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Lea Bank

Investor Presentation Feb 13, 2025

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4 th quarter 2024 results presentation

Disclaimer

Please note that all figures in this Presentation represent Lea bank ASA and are denominated in Norwegian Krone (NOK). On January 2, 2025, Lea Bank ASA merged into Lea Bank AB, after which Lea Bank ASA was dissolved. Forward looking statements are therefore applicable for Lea Bank AB.

This Presentation from Lea Bank AB ("Lea Bank" or the "Company") includes among other things forward-looking statements. Certain such forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as "believe", "may", "will", "should", "would be", "expect" or "anticipate" or similar expressions, or the negative thereof, or other variations thereof, or comparable terminology, or by discussions of strategy, plans or intentions. The forward-looking statements contained in this Presentation, including assumptions, opinions and views of the Company or cited from third party sources, reflect the current views with respect to future events and are subject to material risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual events to differ materially from any anticipated development. Neither Lea Bank nor any of its officers or employees provides any assurance as to the correctness of such forward-looking information and statements. The Company does not intend, and assumes no obligation, except as required by law, to update any forward-looking statements or to conform these forward-looking statements to its actual results.

By attending or receiving this Presentation you acknowledge that you will be solely responsible for your own assessment of the market and the market position of Lea Bank and that you will conduct your own analysis and be solely responsible for forming your own view of the potential future performance of Lea Bank's business and the securities issued by Lea Bank.

This Presentation is current as of the date of the presentation. Neither the delivery of this Presentation nor any further discussions of Lea Bank with any of the recipients shall, under any circumstances, create any implication that there has been no change in the affairs of Lea Bank since such date.

Lea Bank at a glance

Swedish digital niche bank with an international footprint

Consumer finance bank with a strong presence in the Nordic market…

  • Swedish niche bank with HQ in Gothenburg from January 2025, following redomicilation from Norway to Sweden
  • Focus on creating shareholder value through continuous profit generation, optimizing capital allocation and evaluation of growth versus dividends
  • Listed on Nasdaq First North Premier Growth Market in Stockholm, ~900 shareholders. Large shareholders include Multitude Bank, Braganza AB, Erik Salén, Hjellegjerde Invest, Alfred Berg Norge/Aktiv, Skagerrak Sparebank and Fondsavanse

…leveraged by a scalable digital platform

  • Lea Bank has a fully digital bank offering focusing on unsecured loans and deposits
  • Scalable operation model on the back of leading technological solutions, crossborder operations and industry leading cost efficiency
  • Proven value chain with inhouse credit analysis and operations, and broad distribution network
  • Focus on core markets in the Nordics and Spain

Gross loans 7,656 MNOK – geographical mix Q4 2024

Product portfolio

Q4 2024 highlights

Completion of redomicilation – Lea Bank is now a Swedish bank

Key financial figures, MNOK

Q4-24 2024 2023
Interest
income
204.4 813.3 712.3
PBT 29.7 119.9 140.1
ROE,
annualized
6.3% 6.6% 8.0%
EPS,
annualized
0.93 0.96 1.12
EPS pre-tax,
annu.
1.24 1.25 1.47
C / I 35.3% 31.5% 28.9%
Gross loans 7,656 7,656 6,913
Equity1 # of shares BVPS
1,435 95,517,388 15.02

If not otherwise stated, all figures in this presentation is for Lea bank ASA, excluding Swedish subsidiaries

Note on key figures: PBT: Profit before tax, ROE: Annualized Return On Equity (excluding tier-1 capital), EPS: Annualized Earnings per share, C/I: Cost to income

1) Equity excluding tier 1 capital

2) Proposed dividend from the Board of Directors in Lea Bank AB, subject to AGM approval in May 2025

