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TBC Bank Group PLC

15 November 2018

TBC BANK GROUP PLC ("TBC Bank")

3Q AND 9M 2018 UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED 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 the actual results, performance or achievements of TBC Bank Group PLC ("the Bank" or the "Group") 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, which is prepared on the basis of the Group's accounting policies applied consistently from year to year, has been extracted from the Group's unaudited management's accounts and financial statements. The areas in which the management's accounts might differ from the International Financial Reporting Standards and/or U.S. generally accepted accounting principles could be significant; you should consult your own professional advisors and/or conduct your own due diligence for a 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 report have been subjected to rounding adjustments. Accordingly, numerical figures shown as totals in certain tables might not be an arithmetic aggregation of the figures that preceded them.

Third Quarter and Nine Months of 2018 Unaudited Financial Results Conference Call

TBC Bank Group PLC ("TBC PLC") will release its unaudited consolidated financial results for the third quarter and nine-month of 2018 on Thursday, 15 November 2018 at 7.00 am GMT (11.00 am GET).

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

Date & time: Thursday, 15 November 2018 at 14.00 (GMT) / 15.00 (CET) / 9.00 (EST)

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 Zoltan Szalai                     Anna Romelashvili             Investor Relations Department 
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Table of Contents

3Q and 9M 2018 Results Announcement

TBC Bank - Background

Financial Highlights

Recent Developments

Letter from the Chief Executive Officer

Economic Overview

Unaudited Consolidated Financial Results Overview for 3Q 2018

Unaudited Consolidated Financial Results Overview for 9M 2018

Additional Disclosures

TBC BANK Group PLC ("TBC Bank")

TBC Bank Announces Unaudited 3Q and 9M 2018 and Consolidated Financial Results:

Net Profit for 3Q 2018 up by 23.8% YoY to GEL 107.4 million

Net Profit for 9M 2018 up by 16.8% YoY to GEL 307.3 million

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

TBC Bank is the largest banking group in Georgia, where 99.7% of its business is concentrated, and where it has 37.2% market share by total assets. TBC Bank offers retail, corporate, and MSME banking nationwide.

These unaudited financial results are presented for TBC Bank Group PLC ("TBC Bank" or "the Group"), 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's 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 the International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS"), as adopted by the European Union. TBC Bank successfully listed on the London Stock Exchange's premium listing segment on 10 August 2016.

In 4Q 2016, TBC Bank acquired Bank Republic which has been consolidated into the Group's results.

Financial Highlights

3Q 2018 P&L Highlights

-- Net profit amounted to GEL 107.4 million (3Q 2017: GEL 86.8 million; 2Q 2018: GEL 102.4 million)

-- Return on equity (ROE) amounted to 21.2% (3Q 2017: 19.8%; 2Q 2018: 21.3%)

-- Return on assets (ROA) amounted to 3.1 % (3Q 2017: 2.9%; 2Q 2018: 3.2%)

-- Total operating income amounted to GEL 278.1 million, up by 34.3% YoY and up by 7.6% QoQ

-- Cost to income was 37.4% (3Q 2017: 40.5%; 2Q 2018: 35.6%)

-- Cost of risk stood at 1.9% (3Q 2017: 1.3%; 2Q 2018: 1.8%)

-- FX adjusted cost of risk stood at 1.5% (3Q 2017 1.2%; 2Q 2018: 1.7%)

-- Net interest margin (NIM) stood at 6.9% (3Q 2017: 6.2%; 2Q 2018: 7.1%)

-- Risk adjusted net interest margin (NIM) stood at 5.4% (3Q 2017: 5.0%; 2Q 2018: 5.5%)

9M 2018 P&L Highlights

-- Net profit amounted to GEL 307.3 million (9M 2017: GEL 263.2 million)

-- Return on equity (ROE) amounted to of 21.2% (9M 2017: 20.9%)

-- Return on assets (ROA) was 3.1% (9M 2017: 3.2%)

-- Total operating income for the period was up by 25.5% YoY to GEL 775.2 million

-- Cost to income stood at 37.0% (9M 2017: 42.1%)

-- Cost of risk on loans stood at 1.7% (9M 2017: 1.2%)

-- Net interest margin (NIM) stood at 7.0% (9M 2017: 6.5%)

-- Risk adjusted net interest margin (NIM) stood at 5.3% (9M 2017: 5.1%)

Balance Sheet Highlights as of 30 September 2018

-- Total assets amounted to GEL 14,424.0 million as of 30 September 2018, up by 18.8% YoY and up by 6.2% QoQ

-- Gross loans and advances to customers stood at GEL 9,622.6 million as of 30 September 2018, up by 23.9% YoY and up by 8.2% QoQ

-- Net loans to deposits + IFI funding stood at 88.0% and Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR) stood at 118.0%

-- NPLs were 3.1%, down by 0.4pp YoY and unchanged QoQ

-- NPLs coverage ratios stood at 113.2%, or 209.0% with collateral, on 30 September 2018 compared, to 80.5% or 206.8% with collateral, as of 30 September 2017[1] and 116.1%, or 216.1% with collateral on 30 June 2018

-- Total customer deposits amounted to GEL 8,740 million as of 30 September 2018, up by 23.2% YoY and up by 10.2% QoQ

-- As of 30 September 2018, the Bank's Basel III Tier 1 and Total Capital Adequacy Ratios per NBG methodology stood at 12.8% and 16.4% respectively, while minimum requirements amounted to 10.3% and 15.8%

Market Shares[2]

-- Market share in total assets reached 37.2% as of 30 September 2018, up by 0.7pp YoY and up by 0.1pp QoQ

-- Market share in total loans was 38.4% as of 30 September 2018, up by 0.2pp YoY and up by 0.1pp QoQ

-- In terms of individual loans, TBC Bank had a market share of 39.9% as of 30 September 2018, down by 0.6pp YoY and up by 0.1pp QoQ. The market share for legal entity loans was 36.6%, up by 1.0pp YoY and up by 0.1pp QoQ

-- Market share of total deposits reached 40.3% as of 30 September 2018, up by 1.7pp YoY and up by 0.8pp QoQ

-- Market share of individual deposits attained to 41.1%, up by 0.2pp YoY and down by 0.1pp QoQ. In terms of legal entity deposits, TBC Bank holds a market share of 39.4%, up by 3.5pp YoY and up by 1.9pp QoQ.

Recent Developments

Recent and Upcoming Regulations

-- On 1 September 2018, a 50% effective interest cap on loans was introduced, although we do not expect it to have any material impact on TBC Bank's performance;

-- Other regulatory initiatives are also expected to come into force by the end of 2018, including the following: 1) an increase in the limit, below which loans cannot be issued to individuals in foreign currency, from GEL 100,000 to GEL 200,000, 2) an introduction of new caps on PTI and LTV ratios and 3) a regulation on loans to customers without verified income.

   --      While final details are not known yet, these regulations are expected to support further de-dollarization and it might decrease the retail loan growth rate in the short to medium term. Therefore, we are revising our medium term annual loan growth rate guidance to 10-15%. However, our other targets remain unchanged with return on equity above 20%, cost to income ratio below 35% and a dividend pay-out ratio of 25-35%. 

Georgia ranks 6th in 2019 "Doing Business" report

-- Georgia continues its remarkable progress on the World Bank's Doing Business rankings. According to the 2019 Ease of Doing Business report, Georgia ranks 6(th) among 190 countries surveyed globally; up from the 9(th) in the previous year. Georgia stands just after Korea and before Norway and it outscores all CEE countries.

TBC Bank Group PLC announces Board changes

-- TBC Bank has appointed two female board members, Maria Luisa Cicognani and Tsira Kemularia, as Independent Non-Executive Directors. They will also serve as Supervisory Board members of TBC PLC's main subsidiary - JSC TBC Bank. Following the appointment of Ms Cicognani and Ms Kemularia, Stefano Marsaglia and Stephan Wilcke have stepped down from the TBC PLC Board and the Supervisory Board of JSC TBC Bank.

TBC Bank and FMO Sign a GEL 103 Million Loan Agreement

-- TBC Bank has signed a loan agreement in the amount of GEL 103 million with FMO, the Netherlands Development Finance Company. The five-year loan facility will be used primarily to finance young entrepreneurs running micro, small and medium size enterprises in Georgia, as well as young retail customers requiring mortgage loans. The local currency funding will be obtained by FMO through a public bond placement on the Georgian Stock Exchange.

TBC Bank and EIB Sign EUR 30 Million Loan Agreement

-- TBC Bank has signed a loan agreement in the amount of EUR 30 million with the European Investment Bank (EIB). The five-year loan facility will primarily be used to finance small and medium size enterprises in Georgia.

TBC Bank wins the Best Private Bank in Georgia 2018 award from PWM and The Banker Magazines

-- TBC Bank has been named the Best Private Bank in Georgia 2018 by Professional Wealth Management (PWM) and The Banker magazines. This prestigious award is acknowledgement of TBC Bank's continuous efforts to deliver exceptional private banking services in Georgia. Participants were evaluated against a set of growth and performance measures, as well as on their particular private banking services.

TBC Bank wins Two Global Digital Awards from Global Finance Magazine

-- TBC Bank has been named the world's Best in Social Media Marketing and Services 2018 and the world's Best Integrated Consumer Banking Site 2018 by Global Finance Magazine. In the list of winners TBC Bank stands among some of the world's leading banks.

TBC Bank wins the Best Foreign Exchange Provider 2019 in Georgia from Global Finance Magazine

-- TBC Bank has been named the Best Foreign Exchange Provider 2019 in Georgia by Global Finance Magazine. The winners were chosen based on extensive criteria including transaction volume, market share, scope of global coverage, customer service, competitive pricing and innovative technologies.

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 the Financial Highlights section.

Letter from the Chief Executive Officer

I am delighted to present our strong financial results for the third quarter in 2018 and a brief overview of the recent economic developments, as well as give you an update on our international plans.

In the third quarter, we recorded a consolidated net profit of GEL 107.4 million, up by 23.8% year-on-year. Our return on equity amounted to 21.2%, up by 1.4 percentage points year-on-year, while our return on assets was 3.1%, up by 0.2 percentage points year-on-year.

We continued to deliver on our promises and achieved a net interest margin at 6.9% during the quarter, within the range of our short-term guidance. Over the same period, our net fee and commission income grew by 23.9% year-on-year, consistent with our annual growth guidance and mainly driven by the increasing number of card and settlement transactions. Our cost to income ratio decreased by 3.1 percentage points year-on-year to 37.4%.

During the quarter, our loan book grew by 23.9% year-on-year, bringing our market share to 38.4%, up by 0.2 percentage points year-on-year. Our asset quality remained sound, with FX adjusted cost of risk at 1.5% and non-performing loans at 3.1%. Over the same period, our customer accounts grew by 23.2% year-on-year, increasing our market share to 40.3%, up by 1.7 percentage points year-on-year.

Our capital and liquidity ratios continued to remain solid. As of 30 September 2018, our tier 1 and total capital adequacy ratios (CAR) per Basel III guidelines stood at 12.8% and 16.4% respectively, compared to the corresponding minimum requirement of 10.3% and 15.8%. At the same time, our net loans to deposits + IFI funding ratio stood at 88.0% and the net stable funding ratio (NSFR) was 118.0%.

I am particularly pleased with the achievements of our digital strategy as the number of transactions and sales volume through digital channels continue to grow. As a result, in the third quarter of 2018 our offloading ratio was 90%[3], while 47%[4] of all sales were completed via digital channels in September 2018. In addition, our recently launched, fully-digital bank, Space, continued to rapidly attract new customers and had approximately 186,000 users as of 30 September 2018.

The growth of the Georgian economy remains solid despite increased uncertainties in the region, contractionary fiscal policy and one-offs related to some large infrastructure projects. In the third quarter, real GDP([5]) grew by 4.0%, while growth in September reached 5.6%. Investment demand has been the major contributor to growth, supported by healthy business lending as well as the strong pace of reforms aimed at improving the business environment in the country. Georgia ranked 6(th) out of 190 countries in the recently released "Doing Business 2019 report", up from 9(th) position in the previous year. While the growth of total external inflows slowed during the quarter, mostly due the situation in Turkey and Iran, it still remained in double digits thanks to the geographically diversified sources of inflows. During the quarter exports of goods increased by 21.1% year-on-year, mainly supported by exports to CIS countries. Over the same period, remittances grew by 12.0% year-on-year and tourism inflows expanded by 11.7% year-on-year, mainly driven by EU countries. Despite the temporary negative spill-overs from some neighbouring countries, the Georgian economy is expected to continue its solid growth, with the IMF projecting an average of 5.0% annual GDP growth over the next five years.

Finally, I would like to welcome our two new board members: Maria Luisa Cicognani and Tsira Kemularia, who joined our Board as independent Non-Executive Directors. Ms. Cicognani and Ms. Kemularia have extensive international experience at some of the world's leading institutions and will bring valuable perspectives and expertise to our Board.

Following the increase in diversity of our Board and our continued efforts to improve corporate governance, including implementation of the new executive compensation system, we expect substantial improvement in our governance scores, and we are very pleased to see ISS upgrading our score to 4 as of 1 November 2018.

Outlook

On 1 September 2018, a 50% effective interest rate cap on loans was introduced, although we do not expect it to have any material impact on TBC Bank's performance. Other regulatory initiatives are also expected to come into force by the end of 2018, including the following:

-- An increase in the limit below which loans cannot be issued to individuals in a foreign currency, from GEL 100,000 to GEL 200,000;

   --      The introduction of new caps on PTI and LTV ratios; and 
   --      Regulation of loans to customers without verified income. 

While the final details are not known yet, these regulations are expected to support further de-dollarisation and they may also decrease the retail loan growth rate in the short-to-medium term. Therefore, we are revising our medium term annual loan growth rate guidance to 10-15%. However, our other targets remain unchanged: a return on equity above 20%, a cost to income ratio below 35% and a dividend pay-out ratio of 25-35%.

Regarding our insurance business, I am very pleased with its results. Starting from this year, we have become the second largest player on the P&C insurance market and the largest player in the retail segment, holding 18.3% and 30.0% market shares[6] respectively, based on internal estimates. In the third quarter, the number of customers grew steadily and totaled around 300,000, up by 113% year-on-year.

While Georgia will remain our main focus, the vast expertise we have built in the last three decades, including our advanced digital banking technology, should provide us with a strong competitive advantage to carefully enter selected new markets and start growing our banking business beyond Georgia.

In this context, I would like to provide you with an update on the progress made in our international strategy:

Azerbaijan

Following the completion of due diligence of Nikoil Bank, our Board of Directors is expected to approve the transaction on 16(th) November, after which we will sign the definitive agreements. The next step is obtaining the regulatory approval, which could take up to a few months. After the merger is completed, TBC Bank will hold up to 10% of the merged entity and will have an option to acquire the number of shares needed to achieve 50%+1 share of the merged entity within 3 years, based on a fixed price formula.

In parallel, we have started to develop and implement the new strategy of the merged entity. The bank will be serving retail and MSME customers and will have a strong focus on digital offerings including our fully-digital bank, Space. The main shareholder of Nikoil has already recapitalised the bank by investing USD 45 million by September 2018. A further capital increase has also been agreed upon, whereby TBC Bank will be investing, consistent with its 10% shareholding, between three and five million US dollars each year subject to reaching appropriate KPIs by the merged entity. Within three years, we expect the bank to have USD 1,400 million in its loan book, USD 200 million in total equity and a return on equity of above 20%.

I am very pleased that we are establishing an outstanding team for the merged entity. In addition to the CEO, Nikoloz Shurgaia, who has extensive international banking experience and education, the following new members have joined the team:

   --     Chief Operating Officer - Nukri Tetrashvili, former CEO of  TBC Kredit 

-- Chief Digital Officer -Senior Digital Manager with a solid track record at large Georgian bank

-- Chief Risk Officer - David Tediashvili, former Head of Retail Credit Risk Department at TBC Bank

-- Chief Financial Officer - Emil Dushdurov, former Associate Director, Deal Advisory at KPMG Azerbaijan

Uzbekistan

I would like to present our progress in our quest to expand our digital banking offerings not only in the Caucasus region, but also in Central Asia, namely in Uzbekistan. This is still at the concept phase and subject to approvals, including from the local authorities. Therefore, the project could change as we progress.

Uzbekistan is a very attractive market with a large and growing population of 32 million and with retail and MSME loans to GDP ratio([7]) of below 5% as of the end 2017. Georgia and Uzbekistan have good cultural links, share a similar past dating back to the Soviet Union times and are both part of China's One Belt One Road initiative.

We believe that now is the right time to enter this market as the country has embarked on a path of reforms, many of which have been designed based on advice given by former Georgian government officials, and is creating a business friendly environment.

We aspire to build a greenfield, next generation bank for retail and MSME customers with a primary focus on digital channels including our fully-digital bank, Space. We also plan to operate hi-tech, asset-light branches with digital offerings.

We would like to establish the bank in partnership with international financial institutions and a local partner. Our plans foresee a minimum 51% shareholding and an initial investment of USD 20-30 million. We have already secured preliminary interest from certain international financial institutions and we are in the process of finding a local partner.

Our medium to long-term financial aspirations for the Uzbek subsidiary is to contribute above 20% to TBC Bank Group PLC's assets and income and to achieve sustainable ROE up to 25%.

On the one hand, our planned expansion in Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan should allow us to reach out to a population of around 40 million compared to just 4 million in Georgia, offering us tremendous new growth opportunities given the competitive advantages of our products and services. On the other hand, we plan to follow an asset-light, limited capital investment approach with a strong focus on digital channels and to invest in stages to make sure that we are comfortable with the results and the operating environment before committing additional investment.

We will aim to transfer our international aspirations into specific financial targets within the period of one year.

Economic Overview[8]

Economic growth

Economic growth remained at solid 5.5% in 2Q 2018. In nominal terms, the GDP increased by 10.6% YoY over the same period. Amid increased uncertainties in the countries across the region, a contractionary fiscal policy and one-offs related to large infrastructure projects, growth slowed to 4.0% in 3Q 2018, with latest September growth at 5.6%, in line with initial estimates of the national statistics' office Geostat. Reflecting the increased uncertainties in the external sector IMF revised GDP growth projections to 5.0% for 2018, down from 5.5% projected previously.

Structural reforms continue to support the domestic as well as foreign investment growth. According to the World Bank's "Doing Business 2019" report, Georgia further strengthened its position and ranked 6(th) among the 190 countries surveyed - up by 3 steps from the 9(th) position in previous year. With this position, Georgia stands among the countries such as Hong Kong, Korea, Norway, while outperforming all of the CEE countries. Continued tax reform contributes significantly to the strengthening of Georgia's position in "Doing Business 2019" rankings. Total tax and contribution rate as a percentage of corporate taxes currently stand at 9.9%, among the lowest globally, down from 16.4% in 2018([9]) .

The investment demand has fuelled growth in 2Q 2018. Investment increased by 26.4% YoY in nominal terms and amounted to 34% of GDP over the last four quarters ending 2Q 2018, the highest level since 2006. The increase was driven by solid growth in capital investments (+21.2% YoY) as well as investments in inventory (+81.8% YoY). Consumption rose by 6.9% YoY in nominal terms as of 2Q 2018.

In 2Q 2018 trade and repairs (+10.5% YoY), manufacturing (+7.6% YoY), real estate (+13.8% YoY), and financial intermediation (+22.0% YoY) were the fastest growing sectors, contributing the most to real GDP growth, while agriculture (-3.3% YoY) and construction (-7.1% YoY) sectors contracted. The drop in the construction sector was primarily due to the one-off factors related to fiscal underspending on several large scale infrastructure projects as well as finalization of the South Caucasus pipeline expansion project.

