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SEB Interim / Quarterly Report 2015

Jul 14, 2015

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Interim / Quarterly Report

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Interim Report January – June 2015

STOCKHOLM 14 JULY 2015

"Customer activity was high in this exceptional market environment. With our diversified business-mix and strong balance sheet, we can continue to support and grow with our customers."

Annika Falkengren

Interim report January–June 2015

5.3 5.3 4.9 5.8 5.3 Q2-14 Q3-14 Q4-14 Q1-15 Q2-15 Operating profit SEK bn 6.7 * ** 6.6 6.2*** * Excluding divestment of shares in MasterCard Inc. ** Excluding divestment of Euroline

*** Excluding Swiss withholding tax decision

*** Excluding Swiss withholding tax decision

As indicated in SEB's press release dated 5 May 2015, the second quarter result includes a negative one-off item of SEK 902m. Excluding this item, the operating income for the first six months would have been SEK 23.6n, net profit SEK 9.5bn and return on equity 14.2 per cent. The second quarter operating income would have been SEK 12.0bn, net profit SEK 6.2bn and return on equity 14.8 per cent.

First six months 2015

(Numbers compared with the first six months 2014)

  • Operating profit SEK 11.0bn (10.1). Net profit SEK 8.6bn (8.1).
  • Operating income SEK 22.7bn (21.5) and operating expenses SEK 11.2bn (10.9).
  • Net credit losses SEK 0.4bn (0.5). Credit loss level 0.06 per cent (0.08).
  • Return on equity 12.9 per cent (13.1) and earnings per share SEK 3.92 (3.67).

Second quarter 2015

(Numbers compared with the second quarter 2014)

  • Operating profit SEK 5.3bn (5.3). Net profit SEK 3.9bn (4.2).
  • Operating income SEK 11.1bn (11.1) and operating expenses SEK 5.6bn (5.5).
  • Net credit losses SEK 0.2bn (0.3). Credit loss level 0.06 per cent (0.08).
  • Return on equity 12.0 per cent (13.8) and earnings per share SEK 1.79 (1.90).

Volumes

(Numbers compared with 31 December 2014)

  • Lending to the public amounted to SEK 1,395bn (1,356).
  • Deposits from the public amounted to SEK 970bn (943).
  • Assets under management amounted to SEK 1,780bn (1,708).

Capital and liquidity

(Numbers compared with 31 December 2014)

  • The Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio was 17.2 per cent (16.3).
  • The leverage ratio was 4.4 per cent (4.8).
  • The Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) was 123 per cent (115).
  • The core liquidity reserve amounted to SEK 462bn (410).

President's comment

The exceptional market environment dominated the first six months of 2015. Close to seven years after the collapse of Lehman, central banks have maintained an accommodative monetary policy with massive liquidity measures and very low or even negative interest rates. This has supported the real economy and reduced deflationary risks, but global imbalances remain. Volatility in asset prices and FX rates have increased substantially and credit spreads have widened over the last months. In China, where growth is consolidating, the highly leveraged equity market has seen its steepest decline in more than 20 years. In Europe, Greece and the eurozone leaders on 13 July seem to have reached an agreement on a bail-out package avoiding a Grexit. The crisis has underlined that there is no easy way forward for Greece. It has shaken the core of the eurozone.

Banks now operate within a continuously changing regulatory framework. As a result, in the prevailing environment banks have to act with caution in order to secure our vital long-term role to support private and corporate customers. In recent years, the unregulated shadow banking system has grown rapidly. Standardised, instead of risk-based, regulatory measures as presently being discussed, may lead to risk-taking not being priced correctly and a relatively higher proportion of credit being supplied outside the banking system. In times of turmoil it could lead to illiquid markets. It is important that banks' risk-absorbing capacity is not hampered by unintended consequences following the new regulatory requirements.

Higher profitability with a diverse business mix

SEB continues to deliver on its long-term business plan. Over the past years we have built a broader platform, strengthening our Nordic and German corporate franchise. We have grown with our customers, supporting them with our strong advisory capabilities. We have benefitted from higher customer activity and increased operating leverage.

We believe that our diverse business mix is key for delivering sustainable profitable growth. SEB's operating profit increased to SEK 11.0bn in the first half of 2015. Excluding the negative oneoff item in the second quarter, operating profit would have reached SEK 11.9bn, up by 18 per cent compared to the first six months last year, and return on equity 14.2 per cent. All divisions delivered profitability levels above 14 per cent. We have strengthened our resilience further through an even stronger balance sheet. The Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio increased to 17.2 per cent.

High customer activity

As the leading Nordic corporate bank, we quickly notice changes in business sentiment. This is evidenced by the strong result for Merchant Banking, up 18 per cent excluding the negative one-off item; net fee income and net financial income were particularly strong. On the back of the heightened volatility levels, corporate and institutional customers' demand for hedging interest rate and foreign exchange risks increased. At the same time, the broad-based demand for corporate credit remained subdued. All through the year the market for IPOs has been favourable. SEB participated in 11 transactions and continued to hold a no. 1 position in Nordic league tables.

