease                              -         -          -           -31         -31 
 (Provision)/Recovery of Provision 
  for Impairment of other Financial 
  Assets                                     1         -        -108         -258        -364 
 Recovery of Impairment/(Impairment) 
  of Investment Securities Available 
  for Sale                                   -         -          -           93          93 
 Profit before G&A Expenses and 
  Income Taxes                            67,925    32,265     47,598       10,588      158,375 
---------------------------------------  --------  --------  ----------  ------------  -------- 
 Staff Costs                              -24,917   -6,757     -5,774       -4,421      -41,868 
 Depreciation and Amortization            -6,047     -977       -272         -219       -7,515 
 Provision for liabilities and charges       -         -          -           95          95 
 Administrative and Other Operating 
  Expenses                                -14,302   -3,301     -1,291       -4,545      -23,439 
 Operating Expenses                       -45,266   -11,034    -7,336       -9,090      -72,727 
---------------------------------------  --------  --------  ----------  ------------  -------- 
 Profit before Tax                        22,659    21,230     40,261        1,497      85,648 
---------------------------------------  --------  --------  ----------  ------------  -------- 
 Income Tax Expense                       -2,885    -2,993     -6,129        7,672      -4,336 
 Profit for the Year                      19,774    18,237     34,132        9,169      81,312 
---------------------------------------  --------  --------  ----------  ------------  -------- 
 
 
 Portfolios by Segments 
 
 In thousands of GEL                       Mar-17      Mar-17      Dec-16      Mar-16 
                                            wo BR 
---------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 Loans and Advances to Customers 
 
  Consumer                                1,433,646   1,859,865   1,838,895   1,149,980 
  Mortgage                                1,218,690   1,736,302   1,808,433    894,240 
  Pawn                                     33,985      33,985      33,247      35,895 
 Retail                                   2,686,321   3,630,152   3,680,575   2,080,115 
 Corporate                                1,628,207   1,922,615   2,062,229   1,347,213 
 MSME                                     1,396,068   1,568,270   1,615,919   1,066,391 
 Total Loans and Advances to Customers 
  (Gross)                                 5,710,597   7,121,036   7,358,723   4,493,719 
 Less: Provision for Loan Impairment      -184,730    -202,791    -225,022    -195,428 
 Total Loans and Advances to Customers 
  (Net)                                   5,525,867   6,918,246   7,133,702   4,298,291 
---------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 
 Customer Accounts 
 
 Retail                                   3,267,452   3,543,911   3,748,151   2,593,415 
 Corporate                                1,399,525   1,733,114   1,875,200    760,438 
 MSME                                      725,180     793,808     831,598     577,771 
 Total Customer Accounts                  5,392,157   6,070,833   6,454,949   3,931,623 
---------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 

Retail Banking

Without the Bank Republic acquisition effect, retail loans stood at GEL 2,686.3 million, up by 29.1% YoY. The hike mainly resulted from a GEL 324.4 million increase in mortgage loans and a GEL 283.7 million increase in consumer loans. TBC Bank's retail loans accounted for 31.4% market share of total individual loans. As of 31 March 2017, foreign currency loans represented 50.1% of the total retail loan portfolio.

With the acquisition effect, as of 31 March 2016, retail loans stood at GEL 3,630.2 million, down by 1.4% QoQ. The QoQ decrease was mainly related to a GEL 72.1 million decrease in mortgage loans. TBC Bank's and Bank Republic's combined retail loans accounted for a 41.8% market share of total individual loans. As of 31 March 2017, foreign currency loans represented 51.9% of the total retail loan portfolio.

Without the acquisition effect, retail deposits stood at GEL 3,267.5 million, up by 26.0% YoY and accounted for a 37.0% market share of total individual deposits. The increment in retail deposits was mainly attributable to the increase in current deposits by 40.3% YoY. Term deposits accounted for 57.9% of the total retail deposit portfolio as of 31 March 2017. Foreign deposits accounted for 85.9% of the total retail deposit portfolio.

With the acquisition effect, retail deposits decreased to GEL 3,543.9 million down by 5.4% QoQ and accounted for a 40.1% market share of total individual deposits. The decrease in retail deposits was mainly attributable to the decrease in term deposits by 5.0% QoQ. Term deposits accounted for 57.1% of the total retail deposit portfolio as of 31 March 2017. Foreign currency deposits accounted for 85.0% of the total retail deposit portfolio.

Without the acquisition effect, retail loan yields and deposit rates stood at 14.2% and 3.4% respectively, and the segment's cost of risk on loans was 2.8%. The retail segment contributed 24.3%, or GEL 19.8 million, to TBC's total net income in 1Q 2017. With the acquisition effect, retail loan yields and deposit rates stood at 13.9% and 3.3% respectively, and the segment's cost of risk on loans was 2.9%. The retail segment contributed 26.5%, or GEL 25.6 million, to TBC's total net income in 1Q 2017.

Corporate Banking

Without the Bank Republic acquisition effect, corporate loans amounted GEL 1,628.2 million, up by 20.9% YoY. Foreign currency loans accounted for 79.6% of the total corporate loan portfolio. With the acquisition effect, corporate loans amounted to GEL 1,922.6 million, down by 6.8% QoQ. Foreign currency loans accounted for 73.5% of the total corporate loan portfolio.

Without the acquisition effect, corporate deposits totaled GEL 1,399.5 million, up by 84.0% YoY. Foreign currency corporate deposits represented 53.9% of the total corporate deposit portfolio. With the acquisition effect, corporate deposits totaled GEL 1,733.1 million, down by 7.6% QoQ. Foreign currency corporate deposits represented 51.4% of the total corporate deposit portfolio.

Without the Bank Republic acquisition effect loan yield and deposit rates stood at 9.1% and 4.4%, respectively. In the same period, the cost of risk on loans was -3.3%. In terms of profitability, the corporate segment's net profit reached GEL 34.1 million, or 42.0% of the Bank's total net income. With the acquisition effect, corporate loan yields and deposit rates stood at 9.1% and 4.9%, respectively. In the same period, the cost of risk on loans was -2.9%. In terms of profitability, the corporate segment's net profit reached GEL 38.9 million, accounting for 40.3% of the Bank's total net income.

MSME Banking

Without Bank Republic's acquisition effect, MSME loans amounted to GEL 1,396.1 million, up by 30.9% YoY. Foreign currency loans accounted for 67.5% of the total MSME portfolio. With the acquisition effect, MSME loans amounted to GEL 1,568.3 million, down by 2.9% QoQ. Foreign currency loans accounted for 68.6% of the total MSME portfolio.

Without the acquisition effect, MSME deposits stood at GEL 725.2 million, up by 21.5% YoY QoQ. Foreign currency MSME deposits accounted for 60.6% of the total MSME deposit portfolio. Consequently, with the acquisition effect MSME deposits stood at GEL 793.8 million, down by 4.5% QoQ. Foreign currency MSME deposits accounted for 59.8% of the total MSME deposit portfolio.

Without the acquisition effect MSME loan yields and deposit rates stood at 11.0% and 1.1%, respectively, while the cost of risk on loans was 0.9%. In terms of profitability, net profit for the MSME segment amounted to GEL 18.2 million, or 22.4%, of TBC's total net income. Consequently, with the Bank Republic acquisition effect, MSME loan yields and deposit rates stood at 11.0% and 1.1%, respectively, while the cost of risk on loans was 1.1%. In terms of profitability, net profit for the MSME segment amounted to GEL 20.5million, or 21.2 % of TBC's total net income.

