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TBC Bank Group PLC

22 February 2018

TBC BANK GROUP PLC ("TBC Bank")

4Q 2017 UNAUDITED consolIdated FinanciAl Results and FY 2017 PRELIMINARY 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 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, 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 accounts and financial statements. The areas in which management accounts might differ from International Financial Reporting Standards and/or U.S. generally accepted accounting principles could be significant and you should consult your own professional advisors and/or conduct your own due diligence for complete and detailed understanding of such differences and any implications they might have on the relevant financial information contained in this presentation. Some numerical figures included in this report have been subject to rounding adjustments. Accordingly, numerical figures shown as totals in certain tables might not be an arithmetic aggregation of the figures that preceded them.

Fourth Quarter 2017 Unaudited Consolidated Financial Results and Full Year 2017 Preliminary Unaudited Consolidated Financial Results Conference Call

TBC Bank Group PLC ("TBC PLC") will release its unaudited consolidated financial results for the fourth quarter and the preliminary unaudited consolidated financial results full year 2017 on Thursday, 22 February 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, 22 February 2018 at 14.00 (GMT) / 15.00 (CET) / 9.00 (EST)

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

 
Password:                        TBC Bank 
UK Toll Free:                    0808 109 0700 
                                 +44 (0) 20 3003 
Standard International Access:    2666 
USA Toll Free:                   1 866 966 5335 
New York New York:               +1 212 999 6659 
Russia Toll Free:                8 10 8002 4902044 
                                 +7 (8) 495 249 
Moscow:                           9843 
 
 
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Contacts

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

Table of Contents

4Q and FY 2017 Results Announcement

TBC Bank - Background

Financial Highlights

Recent Developments

Letter from the Chief Executive Officer

Economic Overview

Unaudited Consolidated Financial Results Overview for 4Q 2017

Preliminary Unaudited Consolidated Financial Results Overview FY 2017

Additional Disclosures

TBC BANK Group PLC ("TBC Bank")

TBC Bank Announces Unaudited Preliminary FY 2017 and 4Q 2017 Consolidated Financial Results

Underlying(1) Net Profit for FY 2017 up by 35.1% YoY to GEL 369.2 million

Underlying(1) Net Profit for 4Q 2017 up by 14.3% YoY to GEL 96.8 million

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

TBC Bank - Background

TBC Bank is the largest banking group in Georgia accounting for 36.4% market share by total assets, where 99.7% of its business is concentrated. 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.

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

TBC Bank Group PLC financial results are prepared in accordance with IFRS standards and are adjusted for certain one-off items to enable better analysis of the Group's performance. The reconciliation of the underlying profit and loss items with the reported profit and loss items and the underlying ratios are given under annex 21 section on pages 56-57. To further enhance the analysis, the Group separately discloses Bank Republic (BR) effects in 2016 and 2017. Detailed information is given in annex 22 section on pages 58-61.

Financial Highlights

4Q 2017 P&L Highlights

-- Underlying[1] net profit amounted to GEL 96.8 million (4Q 2016: GEL 84.6 million; 3Q 2017: GEL 88.0 million)

-- Reported net profit amounted to GEL 96.8 million (4Q 2016: GEL 88.0 million; 3Q 2017: GEL 86.8 million)

-- Underlying(1) return on equity (ROE) amounted to 21.0% (4Q 2016: 23.5%; 3Q 2017: 20.0%)

-- Reported return on equity (ROE) amounted to 21.0% (4Q 2016: 24.2%; 3Q 2017: 19.8%)

-- Underlying(1) return on asset (ROA) amounted to 3.0% (4Q 2016: 3.5%; 3Q 2017: 3.0%)

-- Reported return on asset (ROA) amounted to 3.0% (4Q 2016: 3.7%; 3Q 2017: 2.9%)

-- Total operating income amounted to 243.3 million up by 11.5% YoY and up by 17.5% relative to 3Q 2017

-- Underlying(1) cost to income ratio stood at 41.0% (4Q 2016: 47.0%; 3Q 2017: 39.8%)

-- Reported cost to income was 41.0% (4Q 2016: 51.2%; 3Q 2017: 40.5%)

-- Cost of risk stood at 1.4% (4Q 2016: 0.6%; 3Q 2017: 1.3%)

-- Net interest Margin (NIM) stood at 6.4% (4Q 2016: 7.9%; 3Q 2017: 6.2%)

-- Risk adjusted net interest margin (NIM) stood at 5.2% (4Q 2016: 6.3%; 3Q 2017: 5.0%)

FY 2017 P&L Highlights

-- Underlying(1) net profit amounted to GEL 369.2 million, up by 35.1% YoY, hence delivering an underlying ROE of 21.4% (FY 2016: 20.6%)

-- Reported net profit was up by 20.7% YoY to GEL 359.9 million, delivering a reported ROE of 20.9% (FY 2016: 22.4%)

-- Underlying(1) ROA was 3.2% (FY 2016: 3.6%)

-- Reported ROA was 3.1% (FY 2016: 3.9%)

-- Total operating income for the period was up by 26.4% YoY to GEL 861.0 million

-- Underlying(1) cost to income ratio stood at 40.5% (FY 2016: 42.9%)

-- Reported cost to income stood at 41.7% (FY 2016: 45.8%)

-- Cost of risk stood at 1.2% (FY 2016: 1.0%)

-- Net interest margin (NIM) stood at 6.5% (FY 2016: 7.8%)

-- Risk adjusted net interest margin (NIM) stood at 5.1% (FY 2016: 6.4%)

Balance Sheet Highlights as at 31 December 2017

-- Total assets amounted to GEL 12,965.9 million as of 31 December 2017, up by 20.4% YoY and 6.8% QoQ

-- Gross loans and advances to customers stood at GEL 8,553.2 million as of 31 December 2017, up by 16.2% YoY and up by 10.1% QoQ

-- Net loans to deposits + IFI funding stood at 92.5% and Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR) stood at 124.4%

-- NPLs stood at 3.3%, down by 0.2 pp YoY and QoQ

-- NPLs coverage ratios per IFRS 9 will be 104.7% and 209.4% with collateral (NPL coverage ratios per IAS 39 stood at 81.8% or 186.5% with collateral) on 31 December 2017 compared to 88.4% or 222.5% with collateral on 31 December 2016

-- Total customer deposits stood at GEL 7,816.8 million as of 31 December 2017, up by 21.1% YoY and up by 10.1% QoQ

-- As of 31 December 2017, the Bank's Tier 1 and Total Capital Adequacy Ratios (CAR) per new NBG methodology stood at 13.4% and 17.5% respectively, while minimum requirements amounted to 10.3% and 15.2%

Market Shares[2]

-- Market share in total assets stood at 36.4% up by 1.2 pp YoY and down by 0.1 pp QoQ

-- Market share in total loans was 38.2% as of 31 December 2017, down by 0.6 pp YoY and unchanged QoQ

-- In terms of individual loans, the Bank had a market share of 40.2% (or 42% without Credo Bank effect, which is a former microfinance organization registered as a bank in 1Q 2017 and is mainly focused on retail clients) as of 31 December 2017, down by 4.0 pp YoY and down by 0.3 pp QoQ. The market share for legal entity loans was 36.0% up by 2.5 pp YoY and up by 0.4 pp QoQ

-- Market share of total deposits stood at 39.8% as of 31 December 2017, up by 2.0 pp YoY and up by 1.2 pp QoQ

-- The Bank maintains its longstanding leadership in individual deposits with a market share of 41.3% up by 0.5 pp YoY and up by 0.4 pp QoQ. In terms of legal entity deposits, TBC Bank holds a market share of 37.9%, up by 3.7 pp YoY and up by 2.1 pp QoQ.

Recent Developments

The Banker Magazine Names TBC Bank "Bank of the Year 2017 in Georgia"

-- TBC Bank has been named by The Banker magazine as "Bank of the Year 2017 in Georgia". This is the ninth time that TBC Bank has won this prominent award since 2002.

TBC Bank Signs USD 30 Million Loan Agreement with OeEB

-- TBC Bank signed a loan agreement for USD 30 million with the Oesterreichische Entwicklungsbank AG (OeEB), the Development Bank of Austria

-- The loan will be primarily used to finance rural areas outside of Tbilisi, MSMEs active in tourism and women-owned MSMEs

TBC Bank Receives GEL 54 Million Debt Financing from EFSE

-- TBC Bank signed a loan agreement in local currency, equivalent to USD 20 million, with the European Fund for Southeast Europe (EFSE) to provide financing to MSEs

TBC Bank signs EUR 94 million in loan guarantee agreements with EIB Group

-- TBC Bank signed two guarantee agreements in the amount of EUR 94 million with the European Investment Bank Group (EIB and EIF):

v an InnovFin agreement in the amount of EUR 80 million will finance innovative Georgian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and small mid-caps;

v a EUR 14 million guarantee agreement under the EU4Business initiative will target small loans to SMEs.

Additional Information Disclosure

Additional historical information for certain P&L, balance sheet and capital items, and on asset quality is disclosed on our Investor Relations website on http://tbcbankgroup.com/ under Financial Highlights section.

Letter from the Chief Executive Officer

I am delighted to present another set of strong financial results for the full year 2017 and give an update on our achievements throughout the year, as well as provide a brief overview of the recent favourable developments in the Georgian economy. I would also like to note that our 2017 financial results include a full year contribution from Bank Republic for the first time, which has been fully integrated since second quarter.

Our underlying consolidated net profit for the full year 2017 reached GEL 369.2 million (reported net profit amounted to GEL 359.9 million), up by 35.1% compared to last year, while our underlying return on equity was 21.4% and underlying return on assets stood at 3.2%. Our robust profitability was supported by an increased fee and commission income, which helped to offset the effect of an anticipated drop in net interest margin, good performance in operating expenses, and prudent management of cost of risk.

In 2017, the net fee and commission income grew by 39.5% year-on-year, mainly related to an increase in settlement and card operations. Over the same period, total non-interest income, excluding net fee and commission income, rose by 30.6% year-on-year primarily due to an increase in gross insurance profit and FX gain. Net interest margin dropped by 1.1pp year-on-year on underlying basis, mainly due to the decrease of loan yields and stricter liquidity requirement. However, as expected, it has stabilized quarter-on-quarter basis and increased to 6.4% in the fourth quarter, up by 0.2pp compared to the third quarter. We have also achieved strong results in terms of cost efficiency, as a result, our underlying cost-to-income ratio decreased by 2.4pp year-on-year and stood at 40.5% in 2017.

In 2017, our loan book expanded by 16.2% year-on-year, supported by the growth across all business segments, and leading to the market share of 38.2%. Over the same period, deposits increased by 21.1% year-on-year, outpacing the market growth and expanding the deposit market share to 39.8%, up by 2pp year-on-year.

We continued to improve our asset quality; our non-performing loans stood at 3.3% at the year-end, down by 0.2pp year-on-year.

In January 2018, we have completed the IFRS 9 implementation, which is expected to increase the provision level by GEL 64 million and our non-performing loans coverage ratios with IFRS impact will stand at 104.7% or 209.4% including collateral. As anticipated, IFRS 9 will have no impact on our local regulatory capital requirements as established by NBG and profit and loss statement.

Our total capital adequacy ratio (CAR) per new NBG regulation stood at 17.5%, higher than the minimum requirement of 15.2%, while our regulatory tier I ratio was 13.4%, above the minimum requirement of 10.3%. In terms of our liquidity positon, the newly introduced regulatory liquidity coverage ratio stood at 113% at the end of the year, compared to the minimum requirement of 100%, while net loans to deposits + IFI funding stood at 92% and the net stable funding ratio (NSFR) was 124%.

The Georgian economy confirmed a steady growth in 2017. Initial estimates by Geostat[3] set the real annual GDP growth at 4.8%, compared to the 2.7% of 2016. The accelerated growth was mainly underpinned by the increased external inflows contributing positively to the recovery of private consumption. In 2017, the number of tourists increased by 27.9% year-on-year, while tourism revenue advanced by 26.9% year-on-year. Over the same period, exports increased by 29.1% year-on-year and remittances were up by 19.8% year-on-year. Another positive factor was the increase in domestic and foreign investments in infrastructure, construction, hotels and restaurants, and real estate. Most market commentators expect the GDP to continue its strong performance in 2018, supported by further improvements in the regional economic environment and continued implementation of the economic reforms.

With regards to our operating performance, we continue successfully to increase the use of our remote channels. As a result, our off-loading ratio[4] in the retail segment reached 88.3% in 2017, mainly driven by an increase in the number of transaction conducted through the mobile banking and self-service terminals. At the same time, the mobile banking penetration increased by 7.2pp year-on-year and stood at 31.4% at year-end, while the number of mobile bank users reached around 360,000, up by 74% year-on-year.

The past year was also rich in innovations. In March 2017, we launched the first Georgian speaking chatbot, Ti-Bot, which is available through Facebook messenger. Ti-Bot can perform simple bank transactions, such as P2P payments, and provide information about the Bank's products, as well as other useful information including the weather forecast and entertainment. Ti-Bot gained popularity very quickly and it has already attracted around 124,000 customers and received about 6.5 million messages. Just recently, we have added a new voice recognition function which allows our customers to send voice messages to the Ti-Bot instead of typing messages. In addition, we have introduced the fully digital on-boarding for legal entities, which enables them to become our clients by filling in the online application and opening a current account without visiting one of the Bank's branches. In December, around 20% of new legal entities have registered online. By the end of this year, we also launched a voice biometrics recognition system in our call centre, which enable us to identify callers based on their voice. This simplifies the identification of our customers, improving the safety of their personal and account data. We are the first bank it the region[5] to have implemented such a system.

Our insurance subsidiary continues to grow in line with our strategy. The gross written premium continues to increase steadily leading to a market share[6] of around 13%, making us the third largest player on the market and the second largest player in the retail segment with market share(6) of around 26%. Over the same period, the number of customers has increased to around 277,000 in December 2017 from just 3,000 at the time of acquisition.

Outlook

2017 has been another successful year. We have recorded strong financial results; we successfully completed the merger with Bank Republic well ahead of schedule; we entered the FTSE 250 index; and we made good progress towards achieving our strategy of becoming the best digital financial services company in the region(5) .

Looking ahead, we are confident that we are well-positioned to achieve sustainable growth and deliver superior results to our shareholders. Therefore, we would like to reiterate our medium-term targets: ROE of above 20%, cost to income ratio below 40%, dividend pay-out ratio of 25-35% and loan book growth at around 15%.

Economic Overview

GDP growth

Georgian GDP growth accelerated significantly in 2017. Geostat's initial estimates set at 4.8% the annual GDP growth in 2017, up from 2.8% in 2016. Growth pickup in regional economies along with the higher consumer and investment activity in the country were the primary drivers for Georgia's stronger economic performance.

The Georgian economy also benefitted from the considerable positive spillovers of an accelerated growth in the EU, which is the country's largest trading partner. In addition, most of the CIS countries started to recover from the 2014-16 slowdown and this translated into a sharp increase in exports of goods as well as higher tourism and remittance inflows from these countries.

Growth was synchronized across a wide range of sectors of the economy with services accounting for the most significant improvement in the first nine months of 2017[7]. In the same period the transport and communications sector expanded by 6.2% YoY, compared to the 3.6% YoY decline in the first nine months of 2016. Trade and repairs grew by 6.4% YoY in the first nine months of 2017(9) , up from the 2.2% annual increase in the same period of 2016. Double digit growth in the first nine months of 2017(9) was recorded in construction (+11.7% YoY) and hotels and restaurants (+12.0% YoY), supported by higher public investments in the former and a sharp increase of tourism inflows in the latter.

External inflows and exchange rate

Exports of goods went up by 29.1% YoY in 2017, with differences depending on the region. Exports towards the CIS countries grew by 60.0% YoY, reflecting the recovery in these economies. The sharp growth is mainly explained by the low base of the previous year, as exports to CIS in 2016 halved compared to 2013. Exports continued to grow to EU (+13.0% YoY) as well as towards other countries (+12.2% YoY). In 2017, notable growth continued towards China (+23.4% YoY), making it the 5(th) largest export destination for Georgian goods. The Free Trade Agreement with China entered into force at the beginning of 2018 and it should further drive up Georgian exports to one of the world's largest market.

In 2017 the increase of imports by 9.4% YoY reflected the recovery of the domestic demand as well as the increase in oil prices. Imports of petroleum products went up by 18.4% in 2017, followed by the 10.5% increase of consumer goods. Imports of capital and intermediate goods grew by 5.0%. The trade balance slightly worsened by 1.4%, by c. USD 70 million in absolute terms.

Tourism inflows went up by an estimated 26.9% YoY with the total number of visitors exceeding 7.5 million. Georgia's immediate neighbors account for the majority of incoming visitors, but the country's popularity is growing among a larger spectrum of countries and tourism inflows from the EU and the Middle East have an upward trend.

There was a positive trend for remittances which grew by 19.8% YoY in 2017. Private money transfers from the EU and the CIS countries were up by 15.1% YoY and 15.6% YoY respectively, while remittances from other countries increased by 31.3% YoY. In the latter group Israel and Turkey recorded a significant growth, by 96.1% YoY and 25.6% YoY respectively.

The positive trend in external inflows improved markedly the current account balance. In the first nine months of 2017(9) the CA deficit as a % of GDP stood at 7.1%, compared to the 11.2% over the same period the previous year.

The real effective exchange rate (REER) depreciated by 4.4% QoQ and 9.1% YoY in 4Q 2017. As it remains somewhat below its long-term trend, it supported the competitiveness of Georgian exports of goods and services.

As of the end of 2017 USD/GEL exchange rate appreciated by 2.1% YoY. Over the same period EUR/GEL exchange rate depreciated by 11.1%, reflecting the strengthening of EUR against USD. As expected, stronger EUR coincided with improved growth in EU as well as higher commodity prices having overall positive impact on the Georgian Economy.

Inflation and monetary policy

The annual CPI inflation was relatively high throughout the year, reaching 6.7% by the end of 2017, above the target at 4.0% set by the NBG. This mostly resulted from the one-off increase of excise taxes on petroleum, tobacco, and customs' tax on cars while in the second half of the year higher oil prices and weaker nominal effective exchange rate added pressure. The central bank raised the policy rate by 0.25pp to 7.25% in December 2017, and left it unchanged until the end of the year, as pressure on prices from exchange rate eased along with the appreciation of nominal effective exchange rate of GEL. As per the latest guidance by the central bank, inflation should align closer to the 3% target in 2018 as one-off effects of the increased import taxes on petroleum, cars, and tobacco will drop out of the CPI inflation starting from 2018. This is confirmed with the deceleration of annual inflation to 4.3% registered in January 2018.

The NBG continues to follow an inflation targeting framework with a flexible exchange rate, supporting the economic growth and the long-term stability of the exchange rate. Furthermore, the lowered inflation target for 2018 to 3% can be seen as a support for stronger nominal exchange rate of GEL going forward.

Fiscal policy

The Ministry of Finance delivered on its commitments to keep the budget deficit within sustainable levels in 2017, while at the same time accelerating investments in public infrastructure investment. Budget deficit amounted to 3.8% of GDP([8]) , down from 3.9% in 2016. Capital spending was edged up to 4.8% of GDP from 4.1% in 2016, while social expenditures declined from 10.0% of GDP in 2016 to 9.3% in 2017. At the same time, government consumption([9]) fell to 8.4% of GDP in 2017, down from 9.2% in 2016. The ratio of government consumption to GDP stood at the lowest level of the last 10 years, reflecting the successful attempts to optimize government spending on salaries and purchase of goods and services. Further steps were taken to enhance the cost-efficiency of the public institutions. A welcomed development in terms of reducing the bureaucratic burden was the reduction of the number of ministries, from 18 to 14, which entered into effect from 2018.

Public debt level remains comfortable at around 44.1%([10]) of GDP as of the end of 2017, well below the upper-ceiling of 60%.

In addition, the Government continues its efforts to increase the transparency of the public finances. The 2017 assessment conducted by the International Budget Partnership ranked Georgia 5(th) among the 102 countries surveyed, indicating the high levels of transparency, oversight, and public participation in the budgeting process. In the "Open Budget Index" Georgia outscores all of the EU countries with the exception of Sweden and Norway.

Going forward

The stabilization of external inflows and a more prudent fiscal policy, coupled with the continuation of structural reforms, will further improve the investment environment in the country. The stronger macroeconomic performance was reflected in the country's sovereign credit rating. Improved trade and investment relationships and strengthened banking supervision framework resulted in the higher sovereign credit rating. In September, 2017 Moody's upgraded Georgia's credit rating to Ba2 from Ba3, with the stable outlook.

Better country risk outlook, continuous reform efforts and higher trade openness are expected to remain key drivers of the economic growth in the country. For 2018 the International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects a 4.2% GDP growth while projections by the EBRD, the Government and the NBG are slightly higher, at 4.5%. Growth at these levels will enable Georgia to keep its place as one of the fastest growing economy among CEE and CIS region countries.