Retail Banking performed well despite the impact of negative interest rates affecting deposit margins and operating income decreased only by 3 per cent compared to the first six months of last year. Business sentiment among SMEs remained subdued.

The increased risks for asset bubbles have made us even more active in advising our customers. Private individuals have tended to increase investments in fixed income and balanced funds, while institutional investors continued their search for yield outside the traditional asset classes. Our bancassurance model with a full service offering in the long-term savings area, including traditional life insurance, continues to be appreciated by our customers.

We are continuously investing in our customer offerings and during the year we have further developed our mobile banking services as well as our digital advisory capabilities within life insurance.

SEB's commitment as the relationship bank

Each and everyone in SEB is committed to deliver on our long-term business plan. We have shown that by being fully focused on our customers' long-term needs, we reach our long-term goals. Recently this was evidenced by Moody's upgrade of SEB's long-term debt to Aa3. SEB is the relationship bank in our part of the world.

The Group

Second quarter isolated

As disclosed in SEB's press release on 5 May 2015, the Swiss Supreme Court denied SEB's application for a refund of withholding tax dating back to the years 2006 through 2008. The following table shows the impact on the second quarter result from the one-off item.

Underlying One-off Reported
SEK m Q2 2015 item Q2 2015
Total operating income 11 986 902 11 084
- Whereof Net interest income 4 714 82 4 632
- Whereof Net financial income 1 586 820 766
Total operating expenses -5 606 -5 606
Profit before credit losses 6 380 902 5 478
Net credit losses etc -226 -226
Operating profit 6 154 902 5 252
Income tax expense -1 326 -1 326
Net profit 4 828 902 3 926

Operating profit amounted to SEK 5,252m (5,251) and net profit (after tax) amounted to SEK 3,926m (4,174).

Operating income

Total operating income amounted to SEK 11,084m (11,077).

Net interest income decreased by 6 per cent to SEK 4,632m (4,943). Net interest income in the second quarter reflected the impact of the negative repo rates.

Q2 Q1 Q2
SEK m 2015 2015 2014
Customer-driven NII 4 510 4 559 4 752
NII from other activities 122 387 191
Total 4 632 4 946 4 943

Customer-driven net interest income decreased by SEK 49m compared to the first quarter. The effect from the low interest rate environment was partially counteracted by increased volumes and improved lending margins.

Net interest income from other activities decreased by SEK 265m compared to the first quarter due to the interest rate volatility and business mix. There was also an interest expense in the amount of SEK 82m related to the one-off item.

Net fee and commission income amounted to SEK 4,812m (4,211), an increase of SEK 601m or 14 per cent compared to the second quarter 2014. Seasonal securities lending activities had a strong positive effect. In the low interest rate environment there was a large number of initial public offerings. SEB participated in 11 of these. These two factors, partially offset by the effect of lower performance fees, partly explain the increase in fee and commission income of SEK 538m from the first quarter.

Net financial income amounted to SEK 766m (845). Excluding the effect from the one-off item in the amount of SEK 820m, net financial income reached SEK 1,586m, an increase of 26 per cent year-on-year. In the current market environment there was a strong demand for hedging and risk management products within fixed income and foreign

exchange trading. The positive unrealised valuation adjustment from counterparty risk (CVA) and own credit standing in derivatives (DVA) and own credit adjustment (OCA) was SEK 342m during the second quarter.

Net life insurance income decreased to SEK 732m year-onyear (844). The financial turmoil during June with falling stock markets as well as increasing long-term interest rates, have had a negative effect in the traditional insurance area, especially in Denmark.

Net other income amounted to SEK 142m consisted of capital gains, dividend income, hedging effects and other items (234).

Operating expenses

Total operating expenses amounted to SEK 5,606m (5,519). The increase of 2 per cent was mainly explained by foreign exchange effects. Staff costs increased by SEK 261m partially because of increased pension costs.

Credit losses and provisions

Net credit losses amounted to SEK 220m (283). The credit loss level was 6 basis points (8).

Income tax expense

Total income tax expense was SEK 1,326m (1,077) and the effective tax rate was 25 per cent. The higher than normal tax rate reflected the non-deductibility of the one-off item.

Other comprehensive income

The other comprehensive income amounted to SEK 1,327m (-410).

The net revaluation of the defined benefit pension plans had a positive effect of SEK 2,554m in the second quarter. The main reason was the discount rate. In the second quarter, it increased in Sweden to 2.2 per cent from 1.6 per cent in the first quarter. In Germany it increased from 1.4 per cent to 2.4 per cent.

The net effect from the valuation of balance sheet items that may subsequently be reclassified to the income statement, e.g. cash-flow hedges and available-for-sale financial assets, was negative in the amount of SEK -1,227m (1,575), primarily due to negative cash-flow hedge effects.

Comparative numbers - in parenthesis - for the income statement refer to the corresponding period 2014. Business volumes are compared year-end 2014, unless otherwise stated.

