Quarterly Report • Feb 25, 2022
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Key Unaudited 2021 data

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Supportive economic environment backed by the revival in domestic demand uplifted our business activities which resulted in:
Growing momentum of regular recurring income continued in Q4 2021:


| in EUR million | / % / bps | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-12 2021 | 1-12 2020 | Change YoY |
Q4 2021 | Q3 2021 | Q4 2020 | Change QoQ | |
| Key Income Statement Data | |||||||
| Net operating income | 666.9 | 504.5 | 32% | 167.0 | 166.0 | 121.2 | 1% |
| Net interest income | 409.4 | 299.6 | 37% | 107.0 | 103.7 | 75.1 | 3% |
| Net non-interest income | 257.6 | 204.9 | 26% | 60.0 | 62.3 | 46.1 | -4% |
| o/w Net fee and commission income | 237.2 | 170.3 | 39% | 64.6 | 58.6 | 45.1 | 10% |
| Total costs | -415.4 | -293.9 | -41% | -118.2 | -99.9 | -77.7 | -18% |
| Result before impairments and provisions | 251.5 | 210.5 | 19% | 48.8 | 66.1 | 43.5 | -26% |
| Impairments and provisions | 8.8 | -71.4 | - | -16.5 | 6.3 | -21.1 | - |
| Impairments and provisions for credit risk | 35.8 | -62.3 | - | 1.8 | 3.3 | -13.2 | -47% |
| Other impairments and provisions | -27.1 | -9.1 | -198% | -18.3 | 2.9 | -7.9 | - |
| Negative goodwill | 0.0 | 137.9 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 137.9 | - |
| Result after tax | 236.4 | 269.7 | -12% | 30.9 | 65.7 | 165.1 | -53% |
| Key Financial Indicators | |||||||
| Return on equity after tax (ROE a.t.)(iv) | 11.4% | 8.1% | 3.3 p.p. | ||||
| Return on assets after tax (ROA a.t.)(iv) | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.2 p.p. | ||||
| (iv) Net interest margin (on interest bearing assets) |
2.07% | 2.11% | -0.04 p.p. | ||||
| Operational business margin(i,iv) | 3.28% | 3.32% | -0.04 p.p. | ||||
| Cost to income ratio (CIR) | 62.3% | 58.3% | 4.0 p.p. | ||||
| Cost of risk net (bps)(ii, iv) | -41 | 62 | -102 | ||||
| 31 Dec 2021 | 30 Sep 2021 | 31 Dec 2020 | Change YoY | Change QoQ | |||
| Key Financial Position Statement Data | |||||||
| Total assets | 21,577.5 | 21,296.9 | 19,565.9 | 10% | 1% | ||
| Gross loans to customers | 10,903.5 | 10,593.7 | 10,033.3 | 9% | 3% | ||
| Net loans to customers | 10,587.1 | 10,267.0 | 9,644.9 | 10% | 3% | ||
| Deposits from customers | 17,640.8 | 17,248.6 | 16,397.2 | 8% | 2% | ||
| Equity (without non-controlling interests) | 2,078.7 | 2,140.5 | 1,952.8 | 6% | -3% | ||
| Other Key Financial Indicators | |||||||
| LTD(iii) | 60.0% | 59.5% | 58.8% | 1.2 p.p. | 0.5 p.p. | ||
| Total capital ratio | 17.8% | 17.2% | 16.6% | 1.2 p.p. | 0.6 p.p. | ||
| Total risk exposure amount (RWA) | 12,667.4 | 12,824.4 | 12,421.0 | 2% | -1% | ||
| Employees | |||||||
| Number of employees | 8,185 | 8,359 | 8,792 | -607 | -174 | ||


Net fee and commission income (in EURm)

Cost of risk(ii, iv) (Group, bps)
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Notes: (i) Operational business net income annualized / average assets. (ii) Cost of risk = credit impairments and provisions (annualized level) / average net loans to customers. (iii) LTD = Net loans to customers / deposits from customers. (iv) KB not included in the calculation of ratio in 2020.
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Cost of risk(i) (Group, bps)


Establishment
Release

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0

The remarkable performance of the NLB Group in the year 2021 led to a record high profit of EUR 236.4 million – a substantial growth to previous year when excluding effects from acquisition of Komercijalna Banka, Beograd, unaudited 2021 data shows.

Result before impairments and provisions (Group, EURm) Contribution to the NLB Group consolidated result a.t. (EURm)

Regulatory costs Non-recurring net non-interest income
Result before impairments and provisions EUR 251.5 million, EUR 41.0 million higher YoY, EUR 16.3 million without KB contribution, as a result of:
(31 December 2021, in EUR million)


Assets
Liabilities

| North Slovenia Bosnia and Macedonia |
Herzegovina | Kosovo Montenegro |
Serbia | NLB Group | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NLB, Ljubljana | NLB Banka, Skopje |
NLB Banka, Banja Luka |
NLB Banka, Sarajevo |
NLB Banka, Prishtina |
NLB Banka, Podgorica |
NLB Banka, Beograd |
KB, Beograd | |||
| Data on stand-alone | basis | Consolidated data |
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| Result after tax (EURm) |
208.4 | 39.0 | 18.2 | 10.0 | 24.4 | 10.1 | 4.3 | 34.8 | 236.4 | |
| Total assets (EURm) |
12,700 | 1,771 | 927 | 728 | 931 | 751 | 715 | 4,165 | 21,577 | |
| RoE a.t. |
13.8% | 15.9% | 17.0% | 10.7% | 22.4% | 13.1% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 11.4% | |
| Net interest margin |
1.31% | 3.14% | 2.38% | 2.76% | 3.83% | 3.99% | 3.44% | 2.37% | 2.07% | |
| CIR (cost/income ratio) |
50.8% | 41.8% | 45.7% | 57.7% | 32.4% | 61.7% | 73.1% | 68.4% | 62.3% | |
| LTD net | 53.3% | 77.5% | 62.0% | 76.4% | 79.4% | 80.6% | 113.8% | 52.4% | 60.0% | |
| NPL ratio | 1.5% | 4.3% | 1.3% | 3.1% | 1.9% | 7.0% | 1.5% | 1.4% | 2.4% | |
| Branches (#) |
75 | 48 | 47 | 36 | 33 | 22 | 28 | 190 | 479 | |
| Active clients (#) |
675,310 | 415,368 | 213,112 | 129,954 | 230,014 | 94,093 | 142,964 | 975,033 | 1,900,815(iv) | |
| Market share by total asssets (%) |
26.3% | 16.9% | 19.0% (i,iii) | 5.4% (ii, iii) | 16.3% | 14.1% | 1.6%(iii) | 9.7% | / |
(i) Market share in the Republic of Srpska; (ii) Market share in the Federation of BiH; (iii) Data for market share as of 30 Sep 2021; (iv) Total number of active clients for the Group does not include data for Komercijalna Banka group banks due to different definitions.
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Operational business margin, quarterly (in %)

Despite the declining trend of interest rates on loans, the interest rate on corporate and state loans in NLB slightly increased, due to repayment of some exposures with low interest rates and higher volume of Cross-border and selected corporate loans, bearing higher interest rates. Continued strong production of housing loans changed portfolio mix and impacted average interest rate on loans to individuals. On the QoQ basis the higher margins due to TLTRO repricing.