Consolidated budget posted the surplus of an estimated 0.7% of GDP both in 3Q 2018 and in the first nine months of 2018. These figures imply sizeable contractionary impact of fiscal policy as budget deficit stood at 3.3% in 3Q 2017 and 2.0% in first nine months of 2017. In 3Q 2018 tax revenues increased by 8.7% YoY, over the same period total spending declined modestly by 0.5% YoY.

The contractionary impact of the fiscal spending was balanced by the economy's accelerated bank lending. As of September 2018 the total bank loan portfolio increased by 19.1%[10] YoY. Loans to SME and corporate segment increased by a solid 20.3% and 19.8% YoY respectively. Retail loan growth also remained strong at 18.1%, primarily driven by the increase of mortgage loans. The NBG's regulation related to the non-mortgage lending introduced back in May 2018 have resulted in slowdown of this segment.

The growth of total external inflows from exports, tourism and remittances slowed in 3Q 2018 amid increased uncertainties in some of Georgia's economic partners. Despite the negative impact mostly from Turkey and Iran, the growth of inflows remains in double digits thanks to their geographically diversified sources.

Exports of goods increased by a solid 21.1%([11]) YoY in 3Q 2018. The growth was driven by growing exports to CIS countries (+41.9% YoY). Over the same period exports to EU decreased modestly by 1.7% YoY, while the exports to other countries increased by 9.5% YoY. The sharp drop of the Turkish lira and sanctions on Iranian oil exports negatively affected the growth of exports to these countries and dropped by 15% YoY and 28.8% YoY respectively. The share of Turkey and Iran in Georgia's total exports fell to 6.8% in 3Q 2018, thus the negative spillovers from these countries should be limited going forward.

After a 23.2% increase in the first half of 2018, the growth in imports retreated to 11.8% YoY in 3Q 2018, reflecting the expected slower economic growth in 3Q as well as restrictions on non-mortgage loans having negative impact on the imports of durable consumer goods. The trade deficit widened by only 6.4% in 3Q 2018 compared to the 20.5% growth 1H 2018. Declining growth rate of the trade deficit was evident since March 2018 with even improvement in September.

In 3Q 2018 tourism inflows grew by 11.7% YoY. The increase of visitors from the EU was steepest at 39.0% YoY. Visitors from the CIS countries increased by 9.6% YoY while the visitors from other countries went up by 4.0% YoY. The latter was negatively affected primarily by declining visitors from Iran (-26.3% YoY).

Remittances grew by 12.0% YoY in 3Q 2018 with EU countries remaining the major driver of growth. Private money transfers slowed from the CIS (+3.6% YoY) and other countries (7.5% YoY). In the same period sizeable decline in remittances from Turkey in 3Q 2018 (-13.8%) was the main drag on growth. Inflows also declined from Russia (-1.6% YoY) albeit more moderately.

The current account (CA) deficit was traditionally fully financed by FDIs and remained broadly unchanged from previous year, standing at 9.2% of GDP as of last four quarters ending 2Q 2018.

Important to mention that in the 3rd quarter 2018 NBG bought 62.5 mln USD, indicating that FX inflows are sufficient for higher growth and without negative impact of fiscal spending on domestic demand exchange rate would not have been necessarily depreciated.

In September, the USD/GEL exchange rate depreciated by 0.9% YTD and by 5.6% YoY. In the same period, the EUR/GEL exchange rate appreciated by 2.4% YTD and weakened by 3.6% YoY. Real effective exchange rate of GEL could be undervalued following the appreciation of Turkish lira and some USD/GEL weakness in Sept-October 2018. As of October 31 GEL real effective exchange rate was around same levels as in Jan-Feb 2018, close to its peak depreciation by the end of November 2017.

Inflation and monetary policy

CPI inflation stood at 2.7% in September, slightly below the NBG's 3% target. The core inflation remained around 1pp below the headline inflation, the difference being mostly driven by rising oil prices. The NBG started to gradually ease the monetary policy by cutting its refinancing rate by 0.25pp to 7% in July 2018. NBG left the policy rate unchanged at 7% during their September and October meetings. NBG expects to decrease interest rates going forward, however depending on external as well as domestic developments.

Going forward

Despite the temporary negative spillovers from the neighboring countries, the Georgian economy is expected to continue its solid performance. According to the IMF projections, growth is expected to average at 5% over the next five years. Solid growth projections are backed by the continuous reforms to further strengthen the economy as an attractive business destination. Furthermore, tax-free access to almost all major markets in the region enables Georgia to continue to diversify its export markets and increase the economy's resilience against headwinds.

More information on the Georgian economy and financial sector can be found at www.tbcresearch.ge

Unaudited Consolidated Financial Results Overview for 3Q 2018

This statement provides a summary of the unaudited business and financial trends for 3Q 2018 for TBC Bank Group plc and its subsidiaries. The quarterly financial information and trends are unaudited.

Starting from 1 January 2018, TBC Bank adopted IFRS 9 and IFRS 15. Therefore, the comparative information for 2017 is not comparable to the information presented for 2018.

Please note, that there might be slight differences in previous periods' figures due to rounding.

 
 Income Statement Highlights 
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 in thousands of GEL                                    3Q'18          2Q'18           3Q'17   Change YoY   Change QoQ 
--------------------------------------------  ---------------  -------------  --------------  -----------  ----------- 
 Net Interest Income                                  199,612        188,204         146,546        36.2%         6.1% 
--------------------------------------------  ---------------  -------------  --------------  -----------  ----------- 
 Net Fee and Commission Income                         39,384         39,162          31,790        23.9%         0.6% 
--------------------------------------------  ---------------  -------------  --------------  -----------  ----------- 
 Other Operating Non-Interest Income                   39,093         31,052          28,758        35.9%        25.9% 
--------------------------------------------  ---------------  -------------  --------------  -----------  ----------- 
 Credit Loss Allowance                               (47,650)       (35,091)        (27,097)        75.8%        35.8% 
--------------------------------------------  ---------------  -------------  --------------  -----------  ----------- 
 Operating Income after Credit Loss 
  Allowance                                           230,439        223,327         179,997        28.0%         3.2% 
--------------------------------------------  ---------------  -------------  --------------  -----------  ----------- 
 Operating Expenses                                 (104,103)       (92,090)        (83,910)        24.1%        13.0% 
--------------------------------------------  ---------------  -------------  --------------  -----------  ----------- 
 Profit Before Tax                                    126,336        131,237          96,087        31.5%        -3.7% 
--------------------------------------------  ---------------  -------------  --------------  -----------  ----------- 
 Income Tax Expense                                  (18,952)       (28,799)         (9,327)          NMF       -34.2% 
--------------------------------------------  ---------------  -------------  --------------  -----------  ----------- 
 Profit for the Period                                107,384        102,438          86,760        23.8%         4.8% 
--------------------------------------------  ---------------  -------------  --------------  -----------  ----------- 
 

NMF - no meaningful figures

 
 Balance Sheet and Capital Highlights 
 
                                                   Sep-18               Jun-18            Change QoQ 
                                                                                         ------------------- 
 in thousands of GEL                                 GEL          USD           GEL          USD 
----------------------------------------------  ------------  -----------  ------------  -----------  ------ 
 Total Assets                                     14,423,997    5,515,658    13,583,510    5,540,671    6.2% 
 Gross Loans                                       9,622,563    3,679,616     8,895,947    3,628,629    8.2% 
 Customer Deposits                                 8,740,449    3,342,300     7,932,585    3,235,677   10.2% 
 Total Equity                                      2,055,951      786,184     1,943,684      792,823    5.8% 
 Regulatory Tier I Capital (Basel III)*            1,580,547      604,393     1,498,857      611,379    5.5% 
 Regulatory Total Capital (Basel III)*             2,020,501      772,629     1,908,398      778,430    5.9% 
 Regulatory Risk Weighted Assets (Basel III)*     12,305,756    4,705,654    11,200,354    4,568,590    9.9% 
----------------------------------------------  ------------  -----------  ------------  -----------  ------ 
 
 

*As per new NBG regulation which came into force in December 2017

 
 Key Ratios                            3Q'18   2Q'18   3Q'17   Change YoY   Change QoQ 
------------------------------------  ------  ------  ------  -----------  ----------- 
 ROE                                   21.2%   21.3%   19.8%      1.4%        -0.1% 
 ROA                                   3.1%    3.2%    2.9%       0.2%        -0.1% 
 Cost to Income                        37.4%   35.6%   40.5%     -3.1%         1.8% 
 Cost of Risk                          1.9%    1.8%    1.3%       0.6%         0.1% 
 FX adjusted Cost of Risk              1.5%    1.7%    1.2%       0.3%        -0.2% 
 NPL to Gross Loans                    3.1%    3.1%    3.5%      -0.4%         0.0% 
 Regulatory Tier 1 CAR (Basel III)*    12.8%   13.4%   10.8%      2.0%        -0.6% 
 Regulatory Total CAR (Basel III)*     16.4%   17.0%   14.5%      1.9%        -0.6% 
 Leverage (Times)                      7.0x    7.0x    6.8x       0.2x         0.0x 
------------------------------------  ------  ------  ------  -----------  ----------- 
 

*The 2018 figures are given as per new NBG regulation, which came into force in December 2017, while the 3Q 2017 figures are given based on previous regulation in accordance with Basel II/III guidelines.

Income Statement Discussion

Net interest Income

 
 In thousands of GEL                           3Q'18               2Q'18         3Q'17         Change YoY   Change QoQ 
------------------------------------  --------------  ------------------  ------------------  -----------  ----------- 
 Loans and Advances to Customers             288,435             270,378             225,467        27.9%         6.7% 
 Investment Securities Measured at 
  Fair Value through Other 
  Comprehensive Income                        15,310              11,968              12,657        21.0%        27.9% 
 Due from Other Banks                          5,537               7,027               4,524        22.4%       -21.2% 
 Bonds Carried at Amortised Cost              10,994               9,842               9,785        12.4%        11.7% 
 Investment in Leases                         10,415               8,937               5,819        79.0%        16.5% 
 Interest Income                             330,691             308,152             258,252        28.0%         7.3% 
------------------------------------  --------------  ------------------  ------------------  -----------  ----------- 
 Customer Accounts                            68,727              64,804              59,329        15.8%         6.1% 
 Due to Credit Institutions                   51,989              44,785              42,407        22.6%        16.1% 
 Subordinated Debt                            10,033               9,959               9,494         5.7%         0.7% 
 Debt Securities in Issue                        330                 400                 476       -30.7%       -17.5% 
 Interest Expense                            131,079             119,948             111,706        17.3%         9.3% 
------------------------------------  --------------  ------------------  ------------------  -----------  ----------- 
 Net Interest Income                         199,612             188,204             146,546        36.2%         6.1% 
------------------------------------  --------------  ------------------  ------------------  -----------  ----------- 
 
 Net Interest Margin                            6.9%                7.1%                6.2%         0.7%        -0.2% 
------------------------------------  --------------  ------------------  ------------------  -----------  ----------- 
 

NMF - no meaningful figures

3Q 2018 to 3Q 2017 Comparison

Net interest income increased by GEL 53.1 million, or 36.2%, to GEL 199.6 million, compared to 3Q 2017, driven by a GEL 72.4 million, or 28.0%, higher interest income and a GEL 19.4 million, or 17.3%, higher interest expense.

Interest income grew by GEL 72.4 million, or 28.0%, YoY to GEL 330.7 million, mainly due to an increase in interest income from loans and advances to customers of GEL 63.0 million or 27.9%, which is primarily related to an increase in gross loan portfolio of GEL 1,854.9 million, or 23.9%, YoY. This effect was further magnified by a 0.5pp rise in loan yields, which was mainly driven by an increase in rates on GEL denominated loans by 1.4pp to 17.9% which offset the decrease in yields on FC denominated loans by 0.3pp to 8.5%. The growth in interest income also resulted from a higher interest income from investment in leases (through our subsidiary), due to an increase in the size of the respective portfolio, as well as increase in yields. Yields on interest earning assets expanded by 0.5pp to 11.4%, compared to 3Q 2017.

The GEL 19.4 million, or 17.3%, YoY growth in interest expense to GEL 131.1 million in 3Q 2018 was mainly due to GEL 9.4 million, or 15.8%, increase in interest expense on customer accounts and GEL 9.6 million, or 22.6%, increase in interest expense on amounts due to credit institutions. The increase in interest expense on customer accounts was attributable to a GEL 1,643.9 million, or 23.2%, growth in the respective portfolio. This effect was slightly offset by a 0.1pp drop in the cost of deposits to 3.3%, which resulted from a 0.4pp decrease in the cost of FC denominated deposits to 2.1% and a 0.1pp decrease in the cost of LC denominated deposits to 5.6%. The increase in interest expense on amounts due to credit institutions was attributable to a GEL 305.3 million, or 11.4% increase in the respective portfolio and a 0.5pp increase in effective rates on the amounts due to credit institutions, up to 7.1%, mainly related to higher libor rate. The cost of funding decreased by 0.1p p and stood at 4.4%.

Consequently, NIM stood at 6.9% in 3Q 2018, compared to 6.2% in 3Q 2017, while the risk adjusted NIM stood at 5.4%, compared to 5.0% in 3Q 2017.

3Q 2018 to 2Q 2018 Comparison

On a QoQ basis, net interest income grew by 6.1% as a result of a 7.3% higher interest income and a 9.3% higher interest expense.

The GEL 22.5 million, or 7.3%, QoQ increase in interest income mainly resulted from the growth in interest income on loans by GEL 18.1 million, or 6.7%. This in turn was due to an increase in loan portfolio by GEL 726.6 million, or 8.2%. The increase in interest income was also magnified by a rise in interest income from investment securities by GEL 3.3 million, or 27.9%, due to both growth in the respective portfolio and an increase in the respective yield by 0.1pp to 7.2%. The increase was slightly offset by the drop in interest income from due from credit institutions by GEL 1.5 million, or 21.2%, mainly driven by the decrease in respective yield by 1.1pp to 2.0%. The yield on interest earning assets decreased by 0.3pp to 11.4%, compared to 2Q 2018.

The GEL 11.1 million, or 9.3%, QoQ increase in interest expense was primarily due to the GEL 7.2 million, or 16.1%, increase in interest expense on amounts due to credit institutions. The main driver was a rise in the respective effective rate by 0.2pp to 7.1%, related to rise in libor rate. Another contributor to the rise in interest expense was the GEL 3.9 million, or 6.1% higher interest expense on customer accounts. This, resulted from the GEL 807.9 million, or 10.2%, increase in the respective portfolio, while the cost of deposits remained flat and stood at 3.3%. The cost of funding remained stable at 4.4%.

Consequently, on a QoQ basis, NIM decreased by 0.2pp and stood at 6.9%. Meanwhile risk adjusted NIM decreased by 0.1pp compared to the previous quarter and stood at 5.4%.

 
 Fee and Commission 
 Income 
 
 In thousands of                   3Q'18                 2Q'18                 3Q'17   Change YoY   Change QoQ 
 GEL 
-------------------  -------------------  --------------------  --------------------  -----------  ----------- 
 Card Operations                  28,227                25,274                20,662        36.6%        11.7% 
 Settlement 
  Transactions                    17,709                17,454                15,170        16.7%         1.5% 
 Guarantees Issued                 4,652                 4,859                 4,295         8.3%        -4.3% 
 Issuance of 
  Letters of Credit                2,021                 1,289                   990          NMF        56.8% 
 Cash Transactions                 3,950                 4,543                 4,576       -13.7%       -13.1% 
 Foreign Currency 
  Exchange 
  Transactions                       482                   406                   420        14.8%        18.7% 
 Other                             2,512                 4,440                 2,439         3.0%       -43.4% 
                     -------------------  --------------------  -------------------- 
 Fee and Commission 
  Income                          59,553                58,265                48,552        22.7%         2.2% 
-------------------  -------------------  --------------------  --------------------  -----------  ----------- 
 Card Operations                  14,730                12,975                11,409        29.1%        13.5% 
 Settlement 
  Transactions                     2,037                 2,143                 1,897         7.4%        -4.9% 
 Guarantees Issued                   426                   313                   758       -43.8%        36.1% 
 Letters of Credit                   433                   327                   239        81.2%        32.4% 
 Cash Transactions                 1,524                 1,242                 1,177        29.5%        22.7% 
 Foreign Currency 
  Exchange 
  Transactions                       (4)                     3                     3          NMF          NMF 
 Other                             1,023                 2,100                 1,279       -20.0%       -51.3% 
                     -------------------  --------------------  -------------------- 
 Fee and Commission 
  Expense                         20,169                19,103                16,762        20.3%         5.6% 
-------------------  -------------------  --------------------  --------------------  -----------  ----------- 
 Card Operations                  13,497                12,299                 9,253        45.9%         9.7% 
 Settlement 
  Transactions                    15,672                15,311                13,273        18.1%         2.4% 
 Guarantees                        4,226                 4,546                 3,537        19.5%        -7.0% 
 Letters of Credit                 1,588                   962                   751          NMF        65.1% 
 Cash Transactions                 2,426                 3,301                 3,399       -28.6%       -26.5% 
 Foreign Currency 
  Exchange 
  Transactions                       486                   403                   417        16.5%        20.6% 
 Other                             1,489                 2,340                 1,160        28.4%       -36.4% 
                     -------------------  --------------------  -------------------- 
 Net Fee And 
  Commission Income               39,384                39,162                31,790        23.9%         0.6% 
-------------------  -------------------  --------------------  --------------------  -----------  ----------- 
 
 

3Q 2018 to 3Q 2017 Comparison

In 3Q 2018, net fee and commission income totalled GEL 39.4 million, up by GEL 7.6 million, or 23.9%, compared to 3Q 2017. This mainly resulted from an increase in net fee and commission income from card operations of GEL 4.2 million, or 45.9% and an increase in net fee and commission income from settlement transactions of GEL 2.4 million, or 18.1%.

The rise in net fee and commission income from card operations is related to the increased number of active cards and POS terminals by 17.4% and 13.9% respectively. The increase in net fee and commission income from settlement transactions was mainly related to our subsidiary, TBC Pay, driven by increased number of transactions and the growth in net fee and commission income from our affluent retail sub-segment, TBC Status.

3Q 2018 to 2Q 2018 Comparison

On a QoQ basis, net fee and commission income increased by GEL 0.2 million, or 0.6%, compared to 2Q 2018. This was primarily driven by an increase in net fee and commission income from card transactions of GEL 1.2 million, or 9.7%. The rise was partially offset by the decline in other net fee and commission income by GEL 0.9 million, mainly due to the arrangement fee received in 2Q 2018 related to one corporate client in the amount of GEL 1.3 million. The decrease in cash transactions of GEL 0.9 million was due to reclassification of fees received from remittances to settlement transactions in 3Q 2018.