Annexes

Subsidiaries of TBC Bank Group PLC[14]

 
                     Ownership    Country           Year            Industry          Total Assets 
                      / voting                 of incorporation                    (after elimination) 
                         %                      or acquisition 
                         as 
                         of 
                         31 
                       March 
                        2017 
                    ----------  -----------  ------------------  -------------  ----------------------- 
 Subsidiary                                                                         Amount       % in 
                                                                                    GEL'000       TBC 
                                                                                                 Group 
------------------  ----------  -----------  ------------------  -------------  -------------  -------- 
 United Financial 
  Corporation                                                     Card 
  JSC                  98.7%      Georgia           1997           processing       7,875        0.08% 
 TBC Capital 
  LLC                 100.0%      Georgia           1999          Brokerage         1,457        0.01% 
 TBC Leasing 
  JSC                  99.6%      Georgia           2003          Leasing          112,427       1.08% 
                                                                  Non-banking 
 TBC Kredit                                                        credit 
  LLC                  75.0%     Azerbaijan         2008           institution      38,452       0.37% 
 Banking System 
  Service Company                                                 Information 
  LLC                 100.0%      Georgia           2009           services          637         0.01% 
 TBC Pay LLC          100.0%      Georgia           2009          Processing        25,561       0.25% 
                                                                  Real 
                                                                   estate 
 Mali LLC             100.0%      Georgia           2011           management        202         0.00% 
 Real Estate                                                      Real 
  Management                                                       estate 
  Fund JSC            100.0%      Georgia           2010           management         23         0.00% 
 TBC Invest                                                       PR and 
  LLC                 100.0%       Israel           2011           marketing         173         0.00% 
                                                                  Financial 
 Bank republic        100.0%      Georgia           2016           sector         1,844,445      17.8% 
                                                                  Financial 
 JSC TBC Bank          98.5%      Georgia           2016           sector         8,322,315     80.31% 
 TBC Insurance        100.0%      Georgia           2016          Insurance         7,093        0.1% 
------------------  ----------  -----------  ------------------  -------------  -------------  -------- 
 

Consolidated Financial Statements of TBC Bank Group PLC

 
 Consolidated Balance Sheet 
 
 In thousands of GEL                            Mar-17       Mar-17       Dec-16      Mar-16 
                                                  w/o 
                                                   BR 
--------------------------------------------  ----------  -----------  -----------  ---------- 
 Cash and cash equivalents                      830,484     697,118      945,180      688,118 
 Due from other banks                           119,707     151,780       24,725      12,591 
 Mandatory cash balances with 
  National Bank of Georgia                      796,751     904,487      990,642      452,398 
 Loans and advances to customers 
  (Net)                                        5,525,867   6,918,246    7,133,702    4,298,291 
 Investment securities available 
  for sale                                      297,055     428,138      430,703      224,614 
 Investments in Subsidiaries and 
  Associates                                    351,578       537           0            0 
 Investment securities held to 
  maturity                                      384,756     384,756      372,956      367,045 
 Investments in finance leases                  88,627       88,627       95,031      78,950 
 Investment properties                          67,019       96,064       95,615      69,461 
 Goodwill                                        4,491       28,658       28,658       2,726 
 Intangible assets                              59,527       63,906       60,957      45,129 
 Premises and equipment                         263,121     320,659      314,032      249,756 
 Other financial assets                         78,660       82,254       92,377      55,380 
 Deferred tax asset                              3,406       3,406        3,511        2,301 
 Current income tax prepayment                  10,058       10,058       7,431       10,671 
 Insurance and Reinsurance Receivables           3,584       3,414        2,249          0 
 Other assets                                   174,270     180,479      171,263      96,921 
 TOTAL ASSETS                                  9,058,963   10,362,587   10,769,032   6,654,351 
--------------------------------------------  ----------  -----------  -----------  ---------- 
 LIABILITIES 
 Due to Credit Institutions                    1,502,649   2,112,360    2,197,577    1,002,300 
 Customer accounts                             5,392,157   6,070,833    6,454,949    3,931,623 
 Current income tax liability                     44         2,902        2,578         468 
 Debt Securities in issue                       24,376       24,376       23,508      21,424 
 Deferred income tax liability                    768        3,727        5,646       35,838 
 Provisions for liabilities and 
  charges                                       13,448       15,528       16,026      10,491 
 Other financial liabilities                    51,913       54,780       50,511      38,563 
 Subordinated debt                              344,841     344,841      368,381      303,381 
 Insurance Contracts Liabilities                  342         342          486           0 
 Other liabilities                              52,236       52,354       66,739      29,686 
 TOTAL LIABILITIES                             7,382,773   8,682,043    9,186,401    5,373,774 
--------------------------------------------  ----------  -----------  -----------  ---------- 
 EQUITY 
 Share capital                                   1,581       1,581        1,581       19,612 
 Share premium                                  677,211     677,211      677,211      408,274 
 Retained earnings                             1,046,100   1,055,011     955,174      772,225 
 Group reorganisation reserve                  -162,167     -162,167     -162,167        0 
 Share based payment reserve                    21,303       21,303       23,327      14,753 
 Revaluation reserve for premises               70,038       70,460       70,460      59,532 
 Revaluation reserve for available-for-sale 
  securities                                     -108        -5,088       -3,680       6,391 
 Cumulative currency translation 
  reserve                                       -7,636       -7,636       -7,539      -6,615 
 TOTAL EQUITY                                  1,646,323   1,650,677    1,554,366    1,274,174 
--------------------------------------------  ----------  -----------  -----------  ---------- 
 Non-controlling interest                       29,867       29,867       28,264       6,403 
 TOTAL EQUITY                                  1,676,190   1,680,544    1,582,631    1,280,577 
--------------------------------------------  ----------  -----------  -----------  ---------- 
 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY                  9,058,963   10,362,587   10,769,032   6,654,351 
--------------------------------------------  ----------  -----------  -----------  ---------- 
 