Growth in fee and commission income in all banks is related to:

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(1) YoY 10% 4,158.8 5,158.7 5,145.7 24% 9,644.9 10,267.0 10,587.1 5,119.5 5,264.7 5,208.3 642.6 31 Dec 2020 19,565.9 606.6 30 Sep 2021 636.3 31 Dec 2021 21,296.9 21,577.5 +10% YoY +1% QoQ Cash equivalents, placements with banks and loans to banks Net loans to customers Financial Assets Other Assets
Total assets of NLB Group – structure (EURm)

-1%
2%

Deposits accounting for 82% of funding (Group, EURm) Deposit split (Group, EURm)



TCR % 31 Dec 2020 NGW Profit
inclusion
As at 31 December 2021, the CET1 ratio stood at 15.5% (1.4 p.p. YoY increase) and the Total capital ratio for the Group stood at 17.8% (1.2 p.p. YoY increase). Capital is higher mainly due to inclusion of Negative goodwill in retained earnings in the amount of EUR 137.9 million and partial inclusion of 2021 profit in the amount of 136.0 million.
TCR % 31 Dec 2021
RWA impact
16.6% 17.8%
NCI OCI and
other
KB BG Buyout

RWA for credit risk decreased EUR 17.8 million YtD: new production of retail and corporate loans, with investments in selected Tier 2 Instruments and investments in state bonds were compensated by inclusion of BiH and Macedonia on Eba's third party equivalent list, legislation criteria changes for the CRR collateral adequacy, signing of MIGA agreements as well as changed investment policy such as shift of some liquid assets from the central governments to lower risk weighted counterparties. Latter two are result of RWA optimization.
The decrease in RWA for market risks and credit value adjustments (CVA) (EUR 32.6 million) is mainly the result of decreased TDI risk in the amount of EUR 79.5 million (a consequence of closing position of Traded debt instruments in Komercijalna Banka Beograd).
The increase in the RWA for operational risks (EUR 296.7 million) derives from the higher three-year average of relevant income, which represents the basis for the calculation. The main effect for increased relevant income was acquisition of Komercijalna banka Beograd in 2020.


Credit portfolio(1) by geography (Group, 31 Dec 2021, % and EURm)

Source: Company information; Note: (1) Credit portfolio also includes advances to banks and central banks; (2) State includes exposures to central banks; (3) The largest part represent EU members. (4) Institutions include Deposit-taking corporations except the central bank (mainly commercial banks) and Financial auxiliaries
Dec-18
| in EUR million | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate sector by industry | NLB Group | % | ∆ 2021 |
| Accommodation and food service activities | 156.3 | 3.0% | 15.1 |
| Administrative and support service activities | 108.1 | 2.1% | -13.6 |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing | 310.7 | 6.0% | 22.0 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 22.7 | 0.4% | 1.7 |
| Construction industry | 434.6 | 8.4% | 60.9 |
| Education | 13.3 | 0.3% | -0.8 |
| Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning | 318.2 | 6.1% | 60.1 |
| Finance | 120.2 | 2.3% | -47.5 |
| Human health and social w ork activities |
37.9 | 0.7% | -12.1 |
| Information and communication | 244.1 | 4.7% | 10.2 |
| Manufacturing | 1,091.1 | 21.1% | 105.0 |
| Mining and quarrying | 50.4 | 1.0% | -29.6 |
| Professional, scientific and techn. act. | 175.4 | 3.4% | 3.7 |
| Public admin., defence, compulsory social. | 172.4 | 3.3% | -47.0 |
| Real estate activities | 251.3 | 4.9% | 29.7 |
| Services | 12.0 | 0.2% | -1.9 |
| Transport and storage | 573.3 | 11.1% | -18.8 |
| Water supply | 43.9 | 0.8% | 2.8 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 1,043.1 | 20.1% | 120.0 |
| Other | 0.5 | 0.0% | -1.3 |
| Total Corporate sector | 5,179.5 | 100.0% | 258.4 |
| in EUR million | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Main manufacturing activities | NLB Group | % | ∆ 2021 |
| Manufacture of food products | 174.0 | 3.4% | 13.2 |
| Manufacture of basic metals | 153.1 | 3.0% | 40.8 |
| Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment | 150.4 | 2.9% | 32.3 |
| Manufacture of electrical equipment | 94.3 | 1.8% | -42.5 |
| Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products | 64.4 | 1.2% | 11.9 |
| Manufacture of rubber and plastic products | 57.2 | 1.1% | -7.3 |
| Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. | 50.9 | 1.0% | -0.9 |
| Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers | 48.1 | 0.9% | 23.1 |
| Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products | 35.8 | 0.7% | 5.6 |
| Manufacture of w ood and of products of w ood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw |
33.5 | 0.6% | -2.1 and plaiting materials |
| Other manufacturing activities | 229.4 | 4.4% | 30.9 |
| Total manufacturing activities | 1,091.1 | 21.1% | 105.0 |
| in EUR million | |||
| Main wholesale and retail trade activities | NLB Group | % | ∆ 2021 |
| Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 577.7 | 11.2% | 67.0 |
| Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 352.1 | 6.8% | 52.5 |
| Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles | 113.3 | 2.2% | 0.5 |
| Total wholesale and retail trade | 1,043.1 | 20.1% | 120.0 |

Loan portfolio by stages (in EUR million)
| Credit portfolio | Provisions and FV changes for credit portfolio | in EUR million | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage1 | Stage2 Stage3 & FVTPL |
Stage1 | Stage2 | Stage3 & FVTPL | |||||||||||
| Credit portfolio |
Share of Total |
YTD change |
Credit portfolio |
Share of Total |
YTD change |
Credit portfolio |
Share of Total |
YTD change |
Provision Volume |
Provision Coverage |
Provision Volume |
Provision Coverage |
Provisions & FV changes |
Coverage with provisions and FV changes |
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| Total NLB Group | 14,638.0 | 94.2% | 1,987.2 | 532.4 | 3.4% | -27.6 | 371.4 | 2.4% | -104.3 | 70.4 | 0.5% | 34.0 | 6.4% | 212.1 | 57.1% |
| o/w Corporate |
4,525.5 | 87.4% | 389.9 | 412.2 | 8.0% | -14.6 | 241.7 | 4.7% | -116.8 | 50.6 | 1.1% | 26.6 | 6.5% | 136.0 | 56.3% |
| o/w Retail |
5,371.1 | 95.6% | 591.9 | 120.2 | 2.1% | -13.1 | 129.7 | 2.3% | 12.6 | 18.3 | 0.3% | 7.4 | 6.2% | 76.0 | 58.6% |
| o/w State |
4,202.4 | 100.0% | 912.3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.3 | 0.0% | - | - | - | - |
| o/w Institutions |
538.9 | 100.0% | 93.2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.2 | 0.0% | - | - | - | - |


Stage 2 by segment (in EUR million)

31 Dec 2018 31 Dec 2019 31 Dec 2020 w/o KB 31 Dec 2020 31 Dec 2021
Stage 3 by segment (in EUR million)


• The Group's decisive approach to NPL management puts a strong emphasis on restructuring and use of other active NPL management tools. In 2021 visible results with NPLs decreasing, mostly due to repayments, sale of claims and cured clients.