 
 Other Operating 
 Non-Interest Income 
 and Gross Insurance 
 Profit 
                                                                                           ----------- 
 In thousands of GEL               3Q'18            2Q'18              3Q'17   Change YoY   Change QoQ 
----------------------  ----------------  ---------------  -----------------  -----------  ----------- 
 Net Income from 
  Foreign Currency 
  Operations                      31,040           23,251             20,330        52.7%        33.5% 
----------------------  ----------------  ---------------  -----------------  -----------  ----------- 
 Share of Profit of 
  Associates                         294              340                 84          NMF       -13.5% 
----------------------  ----------------  ---------------  -----------------  -----------  ----------- 
 Gains Less 
  Losses/(Losses Less 
  Gains) from 
  Derivative Financial 
  Instruments                       (56)              396                (1)          NMF          NMF 
----------------------  ----------------  ---------------  -----------------  -----------  ----------- 
 Gains less Losses                     2                -                  -          NMF          NMF 
 from Disposal of 
 Investment Securities 
 Measured at Fair 
 Value through Other 
 Comprehensive Income 
----------------------  ----------------  ---------------  -----------------  -----------  ----------- 
 Revenues from Cash-In 
  Terminal Services                  237              226                241        -1.7%         4.9% 
 Revenues from 
  Operational Leasing              1,671            1,567              1,623         3.0%         6.6% 
 Gain from Sale of 
  Investment 
  Properties                         492              855                404        21.8%       -42.5% 
 Gain from Sale of 
  Inventories of 
  Repossessed 
  Collateral                         868              100                756        14.8%          NMF 
 Revenues from 
  Non-Credit Related 
  Fines                               62              111                 29          NMF       -44.1% 
 Gain on Disposal of 
  Premises and 
  Equipment                           36              154                 66       -45.5%       -76.6% 
 Other                             1,324              799              3,453       -61.7%        65.7% 
                        ----------------  ---------------  ----------------- 
 Other Operating 
  Income                           4,690            3,812              6,572       -28.6%        23.0% 
----------------------  ----------------  ---------------  -----------------  -----------  ----------- 
 Gross Insurance 
  Profit[12]                       3,123            3,253              1,773        76.1%        -4.0% 
----------------------  ----------------  ---------------  -----------------  -----------  ----------- 
 Other Operating 
  Non-Interest Income 
  and Gross Insurance 
  Profit                          39,093           31,052             28,758        35.9%        25.9% 
----------------------  ----------------  ---------------  -----------------  -----------  ----------- 
 NMF - no meaningful 
  figures 
 
 

3Q 2018 to 3Q 2017 Comparison

Total other operating non-interest income and gross insurance profit grew by GEL 10.3 million, or 35.9%, to GEL 39.1 million in 3Q 2018. This primarily resulted from the growth in net income from foreign currency operations by GEL 10.7 million, or 52.7% and the increase in gross insurance profit of GEL 1.4 million, or 76.1%. Higher net income from foreign currency operations resulted from an increased number and volume of FX transactions, as well as larger margins, driven by higher exchange rate volatility. The increase was partially offset by the drop in other operating income by GEL 1.9 million, or by 28.6%, due to higher one-off incomes in 3Q 2017.

Higher gross insurance profit resulted from a sharp increase in the number of customers by around 60,000, which in turn led to a high increase in gross written premium by 84.4% YoY to GEL 15,833 thousand on a stand-alone basis. More information about TBC insurance can be found in annex 23 on page 47.

3Q 2018 to 2Q 2018 Comparison

On a QoQ basis, total other operating non-interest income and gross insurance profit increased by GEL 8.0 million, or by 25.9%. This mainly resulted from the growth in net income from foreign currency operations by GEL 7.8 million, or by 33.5%, related to a higher turnover of FX operations and higher foreign exchange margins, that were mainly caused by increased quarter-on-quarter volatility of exchange rate. Another contributor was other operating income, which grew by GEL 0.9 million or 23.0%. This was partially offset by the decline in losses less gains from derivative financial instruments by GEL 0.5 million.

 
 Credit Loss Allowance 
 In thousands of GEL                                3Q'18             2Q'18            3Q'17   Change YoY   Change QoQ 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  ---------------  -----------  ----------- 
 Credit Loss Allowance for Loan to 
  Customers                                      (43,345)          (37,982)         (25,036)        73.1%        14.1% 
 Credit Loss Allowance for Investments 
  in Finance Lease                                  (493)             (252)            (285)        73.0%        95.6% 
 Credit Loss Allowance for Performance 
  Guarantees and Credit Related 
  Commitments                                        (24)             1,375            (680)       -96.5%          NMF 
 Credit Loss Allowance for Other 
  Financial Assets                                (3,706)             1,950          (1,096)          NMF          NMF 
 Credit Loss Allowance for Financial 
  Assets Measured at Fair Value through 
  Other Comprehensive 
  Income                                             (29)              (12)                -          NMF          NMF 
 Credit Loss Allowance for Financial 
  Assets Measured at Amortised Cost                  (53)             (170)                -          NMF       -68.8% 
                                         ----------------  ----------------  --------------- 
 Total Credit Loss Allowance                     (47,650)          (35,091)         (27,097)        75.8%        35.8% 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  ---------------  -----------  ----------- 
 Operating Income after Credit Loss 
  Allowance                                       230,439           223,327          179,997        28.0%         3.2% 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  ---------------  -----------  ----------- 
 
 Cost of Risk                                        1.9%              1.8%             1.3%         0.6%         0.1% 
---------------------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  ---------------  -----------  ----------- 
 NMF - no meaningful figures 
 

3Q 2018 to 3Q 2017 Comparison

In 3Q 2018, total credit loss allowance grew by GEL 20.6 million to GEL 47.7 million compared to 3Q 2017.

This was primarily attributable to an increase in credit loss allowance for loans to customers of GEL 18.3 million, mainly driven by local currency depreciation and recoveries of credit loss allowance in corporate segment in 3Q 2017. Another contributor to the increase was credit loss allowance on other financial assets by GEL 2.6 million.

In 3Q 2018, the cost of risk stood at 1.9% (1.5% without the FX effect), compared to 1.3% (1.2% without the FX effect) in 3Q 2017.

3Q 2018 to 2Q 2018 Comparison

On a QoQ basis, total credit loss allowance grew by GEL 12.6 million to GEL 47.7 million.

This was mainly driven by an increase in credit loss allowance for loans to customers by GEL 5.3 million and an increase in credit loss allowance for other financial assets by GEL 5.7 million. The increase was fully attributable to local currency depreciation.

In 3Q 2018, the cost of risk stood at 1.9% (1.5% without the FX effect), compared to 1.8% (1.7% without the FX effect) in 2Q 2018.

 
 Operating Expenses 
 
 In thousands of GEL                                3Q'18            2Q'18             3Q'17   Change YoY   Change QoQ 
----------------------------------------  ---------------  ---------------  ----------------  -----------  ----------- 
 Staff Costs                                       54,294           50,732            46,620        16.5%         7.0% 
----------------------------------------  ---------------  ---------------  ----------------  -----------  ----------- 
 Provisions for Liabilities and Charges             4,000                -                 -          NMF          NMF 
----------------------------------------  ---------------  ---------------  ----------------  -----------  ----------- 
 Depreciation and Amortization                     11,944           10,992             9,317        28.2%         8.7% 
----------------------------------------  ---------------  ---------------  ----------------  -----------  ----------- 
  Professional services                             4,107            1,498             3,834         7.1%          NMF 
  Advertising and marketing services                7,193            7,117             3,492          NMF         1.1% 
  Rent                                              6,016            5,843             5,635         6.8%         3.0% 
  Utility services                                  1,702            1,453             1,533        11.0%        17.1% 
  Intangible asset enhancement                      2,628            2,572             2,177        20.7%         2.2% 
  Taxes other than on income                        1,799            1,946             1,763         2.0%        -7.6% 
  Communications and supply                         1,558            1,160             1,067        46.0%        34.3% 
  Stationary and other office expenses              1,021            1,324             1,157       -11.8%       -22.9% 
  Insurance                                         1,063              483             (271)          NMF          NMF 
  Security services                                   517              506               477         8.4%         2.2% 
  Premises and equipment maintenance                2,167            1,128             1,142        89.8%        92.1% 
  Business trip expenses                              578              669               468        23.5%       -13.6% 
  Transportation and vehicles 
   maintenance                                        703              413               386        82.1%        70.2% 
  Charity                                             181              281               346       -47.7%       -35.6% 
  Personnel training and recruitment                  465              233               191          NMF        99.6% 
  Write-down of current assets to fair 
   value less costs to sell                         (436)            (567)             (189)          NMF       -23.1% 
  Loss on disposal of inventory                        36               80                 2          NMF       -55.0% 
  Loss on disposal of investment 
   properties                                           -               30                 -          NMF      -100.0% 
  Loss on disposal of premises and 
   equipment                                           99               58               135       -26.7%        70.7% 
  Impairment of intangible assets                       -                -                66      -100.0%          NMF 
  Acquisition costs                                     -                -             1,063      -100.0%          NMF 
  Gross change in IBNR[13]                              -                -             (391)      -100.0%          NMF 
  Other                                             2,468            4,139             3,890       -36.6%       -40.4% 
                                          ---------------  ---------------  ---------------- 
 Administrative and Other Operating 
  Expenses                                         33,865           30,366            27,973        21.1%        11.5% 
----------------------------------------  ---------------  ---------------  ----------------  -----------  ----------- 
 Operating Expenses                               104,103           92,090            83,910        24.1%        13.0% 
----------------------------------------  ---------------  ---------------  ----------------  -----------  ----------- 
 Profit before Tax                                126,336          131,237            96,087        31.5%        -3.7% 
----------------------------------------  ---------------  ---------------  ----------------  -----------  ----------- 
 Income Tax Expense                              (18,952)         (28,799)           (9,327)          NMF       -34.2% 
----------------------------------------  ---------------  ---------------  ----------------  -----------  ----------- 
 Profit for the Period                            107,384          102,438            86,760        23.8%         4.8% 
----------------------------------------  ---------------  ---------------  ----------------  -----------  ----------- 
 
 Cost to Income                                     37.4%            35.6%             40.5%        -3.1%         1.8% 
----------------------------------------  ---------------  ---------------  ----------------  -----------  ----------- 
 ROE                                                21.2%            21.3%             19.8%         1.4%        -0.1% 
----------------------------------------  ---------------  ---------------  ----------------  -----------  ----------- 
 ROA                                                 3.1%             3.2%              2.9%         0.2%        -0.1% 
----------------------------------------  ---------------  ---------------  ----------------  -----------  ----------- 
 

3Q 2018 to 3Q 2017 Comparison

In 3Q 2018, total operating expenses expanded by GEL 20.2 million, or by 24.1% YoY to GEL 104.1 million, primarily due to an increase in staff costs of GEL 7.7 million, or 16.5% YoY driven by increased scale of business and higher performance bonuses. Another contributor to the increase was administrative expenses, which grew by GEL 5.9 million, or 21.1%, mainly related to uneven spending of advertising and marketing services during the year.

As a result, cost to income ratio decreased to 37.4% in 3Q 2018, compared to 40.5% in 3Q 2017.

3Q 2018 to 2Q 2018 Comparison

On a QoQ basis, total operating expenses grew by GEL 12.0 million, or 13.0%. This was primarily attributable to a GEL 3.6 million, or 7.0% rise in staff cost, related to increased scale of business and higher performance bonuses and a GEL 3.5 million, or 11.5% increase in administrative expenses, mainly related to professional services that are not equally spent during the year. The increase in provision to liabilities and charges by GEL 4.0 million, also contributed to the growth of total operating expense.

As a result, the cost to income ratio expanded by 1.8pp from 35.6%, compared to 2Q 2018.

Net Income

Net income for the third quarter increased by GEL 5.0 million, or 4.8%, QoQ and by GEL 20.6 million, or 23.8%, YoY and amounted to GEL 107.4 million.

As a result, ROE stood at 21.2%, up by 1.4pp YoY and down by 0.1pp QoQ, while ROA stood at 3.1%, up by 0.2pp YoY but down by 0.1 pp QoQ.

 
 
   Balance Sheet Discussion 
 In thousands of GEL                                                    Sep-18             Jun-18   Change QoQ 
-----------------------------------------------------------  -----------------  -----------------  ----------- 
 Cash, Due from Banks and Mandatory Cash Balances with NBG           2,693,455          2,681,809         0.4% 
 Loans and Advances to Customers (Net)                               9,279,982          8,574,580         8.2% 
 Financial Securities                                                1,386,239          1,295,570         7.0% 
 Fixed and Intangible Assets & Investment Property                     549,938            540,455         1.8% 
 Other Assets                                                          514,383            491,096         4.7% 
 Total Assets                                                       14,423,997         13,583,510         6.2% 
-----------------------------------------------------------  -----------------  -----------------  ----------- 
 Due to Credit Institutions                                          2,981,269          3,097,602        -3.8% 
 Customer Accounts                                                   8,740,449          7,932,585        10.2% 
 Debt Securities in Issue                                               13,027             19,641       -33.7% 
 Subordinated Debt                                                     412,803            397,576         3.8% 
 Other Liabilities                                                     220,499            192,422        14.6% 
 Total Liabilities                                                  12,368,047         11,639,826         6.3% 
-----------------------------------------------------------  -----------------  -----------------  ----------- 
 Total Equity                                                        2,055,950          1,943,684         5.8% 
-----------------------------------------------------------  -----------------  -----------------  ----------- 
 
 

Assets

On a QoQ basis, total assets increased by GEL 840.5 million, or 6.2%, mainly due to a GEL 705.4 million, or 8.2%, increase in net loans to customers. The QoQ increase in total assets also resulted from a GEL 11.7 million or 0.4% rise in liquid assets (comprising cash, due from banks and mandatory cash balances with NBG) and a GEL 90.7 million or 7.0% increase in financial securities.

As of 30 September 2018, the gross loan portfolio reached GEL 9,622.6 million, up by 8.2% QoQ. At the same time, gross loans denominated in foreign currency accounted for 59.2% of total loans, compared to 58.5% as of 30 June 2018.

Asset Quality

Borrowers with FX income

 
                                           30-Sep-18                                      30-June-18 
----------------------  ----------------------------------------------  ---------------------------------------------- 
 Segments                % of FX loans    of which borrowers with FX     % of FX loans    of which borrowers with FX 
                                                   income**                                        income** 
----------------------  --------------  ------------------------------  --------------  ------------------------------ 
 Retail                      53.7%                   28.1%                   50.6%                   26.9% 
  Consumer                   18.9%                   26.1%                   18.2%                   25.6% 
  Mortgage                   81.9%                   28.5%                   80.4%                   27.2% 
 Corporate                   73.3%                  52.5%*                   76.7%                   53.5% 
 MSME                        52.1%                   14.9%                   51.8%                   14.3% 
 Total Loan Portfolio        59.2%                   34.4%                   58.5%                   34.4% 
----------------------  --------------  ------------------------------  --------------  ------------------------------ 
 

(Based on internal estimates)

* Pure exports account for 7.3% of total Corporate FX denominated loans

** FX income implies both direct and indirect income

 
 PAR 30 by Segments and Currencies                          Sep-18                Jun-18 
---------------------------------------------------  --------------------  -------------------- 
                                                      GEL     FC    Total   GEL     FC    Total 
 Corporate                                            0.0%   1.1%   0.8%    0.0%   0.4%   0.3% 
 Retail                                               4.5%   1.7%   3.0%    3.7%   1.8%   2.7% 
 MSME                                                 1.8%   3.6%   2.7%    1.6%   3.7%   2.7% 
 Total                                                2.9%   1.9%   2.3%    2.5%   1.7%   2.0% 
---------------------------------------------------  -----  -----  ------  -----  -----  ------ 
 Loans overdue by more than 30 days to gross loans 
 
 
 Total 
  Total PAR 30 increased by 0.3pp QoQ and stood at 2.3%. The increase 
  was attributable to retail and corporate loan book. 
 
  Retail Segment 
  The retail segment's PAR 30 amounted to 3.0%, up by 0.3pp QoQ. 
  The increase was mainly attributable to credit cards, fast consumer 
  and other higher yield products. 
 
  Corporate 
  The corporate segment's PAR 30 amounted to 0.8%, up by 0.5pp QoQ. 
  Increase in corporate segment was mainly attributable to unusually 
  low overdue amounts in 2Q 2018. 
 
  MSME 
  The MSME segment's PAR 30 remained stable QoQ and stood at 2.7% 
  as of 30 September 2018. 
 
   NPLs               Sep-18                Jun-18 
  -----------  --------------------  -------------------- 
                GEL     FC    Total   GEL     FC    Total 
   Corporate    1.2%   3.2%    2.6%   1.5%   3.2%    2.8% 
   Retail       3.7%   2.4%    3.0%   2.8%   2.9%    2.9% 
   MSME         2.3%   5.7%    4.1%   2.2%   5.7%    4.0% 
   Total        2.8%   3.4%    3.1%   2.4%   3.6%    3.1% 
  -----------  -----  -----  ------  -----  -----  ------ 
 
 
  Total 
  Total NPLs was stable on QoQ basis and stood at 3.1%. 
 
  Retail Segment 
  The retail segment's NPLs remained broadly stable QoQ and stood 
  at 3.0%. 
 
  Corporate 
  The corporate segment's NPLs stood at 2.6%, down by 0.2pp on a 
  QoQ due to significant increase in corporate loan book. 
 
  MSME 
  The MSME segment's NPLs remained broadly stable on QoQ basis and 
  stood at 4.1%. 
 
   NPLs Coverage                 Sep-18                               Jun-18 
                    Exc. Collateral        Incl.        Exc. Collateral   Incl. Collateral 
                                        Collateral 
  ---------------  ----------------  ----------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
   Corporate                 104.3%            242.5%             99.2%             232.1% 
   Retail                    140.8%            206.4%            153.9%             226.8% 
   MSME                       80.8%            184.8%             76.9%             187.6% 
   Total                     113.2%            209.0%            116.1%             216.1% 
  ---------------  ----------------  ----------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 
 
 

Liabilities

As of 30 September 2018, TBC Bank's total liabilities amounted to GEL 12,368.0 million, up by GEL 728.2 million, or 6.3%, QoQ. The rise was primarily due to a GEL 807.9 million, or 10.2%, increase in customer accounts and was partially offset by the decline in amounts due to credit institutions by GEL 116.3 million, or 3.8%.

Liquidity

As of 30 September 2018 the Bank's liquidity ratio, as defined by the NBG, stood at 31.9%, compared to 33.3% as of 30 June 2018. As of 30 September 2018, the total liquidity coverage ratio (LCR), as defined by the NBG, was 111.6%, above the 100.0% limit, while the LCR in GEL and FC stood at 86.5% and 128.1% respectively, above the respective limits of 75% and 100%.

Total Equity

As of 30 September 2018, TBC's total equity totalled GEL 2,056.0 million, up by GEL 112.3 million from GEL 1,943.7 million as of 30 June 2018. The QoQ change in equity was mainly due to increase in net income GEL 102.4 million.

Regulatory Capital

According to the new methodology introduced at the end of 2017, as of 30 September 2018 the Bank's Basel III Tier 1 and Total Capital Adequacy Ratios (CAR) stood at 12.8% and 16.4%, respectively, compared to the minimum required levels of 10.3% and 15.8%. In comparison, as of 30 June 2018, the Bank's Basel III Tier 1 and Total Capital Adequacy Ratios (CAR) stood at 13.4% and 17.0%, respectively, compared to the minimum required levels of 10.2% and 15.6%.

In 30 September 2018, the Bank's Basel III Tier 1 Capital amounted to GEL 1,580.5 million, up by GEL 81.6 million, or 5.5%, compared to June 2018, due to increase in net income. The Bank's Basel III Total Capital amounted to GEL 2,020.5 million, up by GEL 112.1 million, or 5.9%, QoQ. Risk weighted assets stood at GEL 12,305.8 million as of 30 September 2018, compared to GEL 11,200.4 million as of 30 June 2018, mainly related to the increased loan book.

