Investor Presentation • Nov 7, 2024
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Dr Christian Ricken (CEO) Andy Halford (CFO) Christof Winkelmann (CMO)


Maintaining strong performance, 9M operating profit up significantly
19% increase in nine month cumulative operating profit to € 261 mn
Strong contributions from both business segments
Increase in new business - particularly renewals - with good margins
Non-performing loans actively managed down
Loan loss charges excluding US offices at normal level
Strong capital and liquidity and 2024 funding already complete
Full year profit outlook confirmed even after absorbing likely efficiency charges
Aareon gain on sale to be booked in the fourth quarter
Full year net income likely to be around € 2.2 bn




| Profit & loss (€ mn) | 9M '23 | 9M '24 | ∆ 9M '24/'23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net interest income (NII) | 734 | 792 | 8% |
| s Net commission income (NCI) n o |
30 | -1 | - |
| erati Admin expenses p |
-248 | -253 | 2% |
| o g Others n |
20 | 11 | -45% |
| ui n Loan loss provision incl. FVPL nti |
-316 | -288 | -9% |
| o m c Operating profit o |
220 | 261 | 19% |
| s fr Income taxes ult |
-66 | -76 | 15% |
| Consolidated net income s e R from continuing operations |
154 | 185 | 20% |
| 1) Return on equity (RoE) |
6.0 | 7.4 | |
| Consolidated net income from discontinued operations |
-50 | -161 | |
| Consolidated net income | 104 | 24 | |
| Net income attributable to ordinary shareholders of Aareal Bank AG |
96 | 37 |
1) After tax, annualized



1) Segment SPF & BDS excluding bank levy/deposit guarantee scheme




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Asset quality improved by strict low-risk focus on new business

| % | 12 '20 | 12 '21 | 12 '22 | 12 '23 | 09 '24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotel | 62 | 60 | 56 | 54 | 52 |
| Logistics | 56 | 55 | 52 | 55 | 56 |
| Office | 58 | 58 | 57 | 62 | 63 |
| Retail | 61 | 59 | 56 | 58 | 55 |
Performing portfolio yield-on-debt (YoD)

Yield-on-debt (YoD) 1) by property type
| % | 12 '20 | 12 '21 | 12 '22 | 12 '23 | 09 '24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotel | 3.0 | 5.0 | 9.0 | 10.6 | 10.8 |
| Logistics | 9.2 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 10.0 |
| Office | 8.1 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 7.5 | 7.6 |
| Retail | 8.8 | 9.1 | 9.8 | 11.3 | 12.2 |

Ongoing challenges in the US market, rest of the portfolio performing well

US office: Still challenging






Note: others including countries with a portfolio below € 100 mn
2) Including undrawn commitments

1) Excluding undrawn commitments


High deposit base stable

1) Average on annual / YtD-basis




2) Q3 average
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As at 30.09.2024


1) (Proforma) Ratios solely based on continuing operations according to IFRS 5. Capital ratios (phase-in) as at 30.9.24 acc. COREP stood at 16.9% (CET1), 18.9% (T1), 23.2% (TC)
2) Based on the European Commission's final version for implementation of Basel IV (CRR III) on the Regulation 2024/1623 of 31 May 2024
20 3) B4 (phase-in) capital ratios are based on RWA calculation taking the higher-of RWAs from Advanced Internal Rating Based Approach (A-IRBA) and B4 Revised Credit Risk Standard Approach (CRSA@50% output floor)


| METRIC | 2023 | OUTLOOK 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Structured Property Financing |
▪ REF Portfolio ▪ New business |
€ 32.9 bn € 10.0 bn |
34 bn1) € 33 - € 9 - 10 bn |
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| k n a B |
Banking & Digital Solutions | ▪ Deposit volume |
€ ~13.6 bn | € >13 bn | |
| Operating profit (EBT) | € 221 mn | € 250 - 300 mn |
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| n o e Net capital gain from sale of approx. € ~2 bn ar A |
OUTLOOK 2024
Group net income € ~2.2 bn
Confirming operating profit target range based on a strong operating performance after expected one-off charges for efficiency enhancement measures in Q4 ➢
1) Subject to FX development