3) Dividend yield based on 2024 VWAP

Lea Bank shareholders

The shares are now trading on Nasdaq Stockholm

Top 20 shareholder list as of January 31st 2025 Comments

Investor Shares Ownership
1 CLEARSTREAM BANKING S.A.1 15,489,921 16.2 %
2 SEB AB, OSLO BRANCH1 10,383,899 10.9 %
3 NORDEA BANK ABP, FILIAL I NORGE1 10,073,517 10.5 %
4 ERIK SALÉN 9,411,187 9.9 %
5 Pareto Securities AS1 7,972,826 8.3 %
6 DNB Bank ASA1 4,416,943 4.6 %
7 Skagerrak Sparebank 4,409,380 4.6 %
8 ALFRED BERG NORGE 3,088,045 3.2 %
9 ALFRED BERG AKTIV 2,719,589 2.8 %
10 ALFRED BERG NORGE 1,700,000 1.8 %
11 SHB OSLO -
KRB Capital AS Sweden1
1,693,404 1.8 %
12 MP Pensjon PK 1,637,767 1.7 %
13 STENA ADACTUM AB 1,500,000 1.6 %
14 ABG Sundal Collier ASA1 1,277,916 1.3 %
15 VIDA AS 1,247,317 1.3 %
16 Krogsrud Invest AS 1,125,000 1.2 %
17 J.P. MORGAN SE, LUXEMBOURG BRANCH1 1,050,000 1.1 %
18 NORDNET LIVSFORSIKRING AS1 940,051 1.0 %
19 INGRID SALÉN 500,000 0.5 %
20 Preciso Holding AS 498,005 0.5 %
Top 20 shareholders 81,134,767 84.9 %
Other shareholders 14,382,621 15.1 %
Total shares 95,517,388 100.0 %
  • Multitude Bank announced on February 4, 2025, that its stake has increased to 20.9% and that the ownership has been approved by Finansinspektionen
  • ~900 shareholders as of January 31st 2025
  • Lea bank ASA had last day of trading on Oslo Børs 30.12.2024
  • First day of trading for Lea Bank AB on Nasdaq Stockholm was 09.01.2025
  • Ticker on Nasdaq Stockholm: LEA
  • Management holds a total of 1,254,614 shares, corresponding to 1.3% of shares
  • Members of the board holds a total of 226,806 shares, corresponding to 0.2%
  • Current market capitalization of ~970 MSEK
Equity3 # of shares BVPS
1,435 95,517,388 15.02

1) Nominee / broker account. Please note that the shareholder list is based on reported beneficial ownership breakdowns provided to Euroclear. In cases where beneficial owners have not been reported, broker accounts may represent multiple underlying owners.

2) With reference to Multitude's stock exchange notice as of 10.10.2024. Subject to approval from the Swedish FSA (Finansinspektionen)

International consumer finance bank

Increase in gross loans by 300 MNOK

Gross lending, MNOK

Geographical mix, gross loans

Comments

  • Four fully operating markets enable distribution flexibility and growth opportunities
  • Strong demand in all geographical market
    • Swedish banking setup enables further growth in all markets

Income statement

Lea bank ASA

IFRS
Income Statement (Amounts in thousands) Q4-2024 Q4-2023 2024 2023
Interest income 204,276 193,384 813,281 712,253
Interest expense -67,479 -55,572 -266,459 -175,625
Net interest income 136,797 137,813 546,822 536,628
Commission and fee income 11,774 9,501 43,276 33,791
Commission and fee expenses -1,473 -1,324 -5,009 -4,628
Net change in value on securities and currency 6,528 11,168 37,618 29,302
Other income 3,596 660 6,362 796
Net other income 20,425 20,005 82,247 59,261
Total income 157,222 157,817 629,069 595,889
Salary and other personnel expenses -22,469 -16,366 -78,582 -63,841
Other administrative expenses -25,133 -21,406 -91,536 -82,507
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of which marketing expenses
0 -2,336 -7,266 -6,866
Depreciation -4,583 -3,947 -16,698 -14,786
Other expenses -3,290 -3,416 -11,367 -11,170
Total operating expenses -55,475 -45,135 -198,184 -172,303
Profit before loan losses 101,747 112,682 430,885 423,586
Loan losses -72,072 -72,057 -311,025 -283,505
Profit before tax 29,675 40,626 119,860 140,081
Tax -7,387 -9,957 -28,067 -33,835
Profit after tax 22,288 30,669 91,792 106,245