 
 Consolidated Statement of Profit 
  or Loss and Other Comprehensive 
  Income 
 
 In thousands of GEL                             1Q'17     1Q'17     1Q'16     Q4'16 
                                                 w/o BR 
---------------------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  --------- 
 Interest income                                193,330   237,769   174,859   243,344 
 Interest expense                               -78,361   -95,436   -65,976   -89,655 
 Net interest income                            114,969   142,333   108,883   153,689 
---------------------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  --------- 
 Fee and commission income                      40,529    44,500    29,547     45,460 
 Fee and commission expense                     -15,959   -18,023   -11,250   -17,068 
 Net Fee and Commission Income                  24,570    26,477    18,297     28,392 
---------------------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  --------- 
 Gains less losses from trading in 
  foreign currencies                            17,064    21,146    14,619     25,472 
 Foreign exchange translation gains 
  less losses                                     982      1,046       8       -2,519 
 Gains less losses/(losses less gains) 
  from derivative financial instruments           -3        -3       -363        94 
 (Losses less gains) / gains less 
  losses from disposal of investment 
  securities available for sale                    0         0         0        498 
 Other operating income                          6,250    11,259     3,668     12,372 
 Other operating non-interest income            24,292    33,447    17,931     35,419 
---------------------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  --------- 
 Gross insurance profit                          1,225     1,225       0        256 
---------------------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  --------- 
 Provision for loan impairment                  -7,323    -16,922   -13,067   -10,405 
 Provision for impairment of investments 
  in finance lease                                -31       -31      -185       -322 
 Provision for/ (recovery of provision) 
  performance guarantees and credit 
  related commitments                            1,039      92      -1,029     2,787 
 Provision for impairment of other 
  financial assets                               -364      -797       -49      -1,727 
 Impairment of investment securities 
  available for sale                               0         0        -11        0 
 Operating income after provisions 
  for impairment                                158,375   185,823   130,772   208,586 
---------------------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  --------- 
 Staff costs                                    -41,868   -47,538   -34,172   -62,544 
 Depreciation and amortisation                  -7,515    -8,605    -6,567     -7,435 
 Provision for liabilities and charges            95        95         0       -2,210 
 Administrative and other operating 
  expenses                                      -23,439   -26,873   -23,560   -39,595 
 Operating expenses                             -72,727   -82,920   -64,299   -111,785 
---------------------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  --------- 
 Profit before tax                              85,648    102,903   66,474     96,801 
---------------------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  --------- 
 Income tax expense                             -4,336    -6,345    -7,777     -8,767 
 Profit for the period                          81,312    96,558    58,696     88,034 
---------------------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  --------- 
 Other Comprehensive income: 
---------------------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  --------- 
 Items that may be reclassified subsequently 
  to profit or loss: 
---------------------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  --------- 
 Revaluation                                     -527     -1,407     -596      3,196 
---------------------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  --------- 
 Gains less losses reclassified to 
  profit or loss upon disposal                     0         0         0       2,757 
---------------------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  --------- 
 Income tax recorded directly in 
  other comprehensive income                       0         0        -35       -248 
---------------------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  --------- 
 Exchange differences on translation 
  to presentation currency                        -96       -96       24        -147 
---------------------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  --------- 
 Items that will not be reclassified 
  to profit or loss: 
---------------------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  --------- 
 Income tax recorded directly in 
  other comprehensive income                       0         0         0        -422 
---------------------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  --------- 
 Other comprehensive income for the 
  year                                           -623     -1,503      608      -5,136 
---------------------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  --------- 
 Total comprehensive income for the 
  year                                          80,689    95,055    59,304     82,898 
---------------------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  --------- 
 Profit attributable to: 
---------------------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  --------- 
  - Owners of the Bank                          79,730    94,975    59,483     89,359 
---------------------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  --------- 
  - Non-controlling interest                     1,582     1,582     -786      -1,326 
---------------------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  --------- 
 Profit for the period                          81,312    96,558    58,696     88,034 
---------------------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  --------- 
 Total comprehensive income is attributable 
  to: 
---------------------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  --------- 
  - Owners of the Bank                          79,106    93,473    60,091     84,224 
---------------------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  --------- 
  - Non-controlling interest                     1,582     1,582     -786      -1,326 
---------------------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  --------- 
 Total comprehensive income for the 
  year                                          80,689    95,055    59,304     82,898 
---------------------------------------------  --------  --------  --------  --------- 
 
 
 Consolidated Statements of 
  Cash Flows 
 
 
 
 In thousands of GEL                                     As of 31-Mar-2017 
---------------------------------------------------  --------------------- 
 
 Cash flows from operating activities 
 Interest received                                                 236,723 
 Interest paid                                                    (93,871) 
 Fees and commissions received                                      43,697 
 Fees and commissions paid                                        (18,193) 
 Insurance premium received                                          2,472 
 Insurance claims paid                                             (1,407) 
 Income received from trading in foreign 
  currencies                                                        21,303 
 Other operating income received                                     7,493 
 Staff costs paid                                                 (51,305) 
 Administrative and other operating expenses 
  paid                                                            (32,771) 
 Income tax (paid) / refunded                                     (10,379) 
 Cash flows from operating activities before 
  changes in operating assets and liabilities                      103,764 
---------------------------------------------------  --------------------- 
 Changes in operating assets and liabilities 
 Net (increase) / decrease in due from other 
  banks                                                          (214,398) 
 Net (increase) / decrease in loans and advances 
  to customers                                                   (190,209) 
 Net decrease in investment in finance lease                           363 
 Net decrease / (increase) in other financial 
  assets                                                            24,090 
 Net decrease / (increase) in other assets                        (17,175) 
 Net increase in due to other banks                               (49,578) 
 Net increase in customer accounts                                (53,309) 
 Net (decrease) / increase in other financial 
  liabilities                                                        6,351 
 Net (decrease) / increase in other liabilities 
  & provisions for liabilities and charges                         (1,669) 
 Net cash from operating activities                              (391,770) 
---------------------------------------------------  --------------------- 
 Cash flows from investing activities 
 Acquisition of investment securities available 
  for sale                                                        (37,753) 
 Proceeds from disposal of investment securities 
  available for sale                                               (2,250) 
 Proceeds from redemption at maturity of 
  investment securities available for sale                          41,583 
 Acquisition of investment securities held 
  to maturity                                                    (129,956) 
 Proceeds from redemption of investment securities 
  held to maturity                                                 119,285 
 Acquisition of premises, equipment and intangible 
  assets                                                          (19,573) 
 Disposal of premises, equipment and intangible 
  assets                                                             1,458 
 Proceeds from disposal of investment property                         872 
 Acquisition of subsidiaries, net of cash 
  acquired                                                           (350) 
 Net cash used in investing activities                            (26,684) 
---------------------------------------------------  --------------------- 
 Cash flows from financing activities 
 Proceeds from other borrowed funds                                497,714 
 Redemption of other borrowed funds                              (473,650) 
 Proceeds from debt securities in issue                              2,805 
 Issue of ordinary shares                                               29 
 Net cash from / (used in) financing activities                     26,899 
---------------------------------------------------  --------------------- 
 Effect of exchange rate changes on cash 
  and cash equivalents                                            (25,003) 
---------------------------------------------------  --------------------- 
 Net increase / (decrease) in cash and cash 
  equivalents                                                    (416,558) 
---------------------------------------------------  --------------------- 
 Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning 
  of the year                                                    1,113,676 
---------------------------------------------------  --------------------- 
 Cash and cash equivalents at the end of 
  the year                                                         697,118 
---------------------------------------------------  --------------------- 
 

Key Ratios

Average Balances

Average balances included in this document are calculated as the average of the relevant monthly balances as of each month-end. Balances have been extracted from TBC's unaudited and consolidated management accounts prepared from TBC's accounting records and used by the Management for monitoring and control purposes.

 
 Key Ratios 
 
 Ratios (based on monthly averages,         1Q'17    1Q'17    1Q'16     Q4'16 
  where applicable)                         w/o BR 
----------------------------------------  --------  -------  -------  -------- 
 ROAE                                       20.3%    24.2%    19.3%     24.2% 
 ROAA                                       3.6%      3.7%     3.5%     3.7% 
 Pre-provision ROAE                         22.0%    28.6%    23.9%     26.8% 
 Pre-provision ROAA                         3.9%      4.4%     4.3%     4.1% 
 Cost to Income                             44.1%    40.8%    44.3%     51.2% 
 Cost of Risk                               0.5%      0.9%     1.2%     0.6% 
 NIM                                        6.5%      6.6%     7.7%     7.9% 
 Risk adjusted NIM                          5.3%      5.1%     6.4%     6.3% 
 Loan yields                                11.9%    11.9%    13.6%     13.8% 
 Risk adjusted loan yields                  10.8%    10.5%    12.2%     12.0% 
 Deposit rates                              3.3%      3.4%     3.6%     3.3% 
 Yields on interest earning assets          10.9%    11.1%    12.4%     12.5% 
 Cost of Funding                            4.3%      4.4%     4.8%     4.5% 
 Spread                                     6.6%      6.7%     7.6%     8.0% 
 PAR 90 to gross loans                      1.7%      1.5%     1.7%     1.3% 
 NPLs to gross loans                        3.9%      3.4%     4.8%     3.5% 
 NPLs coverage                              83.0%    84.6%    90.6%     88.4% 
 Provision Level to Gross Loans             3.2%      2.8%     4.3%     3.1% 
 Related party loans to gross loans         0.1%      0.1%     0.2%     0.1% 
 Top 10 borrowers to total portfolio         N/A      8.3%     9.2%     7.6% 
 Top 20 borrowers to total portfolio         N/A      12.2%    14.6%    11.3% 
 Net loans to deposits plus IFI funding     92.4%    97.2%    97.7%     93.4% 
 Net stable funding ratio                    N/A     106.8%   117.3%    108.4% 
 Leverage                                    5.4      6.2      5.2       6.8 
 Hypothetical Tier 1 CAR                    15.0%    15.0%    18.7%     14.2% 
 Hypothetical Total CAR                     19.8%    19.8%    22.8%     19.3% 
 Regulatory Tier 1 CAR                      11.3%    11.3%    13.3%     10.4% 
 Regulatory Total CAR                       14.9%    14.9%    16.8%     14.2% 
----------------------------------------  --------  -------  -------  -------- 
 