Results by Segments and Subsidiaries

The segment definitions are as follows (updated in 2018):

-- Corporate - a legal entity/group of affiliated entities with an annual revenue exceeding GEL 12.0 million, or which have been granted facilities of more than GEL 5 million. Some other business customers may also be assigned to the corporate segment or transferred to MSME on a discretionary basis;

-- MSME (Micro, Small and Medium) - business customers who are not included in either the corporate or the retail segments; or legal entities who have been granted a pawn shop loan; or individual customers of the newly launched, fully digital bank - Space;

-- Retail - non-business individual customers or individual business customers who have been granted mortgage loans; all individual customers are included in retail deposits;

-- Corporate Centre - comprises the Treasury, other support and back office functions, and the non-banking subsidiaries of the Group;

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

Income Statement by Segments

 
 3Q'18                   Retail                MSME               Corporate            Corp.Centre              Total 
----------------  -------------------  --------------------  -------------------  --------------------  -------------------- 
 Interest Income              153,360                69,807               66,930                40,594               330,691 
 Interest 
  Expense                    (31,545)               (2,409)             (34,773)              (62,352)             (131,079) 
 Net Transfer 
  Pricing                    (19,335)              (22,160)               10,577                30,918                     - 
 Net Interest 
  Income                      102,480                45,238               42,734                 9,160               199,612 
----------------  -------------------  --------------------  -------------------  --------------------  -------------------- 
 Fee and 
  Commission 
  Income                       43,967                 5,537                9,765                   284                59,553 
 Fee and 
  Commission 
  Expense                    (16,655)               (1,757)              (1,671)                  (86)              (20,169) 
 Net fee and 
  Commission 
  Income                       27,312                 3,780                8,094                   198                39,384 
----------------  -------------------  --------------------  -------------------  --------------------  -------------------- 
 Gross Insurance 
  Profit                            -                     -                    -                 3,123                 3,123 
 Net income from 
  foreign 
  currency 
  operations                    8,539                 5,445               11,767               (1,113)                24,638 
 Foreign 
  Exchange 
  Translation 
  Gains Less 
  Losses/(Losses 
  Less Gains)                       -                     -                    -                 6,402                 6,402 
 Net Losses from 
  Derivative 
  Financial 
  Instruments                    (44)                     -                    -                  (12)                  (56) 
 Gains less 
  Losses from 
  Disposal 
  of Investment 
  Securities 
  Measured 
  at Fair Value 
  through Other 
  Comprehensive 
  Income                            -                     -                    -                     2                     2 
 Other Operating 
  Income                        1,688                   140                2,367                   495                 4,690 
 Share of profit 
  of associates                     -                     -                    -                   294                   294 
 Other Operating 
  Non-Interest 
  Income and 
  Insurance 
  Profit                       10,183                 5,585               14,134                 9,191                39,093 
----------------  -------------------  --------------------  -------------------  --------------------  -------------------- 
 Credit Loss 
  Allowance for 
  Loan to 
  Customers                  (29,063)               (6,543)              (7,739)                     -              (43,345) 
 Credit Loss 
  Allowance for 
  Performance 
  Guarantees and 
  Credit Related 
  Commitments                    (41)                 (663)                  763                  (83)                  (24) 
 Credit Loss 
  Allowance for 
  Investments in 
  Finance Lease                     -                     -                    -                 (493)                 (493) 
 Credit Loss 
  Allowance for 
  Other 
  Financial 
  Assets                         (90)                     -              (2,580)               (1,036)               (3,706) 
 Credit Loss 
  Allowance for 
  Financial 
  Assets 
  Measured 
  at Fair Value 
  through Other 
  Comprehensive 
  Income                            -                     -                 (85)                    56                  (29) 
 Credit Loss 
  Allowance for 
  Financial 
  Assets 
  Measured 
  at Amortised 
  Cost                              -                     -                    -                  (53)                  (53) 
 Profit before 
  G&A Expenses 
  and Income 
  Taxes                       110,781                47,397               55,321                16,940               230,439 
----------------  -------------------  --------------------  -------------------  --------------------  -------------------- 
 Staff Costs                 (29,098)              (10,293)              (8,298)               (6,605)              (54,294) 
 Depreciation 
  and 
  Amortization                (9,557)               (1,301)                (584)                 (502)              (11,944) 
 Provision for 
  liabilities 
  and charges                       -                     -                    -               (4,000)               (4,000) 
 Administrative 
  and Other 
  Operating 
  Expenses                   (20,726)               (4,989)              (2,451)               (5,699)              (33,865) 
 Operating 
  Expenses                   (59,381)              (16,583)             (11,333)              (16,806)             (104,103) 
----------------  -------------------  --------------------  -------------------  --------------------  -------------------- 
 Profit before 
  Tax                          51,400                30,814               43,988                   134               126,336 
----------------  -------------------  --------------------  -------------------  --------------------  -------------------- 
 Income Tax 
  Expense                     (6,794)               (4,408)              (6,570)               (1,180)              (18,952) 
----------------  -------------------  --------------------  -------------------  --------------------  -------------------- 
 Profit for the 
  Year                         44,606                26,406               37,418               (1,046)               107,384 
----------------  -------------------  --------------------  -------------------  --------------------  -------------------- 
 
 
 Portfolios by Segments 
 In thousands of GEL                                            Sep-18              Jun-18 
----------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ------------------ 
 Loans and Advances to Customers 
 
  Consumer                                                   1,958,883           1,975,426 
  Mortgage                                                   2,452,157           2,185,630 
  Pawn                                                          35,357              35,393 
 Retail                                                      4,446,397           4,196,449 
 Corporate                                                   2,891,628           2,581,612 
 MSME                                                        2,284,538           2,117,886 
 Total Loans and Advances to Customers (Gross)               9,622,563           8,895,947 
 Less: Credit loss allowance for Loans to Customers          (342,581)           (321,367) 
 Total Loans and Advances to Customers (Net)                 9,279,982           8,574,580 
----------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ------------------ 
 
 Customer Accounts 
 
 Retail                                                      4,850,586           4,467,638 
 Corporate                                                   2,920,526           2,559,449 
 MSME                                                          969,337             905,498 
 Total Customer Accounts                                     8,740,449           7,932,585 
----------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ------------------ 
 

Retail Banking

As of 30 September 2018, retail loans stood at GEL 4,446.4 million, up by GEL 249.9 million, or 6.0%, QoQ and they accounted for 39.9% market share of total individual loans. As of the same date foreign currency loans represented 53.7% of the total retail loan portfolio.

In the reporting period, retail deposits stood at GEL 4,850.6 million, up by GEL 382.9 million, or 8.6%, QoQ and accounted for 41.1% market share of total individual deposits. As of 30 September 2018 term deposits accounted for 53.4% of the total retail deposit portfolio, while foreign currency deposits represented 83.0% of the total.

In 3Q 2018, retail loan yields and deposit rates stood at 14.1% and 2.7%, respectively. The segment's cost of risk on loans was 2.7% .The retail segment contributed 41.5%, or GEL 44.6 million, to the total net income in 3Q 2018.

Corporate Banking

As of 30 September 2018, corporate loans amounted to GEL 2,891.6 million, up by GEL 310.0 million, or 12.0%, QoQ. Foreign currency loans accounted for 73.3% of the total corporate loan portfolio. The market share of total legal entities loans stood at 36.6%.

As of the same date, corporate deposits totalled GEL 2,920.5 million, up by GEL 361.1 million, or 14.1%, QoQ. Foreign currency corporate deposits represented 45.7% of the total corporate deposit portfolio. The market share of total legal entities deposits stood at 39.4%.

In 3Q 2018, corporate loan yields and deposit rates stood at 9.6% and 4.9%, respectively. In the same period, the cost of risk on loans was 1.1%. In terms of profitability, the corporate segment's net profit reached GEL 37.4 million, or 34.8%, of the total net income.

MSME Banking

As of 30 September 2018, MSME loans amounted to GEL 2,284.5, up by GEL 166.7 million, or 7.9%, QoQ. Foreign currency loans accounted for 52.1% of the total MSME portfolio.

As of the same date, MSME deposits stood at GEL 969.3 million, up by GEL 63.8 million, or 7.0%, QoQ. Foreign currency MSME deposits represented 47.5% of the total MSME deposit portfolio.

In 3Q 2018, MSME loan yields and deposit rates stood at 12.6% and 1.0% respectively, while the cost of risk on loans was 1.2%. In terms of profitability, net profit for the MSME segment amounted to GEL 26.4 million, or 24.6%, of the total net income.

Consolidated Financial Statements of TBC Bank Group PLC

 
 Consolidated Balance Sheet 
 In thousands of GEL                                                                      Sep-18                Jun-18 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------------------  -------------------- 
 Cash and cash equivalents                                                             1,114,672             1,605,163 
 Due from other banks                                                                    152,010                42,469 
 Mandatory cash balances with National Bank of Georgia                                 1,426,773             1,034,177 
 Loans and advances to customers                                                       9,279,982             8,574,580 
 Investment securities measured at fair value through other comprehensive 
  income                                                                                 868,060               817,876 
 Bonds carried at amortised cost                                                         518,179               477,694 
 Investments in associates                                                                 2,220                 1,925 
 Investments in finance leases                                                           183,715               172,027 
 Investment properties                                                                    78,274                78,094 
 Current income tax prepayment                                                             7,650                 7,369 
 Deferred income tax asset                                                                 2,499                 2,331 
 Other financial assets                                                                  103,520               107,741 
 Other assets                                                                            186,061               171,046 
 Premises and equipment                                                                  375,002               374,414 
 Intangible assets                                                                        96,662                87,947 
 Goodwill                                                                                 28,718                28,657 
 TOTAL ASSETS                                                                         14,423,997            13,583,510 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------------------  -------------------- 
 LIABILITIES 
 Due to Credit Institutions                                                            2,981,269             3,097,602 
 Customer accounts                                                                     8,740,449             7,932,585 
 Other financial liabilities                                                              90,966                88,320 
 Current income tax liability                                                                 30                    26 
 Debt Securities in issue                                                                 13,027                19,641 
 Deferred income tax liability                                                            27,202                22,980 
 Provisions for liabilities and charges                                                   16,329                11,732 
 Other liabilities                                                                        85,972                69,364 
 Subordinated debt                                                                       412,803               397,576 
 TOTAL LIABILITIES                                                                    12,368,047            11,639,826 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------------------  -------------------- 
 EQUITY 
 Share capital                                                                             1,650                 1,650 
 Share premium                                                                           796,854               796,808 
 Retained earnings                                                                     1,372,798             1,261,578 
 Group reorganisation reserve                                                          (162,166)             (162,166) 
 Share based payment reserve                                                            (18,689)              (21,085) 
 Revaluation reserve for premises                                                         64,962                64,962 
 Revaluation reserve for available-for-sale securities                                     4,875                 2,541 
 Cumulative currency translation reserve                                                 (7,277)               (7,345) 
 Net assets attributable to owners                                                     2,053,007             1,936,943 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------------------  -------------------- 
 Non-controlling interest                                                                  2,943                 6,741 
                                                                            --------------------  -------------------- 
 TOTAL EQUITY                                                                          2,055,950             1,943,684 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------------------  -------------------- 
 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY                                                         14,423,997            13,583,510 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------------------  -------------------- 
 
 
 Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Other 
 Comprehensive Income 
 In thousands of GEL                                                    3Q'18             2Q'18              3Q'17 
-----------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 Interest income                                                      330,691           308,152            258,252 
 Interest expense                                                   (131,079)         (119,948)          (111,706) 
 Net interest income                                                  199,612           188,204            146,546 
-----------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 Fee and commission income                                             59,553            58,265             48,552 
 Fee and commission expense                                          (20,169)          (19,103)           (16,762) 
 Net Fee and Commission Income                                         39,384            39,162             31,790 
-----------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 Net insurance premiums earned                                          5,976             6,168              2,590 
 Net insurance claims incurred and agents' commissions                (2,853)           (2,915)              (817) 
-----------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 Insurance Profit                                                       3,123             3,253              1,773 
-----------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 Net income from foreign currency operations                           24,638            21,701             18,085 
 Net gain/(losses) from foreign exchange translation                    6,402             1,550              2,245 
 Net gains/(losses) from derivative financial instruments                (56)               396                (1) 
 Gains less Losses from disposal of Investment Securities                   2                 -                  - 
 measured at fair value through other 
 comprehensive income 
 Other operating income                                                 4,690             3,812              6,572 
 Share of profit of associates                                            294               340                 84 
 Other operating non-interest income                                   35,970            27,799             26,985 
-----------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 Credit loss allowance for loan to customers                         (43,345)          (37,982)           (25,036) 
 Credit loss allowance for investments in finance lease                 (493)             (252)              (285) 
 Credit loss allowance for performance guarantees and 
  credit related commitments                                             (24)             1,375              (680) 
 Credit loss allowance for other financial assets                     (3,706)             1,950            (1,096) 
 Credit loss allowance for financial assets measured at 
  fair value through other comprehensive 
  income                                                                 (29)              (12)                  - 
 Credit loss allowance for financial assets measured at 
  amortised cost                                                         (53)             (170)                  - 
 Operating income after credit loss allowance for 
  impairment                                                          230,439           223,327            179,997 
-----------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 Staff costs                                                         (54,294)          (50,732)           (46,620) 
 Depreciation and amortization                                       (11,944)          (10,992)            (9,317) 
 (Provision for)/ recovery of liabilities and charges                 (4,000)                 -                  - 
 Administrative and other operating expenses                         (33,865)          (30,366)           (27,973) 
 Operating expenses                                                 (104,103)          (92,090)           (83,910) 
-----------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 Profit before tax                                                    126,336           131,237             96,087 
-----------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 Income tax expense                                                  (18,952)          (28,799)            (9,327) 
                                                             ----------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 Profit for the period                                                107,384           102,438             86,760 
-----------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 Other Comprehensive income: 
-----------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or 
 loss: 
-----------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 Revaluation of available for-sale-investments                          2,365           (1,547)              1,929 
-----------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 Exchange differences on translation to presentation 
  currency                                                                 71                81                399 
-----------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss: 
-----------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 Income tax recorded directly in other comprehensive income                 -           (5,151)                  - 
-----------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 Other comprehensive income for the Period                              2,436           (6,617)              2,328 
-----------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 Total comprehensive income for the Period                            109,820            95,821             89,088 
-----------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 Profit attributable to: 
-----------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
  - Shareholders of TBCG                                              106,779           102,589             85,523 
-----------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
  - Non-controlling interest                                              605             (151)              1,237 
-----------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 Profit for the period                                                107,384           102,438             86,760 
-----------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 Total comprehensive income is attributable to: 
-----------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
  - Shareholders of TBCG                                              109,183            96,060             87,883 
-----------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
  - Non-controlling interest                                              637             (239)              1,205 
-----------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 Total comprehensive income for the Period                            109,820            95,821             89,088 
-----------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 
 

Key Ratios

Average Balances

The 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. These were used by the Management for monitoring and control purposes.

 
   Key Ratios 
 
 Ratios (based on monthly averages, where applicable)     3Q'18    2Q'18     3Q'17 
------------------------------------------------------  -------  -------  -------- 
 ROE(1)                                                   21.2%    21.3%     19.8% 
 ROA(2)                                                    3.1%     3.2%      2.9% 
 ROE before credit loss allowance(3)                      30.7%    28.6%     26.1% 
 Cost to Income(4)                                        37.4%    35.6%     40.5% 
 Cost of Risk(5)                                           1.9%     1.8%      1.3% 
 FX adjusted Cost of Risk(6)                               1.5%     1.7%      1.2% 
 NIM(7)                                                    6.9%     7.1%      6.2% 
 Risk Adjusted NIM(8)                                      5.4%     5.5%      5.0% 
 Loan Yields(9)                                           12.4%    12.5%     11.9% 
 Risk Adjusted Loan Yields(10)                            10.9%    10.8%     10.7% 
 Deposit rates(11)                                         3.3%     3.3%      3.4% 
 Yields on interest Earning Assets(12)                    11.4%    11.7%     10.9% 
 Cost of Funding(13)                                       4.4%     4.4%      4.5% 
 Spread(14)                                                7.0%     7.3%      6.4% 
 PAR 90 to Gross Loans(15)                                 1.3%     1.1%      1.6% 
 NPLs to Gross Loans(16)                                   3.1%     3.1%      3.5% 
 NPLs coverage(17)                                       113.2%   116.1%    80.5%* 
 NPLs coverage with collateral(18)                       209.0%   216.1%   206.8%* 
 Credit Loss Level to Gross Loans(19)                      3.6%     3.6%     2.8%* 
 Related Party Loans to Gross Loans(20)                    0.1%     0.1%      0.1% 
 Top 10 Borrowers to Total Portfolio(21)                  10.3%     9.2%      8.3% 
 Top 20 Borrowers to Total Portfolio(22)                  14.1%    13.2%     12.5% 
 Net Loans to Deposits plus IFI Funding(23)               88.0%    89.5%     91.5% 
 Net Stable Funding Ratio(24)                            118.0%   127.8%    134.5% 
 Liquidity Coverage Ratio(25)                            111.6%   119.2%    115.0% 
 Leverage(26)                                              7.0x     7.0x      6.8x 
 Regulatory Tier 1 CAR (Basel III)(27)                    12.8%    13.4%   10.8%** 
 Regulatory Total 1 CAR (Basel III)(28)                   16.4%    17.0%   14.5%** 
------------------------------------------------------  -------  -------  -------- 
 
 

* Figures per IAS39

** 3Q 2017 figures are given based on previous regulation in accordance with Basel II/III guidelines

Ratio definitions

1. Return on average total equity (ROE) 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; Annualised where applicable.

2. Return on average total assets (ROA) equals net income of the period divided by monthly average total assets for the same period. Annualised where applicable.

3. Return on average total equity (ROE) before credit loss allowance equals net income attributable to owners excluding all credit loss allowance divided by monthly average of total shareholders 'equity attributable to the PLC's equity holders for the same period.

4. 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).

5. Cost of risk equals credit loss allowance for loans to customers divided by monthly average gross loans and advances to customers; Annualised where applicable.

6. FX adjusted cost of risk equal cost of risk at constant currency.

7. Net interest margin (NIM) is net interest income divided by monthly average interest-earning assets; Annualised where applicable. Interest-earning assets include investment securities excluding corporate shares, net investment in finance lease, net loans, and amounts due from credit institutions. The latter excludes all items from cash and cash equivalents, excludes EUR mandatory reserves with NBG which currently has negative interest, and includes other earning items from due from banks.

8. Risk Adjusted Net interest margin is NIM minus cost of risk without one-offs and currency effect.

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

10. Risk Adjusted Loan yield is loan yield minus cost of risk without one-offs and currency effect.

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

12. Yields on interest earning assets equal total interest income divided by monthly average interest earning assets; Annualised where applicable.

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

14. 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).

15. 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.

16. 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.

17. NPLs coverage ratio equals total credit loss allowance for loans to customers calculated per IFRS 9 divided by the NPL loans.

18. NPLs coverage with collateral ratio equals credit loss allowance for loans to customers per IFRS 9 plus total collateral amount of NPL loans (excluding third party guarantees) discounted at 30-50% depending on segment type divided by the NPL loans.

19. Credit loss level to gross loans equals credit loss allowance for loans to customers divided by the gross loan portfolio for the same period.

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

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

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

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

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

25. Liquidity coverage ratio equals high-quality liquid assets divided by total net cash outflow amount as defined by the NBG.

26. Leverage equals total assets to total equity.

27. Regulatory tier 1 CAR equals tier I capital divided by total risk weighted assets, both calculated in accordance with the Pillar 1 requirements of the NBG Basel III standards. The reporting started from the end of 2017. Calculations are made for TBC Bank stand-alone, based on local standards.

