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Investor Presentation Sep 4, 2017

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NLB Group Presentation − H1 2017

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This presentation is for the use of the addressees only and may not be reproduced, redistributed or passed on to any other person or published, in whole or in part, for any purpose, without the prior, written consent of NLB. The manner of distributing this presentation may be restricted by law or regulation in certain countries, including (but not limited to) the United States. Persons into whose possession this presentation may come are required to inform themselves about and to observe such restrictions. By accepting this presentation, a recipient hereof agrees to be bound by the foregoing limitations. NLB is regulated by The Bank of Slovenia i.e. "Banka Slovenije, Slovenska 35, 1505 Ljubljana, Slovenia" and by The Securities Market Agency i.e. "Agencija za trg vrednostnih papirjev, Poljanski nasip 6,

1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia."

Team

Nova Ljubljanska Banka (NLB)

Blaž Brodnjak

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Chief Marketing Officer (CMO)

  • Responsible for Corporate and Retail Banking since December 2012; CEO since February 2016
  • Supervisory Board experience at 11 banking, 3 insurance and 1 manufacturing company
  • MBA from IEDC Bled School of Management (Slovenia)

Archibald Kremser Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

  • Chief Financial Officer of NLB since July 2013
  • Previously held senior management positions at Dexia Kommunalkredit Group (CEE)
  • Supervisory Board experience in 2 banks
  • MBA from INSEAD (France), MSc in Engineering from Vienna University of Technology (Austria)

Andreas Burkhardt Chief Risk Officer (CRO)

  • Chief Risk Officer of NLB since September 2013
  • Previously held senior managerial positions at Volksbank, including among others CRO at Volksbank Bosnia and CFO at Volksbank Romania
  • Supervisory Board experience at 3 banks
  • MBA from University of Dayton (USA), MSc in Economics from University of Augsburg (Germany)

László Pelle

Chief Operating Officer (COO)

  • Chief Operating Officer of NLB since October 2016
  • Previously COO at Erste Bank in Budapest, COO at HSBC CEE and Operations and Technology Director at Citibank Hungary
  • Supervisory Board experience at 1 pension fund and 1 processing company
  • Master's Degree from Technical University of Budapest (Hungary)

X Represents years of experience

Overview of NLB Group today

Investment highlights

  • The largest banking and financial institution in Slovenia by total assets
    • 100% owned by the Republic of Slovenia
    • Leading bank for retail and corporate clients in Slovenia, with 693k active clients and 23.6% market share by total assets (as of Jun-17)
  • Active in 6 attractive markets in South-Eastern Europe
    • Sizeable aggregate population of 15.4m as of Dec-16
    • 4 of the NLB Group banks are Top-3 banks in their respective markets (by total assets)
  • Underwent substantial transformation since 2013, achieving turnaround in operational profitability and asset quality
    • Increasing profitability in all key business segments
    • ~21% reduction in operating costs (FY'12-FY'16), an equivalent of -6% CAGR, with 61% C/I as of FY'16
    • NPL ratio reduced from Dec-12 peak of 28.2% to 12.6% in Jun-17
  • Extensive distribution network of 358 branches
    • 113 branches in Slovenia (Jun-17)
  • Attractive dividend payout ratio
    • 48% of 2015 NLB Group net profit paid out in August 2016
    • 58% of 2016 NLB Group net profit paid out in April 2017(3)

Source: Company information, Bank of Slovenia

Key figures

Balance sheet (EURm) Dec-15 Dec-16 Jun-16 Jun-17 Delta
Total assets 11,822 12,039 11,761 12,070 3%
Loans to customers (gross) 8,351 7,901 8,312 7,826 -6%
Loans to customers (net) 7,088 6,997 7,090 6,974 -2%
Customer deposits 9,026 9,439 9,068 9,491 5%
Attributable equity 1,423 1,495(4) 1,497 1,538(4) 3%
P&L (EURm) FY'15 FY'16 H1'16 H1'17
Net interest income 340 317 157 149 -5%
Pre
provision income
186 186 100 102 2%
Profit after tax 92 110 69 118 70%
Dec-15 Dec-16 Jun-16 Jun-17
Key ratios
(%)
/ FY'15 / FY'16 / H1'16 / H1'17
CET1 ratio 16.2% 17.0%(5) 16.6% 16.5%(5) -0.1pp
C/I
ratio
61.6% 60.9% 58.7% 57.7% -1.1pp
NPL
ratio
19.3% 13.8% 17.9% 12.6% -5.3pp
NPL coverage
ratio
72.2% 76.1% 76.0% 76.1% 0.1pp
NPE
ratio (EBA)
14.3% 10.0% 13.2% 9.0% -4.2pp
NPE coverage
ratio (EBA)
69.9% 72.2% 73.2% 72.4% -0.8pp
RoE after tax 6.6% 7.4% 9.4%(6) 15.5%(6) 6.0pp

