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Interim / Quarterly Report Nov 10, 2022

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Bank of Georgia Group PLC

10 November 2022

Bank of Georgia

Group PLC

3Q22 and 9M22 results

Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification:

Nini Arshakuni, Head of Investor Relations

www.bankofgeorgiagroup.com

ABOUT BANK OF GEORGIA GROUP PLC

Bank of Georgia Group PLC ("Bank of Georgia Group" or the "Group" and on the LSE: BGEO LN) is a UK-incorporated holding company. The Group mainly comprises: a) retail banking and payments business (Retail Banking); and b) corporate banking and investment banking operations (Corporate and Investment Banking) in Georgia. 

JSC Bank of Georgia ("Bank of Georgia", "BOG", or the "Bank"), a systematically important and leading universal bank in Georgia, is the core entity of the Group. The Bank is a leader in the payments business and financial mobile application, with strong retail and corporate banking franchises. In line with our digital strategy, the Group focuses on expanding technological and advanced data analytics capabilities to offer more personalised solutions and seamless experiences to our customers. Employee empowerment, customer satisfaction, and data-driven decision-making, together with the strength of the banking franchise, are key enablers of the Group's sustainable value creation. By building on its competitive strengths and uncovering more opportunities, the Group is committed to delivering strong profitability sustainably and maximising shareholder value.

The Group expects to benefit from the growth of the Georgian economy, and through both its Retail Banking and Corporate and Investment Banking operations, it aims to deliver on its strategy and its key medium-term objectives  ̶  at least 20% return on average equity (ROAE) and c.10% growth of its loan book.

3Q22 AND 9M22 RESULTS AND CONFERENCE CALL DETAILS

Bank of Georgia Group PLC announces the Group's consolidated financial results for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2022. Unless otherwise noted, numbers in this announcement are for 3Q22 and comparisons are with 3Q21. The results have been prepared in accordance with International Accounting Standard 34 "Interim Financial Reporting" as adopted by the United Kingdom and the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority. The results are based on International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as adopted by the United Kingdom, are unaudited and derived from management accounts. The results announcement is available on the Group's website at www.bankofgeorgiagroup.com.

A webinar with investors and analysts will be held on 10 November 2022, at 14:00 GMT / 15:00 CET / 09:00 EST.

Webinar instructions:

Please click the link below to join the webinar:

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Participants joining via Zoom can use the "raise hand" feature at the bottom of the screen to ask questions. Participants dialing in can press *9 to raise hand and ask questions.

CONTENTS

4 Macroeconomic developments
5 3Q22 and 9M22 financial highlights
6 Financial highlights
7 Strategic highlights
8 Chief Executive Officer's statement
9 Discussion of results
13 Discussion of segment results
13 Retail Banking
15 Corporate and Investment Banking
17 Selected financial and operating information
22 Glossary
23 Company information

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This announcement contains forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements concerning expectations, projections, objectives, targets, goals, strategies, future events, future revenues or performance, capital expenditures, financing needs, plans or intentions relating to acquisitions, competitive strengths and weaknesses, plans or goals relating to financial position and future operations and development. Although Bank of Georgia Group PLC believes that the expectations and opinions reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such expectations and opinions will prove to have been correct. By their nature, these forward-looking statements are subject to a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and contingencies, and actual results and events could differ materially from those currently being anticipated as reflected in such statements. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied in forward-looking statements, certain of which are beyond our control, include, among other things: macro risk, including domestic instability; regional instability risk; credit risk; liquidity and funding risk; capital risk; market risk; regulatory and legal risk; financial crime risk; information security and data protection risks; operational risk; human capital risk; COVID-19 pandemic risk; model risk; climate change risk; and other key factors that could adversely affect our business and financial performance, as indicated elsewhere in this document and in past and future filings and reports of the Group, including the 'Principal risks and uncertainties' included in Bank of Georgia Group PLC's Annual Report and Accounts 2021 and in 2Q22 and 1H22 results release. No part of this document constitutes, or shall be taken to constitute, an invitation or inducement to invest in Bank of Georgia Group PLC or any other entity within the Group, and must not be relied upon in any way in connection with any investment decision. Bank of Georgia Group PLC and other entities within the Group undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent legally required. Nothing in this document should be construed as a profit forecast.

MACROECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS

Strong growth momentum

The Georgian economy has maintained strong momentum despite the ongoing war in Ukraine and global macroeconomic challenges. Real GDP grew 9.7% year-on-year in the third quarter, after a 10.5% growth during the first half of the year. Consumption spending has remained resilient, and investment expenditure has also picked up. Demand has been supported by increased revenues from the external sector, credit growth and fiscal spending. Importantly, growth is broad-based, driven by hospitality, real estate, communication, and transport industries.

Resilient external sector

Georgia's exports accelerated further in 3Q22, growing 40.5% year-on-year. Import growth also remained strong. In recent months, the widening trade deficit has been more than offset by the robust recovery in tourism inflows and money transfers from abroad. Tourism revenues reached 97.5% of 2019 level in the first nine months of 2022. Remittances grew 64.9% y-o-y in 3Q22 on the back of a growing number of migrants from the region. Given the positive dynamics in all sources of inflows, Georgia's external balance is expected to improve this year.

Moderate bank lending growth

Bank lending slowed during the third quarter, resulting in a 13.7% year-on-year growth on a constant currency basis in 3Q22 vs 18.7% y-o-y growth in the first half of the year. Tighter lending conditions driven by higher interest rates on FX loans and the NBG's recent decision to reduce maximum tenor on uncollateralized consumer loans from four to three years have weighed on credit demand. As growth is driven by local currency lending, the dollarisation of bank loans in Georgia has reduced to 45.1%.

Improved fiscal performance

Fiscal performance continues to improve. Tax revenues grew 27.0% year-on-year in the first nine months of 2022. The Government has revised the planned budget deficit for 2022 down to 3.2% of GDP (from 3.6% of GDP), reflecting better-than-expected tax revenues. In addition, public debt projection for year-end has been revised from 45.3% to 39.6% of GDP due to GEL appreciation and stronger-than-expected GDP growth. Overall, the improved growth outlook and the Government's commitment to fiscal consolidation supported by IMF's stand-by facilities are expected to ensure fiscal sustainability in the following years.

High inflation and tight monetary policy

Headline CPI inflation was 11.5% year-on-year in September, mainly driven by supply-side factors but with some impact related to demand-side as well, including rising housing costs. Decelerating producer price inflation, however, indicates that consumer price rise should also slow in the following months. Monetary policy remains tight, with the NBG policy rate at 11.0% since March 2022. The monetary policy is expected to remain tight for the rest of the year and ease gradually from mid-2023.

Recent GEL appreciation

Strong external inflows, tight monetary policy, and improved sentiments have supported the local currency. As at 31 October 2022, GEL gained 10.4% against the US Dollar year-to-date (5.2% appreciation vs end of June). GEL is expected to remain stable in the medium term.

Outlook

Considering stronger-than-expected macroeconomic performance in the first nine months and improved outlook for the rest of the year, Galt & Taggart has revised its real GDP growth forecast for 2022 up to 10.2%. Going forward, real GDP growth is expected to moderate at 4.8% in 2023 driven by consumption and lasting recovery in tourism and investment spending. The ongoing war in Ukraine, global recession fears, and high inflation are downside risks to growth.