Comments on income statement

  • Profit before tax Q4-24 of 29.7 MNOK, compared to 40.6 MNOK last year
  • Interest income in Q4-24 of 204.3 MNOK, compared to 193.4 MNOK last year – driven by higher lending volumes and changes in interest rates
  • Interest expense in Q4-24 of 67.5 MNOK, compared to 55.6 MNOK last year – driven by higher funding volumes and changes in interest rates
  • Net other income in Q4-24 of 20.4 MNOK, compared to 20.0 MNOK last year
  • OPEX in Q4-24 of 55.5 MNOK, compared to 45.1 MNOK last year mainly due to:
    • Costs related to moving the domicile from Norway to Sweden
    • Diversification of the banks funding structure
  • C/I in Q4-24 of 35.3% compared to last year of 28.6%
  • Loan losses in Q4-24 of 72.1 MNOK compared to 72.1 MNOK last year, reflecting annualized loss ratio of 3.8% compared to 4.3% Q4-23

Balance sheet

Lea bank ASA

IFRS
Balance sheet (Amounts in thousands) 31.12.2024 30.09.2024 31.12.2023
Assets
Cash and deposits with the central bank 54,008 53,481 51,931
Loans and deposits with credit institutions 839,509 500,636 350,786
Gross loans to customers 7,656,353 7,352,695 6,913,256
Loan loss provisions -595,450 -530,441 -427,542
Certificates, bonds and other securities 926,229 839,681
Deferred tax asset 29,853 37,240 57,920
Other intangible assets 64,260 49,676 41,219
Fixed assets 10,352 11,228 5,133
Other assets 475,108 271,221 21,258
Total assets 9,433,859 8,671,965 7,853,642
Equity and liabilities
Deposits from customers 7,497,762 7,057,856 6,239,373
Other liabilities 364,140 64,180 75,937
Tier 2 capital 82,423 82,338 82,084
Total liabilities 7,944,325 7,204,374 6,397,394
Share capital 191,035 191,035 190,438
Share premium reserve 663,710 663,710 662,638
Tier 1 capital 54,529 54,477 54,321
Other paid-in equity 13,233 11,946 14,556
Other equity 567,027 546,424 534,296
Total equity 1,489,534 1,467,591 1,456,249
Total equity and liabilities 9,433,859 8,671,965 7,853,642

Comments on balance sheet
Gross loans of 7,656 MNOK 31.12.2024 compared to 6,913 MNOK
31.12.2023 driven by underlying growth and currency effects
Liquidity balance of 1,793 MNOK 31.12.2024 compared to 1,242
MNOK 31.12.2023
Deferred tax assets of 29.9 MNOK (mainly originated from tax
losses carried forward prior to the merger in Q4 2020)
Intangible assets at 64,3 MNOK –
increase driven by obtaining
Swedish banking license and relocation to Sweden
Solid capital base -
CET1 of 18.2 % (incl. 2024 profit), compared to
31.12.2023 of 20.2 %
Total equity of 1,490 MNOK, BVPS (ex. T1 capital) of 15.02 NOK

Credit quality

Overview

Stage allocation

Provisions, MNOK

Loan loss ratio1

Non-performing loans2 , MNOK

Total provision ratio3

1) Loan loss ratio = monthly loan losses p.a / monthly avg. gross loans

2) Non-performing loan ratio = stage 3 ratio

3) Total = Total provision / Gross loans

Capital requirements for Lea Bank AB

Headroom to new regulatory requirements

Core capital (CET1) Capital requirement under pillar 1 4.50 % Capital requirement under pillar 2 0.79 % Total capital requirement under pillar 1 and pillar 2 5.29 % Institution-specific buffer requirement 3.75 % - of which, capital conservation buffer 2.50 % - of which, countercyclical buffer 1.25 % Capital requirement 9.0 % Other buffers 2.00 % - 3.50 % Minimum capital target 11.0 % - 12.5 %