Prudent credit standards and decisive workout approach lead to a net release of credit impairments and provisions

Net new impairments and provisions for credit risk(1) (1-12 2021, in EUR million)

KB other impairments and provisions
Other impairments and provisions
Impairments and provisions for credit risk
KB impairments and provisions for credit risk & expected credit losses
98.5% of COVID-19 moratoria expired at YE 2021. Post-moratoria portfolio quality trends continued to be positive

| % of DPD in Total expired moratoria |
Stage distibution of non-expired exposures |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-financial corp. |
Households | ||||
| 88.9% 86.4% 84.8% 81.8% |
Stage 1 23.9% |
71.4% | |||
| Stage 2 15.7% |
0.0% | ||||
| Stage 3 60.5% |
28.6% |
| Duration of non-expired moratoriums |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <= 3 months | > 3 months <= 6 months |
> 6 months | ||||||
| Percentage of non-expired exposure | 44.7% | 37.6% | 17.8% |
NII sensitivity to –100bps, -50bos, +50bps, +100 bps (Group, EURm)

Parallel increase in interest rates would have positive impact on net interest income for the NLB Group. Decrease in interest rates would have a negative impact on NLB Group's NII, but to a lesser extent because of floor clause in the loan portfolio.
NII sensitivity is calculated on the balance sheet as of Dec 2021.

▪ Key priority is to address the topic of sustainable development, to accelerate the integration of ESG factors and the upcoming EU regulation and all related changes that affect its business model.
IT Strategy

| Sustainability implementation focus |
Task | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Sustainable/Green Product Portfolio – Retail&Corporate |
Implementation of "Green partner loan (e.g. solar power plants financing with partners)" | Q1 2022 |
| Sustainable/Green Product Portfolio – Retail&Corporate |
IT Strategy Development and implementation of Digital only card |
Q1 2022 |
| EU Taxonomy | First reporting (together with eligibility ratio) | Apr 2022 |
| UNEP FI - PRB |
Submitting first self-assessment report |
Apr 2022 |
| NLB Group Carbon footprint |
Carbon Footprint Report published in Sustainability Report | Apr 2022 |
| Sustainable/Green Product Portfolio – Corporate |
Development and implementation of "Green loan for legal entities (energy efficiency financing)" | Q2 2022 |
| Climate-risk stress tests |
Preparation for ECB stress tests is underway | Q2 2022 |
| Net-Zero committment |
Review of global platforms and initiatives with the aim of reaching Paris agreement goals within the NLB Group |
H1 2022 |
| Sustainability Training |
Updating and upgrading NLB Group's internal sustainability training | Q3 2022 |
| ESG Rating | Applying for ESG Rating of the NLB |
2022 |
| Sustainability Corporate Governance |
Continuously upgrading the NLB Sustainability Corporate Governance model | 2022 |
| Business (Transition Financing) Strategy |
Upgrading business strategy with ESG factors and alignment with Paris Agreement | 2022 |
| ESG disclosures and reporting |
Implementation of ESG-related disclosures and reporting requirements (EU Taxonomy, BASEL PILLAR III) |
2022 |
| NLB Group Carbon footprint |
Further upgrade of the Carbon footprint report with Scope 3 categories | 2022 |
| EBRD | EBRD E&S requirements implementation | Apr 2023 |
| Climate-related and environmental risk management |
Implementation of requirements defined in ECB Guide on climate-related and environmental risks into NLB Group Risk Management Framework |
2023 |

The pioneer of banking innovation in Slovenia

First Slovenian bank enabling 24/7 opening of personal account and the only bank with full digital signing of documents in M-bank

First Slovenian bank sending cards' PIN via SMS

First Slovenian bank implementing Flik P2M (Person to Merchant) at all POSes

First Slovenian bank to launch chat and video call functionalities and the only bank with multichannel 24/7 support

Only bank with fully mobile express loan capabilities (Consumer & SME)

First Slovenian bank to offer card management functionalities and biometric recognition to confirm online purchases in mobile wallet


E-commerce purchases (EURm) M-bank NLB Pay in numbers


+6%

| Dec 2020 | 2022 | Today | Apr / May 2022 | Sep 2022 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | |||||||||
| Legal and M&A processes |
• Merge Regulatory approvals • Ownership consolidation |
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| HR integration | • Organization design • Management Appraisal • Comp & • Voluntary leaves |
Ben harmonization | and rightsizing | • • • • |
Preparation of all activities for new organization implementation Management nominations (B-1 done) Salesforce migration in corporate done Assessment |
of sales employees | • • • • • |
Culture integration | Organization implementation Implementation of target size Management appointment Relocation of employees |
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| IT Integration | • Target system architecture design • Target business model design |
• • |
Migration preparation Gap development |
(cycles | 1 and 2 |
completed) | • Clean-up • Stabilization |
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| Sales | • KPIs verification and setup • Branch footprint design |
• • |
Implementation of new sales model Branch network sizing done) |
(wave | 1 and 2a |
• optimization |
Post-integration branch network | ||||||||
| Marketing and Communications |
• Communication on key milestones (organization design, management nominations, regulatory process, integration process) • Townhalls, Q&A sessions with employees and stakeholders |
• Branding approach implemented |
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| Internal controls and Operations, Markets |
• (Risk, Compliance, AML, I. Audit) • Securities portfolio |
Internal controls sys. harmonization adjustment |
• | Funding strategy implementation | |||||||||||
| Closing | Legal & Operational Merger (Serbia) |