3Q22 AND 9M22 FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

GEL thousands 3Q22 3Q21 Change 2Q22 Change 9M22 9M21 Change
y-o-y q-o-q y-o-y
INCOME STATEMENT HIGHLIGHTS
Net interest income 295,071 243,289 21.3% 281,170 4.9% 847,691 683,869 24.0%
Net fee and commission income 79,662 62,476 27.5% 81,065 -1.7% 219,559 168,332 30.4%
Net foreign currency gain 150,686 33,346 351.9% 125,528 20.0% 340,699 74,604 356.7%
Net other income 1,092 8,706 -87.5% 7,087 -84.6% 9,162 59,627 -84.6%
Operating income 526,511 347,817 51.4% 494,850 6.4% 1,417,111 986,432 43.7%
Operating expenses (160,870) (128,002) 25.7% (160,899) 0.0% (460,125) (357,179) 28.8%
(Loss) / profit from associates 250 223 12.1% 250 0.0% 626 (3,909) NMF
Operating income before cost of risk 365,891 220,038 66.3% 334,201 9.5% 957,612 625,344 53.1%
Cost of risk (48,048) (13,584) NMF (25,911) 85.4% (66,392) (43,669) 52.0%
Net operating income before non-recurring items 317,843 206,454 54.0% 308,290 3.1% 891,220 581,675 53.2%
Net non-recurring items 428 (479) NMF 232 84.5% 708 (528) NMF
Profit before income tax 318,271 205,975 54.5% 308,522 3.2% 891,928 581,147 53.5%
Income tax expense (28,053) (20,671) 35.7% (33,036) -15.1% (85,653) (54,749) 56.4%
Profit 290,218 185,304 56.6% 275,486 5.3% 806,275 526,398 53.2%
GEL thousands Sep-22 Sep-21 Change Jun-22 Change
y-o-y q-o-q
BALANCE SHEET HIGHLIGHTS
Liquid assets 9,486,712 5,461,809 73.7% 7,815,396 21.4%
Cash and cash equivalents 2,773,069 1,274,079 117.7% 2,834,950 -2.2%
Amounts due from credit institutions 2,406,119 1,904,747 26.3% 1,766,529 36.2%
Investment securities 4,307,524 2,282,983 88.7% 3,213,917 34.0%
Loans to customers and finance lease receivables[1] 16,162,942 15,579,496 3.7% 16,299,630 -0.8%
Property and equipment 400,874 377,287 6.3% 389,855 2.8%
Total assets 26,988,984 22,210,552 21.5% 25,364,541 6.4%
Client deposits and notes 17,193,088 13,312,965 29.1% 15,100,061 13.9%
Amounts owed to credit institutions 4,937,760 4,037,523 22.3% 5,019,370 -1.6%
Borrowings from DFIs 1,940,822 1,940,614 0.0% 1,960,874 -1.0%
Short-term loans from central banks 2,060,324 1,378,000 49.5% 2,242,322 -8.1%
Loans and deposits from commercial banks 936,614 718,909 30.3% 816,174 14.8%
Debt securities issued 774,152 1,537,593 -49.7% 1,299,986 -40.4%
Total liabilities 23,375,621 19,302,798 21.1% 21,931,894 6.6%
Total equity 3,613,363 2,907,754 24.3% 3,432,647 5.3%
KEY RATIOS 3Q22 3Q21 2Q22 9M22 9M21
ROAA 4.4% 3.3% 4.5% 4.3% 3.2%
ROAE 32.4% 25.7% 32.8% 32.0% 25.7%
Net interest margin 5.3% 5.0% 5.3% 5.3% 4.8%
Liquid assets yield 4.2% 3.6% 4.4% 4.3% 3.4%
Loan yield 11.6% 10.6% 11.4% 11.4% 10.4%
Cost of funds 4.9% 4.7% 5.2% 5.0% 4.6%
Cost / income 30.6% 36.8% 32.5% 32.5% 36.2%
NPLs to gross loans to clients 2.4% 2.6% 2.6% 2.4% 2.6%
NPL coverage ratio 89.4% 90.9% 89.6% 89.4% 90.9%
NPL coverage ratio, adjusted for discounted value of collateral 138.0% 140.9% 138.0% 138.0% 140.9%
Cost of credit risk ratio 1.0% 0.2% 0.6% 0.8% 0.1%
NBG (Basel III) CET1 capital adequacy ratio 14.8% 12.8% 14.0% 14.8% 12.8%
Minimum regulatory requirement 11.6% 11.0% 11.7% 11.6% 11.0%
NBG (Basel III) Tier I capital adequacy ratio 17.0% 14.6% 16.4% 17.0% 14.6%
Minimum regulatory requirement 13.8% 13.2% 14.0% 13.8% 13.2%
NBG (Basel III) Total capital adequacy ratio 20.3% 19.2% 19.8% 20.3% 19.2%
Minimum regulatory requirement 17.2% 17.3% 17.5% 17.2% 17.3%

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

§ The Group's performance in the third quarter reflected strong franchise growth and was supported by the growth momentum of the Georgian economy. The top-line was boosted by growth across core revenue lines, with continuing strong net foreign currency gains on the back of migrant and tourism inflows.

§ The Group delivered positive operating leverage y-o-y and q-o-q and improved the cost to income ratio to 30.6% in 3Q22 (36.8% in 3Q21 and 32.5% in 2Q22) and 32.5% in 9M22 (36.2% in 9M21).

§ Net interest margin was 5.3% in 3Q22, up 30 bps y-o-y and flat q-o-q. On a nine-month basis, NIM was 5.3%, up 50 bps y-o-y. NIM was supported by higher loan yield but negatively impacted by higher levels of liquidity.

§ Asset quality remains strong. Cost of credit risk ratio was 1.0% in 3Q22 (0.2% in 3Q21 and 0.6% in 2Q22) and 0.8% in 9M22 (0.1% in 9M21), mainly driven by the unsecured consumer and micro portfolios in the Retail Banking segment. The share of NPLs in gross loans came down to 2.4% at 30 September 2022 (2.6% at 30 June 2022), with reductions in both the Retail and Corporate Banking segments.  

§ Robust profit and profitability. Our profit in 3Q22 amounted to GEL 290.2m (up 56.6% y-o-y and up 5.3% q-o-q). Profit for the nine months ended 30 September 2022 was GEL 806.3 (up 53.2% y-o-y). ROAE stood at 32.4% in 3Q22 (25.7% in 3Q21 and 32.8% in 2Q22) and at 32.0% in 9M22 (25.7% in 9M21).

§ Moderate growth of the loan book - on a constant currency basis, loan portfolio was up 12.9% y-o-y and up 2.3% q-o-q. The y-o-y growth was driven by the consumer, mortgage, and MSME portfolios, whereas the q-o-q growth was driven by the consumer, mortgage and SME portfolios, partly offset by reduced micro and corporate loan books. In nominal terms, loan book was up 3.7% y-o-y and down 0.8% q-o-q - as a result of the continuing appreciation of the Georgian Lari against the US Dollar.

§ Significant growth of client deposits and notes during the quarter - 40.3% y-o-y and 17.2% q-o-q on a constant currency basis - reflecting the strength of the Group's customer franchise. Nominal growth was 29.1% y-o-y and 13.9% q-o-q.

§ Robust capital adequacy position. During the third quarter, the Bank's CET1 capital increased by 80 basis points, driven by robust internal capital generation and partially offset by business growth. At 30 September 2022, the Bank's Basel III Common Equity Tier 1, Tier 1, and Total capital adequacy ratios stood at 14.8%, 17.0%, and 20.3%, respectively, all comfortably above the minimum requirements of 11.6%, 13.8% and 17.2%, respectively.

§ Liquidity coverage ratio increased to 121.4% at 30 September 2022, vs 112.7% at 30 September 2021 and 113.5% at 30 June 2022. The LCR continues to be comfortably above the 100% minimum requirement.

§

STRATEGIC HIGHLIGHTS[2]

Sep-22 Sep-21 Change

y-o-y
Jun-22 Change

q-o-q
ACTIVE CUSTOMERS
Number of monthly active individual customers 1,545,984 1,302,411 18.7% 1,492,199 3.6%
Number of monthly active legal entities 75,561 63,019 19.9% 70,429 7.3%
Number of monthly active customers (total) 1,621,545 1,365,430 18.8% 1,562,628 3.8%
DIGITAL
Monthly active digital users (individual clients)[3] 1,005,248 765,909 31.2% 959,137 4.8%
Share of MAU in total active individuals 65.0% 58.8% 64.3%
DAU/MAU 45.2% 41.2% 45.8%
Volume in GEL thousands 3Q22 3Q21 Change

y-o-y
2Q22 Change

q-o-q
9M22 9M21 Change

y-o-y
DIGITAL
Number of transactions in mBank and iBank 45,029,140 30,166,560 49.3% 41,329,065 9.0% 121,627,288 78,655,010 54.6%
Volume of transactions in mBank and iBank 11,450,224 5,672,884 101.8% 9,920,298 15.4% 27,900,594 14,339,319 94.6%
Product offloading rate 34.0% 29.1% 33.8% 34.4% 23.7%
PAYMENTS
Number of active POS terminals (physical POS and e-commerce)[4] 32,813 25,348 29.5% 31,124 5.4% 32,813 25,348 29.5%
Volume of transactions in BOG's POS and e-commerce terminals 2,765,830 1,899,004 45.6% 2,291,322 20.7% 6,979,543 4,749,752 46.9%
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
Net promoter score (NPS) 60.1 46.6 51.8

§ The Bank increased its customer base to 1.62 million monthly active customers at 30 September 2022 - an 18.8% increase vs 30 September 2021 and a 3.8% increase vs 30 June 2022.  

§ More than 1 million individuals were monthly active users of our mBank and iBank at 30 September 2022, up 31.2% y-o-y and up 4.8% q-o-q. The share of MAU in total active individuals reached 65.0% at 30 September 2022, up from 58.8% at 30 September 2021 and 64.3% at 30 June 2022.

§ Digital channels. We have continued to develop our digital channels and provide superior digital experience. We fully rolled out a chat bot in the mobile app, added the functionality that enables clients to purchase public transportation cards in the app, launched a payments platform (online analogue of our Express Pay terminal) - bogpay.ge, and piloted Bank of Georgia's sCool App for kids. In 3Q22, 96.7% of total transactions were non-branch transactions, with the share of transactions via mBank/iBank at 56%, up from 49% in 3Q21.   

§ Product offloading. Our objective is to increase customer activity and product sales in digital channels. During the third quarter, product offloading was 34.0% vs 29.1% in 3Q21.

§ Payments. Bank of Georgia's market share in acquiring increased to 48.8% in 3Q22 vs 41.2% in 3Q21, with POS acquiring market share at 54.1% in 3Q22 vs 48.5% in 3Q21. The volume of transactions executed through BOG's physical and online terminals was up 45.6% y-o-y in the third quarter of 2022.

§ Customer satisfaction. Net Promoter Score reached 60 in the third quarter (up 13.5 points y-o-y and up 8.3 points q-o-q), an all-time high result for the Bank.

§ Bank of Georgia was named World's Best Consumer Digital Bank 2022 by Global Finance. In addition, we have been recognised as World's Best in Lending (Consumer) and Best Consumer Digital Bank in Central and Eastern Europe by the same prestigious publication.

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S STATEMENT

As we approach the end of 2022, we continue to operate against a backdrop of regional and global challenges. However, the Georgian economy has performed much better than we anticipated in the beginning of the year. Following upward revisions by international organisations and local authorities, full-year real GDP growth is now expected at 10.2%. The debt burden in the economy has reduced, with bank loans to GDP down to 62% in 3Q22, from the highest level of 77.6% reached in 2020. Furthermore, public debt to GDP is expected at 39.6% in 2022, down from 60.1% during 2020. Fiscal buffers are being rebuilt, with fiscal deficit for 2022 revised down to 3.2% (vs 3.6% originally planned and vs 6.1% in 2021). The resilience of the economy to external shocks is supported by gross international reserves, which were up 5.8% year-on-year to $4.3 billion in 3Q22. On the back of strong external inflows, the Georgian Lari has continued to appreciate against the US Dollar and, while interest rates and inflation levels remain relatively high, both are expected to ease gradually from early 2023.