Ratio definitions

1. Return on average total equity (ROAE) equals net income attributable to owners divided by monthly average of total shareholders 'equity attributable to the PLC's equity holders for the same period; Pre-provision ROAE excludes all provision charges. Annualized where applicable.

2. Return on average total assets (ROAA) equals net income of the period divided by monthly average total assets for the same period. Pre-provision ROAE excludes all provision charges. Annualised where applicable.

3. Cost to income ratio equals total operating expenses for the period divided by the total revenue for the same period. (Revenue represents the sum of net interest income, net fee and commission income and other non-interest income).

4. Cost of risk equals provision for loan impairment divided by monthly average gross loans and advances to customers. Annualized where applicable.

5. Net interest margin (NIM) is net interest income divided by monthly average interest-earning assets. Annualised where applicable.

6. Risk Adjusted Net interest margin is NIM minus Cost of Risk without one -offs and currency effect

7. Loan yields equal interest income on loans and advances to customers divided by monthly average gross loans and advances to customers. Annualised where applicable.

8. Risk Adjusted Loan yield is Loan yield minus Cost of Risk without one-offs and currency effect

9. Deposit rates equal interest expense on customer accounts divided by monthly average total customer deposits. Annualised where applicable.

10. Yields on interest earning assets equal total interest income divided by monthly average interest earning assets. Annualized where applicable.

11. Cost of funding equals total interest expense divided by monthly average interest bearing liabilities. Annualised where applicable.

12. Spread equals difference between yields on interest earning assets (including but not limited to yields on loans, securities and due from banks) and cost of funding (including but not limited to cost of deposits, cost on borrowings and due to banks).

13. PAR 90 to gross loans ratio equals loans for which principal or interest repayment is overdue for more than 90 days divided by the gross loan portfolio for the same period.

14. NPLs to gross loans equals loans with 90 days past due on principal or interest payments, and loans with well-defined weakness, regardless of the existence of any past-due amount or of the number of days past due divided by the gross loan portfolio for the same period.

15. NPLs coverage ratio equals total loan loss provision divided by the NPL loans.

16. NPLs coverage with collateral ratio equals loan loss provision plus total collateral amount of NPL loans (excluding third party guarantees) discounted at 30-50% depending on segment type divided by the NPL loans.

17. Provision level to gross loans equals loan loss provision divided by the gross loan portfolio for the same period.

18. Related party loans to total loans equals related party loans divided by the gross loan portfolio.

19. Top 10 borrowers to total portfolio equals total loan amount of top 10 borrowers divided by the gross loan portfolio.

20. Top 20 borrowers to total portfolio equals total loan amount of top 20 borrowers divided by the gross loan portfolio.

21. Net loans to deposits plus IFI funding ratio equals net loans divided by total deposits plus borrowings received from international financial institutions.

22. Net stable funding ratio equals available amount of stable funding divided by required amount of stable funding as defined in Basel III.

23. Liquidity coverage ratio equals high-quality liquid assets divided by total net cash outflow amount as defined in Basel III (calculated according to NBG standards).

24. Leverage equals total assets to total equity.

25. Hypothetical ratios - hypothetical ratio based on the Basel III guidelines except for calculation of credit equivalent amounts for interest rate and foreign exchange related contracts, which are calculated based on original exposure method being in line with NBG Pillar 1 requirements. Calculations are made for TBC Bank stand-alone, based on local standards.

26. Regulatory tier 1 CAR equals tier I capital divided by total risk weighted assets, both calculated in accordance with the pillar 1 requirements of NBG Basel II/III standards. The reporting started from the end of 2012. Calculations are made for TBC Bank stand-alone, based on local standards.

27. Regulatory total CAR equals total capital divided by total risk weighted assets, both calculated in accordance with the pillar 1 requirements of NBG Basel II/III standards. The reporting started from the end of 2012. Calculations are made for TBC Bank stand-alone, based on local standards.

Exchange Rates

To calculate the Balance Sheet items' QoQ growth without currency exchange rate effect, we used USD/GEL exchange rate of 2.6468 as of 31 December 2016. For calculations of YoY growth without currency exchange rate effect, we used USD/GEL exchange rate of 2.3679 as of 31 March 2016. The USD/GEL exchange rate as of 31 March2017 equaled 2.4452. For P&L items growth calculations without currency effect, we used the average USD/GEL exchange rate for the following periods: 1Q 2016 of 2.4351, FY, 1Q 2017 of 2.6029, 4Q 2016 of 2.4958.

Additional Disclosures

Earnings per Share

 
 In GEL                                        1Q 2017 
 Earnings per share for profit attributable 
  to the owners of the Group:                   1.80 
--------------------------------------------  -------- 
 - Basic earnings per share 
 - Diluted earnings per share                   1.75 
--------------------------------------------  -------- 
 

Source: IFRS Consolidated

Sensitivity Scenario

 
                                                   10% Currency 
 Sensitivity Scenario           31-Mar-17    Devaluation Effect 
-----------------------------  ----------  -------------------- 
 NIM*                                                     -0.1% 
 Technical Cost of Risk                                   +0.2% 
-----------------------------  ----------  -------------------- 
 Regulatory Total Capital           1,473                 1,501 
 Regulatory Capital adequacy                       0.73% - .79% 
  ratios tier 1 and total 
  capital decrease by 
-----------------------------  ----------  -------------------- 
 

(*) Linear depreciation is assumed for NIM sensitivity analysis

Source: IFRS statements and Management Figures

FC details for Selected P/L Items

 
 Selected P&L Items 1Q 
  2017                         FC % of Respective Totals 
----------------------------  -------------------------- 
 Interest Income                                     48% 
 Interest Expense                                    59% 
 Fee and Commission Income                           36% 
 Fee and Commission Expense                          58% 
 Administrative Expenses                             24% 
----------------------------  -------------------------- 
 