The first six months

As disclosed in SEB's press release on 5 May 2015, the Swiss Supreme Court denied SEB's application for a refund of withholding tax dating back to the years 2006 through 2008. The following table shows the result for the first six months excluding this one-off item.

Underlying One-off Reported
SEK m Jan - Jun 2015 item Jan - Jun 2015
Total operating income 23 598 902 22 696
- Whereof Net interest income 9 660 82 9 578
- Whereof Net financial income 2 841 820 2 021
Total operating expenses -11 164 -11 164
Profit before credit losses 12 434 902 11 532
Net credit losses etc -490 -490
Operating profit 11 944 902 11 042
Income tax expense -2 465 -2 465
Net profit 9 479 902 8 577

Operating profit amounted to SEK 11,042m (10,106) and net profit (after tax) amounted to SEK 8,577m (8,058).

Operating income

Total operating income amounted to SEK 22,696m (21,520).

Net interest income decreased by 2 per cent to SEK 9,578m (9,761).

Jan - Jun Change
SEK m 2015 2014 %
Customer-driven NII 9 069 9 390 -3
NII from other activities 509 371 37
Total 9 578 9 761 -2

The impact of the repo rate cuts on the customer-driven net interest income on deposits was partly offset by increased loan volumes and lending margins. The customer-driven net interest income decreased by 3 per cent compared with the first six months 2014.

Net interest income from other activities increased by SEK 138m compared with the first six months 2014. It includes an interest expense in the amount of SEK 82m related to the one-off item.

Net fee and commission income increased by 14 per cent to SEK 9,086m (7,939). Performance and transaction fees increased by SEK 428m to SEK 492m compared to the same period last year. The stock market appreciated and the volumes of asset under management increased. The high level of event-driven corporate activities (initial public offerings-IPOs) was maintained in the low interest environment. The contribution from securities lending was high.

Net financial income increased to SEK 2,021m (1,924). Excluding the negative effect of SEK 820m from the one-off item, net financial income amounted to SEK 2,841m, an increase of 48 per cent. Client demand for hedging and risk management products within fixed income and currency trading operations was high in a market with high volatility.

Net life insurance income was virtually flat at SEK 1,672m year-on-year (1,662). Total income generated from life insurance business including an internal allocation from fund companies increased by 7 per cent.

Net other income amounted to SEK 339m (234) and consisted of hedge accounting effects, capital gains, dividend income and other items.

Operating expenses

Total operating expenses amounted to SEK 11,164m (10,857), an increase of 3 per cent compared to the corresponding period 2014, mainly because of foreign exchange effects and pension costs.

The operating expenses are in line with the cost cap of below SEK 22.5bn annually, which is applicable for 2015 and 2016.

Credit losses and provisions

Asset quality remained robust and the overall credit loss level was in line with the level of the previous two years. Net credit losses amounted to SEK 408m (541). The credit loss level was 6 basis points (8).

Non-performing loans (NPL) amounted to SEK 9,845m (10,599). Non-performing loans consist of individually assessed impaired loans which amounted to SEK 6,257m (6,791), portfolio assessed loans past due >60 days which amounted to SEK 3,370m (3,534) and restructured loans which amounted to SEK 218m (274).

The total reserve ratio for individually assessed impaired loans and the NPL coverage ratio was 61 (62) per cent and 58 (59) per cent, respectively.

Income tax expense

Total income tax expense was SEK 2,465m (2,048), corresponding to an effective tax rate of 22 per cent.

Taking the non-deductibility of the one-off item into account, SEB's effective tax rate for the year is expected to be 21 per cent.

Other comprehensive income

The other comprehensive income amounted to SEK 926m.

The net revaluation of the defined benefit pension plans had a positive effect of SEK 1,787m compared to a negative effect of SEK -1,842m for the first six months 2014. The revaluation change was a net of the effect from increased discount rates and the revaluation of the plan assets.

The net effect from the valuation of balance sheet items that may subsequently be reclassified to the income statement, e.g. cash-flow hedges and available-for-sale financial assets, was negative in the amount of SEK -861m (2,607), primarily due to negative cash-flow hedge effects.

Business volumes

Total assets at the end of the period were SEK 2,760bn (2,641). Loans to the public amounted to SEK 1,395bn, an increase of SEK 39bn since year-end.

Jun Dec Jun
SEK bn 2015 2014 2014
Public administration 47 50 53
Private individuals 527 519 509
Corporate 706 689 697
Repos 94 76 107
Debt instruments 21 22 22
Loans to the public 1 395 1 356 1 388

SEB's total credit portfolio (which includes both on- and off-balance sheet volumes) amounted to SEK 2,108bn (2,094). Since year-end, total household loans and commitments increased by SEK 23bn. The combined corporate and property management credit portfolio was virtually unchanged. An increase in corporate lending was offset by a decrease in corporate contingent liabilities and other off-balance sheet volumes.

Deposits from the public amounted to SEK 970bn, an increase of SEK 27bn compared to year-end.