In Bank of Georgia, our entire team has remained committed to supporting each other and our customers. The Net Promoter Score is now 60, an all-time high result, compared with the mid-30s three years ago, reflecting a major improvement in customer experience. We finished the third quarter with more than 1,000,000 monthly active digital users - 65% of all monthly active individual clients - and, importantly, almost half of them use our mobile app and internet banking platform daily. Our payments business also performed well. The volume of transactions through our POS and e-commerce terminals was up 45.6% y-o-y and up 20.7% q-o-q in the third quarter. The strength of Bank of Georgia's retail digital franchise ensures that we remain "top of mind" in Georgia and is reflected in the financial performance of the Group. Overall, the first nine months of 2022 led to a profit of GEL 806.3 million, an increase of 53.2%, and a return on average equity of 32.0%. This was particularly driven by strong payments revenues and net foreign currency gains on the back of continuing client-driven flows as tourists and migrants from nearby countries came to Georgia over the past few months. We have continued to invest for future growth while constantly improving efficiency. Our cost to income ratio improved to 32.5% in 9M22 vs 36.2% in 9M21.

The Group's balance sheet remains strong and of good quality. Loan book growth was 12.9% y-o-y and 2.3% q-o-q, on a constant-currency basis. The y-o-y growth was driven by the consumer, mortgage, and MSME portfolios. Our deposit growth, an indicator of the strength of our core customer franchise, has been exceptional with over 40% growth y-o-y and 17.2% growth q-o-q, on a constant-currency basis. This was also supported by the deposit flows from migrants from neighbouring countries. 

Asset quality also remained robust. The cost of credit risk ratio stood at 1.0% in the third quarter. In Retail, we have returned to a more normalised through the cycle level of cost of credit risk ratio. The share of NPLs in gross loans was down to 2.4% at 30 September 2022.

Bank of Georgia is consistently delivering high profitability while maintaining a strong capital position, with CET1 ratio at 14.8% at 30 September 2022, 320 basis points above the minimum requirement. Given the highly liquid balance sheet, we implemented a Tender Offer in September 2022, repurchasing US$ 130 million of the Bank's Eurobond, due to mature next year. Only US$ 82.4 million of the original US$ 350 million Eurobond remains outstanding as at 8 November 2022.

An interim dividend of GEL 1.85 per ordinary share in respect of the period ended 30 June 2022 was paid to ordinary shareholders of the Group on 20 October 2022. The GEL 112.7 million share buyback and cancellation programme is ongoing and as at 1 November 2022, 1,269,273 shares had been repurchased and cancelled, at a total cost of GEL 78.9 million.

As Georgia's role as a transport, trading, and logistics corridor in the region is strengthening, the attention from international companies and investors will likely increase, and Bank of Georgia remains well-positioned to continue serving the country and our customers during this important period of time.

Archil Gachechiladze,

CEO, Bank of Georgia Group PLC

9 November 2022

DISCUSSION OF RESULTS

The Group's business consists of three key business segments. (1) Retail Banking operations in Georgia comprising sub-segments that target mass retail, mass affluent and high-net-worth clients and MSMEs. (2) Corporate and Investment Banking operations in Georgia serving corporate and institutional customers and providing brokerage services through Galt & Taggart. (3) JSC Belarusky Narodny Bank - BNB - serving retail and SME clients in Belarus.

OPERATING INCOME
GEL thousands, unless otherwise noted 3Q22 3Q21 Change 2Q22 Change 9M22 9M21 Change
y-o-y q-o-q y-o-y
Interest income 574,626 466,265 23.2% 553,309 3.9% 1,649,229 1,341,482 22.9%
Interest expense (279,555) (222,976) 25.4% (272,139) 2.7% (801,538) (657,613) 21.9%
Net interest income 295,071 243,289 21.3% 281,170 4.9% 847,691 683,869 24.0%
Fee and commission income 147,207 105,992 38.9% 135,127 8.9% 389,007 277,165 40.4%
Fee and commission expense (67,545) (43,516) 55.2% (54,062) 24.9% (169,448) (108,833) 55.7%
Net fee and commission income 79,662 62,476 27.5% 81,065 -1.7% 219,559 168,332 30.4%
Net foreign currency gain 150,686 33,346 351.9% 125,528 20.0% 340,699 74,604 356.7%
Net other income 1,092 8,706 -87.5% 7,087 -84.6% 9,162 59,627 -84.6%
Operating income 526,511 347,817 51.4% 494,850 6.4% 1,417,111 986,432 43.7%
Net interest margin 5.3% 5.0% 5.3% 5.3% 4.8%
Average interest earning assets 21,908,999 19,349,551 13.2% 21,188,021 3.4% 21,320,068 19,236,800 10.8%
Average interest bearing liabilities 22,437,533 18,849,526 19.0% 21,011,444 6.8% 21,306,689 19,250,947 10.7%
Average net loans and finance lease receivables 16,081,414 15,160,944 6.1% 16,248,315 -1.0% 16,125,112 14,802,630 8.9%
Average net loans and finance lease receivables, GEL 8,207,464 6,705,860 22.4% 7,740,212 6.0% 7,790,164 6,276,985 24.1%
Average net loans and finance lease receivables, FC 7,873,950 8,455,084 -6.9% 8,508,103 -7.5% 8,334,948 8,525,645 -2.2%
Average client deposits and notes 16,467,683 13,507,002 21.9% 14,829,552 11.0% 15,244,045 13,740,809 10.9%
Average client deposits and notes, GEL 6,378,171 5,295,351 20.4% 5,976,483 6.7% 6,017,763 5,266,645 14.3%
Average client deposits and notes, FC 10,089,512 8,211,651 22.9% 8,853,069 14.0% 9,226,282 8,474,164 8.9%
Average liquid assets 8,961,650 5,673,999 57.9% 7,194,782 24.6% 7,631,943 6,305,218 21.0%
Average liquid assets, GEL 3,374,212 2,384,419 41.5% 3,315,150 1.8% 3,276,484 2,564,327 27.8%
Average liquid assets, FC 5,587,438 3,289,580 69.9% 3,879,632 44.0% 4,355,459 3,740,891 16.4%
Liquid assets yield 4.2% 3.6% 4.4% 4.3% 3.4%
Liquid assets yield, GEL 8.9% 8.1% 8.7% 8.9% 7.8%
Liquid assets yield, FC 1.1% 0.1% 0.4% 0.6% 0.1%
Loan yield 11.6% 10.6% 11.4% 11.4% 10.4%
Loan yield, GEL 16.0% 15.2% 16.0% 15.9% 15.0%
Loan yield, FC 7.0% 6.9% 7.2% 7.1% 7.0%
Cost of funds 4.9% 4.7% 5.2% 5.0% 4.6%
Cost of funds, GEL 9.5% 8.5% 9.6% 9.5% 8.0%
Cost of funds, FC 1.7% 2.4% 2.0% 1.9% 2.6%
Cost / income 30.6% 36.8% 32.5% 32.5% 36.2%

Performance highlights

§ The Group generated operating income of GEL 526.5m in 3Q22 (up 51.4% y-o-y and up 6.4% q-o-q), ending the nine months of 2022 with operating income of GEL 1,417.1m (up 43.7% y-o-y). The y-o-y growth was strong across core revenue lines.

-       Net interest income was up 21.3% y-o-y and up 4.9% q-o-q, amounting to GEL 295.1m in the third quarter. In 9M22, net interest income was GEL 847.7m, up 24.0% y-o-y.

-       Net fee and commission income was GEL 79.7m in 3Q22 (up 27.5% y-o-y and down 1.7% q-o-q) and GEL 219.6m in 9M22 (up 30.4% y-o-y). The y-o-y increase in 3Q22 was driven by strong fee income generation in our settlement operations, partially offset by lower net fees posted in cash operations and advisory services compared with 3Q21. The drop in net fee income vs the previous quarter was due to lower net fee income generated from our cash operations.

-       Net foreign currency gain amounted to GEL 150.7m in the third quarter, up 4.5x y-o-y and up 20.0% q-o-q, ending the nine months of 2022 with GEL 340.7m, up 4.6x y-o-y. The key drivers of the significant boost to net foreign currency gain over the past few months have been higher client-related volumes as tourism and migrant inflows increased, higher inbound remittances and robust economic activity as well as wider spreads on the back of exchange rate volatility.

-       Net other income in the third quarter of 2022 included a GEL 6.1 million loss related to the repurchase of US$ 129,987,000 of the Bank's US$ 350 million 6.00% Notes due 2023 under the tender offer announced and completed in September 2022. This reflects the slightly above par price paid for the repurchased bonds. Higher net other income last year was driven by higher net gains from the sale of real estate property and investment securities.

§ NIM was 5.3% in 3Q22 (up 30 bps y-o-y and flat q-o-q) and 5.3% in 9M22 (up 50 bps y-o-y). The y-o-y increase in NIM in 3Q22 and 9M22 was driven by higher loan yield, but was partially offset by higher cost of funds and increased liquidity.

-     Loan yield was 11.6% in 3Q22, up 100 bps y-o-y and up 20 bps q-o-q. In 9M22, loan yield was 11.4%, up 100 bps y-o-y. GEL loan yield was 16.0% in 3Q22, up 80 bps y-o-y and flat q-o-q. For the nine months ended 30 September 2022, GEL loan yield stood at 15.9%, up 90 bps y-o-y. The y-o-y increase in GEL loan yield reflected the policy rate hikes by the NBG and the growth of our consumer portfolio.