Source: IFRS statements and Management figures

GEL Refinance Rate and Libor Linked B/S Items 31 March 2017

 
 GEL Refinance                    GEL -310                                   GEL 544 
  Rate Gap                            m          Libor Gap                      m 
----------------------------  ----------------  ----------------------  ---------------- 
                                GEL    % share                            GEL    % share 
                                 m        in                               m        in 
                                        totals                                    totals 
----------------------------  ------  --------  ----------------------  ------  -------- 
 Assets                        1,292     13%     Assets                  1,700     16% 
----------------------------  ------  --------  ----------------------  ------  -------- 
        Securities with 
         fixed yield(<=1y)*     362      45%            Nostro**          234      56% 
                                                ----------------------  ------  -------- 
        Securities with 
         floating yield         150      19%            NBG Reserves**    904      92% 
                                                ----------------------  ------  -------- 
        Loans with Floating 
         yield                  688      10%            Libor Loans       517      7% 
                                                ----------------------  ------  -------- 
                                                        Interest 
  Reserves in NBG               72       7%              Rate Options     43 
----------------------------  ------  --------  ----------------------  ------  -------- 
  Interbank loans& 
   Deposits & Repo              19       5% 
----------------------------  ------  --------  ----------------------  ------  -------- 
 Liabilities                   1,602     18%     Liabilities             1,155     13% 
----------------------------  ------  --------  ----------------------  ------  -------- 
        Current accounts***     682      11%             Senior Loans     848      46% 
----------------------------  ------  -------- 
                                                         Subordinated 
        Saving accounts***      150      3%               Loans           307      89% 
----------------------------  ------  -------- 
        Refinancing Loan 
         of NBG                 540      29% 
----------------------------  ------  -------- 
        Interbank Loans 
         &Deposits & Repo       79       26% 
----------------------------  ------  -------- 
        IFI Borrowings          152      8% 
----------------------------  ------  --------  ----------------------  ------  -------- 
 

(*) 61% of the less than 1 year securities are maturing in 6 months

(**) Income on NBG reserves and Nostros are calculated as benchmark minus margin whereby benchmarks are correlated with Libor. From March, 2016 according to NBG regulation is it possible to apply negative interest rates on NBG reserves and correspondent accounts, therefore these two items close the gap in case of both upward and downward movement of Libor rate.

(***) The Bank considers that current and saving deposits promptly react to interest rate changes on the market (within 1 month prior notification)

Source: IFRS Group Data

 
 Yields and 
  Rates 
 
 Yields and                 1Q'17       1Q'17     4Q'16     4Q'16     3Q'16   2Q'16   1Q'16 
  Rates                      w/o                   w/o 
                              BR                    BR 
-----------------------  ----------  ----------  ------  ----------  ------  ------  ------ 
 Loan yields              11.9%[15]     11.9%     13.8%   13.8%[16]   13.5%   13.3%   13.6% 
     Retail loan 
      yields GEL            20.4%       20.0%     22.9%     23.3%     22.8%   22.7%   22.5% 
     Retail loan 
      yields FX             8.9%        9.1%      9.8%      10.0%     9.9%    10.3%   11.1% 
  Retail Loan 
   Yields                   14.2%     13.9%[17]   15.8%     15.8%     16.0%   16.3%   16.5% 
     Corporate loan 
      yields GEL            10.0%       10.0%     10.0%     9.6%      12.4%   13.7%   13.2% 
     Corporate loan 
      yields FX             8.9%        8.8%      12.9%     12.5%     10.6%   8.8%    9.3% 
  Corporate Loan 
   Yields                   9.1%        9.1%      12.2%   11.8%[18]   11.0%   9.7%    10.1% 
     MSME loan yields 
      GEL                   13.2%       13.3%     14.0%     14.3%     14.2%   14.8%   15.1% 
     MSME loan yields 
      FX                    10.1%       10.1%     10.8%     11.0%     10.6%   10.8%   11.6% 
  MSME Loan Yields          11.0%       11.0%     11.7%     11.9%     11.7%   11.9%   12.5% 
 Deposit rates              3.3%        3.4%      3.1%      3.3%      3.3%    3.4%    3.6% 
     Retail deposit 
      rates GEL             4.1%        3.9%      3.7%      3.7%      4.0%    4.1%    3.8% 
     Retail deposit 
      rates FX              3.3%        3.2%      3.4%      3.4%      3.5%    3.6%    3.9% 
  Retail Deposit 
   Yields                   3.4%        3.3%      3.4%      3.4%      3.6%    3.7%    3.9% 
     Corporate deposit 
      rates GEL             8.5%        8.7%      6.7%      7.5%      7.3%    7.5%    6.7% 
     Corporate deposit 
      rates FX              1.5%        1.7%      1.5%      2.0%      1.5%    1.3%    1.7% 
  Corporate Deposit 
   Yields                   4.4%        4.9%      3.7%      4.4%      4.2%    4.0%    4.1% 
     MSME deposit 
      rates GEL             2.0%        2.0%      1.7%      1.7%      2.1%    2.5%    2.4% 
     MSME deposit 
      rates FX              0.5%        0.5%      0.6%      0.6%      0.4%    0.4%    0.7% 
  MSME Deposit 
   Yields                   1.1%        1.1%      1.0%      1.1%      1.1%    1.2%    1.3% 
 Yields on Securities       8.0%        8.1%      8.0%      8.1%      8.3%    9.1%    9.4% 
-----------------------  ----------  ----------  ------  ----------  ------  ------  ------ 
 

Source: IFRS Consolidated

 
 Risk Adjusted Yields 
 
 Risk-adjusted        1Q'17     1Q'17     4Q'16     4Q'16     3Q'16   2Q'16   1Q'16 
  Yields               w/o                 w/o 
                        BR                  BR 
-------------------  ------  ----------  ------  ----------  ------  ------  ------ 
 Loan yields          10.8%   10.5%[19]   12.4%   12.6%[20]   12.2%   12.1%   12.2% 
  Retail Loan 
   Yields             11.0%   10.6%[21]   13.3%     13.0%     13.3%   13.5%   13.4% 
  Corporate Loan 
   Yields             11.5%     11.1%     13.3%   14.4%[22]   12.5%   11.1%   12.2% 
  MSME Loan Yields    9.5%      9.4%      9.6%      9.6%      9.9%    10.7%   10.2% 
-------------------  ------  ----------  ------  ----------  ------  ------  ------ 
 

Source: IFRS Consolidated

 
 
   Cost of Risk by Segments 
 
 Cost of       1Q'17    1Q'17   4Q'16   3Q'16   2Q'16   1Q'16 
  Risk         w/o BR 
-----------  --------  ------  ------  ------  ------  ------ 
 Retail        2.8%     2.9%    3.5%    2.6%    2.8%    3.1% 
 Corporate     -3.3%    -2.9%   -6.4%   -1.6%   -1.7%   -2.3% 
 MSME          0.9%     1.1%    3.3%    1.6%    1.2%    2.0% 
 Total         0.5%     0.9%    0.6%    1.1%    1.1%    1.2% 
             -------- 
 

Source: IFRS Consolidated

Loan Quality per NBG

Sub-Standard, Doubtful and Loss (SDL) Loans Ratio per NBG

 
                            Mar-17   Dec-16   Sep-16        Jun-16   Mar-16 
-------------------------  -------  -------  -------  ------------  ------- 
 SDL Loans as % of Gross 
  Loans                      4.1%     4.3%     5.1%       6.9%        7.2% 
-------------------------  -------  -------  -------  ------------  ------- 
 

Source: NBG

Cross Sell Ratio[23] and Number Active Products

 
                              Mar-17   Dec-16   Sep-16   Aug-16 
---------------------------  -------  -------  -------  ------- 
 Cross Sell Ratio              3.57     3.68     3.55     3.45 
 Number of Active Products 
  (in millions)                3.16     3.14     2.83     2.74 
---------------------------  -------  -------  -------  ------- 
 

Source: Management figures

Diversified Deposit Base

Status: monthly income >=2,000 GEL or loans/deposits >=20,000 GEL

VIP: deposit >=100,000 USD as well as on discretionary basis; WM: >=10,000 USD as well as on discretionary basis