28. Regulatory total CAR equals total capital divided by total risk weighted assets, both calculated in accordance with the Pillar 1 requirements of the NBG Basel III standards. The reporting started from the end of 2017. Calculations are made for TBC Bank stand-alone, based on local standards.

Exchange Rates

To calculate the QoQ growth of the Balance Sheet items without the currency exchange rate effect, we used the USD/GEL exchange rate of 2.4516 as of 30 June 2018. For the calculations of the YoY growth without the currency exchange rate effect, we used the USD/GEL exchange rate of 2.4767 as of 30 September 2017. As of 30 September 2018 the USD/GEL exchange rate equalled 2.6151. For P&L items growth calculations without currency effect, we used the average USD/GEL exchange rate for the following periods: 3Q 2018 of 2.5295, 2Q 2018 of 2.4460, 3Q 2017 of 2.4232.

Unaudited Consolidated Financial Results Overview for 9M 2018

This statement provides a summary of the unaudited business and financial trends for 9M 2018 for TBC Bank Group plc and its subsidiaries. Quarterly financial information and trends are unaudited.

Starting from 1 January 2018, TBC Bank adopted IFRS 9 and IFRS 15. Therefore, the comparative information for 2017 is not comparable to the information presented for 2018.

Please note, that there might be slight differences in previous periods' figures due to rounding.

 
 
   Income Statement Highlights 
 in thousands of GEL                                      9M'18          9M'17   Change YoY 
 Net Interest Income                                    563,219        438,620        28.4% 
----------------------------------------------  ---------------  -------------  ----------- 
 Net Fee and Commission Income                          113,466         87,007        30.4% 
----------------------------------------------  ---------------  -------------  ----------- 
 Other Operating Non-Interest Income                     98,521         92,041         7.0% 
----------------------------------------------  ---------------  -------------  ----------- 
 Credit Loss Allowance                                (122,203)       (70,472)        73.4% 
----------------------------------------------  ---------------  -------------  ----------- 
 Operating Income after Credit Loss Allowance           653,003        547,196        19.3% 
----------------------------------------------  ---------------  -------------  ----------- 
 Operating Expenses                                   (287,125)      (259,760)        10.5% 
----------------------------------------------  ---------------  -------------  ----------- 
 Profit Before Tax                                      365,878        287,436        27.3% 
----------------------------------------------  ---------------  -------------  ----------- 
 Income Tax Expense                                    (58,530)       (24,263)       141.2% 
----------------------------------------------  ---------------  -------------  ----------- 
 Profit for the Period                                  307,348        263,173        16.8% 
----------------------------------------------  ---------------  -------------  ----------- 
 
 
 Balance Sheet and Capital Highlights 
                                                Sep-18               Sep-17                 Change YoY 
------------------------------------------  -------------  --------------------------  ------------------- 
 in thousands of GEL                             GEL           USD           GEL           USD 
------------------------------------------  -------------  -----------  -------------  -----------  ------ 
 Total Assets                                  14,423,997    5,515,658     12,136,922    4,900,441   18.8% 
 Gross Loans                                    9,622,563    3,679,616      7,767,634    3,136,284   23.9% 
 Customer Deposits                              8,740,449    3,342,300      7,096,523    2,865,314   23.2% 
 Total Equity                                   2,055,950      786,184      1,790,307      722,860   14.8% 
 Regulatory Tier I Capital (Basel III)*         1,580,547      604,393      1,354,679      546,969   16.7% 
 Regulatory Total Capital (Basel III)*          2,020,501      772,629      1,821,822      735,584   10.9% 
 Regulatory Risk Weighted Assets (Basel 
  III)*                                        12,305,756    4,705,654     12,560,644    5,071,524   -2.0% 
------------------------------------------  -------------  -----------  -------------  -----------  ------ 
 
 

*September 2018 figures are given per new NBG regulation, which came into force in December 2017, while September 2017 figures are given based on previous regulation in accordance with Basel II/III guidelines

 
 Key Ratios                            9M'18   9M'17   Change YoY 
------------------------------------  ------  ------  ----------- 
 ROE                                   21.2%   20.9%         0.3% 
 ROA                                    3.1%    3.2%        -0.1% 
 Cost to Income                        37.0%   42.1%        -5.1% 
 Cost of Risk                           1.7%    1.2%         0.5% 
 FX adjusted Cost of Risk               1.7%    1.4%         0.3% 
 NPL to Gross Loans                     3.1%    3.5%        -0.4% 
 Regulatory Tier 1 CAR (Basel III)*    12.8%   10.8%         2.0% 
 Regulatory Total CAR (Basel III)*     16.4%   14.5%         1.9% 
 Leverage (Times)                       7.0x    6.8x         0.2x 
------------------------------------  ------  ------  ----------- 
 

*September 2018 figures are given per new NBG regulation, which came into force in December 2017, while September 2017 figures are given based on previous regulation in accordance with Basel II/III guidelines

Income Statement Discussion

 
 Net Interest Income 
 In thousands of GEL                                                             9M'18          9M'17   Change YoY 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ----------- 
 Loans and Advances to Customers                                               814,866        664,220        22.7% 
 Investment Securities Measured at Fair Value through Other 
  Comprehensive Income                                                          40,445         31,744        27.4% 
 Due from Other Banks                                                           17,482          9,433        85.3% 
 Bonds Carried at Amortised Cost                                                28,873         25,035        15.3% 
 Investment in Leases                                                           27,026         15,486        74.5% 
 Interest Income                                                               928,692        745,918        24.5% 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ----------- 
 Customer Accounts                                                             196,453        167,740        17.1% 
 Due to Credit Institutions                                                    138,251        111,360        24.1% 
 Subordinated Debt                                                              29,632         26,681        11.1% 
 Debt Securities in Issue                                                        1,137          1,517       -25.0% 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ----------- 
 Interest Expense                                                              365,473        307,298        18.9% 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ----------- 
 Net Interest Income                                                           563,219        438,620        28.4% 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ----------- 
 
 Net Interest Margin                                                              7.0%           6.5%         0.5% 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------  -------------  -------------  ----------- 
 
 

9M 2018 to 9M 2017 Comparison

In 9M 2018, net interest income grew by GEL 124.6 million, or 28.4%, YoY to GEL 563.2 million, resulting from a GEL 182.8 million, or 24.5%, higher interest income and a GEL 58.2 million or 18.9% higher interest expense.

Interest income grew by GEL 182.8 million, or 24.5%, YoY to GEL 928.7 million. This was mainly driven by an increase in interest income from loans and advances to customers of GEL 150.7 million, or 22.7%, which is primarily related to a rise in the gross loan portfolio by GEL 1,854.9 million, or 23.9%, YoY. This effect was further magnified by a 0.4pp increase in loan yields to 12.4%, which was driven by a rise in rates on GEL denominated loans of 1.2pp that was partially offset by the decrease in yields on FC denominated loans by 0.6pp. Another contributor to the increase in interest income was investment in leases, which was up by GEL 11.5 million, or 74.5%. This resulted from a significant increase in the size of such receivables by GEL 72.5 million, or 65.2%, and magnified by an increase in the respective yield of 1.1pp, up to 22.3%. Yields on interest earning assets expanded by 0.4pp to 11.5%, compared to 9M 2017.

The YoY growth in interest expense by GEL 58.2 million or 18.9% to a GEL 365.5 million in 9M 2018 was mainly due to 17.1% increase in interest expense on customer accounts by GEL 28.7 million and a rise in interest expense on amounts due to credit institutions by GEL 26.9 million or 24.1%. The higherinterest expense on customer accounts was attributable to a GEL 1,643.9 million, or 23.2%, growth in the respective portfolio, partially offset by a 0.1pp decline in the cost of deposit down to 3.3%, which resulted from by a 0.4pp decrease in cost of deposits of FC denominated deposits. Another contributor to the increase in interest expense was the portfolio of amounts due to credit institutions, up by GEL 305.4 million, or 11.4%, and a 0.6pp higher effective rate on the respective portfolio, which stood at 7.0%, mainly related to the rise in libor rate. As a result, the cost of funding remained stable on a YoY basis at 4.4%.

Consequently, NIM was 7.0% in 9M 2018, compared to 6.5% in 9M 2017.

 
 
   Fee and Commission Income 
                                                                             ------------ 
 In thousands of GEL                                 9M'18            9M'17   Change in % 
----------------------------------------  ----------------  ---------------  ------------ 
 Card Operations                                    75,237           60,907         23.5% 
 Settlement Transactions                            51,402           43,328         18.6% 
 Guarantees Issued                                  13,731           10,367         32.4% 
 Issuance of Letters of Credit                       4,382            4,449         -1.5% 
 Cash Transactions                                  12,938           12,046          7.4% 
 Foreign Currency Exchange Transactions              1,378            1,003         37.4% 
 Other                                               9,584            6,171         55.3% 
                                          ----------------  --------------- 
 Fee and Commission Income                         168,652          138,271         22.0% 
----------------------------------------  ----------------  ---------------  ------------ 
 Card Operations                                    38,173           35,414          7.8% 
 Settlement Transactions                             6,322            5,282         19.7% 
 Guarantees Issued                                   1,045            1,319        -20.8% 
 Letters of Credit                                   1,020              705         44.7% 
 Cash Transactions                                   3,883            3,282         18.3% 
 Foreign Currency Exchange Transactions                  1               92        -98.9% 
 Other                                               4,742            5,170         -8.3% 
                                          ----------------  --------------- 
 Fee and Commission Expense                         55,186           51,264          7.7% 
----------------------------------------  ----------------  ---------------  ------------ 
 Card Operations                                    37,064           25,493         45.4% 
 Settlement Transactions                            45,080           38,046         18.5% 
 Guarantees                                         12,686            9,048         40.2% 
 Letters of Credit                                   3,362            3,744        -10.2% 
 Cash Transactions                                   9,055            8,764          3.3% 
 Foreign Currency Exchange Transactions              1,377              911         51.2% 
 Other                                               4,842            1,001           NMF 
                                          ----------------  --------------- 
 Net Fee and Commission Income                     113,466           87,007         30.4% 
----------------------------------------  ----------------  ---------------  ------------ 
 
 

NMF - no meaningful figures

9M 2018 to 9M 2017 Comparison

In 9M 2018, net fee and commission income totalled GEL 113.5 million, up by GEL 26.5 million, or 30.4%, compared to 9M 2017. This mainly resulted from an increase in net fee and commission income from card operations of GEL 11.6 million, or 45.4% and an increase in net fee and commission income from settlement transactions of GEL 7.0 million, or 18.5%.

The rise in net fee and commission income from card operations is related to the increased number of active cards and POS terminals by 17.4% and 13.9% respectively. The increase in net fee and commission income from settlement transactions was mainly related to our subsidiary, TBC Pay, driven by a higher number of transactions and the growth in net fee and commission income from our affluent retail sub-segment, TBC Status.

 
 Other Operating Non-Interest Income and Gross Insurance Profit 
 In thousands of GEL                                                             9M'18             9M'17   Change in % 
--------------------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
 Net Income from Foreign Currency Operations                                    73,845            65,759         12.3% 
--------------------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
 Share of Profit of Associates                                                     942               661         42.5% 
--------------------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
 Gains Less Losses/(Losses Less Gains) from Derivative Financial 
  Instruments                                                                      357              (39)           NMF 
--------------------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
 Gains less Losses from Disposal of Investment Securities Measured                   2                 -           NMF 
 at Fair Value through Other 
 Comprehensive Income 
--------------------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
 Revenues from Cash-In Terminal Services                                         1,490               838         77.8% 
 Revenues from Operational Leasing                                               4,813             5,134         -6.3% 
 Gain from Sale of Investment Properties                                         2,389             1,578         51.4% 
 Gain from Sale of Inventories of Repossessed Collateral                         1,073             1,701        -36.9% 
 Revenues from Non-Credit Related Fines                                            316               125           NMF 
 Gain on Disposal of Premises and Equipment                                        235               257         -8.6% 
 Other                                                                           4,637            11,173        -58.5% 
                                                                      ----------------  ---------------- 
 Other Operating Income                                                         14,953            20,806        -28.1% 
--------------------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
 Gross Insurance Profit[14]                                                      8,422             4,854         73.5% 
--------------------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
 Other Operating Non-Interest Income and Gross Insurance Profit                 98,521            92,041          7.0% 
--------------------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ----------------  ------------ 
 NMF - no meaningful figures 
 

9M 2018 to 9M 2017 Comparison

Total other operating non-interest income and gross insurance profit increased by GEL 6.5 million, or 7.0%, to GEL 98.5 million in 9M 2018. This mainly resulted from the rise in net income from foreign currency operations by GEL 8.1 million, or 12.3%, mainly due to increased clients' FX transactions, broadly consistent with the business scale growth. Another contributor was gross insurance profit up by GEL 3.6 million, or 73.5%. The increase was partially offset by the drop in other operating income by GEL 5.9 million or 28.1%, related to the higher one-off incomes in 9M 2017.

The increase in gross insurance profit was related to the hike in the number of customers by around 60,000, which in turn led to a high increase in gross written premium by 124.4% YoY on a stand-alone basis. More information about TBC insurance can be found in annex 23 on page 47.

 
 Credit Loss Allowance 
 In thousands of GEL                                                              9M'18            9M'17   Change in % 
---------------------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ---------------  ------------ 
 Credit Loss Allowance for Loan to Customers                                  (109,325)         (65,403)         67.2% 
 Credit Loss Allowance for Investments in Finance Lease                           (986)            (414)           NMF 
 Credit Loss Allowance for Performance Guarantees and Credit Related 
  Commitments                                                                   (2,524)              866           NMF 
 Credit Loss Allowance for Other Financial Assets                               (9,175)          (5,521)         66.2% 
 Credit Loss Allowance for Financial Assets Measured at Fair Value                 (64)                -           NMF 
 through Other Comprehensive 
 Income 
 Credit Loss Allowance for Financial Assets Measured at Amortised                 (129)                -           NMF 
 Cost 
                                                                       ----------------  --------------- 
 Total Credit Loss Allowance                                                  (122,203)         (70,472)         73.4% 
---------------------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ---------------  ------------ 
 Operating Income after Credit Loss Allowance                                   653,003          547,196         19.3% 
---------------------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ---------------  ------------ 
 
 Cost of Risk                                                                      1.7%             1.2%          0.5% 
---------------------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ---------------  ------------ 
 NMF - no meaningful figures 
 

9M 2018 to 9M 2017 Comparison

In 9M 2018, total credit loss allowance increased by GEL 51.7 million to GEL 122.2 million, compared to 9M 2017. The main contributor to the growth was credit loss allowance for loans to customers up by GEL 43.9 million. The increase was attributable to the corporate segment following a high recovery of credit loss in 9M 2017.

 
 Operating Expenses 
----------------------------------------------------------------  --------------- 
 In thousands of GEL                                                        9M'18            9M'17   Change in % 
----------------------------------------------------------------  ---------------  ---------------  ------------ 
 Staff Costs                                                              157,141          148,995          5.5% 
----------------------------------------------------------------  ---------------  ---------------  ------------ 
 Provisions for Liabilities and Charges                                     4,000          (2,495)           NMF 
----------------------------------------------------------------  ---------------  ---------------  ------------ 
 Depreciation and Amortization                                             33,407           26,840         24.5% 
----------------------------------------------------------------  ---------------  ---------------  ------------ 
  Professional services                                                     8,566            9,659        -11.3% 
  Advertising and marketing services                                       18,837           10,289         83.1% 
  Rent                                                                     17,723           17,224          2.9% 
  Utility services                                                          4,889            4,552          7.4% 
  Intangible asset enhancement                                              7,694            6,958         10.6% 
  Taxes other than on income                                                5,401            4,576         18.0% 
  Communications and supply                                                 3,751            2,868         30.8% 
  Stationary and other office expenses                                      3,528            3,397          3.9% 
  Insurance                                                                 2,031            1,705         19.1% 
  Security services                                                         1,518            1,476          2.8% 
  Premises and equipment maintenance                                        4,331            3,839         12.8% 
  Business trip expenses                                                    1,567            1,376         13.9% 
  Transportation and vehicles maintenance                                   1,494            1,184         26.2% 
  Charity                                                                     742              763         -2.8% 
  Personnel training and recruitment                                          874              918         -4.8% 
  Write-down of current assets to fair value less costs to sell           (1,006)            (373)           NMF 
  Loss on disposal of inventory                                               136            1,188        -88.6% 
  Loss on disposal of investment properties                                    60              385        -84.4% 
  Loss on disposal of premises and equipment                                  435              306         42.2% 
  Impairment of intangible assets                                               -            1,916       -100.0% 
  Acquisition costs                                                             -            1,887       -100.0% 
  Other                                                                    10,006           10,327         -3.1% 
                                                                  ---------------  --------------- 
 Administrative and Other Operating Expenses                               92,577           86,420          7.1% 
----------------------------------------------------------------  ---------------  ---------------  ------------ 
 Operating Expenses                                                       287,125          259,760         10.5% 
----------------------------------------------------------------  ---------------  ---------------  ------------ 
 Profit before Tax                                                        365,878          287,436         27.3% 
----------------------------------------------------------------  ---------------  ---------------  ------------ 
 Income Tax Expense                                                      (58,530)         (24,263)        141.2% 
----------------------------------------------------------------  ---------------  ---------------  ------------ 
 Profit for the Period                                                    307,348          263,173         16.8% 
----------------------------------------------------------------  ---------------  ---------------  ------------ 
 
 Cost to Income                                                             37.0%            42.1%         -5.1% 
----------------------------------------------------------------  ---------------  ---------------  ------------ 
 ROE                                                                        21.2%            20.9%          0.3% 
----------------------------------------------------------------  ---------------  ---------------  ------------ 
 ROA                                                                         3.1%             3.2%         -0.1% 
----------------------------------------------------------------  ---------------  ---------------  ------------ 
 NMF - no meaningful figures 
 

9M 2018 to 9M 2017 Comparison

In 9M 2018, total operating expenses expanded by GEL 27.4 million, or 10.5%, YoY. This mainly resulted from an increase in staff costs of GEL 8.1 million, or 5.5%, an increase in depreciation and amortisation of GEL 6.6 million, or 24.5% and an increase in administrative expenses by GEL 6.2 million, or 7.1%, mainly related to the growth of advertising and marketing services. The growth across the board was related to the overall growth of the business scale and higher performance.

As a result, cost to income ratio was 37.0% in 9M 2018, 5.1pp lower than the 42.1% in 9M 2017.

Income Tax

In 9M 2018, TBC Bank reversed the one-off deferred tax gain, which was recognised in 2016 due to the recent amendment to the Georgian Tax Code in relation to corporate income tax. The amendment, which came into force on 12 June 2018, postponed the tax relief for re-invested profit from 1 January 2019 to 1 January 2023 for financial institutions. This reversal has resulted in a GEL 17.4 million expense on the profit and loss statement and a GEL 5.1 million reduction in equity in 9M 2018.

Net Income

Net income for 9M increased by GEL 44.1 million, or 16.8%, YoY and stood at GEL 307.3 million.

As a result, ROE stood at 21.2%, up by 0.3pp YoY, and ROA stood at 3.1%, down by 0.1pp YoY.