-     Cost of funds was 4.9% in 3Q22, up 20 bps y-o-y and down 30 bps q-o-q. For the nine months ended 30 September 2022, cost of funds was 5.0%, up 40 bps y-o-y. GEL cost of funds was up 100 bps y-o-y and down 10 bps q-o-q to 9.5% in the third quarter. On a nine-month basis, GEL cost of funds increased by 150 bps y-o-y to 9.5%, mainly reflecting the refinancing rate hikes by the NBG. However, the increase of GEL cost of funds was partially offset by decreased FC cost of funds, down 70 bps in 3Q22 vs 3Q21 to 1.7% and down 70 bps in 9M22 vs 9M21 to 1.9%. This reduction was largely driven by the high volume of FC deposit inflows, particularly FC current accounts and demand deposits.

OPERATING EXPENSES; COST OF RISK; PROFIT
GEL thousands 3Q22 3Q21 Change 2Q22 Change 9M22 9M21 Change
y-o-y q-o-q y-o-y
Salaries and other employee benefits (94,641) (71,551) 32.3% (95,351) -0.7% (268,321) (200,586) 33.8%
Administrative expenses (38,398) (32,342) 18.7% (37,420) 2.6% (109,519) (85,973) 27.4%
Depreciation, amortisation, and impairment (27,209) (23,448) 16.0% (27,536) -1.2% (79,372) (68,363) 16.1%
Other operating expenses (622) (661) -5.9% (592) 5.1% (2,913) (2,257) 29.1%
Operating expenses (160,870) (128,002) 25.7% (160,899) 0.0% (460,125) (357,179) 28.8%
Profit / (loss) from associate 250 223 12.1% 250 0.0% 626 (3,909) NMF
Operating income before cost of risk 365,891 220,038 66.3% 334,201 9.5% 957,612 625,344 53.1%
Expected credit gain (loss) on loans to customers (38,002) (8,192) NMF (23,285) 63.2% (91,143) (11,288) NMF
Expected credit loss on finance lease receivables (1,500) 70 NMF (896) 67.4% (3,680) (1,543) 138.5%
Other expected credit gain (loss) and impairment charge on other assets and provisions (8,546) (5,462) 56.5% (1,730) NMF 28,431 (30,838) NMF
Cost of risk (48,048) (13,584) NMF (25,911) 85.4% (66,392) (43,669) 52.0%
Net operating income before non-recurring items 317,843 206,454 54.0% 308,290 3.1% 891,220 581,675 53.2%
Net non-recurring items 428 (479) NMF 232 84.5% 708 (528) NMF
Profit before income tax 318,271 205,975 54.5% 308,522 3.2% 891,928 581,147 53.5%
Income tax expense (28,053) (20,671) 35.7% (33,036) -15.1% (85,653) (54,749) 56.4%
Profit 290,218 185,304 56.6% 275,486 5.3% 806,275 526,398 53.2%

§ Operating expenses grew 25.7% y-o-y and stayed flat q-o-q in 3Q22. For the nine months of 2022, operating expenses were up 28.8% y-o-y. The y-o-y growth was mainly driven by business growth, continuing investments in IT and other key strategic areas, amid the inflationary environment. On the back of strong top line growth and the focus on efficiency, we improved our cost to income ratio to 30.6% in the third quarter (36.8% in 3Q21 and 32.5% in 2Q22) and 32.5% in 9M22 (36.2% in 9M21).

§ Cost of risk in 3Q22 and 9M22 reflected the following factors:

-       Cost of credit risk ratio was 1.0% in 3Q22 (0.2% in 3Q21 and 0.6% in 2Q22) and 0.8% in 9M22 (0.1% in 9M21). ECL provisions on loans to customers and finance lease receivables posted during the third quarter were predominantly driven by Retail Banking - GEL 39.8m. In addition, no significant ECL reversal occurred in Corporate and Investment Banking, compared with prior quarters. For the nine months ended 30 September 2022, cost of credit risk ratio reflected a GEL 122.5m ECL charge in Retail Banking, a GEL 19.1m ECL charge recorded in BNB, partially offset by a net ECL reversal of GEL 46.8m in Corporate and Investment Banking.

-       Expected credit loss and impairment charge on other assets and provisions for the nine months ended 30 September 2022 included a GEL 44.3 recovery of some previously paid legal fees.

§ Overall, the Group posted GEL 290.2m in profit in 3Q22 (up 56.6% y-o-y and up 5.3% q-o-q) and GEL 806.3m in 9M22, up 53.2% y-o-y. The Group's ROAE was 32.4% in 3Q22 (25.7% in 3Q21 and 32.8% in 2Q22) and 32.0% in 9M22 (25.7% in 9M21).

BALANCE SHEET HIGHLIGHTS
GEL thousands, unless otherwise noted Sep-22 Sep-21 Change

y-o-y
Jun-22 Change

q-o-q
Liquid assets 9,486,712 5,461,809 73.7% 7,815,396 21.4%
Liquid assets, GEL 3,374,039 2,420,845 39.4% 3,293,418 2.4%
Liquid assets, FC 6,112,673 3,040,964 101.0% 4,521,978 35.2%
Net loans and finance lease receivables 16,162,942 15,579,496 3.7% 16,299,630 -0.8%
Net loans and finance lease receivables, GEL 8,503,690 6,968,809 22.0% 7,953,067 6.9%
Net loans and finance lease receivables, FC 7,659,252 8,610,687 -11.0% 8,346,563 -8.2%
Client deposits and notes 17,193,088 13,312,965 29.1% 15,100,061 13.9%
Amounts owed to credit institutions 4,937,760 4,037,523 22.3% 5,019,370 -1.6%
Borrowings from DFIs 1,940,822 1,940,614 0.0% 1,960,874 -1.0%
Short-term loans from central banks 2,060,324 1,378,000 49.5% 2,242,322 -8.1%
Loans and deposits from commercial banks 936,614 718,909 30.3% 816,174 14.8%
Debt securities issued 774,152 1,537,593 -49.7% 1,299,986 -40.4%
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL ADEQUACY RATIOS
Net loans / client deposits and notes 94.0% 117.0% 107.9%
Net loans / client deposits and notes + DFIs 84.5% 102.1% 95.5%
Liquid assets / total assets 35.2% 24.6% 30.8%
Liquid assets / total liabilities 40.6% 28.3% 35.6%
NBG liquidity coverage ratio 121.4% 112.7% 113.5%
NBG (Basel III) CET1 capital adequacy ratio 14.8% 12.8% 14.0%
NBG (Basel III) Tier I capital adequacy ratio 17.0% 14.6% 16.4%
NBG (Basel III) Total capital adequacy ratio 20.3% 19.2% 19.8%

§ Loan book. Net loans and finance lease receivables amounted to GEL 16,162.9m at 30 September 2022, up 3.7% y-o-y and down 0.8% q-o-q in nominal terms. Growth on a constant-currency basis was 12.9% y-o-y and 2.3% q-o-q. GEL-denominated loans increased by 22.0% y-o-y and 6.9% q-o-q, and the share of GEL loans increased to 52.6% at 30 September 2022, up 7.9 ppts y-o-y and up 3.8 ppts q-o-q). The 11.0% y-o-y reduction in FC lending reflects the increasing de-dollarisation of the portfolio and the recent appreciation of the Lari against the US Dollar. At 30 September 2022, Retail Banking accounted for 70.7% of the total loan portfolio of the Bank, with the remaining 29.3% associated with Corporate and Investment Banking.

§ Quality of the loan book. The share of non-performing loans in gross loans decreased to 2.4% at 30 September 2022. The coverage ratios have remained stable.

GEL thousands, unless otherwise noted
NON-PERFORMING LOANS Sep-22 Sep-21 Change

y-o-y
Jun-22 Change

q-o-q
NPLs 398,229 413,626 -3.7% 436,889 -8.8%
NPLs to gross loans 2.4% 2.6% 2.6%
NPLs to gross loans, RB 2.0% 2.2% 2.1%
NPLs to gross loans, CIB 3.1% 3.2% 3.6%
NPL coverage ratio 89.4% 90.9% 89.6%
NPL coverage ratio adjusted for the discounted value of collateral 138.0% 140.9% 138.0%

§ Deposits. On the back of increased client flows, client deposits and notes increased markedly by 29.1% y-o-y and 13.9% q-o-q in nominal terms and amounted to 17,193.1m at 30 September 2022. On a constant-currency basis, growth was 40.3% y-o-y and 17.2% q-o-q. The share of current accounts and demand deposits in total client deposits was 57.6% at 30 September 2022 vs 49.2% at 30 September 2021 and 52.7% at 30 June 2022.

§ Liquid assets. Due to the strong growth of client deposits and notes as well as the increase of investment securities portfolio, liquid assets grew 73.7% y-o-y and 21.4% q-o-q, and amounted to 9,486.7m. The share of investment securities in total assets increased to 16.0% at 30 September 2022 vs 10.3% at 30 September 2021 and 12.7% at 30 June 2022. The deployment of foreign currency liquidity in liquid investment securities resulted in an increase of FC liquid assets yield.

§ Liquidity management. In September 2022, JSC Bank of Georgia announced a tender offer for any or all of its outstanding US$ 350,000,000 6.00% Notes due 2023 (the "Notes") for cash (the "Offer). The aggregate amount of Notes repurchased was US$ 129,987,000. As at 8 November 2022, the amount that remains outstanding is US$ 82,379,000.