Wealth Management includes UHNW and HNW non-resident clients

 
 31 March 2017        Volume of Deposits   Number of Deposits 
-------------------  -------------------  ------------------- 
 MASS                        35%                 94.7% 
 STATUS                      25%                  4.7% 
 VIP                         25%                  0.4% 
 Wealth Management           14%                  0.2% 
-------------------  -------------------  ------------------- 
 

Source: Management figures

Loan Concentration

 
                     Mar-17   Dec-16   Sep-16   Jun-16   Mar-15 
------------------  -------  -------  -------  -------  ------- 
 Top 20 Borrowers 
  as % of total 
  portfolio          12.2%    11.3%    13.4%    14.4%    14.6% 
 Top 10 Borrowers 
  as % of total 
  portfolio           8.3%     7.6%     8.6%     9.0%     9.2% 
 Related Party 
  Loans as % of 
  total portfolio     0.1%     0.1%     0.1%     0.1%     0.2% 
------------------  -------  -------  -------  -------  ------- 
 

Source: IFRS consolidated

Sales Breakdown (for products offered through Multichannel)

 
                     Mar-17   Dec-16   Sep-16   Jun-16   Mar-16   Dec-15   Sep-15 
------------------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  ------- 
 Digital Channels     24%      26%      24%      23%      27%      21%      25% 
------------------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  ------- 
 Call Center          28%      29%      33%      32%      23%      28%      15% 
------------------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  ------- 
 Branches             49%      45%      43%      46%      50%      51%      60% 
------------------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  ------- 
 

Source: Management figures

Number of Transactions in Digital Channels ('000)

 
                            1Q17    4Q-16   3Q-16   2Q-16   1Q-16 
-------------------------  ------  ------  ------  ------  ------ 
 Internet Banking 
  Number of Transactions    2,098   2,280   1,828   1,797   1,669 
-------------------------  ------  ------  ------  ------  ------ 
 Mobile Banking 
  Number of Transactions    2,622   2,532   1,814   1,485   1,151 
-------------------------  ------  ------  ------  ------  ------ 
 

Source: Management figures

Penetration Ratios of Digital Channels

 
                       Mar-17   Dec-16   Sep-16   Jun-16   Mar-16   Dec-15   Sep-15 
--------------------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  ------- 
 IB&MB Penetration 
  Ratio                 34%      37%      34%      34%      32%      32%      26% 
--------------------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  ------- 
 Internet Banking 
  Penetration Ratio     27%      32%      29%      30%      28%      30%      24% 
--------------------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  ------- 
 Mobile Banking 
  Penetration Ratio     25%      24%      20%      19%      17%      15%      12% 
--------------------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  -------  ------- 
 

Source: Management figures

Mid-term targets for digital channels is to increase the penetration ratio of internet or mobile banking users to above 45% from the current level of 37% and to increase mobile banking penetration ratio to above 35% from the current level of 24%

Net outflow of borrowed funds

 
 Subordinated and Senior Loans' Principal Amount Outflow 
  by Year (GEL million) 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 2017    2018    2019    2020    2021    2022   2023   2024   2025   2026 
------  ------  ------  ------  ------  -----  -----  -----  -----  ------ 
 269.5   416.1   210.4   213.3   209.6   77.1   50.6   15.1   63.3   145.6 
------  ------  ------  ------  ------  -----  -----  -----  -----  ------ 
 

Source: Management figures, Revolving non IFI loans from NBG are excluded

 
 NPL Build 
  Up 
 
 NPLs           NPLs in    Real Growth   FX Effect   Write-Offs   Repossessed    NPLs in 
                millions                                                         Millions 
                 as of                                                            as of 
                 Dec-16                                                           Mar-17 
-----------   ----------  ------------  ----------  -----------  ------------  ---------- 
 Retail           91           24           -4          -19           -2           91 
 Corporate        98          9[24]         -6          -23           -1           78 
 MSME             65           17           -5           -5           -2           71 
 Total            255          50           -15         -46           -4           240 
------------  ----------  ------------  ----------  -----------  ------------  ---------- 
 

Source: IFRS Consolidated

 
 
   Net Write-Offs, 1Q 2017 
 
  In GEL                  Write-Offs      Recoveries   Net Write-Offs 
   millions 
--------------------   ----------------  -----------  --------------- 
 Retail                       19              5              14 
 Corporate                    23              1              22 
 MSME                          5              2              3 
 Total                        46              8              39 
---------------------  ----------------  -----------  --------------- 
 Source: IFRS Consolidated 
 
 
  Portfolio Breakdown by Collateral 
  Types as of 31-Mar-17 
 
 Cash Cover                                       1% 
---------------------------------------  ----------- 
 Gold                                             4% 
---------------------------------------  ----------- 
 Inventory                                        5% 
---------------------------------------  ----------- 
 Real Estate                                     66% 
---------------------------------------  ----------- 
 Third Party Guarantees                           7% 
---------------------------------------  ----------- 
 Other                                            1% 
---------------------------------------  ----------- 
 Unsecured                                       15% 
---------------------------------------  ----------- 
 
 

Source: IFRS Consolidated

 
 Loan to Value by Segments as of 31-Mar-17 
 
                  Retail                      Corporate           MSME           Total 
------------------------------------------  ------------  -------------------  -------- 
                    37%                          34%              33%             35% 
 Source: IFRS Consolidated 
 
 
 
 
 
  TBC Gross Loan Portfolio Breakdown 
  as of 31-Dec-16 
 
                     Old Segmentation                              New Segmentation 
----------------------------------------------------------  ----------------------------- 
 Corporate                                        28.0%          Corporate         28.0% 
--------------------------------------------  ------------  -------------------  -------- 
 Retail                                           51.1%            Retail          50.0% 
--------------------------------------------  ------------  -------------------  -------- 
 SME                                              11.7%             MSME           22.0% 
--------------------------------------------  ------------  -------------------  -------- 
 Micro                                            9.2% 
--------------------------------------------  ------------  -----------------    ------ 
 
 

Source: IFRS Consolidated

 
 
   TBC Deposit Portfolio Breakdown as of 31-Dec-16 
--------------------------------------------------------- 
       Old Segmentation             New Segmentation 
-----------------------------  -------------------------- 
 Corporate            27.8%       Corporate       29.1% 
------------------  ---------  ---------------  --------- 
 Retail               56.8%         Retail        58.1% 
------------------  ---------  ---------------  --------- 
 SME                  13.8%          MSME         12.9% 
------------------  ---------  ---------------  --------- 
 Micro                 1.6% 
------------------  ---------  ---------------  --------- 
 

Source: IFRS Consolidated

Loan Movement from Old to New Segmentation as of 31-Dec-16

 
 IN GEL thousands                 Retail    Corporate     MSME 
 Corporate           2,060,171    2,058         -          -       2,062,229      Corporate 
------------------  ----------  ---------  ----------  ---------  ----------  ------------- 
 Retail              3,763,254   189,104        -       -271,784   3,680,575         Retail 
------------------  ----------  ---------  ----------  ---------  ----------  ------------- 
  Consumer           1,663,550   175,345        -          -       1,838,895       Consumer 
------------------  ----------  ---------  ----------  ---------  ----------  ------------- 
  Mortgage           1,811,695    -3,262        -          -       1,808,433       Mortgage 
------------------  ----------  ---------  ----------  ---------  ----------  ------------- 
  Pawn shop                                                                       Pawn shop 
   Retail             288,010     17,021        -       -271,784    33,247           Retail 
------------------  ----------  ---------  ----------  ---------  ----------  ------------- 
 SME                  857,552     5,969         -          -        863,521      SME (MSME) 
------------------  ----------  ---------  ----------  ---------  ----------  ------------- 
 Pawn shop                                                                        Pawn shop 
  Micro               17,021     -17,021        -       271,784     271,784            MSME 
------------------  ----------  ---------  ----------  ---------  ----------  ------------- 
 Micro                660,725    -180,110       -          -        480,615    Micro (MSME) 
------------------  ----------  ---------  ----------  ---------  ----------  ------------- 
 

Source: IFRS Consolidated

IFRS 9 update

The Bank is in the process of implementation IFRS 9 standard, which will come into effect starting from 1(st) January 2018.