 
 Balance Sheet Discussion 
 In thousands of GEL                                                    Sep-18           Sep-17   Change YoY 
-----------------------------------------------------------  -----------------  ---------------  ----------- 
 Cash, Due from Banks and Mandatory Cash Balances with NBG           2,693,455        2,507,912         7.4% 
 Loans and Advances to Customers (Net)                               9,279,982        7,549,061        22.9% 
 Financial Securities                                                1,386,239        1,113,373        24.5% 
 Fixed and Intangible Assets & Investment Property                     549,938          480,045        14.6% 
 Other Assets                                                          514,383          486,531         5.7% 
 Total Assets                                                       14,423,997       12,136,922        18.8% 
-----------------------------------------------------------  -----------------  ---------------  ----------- 
 Due to Credit Institutions                                          2,981,269        2,675,930        11.4% 
 Customer Accounts                                                   8,740,449        7,096,523        23.2% 
 Debt Securities in Issue                                               13,027           19,818       -34.3% 
 Subordinated Debt                                                     412,803          411,193         0.4% 
 Other Liabilities                                                     220,499          143,151        54.0% 
 Total Liabilities                                                  12,368,047       10,346,615        19.5% 
-----------------------------------------------------------  -----------------  ---------------  ----------- 
 Total Equity                                                        2,055,950        1,790,307        14.8% 
-----------------------------------------------------------  -----------------  ---------------  ----------- 
 

Assets

As of 30 September 2018, the Group's total assets amounted to GEL 14,424.0 million, up by GEL 2,287.1 million, or 18.8%, YoY. The increase was mainly due to a rise in net loans to customers of GEL 1,730.9 million, or by 22.9%, YoY. It also resulted from a GEL 185.5 million, or 7.4%, rise in liquid assets (comprising cash, due from banks and mandatory cash balances with NBG) and a GEL 272.9 million, or 24.5%, increase in financial securities, compared to 30 September 2017.

As of 30 September 2018, the gross loan portfolio reached GEL 9,622.6 million, up by 23.9% YoY while proportion of gross loans denominated in foreign currency remained unchanged on a YoY basis and accounted for 59.2% of total loans.

Asset Quality

 
 
 PAR 30 by Segments and Currencies                           Sep-18                  Sep-17 
---------------------------------------------------  ----------------------  ---------------------- 
                                                       GEL      FC    Total    GEL      FC    Total 
 Corporate                                              0.0%   1.1%    0.8%     0.3%   2.8%    2.1% 
 Retail                                                 4.5%   1.7%    3.0%     3.2%   2.2%    2.7% 
 MSME                                                   1.8%   3.6%    2.7%     1.7%   4.1%    3.2% 
 Total                                                  2.9%   1.9%    2.3%     2.3%   2.9%    2.7% 
---------------------------------------------------  -------  -----  ------  -------  -----  ------ 
 Loans overdue by more than 30 days to gross loans 
 
 

Total

The total PAR 30 has declined by 0.4pp YoY. The YoY decrease is related to the improvements across the corporate and MSME segments by 1.3pp and 0.5pp respectively.

Retail Segment

The retail segment's PAR 30 increased by 0.3pp and amounted to 3.0% on a YoY basis, mainly driven by credit cards and other higher yield products, aligned with the respective yield increases.

Corporate

The corporate segment's PAR 30 decreased by 1.3pp YoY. The decrease was driven by improved performance of the corporate loan book.

MSME

The MSME segment's PAR 30 decreased by 0.5pp YoY. YoY decrease was driven by the improved performance of both micro and SME portfolios.

 
 
 
 NPLs                Sep-18                  Sep-17 
-----------  ----------------------  ---------------------- 
               GEL      FC    Total    GEL      FC    Total 
 Corporate      1.2%   3.2%    2.6%     0.3%   4.7%    3.4% 
 Retail         3.7%   2.4%    3.0%     2.8%   3.1%    2.9% 
 MSME           2.3%   5.7%    4.1%     2.7%   6.0%    4.8% 
 Total          2.8%   3.4%    3.1%     2.3%   4.3%    3.5% 
-----------  -------  -----  ------  -------  -----  ------ 
 
 

Total

Total NPLs stood at 3.1%, down by 0.4pp on YoY basis, mainly driven by the improved performance of the corporate and MSME loan books.

Retail Segment

The retail segment's NPLs remained broadly stable and stood at 3.0%.

Corporate

The corporate NPLs stood at 2.6%, down by 0.8pp on YoY basis, due to overall improved performance of the corporate loan book.

MSME

The MSME NPLs declined by 0.7pp on a YoY basis, and stood at 4.1%, driven by improved performance in NPLs in both the micro and SME portfolios.

 
 
 NPLs Coverage                  Sep-18                               Sep-17 
                  Exc. Collateral   Incl. Collateral   Exc. Collateral   Incl. Collateral 
---------------  ----------------  -----------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 Corporate                 104.3%             242.5%             52.5%             256.8% 
 Retail                    140.8%             206.4%            120.6%             201.6% 
 MSME                       80.8%             184.8%             49.7%             172.5% 
 Total                     113.2%             209.0%             80.5%             206.8% 
---------------  ----------------  -----------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 
 

NPLs Coverage

YoY total credit loss allowance coverage grew from 80.5% to 113.2%. The key driver of the increase was the transition to the IFRS 9 methodology.

Liabilities

As of 30 September 2018, TBC Bank's total liabilities amounted to GEL 12,368.0 million, up by GEL 2,021.4 million, or 19.5% YoY. This was primarily due to a GEL 305.4 million, or 11.4%, increase in amounts due to credit institutions and a hike in customer accounts of GEL 1,643.9 million, or 23.2%. Total liabilities also expanded, due to an increase in deferred income tax liability of GEL 26.4 million, which was mainly related to the reversal of the deferred tax gain, as mentioned above.

Liquidity

As of 30 September 2018, the Bank's liquidity ratio, as defined by the NBG, stood at 31.9%, compared to 35.3% as of 30 September 2017. As of 30 September 2018, the total liquidity coverage ratio (LCR), as defined by the NBG, was 111.6%, above the 100.0% limit, while the LCR in GEL and FC stood at 86.5% and 128.1% respectively, above the respective limits of 75% and 100%.

Total Equity

As of 30 September 2018, TBC's total equity amounted to GEL 2,056.0 million, up by GEL 265.6 million or by 14.8% from GEL 1,790.3 million as of 30 September 2017. This YoY change in equity was mainly due to net profit contribution of GEL 404.1 million during the last 12 months, which was mostly offset by dividend distribution of GEL 88.9 million in May 2018 and by IFRS 9 transition effect in the amount of GEL 63.7 million as of 1 January 2018.

Regulatory Capital

According to the newly introduced methodology, as of 30 September 2018 the Bank's Basel III Tier 1 and Total Capital Adequacy Ratios (CAR) stood at 12.8% and 16.4%, respectively, compared to the minimum required levels of 10.3% and 15.8%.

In 30 September 2018, The Bank's Basel III Tier 1 Capital amounted to GEL 1,580.5 million. The Bank's Basel III Total Capital totalled GEL 2,020.5 million. Risk weighted assets amounted to GEL 12,305.8 million as of 30 September 2018.

Results by Segments and Subsidiaries

The segment definitions are as follows (updated in 2018):

-- Corporate - a legal entity/group of affiliated entities with an annual revenue exceeding GEL 12.0 million, or which have been granted facilities of more than GEL 5 million. Some other business customers may also be assigned to the corporate segment or transferred to MSME on a discretionary basis;

-- MSME (Micro, Small and Medium) - business customers who are not included in either the corporate or the retail segments; or legal entities who have been granted a pawn shop loan; or individual customers of the newly launched, fully digital bank-Space;

-- Retail - non-business individual customers or individual business customers who have been granted mortgage loans; all individual customers are included in retail deposits;

-- Corporate Centre - comprises the Treasury, other support and back office functions, and the non-banking subsidiaries of the Group;

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

 
 Income Statement 
 by Segments 
 
 9M'18                     Retail                MSME               Corporate          Corp.Centre          Total 
------------------  -------------------  --------------------  -------------------  ----------------  ---------------- 
 Interest Income                452,367               182,341              184,768           109,216           928,692 
 Interest Expense              (90,496)               (7,326)             (98,632)         (169,019)         (365,473) 
 Net Transfer 
  Pricing                      (62,039)              (60,158)               26,745            95,452                 - 
 Net Interest 
  Income                        299,832               114,857              112,881            35,649           563,219 
------------------  -------------------  --------------------  -------------------  ----------------  ---------------- 
 Fee and 
  Commission 
  Income                        122,297                16,158               28,164             2,033           168,652 
 Fee and 
  Commission 
  Expense                      (45,062)               (4,966)              (4,931)             (227)          (55,186) 
 Net fee and 
  Commission 
  Income                         77,235                11,192               23,233             1,806           113,466 
------------------  -------------------  --------------------  -------------------  ----------------  ---------------- 
 Gross Insurance 
  Profit                              -                     -                    -             8,422             8,422 
 Net income from 
  foreign currency 
  operations                     20,418                15,475               31,583           (4,056)            63,420 
 Foreign Exchange 
  Translation 
  Gains Less 
  Losses/(Losses 
  Less Gains)                         -                     -                    -            10,425            10,425 
 Net Losses from 
  Derivative 
  Financial 
  Instruments                      (44)                     -                    -               401               357 
 Gains less Losses 
  from Disposal of 
  Investment 
  Securities 
  Measured at Fair 
  Value through 
  Other 
  Comprehensive 
  Income                              -                     -                    -                 2                 2 
 Other Operating 
  Income                          6,367                   505                6,943             1,138            14,953 
 Share of profit 
  of associates                       -                     -                    -               942               942 
 Other Operating 
  Non-Interest 
  Income                         26,741                15,980               38,526            17,274            98,521 
------------------  -------------------  --------------------  -------------------  ----------------  ---------------- 
 Credit Loss 
  Allowance for 
  Loan to 
  Customers                    (83,935)              (16,315)              (9,075)                 -         (109,325) 
 Credit Loss 
  Allowance for 
  Performance 
  Guarantees and 
  Credit Related 
  Commitments                     (136)                 (703)              (1,116)             (569)           (2,524) 
 Credit Loss 
  Allowance for 
  Investments in 
  Finance Lease                       -                     -                    -             (986)             (986) 
 Credit Loss 
  Allowance for 
  Other Financial 
  Assets                        (3,933)                   (2)              (3,277)           (1,963)           (9,175) 
 Credit Loss 
  Allowance for 
  Financial Assets 
  Measured at Fair 
  Value through 
  Other 
  Comprehensive 
  Income                              -                     -                (116)                52              (64) 
 Credit Loss 
  Allowance for 
  Financial Assets 
  Measured at 
  Amortised Cost                      -                     -                    -             (129)             (129) 
 Profit before G&A 
  Expenses and 
  Income Taxes                  315,804               125,009              161,056            51,134           653,003 
------------------  -------------------  --------------------  -------------------  ----------------  ---------------- 
 Staff Costs                   (91,893)              (29,823)             (21,668)          (13,757)         (157,141) 
 Depreciation and 
  Amortization                 (26,930)               (3,643)              (1,622)           (1,212)          (33,407) 
 Provision for 
  liabilities and 
  charges                             -                     -                    -           (4,000)           (4,000) 
 Administrative 
  and Other 
  Operating 
  Expenses                     (60,157)              (13,260)              (6,047)          (13,113)          (92,577) 
 Operating 
  Expenses                    (178,980)              (46,726)             (29,337)          (32,082)         (287,125) 
------------------  -------------------  --------------------  -------------------  ----------------  ---------------- 
 Profit before Tax              136,824                78,283              131,719            19,052           365,878 
------------------  -------------------  --------------------  -------------------  ----------------  ---------------- 
 Income Tax 
  Expense                      (18,254)              (11,716)             (19,874)           (8,686)          (58,530) 
                    -------------------  --------------------  -------------------  ----------------  ---------------- 
 Profit for the 
  Year                          118,570                66,567              111,845            10,366           307,348 
------------------  -------------------  --------------------  -------------------  ----------------  ---------------- 
 
 
 Portfolios by Segments 
 In thousands of GEL                                    30-Sep-2018    30-Sep-2017 
----------------------------------------------------  -------------  ------------- 
 Loans and Advances to Customers 
 
  Consumer                                                1,958,883      1,972,012 
  Mortgage                                                2,452,157      1,900,186 
  Pawn                                                       35,357         34,862 
 Retail                                                   4,446,397      3,907,060 
 Corporate                                                2,891,628      2,128,478 
 MSME                                                     2,284,538      1,732,096 
 Total Loans and Advances to Customers (Gross)            9,622,563      7,767,634 
 Less: Credit loss allowance for Loans to Customers       (342,581)      (218,573) 
 Total Loans and Advances to Customers (Net)              9,279,982      7,549,061 
----------------------------------------------------  -------------  ------------- 
 
 Customer Accounts 
 
 Retail                                                   4,850,586      4,015,754 
 Corporate                                                2,920,526      2,130,763 
 MSME                                                       969,337        950,006 
 Total Customer Accounts                                  8,740,449      7,096,523 
----------------------------------------------------  -------------  ------------- 
 

Retail Banking

As of 30 September 2018, retail loans stood at GEL 4,446.4 million, up by GEL 539.3 million, or 13.8%, YoY and accounted for 39.9% market share of total individual loans. As of 30 June 2018, foreign currency loans represented 53.7% of the total retail loan portfolio.

In the reporting period, retail deposits stood at GEL 4,850.6 million, up by GEL 834.8 million, or 20.8%, YoY accounting for 41.1% market share of total individual deposits. As of 30 September 2018, term deposits accounted for 53.4% of the total retail deposit portfolio, while foreign currency deposits represented 83.0% of the total retail deposit portfolio.

In 9M 2018, retail loan yields and deposit rates stood at 14.4% and 2.7%, respectively. The segment's cost of risk on loans was 2.7%.The retail segment contributed 38.6%, or GEL 118.6 million, to the total net income in 9M 2018.

Corporate Banking

As of 30 September 2018, corporate loans amounted to GEL 2,891.6 million, up by GEL 763.1 million, or 35.9%, YoY. Foreign currency loans accounted for 73.3% of the total corporate loan portfolio. The market share of total legal entities loans stood at 36.6%.

As of the same date, corporate deposits totalled GEL 2,920.5 million, up by GEL 789.7 million, or 37.1%, YoY. Foreign currency corporate deposits represented 45.7% of the total corporate deposit portfolio. The market share of total legal entities deposits stood at 39.4%.

In 9M 2018, corporate loan yields and deposit rates stood at 9.4% and 5.1%, respectively. In the same period, the cost of risk on loans was 0.5%. In terms of profitability, the corporate segment's net profit reached GEL 111.8 million, or 36.4% of the total net income.

MSME Banking

As of 30 September 2018, MSME loans amounted to GEL 2,284.5, up by GEL 552.4 million, or 31.9%, YoY. Foreign currency loans accounted for 52.1% of the total MSME portfolio.

As of the same date, MSME deposits stood at GEL 969.3 million, up by GEL 19.3 million, or 2.0%, YoY. Foreign currency MSME deposits represented 47.5% of the total MSME deposit portfolio.

In 9M 2018, MSME loan yields and deposit rates stood at 12.1% and 1.0% respectively, while the cost of risk on loans was 1.1%. In terms of profitability, net profit for the MSME segment amounted to GEL 66.6 million, or 21.7%, of the total net income.

Consolidated Financial Statements of TBC Bank Group PLC

 
 Consolidated Balance Sheet 
 In thousands of GEL                                                                         Sep-18             Sep-17 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------------------  ----------------- 
 Cash and cash equivalents                                                                1,114,672          1,445,521 
 Due from other banks                                                                       152,010             41,696 
 Mandatory cash balances with National Bank of Georgia                                    1,426,773          1,020,695 
 Loans and advances to customers                                                          9,279,982          7,549,061 
 Investment securities Measured at Fair Value through Other Comprehensive 
  Income                                                                                    868,060            685,210 
 Bonds carried at amortised cost                                                            518,179            428,163 
 Investments in associates                                                                    2,220              1,309 
 Investments in finance leases                                                              183,715            111,223 
 Investment properties                                                                       78,274             88,750 
 Current income tax prepayment                                                                7,650             18,380 
 Deferred income tax asset                                                                    2,499              3,592 
 Other financial assets                                                                     103,520            113,942 
 Other assets                                                                               186,061            209,428 
 Premises and equipment                                                                     375,002            321,431 
 Intangible assets                                                                           96,662             69,864 
 Goodwill                                                                                    28,718             28,657 
 TOTAL ASSETS                                                                            14,423,997         12,136,922 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------------------  ----------------- 
 LIABILITIES 
 Due to Credit Institutions                                                               2,981,269          2,675,930 
 Customer accounts                                                                        8,740,449          7,096,523 
 Other financial liabilities                                                                 90,966             59,616 
 Current income tax liability                                                                    30                362 
 Debt Securities in issue                                                                    13,027             19,818 
 Deferred income tax liability                                                               27,202                851 
 Provisions for liabilities and charges                                                      16,329             11,072 
 Other liabilities                                                                           85,972             71,250 
 Subordinated debt                                                                          412,803            411,193 
 TOTAL LIABILITIES                                                                       12,368,047         10,346,615 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------------------  ----------------- 
 EQUITY 
 Share capital                                                                                1,650              1,605 
 Share premium                                                                              796,854            714,651 
 Retained earnings                                                                        1,372,798          1,137,497 
 Group reorganisation reserve                                                             (162,166)          (162,166) 
 Share based payment reserve                                                               (18,689)              7,291 
 Revaluation reserve for premises                                                            64,962             70,045 
 Revaluation reserve for available-for-sale securities                                        4,875                863 
 Cumulative currency translation reserve                                                    (7,277)            (7,301) 
 Net assets attributable to owners                                                        2,053,007          1,762,485 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------------------  ----------------- 
 Non-controlling interest                                                                     2,943             27,822 
                                                                               --------------------  ----------------- 
 TOTAL EQUITY                                                                             2,055,950          1,790,307 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------------------  ----------------- 
 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY                                                            14,423,997         12,136,922 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------  --------------------  ----------------- 
 
 
 Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income 
 In thousands of GEL                                                                         9M'18             9M'17 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ---------------- 
 Interest income                                                                           928,692           745,918 
 Interest expense                                                                        (365,473)         (307,298) 
 Net interest income                                                                       563,219           438,620 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ---------------- 
 Fee and commission income                                                                 168,652           138,271 
 Fee and commission expense                                                               (55,186)          (51,264) 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ---------------- 
 Net Fee and Commission Income                                                             113,466            87,007 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ---------------- 
 Net insurance premiums earned                                                              16,578             8,972 
 Net insurance claims incurred and agents' commissions                                     (8,156)           (4,118) 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ---------------- 
 Insurance Profit                                                                            8,422             4,854 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ---------------- 
 Net income from foreign currency operations                                                63,420            61,477 
 Net gain/(losses) from foreign exchange translation                                        10,425             4,282 
 Net gains/(losses) from derivative financial instruments                                      357              (39) 
 Gains less Losses from Disposal of Investment Securities Measured at Fair Value                 2                 - 
 through Other 
 Comprehensive Income 
 Other operating income                                                                     14,953            20,806 
 Share of profit of associates                                                                 942               661 
 Other operating non-interest income                                                        90,099            87,187 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ---------------- 
 Credit loss allowance for loan to customers                                             (109,325)          (65,403) 
 Credit loss allowance for investments in finance lease                                      (986)             (414) 
 Credit loss allowance for performance guarantees and credit related commitments           (2,524)               866 
 Credit loss allowance for other financial assets                                          (9,175)           (5,521) 
 Credit loss allowance for financial assets measured at fair value through other              (64)                 - 
 comprehensive 
 income 
 Credit loss allowance for financial assets measured at amortised cost                       (129)                 - 
 Operating income after credit loss allowance                                              653,003           547,196 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ---------------- 
 Staff costs                                                                             (157,141)         (148,995) 
 Depreciation and amortization                                                            (33,407)          (26,840) 
 (Provision for)/ recovery of liabilities and charges                                      (4,000)             2,495 
 Administrative and other operating expenses                                              (92,577)          (86,420) 
 Operating expenses                                                                      (287,125)         (259,760) 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ---------------- 
 Profit before tax                                                                         365,878           287,436 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ---------------- 
 Income tax expense                                                                       (58,530)          (24,263) 
                                                                                  ----------------  ---------------- 
 Profit for the period                                                                     307,348           263,173 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ---------------- 
 Other Comprehensive income: 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ---------------- 
 Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss: 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ---------------- 
 Revaluation of available for-sale-investments                                               3,192             4,544 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ---------------- 
 Exchange differences on translation to presentation currency                                   85               241 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ---------------- 
 Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss: 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ---------------- 
 Income tax recorded directly in other comprehensive income                                (5,151)             (422) 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ---------------- 
 Other comprehensive income for the Period                                                 (1,874)             4,363 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ---------------- 
 Total comprehensive income for the Period                                                 305,474           267,536 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ---------------- 
 Profit attributable to: 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ---------------- 
  - Shareholders of TBCG                                                                   305,126           259,043 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ---------------- 
  - Non-controlling interest                                                                 2,222             4,130 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ---------------- 
 Profit for the period                                                                     307,348           263,173 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ---------------- 
 Total comprehensive income is attributable to: 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ---------------- 
  - Shareholders of TBCG                                                                   303,273           263,406 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ---------------- 
  - Non-controlling interest                                                                 2,201             4,130 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ---------------- 
 Total comprehensive income for the Period                                                 305,474           267,536 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ---------------- 
 