§ Maintaining strong capital position. The Bank maintains a robust capital base, with Basel III Common Equity Tier 1, Tier 1, and Total capital adequacy ratios at 14.8%, 17.0% and 20.3%, respectively, at 30 September 2022, comfortably above the minimum requirements of 11.6%, 13.8% and 17.2%, respectively. The movement in capital adequacy ratios in 3Q22 and the potential impact of a 10% devaluation of local currency on capital is as follows:

30 Jun 2022 3Q22

profit
Business growth Currency impact Capital distribution Capital facility impact 30 Sep

2022
Potential impact

of a 10% GEL devaluation
CET1 capital adequacy ratio 14.0% 1.5% -1.0% 0.3% 0.0% 0.0% 14.8% -0.9%
Tier I capital adequacy ratio 16.4% 1.5% -1.1% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 17.0% -0.8%
Total capital adequacy ratio 19.8% 1.5% -1.3% 0.2% 0.0% 0.0% 20.3% -0.7%

The Bank's minimum capital requirements, reflecting the full loading of Basel III capital requirements, to be completed in 2023, which remain subject to ongoing annual regulatory reviews, are currently expected to be as follows:

Expected minimum capital requirements for 2022-2023

Dec-22 Dec-23
CET1 capital requirement 11.7% 12.0%
Tier 1 capital requirement 13.9% 14.3%
Total capital requirement 17.3% 17.4%

§ Share buyback and cancellation programme: Since the announcement of the Group's share buyback and cancellation programme on 30 June 2022, the Group bought back and cancelled 1,269,273 ordinary shares as at 1 November 2022, at a total cost of GEL 78.9 million. As at 31 October 2022, the number of shares with voting rights amounted to 47,866,655. The GEL 72.7 million share buyback and cancellation programme has been completed, and the GEL 40 million share buyback and cancellation programme is currently ongoing.

DISCUSSION OF SEGMENT RESULTS

RETAIL BANKING (RB)

GEL thousands, unless otherwise noted 3Q22 3Q21 Change 2Q22 Change 9M22 9M21 Change
y-o-y q-o-q y-o-y
INCOME STATEMENT HIGHLIGHTS
Net interest income 201,101 147,155 36.7% 181,086 11.1% 555,712 421,363 31.9%
Net fee and commission income 63,084 46,685 35.1% 66,760 -5.5% 175,288 128,813 36.1%
Net foreign currency gain 91,211 18,805 385.0% 77,000 18.5% 200,366 40,905 389.8%
Net other income 3,588 3,477 3.2% 3,353 7.0% 8,414 22,341 -62.3%
Operating income 358,984 216,122 66.1% 328,199 9.4% 939,780 613,422 53.2%
Salaries and other employee benefits (65,775) (52,888) 24.4% (63,852) 3.0% (186,928) (145,179) 28.8%
Administrative expenses (28,510) (25,846) 10.3% (29,809) -4.4% (84,272) (68,173) 23.6%
Depreciation, amortisation and impairment (24,416) (19,925) 22.5% (26,100) -6.5% (71,608) (58,505) 22.4%
Other operating expenses (336) (435) -22.8% (359) -6.4% (2,095) (1,516) 38.2%
Operating expenses (119,037) (99,094) 20.1% (120,120) -0.9% (344,903) (273,373) 26.2%
Profit / (loss) from associate 250 223 12.1% 250 0.0% 626 (3,909) NMF
Operating income before cost of risk 240,197 117,251 104.9% 208,329 15.3% 595,503 336,140 77.2%
Cost of risk (44,327) (10,587) NMF (33,326) 33.0% (128,444) (52,348) 145.4%
Net operating income before non-recurring items 195,870 106,664 83.6% 175,003 11.9% 467,059 283,792 64.6%
Net non-recurring items 427 (338) NMF 240 77.9% 737 30 NMF
Profit before income tax 196,297 106,326 84.6% 175,243 12.0% 467,796 283,822 64.8%
Income tax expense (15,970) (10,375) 53.9% (19,384) -17.6% (45,302) (25,060) 80.8%
Profit 180,327 95,951 87.9% 155,859 15.7% 422,494 258,762 63.3%
BALANCE SHEET HIGHLIGHTS
Net loans 11,041,753 9,791,060 12.8% 10,924,932 1.1% 11,041,753 9,791,060 12.8%
Net loans, GEL 7,276,565 5,847,362 24.4% 6,866,965 6.0% 7,276,565 5,847,362 24.4%
Net loans, FC 3,765,188 3,943,698 -4.5% 4,057,967 -7.2% 3,765,188 3,943,698 -4.5%
Client deposits 11,429,060 9,175,451 24.6% 10,260,017 11.4% 11,429,060 9,175,451 24.6%
Client deposits, GEL 3,297,912 2,607,683 26.5% 3,169,220 4.1% 3,297,912 2,607,683 26.5%
Client deposits, FC 8,131,148 6,567,768 23.8% 7,090,797 14.7% 8,131,148 6,567,768 23.8%
of which:
Time deposits 5,256,659 5,279,621 -0.4% 5,262,317 -0.1% 5,256,659 5,279,621 -0.4%
Time deposits, GEL 1,716,259 1,388,413 23.6% 1,734,406 -1.0% 1,716,259 1,388,413 23.6%
Time deposits, FC 3,540,400 3,891,208 -9.0% 3,527,911 0.4% 3,540,400 3,891,208 -9.0%
Current accounts and demand deposits 6,172,401 3,895,830 58.4% 4,997,700 23.5% 6,172,401 3,895,830 58.4%
Current accounts and demand deposits, GEL 1,581,653 1,219,270 29.7% 1,434,814 10.2% 1,581,653 1,219,270 29.7%
Current accounts and demand deposits, FC 4,590,748 2,676,560 71.5% 3,562,886 28.8% 4,590,748 2,676,560 71.5%
Assets under management 2,001,693 1,522,005 31.5% 1,588,945 26.0% 2,001,693 1,522,005 31.5%
KEY RATIOS
ROAE 33.4% 23.4% 31.4% 27.7% 22.2%
Net interest margin 4.8% 4.2% 4.6% 4.7% 4.2%
Cost of credit risk ratio 1.4% 0.4% 1.2% 1.5% 0.7%
Cost of funds 6.0% 5.6% 6.3% 6.1% 5.4%
Loan yield 12.7% 11.4% 12.3% 12.3% 11.2%
Loan yield, GEL 16.1% 15.3% 16.1% 16.1% 15.2%
Loan yield, FC 6.2% 5.7% 6.1% 6.1% 5.9%
Cost of deposits 2.4% 2.5% 2.6% 2.5% 2.6%
Cost of deposits, GEL 7.3% 6.3% 7.5% 7.3% 6.0%
Cost of deposits, FC 0.4% 1.1% 0.5% 0.5% 1.3%
Cost of time deposits 4.3% 3.8% 4.3% 4.2% 3.8%
Cost of time deposits, GEL 11.3% 9.9% 11.3% 11.3% 9.5%
Cost of time deposits, FC 0.9% 1.7% 1.0% 1.0% 2.1%
Cost of current accounts and demand deposits 0.6% 0.8% 0.7% 0.7% 0.9%
Cost of current accounts and demand deposits, GEL 2.6% 2.3% 2.6% 2.5% 2.4%
Cost of current accounts and demand deposits, FC -0.1% 0.1% -0.1% -0.1% 0.2%
Cost / income ratio 33.2% 45.9% 36.6% 36.7% 44.6%

Performance highlights

§ Operating income before cost of risk more than doubled year-on-year in 3Q22 and amounted to GEL 240.2m (up 104.9% y-o-y and up 15.3% q-o-q) and was GEL 595.5m in 9M22 (up 77.2% y-o-y). The y-o-y top line growth in 3Q22 and 9M22 was driven by strong income generation across core revenue lines, while compared with prior quarter the growth was driven by net interest income and net foreign currency gain.

§ RB's NIM stood at 4.8% in 3Q22, up 60 bps y-o-y and up 20 bps q-o-q. In 9M22, NIM was 4.7%, up 50 bps y-o-y. The y-o-y increase in NIM during the third quarter was driven by higher loan yield, partially offset by higher cost of funds and liquidity.

§ Cost of credit risk ratio returned to a more normalised through the cycle level and was 1.4% in the third quarter of 2022 (0.4% in 3Q21 and 1.2% in 2Q22) and 1.5% for the nine months ended 30 September 2022 compared with 0.7% for the nine months ended 30 September 2021, which benefited from some post-COVID-19 recoveries.

§ Net loans and finance lease receivables stood at GEL 11,041.8m at 30 September 2022, up 12.8% y-o-y and up 1.1% q-o-q. On a constant currency basis, the loan book increased by 20.0% y-o-y and by 3.4% q-o-q in 3Q22. GEL-denominated loans represented 65.9% of total RB loans at 30 September 2022, compared with 59.7% at 30 September 2021 and 62.9% at 30 June 2022.

The y-o-y loan book growth in the periods presented was driven by consumer loans, mortgages and MSME loans. Compared with 2Q22, on a constant currency basis, the growth was driven by consumer, mortgages, and SME portfolios, partially offset by reduced micro portfolio.