Gross loans by customer (Jun-17)

Total assets by country (Jun-17) (2)

Note: (1) Government departments, municipalities and agencies; (2) Geographical analysis based on location of assets of the NLB Group; (3) Represents dividend of EUR63.8m, approved by General Meeting of Shareholders; (4) Pre EUR63.8m Apr-17 dividend payment distribution to existing shareholders; (5) Post EUR63.8m Apr-17 dividend payment distribution; (6) Based on annualized H1'16 and H1'17 figures, respectively

Slovenia: Fully integrated into European institutions

  • Member of the EU and the Eurozone
  • Export-driven economy with valueadded export goods
  • Well educated labour force
  • Solid Parliamentary support for coalition Government (in place until Sep-18)

EUR 39.8bn nominal GDP(1)

EUR 19k GDP/capita vs EUR

4.4% real GDP growth(3)

6.4%

survey unemployment rate(3)

81.4% Govt debt/GDP(4)

11k CEE average(2)

A+/A-/Baa3 Sovereign rating (S&P/Fitch/Moody's) -1.9% of GDP primary surplus(4)

Recent milestones

Source: Republic of Slovenia, IMF WEO, Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia Note: (1) As of 2016

(2) 2016, CEE countries include Poland, Romania, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary; (3) As of Q2 2017; (4) As of Q1 2017

Slovenian economy growing at 4.4% compared to 2.1% Eurozone growth in Q2 2017

Real GDP growth

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017E 2018E

Recovery driving lower unemployment and higher consumer confidence(1)

Source: Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia, IMF, Global Insight, Press, OECD, National Bank of Slovenia

Macro update

  • Slovenian economy grew by 4.4% in Q2 2017 stronger than Eurozone average of 2.1%
  • Drivers included 7.4% gross capital formation growth and continued increase in private consumption (3.2% in Q1 2017)
  • Economic recovery drove unemployment rate down in Q1 2017 by 4.7 p.p. since Q1 2013
  • Consumer confidence increased by 42 points since its 2012(2) lows, driving household consumption growth

GDP by source and activities (EURbn)

Note: (1) Consumer confidence indicator represents score average from surveys about expected household financial situation, general economic situation, unemployment, and savings over next 12 months; Scale of -100 to +100;; (2) -45 as of September 2012; (3) Survey unemployment rate

The banking system has seen a pick-up in corporate loans lending while interest rates remained stable

Households and non-financial corporate loans in billion EUR

Resurgence of corporate loans and steady growth in retail loans

  • Non-financial corporate loans stock increased by 7.3% in June 2017, from its September 2016 low
  • Households loans stock increased by 8.7% vs February 2015, on the back of improving consumer confidence
  • Total loans to the non-financial sector grew by 5.8% Y-o-Y (Jun-16 to Jun-17)

Interest rate evolution (%)

Stable interest rate environment

• Average interest rate for loans remained stable for the past 12 months, with increasing trend for mortgage loans and slight decrease in corporate segment for the last 3 months

NLB Group - Journey so far

Transformation into a sustainably profitable client-oriented group, focused on core markets

Key initiatives implemented

  • Focus on core businesses and markets and divestment of several non-core subsidiaries and participations 1
  • Emphasis on NPL recovery and improving asset quality 2
  • Balance sheet reduction 3
  • 6% annual cost reduction achieved(1) 4
  • Focus on improved business selection and pricing with clear minimum client RoE targets 5
  • Improved risk management policy and corporate governance 6

24% cost base reduction from 2012 (EURm)

Return to profitability(2) (EURm)

