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Coop Pank — Annual Report 2021
Mar 16, 2022
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Annual report
2021
General information
| Business name | Public Limited Company (AS) Coop Pank |
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| Registered | 15.03.1992 in Tallinn |
| Legal address | Maakri 30, Tallinn 15014, Republic of Estonia |
| Commercial register number | 10237832 (Commercial Register of the Republic of Estonia) |
| Date of first entry | 19.08.1997 |
| Phone | + 372 669 0900 |
| SWIFT/BIC | EKRDEE22 |
| [email protected] | |
| Website | www.cooppank.ee |
| Auditor | AS PricewaterhouseCoopers |
| Commercial register number of the auditor | 10142876 (Commercial Register of the Republic of Estonia) |
| Auditor's address | Pärnu road 15, Tallinn 10141 |
| Balance sheet date of the financial statements | 31.12.2021 |
| Beginning and end of the financial year | 01.01.2021 - 31.12.2021 |
| Reporting currency | euro (EUR), in thousands |
Members of the Supervisory Board:
Alo Ivask (Chairman), Viljar Arakas, Jaan Marjundi, Roman Provotorov, Raul Parusk, Silver Kuus
Members of the Management Board:
Margus Rink (Chairman), Paavo Truu, Heikko Mäe, Arko Kurtmann, Rasmus Heinla
| General information 2 | |
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| Table of contents3 | |
| Management report5 | |
| Strategy5 | |
| Targets 7 | |
| Operating environment 8 | |
| Managing Director´s Statement9 | |
| Financial results 14 | |
| Capitalisation and risk positions15 | |
| Group management system17 | |
| Shares21 | |
| Dividend policy22 | |
| Corporate Governance Report23 | |
| Sustainability Report 31 | |
| Remuneration report36 | |
| Consolidated Financial Statements39 | |
| Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income 39 | |
| Consolidated Statement of Financial Position 40 | |
| Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows 41 | |
| Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity42 | |
| Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 43 | |
| Note 1 Accounting principles 43 | |
| Note 2 Risk management 60 | |
| Capital management 62 | |
| Credit risk management64 | |
| Liquidity risk management 84 | |
| Market risk management86 | |
| Operational risk management 91 | |
| Fair value of assets and liabilities91 | |
| Note 3 Subsidiaries and goodwill 95 | |
| Note 4 Operating segments 96 | |
| Note 5 Net interest income 99 | |
| Note 6 Fee and commission income 99 | |
| Note 7 Payroll expenses 99 | |
| Note 8 Operating expenses 100 | |
| Note 9 Cash and cash equivalents 100 | |
| Note 10 Financial investments 100 | |
| Note 11 Loans and advances to customers 101 | |
| Note 12 Other financial assets and other assets 102 | |
| Note 13 Investment property 103 | |
| Note 14 Tangible and intangible assets 103 | |
| Note 15 Lease liabilities 104 | |
| Note 16 Customer deposits and loans received 104 | |
| Note 17 Other financial liabilities and other liabilities 105 | |
| Note 18 Subordinated debt 105 | |
| Note 19 Equity 105 | |
| Note 20 Contingent liabilities 107 | |
| Note 21 Litigations 107 | |
| Note 22 Related parties 108 | |
| Note 23 Basic earnings and diluted earnings per share 109 | |
| Note 24 Events after balance sheet date 109 | |
| Note 25 Separate financial statements of parent company 110 | |
| Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive income of parent company 110 | |
| Statement of Financial Position of parent company 111 |
| Translation of the company's consolidated financial statements in pdf-format without European Single Electronic Format (ESEF) markups. The | |
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| original document is submitted in machine-readable .xhtml format to the Nasdaq Tallinn Stock Exchange and digitally signed (Link: https://nasdaqbaltic.com/statistics/et/instrument/EE3100007857/reports) |
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| Statement of Cash Flows of parent company 112 | |
| Statement of Changes in Equity of parent company 113 | |
| Management Board declaration 114 | |
| Independent auditor's report 115 | |
| Proposal for profit allocation 123 | |
| Revenues by EMTA classification (the Estonian classification of economic activities) 124 |
Management report
The following companies were part of AS Coop Pank Group (also used as "consolidation group", "banking group") as at 31.12.2021: Coop Pank AS, Coop Liising AS, Coop Finants AS, Coop Kindlustusmaakler AS, CP Varad AS and SIA Prana Property. The first five companies are registered in the Commercial Register of Republic of Estonia and SIA Prana Property in the Commercial Register of the Republic of Latvia.
Strategy
The Bank's way of operating for achieving its strategic objectives is as follows:
Estonian bank. Coop Pank is predominantly owned by domestic investors. The bank's customers are all residents of Estonia. All our decisions are made in Estonia. Our employees, the Management Board, the Supervisory Board sit at one table, even every week. In the light of recent events in the sector, there is public support for domestic capital-based banks. Through its activities, the Bank wishes to contribute to the development of Estonian people and companies and thereby support the development of the Estonian economy. In fulfilling this mission, we are cooperating proactively with Estonian entrepreneurs who need financial support to implement their business plans in both rural and urban areas. By supporting the development of companies outside the big cities, we contribute to the regional development of Estonia and create an opportunity for people to live in places in Estonia in which they want to.
Everyday banking and financial services. Coop Pank sees its strengths and the resulting growth opportunities primarily in the provision of everyday banking (account, payments, bank card, cash, deposits) and financial services (mortgage loan, consumer loan, credit card, business loan, lease financing). In addition, we intermediate the most common property insurance products (motor third party liability insurance, comprehensive insurance, home insurance, travel insurance, purchase insurance) through our insurance broker.
We're fast. Our way of operating is fast always and everywhere - a private customer can open an account in electronic channels in about 3 minutes, instant payments are made in seconds, we make a decision on private customer's small loan and credit card in about 5 minutes, we make a lease financing decision within one working day. From summer 2022 we will also make a mortgage loan decision within one working day.
Banking with a human face. At a time when the prevailing trend is digitalisation and service on electronic channels, Coop Pank is following the same path, but also differs by offering customers human contact - financial service staff working in bank branches (15 bank branches) and salespeople working in Coop stores (330 stores).
A bank that suits your life / business. Not the other way around. Coop Pank has an ambition to grow and therefore strives on behalf of every customer. Our risk appetite is meaningfully higher. Having a growth strategy, we see as our strength the will and ability to delve into the wishes of our customers, to approach them personally and to find a solution that suits the customer's wishes. We price everyday banking services on a package basis, allowing for the use of all banking services the customer needs on a daily basis for a fixed monthly fee. The bank pays higher interest rates on customer demand deposits and term deposits than other competing universal banks.
Integration of banking and retail. Thanks to the strategic partnership with Coop Eesti Keskühistu and its 19 member cooperatives, in addition to the usual sales and service channels (offices, internet banking, mobile banking), we can also offer financial services in 330 stores of Coop Eesti Keskühistu member associations all over Estonia. This is expressed through the Coop Sula service, i.e. the possibility to make a cash withdrawal from a bank account or a deposit to a bank account at the cash registers of Coop stores. The customer also receives the cheapest prices in Coop Estonia stores when paying for purchases with a Coop Pank card.
Targets
The mission of Coop Pank is to carry life forward in every corner of Estonia. For this, we give impetus to Estonian companies and help people realize their dreams both in the countryside and in the city. We believe that if Estonian entrepreneurs do well, the Estonian people and Estonia as a whole will do well too, and we want to contribute to that. Estonian banking market and the outlook for the coming years favor banks based on domestic capital, which have a fast-growing ambition and a willingness respond quickly and flexibly to customer needs. During the first five years of operation (2017–2021), we have been able to grow the bank almost fivefold.
Over the next five years (by the beginning of 2027), our strategic goal is to increase the bank's market share in Estonia to 10% (a loan portfolio of at least 2 billion euros) and thereby to reach a position in which every tenth Estonian is a current customer of Coop Pank (approximately 150 000 current customers). By increasing business volumes, the bank aims to achieve greater efficiency (cost / income ratio max 50%) and to offer shareholders a higher return on equity (ROE min 15%).
Net loan portfolio of Coop Pank, m€
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Return on equity (ROE)
Compound annual growth rate (CAGR) = ( ) -1 volume at the end of period number of years
volume at the beginning of period
Operating environment
According to IMF (International Monetary Fund) estimate, the world economy grew by about 5.9% last year. The strong recovery and growth has been remarkable as new COVID-19 mutations have put into question how quickly the pandemic will emerge. The economic growth rate slowed down in the second half of the year due to the spread of new COVID-19 strains. The outbreak of the disease has also had a negative impact on the supply chains of the economy, production has been disrupted and supply has not been met by growing demand, which has led to a rapid rise in inflation in numerous countries. 2021 has been very successful for the stock markets. All major stock indices have been growing at a high rate or have even reached new record highs. This has been driven by a favorable financial environment in the form of central bank money supply, overall good macroeconomic indicators, and strong corporate performance. The raw materials market has been characterized mainly by rising prices. The price of Brent crude oil has risen above the \$ 80 mark while the price of natural gas has also increased. The rise in energy prices has had a severe impact on different industries, leading to higher prices for both food and industrial raw materials.
The euro area economy is recovering faster than expected and is projected to grow by 5.0% according to the 2021 forecast. The economic recovery has mainly been driven by the growth in domestic consumption. Compared to the previous year, the demand for leisure and catering services has increased, with domestic consumption also supported bythe savings accumulated during the pandemic. This past year will be characterized by problems in global supply chains and a lack of inputs such as microchips, on which the entire European car industry depends. The recovery in the euro area has also been somewhat hampered by rising energy prices, which are an input to both commodity and transport prices, thereby affecting the industrial sector. Annual inflation in the euro area is set to accelerate to 5.0% according to the European Central Bank. This is the fastest price increase since the beginning of the euro area. The acceleration in inflation is primarily reflected in the sharp rise in the price of fuel, gas and electricity. Inflation is also being accelerated by increased demand, which continues to outstrip supply in some sectors. The labor market situation has improved in 2021. Thanks to the economic recovery, employment has increased and the unemployment rate reached prepandemic levels by the end of the year. The labor market has also been supported by various aid measures introduced in response to the spread of the coronavirus.
Due to the corona pandemic, the outlook for both inflation and the general economic situation is uncertain. Inflation has risen faster than expected during the year, but is expected to fall soon. The medium-term inflation target for the euro area is set at 2%. Monetary policy interest rates remained unchanged during 2021. At the December meeting, the Governing Council of the European Central Bank decided that net asset purchases under the Pandemic Emergency Purchasing Plan (PEPP) would end in March 2022. Interest rates in the euro area money market have remained at a record low during the year, with the 6-month Euribor remaining consistently lower than the interest rate on the central bank's deposit facility of -0.5%. Banks' financing conditions were exceptionally favorable and demand for loans remained strong for both companies and households.
Estonia's economic growth exceeded forecasts during 2021, and the Estonian Central Bank estimates that the economic growth rate is at 8%, recovering from the crisis faster than most European countries. This has been supported by strong domestic demand in the form of private consumption. In September, those who withdrew from the second pension pillar received their money and part of it immediately went into the retail sector. In addition, the money was used to repay loans and make investments. The spending of the savings is expected to continue over the next year. Compared to the previous year, the pandemic has affected the economy less in 2021 thanks to relatively liberal restrictions on movement and keeping the economy open. This has had a positive impact on retail businesses and services. Employment has improved significantly during 2021, but the changes vary by industry. Employment in the accommodation and catering sector is still about a fifth lower than before the crisis. Unemployment fell to 5.7% in the third quarter of 2021 due to an increase in employment, but has not yet reached pre-pandemic levels. Consumer prices have risen during 2021, with the rise mainly caused by higher energy prices, which are passed on to other goods and services, making inflation broad-based.
Managing Director´s Statement
2021 was a year of recovery and rapid growth in the Estonian economy: GDP and wages showed growth, consumer confidence was good and unemployment rate decreased. Estonia's GDP growth has been one of the fastest in Europe and has even grown compared to 2019, which was before the pandemic. At the same time, 2021 was accompanied by an ongoing health crisis, rapidly rising real estate prices, supply chain problems which led to the limited availability of new cars and other equipment, the second pillar pension funds entry into the market, and the multiple-times increase of energy prices.
In these constantly changing circumstances, Coop Pank has been able to successfully implement its growth strategy with rapid action and flexibility, growing its business volumes by an average of 40% per year for the fifth year in a row. Coop Pank's footprint in the Estonian economy, in the local banking market, and in people's daily lives is increasing more and more.
In order to offer our customers best banking experience, we renewed our daily banking offer in the spring by eliminating payment service fees, launching a free banking plan package, and introducing innovative insurance solutions such as monthly paid COVID-19 travel insurance and adding free purchase insurance to all Coop Pank's private customers bank cards.
In the summer we celebrated the growth of our customer base to 100 000 customers. This was one of the five strategic goals which we promised during our IPO to achieve by the end of 2022 at the latest, and which we met a year and a half earlier. The number of Coop Pank's customers reached 114 600 at the end of 2021, increasing by 27 900, or 32% year-on-year. For comparison: 5 000 new customers were added in 2017, 9 000 in 2018, 19 000 in 2019, and 23 000 in 2020.
We also see that in 2021, the activity of our customers increased: more and more people and businesses across Estonia use our services on daily basis and consider us to be their home bank. As a result, domestic demand deposits grew during the year, and we continued to reduce the more expensive term deposits attracted through international deposit platforms. This also allowed us to meet the second target a year earlier than we promised during the IPO: the bank's funding costs fell to 0.7%.
As of the end of 2021, Coop Pank's deposits reached 1.1 billion euros, increasing by 341 million euros (+45%) over the year. Demand deposits increased by 71% year-on-year and term deposits (incl. loans received and issued debt securities) by 27% year-on-year. The growing local deposit portfolio and reduced financing costs allow us to more actively participate in the corporate and retail loan market. Of all the business lines, corporate loans and mortgage loans showed the largest growth during the year: the corporate loan portfolio increased by 166 million euros (+64%) and the mortgage loan portfolio by 102 million euros (+39%). The leasing portfolio increased by 14 million (+17%) and the consumer finance portfolio increased by 1 million euros (+1%). We ended the year with a loan portfolio of 953 million euros and we are very close to fulfilling the third promise made to investors: a loan portfolio of 1 billion euros by the end of 2022.
The continued growth in business volumes has led to the expected economies of scale, which means that our revenues are growing faster than our expenses. In 2021, the bank earned 39 million euros in revenue- an annual increase of 26%, and operating expenses were 22 million euros- an annual increase of 19%. The quality of our loan portfolio was the highest it has been in five years: the share of the loans past due reached only 2%. As a result, our key performance indicators improved over the year: profit rose to 13.5 million euros or 85%, cost / income ratio fell to 57% and return on equity rose to 12.9%.
We are pleased that our good performance in 2021 was also reflected in the share price and in the increase of the number of shareholders. The number of the bank's shareholders has more than doubled in a year. As of the end of 2021, Coop Pank was the third largest listed company in Estonia in terms of the number of shareholders with 28 000 shareholders. At the beginning of the year, we launched the first subordinated debt of Coop Pank, with which we raised 10 million euros of capital for growth.
In addition to our customers and shareholders, last year we also delighted our employees by moving the bank's head office to the newly built and modern Skyon business building in Maakri business district in Tallinn –over 80% of Coop Pank's more than 300 employees work here. The new high-capacity, LEED-certified headquarters will support our continued ambition for growth and sustainability, including reducing our carbon footprint.
In 2021, we met all our goals and promises to our investors, and we will continue with the strategy that has brought us success, but from now on we do it with even greater ambition. Over the next five years, more precisely by the beginning of 2027, our strategic goal is to increase the bank's market share in Estonia to 10% and loan portfolio to approximately 2 billion euros, and thus reach a position in which every tenth Estonian settles at Coop Pank – that is at least 150 000 settled customers. As a result of the increase in business volumes, the bank aims to achieve better efficiency (cost-income ratio less than 50%) and to offer shareholders a higher return on equity (ROE at least 15%).
Margus Rink
Increase in the number of clients
By the end of 2021 Coop Pank had 114 600 clients, in a year number of clients increased by 27 900. Of these, 25 400 were private customers and 2 500 were business customers.
In addition, the bank's consumer financing company Coop Finants has 100 000 clients.
Increase in profit
Profit of Coop Pank reached EUR 13.5 million in 2021, growing 85% over the year.
Increase in loans
Loan portfolio of Coop Pank increased by 42% over the year, reaching EUR 953 million by the end of 2021.
The rapid growth of the loan portfolio was supported by all business lines engaged in financing.
Increase in deposits
Deposits of Coop Pank increased by 45% over the year, reaching EUR 1.1 billion by the end of 2021.
Demand deposits grew by 71% and term deposits by 27% over the year.
Best Prices at Coop stores with Coop Pank card
Coop Pank card holders are getting the best discounts in all the Coop stores and earn 10% more Coop bonus points. Coop Pank customers can pay cash to their bank account free of charge at the cash desks of Coop stores, as well as withdraw money from it.
Bank cards with purchase protection insurance
All bank cards of Coop Pank private customers have free purchase insurance, which automatically insures all durable goods purchased with a bank card up to 2 500 euros against accidents and theft.
Insurance solutions
Coop Kindlustusmaakler creates more and more added value for the bank's customers by offering all the most common insurance products such as traffic, comprehensive, home and travel insurance, property insurance for small and medium-sized enterprises, construction machinery and other equipment.
In 2021, new services were launched. Private customers were offered COVID-19 travel insurance, which has monthly fee, and free purchase insurance was added to all Coop Pank private customers bank cards. In addition, were introduced the popular small loan insurance and the possibility to add all insurance premiums to the loan payment schedule.
Successful year in stock market
In 2021, the number of Coop Pank's shareholders doubled, reaching 27 799 shareholders by the end of the year. This made us the third largest listed company in Estonia in terms of shareholders.
At the beginning of 2021, we launched the first subordinated debt of Coop Pank, with which we raised 10 million euros of capital for growth.
New headquarters in the high-rise Skyon building
In addition to our customers and shareholders, we also delighted our employees in 2021 by moving the bank's head office to the newly built and modern Skyon business building in the Maakri business district in Tallinn.
Our customer office is located in the same building, at Maakri 30.
Financial results
| Statement of profit or loss, in thousands of euros |
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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| Net interest income | 11 519 | 16 779 | 20 689 | 28 371 | 35 538 |
| Net fee and commission income | 2 170 | 2 302 | 2 372 | 2 097 | 3 085 |
| Net other income | 3 600 | 687 | 658 | 621 | 615 |
| Total net operating income | 17 289 | 19 768 | 23 719 | 31 089 | 39 238 |
| Operating expenses | -11 518 | -13 601 | -16 261 | -18 796 | -22 453 |
| Credit loss allowance | -1 313 | -1 392 | -1 931 | -4 789 | -2 497 |
| Income tax expense | 0 | -22 | 0 | -245 | -825 |
| Net profit | 4 458 | 4 753 | 5 527 | 7 259 | 13 463 |
| incl. profit attributable to the owners of the parent company |
4 345 | 4 753 | 5 527 | 7 259 | 13 463 |
| Business volumes, in millions of euros | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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| Net loan portfolio | 238 | 329 | 460 | 671 | 953 |
| Client deposits and loans received | 316 | 385 | 507 | 758 | 1 099 |
| Subordinated debt | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Equity (attributable to owners of the parent) |
45 | 49 | 89 | 98 | 112 |
| Ratios | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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| Average shareholders' equity attributable to owners of the parent company, mln.euros |
56 | 93 | 105 |
| Return on equity (ROE) % | 9.8 | 7.8 | 12.9 |
| (net profit / shareholders' equity, average) | |||
| Total assets, average, mln.euros | 529 | 741 | 1 055 |
| Return on assets (ROA), % | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| (net profit / total assets, average) | |||
| Cash and interest-bearing assets, average, mln.euros | 495 | 725 | 1 039 |
| Net interest margin (NIM), % | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
| (net interest income / interest-bearing assets, average) | |||
| Cost / income ratio, % | 68.6 | 60.5 | 57.2 |
| (total operating costs / total net operating income) | |||
| Loans / deposits ratio, % | 90.9 | 88.5 | 86.8 |
| (net loans / client deposits and loans received) |
Capitalisation and risk positions
| Capital base, in thousands of euros | 31.12.2021 | 31.12.2021 adjusted* |
31.12.2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 capital | |||
| Paid-in share capital and share premium | 74 416 | 74 416 | 73 817 |
| Statutory reserve capital | 3 165 | 3 165 | 2 802 |
| Retained earnings | 20 461 | 20 461 | 13 564 |
| The accepted profit of the reporting period | 8 012 | 10 725 | 4 835 |
| Other accumulated comprehensive income | -15 | -15 | -18 |
| Goodwill as intangible asset (-) | -6 757 | -6 757 | -6 757 |
| Intangible assets (-) | -7 457 | -7 457 | -5 930 |
| Adjustment of value arising from requirements of reliable measurement (-) |
-6 | -6 | -3 |
| Other deductions from Tier 1 Capital (-) | -963 | 0 | -715 |
| Other adjustments of own funds resulting from |
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| transitional provisions | 315 | 315 | 441 |
| Total Tier 1 capital | 91 171 | 94 847 | 82 036 |
| Subordinated debt | 17 000 | 17 000 | 7 000 |
| Tier 2 capital | 17 000 | 17 000 | 7 000 |
| Eligible capital for capital adequacy calculation | 108 171 | 111 847 | 89 036 |
| Risk-weighted assets (RWA) | |||
| Central government and central banks using the standardised approach |
638 | 638 | 624 |
| Credit institutions, investment companies and local governments using the standardised approach |
3 112 | 3 112 | 451 |
| Companies using the standardised approach | 65 173 | 65 173 | 72 962 |
| Retail receivables using the standardised approach | 130 582 | 130 582 | 110 660 |
| Receivables secured by mortgage on real estate using the Standardised approach |
325 729 | 325 729 | 195 622 |
| Receivables past due using the standardised approach | 3 033 | 3 033 | 6 612 |
| Items subject to particularly high risk using the standardised approach |
59 295 | 59 295 | 22 417 |
| Other assets using the standardised approach | 13 543 | 13 543 | 10 928 |
| Total credit risk and counterparty credit risk | 601 105 | 601 105 | 420 276 |
| Operational risk using the Basic Indicator Approach | 47 007 | 47 007 | 36 423 |
| Total risk-weighted assets | 648 112 | 648 112 | 456 699 |
| Capital adequacy (%) | 16,69% | 17,26% | 19.50% |
| Tier 1 capital ratio (%) | 14,07% | 14,63% | 17.96% |
* Includes audited profit for 2021, which will be added to regulatory Tier 1 capital after approval by the Financial Supervisory Authority or after approval of the Annual Report by shareholders, and from which expected dividend payments have been deducted. By the end of the reporting period 9 month interim profit 2021 is included as approved by the Financial Supervisory Authority.
| Own funds requirements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Core Tier 1 capital ratio | 4.50% | Core Tier 1 capital/total risk exposure |
| Tier 1 capital ratio | 6.00% | Tier 1 capital/total risk exposure |
| Total capital ratio | 8.00% | Total capital/total risk exposure |
| Capital conservation buffer | 2.50% | Of total risk exposure |
As at 31.12.2021, the Group is in compliance with all regulatory capital requirements. The capital conservation buffer of the Group as at 31.12.2021 was 16 203 (31.12.2020: 11 417) thousand euros.
The financial leverage ratio of the Group at 31.12.2021 was 6.66% (31.12.2020: 8.79%). In order to calculate the financial leverage ratio, the Tier 1 capital indicator is divided by the total exposure (on- and off-balance) indicator. Group's liquidity position is strong. At 31.12.2021 the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) was 202% (31.12.2020: 275%), the regulatory minimum requirement is 100%.
According to the Regulation (EU) number 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council, an exposure to a client or group of clients is considered as risky concentration where its value is equal to or exceeds 10% of the credit institution's eligible capital (see the table on previous page about capitalisation). According to the EU Regulation number 575/2013 article 400 paragraph 1 terms the exposures relating to customers as a result of undrawn commitments are exempt from the applicable concentration of exposures limits. In addition, exposures to central governments and central banks which have been assigned a risk weight of 0% are exempt from the applicable concentration of exposures limits.
As at 31.12.2021 and 31.12.2020, the exposure of any credit institution, client or group of clients did not exceed the risk concentration limits established by Regulation 575/2013.
Group management system
Coop Pank AS Group acts based on the principle of consolidation, which entails the establishment of collective and coordinated objectives, the sharing of common core values and functioning of competent governing bodies to manage risks across the Group.
The management of Coop Pank AS has three levels, where the governing bodies are the General Meeting of Shareholders, the Supervisory Board and the Management Board. The General Meeting of Shareholders is the highest governing body of Coop Pank AS, which is open to all shareholders and which normally takes place once a year.
The Supervisory Board is appointed by the General Meeting of Shareholders for a three-year term. Shareholders who hold shares at least 1/10 of the share capital are able to nominate candidates for election of members of the Supervisory Board in the form of a draft resolution of the General Meeting of Shareholders. The candidate for a member of the Supervisory Board must have relevant knowledge and experience to participate in the management body of the bank, the composition of the Supervisory Board must be diverse and the Supervisory Board must have sufficient independent members.
The Management Board is appointed by the Supervisory Board for a three-year term. When appointing members of the Management Board as collegial body, the Supervisory Board ensures that the Management Board that is formed would be sufficiently diverse in composition through a profile of knowledge, skills, experience and education in order to make sure that the Management Board has the capability to effectively manage all of the bank's operating segments.
Members of the governing body are appointed based upon requirements applicable to members of governing bodies pursuant to the provisions of the Credit Institutions Act: any appointed individual must have the necessary knowledge, skills, experience, education, professional qualifications and impeccable reputation in business to be able to manage a credit institution. A person whose earlier activities have caused a bankruptcy or compulsory liquidation or revocation of the activity license of a company, or from whom the right to engage in economic activity has been taken away pursuant to law, or whose earlier activities as a manager of a company have shown that he or she is not capable of organizing the management of a company such that the interests of the shareholders, members, creditors and clients of the company are adequately protected, or whose earlier activities have shown that he or she is not suitable to manage a company for other good reasons cannot be elected or appointed manager of a credit institution. In order to ensure compliance with the aforementioned requirements, the bank has adopted an internal policy for the evaluation of the suitability of a member of its governing body: suitability is evaluated before the individual is appointed member of a governing body and, if necessary, during their term of office as members. The bank has established a policy for the regular training for members of the management board in order to ensure sustained competency of its management board members.
MARGUS RINK
Chairman of the Management Board since February 2017
Previously Member of the Management Board of Eesti Energia and Head of Retail Banking in Swedbank
PAAVO TRUU
RASMUS HEINLA
since November 2020
Member of the Management Board since February 2022
Previously CFO of Coop Estonia and AS Magnum
Member of the Management Board
Previously Head of the Consumer Finance Department of Coop Pank
HEIKKO MÄE
Member of the Management Board since February 2020
Previously CEO of Magnum Veterinary and Head of Energy Trading in Eesti Energia
ARKO KURTMANN
Member of the Management Board since November 2020
Previously Head of the Corporate Banking Department of LHV Pank
Supervisory Board
ALO IVASK
Chairman of the Supervisory Board Member of audit committee Member of remuneration committee
Chairman of the Management Board of Coop Eesti Keskühistu
JAAN MARJUNDI
Member of the Supervisory Board Member of remuneration committee
Chairman of the Management Board of Harju Tarbijate Ühistu
VILJAR ARAKAS
Member of the Supervisory Board
Chairman of the Management Board of EfTEN Capital
RAUL PARUSK
Member of the Supervisory Board Member of remuneration committee
Head of Sulvanius Invest OÜ
ROMAN PROVOTOROV
Member of the Supervisory Board Head of Antsla Tarbijate Ühistu
SILVER KUUS
Member of the Supervisory Board Member of audit committee
Head of development of Agron Halduse OÜ Head of Lorikoru Capital OÜ
The structure of the Group is designed and approved by the management board of the bank in accordance with the provisions of legislation, the articles of association and strategies of the bank and its subsidiaries, as well as by adhering to the instructions provided by the Supervisory Board and the development priorities of the bank. The Group's organizational structure is based on a functional structure. Responsibility for the activities of the bank and its subsidiaries is divided between the members of the bank's management board according to field of activity and function, thereby establishing areas of responsibility. The allocation of areas of responsibility among members of the management board is based on the principle of separation of functions, which ensures the separation of controlling entities from controlled entities.
The strategy, purposes and principles of the risk management of the Group is approved by the Supervisory Board of the bank. The Management Board of the bank and the members of Supervisory Boards of the entities belonging to the Group individually approve the plan of action for every company or business line. The core values stated in the Group's strategy stand for the whole Group. The Group manages risks across the entire Group and the following committees have been established:
- Audit/Risk Committee serves as an advisory body in respect of accounting, auditing, risk management, legal compliance, internal control and audit, general supervision and budgeting.
- Remuneration Committee's role is to evaluate the implementation of remuneration policy and their adherence to the operational objectives of the bank and to evaluate the effect of decisions related to remuneration to compliance with requirements set forth concerning the Group's risk management, own funds and liquidity.
- Credit Committee is the decision-making body for making credit decisions. The task of the committee is to ensure through their decision-making the adherence to common credit policy across the Group.
- Asset/Liability Management Committee is a competent body on a group-wide basis for the management of liquidity risk, interest rate risk of the bank portfolio and securities portfolio, designing of the structure of assets and liabilities, management of profitability and management of capital.
- The task of Account Establishment Committee is to guide through its decisions the establishing and discontinuing when necessary the relationships with high-risk clients.
- The main task of Investment Projects Committee is to lead different information system developments in order to attain the strategic goals of the Group
A group-wide internal control system has been implemented by the Group encompassing all operational and management levels for the purposes of ensuring the effectiveness of the Group's operations, reliability of financial reporting, compliance of operations with applicable laws and other legislation, internal regulations approved by governing bodies and the adoption of decisions on the basis of reliable and relevant information. The control is based on a 3-level control system. The first level constitutes internal control that takes place internally within each division. The second level is made up of risk management and compliance function that operate as autonomous and independent control units. The third level comprises the internal audit unit that exercises control over the entire operations of the Group.
The Group has a uniform remuneration policy. Employees are paid salaries and performance fees according to the market level. In addition to monetary incentives, the employees also have many non-monetary benefits such as flexible working hours, possibility to work from home, different common activities and benefits for sporting. The Group's employees work under employment contracts, members of the management based on authorization agreements.
For the bank, employee satisfaction and development are important. To ensure this, various development training and joint events will be organized, such as Gala of the beginning of the year and joint summer days with Coop Eesti. Annual and semi-annual interviews are conducted with all staff during the year to ensure the staff development and that their activities are better aligned with the Bank's strategy and common goals.
Group structure
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Shares
Coop Pank AS has issued ordinary shares, each share giving one voting right. The shares are listed on the main list of NASDAQ Tallinn with ISIN code EE3100007857 as of 10.12.2019. The share subscription price was 1.15 euros. As of 31.12.2021, the share price was 2.99 euros. In 2021, the lowest tradable price was 1.168 euros and the highest price was 4.50 euros. As of 31.12.2021, the market value of the bank was 273 million euros on the basis of the share price. During the year, the turnover of transactions totaled 90.6 million euros and 33.2 million shares changed hands with an average transaction price of 2.73 euros. Since the beginning of listing on the stock exchange, the turnover of transactions has totaled 106.9 million euros. The ratio of share price to earnings per share at the end of 2021 was 20.2. The basis for finding the ratio is the market price of the share, which is divided by the net profit per average number of shares. The book value of the share as of 31.12.2021 was 1.225 euros and the ratio of the share price to the book value of the share was 2.44.
As at 31.12.2021 shareholders with holding over 5% are:
| Coop Investeeringud OÜ | 24.81% |
|---|---|
| Andres Sonn | 8.13% |
| CM Capital OÜ | 5.19% |
In addition, the member cooperatives of Coop Eesti Keskühistu hold the total of 17.93% of the total amount of shares, however, separately none of them holds over 5%.
The bank has 27 799 shareholders as of 31.12.2021, of which institutional investors, i.e. owning more than 100 000 shares, are 47 shareholders. 17 000 shareholders have been added since the listing on 10.12.2019.
The shares are entitled to a dividend. In exercising the share option programs, the shareholders have delegated the authority to issue new shares to the Supervisory Board.
Shareholder distribution as at 31.12.2021
Dividend policy
At the shareholders' meeting on 08.11.2019 the dividend policy was approved, according to which the consolidation bank aims to pay a dividend of 25% of the annual earnings before taxes (incl. income tax), attributable to shareholders of the Group. The first dividend payment will be made in 2022 from the profit earned in 2021. Preconditions for dividend payment are:
- compliance with external and internal capital and liquidity requirements;
- the level of capital after dividend payments shall be sustainable and sufficient to ensure business growth and investment needs.