Activities executed in line with the masterplan.
Next steps in Q1 22:
• Application for merger to be submitted to NBS
A wave of HR optimization (Voluntary leaves program) in NLB BG carried out in December 2021. Number of FTEs is to be reduced by 100 – a combination of voluntary leaves and release of temporary contracts until the integration.
concluded by the end of Q1 22 – with leaves to happen after the integration and affecting only HQ personnel.
Management selection process for B-1 has been concluded in Q4 21, and the newly appointed management team is eager to turn 2022 into even more successful year.
Management selection process for B-2 in process will be concluded by end of February 2022
All defined IT activities on critical path are progressing according to the plan:
Branch network footprint: As per end of December 2021, the combined network of KB BG and NLB BG counts 218 branches. 10 further branches were closed in January 22.
Two more waves of optimization are planned: 2B (Q1/Q2 22) - closing 23 branches (with 2 further under consideration); and 3rd (post-merger) - closing 14 branches
ATM migration (NLB to KB) is ongoing and will be done before the merger date.
Cooperation with the Post of Serbia has been agreed, to compensate for closure of branches. Until 30.6.2022 Bank's clients can use the Post to pay for loans and similar without a fee (fee covered by the Bank) and in-payments of cash deposits by entrepreneurs with a lower fee for Bank's clients.
A detailed rebranding plan is prepared for all key categories:
Rebranding of branches plan has been prepared, and rebranding has started in February and will continue until 4 May
Internal communication is well ongoing, and follows all key milestones:
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| Retail – strong Q4 enabled record breaking Y/E results: |
Corporate – Q4 was historically successful: |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| • | EUR 440 million – Record loan production so far |
• | In Q4 2021 Corporate segment achieved historically the highest result in new | |
| ▪ +31% YoY - Higher production compared to the previous year |
production, per quarter (EUR 185.6 million) and per single months (October: EUR 60.3 million and: November EUR 82.6 million) |
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| ▪ Cash loans +62% YoY (EUR 86 million), housing loans +34% YoY (EUR 23 million) |
• | Loans portfolio outstanding recorded growth in the amount of EUR 114.3 million |
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| • | EUR 100 million – Record YoY growth in loans disbursement |
(EUR 624.1 million in 2020 vs EUR 738.4 million in 2021) or YoY +18.3% | ||
| ▪ EUR 22 million cash loans, EUR 52 million housing loans |
• | New disbursement of loans was higher 38.9% or in total EUR 147 million (EUR | ||
| • | KB & NLB, Absolute leaders in the payment of subsidized agro loans in 2021 |
377.7 million in 2020 vs EUR 524.7 million in 2021). In Q4 2021, the new loan production was 116.6% higher compared to Q4 2020. |
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| ▪ Agro teams of NLB Bank and Komercijalna banka disbursed 2000 loans in the amount of EUR 30.2 million within this program. Through the program, 4198 loans worth EUR 69.7 million were disbursed at the level of the entire banking market |
• | Off-balance (documentary business) outstanding recorded growth in the amount of EUR 70 million (EUR 79.3 million in 2020 vs EUR 149.3 million in 2021) or YoY +88.2% |
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| ▪ 9% (EUR 9 million) – Record YoY growth in total Retail revenue |
Deposits outstanding recorded growth (EUR 406.2 million in 2020 vs EUR 413.7 | |||
| ▪ +2% (EUR 1.3 million) – interest income growth |
million in 2021) or YoY +2% | |||
| • | ▪ +18% YoY (EUR 7.7 million) – fee income growth |
• | Finally, Net Corporate Income increased by EUR 1.5 million or 6% YoY (EUR 23.8 | |
| Record growth in the number of active clients and digital users | million in 2020 vs EUR 25.3 million in 2021). | |||
| ▪ 15% YoY growth in the number of active clients (126900) |
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| ▪ 15% YoY growth in the number of digital users (34221) |

More than 50% of integration spend has been realized by the end of 2021 (excl. BL)
Integration costs (mEUR) by market
| Budgeted Integration |
Previous realization |
Realization End of 2021* |
Estimated final total integration |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| costs | estimation | mEUR | % of budgeted costs |
spend for the project |
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| NLB d.d. | 3.0 | 1.4 | 1.03 | 34.3% | 2.8 | |
| Belgrade | 29.0 | 14.8 | 11.3** | 39% | 27.4 | |
| Banja Luka | 3.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 3.3% | 0.1 | |
| Podgorica | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 82.5% | 3.4 | |
| TOTAL | 40.0 | 19.7 | 15.7 | 52%*** | 33.7 |
Forecasted YE 2021 costs reflect the following:

*Total budget and realization including expense items (EUR 7.8 million), HR provisions (EUR 5.9 million) and IT investments (EUR 2.0 million) ** Part of the HR provisioning budget for 2021 moved to 2022 ***Excluding Banja Luka
EUR 25.6 million (bottom-up) of run-rate synergies expected to kick in by the end of 2023
Synergies (mEUR) by market
| Initial est. Run-rate 2023 |
New est. Run rate 2023 (bottom-up) |
End of 2021 realization |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | 19.3 | 19.7 | 0 | |
| Belgrade | Revenue (funding) |
1.3 | 2.1 | 0.65 |
| Total | 20.6 | 21.8 | 0.65 | |
| Banja Luka | Total | 4.7 | n/a | n/a |
| Podgorica | Total | 3.6 | 3.8 | 0.35 |
| TOTAL | 28.9/24.2 | 25.6 | 1.0 |
According to current planning, full synergy potential to be reached by the end of 2023
Belgrade by the end of 2023, to be fully visible in 2024 results
Podgorica 80% synergy potential to be visible in 2022, with full effect expected to be visible in 2023 results
Due to divestment of KB Banja Luka, synergy estimation is no longer applicable


in EUR million / % / bps
| KPI | 2021 Guidance | 2021 Actual | 2022(3) | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Income | Exceeding EUR 600 million | EUR 640.9 million | ~ EUR 670 million | > EUR 700 million |
| Costs | Initial increase in cost base in the year 2021, costs projected around EUR 430 million including integration costs |
EUR 421.4 million (1) | Costs at 2021 level |
~ EUR 400 million |
| Cost of Risk | Around -20 bps | - 41 bps |
20-30 bps | 30-50 bps |
| Loan Growth | Mid-single digit loan growth | 9% | High single digit loan growth |
High single-digit loan growth |
| Dividend | EUR 92.2 million | EUR 92.2 million | EUR 100 million | EUR 110 million |
| ROE a.t. (%) |
> 10% | 11.4% | ~ 10%, (ROE | >10% (ROE |
| normalized (2) 12%) |
(2) > 12%) normalized |
Notes: (1) Including integration costs: EUR 7.8 million G&A costs and EUR 5.9 million HR provisions. (2) ROE normalized = Result a.t. w/o minority shareholder profit divided by consumed capital. Consumed capital computed as 13.06% of average RWA reduced for minority shareholder capital contribution. (3) If legal remedies against the adopted law in February 2022 concerning loan agreements in Swiss francs concluded by banks operating in Slovenia (including NLB) and individuals are unsuccessful, the Bank estimates a negative pre-tax effect on the operations of NLB and NLB Group between EUR 70 and 75 million. This would have a limited (up to 55 bps) negative impact on the capital position.
Appendix 1: Business Performance 41
Appendix 1: Segment Analysis 47
Appendix 2: Macro Overview 57
Appendix 3: Financial Statements 62
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Cash and balances with Central Bank Loans and advances to banks Banking book
44

Deposits from banks Borrowings Subordinated debt
45
Off-balance sheet items of NLB Group – structure (in EUR million)

| in EUR million | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2021 | 30 Sep 2021 | 31 Dec 2020 | |
| Loans | 712.3 | 793.0 | 789.3 |
| Overdrafts Retail | 310.5 | 307.6 | 306.8 |
| Overdrafts Corporate | 216.1 | 196.3 | 199.9 |
| Cards | 311.0 | 314.6 | 302.0 |
| Komercijalna Banka Group | 335.9 | 335.1 | 308.4 |
| Other (Lease&Go, …) | 21.2 | 16.9 | 7.3 |
| Inter Company | -14.8 | -67.7 | -87.0 |
| Total | 1,892.1 | 1,895.7 | 1,826.7 |
| in EUR million | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2021 | 30 Sep 2021 | 31 Dec 2020 | |
| FX derivatives w ith customers |
87.4 | 113.7 | 228.1 |
| o/w NLB |
102.5 | 124.6 | 206.2 |
| Interest rate derivatives w ith customers |
701.3 | 729.6 | 841.3 |
| o/w NLB |
694.7 | 715.1 | 844.7 |
| FX derivatives - hedging (NLB) | 87.9 | 53.4 | 13.5 |
| Interest rate derivatives - hedging (NLB) | 573.3 | 572.9 | 575.0 |
| Options (NLB) | 40.8 | 44.9 | 39.8 |
| Total | 1,490.8 | 1,514.5 | 1,697.7 |
| Business with customers • Customers are mainly using plain vanilla FX and Interest rate derivatives for hedging of their business model. Both interest rate derivatives and FX in the current IR environment which prefer fixed rate loan or open IR position over derivative hedging. Exception were Interest rate options which slightly increased. |
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| Hedging • NLB is concluding interest rate swaps in line with fair value hedge accounting |
Majority of NLB Group derivatives are concluded by NLB either for hedging of the banking book or for trading with customers.
• Customers are mainly using plain vanilla FX and Interest rate derivatives for hedging of their business model. Both interest rate derivatives and FX derivatives have declined in last year. Mainly due to lack of interest from clients in the current IR environment which prefer fixed rate loan or open IR position over derivative hedging. Exception were Interest rate options which slightly increased.