€ 31.6 bn well diversified

1) Including undrawn commitments, performing only
€ 31.6 bn well diversified


| Balance sheet as at 30.09.2024: € 46.6 bn (31.12.2023: € 46.8 bn) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| € bn 55 |
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| 50 | |||
| 45 3.6 (4.0) Money Market 8.2 (7.3) |
2.0 (3.5) Money Market (incl. inst. client's deposits) 3.6 (2.6) Deposits from retail clients |
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| 40 Treasury portfolio |
12.5 (12.7) Deposits from |
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| 35 31.6 (32.5) Commercial real estate 30 finance portfolio |
housing industry | ||
| 25 | 24.8 (24.2) Long-term funds and equity |
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| 20 | ▪ 20.9 (20.5) Long-term funds − 13.0 (12.9) Pfandbriefe |
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| 15 10 |
− 7.9 (7.7) Senior ▪ 0.9 (0.7) Subordinated capital |
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| 5 | ▪ 3.0 (3.0) Shareholders' equity |
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| 2.6 (3.9) Other assets1) 3.2 (3.0) Other assets1) |
3.7 (3.8) Other liabilities | ||
| 0 Assets |
Liabilities & equity |
1) Other assets includes € 0.1 bn private client portfolio and WIB's € 0.2 bn public sector loans

Diversified funding sources and distribution channels



1) Average on annual / YtD-basis
2) Initial contractual maturity, > 9 month

As of 30.09.2024 – all numbers refer to nominal amounts 1) Composite Rating

| % | TREA | LRE |
|---|---|---|
| Actual | 46.10 | 14.55 |
| Requirements1) | 24.07 | 7.94 |
1) (Subordinated) MREL Requirements coming in effect in 2025
2) Based on 2025 requirements in relation to current RWAs (phase-in) and leverage ratio exposure
| Financial Ratings | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitch Ratings | Moody's | ||||||
| Issuer default rating (Stable) |
BBB | Issuer rating (stable) |
Baa1 | ||||
| Short-term issuer rating |
F2 | Short-term issuer rating |
P-2 | ||||
| Deposit rating |
BBB+ | Senior preferred | Baa1 | ||||
| Senior preferred | BBB+ | Senior non preferred | Baa3 | ||||
| Senior non preferred | BBB | Bank deposit rating |
Baa1 | ||||
| Viability rating |
BBB | BCA | Ba1 | ||||
| Subordinated debt (Tier 2) |
BB+ | Mortgage Pfandbriefe |
Aaa | ||||
| Additional Tier 1 | BB |
| ESG-Ratings | ||
|---|---|---|
| MSCI | A | |
| ISS-ESG | prime (C) | |
| Sustainalytics | Low (20-10) | |
| CDP | Managment Level B |
▪ Ratings reflect strong credit profile based on solid capital and liquidity position
Aareal's ESG performance has been rewarded by the rating agencies:
▪ MSCI:
"A" Rating shows strong ESG Performance in the upper midfield in relative comparison to our industry peers
▪ ISS ESG:
Prime Status confirms ESG performance above sector-specific Prime threshold
Management Level B in CDP's Climate Change survey, affirms Aareal addressed the environmental impacts of its business and ensures good environmental management