Corporate Governance Report
Coop Pank AS implements the Corporate Governance Recommendations (hereinafter CGR) approved by the Nasdaq Tallinn Stock Exchange and the Financial Supervision Authority since the listing of Coop Pank AS shares on the Tallinn Stock Exchange main list on 10 December of 2019. The report provides an overview of Coop Pank AS management and compliance with CGR guidelines. Coop Pank AS complies with the recommendations of the Good Corporate Governance, unless otherwise stated in this report.
1. General Meeting
Coop Pank is a public limited company whose management bodies are the General Meeting of Shareholders, the Supervisory Board and the Management Board. The General Meeting is the highest directing body of the bank, where the shareholders exercise their rights. The competence of the General Meeting is provided by law and the Articles of Association of the bank. For example, the General Meeting is competent to amend the Articles of Association, increase and decrease the share capital, decide on the issue of convertible bonds, elect and extend the term, as well as decide on the early removal of the Supervisory Board members, approve the annual report and distribute the profit, approve the share option program, appoint and dismiss the auditor.
Every shareholder is entitled to participate in the General Meeting, to speak at the General Meeting on the topics in the agenda and to ask reasonable questions and make proposals. In 2021, no shareholders' questions on agenda topics were raised before the General Meeting. A shareholder may attend the General Meeting and vote at the meeting in person or through a duly authorized representative. The General Meetings are held on business days in Tallinn.
The General Meeting is called by the Management Board. The Annual General Meeting, which approves the annual report, is held at least once a year. The Management Board shall call an Annual General Meeting not later than four months after the end of the financial year. The Management Board shall give the notice of both the Annual and Special General Meetings at least three weeks in advance by publishing the notice of convening the General Meeting through the information system of the Nasdaq Tallinn Stock Exchange as well as on its homepage and at least through one daily national newspaper.
The agenda of the General Meeting, the proposals of the Management Board and the Supervisory Board, the draft resolutions and other relevant materials shall be made available to the shareholders before the General Meeting. In 2021, from the announcement of the General Meetings until the day of the General Meeting, the shareholders had access to the materials and draft resolutions of the General Meetings and other documents required by law on the bank's homepage and at the bank's headquarters on workdays from 09:00-17:00 at Narva mnt 4, Tallinn. Shareholders are given the opportunity to ask questions on the agenda before the General Meeting.
Following and participation in the General Meeting via means of communication has not been made available (CGC clause 1.3.3), since there hass been no need, demand nor suitable technical solution for that.
In 2021, one Annual General Meeting was held. The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders that took place on 14 April of 2021 approved the Annual Report 2020, distributed the profit for the year 2020 and it was decided not to pay dividends. One member of the Supervisory Board was recalled and a new member were elected. The General Meeting was held in Estonian language. The meeting was chaired by Mariann Suik, Head of the Legal Department of the bank and lawyer Renno Mägi took minutes of the meeting. All Management Board and Supervisory Board members of the bank attended the General Meeting. Also, the auditors of the Bank from AS PricewaterhouseCoopers, Tiit Raimla and Evelin Lindvers and the notary Annika Kuimet, who attested the General Meeting minutes and resolutions, attended the meeting.
2. Management Board
2.1. Responsibilities of the Management Board
The Management Board is the governing body of Coop Pank, that represents and manages the bank on daily basis. According to the Articles of Association, every member of the Management Board may represent the bank in all legal acts. The members of the Board are elected and removed by the Council. The consent of the Board member is required for the election. According to the Articles of Association of the bank, the Management Board comprises three to seven members. The term of office of a Management Board member is three years. Each member of the Management Board has his or her area of responsibility, which is determined by the agreement of the Management Board member. On the basis of the authorization received from the Supervisory Board, the chairman of the Supervisory Board shall enter into an agreement with the member of the management board to perform his or her duties. According the restrictions set out in the Credit Institutions Act, until 2021, the members of the management board of the bank could not simultaneously participate in the work of the management board or Supervisory Board of other companies. Contrary to the above, there was no restriction on the work of the management bodies of the Bank's consolidation group companies. From 2021, the members of the Bank's Management Board may additionally hold one member of the Management Board and two members of the Supervisory Board, or four members of the Supervisory Board. The positions of head of the group shall be considered as one position.
In accordance with the agreements concluded with the Management Board members, the extension of the term of office of a Management Board member shall be decided 3 months before the expiry of the term of office. The Supervisory Board shall appoint the chairman of the Management Board. The chairman of the Management Board shall organize the work of the Management Board. The Supervisory Board may dismiss a member of the Management Board regardless of the reason. A member of the Management Board may resign from the Management Board regardless of the reason with prior notice to the Supervisory Board. The rights and obligations arising from the agreement, concluded with the member of the Management Board, shall expire in accordance with the agreement.
Persons with sufficient knowledge and experience to participate in the work of the bank's Management Board shall be elected as members of the Management Board. For the selection and evaluation of the bank's Management Board and Supervisory Board members, the bank has adopted "Suitability assessment policy", which is implemented in conjunction with applicable legislation (the Credit Institutions Act in particular) as well as with the recommendations manual and other relevant guidance documents issued by the Financial Supervision Authority and / or other supervisory agencies.
As of 31.12.2021, the Management Board of the bank comprised of five members: Margus Rink (chairman), Kerli Lõhmus, Heikko Mäe, Arko Kurtmann and Rasmus Heinla. The responsibilities of Management Board members are: Margus Rink – general management, Kerli Lõhmus – financial management, Heikko Mäe – risk management, Arko Kurtmann – corporate banking, Rasmus Heinla – retail banking.
Margus Rink received a Bachelor´s degree in Financial Accounting and Analysis in 1994 from the School of Economics and Business Administration at the University of Tartu and a Master of Business Administration degree in 2000 and from the same university. Margus Rink has worked in the banking sector for more than 15 years, starting in 1994 as a bank cashier in aktsiaselts Eesti Ühispank (current name AS SEB Pank) and worked in various positions in aktsiaselts Hansapank (current name AS Swedbank) in 1996-2008, among others, as the Manager of the Viljandi branch, Account Manager, Manager of the Personal Banking Division and Managing Director of Retail Banking. In 2008 Margus Rink took a position as the member of the management board of Eesti Energia AS where he worked until 2015. In the period 2015–2016 Margus Rink was the chairman of the management board of aktsiaselts Magnum and a member of the Supervisory Board of several subsidiaries of that group. Margus Rink is also on the management board of the non-profit association Estonian Banking Association (Pangaliit in Estonian) and a chairman of the Supervisory Board of Good Deed Foundation, a venture philanthropy organisation (Heateo Sihtasutus in Estonian). Currently, Margus Rink is also a member of the Supervisory Board of bank Subsidiaries Coop Finants AS, Coop Liising AS, CP Varad AS and Coop Kindlustusmaakler AS.
Kerli Lõhmus received a Bachelor's degree of Social Sciences in Business Administration from the Tallinn Technical University in 2000 (officially equivalent to a master´s degree). Kerli Lõhmus has over 20 years of experience in the financial sector and has since 1997 worked in various positions in AS Hansapank (in 1997– 2000 as a bank cashier and life insurance adviser), in AS LHV Pank (in 2002–2015 as Chief Accountant and CFO) and in AS LHV Varahaldus (in 2008–2015 as Chief Accountant and CFO). In the period 2007–2015 Kerli Lõhmus was a member of the management board of AS LHV Pank and in the period 2008– 2015 a member of the management board of AS LHV Varahaldus. Currently, Kerli Lõhmus is also a member of the Supervisory Board of the bank Subsidiaries Coop Finants AS, Coop Liising AS, CP Varad AS and Coop Kindlustusmaakler AS. Mandates of Kerli Lõhmus in Coop Pank and in the bank Subsidiaries was terminated at 24.01.2022.
Heikko Mäe holds Master of Arts degree in Law from Audentes University (2008). In the period of 2004-2008 Heikko Mäe has worked in AS PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory as the risk management senior consultant, in 2008 – 2013 in Eesti Energia AS as Director of the Risk Management and Internal Auditing Unit and in 2013 – 2015 as Director of Energy Trading in Eesti Energia AS. In the period of 2015 – 2019 Heikko Mäe worked as the head of AS Magnum Veterinary and in 2016-2020 as TULEVA Fondid AS Supervisory Board member. Heikko Mäe has been working at the bank as a risk manager since 2019. Currently, Heikko Mäe is also a member of the Supervisory board of the bank Subsidiaries Coop Finants AS, Coop Liising AS and Coop Kindlustusmaakler AS and a member of the board of CP Varad AS and SIA Prana Property.
Arko Kurtmann graduated with a degree in Economics and Business from the Estonian University of Life Sciences in 2003. Arko. Kurtmann has worked for AS LHV Pank as the head of the business banking department and a member of the credit committee in 2012-2019. Arko Kurtmann is a member of the management board of Corby Capital OÜ. Currently, Arko Kurtmann is also a member of the Supervisory Soard of the bank Subsidiaries Coop Finants AS, Coop Liising AS, CP Varad AS and Coop Kindlustusmaakler AS.
Rasmus Heinla received a Bachelor´s degree in Law from the University of Tartu in 2009. Currently he is pursuing an applied Master´s Degree in Executive Business Administration at Estonian Business School. In 2007–2009 he worked as a lawyer in two different notary's offices (notary's office of Priidu Pärna, Lee Mõttus (Jäetma), Maarika Pihlak and notary's office of Liivi Laos, Tea Türnpuu). In 2009–2013 Rasmus Heinla was a Key Account Manager in OÜ BCP Kindlustusmaakler and in 2013–2017 the Head of Business Development of AS Creditstar Group. In the period 2017-2020, before becoming a member of the Management Board of the bank, Rasmus Heinla was the head of Coop Finants AS. Rasmus Heinla is also a member of the Supervisory Board of the bank Subsidiaries Coop Finants AS, Coop Liising AS, CP Varad AS and Coop Kindlustusmaakler AS.
The Management Board carries out its day-to-day management decisions independently, considering the best interests of the bank and its shareholders, while excluding any personal interests. The members of the Management Board are responsible for the day-to-day management of the bank and for developing and implementing the bank's strategy. The Management Board ensures proper functioning of risk management and internal control considering the bank's area of activity.
2.2. Remuneration principles of managers
The purpose of the bank's remuneration policy is to provide fair, motivating, transparent and legally compliant remuneration. The Supervisory Board has the right to decide on the remuneration of the members of the Management Board. The Remuneration Committee of the bank annually reviews the remuneration principles of the Management Board. When determining the remuneration of a member of the Management Board, the Remuneration Committee shall, in particular, take into account the responsibilities of the individual member of the Management Board, his or her performance, the overall performance of the Management Board, as well as the financial position of the bank, the current state and future direction of the business in comparison with the corresponding indicators of companies of the same economic sector.
The remuneration of a Management Board member must be such as to motivate the person to act in the best interests of the bank. The basic wage of the Management Board members is agreed in the Management Board member agreement. The remuneration principles of the Management Board members and /or employees, exercising internal control and risk management functions, must ensure their independence and objectivity in performing their risk management / internal control tasks. The remuneration of these employees must not depend on the results of the departments controlled, the set objectives must be described at the individual employee level.
The Bank applies an annual performance pay, commensurate with achieving the objectives, to all employees, plus a long-term option program for key employees.
Gross remuneration paid to the Management Board members in 2021 in euros:
| Basic salary 2021 | Performance pay in 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| Margus Rink | 126 000 | 31 500 |
| Arko Kurtmann | 96 000 | 0 |
| Rasmus Heinla | 84 000 | 12 500 |
| Heikko Mäe | 84 000 | 17 500 |
| Kerli Lõhmus | 84 000 | 21 000 |
In the event of an extraordinary termination of the Management Board member's agreement by the Bank, the Management Board member shall be paid severance pay in the amount of 6 months' remuneration. The severance pay is not payable if the termination is due to significant culpable failure to fulfil official duties or to any other act that seriously damages the bank's reputation. If the term of office of a member of the Management Board is not extended, the Management Board member is entitled to a severance pay in the amount of 3 months' remuneration.
Shares and share options owned by the Management Board members and their associated persons as at 31.12.2021:
| Shares and subordinated debt |
Shares | Hoding | Subordinated debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margus Rink | 596 337 | 0.65% | 7 |
| Kerli Lõhmus (through company OÜ Lucrativo |
130 000 | 0.14% | 0 |
| Heikko Mäe | 3 000 | 0.00% | 0 |
| Rasmus Heinla | 23 200 | 0.03% | 3 |
| Options | Amount | Share purchase price payable at subscription | Subscription term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Margus Rink | 70 000 | 1.01 | 2023 |
| Kerli Lõhmus | 50 000 | 1.01 | 2023 |
| Heikko Mäe | 50 000 | 1.01 | 2023 |
| Rasmus Heinla | 30 000 | 1.01 | 2023 |
| Margus Rink | 90 000 | 1.10 | 2024 |
| Kerli Lõhmus | 70 000 | 1.10 | 2024 |
| Heikko Mäe | 70 000 | 1.10 | 2024 |
| Rasmus Heinla | 70 000 | 1.10 | 2024 |
| Arko Kurtmann | 40 000 | 1.10 | 2024 |
Due to the termination of the Management Board member contract of Kerli Lõhmus in January 2022, the options for 70 000 shares with subscription term in 2024, expired.
2.3. Conflict of interests
The Bank has established a Banking group-wide "Policy of Management of the Conflict of Interest", under which members of the Banking group's corporate bodies, heads of departments and client managers are required to submit and annually update their Declaration of Financial Interests and Credibility. Also, a new declaration must be submitted immediately after a change of significant circumstances which are, or are likely to give rise to, a conflict of interest which constitute or may give rise to a conflict of interest.
Transactions between the bank and the members of the Management Board, persons close or associated to them shall be subject to the prior approval of the Supervisory Board. In 2021, no such transactions took place.
Management Board members are not members of the Management Board or Supervisory Board of other issuers. The Management Board members of Coop Pank AS are also the Supervisory Board members of the bank's subsidiaries; the Management Board member, fulfilling the duties of risk manager, is also a Management Board member of a real estate management companies established in Estonia and Latvia which are part of the Banking group.
3. Supervisory Board
The Supervisory Board is the bank's governing body, which plans and organises the Bank's management and supervises the activities of the Management Board. The Board determines and periodically reviews the bank's strategy, general business plan, principles of risk management and annual budget. The Supervisory Board comprises five to seven members, the term of office of the Supervisory Board members is three years. The members of the Supervisory Board shall elect from among themselves the chairman of the Supervisory Board who shall organize the activities of the Supervisory Board.
The Supervisory Board regularly evaluates the activities of the Management Board by implementing the bank's strategy, as well as evaluates the bank's financial position, risk management systems and lawfulness of the activities of Management Board.
Persons with sufficient knowledge and experience to participate in the work of the bank's Supervisory Board shall be elected as members of the Supervisory Board. For the selection and evaluation of the bank's Management Board and Supervisory Board members, the bank has adopted "Suitability assessment policy", which is implemented in conjunction with applicable legislation (the Credit Institutions Act in particular) as well as with the recommendations manual and other relevant guidance documents issued by the Financial Supervision Authority and / or other supervisory agencies.
As at 31.12.2021, the Supervisory Board of the bank comprised of six members and they were Alo Ivask (chairman, term 27.05.2023), Viljar Arakas (term 14.04.2024), Jaan Marjundi (term 27.05.2023), Roman Provotorov (term 27.05.2023), Raul Parusk (term 27.05.2023) and Silver Kuus (term 27.05.2023). In the meaning of CGR there are three independent members in the bank´s Supervisory Board – Viljar Arakas, Raul Parusk ja Silver Kuus.
Alo Ivask obtained a master's degree in engineering from the Estonian University of Life Sciences in 1997. In the period of 2007-2016 he was chairman of the management board of Kesko Senukai AS and in the years of 2017 – 2019 he served as chairman of the board of Enterprise Estonia and since October 2019, he is the chairman of the board of Coop Eesti Keskühistu (Coop Estonia).
Viljar Arakas obtained a bachelor's degree in business administration from EBS International University in 2003 and has completed his second bachelor's degree at Hogeschool NOVI in the Netherlands. Viljar Arakas is a
founding member and a member of the Management Board and CEO of EfTEN Capital AS, the largest management company focused on commercial real estate in the Baltic States.
Roman Provotorov obtained higher education in economics and management from Estonian Agricultural University (currently Estonian University of Life Sciences). Since 1995, he is a head of Antsla Tarbijate Ühistu (Antsla Consumer Association) and, since 2017, member of the Supervisory Board of Coop Pank AS.
Jaan Marjundi obtained higher education in process engineering from Tallinn Polytechnical Institute (currently TalTech). For years, he has worked in top management positions of retail businesses. Since 2007, Jaan Marjundi is a chairman of the board of Harju Tarbijate Ühistu (Harju Consumer Association) and, since 2017, member of the Supervisory Board of Coop Pank AS.
Raul Parusk obtained a master's degrees in political economy from Moscow National University and in business management from Vienna Business School. He has worked in top management positions in different companies, including credit institutions. Since 2017 until August 2021, Raul Parusk was a member of management boards of Forus Grupp OÜ, Forus Security Eesti AS and Forus Haldus OÜ. Currently, he is manager of a business consulting company Sulvanius Invest OÜ.
Silver Kuus has obtained a master's degree in international business management from Estonian Business School. Silver Kuus has worked in top management positions in different financial institutions, latest of them from 2017-2019 as manager of corporate banking at Luminor Bank AS. Currently, he is manager of a business consulting company OÜ Lorikori Capital.
The General Meeting of Shareholders has decided to set the gross monthly remuneration of the members of the Supervisory Board at EUR 1 000, the chairman at EUR 1 500. There is no severance pay or other additional benefits for members of the Supervisory Board.
Gross remuneration paid to the Supervisory Board members in 2021 in euros:
| Basic wage in 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Alo Ivask | 18 000 |
| Arto Hillar Hansson | 5 143 |
| Viljar Arakas | 8 619 |
| Jaan Marjundi | 12 000 |
| Roman Provotorov | 12 000 |
| Raul Parusk | 12 000 |
| Silver Kuus | 12 000 |
Shares owned by members of Supervisory Board as of 31.12.2021
| Shares | Holding | Subordinated debt | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viljar Arakas (through company | 20 000 | 0.02% | 14 |
| Miemma Holding OÜ) | |||
| Jaan Marjundi | 23 000 | 0.03% | 11 |
| Alo Ivask | 15 000 | 0.02% | 7 |
| Roman Provotorov | 13 000 | 0.01% | 0 |
As set out in clause 2.3 of this report, the Supervisory Board members shall also submit a declaration of their financial interests and reliability.
No significant transactions took place between the bank and the members of the Supervisory Board, and persons close or associated to them in 2021.
In 2021, 12 Supervisory Board meetings were held, and 2 Supervisory Board resolutions was adopted without convening a meeting. The members of the Supervisory Board participated in all votes, except in one case when one member of the Supervisory Board withdrew from voting, in order to avoid possible conflicts of interest.
The Supervisory Board has formed two committees: the Audit Committee and the Remuneration Committee. The Committees act under the supervision of the Supervisory Board as advisory bodies to the Board. Given the size of the banking group and the principle of proportionality, no separate Nomination Committee has been set up.
3.1. Audit Committee
The Audit Committee is an advisory body to the Supervisory Board in the areas of accounting, auditing, risk management, internal control and audit, supervision and budgeting, and the legality of the activities. The activities of the Audit Committee are primarily based on the Auditors Activities Act and the rules of procedure of the Audit Committee, approved by the Supervisory Board.
The Audit Committee is responsible, inter alia, for supervision of the audit process of the annual or consolidated accounts and the independence of the sworn auditor. The Audit Committee also performs the functions of the Risk Committee and advises the Supervisory Board and the Management Board on risk management principles and supervises risk management. The Audit Committee makes proposals to the Supervisory Board for the appointment or removal of the external and internal auditor, as well as for changes in risk management principles, elimination of problems in the organization and compliance with legal acts. At least once a year, the external auditor shall report to the Audit Committee on the findings of the audit.
The Audit Committee shall comprise at least two members, elected by the Supervisory Board. As at 31.12.2021 the Audit Committee comprised of four members and they were Paavo Truu (chairman), Alo Ivask, Silver Kuus and Urmas Kaarlep. No remuneration is paid to the members of the Audit Committee who are members of the Supervisory Board, remuneration to Paavo Truu and Urmas Kaarlep is 400 euros per meeting.
3.2. Remuneration Committee
The responsibility of the Remuneration Committee is to evaluate the implementation of the Remuneration Principles approved by the bank's Supervisory Board and their consistency with the Bank's business objectives, the impact of the remuneration decisions on meeting the requirements set to bank's risk management, own funds and liquidity. The Remuneration Committee also supervises the remuneration of the members of the Management Board and employees subject to the increased requirements.
The Remuneration Committee comprises at least two members, who are elected by the Supervisory Board. As at 31.12.2021, the Remuneration Committee comprised of four members and they were Alo Ivask (chairman), Jaan Marjundi, Raul Parusk and Irja Rae. No remuneration is paid to the members of the Remuneration Committee who are members of the Supervisory Board, Irja Rae's remuneration is 400 euros per meeting.
4. Cooperation between the Management Board and the Supervisory Board
The Management Board and the Supervisory Board cooperate closely to protect the best interests of the bank. The Management Board and the Supervisory Board jointly develop the bank's strategy. The Management Board is invited to attend monthly meetings of the Supervisory Board. The Management Board shall regularly inform the Supervisory Board of any material information regarding the bank's planning and conduct of business, operational risks and management of these risks.
5. Implementation of diversity policy
In accordance with clause 4 of section 24'² of the Accounting Act, a large undertaking whose securities granting voting rights have been admitted for trading on a regulated securities market of Estonia or another Contracting State shall describe in the corporate governance report the diversity policies carried out in the company's
management board and senior management and the results of the implementation thereof during the accounting year. If no diversity policies have been implemented during the accounting year, the reasons for this should be explained in the corporate governance report.
In 2021, the bank did not implement the diversity policy, as it always considers the best interests of the Banking group in the selection of both executives and employees, considering the candidate's education, skills and previous work experience. At the same time, the Banking group follows the principle of non-discrimination of candidates on the grounds of gender or other status.
6. Disclosure of information
The bank shall treat all shareholders equally and shall notify all shareholders equally of material circumstances and from 10.12.2019 takes into account the rules established for listed companies by providing information.
On the Investor section of bank's website all documents and information will be made available to the shareholders in accordance with the Corporate Governance Recommendations. On its website, the bank shall publish a financial calendar which includes the dates of publication of the Annual Report and Interim Reports. The published information shall also be made available in English.
7. Financial reporting and audit
Once every year the bank publishes the Annual Report for previous year. The Annual Report shall be audited, accepted by the Supervisory Board and approved by the General Meeting.
Members of the Supervisory Board do not sign the Annual Report together with the Management Board members (clause 6.1.1 of CGR). The position of the Supervisory Board on Annual Report is included in the Supervisory Board's written report, approved with the resolution of the Supervisory Board. The bank submits the Annual Report, signed by the Management Board, to the General Meeting of Shareholders (thus the Bank does not comply with the requirement to submit the report signed by the members of the Management and Supervisory Board to the shareholders, clause 6.1.1 of CGR), however, a proposal for approval of the Annual Report, prepared by the Supervisory Board, shall be submitted to the General Meeting.
The auditor shall be appointed by the General Meeting of Shareholders, who shall also determine the auditor's remuneration arrangements. The auditor is appointed to perform a single audit or for a period specified by the General Meeting.
In 2017, the Management Board organised a competition for electing an auditor. The bank held meetings with four major internationally recognized companies and asked for submitting their offers. As a result of the competition, the offer AS PricewaterhouseCoopers was selected and the annual General Meeting of Shareholders, held on April 26, 2017, appointed the company as the auditor of the bank, and a three-year agreement for the auditing of the financial years 2017-2019 was concluded with them. In 2020, it was not considered necessary to organize a new competition to elect auditor, as there has been good cooperation with the current auditor. They know bank consolidation group and audit a large number of companies in the financial sector, which is why they have good experience in the sector. Therefore, on 28 May 2020, it was decided to elect AS PricewaterhouseCoopers as the auditor of the financial years 2020-2022.
In 2020, the auditor has provided contracted services to companies of the consolidation group, including audits of Annual Reports of Group companies and quarterly reviews and other assurance services subject to obligations under the Credit Institutions Act and the Securities Market Act. Also, the auditor has provided other services permitted pursuant to the Republic of Estonia Auditors Activities Act.
In agreement with the external auditor, the bank shall not disclose contractual fees (clause 6.1.1 of CGR) paid or payable to the auditor, as this is confidential information between the parties, the disclosure of which is not indispensable for assessing the bank's activities.
Sustainability Report
Developed countries and international organisations like the United Nations (UN) are striving to ensure that the targets set as part of the Paris Agreement on climate change adopted in 2015 are met. The European Union (EU) has developed the Green Deal, which is designed to help Europe become the first continent to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. This depends not just on national efforts, but also on initiative from the private sector. To date, no definitive regulatory requirements have been set in terms of how the banking sector should contribute to the achievement of climate goals, but many of the Coop Pank group's competitors (and the group itself) have undertaken to increasingly implement sustainability principles in their operations.
Approval was granted in principle at the EU level in 2021 for the Taxonomy Climate Delegated Act, but it is not exhaustive and the planning of regulatory amendments is ongoing, which is affecting all branches of industry. This in turn has created a vacuum between regulation, practice and the established goals. In such circumstances, as a bank we are primarily able to focus on the sustainability of our operations.
Coop Pank joined the Responsible Business Forum and first took part in its index survey in 2020. It is also an active member of the Estonian Banking Association's working group on responsible banking, contributing to growth in the sustainability of banking operations.
Proceeding from the areas of activity in which the Coop Pank group operates, we have assessed our impact on sustainability on two levels:
- impact related to the group operating as a whole
- impact related to the group offering its products and services
Our main focus in 2021 was on comprehending the impact of the group operating and reducing negative environmental impact. We have mapped the environmental impact of offering our products and services as well as the proportion this represents of our total operations.
In managing and fostering sustainable development, the group is guided by the UN's 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs; see https://sdgs.un.org/goals). Operating within the banking sector, we are able to contribute either directly or indirectly to the following areas of sustainable development:
| SDG 1 – No Poverty | SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth |
|---|---|
| SDG 3 – Good Health and Well-being | SDG 12 – Responsible Consumption and Production |
| SDG 4 – Quality Education | SDG 15 – Life on Land |
| SDG 5 – Gender Equality | SDG 16 – Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions |
| SDG 7 – Affordable and Clean Energy | SDG 17 – Partnerships for the Goals |
In 2021 our operations focussed on the SDGs set out below.
For the benefit of society (SDG 1, SDG 3, SDG 4 & SDG 5)
Since 2017, the Coop Pank group's biggest shareholder has been the retail chain Coop Estonia. The link between retail and banking is reflected in our joint mission statement: 'Driving life forward in every corner of the country'. This has exemplified our operations for the last five years and determines a key focal point of our sustainability. Enterprising people and pristine nature are Estonia's greatest assets. As a bank, we spur Estonian companies on every day and help people realise their dreams. We drive life forward in every corner of the country – urban and rural areas alike – by sticking together and valuing our pristine environment.
It is important to us that vital products and services are accessible to everyone close to their homes. As an Estonian bank, we bring everyday banking services closer to people so that everyone can enjoy life wherever they like to live. For instance, cash services are available at people's local stores: Coop Pank clients can make deposits and withdrawals from their accounts at more than 330 Coop stores around the country. We are pleased to see an upward trend in people taking advantage of this service, as can be seen in the table below:
| 2021 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| COOP cash transactions vs ATMs | 31.6% | 25.8% |
| (proportion of total number of transactions) | ||
| COOP cash transactions vs ATMs | 26.9% | 22% |
| (proportion of total turnover) |
We also serve clients at 15 branches in 12 towns and cities, making ours the second-biggest network of bank branches in Estonia. Moreover, we have 17 banking points in larger Coop stores around the country.
| Our client relationships outside of Tallinn/Harju County can be summarised as follows: | |
|---|---|
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -- |
| 2021 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| Everyday banking | 61.1% | 59.6% |
| Mortgage loans | 39% | 39.4% |
| Business loans | 33.4% | 34.8% |
| Leasing | 47.5% | 47.1% |
We contribute to improving the financial knowledge of the Estonia population by advising people of all ages on how to make smarter choices in regard to their finances via our Lihtsalt rahast ('Money Matters Put Simply') podcast and through other channels. We are a member of the Estonian Banking Association's working group on financial literacy, and in 2021 we also actively contributed (both via the association and independently) to efforts to thwart financial fraud so as to help protect the assets of people in the country.
Responsible products and services (SDG 7, SDG 8 & SDG 12)
The development of products and services in line with responsibility and sustainability objectives is an ongoing process. The Coop Pank group decided some time ago that it would not offer financing for::
- gambling and betting;
- tobacco production;
- entertainment events;
- export activities to sanctioned countries;
- financing of aircraft, ships and railway wagons;
- arms industry and trade, which is not related to Estonian national defense and NATO;
- political parties and other political organizations.
As at the end of 2021, our loan portfolio included no loans in any of these areas of activity. Nor do we offer credit services in areas or to companies whose activities are unethical or linked to corruption, violate human rights or have a significant negative impact on the environment. Significant negative impact means an impact that affects the natural environment, considered individually or cumulatively with other impacts depending on the sector in which the company operates.
In 2021 we added to our credit risk assessment process by introducing a framework for the evaluation of environmental, socioeconomic and management-related impact, since we realise that the materialisation of
such risks is directly linked to the credit risk of our clients. No clients in our loan portfolio have a significant negative impact on the environment. Clients whose activities could pose an environmental risk are checked on a case-by-case basis to ensure that their activities are in line with all valid norms of environmental protection.
We are honest and transparent in the pricing of banking services, and we are guided by principles of responsibility in the marketing of services. We observe all of the requirements of the Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Prevention Act. In order to get to know our clients, we ask them to provide us with detailed information and we monitor their activities, all while observing the requirements of the Personal Data Protection Act. We are guided in our protection of personal data by the principle of integrated data protection, wherein we apply data protection throughout the data-processing life cycle and use only as much data as we need to in order to offer quality banking services.
For the good of the environment (SDG 7 & SDG 12)
In issuing loans to companies, Coop Pank takes environmental impact into consideration (see also 'Responsible products and services') and looks for opportunities to contribute to companies that minimise negative environmental impact. The bank is also increasingly environmentally aware in its own operations and in 2021 approved its green office principles, which are based on the guidelines issued by the Estonian Association for Environmental Management.
Having financed a significant number of solar parks and wind turbines in 2020 (with a nominal production capacity of ca 64 MW), we continued growing the segment and reached a nominal production capacity of 78 MW by the end of 2021. Moreover, our financing of renewable energy now forms around 10% of our business line portfolio, compared to 6% in 2020. It is important to us that our loan portfolio includes agricultural companies whose operations we can contribute to in different parts of Estonia. We have offered leasing for electric and hybrid-power vehicles. We support recycling, repurposing and reuse, with the majority of our lease financing portfolio comprising second-hand cars (64% in 2021 compared to ca 60% in 2020). We are looking to continue contributing to solar and wind projects, including those designed to make residential buildings more energy-efficient, during the current year.
In August 2021 we moved our head office into the new, more economical, less energy-intensive Skyon building, which was constructed and is being maintained in accordance with the requirements of the LEED Gold/Platinum certificate. LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) is one of the most prevalent green building rating systems in the world.
In regard to 2021 we have assessed the carbon footprint of our head office and its use in line with the GHG Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard. Since we continued to use our former office at Narva mnt 4 for a period of eight months, we compared key environmental footprint indicators of both buildings, from which we can highlight the following positive aspects:
| Narva mnt 4 | Maakri 30 | |
|---|---|---|
| Average electricity use per month | 28 502 kWh | 8 933 kWh |
| Average heating use per month | 44 510 kWh | 37 339 kWh |
| Average water use per month | 83 m3 | 40 m3 |
| Waste generated per month | 2 460 kg | 2 431 kg |
The carbon footprint of Coop Pank in 2021 was 382 t CO2eq, of which employee commuting accounted for 42.6%, electricity for 39.5%, heat for 11.6%, waste for 4.6% and other sources for 1.8%.
We do not use separate rubbish bins at every desk, and we sort our waste. We collect packaging for delivery to recycling points, with any money raised from doing so being donated to charity to enable children to attend plays.
We have introduced the paper-free management of documents in our everyday work: we enter into agreements with our clients and partners electronically and allow clients to join the bank via a simple web solution that was used by 40.9% of our new clients in 2021 (compared to 34.1% in 2020). Our average use of paper per month was 58 kg.