| Retail banking in Slovenia |
Corporate and investment banking in Slovenia |
Strategic foreign markets |
Financial markets in Slovenia |
Non-core members |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retail Micro NLB Skladi Bankart(1) NLB Lease&Go (retail clients) |
Key corporates NLB Banka, Skopje Treasury activities NLB Banka, Banja Luka SME corporates Trading in financial NLB Banka, Sarajevo instruments Cross Border corporates NLB Banka, Prishtina Asset and liabilities Investment banking and NLB Banka, Podgorica management (ALM) custody NLB Banka, Beograd Komercijalna Banka, Beograd Restructuring&workout Komercijalna Banka, Banja Luka(3) NLB Lease&Go (corporate clients) (4) Komercijalna Banka, Podgorica Kombank INvest, Beograd |
REAM Leasing (except NLB Lease&Go) NLB Srbija NLB Crna Gora |
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| (Dec 2021, in EUR million) | • Largest retail banking group in Slovenia by loans and deposits • #1 in private banking and asset management • Focused on upgrading customer digital experience and satisfaction |
• Market leader in corporate banking with focus on advisory and long term strategic partnerships • Market leader in Investment Banking and Custody services • Regional know-how and experience in Corporate Finance and #1 lead organiser for syndicated loans in Slovenia • Strong trade finance operations and other fee-based business • Market leader at FX and interest rate hedges |
• Leading SEE franchise with nine subsidiary banks(3, 4) and one investment fund company • The only international banking group with exclusive focus on the SEE region |
• Maintaining stable funding base • Management of well diversified liquidity reserves • Managing interest rate positions with responsive pricing policy |
• Assets booked non-core subsidiaries funded via NLB • Controlled wind-down of remaining assets, including collection of claims, liquidation of subsidiaries and sale of assets |
|
| Pre-provision result | 54.5 | 56.4 | 134.0 | 15.5 | -4.1 | |
| Result b.t. | 49.0 | 86.8 | 113.2 | 15.8 | 1.3 | |
| Total assets |
2,823 | 2,334 | 9,798 | 6,190 | 96 | |
| total assets(2) % of |
13% | 11% | 45% | 29% | 0% | |
| CIR | 68.1% | 44.4% | 63.0% | 35.8% | 157.4% | |
| Cost of risk (bp) |
26 | -141 | -11 | / | -1528 |
| in EUR million consolidated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-12 2021 | 1-12 2020 | Change YoY | Q4 2021 | Q3 2021 | Q4 2020 | Change QoQ | ||
| Net interest income | 79.5 | 81.4 | -1.9 | -2% | 20.7 | 20.2 | 19.5 | 2% |
| Net interest income from Assets(i) | 82.7 | 78.4 | 4.3 | 5% | 21.6 | 21.1 | 20.0 | 2% |
| Net interest income from Liabilities(i) | -3.1 | 3.0 | -6.1 | - | -1.0 | -0.9 | -0.5 | -12% |
| Net non-interest income | 91.5 | 89.0 | 2.5 | 3% | 26.8 | 25.3 | 22.4 | 6% |
| o/w Net fee and commmission income |
96.6 | 82.7 | 13.8 | 17% | 26.2 | 24.5 | 21.7 | 7% |
| Total net operating income | 171.0 | 170.4 | 0.7 | 0% | 47.5 | 45.5 | 41.9 | 4% |
| Total costs | -116.5 | -114.1 | -2.4 | -2% | -33.6 | -27.7 | -30.1 | -21% |
| Result before impairments and provisions | 54.5 | 56.2 | -1.7 | -3% | 13.9 | 17.8 | 11.8 | -22% |
| Impairments and provisions | -6.7 | -15.1 | 8.4 | 56% | -2.5 | -1.5 | -6.1 | -68% |
| Net gains from investments in subsidiaries, associates, and JVs' |
1.1 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 27% | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -68% |
| Result before tax | 49.0 | 42.0 | 6.9 | 17% | 11.5 | 16.8 | 5.7 | -32% |
| 31 Dec 2021 | 30 Sep 2021 | 31 Dec 2020 | Change YoY | Change QoQ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net loans to customers | 2,731.6 | 2,637.8 | 2,415.4 | 316.2 | 13% | 4% |
| Gross loans to customers | 2,769.7 | 2,675.4 | 2,450.7 | 319.0 | 13% | 4% |
| Housing loans | 1,815.5 | 1,740.1 | 1,534.7 | 280.9 | 18% | 4% |
| Interest rate on housing loans | 2.34% | 2.37% | 2.51% | -0.17 p.p. | -0.03 p.p. | |
| Consumer loans | 635.6 | 642.1 | 651.7 | -16.1 | -2% | -1% |
| Interest rate on consumer loans | 6.70% | 6.69% | 6.43% | 0.27 p.p. | 0.01 p.p. | |
| Other | 318.6 | 293.2 | 264.3 | 54.3 | 21% | 9% |
| Deposits from customers | 7,703.6 | 7,608.2 | 7,356.8 | 346.8 | 5% | 1% |
| Interest rate on deposits | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.04% | -0.01 p.p. | 0.00 p.p. | |
| Non-performing loans (gross) | 58.1 | 57.8 | 52.4 | 5.7 | 11% | 0% |
| 1-12 2021 | 1-12 2020 | Change YoY | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost of risk (in bps) | 26 | 63 | -38 | |||||
| CIR | 68.1% | 67.0% | 1.1 p.p. | |||||
| Interest margin | 1.55% | 1.75% | -0.20 p.p. | |||||
| (i) Net interest income from assets and liabilities w ith the use of FTP. |
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31 Dec 2018 31 Dec 2017 31 Dec 2019 31 Dec 2020 31 Dec 2021
252
193
+173%
Source: Bank of Slovenia (retail loans and deposits), Company information, Slovenian Fund Management Association Note: (1) Company information; (2) By AuM (Slovenian Fund Management Association). 50
| in EUR million consolidated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-12 2021 | 1-12 2020 | Change YoY | Q4 2021 | Q3 2021 | Q4 2020 | Change QoQ | ||
| Net interest income | 35.7 | 34.0 | 1.7 | 5% | 9.2 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 7% |
| Net interest income from Assets(i) | 41.1 | 36.8 | 4.3 | 12% | 10.7 | 10.0 | 9.6 | 8% |
| Net interest income from Liabilities(i) | -5.4 | -2.8 | -2.6 | -93% | -1.5 | -1.4 | -1.2 | -8% |
| Net non-interest income | 65.8 | 41.2 | 24.6 | 60% | 12.3 | 9.8 | 10.6 | 25% |
| o/w Net fee and commmission income |
38.9 | 33.2 | 5.7 | 17% | 9.5 | 9.7 | 8.4 | -2% |
| Total net operating income | 101.5 | 75.2 | 26.3 | 35% | 21.5 | 18.4 | 19.0 | 17% |
| Total costs | -45.1 | -41.8 | -3.3 | -8% | -12.9 | -10.8 | -11.3 | -20% |
| Result before impairments and provisions | 56.4 | 33.4 | 23.0 | 69% | 8.6 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 13% |
| Impairments and provisions | 30.5 | 9.0 | 21.5 | - | 7.4 | 7.0 | 15.8 | 5% |
| Result before tax | 86.8 | 42.4 | 44.5 | 105% | 16.0 | 14.6 | 23.5 | 9% |
| 31 Dec 2021 | 30 Sep 2021 | 31 Dec 2020 | Change YoY | Change QoQ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net loans to customers | 2,332.4 | 2,171.0 | 2,047.1 | 285.2 | 14% | 7% |
| Gross loans to customers | 2,390.7 | 2,230.0 | 2,167.5 | 223.1 | 10% | 7% |
| Corporate | 2,258.5 | 2,096.1 | 2,006.4 | 252.1 | 13% | 8% |
| Key/SME/Cross Border Corporates | 2,110.6 | 1,963.5 | 1,827.6 | 283.1 | 15% | 7% |
| Interest rate on Key/SME/Cross Border Corporates loans |
1.79% | 1.80% | 1.79% | 0.00 p.p. | -0.01 p.p. | |
| Investment banking | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -38% | 0 % |
| Restructuring and Workout | 88.2 | 85.2 | 160.8 | -72.6 | -45% | 4% |
| NLB Lease&Go | 59.6 | 47.3 | 17.8 | 41.7 | - | 26% |
| State | 131.9 | 133.6 | 160.7 | -28.8 | -18% | -1% |
| Interest rate on State loans | 2.07% | 2.17% | 2.20% | -0.13 p.p. | -0.10 p.p. | |
| Deposits from customers | 1,938.2 | 1,620.2 | 1,487.4 | 450.7 | 30% | 20% |
| Interest rate on deposits | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.06% | -0.03 p.p. | 0.00 p.p. | |
| Non-performing loans (gross) | 72.5 | 76.1 | 156.0 | -83.5 | -53% | -5% |
| 1-12 2021 | 1-12 2020 | Change YoY | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost of risk (in bps) | -141 | -44 | -97 | |||||
| CIR | 44.4% | 55.6% | -11.1 p.p. | |||||
| Interest margin | 1.76% | 1.90% | -0.15 p.p. | |||||
| (i) Net interest income from assets and liabilities w ith the use of FTP. |