2013 recapitalisation Journey so far

Note: NPL ratio and NPL stock based on credit portfolio, including balances and obligatory reserves with central banks and demand deposits at banks and different scope of consolidation; (1) CAGR 2012 to 2016; (2) Profit after tax attributable to the shareholders

Staff Admin Other

Dominant player in the Slovenian banking sector 1

Market leader across products in Slovenia

Source: Net loans, deposits and branches as per Company information; Market shares calculated based on respective aggregates of Bank Of Slovenia

Note: (1) Net loans and deposits from non-banking sector for NLB as at 30 June 2017, Nova KBM as at 31 December 2016 and other banks as at 31 March 2017 (latest available). Loans for NLB without DARS bond; (2) Branches: NLB as at 30 June 2017; other banks as at 31 December 2016; (3) Loans, Deposits and Number of branches for NKBM include KBS Bank as at 31 December 2016 (merged January 2017)

Dominant player in the Slovenian banking sector Retail banking 1

Market
Retail lending has been steadily growing since 2014, primarily driven by mortgages;
household indebtedness remains low vs. Eurozone (22% of GDP as of 2015)
Retail net loans
(EURm)
24.2% 23.9%
23.5%
23.4%
Retail deposits
(EURm)
30.2%
30.2%
30.4%
30.3%
evolution
Housing transactions increasing, while prices stabilised in 2015

Significant growth of retail deposits
10.3% 14.627 14.997 15.956 16.361
NLB positioning
Market shares resilient across market segments
(As of Jun-17: Retail net loans: 23.4%, Retail deposits: 30.3%))
7.781 7.898 8.295 8.583

Increasing share of new loan production in growing consumer segment, driven by
wide distribution network, strong sales force and large customer base
Dec-14 Dec-15 Dec-16 Jun-17
Total sector loans / deposits
Dec-14 Dec-15 Dec-16 Jun-17
NLB mkt share
%
Distribution
Network of 113 branches offers nationwide coverage, with presence in all key cities
of Slovenia
Branch network (#) NLB Klik(1) users
(000s)
network
Key initiatives implemented in branches, including rollout of e-signature and branch
refurbishment
121
121
113
113
222
219
214
208
Digital banking
Ongoing enhancement of online and mobile banking platform with the introduction of
new functionalities, including ability to initiate loan applications online and full online
availability of all transaction banking services

First bank to introduce contactless debit and credit cards in Slovenia
dec.14 dec.15 dec.16 jun.17 dec.14 dec.15 dec.16 jun.17
Private banking: Private
banking
1.077
1.126
1.009
GWP (EURm)
62
Upside from fee
#1 market position, with growing customer base through conversion of existing NLB
customers and limited competition

Strong cross-selling capabilities with bancassurance and asset
management
858
631
554
474
62
54
1,5
1,9
1,0
generating
products
Bancassurance:

Profitable and growing business segment, with ca 11.4% market share in life by
GWP(2)
, with upside potential from underpenetrated customer base (13% penetration)
377 60
60
53
Asset management:
# 1 player by AuM in Slovenian asset management exceeding EUR1.0bn in AuM(3)
dec.14 dec.15 dec.16 jun.17 FY'14
FY'15
FY'16
AuM (EURm) Life
Non-life

14.627 14.997 15.956 16.361 Dec-14 Dec-15 Dec-16 Jun-17

NLB Klik(1) users (000s)

Source: Bank of Slovenia, Company information

Note: All figures refer to full year ending 31-Dec unless stated otherwise; (1) NLB Klik refers to NLB's online banking application; (2) Slovenian Insurance Association; (3) Including investments in mutual funds and discretionary portfolios. Source: Slovenian Fund Management Association

Dominant player in the Slovenian banking sector Corporate banking 1

Market
evolution

Corporate deleveraging post-crisis, volumes decreasing 8% on average
during 2014-16

Corporate credit demand demonstrated pick-up in 2016 as economic growth
continues

Substantial progress in corporate NPL resolution
NLB positioning
NLB is clear sector leader with 21.7% net loans market share(1); stable market
share despite NPL resolution and repayments
Loan balances in key business(2)

grew on 17% despite the sector falling by
8% on average since 2014

Market leader across deposit product lines: 19.1% market share for sight
deposits, 11.8% for term deposits
Competitive
advantage