As an employer we also raise our employees' environmental awareness. In 2021 we launched an initiative to measure the footprint of our employees' environmental impact. The teams we formed agreed on shared goals for the reduction of their personal footprints and published these on our intranet. During the year, in cooperation with experts from outside of the bank, we organised three environment-themed training sessions to help our employees understand how they can make their everyday lives more environmentally friendly. In the first quarter of 2022 we will be conducting repeat measurements and assessing the level of achievement of the goals set.
Management culture (SDG 16 & SDG 17)
We consider our management culture to be open and modern, the basis of which is guidance by regulations and international standards (such as human rights, labour law and the fight against discrimination). In our operations we are led by best practice in company management and banking, the principles of responsible lending, other guidelines issued by financial supervision authorities, and valid legal acts.
The fields of the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing, as well as the implementation of international sanctions are important to us, and we apply the necessary due diligence measures.
We also monitor our marketing activities to ensure that they are in line with valid norms. In order to guarantee ethical behaviour, we have established guidelines for reporting inappropriate behaviour, in accordance with which employees can inform of potential breaches of ethical norms or laws within the group. We integrated the principles of environmental and corporate social responsibility even further into our operations in 2021 by establishing them as our own green office principles.
We have adopted a procedure for informing of breaches and, in cooperation with a law office, ensure the maximum possible protection for employees who wish to retain their anonymity when passing on information. In our view this lays the groundwork in the best possible way for every employee to be able to inform of any breach pertaining to internal management without having to worry that doing so may affect their working relationship with the company.
To us it is only natural to offer our employees a contemporary working environment, motivating salaries, flexible hours, the option to work remotely, stimulating professional challenges, every opportunity for development and a friendly team that sticks together. We are linked by our shared values.
We dare to do things differently. We are inspired by the opportunity to do things differently in banking. We don't rest on our laurels, but rather constantly ask ourselves whether and how we can make our clients' lives easier and better. We are not afraid of making mistakes. We own up to our errors. We learn from them and strive to do things better.
We are professionals playing on the same team. Every one of our employees is a professional in their field and holds him- or herself to a high standard. We work hard, but at the same time we don't take ourselves too seriously. Playing as a team is our game plan.
We reach our targets. We set ourselves ambitious goals and give our all to achieve the best possible results. We always finish what we have started!
We have made the importance of sustainable operations the focus of attention for both our management and Supervisory Boards, and we will be continuing to develop this aspect in 2022 by acquiring additional resources designed specifically for this field.
Remuneration report
Coop Pank Group applies a single remuneration policy that has been approved by the Supervisory Board of the bank and the effectiveness, adherence to objectives and implementation of the policy is supervised by the Remuneration Committee. In 2021, two Remuneration Committee meetings took place. The remuneration policy applies equally to all employees of the Group.
The compensation structure applicable in the Coop Pank Group is comprised of two components:
- basic salary, which is fixed pay agreed between employee and employer within a contract;
- variable pay, which is an additional pay based on the employer's resolution (sales bonus, performance pay, stock option).
Sales bonuses are paid to employees based on achieving monthly or quarterly goals. Performance pay is paid out the following period to those employees, whose contribution led to the results achieved while adhering to the Group's objectives and values. Performance pay supports efficient risk management and does not encourage taking excessive risks, the amount of pay is determined by the extent of reaching activity goals. The basic salary and performance pay are reasonably balanced. Each year, a performance bonus reserve of 15% of the salary fund is calculated.
The following is an overview of the average gross monthly remuneration of employees for the last five years, taking into account the basic salary and monetary performance pay for the previous calendar year. For comparison, the profit before corporate income tax per employee for the respective year is presented.
| In euros (rounded down to the hundred) |
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average monthly gross remuneration |
1 900 | 2 300 | 2 400 | 2 600 | 2 800 |
| Yearly profit before income tax per employee |
25 600 | 22 600 | 23 000 | 26 400 | 47 000 |
AS at 31.12.2021, total of 1 720 000 options were granted to employees with a maturity date of three years starting from the moment of the issue. In November, 2019, three-year share option program was confirmed by the shareholders, which allows to issue options to employees up to 1% of the total number of shares of the bank. The last share options issue in this program may take place in April 2022 based on Supervisory Board decision. The purpose of the share options program is to align long-term interests and goals of Management Board members and employees treated as such with long-term interests of the bank shareholders. The common interests are expressed in the professional and balanced management of the Group, which ensures the sustainable development and long-term growth of the Group in accordance with the set goals and strategy. The options are issued based both on the results of the Group and results of the person entitled to participate in the option program in the relevant year. Options can be reduced or cancelled if the employment relationship is terminated, the person does not meet the performance criteria, the financial results of the group have significantly deteriorated or the risks of the group are not sufficiently covered by own funds.
The total amount of performance bonuses are decided by the Supervisory Board, which also determines the specific amounts of bonuses for members of the Management Board and the internal audit unit. Bonuses to other employees are decided by the Management Board. The establishment of the option program and its conditions shall be decided by the general meeting of shareholders. The issuance of specific options is decided by the Supervisory Board on the proposal of the Remuneration Committee.
The ratio between performance pay (including calculated expenses for options) and basic salary of the senior management and senior staff responsible for material business units and for management of specific risk categories in 2021 was:
- senior management 60%
- staff managing control functions 16%
The performance fees and options assigned to the Management Board are in accordance with the remuneration principles and are based on the general objectives of the Bank as well as the personal goals of each member of the Management Board. No exceptions have been made for the members of the Management Board and no extraordinary bonuses have been granted. The right to reclaim cash performance fees has not been exercised, but the options have been revoked upon the departure of a member of the Management Board. The following is an overview of the five-year remuneration of the members of the Management Board.
| Margus Rink (since February 2017) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic salary | 94 500 | 108 000 | 108 000 | 111 000 | 126 000 |
| Performance pay | 0 | 27 000 | 31 500 | 36 000 | 31 500 |
| Total remuneration | 94 500 | 135 000 | 139 500 | 147 000 | 157 500 |
| Share of performance pay | 20% | 23% | 24% | 20% | |
| Number of options granted | 583 850 | 70 000 | 90 000 | ||
| Subscrition price | 0,7305 | 1,01 | 1,10 | ||
| Excercised options | -583 850 | ||||
| Options outstanding at the end of year | 583 850 | 583 850 | 583 850 | 70 000 | 160 000 |
| Kerli Lõhmus (since February 2017) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic salary | 56 100 | 67 200 | 67 200 | 82 000 | 84 000 |
| Performance pay | 0 | 16 800 | 19 600 | 22 400 | 21 000 |
| Total remuneration | 56 100 | 84 000 | 86 800 | 104 400 | 105 000 |
| Share of performance pay | 20% | 23% | 21% | 20% | |
| Number of options granted | 233 540 | 50 000 | 70 000 | ||
| Subscription price | 0,766 | 1,01 | 1,10 | ||
| Excercised options | -233 540 | ||||
| Options outstanding at the end of year | 233 540 | 233 540 | 283 540 | 120 000 |
| Janek Uiboupin (until February 2020) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic salary | 63 600 | 67 200 | 67 200 | 28 000 | |
| Performance pay | 0 | 16 800 | 19 600 | 22 400 | |
| Total remuneration | 63 600 | 84 000 | 86 800 | 50 400 | |
| Share of performance pay | 20% | 23% | 44% | ||
| Number of options granted | 233 540 | ||||
| Subscription price | 0,766 | ||||
| Excercised options | -116 770 | ||||
| Forfeited options | -116 770 | ||||
| Options outstanding at the end of year | 233 540 | 233 540 | 116 770 | 0 |
| Heikko Mäe (since February 2020) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic salary | 74 000 | 84 000 | |||
| Performance pay | 0 | 17 500 | |||
| Total remuneration | 74 000 | 101 500 | |||
| Share of performance pay | 0% | 17% | |||
| Number of options granted | 50 000 | 70 000 | |||
| Subscription price | 1,01 | 1,10 | |||
| Options outstanding at the end of year | 50 000 | 120 000 |
| Hans Pajoma (March 2017 - Oct. 2020) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic salary | 90 000 | 108 000 | 108 000 | 100 200 | |
| Performance pay | 0 | 27 000 | 31 500 | 49 500 | |
| Total remuneration | 90 000 | 135 000 | 139 500 | 149 700 | |
| Share of performance pay | 20% | 23% | 33% | ||
| Number of options granted | 583 850 | 50 000 | |||
| Subscription price | 0,7305 | ||||
| Excercised options | -583 850 | ||||
| Forfeited options | -50 000 | ||||
| Options outstanding at the end of year | 583 850 | 583 850 | 583 850 | 0 | |
| Arko Kurtmann (since November 2020) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic salary | 16 000 | 96 000 | |||
| Performance pay | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total remuneration | 16 000 | 96 000 | |||
| Share of performance pay | 0% | 0% | |||
| Number of options granted | 40 000 | ||||
| Subscription price | 1,10 | ||||
| Options outstanding at the end of year | 40 000 |
| Rasmus Heinla (since November 2020) | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic salary | 14 000 | 84 000 | |||
| Performance pay | 0 | 12 500 | |||
| Total remuneration | 14 000 | 96 500 | |||
| Share of performance pay | 0% | 13% | |||
| Number of options granted | 30 000 | 70 000 | |||
| Subscription price | 1,01 | 1,10 | |||
| Options outstanding at the end of year | 30 000 | 100 000 |
Consolidated Financial Statements
Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive Income
| in thousands of euros | Note | 2021 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interest income calculated using the effective interest method | 39 005 | 31 359 | |
| Other similar income | 4 035 | 3 281 | |
| Interest and similar expense | -7 502 | -6 269 | |
| Net interest and similar income | 5 | 35 538 | 28 371 |
| Fee and commission income | 5 003 | 3 687 | |
| Fee and commission expense | -1 918 | -1 590 | |
| Net fee and commission income | 6 | 3 085 | 2 097 |
| Sale of assets | 12 | 2 335 | 146 |
| Cost of assets sold | 12 | -2 286 | -146 |
| Rental income from investment properties | 3 | 15 | |
| Direct property operating expenses | -31 | -57 | |
| Change in fair value of investment properties | -404 | 0 | |
| Net gains from non-financial asset realization | 11 | 40 | |
| Net losses from financial assets measured at fair value | -68 | -183 | |
| Handling of overdue receivables | 819 | 516 | |
| Other income | 236 | 290 | |
| Net other income | 615 | 621 | |
| Payroll expenses | 7 | -12 490 | -11 085 |
| Operating expenses | 8 | -5 996 | -5 040 |
| Depreciation | 14 | -3 967 | -2 671 |
| Total operating expenses | -22 453 | -18 796 | |
| Net profit before loss allowances | 16 785 | 12 293 | |
| Credit loss allowance | 11 | -2 497 | -4 789 |
| Net profit before income tax | 14 288 | 7 504 | |
| Income tax expenses | -825 | -245 | |
| Net profit for the financial year | 4 | 13 463 | 7 259 |
| Other comprehensive income / loss | |||
| Items that may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss: | |||
| Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income | 3 | -19 | |
| Other comprehensive income / loss | 3 | -19 | |
| Comprehensive income for the financial year | 13 466 | 7 240 | |
| Net profit attributable to: | |||
| The owners of the parent company | 13 463 | 7 259 | |
| Net profit for the financial year | 13 463 | 7 259 | |
| Comprehensive income attributable to: | |||
| The owners of the parent company | 13 466 | 7 240 | |
| Comprehensive income for the financial year | 13 466 | 7 240 | |
| Basic earnings per share (in euros) | 23 | 0,15 | 0,08 |
| Diluted earnings per share (in euros) | 23 | 0,15 | 0,08 |
Consolidated Statement of Financial Position
| in thousands of euros | Note | 31.12.2021 | 31.12.2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 9 | 252 799 | 170 750 |
| Debt securities at fair value through other comprehensive income | 10 | 5 932 | 3 011 |
| Equity instruments at fair value through profit or loss | 10 | 0 | 67 |
| Equity instruments at fair value through other comprehensive | 10 | 13 | 13 |
| income | |||
| Loans and advances to customers | 11 | 953 396 | 670 593 |
| Other financial assets | 12 | 1 311 | 999 |
| Other assets | 12 | 927 | 1 117 |
| Assets held for sale | 12 | 3 725 | 6 734 |
| Investment property | 13 | 0 | 594 |
| Right-of-use assets | 14 | 6 625 | 1 017 |
| Tangible assets | 14 | 3 034 | 2 327 |
| Intangible assets | 14 | 7 457 | 5 930 |
| Goodwill | 3 | 6 757 | 6 757 |
| Total assets | 1 241 976 | 869 909 | |
| Liabilities | |||
| Customer deposits and loans received | 16 | 1 098 746 | 757 835 |
| Lease liabilities | 15 | 6 639 | 1 018 |
| Other financial liabilities | 17 | 3 221 | 2 671 |
| Other liabilities | 17 | 4 563 | 3 754 |
| Subordinated debt | 18 | 17 064 | 7 064 |
| Total liabilities | 1 130 233 | 772 342 | |
| Shareholders' equity | 19 | ||
| Share capital | 62 186 | 61 756 | |
| Share premium | 12 230 | 12 061 | |
| Statutory reserve capital | 3 165 | 2 802 | |
| Retained earnings | 33 924 | 20 824 | |
| Other reserves | 238 | 124 | |
| Shareholders' equity attributable to owners of the parent | |||
| company | 111 743 | 97 567 | |
| Total shareholder's equity | 111 743 | 97 567 | |
| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | 1 241 976 | 869 909 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| in thousands of euros | Note | 2021 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash flows from operating activities | |||
| Interest and other similar income received | 42 902 | 33 953 | |
| Interest paid | -7 116 | -5 660 | |
| Fees and commissions received | 5 003 | 3 687 | |
| Fees and commissions paid | -1 918 | -1 590 | |
| Other received income | 1 004 | 804 | |
| Salaries paid | -12 874 | -10 719 | |
| Other operating expenses paid | -5 996 | -5 040 | |
| Income Tax paid | -720 | -137 | |
| Total cash flows from operating activities before changes in | |||
| operating assets and liabilities | 20 285 | 15 298 | |
| Change in operating assets: | |||
| Loans and advances to customers | -286 954 | -214 218 | |
| Change of mandatory reserve in central bank | 9 | -3 401 | -2 218 |
| Other assets | 252 | 650 | |
| Change in operating liabilities: | |||
| Change in customer deposits and loans received | 340 561 | 250 713 | |
| Other liabilities | 853 | -645 | |
| Net cash flows from operating activities | 71 596 | 49 580 | |
| Cash flows from investing activities | |||
| Acquisition of property, plant and equipment | -5 574 | -4 166 | |
| Sale of property, plant and equipment and investment | 3 695 | 67 | |
| properties | |||
| Acquisition of debt securities | -3 141 | 0 | |
| Sale and redemption of debt securities | 499 | 782 | |
| Total cash flows used in investing activities | -4 521 | -3 317 | |
| Cash flows from financing activities | |||
| Contribution to share capital | 19 | 486 | 853 |
| Issue of subordinated debt | 18 | 10 000 | 0 |
| Repayment of principal of lease liabilities | 15 | -710 | -676 |
| Total cash flows from financing activities | 9 776 | 177 | |
| Effect on exchange rate changes on cash and cash | -4 | -3 | |
| equivalents | |||
| Change in cash and cash equivalents | 76 847 | 46 437 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period | 164 439 | 118 002 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period | 241 286 | 164 439 | |
| Cash and cash equivalents balance is comprised of: | 241 286 | 164 439 | |
| Cash on hand | 27 192 | 26 199 | |
| Demand deposits in central bank | 9 | 200 670 | 130 589 |
| Demand and short-term deposits in credit institutions and | 9 | 13 424 | 7 651 |
| other financial institutions |
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity
| in thousands of | Share | Share | Statutory reserve |
Other | Revaluation | Retained | Total attributable to share holders of |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| euros | capital | premium | capital | reserves | reserve | earnings | parent | equity |
| Balance as at 31.12.2019 |
60 960 | 11 797 | 2 526 | 226 | 1 | 13 841 | 89 351 | 89 351 |
| Paid in share capital | 796 | 264 | 0 | -207 | 0 | 0 | 853 | 853 |
| Changes in reserves | 0 | 0 | 276 | 0 | 0 | -276 | 0 | 0 |
| Share options * | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 123 |
| Net profit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 259 | 7 259 | 7 259 |
| Other comprehensive loss |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -19 | 0 | -19 | -19 |
| Total comprehensive income |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -19 | 7 259 | 7 240 | 7 240 |
| Balance as at 31.12.2020 |
61 756 | 12 061 | 2 802 | 142 | -18 | 20 824 | 97 567 | 97 567 |
| Paid in share capital | 430 | 169 | 0 | -113 | 0 | 0 | 486 | 486 |
| Changes in reserves | 0 | 0 | 363 | 0 | 0 | -363 | 0 | 0 |
| Share options * | 0 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 224 |
| Net profit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 463 | 13 463 | 13 463 |
| Other comprehensive income |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Total comprehensive income |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 463 | 13 466 | 13 466 |
| Balance as at 31.12.2021 |
62 186 | 12 230 | 3 165 | 253 | -15 | 33 924 | 111 743 | 111 743 |
*See Note 19
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
Note 1 Accounting principles
AS Coop Pank (Reg. No. 10237832) is a credit institution registered in Tallinn (Estonia) Maakri street 30 . The consolidated annual report (incl. financial statements) of AS Coop Pank for the year 2021 was approved by the Management Board of AS Coop Pank on 15th of March 2022. The consolidated annual report approved by the Management Board shall be authorised for approval by the Supervisory Board and shareholders. The shareholders have the right not to approve the consolidated annual report while the Supervisory Board does not have that right.
Functional and presentation currency
The functional currency of the AS Coop Pank Group companies is euro. 2021 consolidated financial statements have been presented in thousands of euros, unless stated otherwise.
1.1 Basis of preparation
These consolidated financial statements of AS Coop Pank Group are prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as adopted by the European Union. The principal accounting policies applied in the preparation of these consolidated financial statements are set out below. These policies have been consistently applied to all the years presented, unless otherwise stated. These financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, except as disclosed in some of the accounting policies below (i.e. Debt securities and equity instruments at fair value through other comprehensive income and equity instruments at fair value through profit or loss). Financial statements have been prepared according to accrual principle of accounting. The Group classifies its expenses by nature of expense method. When the presentation or classification of items in the consolidated financial statements is amended, comparative information for the previous period are also reclassified, if not referred differently in specific accounting principle.
1.2 Critical accounting estimates and judgements
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the EU requires the use of certain critical accounting estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses for the reporting period. Although these estimates are based on the best knowledge and judgement of current events and actions, the actual outcome and the results ultimately may significantly differ from those estimates. More detailed overview of the estimates made is provided under accounting principles or disclosures set out below. Critical estimates are primarily used in the following areas:
- loan allowances, incl. fair value assessments of collateral (Note 2; Note 11, 12);
- estimation of the fair value of investment property (Note 2);
- fair value of financial assets and liabilities (Note 2);
- goodwill impairment (Note 3).
The most significant management judgements are related to the introduction of the IFRS 9 standard starting from 01.01.2018. Management has assessed the business model for classifying different financial assets. The commercial purpose of loans to customers is the collection of contractual cash flows, while loans under this model may also be sold for credit risk mitigation purposes. Financial investments in debt instruments are made for the purpose of investing liquid assets, which is why the commercial purpose of investing in debt instruments
is to collect and sell contractual cash flows as needed. In addition, it has been assessed whether the contractual cash flows only include the principal and interest payments, including interest cash flows for the time value of money, credit risk, liquidity risk and, inter alia, cover administrative costs and profit margin. All recognized financial assets meet these criteria.
Management also estimates the expected inputs of the expected credit loss model for financial assets. Models, estimates, and inputs are reviewed regularly by the Group Risk Management function.
Estimates and judgments of the management are continually evaluated based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under these circumstances. Changes in assumptions may have a significant impact on the financial statements in the period assumptions are changed. Management believes that the underlying assumptions are appropriate, and the Group's financial statements therefore present the financial position and results fairly.
1.3 Consolidation
These consolidated financial statements of the AS Coop Pank Group are comprised as at 31 December 2021. Group entities use uniform accounting policies. The definition of group according to the Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council matches that of IFRS. The statements of financial position and statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income of the bank and its subsidiaries are consolidated on a line-by-line basis, eliminating the intercompany balances, revenues, income, expenses and unrealized gains/losses on transactions between group companies.
| Structure of the Group | Country | Activity | Holding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coop Pank AS | Estonia | banking | parent company |
| Coop Liising AS | Estonia | leasing | 100% |
| Coop Finants AS | Estonia | consumer financing | 100% |
| Coop Kindlustusmaakler AS | Estonia | insurance brokerage | 100% |
| CP Varad AS | Estonia | real estate management | 100% |
| SIA Prana Property | Latvia | real estate management | 100% |
Subsidiaries
Subsidiaries are all economic entities in which the Group has control. The Group controls an entity when the Group is exposed to, or has rights to, variable returns from its involvement with the entity and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the entity. Subsidiaries are consolidated in the financial statements from the time control arises until it ceases.
In parent company's separate financial statements investments in subsidiaries are accounted for at cost less any impairment recognized.
1.4. Foreign currency transactions and assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency
All other currencies except for the functional currency, the euro, constitute foreign currencies. Foreign currency transactions have been translated to functional currencies based on the foreign currency exchange rates of the European Central Bank prevailing on the transaction date. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency have been translated into functional currency based on the foreign currency exchange rates of the European Central Bank prevailing on the balance sheet date. Foreign exchange gains and losses are recognized in the statement of profit or loss as income or expense of that period. Non-monetary financial assets and liabilities denominated in a foreign currency measured at fair value have been translated into functional currency based on the foreign currency exchange rates of the European Central Bank prevailing on the balance
sheet date. Non-monetary assets and liabilities that are not measured at fair value (e.g. prepayments, inventories accounted for using the cost method; property, plant and equipment as well as intangible assets) in a foreign currency are not translated at the balance sheet date but they continue to be reported using the official exchange rate of the European Central Bank prevailing at the date of the transaction.
1.5. Financial assets
Classification
The Group classifies its financial assets in the following measurement categories:
- those to be measured subsequently at fair value (either through OCI or through profit or loss), and
- those to be measured at amortised cost.
The classification depends on the Group's business model for managing the financial assets and the contractual terms of the cash flows.
| Measurement category as defined by IFRS9 | Financial assets category as definded by the Group | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balances with central banks | ||||
| Financial assets measured at amortized cost | Demand and term deposits at credit institutions and other financial institutions |
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| Loans and advances to | Receivables from private individuals | |||
| customers | Receivables from legal entities | |||
| Other financial assets | ||||
| Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss |
Investments in equity instruments | |||
| Financial assets measured at fair value | Investments in debt securities | |||
| through other comprehensive income | Investments in equity instruments |
The classification made can be seen in the table below:
Recognition and derecognition
Regular way purchases and sales of financial assets are recognised on trade-date, the date on which the Group commits to purchase or sell the asset.
Financial assets are derecognised when the rights to receive cash flows from the financial assets have expired or have been transferred and the Group has transferred substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership.
Measurement
At initial recognition, the Group measures a financial asset at its fair value plus, in the case of a financial asset not at fair value through profit or loss (FVPL), transaction costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition of the financial asset. Transaction costs of financial assets carried at FVPL are expensed in profit or loss.
Debt instruments
Subsequent measurement of debt instruments depends on the Group's business model for managing the asset (i.e. whether the Group's objective is solely to collect the contractual cash flows from the assets, or to collect both the contractual cash flows and also the cash flows from the sale of assets; or is none of the above described two models) and the cash flow characteristics of the asset (i.e. whether the cash flows represent solely payments of principal and interest ("SPPI"), interest including only consideration for credit risk, time value of money, other basic lending risks and profit margin). Financial assets with embedded derivatives are considered in their entirety when determining whether their cash flows are SPPI.
The Group's debt instruments have been classified into the following measurement categories:
• Amortised cost (AC): Assets that are held for collection of contractual cash flows where those cash flows represent solely payments of principal and interest are measured at amortised cost. Interest income from these financial assets is included in interest income using the effective interest rate method. Any gain or loss arising on derecognition is recognised directly in profit or loss and presented in other income/(expenses). Foreign exchange gains and losses and impairment losses are presented as separate line items in the statement of profit or loss.
The following financial assets of the Group are classified in this category:
- o Cash;
- o Balances with central banks;
- o Demand deposits at credit institutions and other financial institutions;;
- o Loans and advances to customers;
- o Other financial assets.
- FVOCI: Assets that are held for collection of contractual cash flows and for selling the financial assets, where the assets' cash flows represent solely payments of principal and interest, are measured at FVOCI. Movements in the carrying amount are taken through OCI, except for the recognition of impairment gains or losses, interest income and foreign exchange gains and losses which are recognised in profit or loss. When the financial asset is derecognised, the cumulative gain or loss previously recognised in OCI is reclassified from equity to profit or loss and recognised in other income/(expenses). Interest income from these financial assets is included in interest income using the effective interest rate method. Foreign exchange gains and losses and impairment losses are presented as separate line items in the statement of profit or loss.
The following financial assets of the Group are measured FVOCI:
- o Investments in debt securities.
- FVPL: Assets that do not meet the criteria for amortised cost or FVOCI are measured at FVPL. A gain or loss on a debt instrument that is subsequently measured at FVPL is recognised in profit or loss and presented net within other income/(expenses) in the period in which it arises. Such fair value gain or loss includes any contractual interest received on debt instruments classified to this category. As at 31 December 2020 and 31 December 2021 the Group had no debt financial assets measured FVPL.
Equity instruments
The Group subsequently measures all equity investments at fair value. Where the Group's management has made an irrevocable election to present in OCI the fair value gains and losses on equity investments that are not held for trading, there is no subsequent reclassification of fair value gains and losses to profit or loss following the derecognition of the investment. Dividends from such investments continue to be recognised in profit or loss as other income when the Group's right to receive payments is established.
Changes in the fair value of financial assets at FVPL are recognised in other income/(expenses) in the statement of profit or loss as applicable. Impairment losses (and reversal of impairment losses) on equity investments measured at FVOCI are not reported separately from other changes in fair value.
The Group subsequently measures equity investments that are listed at FVPL and equity investments that are not listed at FVOCI.
Impairment of financial assets
The Group assesses on a forward-looking basis the expected credit losses ("ECL") associated with its debt instruments carried at amortised cost and FVOCI. The impairment methodology applied depends on whether there has been a significant increase in credit risk.
The measurement of ECL reflects: (i) an unbiased and probability weighted amount that is determined by evaluating a range of possible outcomes, (ii) time value of money and (iii) all reasonable and supportable information that is available without undue cost and effort at the end of each reporting period about past events, current conditions and forecasts of future conditions.
For trade receivables and contract assets without a significant financing component the Group applies a simplified approach permitted by IFRS 9 and measures the allowance for impairment losses at expected lifetime credit losses from initial recognition of the receivables. The Group uses a provision matrix in which allowance for impairment losses is calculated for trade receivables falling into different ageing or overdue periods.
For all other debt instruments, including finance lease receivables, at amortised cost or FVOCI, the Group follows a three-stage model based on changes in credit quality since initial recognition.
- Stage 1 comprises balances for which the credit risk has not increased significantly since initial recognition. ECL is measured at an amount equal to the portion of lifetime ECL that results from default events possible within the next 12 months or until contractual maturity, if shorter (12-month ECL).
- Stage 2 comprises balances for which there has been a significant increase in credit risk since initial recognition but which do not have objective evidence of impairment. The expected credit losses are determined on a lifetime basis.
- Stage 3 comprises balances that are credit-impaired (i.e. which are overdue more than 90 days, if debtor is insolvent, if it is likely that the debtor will enter bankruptcy or financial reorganisation; nonperforming receivable). The expected credit losses are measured as lifetime expected credit losses.
Debt instruments measured at AC are presented in the consolidated statement of financial position net of the allowance for ECL. For loan commitments and financial guarantees, a separate provision for ECL is recognised as a liability in the consolidated statement of financial position. For debt instruments at FVOCI, changes in amortised cost, net of allowance for ECL, are recognised in profit or loss and other changes in carrying value are recognised in OCI as gains less losses on debt instruments at FVOCI.
For contracts that include both a loan and an undrawn commitment and where the Group cannot separately distinguish the ECL on the undrawn loan component from the loan component, the ECL on the undrawn commitment is recognised together with the loss allowance for the loan. To the extent that the combined ECLs exceed the gross carrying amount of the loan, they are recognised as a liability.
In a subsequent period, if the amount of the impairment loss decreases and the decrease can be related objectively to an event occurring after the impairment was recognized (such as an improvement in the debtor's credit rating), the previously recognized impairment loss is reversed by adjusting the allowance account. The amount of the reversal is recognized in the statement of profit or loss in "credit loss allowance".
More detailed overview of the credit risk management principles is given in Note 2 "Risk management". Interest income is recognized in the statement of profit or loss "Interest income calculated using effective interest rate method".
Cash and cash equivalents
For the purposes of the cash flow statement, cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand, demand deposits due from central banks and other credit institutions and term deposits with original maturities of three months or less, that are available for use without any significant restrictions and which are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value. The cash flow statement is presented using the direct method.
Lease receivables
Finance lease transactions are lease transactions under which all significant risks and rights from using the assets are transferred from the Group to the lessee. Legal ownership of assets is transferred to the customer at the end of the lease term. The receivables from the finance lease agreements are recognized at net present value of the minimum lease payments, from which the payments of principal received have been deducted, plus unguaranteed residual value at the end of contract. Lease payments collected are allocated between repayment of principal and finance income. Finance income is recognized over the rental period based on the pattern reflecting a constant periodic rate of return on the lessor's net investment in the finance lease. The lessor's direct expenses related to the contract are part of effective interest rate and are booked as decrease of income from lease over the period of lease contract. Lease receivables are presented in the statement of financial position net of the loss allowance. A lease receivable from a client is recognized in the statement of financial position as of the moment of delivering the assets being the subject of the agreement to the client. In case of transactions, in which the assets being the object of the agreement having a long delivery term have not yet been delivered to the client, the payments received from the lessees under these agreements are recognized in the statement of financial position as prepayments of buyers in line "Other financial liabilities". The amounts paid by the Group for the assets under lease agreements not yet delivered are recognized in the statement of financial position as prepayments to suppliers in line "Other assets".
Factoring and warehouse financing receivables
Factoring transactions are considered to be financing transactions where the Group provides the financial resources to its selling partners through transfer of the rights to the receivables from these sales transactions. The Group acquires the right for the receivables payable by the buyer subject to the sales contract. Factoring is the transfer of receivables. Depending on the terms of the factoring contract the buyer either accepts the transfer of substantially all the risks and rewards of the ownership of the receivable (non-recourse factoring) or retains the right to transfer the risks and rewards back to the seller during a pre- specified term (recourse factoring). Transaction is booked as financing in case the Group does not own all the rights related to the receivable. The receivable is included in statement of financial position until payment is received or recourse is expired. If a contract does not include the seller's guarantee and the Group acquires control of all rights at the moment of selling the receivable, the transaction is accounted for as an acquisition of a receivable at fair value. Subsequently receivables are measured at amortised cost. The receivable from the client is recognized as of the moment of factoring the purchase-sale agreement, i.e. as of acquisition of the receivable.
Warehouse receipt financing transactions are financing transactions, where the lease firm finances its partners, by granting them a loan against pledged stock reserves.
Contract fees are recognised in interest income over the term of underlying contract. This method yields a result approximating the one obtained on applying the effective interest rate method.
1.6 Property, plant and equipment and intangible assets
Land, buildings, IT equipment, office equipment and other assets of long-term use are recognized in the statement of financial position as property, plant and equipment. Intangible assets are identifiable, nonmonetary assets without physical substance and as at balance sheet date comprise acquired or internally developed software.
Property, plant and equipment and intangible assets are initially recognized at acquisition cost, consisting of the purchase price, non-refundable taxes and other direct costs related to taking the asset into use. Subsequent expenditures related to an item of property, plant and equipment are recognized as an asset if these are in accordance with definition of property, plant and equipment and meet the criteria for recognition in the statement of financial position (including if it is probable that future economic benefits associated with the item will flow to the entity). Ongoing repairs and maintenance expenditures are expensed during the reporting period in which they are incurred.
Property, plant and equipment and intangible assets with finite useful lives are subsequently stated at historical cost less depreciation / amortization and any impairment losses. Depreciation / amortization is calculated starting from the month of acquisition until the asset is fully depreciated. Assets are depreciated / amortized on a straight-line basis. Depreciation / amortization calculation is based on the useful life of the asset, which serves as basis for forming the depreciation / amortization rates. Depreciation of property, plant and equipment is charged in accordance with the estimated useful life of the asset from the month following the month it is taken into use:
| • | buildings | 2-5% per annum, |
|---|---|---|
| • | vehicles | 15% per annum, |
| • | fixtures | 12.5% per annum, |
| • | office equipment | 25% per annum, |
| • | computer hardware and software | 10-25% per annum. |
Non-current assets with an unlimited useful life (land) are not depreciated. Depreciation of non- current assets is presented in the statement of profit or loss line item "Depreciation". Depreciation of an asset is ceased when the asset is fully depreciated, when the asset is reclassified as non-current assets held for sale or when the asset is retired from use. The appropriateness of the assets´ residual values, depreciation methods used, and useful lives are reviewed, and adjusted if that has become appropriate, at each balance sheet date.