Note: ESG-Ratings and Benchmarks as of 18/10/2024

Appendix ESG

Supporting our clients on their "Road to Paris"






| Aareal Green Finance Framework (GFF) in place | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Property Financing: Requirements to qualify as green property (as set out below under "Eligibility criteria") ▪ Meets EU Taxonomy criteria and / or ▪ Certified with an above-average ratings and / or ▪ Classified as nearly zero-energy building (nZEB) / thresholds as defined in Aareal GFF |
+ | Green Loan Rider: Customer of a Green Loan agrees to Maintaining "Aareal Green Finance Framework" requirements during the term of the loan |
Green Loan: Combination of ▪ Green property1) and ▪ Agreement |
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| Eligibility category Eligibility criteria (alternatives) |
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| Green Buildings | 1. EU taxonomy compliant: Buildings meet the EU Taxonomy criteria according to the EU Commission Delegated Regulation, Chapter 7.7 "Acquisition and ownership of existing buildings" |
2. Green building certification: ▪ BREEAM: "Very Good" and above ▪ LEED: "Gold" and above ▪ DGNB: "Gold" and above ▪ Green Star: "5 Stars" and above ▪ NABERS: "4.5 Stars" and above ▪ HQE: "Excellent" and above ▪ Energy Star. "80" or above |
3. Energy efficiency: Classified as a nearly zero-energy building (nZEB) and / or property falls below the maximum energy reference values 75 kWh/m² p.a. Residential 140 kWh/m² p.a. Office, Hotel, Retail 65 kWh/m² p.a. Logistics |
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| Energy efficiency upgrades |
1. EU taxonomy compliant: Modernisation measures meet the EU Taxonomy criteria acc. EU Commission Delegated Regulation3) |
2. Upgrade to Green Building: Completion of the measure brings the property up to the green building standard defined above. |
3. Energy efficiency improvement: Completion of the measure results in an energy efficiency improvement of at least 30%. |
1) All buildings within a financing have to qualify as green buildings according to Aareal GFF
2) Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials
3) Chapter 7.2 "Renovation of existing buildings"

€ 10.8 bn1) or 34% of total CREF portfolio fulfilling Aareal's Green Finance Framework and are classified as "Green Property Financings", thereof

1) CREF excluding business not directly collateralized by properties Portfolio data as at 30.09.2024 – ESG Data as at 30.09.2024
2) Valid certificate is documented
Internal
Clients
On the "Road to Paris" we are supporting our clients and enhancing Short-term ambition 2024 Mid-term ambition Expansion of Green Financing: + € 1.5 bn Successes in 2023 Green Loan volume € 4.8 bn € ~6-7 bn total Green Loan volume1) by 2026
additional Green Loans1)
+ € 0.5 bn green long-term funding in 2024
Further develop ESG products
Deep ESG integration in business, credit, investment, risk and refinancing strategies and decision-making process
ESG continues to be part of our Management Board's variable remuneration
Limiting our own Greenhouse Gas emissions
Carbon-neutrality through compensation of our business operations worldwide
1) Assuming current Green Finance Framework (vintage 2023)

(as per 31.12.2023)
Green Funding volume € 1.0 bn green bonds + € 0.4 bn green CPs (as per 31.12.2023)

Continuously leverage our Green Asset Pool for long-term funding

Rewarding Aareal's ESG performance

Note: Results and Benchmarks as of 18/10/2024


Available Distributable Items (as of end of the relevant year)
| 31.12. 2020 |
31.12. 2021 |
31.12. 2022 |
31.12. 2023 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| € mn Net Retained Profit ▪ Net income ▪ Profit carried forward from previous year ▪ Net income attribution to revenue reserves |
90 90 - - |
96 30 66 - |
61 61 - - |
452 391 61 - |
| + Other revenue reserves after net income attribution |
840 | 840 | 936 | 936 |
| = Total dividend potential before amount blocked1) |
930 | 936 | 997 | 1.388 |
| ./. Dividend amount blocked under section 268 (8) of the German Commercial Code ./. Dividend amount blocked under section 253 (6) of the German Commercial Code |
320 43 |
386 36 |
466 24 |
487 6 |
| = Available Distributable Items1) | 566 | 515 | 507 | 895 |
| + Increase by aggregated amount of interest expenses relating to Distributions on Tier 1 Instruments1) |
21 | 20 | 21 | 29 |
| = Amount referred to in the relevant paragraphs of the terms and conditions of the respective Notes as being available to cover Interest Payments on the Notes and Distributions on other Tier 1 Instruments1) |
588 | 535 | 529 | 924 |