Largest bank in the country with the highest capacity to
lend and best
capability to service large clients

Strong pricing power, driven by largest customer base –
NLB is positioned in
upper third of market

International desk to leverage on network of subsidiaries in the region
Strong fee
business

Leader in merchant acquiring with 12k POS terminals, 5.8k merchants and 34%
market share as at Jun-17

Strong performance of Investment Banking in H1'17, with income growing
at 16% (compared to H1'16 Y-o-Y)

Assets under custody reached EUR14.5bn
in Jun-17 (+41.6% vs Jun-16)

Leading
market position
in Brokerage
(largest
client
base) and
Treasury
Sales
showing
strong
revenue
growth
of
29.6% YOY.
Opportunity in
small and mid
business

Mid-corporate: with wide physical presence NLB has advantage in a strongly
contested market

Attractive fee business potential as relevant advisory and treasury services
can be offered at smaller scale

NLB key business(2) gross loans (EURm)

Statistics per key client segment(2) (EURm, Jun-17)

Clients Gross loans
(EURm)
Deposits
(EURm)
Large 673 1,554 169
Mid 2,583 461 421
SE(3) 13,596 111 448

SME gross loans(5) (EURm)

Source: Bank of Slovenia, Company information

Note: (1) Market share of NLB d.d. excluding DARS bonds; (2) Key business excludes workout and restructuring; (3) Small enterprises, excluding Standard segment clients

in Distribution Network; (4) Non-interest income per larger scale corporate clients (includes large corporate, mid corporate and small enterprises premium plus); (5) Excluding restructuring and workout

NLB's countries of presence outside Slovenia represent attractive markets, with significant growth potential 2

  • NLB's SEE footprint outside of Slovenia covers 5 countries with EUR68.8bn GDP and 15.4m population
  • Attractive growth markets, with 2.2% real GDP growth, EUR5k GDP/capita and 23% household indebtedness as % of GDP(5)

Slovenia Macedonia Bosnia(1) Kosovo Montenegro Serbia Total /
Average(4)
Population
(Dec-16, m)
2.1 2.1 3.9 1.8 0.6 7.0 15.4
GDP(3)
(2016,
EURbn)
39.8 9.9 15.0 6.1 3.7 34.1 68.8
GDP/Capita(3)
(2016, EURk)
19.3 4.8 3.9 3.4 6.0 4.9 4.6
Real GDP
growth
(Q1 2017)
5.3% 0.0% 2.7% 3.9% 3.2% 1.2% 2.2%
Inflation
(June 2017,
YoY)
0.9% 1.5% 1.0% 1.9% 2.1% 3.6% 2.0%
Government
debt/GDP
(Q1 2017)
81.4% 37.8% 43.5%(5) 15.0% 61.2% 69.2% 45.3%
Household debt
/GDP(5)
(Q1 2017)
24.5% 21.6% 29.4% 13.6% 28.0% 20.4% 22.6%
Currency EUR MKD EUR(2) EUR EUR RSD n/a
Credit rating
(Moody's, S&P)
Baa3 / A+ n/a / BB- B3 / B n/a / n/a B1 / B+ Ba3 / BB- n/a

Source: IMF, World Bank, Central banks data, Bloomberg

Note: (1) Bosnia and Herzegovina is comprised of 2 entities, The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Republika Srpska; (2) Official currency is BAM – Bosnia-Herzegovina Convertible Mark, pegged to EUR; (3) Converted at average FX rate for 2016; (4) Excluding Slovenia; (5) Own calculation

Top position across target SEE countries 2

Unified brand across 6 markets since 2015

Leading franchise in the region based on total assets, compared to other banks present in the same countries, with network of 245 branches and 1.1m active clients(1) in SEE