Unaudited Consolidated Financial Results Overview for 4Q 2017

This statement provides a summary of the unaudited business and financial trends for 4Q 2017 for TBC Bank Group plc and its subsidiaries. Quarterly financial information and trends are unaudited.

TBC Bank Group PLC financial results are adjusted for certain one-off items, to enable better analysis of the Group's performance. The reconciliation of the underlying profit and loss items with the reported profit and loss items and the underlying ratios are given under the annex 21 section on pages 56-57. To further enhance the analysis, the Group separately discloses Bank Republic (BR) effects in 2016 and 2017. Detailed information is given in the annex 22 section on pages 58-61.

 
 Income Statement Highlights 
 
 in thousands of GEL               4Q'17        3Q'17       4Q'16      Change     Change 
                                                                         YoY        QoQ 
 Net Interest Income                165,395     146,546     153,689        7.6%    12.9% 
------------------------------  -----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ------- 
 Net Fee and Commission 
  Income                             38,954      31,790      28,392       37.2%    22.5% 
------------------------------  -----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ------- 
 Other Operating Non-Interest 
  Income                             38,968      28,758      36,172        7.7%    35.5% 
------------------------------  -----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ------- 
 Provisioning Charges              (36,435)    (27,097)     (9,668)         NMF    34.5% 
------------------------------  -----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ------- 
 Operating Income after 
  Provisions for Impairment         206,882     179,997     208,586       -0.8%    14.9% 
------------------------------  -----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ------- 
 Operating Expenses                (99,640)    (83,910)   (111,785)      -10.9%    18.7% 
------------------------------  -----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ------- 
 Profit Before Tax                  107,241      96,086      96,801       10.8%    11.6% 
------------------------------  -----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ------- 
 Income Tax Expense                (10,487)     (9,327)     (8,767)       19.6%    12.4% 
------------------------------  -----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ------- 
 Reported Profit for 
  the Period                         96,754      86,759      88,034        9.9%    11.5% 
------------------------------  -----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ------- 
 Underlying profit for 
  the period                         96,754      87,978      84,639       14.3%    10.0% 
------------------------------  -----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ------- 
 NMF -no meaningful 
  figures 
 
  Balance Sheet and 
  Capital Highlights 
 
                                         Dec-17                  Sep-17           Change 
                                                                                    QoQ 
 In Millions                        GEL          USD         GEL         USD 
------------------------------  -----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ------- 
 Total Assets                      12,965.9     5,001.9    12,136.9     4,900.4     6.8% 
 Gross Loans                        8,553.2     3,299.6     7,767.6     3,136.3    10.1% 
 Customer Deposits                  7,816.8     3,015.5     7,096.5     2,865.3    10.1% 
 Total Equity                       1,890.5       729.3     1,790.3       722.9     5.6% 
 Regulatory Tier I 
  Capital (Basel III)*              1,437.2       554.4   1,354.7**     547.0**     6.1% 
 Regulatory Total Capital 
  (Basel III)*                      1,885.3       727.3   1,784.8**     720.6**     5.6% 
 Regulatory Tier I 
  Capital (Basel II/III)          1,437.2**     554.4**     1,354.7       547.0     6.1% 
 Regulatory Total Capital 
  (Basel II/III)                  1,883.8**     726.7**     1,821.8       735.6     3.4% 
 Regulatory Risk Weighted 
  Assets (Basel III)*              10,753.2     4,148.3   9,601.4**   3,876.7**    12.0% 
 Regulatory Risk Weighted 
  Assets (Basel II/III)          13,908.9**   5,365.7**    12,560.6     5,071.5    10.7% 
------------------------------  -----------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ------- 
 
 

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

**Figures are based on internal estimates and are presented for comparison purpose

 
 Key Ratios[11]          4Q'17     3Q'17    4Q'16   Change   Change 
                                                      YoY      QoQ 
 Underlying ROE          21.0%     20.0%    23.5%   -2.7%     0.8% 
 Reported ROE            21.0%     19.8%    24.2%   -3.2%     1.1% 
 Underlying ROA          3.0%      3.0%     3.5%    -0.5%     0.0% 
 Reported ROA            3.0%      2.9%     3.7%    -0.7%     0.1% 
 Underlying Cost to 
  Income                 41.0%     39.8%    47.0%   -6.0%     1.2% 
 Reported Cost to 
  Income                 41.0%     40.5%    51.2%   -10.2%    0.5% 
 Cost of Risk            1.4%      1.3%     0.6%     0.8%     0.1% 
 NPL to Gross Loans      3.3%      3.5%     3.5%    -0.2%    -0.2% 
 Regulatory Tier 1 
  CAR (Basel III)*       13.4%    14.1%**    N/A     N/A     -0.7% 
 Regulatory Total 
  CAR (Basel III)*       17.5%    18.6%**    N/A     N/A     -1.1% 
 Regulatory Tier 1 
  CAR (Basel II/III)    10.3%**    10.8%    10.4%   -0.1%    -0.5% 
 Regulatory Total 
  CAR (Basel II/III)    13.5%**    14.5%    14.2%   -0.7%    -1.0% 
 Leverage (Times)        6.9x      6.8x     6.8x     0.1x     0.1 
---------------------  --------  --------  ------  -------  ------- 
 

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

**Figures are based on internal estimates and are presented for comparison purpose

Income Statement Discussion

 
 Net Interest Income 
 
 In thousands of                4Q'17     3Q'17     4Q'16    Change    Change 
  GEL                                                          YoY       QoQ 
----------------------------  --------  --------  --------  --------  ------- 
 Loans and Advances 
  to Customers                 255,576   225,467   222,116     15.1%    13.4% 
 Investment Securities 
  Available for Sale            11,991    12,657     7,847     52.8%    -5.3% 
 Due from Other 
  Banks                          5,374     4,524       959       NMF    18.8% 
 Bonds Carried at 
  Amortized Cost                 7,293     9,785     7,460     -2.2%   -25.5% 
 Investment in Leases            7,787     5,819     4,895     59.1%    33.8% 
 Other                               -         -        67   -100.0%      NMF 
 Interest Income               288,020   258,252   243,344     18.4%    11.5% 
----------------------------  --------  --------  --------  --------  ------- 
 Customer Accounts              66,144    59,329    47,886     38.1%    11.5% 
 Due to Credit Institutions     45,762    42,407    29,526     55.0%     7.9% 
 Subordinated Debt              10,294     9,494    11,762    -12.5%     8.4% 
 Debt Securities 
  in Issue                         426       476       482    -11.6%   -10.5% 
 Interest Expense              122,626   111,705    89,655     36.8%     9.8% 
----------------------------  --------  --------  --------  --------  ------- 
 Net Interest Income           165,395   146,546   153,689      7.6%    12.9% 
----------------------------  --------  --------  --------  --------  ------- 
 
 Net Interest Margin              6.4%      6.2%      7.9%     -1.5%     0.2% 
----------------------------  --------  --------  --------  --------  ------- 
 

NMF -no meaningful figures

4Q 2017 to 4Q 2016 Comparison

In 4Q 2017, the net interest income increased by GEL 11.7 million, or 7.6%, to GEL 165.4 million (GEL 139.6 million without the Bank Republic estimated contribution effect), as a result of a GEL 44.7 million, or 18.4%, increase in interest income and a GEL 33.0 million, or 36.8%, rise in interest expense, compared to 4Q 2016.

Without the Bank Republic estimated contribution effect, the GEL 47.4 million, or 23.1%, increase in interest income was mainly due to a GEL 36.1 million, or 19.3%, increase in interest income from loans. This in turn was due to the 26.2% rise in the loan portfolio which more than offset the declining yield effect as discussed below. The gain in interest income was also driven by the growth in interest income from investment securities (comprising both investment securities available for sale and bonds carried at amortized cost) by GEL 4.9 million, or 38.6%, which resulted from the significant increase in the respective portfolio.

The Bank Republic estimated contribution effect added a GEL 32.6 million, or 12.7%, to the interest income from loans and GEL 1.7 million, or 8.7%, interest income from investment securities. As a result, the total interest income for 4Q stood at GEL 288.0 million and the Bank Republic contribution effect was GEL 35.0 million, or 12.2%.

In the reporting period, loan yields declined from 13.8% to 12.3% as a result of the decrease in foreign currency rates from 11.1% to 9.1% and decrease in GEL rates from 18.8% to 17.1% in line with the overall market trend. The yields on investment securities decreased from 8.1% to 6.9% (or 7.6% without an accounting adjustment effect between 3Q and 4Q). Consequently, these changes led to a decline in yields on average interest earning assets from 12.5% in 4Q 2016 to 11.2% in 4Q 2017.

Without the Bank Republic estimated contribution effect, interest expense amounted to GEL 113.4 million, making an increase of GEL 37.6 million, or 49.7% YoY. The growth was primarily attributable to the increased interest expense on due to credit institutions by GEL 19.0 million, or 81.7% as a result of respective portfolio growth, and increased interest expense on customer accounts by 21.0 million, or 52.2%, related to the portfolio growth.

The Bank Republic estimated contribution added GEL 4.8 million, or 7.3%, to the interest expense on customer accounts, which amounted to GEL 66.1 million in 4Q 2017. It also added GEL 3.6 million, or 7.9%, to the interest expense on due to credit institutions, which totalled GEL 45.8 million in 4Q 2017. Consequently, the Bank Republic contribution effect was GEL 9.2 million or 7.5%.

The rate on due to credit institutions decreased by 0.4 pp to 6.9%, while the cost of deposits increased by 0.1 pp to 3.5%. As a result, the cost of funds grew to 4.6%, up by 0.1pp in 4Q 2017.

Consequently, NIM dropped to 6.4% in 4Q 2017, compared to 7.9% in 4Q 2016, while underlying NIM decreased by 1.1pp from 7.5%.

4Q 2017 to 3Q 2017 Comparison

On a QoQ basis, net interest income grew by GEL 18.8 million, or 12.9% QoQ, to GEL 165.4 million due to GEL 29.8 million, or 11.5%, higher interest income and GEL 10.9 million, or 9.8%, higher interest expense.

The increase in interest income largely resulted from the rise in interest income on loans by GEL 30.1 million, or 13.4%, which was the result of a 10.1% increase in the respective portfolio. This effect was further extended by a 0.4pp rise in yields on loans to 12.3%. The increase in loan yields stemmed from 0.6pp rise in GEL rates to 17.1% and 0.3 pp increase in FC rates to 9.1%. The growth in interest income was also driven by the increase in interest income from investment in lease by GEL 2.0 million, or 33.8%, which was mainly driven by a 29.3% increase in respective portfolio. The rise was slightly offset by a GEL 3.2 million, or 14.1% drop in interest income from investment securities mainly due to accounting adjustment effect between 3Q and 4Q without which interest income from securities would have increased by GEL 0.8 million, or 4.1%. As a result, yields on average interest earning assets rose to 11.2%, compared to 10.9% in 3Q 2017.

The increase in interest expense was primarily due to the rise in the interest expense on customer accounts by GEL 6.8 million, or 11.5%. This resulted from the 10.1% increase in the respective portfolio and the 0.1pp increase in respective rate to 3.5%. The GEL 3.4 million, or 7.9% QoQ rise in interest expense on amounts due to credit institutions was driven by 0.3% increase in cost of borrowed fund, which was slightly offset by a 2.1% drop in respective portfolio. As a result, the cost of funds rose by 0.1pp to 4.6%. A GEL 0.8 million, or 8.4% increase in the interest expense on subordinated debt, was another contributor to interest expense and it was attributable to a 0.2pp rise in cost of subordinated debt and a 3.8% increase in respective portfolio. As a result, cost of funds increased by 0.1pp to 4.6%.

Consequently, on a QoQ basis, the NIM increased by 0.2 pp to 6.4%.

Fee and Commission Income

 
 
 In thousands of GEL               4Q'17    3Q'17    4Q'16    Change    Change 
                                                                YoY       QoQ 
--------------------------------  -------  -------  -------  --------  ------- 
 Card Operations                   21,618   20,662   18,832     14.8%    4.6% 
 Settlement Transactions           16,410   15,170   14,590     12.5%    8.2% 
 Guarantees Issued                  4,754    4,295    3,308     43.7%   10.7% 
 Letters of Credit                  1,286      990    2,310    -44.3%   29.8% 
 Cash Transactions                  5,378    4,576    3,930     36.8%   17.5% 
 Foreign Exchange Operations          337      420      484    -30.4%   -19.9% 
 Other                              5,889    2,440    2,006    193.6%   141.4% 
 Fee and Commission Income         55,673   48,552   45,460     22.5%   14.7% 
--------------------------------  -------  -------  -------  --------  ------- 
 Card Operations                   10,946   11,409   11,140     -1.7%   -4.1% 
 Settlement Transactions            2,139    1,897    1,722     24.2%   12.7% 
 Guarantees Issued                    483      758      320     51.0%   -36.3% 
 Letters of Credit                    368      239      297     23.9%   53.5% 
 Cash Transactions                  1,111    1,177      751     48.0%   -5.7% 
 Foreign Exchange Operations            2        3      123    -98.1%   -18.9% 
 Other                              1,671    1,279    2,717    -38.5%   30.7% 
 Fee and Commission Expense        16,719   16,763   17,068     -2.0%   -0.3% 
--------------------------------  -------  -------  -------  --------  ------- 
 Card Operations                   10,672    9,253    7,692     38.7%   15.3% 
 Settlement Transactions           14,272   13,272   12,868     10.9%    7.5% 
 Guarantees                         4,272    3,537    2,988     42.9%   20.8% 
 Letters of Credit                    918      751    2,013    -54.4%   22.3% 
 Cash Transactions                  4,268    3,398    3,180     34.2%   25.6% 
 Foreign Exchange Operations          334      417      361     -7.3%   -19.9% 
 Other                              4,218    1,161    (710)   -693.8%   263.4% 
 Net Fee and Commission 
  Income                           38,954   31,790   28,392     37.2%   22.5% 
--------------------------------  -------  -------  -------  --------  ------- 
 
 

NMF -no meaningful figures

4Q 2017 to 4Q 2016 Comparison

In 4Q 2017, net fee and commission income totalled GEL 39.0 million, up by GEL 10.6 million, or 37.2% compared to 4Q 2016. This growth resulted mainly from a GEL 1.4 million, or 10.9%, gain in net fee and commission income from settlement transactions, a GEL 3.0 million, or 38.7%, increase in net card operations; a GEL 1.3 million, or 42.9% in guarantees and GEL 1.1 million, or 34.2% increase in cash transactions. The Bank Republic estimated contribution effect was a GEL 1.6 million, or 4.0%, in net fee and commission income.

4Q 2017 to 3Q 2017 Comparison

On a QoQ basis, net fee and commission income rose by GEL 7.2 million, or 22.5%, compared to 3Q 2017. This was primarily driven by a GEL 1.4 million, or 15.3%, increase in net fee and commission income from net card operations, by a GEL 1.0 million, or 7.5%, increase in net settlement transactions, and by a GEL 3.1 million increases in other net fee and commission income, mainly driven by CIB segment performance.

 
 
   Other Operating Non-Interest 
   Income and Gross Insurance 
   Profit 
 
 In thousands of GEL               4Q'17    3Q'17    4Q'16    Change    Change 
                                                                YoY       QoQ 
--------------------------------  -------  -------  -------  --------  ------- 
 Gains Less Losses from 
  Trading in Foreign 
  Currencies and Foreign 
  Exchange Translations            25,714   20,330   22,952     12.0%    26.5% 
--------------------------------  -------  -------  -------  --------  ------- 
 Share of Profit of 
  Associates                          249       84        0       NMF      NMF 
--------------------------------  -------  -------  -------  --------  ------- 
 Gains Less Losses/(Losses 
  Less Gains) from Derivative 
  Financial Instruments                 3      (1)       94    -97.1%      NMF 
--------------------------------  -------  -------  -------  --------  ------- 
 Gains less Losses from 
  Disposal of Investment 
  Securities Available 
  for Sale                             93        0      498    -81.4%      NMF 
--------------------------------  -------  -------  -------  --------  ------- 
 Revenues from Cash-In 
  Terminal Services                   255      241      300    -14.9%     5.8% 
 Revenues from Operational 
  Leasing                           1,411    1,623    1,158     21.8%   -13.1% 
 Gain from Sale of Investment 
  Properties                        2,775      404    2,393     16.0%      NMF 
 Gain from Sale of Inventories 
  of Repossessed Collateral           682      756      991    -31.2%    -9.8% 
 Administrative Fee 
  Income from International 
  Financial Institutions                0        0      139   -100.0%      NMF 
 Revenues from Non-Credit 
  Related Fines                     1,284       29      211       NMF      NMF 
 Gain on Disposal of 
  Premises and Equipment              760       66      110       NMF      NMF 
 Other                              3,824    3,452    7,070    -47.8%    10.8% 
 Other Operating Income            10,991    6,572   12,372    -11.2%    67.3% 
--------------------------------  -------  -------  -------  --------  ------- 
 Other Operating Non-Interest 
  Income                           37,049   26,985   35,916      3.2%    37.3% 
--------------------------------  -------  -------  -------  --------  ------- 
 Gross Insurance Profit             1,919    1,773      256       NMF     8.2% 
--------------------------------  -------  -------  -------  --------  ------- 
 Other Operating Non-Interest 
  Income and Gross Insurance 
  Profit                           38,968   28,758   36,172      7.7%    35.5% 
--------------------------------  -------  -------  -------  --------  ------- 
 

NMF -no meaningful figures

4Q 2017 to 4Q 2016 Comparison

Total other operating non-interest income and gross insurance profit grew by GEL 2.8 million to GEL 39.0 million in 4Q 2017. While gains less losses from trading in foreign currencies and foreign exchange translations increased by GEL 2.8 million and revenues from non-credit related fines increased by GEL1.1 million, the growth was largely offset by a GEL 3.5 million decrease in "Other" income. Over the same time, gross insurance profit increased by GEL1.7 million.

The increase in gross insurance profit was related to the sharp increase in number of customers by c.277,000 which in turn led to high increase in gross written premium by 445.7% YoY on standalone basis. As a result, market share[12] increased to 13.0% from 3.5% establishing us as the third largest player on market. More information about TBC insurance can be found in annex 20 on page 55.

The Bank Republic's estimated contribution was GEL 4.8 million, or 12.4%, out of which GEL 3.3 million was related to gains less losses from trading in foreign currencies and foreign exchange translations.

4Q 2017 to 3Q 2017 Comparison

On a QoQ basis, total other operating non-interest income grew by GEL 10.2 million, or by 35.5%, primarily driven by increase in gains less losses from trading in foreign currencies and foreign exchange transactions by GEL 5.4 million, or 26.5%, by GEL 2.4 million increase in gains from sale of investment properties and by GEL 1.3 million rise in revenues from non-credit related fines. The increase in gains less losses from trading in foreign currencies and foreign exchange transactions was attributable to seasonally high trade volumes, as well as increased volatility of the GEL exchange rate.

 
 Provision for Impairment 
 
 In thousands of GEL               4Q'17      3Q'17      4Q'16     Change    Change 
                                                                     YoY       QoQ 
-------------------------------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------  ------- 
 Provision for Loan Impairment    (28,421)   (25,036)   (10,405)    173.1%    13.5% 
 Provision for Impairment 
  of Investments in Finance 
  Lease                               (79)      (285)      (322)    -75.6%   -72.4% 
 Provision for/(Recovery 
  of Provision) Performance 
  Guarantees and Credit 
  Related Commitments              (1,019)      (680)      2,787   -136.6%    49.9% 
 Provision for Impairment 
  of Other Financial Assets        (6,917)    (1,097)    (1,727)       NMF      NMF 
 Total Provision Charges 
  for Impairment                  (36,435)   (27,097)    (9,668)       NMF    34.5% 
-------------------------------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------  ------- 
 Operating Income after 
  Provisions for Impairment        206,882    179,997    208,586     -0.8%    14.9% 
-------------------------------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------  ------- 
 
 Cost of Risk                         1.4%       1.3%       0.6%      0.8%     0.1% 
-------------------------------  ---------  ---------  ---------  --------  ------- 
 

NMF -no meaningful figures

4Q 2017 to 4Q 2016 Comparison

In 4Q 2017, total provision charges grew by GEL 26.8 million to GEL 36.4 million compared to 4Q 2016. The rise is mainly determined by GEL 18.0 million in higher charges on loans related to low provision expense in 4Q 2016 driven by one-offs. (Detailed information regarding 2016-2017 one-offs and the respective underlying ratios is given in the annex 21 on pages 56-57.) Total provision charges growth was also driven by a GEL 5.2 million increase in provision for impairment of other financial assets and by a GEL 3.8 million in higher charges on provision for performance guarantees and credit related commitments.