The gain or loss from sale of non-current assets are determined by comparison of the sales price with the carrying amount. Gain or loss on sale is recognized in the statement of profit or loss in the line items "Net gains from non-financial assets realization ".
Capitalization of expenses
Leasehold improvements related to the leased space used by the Group are capitalized as property, plant and equipment and expensed on a straight-line basis in accordance with the duration of the lease agreement.
Development costs
If software development expenses result in additional functionality and if they meet the definition of intangible assets and criteria for inclusion in the statement of financial position (incl. expected participation in the generation of future economic benefits), such expenses are recognized as intangible assets. Expenses related to the use of software are expensed as incurred.
Expenditures incurred on advertising and the launch of new products, services and processes are expensed as incurred. Expenditures associated with internally developed trademarks and other such items are expensed as incurred.
Goodwill
Goodwill is recognized in acquisition value, less accumulated impairment losses. The Group is testing the value of goodwill at least once a year or immediately if there is any indication that it might be impaired. Goodwill is distributed among cash-generating units or the groups of cash-generating unit, which are benefiting from the synergy of the business combination. Profit or loss from the termination or sale of cash-generating unit where goodwill is allocated, is consisting of the carrying amount of the goodwill allocated to the unit.
1.7 Investment property
Investment property is a real estate property which is primarily held for the purpose of earning rental income or for capital appreciation or for both purposes but not for the use in the ordinary course of business.
An investment property is initially recognized in the balance sheet at cost, including the purchase price and any expenditure directly attributable to the acquisition. After initial recognition, investment property is measured at fair value at each balance sheet date. Independent expert valuation is used for determining the fair value of investment property, which is based on either the income approach (the value is determined by calculating the present value of future cash flows generated by the asset) or market approach (comparable market transactions involving similar properties are analysed) or a combination of the two aforementioned approaches is used.
Gains and losses arising from a change in the fair value of investment property are recognized in the line item "Change in fair value of investment properties" in the statement of profit or loss of the reporting period in which they are incurred.
When an investment property undergoes a change in use, the asset is reclassified in the statement of financial position. From the date when this change occurred, accounting policies of this asset group into which the item has been reclassified shall be applied. If an investment property becomes owner-occupied, it is reclassified as property, plant and equipment and its fair value at the date of reclassification becomes its cost for subsequent accounting purposes. If an item of owner-occupied property becomes an investment property any difference resulting between the carrying amount of the property is recognized in the statement of profit or loss.
If a change occurs in the use of an investment property, as evidenced by starting development for the purposes of preparation of the property for sale, the property is reclassified as inventory and the cost of the item of inventory is the fair value at the reclassification date.
1.8 Assets held for sale
Assets held for sale (inventory) are assets that are held for sale in the course of ordinary business and are recognized at cost. Cost is either cash or the fair value of non-monetary consideration given to acquire an asset at the time of its acquisition or processing. Assets held for sale are measured at the balance sheet date and are carried in the balance sheet at the lower of cost and net realizable value. The net realizable value is the sales price less estimated costs to sell.
1.9 Impairment of non-financial assets
Assets with an indefinite useful life are not subject to amortization and are tested annually for impairment, comparing the carrying value of the asset to its recoverable value. Assets that are subject to amortization / depreciation are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount may not be recoverable. In such circumstances, the recoverable value of the asset is assessed and compared to it carrying value. An impairment loss is recognized for the amount by which the asset's carrying amount exceeds its recoverable amount.
The recoverable amount is the higher of an asset's fair value less costs to sell and value in use. For the purposes of assessing impairment, assets are grouped at the lowest levels for which there are separately identifiable cash flows (cash-generating units). Non-financial assets other than goodwill that suffered impairment are reviewed for possible reversal of the impairment at each reporting date.
1.10 Leases – the Group as the lessee
The Group is as lessee in all lease agreements. The Group leases office premises. At inception of a contract, the Group assesses whether the contract is, or contains, a lease. A contract is, or contains, a lease if the contract conveys the right to control the use of an identified asset for a period of time in exchange for consideration.
The Group determines the lease term as the non-cancellable period of a lease, together with both periods covered by an option to extend the lease if the lessee is reasonably certain to exercise that option; and periods covered by an option to terminate the lease if the lessee is reasonably certain not to exercise that option. A lessee reassesses whether it is reasonably certain to exercise an extension option, or not to exercise a termination option, upon the occurrence of either a significant event or a significant change in circumstances that is within the control of the lessee; and affects whether the lessee is reasonably certain to exercise an option not previously included in its determination of the lease term, or not to exercise an option previously included in its determination of the lease term. The Group revises the lease term if there is a change in the noncancellable period of a lease.
Initial measurement
At the commencement date, a lessee shall recognise a right-of-use asset and a lease liability. At the commencement date, a lessee shall measure the right-of-use asset at cost. The cost of the right-of-use asset shall comprise the amount of the initial measurement of the lease liability.
Right-of-use asset is recorded on the separate line in the statement of financial position.
At the commencement date, the Group measures the lease liability at the present value of the lease payments that are not paid at that date. The lease payments shall be discounted using the interest rate implicit in the lease, if that rate can be readily determined. If that rate cannot be readily determined, the lessee shall use the lessee's incremental borrowing rate, being the rate that the individual lessee would have to pay to borrow the funds necessary to obtain an asset of similar value to the right-of-use asset in a similar economic environment with similar terms, security and conditions. To determine the incremental borrowing rate, the Group uses recent third-party financing received by the individual lessee as a starting point, adjusted to reflect changes in financing conditions since third party financing was received.
At the commencement date, the lease payments included in the measurement of the lease liability comprise the following payments for the right to use the underlying asset during the lease term:
(a) fixed payments, less any lease incentives receivable;
(b) variable lease payments that depend on an index or a rate, initially measured using the index or rate as at the commencement date. Variable lease payments that depend on an index or a rate include, for example, payments linked to a consumer price index, payments linked to a benchmark interest rate (such as EURIBOR) or payments that vary to reflect changes in market rental rates. Variable lease payments are included in some lease contracts of the Group.
For a contract that contains a lease component and one or more additional non-lease components. As a practical expedient, the Group has elected not to separate non-lease components from lease components, and
instead account for each lease component and any associated non-lease components as a single lease component.
Subsequent measurement
After the commencement date, a lessee measures the right-of-use asset applying a cost model. To apply a cost model, a lessee measures the right-of-use asset at cost less any accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment losses and adjusted for any remeasurement of the lease liability. Right-of-use assets are generally depreciated over the shorter of the asset's useful life and the lease term on a straight-line basis. If the lease transfers ownership of the underlying asset to the lessee by the end of the lease term or if the cost of the rightof-use asset reflects that the lessee will exercise a purchase option, the lessee shall depreciate the right-of-use asset from the commencement date to the end of the useful life of the underlying asset. Otherwise, the lessee shall depreciate the right-of-use asset from the commencement date to the earlier of the end of the useful life of the right-of-use asset or the end of the lease term.
After the commencement date, a lessee shall measure the lease liability by:
a) increasing the carrying amount to reflect interest on the lease liability;
b) reducing the carrying amount to reflect the lease payments made; and
c) remeasuring the carrying amount to reflect any reassessment or lease modifications or to reflect revised insubstance fixed lease payments.
Interest on the lease liability in each period during the lease term shall be the amount that produces a constant periodic rate of interest on the remaining balance of the lease liability. After the commencement date, a lessee recognises in profit or loss interest on the lease liability and variable lease payments not included in the measurement of the lease liability in the period in which the event or condition that triggers those payments occurs.
If there are changes in lease payments, there may be need to remeasure the lease liability. A lessee shall recognise the amount of the remeasurement of the lease liability as an adjustment to the right-of-use asset. However, if the carrying amount of the right-of-use asset is reduced to zero and there is a further reduction in the measurement of the lease liability, a lessee shall recognise any remaining amount of the remeasurement in profit or loss.
A lessee shall remeasure the lease liability by discounting the revised lease payments using a revised discount rate, if either:
(a) there is a change in the lease term. A lessee shall determine the revised lease payments on the basis of the revised lease term; or
(b) there is a change in the assessment of an option to purchase the underlying asset. A lessee shall determine the revised lease payments to reflect the change in amounts payable under the purchase option.
A lessee shall remeasure the lease liability by discounting the revised lease payments with unchanged discount rate, if either:
a) there is a change in the amounts expected to be payable under a residual value guarantee. A lessee shall determine the revised lease payments to reflect the change in amounts expected to be payable under the residual value guarantee.
b) there is a change in future lease payments resulting from a change in an index or a rate used to determine those payments, including for example a change to reflect changes in market rental rates following a market rent review. The lessee shall remeasure the lease liability to reflect those revised lease payments only when
there is a change in the cash flows (i.e. when the adjustment to the lease payments takes effect). A lessee shall determine the revised lease payments for the remainder of the lease term based on the revised contractual payments. The lessee shall use an unchanged discount rate, unless the change in lease payments results from a change in floating interest rates.
A lessee shall account for a lease modification as a separate lease if both: (a) the modification increases the scope of the lease by adding the right to use one or more underlying assets; and (b) the consideration for the lease increases by an amount commensurate with the stand-alone price for the increase in scope and any appropriate adjustments to that stand-alone price to reflect the circumstances of the particular contract.
The Group has elected not to apply the requirements of IFRS 16 to short-term leases and leases for which the underlying asset is of low value. Payments associated with short-term leases and all leases of low-value assets are recognised on a straight-line basis as an expense in profit or loss. Short-term leases are leases with a lease term of 12 months or less. Low-value assets comprise of IT equipment.
1.11 Financial liabilities
The classification made can be seen in the table below:
| Category by IFRS9 Category as determined by the Group |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deposits from | Private individuals | ||||
| Financial liabilities | customers and loans | Legal entities | |||
| Financial liabilities measured at | received | Credit institutions | |||
| amortized cost | Subordinated debt | ||||
| Other financial liabilities | |||||
| Contingent loan commitments | |||||
| Contingent liabilities | Financial guarantees |
Deposits from customers
Deposits are recognized in the statement of financial position on their settlement date at fair value net of transaction costs and subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest rate method and presented on line item "Customer deposits and loans received", accrued interest is included in corresponding liabilities line items. Interest expense is recorded in the statement of profit or loss on line "Interest and similar expense".
Loans received
Loans received are recognized initially at fair value net of transaction costs (the proceeds received, net of transaction costs incurred). Borrowings are subsequently stated at amortized cost using the effective interest rate method; any difference between proceeds (net of transaction costs) and the redemption value is recognized in the statement of profit or loss over the period of the instrument using effective interest rate. The effective interest rate is the rate that exactly discounts the expected stream of future cash payments through maturity. The amortization of the transaction costs is presented in the statement of profit or loss together with the interest expense. The respective interest expense is recorded in the statement of profit or loss on line "Interest and similar expense". In case there is an unused limit for any borrowings, this is presented as contingent asset.
Loan commitments
The Group issues commitments to provide loans. These commitments are irrevocable or revocable only in response to a material adverse change. Such commitments are initially recognised at their fair value, which is
normally evidenced by the amount of fees received. This amount is amortised on a straight line basis over the life of the commitment, except for commitments to originate loans if it is probable that the Group will enter into a specific lending arrangement and does not expect to sell the resulting loan shortly after origination; such loan commitment fees are deferred and included in the carrying value of the loan on initial recognition. At the end of each reporting period, the commitments are measured at the higher of (i) the remaining unamortised balance of the amount at initial recognition, or (ii) the amount of the loss allowance determined based on the expected credit loss model. The carrying amount of the loan commitments represents a liability.
1.12 Financial guarantee contracts
Financial guarantee contracts are contracts that require the issuer to make specified payments to reimburse the holder for a loss it incurs because a specified debtor fails to make payments when due, in accordance with the terms of a debt instrument. Such financial guarantees are given to banks, financial institutions, companies and other bodies on behalf of customers to secure loans, other banking facilities and liabilities to other parties.
Financial guarantees are initially recognized in the financial statements at fair value (contract value) on the date the guarantee was given. Subsequent to initial recognition, the bank's liabilities under such guarantees are recognized at the outstanding value of guarantee. In the statement of profit or loss the fee income earned on a guarantee is recognized straight-line basis over the life of the guarantee. In cases where the fees are charged periodically in respect of an outstanding commitment, they are recognized as revenue on a time proportion basis over the respective commitment period. At the end of each reporting period, the commitments are measured at the higher of (i) the remaining unamortised balance of the amount at initial recognition, or (ii) the amount of the loss allowance determined based on the expected credit loss model. The amounts disbursed to settle the guarantee obligation are recognized in the statement of financial position on the date it is disbursed.
1.13 Payables to employees
Payables to employees include unpaid salary accruals, accruals for bonuses together with social security and unemployment insurance tax and a vacation pay accrual calculated in accordance with employment contracts and the laws of the Republic of Estonia in force as at the balance sheet date. The liability related to the payment of a vacation pay accrual together with social security and unemployment insurance premiums is included within current liabilities in the balance sheet and as wages and salaries expense in the statement of comprehensive income. Social tax includes payments to the state pension fund.
The Group has no existing legal or constructive obligations to make pension payments or similar payments supplementary to social tax.
1.14 Share-based payments
The Group has established a share-based option program, under which the Group issues options to employees to buy shares of Coop Pank AS in return for their services. The fair value of options issued is recognized as an expense over the term of the option program as an increase in the Group's labor costs and an increase in equity (other reserves). The total cost is determined by the fair value of the options at the time they are issued. The fair value of the options is determined taking into account the market conditions affecting the option price, including the share price of Coop Pank AS. At the end of each reporting period, the Group estimates how many options are likely to become exercisable. Changes compared to initial estimates are recognized in the statement of profit or loss and with a correspondent adjustment to equity. When the options are exercised, Coop Pank AS issues new shares. According to the terms and conditions of the share options, there are no social tax expenses when exercising options after 3 years.
1.15 Revenue and expense recognition
Interest income and expense is recognized in statement of profit or loss for all interest-earning financial assets and interest-bearing financial liabilities carried at amortized cost using the effective interest rate method. The effective interest method is a method of calculating the amortized cost of a financial asset or a financial liability and of allocating the interest income or interest expense over the relevant period. The effective interest rate is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash payments or receipts through the expected life of the financial instrument to the net carrying amount of the financial asset or financial liability. When calculating the effective interest rate, the Group estimates cash flows considering all contractual terms of the financial instrument but does not consider future credit losses. The calculation includes all significant fees paid or received between parties to the contract that are an integral part of the effective interest rate, transaction costs and all other premiums or discounts.
Once a financial asset or a group of similar financial assets has been written down as a result of an impairment loss, interest income is recognized using the rate of interest used to discount the future cash flows for the purpose of measuring the impairment loss. Interest income is calculated by applying the effective interest rate to the gross carrying amount of financial assets, except for
- (i) financial assets that have become credit impaired (Stage 3), for which interest revenue is calculated by applying the effective interest rate to their amortised cost, net of the expected credit loss provision, and
- (ii) financial assets that are purchased or originated credit impaired, for which the original credit adjusted effective interest rate is applied to the amortised cost.
If the credit risk on the financial asset classified in Stage 3 subsequently improves so that the asset is no longer credit-impaired and the improvement can be related objectively to an event occurring after the asset had been determined as credit-impaired (ie the asset becomes cured), the asset is reclassified from stage 3 and the interest revenue is calculated by applying the effective interest rate to the gross carrying amount. The additional interest income, which was previously not recognised in profit and loss due to the asset being in stage 3 but it is now expected to be received following the asset's curing, is recognised as a reversal of impairment. Other similar income to interest income also includes income on interest bearing financial instruments classified at fair value through profit or loss.
Fee and commission income
The recognition of revenue from contracts with customers is reported as fee and commission income. This does not apply for revenue from leasing contracts or financial instruments and other contractual obligations within the scope of IFRS 9 Financial Instruments. Credit issuance fees for loans / leases are deferred and recognized as an adjustment to the effective interest rate on the credit.
Fee and commission income are recognised when incurred. Such income includes recurring fees for account servicing. Variable fees are recognised only to the extent that management determines that it is highly probable that a significant reversal will not occur.
Other fee and commission income is recognised at a point in time when the Group satisfies its performance obligation, usually upon execution of the underlying transaction. The amount of fee or commission received or receivable represents the transaction price for the services identified as distinct performance obligations. Such income includes fees for arranging a sale or purchase of foreign currencies on behalf of a customer, fees for processing payment transactions, fees for cash settlements, collection or cash disbursements,
Revenue from sale of assets
Revenue from sale of assets, except for property, plant and equipment, is recognised at transaction price. Transaction price is the total consideration, that the Group is entitled to receive for the transfer of promised goods or services to customer, less amounts collected on behalf of third parties. The Group recognises revenue from sale of goods when the control over the goods or services is transferred to the customer.
Dividend income
Dividends are recognized in the statement of profit or loss when the entity's right to receive payment is established.
1.16 Taxation
The annual profit earned by enterprises is not taxed in Estonia and thus there are no temporary differences between the tax bases and carrying values of assets and liabilities and no deferred tax assets or liabilities arise (except for recognising a deferred tax liability for all taxable differences associated with investments in subsidiaries, associates and branches, unless it is probable that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future).
In connection to the amendments to the Income Tax Act, starting from 2018 credit institutions are obliged to pay advance income tax of 14% on previous quarter net income before income tax. Income tax is calculated based on unconsolidated profit of the credit institution, which is the parent company. Advance income tax paid can be taken into account on the distribution of profits and the calculation of the related income tax liability. In calculating income tax, the profit is reduced by the dividends received and the profit attributed to the permanent establishment to which the exemption method is applied in order to avoid double taxation. Secondly, the profits will be reduced by losses earned in the previous quarters. Income tax is recognized in the consolidated statement of profit or loss as income tax expense in the period in which the basis for calculating the income tax is calculated, regardless of when the income tax is paid.
The corporate income tax arising from the payment of dividends or other payment decreasing the equity is accounted for as an expense in the period when dividends or other payment decreasing the equity are declared, regardless of the actual payment date or the period for which the dividends are paid.
From 2019, tax rate of 14/86 can be applied to dividend payments. The more beneficial tax rate can be used for dividend payments in the amount of up to the average dividend payment during the three preceding years that were taxed with the tax rate of 20/80. When calculating the average dividend payment of three preceding years, 2018 was the first year to be taken into account.
1.17 Statutory reserve capital
Statutory reserve capital is formed from annual net profit allocations to comply with the requirements of the Commercial Code. During each financial year, at least one-twentieth of the net profit shall be transferred to the statutory reserve, until reserve reaches one-tenth of share capital. Statutory reserve may be used to cover a loss, or to increase share capital. Payments to shareholders from statutory reserve are not allowed.
1.18 Events after the balance sheet date
Material events that have an effect on the evaluation of assets and liabilities and that became evident between the balance sheet date and the date of preparation of the financial statements by the management board but that are related to transactions in the reporting period or earlier periods, are reported in the financial statements.
1.19 New International Financial Reporting Standards, amendments to published standards and interpretations by the International Financial Reporting Interpretations Committee.
Standards, that became effective from 1 January 2021, did not have any material impact on the Group. These are as follows:
Covid-19 Related Concessions – Amendments to IFRS 16;
Interest rate benchmark (IBOR) reform – phase 2 amendments to IFRS 9, IAS 39, IFRS 7, IFRS 4 and IFRS 16. The Group does not apply an interest rate benchmark (IBOR) and has only Euro Interbank Offered Rate (EURIBOR) related instruments..
New or revised standards and interpretations have been issued that will become mandatory for the Group from 01.01.2022 or later, and which the Group has not implemented early:
Classification of liabilities as current or non-current – Amendments to IAS 1 (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2022; not yet adopted by the EU).
These narrow scope amendments clarify that liabilities are classified as either current or non-current, depending on the rights that exist at the end of the reporting period. Liabilities are non-current if the entity has a substantive right, at the end of the reporting period, to defer settlement for at least twelve months. The guidance no longer requires such a right to be unconditional. Management's expectations whether they will subsequently exercise the right to defer settlement do not affect classification of liabilities. The right to defer only exists if the entity complies with any relevant conditions as of the end of the reporting period. A liability is classified as current if a condition is breached at or before the reporting date even if a waiver of that condition is obtained from the lender after the end of the reporting period. Conversely, a loan is classified as non-current if a loan covenant is breached only after the reporting date. In addition, the amendments include clarifying the classification requirements for debt a company might settle by converting it into equity. 'Settlement' is defined as the extinguishment of a liability with cash, other resources embodying economic benefits or an entity's own equity instruments. There is an exception for convertible instruments that might be converted into equity, but only for those instruments where the conversion option is classified as an equity instrument as a separate component of a compound financial instrument.
Classification of liabilities as current or non-current, deferral of effective date – Amendments to IAS 1 (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2023; not yet adopted by the EU).
The amendment to IAS 1 on classification of liabilities as current or non-current was issued in January 2020 with an original effective date 1 January 2022. However, in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the effective date was deferred by one year to provide companies with more time to implement classification changes resulting from the amended guidance
The Group would not expect the amendments to have a material impact on its financial statements.
Proceeds before intended use, Onerous contracts – cost of fulfilling a contract, Reference to the Conceptual Framework – narrow scope amendments to IAS 16, IAS 37 and IFRS 3, and Annual Improvements to IFRSs 2018-2020 – amendments to IFRS 1, IFRS 9, IFRS 16 and IAS 41 (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2022; not yet adopted by the EU).
The amendment to IAS 16 prohibits an entity from deducting from the cost of an item of PPE any proceeds received from selling items produced while the entity is preparing the asset for its intended use. The proceeds from selling such items, together with the costs of producing them, are now recognised in profit or loss. An
entity will use IAS 2 to measure the cost of those items. Cost will not include depreciation of the asset being tested because it is not ready for its intended use. The amendment to IAS 16 also clarifies that an entity is 'testing whether the asset is functioning properly' when it assesses the technical and physical performance of the asset. The financial performance of the asset is not relevant to this assessment. An asset might therefore be capable of operating as intended by management and subject to depreciation before it has achieved the level of operating performance expected by management.
The amendment to IAS 37 clarifies the meaning of 'costs to fulfil a contract'. The amendment explains that the direct cost of fulfilling a contract comprises the incremental costs of fulfilling that contract; and an allocation of other costs that relate directly to fulfilling. The amendment also clarifies that, before a separate provision for an onerous contract is established, an entity recognises any impairment loss that has occurred on assets used in fulfilling the contract, rather than on assets dedicated to that contract.
IFRS 3 was amended to refer to the 2018 Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting, in order to determine what constitutes an asset or a liability in a business combination. Prior to the amendment, IFRS 3 referred to the 2001 Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting. In addition, a new exception in IFRS 3 was added for liabilities and contingent liabilities. The exception specifies that, for some types of liabilities and contingent liabilities, an entity applying IFRS 3 should instead refer to IAS 37 or IFRIC 21, rather than the 2018 Conceptual Framework. Without this new exception, an entity would have recognised some liabilities in a business combination that it would not recognise under IAS 37. Therefore, immediately after the acquisition, the entity would have had to derecognise such liabilities and recognise a gain that did not depict an economic gain. It was also clarified that the acquirer should not recognise contingent assets, as defined in IAS 37, at the acquisition date.
The amendment to IFRS 9 addresses which fees should be included in the 10% test for derecognition of financial liabilities. Costs or fees could be paid to either third parties or the lender. Under the amendment, costs or fees paid to third parties will not be included in the 10% test.
Illustrative Example 13 that accompanies IFRS 16 was amended to remove the illustration of payments from the lessor relating to leasehold improvements. The reason for the amendment is to remove any potential confusion about the treatment of lease incentives.
IFRS 1 allows an exemption if a subsidiary adopts IFRS at a later date than its parent. The subsidiary can measure its assets and liabilities at the carrying amounts that would be included in its parent's consolidated financial statements, based on the parent's date of transition to IFRS, if no adjustments were made for consolidation procedures and for the effects of the business combination in which the parent acquired the subsidiary. IFRS 1 was amended to allow entities that have taken this IFRS 1 exemption to also measure cumulative translation differences using the amounts reported by the parent, based on the parent's date of transition to IFRS. The amendment to IFRS 1 extends the above exemption to cumulative translation differences, in order to reduce costs for first-time adopters. This amendment will also apply to associates and joint ventures that have taken the same IFRS 1 exemption.
The requirement for entities to exclude cash flows for taxation when measuring fair value under IAS 41 was removed. This amendment is intended to align with the requirement in the standard to discount cash flows on a post-tax basis.
The Group is currently assessing the impact of the new amendments on financial statements.
Disclosure of Accounting policies - amendments to IAS 1 and IFRS Practice Statement 2 (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2023; not yet adopted by the EU).
IAS 1 was amended to require companies to disclose their material accounting policy information rather than their significant accounting policies. The amendment provided the definition of material accounting policy information. The amendment also clarified that accounting policy information is expected to be material if, without it, the users of the financial statements would be unable to understand other material information in the financial statements. The amendment provided illustrative examples of accounting policy information that is likely to be considered material to the entity's financial statements. Further, the amendment to IAS 1 clarified that immaterial accounting policy information need not be disclosed. However, if it is disclosed, it should not obscure material accounting policy information. To support this amendment, IFRS Practice Statement 2, 'Making Materiality Judgements' was also amended to provide guidance on how to apply the concept of materiality to accounting policy disclosures.
The Group is currently assessing the impact of the new amendments on financial statements.
Definition of Accounting Estimates – amendments to IAS 8 (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2023; not yet adopted by the EU).
The amendment to IAS 8 clarified how companies should distinguish changes in accounting policies from changes in accounting estimates.
The Group is currently assessing the impact of the new amendments on financial statements.
Deferred tax related to assets and liabilities arising from a single transaction – amendments to IAS 12 (effective for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2023; not yet adopted by the EU).
The amendments to IAS 12 specify how to account for deferred tax on transactions such as leases and decommissioning obligations. In specified circumstances, entities are exempt from recognising deferred tax when they recognise assets or liabilities for the first time. Previously, there had been some uncertainty about whether the exemption applied to transactions such as leases and decommissioning obligations – transactions for which both an asset and a liability are recognised. The amendments clarify that the exemption does not apply and that entities are required to recognise deferred tax on such transactions. The amendments require companies to recognise deferred tax on transactions that, on initial recognition, give rise to equal amounts of taxable and deductible temporary differences.
The Group is currently assessing the impact of the new amendments on financial statements.
There are no other new or revised standards or interpretations that are not yet effective that would be expected to have a material impact on the Group.
Note 2 Risk management
Principles of risk management
The Group defines risk as possible negative deviation from the expected result. Risk management is a process aimed at efficiency and profitability of operations that would meet the expectations of shareholders identified in the strategy. As risks are associated with all business activities and on all levels of activity, in addition to the management, risk management involves also all the Group's employees through the internal control system. The tasks of risk management are the identification and measurement of business-related risks, implementation of measures necessary for controlling risks and reporting on risk management performance.
In essence, the Group measures risks by:
- i) quantifying or assessing the potential magnitude of the risk through a change in the financial volume; or
- ii) qualitatively, based on expert judgment of the magnitude of the risk and the likelihood of its occurrence, taking into account the operational control environment.
Regardless of these choices, we have implemented risk appetite and tolerance metrics that help us identify trends in risk movement and prepare for actions required for better control or mitigation. Depending on the risk category, either monthly or quarterly reports are prepared. The quarterly risk report is a summary risk report and it reaches top management level.
Structure and responsibility of risk management
The Group's risk management system is centralized on the management level - policies and principles of risk management are established at Group level by the Bank's Supervisory Board or Management Board to ensure implementation of common risk management principles in AS Coop Pank and its subsidiaries as well as rapid and effective response to changes in the economic environment or in the Group's business model. Risk management procedures must comply with existing legislative regulations and standards.
The Bank's Management Board is responsible for implementation of risk management, control and risk management policies and methods and effectiveness of risk management. In organizing risk management, the Management Board may in limited degree delegate risk taking, control and monitoring to collegial decisionmaking bodies with limited decision-making competence set up by the Management Board.
The Bank's Management Board has set up the following committees and commissions with limited decisionmaking competence:
The tasks, composition and activities of the Asset/Liability Management Committee is defined with its rules. The committee's task is to monitor, control, analyse, and evaluate risks, make decisions and implement them in the following areas of responsibility:
- assessment and management the Bank's and Group's liquidity risk, short- and long-term liquidity position;
- monitoring of the maturity structure of the Bank's assets and liabilities;
- planning of the balance of interest income and expenses and management of interest rate risk;
- introducing limits on term and volume measures related to counterparties;
- debt securities portfolio management.
The Credit Committee is the Bank's highest body for making credit decisions, a workgroup responsible for risk management formed in accordance with the Credit Institutions Act and the Bank's statutes for ensuring that the Bank's credit policy is implemented through the adoption of credit decisions and compliance assessment of collateral.
Credit Commission performs the functions of the Credit Committee in adopting decisions on lower-risk credit.
Account Establishment Committee manage and control through its decisions with clients with a higher risk of money laundering and terrorist financing prevention, the establishment of customer relationships and monitoring and, if necessary, termination of customer relationships.
For effective implementation of risk management, the Group uses a 3-level control system in accordance with the principles of internal control system approved by the Supervisory Board.
Structural units with direct risk control function:
First line of defence
The first level constitutes sales and support divisions and subsidiaries. The first line of defence is to ensure that risks related to the activities, products, and processes in its area of responsibility are identified, assessed and that implementation of measures necessary for controlling risks.
Second line of defence
The role of the second line of defence is performed by risk managers and analysts in Risk Management Department and Credit Risk Department.
The main functions of the second line of defence are:
- group wide view of regular identification, assessment and monitoring of risks;
- stress testing for liquidity, credit and market risks and drawing up relevant risk reports;
- the notification of the Management and Supervisory Board of risks;
- development of risk management methodology, first line of defence counselling in risk management;
- conducting training in the field of risk management;
- control and monitoring of compliance with internal rules and legislation;
- conducting scheduled and emergency internal controls within the organization.
Third line of defence
Internal Audit Unit
The Internal Audit Unit audits the compliance of the Group's activities with legislation and instructions, the operation and efficiency of the business processes and internal control system, the compliance of the Bank's structural units with the decisions taken by the Bank's competent body, as well as compliance with the established rules, limits and other internal regulations. The activity of the Internal Audit Unit is aimed at protecting the interests of the Bank's shareholders, depositors and other creditors.
Capital management
The Group uses risk-based capital planning which ensures that all risks are adequately covered by own funds at any given time. Capital is defined as the Group's equity which consist of Tier 1 and Tier 2 capital. Overview of regulatory capital is provided in the following table:
| Capital base | 31.12.2021 | 31.12.2021 | 31.12.2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adjusted* | ||||
| Tier 1 capital | ||||
| Paid-in share capital and share premium | 74 416 | 74 416 | 73 817 | |
| Statutory reserve capital | 3 165 | 3 165 | 2 802 | |
| Retained earnings | 20 461 | 20 461 | 13 564 | |
| The accepted profit of the reporting period | 8 012 | 10 725 | 4 835 | |
| Other accumulated comprehensive income | -15 | -15 | -18 | |
| Goodwill as intangible asset (-) | -6 757 | -6 757 | -6 757 | |
| Intangible assets (-) | -7 457 | -7 457 | -5 930 | |
| Adjustment of value arising from requirements of reliable | -6 | -6 | -3 | |
| measurement (-) | ||||
| Other deductions from Tier 1 Capital (-) | -963 | 0 | -715 | |
| Other adjustments of own funds resulting from | 315 | 315 | 441 | |
| transitional provisions | ||||
| Total Tier 1 capital | 91 171 | 94 847 | 82 036 | |
| Subordinated debt | 17 000 | 17 000 | 7 000 | |
| Tier 2 capital | 17 000 | 17 000 | 7 000 | |
| Eligible capital for capital adequacy calculation | 108 171 | 111 847 | 89 036 |
* Includes audited profit for 2021, which will be added to regulatory Tier 1 capital after approval by the Financial Supervisory Authority or after approval of the Annual Report by shareholders, and from which expected dividend payments have been deducted. By the end of the reporting period 9 month interim profit 2021 is included as approved by the Financial Supervisory Authority.
Capital planning is conducted on the basis of financial position and profit and loss forecasts that take into account the Group's strategy, future expectations, risk profile and risk appetite. Capital planning is the responsibility of the Bank's Management Board.
