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Israel Discount Bank Ltd.

Earnings Release May 27, 2020

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FINANCIAL AND STRATEGIC HIGHLIGHTS

Investor Relations

May 27, 2020

This document has been prepared by Israel Discount Bank Ltd. (the "Bank") solely for use by the Bank in its presentation of its Q1 2020 report, as well as in strategic updates referred to in the Bank's reports.

This presentation does not substitute the Bank's first quarter 2020 financial statements which include the full financial information including Forward-Looking Information. The English version of the Financial Statements are available on the Bank's investor relations website at www.investors.discountbank.co.il

This slideshow includes forward-looking information, as defined in the Israeli Securities Law, 5728- 1968. Such information as found on page 9 of the slideshow includes, among other things, projections, objectives, estimates and assessments of the Bank, which relate to future events or issues, the occurrence of which is not certain and is outside of the control of the Bank. Forward-looking information does not constitute proven, factual information, and it is based solely on the viewpoint of the Bank's management, which is based, among other things, on analysis of general information that is known to the Bank's management as of the date of this slideshow. Forward-looking information, by definition, is subject to the substantial risk of not coming to fruition, and such information is not definite and cannot be estimated in advance and is at times even beyond the Bank's control. The fulfillment of forward-looking information is impacted by risk factors that are characteristic of the Bank's activities and also by developments in the general environment and external factors that affect the Bank's operations, which cannot be estimated in advance and that by their nature are beyond the control of the Bank. Therefore, readers of this presentation are hereby warned that the results and achievements of the Bank in the future may be significantly different than those presented in the forward-looking information included in this presentation. Similarly, forward-looking projections and estimations are based on assumptions and information in the possession of the Bank as of the time of the presentation, and the Bank shall not be required to update or revise any such projection or estimation in order to reflect events or conditions that transpire after the date of the presentation.

SUPPORTING OUR CUSTOMERS AND EMPLOYEES

Business continuity Employees Customers Community

Special task force to implement
and manage the way we
operate during COVID-19

Branch network remained
operational
Expansion of call center service

hours

Expansion of digital channel
functionality

Quick adjustment of the way
we work (~40% from
employees worked remotely)

Critical employees operated
in capsules to ensure safe
social distancing
Full base salary pay for all

employees

Additional bonus payment to
front-line employees

Mortgage forbearance

Term deposit break at no cost
Corporate debt deferment

Short-term loans for retail

customers

Bridge loans for SMEs

Government backed loans for
businesses

Accelerated payments to
suppliers

Donations to non-profit
organizations
Donations to hospitals to

purchase medical devices

Volunteer activities by
employees to support in-need
populations

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WITH A ROBUST BALANCE SHEET AND RESILIENT FINANCIAL RATIOS

RESULTS DRIVEN BY LOAN LOSSES, TRADING GAINS AND DISCIPLINED COST MANAGEMENT

NIS 279 m (4Q19: NIS 325 m ; 1Q19: NIS 405 m)

6.0% (4Q19: 7.2% ; 1Q19: 9.6%)

58.6% (4Q19: 68.6% ; 1Q19: 66.2%)

1.42% (4Q19: 0.58% ; 1Q19: 0.33%) Loan book grew 1.5% QoQ and 7.6% YoY driven by mortgages and corporate

Realized profit by leveraging opportunities in the bond and derivatives market

Total income increased by 7.4% QoQ, mainly driven by non interest income

Loan loss provision of NIS 656 m (1.42% of total credit)

Disciplined cost management resulted in flat expenses YoY, 8.1% decrease QoQ

Dividend put on hold in accordance with BOI instructions

MARKET CONDITIONS DROVE LOWER DEMAND

Mortgages Credit cards

Micro & small enterprises Medium enterprises Corporate

(interest bearing)

Consumer **

* Regulatory segments, in Israel

** Balance of household credit excluding mortgages and credit cards

HIGHLIGHTS OUR RESILIENCE

1,421 1,479 1,455 2.66% 2.63% 2.47% (1.6%) 2.4% 0.25% -0.5% 1.53% 1.25% BOI rate CPI 3m LIBOR FED rate 0.25% -0.2% 1.93% 1.83% 0.25% -0.3% 2.69% 2.50%

NII and NIM NIS m

* Including CPI, income from realization and adjustment to fair value of bonds, investments in shares, loans sold, adjustments to fair value of derivative instruments.