In 4Q 2017, the cost of risk on loans stood at 1.4%, compared to 0.6% in 4Q 2016. The CoR in 4Q 2016 was very low due to one-off provision expenses.

4Q 2017 to 3Q 2017 Comparison

On a QoQ basis, total provision charges increased by a GEL 9.4 million, or 34.5%, amounting to GEL 36.4 million. A GEL 5.8 million increase in provisions for other financial assets was the main contributor to the rise in total provision charges. Provision charges on loans grew by GEL 3.4 million.

The cost of risk on loans remained broadly stable and amounted to 1.4% in 4Q 2017.

Further details on asset quality are available in the Balance Sheet Discussion section.

 
 Operating Expenses 
 
 In thousands of GEL               4Q'17      3Q'17     4Q'16    Change    Change 
                                                                   YoY       QoQ 
-------------------------------  ---------  --------  --------  --------  -------- 
 Staff Costs                        54,105    46,620    62,544    -13.5%     16.1% 
-------------------------------  ---------  --------  --------  --------  -------- 
 Provisions for Liabilities 
  and Charges                            0         0     2,210   -100.0%       NMF 
-------------------------------  ---------  --------  --------  --------  -------- 
 Depreciation and Amortization      10,425     9,317     7,435     40.2%     11.9% 
-------------------------------  ---------  --------  --------  --------  -------- 
  Professional services              4,672     3,834    10,976    -57.4%     21.9% 
  Advertising and marketing 
   services                          8,141     3,492     6,268     29.9%    133.2% 
  Rent                               5,908     5,635     5,639      4.8%      4.8% 
  Utility services                   1,515     1,533     1,474      2.8%     -1.2% 
  Intangible asset enhancement       3,346     2,177     1,840     81.9%     53.7% 
  Taxes other than on 
   income                            1,095     1,763     1,022      7.1%    -37.9% 
  Communications and supply          1,195     1,067     1,937    -38.3%     12.0% 
  Stationary and other 
   office expenses                   1,539     1,157     1,041     47.8%     33.0% 
  Insurance                            756     (271)       733      3.2%       NMF 
  Security services                    488       477       560    -12.7%      2.4% 
  Premises and equipment 
   maintenance                       1,574     1,142     1,949    -19.3%     37.8% 
  Business trip expenses               645       468       654     -1.4%     37.7% 
  Transportation and vehicles 
   maintenance                         453       386       425      6.7%     17.2% 
  Charity                              282       346       185     52.6%    -18.5% 
  Personnel training and 
   recruitment                         526       191       504      4.3%    175.1% 
  Write-down of current 
   assets to fair value 
   less costs to sell                (165)     (189)   (2,779)    -94.1%    -13.0% 
  Loss on disposal of 
   Inventory                            51         2     1,038    -95.1%       NMF 
  Loss on disposal of 
   investment properties                57         0        61     -5.5%       NMF 
  Loss on disposal of 
   premises and equipment              186       135        90    105.5%     37.4% 
  Impairment of intangible 
   assets                                0        66       723   -100.0%   -100.0% 
  Acquisition costs                    560     1,063       207    170.9%    -47.3% 
  Other                              2,287     3,499     5,048    -54.7%    -34.7% 
 Administrative and Other 
  Operating Expenses                35,111    27,974    39,595    -11.3%     25.5% 
-------------------------------  ---------  --------  --------  --------  -------- 
 Operating Expenses                 99,640    83,910   111,785    -10.9%     18.7% 
-------------------------------  ---------  --------  --------  --------  -------- 
 Profit before Tax                 107,241    96,086    96,801     10.8%     11.6% 
-------------------------------  ---------  --------  --------  --------  -------- 
 Income Tax Expense               (10,487)   (9,327)   (8,767)     19.6%     12.4% 
-------------------------------  ---------  --------  --------  --------  -------- 
 Profit for the Period              96,754    86,759    88,034      9.9%     11.5% 
-------------------------------  ---------  --------  --------  --------  -------- 
 
 Cost to Income                      41.0%     40.5%     51.2%    -10.2%      0.5% 
-------------------------------  ---------  --------  --------  --------  -------- 
 ROE                                 21.0%     19.8%     24.2%     -3.2%      1.2% 
-------------------------------  ---------  --------  --------  --------  -------- 
 ROA                                  3.0%      2.9%      3.7%     -0.7%      0.1% 
-------------------------------  ---------  --------  --------  --------  -------- 
 

NMF -no meaningful figures

4Q 2017 to 4Q 2016 Comparison

In 4Q 2017 the total operating expense, excluding one-offs and the Bank Republic estimated contribution effect, stood at GEL 84.2 million, down by GEL 1.8 million, or 2.1% YoY. This resulted from a GEL 9.8 million decrease in staff costs, which was partially offset by a GEL 6.1 million increase in administrative and other operating expenses, mainly related to the expanded business scale and performance, and a GEL 1.9 million rise in depreciation and amortisation.

In 4Q 2016 the one-off costs were related to Premium Listing, amounting to GEL 0.3 million, and to the Bank Republic integration costs, totalling GEL 12.2 million.

The Bank Republic estimated contribution to total operating expenses in 4Q 2017 amounted to GEL 15.4 million, comprising of GEL 9.0 million in staff costs, and GEL 5.4 million in administrative and other operating expenses. Total operating expense, including one-offs and the Bank Republic estimated contribution effect, amounted to GEL 99.6 million.

As a result, the cost to income ratio was 41.0% in 4Q 2017, compared to 51.2% in 4Q 2016, or 47.0% without one-offs.

4Q 2017 to 3Q 2017 Comparison

On a QoQ basis, the total operating expenses rose by a GEL 15.7 million, or 18.7%. The increase was primarily attributable to a GEL 7.5 million, or 16.1% increase in staff costs and a GEL 7.1 million or 25.5% increase in administrative and other operating expenses. The rise in administrative and other operating expenses was largely due to a GEL 4.6 million rise in advertising and marketing services, a GEL 1.2 million, or 53.7% increase in intangible asset enhancement, and a GEL 1.0 million increase in insurance expense. The overall rise in operating expenses is related to the seasonal high costs in 4Q, which more than offset the one-off effect in 3Q (related to the Bank Republic integration), as well as the achieved synergies deriving from the Bank Republic integration.

As a result, the cost to income ratio stood at 41.0% up by 0.5pp from 3Q 2017 (or up by 1.2pp on underlying basis)

 
 Balance Sheet Discussion 
 
 In millions of GEL                     Dec-17     Sep-17    Change 
                                                               QoQ 
------------------------------------  ---------  ---------  ------- 
 Cash, Due from Banks and Mandatory 
  Cash Balances with NBG                2,504.9    2,507.9    -0.1% 
 Loans and Advances to Customers 
  (Net)                                 8,325.4    7,549.1    10.3% 
 Financial Securities                   1,107.5    1,113.4    -0.5% 
 Fixed and Intangible Assets 
  & Investment Property                   529.6      480.0    10.3% 
 Other Assets                             498.5      486.5     2.5% 
 Total Assets                          12,965.9   12,136.9     6.8% 
------------------------------------  ---------  ---------  ------- 
 Due to Credit Institutions             2,620.7    2,675.9    -2.1% 
 Customer Accounts                      7,816.8    7,096.5    10.1% 
 Debt Securities in Issue                  20.7       19.8     4.4% 
 Subordinated Debt                        426.8      411.2     3.8% 
 Other Liabilities                        190.4      143.2    33.0% 
 Total Liabilities                     11,075.5   10,346.6     7.0% 
------------------------------------  ---------  ---------  ------- 
 Total Equity                           1,890.5    1,790.3     5.6% 
------------------------------------  ---------  ---------  ------- 
 

Assets

On a QoQ basis, total assets grew by GEL 829.0 million, or 6.8%, mainly due to a GEL 776.3 million, or 10.3% rise in net loans and advances to customers. A GEL 49.6 million, or 10.3%, increase in fixed and intangible assets and investment property, and a GEL 32.6 million, or 29.3%, increase in investments in finance leases, also contributed to the growth.

As of 31 December 2017, the gross loan portfolio amounted to GEL 8,553.2 million, up by GEL 786 million or 10.1% QoQ. Gross loans denominated in foreign currency accounted for 59.7% of the total, compared to 59.2% as of 30 September 2017. The slightly lower larisation level is attributable to the Georgian Lari depreciation against the USD in the respective period. As of 30 September 2017, NPLs stood at 3.3%, compared to 3.5% as of 30 September 2017. The NPLs provision coverage ratios including IFRS 9 effect will stand at 104.7% and 209.4% including the collateral (or stands at 81.8% and 186.5% respectively per IAS 39)

Asset Quality

Foreign Currency Income Linked Borrowers

 
                               31-Dec-17               30-Sep-17 
----------------------  ----------------------  ---------------------- 
 Segments                FC share   FC linked    FC share   FC linked 
                                      income                  income 
                                     borrowers               borrowers 
                                       share                   share 
----------------------  ---------  -----------  ---------  ----------- 
 Retail                   49.3%       24.9%       49.9%       25.5% 
  Consumer                18.5%       22.7%       19.8%       21.6% 
  Mortgage                81.4%       25.4%       81.7%       26.5% 
 Corporate                74.6%       56.3%*      72.0%      53.9%** 
 MSME                     63.8%       16.6%       64.6%       16.7% 
 Total Loan Portfolio     59.7%       34.3%       59.2%       32.9% 
----------------------  ---------  -----------  ---------  ----------- 
 

(Based on internal estimates)

* Pure exports account for 8.0% of total Corporate FX denominated loans

** Pure exports account for 5.2% of total Corporate FX denominated loans

 
 PAR 30(1) by Segments 
  and Currencies 
 
    PAR 30            Dec-17                Sep-17 
-------------  --------------------  -------------------- 
                GEL     FC    Total   GEL     FC    Total 
 Corporate      0.0%   2.0%   1.5%    0.3%   2.8%   2.1% 
 Retail         2.9%   2.0%   2.4%    3.2%   2.2%   2.7% 
 MSME           1.5%   3.1%   2.5%    1.7%   4.1%   3.2% 
 Total          2.1%   2.2%   2.2%    2.3%   2.9%   2.7% 
-------------  -----  -----  ------  -----  -----  ------ 
 

(1) loans overdue by more than 30 days to gross loans

Total

The total PAR 30 decreased by 0.5pp QoQ. The decrease in PAR 30 ratio in 4Q 2017 is related to improvement across all segment. PAR 30 in local currency decreased by 0.2pp to 2.1%, while PAR 30 in foreign currency dropped by 0.7pp to 2.2%.

Retail Segment

The retail segment PAR 30 amounted to 2.4%, down by 0.3% QoQ. The QoQ decrease was related to the stable performance of the book. The retail PAR 30 in local currency decreased by 0.3pp to 2.9%, while the PAR 30 in foreign currency decreased by 0.2pp to 2.0%.

Corporate

The corporate segment PAR 30 amounted to 1.5%, down by 0.6pp QoQ. The corporate PAR 30 in local currency dropped by 0.3%, while the PAR 30 in foreign currency decreased by 0.8pp to 2.0%.

MSME

The MSME segment PAR 30 amounted to 2.5%, down by 0.7pp QoQ. The decrease was driven by the improved performance of the book. The MSME PAR 30 in local currency decreased by 0.2pp to 1.5%, while PAR 30 in foreign currency was down by 1.0pp to 3.1%.

 
 NPLs 
 
    NPLs            Dec-17                Sep-17 
-----------  --------------------  -------------------- 
              GEL     FC    Total   GEL     FC    Total 
 Corporate    0.0%   4.2%   3.2%    0.3%   4.7%   3.4% 
 Retail       2.6%   2.8%   2.7%    2.8%   3.1%   2.9% 
 MSME         2.2%   6.0%   4.6%    2.7%   6.0%   4.8% 
 Total        2.1%   4.1%   3.3%    2.3%   4.3%   3.5% 
-----------  -----  -----  ------  -----  -----  ------ 
 

Total

Total NPLs stood at 3.3%, down by 0.2 pp on a QoQ basis. The NPLs in local currency decreased by 0.2pp to 2.1%, while NPLs in foreign currency dropped by 0.2pp to 4.1%.

Retail Segment

Retail NPLs stood at 2.7%, down by 0.2pp QoQ. The Retail NPLs in local currency decreased by 0.2pp to 2.6%, while NPLs in foreign currency decreased by 0.3pp to 2.8%.

Corporate

Corporate NPLs stood at 3.2% down by 0.2pp on a QoQ basis. The corporate NPLs in local currency declined by 0.3pp to 0.0%, while NPLs in foreign currency decreased by 0.5pp to 4.2%.

MSME

MSME NPLs declined by 0.2pp on a QoQ basis, to 4.6%. The MSME NPLs in local currency decreased by 0.5pp to 2.2%, while NPLs in foreign currency remained stable at 6.0%.

 
 NPLs Coverage 
 
 NPLs Coverage             Dec-17(including                          Sep-17 
                             IFRS9 impact) 
                  Exc. Collateral   Incl. Collateral   Exc. Collateral   Incl. Collateral 
---------------  ----------------  -----------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 Corporate             86.6%             211.0%             52.5%             256.8% 
 Retail               154.0%             237.3%            120.6%             201.6% 
 MSME                  54.6%             170.6%             49.7%             172.5% 
 Total                104.7%             209.4%             80.5%             206.8% 
---------------  ----------------  -----------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 

Total

NPL coverage ratios per IAS 39 stood at 81.8% and 186.5%, including collateral.

Retail Segment

NPL coverage ratios per IAS 39 stood at 120.8% and 204.1%, including collateral.

Corporate

NPL coverage ratios per IAS 39 stood at 63.2% and 187.7%, including collateral.

MSME

NPL coverage ratios per IAS 39 stood at 46.1% and 162.2%, including collateral.

Liabilities

As of 31 December 2017, TBC Bank's total liabilities amounted to GEL 11,075.5 million, up by 7.0% QoQ. The growth of GEL 728.8 million was primarily due to a GEL 720.3 million, or 10.1%, increase in customer deposits. Total liabilities also grew due to the rise in other financial liabilities by a GEL 28.4 million as well as the increase in subordinated debt by GEL15.6 million. This effect was slightly offset by a GEL 55.2 million, or 2.1% decrease in amounts due to credit institutions.

Liquidity

The Bank's liquidity ratio, as defined by the NBG, stood at 32.5% as of 31 December 2017, compared to 35.3% as of 30 September 2017. As of 31 December 2017, the newly introduced short term liquidity ratio, the total LCR, as defined by NBG, was 112.7%, above the 100.0% limit, while the LCR for GEL and FC stood at 95.6% and 122.9% respectively, - both higher of their respective limits of 75% and 100%.

Total Equity

As of 31 December 2017, TBC's total equity amounted to GEL 1,890.5 million, up by GEL 100.1 million from GEL 1,790.3 million as of 30 September 2017. The QoQ change in equity was mainly due to the net profit contribution in respective period.

Regulatory Capital

In December 2017, the National Bank of Georgia introduced new capital adequacy requirements in order achieve better compliance with Basel III framework. More information can be found on page 56.

According to the newly introduced methodology, as of 31 December 2017, the Bank's Basel III Tier 1 and Total Capital Adequacy Ratios (CAR) stood at 13.4% and 17.5%, respectively, compared to minimum required levels of 10.3% and 15.2%.

In December 2017, The Bank's Basel III Tier 1 Capital amounted to GEL 1,437.2 million. The Bank's Basel III Total Capital amounted to GEL 1,885.3 million. Risk Weighted Assets amounted to GEL 10,753.2 million as of 31 December 2017.

Results by Segments and Subsidiaries

The segment definitions are as per below:

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

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

-- Retail - all non-business individual customers or individual business customers who have been granted a loan in an amount equivalent below USD 8.0 thousand. All individual customers are included in retail deposits.

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

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

 
 Income Statement by Segments 
 
 4Q                                     Retail      MSME     Corporate   Corp.Centre     Total 
------------------------------------  ---------  ---------  ----------  ------------  ---------- 
 Interest Income                        147,324     49,741      60,468        30,488     288,020 
 Interest Expense                      (31,444)    (3,468)    (31,233)      (56,482)   (122,626) 
 Net Transfer Pricing                  (21,443)   (14,554)       8,995        27,002           0 
 Net Interest Income                     94,437     31,720      38,230         1,008     165,395 
------------------------------------  ---------  ---------  ----------  ------------  ---------- 
 Fee and Commission Income               37,573      5,760      11,020         1,320      55,673 
 Fee and Commission Expense            (11,801)    (2,622)     (1,630)         (665)    (16,719) 
 Net fee and Commission Income           25,772      3,138       9,390           655      38,954 
------------------------------------  ---------  ---------  ----------  ------------  ---------- 
 Gross Insurance Profit                       0          0           0         1,919       1,919 
------------------------------------  ---------  ---------  ----------  ------------  ---------- 
 Gains Less Losses from Trading 
  in Foreign Currencies                   7,044      5,966      13,367         (754)      25,622 
 Foreign Exchange Translation 
  Gains Less Losses/(Losses 
  Less Gains)                                 0          0           0            92          92 
 Net Losses from Derivative 
  Financial Instruments                       0          0           0             3           3 
 (Losses Less Gains)/Gains 
  Less Losses from Disposal 
  of Investment Securities 
  Available for Sale                          0          0           0            93          93 
 Other Operating Income                   3,282        718       7,123         (131)      10,991 
 Share of profit of associates                0          0           0           249         249 
 Other Operating Non-Interest 
  Income                                 10,326      6,684      20,489         (450)      37,049 
------------------------------------  ---------  ---------  ----------  ------------  ---------- 
 Other Operating Non-Interest 
  Income and Gross Insurance 
  Profit                                 10,326      6,684      20,489         1,469      38,968 
------------------------------------  ---------  ---------  ----------  ------------  ---------- 
 Provision for Loan Impairment         (21,161)    (3,078)     (4,181)             0    (28,421) 
 (Provision)/Recovery of Provision 
  for Liabilities, Charges 
  and Credit Related Commitments             41       (18)       (924)         (118)     (1,019) 
 Recovery of Provision/(Provision) 
  for Impairment of Investments 
  in Finance Lease                            0          0           0          (79)        (79) 
 (Provision)/Recovery of Provision 
  for Impairment of other Financial 
  Assets                                   (31)         43     (6,586)         (342)     (6,917) 
 Operating income after provisions 
  for impairment                        109,383     38,489      56,416         2,593     206,882 
------------------------------------  ---------  ---------  ----------  ------------  ---------- 
 Staff Costs                           (34,886)    (7,042)     (7,465)       (4,712)    (54,105) 
 Depreciation and Amortization          (8,332)    (1,377)       (379)         (337)    (10,425) 
 Administrative and Other 
  Operating Expenses                   (23,163)    (4,479)     (2,226)       (5,243)    (35,111) 
 Operating Expenses                    (66,381)   (12,898)    (10,070)      (10,292)    (99,640) 
------------------------------------  ---------  ---------  ----------  ------------  ---------- 
 Profit before Tax                       43,002     25,591      46,347       (7,698)     107,241 
------------------------------------  ---------  ---------  ----------  ------------  ---------- 
 Income Tax Expense                     (5,612)    (3,746)     (7,235)         6,106    (10,487) 
                                      ---------  ---------  ----------  ------------  ---------- 
 Profit for the Period                   37,390     21,845      39,112       (1,592)      96,754 
------------------------------------  ---------  ---------  ----------  ------------  ---------- 
 
 
 Portfolios by Segments 
 
 In thousands of GEL                       Dec-17      Sep-17 
---------------------------------------  ----------  ---------- 
 Loans and Advances to Customers 
 
  Consumer                                2,128,658   1,972,012 
  Mortgage                                2,069,728   1,900,186 
  Pawn                                       34,767      34,861 
 Retail                                   4,233,153   3,907,059 
 Corporate                                2,475,392   2,128,478 
 MSME                                     1,844,671   1,732,096 
 Total Loans and Advances to Customers 
  (Gross)                                 8,553,217   7,767,634 
 Less: Provision for Loan Impairment      (227,864)   (218,573) 
 Total Loans and Advances to Customers 
  (Net)                                   8,325,353   7,549,061 
---------------------------------------  ----------  ---------- 
 
 
 Customer Accounts 
 
 Retail                     4,378,265   4,015,754 
 Corporate                  2,410,862   2,130,763 
 MSME                       1,027,690     950,005 
 Total Customer Accounts    7,816,817   7,096,523 
-------------------------  ----------  ---------- 
 

Retail Banking

As of 31 December 2017, retail loans stood at GEL 4,233.2 million, up by GEL 326.1 million, or 8.3%, QoQ. This increase was attributable to a GEL 169.5 million, or 8.9% increase in mortgage loans and a GEL 156.6 million, or 7.9% increase in consumer loans. As of 31 December 2017, TBC Bank's retail loans accounted for 40.2% market share of total individual loans. As of 31 December 2017, foreign currency loans represented 49.3% of the total retail loan portfolio.