RETAIL BANKING LOAN BOOK BY PRODUCT
GEL thousands, unless otherwise noted 3Q22 3Q21 Change

y-o-y
2Q22 Change

q-o-q
9M22 9M21 Change

y-o-y
Loan originations
Consumer loans 841,217 781,670 7.6% 843,421 -0.3% 2,494,552 1,879,711 32.7%
Mortgage loans 412,796 389,722 5.9% 383,007 7.8% 1,115,463 1,262,997 -11.7%
Micro loans 284,255 424,506 -33.0% 366,285 -22.4% 1,063,711 1,239,185 -14.2%
SME loans 381,461 369,869 3.1% 369,234 3.3% 1,115,028 1,130,326 -1.4%
Outstanding balance
Consumer loans 3,016,506 2,247,988 34.2% 2,873,729 5.0% 3,016,506 2,247,988 34.2%
Mortgage loans 4,043,025 3,827,592 5.6% 3,965,356 2.0% 4,043,025 3,827,592 5.6%
Micro loans 2,096,381 1,986,655 5.5% 2,159,028 -2.9% 2,096,381 1,986,655 5.5%
SME loans 1,663,113 1,495,325 11.2% 1,696,239 -2.0% 1,663,113 1,495,325 11.2%

§ RB client deposits increased to GEL 11,429.1m at 30 September 2022, up 24.6% y-o-y and up 11.4% q-o-q. On a constant currency basis, deposits increased by 37.0% y-o-y and by 15.1% q-o-q in 3Q22. GEL-denominated deposits represented 28.9% of total RB deposits at 30 September 2022 (28.4% at 30 September 2021 and 30.9% at 30 June 2022). The share of current accounts and demand deposits stood at 54.0% at 30 September 2022 vs 42.5% at 30 September 2021 and 48.7% at 30 June 2022.

§ Retail Banking's profit increased in 3Q22 to GEL 180.3m (up 87.9% y-o-y and up 15.7% q-o-q) and amounted to GEL 422.5m in 9M22 (up 63.3% y-o-y). RB's ROAE was 33.4% in 3Q22 (23.4% in 3Q21 and 31.4% in 2Q22). On a nine-month basis, ROAE stood at 27.7% (22.2% in 9M21).

CORPORATE AND INVESTMENT BANKING (CIB)

GEL thousands, unless otherwise noted 3Q22 3Q21 Change 2Q22 Change 9M22 9M21 Change
y-o-y q-o-q y-o-y
INCOME STATEMENT HIGHLIGHTS
Net interest income 86,259 86,825 -0.7% 89,283 -3.4% 263,123 235,087 11.9%
Net fee and commission income 11,658 14,237 -18.1% 11,434 2.0% 35,386 34,694 2.0%
Net foreign currency gain 42,057 11,248 273.9% 27,954 50.5% 90,381 23,831 279.3%
Net other income (2,752) 4,982 NMF 2,562 NMF 2,796 37,602 -92.6%
Operating income 137,222 117,292 17.0% 131,233 4.6% 391,686 331,214 18.3%
Salaries and other employee benefits (21,224) (13,053) 62.6% (24,848) -14.6% (60,590) (38,450) 57.6%
Administrative expenses (4,275) (3,948) 8.3% (3,126) 36.8% (10,847) (11,385) -4.7%
Depreciation, amortisation and impairment (1,252) (2,296) -45.5% (117) NMF (3,607) (6,239) -42.2%
Other operating expenses (209) (136) 53.7% (301) -30.6% (846) (548) 54.4%
Operating expenses (26,960) (19,433) 38.7% (28,392) -5.0% (75,890) (56,622) 34.0%
Operating income before cost of risk 110,262 97,859 12.7% 102,841 7.2% 315,796 274,592 15.0%
Cost of risk (5,263) (1,437) NMF 5,209 NMF 84,670 9,933 752.4%
Net operating income before non-recurring items 104,999 96,422 8.9% 108,050 -2.8% 400,466 284,525 40.7%
Net non-recurring items - (3) -100.0% - - - (77) -100.0%
Profit before income tax expense 104,999 96,419 8.9% 108,050 -2.8% 400,466 284,448 40.8%
Income tax expense (7,914) (9,781) -19.1% (12,364) -36.0% (34,895) (27,226) 28.2%
Profit 97,085 86,638 12.1% 95,686 1.5% 365,571 257,222 42.1%
BALANCE SHEET HIGHLIGHTS
Net loans and finance lease receivables 4,579,637 5,056,142 -9.4% 4,814,201 -4.9% 4,579,637 5,056,142 -9.4%
Net loans and finance lease receivables, GEL 1,205,020 1,079,894 11.6% 1,060,546 13.6% 1,205,020 1,079,894 11.6%
Net loans and finance lease receivables, FC 3,374,617 3,976,248 -15.1% 3,753,655 -10.1% 3,374,617 3,976,248 -15.1%
Client deposits 4,974,592 3,831,325 29.8% 4,269,814 16.5% 4,974,592 3,831,325 29.8%
Client deposits, GEL 3,175,024 2,467,897 28.7% 2,759,014 15.1% 3,175,024 2,467,897 28.7%
Client deposits, FC 1,799,568 1,363,428 32.0% 1,510,800 19.1% 1,799,568 1,363,428 32.0%
of which:
Time deposits 1,710,185 1,187,904 44.0% 1,571,470 8.8% 1,710,185 1,187,904 44.0%
Time deposits, GEL 1,599,201 1,017,169 57.2% 1,453,747 10.0% 1,599,201 1,017,169 57.2%
Time deposits, FC 110,984 170,735 -35.0% 117,723 -5.7% 110,984 170,735 -35.0%
Current accounts and demand deposits 3,264,407 2,643,421 23.5% 2,698,344 21.0% 3,264,407 2,643,421 23.5%
Current accounts and demand deposits, GEL 1,575,823 1,450,728 8.6% 1,305,267 20.7% 1,575,823 1,450,728 8.6%
Current accounts and demand deposits, FC 1,688,584 1,192,693 41.6% 1,393,077 21.2% 1,688,584 1,192,693 41.6%
Letters of credit and guarantees, standalone (off-balance sheet item) 1,728,654 1,639,119 5.5% 1,623,435 6.5% 1,728,654 1,639,119 5.5%
Assets under management 1,301,022 1,458,115 -10.8% 1,333,968 -2.5% 1,301,022 1,458,115 -10.8%
RATIOS
ROAE 29.9% 31.4% 30.3% 40.6% 32.8%
Net interest margin 5.1% 5.5% 5.4% 5.3% 4.9%
Cost of credit risk ratio 0.1% -0.3% -0.5% -1.3% -1.0%
Cost of funds 3.2% 2.5% 3.2% 2.6% 2.5%
Loan yield 8.9% 8.7% 9.0% 9.1% 8.6%
Loan yield, GEL 14.7% 14.1% 14.9% 14.7% 13.2%
Loan yield, FC 7.1% 7.2% 7.4% 7.4% 7.4%
Cost of deposits 6.2% 5.6% 6.2% 6.1% 5.4%
Cost of deposits, GEL 9.7% 8.1% 8.9% 9.2% 8.0%
Cost of deposits, FC -0.1% 0.4% 0.0% -0.1% 0.6%
Cost of time deposits 10.8% 8.4% 9.6% 10.1% 8.2%
Cost of time deposits, GEL 11.3% 9.2% 10.3% 10.9% 9.0%
Cost of time deposits, FC 1.5% 2.1% 1.9% 1.0% 2.0%
Cost of current accounts and demand deposits 3.4% 3.8% 4.3% 4.0% 3.4%
Cost of current accounts and demand deposits, GEL 7.6% 6.9% 7.8% 7.7% 6.5%
Cost of current accounts and demand deposits, FC -0.2% 0.1% -0.1% -0.2% 0.4%
Cost / income ratio 19.6% 16.6% 21.6% 19.4% 17.1%
Concentration of top ten clients 5.7% 8.6% 6.3% 5.7% 8.6%

Performance highlights

§ Corporate and Investment Banking's operating income before cost of risk was GEL 110.3m in 3Q22 (up 12.7% y-o-y and up 7.2% q-o-q) and GEL 315.8m in 9M22, up 15.0%. The year-on-year growth in the top line in 3Q22 was driven by significant foreign currency gains posted throughout 2022, partially offset by lower net interest income, net fee and commission income and net other income vs comparative periods of 2021.

§ NIM stood at 5.1% in 3Q22, down 40 bps y-o-y and down 30 bps q-o-q, and at 5.3% in 9M22, up 40 bps y-o-y. CB's NIM was negatively impacted by lower loan yield, higher cost of funds and higher liquidity.

§ Cost of risk in 3Q22 and 9M22 reflected the following factors:

-       Cost of credit risk. CIB's cost of credit risk ratio amounted to 0.1% in 3Q22 (a net gain of 0.3% in 2Q21 and a net gain of 0.5% in 2Q22). On a nine-month basis, cost of credit risk ratio was a net gain of 1.3% (a net gain of 1.0% in 9M21).

-       Expected credit loss and impairment charge on other assets and provisions in the first nine months of 2022 included a GEL 44.3m recovery of some previously paid legal fees.  

§ Net loans and finance lease receivables stood at GEL 4,579.6m at 30 September 2022, down 9.4% y-o-y and down 4.9% q-o-q. However, on a constant currency basis, loan book increased by 3.7% y-o-y and by 0.1% q-o-q in 3Q22. GEL-denominated loans represented 26.3% of total CIB net loans at 30 September 2022, compared with 21.4% at 30 September 2021 and 22.0% at 30 June 2022. The concentration of top ten CIB clients was 5.7% at 30 September 2022 (8.6% at 30 September 2021 and 6.3% at 30 June 2022).

§ Client deposits and notes amounted to GEL 4,974.6m at 30 September 2022, up 29.8% y-o-y and up 16.5% q-o-q. On a constant currency basis, deposits increased by 36.9% y-o-y and increased by 18.7% q-o-q in 3Q22. GEL-denominated deposits represented 63.8% of total CIB deposits at 30 September 2022, compared with 64.4% at 30 September 2021 and 64.6% at 31 June 2022.

§ CIB recorded a profit of GEL 97.1m in 3Q22, (up 12.1% y-o-y and up 1.5% q-o-q) and GEL 365.6m in 9M22 (up 42.1% y-o-y). CIB's ROAE was 29.9% in 3Q22 (31.4% in 3Q21 and 30.3% in 2Q22) and was 40.6% in 9M22 (32.8% in 9M21).  