The internal capital adequacy assessment (ICAAP) is an ongoing process, which aims to assess the Group's risk profile and the corresponding need for capital. ICAAP is the basis for regular capital planning in the Group.
The planning and forecasting of capital requirement takes place on the basis of calculating regulatory capital adequacy that takes into account capital requirements arising from ICAAP and supervisory assessment of the Financial Supervisory Authority (SREP) plus capital requirements to cover additional risks that are not taken into account in the context of regulatory capital requirements.
The Group's risk profile is assessed in particular by the following risks: credit risk, concentration risk, liquidity risk, market risk, including risk exposure from the portfolio of financial investments, the Bank's portfolio of interest rate risk, operational risk, strategic risk, reputation risk.
The recommended minimum capital adequacy level is the minimum required capital adequacy level determined in the SREP assessment plus the need-based reserve required for increasing business volumes, implementing strategy plans and ensuring a stable financial position in accordance with the Group's current operating strategy and balance sheet forecasts.
For determining the capital requirement, the financial position is forecast, taking into account changes by items of the risk position and equity. The financial position and profit and loss forecasts are reviewed regularly and approved by the Bank's Management Board. It also takes into account the possible impact of strategic and reputation risk to the Group's business success, and determines the necessary equity buffer to ensure that desired internal capital adequacy level if alternative and risk scenarios materialize. Overview of the development of capital adequacy including the capital requirements arising from the SREP assessment are presented to the Bank's Management Board and the Supervisory Board on a quarterly basis.
The Group ensures that all risks are covered by adequate capital at any time. As at 31.12.2021 and also at 31.12.2020, the Group was in compliance with all regulatory capital requirements.
Credit risk is the risk of suffering financial loss, should any of the Group's customers or counterparties fail to fulfil their contractual obligations to the Group.
The Group follows the standard method of calculating credit risk capital requirements. In calculating capital requirements, the Group uses ratings of accepted rating agencies according to the procedure established by the Financial Supervisory Authority.
Credit risk management is based on the Group's credit policy. The main objectives of credit policy are to sustainably achieve the rate of return on Group's assets from credit activities required by shareholders, adhering to the prudency and risk diversification principles and taking moderate risks that can be evaluated and managed.
Credit risk arises from the following financial instruments:
- Cash and cash equivalents (including cash in Central Banks and credit institutions, Note 9);
- Debt securities (Note 10);
- Loans and advances to customers (Note 11);
- Other financial assets (Note 12).
The cash placements to credit institutions and financial investments into debt securities are done within the counterparty transaction limits imposed by the Assets and Liabilities Committee (ALCO). When assessing the counterparty creditworthiness and credit limit, the counterparty's domicile, financial position, management, legal status and market position is taken into consideration. Additionally, for investments into debt securities the liquidity and rating are assessed.
Credit risk measurement
The Group uses internal credit risk gradings, that reflect its assessment of the probability of default of the individual counterparties.
Classification and grouping of the Bank's loan receivables takes place once a month. The credit risk categories for credit receivables depend on the borrower's payment discipline and financial position.
- A there are no circumstances that could cause the loan to fail according to the terms and conditions of the loan agreement, i.e., the loan is outstanding, there are no overdue principal and interest payments or are up to 14 days past due;
- B contains potential weaknesses, the non-elimination of which may affect the borrower's creditworthiness in the future, principal or interest payments are past due by 15-30 days.
- C contains clearly identifiable shortcomings that suggest that the loan won't be fully repaid or that the loan has been restructured due to a solvency problem, with a past due of 31-60 days.
- D insufficient creditworthiness of the borrower, on the basis on which it can be assumed that the repayment of the loan under the contract is unlikely if the situation does not change significantly, i.e. a suspicious loan, a past due of 61-90 days;
- E the borrower is not able to permanently execute the loan according to contractual terms, i.e. defaulted loan, past due 91-180 days;
- F loan servicing has ended and there is no prospect of recovery, and/or the contract is extraordinarily terminated i.e. non-collectible loan, 181 days overdue or 91 days or more, and the repayments during 3 months have been 0 euros.
A debt of more than three (3) euros in the principal or interest payments of the loan is considered as debt in assessment of credit claims.
| Risk class | Monitoring | PD% | Moody´s | S&P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 0.01%- 1% | Baa1, Baa2, Baa3 | BBB, BBB+, BBB | |
| B | Standard monitoring | 1%-3% | Ba1, Ba2, Ba3 | BB+, BB, BB |
| C | 3%-20% | B1, B2, B3 | B+, B, B | |
| D | Special monitoring | 20%-50% | C | C |
| E | 100% | C | D | |
| F | Non-performing | 100% | C | D |
The Group allocates loans to credit quality classes as follows:
Probability of Default (PD) ratios are calculated based on weighted average loan product mix of the Group and may vary with different product mix. Leasing and mortgage loans have lower than average PD ratios and consumer loans have higher than average PD ratios. S&P or Moody´s A rating classes are only applied to debt securities traded on active market, therefore not shown in table above.
COVID-19 pandemic, the declared emergency situation and the accompanying changes in the economic environment affected the Group's credit portfolio in 2020, The Group joined the cross-market payment moratorium; offered customers payment holidays and loan period extensions if desired.
As of 2021 most of the payment holidays have ended and payment discipline of the affected portfolio is very good. 2021 did not bring along remarkable increase in applications of payment holidays that is supported by the recovery of the overall economic situation, labour market and sector composition of the credit portfolio.
In 2021 the Group added own credit risk assessment process by introducing a framework for the evaluation of environmental, socioeconomic and management-related impact, since we realise that the materialisation of such risks is directly linked to the credit risk of clients. Clients whose activities could pose an environmental risk are checked on a case-by-case basis to ensure that their activities are in line with all valid norms of environmental protection.
Measurement of expected credit loss (ECL)
The impairment requirements are based on a three-stage expected credit loss (ECL) model, which considers changes in credit quality since initial recognition. The Group uses internally developed models which take into account external macroeconomic indicators (including unemployment rate, economic growth).
In accordance with IFRS 9 the financial instruments are classified into three stages based on the number of days of past due, financial position of the legal entity and other changes in the quality of the receivable, either as a performing receivable (stage 1), an under-performing receivable (significant increase in credit risk, stage 2) or a non-performing receivable (default, stage 3). The allowance rate for Stage 1 receivables is based on the 12 month expected credit loss. The allowance rate for Stage 2 and Stage 3 requirements is determined on the basis of lifetime expected credit losses, the latter assumes default of the financial instruments.
Expected credit loss is calculated based on probability of default (PD), loss given default (LGD) and exposure at default (EAD) discounted to present day. For assessment of loan losses, the expected collections from the loan and interest payments over the coming periods are considered, as well as expected collections and anticipated proceeds from the realization of collateral, sale of the loan or future payments arising from the solvency,
discounted at the financial asset's original effective interest rate, which together form a recoverable amount of the loan.
For the purpose of calculating the expected credit loss over the life of the contract, the expected 12-month PD of the receivable is adjusted with macroeconomic forecast.
For all products, the different macroeconomic scenarios have been used to correct PD's is based on quantitative analysis and expert judgement. Of the macro indicators, the bank uses the rate of unemployment and the change in GDP. The regression analysis was made between Estonia's overdue loans and macro indicators. Forecasts of macro indicators are based on latest available analysis of Ministry of Finance on macroeconomic trends. The weighted impact on the probability of default is calculated using a weighting of 60% for the baseline scenario, 10% for a positive scenario and 30% for negative scenario for all products, where expert opinions have been used to determine the weights. Compared to 2020 more weight is given to negative scenario (10% - >30%) and less weight to base scenario (80% -> 60%) due to uncertain macroeconomic prospects.
Individual and collective assessment, grouping
Loans to legal entities are individually assessed where the total risk of the client (total amount of receivables, if the risk is subject to consolidation in the sense of regulatory concentration risk) exceeds the risk limit of 250 thousand euros and has rating of C, D, E and F. For private individuals the corresponding risk limit is 150 thousand euros. Loans to watchlist clients are also individually assessed.
Credit receivables are assessed on a collective or individual basis, based on the classification and grouping results. The purpose of grouping receivables is to collect receivables with similar credit risk to assess them on a collective basis, considering the type of loan, loan collateral, credit rating. The prerequisite for grouping is the availability of sufficient and statistically reliable information. The calculation of the characteristics and allowance rates of groups of receivables is based on the analysis of the statistical behaviour of the loan portfolio, changes in the actual loss events and the general economic situation, macroeconomic forecasts and the impact of the respective macro indicators on the solvency of the customers and collateral values.
Frequency of receivable assessments:
- collective assessment is performed on a monthly basis;
- individual assessment is performed quarterly and the results are approved in the Bank's Credit Committee.
Significant increase in credit risk
The Group considers a financial instrument to have a significant increase in credit risk where one or more of the following criteria have been met:
- the customer's contractual payments have been past due over 30-days at least once in the past three months;
- customer's risk class has been downgraded by 2 levels since issuing the loan;
- one of the customer's receivables is restructured due to payment difficulties or contains grace period or interest rate rescheduling;
- the customer is in watchlist.
All receivables from the same borrower are valued in the same category as the lowest risk category.
The Bank introduced new additional criteria for increased credit risk through the watchlist principle. Signs that indicate the potential need to include customer to watchlist are:
- negative macroeconomic events that affect the customer or the industry etc;
- adverse changes in the financial condition of the customer that can significally affect the ability to service the debt;
- some of the claims of the customer are restructured;
- customers weakened payment behaviour and >30 overdues;
- customer is in breach with financial covenants in the extent that indicates the limited possibilities to correctly service the debt;
- adverse changes in collateral values and position;
- legal actions and measures that can result in significant effect to customers financial condition;
- remarks brought out by the external auditors;
- other factors that indicate potentially increased credit risk.
Definition of default and credit-impaired assets
The Group defines financial assets as default, which is fully aligned with the definition of credit-impaired, based on the following qualitative or quantitative criteria:
Quantitative criteria:
- at least one of the loans issued to customer is more than 90 days past due on its contractual payments (principal or interest) and
- overdue debt exceeds 3 euros.
Qualitative criteria:
- significant deterioration in the company's financial position to the extent that the customer is unable to service and repay the loan;
- infringement of financial or other covenants to an extent that materially affects the customer's solvency and ability to repay the loans;
- unintentional use of the funding received compared to what was agreed in the loan agreement to an extent that substantially affects the customer's solvency and ability to repay the loans;
- the client has filed (or filed against) a bankruptcy petition or a similar application for legal protection (e.g. reorganization);
- the client's cash flow/income is insufficient to fully meet his/her obligations and the client's collateral has been settled in enforcement or bankruptcy proceedings;
- the receivable has been reduced more than 1% of the receivable amount in the course of restructuring due to payment difficulties and the characteristics of the restructuring due to payment difficulties remain;
- credit exposure has been restructured multiple times and it is probable that the customer is not able to service and repay the loans according to agreed terms;
- a private customer has died, and the receivable has not been re-written to a new borrower (such as an heir);
- the customer has committed fraud;
If the loan has been properly serviced for at least 3 months and none of the above criteria is present, the loan may go back to stage 2, excl. if the credit claim has been subject to restructuring measures due to insolvency.
Sensitivity analysis
When conducting sensitivity analysis, the Group uses macro indicators - the change of unemployment rate for loans to private individuals and the change in GDP for loans to legal entities. Estonian Ministry of Finance macroeconomic forecast is used as base scenario, for positive scenario GDP change of +5% pa and unemployment rate of -1% compared to base scenario and for negative scenario GDP change of -1,5% pa and unemployment rate of +3,5% compared to base scenario is used. Changes to ECL are found by assessing impact of these macroeconomic changes on the default probability.
The weighted impact on default probability is calculated using weighting of 60% for base scenario,10% for a positive scenario and 30% for negative scenario for all the loans categories. The weights were changed in 2021 due to uncertain macroeconomic prospects giving more weight to negative scenario.
The table below shows the impact of changes in the base scenario weights on the Group's loans portfolio as at 31.12.2021.
| Change in the weights of the scenario (base-positive-negative) | Impact on loan portfolio |
|---|---|
| 60%-0%-40% | -340 |
| 60%-20%-20% | 308 |
| As at 31.12.2020, the impact of changes in the base scenario weights were the following: | |
| Change in the weights of the scenario (base-positive-negative) | Impact on loan portfolio |
| 80%-5%-15% | -30 |
| 80%-15%-5% | 30 |
This table shows the ECL change, if the following changes in negative scenario for unemployment rate and GDP will occur:
| Impact on loan portfolio | Impact on loan portfolio | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2020 | |
| Legal entities' loans: GDP change -2% | -163 | -4 |
| Private individual's loans: unemployment rate +2% | -950 | -57 |
Maximum exposure to credit risk
The Group's maximum exposure to credit risk from financial instruments subjected to impairment:
| 31.12.2021 | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 252 799 | 0 | 0 | 252 799 |
| Debt securities at fair value through | 5 932 | 0 | 0 | 5 932 |
| other comprehensive income | ||||
| Loans to private individuals | ||||
| Consumer loans | 65 495 | 2 926 | 1 959 | 70 380 |
| Lease financing | 50 554 | 337 | 12 | 50 903 |
| Mortgage loans and other loans | 355 013 | 8 961 | 625 | 364 599 |
| Loans to legal entities | ||||
| Lease financing | 55 948 | 1 892 | 4 | 57 844 |
| Other loans to legal entities | 403 159 | 12 705 | 2 633 | 418 497 |
| Total | 930 169 | 26 821 | 5 233 | 962 223 |
| Loss allowance | -4 563 | -1 707 | -2 557 | -8 827 |
| Total net loans | 925 606 | 25 114 | 2 676 | 953 396 |
| Exposures related to off-balance sheet items | ||||
| Financial guarantees | 16 000 | 553 | 0 | 16 553 |
| Unused credit limits | 30 719 | 188 | 0 | 30 907 |
| Unused overdrafts | 92 880 | 1 051 | 0 | 93 931 |
| Total off-balance sheet exposures | 139 599 | 1 792 | 0 | 141 391 |
| Loss allowance | -285 | -15 | 0 | -300 |
| Total net off-balance sheet | ||||
| exposures | 139 314 | 1 777 | 0 | 141 091 |
| 31.12.2020 | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Total |
| Cash and cash equivalents | 170 750 | - | - | 170 750 |
| Debt securities at fair value through other comprehensive income |
3 011 | - | - | 3 011 |
| Loans to private individuals | ||||
| Consumer loans | 64 091 | 3 497 | 3 293 | 70 881 |
| Lease financing | 36 705 | 475 | 127 | 37 307 |
| Mortgage loans and other loans | 254 762 | 7 077 | 622 | 262 461 |
| Loans to legal entities | ||||
| Lease financing | 44 003 | 2 805 | 296 | 47 104 |
| Other loans to legal entities | 240 611 | 16 847 | 4 125 | 261 583 |
| Total | 640 172 | 30 701 | 8 463 | 679 336 |
| Loss allowance | -3 351 | -2 514 | -2 878 | -8 743 |
| Total net loans | 636 821 | 28 187 | 5 585 | 670 593 |
| Exposures related to off-balance sheet items | ||||
| Financial guarantees | 9 144 | 1 401 | - | 10 545 |
| Unused credit limits | 20 960 | 617 | - | 21 577 |
| Unused overdrafts | 43 020 | 1 094 | - | 44 114 |
| Total off-balance sheet exposures | 73 124 | 3 112 | - | 76 236 |
| Loss allowance Total net off-balance sheet |
-65 73 059 |
-34 3 078 |
- - |
-99 76 137 |
Receivables from credit institutions and financial investments in securities breakdown by credit quality:
| 31.12.2021 | AA- and higher |
A- to A+ |
BBB- to BBB+ |
BB- to BB+ |
B- to B+ |
Not rated |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and receivables from central bank |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 237 374 | 237 374 |
| Receivables from credit institutions and other financial institutions* |
557 | 1 356 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 512 | 15 425 |
| Debt securities at fair value through other comprehensive income |
0 | 797 | 2 780 | 0 | 0 | 2 355 | 5 932 |
*non-rated are Estonian credit institutions and the EU financial institutions - payment infrastructure operator, were the Group holds only very liquid positions
| 31.12.2020 | AA- and | A- to | BBB- to | BB- to | B- to | Not | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| higher | A+ | BBB+ | BB+ | B+ | rated | ||
| Cash and receivables from central | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 899 | 162 899 |
| bank | |||||||
| Receivables from credit institutions and other financial institutions |
158 | 2 098 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 595 | 7 851 |
| Debt securities at fair value through other comprehensive income |
0 | 737 | 1 249 | 407 | 0 | 618 | 3 011 |
On assessing the credit quality, the Group uses credit rating from rating agencies Fitch, Moody's and Standard & Poor's according to the recitals of European Parliament and of the Council (EC) No 575/2013 Article 138. The management has estimated that credit institutions´ receivables carry low credit risk and that their expected credit losses are insignificant, given their strong credit rating, financial condition and short-term economic outlook.
Cash and high-quality receivables from central bank (The Bank of Estonia) are not rated but can be classified as AA- or higher.
Other non-rated receivables from credit institutions and other financial institutions are of good quality and there is no indication of impairment.
Debt securities at fair value through other comprehensive income are predominantly liquid, which is why their expected credit losses are also considered insignificant.
Loans division by credit quality in different loan segments is presented in following tables:
| Consumer loans to individuals |
Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | 2021 total |
Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | 2020 total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 64 084 | 0 | 0 | 64 084 | 61 062 | 0 | 0 | 61 062 |
| B | 1 411 | 0 | 0 | 1 411 | 3 029 | 0 | 0 | 3 029 |
| C | 0 | 2 490 | 0 | 2 490 | 0 | 3 018 | 0 | 3 018 |
| D | 0 | 436 | 0 | 436 | 0 | 479 | 0 | 479 |
| E | 0 | 0 | 362 | 362 | 0 | 0 | 827 | 827 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 1 597 | 1 597 | 0 | 0 | 2 466 | 2 466 |
| Total | 65 495 | 2 926 | 1 959 | 70 380 | 64 091 | 3 497 | 3 293 | 70 881 |
| Loss allowances |
-1 257 | -547 | -1 619 | -3 423 | -1 459 | -754 | -2 476 | -4 689 |
| Carrying amount |
64 238 | 2 379 | 340 | 66 957 | 62 632 | 2 743 | 817 | 66 192 |
| Lease financing to individuals |
Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | 2021 total |
Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | 2020 total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 50 217 | 0 | 0 | 50 217 | 36 540 | 0 | 0 | 36 540 |
| B | 337 | 0 | 0 | 337 | 165 | 0 | 0 | 165 |
| C | 0 | 322 | 0 | 322 | 0 | 453 | 0 | 453 |
| D | 0 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| E | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 114 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Total | 50 554 | 337 | 12 | 50 903 | 36 705 | 475 | 127 | 37 307 |
| Loss allowances |
-32 | -5 | -5 | -42 | -16 | -11 | -41 | -68 |
| Carrying amount |
50 522 | 332 | 7 | 50 861 | 36 689 | 464 | 86 | 37 239 |
| Mortgage and other private loans |
Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | 2021 total |
Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | 2020 total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 354 297 | 0 | 0 | 354 297 | 253 746 | 0 | 0 | 253 746 |
| B | 716 | 0 | 0 | 716 | 1 016 | 0 | 0 | 1 016 |
| C | 0 | 8 912 | 0 | 8 912 | 0 | 6 887 | 0 | 6 887 |
| D | 0 | 49 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 164 | 0 | 164 |
| E | 0 | 0 | 274 | 274 | 0 | 26 | 124 | 150 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 351 | 351 | 0 | 0 | 498 | 498 |
| Total | 355 013 | 8 961 | 625 | 364 599 | 254 762 | 7 077 | 622 | 262 461 |
| Loss allowances |
-78 | -181 | -109 | -368 | -53 | -121 | -48 | -222 |
| Carrying amount |
354 935 | 8 780 | 516 | 364 231 | 254 709 | 6 956 | 574 | 262 239 |
.
| Lease financing to legal entities |
Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | 2021 total |
Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | 2020 total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 18 556 | 0 | 0 | 18 556 | 13 016 | 0 | 0 | 13 016 |
| B | 37 392 | 0 | 0 | 37 392 | 30 987 | 0 | 0 | 30 987 |
| C | 0 | 1 751 | 0 | 1 751 | 0 | 2 735 | 0 | 2 735 |
| D | 0 | 141 | 0 | 141 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 70 |
| E | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 189 | 189 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 107 |
| Total | 55 948 | 1 892 | 4 | 57 844 | 44 003 | 2 805 | 296 | 47 104 |
| Loss allowances |
-367 | -108 | -2 | -477 | -339 | -169 | -106 | -614 |
| Carrying amount |
55 581 | 1 784 | 2 | 57 367 | 43 664 | 2 636 | 190 | 46 490 |
| Other loans to legal entities |
Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | 2021 total |
Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | 2020 total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 85 902 | 0 | 0 | 85 902 | 100 643 | 0 | 0 | 100 643 |
| B | 317 257 | 0 | 0 | 317 257 | 139 968 | 0 | 0 | 139 968 |
| C | 0 | 12 705 | 0 | 12 705 | 0 | 16 608 | 0 | 16 608 |
| D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 0 | 176 |
| E | 0 | 0 | 2 515 | 2 515 | 0 | 63 | 147 | 210 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 118 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 3 978 | 3 978 |
| Total | 403 159 | 12 705 | 2 633 | 418 497 | 240 611 | 16 847 | 4 125 | 261 583 |
| Loss allowances |
-2 829 | -866 | -822 | -4 517 | -1 484 | -1 459 | -207 | -3 150 |
| Carrying amount |
400 330 | 11 839 | 1 811 | 413 980 | 239 127 | 15 388 | 3 918 | 258 433 |
During the reporting period 24 thousand euros (2020: 10 thousand euros) were recognized as allowance provision for unused limits of lease financing and 276 thousand euros (2020: 89 thousand euros) were recognized as allowance provision for unused limits of other loans to legal entities.
| Off-balance sheet exposures |
Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | 2021 total |
Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | 2020 total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | 56 871 | 0 | 0 | 56 871 | 41 488 | 0 | 0 | 41 488 |
| B | 82 728 | 0 | 0 | 82 728 | 31 636 | 0 | 0 | 31 636 |
| C | 0 | 1 792 | 0 | 1 792 | 0 | 3 112 | 0 | 3 112 |
| D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| E | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 139 599 | 1 792 | 0 | 141 391 | 73 124 | 3 112 | 0 | 76 236 |
| Loss allowances |
-285 | -15 | 0 | -300 | -65 | -34 | 0 | -99 |
| Carrying amount |
139 314 | 1 777 | 0 | 141 091 | 73 059 | 3 078 | 0 | 76 137 |
The following table analyses loan transfers between stages, gross carrying values
| 31.12.2021 | Transfers between stage 1 and stage 2 |
stage 2 and stage 3 | Transfers between | Transfers between stage 1 and stage 3 |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From stage 1 to stage 2 |
From stage 2 to stage 1 |
From stage 2 to stage 3 |
From stage 3 to stage 2 |
From stage 1 to stage 3 |
From stage 3 to stage 1 |
||
| Loans to private individuals | |||||||
| Consumer loans | 956 | 827 | 177 | 24 | 341 | 59 | |
| Lease financing | 221 | 236 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 57 | |
| Mortgage loans and other loans | 3 950 | 1 121 | 216 | 28 | 29 | 15 | |
| Total | 5 127 | 2 184 | 393 | 71 | 370 | 131 | |
| Loans to legal entities | |||||||
| Lease financing | 496 | 1 009 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | |
| Other loans | 4 502 | 2 134 | 2 450 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 998 | 3 143 | 2 450 | 26 | 40 | 0 |
| 31.12.2020 | stage 1 and stage 2 | Transfers between | Transfers between stage 2 and stage 3 |
Transfers between stage 1 and stage 3 |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From stage 1 to stage 2 |
From stage 2 to stage 1 |
From stage 2 to stage 3 |
From stage 3 to stage 2 |
From stage 1 to stage 3 |
From stage 3 to stage 1 |
||
| Loans to private individuals | |||||||
| Consumer loans | 1 356 | 212 | 293 | 23 | 1 235 | 11 | |
| Lease financing | 355 | 222 | 39 | 0 | 69 | 0 | |
| Mortgage loans and other loans | 5 186 | 1 174 | 183 | 93 | 105 | 8 | |
| Total | 6 897 | 1 608 | 515 | 116 | 1 409 | 19 | |
| Loans to legal entities | |||||||
| Lease financing | 1 169 | 2 037 | 92 | 0 | 66 | 0 | |
| Other loans | 8 917 | 492 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 0 | |
| Total | 10 086 | 2 529 | 92 | 0 | 213 | 0 |
Allocation of past due loans (gross carrying amount)
| 31.12.2021 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loans to private individuals | Loans to legal entities | |||||
| Consumer loans |
Lease financing | Mortgage loans and other loans |
Lease financing | Other loans | ||
| 1-30 days | 3 473 | 2 066 | 1 670 | 3 180 | 6 331 | |
| 31-60 days | 758 | 100 | 512 | 162 | 289 | |
| 61-90 days | 438 | 15 | 119 | 8 | 0 | |
| Over 90 days | 1 816 | 6 | 380 | 4 | 118 | |
| Total | 6 485 | 2 187 | 2 681 | 3 354 | 6 738 |
31.12.2020
| Loans to private individuals | Loans to legal entities | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer loans |
Lease financing | Mortgage loans and other loans |
Lease financing | Other loans | |
| 1-30 days | 4 100 | 872 | 3 407 | 3 788 | 175 |
| 31-60 days | 901 | 114 | 448 | 60 | 164 |
| 61-90 days | 507 | 37 | 115 | 122 | 176 |
| Over 90 days | 3 093 | 31 | 590 | 148 | 4 125 |
| Total | 8 601 | 1 054 | 4 560 | 4 118 | 4 640 |
Decrease in past due loans over 90 days is mainly caused by sale of non-performing consumer loans and by resolving biggest non-performing loans to legal entities.
Non-performing loans (stage 3)
| 31.12.2021 | Gross carrying amount |
Loss allowance |
Carrying amount |
Fair value of the collateral |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loans to private individuals | ||||
| Consumer loans | 1 959 | -1 619 | 340 | 0 |
| Lease financing | 12 | -5 | 7 | 10 |
| Mortgage loans and other loans | 625 | -109 | 516 | 1 461 |
| Total | 2 596 | -1 733 | 863 | 1 471 |
| Loans to legal entities | ||||
| Lease financing | 4 | -2 | 2 | 6 |
| Other loans | 2 633 | -822 | 1 811 | 1 439 |
| Total | 2 637 | -824 | 1 813 | 1 445 |
| 31.12.2020 | Gross carrying amount |
Loss allowance |
Carrying amount |
Fair value of the collateral |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loans to private individuals | ||||
| Consumer loans | 3 293 | -2 476 | 817 | 0 |
| Lease financing | 127 | -41 | 86 | 253 |
| Mortgage loans and other loans | 622 | -48 | 574 | 1 223 |
| Total | 4 042 | -2 565 | 1 477 | 1 476 |
| Loans to legal entities | ||||
| Lease financing | 296 | -106 | 190 | 1 762 |
| Other loans | 4 125 | -207 | 3 918 | 15 619 |
| Total | 4 421 | -313 | 4 108 | 17 381 |
Collaterals of financial assets
The Group evaluates the value of collateral both during the loan application process and subsequently. The Group has internal rules for the maximum acceptance value of different types of collateral at the time of applying for a loan. Estimates of the market value of collateral are based on the prudence principle and take into account the type, location, liquidity and probability of realization of collateral. Expert assessments are used to assess immovables. Individual valuations of commercial real estate are updated at least once a year. In the case of residential and other homogenous types of real estate, statistical indexing models are also used for regular revaluation.
The main types of loan collaterals are:
- real estate (mortgage on property);
- rights of claims;
- commercial pledge;
- machinery and equipment;
- guarantee of KredEx or Rural Development Foundation;
- a surety or guarantee from a private person or legal entity;
- bank deposit;
- pledge of shares;
- traded securities.
Collaterals with a low correlation between the customer's payment risk and the market value of the collateral are preferred. Assets pledged as collateral must be insured, the life of the collateral must be longer than the loan repayment term and the market value of the collateral must exceed the loan balance.
Unsecured loans are issued to private individuals to a limited extent. Legal persons are only granted unsecured loans if the client's credit risk is very low, the solvency is high, and the cash flow forecast is stable.
During the reporting period, the Group's internal rules regarding collateral have not changed significantly and there has also been no significant change in the overall quality of collateral. An overview of the over and undercollateralised loans to customers are given in the tables below.
| Over-collateralised loans | Under-collateralised loans | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.12.2021 | Carrying amount |
Fair value of the collateral |
Carrying amount |
Fair value of the collateral |
|
| Loans to private individuals | |||||
| Consumer loans | 0 | 0 | 66 957 | 0 | |
| Lease financing | 50 142 | 76 379 | 719 | 195 | |
| Mortgage loans and other loans | 358 942 | 867 539 | 5 289 | 1 698 | |
| Total | 409 084 | 943 918 | 72 965 | 1 893 | |
| Loans to legal entities | |||||
| Lease financing | 57 055 | 102 232 | 312 | 233 | |
| Other loans | 339 110 | 1 109 670 | 74 870 | 17 508 | |
| Total | 396 165 | 1 211 902 | 75 182 | 17 741 |
| Over-collateralised loans | Under-collateralised loans | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.12.2020 | Carrying amount |
Fair value of the collateral |
Carrying amount |
Fair value of the collateral |
| Loans to private individuals | ||||
| Consumer loans | 0 | 0 | 66 192 | 0 |
| Lease financing | 37 198 | 54 809 | 41 | 27 |
| Mortgage loans and other loans | 258 383 | 620 047 | 3 856 | 1 084 |
| Total | 295 581 | 674 856 | 70 089 | 1 111 |
| Loans to legal entities | ||||
| Lease financing | 46 391 | 79 671 | 99 | 92 |
| Other loans | 203 385 | 686 242 | 55 048 | 12 143 |
| Total | 249 776 | 765 913 | 55 147 | 12 235 |
The loan risk level is also expressed by the market value of the collateral relative to the loan amount, i.e. the LTV ratio. The financial impact of the collateral is important for loans and receivables that are unlikely to be serviced by the customer's primary cash flows, which is evidenced in long overdue of the customers (over 90 days).
The breakdown of the non-performing (stage 3) over and under-collateralised loans are given in the tables below
| Over-collateralised loans | Under-collateralised loans | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.12.2021 | Carrying amount |
Fair value of the collateral |
Carrying amount |
Fair value of the collateral |
| Loans to private individuals | ||||
| Consumer loans | 0 | 0 | 340 | 0 |
| Lease financing | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| Mortgage loans and other loans | 448 | 1 461 | 68 | 0 |
| Total | 452 | 1 471 | 411 | 0 |
| Loans to legal entities | ||||
| Lease financing | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Other loans | 160 | 609 | 1 651 | 830 |
| Total | 162 | 615 | 1 651 | 830 |
| Under-collateralised loans | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrying amount |
Fair value of the collateral |
Carrying amount |
Fair value of the collateral |
|
| 0 | 0 | 817 | 0 | |
| 79 | 253 | 7 | 0 | |
| 477 | 1 211 | 97 | 12 | |
| 556 | 1 464 | 921 | 12 | |
| 190 | 1 762 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 462 | 15 619 | 456 | 0 | |
| 3 652 | 17 381 | 456 | 0 | |
| Over-collateralised loans |
Loans and advances to customers by types of collateral
| Private individuals | 31.12.2021 | 31.12.2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Loans secured by mortgage | 362 647 | 261 345 |
| Leased assets | 50 639 | 37 296 |
| Unsecured loans | 72 464 | 71 785 |
| Personal sureties, guarantees | 102 | 138 |
| Other | 30 | 85 |
| Total | 485 882 | 370 649 |
| Loss allowance | -3 833 | -4 979 |
| Total of net loans | 482 049 | 365 670 |
| Legal entities | 31.12.2021 | 31.12.2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Loans secured by mortgage | 367 684 | 220 375 |
| Leased assets | 57 844 | 47 104 |
| Unsecured loans | 110 | 652 |
| Personal sureties, guarantees | 4 650 | 5 420 |
| Other | 46 053 | 35 136 |
| Total | 476 341 | 308 687 |
| Loss allowance | -4 994 | -3 764 |
| Total of net loans | 471 347 | 304 923 |
Impairment losses on financial assets
Loan allowances during the reporting period are impacted by various factors:
- Movements between stages 1, 2 and 3 due to significant increase (or decrease) in the credit risk of a financial instrument or due to default, followed by moving from 12-month to lifetime expected credit loss model (or vice versa);
- Impairment allowance on new financial instruments recognized in the reporting period, as well as decrease in impairment due to derecognition;
- Regular review of risk parameters and resulting changes in ECL due to changes in probability of default (PD), exposure at default (EAD) and loss given default (LGD);
- Effects of model and assumption changes on the ECL model;
- The effect of discounting on the ECL model as the ECL is measured at present value;
- Effects of exchange rate fluctuations on financial assets denominated in foreign currencies;
- Loans and related write-downs written off during the reporting period.