In the reporting period, retail deposits rose to GEL 4,378.3 million, up by GEL 362.5 million or 9.0% QoQ. Retail deposits accounted for 41.3% market share of total individual deposits. The increase in retail deposits was driven by a GEL 182.3 million, or 10.2% rise in current deposits and a GEL 180.2 million, or 8.1% rise in term deposits. As of 31 December 2017 term deposits accounted for 54.9% of the total retail deposit portfolio, while foreign currency deposits represented 83.8% of the total retail deposit portfolio.

In 4Q 2017, retail loan yields and deposit rates stood at 14.2% and 2.9% respectively. The segment's cost of risk on loans was 2.0%, down by 1.2pp QoQ, the decrease is related to improved performance of the overall retail book. The retail segment contributed 38.6%, or GEL 37.4 million, to the TBC's total net income in 4Q 2017.

Corporate Banking

As of 31 December 2017, corporate loans amounted to GEL 2,475.4, up by GEL 346.9 million or 16.3% QoQ. Foreign currency loans accounted for 74.6% of the total corporate loan portfolio. Market share in legal entities increased by 0.4pp QoQ to 36.0%.

As of the same date, corporate deposits totalled GEL 2,410.9 million, up by GEL 280.1 million or 13.1% QoQ. Foreign currency corporate deposits represented 49.8% of the total corporate deposit portfolio. Market share increased by 2.1pp and stood at 37.9%.

In 4Q 2017, corporate loan yields and deposit rates stood at 10.0% and 5.3%, respectively. In the same period, the cost of risk on loans was 0.7%. Negative CoR in 2017 is driven by good performance of the book. In terms of profitability, the corporate segment's net profit reached GEL 39.1 million, or 40.4% of the Bank's total net income.

MSME Banking

As of 31 December 2017, MSME loans amounted to GEL 1,844.7, up by GEL 112.6 million, or 6.5%, QoQ. Foreign currency loans accounted for 63.8% of the total MSME portfolio.

As of the same date, MSME deposits stood at GEL 1,027.7 million, up by GEL 77.7 million or 8.2% QoQ. Foreign currency MSME deposits represented 53.7% of the total MSME deposit portfolio.

In 4Q 2017, MSME loan yields and deposit rates stood at 10.9% and 1.4%, respectively while the cost of risk on loans was 0.7%, down by 0.2pp QoQ driven by improved of the loan book. In terms of profitability, net profit for the MSME segment amounted to GEL 21.8 million, or 22.6%, of TBC's total net income.

Consolidated Financial Statements of TBC Bank Group PLC

 
 Consolidated Balance Sheet 
 
 In thousands of GEL                             Dec-17       Sep-17 
--------------------------------------------  -----------  ----------- 
 Cash and cash equivalents                      1,431,477    1,445,521 
 Due from other banks                              39,643       41,696 
 Mandatory cash balances with National 
  Bank of Georgia                               1,033,818    1,020,695 
 Loans and advances to customers (Net)          8,325,353    7,549,061 
 Investment securities available for 
  sale                                            657,938      685,210 
 Investment in associates                           1,277        1,309 
 Investment securities held to maturity           449,538      428,163 
 Investments in finance leases                    143,837      111,223 
 Investment properties                             79,232       88,750 
 Goodwill                                          28,657       28,657 
 Intangible assets                                 83,492       69,864 
 Premises and equipment                           366,913      321,431 
 Other financial assets                           146,144      113,942 
 Deferred tax asset                                 2,855        3,592 
 Current income tax prepayment                     19,084       18,380 
 Other assets                                     156,651      209,427 
 TOTAL ASSETS                                  12,965,910   12,136,922 
--------------------------------------------  -----------  ----------- 
 LIABILITIES 
 Due to Credit Institutions                     2,620,714    2,675,930 
 Customer accounts                              7,816,817    7,096,523 
 Current income tax liability                         447          362 
 Debt Securities in issue                          20,695       19,818 
 Deferred income tax liability                        602          851 
 Provisions for liabilities and charges            13,200       11,072 
 Other financial liabilities                       91,753       59,616 
 Subordinated debt                                426,788      411,193 
 Other liabilities                                 84,440       71,251 
 TOTAL LIABILITIES                             11,075,457   10,346,615 
--------------------------------------------  -----------  ----------- 
 EQUITY 
 Share capital                                      1,605        1,605 
 Share premium                                    714,651      714,651 
 Retained earnings                              1,246,327    1,137,497 
 Group reorganisation reserve                   (162,167)    (162,167) 
 Share based payment reserve                      (3,634)        7,291 
 Revaluation reserve for premises                  70,045       70,045 
 Revaluation reserve for available-for-sale 
  securities                                        1,731          863 
 Cumulative currency translation reserve          (7,360)      (7,301) 
 TOTAL EQUITY                                   1,861,198    1,762,485 
--------------------------------------------  -----------  ----------- 
 Non-controlling interest                          29,255       27,822 
                                              -----------  ----------- 
 TOTAL EQUITY                                   1,890,453    1,790,307 
--------------------------------------------  -----------  ----------- 
 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY                  12,965,910   12,136,922 
--------------------------------------------  -----------  ----------- 
 
 
 Consolidated Statement of Profit 
  or Loss and Other Comprehensive 
  Income 
 
 In thousands of GEL                             4Q'17       3Q'17       4Q'16 
--------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 Interest income                                 288,020     258,252     243,344 
 Interest expense                              (122,626)   (111,705)    (89,655) 
 Net interest income                             165,395     146,546     153,689 
--------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 Fee and commission income                        55,673      48,552      45,460 
 Fee and commission expense                     (16,719)    (16,763)    (17,068) 
 Net Fee and Commission Income                    38,954      31,790      28,392 
--------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 Gross insurance profit                            1,919       1,773         256 
--------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 Gains less losses from trading 
  in foreign currencies                           25,622      18,086      25,472 
 Foreign exchange translation gains 
  less losses                                         92       2,245     (2,519) 
 Gains less losses/(losses less 
  gains) from derivative financial 
  instruments                                          3         (1)          94 
 (Losses less gains) / gains less 
  losses from disposal of investment 
  securities available for sale                       93           0         498 
 Share of profit of associates                       249          84           0 
 Other operating income                           10,991       6,572      12,372 
 Other operating non-interest income              37,049      26,985      35,916 
--------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 Provision for loan impairment                  (28,421)    (25,036)    (10,405) 
 Provision for impairment of investments 
  in finance lease                                  (79)       (285)       (322) 
 Provision for/ (recovery of provision) 
  performance guarantees and credit 
  related commitments                            (1,019)       (680)       2,787 
 Provision for impairment of other 
  financial assets                               (6,917)     (1,097)     (1,727) 
 Operating income after provisions 
  for impairment                                 206,882     179,997     208,586 
--------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 Staff costs                                    (54,105)    (46,620)    (62,544) 
 Depreciation and amortisation                  (10,425)     (9,317)     (7,435) 
 Provision for liabilities and charges                 0           0     (2,210) 
 Administrative and other operating 
  expenses                                      (35,111)    (27,974)    (39,595) 
 Operating expenses                             (99,640)    (83,910)   (111,785) 
--------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 Profit before tax                               107,241      96,086      96,801 
--------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 Income tax expense                             (10,487)     (9,327)     (8,767) 
                                              ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 Profit for the period                            96,754      86,759      88,034 
--------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 Other Comprehensive income: 
--------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 Items that may be reclassified 
  subsequently to profit or loss: 
--------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 Revaluation                                         946       1,929     (3,196) 
--------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 Gains less losses reclassified 
  to profit or loss upon disposal                      0           0     (2,757) 
--------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 Income tax recorded directly in 
  other comprehensive income                           0           0         248 
--------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 Exchange differences on translation 
  to presentation currency                          (60)         399         147 
--------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 Items that will not be reclassified 
  to profit or loss: 
--------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 Income tax recorded directly in 
  other comprehensive income                           0           0         422 
--------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 Other comprehensive income for 
  the period                                         886       2,328     (5,136) 
--------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 Total comprehensive income for 
  the period                                      97,640      89,086      82,898 
--------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 Profit attributable to: 
--------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
  - Owners of the Bank                            95,367      85,524      89,359 
--------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
  - Non-controlling interest                       1,388       1,235     (1,326) 
--------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 Profit for the period                            96,754      86,759      88,034 
--------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 Total comprehensive income is attributable 
  to: 
--------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
  - Owners of the Bank                            96,179      87,881      84,224 
--------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
  - Non-controlling interest                       1,461       1,205     (1,326) 
--------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 Total comprehensive income for 
  the period                                      97,640      89,086      82,898 
--------------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  ---------- 
 

4Q 2017 Bank Republic Financial Results Based on Internal Estimates

 
 
   Bank Republic Profit and Loss 
 In thousands of GEL                   4Q 2017 
------------------------------------  -------- 
 Interest income                        35,016 
 Interest expense                        9,217 
 Net interest income                    25,799 
------------------------------------  -------- 
 Card operations                          -322 
 Settlement transactions                 1,133 
 Guarantees and letters of credit          650 
 Other                                      90 
------------------------------------  -------- 
 Net fee and commission income           1,551 
------------------------------------  -------- 
 FX gain/losses                          3,268 
 Other                                   1,579 
------------------------------------  -------- 
 Other non-interest income               4,847 
------------------------------------  -------- 
 Operating income                       32,197 
------------------------------------  -------- 
 Staff costs                             8,985 
 Depreciation and amortization           1,047 
 Administrative and other operating 
  expenses                               5,387 
------------------------------------  -------- 
 Operating expenses                     15,418 
------------------------------------  -------- 
 Operating profit                       16,778 
------------------------------------  -------- 
 
 
 Bank Republic Loan Portfolio 
 In thousands of GEL             as of 31 December 
                                        2017 
------------------------------  ------------------ 
 Total gross loans                       1,096,158 
------------------------------  ------------------ 
 Retail                                    714,959 
 Corporate                                 245,235 
 MSME                                      135,964 
 
 
 Bank Republic Deposit Portfolio 
 In thousands of GEL                as of 31 December 
                                           2017 
---------------------------------  ------------------ 
 Total deposits                               488,855 
---------------------------------  ------------------ 
 Retail                                       311,984 
 Corporate                                    113,406 
 MSME                                          63,464 
 

Key Ratios

Average Balances

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

 
 Key Ratios 
 
 Ratios (based on monthly         4Q'17     3Q'17    4Q'16 
  averages, where applicable) 
-------------------------------  -------  --------  ------- 
 Underlying ROE(1)                 21.0%     20.0%    23.5% 
 Reported ROE(2)                   21.0%     19.8%    24.2% 
 Underlying ROA(3)                  3.0%      3.0%     3.5% 
 Reported ROA(4)                    3.0%      2.9%     3.7% 
 Underlying Cost to Income(5)      41.0%     39.8%    47.0% 
 Reported Cost to Income(6)        41.0%     40.5%    51.2% 
 Cost of Risk(7)                    1.4%      1.3%     0.6% 
 NIM(8)                             6.4%      6.2%     7.9% 
 Risk Adjusted NIM(9)               5.2%      5.0%     6.3% 
 Loan Yields(10)                   12.3%     11.9%    13.8% 
 Risk Adjusted Loan Yields(11)     11.1%     10.7%    12.6% 
 Deposit rates(12)                  3.5%      3.4%     3.3% 
 Yields on interest Earning 
  Assets(13)                       11.2%     10.9%    12.5% 
 Cost of Funding(14)                4.6%      4.5%     4.5% 
 Spread(15)                         6.6%      6.4%     8.0% 
 PAR 90 to Gross Loans(16)          1.4%      1.6%     1.3% 
 NPLs to Gross Loans(17)            3.3%      3.5%     3.5% 
 NPLs coverage per IAS 39(18)      81.8%     80.5%    88.4% 
 NPLs coverage with collateral 
  per IAS 39(19)                  186.5%    206.8%   222.5% 
 NPLs coverage per IFRS 9(20)     104.7%       N/A      N/A 
 NPLs coverage with collateral    209.4%       N/A      N/A 
  per IFRS 9(21) 
 Provision Level to Gross 
  Loans(22)                         2.7%      2.8%     3.1% 
 Related Party Loans to Gross 
  Loans(23)                         0.1%      0.1%     0.1% 
 Top 10 Borrowers to Total 
  Portfolio(24)                     8.2%      8.6%     7.6% 
 Top 20 Borrowers to Total 
  Portfolio(25)                    12.4%     12.3%    11.3% 
 Net Loans to Deposits plus 
  IFI Funding(26)                  92.5%     91.5%    93.4% 
 Net Stable Funding Ratio(27)     124.4%    134.5%   108.4% 
 Liquidity Coverage Ratio(28)       113%    115.2%      N/A 
 Leverage(29)                       6.9x      6.8x     6.8x 
 Regulatory Tier 1 CAR (Basel      13.4%   14.1%**      N/A 
  III)(30) 
 Regulatory Total CAR (Basel       17.5%   18.6%**      N/A 
  III)(31) 
 Regulatory Tier 1 CAR (Basel 
  II/III)(32)                     10.3%*     10.8%    10.4% 
 Regulatory Total CAR (Basel 
  II/III)(33)                     13.5%*     14.5%    14.2% 
-------------------------------  -------  --------  ------- 
      *Estimated Basel II/III ratios as of 31 December 
       2017 ** estimated Basel III ratios according to 
      new NBG regulation which came into force from the 
                         end of 2017 
 
 

Ratio definitions

1. Underlying return on average total equity (ROE) equals underlying net income attributable to owners divided by monthly average of total shareholders 'equity attributable to the PLC's equity holders for the same period adjusted for the respective one-off items; Annualized where applicable.

2.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; Annualized where applicable.

3. Underlying return on average total assets (ROA) equals underlying net income of the period divided by monthly average total assets for the same period. Annualised where applicable.

4. 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.

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

6. 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).

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

8. 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, amount 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. 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).

16. 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.

17. 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.

18. NPLs coverage ratio equals total loan loss provision calculated per IAS 39 divided by the NPL loans.

19. NPLs coverage with collateral ratio equals loan loss provision calculated per IAS 39 plus total collateral amount of NPL loans (excluding third party guarantees) discounted at 30-50% depending on segment type divided by the NPL loans.

20. NPLs coverage ratio equals total loan loss provision calculated per IFRS 9 divided by the NPL loans.

21. NPLs coverage with collateral ratio equals loan loss provision calculated 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.

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

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

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

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

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

27. Net stable funding ratio equals available amount of stable funding divided by required amount of stable funding as defined in Basel III. NSFR ratio for before 2Q 2017 is calculated per updated internal methodology in line with Basel 2014 guidelines.

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

29. Leverage equals total assets to total equity.

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

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

32. Regulatory Tier 1 CAR equals Tier I Capital divided by total risk weighted assets, both calculated in accordance with the NBG Basel II/III requirements.

33. Regulatory Total CAR equals total capital divided by total risk weighted assets, both calculated in accordance with the NBG Basel II/III requirements

Exchange Rates

To calculate the QoQ growth of the Balance Sheet items without the currency exchange rate effect, we used USD/GEL exchange rate of 2.4767 as of 30 September 2017. For the calculations of the YoY growth without the currency exchange rate effect, we used USD/GEL exchange rate of 2.6468 as of 31 December 2016. The USD/GEL exchange rate as of 31 December 2017 equalled 2.5922. For P&L items growth calculations without currency effect, we used the average USD/GEL exchange rate for the following periods: 4Q 2017 of 2.5933, 3Q 2017 of 2.4207, 4Q 2016 of 2.4958.

Preliminary Unaudited Consolidated Financial Results Overview FY 2017

The information contained in this announcement and its appendices relating to full year FY17 preliminary results, which were approved by the Board on 21 February 2018, do not constitute statutory accounts under section 434 of the UK Companies Act 2006. The financial statements of TBC Bank will be included in the Annual Report and Accounts due to be published in March 2018, and filed with the Registrar of Companies in due course.

TBC Bank Group PLC financial results are adjusted for certain one-off items, to enable better analysis of the Group's performance. The reconciliation of the underlying profit and loss items with the reported profit and loss items and the underlying ratios are given under the annex 21 section on pages 56-57. To further enhance the analysis, the Group separately discloses Bank Republic (BR) effects in 2016 and 2017. Detailed information is given in the annex 22 on pages 58-61.

 
 Income Statement Highlights 
 
 in thousands of GEL                      Y'17        Y'16      Change 
 Net Interest Income                      604,015     490,453     23.2% 
-------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  -------- 
 Net Fee and Commission Income            125,961      90,268     39.5% 
-------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  -------- 
 Other Operating Non-Interest 
  Income                                  131,009     100,341     30.6% 
-------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  -------- 
 Provisioning Charges                   (106,907)    (53,396)    100.2% 
-------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  -------- 
 Operating Income after Provisions 
  for Impairment                          754,078     627,667     20.1% 
-------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  -------- 
 Operating Expenses                     (359,400)   (311,988)     15.2% 
-------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  -------- 
 Profit Before Tax                        394,678     315,679     25.0% 
-------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  -------- 
 Income Tax Expense                      (34,750)    (17,420)     99.5% 
-------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  -------- 
 Profit for the Year                      359,928     298,258     20.7% 
-------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  -------- 
 Underlying profit for the 
  Year                                    369,214     273,318     35.1% 
-------------------------------------  ----------  ----------  -------- 
 
   Balance Sheet and 
   Capital Highlights 
 
                                   Dec-17                 Dec-16          Change 
 In Millions                  GEL          USD         GEL        USD 
------------------------  -----------  ----------  ----------  --------  ------- 
 Total Assets                12,965.9     5,001.9    10,769.0   4,068.7    20.4% 
 Gross Loans                  8,553.2     3,299.6     7,358.7   2,780.2    16.2% 
 Customer Deposits            7,816.8     3,015.5     6,454.9   2,438.8    21.1% 
 Total Equity                 1,890.5       729.3     1,582.6     597.9    19.5% 
 Regulatory Tier 
  I Capital (Basel 
  III)*                       1,437.2       554.4         N/A       N/A      N/A 
 Regulatory Total 
  Capital (Basel 
  III)*                       1,885.3       727.3         N/A       N/A      N/A 
 Regulatory Tier 
  I Capital (Basel 
  II/III)                   1,437.2**     554.4**     1,041.2     422.5    38.0% 
 Regulatory Total 
  Capital (Basel 
  II/III)                   1,883.8**     727.7**     1,422.0     576.9    32.5% 
 Regulatory Risk 
  Weighted Assets 
  (Basel III)*               10,753.2     4,148.3         N/A       N/A      N/A 
 Regulatory Risk 
  Weighted Assets 
  (Basel II/III)           13,908.9**   5,365.7**    10,021.5   4,065.8    38.8% 
------------------------  -----------  ----------  ----------  --------  ------- 
 
 

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

**Figures are based on internal estimates and are presented for comparison purpose

 
 Key Ratios[13]              Y'17     Y'16    Change 
-------------------------  --------  ------  ------- 
 Underlying ROE               21.4%   20.6%     0.8% 
 Reported ROE                 20.9%   22.4%    -1.5% 
 Underlying ROA                3.2%    3.6%    -0.4% 
 Reported ROA                  3.1%    3.9%    -0.8% 
 Underlying Cost to 
  Income                      40.5%   42.9%    -2.4% 
 Reported Cost to Income      41.7%   45.8%    -4.1% 
 Cost of Risk                  1.2%    1.0%     0.2% 
 NPL to Gross Loans            3.3%    3.5%    -0.2% 
 Regulatory Tier 1            13.4%     N/A      N/A 
  CAR (Basel III)* 
 Regulatory Total CAR         17.5%     N/A      N/A 
  (Basel III)* 
 Regulatory Tier 1 
  CAR (Basel II/III)        10.3%**   10.4%    -0.1% 
 Regulatory Total CAR 
  (Basel II/III)            13.5%**   14.2%    -0.7% 
 Leverage (Times)              6.9x    6.8x     0.1x 
-------------------------  --------  ------  ------- 
 

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

**Figures are based on internal estimates and are presented for comparison purpose

Income Statement Discussion

 
 Net Interest Income 
 
 In thousands of GEL             Y'17       Y'16     Change 
                                                       YoY 
----------------------------  ----------  --------  -------- 
 Loans and Advances to 
  Customers                      919,796   688,724     33.6% 
 Investment Securities 
  Available for Sale              43,735    25,707     70.1% 
 Due from Other Banks             14,806     4,550       NMF 
 Bonds Carried at Amortized 
  Cost                            32,328    30,714      5.3% 
 Investment in Leases             23,273    16,566     40.5% 
 Other                                 0       165   -100.0% 
 Interest Income               1,033,939   766,426     34.9% 
----------------------------  ----------  --------  -------- 
 Customer Accounts               233,884   154,840     51.0% 
 Due to Credit Institutions      157,122    85,030     84.8% 
 Subordinated Debt                36,975    34,325      7.7% 
 Debt Securities in Issue          1,943     1,778      9.3% 
 Interest Expense                429,924   275,973     55.8% 
----------------------------  ----------  --------  -------- 
 Net Interest Income             604,015   490,453     23.2% 
----------------------------  ----------  --------  -------- 
 
 Net Interest Margin                6.5%      7.8%     -1.3% 
----------------------------  ----------  --------  -------- 
 

NMF -no meaningful figures

FY 2017 to FY 2016 Comparison

In FY 2017, net interest income grew by 23.2% YoY to GEL 604.0 million (GEL 493.3 million without the Bank Republic estimated contribution effect), resulting from a 34.9% higher interest income and 55.8% higher interest expense.