Total income

ON THE BACKDROP OF COVID-19 IMPACT

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SIGNIFICANT NEGATIVE IMPACT ON PROFITABILITY

DUE TO IMPROVED UNDERWRITING AND MONITORING CAPABILITIES

Credit quality indicators and credit growth

OFFSET BY RESERVE BUILD ON ACOUNT OF COVID-19

  • Loan loss provision expense of USD 15.0 m due to deteriorating economic factors.
  • Increase in non-interest income from customer derivative contracts and recognized gains on sale of bonds.
  • Cost-income ratio decreased to 51.6% vs. 63.8% in 4Q19 and 58.0% in 1Q19.
  • In response to COVID-19, the Bank provided customers with payment deferral and loans under the fully guaranteed Government SBA PPP program.

MARKET CONDITIONS DROVE LOWER DEMAND

  • Slight decrease in credit to the public due to lower demand.
  • Growth of 1.2% QoQ and 12.2% YoY in total income, driven primarily by net interest income and non interest income growth. 67
  • Loan loss provision increased to 1.22%, mainly due to reserve build.
  • Cost-income ratio of 58.1%, vs. 56.8% in 4Q19 and 62.2% in 1Q19.
  • Full integration of Municipal Bank. Opens new business opportunities for Mercantile.

* Including Municipal balances

SUBSTANTIAL IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON PROFITABILITY

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8.2%

Total income increased by 9.3% YoY, supported by a 10.1% increase in transaction volumes and 7.9% in number of active cards compared with last year.

  • Credit loss expenses of NIS 105 m due to an increase in group provision, led to a NIS 7 loss in net income
  • 1Q20 transaction turnover was negatively impacted by the slowdown, According to BOI publication, credit cards activity is already recovering through the middle of May compared with a month earlier
  • Cost-income ratio decreased to 80.3% vs. 77.3% in 2019

SUPPORTING OUR EXISTING STRATEGIC FOCUS

Accelerated migration, first adoption and day-by-day usage of digital channels

Reduced usage of branches on account of usage of virtual channels

Change in "the way we work" – remote working, lean and agile operations and quick execution of tasks

Increased importance of proactive approach to customer interaction and meeting their needs

WHILE DEALING WITH COVID-19 IMPLICATIONS

Main P&L metrics and financial ratios

NIS m 1Q20 4Q19 1Q19 Vs. 4Q19 Vs. 1Q19
Net interest income 1,455 1,479 1,421 (1.6%) 2.4%
Credit loss expenses 656 261 141 151.3% 365.2%
Non-interest financing income 417 145 172 187.6% 142.4%
Commissions 739 768 710 (3.8%) 4.1%
Other income - 38 8 - -
Total non-interest income 1,156 951 890 21.6% 29.9%
Total income 2,611 2,430 2,311 7.4% 13.0%
Salaries and related expenses 824 815 847 1.1% (2.7%)
Maintenance & depreciation 285 294 263 (3.1%) 8.4%
Other expenses 422 557 420 (24.2%) 0.5%
Total operating and other expenses 1,531 1,666 1,530 (8.1%) 0.1%
Income before taxes 424 503 640 (15.7%) (33.8%)
Provision for taxes on income 151 168 224 (10.1%) (32.6%)
Income after taxes 273 335 416 (18.5%) (34.4%)
Net income attributable to shareholders 279 325 405 (14.2%) (31.1%)
ROE 6.0% 7.2% 9.6%
Cost income ratio 58.6% 68.6% 66.2%
CET-1 ratio 9.99% 10.31% 10.17%
NIM 2.47% 2.63% 2.66%
Rate of credit loss expenses 1.42% 0.58% 0.33%
NPL ratio 0.92% 0.64% 0.59%
Dividend per share (in Agurot)* - 4.19 4.18