NLB Banka Skopje

NLB Banka Banja Luka

Macedonia Bosnia Kosovo Montenegro Serbia

20.7 15.7 4.0 7.9 2.4 4.2

81.4% 66.5% 78% 81.9% 78.2% 92.2%

NLB Banka Prishtina

NLB Banka Podgorica

NLB Banka Beograd

NLB Banka Sarajevo

ownership (%) 87% 100% 97% 81% 99% 100%

branches (#) 52 60 39 45 18 31

share % 16.1% 19.0%(3) 5.5%(4) 15.0% 11.9%(5) 1.2%

margin % 4.7% 2.9% 3.5% 4.9% 3.9% 6.2%

income % 37.5% 45% 54% 38.5% 59.7% 75.8%

NPL ratio % 5.9% 4.8% 9.1% 3.1% 13% 8.1%

RoE a.t. 30.2% 38.8% 12.9% 24.7% 6.3% 16.6%

(EURm) 1,125 645 520 526 464 328

  • The only international banking group with exclusive focus on the region
  • Independent, well capitalised, self-funded and profitable subsidiaries

NLB Group
Source: Company disclosure
Note: Data as of quarter ended Jun-17;

(1) Excluding NLB d.d.; (2) Market share based on total assets, as of Mar-17; (3) Market share in the Republika Srpska; (4) Market share in the Federation of BiH; (5) Market share based on total assets, as of May-17

Total assets

NLB

No. of

Market(2)

Profit after tax (EURm)

Net interest

Cost/

Loans/ Deposits % (net)

Strong revenue performance driven by stable NIM and resilient fee income 3

Net interest income relatively stable in very challenging Marginal reduction in NIM in H1'17 (Group, %) environment (Group, EURm)

Fee income growing y-o-y supported by improvement in ancillary products and payments (Group, EURm)

International supporting revenue in the Core operations (Group, EURm)(2)

Source: Company information

Note: (1) NIM of 2.63% in 2016 if normalised for NPL sale impact; (2) The sum of net revenues and costs of the segments is greater than items from the consolidated income statement of the NLB Group, difference results from the activities between the segments which are netted on the Group level. Consolidation adjustment amounts to EUR1.4m in H1'17, EUR1.9m in H1'16; EUR4.0m in 2016, EUR3.9m in 2015 and EUR5.6m in 2014

Successful business transformation results in sustainable profitability 3

Evolution of group profitability since 2014 (EURm)

All Core foreign banks profitable(1) (EURm)

Positive performance continued in 2016 and H1'17

  • Continued trend of stable and profitable Group operations
  • In H1 2017, NLB Group generated EUR 117.9m of profit after tax (70% increase YoY)
  • All Core foreign banks profitable since 2015 going forward

Profitability improvement in all key business segments during H1'17 3

Profitable, client-oriented group, focused on core markets Core segments consistently profitable, retail and

Source: Company information

international increasingly profitable (PBT, EURm)

  • Profit before tax of key business activities increased by EUR 28.5m primarily as a result of higher business volumes in retail and strategic foreign markets, stable margins in SEE markets, improvement of cost efficiency and continued low cost of risk.
  • Foreign strategic markets continued positive trend showing an EUR 25m increase y-o-y
  • Non-strategic markets profit before tax in H1 2017 was EUR 22.3 million – a significant improvement on H1 2016 (H1 2016: EUR - 3.3 million) based on much improved cost of risk and a one-off gain of EUR 9.5 million on divesting an equity exposure in Q1 2017.

Note: (1) Segment includes investment banking, custody services, ALM, trading and treasury; (2) GREAM; (3) NLB Interfinanz, Other Leasing, REAM and other Non-core members; (4) Other activities includes the categories in Bank whose operating results cannot be allocated to individual segments, costs of restructuring, HR provisions and expenses from the vacant business premises; (5) Includes workout and restructuring unit

Core foreign banks represent a self-funded source of profits, with solid capital adequacy 3

International contributes 45% of Group profit (H1'17)

Strong profitability of core foreign banks in H1'17 (RoE a.t.) Capital adequacy comfortably above local requirements

Core foreign banks self-funded by design (L/D ratio(1) , Jun-17)

Source: Company information Note: Geographical analysis based on location of assets of the NLB Group; (1) Calculation based on net loans; (2) Effective 1.4.2017 regulatory minimum CAR has been changed to 12% (before 8.0%) is valid. It will be increased to 14,25% as of 30.9.2017 and to 15,00% as of 31.3.2018

Funding structure driven by deposits and complemented by established wholesale markets access 4

Source: Company information

Strong retail franchise provides stable and price insensitive deposits base (EURm)

Decreasing deposit yields (%)

4 Well capitalised franchise with solid capital position…

  • Highest quality capital (CET1) at Group and NLB d.d.(1), reaching 16.5% in Jun-17
  • Increase in credit RWAs in H1'17 is a result of increased retail exposures due to housing and consumer loans growth. RWA on operating risks increased due to higher three-year average income, which represents the basis for the calculation.