Without the Bank Republic estimated contribution effect, the interest income increased by GEL 142.0 million, or 19.5% YoY, mainly driven by a higher interest income from loans to customers by GEL 114.3 million, or 17.5%. This is primarily related to the 26.2% gross loan portfolio increase. A rise in interest income from investment securities (comprising both investment securities available for sale and bonds carried at amortized cost) of GEL 13.5 million, or 25.1%, also contributed to the overall increase in loan portfolio. That in turn was driven by the significant rise in the respective portfolio. In addition, net interest income from due from other banks grew by GEL 7.7 million, which was also determined by the large increase in respective portfolio.

In FY 2017 the Bank Republic effect mainly contributed a GEL 152.0 million, or 16.5% to the interest income from loans and advances to customers, which totalled GEL 1,033.9 million, and GEL 8.7 million, or 11.5%, to interest income from investment securities, which amounted to GEL 76.1 million. As a result, the overall Bank Republic estimated contribution effect was GEL 163.3 million, or 15.8%, to the interest income.

Loan yields declined over the same period from 13.4% to 12.1%. The drop was driven by a decrease in rates on FC-denominated loans, from 10.4% to 9.1%, as well as by decline in GEL-denominated loans rates from 19.0% to 16.9% broadly in line with the overall market trend. The decline of yields on investment securities, from 8.6% to 7.8%, over the same period is related to a lower average refinance rate in the country in FY 2017 compared to FY 2016. As a result, the yields on average interest earning assets dropped from 12.2% in FY 2016 to 11.1% in FY 2017.

In the reporting period, without the Bank Republic estimated contribution effect, interest expense increased by GEL 115.3 million, or 44.0% YoY. The rise was mainly due to a higher interest expense on due to customer accounts by GEL 61.2 million, or 41.6%, and due to credit institutions by GEL 54.9 million or 69.8%. The growth in interest expense on both customer accounts and on due to credit institutions was driven by the large increase in respective portfolios related to the overall business growth.

The Bank Republic estimated contribution effect added GEL 25.4 million, or 10.9%, to the interest expense on customer accounts, which amounted to GEL 233.9 million in FY 2017, and GEL 23.5 million or 15.0% to interest expense on interest expense due to credit institutions, which amounted to GEL 157.1 million. As a result, the overall Bank Republic contribution effect was a GEL 52.5 million, or 12.2%, to the interest expense.

The cost of deposits increased slightly by 0.1pp to 3.4% in FY 2017 and in the same period the cost of borrowing dropped to 6.5%, from 7.0% in FY 2016. This was mainly due to the 1.2 pp decrease in rates on Lari-denominated borrowings and the 0.2 pp decrease in rates on FC-denominated borrowings. As a result, the cost of funding ratio remained flat at 4.5%.

Consequently, NIM was 6.5% in FY 2017, compared to underlying NIM of 7.6% in FY 2016 (or reported NIM of 7.8%)

Fee and Commission Income

 
 
 In thousands of GEL                  Y'17      Y'16     Change 
----------------------------------  --------  --------  ------- 
 Card Operations                      82,525    61,115    35.0% 
 Settlement Transactions              59,739    43,434    37.5% 
 Guarantees Issued                    15,121    11,699    29.2% 
 Letters of Credit                     5,735     6,215    -7.7% 
 Cash Transactions                    17,424    13,013    33.9% 
 Foreign Exchange Operations           1,339     1,277     4.9% 
 Other                                12,060     6,046    99.5% 
 Fee and Commission Income           193,944   142,800    35.8% 
----------------------------------  --------  --------  ------- 
 Card Operations                      46,360    34,906    32.8% 
 Settlement Transactions               7,421     5,795    28.1% 
 Guarantees Issued                     1,801       796   126.3% 
 Letters of Credit                     1,072     1,624   -34.0% 
 Cash Transactions                     4,393     2,633    66.8% 
 Foreign Exchange Operations              94       190   -50.4% 
 Other                                 6,841     6,587     3.9% 
 Fee and Commission Expense           67,983    52,532    29.4% 
----------------------------------  --------  --------  ------- 
 Card Operations                      36,165    26,209    38.0% 
 Settlement Transactions              52,317    37,639    39.0% 
 Guarantees                           13,320    10,903    22.2% 
 Letters of Credit                     4,663     4,592     1.6% 
 Cash Transactions                    13,031    10,380    25.5% 
 Foreign Exchange Operations           1,245     1,086    14.6% 
 Other                                 5,219     (541)      NMF 
 Net Fee and Commission Income       125,961    90,268    39.5% 
----------------------------------  --------  --------  ------- 
 
 

NMF -no meaningful figures

FY 2017 to FY 2016 Comparison

In FY 2017, net fee and commission income totalled GEL 126.0 million, marking an increase of GEL 35.7 million, or 39.5%, compared to FY 2016. The rise resulted mainly from a GEL 14.7 million, or 39.0%, gain in net fee and commission income from settlement transactions; a GEL 10.0 million, or 38.0%, increase in net card operations; a GEL 2.7 million, or 25.5%, rise in net cash transactions, and a GEL 2.4 million, or 22.2%, increase in net guarantees. The Bank Republic estimated contribution was GEL 6.9 million, or 5.5%, in the net fee and commission income.

Net fee and commission income from card operations expanded due to increase in number of active cards by 36% YoY, as well as a rise in number of POS terminals by 12% YoY. Net Fee and commission income from settlement transactions increased mainly due to increased commission income from money transfers by 40% and increased volume of settlement transactions by 44% for one of the subsidiaries, TBC Pay.

 
 Other Operating Non-Interest 
  Income and Gross Insurance 
  Profit 
 
 In thousands of GEL                     Y'17      Y'16     Change 
-------------------------------------  --------  --------  -------- 
 Gains Less Losses from Trading 
  in Foreign Currencies and 
  Foreign Exchange Translations          91,473    67,762     35.0% 
-------------------------------------  --------  --------  -------- 
 Share of Profit of Associates              909         0       NMF 
-------------------------------------  --------  --------  -------- 
 Gains Less Losses/(Losses 
  Less Gains) from Derivative 
  Financial Instruments                    (36)     (206)    -82.3% 
-------------------------------------  --------  --------  -------- 
 Gains less Losses from Disposal 
  of Investment Securities Available 
  for Sale                                   93     9,293    -99.0% 
-------------------------------------  --------  --------  -------- 
 Revenues from Cash-In Terminal 
  Services                                1,093     1,100     -0.6% 
 Revenues from Operational 
  Leasing                                 6,544     5,772     13.4% 
 Gain from Sale of Investment 
  Properties                              4,353     2,623     66.0% 
 Gain from Sale of Inventories 
  of Repossessed Collateral               2,383     2,382      0.1% 
 Administrative Fee Income 
  from International Financial 
  Institutions                                0       644   -100.0% 
 Revenues from Non-Credit Related 
  Fines                                   1,408       658    114.1% 
 Gain on Disposal of Premises 
  and Equipment                           1,017       208       NMF 
 Other                                   14,998     9,848     52.3% 
 Other Operating Income                  31,797    23,236     64.2% 
-------------------------------------  --------  --------  -------- 
 Other Operating Non-Interest 
  Income                                124,236   100,085     24.1% 
-------------------------------------  --------  --------  -------- 
 Gross Insurance Profit                   6,773       256       NMF 
-------------------------------------  --------  --------  -------- 
 Other Operating Non-Interest 
  Income and Gross Insurance 
  Profit                                131,009   100,341     30.6% 
-------------------------------------  --------  --------  -------- 
 

NMF -no meaningful figures

FY 2017 to FY 2016 Comparison

In FY 2017 total other operating non-interest income and gross insurance profit increased by GEL 30.7 million, or by 30.6%, YoY to GEL 131.0 million in FY 2017. This increase was mainly driven by a GEL 23.7 million or 35.0% rise in net gains less losses from trading in foreign currencies and foreign exchange translations mainly driven by increased trade volume and Bank Republic contribution. Another large contributor to the increase in other operating non-interest income and gross insurance profit is a GEL 6.5 million increase in gross insurance profit from our subsidiary- TBC Insurance, which was acquired in October 2016. As a result, the group's consolidated figures include contribution from TBC Insurance only in the 4Q 2016, while it has been consolidated on a full year basis in 2017.

During 2017, we have significantly increased number of customers to around 277,000 from only 3,000, which in turn led to high increase in gross written premium which amounted to GEL12.2 million in 2017 on a standalone basis. As a result, market share[14] increased to 13% from 3.5% establishing TBC Insurance as the third largest player on market. More information about TBC insurance can be found in annex 20 on page 55.

The growth is also due to a GEL 1.7 million increase in gain from the sale of investment properties as well as GEL 5.2 gain in the "other" subsection of other operating income. The latter is mainly attributable to GEL 2.6 million reimbursed taxes; a GEL 2.9 million related to fair value adjustment of previously acquired portfolio due to a better than expected performance, and a GEL 2.1 million related to expense sharing programme by our partner payment technology companies. The rise across these items was largely offset by a GEL 8.8 million drop in net gains less losses from disposal of investment securities available for sale due to one-off gain from sale of investment security in 2Q 2016. The Bank Republic's estimated contribution in total other operating non-interest income was GEL 22.8 million or 17.4%, out of which GEL 14.1 million was related to gains less losses from trading in foreign currencies and foreign exchange translations.

 
 Provision for Impairment 
 
 In thousands of GEL                      Y'17        Y'16     Change 
-------------------------------------  ----------  ---------  -------- 
 Provision for Loan Impairment           (93,823)   (49,201)     90.7% 
 Provision for Impairment of 
  Investments in Finance Lease              (492)      (558)    -11.8% 
 Provision for/(Recovery of 
  Provision) Performance Guarantees 
  and Credit Related Commitments            (153)      (771)    -80.2% 
 Provision for Impairment of 
  Other Financial Assets                 (12,439)    (2,855)       NMF 
 Impairment of Investment Securities 
  Available for Sale                            0       (11)   -100.0% 
 Total Provision Charges for 
  Impairment                            (106,907)   (53,396)    100.2% 
-------------------------------------  ----------  ---------  -------- 
 Operating Income after Provisions 
  for Impairment                          754,078    627,667     20.1% 
-------------------------------------  ----------  ---------  -------- 
 
 Cost of Risk                                1.2%       1.0%      0.2% 
-------------------------------------  ----------  ---------  -------- 
 

NMF -no meaningful figures

FY 2017 to FY 2016 Comparison

In 2017, total provision charges rose to GEL 106.9 million, up by GEL 53.5 million, compared to FY 2016, mainly driven by the increased charges on loans by GEL 44.6 million and a GEL 9.6 million rise in provision for impairment of other financial assets. The cost of risk on increased by 0.2pp to 1.2%.

Further details on asset quality are available under the Balance Sheet Discussion section.

 
 Operating Expenses 
 
 In thousands of GEL                             Y'17          Y'16        Change 
--------------------------------------------  ---------  ----------  ------------ 
 Staff Costs                                    203,100     172,221         17.9% 
--------------------------------------------  ---------  ----------  ------------ 
 Provisions for Liabilities and Charges         (2,495)       2,210           NMF 
--------------------------------------------  ---------  ----------  ------------ 
 Depreciation and Amortization                   37,265      28,082         32.7% 
--------------------------------------------  ---------  ----------  ------------ 
  Professional services                          14,332      29,926        -52.1% 
  Advertising and marketing services             18,430      13,796         33.6% 
  Rent                                           23,132      18,294         26.4% 
  Utility services                                6,067       5,108         18.8% 
  Intangible asset enhancement                   10,304       7,446         38.4% 
  Taxes other than on income                      5,670       4,699         20.7% 
  Communications and supply                       4,063       4,183         -2.9% 
  Stationary and other office expenses            4,936       3,448         43.2% 
  Insurance                                       2,461       2,687         -8.4% 
  Security services                               1,965       1,883          4.3% 
  Premises and equipment maintenance              5,413       3,889         39.2% 
  Business trip expenses                          2,021       1,880          7.5% 
  Transportation and vehicles maintenance         1,637       1,386         18.2% 
  Charity                                         1,045         884         18.2% 
  Personnel training and recruitment              1,444       1,272         13.5% 
  Write-down of current assets to fair 
   value less costs to sell                       (538)     (4,424)        -87.8% 
  Loss on disposal of Inventory                   1,239       1,690        -26.7% 
  Loss on disposal of investment properties         442          61           NMF 
  Loss on disposal of premises and 
   equipment                                        492         423         16.2% 
  Impairment of intangible assets                 1,916          19           NMF 
  Acquisition costs                               2,447         207           NMF 
  Other                                          12,612      10,718         17.7% 
                                              ---------  ---------- 
 Administrative and Other Operating 
  Expenses                                      121,530     109,474         11.0% 
--------------------------------------------  ---------  ----------  ------------ 
 Operating Expenses                             359,400     311,988         15.2% 
--------------------------------------------  ---------  ----------  ------------ 
 Profit before Tax                              394,678     315,679         25.0% 
--------------------------------------------  ---------  ----------  ------------ 
 Income Tax Expense                            (34,750)    (17,420)         99.5% 
--------------------------------------------  ---------  ----------  ------------ 
 Profit for the Year                            359,928     298,258         20.7% 
--------------------------------------------  ---------  ----------  ------------ 
 
 Cost to Income                                   41.7%       45.8%         -4.1% 
--------------------------------------------  ---------  ----------  ------------ 
 ROE                                              20.9%       22.4%         -1.5% 
--------------------------------------------  ---------  ----------  ------------ 
 ROA                                               3.1%        3.9%         -0.8% 
--------------------------------------------  ---------  ----------  ------------ 
 

NMF -no meaningful figures

FY 2017 to FY 2016 Comparison

Total operating expenses, excluding one-offs and the Bank Republic estimated contribution effect, amounted to GEL 287.7 million, up by GEL 17.5 million, or 6.5% YoY. The growth was mainly driven by a GEL 15.3 million increase in administrative expenses and a GEL 4.4 million rise in depreciation and amortization.

In FY 2016, the one-off costs related to the Premium Listing and the Bank Republic integration amounted to GEL 16.2 million and GEL 12.2 million respectively. In FY 2017, one-off costs were related to the Bank Republic integration and totalled GEL 10.9 million.

Out of the total operating expenses the Bank Republic estimated contribution amounted to GEL 60.8 million, or 16.9%, of which staff costs amounted to GEL 35.2 million and administrative and other operating expenses to GEL 20.9 million. Total operating expense including one-offs and the Bank Republic estimated contribution effect amounted to GEL 359.4 million.

Annualized cost synergies are expected to be GEL 24 million. In 2017, the estimated realized synergies were around GEL 20.5 million. As a result, the cost to income ratio stood at 41.7% (40.5% with one-offs) in FY 2017, compared to 45.8% (42.9% with one-offs) in FY 2016.

 
 Balance Sheet Discussion 
 
 In millions of GEL                  Dec-17     Dec-16    Change 
---------------------------------  ---------  ---------  ------- 
 Cash, Due from Banks and 
  Mandatory Cash Balances with 
  NBG                                2,504.9    1,960.5    27.8% 
 Loans and Advances to Customers 
  (Net)                              8,325.4    7,133.7    16.7% 
 Financial Securities                1,107.5      803.7    37.8% 
 Fixed and Intangible Assets 
  & Investment Property                529.6      470.6    12.5% 
 Other Assets                          498.5      400.5    24.5% 
 Total Assets                       12,965.9   10,769.0    20.4% 
---------------------------------  ---------  ---------  ------- 
 Due to Credit Institutions          2,620.7    2,197.6    19.3% 
 Customer Accounts                   7,816.8    6,454.9    21.1% 
 Debt Securities in Issue               20.7       23.5   -12.0% 
 Subordinated Debt                     426.8      368.4    15.9% 
 Other Liabilities                     190.4      142.0    34.1% 
 Total Liabilities                  11,075.5    9,186.4    20.6% 
---------------------------------  ---------  ---------  ------- 
 Total Equity                        1,890.5    1,582.6    19.5% 
---------------------------------  ---------  ---------  ------- 
 

Assets

As of 31 December 2017, TBC Bank's total assets amounted to GEL 12,965.9 million, up by GEL 2,196.9 million, or 20.4%, YoY. This was mainly due to the increase in gross loans to customers by the GEL 1,194.5 million, or 16.2%. In addition, the YoY rise resulted from a GEL 303.8 million, or 37.8%, increase in financial securities, a GEL 486.3 million or 51.5% increase in cash and cash equivalents, a GEL 52.9 million, or 16.8% increase in premises and equipment and a GEL 22.5 million, or 37.0% increase in intangible assets, largely attributable to the Bank Republic estimated contribution effect.

Asset Quality

 
 PAR 30(1) by Segments 
  and Currencies 
    PAR 30            Dec-17                Dec-16 
-------------  --------------------  -------------------- 
                GEL     FC    Total   GEL     FC    Total 
 Corporate      0.0%   2.0%   1.5%    0.0%   1.4%   1.0% 
 Retail         2.9%   2.0%   2.4%    2.5%   2.3%   2.4% 
 MSME           1.5%   3.1%   2.5%    1.8%   3.5%   3.0% 
 Total          2.1%   2.2%   2.2%    1.9%   2.3%   2.2% 
-------------  -----  -----  ------  -----  -----  ------ 
 

(1) loans overdue by more than 30 days to gross loans

Total

The total PAR 30 ratio remained stable YoY at 2.2%. PAR 30 in local currency increased by 0.2pp to 2.1%, while PAR 30 in foreign currency dropped by 0.1pp to 2.2%.

Retail Segment

The retail segment PAR 30 amounted to 2.4%, unchanged from December 2016. The Retail PAR 30 in local currency increased by 0.4pp to 2.9%, while PAR 30 in foreign currency declined by 0.3pp to 2.0%.

Corporate

The corporate segment PAR 30 amounted to 1.5%, an increase of 0.5pp YoY. The increase is driven by one large borrower falling in PAR 30; this exposure is guaranteed by the AAA rated Export Development Agency, according to international credit rating agencies.

The corporate PAR 30 in local currency remained stable at 0.0%, while PAR 30 in foreign currency rose by 0.6pp to 2.0%.

MSME

The MSME segment PAR 30 amounted to 2.5%, down by 0.5% YoY. The decrease is driven by overall improved performance of the book. The MSME PAR 30 in local currency decreased by 0.3pp to 1.5%, while PAR 30 in foreign currency decreased by 0.4pp to 3.1%.

 
 NPLs 
    NPLs            Dec-17                Dec-16 
-----------  --------------------  -------------------- 
              GEL     FC    Total   GEL     FC    Total 
 Corporate    0.0%   4.2%   3.2%    0.7%   6.1%   4.8% 
 Retail       2.6%   2.8%   2.7%    1.8%   3.0%   2.5% 
 MSME         2.2%   6.0%   4.6%    1.8%   4.9%   4.0% 
 Total        2.1%   4.1%   3.3%    1.6%   4.4%   3.5% 
-----------  -----  -----  ------  -----  -----  ------ 
 

Total

Total NPLs stood at 3.3% down by 0.2 pp on YoY basis. The NPLs in local currency increased by 0.5pp to 2.1%, while NPLs in foreign currency decreased by 0.3pp to 4.1%.

Retail Segment

Retail NPLs stood at 2.7% up by 0.2pp on YoY. The Retail NPLs in local currency increased by 0.8pp to 2.6%, while NPLs in foreign currency declined by 0.2pp to 2.8%.

Corporate

Corporate NPLs stood at 3.2%, down by 1.6pp on a YoY basis. The decline was driven by write-off of one large corporate borrower in 1Q 2017, which was almost fully provisioned, as well as by improved financial conditions of several other borrowers.

The corporate NPLs in local currency decreased by 0.7pp to 0.0%, while NPLs in foreign currency dropped by 1.9pp to 4.2%.

