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Instabank — Investor Presentation 2023
Aug 10, 2023
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Interim presentation Q2-2023
August 10th 2023

Key highlights

Net profit after tax increased 34 % to 23,8 MNOK from the same quarter last year Strong growth in Total income, cost to income ratio decreased to 38 % from 46 % in Q2-22
Growth in net loans of 109 MNOK in the quarter, YTD 547 MNOK
Capital constraints hampered growth in the quarter
Mortgages volume growth of 120 MNOK to 2,075 MNOK
Mortgages represents 40 % of total net loans and 63 % of net loans in Norway
Instabank ready to offer lending to small and medium sized businesses
Further strengthening the position as a Nordic challenger bank
Net loans and margin developments

Net loan development | Well diversified loan book
NET LOAN BALANCE GROWTH (MNOK)


NET LOANS TO CUSTOMERS (MNOK)
KEY COMMENTS:
- Capital constraints was limiting growth the two first months
- Growth in net loans of 109 MNOK in Q2-23, YTD 547 MNOK
- Mortgage lending increased 120 MNOK in Q2-23 to 2,075 MNOK
- Mortgages represent 63% of net loans in Norway and 40 % of total net loans, representing lower credit risk than for unsecured loans
- Well diversified loan book across products and markets
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Yields and funding cost | Attractive margins
Lending and liquidity yield, and interest rate deposits

KEY COMMENTS:
- Increased market rates the last year have put pressure on the net interest margin
- The increase in mortgages yield from the same quarter last year exceeds the increase in interest rate for deposits

Diversified loan portfolio| Transparent and simple
| Net Loans | # Customers | Avg Ticket Size | Yield | ||
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| Consumer Loans Unsecured loans offered in Norway, Finland and Sweden |
2,632'' | 25,013 | 105' | 12,0 % | |
| Mortgages First or second priority mortgages for refinancing of unsecured debt or house improvements |
2,075'' | 2,268 | 914' | 8,3 % | |
| Sales Finance Point of sale or web payment solutions offered through retail partners like Skeidar and Coop |
169'' | 20,490 | 8' | 16,9 % | |
| Credit Card Most attractive credit card in the market for revolving credit customers |
288'' | 6,516 | 44' | 15,6 % | |
| Total Well diversified loan portfolio |
5,165'' | 54,287 | 95' | 10,9 % |

| Volume | # Customers | Avg. Deposit Size |
Avg. deposit rate |
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| Norway | 3,275'' | 11,913 | 275' | 3,4 % | |
| Finland | 253'' | 4,075 | 62' | 1,1 % | |
| Germany | 1,752'' | 9,824 | 178' | 2,4 % | |
| Sweden | 18'' | 1,760 | 10' | 0,6% | |
| Total | 5,298'' | 27,572 | 199' | 2,9 % |
Profitability, risk and capital

Total income | High growth in income

TOTAL INCOME (MNOK):
KEY COMMENTS:
- Total interest income increased by 38.2 MNOK from the same quarter last year to 132.7 MNOK in Q2-23 driven by increased loan yield to 10,4 % from 9.2 % and growth in net loans
- The increase in interest expenses comes from the increase in deposit rates as well as increased deposit volume
- The reduction in net other income from the previous quarter was a result of decreased yield on security holdings.


Operating expenses | Demonstrating economy of scale
OPERATING EXPENSES BREAKDOWN (MNOK):

KEY COMMENTS:
- Stable development in operating expenses despite the growth in net loans in the period, demonstrating economy of scale
- The cost to income ratio decreased from 46 % same quarter last year to 39 % in Q2-23
COST/INCOME RATIO:

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Credit risk | Mortgages represent low credit risk
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IMPAIRMENT LOSSES (MNOK): 24.0 23.7 32.1 30.8 32.9

LOAN LOSS RATIO PER TYPE OF LOAN:

LOANS PAST DUE:

KEY COMMENTS:
- Stable development in losses on loans in the last quarters
- A decrease in loan loss ratio for consumer loans offset an increase in losses for mortgages
- Loans past due 1-30 days hitting 9.2 % at the end of Q2-23, down from 10.6 % the previous quarter and 9.9 % the same quarter last year.
Profits | Long term growth in profit
PROFIT AFTER TAX (NOKM) & RETURN ON EQUITY:

Regulatory Capital | Solid capital adequacy

DEVELOPMENTS IN CAPITAL ADEQUAICY RATIOS: KEY COMMENTS:
CET1 T1 T2
CTE1 REQUIREMENT PER COUNTRY AND TOTAL:
4.5 % 4.5 % 4.5 % 4.5 % 6.2 % 6.2 % 6.2 % 6.2 % 2.5 % 2.5 % 2.5 % 2.5 % 2.5 % 1.0 % 1.4 % 3.0 % 3.0 % 3.0 % 3.0 % 18.7 % 16.2 % 17.2 % 17.6 % Norway Finland Sweden Instabank total
Systemic risk buffer Countercyclical buffer Capital conservation buffer Pilar 2 Minimum requirement
- Successfully completed a private placement of new shares in Q2-23, raising 70 MNOK in gross proceeds
- The private placement improved capital ratios, and the CET1 ratio was 20.5 % at the end of the quarter, 3.0 % above the regulatory capital requirement
- A solid capital position enables accelerating growth
Strategy and ambitions

Product strategy | Continued expansion and diversification

- Launched pilot for SME credit line product in July, ready for full launch in August
- Launch of credit cards in Finland and multi product accounts in Norway during H2-23 will further diversify Instabank's retail offering
- Ambitions to expand internationally in the 2024-2025 period

Financials | Guiding as per Q2-23

Key value propositions| The Nordic Challenger Bank

A dynamic and innovative challenger bank with a solid market position, a customer-centric approach, and significant growth potential in the fintech sector margins 1
Lean operational platform and organisation with significant scalability enabling cross border operations from one location.
Well diversified loan portfolio across markets, products and customers segments

Continued strong growth in net loans at attractive
Proven track record delivering profits 25 consecutive quarters and heading for an increase in return on equity

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Experienced team with significant track record within consumer finance
Thank you for your attention
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Management | Experienced and competent
ROBERT BERG | CEO

Berg is one of the Co-founders who established Instabank in 2016 . Prior to that he has been CEO in yA Bank, Commercial Director in Ikano Bank and has held various positions in Gjensidige, Santander Consumer Bank, SEB and Europay et al. Berg holds a BSc in Marketing from the Norwegian Business School.
PER KRISTIAN HAUG | CFO

Haug was recruited to the Instabank team in 2018. He has previously held positions as CFO in yA Bank, Navigea Securities and LUUP. Haug has also been a board member in Kredinor. He holds an MSc in Management & Marketing from the Norwegian Business School
EIVIND SVERDRUP | CCO

Sverdrup is also a Co-founder and has been with the Company since it was established in 2016. Prior to establishing Instabank he held the position as CLO in yA Bank. Sverdrup has also been a Lawyer at Vierdal Advokatfirma. He holds a Master of Laws degree from the University of Oslo.
ANNE JØRGENSEN | COO

Jørgensen has been with Instabank since 2019. Prior to joining the Company, she held the position as Head of Contracts in Waterlogic. She has also been Service Delivery Manager and Head of Operations in Ikano Bank. Jørgensen is educated at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences.
KJETIL KNUDSEN | CRO

Knudsen joined the Company in 2018. He has previously held various positions in Santander Consumer Finance, including Risk Manager for Analytics & Controlling and Risk Manager for Cards, and has also worked as a senior analyst for Lindorff. Holds an MSc in Finance and Investments from The University of Edinburgh.
JØRGEN RUI | CMO

Rui was recruited to the Instabank team in 2020. He has previously served as Director for Consumer Loans in Resurs Bank, been CMO in yA Bank and held various positions in Santander Consumer Bank. Rui holds an MSc in Marketing from the Norwegian Business School.
FARZAD JALILY | CTO

Jalily has been with the Company since 2016. Prior to joining the Instabank team, he held the position as Enterprise Architect in SpareBank 1. Jailiy holds an MSc in Computer Science from the Norwegian School of IT.
Board of directors | Season and diligent
MONA CATHRINE NYLANDER | CHAIRPERSON

Nylander is currently CFO in Kitron. Her previous experiences include positions as CFO in Diplom-Is, CFO in SEB Kort (Norway), CFO in Ementor Norway (Atea), CFO in Draka Norsk Kabel and Group Controller in ABB. Nylander holds a BSc in Business Administration from Lund University.
SIV FELLING GALLIGANI | BOARD MEMBER