§

SELECTED FINANCIAL AND OPERATING INFORMATION

INCOME STATEMENT BANK OF GEORGIA GROUP CONSOLIDATED
GEL thousands, unless otherwise noted 3Q22 3Q21 Change 2Q22 Change 9M22 9M21 Change
y-o-y q-o-q y-o-y
Interest income 574,626 466,265 23.2% 553,309 3.9% 1,649,229 1,341,482 22.9%
Interest expense (279,555) (222,976) 25.4% (272,139) 2.7% (801,538) (657,613) 21.9%
Net interest income 295,071 243,289 21.3% 281,170 4.9% 847,691 683,869 24.0%
Fee and commission income 147,207 105,992 38.9% 135,127 8.9% 389,007 277,165 40.4%
Fee and commission expense (67,545) (43,516) 55.2% (54,062) 24.9% (169,448) (108,833) 55.7%
Net fee and commission income 79,662 62,476 27.5% 81,065 -1.7% 219,559 168,332 30.4%
Net foreign currency gain 150,686 33,346 351.9% 125,528 20.0% 340,699 74,604 356.7%
Net other income 1,092 8,706 -87.5% 7,087 -84.6% 9,162 59,627 -84.6%
Operating income 526,511 347,817 51.4% 494,850 6.4% 1,417,111 986,432 43.7%
Salaries and other employee benefits (94,641) (71,551) 32.3% (95,351) -0.7% (268,321) (200,586) 33.8%
Administrative expenses (38,398) (32,342) 18.7% (37,420) 2.6% (109,519) (85,973) 27.4%
Depreciation, amortisation and impairment (27,209) (23,448) 16.0% (27,536) -1.2% (79,372) (68,363) 16.1%
Other operating expenses (622) (661) -5.9% (592) 5.1% (2,913) (2,257) 29.1%
Operating expenses (160,870) (128,002) 25.7% (160,899) 0.0% (460,125) (357,179) 28.8%
Profit / (loss) from associates 250 223 12.1% 250 0.0% 626 (3,909) NMF
Operating income before cost of risk 365,891 220,038 66.3% 334,201 9.5% 957,612 625,344 53.1%
Expected credit loss on loans to customers (38,002) (8,192) NMF (23,285) 63.2% (91,143) (11,288) NMF
Expected credit loss on finance lease receivables (1,500) 70 NMF (896) 67.4% (3,680) (1,543) 138.5%
Other expected credit loss and impairment charge on other assets and provisions (8,546) (5,462) 56.5% (1,730) NMF 28,431 (30,838) NMF
Cost of risk (48,048) (13,584) NMF (25,911) 85.4% (66,392) (43,669) 52.0%
Net operating income before non-recurring items 317,843 206,454 54.0% 308,290 3.1% 891,220 581,675 53.2%
Net non-recurring items 428 (479) NMF 232 84.5% 708 (528) NMF
Profit before income tax 318,271 205,975 54.5% 308,522 3.2% 891,928 581,147 53.5%
Income tax expense (28,053) (20,671) 35.7% (33,036) -15.1% (85,653) (54,749) 56.4%
Profit 290,218 185,304 56.6% 275,486 5.3% 806,275 526,398 53.2%
Profit attributable to:
- shareholders of the Group 288,918 184,462 56.6% 274,268 5.3% 802,900 523,915 53.3%
- non-controlling interests 1,300 842 54.4% 1,218 6.7% 3,375 2,483 35.9%
Earnings per share (basic) 6.27 3.90 60.8% 5.81 7.9% 17.13 10.98 56.0%
Earnings per share (diluted) 6.19 3.80 62.9% 5.79 6.9% 16.99 10.79 57.5%
BALANCE SHEET BANK OF GEORGIA GROUP CONSOLIDATED
GEL thousands, unless otherwise noted Sep-22 Sep-21 Change Jun-22 Change
y-o-y q-o-q
Cash and cash equivalents 2,773,069 1,274,079 117.7% 2,834,950 -2.2%
Amounts due from credit institutions 2,406,119 1,904,747 26.3% 1,766,529 36.2%
Investment securities 4,307,524 2,282,983 88.7% 3,213,917 34.0%
Loans to customers and finance lease receivables 16,162,942 15,579,496 3.7% 16,299,630 -0.8%
Accounts receivable and other loans 5,547 2,591 114.1% 3,479 59.4%
Prepayments 45,814 44,540 2.9% 53,429 -14.3%
Inventories 16,629 11,418 45.6% 10,940 52.0%
Right-of-use assets 102,568 79,174 29.5% 87,193 17.6%
Investment property 174,725 232,446 -24.8% 188,315 -7.2%
Property and equipment 400,874 377,287 6.3% 389,855 2.8%
Goodwill 33,351 33,351 0.0% 33,351 0.0%
Intangible assets 149,344 140,386 6.4% 146,175 2.2%
Income tax assets 171 479 -64.3% 816 -79.0%
Other assets 366,363 192,810 90.0% 292,825 25.1%
Assets held for sale 43,944 54,765 -19.8% 43,137 1.9%
Total assets 26,988,984 22,210,552 21.5% 25,364,541 6.4%
Client deposits and notes 17,193,088 13,312,965 29.1% 15,100,061 13.9%
Amounts owed to credit institutions 4,937,760 4,037,523 22.3% 5,019,370 -1.6%
Debt securities issued 774,152 1,537,593 -49.7% 1,299,986 -40.4%
Lease liabilities 101,973 87,099 17.1% 91,524 11.4%
Accruals and deferred income 92,632 66,449 39.4% 77,948 18.8%
Income tax liabilities 24,794 92,784 -73.3% 50,420 -50.8%
Other liabilities 251,222 168,385 49.2% 292,585 -14.1%
Total liabilities 23,375,621 19,302,798 21.1% 21,931,894 6.6%
Share capital 1,587 1,618 -1.9% 1,618 -1.9%
Additional paid-in capital 424,087 496,708 -14.6% 485,723 -12.7%
Treasury shares (88) (66) 33.3% (62) 41.9%
Other reserves (18,568) 6,139 NMF (48,922) -62.0%
Retained earnings 3,189,848 2,390,255 33.5% 2,979,248 7.1%
Total equity attributable to shareholders of the Group 3,596,866 2,894,654 24.3% 3,417,605 5.2%
Non-controlling interests 16,497 13,100 25.9% 15,042 9.7%
Total equity 3,613,363 2,907,754 24.3% 3,432,647 5.3%
Total liabilities and equity 26,988,984 22,210,552 21.5% 25,364,541 6.4%
Book value per share 78.81 61.37 28.4% 72.74 8.3%

BELARUSKY NARODNY BANK (BNB)

INCOME STATEMENT HIGHLIGHTS 3Q22 3Q21 Change 2Q22 Change 9M22 9M21 Change
y-o-y q-o-q y-o-y
GEL thousands, unless otherwise stated
Net interest income 7,691 9,300 -17.3% 10,773 -28.6% 28,790 27,399 5.1%
Net fee and commission income 4,864 1,515 NMF 2,842 71.1% 8,760 4,707 86.1%
Net foreign currency gain 17,418 3,293 428.9% 20,574 -15.3% 49,952 9,868 406.2%
Net other income 359 496 -27.6% 1,417 -74.7% (1,451) 313 NMF
Operating income 30,332 14,604 107.7% 35,606 -14.8% 86,051 42,287 103.5%
Operating expenses (14,900) (9,676) 54.0% (12,575) 18.5% (39,738) (27,675) 43.6%
Operating income before cost of risk 15,432 4,928 213.1% 23,031 -33.0% 46,313 14,612 217.0%
Cost of risk 1,542 (1,560) NMF 2,206 -30.1% (22,618) (1,254) NMF
Net non-recurring items 1 (138) NMF (8) NMF (29) (481) -94.0%
Profit before income tax expense 16,975 3,230 425.5% 25,229 -32.7% 23,666 12,877 83.8%
Income tax expense (4,169) (515) NMF (1,288) NMF (5,456) (2,463) 121.5%
Profit 12,806 2,715 371.7% 23,941 -46.5% 18,210 10,414 74.9%
BALANCE SHEET HIGHLIGHTS Sep-22 Sep-21 Change Jun-22 Change
y-o-y q-o-q
GEL thousands, unless otherwise stated
Cash and cash equivalents 523,360 146,716 256.7% 370,718 41.2%
Amounts due from credit institutions 12,269 9,245 32.7% 9,074 35.2%
Investment securities 50,151 85,399 -41.3% 52,074 -3.7%
Loans to customers and finance lease receivables 495,764 657,568 -24.6% 507,654 -2.3%
Other assets 69,370 51,087 35.8% 46,167 50.3%
Total assets 1,150,914 950,015 21.1% 985,687 16.8%
Client deposits and notes 811,653 465,203 74.5% 644,899 25.9%
Amounts owed to credit institutions 176,585 326,715 -46.0% 201,446 -12.3%
Debt securities issued 5,481 7,195 -23.8% 11,362 -51.8%
Other liabilities 21,171 12,944 63.6% 12,538 68.9%
Total liabilities 1,014,890 812,057 25.0% 870,245 16.6%
Total equity 136,024 137,958 -1.4% 115,442 17.8%
Total liabilities and equity 1,150,914 950,015 21.1% 985,687 16.8%

§ The Group's banking subsidiary in Belarus, BNB: In the first quarter of 2022, we reassessed our assets in BNB due to deteriorated expectations and that resulted in a GEL 49.3m total negative effect on equity in 1Q22. Throughout the second and third quarters, BNB has demonstrated resilience and a focus on maintaining solid liquidity and capital positions. The capital ratios, calculated in accordance with the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus (NBRB) standards, stood comfortably above the minimum requirements at 30 September 2022, with Tier 1 capital adequacy ratio at 12.6% (minimum requirement of 7.0%) and Total capital adequacy ratio at 20.3% (minimum requirement of 12.5%).