MSME

MSME NPLs expanded by 0.6pp on a YoY basis to 4.6%. The YoY increase is driven by worsened financial standing of a few borrowers.

The MSME NPLs in local currency increased by 0.4pp to 2.2%, while NPLs in foreign currency increased by 1.1pp to 6.0%.

 
 NPLs Coverage 
 NPLs Coverage             Dec-17(including                          Dec-16 
                             IFRS9 impact) 
                  Exc. Collateral   Incl. Collateral   Exc. Collateral   Incl. Collateral 
---------------  ----------------  -----------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 Corporate             86.6%             211.0%             91.8%             262.2% 
 Retail               154.0%             237.3%            106.6%             205.6% 
 MSME                  54.6%             170.6%             57.7%             186.4% 
 Total                104.7%             209.4%             88.4%             222.5% 
---------------  ----------------  -----------------  ----------------  ----------------- 
 

Total

NPL coverage ratios per IAS 39 stood at 81.8% and 186.5%, including collateral.

Retail Segment

NPL coverage ratios per IAS 39 stood at 120.8% and 204.1%, including collateral.

Corporate

NPL coverage ratios per IAS 39 stood at 63.2% and 187.7%, including collateral.

MSME

NPL coverage ratios per IAS 39 stood at 46.1% and 162.2%, including collateral

Liabilities

As of 31 December 2017, TBC Bank's total liabilities amounted to GEL 11,075.5 million, up by 20.6% YoY. The YoY growth of GEL 1,889.1 million was primarily due to a GEL 1,361.9 million, or 21.1%, increase in customer deposits. Total liabilities also grew following the increase in amounts due to credit institutions by GEL 423.1 million as well as a rise in subordinated debt by GEL 58.4 million.

Liquidity

The Bank's liquidity ratio, as defined by the NBG, stood at 32.5% as of 31 December 2017, compared to 30.8% as of 31 December 2016. The newly introduced short term liquidity ratio, total LCR, as defined by NBG, stood at 112.7% above the 100.0% limit. The LCR for GEL and FC stood at 95.6% and 122.9% respectively, both higher of their respective limits of 75% and 100%.

Total Equity

As of 31 December 2017, TBC's total equity amounted to GEL 1,890.5 million, up from GEL 1,582.6 million as of 31 December 2016. The YoY change in equity was mainly due to the net profit contribution of GEL 359.9 million, which was offset by a GEL 74.8 million dividend distribution (gross of tax and consisting of GEL 66.7 million cash-based and GEL 8.1 million share-based).

Regulatory Capital

In December 2017, the National Bank of Georgia introduced new capital adequacy requirements in order achieve better compliance with Basel III framework. More information can be found on pages 54-55.

The regulatory CAR is already based on the new regulation. As of 31 December 2017, the Bank's Basel III Tier 1 and Total Capital Adequacy Ratios (CAR) stood at 13.4% and 17.5%, compared to the required levels of 10.3% and 15.2%, respectively. The Bank's Basel III Tier 1 Capital amounted to GEL 1,437.2million and Bank's Basel III Total Regulatory Capital amounted to GEL 1,885.3million. Risk Weighted Assets amounted to GEL 10,753.2million as of 31 December 2017.

Results by Segments and Subsidiaries

The segment definitions are as per below:

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

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

-- Retail - all non-business individual customers or individual business customers who have been granted a loan in an amount equivalent below USD 8.0 thousand. All individual customers are included in retail deposits.

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

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

 
 Income Statement by Segments 
 
 Y'17                                   Retail       MSME     Corporate   Corp.Centre     Total 
------------------------------------  ----------  ---------  ----------  ------------  ---------- 
 Interest Income                         535,851    184,008     203,082       110,998   1,033,939 
 Interest Expense                      (118,516)   (11,661)   (103,707)     (196,040)   (429,924) 
 Net Transfer Pricing                   (73,141)   (51,488)      22,489       102,140           0 
 Net Interest Income                     344,194    120,859     121,864        17,098     604,015 
------------------------------------  ----------  ---------  ----------  ------------  ---------- 
 Fee and Commission Income               140,581     20,335      30,037         2,990     193,944 
 Fee and Commission Expense             (51,199)    (8,949)     (6,942)         (893)    (67,983) 
 Net fee and Commission Income            89,383     11,386      23,095         2,098     125,961 
------------------------------------  ----------  ---------  ----------  ------------  ---------- 
 Gross Insurance Profit                        0          0           0         6,773       6,773 
------------------------------------  ----------  ---------  ----------  ------------  ---------- 
 Gains Less Losses from Trading 
  in Foreign Currencies                   22,597     26,885      38,885       (1,268)      87,099 
 Foreign Exchange Translation 
  Gains Less Losses/(Losses 
  Less Gains)                                  0          0           0         4,374       4,374 
 Net Losses from Derivative 
  Financial Instruments                        0          0           0          (36)        (36) 
 (Losses Less Gains)/Gains 
  Less Losses from Disposal 
  of Investment Securities 
  Available for Sale                           0          0           0            93          93 
 Other Operating Income                   12,670      1,726      13,465         3,936      31,797 
 Share of profit of associates                 0          0           0           909         909 
 Other Operating Non-Interest 
  Income                                  35,267     28,612      52,350         8,007     124,236 
------------------------------------  ----------  ---------  ----------  ------------  ---------- 
 Other Operating Non-Interest 
  Income and Gross Insurance 
  Profit                                  35,267     28,612      52,350        14,781     131,009 
------------------------------------  ----------  ---------  ----------  ------------  ---------- 
 Provision for Loan Impairment         (106,579)   (14,275)      27,031             0    (93,823) 
 (Provision)/Recovery of Provision 
  for Liabilities, Charges 
  and Credit Related Commitments           (261)        467         183         (542)       (153) 
 Recovery of Provision/(Provision) 
  for Impairment of Investments 
  in Finance Lease                             0          0           0         (492)       (492) 
 (Provision)/Recovery of Provision 
  for Impairment of other Financial 
  Assets                                    (17)       (64)     (7,666)       (4,692)    (12,439) 
 Operating income after provisions 
  for impairment                         361,986    146,985     216,858        28,250     754,078 
------------------------------------  ----------  ---------  ----------  ------------  ---------- 
 Staff Costs                           (128,331)   (31,225)    (25,989)      (17,555)   (203,100) 
 Depreciation and Amortization          (29,813)    (4,972)     (1,438)       (1,042)    (37,265) 
 Provision for Liabilities 
  and Charges                                  0          0           0         2,495       2,495 
 Administrative and Other 
  Operating Expenses                    (81,356)   (15,118)     (7,457)      (17,599)   (121,530) 
 Operating Expenses                    (239,501)   (51,316)    (34,884)      (33,700)   (359,400) 
------------------------------------  ----------  ---------  ----------  ------------  ---------- 
 Profit before Tax                       122,486     95,669     181,974       (5,450)     394,678 
------------------------------------  ----------  ---------  ----------  ------------  ---------- 
 Income Tax Expense                     (15,526)   (13,820)    (27,738)        22,335    (34,750) 
                                      ----------  ---------  ----------  ------------  ---------- 
 Profit for the Year                     106,959     95,655     154,235        16,884     359,928 
------------------------------------  ----------  ---------  ----------  ------------  ---------- 
 
 
 Portfolios by Segments 
 
 In thousands of GEL                       Dec-17      Dec-16 
---------------------------------------  ----------  ---------- 
 Loans and Advances to Customers 
 
  Consumer                                2,128,658   1,838,895 
  Mortgage                                2,069,728   1,808,433 
  Pawn                                       34,767      33,247 
 Retail                                   4,233,153   3,680,575 
 Corporate                                2,475,392   2,062,229 
 MSME                                     1,844,671   1,615,919 
 Total Loans and Advances to Customers 
  (Gross)                                 8,553,217   7,358,723 
 Less: Provision for Loan Impairment      (227,864)   (225,022) 
 Total Loans and Advances to Customers 
  (Net)                                   8,325,353   7,133,702 
---------------------------------------  ----------  ---------- 
 
 
 Customer Accounts 
 
 Retail                     4,378,265   3,748,151 
 Corporate                  2,410,862   1,875,200 
 MSME                       1,027,690     831,598 
 Total Customer Accounts    7,816,817   6,454,949 
-------------------------  ----------  ---------- 
 

Retail Banking

As of 31 December 2017, retail loans stood at GEL 4,233.2 million (or GEL 3,518.2 million without Bank Republic estimated contribution effect), up by GEL 552.6 million, or 15.0%, YoY. The main drivers were GEL 289.8 million, or 15.8%, increase in consumer loans, and a GEL 261.3 million, or 14.4% rise in mortgage loans. As of 31 December 2017, TBC Bank's retail loans accounted for 40.2% market share of total individual loans. As of 31 December 2017, foreign currency loans represented 49.3% of the total retail loan portfolio.

In the reporting period, retail deposits increased to GEL 4,378.3 million (or to GEL 4,066.3 million without Bank Republic estimated contributed effect), up by GEL 630.1 million or 16.8% YoY. Retail deposits grew by GEL 362.5 million, or 9.0%, on a QoQ basis and accounted for 41.3% market share of total individual deposits. The increase in retail deposits was attributable to a GEL 355.2 million, or 21.9%, rise in current deposits, and a GEL 274.9 million, or 12.9% increase in term deposits YoY. Term deposits accounted for 54.9% of the total retail deposit portfolio as of 31 December 2017, while foreign currency deposits represented 83.8% of the total retail deposit portfolio, compared to 86.4% as of December 2016.

In FY 2017, retail loan yields and deposit rates stood at 14.0% and 3.1% respectively, and the segment's cost of risk on loans was 2.8%. The retail segment contributed 29.7%, or GEL 107.0 million, to the TBC's total net income in Respective period.

Corporate Banking

As of 31 December 2017, corporate loans amounted to GEL 2,475.4 million (or GEL 2,230.2 million excluding Bank Republic estimated effect), up by GEL 413.2 million or 20.0% YoY. Foreign currency loans accounted for 74.6% of the total corporate loan portfolio. The market share for legal entities increased by 2.3% YoY to 36.0% mainly due to newly acquired blue chip customers.

As of the same date, corporate deposits totalled GEL 2,410.9 million (or GEL 2,297.5 million without the Bank Republic effect), up by GEL 535.7 million or 28.6% YoY. Foreign currency corporate deposits represented 49.8% of the total corporate deposit portfolio. Market share stood at 37.9%.

In FY 2017, corporate loan yields and deposit rates stood at 9.5% and 5.2%, respectively. In the same period, the cost of risk on loans was -1.3%. Negative CoR in 2017 is driven by good performance of the book. In terms of profitability, the corporate segment's net profit reached GEL 154.2 million, or 42.9% of the Bank's total net income.

MSME Banking

As of 31 December 2017, MSME loans amounted to GEL 1,844.7 million (GEL 1,708.7 million excluding Bank Republic estimated loan portfolio), up by GEL 228.8 million, or 14.2% YoY. Foreign currency loans accounted for 63.8% of the total MSME portfolio.

As of the same date, MSME deposits stood at GEL 1,027.7 million (GEL 964.2 million excluding Bank Republic estimated deposit portfolio), up by GEL 196.1 million or 23.6% YoY. Foreign currency MSME deposits represented 53.7% of the total MSME deposit portfolio.

In FY 2017, MSME loan yields and deposit rates stood at 10.9% and 1.3% respectively, while the cost of risk on loans was 0.8%. In terms of profitability, net profit for the MSME segment amounted to GEL 95.7 million, or 26.6% of TBC's total net income.

Consolidated Financial Statements of TBC Bank Group PLC

 
 Consolidated Balance Sheet 
 
 In thousands of GEL                             Dec-17       Dec-16 
--------------------------------------------  -----------  ----------- 
 Cash and cash equivalents                      1,431,477      945,180 
 Due from other banks                              39,643       24,725 
 Mandatory cash balances with the 
  National Bank of Georgia                      1,033,818      990,642 
 Loans and advances to customers                8,325,353    7,133,702 
 Investment securities available 
  for sale                                        657,938      430,703 
 Bonds carried at amortized cost                  449,538      372,956 
 Investments in finance leases                    143,837       95,031 
 Investment properties                             79,232       95,615 
 Current income tax prepayment                     19,084        7,430 
 Deferred income tax asset                          2,855        3,511 
 Other financial assets                           146,144       94,627 
 Other assets                                     156,651      171,263 
 Premises and equipment                           366,913      314,032 
 Intangible assets                                 83,492       60,957 
 Goodwill                                          28,657       28,658 
 Investments in associates                          1,277            - 
 Total assets                                  12,965,910   10,769,032 
--------------------------------------------  -----------  ----------- 
 Liabilities 
 Due to credit institutions                     2,620,714    2,197,577 
 Customer accounts                              7,816,817    6,454,949 
 Other financial liabilities                       91,753       50,998 
 Current income tax liability                         447        2,577 
 Debt securities in issue                          20,695       23,508 
 Deferred income tax liability                        602        5,646 
 Provisions for liabilities and 
  charges                                          13,200       16,026 
 Other liabilities                                 84,440       66,739 
 Subordinated debt                                426,788      368,381 
 Total liabilities                             11,075,457    9,186,401 
--------------------------------------------  -----------  ----------- 
 EQUITY 
 Share capital                                      1,605        1,581 
 Share premium                                    714,651      677,211 
 Retained earnings                              1,246,327      955,173 
 Group reorganisation reserve                   (162,167)    (162,166) 
 Share based payment reserve                      (3,634)       23,327 
 Revaluation reserve for premises                  70,045       70,460 
 Revaluation reserve for available-for-sale 
  securities                                        1,730      (3,681) 
 Cumulative currency translation 
  reserve                                         (7,360)      (7,538) 
 Net assets attributable to owners              1,861,198    1,554,367 
--------------------------------------------  -----------  ----------- 
 Non-controlling interest                          29,255       28,264 
 Total equity                                   1,890,453    1,582,631 
--------------------------------------------  -----------  ----------- 
 Total liabilities and equity                  12,965,910   10,769,032 
--------------------------------------------  -----------  ----------- 
 
 
 Consolidated Statement of Profit or 
  Loss and Other Comprehensive Income 
 
 In thousands of GEL                              Y'17        Y'16 
---------------------------------------------  ----------  ---------- 
 Interest income                                1,033,939     766,426 
 Interest expense                               (429,924)   (275,973) 
 Net interest income                              604,015     490,453 
---------------------------------------------  ----------  ---------- 
 Fee and commission income                        193,944     142,800 
 Fee and commission expense                      (67,983)    (52,532) 
 Net Fee and Commission Income                    125,961      90,268 
---------------------------------------------  ----------  ---------- 
 Gross Insurance profit                             6,773         256 
---------------------------------------------  ----------  ---------- 
 Gains less losses from trading in foreign 
  currencies                                       87,099      70,269 
 Foreign exchange translation gains 
  less losses                                       4,374     (2,507) 
 Gains less losses/(losses less gains) 
  from derivative financial instruments              (36)       (206) 
 (Losses less gains) / gains less losses 
  from disposal of investment securities 
  available for sale                                   93       9,293 
 Share of profit of associates                        909           0 
 Other operating income                            31,797      23,236 
 Other operating non-interest income              124,236     100,085 
---------------------------------------------  ----------  ---------- 
 Provision for loan impairment                   (93,823)    (49,201) 
 Provision for impairment of investments 
  in finance lease                                  (492)       (558) 
 Provision for/ (recovery of provision) 
  performance guarantees and credit related 
  commitments                                       (153)       (771) 
 Provision for impairment of other financial 
  assets                                         (12,439)     (2,855) 
 Impairment of investment securities 
  available for sale                                    0        (11) 
 Operating income after provisions for 
  impairment                                      754,078     627,667 
---------------------------------------------  ----------  ---------- 
 Staff costs                                    (203,100)   (172,221) 
 Depreciation and amortisation                   (37,265)    (28,082) 
 Provision for liabilities and charges              2,495     (2,210) 
 Administrative and other operating 
  expenses                                      (121,530)   (109,474) 
 Operating expenses                             (359,400)   (311,988) 
---------------------------------------------  ----------  ---------- 
 Profit before tax                                394,678     315,679 
---------------------------------------------  ----------  ---------- 
 Income tax expense                              (34,750)    (17,420) 
                                               ----------  ---------- 
 Profit for the year                              359,928     298,258 
---------------------------------------------  ----------  ---------- 
 Other Comprehensive income: 
---------------------------------------------  ----------  ---------- 
 Items that may be reclassified subsequently 
  to profit or loss: 
---------------------------------------------  ----------  ---------- 
 Revaluation                                        5,489         522 
---------------------------------------------  ----------  ---------- 
 Gains less losses reclassified to profit 
  or loss upon disposal                                 0    (11,611) 
---------------------------------------------  ----------  ---------- 
 Income tax recorded directly in other 
  comprehensive income                                  0       1,649 
---------------------------------------------  ----------  ---------- 
 Exchange differences on translation 
  to presentation currency                            181       (948) 
---------------------------------------------  ----------  ---------- 
 Items that will not be reclassified 
  to profit or loss: 
---------------------------------------------  ----------  ---------- 
 Income tax recorded directly in other 
  comprehensive income                              (422)      10,928 
---------------------------------------------  ----------  ---------- 
 Other comprehensive income for the 
  year                                              5,248         540 
---------------------------------------------  ----------  ---------- 
 Total comprehensive income for the 
  year                                            365,176     298,798 
---------------------------------------------  ----------  ---------- 
 Profit attributable to: 
---------------------------------------------  ----------  ---------- 
  - Owners of the Bank                            354,410     299,146 
---------------------------------------------  ----------  ---------- 
  - Non-controlling interest                        5,518       (887) 
---------------------------------------------  ----------  ---------- 
 Profit for the year                              359,928     298,258 
---------------------------------------------  ----------  ---------- 
 Total comprehensive income is attributable 
  to: 
---------------------------------------------  ----------  ---------- 
  - Owners of the Bank                            359,585     299,686 
---------------------------------------------  ----------  ---------- 
  - Non-controlling interest                        5,591       (887) 
---------------------------------------------  ----------  ---------- 
 Total comprehensive income for the 
  year                                            365,176     298,798 
---------------------------------------------  ----------  ---------- 
 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

 
 In thousands of GEL                                                  YE 2017       YE 2016 
---------------------------------------  ------------------------------------  ------------ 
 
 Cash flows from operating activities 
 Interest received                                                  1,001,920       735,705 
 Interest paid                                                      (425,454)     (273,795) 
 Fees and commissions received                                        195,285       144,247 
 Fees and commissions paid                                           (68,036)      (52,154) 
 Insurance premium received                                            23,518         1,591 
 Insurance claims paid                                                (9,127)         (703) 
 Income received from trading in 
  foreign currencies                                                   87,099        70,411 
 Other operating income received                                        9,080         8,411 
 Staff costs paid                                                   (187,520)     (148,656) 
 Administrative and other operating 
  expenses paid                                                     (112,270)     (104,077) 
 Income tax (paid) / refunded                                        (53,916)      (34,279) 
 Cash flows from operating activities 
  before changes in operating assets 
  and liabilities                                                     460,580       346,701 
---------------------------------------  ------------------------------------  ------------ 
 Net change in operating assets 
 Due from other banks and mandatory 
  cash balances with the National 
  Bank of Georgia                                                    (74,918)     (448,582) 
 Loans and advances to customers                                  (1,341,709)   (1,219,501) 
 Investment in finance lease                                         (46,605)      (11,687) 
 Other financial assets                                              (38,153)      (22,965) 
 Other assets                                                          73,814         (843) 
 Due to other banks                                                 (230,290)       265,679 
 Customer accounts                                                  1,337,901     1,150,146 
 Other financial liabilities                                           18,263         5,724 
 Other liabilities and provision 
  for liabilities and charges                                           3,487           332 
 Net cash from operating activities                                   162,370        65,004 
---------------------------------------  ------------------------------------  ------------ 
 Cash flows from investing activities 
 Acquisition of investment securities 
  available for sale                                                (560,226)     (143,980) 
 Proceeds from disposal of investment 
  securities available for sale                                             -        11,868 
 Proceeds from redemption at maturity 
  of investment securities available 
  for sale                                                            345,748       166,871 
 Acquisition of subsidiaries                                                -     (242,195) 
 Acquisition of bonds carried at 
  amortised cost                                                    (307,248)     (304,109) 
 Proceeds from redemption of bonds 
  carried at amortised cost                                           242,380       314,231 
 Acquisition of premises, equipment 
  and intangible assets                                             (114,383)      (50,689) 
 Disposal of premises, equipment 
  and intangible assets                                                 1,933         1,273 
 Proceeds from disposal of investment 
  property                                                             19,082         7,822 
 Acquisition of subsidiaries, net 
  of cash acquired                                                      (273)       150,791 
 Net cash used in investing activities                              (372,988)      (88,117) 
---------------------------------------  ------------------------------------  ------------ 
 Cash flows from financing activities 
 Proceeds from other borrowed funds                                 1,483,191       903,502 
 Redemption of other borrowed funds                                 (844,115)     (666,156) 
 Proceeds from subordinated debt                                      119,859       136,817 
 Redemption of subordinated debt                                     (59,671)      (90,416) 
 Proceeds from debt securities 
  in issue                                                                (0)         4,354 
 Redemption of debt securities 
  in issue                                                            (2,123)       (4,636) 
 Dividends paid                                                      (67,927)      (54,560) 
 Issue of ordinary shares                                                  29       (3,495) 
 Net cash from / (used in) financing 
  activities                                                          629,243       225,410 
---------------------------------------  ------------------------------------  ------------ 
 Effect of exchange rate changes 
  on cash and cash equivalents                                         67,672        22,536 
---------------------------------------  ------------------------------------  ------------ 
 Net increase / (decrease) in cash 
  and cash equivalents                                                486,297       224,833 
---------------------------------------  ------------------------------------  ------------ 
 Cash and cash equivalents at the 
  beginning of the year                                               945,180       720,347 
---------------------------------------  ------------------------------------  ------------ 
 Cash and cash equivalents at the 
  end of the year                                                   1,431,477       945,180 
---------------------------------------  ------------------------------------  ------------ 
 