Relevant Change Areas for the Bank

-- Key areas of IFRS 9 are classification and measurement, impairment and hedge accounting

-- Based on the Bank's Business model no significant changes are expected from classification and measurement and hedge accounting

-- Key changes comes from impairment part, where the standard moved from incurred credit loss to expected credit loss model

IFRS 9 Project

-- The Bank started IFRS 9 implementation project in June 2016

-- The project is undertaken with support from Deloitte

-- In parallel to methodology and model development, the Bank is in the process of respective software implementation

High Level Expected Impact

-- During the project gap analysis phase, high level impact assessment was performed, applying simplified approaches e.g. for macro factors incorporation

-- Based on the impact assessment results provision level for the portfolio is expected to increase in the range of 0.2-0.5% of the loan book (6-18% of provision level). However the final impact may be different, considering the finalized models and methodologies of the Bank and macro outlook

-- The expected impact is in the lower range of market expectations, due to the fact the under IAS 39 provisioning methodology the Bank already applies conservative approach

-- Based on EBA's report from Nov 2016, which covers sample of 50 financial institutions in Europe, estimated increase of provisions compared to the current levels of provisions under IAS 39 is on average 18% with upper limit being 30% for 86% (75th percentile) of respondents. The assessment is done on a high level applying simplified approaches, with one macro scenario being one of the simplifications

-- No impact is expected on capital adequacy ratios, which are calculated based on local standards, and Profit and loss statement as the amount will directly affect equity.

NBG Loan Larization Program

The NBG Larization program consist of two parts:

-- One-time conversion program: on 11 January 2017, in order to ease the increased debt service burden caused by the exchange rate fluctuation, the government of Georgia approved a subsidized, one-time program on the voluntary conversion of US dollar-denominated bank loans of individuals into lari loans. The program started on 17 January and lasted for two months. As a result Loans of up to 80 million USD were converted in GEL through the Larization Program

-- Issuing small loans in local currency only: based on an amendment to the civil code, starting from 15 January 2017, individuals will only be able to borrow amounts up to 100,000 GEL in the national currency

Loans of up to 80 million USD were converted in GEL through the Larization Program:

 
 In millions of           %     Absolute Amount 
  GEL 
---------------------  ------  ---------------- 
 TBC + Bank Republic    55.1%        44.1 
 BOG                    33.1%        26.5 
 VTB                    6.1%          4.9 
 Other                  5.7%          4.6 
 

Around 5'600 loans were converted during this program:

 
 In absolute      %     Number of 
  amounts                 loans 
-------------  ------  ---------- 
 TBC + Bank 
  Republic      55.0%     3,080 
 BOG            29.6%     1,658 
 VTB            9.6%      5,38 
 Other          5.8%       325 
 

Total amount of loans issued below GEL 100,000:

 
 In GEL millions             1Q'2016   1Q'2017   % Change 
--------------------------  --------  --------  --------- 
 TBC Bank                      179       372      107.8% 
 Bank Republic                 62        142      129.0% 
 Share in retail 
  portfolio with Bank 
  Republic                    8.1%      14.2%     75.3% 
 Share in total Portfolio 
  with Bank Republic          4.2%      7.2%      71.4% 
 

Other Selected Data of TBC Bank and Bank Republic

NPLs: Total Portfolio as of 31-Mar-17

 
    Bank      Book Value        Total   Retail   Corporate   MSME 
  Republic 
    NPLs 
-----------  ----------------  ------  -------  ----------  ----- 
  Provision 
   Coverage                     121%     167%       97%      103% 
 
  Collateral 
   Coverage                      92%     57%        93%      179% 
  Total Coverage                214%     224%      190%      282% 
  NPL                           2.6%     1.3%      6.3%      2.8% 
  Cost of 
   Risk 1Q'17                   1.0%     1.7%      -1.3%     1.2% 
              Fair Value        Total   Retail   Corporate   MSME 
               Adjusted 
             ----------------  ------  -------  ----------  ----- 
  Provision 
   Coverage                     105%     136%       54%      74% 
  Collateral 
   Coverage                     197%     71%       518%      219% 
  Total Coverage                302%     207%      572%      293% 
  NPL                           1.2%     1.0%      1.2%      2.3% 
  Cost of 
   Risk 1Q'17                   2.7%     3.4%      -0.1%     3.0% 
 
    TBC                         Total   Retail   Corporate   MSME 
    Bank 
    NPLs 
-----------  ----------------  ------  -------  ----------  ----- 
  Provision 
   Coverage                      83%     120%       70%      53% 
 
  Collateral 
   Coverage                     128%     88%       187%      111% 
  Total Coverage                211%     208%      257%      164% 
  NPL                           3.9%     3.0%      4.6%      4.8% 
  Cost of 
   Risk 1Q'17                   0.5%     2.8%      -3.3%     0.9% 
 
    TBC                         Total   Retail   Corporate   SME 
      + 
     BR 
    NPLs 
-----------  ----------------  ------  -------  ----------  ----- 
  Provision 
   Coverage                      85%     121%       69%      54% 
 
  Collateral 
   Coverage                     133%     86%       202%      117% 
  Total Coverage                217%     208%      271%      171% 
  NPL                           3.4%     2.5%      4.1%      4.5% 
  Cost of 
   Risk 1Q'17                   0.9%     2.9%      -2.9%     1.1% 
 ----------------------------  ------  -------  ----------  ----- 
 

Source: IFRS figures

Gross Loan Segmentation as of 31-Mar-17

 
                     TBC Bank[25]   Bank Republic[26]   TBC + Republic 
                    -------------  ------------------  --------------- 
 Corporate               29%               21%               27% 
 Mortgage                21%               37%               24% 
 Consumer Lending        26%               30%               27% 
 MSME                    24%               12%               22% 
 Total               5,711million     1,410 million     7,121 million 
------------------  -------------  ------------------  --------------- 
 

Source: IFRS figures

Customer Deposits Segmentation as of 31-Mar-17

 
              TBC Bank[27]    Bank Republic[28]   TBC + Republic 
             --------------  ------------------  --------------- 
 Corporate         26%               49%               29% 
 Retail            61%               41%               58% 
 MSME              13%               10%               13% 
 Total        5,392 million      679 million      6,071 million 
-----------  --------------  ------------------  --------------- 
 