The following table analyses the movement of allowances during the reporting period. Net impact from movements between states is included in the line "Recalculations of allowances". On this row also impacts from loan repayments are reported.
| 2021 | Stage 1 (12 month ECL) |
Stage 2 (lifetime ECL) |
Stage 3 (lifetime ECL) |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss allowance at 01.01.2021 | -3 351 | -2 514 | -2 878 | -8 743 |
| Transfer to stage 1 | -507 | 436 | 71 | 0 |
| Transfer to stage 2 | 91 | -136 | 45 | 0 |
| Transfer to stage 3 | 15 | 807 | -822 | 0 |
| Recalculations of allowances | 1 608 | -720 | -825 | 63 |
| New financial assets originated or purchased |
-2 419 | -84 | 0 | -2 503 |
| Total net P&L charge during the period | -1 212 | 303 | -1 531 | -2 440 |
| Other movements with no P&L impact | ||||
| Write-offs | 0 | 3 | 125 | 128 |
| Financial assets derecognised and repaid during the period |
0 | 501 | 1 727 | 2 228 |
| Balance as at 31.12.2021 | -4 563 | -1 707 | -2 557 | -8 827 |
| 2020 | Stage 1 (12 month ECL) |
Stage 2 (lifetime ECL) |
Stage 3 (lifetime ECL) |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss allowance at 01.01.2020 | -2 292 | -1 686 | -1 362 | -5 340 |
| Transfer to stage 1 | -235 | 225 | 10 | 0 |
| Transfer to stage 2 | 118 | -157 | 39 | 0 |
| Transfer to stage 3 | 51 | 114 | -165 | 0 |
| Recalculations of allowances | 518 | -1 780 | -1 999 | -3 261 |
| New financial assets originated or purchased |
-1 513 | -77 | 0 | -1 590 |
| Total net P&L charge during the period | -1 061 | -1 675 | -2 115 | -4 851 |
| Other movements with no P&L impact | ||||
| Write-offs | 0 | 0 | 112 | 112 |
| Financial assets derecognised and repaid during the period |
2 | 847 | 487 | 1 336 |
| Balance as at 31.12.2020 | -3 351 | -2 514 | -2 878 | -8 743 |
The following tables analyses the movement of allowances during the reporting period by product:
| Loss allowance of consumer loans. 2021 | Stage 1 (12 month ECL) |
Stage 2 (lifetime ECL) |
Stage 3 (lifetime ECL) |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss allowance at 01.01.2021 | -1 459 | -754 | -2 476 | -4 689 |
| Transfer to stage 1 | -279 | 229 | 50 | 0 |
| Transfer to stage 2 | 42 | -65 | 23 | 0 |
| Transfer to stage 3 | 14 | 50 | -64 | 0 |
| Recalculations of allowances | 1 179 | -504 | -879 | -204 |
| New financial assets originated or purchased |
-754 | -4 | 0 | -758 |
| Total net P&L charge | 202 | -294 | -870 | -962 |
| Other movements with no P&L impact | ||||
| Write-offs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Financial assets derecognised and repaid during the period |
0 | 501 | 1 727 | 2 228 |
| Balance as at 31.12.2021 | -1 257 | -547 | -1 619 | -3 423 |
| Loss allowance of consumer loans. 2020 | Stage 1 (12 month ECL) |
Stage 2 (lifetime ECL) |
Stage 3 (lifetime ECL) |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss allowance at 01.01.2020 | -1 365 | -440 | -960 | -2 765 |
| Transfer to stage 1 | -67 | 60 | 7 | 0 |
| Transfer to stage 2 | 50 | -71 | 21 | 0 |
| Transfer to stage 3 | 50 | 86 | -136 | 0 |
| Recalculations of allowances | 686 | -1 236 | -2 007 | -2 557 |
| New financial assets originated or purchased |
-815 | 0 | 0 | -815 |
| Total net P&L charge | -96 | -1 161 | -2 115 | -3 372 |
| Other movements with no P&L impact | ||||
| Write-offs | 0 | 0 | 112 | 112 |
| Financial assets derecognised and repaid during the period |
2 | 847 | 487 | 1 336 |
| Balance as at 31.12.2020 | -1 459 | -754 | -2 476 | -4 689 |
| Loss allowance of lease financing to private individuals, 2021 |
Stage 1 (12 month ECL) |
Stage 2 (lifetime ECL) |
Stage 3 (lifetime ECL) |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss allowance at 01.01.2021 | -16 | -11 | -41 | -68 |
| Transfer to stage 1 | -26 | 6 | 20 | 0 |
| Transfer to stage 2 | 0 | -7 | 7 | 0 |
| Transfer to stage 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Recalculations of allowances | 25 | 4 | -3 | 26 |
| New financial assets originated or purchased | -15 | 0 | 0 | -15 |
| Total net P&L charge | -16 | 3 | 24 | 11 |
| Other movements with no P&L impact | ||||
| Write-offs | 0 | 3 | 12 | 15 |
| Financial assets derecognised and repaid during the period |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Balance as at 31.12.2021 | -32 | -5 | -5 | -42 |
| Loss allowance of lease financing to private individuals, 2020 |
Stage 1 (12 month ECL) |
Stage 2 (lifetime ECL) |
Stage 3 (lifetime ECL) |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss allowance at 01.01.2020 | -69 | -22 | -10 | -101 |
| Transfer to stage 1 | -11 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Transfer to stage 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Transfer to stage 3 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| Recalculations of allowances | 101 | -1 | -28 | 72 |
| New financial assets originated or purchased | -38 | -1 | 0 | -39 |
| Total net P&L charge | 53 | 11 | -31 | 33 |
| Other movements with no P&L impact | ||||
| Write-offs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Financial assets derecognised and repaid during the period |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Balance as at 31.12.2020 | -16 | -11 | -41 | -68 |
| Loss allowance of mortgage and other private loans, 2021 |
Stage 1 (12 month ECL) |
Stage 2 (lifetime ECL) |
Stage 3 (lifetime ECL) |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss allowance at 01.01.2021 | -53 | -121 | -48 | -222 |
| Transfer to stage 1 | -11 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Transfer to stage 2 | 2 | -5 | 3 | 0 |
| Transfer to stage 3 | 0 | 9 | -9 | 0 |
| Recalculations of allowances | 5 | -74 | -55 | -124 |
| New financial assets originated or purchased | -21 | -1 | 0 | -22 |
| Total net P&L charge | -25 | -60 | -61 | -146 |
| Other movements with no P&L impact | ||||
| Write-offs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Financial assets derecognised and repaid | ||||
| during the period | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Balance as at 31.12.2021 | -78 | -181 | -109 | -368 |
| Loss allowance of mortgage and other private loans, 2020 |
Stage 1 (12 month ECL) |
Stage 2 (lifetime ECL) |
Stage 3 (lifetime ECL) |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss allowance at 01.01.2020 | -138 | -172 | -155 | -465 |
| Transfer to stage 1 | -58 | 55 | 3 | 0 |
| Transfer to stage 2 | 4 | -22 | 18 | 0 |
| Transfer to stage 3 | 0 | 11 | -11 | 0 |
| Recalculations of allowances | 253 | 10 | 97 | 360 |
| New financial assets originated or purchased | -114 | -3 | 0 | -117 |
| Total net P&L charge | 85 | 51 | 107 | 243 |
| Other movements with no P&L impact | ||||
| Write-offs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Financial assets derecognised and repaid during the period |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Balance as at 31.12.2020 | -53 | -121 | -48 | -222 |
| Loss allowance of lease financing to legal entities, 2021 |
Stage 1 (12 month ECL) |
Stage 2 (lifetime ECL) |
Stage 3 (lifetime ECL) |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss allowance at 01.01.2021 | -339 | -169 | -106 | -614 |
| Transfer to stage 1 | -71 | 70 | 1 | 0 |
| Transfer to stage 2 | 11 | -23 | 12 | 0 |
| Transfer to stage 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Recalculations of allowances | 338 | 31 | -3 | 366 |
| New financial assets originated or purchased | -306 | -17 | 0 | -323 |
| Total net P&L charge | -28 | 61 | 10 | 43 |
| Other movements with no P&L impact | ||||
| Write-offs | 0 | 0 | 94 | 94 |
| Financial assets derecognised and repaid during the period |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Balance as at 31.12.2021 | -367 | -108 | -2 | -477 |
| Loss allowance of lease financing to legal entities, 2020 |
Stage 1 (12 month ECL) |
Stage 2 (lifetime ECL) |
Stage 3 (lifetime ECL) |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss allowance at 01.01.2020 | -118 | -142 | -17 | -277 |
| Transfer to stage 1 | -66 | 66 | 0 | 0 |
| Transfer to stage 2 | 7 | -7 | 0 | 0 |
| Transfer to stage 3 | 0 | 12 | -12 | 0 |
| Recalculations of allowances | -63 | -55 | -77 | -195 |
| New financial assets originated or purchased | -99 | -43 | 0 | -142 |
| Total net P&L charge | -221 | -27 | -89 | -337 |
| Other movements with no P&L impact | ||||
| Write-offs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Financial assets derecognised and repaid | ||||
| during the period | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Balance as at 31.12.2020 | -339 | -169 | -106 | -614 |
| Loss allowance of other loans to legal entities, 2021 |
Stage 1 (12 month ECL) |
Stage 2 (lifetime ECL) |
Stage 3 (lifetime ECL) |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss allowance at 01.01.2021 | -1 484 | -1 459 | -207 | -3 150 |
| Transfer to stage 1 | -120 | 120 | 0 | 0 |
| Transfer to stage 2 | 36 | -36 | 0 | 0 |
| Transfer to stage 3 | 1 | 748 | -749 | 0 |
| Recalculations of allowances | 61 | -177 | 115 | -1 |
| New financial assets originated or purchased | -1 323 | -62 | 0 | -1 385 |
| Total net P&L charge | -1 345 | 593 | -634 | -1 386 |
| Other movements with no P&L impact | ||||
| Write-offs | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
| Financial assets derecognised and repaid during the period |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Balance as at 31.12.2021 | -2 829 | -866 | -822 | -4 517 |
| Loss allowance of other loans to legal entities, 2020 |
Stage 1 (12 month ECL) |
Stage 2 (lifetime ECL) |
Stage 3 (lifetime ECL) |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss allowance at 01.01.2020 | -602 | -910 | -220 | -1 732 |
| Transfer to stage 1 | -33 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
| Transfer to stage 2 | 56 | -56 | 0 | 0 |
| Transfer to stage 3 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0 |
| Recalculations of allowances | -459 | -498 | 16 | -941 |
| New financial assets originated or purchased | -447 | -30 | 0 | -477 |
| Total net P&L charge | -882 | -549 | 13 | -1 418 |
| Other movements with no P&L impact | ||||
| Write-offs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Financial assets derecognised and repaid during the period |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Balance as at 31.12.2020 | -1 484 | -1 459 | -207 | -3 150 |
Write-offs of financial assets
The write-off of the receivables, i.e. the removal of the financial position from the statement of financial position, occurs in part or in full when the Group has implemented all possible recovery measures and it has been concluded that there is no reasonable expectation of further recoveries. The write-off indicator may be the termination of the recovery procedure or, in the case of a secured loan, the realization of the collateral, but the proceeds from the disposal have not been sufficient to cover the carrying amount of the receivable. Termination of the receivable procedure may be conditional on the death of the client, bankruptcy, criminal proceedings or a court-approved debt restructuring plan, under which the receivable is reduced.
Modification of financial assets
The Group may renegotiate loans and modify contractual terms. If the new terms are substantially different from the original terms, the Group derecognises the original financial asset and recognizes a new asset. The Group also assesses whether the new financial asset is credit-impaired at initial recognition. If the terms are not substantially different the modification does not result in derecognition and the Group recalculates the gross carrying amount based on the new cash flows using the original effective interest rate of the financial asset and recognizes a modification gain or loss.
In order to modify financial assets, loan agreements are restructured either due to commercial negotiations or payment difficulties, during which the payment term is extended, or payment holidays are granted, including sometimes retrospectively. Restructuring practices are based on management estimates that payments by the customer are expected to continue. The risk of default on such loans is measured at the following reporting date and compared to the risk that existed at initial recognition under the original terms, unless the modification is significant and does not result in derecognition of the original asset. The Group monitors the subsequent operation of the modified assets. The Group may decide that, after the restructuring, the credit risk has significantly improved so that the assets are moved from Stage 3 to Stage 2 or Stage 1. This applies only to assets that have operated under the new terms for at least two years.
Concentration of risks
The Group adheres to the principle of diversification of credit risk according to economic sector, geographical area, product and counterparties. A summary of exposures by economic sector and geographical areas has been provided in the tables below.
The lending activity of the Group is focused on providing financing to local market. 51% of loans and advances to customers are granted to private individuals (31.12.2020: 55%). The portfolio of loans granted to legal entities is diversified between various economic sectors to avoid high levels of concentration. 43% (31.12.2020: 32%) of loans and leasing products to corporates are granted to companies engaged in the real estate sector, 8% (31.12.2020: 9%) to wholesale and retail entities, 7% (31.12.2020: 12%) to companies in energy sector and 7% (31.12.2020: 9%) to agricultural sector. The loans granted to legal entities in other sectors is total 35% (31.12.2020: 38%).
The distribution of loans and advances to customers according to credit product is provided in Note 11.
| Loans and advances to customers by economic sector | 31.12.2021 | 31.12.2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Private individuals | 482 049 | 365 670 |
| L – activities related to real estate | 204 299 | 97 000 |
| G – wholesale and retail | 37 581 | 28 961 |
| A – agriculture, forestry and fishing | 34 267 | 26 740 |
| D – power and heat generation | 31 756 | 35 260 |
| K – finance and insurance activities | 30 948 | 25 973 |
| N – administrative and support services | 28 390 | 17 661 |
| C – manufacturing | 20 469 | 20 071 |
| H – transportation and storage | 17 193 | 16 401 |
| I – hospitality and food service | 16 373 | 15 618 |
| F – construction | 15 698 | 4 933 |
| S – other services | 14 907 | 6 773 |
| M – professional, scientific and technical activities | 6 256 | 1 333 |
| Other | 13 210 | 8 199 |
| Total | 953 396 | 670 593 |
Cash and cash equivalents in amount 252 799 (2020: 170 750) thousands euros and other financial assets in amount 976 (2020: 699) thousands euros are in economic sector K. Debt securities in amount of 2 329 (2020: 0) thousand euros are in economic sector K. Debt securities in amount of 3 603 (2020: 3 011) thousands euros, all equity investments and other financial assets in amount 335 (2020: 300) thousands euros are in other sectors.
Financial assets by geographical classification
| EE | FR | CH | US | Other | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 239 973 | 11 511 | 0 | 0 | 1 315 | 252 799 |
| Debt securities at fair value through other comprehensive income |
2 354 | 0 | 0 | 1 504 | 2 074 | 5 932 |
| Loans and advances to customers | 944 577 | 0 | 5 495 | 2 476 | 848 | 953 396 |
| Equity instruments at fair value through other comprehensive income |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Other financial assets | 922 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 389 | 1 311 |
| Total | 1 187 826 | 11 511 | 5 495 | 3 980 | 4 639 | 1 213 451 |
| 31.12.2020 | EE | LV | CH | US | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 163 958 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 792 | 170 750 |
| Debt securities at fair value through other comprehensive income |
507 | 0 | 0 | 737 | 1 767 | 3 011 |
| Loans and advances to customers | 664 991 | 2 455 | 2 473 | 0 | 674 | 670 593 |
| Equity instruments at fair value changes through profit or loss |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 67 |
| Equity instruments at fair value through other comprehensive income |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Other financial assets | 699 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 0 | 999 |
| Total | 830 155 | 2 455 | 2 473 | 1 037 | 9 313 | 845 433 |
Liquidity risk is defined as the risk of insufficient solvency on behalf of AS Coop Pank to perform its contractual obligations on a timely basis - i.e. the bank's failure to timely and sustainably finance various assets, or to liquidate its positions in order to perform contractual obligations. Liquidity risk is managed based on the liquidity management policy. The objective of liquidity management in AS Coop Pank is to guarantee, at any given moment, the timely and complete performance of the obligations assumed by the Group while optimizing the liquidity risk in such a manner as to achieve maximum and stable profitability on investments with different maturities.
The Bank's main liquidity management body is the Assets and Liabilities Committee (ALCO). The functions and areas of responsibility of ALCO in the management of liquidity are:
- to plan short-term and long-term liquidity of the Group, and to design and implement the measures to be used;
- to analyse and summarize the information concerning the Group's assets and liabilities, interest income and expenses, management of liquidity and investments, and, if necessary, to prepare the adoption of strategic decisions by the Board;
- to optimize the ratio of the maturities, profitability and instruments of the Group's assets and liabilities in order to achieve the bank's strategic objectives;
- to regulate the Group's required liquidity level as well the level of the risk of change in the acceptable interest rate risk and the acceptable value of assets and liabilities.
The following bodies are regularly informed of the bank's liquidity position: The Management Board, ALCO and Credit Committee. The bank maintains a sufficient level of liquidity in order to ensure timely performance of its obligations.
Coop Pank Group uses an approach based on the analysis of the duration gap between the maturities of assets and liabilities for the management of AS Coop Pank Group's liquidity position. An overview of the division of assets and liabilities by maturities has been provided in following table. Limits have been established for all major liquidity indicators. The following indicators are used for the measurement of liquidity risk:
- liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR);
- maintenance period in a liquidity crisis situation;
- financing concentration;
- ratio of liquid assets to demand deposits;
- ratio of non-current liabilities to investments requiring stable funding.
The Group's total duration gap in the period of up to 12 months is negative. This indicates that the Group has more liabilities with a duration of up to 12 months compared to receivables with the corresponding duration. The management of the duration gap risk is based on estimates concerning forecast cash flows arising from liabilities – demand deposits are usually rather stable source of funding and up to 12-month term deposits are often prolonged – therefore the behavioral nature of these deposits is longer than 12 months. The Group ensures an adequate amount of liquidity buffers in order to meet the net outflow of liabilities as they become due.
The liquidity policy of the Group is built upon the principle of prudence and established liquidity buffers are sufficient to cover even a large-scale outflow of deposits. The Group has established a business continuity and recovery plan for conduct in a liquidity crisis, specifying the actions to be taken for covering a cash flow deficit even in extraordinary circumstances. The overview of the Group's financial assets and financial liabilities by residual maturity (undiscounted cash flows) is provided in the following table.
| 31.12.2021 | Up to 3 months |
3-12 months |
1-5 years |
Over 5 years |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 252 799 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 252 799 |
| Debt securities at fair value through other comprehensive income |
1 277 | 202 | 2 124 | 2 329 | 5 932 |
| Loans and advances to customers | 49 243 | 150 539 | 599 836 | 392 379 | 1 191 997 |
| Equity instruments at fair value through other comprehensive income |
0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Other financial assets | 976 | 0 | 21 | 314 | 1 311 |
| Total financial assets | 304 295 | 150 741 | 601 981 | 395 035 | 1 452 052 |
| Liabilities | |||||
| Customer deposits and loans received | 648 424 | 342 412 | 102 092 | 8 395 | 1 101 323 |
| Lease liabilities | 226 | 647 | 2 911 | 3 251 | 7 035 |
| Other financial liabilities | 3 221 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 221 |
| Subordinated debt | 260 | 786 | 4 185 | 19 999 | 25 230 |
| Total financial liabilities | 652 131 | 343 845 | 109 188 | 31 645 | 1 136 809 |
| Off-balance sheet liabilities | |||||
| Undrawn lines of credit and overdraft facilities | 124 838 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 838 |
| Financial guarantees by contractual amounts | 16 553 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 553 |
| Total on-balance-sheet and off-balance-sheet liabilities |
793 522 | 343 845 | 109 188 | 31 645 | 1 278 200 |
| Duration gap of financial assets and financial liabilities |
-489 227 | -193 104 | 492 793 | 363 390 | 173 852 |
| 31.12.2020 | Up to 3 months |
3-12 months |
1-5 years |
Over 5 years |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 170 550 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 170 750 |
| Debt securities at fair value through other comprehensive income |
0 | 407 | 2 604 | 0 | 3 011 |
| Loans and advances to customers | 45 660 | 106 394 | 419 936 | 281 524 | 853 514 |
| Equity instruments at fair value changes through profit or loss |
67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
| Equity instruments at fair value through other comprehensive income |
0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| Other financial assets | 677 | 0 | 22 | 300 | 999 |
| Total financial assets | 216 954 | 107 001 | 422 562 | 281 837 | 1 028 354 |
| Liabilities | |||||
| Customer deposits and loans received | 438 414 | 212 002 | 100 649 | 13 557 | 764 622 |
| Lease liabilities | 147 | 417 | 467 | 0 | 1 031 |
| Other financial liabilities | 2 174 | 497 | 0 | 0 | 2 671 |
| Subordinated debt | 122 | 374 | 1 984 | 8 158 | 10 638 |
| Total financial liabilities | 440 857 | 213 290 | 103 100 | 21 715 | 778 962 |
| Off-balance sheet liabilities | |||||
| Undrawn lines of credit and overdraft facilities | 65 691 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 691 |
| Financial guarantees by contractual amounts | 10 545 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 545 |
| Total on-balance-sheet and off-balance-sheet liabilities |
517 093 | 213 290 | 103 100 | 21 715 | 855 198 |
| Duration gap of financial assets and financial liabilities |
-300 139 | -106 289 | 319 462 | 260 122 | 173 156 |
Market risk management
Market risk arises from the Group's trading and investment activities in the interest, currency and equity markets. Market risk arises from changes in interest rates, currency exchange rates and prices of financial assets. The acceptance of market risk is controlled by using risk limits. Different factors influencing market risks are monitored on a daily basis. The primary market risk bearing assets in the Group are investments in debt securities . The volume of the debt securities portfolio increased in total by 2021, a more detailed overview is given in Note 10. The average maturity of the portfolio has increased as new debt securities were added to the portfolio.
The market risk of the portfolio of debt securities is mainly caused by the maturity date and possible change in the interest rates. The interest rate sensitivity of the financial investments portfolio is calculated regularly. The sensitivity of the debt securities portfolio given a 100 bp increase in interest rates as at 31.12.2021 was 2 thousand euros (31.12.2020: 16 thousand euros).
Currency risk is defined as a risk arising from the differences in the currency structure of the Group's assets and liabilities. Changes in currency exchange rates cause changes in the value of assets and liabilities, as well as the amount of income and expenses measured in the functional currency. The Group generally maintains minimum foreign currency positions required for the provision of services to customers. All foreign currency positions are continually monitored and marked to market. The Group covers open foreign currency positions using swap and forward transactions. The total amount of open currency positions as at 31.12.2021 was 159 thousand euros (2020: 60 thousand euros). The sensitivity analysis has been carried out with the justified effects of possible exchange rate changes (10% on average) on the statement of profit or loss remaining constant for all other variables, the impact amount is 19 thousand euros (2020: 6 thousand euros).
Data on the structure of assets and liabilities by currency positions and respective net currency positions have been presented in following table.
| 31.12.2021 | EUR | USD | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 251 447 | 0 | 1 352 | 252 799 |
| Debt securities at fair value through other comprehensive income |
3 859 | 2 073 | 0 | 5 932 |
| Loans and advances to customers | 953 396 | 0 | 0 | 953 396 |
| Equity instruments at fair value through other comprehensive income |
13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Other financial assets | 1 126 | 185 | 0 | 1 311 |
| Total financial assets | 1 209 841 | 2 258 | 1 352 | 1 213 451 |
| Liabilities | ||||
| Customer deposits and loans received | 1 095 375 | 2 154 | 1 217 | 1 098 746 |
| Subordinated debt | 17 064 | 0 | 0 | 17 064 |
| Lease liabilities | 6 639 | 0 | 0 | 6 639 |
| Other financial liabilities | 3 141 | 0 | 80 | 3 221 |
| Total financial liabilities | 1 122 219 | 2 154 | 1 297 | 1 125 670 |
| Net position | 87 622 | 104 | 55 | 87 781 |
| 31.12.2020 | EUR | USD | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 169 280 | 205 | 1 265 | 170 750 |
| Debt securities at fair value through other comprehensive income |
1 025 | 1 986 | 0 | 3 011 |
| Loans and advances to customers | 670 593 | 0 | 0 | 670 593 |
| Equity instruments at fair value changes through profit or loss |
67 | 0 | 0 | 67 |
| Equity instruments at fair value through other comprehensive income |
13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Other financial assets | 829 | 170 | 0 | 999 |
| Total financial assets | 841 807 | 2 361 | 1 265 | 845 433 |
| Liabilities | ||||
| Customer deposits and loans received | 754 277 | 2 357 | 1 201 | 757 835 |
| Subordinated debt | 7 064 | 0 | 0 | 7 064 |
| Lease liabilities | 1 018 | 0 | 0 | 1 018 |
| Other financial liabilities | 2 663 | 0 | 8 | 2 671 |
| Total financial liabilities | 765 022 | 2 357 | 1 209 | 768 588 |
| Net position | 76 785 | 4 | 56 | 76 845 |
Interest rate risk is defined as a risk of unexpected unfavourable changes in interest rates that might affect the revenue generated by the Group. The Group is exposed to interest rate risk if the due payment dates of its main assets and liabilities are different, if the structure of assets and liabilities varies in different currencies or if the interest rates of assets and liabilities can be adjusted at different time intervals.
Volume of floating rate loans which are EURIBOR-related as of 31.12.2021 was 829 114 thousand euros (31.12.2020: 556 582 thousand euros). The Group has no loans related with other benchmarks.
Interest-bearing financial assets and financial liabilities by next interest rate repricing period
| 31.12.2021 | Up to 3 | 3-12 | 1-5 | Over 5 | Accrued | Loss | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| months | months | years | years | Principal | interest | allowance | Total | |
| Financial assets exposed to | ||||||||
| interest rate risk | ||||||||
| Balances with central banks | 210 204 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 204 | -22 | 0 | 210 182 |
| Loans and advances to credit institutions |
15 424 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 424 | 1 | 0 | 15 425 |
| Debt securities at fair value | ||||||||
| change through other | 5 932 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 882 | 50 | 0 | 5 932 |
| comprehensive income | ||||||||
| Loans and advances to | 509 890 | 449 521 | 0 | 0 | 959 411 | 2 812 | -8 827 | 953 396 |
| customers | ||||||||
| Total Financial assets | ||||||||
| exposed to | 741 450 | 449 521 | 0 | 0 | 1 190 921 | 2 841 | -8 827 | 1 184 935 |
| interest rate risk | ||||||||
| Interest-bearing liabilities | ||||||||
| Customer deposits and loans | 647 495 | 345 516 | 96 135 | 6 213 | 1 095 359 | 3 387 | 0 | 1 098 746 |
| received | ||||||||
| Subordinated debt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 000 | 17 000 | 64 | 0 | 17 064 |
| Total interest-bearing liabilities |
647 495 | 345 516 | 96 135 | 23 213 | 1 112 359 | 3 451 | 0 | 1 115 810 |
| Exposure to interest rate risk duration gap |
93 955 | 104 055 | -96 135 | -23 213 | 78 562 | -610 | -8 827 | 69 125 |
| 31.12.2020 | Up to 3 months |
3-12 months |
1-5 years |
Over 5 years |
Principal | Accrued interest |
Loss allowance |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial assets exposed to interest rate risk |
||||||||
| Balances with central banks | 136 719 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 719 | -18 | 0 | 136 701 |
| Loans and advances to credit institutions |
7 651 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 7 851 | 0 | 0 | 7 851 |
| Debt securities at fair value change through other comprehensive income |
3 011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 971 | 40 | 0 | 3 011 |
| Loans and advances to customers |
372 699 | 303 972 | 0 | 0 | 676 671 | 2 665 | -8 743 | 670 593 |
| Total Financial assets exposed to interest rate risk |
520 080 | 304 172 | 0 | 0 | 824 212 | 2 687 | -8 743 | 818 156 |
| Interest-bearing liabilities | ||||||||
| Customer deposits and loans received |
437 442 | 216 857 | 94 257 | 6 241 | 754 797 | 3 038 | 0 | 757 835 |
| Subordinated debt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 000 | 7 000 | 64 | 0 | 7 064 |
| Total interest-bearing liabilities |
437 442 | 216 857 | 94 257 | 13 241 | 761 797 | 3 102 | 0 | 764 899 |
| Exposure to interest rate risk duration gap |
82 638 | 87 315 | -94 257 | -13 241 | 62 415 | -415 | -8 743 | 53 257 |
Interest rate risk management entails the analysis of the interest rate risk of all the Group's assets and liabilities and the management of duration. The bank measures interest rate risk once a quarter. To measure and stress test the interest rate risk of the banking book, the parallel shift of the risk-free interest rate curve and other possible changes in the interest rate curve, including changes in slope and shape, affect the Group's net interest income and the economic value of equity.
The bank assesses the following stress scenarios:
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- The effect of the risk-free interest rate curve of + 25bp, + 50bp, + 100bp, + 200bp, -25bp, -50bp, -100bp, -200bp on the group's net interest income over 12 months and on the economic value of equity is assessed.
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- The effect of the change in the shape and slope of the interest rate curve on the economic value of the Group's equity is assessed by changing interest rates between + 200bp and -200bp across maturity curves, including short-term and long-term interest rate movements in the opposite direction.
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- Changes in the slope of the interest rate curve:
- rise and fall in short-term interest rates;
- increase in short-term interest rates, decrease in long-term interest rates;
- decrease in short-term interest rates, increase in long-term interest rates
The calculation of interest rate risk is based on, among other things, the following assumptions:
- For the assessment of interest rate risk, the fixed balances of demand deposits, to which an interest elasticity of 0% is applied, and the variable part, to which an interest elasticity of 50% of the interest rate change is applied, are found.
- For the assessment of the interest rate risk the permanent deposit ratio for 2021 was used, i.e. 77%.
- In determining the economic value of equity, the maturity of the fixed balances of demand deposits is 2 years and that of the variable part is 0 years, i.e. the fixed part of deposits is 77% and the variable part is 23%.
- Early repayment of loans and deposits will take place at the normal level, except for an additional 5% interruption of term deposits in the scenario of a 200bp increase in interest rates. The rate of early repayment of loans, i.e. the usual level in 2021, was 14.4%. The termination rate of term deposits based on 2021 was 4.1%.
EUR USD 31.12.2021 total EUR USD 31.12.2020 total Change in interest income 6 182 0 6 182 4 691 0 4 691 Change in interest expense 2 472 5 2 477 2 065 9 2 074
Change in net interest income 3 710 -5 3 705 2 626 -9 2 617
The table below specifies the estimates with regard to the annual impact of a parallel shift by +100 bp in the yield curve on the net interest income:
The total impact of the 100 bp increase in the interest rate curve on net interest income over one year and corresponding impact on equity was 3 705 thousand euros (31.12.2020: 2 617 thousand euros) at the balance sheet date, while the impact of the 100 bp interest rate decrease was 926 thousand euros (31.12.2020: 1 301 thousand euros). Sensitivity to interest rates is impacted by the transfer of interest rate risk arising from the established contractual minimum rate on loans and floating interest rates. The interest rate risk scenario assumes the impact of derivative instruments and decrease of interest rates to a minimum level of 0%.
The impact of a 100 basis points increase in interest rates of the Group's economic value of equity, while discounting assets and liabilities through lifetime, as at 31.12.2021 was 2 805 thousand euros and the impact of a decrease of 100 basis points was 7 904 thousand euros, corresponding figures as at 31.12.2020 were 1 580 thousand euros and 5 874 thousand euros. The positive impact on the Group's equity from the decline of interest rates comes from the contracts with minimum interest levels that the Group has signed which are not affected by the deadline in interest rate. The change of interest rate date equals with the due date for these loans.
Interest risk management is made through limiting due dates of assets and liabilities of different currencies that are open to interest risk, balancing the structure of due dates of assets and liabilities and the use of derivative instruments when needed.
Operational risk management
Operational risk is the risk that arises from disruptions or deficiencies in the Group's information systems, personnel, processes or external factors, causing damage or disruption to the Group's day-to-day business. Operational risk includes information systems risk, information security risk, compliance risk (including money laundering and terrorist financing risk), process risk, personnel risk, legal risk, physical security risk, work environment risk, external risk and asset destruction risk. The Group follows the operational risk policy established in the management of operational risk.