KEY RATIOS BANK OF GEORGIA GROUP CONSOLIDATED
3Q22 3Q21 2Q22 9M22 9M21
Profitability
ROAA, annualised 4.4% 3.3% 4.5% 4.3% 3.2%
ROAE, annualised 32.4% 25.7% 32.8% 32.0% 25.7%
RB ROAE 33.4% 23.4% 31.4% 27.7% 22.2%
CIB ROAE 29.9% 31.4% 30.3% 40.6% 32.8%
Net interest margin, annualised 5.3% 5.0% 5.3% 5.3% 4.8%
RB NIM 4.8% 4.2% 4.6% 4.7% 4.2%
CIB NIM 5.1% 5.5% 5.4% 5.3% 4.9%
Loan yield, annualised 11.6% 10.6% 11.4% 11.4% 10.4%
RB Loan yield 12.7% 11.4% 12.3% 12.3% 11.2%
CIB Loan yield 8.9% 8.7% 9.0% 9.1% 8.6%
Liquid assets yield, annualised 4.2% 3.6% 4.4% 4.3% 3.4%
Cost of funds, annualised 4.9% 4.7% 5.2% 5.0% 4.6%
Cost of client deposits and notes, annualised 3.6% 3.6% 3.7% 3.6% 3.6%
RB Cost of client deposits and notes 2.4% 2.5% 2.6% 2.5% 2.6%
CIB Cost of client deposits and notes 6.2% 5.6% 6.2% 6.1% 5.4%
Cost of amounts owed to credit institutions, annualised 9.1% 8.0% 9.4% 9.0% 7.0%
Cost of debt securities issued 7.3% 6.8% 6.9% 7.1% 6.9%
Operating leverage, y-o-y 25.7% 1.1% 15.6% 14.8% 10.9%
Operating leverage, q-o-q 6.4% -1.2% 8.7% 0.0% 0.0%
Efficiency
Cost / income 30.6% 36.8% 32.5% 32.5% 36.2%
RB Cost / income 33.2% 45.9% 36.6% 36.7% 44.6%
CIB Cost /income 19.6% 16.6% 21.6% 19.4% 17.1%
Liquidity
NBG liquidity coverage ratio (minimum requirement 100%) 121.4% 112.7% 113.5% 121.4% 112.7%
Liquid assets to total liabilities 40.6% 28.3% 35.6% 40.6% 28.3%
Net loans to client deposits and notes 94.0% 117.0% 107.9% 94.0% 117.0%
Net loans to client deposits and notes + DFIs 84.5% 102.1% 95.5% 84.5% 102.1%
Leverage (times) 6.5 6.6 6.4 6.5 6.6
Asset quality:
NPLS (GEL thousands) 398,229 413,626 436,889 398,229 413,626
NPLs to gross loans to clients 2.4% 2.6% 2.6% 2.4% 2.6%
NPL coverage ratio 89.4% 90.9% 89.6% 89.4% 90.9%
NPL coverage ratio, adjusted for discounted value of collateral 138.0% 140.9% 138.0% 138.0% 140.9%
Cost of credit risk, annualised 1.0% 0.2% 0.6% 0.8% 0.1%
RB Cost of credit risk 1.4% 0.4% 1.2% 1.5% 0.7%
CIB Cost of credit risk 0.1% -0.3% -0.5% -1.3% -1.0%
Capital adequacy:
NBG (Basel III) CET1 capital adequacy ratio 14.8% 12.8% 14.0% 14.8% 12.8%
Minimum regulatory requirement 11.6% 11.0% 11.7% 11.6% 14.6%
NBG (Basel III) Tier I capital adequacy ratio 17.0% 14.6% 16.4% 17.0% 14.6%
Minimum regulatory requirement 13.8% 13.2% 14.0% 13.8% 13.2%
NBG (Basel III) Total capital adequacy ratio 20.3% 19.2% 19.8% 20.3% 19.2%
Minimum regulatory requirement 17.2% 17.3% 17.5% 17.2% 17.3%
FX rates:
GEL/US$ exchange rate (period-end) 2.8352 3.1228 2.9289
GEL/GBP exchange rate (period-end) 3.0751 4.2198 3.5662
Shares outstanding Sep-22 Sep-21 Jun-22
Ordinary shares 45,637,351 47,168,814 46,983,572
Treasury shares 2,592,234 2,000,614 2,185,856
Total shares outstanding 48,229,585 49,169,428 49,169,428

ADDITIONAL OPERATING DATA

3Q22 3Q21 2Q22 9M22 9M21
Our employees (FTE):
Bank of Georgia (standalone) 6,428 6,108 6,225 6,428 6,108
BNB 710 542 642 710 542
Others 1,036 1,045 1,033 1,036 1,045
Total 8,174 7,695 7,900 8,174 7,695
Our network
Number of branches 211 212 212 211 212
Number of ATMs 994 985 999 994 985
Number of Express Pay terminals 3,152 3,130 3,161 3,152 3,130
Cards
Number of cards issued 396,223 214,650 282,833 955,079 619,382
Number of cards outstanding 2,705,148 2,078,033 2,477,936 2,705,148 2,078,033
Express Pay terminals
Number of transactions via Express Pay terminals 21,507,156 19,553,431 21,356,749 61,954,422 56,389,672
Volume of transactions via Express Pay terminals (GEL thousands) 4,254,676 3,170,504 3,888,488 11,256,037 8,340,341
POS terminals
Number of active merchants (including e-commerce) 13,560 10,768 12,885 13,560 10,768
Number of active POS terminals (including e-commerce) 32,813 25,348 31,124 32,813 25,348

GLOSSARY

§ Alternative performance measures (APMs) In this announcement the management uses various APMs, which they believe provide additional useful information for understanding the financial performance of the Group. These APMs are not defined by International Financial Reporting Standards, and may not be directly comparable with other companies who use similar measures. We believe that these APMs provide the best representation of our financial performance as these measures are used by management to evaluate the Group's operating performance and make day-to-day operating decisions

§ Basic earnings per share Profit for the period attributable to shareholders of the Group divided by the weighted average number of outstanding ordinary shares over the same year

§ Book value per share Total equity attributable to shareholders of the Group divided by ordinary shares outstanding at period-end; Ordinary shares outstanding at period-end equals number of ordinary shares at period-end less number of treasury shares at period-end

§ Cost of credit risk Expected loss on loans to customers and finance lease receivables for the period divided by monthly average gross loans to customers and finance lease receivables over the same period

§ Cost of deposits Interest expense on client deposits and notes of the period divided by monthly average client deposits and notes

§ Cost of funds Interest expense of the period divided by monthly average interest bearing liabilities

§ Cost to income ratio Operating expenses divided by operating income

§ Interest-bearing liabilities Amounts owed to credit institutions, client deposits and notes, and debt securities issued

§ Interest-earning assets (excluding cash) Amounts due from credit institutions, investment securities (but excluding corporate shares) and net loans to customers and finance lease receivables

§ Leverage (times) Total liabilities divided by total equity

§ Liquid assets Cash and cash equivalents, amounts due from credit institutions and investment securities

§ Liquidity coverage ratio (LCR) High quality liquid assets (as defined by the NBG) divided by net cash outflows over the next 30 days (as defined by the NBG)

§ Loan yield Interest income from loans to customers and finance lease receivables divided by monthly average gross loans to customers and finance lease receivables

§ NBG (Basel III) Common Equity Tier I (CET1) capital adequacy ratio Common Equity Tier I capital divided by total risk weighted assets, both calculated in accordance with the requirements of the NBG

§ NBG (Basel III) Tier I capital adequacy ratio Tier I capital divided by total risk weighted assets, both calculated in accordance with the requirements of the NBG

§ NBG (Basel III) Total capital adequacy ratio Total regulatory capital divided by total risk weighted assets, both calculated in accordance with the requirements of the NBG

§ Net interest margin (NIM) Net interest income of the period divided by monthly average interest earning assets excluding cash for the same period

§ Net stable funding ratio (NSFR) Available amount of stable funding (as defined by the NBG) divided by the required amount of stable funding (as defined by the NBG)

§ Non-performing loans (NPLs) The principal and interest on loans overdue for more than 90 days and any additional potential losses estimated by management

§ NPL coverage ratio Allowance for expected credit loss of loans and finance lease receivables divided by NPLs

§ NPL coverage ratio adjusted for discounted value of collateral Allowance for expected credit loss of loans and finance lease receivables divided by NPLs (discounted value of collateral is added back to allowance for expected credit loss)

§ Operating leverage Percentage change in operating income less percentage change in operating expenses

§ Return on average total assets (ROAA) Profit for the period divided by monthly average total assets for the same period

§ Return on average total equity (ROAE) Profit for the period attributable to shareholders of the Group divided by monthly average equity attributable to shareholders of the Group for the same period

§ NMF Not meaningful

COMPANY INFORMATION

Bank of Georgia Group PLC

Registered Address

42 Brook Street

London W1K 5DB

United Kingdom

www.bankofgeorgiagroup.com

Registered under number 10917019 in England and Wales

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[1] Throughout this announcement, gross loans to customers and respective allowance for impairment are presented net of expected credit loss (ECL) on contractually accrued interest income. These do not have an effect on the net loans to customers balance. Management believes that netted-off balances provide the best representation of the loan portfolio position.

[2] Data in this section presented for Bank of Georgia (standalone)

[3] Monthly active digital user (MAU) - at least one log in within the past month

[4] Active POS terminal - at least one transaction executed within the past month

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