 
 
 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 
 In thousands of GEL                                                                         30-Sep-18       30-Sep-17 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ---------------  -------------- 
 Cash flows from/(used in) operating activities 
 Interest received                                                                             898,534         726,012 
 Interest paid                                                                               (357,224)       (304,258) 
 Fees and commissions received                                                                 180,489         139,408 
 Fees and commissions paid                                                                    (55,190)        (51,358) 
 Insurance premium received                                                                     18,045          13,908 
 Insurance claims paid                                                                         (7,803)         (5,946) 
 Income received from trading in foreign currencies                                             63,420          61,478 
 Other operating income received                                                                 4,379           9,638 
 Staff costs paid                                                                            (153,876)       (143,370) 
 Administrative and other operating expenses paid                                             (97,685)        (78,995) 
 Income tax paid                                                                              (24,758)        (42,785) 
 Cash flows from operating activities before changes in operating assets and 
  liabilities                                                                                  468,331         323,732 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ---------------  -------------- 
 Net change in operating assets 
 Due from other banks and mandatory cash balances with the National Bank of Georgia          (479,208)        (73,036) 
 Loans and advances to customers                                                           (1,064,695)       (777,837) 
 Investment in finance lease                                                                  (37,065)        (20,647) 
 Other financial assets                                                                         38,446        (11,776) 
 Other assets                                                                                  (9,900)           1,119 
 Net change in operating liabilities 
 Due to other banks                                                                            116,376       (219,247) 
 Customer accounts                                                                             887,193         914,052 
 Other financial liabilities                                                                   (9,738)         (4,403) 
 Other liabilities and provision for liabilities and charges                                     6,484           1,241 
 Net cash from operating activities                                                           (83,776)         133,198 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ---------------  -------------- 
 Cash flows from/(used in) investing activities 
 Acquisition of investment securities measured at fair value through other 
  comprehensive income                                                                       (479,092)       (514,803) 
 Proceeds from redemption at maturity of investment securities measured at fair value 
  through 
  other comprehensive income                                                                   272,477         269,640 
 Acquisition of bonds carried at amortised cost                                              (235,480)       (247,035) 
 Proceeds from redemption of bonds carried at amortised cost                                   167,258         198,380 
 Acquisition of premises, equipment and intangible assets                                     (55,321)        (47,410) 
 Disposal of premises, equipment and intangible assets                                           1,140           1,436 
 Proceeds from disposal of investment property                                                   8,448           7,831 
 Acquisition of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired                                                   -           (350) 
 Net cash used in investing activities                                                       (320,570)       (332,311) 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ---------------  -------------- 
 Cash flows from/(used in) financing activities 
 Proceeds from other borrowed funds                                                          1,456,759       1,464,205 
 Redemption of other borrowed funds                                                        (1,250,372)       (771,829) 
 Proceeds from subordinated debt                                                                     -          60,188 
 Redemption of subordinated debt                                                              (32,166)               - 
 Proceeds from debt securities in issue                                                        (7,446)               - 
 Redemption of debt securities in issue                                                              -         (2,075) 
 Dividends paid                                                                               (85,483)        (67,927) 
 Issue of ordinary shares                                                                            -              29 
 Net cash flows from financing activities                                                       81,292         682,591 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ---------------  -------------- 
 Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents                                    6,249          16,863 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ---------------  -------------- 
 Net increase in cash and cash equivalents                                                   (316,805)         500,341 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ---------------  -------------- 
 Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year                                      1,431,477         945,180 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ---------------  -------------- 
 Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year                                            1,114,672       1,445,521 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------  ---------------  -------------- 
 

Key Ratios

Average Balances

The average balances 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. These were used by the Management for monitoring and control purposes.

 
 Key Ratios 
 
 Ratios (based on monthly averages, where applicable)     9M'18     9M'17 
------------------------------------------------------  -------  -------- 
 ROE(1)                                                   21.2%     20.9% 
 ROA(2)                                                    3.1%      3.2% 
 ROE before credit loss allowance(3)                      29.6%     26.6% 
 Cost to Income(4)                                        37.0%     42.1% 
 Cost of Risk(5)                                           1.7%      1.2% 
 FX adjusted Cost of Risk(6)                               1.7%      1.4% 
 NIM(7)                                                    7.0%      6.5% 
 Risk Adjusted NIM(8)                                      5.3%      5.1% 
 Loan Yields(9)                                           12.4%     12.0% 
 Risk Adjusted Loan Yields(10)                            10.7%     10.6% 
 Deposit rates(11)                                         3.3%      3.4% 
 Yields on interest Earning Assets(12)                    11.5%     11.1% 
 Cost of Funding(13)                                       4.4%      4.4% 
 Spread(14)                                                7.1%      6.6% 
 PAR 90 to Gross Loans(15)                                 1.3%      1.6% 
 NPLs to Gross Loans(16)                                   3.1%      3.5% 
 NPLs coverage(17)                                       113.2%    80.5%* 
 NPLs coverage with collateral(18)                       209.0%   206.8%* 
 Credit Loss Level to Gross Loans(19)                      3.6%     2.8%* 
 Related Party Loans to Gross Loans(20)                    0.1%      0.1% 
 Top 10 Borrowers to Total Portfolio(21)                  10.3%      8.3% 
 Top 20 Borrowers to Total Portfolio(22)                  14.1%     12.5% 
 Net Loans to Deposits plus IFI Funding(23)               88.0%     91.5% 
 Net Stable Funding Ratio(24)                            118.0%    134.5% 
 Liquidity Coverage Ratio(25)                            111.6%    115.0% 
 Leverage(26)                                              7.0x      6.8x 
 Regulatory Tier 1 CAR (Basel III)(27)                    12.8%   10.8%** 
 Regulatory Total 1 CAR (Basel III)(28)                   16.4%   14.5%** 
------------------------------------------------------  -------  -------- 
 

* Figures per IAS39

**9M 2017 figures are based on previous regulation in accordance with Basel II/III guidelines

Ratio definitions

1. Return on average total equity (ROE) 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; Annualised where applicable.

2. Return on average total assets (ROA) equals net income of the period divided by monthly average total assets for the same period. Annualised where applicable.

3. Return on average total equity (ROE) before credit loss allowance equals net income attributable to owners excluding all credit loss allowance divided by monthly average of total shareholders 'equity attributable to the PLC's equity holders for the same period.

4. 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).

5. Cost of risk equals credit loss allowance for loans to customers divided by monthly average gross loans and advances to customers; Annualised where applicable.

6. FX adjusted cost of risk equal cost of risk at constant currency.

7. Net interest margin (NIM) is net interest income divided by monthly average interest-earning assets; Annualised where applicable. Interest-earning assets include investment securities excluding corporate shares, net investment in finance lease, net loans, and amounts due from credit institutions. The latter excludes all items from cash and cash equivalents, excludes EUR mandatory reserves with NBG which currently has negative interest, and includes other earning items from due from banks.

8. Risk Adjusted Net interest margin is NIM minus cost of risk without one-offs and currency effect.

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

10. Risk Adjusted Loan yield is loan yield minus cost of risk without one-offs and currency effect.

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

12. Yields on interest earning assets equal total interest income divided by monthly average interest earning assets; Annualised where applicable.

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

14. 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).

15. 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.

16. 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.

17. NPLs coverage ratio equals total credit loss allowance for loans to customers calculated per IFRS 9 divided by the NPL loans.

18. NPLs coverage with collateral ratio equals credit loss allowance for loans to customers per IFRS 9 plus total collateral amount of NPL loans (excluding third party guarantees) discounted at 30-50% depending on segment type divided by the NPL loans.

19. Credit loss level to gross loans equals credit loss allowance for loans to customers divided by the gross loan portfolio for the same period.

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

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

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

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

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

25. Liquidity coverage ratio equals high-quality liquid assets divided by total net cash outflow amount as defined by the NBG.

26. Leverage equals total assets to total equity.

27. Regulatory tier 1 CAR equals tier I capital divided by total risk weighted assets, both calculated in accordance with the Pillar 1 requirements of the NBG Basel III standards. The reporting started from the end of 2017. Calculations are made for TBC Bank stand-alone, based on local standards.

28. Regulatory total CAR equals total capital divided by total risk weighted assets, both calculated in accordance with the Pillar 1 requirements of the NBG Basel III standards. The reporting started from the end of 2017. Calculations are made for TBC Bank stand-alone, based on local standards.

Exchange Rates

To calculate the QoQ growth of the Balance Sheet items without the currency exchange rate effect, we used the USD/GEL exchange rate of 2.4516 as of 30 June 2018. For the calculations of the YoY growth without the currency exchange rate effect, we used the USD/GEL exchange rate of 2.4767 as of 30 September 2017. As of 30 September 2018 the USD/GEL exchange rate equalled 2.6151. For P&L items growth calculations without currency effect, we used the average USD/GEL exchange rate for the following periods: 3Q 2018 of 2.5295, 2Q 2018 of 2.4460, 3Q 2017 of 2.4232.

Additional Disclosures

Subsidiaries of TBC Bank Group PLC[15]

 
                              Ownership     Country        Year of            Industry              Total Assets 
                               / voting                  incorporation                           (after elimination) 
                                 % as 
                                 of 30 
                               September 
                                 2018 
                             -----------  -----------  ---------------  --------------------  ----------------------- 
 Subsidiary                                                                                      Amount      % in TBC 
                                                                                                 GEL'000       Group 
---------------------------  -----------  -----------  ---------------  --------------------  ------------  --------- 
 JSC TBC Bank                   99.9%       Georgia          1992        Banking               14,029,388     97.26% 
    United Financial 
     Corporation JSC            98.7%       Georgia          1997        Card processing          9,511       0.07% 
    TBC Capital LLC             100.0%      Georgia          1999        Brokerage                9,505       0.07% 
    TBC Leasing JSC             99.6%       Georgia          2003        Leasing                 245,348      1.70% 
                                                                         Non-banking 
    TBC Kredit LLC              100.0%     Azerbaijan        1999         credit institution     37,996       0.26% 
    Banking System Service                                               Information 
     Company LLC                100.0%      Georgia          2009         services                 762        0.01% 
    TBC Pay LLC                 100.0%      Georgia          2009        Processing              33,924       0.24% 
                                                                         Real estate 
    Index LLC                   100.0%      Georgia          2011         management               344        0.00% 
    Real Estate Management                                               Real estate 
     Fund JSC                   100.0%      Georgia          2010         management               21         0.00% 
    TBC Invest LLC              100.0%       Israel          2011        PR and marketing          239        0.00% 
    BG LLC*                      0.0%       Georgia          2018        Asset management         5,626       0.04% 
 JSC TBC Insurance              100.0%      Georgia          2014        Insurance               48,242       0.33% 
    Swoop JSC                   98.13%      Georgia          2010        Retail Trade              813        0.01% 
    GE Commerce LTD             100.0%      Georgia          2018        Retail Trade              223        0.00% 
 (*) In July 2018 the Group obtained de facto control over BG LLC 
 

1) Earnings per Share

 
 In GEL                                        9m 2018   9m 2017 
 Earnings per share for profit attributable 
  to the owners of the Group: 
--------------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 - Basic earnings per share                     5.67      4.92 
 - Diluted earnings per share                   5.62      4.85 
--------------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 

Source: IFRS Consolidated

 
 In GEL                                        3Q 2018   3Q 2017 
 Earnings per share for profit attributable 
  to the owners of the Group: 
--------------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 - Basic earnings per share                     1.97      1.62 
 - Diluted earnings per share                   1.95      1.59 
--------------------------------------------  --------  -------- 
 

Source: IFRS Consolidated

2) Sensitivity Scenario

 
                                                    30-Sep-18   10% Currency Devaluation 
 Sensitivity Scenario                                                             Effect 
-------------------------------------------------  ----------  ------------------------- 
 NIM*                                                                             -0.17% 
 Technical Cost of Risk                                                           +0.15% 
-------------------------------------------------  ----------  ------------------------- 
 Regulatory Total Capital per new NBG regulation        2,021                      2,043 
 Regulatory Capital adequacy ratios tier                                   0.68% - 0.79% 
  1 and total capital per new NBG regulation 
  decrease by 
-------------------------------------------------  ----------  ------------------------- 
 

(*) Linear depreciation is assumed for NIM sensitivity analysis

Source: IFRS statements and Management Figures

3) FC Details for Selected P/L Items

 
 Selected P&L Items 3Q         FC % of Respective 
  2018                                     Totals 
----------------------------  ------------------- 
 Interest Income                              38% 
 Interest Expense                             50% 
 Fee and Commission Income                    32% 
 Fee and Commission Expense                   65% 
 Administrative Expenses                      15% 
----------------------------  ------------------- 
 

Source: IFRS statements and Management figures

4) Open Interest Rate Position as of 30 September 2018

 
 Open interest rate                                       Open interest rate 
  position in GEL                    GEL - 132 m           position in FC              GEL 1,963 m 
                                    -------------------  ---------------------------  ------------------- 
                                     GEL m    % share                                   GEL     % share 
                                              in totals                                  m      in totals 
----------------------------------  ------  -----------  ---------------------------  ------  ----------- 
 Assets                              2,407      17%       Assets                       3,740      26% 
                                    ------  -----------                               ------  ----------- 
        Securities with fixed 
         yield(<=1y)*                 455       33%              Nostro**               63        11% 
                                                                                      ------  ----------- 
        Securities with floating 
         yield                        49         4%              NBG Reserves**        1,427      90% 
                                                                                      ------  ----------- 
        Loans with Floating 
         yield                       1,780      19%              NBG Deposits           47         3% 
                                                                                      ------  ----------- 
        Reserves in NBG               120        8%              Libor Loans           2,192      23% 
                                                                                      ------  ----------- 
  Interbank loans& Deposits 
   & Repo                              3         0%              Interest Rate Swap     11 
                                    ------  -----------                               ------  ----------- 
  Liabilities                        2,275      18% 
                                    ------  -----------                               ------  ----------- 
 Current accounts***                  464        5%       Liabilities                  1,777      14% 
                                    ------  -----------                               ------  ----------- 
        Saving accounts***            535        6%               Senior Loans         1,456      52% 
                                    ------  ----------- 
        Refinancing Loan of 
         NBG                          632       23%               Subordinated Loans    321       78% 
                                    ------  ----------- 
        Interbank Loans &Deposits 
         & Repo                       77        38% 
                                    ------  ----------- 
        IFI Borrowings                567       20% 
                                    ------  ----------- 
 
 

(*) 62% 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

 
 5) Yields and Rates 
 
 Yields and Rates                3Q'18   2Q'18   1Q'18   4Q'17   3Q'17 
------------------------------  ------  ------  ------  ------  ------ 
 Loan yields                     12.4%   12.5%   12.3%   12.3%   11.9% 
     Retail loan yields GEL      20.8%   21.3%   20.5%   19.7%   19.2% 
     Retail loan yields FX        7.9%    8.0%    8.4%    8.8%    8.5% 
  Retail Loan Yields             14.1%   14.7%   14.6%   14.2%   13.8% 
     Corporate loan yields 
      GEL                        11.0%   11.4%   11.2%   12.2%   11.0% 
     Corporate loan yields 
      FX                          9.1%    8.7%    8.6%    9.2%    8.6% 
  Corporate Loan Yields           9.6%    9.4%    9.2%   10.0%    9.2% 
     MSME loan yields GEL        16.6%   15.9%   15.0%   13.6%   13.1% 
     MSME loan yields FX          8.9%    8.5%    8.9%    9.4%    9.4% 
  MSME Loan Yields               12.6%   12.0%   11.3%   10.9%   10.7% 
 Deposit rates                    3.3%    3.3%    3.3%    3.5%    3.4% 
     Retail deposit rates GEL     4.4%    4.3%    4.4%    4.4%    4.0% 
     Retail deposit rates FX      2.3%    2.4%    2.5%    2.7%    2.8% 
  Retail Deposit Yields           2.7%    2.7%    2.8%    2.9%    3.0% 
     Corporate deposit rates 
      GEL                         7.5%    7.9%    8.0%    8.5%    8.3% 
     Corporate deposit rates 
      FX                          2.0%    1.9%    2.0%    2.1%    2.2% 
  Corporate Deposit Yields        4.9%    5.2%    5.2%    5.3%    5.2% 
     MSME deposit rates GEL       1.7%    1.7%    1.8%    2.1%    2.2% 
     MSME deposit rates FX        0.4%    0.4%    0.5%    0.8%    0.7% 
  MSME Deposit Yields             1.0%    1.0%    1.1%    1.4%    1.4% 
 Yields on Securities             7.8%    7.7%    8.1%    6.9%    8.4% 
------------------------------  ------  ------  ------  ------  ------ 
 

Source: IFRS Consolidated

 
 6) Risk Adjusted Yields 
  & Cost of Risk 
 Risk-adjusted Yields       3Q'18   2Q'18   1Q'18   4Q'17   3Q'17 
-------------------------  ------  ------  ------  ------  ------ 
 Loan yields                10.9%   10.8%   10.6%   11.1%   10.7% 
  Retail Loan Yields        11.6%   12.1%   11.6%   12.2%   10.8% 
  Corporate Loan Yields      9.0%    8.5%    9.3%    9.6%   11.1% 
  MSME Loan Yields          11.8%   11.1%    9.8%   10.4%    9.9% 
-------------------------  ------  ------  ------  ------  ------ 
 
                            3Q'18   2Q'18   1Q'18   4Q'17   3Q'17 
-------------------------  ------  ------  ------  ------  ------ 
 
 Cost of Risk                1.9%    1.8%    1.3%    1.4%    1.3% 
  Retail                     2.7%    2.6%    2.7%    2.0%    3.2% 
  Corporate                  1.1%    0.9%   -0.8%    0.7%   -1.7% 
  MSME                       1.2%    1.0%    1.0%    0.7%    0.9% 
 
 

Source: IFRS Consolidated

7) Loan Quality per NBG

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

 
                            Sep-18   Jun-18   Mar-18   Dec-17   Sep-17 
-------------------------  -------  -------  -------  -------  ------- 
 SDL Loans as % of Gross 
  Loans                       3.8%     3.3%     3.1%     3.2%     3.4% 
-------------------------  -------  -------  -------  -------  ------- 
 