Main Balance Sheet metrics

NIS m 31.3.20 31.12.19 31.3.19
Cash and deposits with banks 29,392 26,044 18,894
Securities 42,605 37,745 35,618
Credit to the public 186,215 182,991 172,604
Provision for credit loss (3,028) (2,524) (2,308)
Credit to the public, net 183,187 180,467 170,296
Credit to Governments 4,406 3,515 3,223
Investment in investee companies 152 171 196
Buildings and equipment 2,641 2,577 2,443
Intangible assets and goodwill 164 164 160
Assets in respect of derivative instruments 7,757 4,545 3,405
Other assets 5,612 4,064 4,382
Total Assets 276,404 259,823 239,440
Deposits from the public 213,667 201,450 190,839
Deposits from banks 7,339 6,419 4,970
Bonds and Subordinated debt notes 13,069 13,129 8,271
Liabilities in respect of derivative instruments 7,878 4,839 3,395
Other liabilities 13,880 14,266 12,932
Total liabilities 256,960 240,630 221,295
Equity capital attributed to the Bank's shareholders 18,929 18,678 17,618
Non-controlling rights in consolidated companies 515 515 527
Total equity 19,444 19,193 18,145
Total Liabilities and Equity 276,404 259,823 239,440

Main P&L and Balance Sheet Metric

USD m 1Q20 4Q19 1Q19 Vs. 4Q19 Vs. 1Q19
Net interest income 59 61 64 (3.3%) (7.8%)
Credit loss expenses 15 1 3 1,400% 400%
Non-interest income 32 19 17 68.4% 88.2%
Total income 91 80 81 13.8% 12.3%
Operating & other expenses 47 51 47 (7.8%) 0.0%
Net income 22 21 24 4.8% (8.3%)
Return on equity 8.1% 7.9% 9.9%
Cost-income ratio 51.6% 63.8% 58.0%
Rate of credit loss expenses 0.88% 0.09% 0.21%
NIM 2.51% 2.63% 2.90%
USD
Bn
Total assets 10,998 9,777 9,459 12.5% 16.3%
Loans, net 6,945 6,778 6,393 2.5% 8.6%
Securities 2,672 2,440 2,311 9.5% 15.6%
Deposits from the public 8,365 8,164 8,014 2.5% 4.4%
Total equity 1,081 1,078 983 0.3% 10.0%

Main P&L and Balance Sheet Metric

NIS m 1Q20 4Q19 1Q19 Vs. 4Q19 Vs. 1Q19
Net interest income 317 313 293 1.3% 8.2%
Credit loss expenses 98 58 38 69.0% 157.9%
Non-interest income 98 97 77 1.0% 27.3%
Total income 415 410 370 1.2% 12.2%
Operating & other expenses 241 233 230 3.4% 4.8%
Net income 49 77 67 (36.4%) (26.9%)
Return on equity 6.5% 10.6% 10.0%
Cost-income ratio 58.1% 56.8% 62.2%
Rate of credit loss expenses 1.22% 0.85% 0.60%
NIM 2.99% 3.39% 3.55%
NIS Bn
Total assets 44.8 44.4 36.1 0.8% 24.0%
Credit to the public, net 31.8 32.0 26.4 (0.5%) 20.4%
Securities 4.7 4.8 5.3 (1.9%) (10.9%)
Deposits from the public 35.8 36.2 30.4 (1.1%) 18.1%
Total equity 3.13 3.06 2.82 2.5% 11.2%

Main P&L and Balance Sheet Metric

NIS m 1Q20 4Q19 1Q19 Vs. 4Q19 Vs. 1Q19
Income from credit card transactions 330 352 313 (6.3%) 5.4%
Net interest income 134 130 120 3.1% 11.7%
Credit loss expenses 105 30 34 250.0% 208.8%
Non-interest financing income 8 2 (1) 300.0% -
Total income 472 484 432 (2.5%) 9.3%
Total expenses
(excluding credit loss expenses)
484 412 382 17.5% 26.7%
Net income (7) 52 37 - -
Return on equity (1.5%) 11.8% 8.2%
Cost-income ratio 80.3% 78.9% 80.6%
NIS Bn
Total assets 18.4 19.2 17.1 (4.2%) 7.2%
Interest bearing credit 6.6 6.5 5.8 1.7% 13.8%
Consumer credit 5.6 5.5 4.9 3.4% 16.3%
Total equity 1.8 1.8 1.9 0.1% (2.5%)

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