| 31 Dec 2017 | 31 Dec 2018 | 31 Dec 2019 | 31 Dec 2020 | 31 Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate & state deposits | Corporate & state net loans | Guarantees(1) |

Strong local corporate fee business, across merchant acquiring, investment banking and custody services
EUR 652.1 million of syndicated loans arranged 35.9% market share (2) in merchant acquiring
EUR 15.9 bn assets under custody
| in EUR million consolidated | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-12 2021 | 1-12 2020 | Change YoY o/w KB |
Q4 2021 | Q3 2021 | Q4 2020 | Change QoQ | |||
| Net interest income | 266.8 | 159.3 | 107.5 | contribution 98.8 |
68% | 68.7 | 68.1 | 40.1 | 1% |
| Interest income | 299.6 | 182.6 | 117.0 | 111.5 | 64% | 76.1 | 76.0 | 45.6 | 0% |
| Interest expense | -32.8 | -23.3 | -9.5 | -12.8 | -41% | -7.4 | -8.0 | -5.5 | 7% |
| Net non-interest income | 95.1 | 49.8 | 45.3 | 33.2 | 91% | 22.2 | 24.2 | 10.4 | -8% |
| o/w Net fee and commmission income |
101.6 | 54.1 | 47.5 | 42.3 | 88% | 28.5 | 24.3 | 14.7 | 18% |
| Total net operating income | 361.9 | 209.1 | 152.9 | 132.0 | 73% | 90.9 | 92.2 | 50.5 | -1% |
| Total costs | -227.9 | -109.0 | -118.9 | -107.3 | -109% | -65.4 | -54.7 | -29.2 | -20% |
| Result before impairments and provisions | 134.0 | 100.1 | 34.0 | 24.7 | 34% | 25.6 | 37.5 | 21.4 | -32% |
| Impairments and provisions | -20.8 | -59.1 | 38.3 | -20.6 | 65% | -22.4 | -0.3 | -25.9 | - |
| Negative goodw ill (KB) |
0.0 | 137.9 | -137.9 | 0.0 | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | 137.9 | - |
| Result before tax | 113.2 | 178.8 | -65.6 | 4.2 | -37% | 3.2 | 37.2 | 133.3 | -92% |
| o/w Result of minority shareholders |
11.5 | 3.0 | 8.4 | 1.5 | - | 1.0 | 3.9 | -1.1 | -75% |
| 31 Dec 2021 | 30 Sep 2021 | 31 Dec 2020(i) |
Change YoY | Change QoQ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net loans to customers | 5,441.9 | 5,361.8 | 5,052.4 | 389.5 | 8% | 1% |
| Gross loans to customers | 5,632.2 | 5,547.5 | 5,234.8 | 397.4 | 8% | 2% |
| Individuals | 2,877.3 | 2,836.4 | 2,592.9 | 284.4 | 11% | 1% |
| Interest rate on retail loans | 5.83% | 6.10% | - | -0.45 p.p. | -0.26 p.p. | |
| Corporate | 2,613.5 | 2,538.0 | 2,443.7 | 169.8 | 7% | 3% |
| Interest rate on corporate loans | 3.96% | 3.76% | - | -0.20 p.p. | 0.20 p.p. | |
| State | 141.4 | 173.2 | 198.1 | -56.7 | -29% | -18% |
| Interest rate on state loans | 3.35% | 3.38% | - | -0.18 p.p. | -0.03 p.p. | |
| Deposits from customers | 7,998.8 | 8,020.1 | 7,552.2 | 446.6 | 6% | 0% |
| Interest rate on deposits | 0.29% | 0.31% | - | -0.14 p.p. | -0.02 p.p. | |
| Non-performing loans (gross) | 191.7 | 199.5 | 195.0 | -3.3 | -2% | -4% |
| 1-12 2021 | 1-12 2020 | Change YoY | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost of risk (in bps)(ii) | -11 | 140 | -151 |
| CIR | 63.0% | 52.1% | 10.8 p.p. |
| Interest margin(ii) | 2.86% | 3.33% | -0.47 p.p. |
| (i) Interest rates for 2020 are w /o KB |
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(ii) KB is excluded from calculation.
| in EUR million consolidated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-12 2021 | 1-12 2020 | Change YoY | Q4 2021 | Q3 2021 | Q4 2020 | Change QoQ | ||
| Net interest income | 26.4 | 23.5 | 2.9 | 12% | 8.3 | 6.3 | 6.6 | 31% |
| ALM(i) o/w |
17.1 | 16.5 | 0.6 | 4% | 5.9 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 17% |
| Net non-interest income | -2.3 | 16.2 | -18.4 | - | -2.1 | 0.5 | 0.2 | - |
| Total net operating income | 24.1 | 39.6 | -15.5 | -39% | 6.3 | 6.8 | 6.8 | -8% |
| Total costs | -8.6 | -7.6 | -1.0 | -14% | -2.8 | -1.9 | -2.0 | -45% |
| Result before impairments and provisions | 15.5 | 32.0 | -16.6 | -52% | 3.5 | 4.9 | 4.8 | -29% |
| Impairments and provisions | 0.3 | -1.3 | 1.6 | - | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | - |
| Result before tax | 15.8 | 30.8 | -15.0 | -49% | 3.4 | 5.1 | 4.8 | -33% |
| 31 Dec 2021 | 30 Sep 2021 | 31 Dec 2020 | Change YoY | Change QoQ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balances w ith Central banks |
2,982.2 | 2,758.1 | 1,998.1 | 984.2 | 49% | 8% |
| Banking book securities | 2,977.5 | 3,100.5 | 2,945.8 | 31.7 | 1% | -4% |
| Interest rate on banking book securities | 0.68% | 0.66% | 0.77% | -0.09 p.p. | 0.02 p.p. | |
| Wholesale funding | 873.5 | 863.6 | 143.5 | 730.0 | - | 1% |
| Interest rate on wholesale funding | -0.46% | -0.02% | 0.54% | -1.00 p.p. | -0.44 p.p. | |
| Subordinated liabilities | 288.5 | 290.2 | 288.3 | 0.2 | 0% | -1% |
| Interest rate on subordinated liabilities | 3.70% | 3.70% | 3.64% | 0.06 p.p. | 0.00 p.p. |