In H1 2017 RWA increased by EUR 173 m, of which EUR 91m was on credit risk (Group, EURm) (2)

CET1 ratio comfortably above regulatory requirements

Note: (1) NLB d.d. CET1 ratio amounted to 22.3% as of Jun-17; (2) RWAs expansion in 2015 driven by one-off increase in SEE sovereign risk weighting (3) NLB d.d. recognised DTAs accrued on the basis of temporary differences in an amount that is expected to be reversed in the foreseeable future (i.e. within five years based on future profit projections); Out of EUR284m June-17 deferred tax assets, EUR207m are generated from tax losses which can be used to reduce annual tax base of NLB by 50%

Diversified loan portfolio 5

Although Slovenian assets prevail, NLB Group focuses on its core markets and cautious risk taking

Credit portfolio by currency and rate type (Group, Jun -17)

Source: Company information

  • No large concentration in any specific industry or client segment
  • NLB's lending strategy focuses on its core markets of retail, SME and selected corporate business activities
  • Credit business restricted for certain business sectors as part of DG Comp commitments (construction, transport and financial holdings)
  • Great emphasis is also placed on further improvement of credit portfolio
    • Intensive and proactive handling of problematic customers
    • Changes in the credit process
    • Early warning system for detecting increased credit risk

Improving structure of credit portfolio by client credit ratings (Group)

NLB has driven a turnaround in asset quality 5

Further improvements driven by active NPL management and economic recovery

Low NPL formation drove normalisation of loan provisions (Group, EURm)(2)

Increasing NPL cash coverage(3) (Group, %)

Reduction of NPLs remains a key focus

  • Gross NPLs at Group level reduced by EUR 118m in H1'17
  • Positive momentum expected through active portfolio management and macro recovery

High coverage of NPLs

• Coverage ratio remained high in Jun-17 (76%) despite release of provisions in H1'17

Active approach to NPL management

  • Strong emphasis on restructuring (over 66% of NPLs in restructuring process)
  • Other NPL management tools include: debt collection, foreclosure of collateral, sale of claims, active marketing and sale of pledged assets

Source: Company information

Note: NPL was defined until December 2014 as loan exposure to D and E clients/claims and delays over 90 days from loans to A, B and C classified clients. Since customers with loans (in arrears over) with 90 days past due should be classified in non-performing grade (D or E), NPL definition changed and from 31.12.2014 include only D and E exposures; NPLs, NPL ratio and NPL cash coverage based on Credit portfolio;

(1) Refers to corporate loans issued since 2014 and retail loans issued since 2015; EUR19m refers to cumulative NPLs 2014-16; (2) Represents credit impairments and provisions; (3) Group NPLs cash coverage calculated including both individual and pool provisions

NPLs adequately covered by provisions and collateral, with limited off balance sheet non-performing exposures 5

  • Total coverage exceeds 100% across segments
  • Limited non-performing exposures from off-balance sheet items (~EUR96m)

Group NPL structure (Jun-17, EURm)

Group NPL to NPE bridge (Jun-17, EURm)

Source: Company information Note: (1) Cash coverage calculated including both individual and pool provisions; (2) Calculated based on collateral capped at NPL exposure

Medium-term objectives 6

Delivering growth, sustainable returns and attractive payout to shareholders

Source: Company information

Note: (1) Target set by NLB management as a part of their 5-year plan for 2017-2021; (2) Calculated as credit impairments and provisions over average net loans to NBS; (3) Negative Cost of risk in H1'17; (4) H1'17 refers to FY'16 dividend payout; Calculated as % of consolidated group profit; (5) Based on EBA definition

Appendix

Financial statements

Key financial data and performance NLB Group (1/2)