Jun Dec Jun
SEK bn 2015 2014 2014
Public administration 65 62 85
Private individuals 260 246 237
Corporate 627 629 559
Repos 18 6 9
Deposits and borrowings from the public 970 943 890

Since year-end, deposits from private individuals increased by SEK 14bn while there was a decline in deposits from corporations in the amount of SEK 2bn.

At the end of the first six months, assets under management amounted to SEK 1,780bn (1,708). The net inflow of assets during the first six months was SEK 42bn and the market value increased by SEK 30bn.

Assets under custody amounted to SEK 7,621bn (6,763).

Market risk

The trading business is customer flow-driven. Value-at-Risk (VaR) in the trading operations averaged SEK 120m in 2015 (2014 average 98). On average, the Group is not expected to lose more than this amount during a period of ten trading days, with 99 per cent probability. Market volatilities relating to the development of interest rates and stock markets led to the increase in VaR during the first six months.

Liquidity and long-term funding

During the first six months, SEK 62bn of long-term funding matured (of which SEK 8bn was hybrid tier 1 capital, SEK 48bn covered bonds and SEK 6bn senior debt) and SEK 40bn was issued (of which SEK 26bn constituted covered bonds and SEK 14bn senior debt).

The core liquidity reserve at the end of the period amounted to SEK 462bn (410).

The Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR), according to the rules adapted for Sweden by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, must be at least 100 per cent in total and in EUR and USD, separately. At the end of the period, the LCR was

123 per cent (115). The USD and EUR LCRs were 135 and 158 per cent, respectively.

The Bank is committed to a stable funding base. SEB's internal structural liquidity measure, which measures the proportion of stable funding in relation to illiquid assets, Core Gap, was 106 per cent.

Rating

Moody's upgraded SEB's long-term senior unsecured debt from A1 to Aa3 based on its view on SEB's asset quality, earnings stability and diversification as well as increased efficiency.

Fitch rates SEB's long-term senior unsecured bonds as A+ with a positive outlook. The rating reflects SEB's strong domestic franchise, particularly in corporate banking, its solid capitalisation, sound asset quality and robust revenue generation.

SEB's long-term senior unsecured rating of A+ by Standard & Poor's is on negative outlook based on their view on the implicit government support of Swedish and European banks. The outlook on SEB's stand-alone credit worthiness remains stable.

Capital position

The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) publishes its future expected capital requirements on banks on a quarterly basis. The requirements on SEB published in May 2015 were a Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 15.6 per cent and a total capital ratio of 20.1 per cent.

The following table shows the risk exposure amount and capital ratios according to Basel III.

Jun Dec Jun
Own funds requirement, Basel III 2015 2014 2014
Risk exposure amount, SEK bn 614 617 598
Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio, % 17.2 16.3 16.0
Tier 1 capital ratio, % 19.4 19.5 17.9
Total capital ratio, % 21.7 22.2 20.5
Leverage ratio, % 4.4 4.8 4.0

The risk exposure amount was SEK 3bn lower than at yearend. A decrease from an improvement in corporate average risk weight was counteracted by an increase in market risk.

The Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio improved by 0.9 percentage points since year-end primarily driven by the net profit.

The total capital ratio decreased compared to year-end due to redemptions of two hybrid Tier 1 capital issues in March. The redemptions were pre-financed by a CRR/CRD IV compliant additional Tier 1 capital issue of USD 1.1bn in November 2014.

Long-term financial targets

SEB's long-term financial targets are to:

  • pay a yearly dividend that is 40 per cent or above of the earnings per share,
  • maintain a Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio of around 150 bps above the requirement from the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA), and
  • generate a return on equity that is competitive with peers.

In the long term, SEB aspires to reach a sustainable return on equity of 15 per cent.

The currently expected regulatory Common Equity Tier 1 requirement is 15.6 per cent. The capital requirements from the FSA will come fully into force late 2015. At that point in time and based on the current understanding of the requirements and SEB's balance sheet as per 31 December 2014, it is estimated that SEB's capital target would be a pro forma Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio of around 17 per cent to achieve the targeted 150 bps margin over the regulatory requirement.

Risks and uncertainties

SEB assumes credit, market, liquidity, IT and operational as well as life insurance risks. The risk composition of the Group, as well as the related risk, liquidity and capital management, are described in SEB's Annual Report for 2014 (see pp 28-33) and in the Capital Adequacy and Risk Management report for 2014. Further information is presented in the Fact Book on a quarterly basis.

The macroeconomic development remains uncertain, the large global economic imbalances remain and the potential reduction of liquidity support to financial markets from central banks may create direct and indirect effects that are difficult to assess. The market uncertainty has been impacted by the unfolding geopolitical development as well as by the uncertainty around the development of oil prices. Highest on the current agenda is the uncertainty around the on-going Greek debt restructuring. In addition, there is uncertainty around the effects in the case that the current low or negative interest rates are prolonged, in particular around the financial and practical ramifications.

Realignment of management accounting

In order to ensure that the Basel III requirements are fully integrated throughout the organisation, SEB has since 2012 gradually adjusted the management accounting. In 2012, 2013 and 2014, SEK 16bn, 23bn and 10bn of additional capital, respectively, was allocated to the divisions from the central function – in total SEK 49bn. In 2015, another SEK 17bn was allocated.