Source: IFRS figure

 
 Balance Sheet 
 
 In thousands of GEL                   31-Mar-17       31-Dec-16 
                                      (standalone)    (standalone) 
                                                        audited 
----------------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
 Cash and cash equivalents              192,632         235,865 
 Mandatory cash balance with 
  the National Bank of Georgia          107,736         131,133 
 Due from other banks                   48,621           9,937 
 Investment securities available 
  for sale                                54              54 
 Loans and advances to customers 
  (Net)                                1,515,205       1,574,395 
 Premises and Equipment                 56,415          57,275 
 Intangible assets                       4,392           4,855 
 Investment properties                  29,250          28,558 
 Prepayments and accrued interest         835            1,358 
 Repossessed Assets                      1,535           2,585 
 Other assets                            8,474          10,191 
 Total assets                          1,965,149       2,056,208 
----------------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
 Customer accounts                     1,078,688       1,087,268 
 Provisions                              2,442           1,489 
 Deferred income tax liabilities         3,137           3,812 
 Current income tax liabilities          2,858           2,099 
 Due to Credit Institutions             536,005         612,506 
 Other liabilities                       4,550          26,093 
 Subordinated debt                      16,236          17,029 
 Total liabilities                     1,643,917       1,750,295 
----------------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
 Share capital                          76,031          76,031 
 Share premium                          39,914          39,914 
 Other reserves                         21,717          21,902 
 Retained earnings                      183,570         168,066 
 Total Equity                           321,232         305,913 
----------------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
 Total equity and liabilities          1,965,149       2,056,208 
----------------------------------  --------------  -------------- 
 

The Bank Republic Data

 
 
    Income Statement 
 
 In thousands of GEL                                  Q1 2017             Q4 2016 
------------------------------------------  ---------------------------  -------- 
  Interest income                                      45,108             48,254 
  Interest expense                                    -18,473             -16,435 
  Net interest income                                  26,635             31,819 
------------------------------------------  ---------------------------  -------- 
  Fee and commission income                            4,033               4,039 
  Fee and commission expense                           -2,113             -2,305 
  Net Fee and Commission Income                        1,920               1,743 
------------------------------------------  ---------------------------  -------- 
  Gains less losses from trading in 
   foreign currencies                                  4,082               5,543 
  Foreign exchange translation gains 
   less losses                                           64                3,213 
  Losses less gains / (gains less losses) 
   from disposal of investment securities 
   available for sale                                                 -    3,252 
  Other operating income                                805                1,711 
  Other operating non-interest income                  4,951              13,719 
------------------------------------------  ---------------------------  -------- 
  Provision for loan impairment                        -3,836             -10,606 
  Provision for/ (recovery of provision) 
   performance guarantees and credit 
   related commitments                                 -1,500               408 
  Provision for impairment of other 
   financial assets                                                   -     -50 
  Operating income after provisions 
   for impairment                                      28,170             37,024 
------------------------------------------  ---------------------------  -------- 
  Staff costs                                          -6,028             -9,956 
  Depreciation and amortization                        -1,258              -319 
  Administrative and other operating 
   expenses                                            -3,260             -8,678 
  Operating expenses                                  -10,546             -18,954 
------------------------------------------  ---------------------------  -------- 
  Profit before tax                                    17,624             18,070 
------------------------------------------  ---------------------------  -------- 
  Income tax expense                                   -2,120              2,547 
  Profit for the period                                15,504             20,618 
------------------------------------------  ---------------------------  -------- 
  Profit attributable to owners of 
   the bank                                            15,504             20,618 
------------------------------------------  ---------------------------  -------- 
 
 
 Key Ratios 
 
 Ratios (based on quarterly       1Q'17    4Q '16 
  averages, where applicable) 
------------------------------  --------  ------- 
 ROAE                             20.1%    27.1% 
 ROAA                             3.1%      4.3% 
 Pre-provision ROAE               27.0%    40.5% 
 Pre-provision ROAA               4.2%      6.4% 
 Cost: Income                     31.5%    40.1% 
 Cost of Risk                     1.0%      3.2% 
 NIM                              6.8%      8.4% 
 Loan yields                      11.6%    13.1% 
 Deposit rates                    4.3%      4.0% 
 Yields on interest earning 
  assets                          11.5%    12.7% 
 Cost of Funding                  2.2%      4.1% 
 Leverage                         6.1x      6.7x 
 Spread                           9.3%      8.6% 
 PAR 90 to gross loans            2.3%      2.9% 
 NPLs to gross loans              2.6%      3.1% 
 NPLs coverage                   121.3%    112.0% 
 NPL coverage with collateral     213.5%   207.4% 
 Provision Level to Gross 
  Loans                           3.1%      3.4% 
 Regulatory Tier 1 CAR            11.8%    10.4% 
 Regulatory Total CAR             13.7%    12.2% 
------------------------------  --------  ------- 
 
 
 Strong Financial Performance 
 
 Key Ratios       1Q'17          4Q'16        1Q'16[29] 
------------  -------------  -------------  ------------- 
 ROE              20.1%          27.1%          22.9% 
 Net Profit    15.5 million   20.6 million   14.4 million 
 
 
 Accelerated growth and increased market shares 
 
 Portfolios             1Q'17      4Q'16    1Q'16[30] 
-------------------  -----------  -------  ----------- 
 Retail Segment          947        986        887 
 Business 
  Segment                484        491        345 
 Total                   1430       1477       1231 
 Market Share          7.6%[31]     7.8%       7.4% 
 

Synergy Potential and one-off integration costs

The one-off integration costs have amounted to GEL 22.9 million, less than the expected GEL 23.3 million. The bank has upgraded annualised cost synergies guidance from GEL 20.5 million to GEL 24.0 million.

Stable employee turnover after the acquisition

Following the acquisition of the Bank Republic front office employee turnover was low at c.3%.

Bank Republic Loan portfolio increased by 15.3% since acquisition[32]

QoQ decline in loans is mainly attributable to seasonal factors and at constant currency rate gross loans portfolio remains broadly stable

Accelerated growth in customer acquisition

Following the acquisition, total number of customers increased by 11% across all segments and reached around 380,000.

[1] Market share figures are based on data from the National Bank of Georgia (NBG)

[2] Excluding market share of Credo Bank, which registered as a bank in 1Q 2017

[3] Number of transactions conducted in remote channels divided by total number of transactions, based on JSC TBC Bank standalone data

[4] Region in this context comprises Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia

[5] Number of active products divided by number of active customers

[6] Core inflation excludes energy, food and administered prices

[7] Estimated number for Nominal GDP

[8] Measured as sum of government spending on salaries and goods and services

[9] Based on internal estimates

[10] Pure exports account for 7.0% of total Corporate USD denominated loans

[11] Pure exports account for 10.1% of total Corporate USD denominated loans

[12] Based on new legislation loans up to GEL100k should be disbursed in GEL, therefore wholesale pawn shop loans are not considered FX income linked

[13] The National Bank of Georgia enforced Basel II/III regulation in June 2014.

[14] TBC Bank Group PLC became the parent company of JSC TBC Bank on 10 August 2016

[15] 12.1% without change in the accounting rule

[16] 13.2% without one-offs

[17] 14.2% without change in the accounting rule

[18] 9.6% without one-offs

[19] 10.6% without change in accounting rule

[20] 12.0% without one-offs

[21] 10.9% without change in accounting rule

[22] 12.2% without one-offs

[23] Cross-sell ratio is defined as number of active products divided by the number of active customers

[24] Real growth comprises of new client additions in the amount of GEL 25 million less repayments of existing clients in the amount of GEL 16 million.

[25] TBC Bank Group PLC figures without Bank Republic effect

[26] Bank Republic after fair value adjustments

[27] TBC Bank Group P:C figures without Bank Republic effect

[28] Bank Republic after fair value adjustments

[29] Based on management accounts

[30] Per old segmentation

[31] 7.8% excluding market share of Credo Bank, which registered as a bank in 1Q 2017

[32] Bank Republic deposit portfolio is not relevant as new corporate deposits are transferred to TBC Bank branches

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