FY'14 FY'15 FY'16 H1'16 H1'17
Net interest income 330 340 317 157 149
Net fee and commission income 148 147 146 71 76
Income from financial operations 38 4 20 16 17
Other Income (5) (8) (7) (1) (0)
Operating Income 511 483 476 243 241
Staff costs (163) (163) (165) (82) (80)
General expenses (105) (103) (96) (47) (45)
Depreciation and amortization expenses (36) (32) (28) (14) (14)
Operating expenses (304) (298) (290) (143) (139)
Pre Provision Income 208 185 186 100 102
Extraordinary measures 0 0 0 0 0
Impairment losses on credit risk (120) (51) (26) (16) 28
Other(1) (22) (32) (35) (5) (2)
Investments in subsidiaries,
associates and JVs
3 4 5 3 3
Profit before income tax 69 107 131 82 130
Income Tax (4) (11) (15) (10) (8)
Profit after income tax 65 95 116 72 122
Profit
attributable to shareholders
62 92 110 70 118

Key financial data and performance NLB Group (2/2)

Dec-14 Dec-15 Dec-16 Jun-17
ASSETS
Cash and balances with Central Banks 1,128 1,162 1,299 1,289
Financial instruments(1) 2,529 2,578 2,778 2,828
Loans and advances to banks (net) 271 432 436 451
Loans and advances to customers 7,415 7,088 6,997 6,974
Investments in subsidiaries, associates and JV 38 40 43 41
Intangible assets 43 39 34 37
PP&E 215 208 197 192
Other assets 270 275 255 258
Total Assets 11,909 11,822 12,039 12,070
LIABILITIES & EQUITY
Deposits from banks 62 58 42 63
Deposits from customers 8,949 9,026 9,439 9,491
Borrowings 731 551 455 391
ECB funding 120 120 0 0
Securities and other liabilities 678 616 576 556
Total Liabilities 10,540 10,371 10,513 10,501
Shareholders' funds 1,343 1,423 1,495 1,538
Non Controlling Interests 26 28 30 31
Total Equity 1,369 1,450 1,526 1,569
Total Liabilities & Equity 11,909 11,822 12,039 12,070

Key financial data and performance NLB d.d. (1/2)

FY'14 FY'15 FY'16 H1'16 H1'17
Net interest income 227 208 175 87 76
Net fee and commission income 101 98 95 47 49
Income from financial operations 34 9 13 13 13
Other Income 3 (2) 0 0 (1)
Operating Income 364 313 284 148 136
Staff costs (102) (102) (103) (52) (50)
General expenses (67) (64) (59) (29) (27)
Depreciation and amortization expenses (24) (21) (19) (10) (9)
Operating expenses (193) (187) (181) (90) (86)
Pre Provision Income 171 126 103 58 51
Extraordinary measures 0 0 0 0 0
Impairment losses on credit risk (84) (28) (15) (10) 16
Other(1) (9) (60) (49) 0 0
Investments in subsidiaries,
associates and JVs
5 14 29 30 42
Profit before income tax 83 52 68 77 108
Income Tax (1) (8) (4) (6) (3)
Profit after income tax 82 44 64 71 105
Profit
attributable to shareholders
82 44 64 71 105

Key financial data and performance NLB d.d (2/2)

Dec-14 Dec-15 Dec-16 Jun-17
ASSETS
Cash and balances with Central Banks 434 497 617 693
Financial instruments(1) 2,038 2,087 2,295 2,318
Loans and advances to banks (net) 159 345 408 423
Loans and advances to customers 5,700 5,221 4,929 4,793
Investments in associates and JV 353 353 347 358
Intangible assets 34 30 23 26
PP&E 97 95 90 87
Other assets 70 80 68 90
Total Assets 8,886 8,707 8,778 8,789
LIABILITIES & EQUITY
Deposits from banks 91 97 75 80
Deposits from customers 6,300 6,298 6,617 6,660
Borrowings 557 416 343 292
ECB funding 120 120 0 0
Securities and other liabilities 613 534 478 464
Total Liabilities 7,681 7,465 7,513 7,496
Shareholders' funds 1,205 1,242 1,265 1,293
Non Controlling Interests 0 0 0 0
Total Equity 1,205 1,242 1,265 1,293
Total Liabilities & Equity 8,886 8,707 8,778 8,789