Stockholm, 14 July 2015

The President and the Board of Directors declare that the Interim Accounts for January – June 2015 provide a fair overview of the Parent Company's and the Group's operations, their financial position and results and describe material risks and uncertainties facing the Parent Company and the Group.

Marcus Wallenberg
Chairman

Urban Jansson Deputy chairman

Johan H. Andresen Director

Signhild Arnegård Hansen Director

Samir Brikho Director

Jesper Ovesen Deputy chairman

Winnie Fok Director

Birgitta Kantola Director

TomasNicolin Director

Sven Nyman Director

Magdalena Olofsson Director*

Håkan Westerberg Director*

Annika Falkengren President and Chief Executive Officer

* appointed by the employees

Press conference and webcasts

The press conference at 9 am (local time) on 14 July 2015, at Kungsträdgårdsgatan 8 with the President and CEO Annika Falkengren can be followed live in Swedish on www.sebgroup.com/sv/ir. A simultaneous translation into English will be available on www.sebgroup.com/ir. A replay will be available afterwards.

Access to telephone conference

The telephone conference at 1 pm (CEST) on 14 July 2015 with the President and CEO Annika Falkengren, the CFO Jan Erik Back and the Head of Investor Relations Jonas Söderberg, can be accessed by telephone, +44(0)20 7162 0177 or +46(0)8 5052 0114. Please quote conference id: 954026, and call at least 10 minutes in advance. A replay of the conference call will be available on www.sebgroup.com/ir.

Financial information calendar

21 October 2015 Interim report January-September 2015

Further information is available from:

Jan Erik Back, Chief Financial Officer Tel: +46 8 22 19 00 Jonas Söderberg, Head of Investor Relations Tel: +46 8 763 83 19, +46 73 521 02 66 Viveka Hirdman-Ryrberg, Head of Corporate Communications Tel: +46 8 763 85 77, +46 70 550 35 00

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ.) SE-106 40 Stockholm, Sweden Telephone: +46 771 62 10 00 www.sebgroup.com Corporate organisation number: 502032-9081

Additional financial information is available in SEB's Fact Book which is published quarterly on www.sebgroup.com/ir.

Accounting policies

This Interim Report is presented in accordance with IAS 34 Interim Financial Reporting. The Group's consolidated accounts have been prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and interpretations of these standards as adopted by the European Commission. The accounting follows the Annual Accounts Act for Credit Institutions and Securities Companies (1995:1559) and the regulation and general guidelines issued by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority: Annual Reports in Credit institutions and Securities Companies (FFFS 2008:25). In addition, the Supplementary Accounting Rules for Groups (RFR 1) from the Swedish Financial Reporting Board have been applied. The Parent company has prepared its accounts in accordance with Swedish Annual Act for Credit Institutions and Securities Companies, the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority's regulations and general guidelines (FFFS 2008:25) on annual reports in credit institutions and securities companies and the Supplementary accounting rules

for legal entities (RFR 2) issued by the Swedish Financial Reporting Board.

From the financial year 2015 clarifications of several standards come into force. IAS 19 Employee Benefits has been amended regarding employee contributions in defined benefit plans, and an interpretation from IFRIC clarifies when to recognise a liability to pay a levy accounted for according to IAS 37 Provisions, contingent liabilities and contingent assets. Several standards have also been clarified within the Annual Improvements 2010-2012 and 2011-2013 Cycles. These changes have not had a material impact on the financial statements of the Group or on capital adequacy and large exposures.

In all other material aspects, the Group's and the Parent company's accounting policies, basis for calculations and presentations are unchanged in comparison with the 2014 Annual Report.

Review report

We have reviewed this report for the period 1 January 2015 to 30 June 2015 for Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ.). The board of directors and the CEO are responsible for the preparation and presentation of this interim report in accordance with IAS 34 and the Swedish Annual Accounts Act for Credit institutions and Securities Companies. Our responsibility is to express a conclusion on this interim report based on our review.

We conducted our review in accordance with the International Standard on Review Engagements, ISRE 2410, Review of Interim Report Performed by the Independent Auditor of the Entity. A review consists of making inquiries, primarily of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters, and applying analytical and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with International Standards on Auditing, ISA, and other generally accepted auditing standards in Sweden. The procedures performed in a review do not enable us to obtain assurance that we would become aware of all significant matters that might be identified in an audit. Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion.

Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the interim report is not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with IAS 34 and the Swedish Annual Accounts Act for Credit institutions and Securities Companies regarding the Group, and with the Swedish Annual Accounts Act for Credit institutions and Securities Companies, regarding the Parent Company.