Results 9M 20241)
| 01.01.- 30.09.2024 |
01.01.- 30.09.2023 |
Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| € mn | |||
| Net income from continuing operations | |||
| Net interest income | 792 | 734 | 8 % |
| Loss allowance | 257 | 262 | -2% |
| Net commission income | -1 | 3 0 |
|
| Net derecognition gain or loss | 1 9 |
1 8 |
6 % |
| Net gain or loss from financial instruments (fvpl) | -51 | -58 | -12% |
| Net gain or loss from hedge accounting | 2 | -2 | |
| Net gain or loss from investments accounted for using the equity method | - | 2 | |
| Administrative expenses | 253 | 248 | 2 % |
| Net other operating income / expenses | 1 0 |
6 | 67% |
| Operating profit from continuing operations | 261 | 220 | 19% |
| Income taxes | 7 6 |
6 6 |
15% |
| Consolidated net income from continuing operations | 185 | 154 | 20% |
| Net income from discontinued operations | -161 | -50 | 222% |
| Consolidated net income | 2 4 |
104 | -77% |
| Consolidated net income attributable to non-controlling interests | -37 | -13 | 185% |
| Consolidated net income attributable to shareholders of Aareal Bank AG | 6 1 |
117 | -48% |
1) In accordance with IFRS 5, net income from discontinued operations is disclosed separately; the previous year's figures have been adjusted