Structure of NLB Group

Note: Organisational structure of operating activities only. Support functions (eg. controlling, global risk, IT, HR, etc) are omitted; (1) Micro corporate clients are included in retail; (2) Includes entity Kreditni Biro Sisbon (in liquidation), 28% minority stake in Skupna pokojninska družba and 39% stake in Bankart respectively; (3) 50% equity stake, under equity consolidation; (4) Pension fund; (5) Main objective is NPL management; (6) Real-estate SPVs

Key segment financials – H1'17

Core markets and activities NLB
EURm Retail banking
in Slovenia
Corporate
banking in
Slovenia
Financial
markets in
Slovenia
Foreign
Strategic
markets
Total Non-Core Other(3) Group
P&L (H1 2017)
Net interest income 35.1 20.3 16.0 70.3 141.8 7.0 (0.2) 148.6
Net non-interest income 31.8 14.9 2.9 23.0 72.6 17.9 3.5 93.9
Net operating income 66.9 35.3 18.9 93.2 214.3 24.8 3.4 (1)
242.5
Total costs (49.4) (21.6) (6.0) (46.9) (124.0) (11.2) (5.3) (1)
(140.5)
Result before impairments and provisions 17.5 13.6 12.9 46.3 90.3 13.7 (1.9) (1)
102.0
Impairments and provisions (0.1) 4.6 (0.0) 12.5 16.9 8.7 0.0 25.6
Other(2) 2.6 - 0.2 - 2.6 - - 2.6
Result before tax 20.0 18.2 13.0 58.8 110.0 22.3 (1.9) 130.4
Balance sheet (Jun-17)
Gross loans 2,051 2,338 237 2,561 7,187 639 0 7,826
Assets 2,172 2,178 3,478 3,608 11,436 479 154 12,070
Deposits 5,337 1,070 232 2,836 9,476 15 0 9,491
Liabilities 5,343 1,118 900 3,034 10,396 31 73 10,501

Note: (1) Incl. EUR1.4m intersegment consolidation adjustment. The sum of net revenues and costs of the segments is greater than items from the consolidated income statement of the NLB Group, difference results from the activities between the segments which are netted on the Group level; (2) Includes contribution to the NLB Group profit from joint venture NLB Vita and associates Skupna pokojninska družba, Bankart and Kreditni biro Sisbon (in liquidation); (3) Other activities includes the categories in Bank whose operating results cannot be allocated to individual segments

Key segment financials – H1'16

Core markets and activities NLB
EURm Retail banking
in Slovenia
Corporate
banking in
Slovenia
Financial
markets in
Slovenia
Foreign
Strategic
markets
Total Non-Core Other(3) Group
P&L (H1 2016)
Net interest income 37.2 24.1 22.3 65.9 149.5 7.4 (0.3) 156.7
Net non-interest income 33.4 14.7 (0.4) 20.3 67.9 8.8 11.6 88.3
Net operating income 70.6 38.8 21.8 86.2 217.5 16.2 11.3 (1)
245.0
Total costs (52.3) (22.9) (6.1) (45.6) (126.9) (12.0) (5.8) (1)
(144.7)
Result before impairments and provisions 18.3 15.9 15.7 40.6 90.6 4.2 5.5 (1)
100.3
Impairments and provisions (7.3) 0.1 (0.0) (6.3) (13.4) (7.5) (0.0) (21.0)
Other(2) 2.5 - - - 2.5 - - 2.5
Result before tax 13.5 16.1 15.7 34.3 79.6 (3.3) 5.5 81.8
Balance sheet (Jun-16)
Gross loans 1,960 2,499 598 2,377 7,435 868 9 8,312
Assets 2,047 2,186 3,433 3,336 11,003 646 113 11,761
Deposits 5,085 1,143 149 2,659 9,036 32 1 9,068
Liabilities 5,090 1,201 924 2,879 10,094 86 57 10,237

Note: (1) Incl. EUR1.4m intersegment consolidation adjustment. The sum of net revenues and costs of the segments is greater than items from the consolidated income statement of the NLB Group, difference results from the activities between the segments which are netted on the Group level; (2) Includes contribution to the NLB Group profit from joint venture NLB Vita and associates Skupna pokojninska družba, Bankart and Kreditni biro Sisbon (in liquidation); (3) Other activities includes the categories in Bank whose operating results cannot be allocated to individual segments

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