Pro forma capital ratios1 Break-down of CET1 requirement for Lea Bank AB (post dividend proposal) vs. requirements

CET1 T1 T2 Buffer

Based on Lea Bank AB's ICLAAP (Sw: IKLU)

Other buffers: Based on stress tests of adverse scenarios, and this may vary over time

1) Capital ratio calculated based on non-audited exposures expected to be effective as of 02.01.2025

2025 dividend proposal – Lea Bank AB

Subject to General Meeting approval May 2025

Dividend payment track record

Profit generation and strong capital situation create headroom for increased dividend yield

mplementation of dividend policy. 64.6 M dividend payment 0.2 M dividend payment, .2 dividend yield 2.4 M dividend payment, .1 dividend yield s b ect to ea a approval rofit generation and CRR3 implementation. 1 1.8 MS dividend payment distrib ted to s are olders over t e last fo r years 10 annual dividend yield Dividend yield: 6.7% Dividend yield: 9.2% Dividend yield: 7.1% Dividend yield: 20.6%

Dividend per share, NOK

Lea Bank Dividend Policy

"Lea Bank is committed to delivering financial performance that ensures a competitive return on equity for shareholders, generating shareholder value through both dividends and increased valuation. Capital not designated for growth initiatives may be distributed as cash dividends.

In setting the dividend level, the bank carefully considers its solvency, projected profit trends, future capital needs, growth objectives, regulatory requirements, legal obligations, and strategic goals."

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Three main drivers for growth to create Lea Bank 2.0

Enabled by Swedish setup and solid capital position

Focus on growing core business

  • Optimize lending processes in the Nordic region and capitalize on the markets with strongest macro tailwind
  • Capitalize on the transition from traditional branch banking to digital distribution platforms in Spain

Expansion through new products on the back of strategic partnerships

  • New credit card product to be launched in 2025 capitalize on current and potentially new partnerships
  • Sales finance product already in place with network of partners within the Stena Group – potential to connect new partners

Portfolio acquisitions

  • Monitor the market for attractive portfolio acquisitions
  • Combination of funding capabilities and strong capital position supports potential portfolio acquisitions

Developing Lea Bank 2.0

Strategic roadmap

Financial overview Figures in MNOK

Gross lending

Net income and net interest margin

Loan losses

Opex and Cost / Income

Equity and CET1 ratio1

Profit after tax and ROE

1) CET1 ratios for Q1, Q2 and Q3 include YTD unaudited profit. From Q2 2024: Including updated SREP with 2% expected capital buffer

Margin development

Net interest income and net interest margin of total assets

Decreased lending yield not offset by deposit rate

158 156 159 157 157 138 136 139 136 137 7.1 % 6.6 % 6.5 % 6.3 % 6.1 % Q4-23 Q1-24 Q2-24 Q3-24 Q4-24 Total Income Net interest income Net interest margin MNOK / % of total assets

Yields end of quarter1 13.3 % 13.2 % 13.0 % 12.9 % 12.5 % 3.3 % 3.4 % 3.4 % 3.3 % 3.3 % Q4-23 Q1-24 Q2-24 Q3-24 Q4-24 Nom. rate consumer loans Nom. deposit rate

1) All figures are end of quarter and nominal

Balance sheet structure

Strong funding and liquidity position

  • Deposit ratio: 106%
    -
  • Liquidity coverage ratio: 444% total (850% NOK, 140% EUR, 140% SEK)
  • Net stable funding ratio: 153% total

Total assets, MNOK Equity and liabilities, MNOK

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