FY 2017 Bank Republic Financial Results Based on Internal Estimates

 
 
   Bank Republic Profit and Loss 
 In thousands of GEL                   FY 2017 
------------------------------------  -------- 
 Interest income                       163,250 
 Interest expense                      52,519 
 Net interest income                   110,731 
------------------------------------  -------- 
 Card operations                       (1,430) 
 Settlement transactions                6,210 
 Guarantees and letters of credit       2,896 
 Other                                  (765) 
 Net fee and commission income          6,911 
------------------------------------  -------- 
 FX gain/losses                        14,113 
 Other                                  8,654 
 Other non-interest income             22,767 
------------------------------------  -------- 
 Operating income                      140,409 
------------------------------------  -------- 
 Operating expenses                    60,775 
------------------------------------  -------- 
 Staff costs                           35,175 
 Depreciation and amortization          4,702 
 Administrative and other operating 
  expenses                             20,898 
 Operating profit                      80,269 
------------------------------------  -------- 
 
 
 Bank Republic Loan Portfolio 
 In thousands of GEL                as of 31 December 
                                           2017 
---------------------------------  ------------------ 
 Total gross loans                      1,096,158 
---------------------------------  ------------------ 
 Retail                                  714,959 
 Corporate                               245,235 
 MSME                                    135,964 
 Bank Republic Deposit Portfolio 
 In thousands of GEL                as of 31 December 
                                           2017 
---------------------------------  ------------------ 
 Total deposits                          488,855 
---------------------------------  ------------------ 
 Retail                                  311,984 
 Corporate                               113,406 
 MSME                                     63,4 
 

Key Ratios

Average Balances

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

 
 Key Ratios 
 
 Ratios (based on monthly           Y'17     Y'16 
  averages, where applicable) 
-------------------------------  -------  ------- 
 Underlying ROE(1)                 21.4%    20.6% 
 Reported ROE(2)                   20.9%    22.4% 
 Underlying ROA(3)                  3.2%     3.6% 
 Reported ROA(4)                    3.1%     3.9% 
 Underlying Cost to Income(5)      40.5%    42.9% 
 Reported Cost to Income(6)        41.7%    45.8% 
 Cost of Risk(7)                    1.2%     1.0% 
 NIM(8)                             6.5%     7.8% 
 Risk Adjusted NIM(9)               5.1%     6.4% 
 Loan Yields(10)                   12.1%    13.4% 
 Risk Adjusted Loan Yields(11)     10.7%    12.1% 
 Deposit rates(12)                  3.4%     3.3% 
 Yields on interest Earning 
  Assets(13)                       11.1%    12.2% 
 Cost of Funding(14)                4.5%     4.5% 
 Spread(15)                         6.6%     7.8% 
 PAR 90 to Gross Loans(16)          1.4%     1.3% 
 NPLs to Gross Loans(17)            3.3%     3.5% 
 NPLs coverage per IAS 
  39(18)                           81.8%    88.4% 
 NPLs coverage with collateral 
  per IAS 39(19)                  186.5%   222.5% 
 NPLs coverage per IFRS           104.7%      N/A 
  9(20) 
 NPLs coverage with collateral    209.4%      N/A 
  per IFRS 9(21) 
 Provision Level to Gross 
  Loans(22)                         2.7%     3.1% 
 Related Party Loans 
  to Gross Loans(23)                0.1%     0.1% 
 Top 10 Borrowers to 
  Total Portfolio(24)               8.2%     7.6% 
 Top 20 Borrowers to 
  Total Portfolio(25)              12.4%    11.3% 
 Net Loans to Deposits 
  plus IFI Funding(26)             92.5%    93.4% 
 Net Stable Funding Ratio(27)     124.4%   108.4% 
 Liquidity Coverage Ratio(28)       113%      N/A 
 Leverage(29)                       6.9x     6.8x 
 Regulatory Tier 1 CAR             13.4%      N/A 
  (Basel III)(30) 
 Regulatory Total CAR              17.5%      N/A 
  (Basel III)(31) 
 Regulatory Tier 1 CAR 
  (Basel II/III)(32)              10.3%*    10.4% 
 Regulatory Total CAR 
  (Basel II/III)(33)              13.5%*    14.2% 
 Dividend Pay-out ratio(34)        25.4%    25.2% 
-------------------------------  -------  ------- 
 

*Estimated Basel II/III ratios as of 31 December 2017

Ratio definitions

1. Underlying return on average total equity (ROE) equals underlying net income attributable to owners divided by monthly average of total shareholders 'equity attributable to the PLC's equity holders for the same period adjusted for the respective one-off items; Annualized where applicable.

2.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; Annualized where applicable.

3. Underlying return on average total assets (ROA) equals underlying net income of the period divided by monthly average total assets for the same period. Annualised where applicable.

4. 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.

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

6. 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).

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

8. 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, amount 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

15. 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).

16. 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.

17. 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.

18. NPLs coverage ratio equals total loan loss provision calculated per IAS 39 divided by the NPL loans.

19. NPLs coverage with collateral ratio equals loan loss provision calculated per IAS 39 plus total collateral amount of NPL loans (excluding third party guarantees) discounted at 30-50% depending on segment type divided by the NPL loans.

20. NPLs coverage ratio equals total loan loss provision calculated per IFRS 9 divided by the NPL loans.

21. NPLs coverage with collateral ratio equals loan loss provision calculated 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.

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

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

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

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

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

27. Net stable funding ratio equals available amount of stable funding divided by required amount of stable funding as defined in Basel III. NSFR ratio for before 2Q 2017 is calculated per updated internal methodology in line with Basel 2014 guidelines.

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

29. Leverage equals total assets to total equity.

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

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

32. Regulatory Tier 1 CAR equals Tier I Capital divided by total risk weighted assets, both calculated in accordance with the NBG Basel II/III requirements.

33. Regulatory Total CAR equals total capital divided by total risk weighted assets, both calculated in accordance with the NBG Basel II/III requirements

34. Dividend pay-out ratio for 2017 is based on 2016 performance. Dividend pay-out ratio for 2016 is based on 2015 performance.

Exchange Rates

To calculate the QoQ growth of Balance Sheet items without the currency exchange rate effect, we used USD/GEL exchange rate of 2.4767 as of 30 September 2017. For calculations of the YoY growth without the currency exchange rate effect, we used USD/GEL exchange rate of 2.6468 as of 31 December 2016. The USD/GEL exchange rate as of 31 December 2017 equalled 2.5922. For P&L items growth calculations without currency effect, we used the average USD/GEL exchange rate for the following periods: 4Q 2017 of 2.5933, 3Q 2017 of 2.4207, 4Q 2016 of 2.4958.

Additional Disclosures

Subsidiaries of TBC Bank Group PLC[15]

 
                        Ownership    Country       Year of        Industry          Total Assets 
                         / voting                 acquisition                    (after elimination) 
                           % as 
                          of 31 
                         December 
                           2017 
                       ----------  -----------  -------------  -------------  ------------------------ 
 Subsidiary                                                                      Amount        % in 
                                                                                 GEL'000     TBC Group 
---------------------  ----------  -----------  -------------  -------------  -----------  ----------- 
 TBC Insurance           100.0%      Georgia         2016       Insurance        30,959       0.24% 
                                                                Banking 
 JSC TBC Bank             98.7%      Georgia         2016        sector        12,655,524     97.61% 
    United Financial                                            Card 
     Corporation JSC      98.7%      Georgia         1997        processing      7,486        0.06% 
    TBC Capital 
     LLC                 100.0%      Georgia         1999       Brokerage        6,173        0.05% 
    TBC Leasing 
     JSC                  99.6%      Georgia         2003       Leasing         187,339       1.44% 
                                                                Non-banking 
                                                                 credit 
    TBC Kredit LLC        75.0%     Azerbaijan       2008        institution     39,500       0.30% 
    Banking System 
     Service Company                                            Information 
     LLC                 100.0%      Georgia         2009        services         561         0.00% 
    TBC Pay LLC          100.0%      Georgia         2009       Processing       36,113       0.28% 
                                                                Real 
                                                                 estate 
    Mali LLC             100.0%      Georgia         2011        management        79         0.00% 
    Real Estate                                                 Real 
     Management Fund                                             estate 
     JSC                 100.0%      Georgia         2010        management        21         0.00% 
                                                                PR and 
    TBC Invest LLC       100.0%       Israel         2011        marketing        122         0.00% 
 
 

1) Earnings per Share

 
 In GEL                                        31-Dec-2017   31-Dec-2016 
 Earnings per share for profit attributable 
  to the owners of the Group: 
--------------------------------------------  ------------  ------------ 
 - Basic earnings per share                        6.7           6.0 
 - Diluted earnings per share                      6.6           5.9 
--------------------------------------------  ------------  ------------ 
 

Source: IFRS Consolidated

2) Sensitivity Scenario

 
                                                 10% Currency 
                                                  Devaluation 
 Sensitivity Scenario               31-Dec-17          Effect 
---------------------------------  ----------  -------------- 
 NIM*                                                   -0.1% 
 Technical Cost of Risk                                 +0.2% 
---------------------------------  ----------  -------------- 
 Regulatory Total Capital 
  per new NBG regulation                1,885           1,922 
 Regulatory Capital adequacy                    0.62% - 0.73% 
  ratios tier 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 4Q 
  2017                         FC % of Respective Totals 
----------------------------  -------------------------- 
 Interest Income                                     42% 
 Interest Expense                                    50% 
 Fee and Commission Income                           35% 
 Fee and Commission Expense                          63% 
 Administrative Expenses                             27% 
----------------------------  -------------------------- 
 

Source: IFRS statements and Management figures

4) GEL Refinance Rate and Libor Linked B/S Items 31 December 2017

 
 GEL Refinance                    GEL -345                                  GEL 1,224 
  Rate Gap                            m          Libor Gap                      m 
----------------------------  ----------------  ----------------------  ---------------- 
                                GEL    % share                            GEL    % share 
                                 m        in                               m        in 
                                        totals                                    totals 
----------------------------  ------  --------  ----------------------  ------  -------- 
 Assets                        1,786     14%     Assets                  2,532     20% 
----------------------------  ------  --------  ----------------------  ------  -------- 
        Securities with 
         fixed yield(<=1y)*     494      45%            Nostro**          399      59% 
                                                ----------------------  ------  -------- 
        Securities with 
         floating yield         149      13%            NBG Reserves**   1,034     74% 
                                                ----------------------  ------  -------- 
        Loans with Floating 
         yield                 1,013     12%            NBG Deposits      172      12% 
                                                ----------------------  ------  -------- 
        Reserves in NBG         118      8%             Libor Loans       905      11% 
                                                ----------------------  ------  -------- 
  Interbank loans&                                      Interest 
   Deposits & Repo              12       2%              Rate Options     23 
----------------------------  ------  --------  ----------------------  ------  -------- 
  Liabilities                  2,131     19% 
----------------------------  ------  --------  ----------------------  ------  -------- 
 Current accounts***            427      5%      Liabilities             1,308     12% 
----------------------------  ------  --------  ----------------------  ------  -------- 
        Saving accounts***      446      6%              Senior Loans     986      39% 
----------------------------  ------  -------- 
        Refinancing Loan                                 Subordinated 
         of NBG                 875      34%              Loans           322      75% 
----------------------------  ------  -------- 
        Interbank Loans 
         &Deposits & Repo       62       72% 
----------------------------  ------  -------- 
        IFI Borrowings          322      13% 
----------------------------  ------  -------- 
 
 

(*) 74% of the less than 1 year securities are maturing in 6 months

(**) Income on NBG reserves and Nostros are calculated as the benchmark minus the margin whereby benchmarks are correlated with Libor. According to NBG regulation from March, 2016 it is 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         4Q'17   3Q'17   2Q'17   1Q'17   4Q'16 
-----------------------  ------  ------  ------  ------  ------ 
 Loan yields              12.3%   11.9%   12.4%   11.9%   13.8% 
     Retail loan 
      yields GEL          19.7%   19.2%   19.7%   20.0%   23.3% 
     Retail loan 
      yields FX           8.8%    8.5%    9.0%    9.1%    9.9% 
  Retail Loan 
   Yields                 14.2%   13.8%   14.2%   13.9%   15.8% 
     Corporate loan 
      yields GEL          12.2%   11.0%   10.6%   10.0%   9.6% 
     Corporate loan 
      yields FX           9.2%    8.6%    9.5%    8.8%    12.5% 
  Corporate Loan 
   Yields                 10.0%   9.2%    9.8%    9.1%    11.8% 
     MSME loan yields 
      GEL                 13.6%   13.1%   13.4%   13.3%   14.3% 
     MSME loan yields 
      FX                  9.4%    9.4%    10.4%   10.1%   11.1% 
  MSME Loan Yields        10.9%   10.7%   11.4%   11.0%   12.0% 
 Deposit rates            3.5%    3.4%    3.5%    3.4%    3.3% 
     Retail deposit 
      rates GEL           4.4%    4.0%    3.9%    3.9%    3.7% 
     Retail deposit 
      rates FX            2.7%    2.8%    3.0%    3.2%    3.4% 
  Retail Deposit 
   Yields                 2.9%    3.0%    3.1%    3.3%    3.4% 
     Corporate deposit 
      rates GEL           8.5%    8.3%    8.5%    8.7%    7.5% 
     Corporate deposit 
      rates FX            2.1%    2.2%    2.1%    1.7%    2.0% 
  Corporate Deposit 
   Yields                 5.3%    5.2%    5.2%    4.9%    4.4% 
     MSME deposit 
      rates GEL           2.1%    2.2%    2.2%    2.0%    1.7% 
     MSME deposit 
      rates FX            0.8%    0.7%    0.6%    0.5%    0.6% 
  MSME Deposit 
   Yields                 1.4%    1.4%    1.3%    1.1%    1.1% 
 Yields on Securities     6.9%    8.4%    7.8%    8.1%    8.1% 
-----------------------  ------  ------  ------  ------  ------ 
 

Source: IFRS Consolidated

 
 
 6) Risk Adjusted 
  Yields 
 Risk-adjusted           4Q'17   3Q'17   2Q'17   1Q'17   4Q'16 
  Yields 
----------------------  ------  ------  ------  ------  ------ 
 Loan yields             11.1%   10.7%   10.9%   10.5%   12.6% 
  Retail Loan Yields     12.2%   10.8%   10.9%   10.6%   13.0% 
  Corporate Loan 
   Yields                9.6%    11.1%   11.3%   11.1%   14.3% 
  MSME Loan Yields       10.4%   9.9%    10.5%   9.4%    9.6% 
----------------------  ------  ------  ------  ------  ------ 
 
 

Source: IFRS Consolidated

 
 
 
 Cost of Risk      4Q'17   3Q'17   2Q'17   1Q'17   4Q'16 
----------------  ------  ------  ------  ------  ------ 
 Retail            2.0%    3.2%    3.1%    2.9%    3.5% 
 Corporate         0.7%    -1.7%   -1.6%   -2.9%   -6.4% 
 MSME              0.7%    0.9%    0.7%    1.1%    3.3% 
 Total             1.4%    1.3%    1.3%    0.9%    0.6% 
----------------  ------  ------  ------  ------  ------ 
 
 

Source: IFRS Consolidated

7) Loan Quality per NBG

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

 
                            Dec-17   Sep-17   Jun-17   Mar-17   Dec-16 
-------------------------  -------  -------  -------  -------  ------- 
 SDL Loans as % of Gross 
  Loans                      3.2%     3.4%     3.3%     4.1%     4.3% 
-------------------------  -------  -------  -------  -------  ------- 
 

Source: NBG

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

 
                              Dec-17   Sep-17   Jun-17   Mar-17   Dec-16 
---------------------------  -------  -------  -------  -------  ------- 
 Cross Sell Ratio              3.94     3.79     3.67     3.57     3.68 
 Number of Active Products 
  (in millions)                4.5      4.06     3.78     3.16     3.14 
---------------------------  -------  -------  -------  -------  ------- 
 

Source: Management figures

9) Diversified Deposit Base

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

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

 
31 December 2017                             Volume of Deposits  Number of Deposits 
MASS                                                38%                93.3% 
STATUS                                              29%                 6.1% 
VIP                                                 22%                 0.4% 
Wealth Management for non-resident clients          10%                 0.1% 
 

Source: Management figures

10) Loan Concentration

 
                                              Dec-17  Sep-17  Jun-17  Mar-17  Dec-16 
Top 20 Borrowers as % of total portfolio      12.4%   12.3%   13.0%   12.2%   11.3% 
Top 10 Borrowers as % of total portfolio       8.2%    8.6%    9.1%    8.3%    7.6% 
Related Party Loans as % of total portfolio    0.1%    0.1%    0.1%    0.1%    0.1% 
 

Source: IFRS consolidated

11) Sales breakdown (for products offered through Multichannel)

 
                   Dec-17  Sep-17  Jun-17  Mar-17  Dec-16 
Digital Channels    23%     25%     22%     24%     26% 
Call Center         22%     20%     27%     28%     29% 
Branches            55%     55%     51%     49%     45% 
 

Source: Management figures

12) Number of Transactions in Digital Channels

 
                                                         4Q 17   3Q 17   2Q 17   1Q 17 
Internet banking number of transactions (in thousands)   2,743   2,175   2,166   2,098 
Mobile banking number of transactions (in thousands)     5,207   3,953   3,163   2,622 
POS number of transactions (in thousands)                16,416  13,326  11,328  9,636 
POS volume of transactions (in mln GEL)                   631     543     447     394 
 

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

Source: Management figures

13) Penetration Ratios of Digital Channels

 
                                   Dec-17  Sep-17  Jun-17  Mar-17  Dec-16 
IB&MB Penetration Ratio             40%     35%     33%     34%     37% 
Mobile Banking Penetration Ratio    31%     27%     25%     25%     24% 
 

Source: Management figures

14) Net outflow of borrowed funds

 
Subordinated and Senior Loans' Principal Amount Outflow by Year (GEL million) 
  2018       2019       2020       2021       2022       2023      2024      2025      2026 
   496        310        381        298        148       155        33        71       157 
 

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

15) NPL Build Up

 
 
NPLs           NPLs in millions as of    Real Growth  FX Effect  Write-Offs  Repossessed    NPLs in Millions as of 
                       Sep-17                                                                       Dec-17 
Retail                  115                  29           3         -29          -3                  115 
Corporate                73                  11           4          -6          -3                   78 
MSME                     83                   9           3          -7          -4                   85 
Total                   272                  50           9         -42          -10                 278 
 
 
 
   16) Net Write-Offs, 4Q 2017 
 
  In GEL millions    Write-Offs  Recoveries  Net Write-Offs 
  Retail                -29          8            -21 
  Corporate              -7          14            7 
  MSME                   -7          1             -6 
  Total                  43          23           -20 
  Source: IFRS Consolidated 
 
 
 
 
  17) Portfolio Breakdown by Collateral Types as of 31-Dec-17 
 
 
 
Cash Cover                2% 
Gold                      3% 
Inventory                 5% 
Real Estate              65% 
Third Party Guarantees    6% 
Other                     1% 
Unsecured                18% 
 
 

Source: IFRS Consolidated

 
18) Loan to Value by Segments as of 31-Dec-17 
 
   Retail         Corporate       MSME      Total 
    42%              43%           44%       43% 
 
 

19) NBG Initiatives

Newly introduced Liquidity Coverage Ratio

NBG has introduced new liquidity requirements (NBG LCR) for short-term liquidity risk management purposes The new requirements, which are in line with Basel III with additional constraints above the Basel standards, increased the effective liquidity requirements and came into force in September 2017. The limits are defined for both GEL and FC currencies as well as the total:

Limits

-- Total LCR>=100%

-- GEL LCR>=75%

-- FC LCR>=100%

In addition, in order to improve management of long-term liquidity, the NBG plans to implement the Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR), which will void existing liquidity requirements.