Stockholm, 14 July 2015

PricewaterhouseCoopers AB

Authorised Public Accountant Authorised Public Accountant Partner in charge

Peter Nyllinge Magnus Svensson Henryson

The SEB Group

Income statement – SEB Group

Q2 Q1 Q2 Jan - Jun Full year
SEK m 2015 2015 % 2014 % 2015 2014 % 2014
Net interest income 4 632 4 946 -6 4 943 -6 9 578 9 761 -2 19 943
Net fee and commission income 4 812 4 274 13 4 211 14 9 086 7 939 14 16 306
Net financial income 766 1 255 -39 845 -9 2 021 1 924 5 2 921
Net life insurance income 732 940 -22 844 -13 1 672 1 662 1 3 345
Net other income 142 197 -28 234 -39 339 234 45 4 421
Total operating income 11 084 11 612 -5 11 077 0 22 696 21 520 5 46 936
Staff costs -3 754 -3 556 6 -3 493 7 -7 310 -6 954 5 -13 760
Other expenses -1 347 -1 523 -12 -1 549 -13 -2 870 -2 980 -4 -6 310
Depreciation, amortisation and impairment
of tangible and intangible assets - 505 - 479 5 - 477 6 - 984 - 923 7 -2 073
Total operating expenses -5 606 -5 558 1 -5 519 2 -11 164 -10 857 3 -22 143
Profit before credit losses 5 478 6 054 -10 5 558 -1 11 532 10 663 8 24 793
Gains less losses from tangible and
intangible assets - 6 - 76 -92 - 24 -75 - 82 - 16 - 121
Net credit losses - 220 - 188 17 - 283 -22 - 408 - 541 -25 -1 324
Operating profit 5 252 5 790 -9 5 251 0 11 042 10 106 9 23 348
Income tax expense -1 326 -1 139 16 -1 077 23 -2 465 -2 048 20 -4 129
Net profit 3 926 4 651 -16 4 174 -6 8 577 8 058 6 19 219
Attributable to minority interests 1
Attributable to shareholders 3 926 4 651 -16 4 174 -6 8 577 8 058 6 19 218
Basic earnings per share, SEK 1.79 2.12 1.90 3.92 3.67 8.79
Diluted earnings per share, SEK 1.78 2.11 1.89 3.89 3.65 8.73

Statement of comprehensive income – SEB Group

Q2 Q1 Q2 Jan - Jun Full year
SEK m 2015 2015 % 2014 % 2015 2014 % 2014
Net profit 3 926 4 651 -16 4 174 -6 8 577 8 058 6 19 219
Items that may subsequently be reclassified to the income statement:
Available-for-sale financial assets - 388 95 294 - 293 701 -142 - 11
Cash flow hedges - 743 498 887 -184 - 245 1 533 -116 3 094
Translation of foreign operations - 96 - 227 -58 394 -124 - 323 373 -187 647
Items that will not be reclassified to the income statement:
Defined benefit plans 2 554 - 767 -1 985 1 787 -1 842 -197 -2 700
Other comprehensive income (net of tax) 1 327 - 401 - 410 926 765 21 1 030
Total comprehensive income 5 253 4 250 24 3 764 40 9 503 8 823 8 20 249
Attributable to minority interests
Attributable to shareholders 5 253 4 250 24 3 764 40 9 503 8 823 8 20 249

Balance sheet – SEB Group

30 Jun 31 Dec 30 Jun
SEK m 2015 2014 2014
Cash and cash balances with central banks 202 714 103 098 184 555
Other lending to central banks 9 183 16 817 7 705
Loans to other credit institutions1) 88 606 90 945 117 076
Loans to the public 1 395 426 1 355 680 1 387 929
Financial assets at fair value2) 912 783 936 844 822 099
Available-for-sale financial assets2) 39 359 46 014 49 537
Held-to-maturity investments2) 91 88
Assets held for sale 1 113 841 900
Investments in associates 1 107 1 251 1 346
Tangible and intangible assets 26 515 27 524 28 424
Other assets 83 633 62 141 54 125
Total assets 2 760 439 2 641 246 2 653 784
Deposits from central banks and credit institutions 185 724 115 186 201 269
Deposits and borrowing from the public 969 897 943 114 890 049
Liabilities to policyholders 379 040 364 354 340 449
Debt securities 701 802 689 863 743 392
Other financial liabilities at fair value 264 135 280 763 253 025
Liabilities held for sale 218 1 721
Other liabilities 92 543 70 257 68 129
Provisions 2 043 2 868 2 278
Subordinated liabilities 31 667 40 265 30 248
Total equity 133 370 134 576 123 224
Total liabilities and equity 2 760 439 2 641 246 2 653 784
1) Loans to credit institutions and liquidity placements with other direct participants in interbank fund transfer systems.
2) Whereof bonds and other interest bearing securities. 341 618 343 964 329 078

A more detailed balance sheet is included in the Fact Book.

Pledged assets, contingent liabilities and commitments – SEB Group

30 Jun 31 Dec 30 Jun
SEK m 2015 2014 2014
Collateral pledged for own liabilities1) 492 699 437 991 436 038
Assets pledged for liabilities to insurance policyholders 379 040 364 354 340 449
Collateral and comparable security pledged for own liabilities 871 739 802 345 776 487
Other pledged assets and comparable collateral2) 144 640 127 792 138 985
Contingent liabilities 110 880 116 566 107 841
Commitments 611 704 559 575 559 508

1) Of which collateralised for covered bonds SEK 330,953m (359,276/335,679).