Liquid assets evolution (EURm)




Note: Numbers refer to NLB d.d. only; (1) Incl. trading and banking book securities; (2) Includes other European countries, USA, Canada, Kazakhstan, Israel and Russian Federation; (3) Including state guaranteed bonds; (4) Loans booked under segment Corporate Banking Slovenia. 55
The volume increased due to
| in EUR million consolidated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-12 2021 | 1-12 2020 | Change YoY | Q4 2021 | Q3 2021 | Q4 2020 | Change QoQ | ||
| Net interest income | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 11% | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | -82% |
| Net non-interest income | 5.9 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 39% | 0.8 | 2.2 | 1.4 | -66% |
| Total net operating income | 7.2 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 33% | 0.9 | 3.0 | 1.6 | -70% |
| Total costs | -11.4 | -12.9 | 1.5 | 12% | -3.4 | -2.6 | -3.1 | -33% |
| Result before impairments and provisions | -4.1 | -7.4 | 3.3 | 44% | -2.5 | 0.5 | -1.5 | - |
| Impairments and provisions | 5.4 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 89% | 2.9 | 0.8 | 2.5 | - |
| Result before tax | 1.3 | -4.6 | 5.8 | - | 0.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 | -67% |
| 31 Dec 2021 | 30 Sep 2021 | 31 Dec 2020 | Change YoY | Change QoQ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Segment assets | 95.9 | 111.8 | 131.2 | -35.3 | -27% | -14% | |
| Net loans to customers | 24.3 | 31.6 | 45.0 | -20.7 | -46% | -23% | |
| Gross loans to customers | 53.9 | 76.0 | 95.0 | -41.1 | -43% | -29% | |
| Investment property and property & equipment | 65.6 | 66.2 | 70.2 | -4.6 | -7% | -1% | |
| received for repayment of loans | |||||||
| Other assets | 6.0 | 14.0 | 16.0 | -10.0 | -63% | -57% | |
| Non-performing loans (gross) | 45.0 | 62.0 | 71.3 | -26.3 | -37% | -27% |
| in EUR million consolidated | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-12 2021 | 1-12 2020 | Change YoY | Q4 2021 | Q3 2021 | Q4 2020 | Change QoQ |
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| Total net operating income | 6.1 | 7.5 | -1.4 | -18% | 1.7 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 51% |
| Total costs | -10.9 | -11.7 | 0.8 | 7% | -2.0 | -3.3 | -3.2 | 38% |
| Result before impairments and provisions | -4.8 | -4.1 | -0.6 | -15% | -0.4 | -2.2 | -0.6 | 84% |
| Impairments and provisions | 0.0 | -7.8 | 7.8 | - | -1.8 | 0.1 | -7.5 | - |
| Result before tax | -4.7 | -11.9 | 7.2 | 60% | -2.1 | -2.1 | -8.1 | -4% |


| EUR | |
|---|---|
| GDP (EURbn) | 50.4 |
| Population (m) | 2.1 |
| GDP(1) NBS loans as % of |
48.0% |
| GDP(1) NBS deposits as % of |
71.6% |
| Credit ratings (S&P / Moody's / Fitch) |
AA- / A3 / A |
| EUR(3) | |
|---|---|
| GDP (EURbn) | 18.7 |
| Population (m) | 3.3 |
| NBS loans as % of GDP(1) |
57.1% |
| GDP(1) NBS deposits as % of |
73.8% |
| Credit ratings (S&P / Moody's / Fitch) |
B / B3 / n.a. |
| EUR | |
|---|---|
| GDP (EURbn) | 4.7 |
| Population (m) | 0.6 |
| GDP(1) NBS loans as % of |
73.5% |
| GDP(1) NBS deposits as % of |
83.1% |
| Credit ratings (S&P / Moody's / Fitch) |
B / B1 / n.a. |

| Slovenia | EUR |
|---|---|
| GDP (EURbn) | 50.4 |
| Population (m) | 2.1 |
| NBS loans as % of GDP(1) |
48.0% |
| GDP(1) NBS deposits as % of |
71.6% |
| Credit ratings (S&P / Moody's / Fitch) |
EUR AA- / A3 / A |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina(2) | EUR(3) | Kosovo | EUR |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDP (EURbn) | 18.7 | GDP (EURbn) | 7.6 |
| Population (m) | 3.3 EUR(3) |
Population (m) | 1.8 EUR |
| NBS loans as % of GDP(1) |
57.1% | GDP(1) NBS loans as % of |
46.7% |
| GDP(1) NBS deposits as % of |
73.8% | GDP(1) NBS deposits as % of |
61.5% |
| Credit ratings (S&P / Moody's / Fitch) |
B / B3 / n.a. |
Credit ratings (S&P / Moody's / Fitch) |
n.a. / n.a. / n.a. |
| Montenegro | EUR | North Macedonia |
MKD |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDP (EURbn) | 4.7 | GDP (EURbn) | 11.4 |
| Population (m) | 0.6 | Population (m) | 2.1 |
| GDP(1) NBS loans as % of |
73.5% | NBS loans as % of GDP(1) |
53.3% |
| NBS deposits as % of GDP(1) |
83.1% | GDP(1) NBS deposits as % of |
64.6% |
| Credit ratings (S&P / Moody's / Fitch) |
B / B1 / n.a. | Credit ratings (S&P / Moody's / Fitch) |
BB- / n.a. / BB+ |

Source: Central banks, National Statistics Offices, FocusEconomics, NLB
Note: GDP volume for Q3 2021 annualised; (1) Non-banking sector loans/deposits as % of GDP for Q3 2021, annualised; (2) Bosnia and Herzegovina is comprised of 2 entities, The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska; (3) Official currency is BAM – Bosnia-Herzegovina Convertible Mark, pegged to EUR.