GUNN ISABEL WESTERLUND INGEMUNDSEN | BOARD MEMBER

Ingemundsen is Head of Compliance & Risk at Hafslund Oslo Celsio AS. Her previous experience includes positions as CRO at Danske Bank Norway and VP Head of Risk Management, Financial Services at Telenor. Board experience from various companies incl. listed. Ingemundsen holds a Master in Shipping, Trade and Finance from City, University of London
ALEXANDER FAROOQ | DEPUTY BOARD MEMBER

Farooq is currently Partner at Norselab. His previous experience includes four years as Investment Manager at Instabank's main shareholder, Kistefos ASA. Board experience from various companies. Farooq holds a Master in Finance & Private Equity from The London School of Economics
ODD HARALD HAUGE | BOARD MEMBER

Hauge is an investor, consultant and author. He is the founder of Nettavisen where he also served as Chief Editor. Furthermore, he has served as Business Editor in Aftenposten, Director Corporate Finance in ABG Sundal Collier and Chief Editor in Kapital. Hauge holds an MSc in Business Administration from the Norwegian School of Economics.
THOMAS BERNTSEN | BOARD MEMBER

Berntsen is the owner, chairman and managing partner in F2 Management. Furthermore, he is the chairman of the board in Skeidarliving Group and a board member in Birkelunden Investeringsselskap (which owns 5.5% of the outstanding shares in Instabank). Berntsen holds an MSc in Business Administration from the Norwegian Business School.
FARZAD JALILY | EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVE

Jalily holds the positions as CTO in Instabank
Jalily has been with the Company since 2016. Prior to joining the Instabank team, he held the position as Enterprise Architect in SpareBank 1. Jailiy holds an MSc in Computer Science from the Norwegian School of IT.
The share | Euronext Growth Oslo Børs, ticker "INSTA"
| 1 KISTEFOS AS |
94,268,606 37,546,909 |
24.9% |
|---|---|---|
| HODNE INVEST AS 2 |
9.9% | |
| VELDE HOLDING AS 3 |
30,044,521 | 7.9% |
| 4 BIRKELUNDEN INVESTERINGSSELSKAP AS |
20,758,140 | 5.5% |
| 5 GOLDMAN SACHS BANK EUROPE SE |
13,447,151 | 3.6% |
| BJELLA INVESTMENTS AS 6 |
13,112,021 | 3.5% |
| 7 Apollo Asset Limited |
12,112,314 | 3.2% |
| 7 HJELLEGJERDE INVEST AS |
10,193,220 | 2.7% |
| 9 KRISTIAN FALNES AS |
10,100,000 | 2.7% |
| TVENGE 10 |
10,000,000 | 2.6% |
| LEIKVOLLBAKKEN AS 11 |
8,500,000 | 2.2% |
| 12 MOROAND AS |
8,500,000 | 2.2% |
| 13 ALTO HOLDING AS |
6,000,000 | 1.6% |
| 14 SONSINVEST AS |
5,108,195 | 1.4% |
| LEIRIN HOLDING AS 15 |
4,333,333 | 1.1% |
| 16 CAHE FINANS AS |
4,301,000 | 1.1% |
| 17 NORDNET LIVSFORSIKRING AS |
4,120,114 | 1.1% |
| Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB 18 |
3,745,407 | 1.0% |
| KAARE BERNTSEN AS 19 |
3,184,713 | 0.8% |
| 20 BNP Paribas |
2,196,182 | 0.6% |
| Sum Top 20 | 301,571,826 | 79.7% |
| Other shareholders | 76,689,686 | 20.3% |
| Total | 378,261,512 | 100.0% |
| Position Name |
# of shares | % of total |
| CEO Robert Berg (Sonsinvest AS) |
5,841,195 | 1.5 % |
| CCO Eivind Sverdrup (Leirin Holding AS) |
4,448,833 | 1.2 % |
| CTO Jørgen Rui |
1,407,864 | 0.4 % |
| CMO Farzad Jalily |
864,417 | 0.2 % |
| CFO Per Kristian Haug |
154,935 | 0.0 % |
| CRO Kjetil Andre Welde Knudsen |
123,028 | 0.0 % |
| COO Anne Jørgensen |
99,625 | 0.0 % |
| Sum management | 12,939,897 | 3.4 % |
| Other employees | 2,335,392 | 0.6 % |
| Board members | 5,479,200 | 1.4 % |
| Total | 20,754,489 | 5.5 % |
Top 20 shareholders (1. August 2023) Share price development (last 12 months)