2) Securities lending SEK 63,991m (51,722/61,630) and pledged but unencumbered bonds SEK 71,899m (73,496/73,392).

Key figures – SEB Group

Q2 Q1 Q2 Jan - Jun
2015 2015 2014 2015 2014 Full year
2014
Return on equity, % 12.04 13.81 13.77 12.88 13.14 15.25
Return on total assets, % 0.53 0.64 0.61 0.58 0.61 0.71
Return on risk exposure amount, % 2.54 2.99 2.81 2.77 2.72 3.23
Cost/income ratio 0.51 0.48 0.50 0.49 0.50 0.47
Basic earnings per share, SEK 1.79 2.12 1.90 3.92 3.67 8.79
Weighted average number of shares, millions1) 2 191 2 189 2 186 2 190 2 193 2 187
Diluted earnings per share, SEK 1.78 2.11 1.89 3.89 3.65 8.73
Weighted average number of diluted shares, millions2) 2 202 2 202 2 204 2 202 2 208 2 202
Net worth per share, SEK 67.91 66.22 62.47 67.91 62.47 68.13
Equity per share, SEK 60.84 58.76 56.27 60.84 56.27 61.47
Average shareholders' equity, SEK, billion 130.5 134.7 121.3 133.2 122.6 126.1
Credit loss level, % 0.06 0.05 0.08 0.06 0.08 0.09
Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR)3), % 123 124 127 123 127 115
Own funds requirement, Basel III
Risk exposure amount, SEK m 614 063 623 454 598 162 614 063 598 162 616 531
Expressed as own funds requirement, SEK m 49 125 49 874 47 853 49 125 47 853 49 322
Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio, % 17.2 16.6 16.0 17.2 16.0 16.3
Tier 1 capital ratio, % 19.4 18.8 17.9 19.4 17.9 19.5
Total capital ratio, % 21.7 21.1 20.5 21.7 20.5 22.2
Number of full time equivalents4) 15 773 15 695 15 771 15 714 15 667 15 714
Assets under custody, SEK bn 7 621 7 603 6 161 7 621 6 161 6 763
Assets under management, SEK bn 1 780 1 832 1 605 1 780 1 605 1 708

1) The number of issued shares was 2,194,171,802. SEB owned 5,495,862 Class A shares for the equity based programmes at year-end 2014. During 2015 SEB has purchased 2,600,000 shares and 6,257,979 shares have been sold. Thus, as at June 30 2015 SEB owned 1,837,883 Class A-shares with a market value of SEK 195m.

2) Calculated dilution based on the estimated economic value of the long-term incentive programmes.

3) According to Swedish FSA regulations for respective period.

4) Quarterly numbers are for last month of quarter. Accumulated numbers are average for the period.

In SEB's Fact Book, this table is available with nine quarters of history.

Income statement on quarterly basis - SEB Group

Q2 Q1 Q4 Q3 Q2
SEK m 2015 2015 2014 2014 2014
Net interest income 4 632 4 946 5 010 5 172 4 943
Net fee and commission income 4 812 4 274 4 553 3 814 4 211
Net financial income 766 1 255 343 654 845
Net life insurance income 732 940 854 829 844
Net other income 142 197 2 003 2 184 234
Total operating income 11 084 11 612 12 763 12 653 11 077
Staff costs -3 754 -3 556 -3 414 -3 392 -3 493
Other expenses -1 347 -1 523 -1 781 -1 549 -1 549
Depreciation, amortisation and impairment of tangible
and intangible assets - 505 - 479 - 596 - 554 - 477
Total operating expenses -5 606 -5 558 -5 791 -5 495 -5 519
Profit before credit losses 5 478 6 054 6 972 7 158 5 558
Gains less losses from tangible and intangible assets - 6 - 76 - 85 - 20 - 24
Net credit losses - 220 - 188 - 310 - 473 - 283
Operating profit 5 252 5 790 6 577 6 665 5 251
Income tax expense -1 326 -1 139 - 889 -1 192 -1 077
Net profit 3 926 4 651 5 688 5 473 4 174
Attributable to minority interests
Attributable to shareholders
3 926 4 651 5 688 1
5 472
4 174
Basic earnings per share, SEK 1.79 2.12 2.60 2.50 1.90
Diluted earnings per share, SEK 1.78 2.11 2.58 2.48 1.89