In 2016, the NBG initiated several measures to promote the "larization" and increase the public trust in the domestic currency. Within NBG LCR framework the national currency is treated preferentially.

Newly introduced changes to RWA under Capital Adequacy Framework

The NBG has also introduced payment-to-income and loan-to-value ratio for retail loans which will affect loans issued after 30 November 2017. The exposures which are out of the defined range will be assigned higher risk weights from normal 75-100% to higher 100-150%. These changes will have negative effects on the capital, but they are expected to be compensated through higher pricing of such loans. In addition, the NBG has increased the Group exposure limit from GEL 350,000 to GEL 2 million for the retail category as defined by NBG.

Required PTI

 
Income range   Hedged borrowers  Non-hedged borrowers 
    <1000            30%                 25% 
1,000 - 2,000        35%                 30% 
 
 

Required LTV

 
Income range   Hedged borrowers  Non-hedged borrowers 
2,000 - 4,000        40%                 35% 
4,000 - 8,000        45%                 40% 
   >8,000            50%                 45% 
 
 
   Collateral type      GEL loans  FX loans 
Ordinary liquid asset      80%       75% 
  High liquid asset        90%       85% 
 

In December 2017, the National Bank of Georgia introduced new capital adequacy requirements in order achieve better compliance with Basel III framework.

 
                           2017 Actual        2018 F          2019 F          2020 F          2021 F 
                          Tier 1  Total   Tier 1  Total   Tier 1  Total   Tier 1  Total   Tier 1  Total 
Minimum Requirement       6.00%   8.00%   6.00%   8.00%   6.00%   8.00%   6.00%   8.00%   6.00%   8.00% 
Conservation Buffer       2.50%   2.50%   2.50%   2.50%   2.50%   2.50%   2.50%   2.50%   2.50%   2.50% 
Counter-Cyclical Buffer   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%   0.00%   0.00% 
Systemic Buffer           0.00%   0.00%   1.00%   1.00%   1.50%   1.50%   2.00%   2.00%   2.50%   2.50% 
Pillar 1 buffers          8.50%   10.50%  9.50%   11.50%  10.00%  12.00%  10.50%  12.50%  11.00%  13.00% 
 

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.

20) TBC Insurance

TBC Insurance is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company and the main bancassurance partner of the Bank. It was acquired by the Group in October 2016 and 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. The company uses a broad range of channels to sell its products, 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 our 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, and more products are planned to be added to this channel in 2018, including payment protection insurance (PPI), CASCO and MTPL.

Insurance business delivered outstanding financial results in a short time. Its market share grew from 3.5% to 13.0% during 2017, while the number of clients increased from 2,887 to 276,848. In line with the significant growth of customers, TBC insurance posted GEL 12,153 thousand in gross written premium, up by 445.7% YoY. As a result, net earned premium reached GEL5,881 thousand, up by 222.0%. At the same time, net combined ratio decreased since the acquisition and remained broadly stable over the last two quarters. Net profit turned positive in 3 Q'17 and reached GEL 885 thousand. In 4Q'17 net profit amounted to GEL 601 thousand. The QoQ decline in net profit is driven by seasonally higher acquisition costs due to sales promotion campaigns in the 4Q'17.

 
In thousands of GEL     4Q'17   3Q'17  2Q'17  1Q'17  4Q'16 
Gross written premium   12,153  8,584  6,275  4,306  2,227 
Net earned premium      5,881   4,622  3,873  2,475  1,827 
Net profit               601     885   (94)   (458)  (929) 
 
 
                     4Q'17  3Q'17  2Q'17  1Q'17  4Q'16 
Net combined ratio    93%    92%   107%   114%   166% 
 
 
                     4Q'17    3Q'17    2Q'17    1Q'17   4Q'16 
Market share[17]     13.0%    10.9%    9.0%     7.9%    3.5% 
 
                     4Q'17    3Q'17    2Q'17    1Q'17   4Q'16 
Number of clients   276,848  239,472  174,385  116,456  2,887 
 
 

21) Reconciliation of reported IFRS consolidated figures with underlying numbers

 
                                                                                4Q 2016                          2016 
Reported Net interest income                                                     153.7                          490.5 
One-off interest income related to large corporate 
 borrowers                                                                          9.6                          13.8 
One-off interest expense related to prepayment of 
 subordinated loans                                                               (2.5)                          (2.5) 
Underlying net interest income                                                   146.6                          479.1 
 
Reported Net fee and commission income                                             28.4                           90.3 
Reported Gross Insurance Profit                                                    0.26                           0.26 
 
Reported Other operating income                                                  35.92                        100.08 
One-off gain on sale of investment securities                                         0                           8.80 
Underlying other operating income                                                35.92                          91.29 
 
Reported operating income                                                      218.25                         681.06 
Underlying operating income                                                    211.14                         660.91 
 
Reported total provision expenses                                                (9.67)                       (53.40) 
One- off recovery of previously written of principal                            26.22                          26.22 
One-off currency effect on provisions                                            -16.83                           -9.6 
Underlying total provision expenses                                            (19.06)                        (70.01) 
 
Reported operating income after provisions                                     208.59                         627.67 
Underlying operating income after provisions                                   192.08                         590.90 
 
Reported Operating expenses                                                  (111.78)                       (311.99) 
One-off costs related to premium listing                                          (0.3)                        (16.2) 
One-off costs related to Bank Republic integration 
 (consulting costs)                                                               (8.0)                          (8.0) 
One-off costs related to impairment of Intangible Assets 
 of Bank Republic                                                                 (2.0)                   (2.0) 
One-off costs related to staff redundancy provision 
 related to Bank Republic acquisition                                             (2.2)                          (2.2) 
Underlying operating expenses                                                  (99.28)                      (283.53) 
 
Reported profit before tax                                                       96.80                        315.68 
Underlying profit before tax                                                     92.81                        307.37 
 
Reported income tax                                                              (8.77)                       (17.42) 
One-off tax credit                                                                    0                        17.87 
Effect on tax of one-off items (sum of one-off items is 
 multiplied by income tax rate)                                                 (0.60)                         (1.25) 
Underlying income tax                                                            (8.17)                       (34.05) 
 
Reported net profit                                                              88.03                        298.26 
Underlying net profit                                                            84.64                        273.32 
 
Non controlling interest (NCI)                                                   (1.33)                         (0.89) 
Reported net profit less NCI                                                       89.4                         299.1 
Underlying net profit less NCI                                                     86.0                         274.2 
 
 
                            4Q 2016  2016 
Underlying ROE               23.5%   20.6% 
Underlying ROA               3.5%    3.6% 
Underlying cost to income    47.0%   42.9% 
Underlying NIM               7.5%    7.6% 
 
 
                                                                                 4Q 2017                         2017 
Reported Net interest income                                                       165.4                         604.5 
Reported Net fee and commission income                                              39.0                         126.0 
Reported Gross Insurance Profit                                                      1.9                           6.8 
Reported Other operating income                                                     37.0                         124.2 
Reported operating income                                                          243.3                         861.0 
Reported total provision expenses                                                 (36.4)                       (106.9) 
Reported operating income after provisions                                         206.9                         754.1 
Reported Operating expenses                                                       (99.6)                       (354.4) 
One-off costs related to Bank Republic integration 
 (consulting costs)                                                                (0.0)                        (10.9) 
Underlying operating expenses                                                     (99.6)                       (348.5) 
 
Reported profit before tax                                                         107.2                         394.7 
Underlying profit before tax                                                       107.2                         405.6 
 
Reported income tax                                                               (10.5)                        (34.7) 
Effect on tax of one-off items                                                         0                           1.6 
Underlying income tax                                                             (10.5)                        (36.4) 
 
Reported net profit                                                                 96.8                         359.9 
Underlying net profit                                                               96.8                         369.2 
 
Reported non-controlling interest (NCI)                                              1.4                           5.5 
Effect on NCI of one-off items                                                                                     0.1 
Underlying NCI                                                                                                     5.6 
Reported net profit less NCI                                                        95.4                         354.4 
Underlying net profit less NCI                                                      95.4                         363.6 
 
 
                            4Q 2017   2017 
Underlying ROE                21.0%  21.4% 
Underlying ROA                 3.0%   3.2% 
Underlying cost to income     41.0%  40.5% 
Underlying NIM                 6.4%   6.5% 
 

22) Bank Republic Reconciliation Tables

Please note Bank Republic figures after the merger on May 8, 2017 are based on internal estimates as described below.

Bank Republic Contribution Assumptions:

To make the YoY analyses more comparable, the Bank has segregated the Bank Republic contribution after the merger on May 8, 2017, which is based on direct income and cost attribution calculation and, where not applicable, based on established allocation rules, appropriate management assumptions, and estimates.

The management has estimated the Bank Republic contribution effect within the Group's financial results based on the following rationale:

-- Loan and deposit portfolio as well as the interest income and expense from these portfolios have been calculated for all Bank Republic's existing clients with outstanding exposure for the reporting period, as well as for all new clients attracted through the former branches of Bank Republic

-- For the remaining items of B/S and P&L where the direct attribution is not practical, the management has used the allocation based on Bank Republic loan and deposit books contribution to each operating segment

Reported figures for TBC and BR

 
                                                                 FY 2017    FY 2016    4Q 2017    3Q 2017  4Q 2016 
Interest income (TBC)                                            870,689    728,663    253,005    220,839    205,581 
Interest income (BR)                                             163,250     37,763     35,016     37,413     37,763 
Interest income (TBC+BR)                                       1,033,939    766,426    288,020    258,252    243,344 
Interest expense (TBC)                                         (377,404)  (262,087)  (113,409)  (101,628)   (75,769) 
Interest expense (BR)                                           (52,519)   (13,886)    (9,217)   (10,077)   (13,886) 
Interest expense (TBC+BR)                                      (429,924)  (275,973)  (122,626)  (111,705)   (89,655) 
Net interest income (TBC)                                        493,284    466,576    139,595    119,211    129,811 
Net interest income (BR)                                         110,731     23,877     25,799     27,336     23,877 
Net interest income (TBC+BR)                                     604,015    490,453    165,395    146,546    153,689 
Net Fee and Commission Income (TBC)                              119,050     88,076     37,403     30,090     26,200 
Net Fee and Commission Income (BR)                                 6,911      2,192      1,551      1,700      2,192 
Net Fee and Commission Income (TBC+BR)                           125,961     90,268     38,954     31,790     28,392 
Other Operating Non-Interest Income (TBC)                        108,242     88,358     34,122     24,900     24,189 
Other Operating Non-Interest Income (BR)                          22,767     11,983      4,847      3,858     11,983 
Other Operating Non-Interest Income 
 (TBC+BR)                                                        131,009    100,341     38,968     28,758     36,172 
Operating income (TBC)                                           720,576    643,010    211,120    174,200    180,200 
Operating income (BR)                                            140,409     38,052     32,197     32,894     38,052 
Operating income (TBC+BR)                                        860,985    681,063    243,316    207,094    218,253 
Total provisions (TBC)                                               N/A   (41,597)        N/A        N/A      2,131 
Total provisions (BR)                                                N/A   (11,799)        N/A        N/A   (11,799) 
Total provisions (TBC+BR)                                      (106,907)   (53,396)   (36,435)   (27,097)    (9,668) 
Operating Expenses (TBC)                                       (298,625)  (296,686)   (84,222)   (67,178)   (96,483) 
     Staff costs                                               (167,925)  (164,604)   (45,120)   (36,901)   (54,927) 
     Depreciation and amortisation                              (32,563)   (28,141)    (9,378)    (8,172)    (7,494) 
     Provision for liabilities and 
      charges                                                      2,495    (2,210)          -          -    (2,210) 
     Administrative and other operating 
      expenses                                                 (100,632)  (101,731)   (29,724)   (22,104)   (31,851) 
Operating Expenses (BR)                                         (60,775)   (15,302)   (15,418)   (16,733)   (15,302) 
     Staff costs                                                (35,175)    (7,617)    (8,985)    (9,718)    (7,617) 
     Depreciation and amortisation                               (4,702)         59    (1,047)    (1,145)         59 
     Provision for liabilities and 
      charges                                                          -        (0)          -          -        (0) 
     Administrative and other operating 
      expenses                                                  (20,898)    (7,743)    (5,387)    (5,869)    (7,743) 
Operating Expenses (TBC+BR)                                    (359,400)  (311,988)   (99,640)   (83,910)  (111,785) 
     Staff costs                                               (203,100)  (172,221)   (54,105)   (46,620)   (62,544) 
     Depreciation and amortisation                              (37,265)   (28,082)   (10,425)    (9,317)    (7,435) 
     Provision for liabilities and 
      charges                                                      2,495    (2,210)          -          -    (2,210) 
     Administrative and other operating 
      expenses                                                 (121,530)  (109,474)   (35,111)   (27,974)   (39,595) 
Income Tax Expense (TBC)                                             N/A   (17,146)        N/A        N/A    (8,492) 
Income Tax Expense (BR)                                              N/A      (275)        N/A        N/A      (275) 
Income Tax Expense (TBC+BR)                                     (34,750)   (17,420)   (10,487)    (9,327)    (8,767) 
Net profit (TBC)                                                     N/A    287,581        N/A        N/A     77,356 
Net profit (BR)                                                      N/A     10,677        N/A        N/A     10,677 
Net Profit (TBC+BR)                                              359,928    298,258     96,754     86,759     88,034 
 
 

Underlying figures for TBC and BR

 
                                                            FY 2017    FY 2016    4Q 2017     3Q 2017  4Q 2016 
Interest income (TBC)                                       870,689    714,849    253,005     220,839     196,013 
Interest income (BR)                                        163,250     37,763     35,016      37,413      37,763 
Interest income (TBC+BR)                                  1,033,939    752,613    288,020     258,252     233,776 
Interest expense (TBC)                                    (377,404)  (259,630)  (113,409)   (101,628)    (73,312) 
Interest expense (BR)                                      (52,519)   (13,886)    (9,217)    (10,077)    (13,886) 
Interest expense (TBC+BR)                                 (429,924)  (273,516)  (122,626)   (111,705)    (87,199) 
Net interest income (TBC)                                   493,284    455,219    139,595     119,211     122,699 
Net interest income (BR)                                    110,731     23,877     25,799      27,336      23,877 
Net interest income (TBC+BR)                                604,015    479,096    165,395     146,546     146,577 
Net Fee and Commission Income (TBC)                         119,050     88,076     37,403      30,090      26,200 
Net Fee and Commission Income (BR)                            6,911      2,192      1,551       1,700       2,192 
Net Fee and Commission Income (TBC+BR)                      125,961     90,268     38,954      31,790      28,392 
Other Operating Non-Interest Income (TBC)                   108,242     79,563     34,122      24,900      24,189 
Other Operating Non-Interest Income (BR)                     22,767     11,983      4,847       3,858      11,983 
Other Operating Non-Interest Income (TBC+BR)                131,009     91,546     38,968      28,758      36,172 
Operating income (TBC)                                      720,576    622,858    211,120     174,200     173,088 
Operating income (BR)                                       140,409     38,052     32,197      32,894      38,052 
Operating income (TBC+BR)                                   860,985    660,911    243,316     207,094     211,142 
Total provisions (TBC)                                          N/A   (58,219)        N/A         N/A     (7,260) 
Total provisions (BR)                                           N/A   (11,799)        N/A         N/A    (11,799) 
Total provisions (TBC+BR)                          (106,907)          (70,018)   (36,435)    (27,097)    (19,058) 
Operating Expenses (TBC)                           (287,701)         (270,249)   (84,222)    (65,743)    (85,999) 
     Staff costs                                   (164,852)         (164,604)   (45,120)    (36,901)    (54,927) 
     Depreciation and amortisation                         (32,563)   (28,141)    (9,378)     (8,172)     (7,494) 
     Provision for liabilities and charges                    2,495          0          -           -           0 
     Administrative and other operating expenses           (92,781)   (77,504)   (29,724)    (20,670)    (23,578) 
Operating Expenses (BR)                                    (60,775)   (13,277)   (15,418)    (16,733)    (13,277) 
     Staff costs                                           (35,175)    (7,617)    (8,985)     (9,718)     (7,617) 
     Depreciation and amortisation                          (4,702)         59    (1,047)     (1,145)          59 
     Provision for liabilities and charges                        -        (0)          -           -         (0) 
     Administrative and other operating expenses           (20,898)    (5,718)    (5,387)     (5,869)     (5,718) 
Operating Expenses (TBC+BR)                        (348,475)         (283,526)   (99,640)    (82,476)    (99,276) 
     Staff costs                                   (200,027)         (172,221)   (54,105)    (46,620)    (62,544) 
     Depreciation and amortisation                  (37,265)          (28,082)   (10,425)     (9,317)     (7,435) 
     Provision for liabilities and charges              2,495                -          -           -           - 
     Administrative and other operating expenses   (113,678)          (83,223)   (35,111)    (26,539)    (29,297) 
Income Tax Expense (TBC)                                        N/A   (33,470)        N/A         N/A     (7,589) 
Income Tax Expense (BR)                                         N/A      (579)        N/A         N/A       (579) 
Income Tax Expense (TBC+BR)                                (36,389)   (34,048)   (10,487)     (9,543)     (8,168) 
net income (TBC)                                                N/A    260,312        N/A         N/A      71,633 
net income (BR)                                                 N/A     13,006        N/A         N/A      13,006 
 
 

Loan and Deposit portfolios reconciliation

 
Loans portfolio                FY 2017    FY 2016    4Q 2017    3Q 2017    4Q 2016 
Total gross loans (TBC)      7,457,059  5,911,152  7,457,059  6,496,452  5,911,152 
  Retail                     3,518,195  3,240,585  3,518,195  3,123,195  3,240,585 
 Corporate                   2,230,158  1,789,309  2,230,158  1,797,381  1,789,309 
  MSME                       1,708,707  881,258    1,708,707  1,575,875  881,258 
Total gross loans (BR)       1,096,158  1,447,571  1,096,158  1,271,182  1,447,571 
  Retail                     714,959    439,989    714,959    783,864    439,989 
   Corporate                 245,235    272,920    245,235    331,097    272,920 
  MSME                       135,964    734,661    135,964    156,221    734,661 
Total gross loans (TBC+BR)   8,553,217  7,358,723  8,553,217  7,767,634  7,358,723 
  Retail                     4,233,153  3,680,575  4,233,153  3,907,059  3,680,575 
  Corporate                  2,475,392  2,062,229  2,475,392  2,128,478  2,062,229 
  MSME                       1,844,671  1,615,919  1,844,671  1,732,096  1,615,919 
 
 
Deposits portfolio          FY 2017    FY 2016    4Q 2017    3Q 2017    4Q 2016 
Total deposits (TBC)      7,327,962  5,641,123  7,327,962  6,575,429  5,641,123 
  Retail                  4,066,282  3,418,681  4,066,282  3,723,865  3,418,681 
 Corporate                2,297,455  1,468,771  2,297,455  1,975,245  1,468,771 
  MSME                      964,225    753,671    964,225    876,318    753,671 
Total deposits (BR)         488,855    813,826    488,855    521,093    813,826 
  Retail                    311,984    329,470    311,984    291,888    329,470 
  Corporate                 113,406    406,429    113,406    155,518    406,429 
  MSME                       63,464     77,927     63,464     73,687     77,927 
Total deposits (TBC+BR)   7,816,817  6,454,949  7,816,817  7,096,522  6,454,949 
  Retail                  4,378,266  3,748,151  4,378,266  4,015,753  3,748,151 
  Corporate               2,410,862  1,875,200  2,410,862  2,130,763  1,875,200 
  MSME                    1,027,689    831,598  1,027,689    950,005    831,598 
 

[1]Excluding one-off items. Detailed information and effects are given in annex 21 on pages 56-57.

(1) Excluding one-off items. Detailed information and effects are given in annex 21 on pages 56-57.

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

[3] National Statistics office of Georgia

[4] Number of transactions conducted in remote channels divided by total number of transactions

[5] In this context region comprises of Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia

([6]) Excluding health insurance, based on internal estimates

[7] The data for the full year is not published yet

[8] Initial estimates.

[9] Budget spending on salaries and goods and services.

[10] Initial estimates.

[11] Please refer to page 30 for key ratio definitions

[12] Excluding health insurance, based on internal estimates

[13] Please refer to page 48 for key ratio definitions

[14] Excluding health insurance, based on internal estimates

[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] Market share excluding health insurance; Source: Insurance State Supervision Service of Georgia. Market share for 4Q'17 is based on internal estimates

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