Note: HICP for Slovenia, Kosovo and Eurozone, other CPI
In countries of the Group's region, GDP grew 7.7% YoY in Q3 2021. Growth was fuelled by private consumption, capital expenditure outlays and export growth. Private consumption was supported by further improvement in the hospitality sector, which turned out supportive especially for tourism-dependent countries, and remittances inflow.
Inflation accelerated over the course of the year in countries of the Group's region due to similar factors as in other countries all over the world, i.e. rising energy and commodity prices, supply-chain bottlenecks, and overall supply-demand imbalances, which resulted in inflation reaching the peak of 2021 at the end of the year.


Fiscal Balance, % GDP

Note: Consensus Forecasts for 2022 and 2023, estimation for 2021
Public debts remained at elevated levels in 2021 after the increase in 2020 resulting from fiscal measures adopted to mitigate the economic and social impact of the pandemic-induced crisis. In general, public debts of countries in the Group's region are below the Euro area level.
Fiscal balances are expected to improve as fiscal revenues should recover with the recovery in economic activity while fiscal policy support should gradually wane.



Sources: National Central Banks, ECB, Own calculations Note: Q3 2021 annualised data; residential deposits and loans for Montenegro Sources: National Central Banks, ECB, Own calculations Note: Q3 2021 annualised data; residential deposits and loans for Montenegro
Loans to non-financial corporations and households' loans as a percentage of GDP show that the whole Group has the potential for further growth, especially in comparison to the levels in the Euro area.
Economic recovery in the Group's region reflected in encouraging credit activity with loans to NBS growing 6.7% YoY in November. The inflow of deposits continued with NBS deposits growing 11.7% YoY in the same month.


| (EURm) | 1-12 2021 |
1-12 2020 |
YoY | Q4 2021 | Q3 2021 | Q4 2020 | QoQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interest and similar income |
477,8 | 355,2 | 35% | 123,7 | 121,0 | 89,3 | 2% |
| Interest and similar expense |
-68,5 | -55,6 | -23% | -16,7 | -17,4 | -14,2 | 4% |
| Net interest income |
409,4 | 299,6 | 37% | 107,0 | 103,7 | 75,1 | 3% |
| Fee and commission income |
332,6 | 232,4 | 43% | 89,9 | 87,3 | 60,7 | 3% |
| Fee and commission expense |
-95,4 | -62,2 | -54% | -25,3 | -28,8 | -15,6 | 12% |
| Net fee and commission income | 237,2 | 170,3 | 39% | 64,6 | 58,6 | 45,1 | 10% |
| Dividend income | 0,2 | 0,1 | 101% | 0,0 | 0,1 | 0,0 | -65% |
| Net income from financial transactions | 38,4 | 32,0 | 20% | 5,0 | 7,4 | 2,0 | -32% |
| Other operating income | -18,3 | 2,6 | - | -9,6 | -3,8 | -1,0 | -154% |
| Total net operating income | 666,9 | 504,5 | 32% | 167,0 | 166,0 | 121,2 | 1% |
| Employee costs | -231,3 | -165,0 | -40% | -63,1 | -56,5 | -42,0 | -12% |
| Other general and administrative expenses | -137,5 | -97,3 | -41% | -43,4 | -31,7 | -27,6 | -37% |
| Depreciation and amortisation | -46,5 | -31,7 | -47% | -11,7 | -11,6 | -8,0 | -1% |
| Total costs | -415,4 | -293,9 | -41% | -118,2 | -99,9 | -77,7 | -18% |
| Result before impairments and provisions | 251,5 | 210,5 | 19% | 48,8 | 66,1 | 43,5 | -26% |
| Impairments and provisions for credit risk | 35,8 | -62,3 | - | 1,8 | 3,3 | -13,2 | -47% |
| Other impairments and provisions | -27,1 | -9,1 | -198% | -18,3 | 2,9 | -7,9 | - |
| Gains less losses from capital investments in subsidiaries, | |||||||
| associates and joint ventures | 1,1 | 0,9 | 27% | 0,2 | 0,5 | 0,0 | -68% |
| Negative goodwill | - | 137,9 | - | - | - | 137,9 | - |
| Result before tax | 261,4 | 277,9 | -6% | 32,5 | 72,9 | 160,2 | -55% |
| Income tax | -13,5 | -5,2 | -162% | -0,6 | -3,3 | 3,8 | 81% |
| Result of non-controlling interests | 11,5 | 3,0 | - | 1,0 | 3,9 | -1,1 | -75% |
| Result after tax attributable to owners of the parent | 236,4 | 269,7 | -12% | 30,9 | 65,7 | 165,1 | -53% |
| (EURm) | 31 Dec 2021 | 31 Dec 2020 | YtD |
|---|---|---|---|
| ASSETS | |||
| Cash and balances with Central Banks | |||
| and other demand deposits at banks | 5.005,1 | 3.961,8 | 26% |
| Financial instruments |
5.208,3 | 5.119,5 | 2% |
| o/w Trading Book |
7,7 | 84,9 | -91% |
| o/w Non-trading Book |
5.200,6 | 5.034,7 | 3% |
| Loans and advances to banks (net) | 140,7 | 197,0 | -29% |
| o/w gross loans |
140,9 | 197,1 | -29% |
| o/w impairments | -0,2 | -0,1 | -40% |
| Loans and advances to customers | 10.587,1 | 9.644,9 | 10% |
| o/w gross loans | 10.903,5 | 10.033,3 | 9% |
| - Corporates |
4.996,0 | 4.631,7 | 8% |
| - State |
286,3 | 374,0 | -23% |
| - Individuals |
5.621,1 | 5.027,6 | 12% |
| o/w impairments and valuation | -316,3 | -388,4 | 19% |
| Investments in associates and JV | 11,5 | 8,0 | 44% |
| Goodwill | 3,5 | 3,5 | 0% |
| Other intagible assets | 55,5 | 58,1 | -4% |
| Property, plant and equipment | 247,0 | 249,1 | -1% |
| Investment property | 47,6 | 54,8 | -13% |
| Other assets | 271,1 | 268,9 | 1% |
| Total Assets | 21.577,5 | 19.565,9 | 10% |
| (EURm) | 31 Dec 2021 | 31 Dec 2020 | YtD |
|---|---|---|---|
| LIABILITIES & EQUITY | |||
| Deposits from banks and central banks |
71,8 | 72,6 | -1% |
| Deposits from customers |
17.640,8 | 16.397,2 | 8% |
| - Corporates |
4.463,7 | 3.949,1 | 13% |
| - State |
496,4 | 424,5 | 17% |
| - Individuals |
12.680,8 | 12.023,5 | 5% |
| Borrowings | 932,6 | 249,8 | - |
| Subordinated liabilities |
288,5 | 288,3 | 0% |
| Other liabilities | 427,6 | 434,9 | -2% |
| Total Liabilities | 19.361,4 | 17.442,8 | 11% |
| Shareholders' equity | 2.078,7 | 1.952,8 | 6% |
| Non Controlling Interests |
137,4 | 170,3 | -19% |
| Total Equity | 2.216,1 | 2.123,0 | 4% |
| Total Liabilities & Equity |
21.577,5 | 19.565,9 | 10% |
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