| Financing | Structured Property |
Banking & Digital Solutions |
r | A Consolidation/ a Reconciliation e |
Aareal Bank Group |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01.01.- 30.09. 2024 |
01.01.- 30.09. 2023 |
01.01.- 30.09. 2024 |
01.01.- 30.09. 2023 |
01.01.- 30.09. 2024 |
01.01.- 30.09. 2023 |
01.01.- 30.09. 2024 |
01.01.- 30.09. 2023 |
|
| € mn | ||||||||
| Net interest income | 589 | 564 | 203 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 792 | 734 |
| Loss allowance | 257 | 262 | 0 | 0 | 257 | 262 | ||
| Net commission income | 2 | 6 | -3 | 2 4 |
0 | 0 | -1 | 3 0 |
| Net derecognition gain or loss | 1 9 |
1 8 |
1 9 |
1 8 |
||||
| Net gain or loss from financial instruments (fvpl) | -50 | -58 | -1 | 0 | -51 | -58 | ||
| Net gain or loss from hedge accounting | 2 | -2 | 2 | -2 | ||||
| Net gain or loss from investments | ||||||||
| accounted for using the equity method | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Administrative expenses | 180 | 173 | 7 3 |
7 5 |
253 | 248 | ||
| Net other operating income / expenses | 1 1 |
7 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 0 |
6 |
| Operating profit from continuing operations |
136 | 100 | 125 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 261 | 220 |
| Income taxes | 3 6 |
2 8 |
4 0 |
3 8 |
7 6 |
6 6 |
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| Consolidated net income from continuing operations |
100 | 7 2 |
8 5 |
8 2 |
0 | 0 | 185 | 154 |
| Net income from discontinued operations | -161 | -50 | -161 | -50 | ||||
| Consolidated net income | 100 | 7 2 |
8 5 |
8 2 |
-161 | -50 | 2 4 |
104 |
| Allocation of results | ||||||||
| Cons. net income attributable to non-controlling interests | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -37 | -13 | -37 | -13 |
| Cons. net income attributable to shareholders of Aareal Bank AG |
100 | 7 2 |
8 5 |
8 2 |
-124 | -37 | 6 1 |
117 |
1) Presentation in line with the structure prescribed by IFRS 5
| Structured Property Financing |
Banking & Digital Solutions |
Consolidation / Reconciliation |
Aareal Bank Group | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | Q4 | Q3 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | Q4 | Q3 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | Q4 | Q3 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | Q4 | Q3 | |
| 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | 2024 | 2023 | |||||||||||||
| € mn | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Net interest income | 194 | 192 | 203 | 212 | 199 | 68 | 70 | 65 | 68 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 262 | 262 | 268 | 280 | 258 |
| Loss allow ance |
94 | 80 | 83 | 179 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 80 | 83 | 179 | 102 | |||
| Net commission income | 1 | 2 | - 1 |
0 | 5 | 0 | - 2 |
- 1 |
9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - 2 |
9 | 6 |
| Net derecognition gain or loss | 10 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Net gain / loss from fin. instruments (fvpl) | -22 | -11 | -17 | -13 | -17 | 0 | 0 | - 1 |
0 | 0 | -22 | -11 | -18 | -13 | -17 | |||||
| Net gain or loss from hedge accounting | - 6 |
0 | 8 | 3 | - 2 |
- 6 |
0 | 8 | 3 | - 2 |
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| Net gain / loss from investments acc. for using the equity method |
1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Administrative expenses | 48 | 72 | 60 | 58 | 53 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 35 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 96 | 84 | 89 | 76 | |||
| Net other operating income / expenses | 2 | 9 | 0 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - 1 |
- 1 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | - 1 |
-12 | 0 |
| Operating profit from continuing operations |
37 | 46 | 53 | -40 | 36 | 43 | 44 | 38 | 41 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 90 | 91 | 1 | 82 |
| Income taxes | 9 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 23 | 29 | 24 | 28 | 18 | |||||
| Consolidated net income from continuing operations |
28 | 31 | 41 | -56 | 33 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 61 | 67 | -27 | 64 |
| Net income from discontinued operations | -25 | -142 | 6 | -29 | -18 | -25 | -142 | 6 | -29 | -18 | ||||||||||
| Consolidated net income | 28 | 31 | 41 | -56 | 33 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 29 | 31 | -25 | -142 | 6 | -29 | -18 | 32 | -81 | 73 | -56 | 46 |
| Cons. net income attributable to non-controlling interests |
0 | 0 | 0 | - 1 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - 7 |
-32 | 2 | - 9 |
- 4 |
- 7 |
-32 | 2 | -10 | - 4 |
| Cons. net income attributable to ARL shareholders |
28 | 31 | 41 | -55 | 33 | 29 | 30 | 26 | 29 | 31 | -18 | -110 | 4 | -20 | -14 | 39 | -49 | 71 | -46 | 50 |
1) Presentation in line with the structure prescribed by IFRS 5


| New Business | = | New business = Newly acquired business + renewals |
|---|---|---|
| Common Equity Tier 1 ratio | = | CET 1 Risk weighted assets |
| CIR | = | Admin expenses (excl. bank levy, et al.) Net income |
| Net income | = | Net interest income + Net commission income + Net derecognition gain or loss + Net gain or loss from financial instruments (fvpl) + Net gain or loss on hedge accounting + Net gain or loss from investments accounted for using the equity method + Net other operating income / expense |
| Net stable funding ratio | = | Available stable funding Required stable funding |
| Liquidity coverage ratio | = | Total stock of high quality liquid assets Net cash outflows under stress |
| Earnings per share | = | operating profit ./. income taxes ./. income/loss attributable to non controlling interests ./. AT1 coupon Number of ordinary shares |
| Yield on Debt | = | NOI x 100 (Net operating income, 12-months forward looking) (without developments) Outstanding incl. prior/pari-passu loans |
| CREF-portfolio | = | Commercial real estate finance portfolio excl. private client business and WIB's public sector loans |
| REF-portfolio | = | Real estate finance portfolio incl. private client business and WIB's public sector loans |
| Exposure (performing) | = | Maximum [actual commitment (performing) or Outstanding (performing)] |


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