Share price (NOK) and volume
Income statement & Balance sheet | Overview
INCOME STATEMENT (NOK THOUSAND) BALANCE SHEET (NOK THOUSAND)
| P&L | Q2-23 | Q1-23 | FY 2022 |
Q4-22 | Q3-22 | Q2-22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total income: |
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| Interest Income using the effective interest method | 134,255 120,926 393,623 109,328 | 98,946 | 94,818 | |||
| Interest expenses | 45,088 | 37,130 | 73,890 | 27,952 | 18,456 | 15,234 |
| Net interest income | 89,167 | 83,796 319,734 | 81,376 | 80,490 | 79,584 | |
| Net other income | 13,613 | 16,967 | 37,850 | 16,619 | 5,737 | 8,395 |
| Total income | 102,780 100,763 357,584 | 97,995 | 86,227 | 87,979 | ||
| Operating expenses: |
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| Salary and other personnel expenses | 16,015 | 15,199 | 55,498 | 11,592 | 14,048 | 12,567 |
| Other administrative expenses, of which | 18,258 | 18,406 | 77,690 | 19,293 | 18,658 | 21,965 |
| - direct marketing cost | 2,836 | 2,716 | 17,843 | 2,962 | 3,596 | 8,057 |
| Other expenses | 2,328 | 1,797 | 13,045 | 1,915 | 1,966 | 2,347 |
| Depreciation and amortisation | 3,146 | 2,947 | 7,789 | 3,260 | 3,338 | 3,366 |
| Total operating expenses | 39,747 | 38,350 154,023 | 36,059 | 38,009 | 40,244 | |
| Losses on loans | 32,936 | 30,849 100,230 | 32,053 | 23,658 | 24,043 | |
| Operating profit before tax | 30,097 | 31,564 103,331 | 29,884 | 24,560 | 23,692 | |
| Tax | 6,250 | 7,891 | 21,091 | 4,480 | 6,140 | 5,923 |
| Profit and other comprehensive income | 23,847 | 23,673 | 82,240 | 25,403 | 18,420 | 17,769 |
| Sheet Balance |
30.06.23 | 31.03.23 | 31.12.22 | 30.09.22 | 30.06.22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||||
| Loans and deposits with credit institutions |
187,278 174,078 191,254 265,388 288,835 | ||||
| Loans to customers |
5,221,209 5,115,359 4,674,030 4,479,970 4,389,273 | ||||
| Certificates and bonds |
868,090 848,185 867,806 755,391 842,237 | ||||
| Other intangible assets |
23,865 | 22,756 | 21,197 | 21,567 | 22,904 |
| Fixed assets |
3,083 | 3,623 | 3,645 | 4,247 | 4,791 |
| Derivatives | 2,197 | 4,002 | 1,773 | 19,158 | 1,644 |
| Other receivables |
32,849 | 36,735 | 39,527 | 889 | 16,030 |
| Total assets |
6,338,571 6,204,739 5,799,233 5,546,610 5,565,713 | ||||
| Liabilities | |||||
| Deposits from and debt to customers |
5,298,457 5,234,665 4,852,281 4,702,782 4,741,687 | ||||
| Other debts |
23,810 | 15,145 | 20,491 | 24,584 | 1,706 |
| Accrued expenses and liabilities |
11,686 | 13,461 | 17,844 | 17,979 | 16,154 |
| Derivatives | - | 3,361 | 543 | 2,188 | 2,643 |
| Deferred tax |
413 | 734 | 734 | 2,957 | 2,957 |
| Tax payable |
11,037 | 32,956 | 25,065 | 18,362 | 40,712 |
| Subordinated loan capital |
96,000 | 96,000 | 96,000 | 56,000 | 56,000 |
| liabilities Total |
5,441,403 5,396,323 5,012,958 4,824,853 4,861,859 | ||||
| Equity | |||||
| Share capital |
377,228 | 332,642 | 332,642 | 332,642 | 332,642 |
| Share premium reserve |
200,081 | 178,192 | 178,192 | 178,192 | 178,192 |
| Retained earnings |
238,959 | 216,682 | 194,541 | 170,022 | 152,120 |
| Additional tier 1 capital |
80,900 | 80,900 | 80,900 | 40,900 | 40,900 |
| Total equity |
897,168 808,417 786,275 721,757 703,854 | ||||
| Total liabilities and equity |
6,338,571 6,204,739 5,799,233 5,546,610 5,565,713 |

Instabank is the Nordic challenger bank for corporate and private customers. Founded in 2016.