Source: NBG

8) Cross Sell Ratio[16] and Number Active Products

 
                              Sep-18   Jun-18   Mar-18   Dec-17   Sep-17 
---------------------------  -------  -------  -------  -------  ------- 
 Cross Sell Ratio               3.85     3.89     3.88     3.94     3.79 
 Number of Active Products 
  (in millions)                 4.58     4.64     4.58     4.50     4.06 
---------------------------  -------  -------  -------  -------  ------- 
 

Source: Management figures

9) Diversified Deposit Base

Status: monthly income >=GEL 3,000 or loans/deposits >=GEL 30,000

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

Wealth Management includes UHNW and HNW non-resident clients

 
 30 September 2018        Volume of Deposits   Number of Deposits 
-----------------------  -------------------  ------------------- 
 MASS                            39%                 92.4% 
 STATUS                          30%                  7.1% 
 VIP                             23%                  0.4% 
 Wealth Management for 
  non-resident clients            8%                  0.1% 
-----------------------  -------------------  ------------------- 
 

Source: Management figures

10) Loan Concentration

 
                           Sep-18   Jun-18   Mar-18   Dec-17   Sep-17 
------------------------  -------  -------  -------  -------  ------- 
 Top 20 Borrowers as % 
  of total portfolio        14.1%    13.2%    13.4%    12.4%    12.5% 
 Top 10 Borrowers as % 
  of total portfolio        10.3%     9.2%     9.4%     8.2%     8.3% 
 Related Party Loans as 
  % of total portfolio       0.1%     0.1%     0.1%     0.1%     0.1% 
------------------------  -------  -------  -------  -------  ------- 
 

Source: IFRS consolidated

11) Number of Transactions in Digital Channels (in thousands)

 
                                          3Q 18   3Q 17   3Q 16   3Q 15 
---------------------------------------  ------  ------  ------  ------ 
 Internet banking number of 
  transactions                            2,308   2,175   1,828   1,511 
---------------------------------------  ------  ------  ------  ------ 
 Mobile banking number of transactions    6,833   3,953   1,814     780 
---------------------------------------  ------  ------  ------  ------ 
 

Source: Management figures

12) Penetration Ratios of Digital Channels

 
                               Sep-18   Sep-17   Sep-16   Sep-15 
----------------------------  -------  -------  -------  ------- 
 IB&MB Penetration Ratio          40%      35%      34%      26% 
----------------------------  -------  -------  -------  ------- 
 Mobile Banking Penetration 
  Ratio                           34%      27%      20%      12% 
----------------------------  -------  -------  -------  ------- 
 

Source: Management figures

13) Number of Active Clients (in thousands)

 
                               Sep-18   Sep-17   Sep-16   Sep-15 
----------------------------  -------  -------  -------  ------- 
 Internet or mobile banking       478      375      269      182 
----------------------------  -------  -------  -------  ------- 
 Mobile banking                   406      289      162       84 
----------------------------  -------  -------  -------  ------- 
 

Source: Management figures

14) Distribution of Transactions in Digital Channels

 
                      3Q 18 
-------------------  ------ 
 Mobile Banking         23% 
-------------------  ------ 
 Internet Banking       11% 
-------------------  ------ 
 Branches               10% 
-------------------  ------ 
 TBC Pay terminals      22% 
-------------------  ------ 
 ATMs                   33% 
-------------------  ------ 
 Other                   1% 
-------------------  ------ 
 

90% of all transactions are conducted in digital channels

15) Distribution of Sales in Channels

 
                           3Q 18   3Q 17   3Q 16 
------------------------  ------  ------  ------ 
 IB, MB, ATM, Web            47%     25%     24% 
------------------------  ------  ------  ------ 
 Branches & Call Center      53%     75%     76% 
------------------------  ------  ------  ------ 
 

53% of sales are conducted in digital channels*

* Only products that are sold in digital channels are counted

16) Digital Sales of Products

 
                       3Q 18   3Q 17   3Q 16 
--------------------  ------  ------  ------ 
 Deposits                64%     55%     52% 
--------------------  ------  ------  ------ 
 Pre-approved loans      68%     18%     12% 
--------------------  ------  ------  ------ 
 Debit cards             17%      7%       - 
--------------------  ------  ------  ------ 
 

17) POS Terminal Transactions

 
                               Sep-18   Jun-18   Mar-18   Dec-17   Sep-17 
----------------------------  -------  -------  -------  -------  ------- 
 POS number of transactions 
  (in millions)                  24.1     22.3     17.9     16.4     13.2 
----------------------------  -------  -------  -------  -------  ------- 
 POS volume of transactions 
  (in mln GEL)                    986      850      661      631      543 
----------------------------  -------  -------  -------  -------  ------- 
 

* Data includes e-commerce and excludes transactions at POS terminals in TBC Bank's branches

18) Net outflow of borrowed funds

Subordinated and Senior Loans' Principal Amount Outflow by Year (USD million)

 
 2018   2019   2020   2021   2022   2023   2024   2025   2026   2027 
-----  -----  -----  -----  -----  -----  -----  -----  -----  ----- 
  35    136    201    263    121     94     40     46     65     5 
 

Out of USD 35 million cash outflow in 2018, USD 24 million has already been repaid by November 13

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

19) NPL Build Up (in GEL millions)

 
 NPLs          NPLs as     Real Growth   FX Effect   Write-Offs   Repossessed    NPLs as 
               of Jun-18                                                         of Sep-18 
-----------  -----------  ------------  ----------  -----------  ------------  ----------- 
 Retail          120           49            4          (37)          (2)          134 
 Corporate        72            -            5           -             -            77 
 MSME             85            9            4          (5)           (1)           92 
 Total           277           58           12          (41)          (3)          303 
-----------  -----------  ------------  ----------  -----------  ------------  ----------- 
 
 
 20) Net Write-Offs, 
  3Q 2018 
---------------------  -----------  -----------  --------------- 
  In GEL millions       Write-Offs   Recoveries   Net Write-Offs 
---------------------  -----------  -----------  --------------- 
 Retail                    (31)          5             (26) 
 Corporate                  -            1              1 
 MSME                      (4)           6              2 
---------------------  -----------  -----------  --------------- 
 Total                     (35)          12            (23) 
---------------------  -----------  -----------  --------------- 
 

Source: IFRS Consolidated

 
 21) Portfolio Breakdown by Collateral 
  Types as of 30-Sep-18 
----------------------------------------- 
 Cash Cover                            2% 
 Gold                                  3% 
 Inventory                             9% 
 Real Estate                          65% 
 Third Party Guarantees                6% 
 Other                                 2% 
 Unsecured                            13% 
----------------------------------  ----- 
 

Source: IFRS Consolidated

 
 
   22) Loan to Value by Segments as of 30-Sep-18 
 
                Retail                   Corporate     MSME      Total 
-------------------------------------  ------------  -------  ----------- 
                 47%                        46%        44%        46% 
 Mortgage loan's LTV 
  stood at 47% 
 
 

23) TBC Insurance

TBC Insurance is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and the Bank's main bancassurance partner. The Group acquired it in October 2016 and it has been growing rapidly since then. TBC Insurance's product offering comprises motor, travel, personal accident, credit life and property, business property, liability, and cargo insurance products which are sold through a broad range of channels, including insurance agents, auto dealerships, web platforms, as well as TBC Bank's market-leading multichannel network.

In line with the Group's digitalisation strategy, TBC Insurance actively uses digital channels to market and sell its products. In 2017, TBC Insurance launched on the local market the first insurance chat bot, B Bot, which sells different types of insurance products. B Bot is fun to use and is quickly gaining popularity among clients, especially the younger generation. Another popular sales channel is the wide network of TBC Bank's self-service terminals, where customers can buy travel, casualty and collision (CASCO), and motor third-party liability (MTPL) insurance in a very short time. In addition, travel insurance can be purchased through TBC Bank's internet and mobile banking services; more products are planned to be added to this channel in 2018, including payment protection insurance (PPI), CASCO and MTPL.

The insurance business delivered outstanding financial results. Starting from 2018, TBC Insurance is the number two player on P&C insurance market and the largest player in the retail segment, with market shares[17] of 18.1% and 30% respectively as of Q3 2018, based on internal estimates. In Q3 2018, number of customers increased by 25% YoY and remained broadly stable QoQ due to increased focused on cross-selling. In third quarter, TBC insurance posted GEL 15,833 thousand in gross written premium, up by 84.4% YoY and net earned premium reached GEL 9,841 thousand, up by 112.9% in respective period. In addition, net combined ratio decreased to 79% in 3Q 2018 from 92% of the same period in 2017. As a result, net profit amounted to GEL 2,243 thousand in 3Q 2018 compared to GEL 885 thousand in 3Q 2017.

 
 In thousands of GEL        3Q'18    2Q'18    1Q'18    4Q'17   3Q'17 
------------------------  -------  -------  -------  -------  ------ 
 Gross written premium     15,833   14,677   12,494   12,153   8,584 
 Net earned premium[18]     9,841    8,804    6,458    5,881   4,622 
 Net profit                 2,243    1,497    1,260      601     885 
                            3Q'18    2Q'18    1Q'18    4Q'17   3Q'17 
------------------------  -------  -------  -------  -------  ------ 
 Net combined ratio           79%      81%      76%      93%     92% 
 
 
                        Sep-2018        Jun-2018        Mar-2018   Dec-2017   Sep-2017 
-------------------  -----------  --------------  --------------  ---------  --------- 
 Market share              18.1%           17.9%           19.0%      13.3%      10.9% 
 Number of clients       299,238         296,341         295,607    276,848    239,472 
 

24) Regulatory Capital

Total Capital and Tier 1 Capital Limits

 
                      Q3 2018 Actual       2018 F         2019 F          2020 F          2021 F 
                      Tier     Total    Tier   Total   Tier    Total   Tier    Total   Tier    Total 
                        1                 1              1               1               1 
                    =======  ========  =====  ======  ======  ======  ======  ======  ======  ====== 
      Minimum 
    Requirement       6.0%     8.0%     6.0%   8.0%    6.0%    8.0%    6.0%    8.0%    6.0%    8.0% 
                    =======  ========  =====  ======  ======  ======  ======  ======  ======  ====== 
   Conservation 
       Buffer         2.5%     2.5%     2.5%   2.5%    2.5%    2.5%    2.5%    2.5%    2.5%    2.5% 
                    =======  ========  =====  ======  ======  ======  ======  ======  ======  ====== 
 Counter-Cyclical 
       Buffer         0.0%     0.0%     0.0%   0.0%    0.0%    0.0%    0.0%    0.0%    0.0%    0.0% 
                    =======  ========  =====  ======  ======  ======  ======  ======  ======  ====== 
     Systemic 
       Buffer         0.0%     0.0%     1.0%   1.0%    1.5%    1.5%    2.0%    2.0%    2.5%    2.5% 
                    =======  ========  =====  ======  ======  ======  ======  ======  ======  ====== 
     Pillar 1 
      buffers         8.5%     10.5%    9.5%   11.5%   10.0%   12.0%   10.5%   12.5%   11.0%   13.0% 
                    =======  ========  =====  ======  ======  ======  ======  ======  ======  ====== 
 

In addition, the Pillar 2 buffers in tier 1 will be in the range of 1.5%-2.5% in 2018 and gradually increase to the range of 2.5%-4.0% by 2021. The Pillar 2 buffers in total capital will be in the range of 3.0%-5.0% from 2018 to 2021

25) Space - fully digital bank

 
 Date           # of app. downloads   # of registered customers 
 30-May-2018          69,510                   38,598 
 30-Jun-2018          99,646                   47,657 
 30-Jul-2018          128,205                  55,699 
 30-Aug-2018          155,267                  63,435 
 30-Sep-2018          186,044                  72,447 
 

26) International strategy: expansion into Azerbaijan market

 
 Timeline 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 Before September   USD 45 mln was injected in capital by Nikoil shareholder in order to recapitalize the bank 
 September          Team formation 
 October            Strategy developed, shared and approved 
 November           Completion of confirmatory due diligence 
 Next Steps         Obtain regulatory approval for the merger, which might take up to 3 months 
 

Strengthening Management Team

 
 
   Existing management team of the joint entity 
 CEO                              Nikoloz Shurghaia 
 First Deputy CEO, Head of MSME   Hajinski Farhad Ismailbey 
 Deputy CEO, Head of Retail       Tagiyev Fuad Rauf 
 
 New management team of the joint entity 
 COO                              Nukri Tetrashvili, former CEO at TBC Kredit 
 CDO                              Senior Digital Manager with a solid track record at large Georgian bank 
 CRO                              David Tediashvili, former Head of Retail Credit Risk Department at TBC Bank 
 CFO                              Emil Dushdurov, former Associate Director, Deal Advisory at KPMG Azerbaijan 
 
 
 
 
 
 Three year vision 
----------------------  ------------  ----------------- 
  In USD millions        3Q results    Mid-term targets 
                          of Nikoil     of joint entity 
                            Bank* 
----------------------  ------------  ----------------- 
 Loan Portfolio            c. 240          c. 1,400 
 Equity                     c. 36           c. 200 
 ROE                         NMF             20%+ 
----------------------  ------------  ----------------- 
 *Based on management 
  accounts 
 
   --    Core segments: Retail and MSME (not large SMEs and Corporates) 

-- Product offerings: A hybrid of Nikoil Bank and TBC Bank products adapted to the local needs and offered primarily through digital channels, including Space Bank

   --    Until call option is exercised, TBC Bank's shareholding in joint entity will be up to 10% 

-- Our additional estimated investment during next three years will be consistent with our 10% shareholding and is estimated to be around USD 3-5 mln for each year

-- Call option can be exercised within the three year period after the merger based on the fixed price formula to reach 50%+1 shareholding

-- TBC Bank will contribute to the development and execution of the merged entity's strategy and intends to use its Georgian banking sector expertise to support Nikoil Bank's local growth in its targeted retail and MSME customer markets

27) International strategy: digital greenfield bank in Uzbekistan

This is a concept and initial aspirations at this stage and is subject to approvals (including approvals from the authorities), therefore it could change as we progress

Why Uzbekistan?

   --     Large underpenetrated market: 
   --     with more than 32 million population 
   --     below 5% retail and MSME loan to GDP([19]) 
   --     Similar past during USSR and good cultural links 

-- Right time given implementation of reforms, many of which were designed by former Georgian government officials

   --     Welcoming environment 
   --     Both Uzbekistan and Georgia are included into China's One Belt One Road initiative 
 
 Timeline 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 October 2018 -   Official meetings held and our interest confirmed to the Central Bank 
 1-3 months -     Confirmation period from the government and central bank 
 1-3 months -     Pre-licensing process takes 1-3 months from submission of pre-license application 
 1-6 months -     Final license process takes 1-6 months from obtaining pre-license 
 

Our strategy

   --     Build a next generation bank for retail and MSME 
   --     Focus on alternative channels including Space, a fully-digital bank 
   --     Operate asset light, high-tech branches 

Main highlights

   --     Initial investments from TBC Bank around USD 20-30 mln, resulting in 51% shareholding 

-- Other investors will include IFIs (EBRD and IFC have expressed interest) and local shareholder

   --     All further investments will be subject to achievement of certain KPIs 
   --     Medium to long-term financial targets after license is granted: 
   --     Contribute 20% + TBC Bank Group PLC's assets and/or income 
   --     Achieve sustainable ROE up to 25% 

28) Nikoil Bank Financials

Profit & Loss Statement

 
In thousands of USD                                      3Q'18     2Q'18    3Q'17 
----------------------------------------------------  --------  --------  ------- 
Interest income                                          3,706     3,410    4,041 
Interest expense                                       (2,150)   (2,491)  (2,799) 
Net interest income                                      1,556       919    1,242 
Fee and commission income                                  738       694      641 
Fee and commission expense                               (285)     (270)    (166) 
Net Fee and Commission Income                              453       424      475 
Net income from foreign currency operations                234       483      172 
Net gain/(losses) from foreign exchange translation        104        64       86 
Other operating non-interest income                        338       547      258 
Credit loss allowance of loans                        (20,447)  (27,537)    1,014 
Credit loss allowance of other financial 
 assets                                                  (121)       367    (609) 
Operating income after credit loss allowance          (18,221)  (25,280)    2,380 
Staff costs                                            (1,425)   (1,373)  (1,236) 
Depreciation and amortisation                            (316)     (342)    (488) 
Administrative and other operating expenses            (1,161)     (934)  (1,080) 
Operating expenses                                     (2,902)   (2,649)  (2,804) 
Profit before tax                                     (21,123)  (27,929)    (424) 
Income tax expense                                           -         -        - 
----------------------------------------------------  --------  --------  ------- 
Profit for the period                                 (21,123)  (27,929)    (424) 
----------------------------------------------------  --------  --------  ------- 
 

Balance Sheet

 
In thousands of USD                            30-Sep-18  30-Jun-18  30-Sep-17 
---------------------------------------------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
Cash and cash equivalents                         35,099     41,206     46,431 
Due from other banks                              21,190     26,676      7,372 
Net Loans                                        129,544    147,444    156,722 
Investment securities measured at fair value 
 through other comprehensive income               26,371     21,208      8,481 
Current income tax prepayment                          2         23        311 
Deferred income tax asset                            768        768        768 
Other financial assets                            13,533     12,386      9,419 
Other assets                                         396        398      1,495 
Premises and equipment (Net)                       5,576      5,571      6,356 
Intangible assets (Net)                            1,991      2,066      2,151 
TOTAL ASSETS                                     234,470    257,746    239,506 
---------------------------------------------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
Due to other banks                                23,152     21,944     23,711 
Customer Accounts                                127,591    152,704    135,593 
Other borrowed funds                              38,876     37,173     34,494 
Other financial liabilities                        4,125      4,075      3,865 
Subordinated debt                                  5,000     15,000     19,679 
TOTAL LIABILITIES                                198,744    230,896    217,342 
---------------------------------------------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
Share capital                                    174,118    144,118    108,529 
Additional paid-in-capital                           500        500        500 
Retained earnings                              (138,891)  (117,768)   (86,865) 
TOTAL EQUITY                                      35,727     26,850     22,164 
---------------------------------------------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY                     234,470    257,746    239,506 
---------------------------------------------  ---------  ---------  --------- 
 

[1] 30 September 2017 ratios are calculated per IAS 39

[2] Market share figures are based on data from the National Bank of Georgia (NBG). The NBG includes interbank loans for calculating market share in loans

([3]) The number of transactions conducted in remote channels divided by total number of transactions.

[4] For products being offered though remote channels.

[5] As per initial estimates of Geostat.

[6] Source: Insurance State Supervision Service of Georgia.

([7]) Source: CBU and commercial banks

([8]) Latest available information

([9]) Doing Business 2019 report

([10]) Excluding exchange rate effect

([11]) Growth in USD terms

[12] Gross insurance profit can be reconciled to the standalone net insurance profit (as shown in annex 23 on page 47) as follows: gross insurance profit less credit loss allowance, administrative expenses and taxes, plus fee and commission income and net interest income

[13] Incurred but not reported

[14] Gross insurance profit can be reconciled to the standalone net insurance profit as follows (as shown in annex 23 on page 47): gross insurance profit less credit loss allowance, administrative expenses and taxes, plus fee and commission income net interest income

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

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

[17] Source: Insurance State Supervision Service of Georgia

([18]) Net earned premium equals earned premium minus reinsurer's share of earned premium

[19] Source: CBU and commercial banks

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