Operational risk is treated and managed in the Group as a separate area of risk management for which the necessary resources have been allocated. Operational risk management is integrated into the Group's day-today operations and is primarily aimed at activities that prevent and control the realization of risk. Awareness of the nature, impact and need for control of operational risk must take place at the level of each employee in the group. The most important sub-risks - information security and compliance risks – are managed separately.
The assessment of operational risks in the Group is primarily qualitative. Operational risk cases are registered in the case database together with the amount of damage that has occurred. The Group monitors the quantitative dynamics of operational risk by analyzing the main risk indicators at least quarterly. The Management Board conducts regular quarterly reviews of the main risk indicators of operational risk and incidents. The Group conducts regular operational risk self-assessment. The Group uses the basic approach to calculate the capital requirement for operational risk.
Fair value of assets and liabilities
The Group estimates the fair value of such financial assets and financial liabilities that are not measured at fair value in the statement of financial position of the Group. Assets not measured at fair value are primarily loans and advances to customers and liabilities not measured at fair value are mainly deposits.
The Group discounts cash flows using the market rate as a basis in order to estimate the fair value of financial assets and financial liabilities. Market rate for the loans is the average interest rate used in the Group in past 6 months prior to balance sheet date. When determining the fair value of the deposits current deposit balances are discounted using the deposit interest rates offered to new deposits included in the analysis.
IFRS 13 determines a hierarchy for fair value measurements, which is based on whether inputs are observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect market information obtained from independent sources; unobservable inputs reflect assumptions that are available for a market. The following hierarchy for fair value measurement has been established on the basis of these two categories of inputs:
Level 1 – (unadjusted) quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the entity can access at the measurement date. This level includes publicly quoted equity-related securities and debt instruments listed on exchanges, as well as instruments quoted by market participants.
Level 2 – inputs other than quoted market prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (in the form of prices) or indirectly (are derived from prices). Sources for input parameters (for example euro debt securities yield curve or counterparty credit risk) are Bloomberg and Reuters.
Level 3 – inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market information (unobservable inputs).
Fair value is calculated in accordance with the principles of Level 3 for assets and liabilities recognized in amortized cost, where assets or liabilities are not traceable with market parameters.
The fair value of loans and advances as at 31.12.2021 was 1,1% higher (10 500 thousand euros) than their carrying amount. The fair value of deposits as at 31.12.2021 was 0,1% higher (627 thousand euros) than their carrying amount
| 31.12.2021 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Fair value | Carrying value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial assets at fair value | |||||
| Debt securities at fair value through | |||||
| other comprehensive income | 5 932 | - | - | 5 932 | 5 932 |
| Equity instruments | - | 13 | - | 13 | 13 |
| Total of financial assets | 5 932 | 13 | 0 | 5 945 | 5 945 |
| Financial assets at amortized cost | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 252 799 | - | 0 | 252 799 | 252 799 |
| Loans and advances to customers | - | - | 963 896 | 963 896 | 953 396 |
| Total receivables from private individuals |
- | - | 492 389 | 492 389 | 482 049 |
| incl. consumers loans | 66 957 | 66 957 | 66 957 | ||
| incl. lease financing | 50 849 | 50 849 | 50 861 | ||
| incl. mortgage loans and other loans | 374 583 | 374 583 | 364 231 | ||
| Total receivables from legal entities | - | - | 471 507 | 471 507 | 471 347 |
| incl. lease financing | 57 354 | 57 354 | 57 367 | ||
| incl. other loans to legal entities | 414 153 | 414 153 | 413 980 | ||
| Other financial assets | - | - | 1 311 | 1 311 | 1 311 |
| Total of financial assets at amortized cost | 252 799 | 0 | 965 207 | 1 218 006 | 1 207 506 |
| Financial liabilities at amortized cost | |||||
| Customer deposits and loans received | - | 1 099 374 | 0 | 1 099 374 | 1 098 746 |
| incl. private individuals | - | 477 478 | 0 | 477 478 | 477 383 |
| incl. legal entities | - | 621 896 | 0 | 621 896 | 621 363 |
| Lease liabilities | - | - | 6 639 | 6 639 | 6 639 |
| Other financial liabilities | - | - | 3 221 | 3 221 | 3 221 |
| Subordinated debt | - | - | 17 064 | 17 064 | 17 064 |
| Total of financial liabilities at amortized cost | - | 1 099 374 | 26 924 | 1 126 298 | 1 125 670 |
As at 31.12.2020 the fair value of loans and advances was 0,4% higher (2 700 thousand euros) than the carrying amount and the fair value of deposits corresponded to their carrying amount.
| 31.12.2020 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Fair value | Carrying value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Financial assets at fair value | |||||
| Debt securities at fair value through | 3 011 | - | - | 3 011 | 3 011 |
| other comprehensive income | |||||
| Equity instruments | 67 | 13 | - | 80 | 80 |
| Total of financial assets | 3 078 | 13 | - | 3 091 | 3 091 |
| Investment property | - | - | 594 | 594 | 594 |
| Financial assets at amortized cost | |||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 170 750 | - | - | 170 750 | 170 750 |
| Loans and advances to customers | - | - | 673 293 | 673 293 | 670 593 |
| Total receivables from private | - | - | 368 739 | 368 739 | 365 666 |
| individuals | |||||
| incl. consumers loans | 66 192 | 66 192 | 66 192 | ||
| incl. lease financing | 37 235 | 37 235 | 37 235 | ||
| incl. mortgage loans and other loans | 265 312 | 265 312 | 262 239 | ||
| Total receivables from legal entities | - | - | 304 554 | 304 554 | 304 927 |
| incl. lease financing | 46 494 | 46 494 | 46 494 | ||
| incl. other loans to legal entities | 258 060 | 258 060 | 258 433 | ||
| Other financial assets | - | - | 999 | 999 | 999 |
| Total of financial assets at amortized cost | 170 750 | - | 674 292 | 845 042 | 842 342 |
| Financial liabilities at amortized cost | |||||
| Customer deposits and loans received | - | 757 835 | - | 757 835 | 757 835 |
| incl. private individuals | - | 431 343 | - | 431 343 | 431 343 |
| incl. legal entities | - | 326 492 | - | 326 492 | 326 492 |
| incl. credit institutions | - | - | - | - | - |
| Lease liabilities | - | - | 1 018 | 1 018 | 1 018 |
| Other financial liabilities | - | - | 2 671 | 2 671 | 2 671 |
| Subordinated debt | - | - | 7 064 | 7 064 | 7 064 |
| Total of financial liabilities at amortized cost | - | 757 835 | 10 753 | 768 588 | 768 588 |
Investment property is measured at fair value on the basis of expert appraisal carried out by qualified appraisers, as applicable to level 3 instruments. Independent expert valuation is based on either the income approach, market approach or a combination of the two aforementioned approaches is used.
The following attributes are used by expert appraisals for the determination of fair value of investment property:
- rental income: rents under current lease agreements are used;
- vacancy rate: the actual vacancy rate of the investment properties, taking into account the risks associated with the property;
- discount rate: it is calculated using the weighted average cost of capital (WACC) associated with the investment property;
- capitalization rate: it is based on the estimated level of return at the end of the estimated holding period, taking into consideration the forecast market condition and risks associated with the property.
Income approach based on the capability of the asset to generate income in the future. The value is defined as the present value of the expected future income. The income approach is used for the valuation of incomeproducing real estate (leased asset or can be deemed to be a leased asset). Income-based approaches are the capitalization of income and discounted cash flow analysis.
Market approach is based on analysis to compare the appraised asset to sold assets of similar nature. The comparison determines differences between the appraised asset and sold assets of similar nature and then uses the results to adjust the prices of sold assets and determine the value of the appraised asset. In certain situations, it is not possible to only rely on one approach and therefore the methods must be combined. A valuation specialist uses one to three valuation approaches (or combination thereof) to carry out the appraisal. Typically, multiple different results are obtained when several approaches are used, which are then adjusted into the valuation through weighing.
As at 31.12.2021 the Group had no investment property.
As at 31.12.2020 overview of the valuation methodology used and the classification of investment property is given in following table.
| 31.12.2020 | Fair value |
Rent income per year |
Medium rent price (eur/m2) |
Possible change in rent price |
Maximum impact to value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valued according to market approach: | |||||
| -commercial real estate | 381 | 25 | 6.21-7.95 | 7% | +/-7% |
| -residential property | 213 | 11 | 5.8 | 5% | +/-5% |
| Total investment property | 594 | 36 |
Note 3 Subsidiaries and goodwill
In May 2017 the Group acquired 100% of the shares of Coop Finants AS in order to grow its market share in consumer loans segment. From the acquisition of subsidiary goodwill was recognized, which includes synergies and intangible assets that were not separately identified. The goodwill is primarily attributable to the profitability of the acquired business, the significant synergies and combined cost savings expected to arise. Goodwill is allocated to the segment of consumer financing. Goodwill as at 31.12.2021 was 6 757 thousand euros (31.12.2020: 6 757 thousand euros).
As at 31.12.2021 and 31.12.2020 goodwill was tested for impairment. Value-in-use calculations are based on following assumptions:
- forecast period 6 years (2020: 6 years)
- estimated growth in the volume of loan portfolio is 10-13% per year (2020: 10-13%)
- average increase in net income is 13% per year (2020: 10%)
- increase in expenses is 9% per year (2020: 9%)
- average loan impairment loss is 3.2% per year (2020: 3.2-3.7%)
- cost of capital of 15% is used as cash flows discount rate (2020: 15%)
- terminal growth rate used is 2% (2020: 2%)
While using these key assumptions, management relied on their best estimation of probable expectations. The value-in-use test indicated that recoverable value of the cash-generating unit is exceeding the carrying amount and consequently no impairment losses have been recognized. In case it will not be possible to grow loan portfolio, interest rates in consumer finance market decline while impairment costs will grow in possible deterioration of the economic environment, there will be need for impairment of goodwill. The sensitivity to key assumptions tested, with other parameters being constant, was:
- loan portfolio and net interest income growth 2% (2020: 2%)
- increase in expenses 18% (2020: 18%)
- loan impairment costs 5% (2020: 4.7%)
- cost of capital 15%
Based on the assessment of reasonably possible changes for key assumptions the management has not identified any instances that could cause the carrying amount of cash generating unit to exceed its recoverable amount.
Note 4 Operating segments
Operating segments are reported in a manner consistent with the internal reporting provided to the chief operating decision-maker. Measures of profitability for the segments is profit before income tax. The chief operating decision-maker, who is responsible for allocating resources and assessing performance of the operating segments, is the management board of the Parent Company.
The Group divides its business into segments based on both the legal structure and the customer-specific distribution within the Bank. According to the legal structure, the Group has consumer financing and leasing segments that include consumer loans to private customers and leasing products to both private and corporate customers, respectively. Consumer financing segment earns interest incomes from lending and fee commissions from issuing hire-purchase cards. Leasing segment earns interest income from lending. Insurance brokerage earns revenues on intermediating insurance contracts.
Due to the Bank's customer-based division, the Group has corporate banking (legal entities) and retail banking (private individuals) segments. Both segments offer money transferring products and loan products to customers, as well as gather deposits. The segments earn interest income from lending and commissions fees from settlement of payments and bank card transactions.
Segments are the basis for regular monitoring of business results by the Group's management and Supervisory Boards, and separate financial data is available for the segments. According to the Group's structure, the Group also divides the corporate banking and retail banking segments into more detailed business lines of loans and everyday banking (deposits, settlements). The Group also uses business lines for planning and budgeting, but business lines are not defined as separate segments.
Revenue reported by a segment consists of revenue from external customers and additional interest income or interest expense on inter-segment borrowing, which is based on the internal transfer pricing model in the Group and is shown as elimination in the tables below. The Group does not have any customers whose income would account for more than 10% of the respective type of income. All interest income is earned in Estonia. The geographical breakdown of commission fees is shown in Note 6.
| Segment profits in 2021, in thousands of euros |
Corporate banking |
Retail banking |
Consumer financing |
Leasing | Other* | Elimina tion |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interest income | 18 558 | 11 503 | 12 402 | 3 841 | 1 336 | -4 600 | 43 040 |
| Incl. external income | 16 160 | 10 516 | 12 402 | 3 841 | 121 | 0 | 43 040 |
| Incl. internal income | 2 398 | 987 | 0 | 0 | 1 215 | -4 600 | 0 |
| Interest expenses | -4 435 | -4 298 | -979 | -1 251 | -1 139 | 4 600 | -7 502 |
| Net interest income | 14 123 | 7 205 | 11 423 | 2 590 | 197 | 0 | 35 538 |
| Commission income | 1 266 | 1 858 | 1 452 | 182 | 245 | 0 | 5 003 |
| Commission expense | -457 | -1 203 | -233 | -9 | -16 | 0 | -1 918 |
| Net commission income | 809 | 655 | 1 219 | 173 | 229 | 0 | 3 085 |
| Other operating income | 475 | 119 | 335 | 92 | -406 | 0 | 615 |
| Net income | 15 407 | 7 979 | 12 977 | 2 855 | 20 | 0 | 39 238 |
| Operating expenses | -5 734 | -8 327 | -4 939 | -2 498 | -955 | 0 | -22 453 |
| Profit before loss | 9 673 | -348 | 8 038 | 357 | -935 | 0 | 16 785 |
| allowances | |||||||
| Credit loss allowance | -1 575 | -68 | -812 | 103 | -145 | 0 | -2 497 |
| Net profit before | 8 098 | -416 | 7 226 | 460 | -1 080 | 14 288 | |
| income tax | |||||||
| Income tax expense | -825 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -825 |
| Profit of the year | 7 273 | -416 | 7 226 | 460 | -1 080 | 0 | 13 463 |
| Fee and commission income allocation 2021, in thousands of euros |
Corporate banking |
Retail banking |
Consumer financing |
Leasing | Other* | Elimina tion |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fees from customer loans | 0 | 0 | 1 452 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 452 |
| Monthly account fees and transaction fees |
263 | 928 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 191 |
| Fees from cards | 286 | 753 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 039 |
| Insurance brokerage commission |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 216 | 0 | 216 |
| Foreign exchange transactions |
22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 52 |
| Other fee and commission income |
695 | 173 | 0 | 182 | 3 | 0 | 1 053 |
| Total fee and commission income |
1 266 | 1 858 | 1 452 | 182 | 245 | 0 | 5 003 |
| Assets and liabilitites as at 31.12.2021, in millions of euros |
Corporat e banking |
Retail banking |
Consumer financing |
Leasing | Other* | Elimina tion |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loan portfolio | 556 | 362 | 67 | 98 | 251 | -381 | 953 |
| Other assets | 117 | 103 | 30 | 28 | 11 | 0 | 289 |
| Total assets | 673 | 465 | 97 | 126 | 262 | -381 | 1 242 |
| Total liabilites | 623 | 423 | 89 | 115 | 261 | -381 | 1 130 |
*Other includes treasury, subsidiaries CP Varad, Prana Property and Coop Kindlustusmaakler.
| Segment profits in 2020, in thousands of euros |
Corporate banking |
Retail banking |
Consumer financing |
Leasing | Other* | Elimina tion |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interest income | 12 221 | 8 705 | 12 156 | 3 281 | 2 072 | -3 795 | 34 640 |
| Incl. external income | 11 173 | 7 928 | 12 156 | 3 281 | 102 | 0 | 34 640 |
| Incl. internal income | 1 048 | 777 | 0 | 0 | 1 970 | -3 795 | 0 |
| Interest expenses | -2 935 | -3 206 | -967 | -1 100 | -1 856 | 3 795 | -6 269 |
| Net interest income | 9 286 | 5 499 | 11 189 | 2 181 | 216 | 0 | 28 371 |
| Commission income | 567 | 1 392 | 1 565 | 133 | 30 | 0 | 3 687 |
| Commission expense | -403 | -943 | -234 | -10 | 0 | 0 | -1 590 |
| Net commission income | 164 | 449 | 1 331 | 123 | 30 | 0 | 2 097 |
| Other operating income | 72 | 143 | 373 | 179 | -146 | 0 | 621 |
| Net income | 9 522 | 6 091 | 12 893 | 2 484 | 99 | 0 | 31 089 |
| Operating expenses | -4 430 | -7 277 | -4 159 | -2 132 | -798 | 0 | -18 796 |
| Profit before loss | 5 092 | -1 186 | 8 734 | 352 | -699 | 0 | 12 293 |
| allowances | |||||||
| Credit loss allowance | -1 494 | 322 | -3 212 | -305 | -100 | 0 | -4 789 |
| Net profit before income | 3 598 | -864 | 5 522 | 47 | -799 | 0 | 7 504 |
| tax | |||||||
| Income tax expense | -245 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -245 |
| Profit of the year | 3 353 | -864 | 5 522 | 47 | -799 | 0 | 7 259 |
| Fee and commission income allocation 2020, in thousands of euros |
Corporate banking |
Retail banking |
Consumer financing |
Leasing | Other* | Elimina tion |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fees from customer loans | 0 | 0 | 1 565 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 565 |
| Monthly account fees and transaction fees |
221 | 788 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 009 |
| Fees from cards | 206 | 511 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 717 |
| Insurance brokerage commission |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Foreign exchange transactions |
26 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 60 |
| Other fee and commission income |
114 | 85 | 0 | 133 | 4 | 0 | 336 |
| Total fee and commission income |
567 | 1 392 | 1 565 | 133 | 30 | 0 | 3 687 |
| Assets and liabilitites as at 31.12.2020, in millions of euros |
Corporate banking |
Retail banking |
Consumer financing |
Leasing | Other* | Elimina tion |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loan portfolio | 272 | 263 | 66 | 84 | 182 | -197 | 670 |
| Other assets | 68 | 70 | 29 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 200 |
| Total assets | 340 | 333 | 95 | 107 | 192 | -197 | 870 |
| Total liabilities | 303 | 295 | 85 | 95 | 191 | -197 | 772 |
*Other includes treasury, subsidiaries CP Varad, Prana Property and Coop Kindlustusmaakler.
Note 5 Net interest income
| Note | 2021 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interest income calculated using effective interest method: | |||
| Loans to entities | 15 966 | 11 166 | |
| Consumer loans and hire-purchase loans | 12 402 | 12 156 | |
| Other loans to private individuals | 10 516 | 7 928 | |
| Debt securities | 117 | 100 | |
| Interest income on liabilities | 1 | 7 | |
| Other assets | 3 | 2 | |
| Other similar interest income: | |||
| Leasing | 4 035 | 3 281 | |
| Total interest income | 43 040 | 34 640 | |
| Customer deposits and loans received | -5 780 | -5 306 | |
| Subordinated debt | 18 | -908 | -497 |
| Interest expense on assets | -778 | -448 | |
| Lease liabilities | 15 | -36 | -18 |
| Total interest expenses | -7 502 | -6 269 | |
| Net interest income | 35 538 | 28 371 |
The distribution of interest income by operating segments is presented in Note 4. Loan portfolio is presented in Note 11.
Note 6 Fee and commission income
| 2021 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fees from consumer loans | 1 452 | 1 565 |
| Monthly account fees and transaction fees | 1 191 | 1 009 |
| Fees from cards | 1 039 | 717 |
| Insurance brokerage commission | 216 | 0 |
| Foreign exchange transactions | 52 | 60 |
| Other fee and commission income | 1 053 | 336 |
| Total fee and commission income | 5 003 | 3 687 |
| Expenses related to cards | -1 387 | -1 128 |
| Transaction costs | -204 | -219 |
| Other fee and commission expense | -327 | -243 |
| Total fee and commission expense | -1 918 | -1 590 |
| Net fee and commission income | 3 085 | 2 097 |
In 2021, the Group earned 87% of fee and commission income from Estonian residents and 13% from residents of other countries (mostly EU countries). In 2020, 88% of fee and commission income was earned from Estonian residents and 12% from residents of other countries. All fee and commission income are recognized point in time.
Note 7 Payroll expenses
| 2021 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| Wages and salaries | -9 347 | -8 287 |
| Social tax, unemployment insurance premiums | -3 143 | -2 798 |
| Total | -12 490 | -11 085 |
Social security tax payments include a contribution to state pension funds. The Group has no legal or factual obligation to make pension or similar payments beyond social security tax. In 2021, the average number of employees of the Group (reduced to full-time equivalents) was approximately 300 (2020: 280).
Note 8 Operating expenses
| Note | 2021 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Administration of information systems | -1 467 | -1 334 | |
| Marketing expenses | -1 247 | -945 | |
| Contributions to Deposit Guarantee Fund | -490 | -364 | |
| Short-term and low value leases | 15 | -206 | -140 |
| Utilities of right of use assets | -173 | -99 | |
| Services purchased | -471 | -430 | |
| Office expenses | -444 | -421 | |
| Training and travel expenses | -227 | -154 | |
| Financial supervision fee instalments | -164 | -142 | |
| Insurance | -93 | -101 | |
| Legal services, state fees | -87 | -84 | |
| Transport expenses | -33 | -44 | |
| Membership fees | -26 | -30 | |
| Other operating expenses | -868 | -752 | |
| Total | -5 996 | -5 040 |
Note 9 Cash and cash equivalents
| 31.12.2021 | 31.12.2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | 27 192 | 26 199 |
| Mandatory reserve at the central bank * | 9 512 | 6 111 |
| Demand deposits at central bank | 200 670 | 130 589 |
| Demand deposits at credit institutions and other financial institutions |
13 424 | 7 651 |
| Term deposits at credit institutions * | 2 001 | 200 |
| Total | 252 799 | 170 750 |
* Not included in cash and cash equivalents in the consolidated statement of cash flows.
Mandatory reserve in the central bank is the minimum amount that the bank has to hold in the central bank and this amount is not freely usable. Mandatory reserve requirement as of 31.12.2021 was 1% (31.12.2020: 1%) from all financing sources (deposits from customers and loans received). The reserve requirement is to be fulfilled as a monthly average in euros or in foreign securities preapproved by central bank.
Note 10 Financial investments
| 31.12.2021 | 31.12.2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| Government debt securities | 1 277 | 1 249 |
| Credit institutions | 2 329 | 0 |
| Debt securities of other non-financial companies | 2 326 | 1 762 |
| Total of debt securities | 5 932 | 3 011 |
| Shares of other non-financial companies | 13 | 80 |
| Total of equity instruments | 13 | 80 |
| Total of financial investments | 5 945 | 3 091 |
As at 31 December 2021 all debt securities and equity instruments are recognized at fair value through changes in other comprehensive income. As at 31 of December 2020 listed equity instruments in amount 67 thousand euros was recognized at fair value through profit or loss.
Note 11 Loans and advances to customers
| 31.12.2021 | 31.12.2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| Total receivables from private individuals | 485 882 | 370 649 |
| incl. consumers loans | 70 380 | 70 881 |
| incl. lease financing | 50 903 | 37 307 |
| incl. mortgage loans and other loans | 364 599 | 262 461 |
| Total receivables from legal entities | 476 341 | 308 687 |
| incl. lease financing | 57 844 | 47 104 |
| incl. other loans to legal entities | 418 497 | 261 583 |
| Total receivables | 962 223 | 679 336 |
| Loss allowances of loans and advances | -8 827 | -8 743 |
| Total | 953 396 | 670 593 |
| Finance lease receivables | 31.12.2021 | 31.12.2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Gross investment – lease payments receivable, incl | 118 813 | 92 399 |
| up to 1 year | 32 801 | 28 829 |
| 1-2 years | 25 813 | 19 219 |
| 2-3 years | 23 465 | 18 197 |
| 3-4 years | 19 513 | 15 523 |
| 4-5 years | 14 413 | 10 576 |
| over 5 years | 2 808 | 55 |
| Future interest income | -9 439 | -7 480 |
| up to 1 year | -3 674 | -2 980 |
| 1-2 years | -2 630 | -2 096 |
| 2-3 years | -1 754 | -1 398 |
| 3-4 years | -971 | -758 |
| 4-5 years | -353 | -247 |
| over 5 years | -57 | -1 |
| Finance lease net investment * | 109 374 | 84 919 |
| up to 1 year | 29 127 | 25 849 |
| 1-2 years | 23 183 | 17 123 |
| 2-3 years | 21 711 | 16 799 |
| 3-4 years | 18 542 | 14 765 |
| 4-5 years | 14 060 | 10 329 |
| over 5 years | 2 751 | 54 |
* finance lease receivables gross investment includes accrued interest in the amount of 188 (31.12.2020: 167) thousand euros and contract fees in the amount of -816 (31.12.2020: -675) thousand euros.
| Loan allowances | 31.12.2021 | 31.12.2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Balance at the beginning of the reporting period | -8 743 | -5 340 |
| Loss allowances during the reporting period* | -2 440 | -4 851 |
| Derecognised during reporting period due to sale or write-off of loans |
2 356 | 1 448 |
| Balance of allowance at the end of the reporting period | -8 827 | -8 743 |
*Loss allowances on the loan portfolio during the reporting period differ from the credit loss allowance recognized in the statement of profit or loss. The difference is due to such receipts of past due loans written off earlier as uncollectible claims, that was received in amount 289 (2020: 261) thousand euros during the reporting period; due to impairment losses in amount of -145 (2020: -100) thousand euros from the debt securities not included in the loan portfolio and due to loss allowances in amount -201 (2020: -99) thousand euros from the exposures related to off-balance sheet.
For credit risk exposures and loan collateral, see Credit Risk management section in Note 2. Distribution of loans granted by currencies is disclosed in Market Risk management in Note 2. Distribution of loans granted by maturity is disclosed in Liquidity Risk management in Note 2. The geographical distribution of loans granted is disclosed in Concentration of Risk in Note 2. For interest income on loans granted, see Note 5.
Note 12 Other financial assets and other assets
| 31.12.2021 | 31.12.2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| Financial assets | ||
| Security deposits | 335 | 322 |
| Amounts receivable | 320 | 243 |
| Other receivables | 656 | 434 |
| Total financial assets* | 1 311 | 999 |
| Other assets | ||
| Prepayment for Financial Supervision Authority | 193 | 161 |
| Settlements with the Tax and Customs Board | 70 | 386 |
| Other prepayments** | 664 | 570 |
| Total other assets | 927 | 1 117 |
| Assets held for sale | ||
| Real estate acquired for sale and properties under construction*** |
3 717 | 6 463 |
| Other assets | 8 | 271 |
| Total assets held for sale | 3 725 | 6 734 |
*Financial assets have a good credit quality and there are no indications of impairment.
** Other prepayments include insurance, communication services, periodicals and training .
*** Some real estate acquired for sale was sold in 2021. Income and losses received from sales was recognized in the statement of profit or loss under sale of assets and cost of assets sold.
Note 13 Investment property
| 31.12.2021 | 31.12.2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| Carrying amount at the beginning of the period | 594 | 594 |
| Sold during period | -634 | 0 |
| Change in fair value | 40 | 0 |
| Carrying amount at the end of the period | 0 | 594 |
| incl. investment property earning rental income | 0 | 140 |
Note 14 Tangible and intangible assets
| Right-of use assets |
Land and properties |
Other tangible assets |
Internal development costs |
Other intangible assets |
Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrying amount 31.12.2019 | 1 722 | 129 | 2 375 | 171 | 3 541 | 7 938 |
| Acquisition and additions | 52 | 0 | 827 | 1 366 | 1 972 | 4 217 |
| Termination of lease contracts | -78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -78 |
| Adjustments to lease | ||||||
| payments | -65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -65 |
| Sale at carrying amount | 0 | 0 | -67 | 0 | 0 | -67 |
| Depreciation charged | -614 | -3 | -934 | -132 | -988 | -2 671 |
| Carrying amount at | ||||||
| 31.12.2020 | ||||||
| Incl. acquisition cost | 2 157 | 136 | 4 639 | 1 540 | 7 717 | 16 189 |
| Incl. depreciation | -1 140 | -10 | -2 438 | -135 | -3 192 | -6 915 |
| Carrying amount 31.12.2020 | 1 017 | 126 | 2 201 | 1 405 | 4 525 | 9 274 |
| Acquisition and additions | 6 650 | 0 | 2 059 | 1 921 | 1 594 | 12 224 |
| Termination of lease contracts | -407 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -407 |
| Adjustments to lease | ||||||
| payments | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| Sale at carrying amount | 0 | 0 | -53 | 0 | 0 | -53 |
| Depreciation charged | -687 | -2 | -1 290 | -428 | -1 560 | -3 967 |
| Carrying amount at | ||||||
| 31.12.2021 | ||||||
| Incl. acquisition cost | 8 452 | 136 | 6 311 | 3 461 | 9 310 | 27 670 |
| Incl. depreciation | -1 827 | -12 | -3 401 | -562 | -4 752 | -10 554 |
| Carrying amount 31.12.2021 | 6 625 | 124 | 2 910 | 2 899 | 4 558 | 17 116 |
Right-of-use assets include leases of property and real estate. Land and properties includes office premises owned by group. Other tangible assets include computer technology and office equipment, furniture, capitalised costs of office renovation. Other Intangible assets include licences and external development costs related to banking software.
Note 15 Lease liabilities
The Group is renting various office spaces. Leases usually have a term of up to 5 years and head office rental agreement is 10 years, but usually include options for renewal and termination. Lease terms are agreed on a contract-by-contract basis and may include a variety of different terms. Since 01.01.2019 IFRS 16 was adopted and rent agreements are recognized as right-of-use assets and liabilities. The maturity analysis of lease liabilities are disclosed in Note 2 Liquidity risk management.
| 2021 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| Beginning balance 01.01 | 1 018 | 1 725 |
| Cash flows | -710 | -676 |
| Interest expense | 36 | 18 |
| New leases | 6 702 | 29 |
| Terminated leases | -407 | -78 |
| Ending balance 31.12 | 6 639 | 1 018 |
* In August 2021, the bank concluded a 10-year rental agreement for the lease of head office spaces in the Skyon business building in the Maakri street
| In the statement of of profit or loss , the following amounts are recognized in relation to lease agreements: | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| Interest expense (included in finance cost) (Note 5) | 36 | 18 |
| Expense relating to short-term leases (included in operating expenses) | 169 | 108 |
| Expense relating to leases of low-value assets (included in operating expenses) | 37 | 32 |
Note 16 Customer deposits and loans received
| 31.12.2021 | 31.12.2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| Private individuals | 477 383 | 431 343 |
| Legal entities | 621 363 | 326 492 |
| Total | 1 098 746 | 757 835 |
| Demand deposits | 518 122 | 302 179 |
| Term deposits | 571 452 | 435 363 |
| Issued debt securities | 0 | 9 712 |
| Special purpose loans | 9 172 | 10 581 |
| Total | 1 098 746 | 757 835 |
The Bank signed a 10-year loan agreement of EUR 8 million with the European Investment Fund (EIF) to finance small and medium-sized enterprises. As at 31.12.2021, the loan balance is 5.6 million euros. The remaining special-purpose loans have been received from the Rural Development Foundation.
Note 17 Other financial liabilities and other liabilities
| 31.12.2021 | 31.12.2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| Financial liabilities | ||
| Cash in transit | 332 | 173 |
| Trade payables | 640 | 409 |
| Settlements with cooperatives | 395 | 357 |
| Other financial liabilities | 1 854 | 1 732 |
| Total financial liabilities | 3 221 | 2 671 |
| Other liabilities | ||
| Payables to employees | 2 085 | 1 812 |
| Tax liabilities | 691 | 539 |
| Provisions | 300 | 554 |
| Deferred liabilities | 378 | 364 |
| Other advance payments | 450 | 310 |
| Other liabilities | 659 | 175 |
| Total other liabilities | 4 563 | 3 754 |
| Total | 7 784 | 6 425 |
Note 18 Subordinated debt
| Year of issue | Interest rate | Maturity date | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subordinated debt | 2017 | 6.75% | 04.12.2027 | 5 000 |
| Subordinated debt | 2019 | 7.58% | 29.03.2029 | 2 000 |
| Subordinated debt | 2021 | 5.50% | 31.03.2031 | 10 000 |
| Liabilities as at 31.12.2019 | 7 000 | |||
| Liabilities as at 31.12.2020 | 7 000 | |||
| Cash flows from financing activities | 10 000 | |||
| Liabilities as at 31.12.2021 | 17 000 | |||
| Accrued interest liability as at 31.12.2019 | 64 | |||
| Interest expense calculated during 2020 (Note 5) | 497 | |||
| Paid out interest expense during 2020 | -497 | |||
| Accrued interest liability as at 31.12.2020 | 64 | |||
| Interest expense calculated during 2021 (Note 5) | 908 | |||
| Paid out interest expense during 2021 | -908 | |||
| Accrued interest liability as at 31.12.2021 | 64 |
Note 19 Equity
| Transactions with shares | Time | Number of shares |
Strike price, in euros |
Share capital, in thousands of euros |
Share premium, in thousands of euros |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share capital as at 31.12.2019 | 89 456 166 | 60 960 | 11 797 | ||
| Paid in share capital | Nov 2020 | 1 167 700 | 0,7300 | 796 | 264 |
| Share capital as at 31.12.2020 | 90 623 866 | 61 756 | 12 061 | ||
| Paid in share capital | May 2021 | 540 310 | 0,7660 | 368 | 132 |
| Paid in share capital | Sept 2021 | 90 000 | 0,8057 | 62 | 37 |
| Share capital as at 31.12.2021 | 91 254 156 | 62 186 | 12 230 |
The share capital issues in 2020 and 2021 were related to exercising of employee share options. The shares were fully paid in cash. As at 31.12.2021 the share capital of the bank is 62 186 thousand euros, which was divided into 91 254 156 ordinary shares of no par value. The carrying value of one share is 0.68 euros (31.12.2020: 0.68).
According to the articles of association, share capital can be increased to 160 million euros without any amendment to the articles of association.
The bank is granting share options to members of management board, department managers and key employees. Vesting period of the options is 3 years and issue of shares will be decided on the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders or Meeting of the Shareholders close to the vesting date. Reserve of options granted as of 31.12.2021 amounted to 253 thousand euros (31.12.2020: 142 thousand). Related expenses in statement of profit and loss in 2021 were 224 thousand euros (2020: 123 thousand) and 113 thousand euros were transferred from reserve to share premium in relation with exercing the options. The fair value of options is calculated with Black-Scholes model, which uses the share price of the bank, volatility and risk-free interest rate as inputs. Employees do not have the possibility to take the specified amount in cash in lieu of the share options. Share options cannot be exchanged, sold, pledged or encumbered. Share options can be inherited. The contract of share options will expire if employee is leaving the company before vesting period, but the Supervisory Board can decide otherwise. The bank may issue share options for the results of 2021. In 2021, the options for 540 310 shares were exercised with strike price 0.766 euros and options for 90 000 shares with strike price 0.8057 euros.
| Transactions with options | Number of options |
|---|---|
| As at 31.12.2019 | 2 014 780 |
| Granted | 895 000 |
| Exercised | -1 167 700 |
| Forfeited | -196 770 |
| As at 31.12.2020 | 1 545 310 |
| Granted | 905 000 |
| Exercised | -630 310 |
| Forfeited | -100 000 |
| As at 31.12.2021 | 1 720 000 |
Options outstanding as of 31.12.2021
| Date of issue | Expiry date | Share price | Number of options |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2019 | May 2022 | 0,8420 | 70 000 |
| April 2020 | April 2023 | 1,0100 | 785 000 |
| April 2021 | April 2024 | 1,1000 | 865 000 |
| Total | 1 720 000 |
According to the requirements of § 336 of the Commercial Code, during each financial year, at least 1/20 of the net profit shall be transferred to the statutory reserve, until the statutory reserve reached 1/10 of the share capital. Once the statutory reserve capital reaches the amount specified in the Commercial Code, no more transfers on account of the net profit will be made to the statutory reserve capital. On a basis of a decision of the general meetings of shareholders, statutory reserve capital may be used to cover losses, as well as to increase share capital. Distributions to shareholders from the statutory reserve capital are not permitted.
Note 20 Contingent liabilities
| 31.12.2021 | 31.12.2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| Financial guarantees | 16 553 | 10 545 |
| Lines of credit and overdraft facilities | 124 838 | 65 691 |
| Total | 141 391 | 76 236 |
The Group applies the expected credit loss model for contingent liabilities, see Note 2. In 2021, 300 thousand euros was accounted as allowance reserve for contingent liabilities (2020: 99 thousand euros).
The tax authorities may at any time inspect the books and records of the company within 5 years subsequent to the reported tax year and may as a result of their inspection impose addition tax assessments and penalties. The management is not aware of any circumstances which may give rise to a potential material liability in this respect.
Note 21 Litigations
In 2021, three lawsuits were filed in the courts against the Group (the Group company is in the role of defendant). One court decision was made in January, 2020, the claim was dismissed, the other party appealed the decision to the district court, where the decision in favor of the bank was upheld in 2021. In the second claim, there is no monetary claim against the bank and the bank is, in essence, a third party on behalf of the defendant, although procedurally the bank is involved as a defendant. In this case, there is a dispute between the neighbors over the size of the property. The third claim is related to challenging the right of superficies taken as collateral of a loan (mortgage amount of 3 million euros), there is a high probability that a compromise will be reached by which the applicant withdraws its action.
As at 31.12.2021, a total of 333 thousand euros plus default interest, was settled in favor of various Group companies as a result of court proceedings (2020: 340 thousand euros). At the same time, the Group had 281 thousand euros (including payment orders) in legal actions (2020: 322 thousand euros), plus default interest. The main content of the claims are receivables from customers arising from different credit agreements. Claims arising from credit agreements have a good perspective and, as a rule, are fully settled by the court.
Note 22 Related parties
The following have been considered as related parties:
- A shareholder of significant influence and companies that are part of its group;
- Management of the Group: members of the management board and the Supervisory Board of the parent company, the head of internal audit and entities controlled by them;
- Those who have the same economic interest as management and entities related to them.
The terms of the loans granted to related parties do not differ from the loans granted to other customers with regard to interest rates. Interest rates on loans is in range of 2.5-6% and on credit cards around 18%. Interest rates on deposits is in range of 0.01- 1.40%. Transactions with related parties are based on the price list and/or are carried out at market value. There were no transactions with the biggest shareholder Coop Investeeringud OÜ, who holds 24.81% of shares.
| Balances | 31.12.2021 | 31.12.2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Shareholders: | ||
| Loans | 0 | 4 |
| Deposits | 8 972 | 15 827 |
Members of the management board and supervisory board and their close relatives and related entities:
| Loans | 705 | 458 |
|---|---|---|
| Deposits | 1 308 | 503 |
Related party receivables have not been written down during the reporting period.
| Transactions | 2021 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|
| Shareholders: | ||
| Interest expenses | 16 | 19 |
| Members of the management board and supervisory | ||
| board and their close relatives and related entities: | ||
| Interest income of the reporting period | 51 | 22 |
| Interest expenses of the reporting period | 12 | 6 |
| Sale of other goods and services | 5 | 4 |
| Salaries to members of the Management Board and Supervisory Board |
636 | 639 |
Maximum termination benefits payable to members of the management board on a contingent basis is 237 thousand euros (31.12.2020: 237). The stock options issued to members of the Management Board is provided in the table below.
| Transactions with options | Number of options |
|---|---|
| As at 31.12.2019 | 1 634 780 |
| Granted | 250 000 |
| Exercised | -1 167 700 |
| Forfeited | -166 770 |
| As at 31.12.2020 | 550 310 |
| Granted | 340 000 |
| Exercised | -350 310 |
| Forfeited | 0 |
| As at 31.12.2021 | 540 000 |
Note 23 Basic earnings and diluted earnings per share
In order to calculate basic earnings per share, net profit attributable to owners of the parent has been divided by the weighted average number of shares issued.
| 31.12.2021 | 31.12.2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| Profit attributable to the owners of the parent (in thousands of.euros) |
13 463 | 7 259 |
| Weighted average number of shares (in thousands of units) | 90 984 | 89 690 |
| Basic earnings per share (euros) | 0.15 | 0.08 |
| Adjustments for calculation of diluted earnings per share – share options (in thousands of units) |
1 676 | 2 197 |
| Weighted average number of shares used for calculating the diluted earnings per share (in thousands of units) |
92 660 | 91 887 |
| Diluted earnings per share (euros) | 0.15 | 0.08 |
Note 24 Events after balance sheet date
Although the effects of the health crisis have eased, not all sectors have recovered equally. Additionally, increasing energy prices and inflation further influence the Estonian economy. We are ready for additional negative changes in the economic environment. We continuously monitor the impact on the quality of the credit portfolio and new sales. We see that the changing economic environment does not have an equal impact on all sectors and customer segments, which we take into account both in new sales and in assessing the quality of the existing portfolio. If necessary, we are ready to offer customers various mitigation measures.
In order to support the growth of business volumes and strengthen the capital base, the bank issued subordinated debt in the amount of 10 million euros in March 2022. This is the second tranch in a series of 2020 subordinated debt program. The subordinated debt was issued with an interest rate of 5% and a maturity of 10 years and is included in the bank's Tier 2 capital.
Russia's military attack on the independent state of Ukraine, which began on February 24, 2022, has increased several risks for the Group. At the reporting time, it is also uncertainty in the assessment of the final impact, as the sanctions planned by the Western countries are still being finalized. The Group has prepared preliminary impact analyzes of the implementation of the planned comprehensive sanctions against Russia and Belarus on the economic activities of the Group's customers and has found that, in our best understanding, the direct effects are marginal. The assessment of indirect effects (ie energy prices, the impact on the economies of Western countries themselves, etc.) is still uncertainty, which in turn does not allow to assess their impact on the Group's operations.
Note 25 Separate financial statements of parent company
Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Comprehensive income of parent company
| 2021 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| Interest income calculated using effective interest method | 31 390 | 23 765 |
| Interest and similar expense | -7 507 | -6 272 |
| Net interest income | 23 883 | 17 493 |
| Fee and commission income | 3 154 | 1 993 |
| Fee and commission expense | -1 691 | -1 366 |
| Net fee and commission income | 1 463 | 627 |
| Rental income from investment properties | 0 | 7 |
| Net gains from non-financial asset realization | 11 | 22 |
| Net losses from financial assets measured at fair value | -68 | -183 |
| Handling of overdue receivables | 440 | 109 |
| Other income | 868 | 992 |
| Net other income | 1 251 | 947 |
| Payroll expenses | -11 014 | -9 603 |
| Operating expenses | -4 633 | -3 873 |
| Depreciation | -3 318 | -2 249 |
| Total operating expenses | -18 965 | -15 725 |
| Net profit before loss allowances | 7 632 | 3 342 |
| Credit loss allowance | -1 739 | -1 314 |
| Net profit before income tax expense | 5 893 | 2 028 |
| Income tax expenses | -825 | -245 |
| Net profit for the financial year | 5 068 | 1 783 |
| Other comprehensive income/loss | ||
| Items that may be subsequently reclassified to profit or loss: | ||
| Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income |
3 | -19 |
| Comprehensive income for the financial year | 5 071 | 1 764 |
Statement of Financial Position of parent company
| 31.12.2021 | 31.12.2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | 252 799 | 170 677 |
| Debt securities at fair value through other comprehensive income | 5 932 | 3 011 |
| Equity instruments at fair value through profit or loss | 0 | 67 |
| Equity instruments at fair value through other comprehensive income | 13 | 13 |
| Loans and advances to customers | 925 303 | 652 218 |
| Investments in subsidiaries | 16 172 | 16 317 |
| Other financial assets | 904 | 521 |
| Other assets | 799 | 875 |
| Investment property | 0 | 213 |
| Right-of-use assets | 6 625 | 1 017 |
| Tangible assets | 3 033 | 2 275 |
| Intangible assets | 5 228 | 3 746 |
| Total assets | 1 216 808 | 850 950 |
| Liabilities | ||
| Customer deposits and loans received | 1 103502 | 760 115 |
| Lease liabilities | 6 639 | 1 018 |
| Other financial liabilities | 1 182 | 980 |
| Other liabilities | 3 702 | 2 835 |
| Subordinated debt | 17 064 | 7 064 |
| Total liabilities | 1 132 089 | 772 012 |
| Shareholders' equity | ||
| Share capital | 61 186 | 61 756 |
| Share premium | 12 230 | 12 061 |
| Statutory reserve capital | 3 165 | 2 802 |
| Retained earnings | 6 900 | 2 195 |
| Other reserves | 238 | 124 |
| Total shareholders' equity | 84 719 | 78 938 |
| Total liabilities and shareholders' equity | 1 216 808 | 850 950 |
Statement of Cash Flows of parent company
| 2021 | 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cash flows from operating activities | ||
| Interest received | 30 960 | 23 154 |
| Interest paid | -7 123 | -5 662 |
| Fees and commissions received | 3 154 | 1 993 |
| Fees and commissions paid | -1 691 | -1 366 |
| Other received income | 377 | 1 130 |
| Salaries paid | -10 624 | -9 356 |
| Other operating expenses paid | -4 633 | -3 873 |
| Income Tax paid | -720 | -137 |
| Total cash flows from operating activities before changes in operating | ||
| assets and liabilities | 9 700 | 5 883 |
| Change in operating assets: | ||
| Loans and advances from customers | -274 384 | -205 888 |
| Change of mandatory reserve in central bank | -3 401 | -2 218 |
| Other assets | -172 | 558 |
| Change in operating liabilities: | ||
| Change in customer deposits and loans received | 343 038 | 251 068 |
| Other liabilities | 13 | -569 |
| Net cash flows from operating activities | 74 794 | 48 834 |
| Cash flows from investing activities | ||
| Acquisition of property, plant and equipment | -4 928 | -3 166 |
| Sale of property, plant and equipment | 222 | 50 |
| Acquisition of debt securities | -3 141 | 0 |
| Sale and redemption of debt securities | 499 | 782 |
| Increase of subsidiary's equity | -300 | -271 |
| Total cash flows from investing activities | -7 648 | -2 605 |
| Cash flows from financing activities | ||
| Contribution to share capital | 486 | 853 |
| Issue of subordinated debt | 10 000 | 0 |
| Repayment of principal of lease liabilities | -710 | -676 |
| Total cash flows from financing activities | 9 776 | 177 |
| Effect on exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents | -4 | -3 |
| Change in cash and cash equivalents | 76 919 | 46 403 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period | 164 366 | 117 963 |
| Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period | 241 285 | 164 366 |
| Cash and cash equivalents balance is comprised of: | 241 285 | 164 366 |
| Cash on hand | 27 192 | 26 199 |
| Demand deposits in central banks | 200 670 | 130 589 |
| Demand and short-term deposits in credit institutions | 13 423 | 7 578 |
Statement of Changes in Equity of parent company
| Share capital |
Share premium |
Statutory reserve capital |
Other reserves |
Revaluation reserve |
Retained earnings |
Total equity |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balance as at 31.12.2019 | 60 960 | 11 797 | 2 526 | 226 | 1 | 688 | 76 198 |
| Paid in share capital | 796 | 264 | 0 | -207 | 0 | 0 | 853 |
| Change in reserves | 0 | 0 | 276 | 0 | 0 | -276 | 0 |
| Share options | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 123 |
| Net profit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 783 | 1 783 |
| Other comprehensive loss |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -19 | 0 | -19 |
| Total comprehensive income |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -19 | 1 783 | 1 764 |
| Balance as at 31.12.2020 | 61 756 | 12 061 | 2 802 | 142 | -18 | 2 195 | 78 938 |
| Paid in share capital | 430 | 169 | 0 | -113 | 0 | 0 | 486 |
| Change in reserves | 0 | 0 | 363 | 0 | 0 | -363 | 0 |
| Share options | 0 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 0 | 0 | 224 |
| Net profit | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 068 | 5 068 |
| Other comprehensive | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| income | |||||||
| Total comprehensive | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 068 | 5 071 |
| income | |||||||
| Balance as at 31.12.2021 | 62 186 | 12 230 | 3 165 | 253 | -15 | 6 900 | 84 719 |
| Adjusted unconsolidated equity | |
|---|---|
| Book value of holding under control or significant influence | -16 172 |
| Value of holdings under control or significant influence, calculated by equity method | 43 196 |
| Adjusted unconsolidated equity as at 31.12.2021 | 111 743 |
Management Board declaration
All data and supplementary information presented in the 2021 consolidated financial statements of AS Coop Pank is true and complete, no omissions have been made with regard to data or information that would affect the content or meaning of the information. The consolidated financial statements give a true and fair view of the financial position, performance and cash flows of AS Coop Pank Group.
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as adopted by the European Union and referred to in § 17 of the Accounting Act of Estonia. These 2021 consolidated financial statements of AS Coop Pank are in compliance with the laws of the Republic of Estonia. The consolidation group is going concern.
The 2021 consolidated annual report of AS Coop Pank will be presented to the general meeting of shareholders for approval in April 2022. The previous 2020 consolidated annual report was approved by the general meeting of shareholders at 14.04.2021.
Margus Rink Chairman of the Management Board Signed digitally
Paavo Truu Heikko Mäe Member of the Management Board Member of the Management Board Signed digitally Signed digitally
Arko Kurtmann Rasmus Heinla Member of the Management Board Member of the Management Board Signed digitally Signed digitally
15.03.2022
Independent auditor's report
To the Shareholders of Coop Pank AS
Report on the audit of the consolidated financial statements
Our opinion
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Coop Pank AS (the "Company") and its subsidiaries (together – the "Group") as at 31 December 2021, and the Group´s consolidated financial performance and consolidated cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union.
Our opinion is consistent with our additional report to the Audit Committee dated 15 March 2022.
What we have audited
The Group's consolidated financial statements comprise:
- the consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income for the year ended 31 December 2021;
- the consolidated statement of financial position as at 31 December 2021;
- the consolidated statement of cash flows for the year then ended;
- the consolidated statement of changes in equity for the year then ended; and
- the notes to the consolidated financial statements, which include significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (ISAs). Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the consolidated financial statements section of our report.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Independence
We are independent of the Group in accordance with the International Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (including International Independence Standards) issued by the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA Code). We have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the IESBA Code.
To the best of our knowledge and belief, we declare that non-audit services that we have provided to the Company and its subsidiaries are in accordance with the applicable law and regulations in the Republic of Estonia and that we have not provided non-audit services that are prohibited under § 591 of the Auditors Activities Act of the Republic of Estonia.
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Translation note:
This independent auditor's report (translation of the Estonian original) should only be used with the original document submitted in machine-readable .xhtml format that is submitted to the Tallinn Stock Exchange (Link: https://nasdaqbaltic.com/statistics/et/instrument/EE3100007857/reports).
This version of our report is a translation from the original, which was prepared in Estonian. All possible care has been taken to ensure that the translation is an accurate representation of the original. However, in all matters of interpretation of information, views or opinions, the original language version of our report takes precedence over this translation.
The non-audit services that we have provided to the Company and its subsidiaries in the period from 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021 are disclosed in the management report.
Our audit approach
Overview
As part of designing our audit, we determined materiality and assessed the risks of material misstatement in the consolidated financial statements. In particular, we considered where the Management Board made subjective judgments; for example, in respect of significant accounting estimates that involved making assumptions and considering future events that are inherently uncertain. As in all of our audits, we also addressed the risk of management override of internal controls, including among other matters, consideration of whether there was evidence of bias that represented a risk of material misstatement due to fraud.
Materiality
The scope of our audit was influenced by our application of materiality. An audit is designed to obtain reasonable assurance whether the consolidated financial statements are free from material misstatement. Misstatements may arise due to fraud or error. They are considered material if individually or in aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of the consolidated financial statements.
Based on our professional judgment, we determined certain quantitative thresholds for materiality, including the overall Group materiality for the consolidated financial statements as a whole as set out in the table below. These, together with qualitative considerations, helped us to determine the scope of our audit and the nature, timing and extent of our audit procedures and to evaluate the effect of misstatements, both individually and in aggregate on the financial statements as a whole.
Translation note:
This version of our report is a translation from the original, which was prepared in Estonian. All possible care has been taken to ensure that the translation is an accurate representation of the original. However, in all matters of interpretation of information, views or opinions, the original language version of our report takes precedence over this translation.
This independent auditor's report (translation of the Estonian original) should only be used with the original document submitted in machine-readable .xhtml format that is submitted to the Tallinn Stock Exchange (Link: https://nasdaqbaltic.com/statistics/et/instrument/EE3100007857/reports).
| Rationale for the materiality benchmark applied |
We have applied this benchmark, as the Group is going through rapid growth. Therefore, net assets is a relevant measure used by investors, regulators and other stakeholders when assessing the performance of the Group. We chose the threshold of 1%, which |
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Key audit matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the consolidated financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the consolidated financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.
| Key audit matter | How our audit addressed the key audit matter |
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| Expected credit losses on loans and advances to customers (refer to Note 1 "Accounting principles", Note 2 "Risk management" and Note 11 "Loans and advances to customers"). As at 31 December 2021 net carrying amount of loans and advances to customers amounted to EUR 953 396 thousand and related expected credit loss allowance to EUR 8 827 thousand. We focused on this area because management uses complex models with subjective inputs to assess the timing and the amount of expected credit losses. Key areas requiring significant management judgements and modelling in calculating expected credit loss (ECL) include: • evaluating the criteria for assessment of significant increase in credit risk and allocation of loans to stage 1, 2 or 3; • selecting relevant accounting policies and assessing modelling assumptions used to build the models that calculate ECL; • the modelling and calculation of key parameters of ECL model, including probability of default (PD), loss given default (LGD) and exposure at default (EAD); • determining the macro-economic indicators and incorporating forward-looking information into the ECL model; • estimating the above-mentioned indicators for reliable future period and for three different scenarios (base scenario, negative and positive scenario) and assigning probabilities to those scenarios; and |
We assessed whether the Group's accounting policies in relation to the expected credit losses on loans and advances to customers complied with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union (IFRS). We assessed the design and operating effectiveness of key controls over ECL data and respective calculations, including: review and approval of customer credit risk • grades; review and update of collateral values; • regular customer reviews. • We performed detailed testing over: the completeness and accuracy of data used • in the ECL calculations; the compliance of key inputs used in ECL • calculation system with IFRS 9 methodology; the accuracy and compliance of 12-month and • lifetime ECL calculations with IFRS 9 methodology; the accuracy and completeness of data used • for staging of loans (including applying the criteria for determining significant increase in credit risk and definition of default); the internal assignment of credit risk grades, • which serve as inputs into the ECL models; • the correctness of information on collaterals • and their values in the loan systems, which serve as an input into the ECL model; and the completeness of loans subject to stage 3 • assessment and related ECL calculations. |
Translation note:
This version of our report is a translation from the original, which was prepared in Estonian. All possible care has been taken to ensure that the translation is an accurate representation of the original. However, in all matters of interpretation of information, views or opinions, the original language version of our report takes precedence over this translation.
This independent auditor's report (translation of the Estonian original) should only be used with the original document submitted in machine-readable .xhtml format that is submitted to the Tallinn Stock Exchange (Link: https://nasdaqbaltic.com/statistics/et/instrument/EE3100007857/reports).
| • estimating ECL for stage 3 loans (individual assessment). |
We have assessed the reasonableness of key assumptions made by management, which serve as critical inputs in the ECL model, such as weights of different scenarios, point in time PD estimate, key forecasts of macroeconomic information. |
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How we tailored our Group audit scope
We tailored the scope of our audit in order to perform sufficient work to enable us to provide an opinion on the consolidated financial statements as a whole, taking into account the structure of the Group, the accounting processes and controls, and the industry in which the Group operates.
In order to achieve this objective, based on the size and risk characteristics, we performed a full scope audit of the financial information for the following entities within the Group: Coop Pank AS (Estonia), Coop Finants AS (Estonia) and Coop Liising AS (Estonia). Additionally we performed an audit of specific line items of statement of financial position and income statement for CP Varad (Estonia), Coop Kindlustusmaakler AS (Estonia) and SIA Prana Property (Latvia).
At the Group level we tested the consolidation process and performed additional analytical procedures over the components in scope to confirm our conclusion that no material misstatements exist that may affect the consolidated financial statements. Information describing the structure of the Group is included in Note 1 of the consolidated financial statements.
Reporting on other information including the Management report
The Management Board is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the Management report, the Remuneration Report and Revenues by EMTA classification (the Estonian classification of economic activities) (but does not include the consolidated financial statements and our auditor's report thereon).
Our opinion on the consolidated financial statements does not cover the other information, including the Management report.
In connection with our audit of the consolidated financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information identified above and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the consolidated financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
With respect to the Management report, we also performed the procedures required by the Auditors Activities Act. Those procedures include considering whether the Management report is consistent, in all material respects, with the consolidated financial statements and is prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Accounting Act.
In accordance with the Securities Market Act with respect to the Remuneration Report, our responsibility is to consider whether the Remuneration Report includes the information in accordance with the requirements of Article 1353 of the Securities Market Act.
Based on the work undertaken in the course of our audit, in our opinion:
● the information given in the Management report for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent, in all material respects, with the consolidated financial statements;
This version of our report is a translation from the original, which was prepared in Estonian. All possible care has been taken to ensure that the translation is an accurate representation of the original. However, in all matters of interpretation of information, views or opinions, the original language version of our report takes precedence over this translation.
This independent auditor's report (translation of the Estonian original) should only be used with the original document submitted in machine-readable .xhtml format that is submitted to the Tallinn Stock Exchange (Link: https://nasdaqbaltic.com/statistics/et/instrument/EE3100007857/reports).
- the Management report has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Accounting Act; and
- the Remuneration Report has been prepared in accordance with Article 1353 of the Securities Market Act.
In addition, in light of the knowledge and understanding of the Group and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we are required to report if we have identified material misstatements in the Management report and other information that we obtained prior to the date of this auditor's report. We have nothing to report in this regard.
Responsibilities of the Management Board and those charged with governance for the consolidated financial statements
The Management Board is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the European Union, and for such internal control as the Management Board determines is necessary to enable the preparation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the consolidated financial statements, the Management Board is responsible for assessing the Group's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the Management Board either intends to liquidate the Group or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Those charged with governance are responsible for overseeing the Group's financial reporting process.
Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the consolidated financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these consolidated financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with ISAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:
- Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
- Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Group's internal control.
- Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by the Management Board.
This version of our report is a translation from the original, which was prepared in Estonian. All possible care has been taken to ensure that the translation is an accurate representation of the original. However, in all matters of interpretation of information, views or opinions, the original language version of our report takes precedence over this translation.
This independent auditor's report (translation of the Estonian original) should only be used with the original document submitted in machine-readable .xhtml format that is submitted to the Tallinn Stock Exchange (Link: https://nasdaqbaltic.com/statistics/et/instrument/EE3100007857/reports).
- Conclude on the appropriateness of the Management Board's use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Group's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor's report to the related disclosures in the consolidated financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor's report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Group to cease to continue as a going concern.
- Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the consolidated financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the consolidated financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
- Obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of the entities or business activities within the Group to express an opinion on the consolidated financial statements. We are responsible for the direction, supervision and performance of the Group audit. We remain solely responsible for our audit opinion.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, actions taken to eliminate threats or safeguards applied.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the consolidated financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor's report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
Report on other legal and regulatory requirements
Report on the compliance of the presentation of consolidated financial statements with the requirements of the European Single Electronic Format ("ESEF")
We have been engaged by the Management Board of the Company to conduct a reasonable assurance engagement for the verification of compliance with the applicable requirements of the presentation of the consolidated financial statements of Coop Pank AS for the year ended 31 December 2021 (the "Presentation of the Consolidated Financial Statements").
Description of a subject matter and applicable criteria
The Presentation of the Consolidated Financial Statements has been applied by the Management Board of the Company to comply with the requirements of art. 3 and 4 of the Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/815 of 17 December 2018 supplementing Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards on the specification of a single electronic reporting format (the "ESEF Regulation"). The applicable requirements regarding the Presentation of the Consolidated Financial Statements are contained in the ESEF Regulation.
This version of our report is a translation from the original, which was prepared in Estonian. All possible care has been taken to ensure that the translation is an accurate representation of the original. However, in all matters of interpretation of information, views or opinions, the original language version of our report takes precedence over this translation.
This independent auditor's report (translation of the Estonian original) should only be used with the original document submitted in machine-readable .xhtml format that is submitted to the Tallinn Stock Exchange (Link: https://nasdaqbaltic.com/statistics/et/instrument/EE3100007857/reports).
The requirements described in the preceding sentence determine the basis for application of the Presentation of the Consolidated Financial Statements and, in our view, constitute appropriate criteria to form a reasonable assurance conclusion.
Responsibility of the Management Board and the Supervisory Board
The Management Board of the Company is responsible for the Presentation of the Consolidated Financial Statements that complies with the requirements of the ESEF Regulation.
This responsibility includes the selection and application of appropriate markups in iXBRL using ESEF taxonomy and designing, implementing and maintaining internal controls relevant for the preparation of the Presentation of the Consolidated Financial Statements which is free from material noncompliance with the requirements of the ESEF Regulation.
Members of the Supervisory Board are responsible for overseeing the financial reporting process, which should also be understood as the preparation of financial statements in accordance with the format resulting from the ESEF Regulation.
Our responsibility
Our responsibility was to express a reasonable assurance conclusion whether the Presentation of the Consolidated Financial Statements complies, in all material respects, with the ESEF Regulation.
We conducted our engagement in accordance with the International Standard on Assurance Engagements 3000 (R) - 'Assurance Engagements other than Audits and Reviews of Historical Financial Information' (ISAE 3000(R)). This standard requires that we comply with ethical requirements, plan and perform procedures to obtain reasonable assurance whether the Presentation of the Consolidated Financial Statements complies, in all material aspects, with the applicable requirements.
Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but it does not guarantee that the service performed in accordance with ISAE 3000(R) will always detect the existing material misstatement (significant non-compliance with the requirements).
Quality control requirements
We apply the provisions of the International Standard on Quality Control (Estonia) 1 and accordingly maintain a comprehensive system of quality control including documented policies and procedures regarding compliance with ethical requirements, professional standards and applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
We comply with the independence and other ethical requirements of the International Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (including International Independence Standards) issued by the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants, which is founded on fundamental principles of integrity, objectivity, professional competence and due care, confidentiality and professional behaviour.
Summary of the work performed
Our planned and performed procedures were aimed at obtaining reasonable assurance that the Presentation of the Consolidated Financial Statements complies, in all material aspects, with the applicable requirements and such compliance is free from material errors or omissions. Our procedures included in particular:
This version of our report is a translation from the original, which was prepared in Estonian. All possible care has been taken to ensure that the translation is an accurate representation of the original. However, in all matters of interpretation of information, views or opinions, the original language version of our report takes precedence over this translation.
This independent auditor's report (translation of the Estonian original) should only be used with the original document submitted in machine-readable .xhtml format that is submitted to the Tallinn Stock Exchange (Link: https://nasdaqbaltic.com/statistics/et/instrument/EE3100007857/reports).
- obtaining an understanding of the internal control system and processes relevant to the application of the Electronic Reporting Format of the Consolidated Financial Statements, including the preparation of the XHTML format and marking up the consolidated financial statements;
- verification whether the XHTML format was applied properly;
- evaluating the completeness of marking up the consolidated financial statements using the iXBRL markup language according to the requirements of the implementation of electronic format as described in the ESEF Regulation;
- evaluating the appropriateness of the Group's' use of XBRL markups selected from the ESEF taxonomy and the creation of extension markups where no suitable element in the ESEF taxonomy has been identified; and
- evaluating the appropriateness of anchoring of the extension elements to the ESEF taxonomy.
We believe that the evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our conclusion.
Conclusion
In our opinion, based on the procedures performed, the Presentation of the Consolidated Financial Statements complies, in all material respects, with the ESEF Regulation.
Appointment and period of our audit engagement
We were first appointed as auditors of Coop Pank AS for the financial year ended 31 December 2014. Our appointment has been renewed by tenders and shareholder resolutions in the intermediate years, representing the total period of our uninterrupted engagement appointment for Coop Pank AS, as a public interest entity, of 8 years. In accordance with the Auditors Activities Act of the Republic of Estonia and the Regulation (EU) No 537/2014, our appointment as the auditor of Coop Pank AS can be extended for up to the financial year ending 31 December 2033.
AS PricewaterhouseCoopers
/signed/ /signed/
Lauri Past Verner Uibo Certified auditor in charge, auditor's certificate no.567 Auditor's certificate no.568
15 March 2022 Tallinn, Estonia
Translation note:
This independent auditor's report (translation of the Estonian original) should only be used with the original document submitted in machine-readable .xhtml format that is submitted to the Tallinn Stock Exchange (Link: https://nasdaqbaltic.com/statistics/et/instrument/EE3100007857/reports).
This version of our report is a translation from the original, which was prepared in Estonian. All possible care has been taken to ensure that the translation is an accurate representation of the original. However, in all matters of interpretation of information, views or opinions, the original language version of our report takes precedence over this translation.
Proposal for profit allocation
The Management Board of AS Coop Pank proposes to the General Meeting of the Shareholders to allocate the Group's net profit for the financial year 2021 in the amount of 13 463 thousand euros as follows:
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- pay dividends 0.03 euro per share in the total net amount of 2 738 thousand euros, related income tax on dividend would be 684 thousand euros;
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- allocate 673 thousand euros to statutory reserve capital;
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- allocate 10 052 thousand euros to retained earnings.
Revenues by EMTA classification (the Estonian classification of economic activities)
| Title | Economic activity based on EMTAK | Code | Sales income (in euros) |
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| Finance activities | Credit institutions (consolidated) | 64191 | 48 658 000 |
| Finance activities | Credit institutions (separate) | 64191 | 35 795 682 |
| Finance activities | Consumer financing | 64929 | 14 191 760 |
| Leasing activities | Finance lease | 64911 | 4 283 526 |
| Insurance activities | Insurance brokerage | 66221 | 217 034 |
| Activities with real estate | Real estate management | 68101 | 106 287 |
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