Income statement by Division – SEB Group

Merchant Retail Wealth
Jan-Jun 2015, SEK m Banking Banking Management Life Baltic Other Eliminations SEB Group
Net interest income 3 940 3 794 285 - 20 1 020 581 - 22 9 578
Net fee and commission income 3 297 2 284 2 349 540 19 597 9 086
Net financial income 1 866 180 120 139 - 284 2 021
Net life insurance income 2 551 - 879 1 672
Net other income 148 15 46 10 130 - 10 339
Total operating income 9 251 6 273 2 800 2 531 1 709 446 - 314 22 696
Staff costs -1 879 -1 402 - 663 - 620 - 361 -2 409 24 -7 310
Other expenses -2 428 -1 492 - 657 - 244 - 488 2 149 290 -2 870
Depreciation, amortisation and impairment
of tangible and intangible assets - 46 - 34 - 13 - 501 - 35 - 355 - 984
Total operating expenses -4 353 -2 928 -1 333 -1 365 - 884 - 615 314 -11 164
Profit before credit losses 4 898 3 345 1 467 1 166 825 - 169 11 532
Gains less losses from tangible and
intangible assets 1 - 84 1 - 82
Net credit losses - 119 - 227 - 33 - 29 - 408
Operating profit 4 780 3 118 1 467 1 166 708 - 197 11 042

SEB's markets

SEB offers universal financial advice and services in Sweden and the Baltic countries. In Denmark, Finland, Norway and Germany, the bank's operations have a strong focus on corporate and investment banking based on a fullservice offering to corporate and institutional clients. In addition, SEB serves its corporate and institutional customers through its international network.

Distribution by country Jan - Jun Operating profit
Total operating income
Total operating expenses
Operating profit in local currency
SEK m 2015 2014 % 2015 2014 % 2015 2014 % 2015 2014 %
Sweden 13 507 12 188 11 -7 083 -7 082 0 6 076 4 675 30 6 076 4 675 30
Norway 1 728 1 629 6 - 520 - 549 - 5 1 177 1 030 14 1 090 952 14
Denmark1) 1 041 1 701 - 39 - 654 - 600 9 440 1 078 - 59 351 898 - 61
Finland 959 934 3 - 379 - 352 8 576 576 0 62 64 - 3
Germany2) 1 842 1 857 - 1 - 836 - 829 1 1 013 1 058 - 4 108 118 - 8
Estonia 645 603 7 - 285 - 263 8 386 353 9 41 39 5
Latvia 462 482 - 4 - 254 - 260 - 2 154 144 7 17 16 6
Lithuania 750 786 - 5 - 377 - 337 12 284 435 - 35 30 49 - 39
Other countries and eliminations 1 762 1 340 31 - 776 - 585 33 936 757 24
Total 22 696 21 520 5 -11 164 -10 857 3 11 042 10 106 9

Profit per country

1) Including the negative one-off effect from Swiss withholding tax decision.

2) Excluding Treasury operations.

  • Targeted expansion in the Nordic countries and Germany continued
  • Excluding the one-off item1 , Danish operating profit increased by 24 per cent
  • SEB's international network's customer offer in other countries led to a 24 per cent increase in operating profit

Comments on the first six months

In Sweden, operating profit represented 55 per cent of the group total and increased by SEK 1,401m, 30 per cent, yearon-year. Customers in both the private and corporate segments increased lending and deposit volumes compared to June 2014. Fee income increased mainly from asset management operations. Operating expenses were unchanged from last year.

In Norway, business activity increased during the first six months and strong income was combined with low costs. Operating income increased by 6 per cent and contributed to an increase in operating profit by 14 per cent compared to the same period last year. This reflects a development where SEB saw high customer-event driven activity. The card business saw increased income.

In Denmark, the operating profit amounted to SEK 440m. The result of underlying activities was SEK 1,342m1 , an increase of 24 per cent compared to same period in 2014 based on strong performance in Corporate Banking, Markets and Wealth Management.

In Finland, the development of operating profit was supported by steady underlying income level, especially in Investment Banking with event-driven income during the second quarter. The positive effect from the recently acquired card portfolio continued. Wealth Management was able to maintain its operating profit level.

The German operating profit was 4 per cent lower than 2014 in a challenging market. The net interest income reflected the current low interest rate environment while net fee and commission income was in line with the corresponding period 2014. SEB Asset Management AG was sold to Savills plc. The closing of the transaction is expected to take place during the third quarter.

The Baltic operations were resilient to the development in Russia but business sentiment remained subdued. See also the information on the Baltic division.

1 See page 4 for information on a withholding tax decision made by the Swiss Supreme Court. The comment excludes the effects of the decision. It relates to a former entity of SEB Denmark and has no effect on SEB's current business.

Merchant Banking

The Merchant Banking division offers commercial and investment banking services to large corporate and institutional clients, mainly in the Nordic region and Germany. Customers are also served through an extensive international presence.

Income statement Q2 Q1 Q2 Full year SEK m 2015 2015 % 2014 % 2015 2014 % 2014 Net interest income 1 870 2 070 - 10 2 218 - 16 3 940 4 237 - 7 8 315 Net fee and commission income 2 011 1 286 56 1 752 15 3 297 3 157 4 6 169 Net financial income 639 1 227 - 48 785 - 19 1 866 1 753 6 2 817 Net other income 85 63 35 101 - 16 148 64 131 808 Total operating income 4 605 4 646 - 1 4 856 - 5 9 251 9 2110 18 109 Staff costs - 947 - 932 2 - 929 2 -1 879 -1 821 3 -3 654 Other expenses -1 233 -1 195 3 -1 156 7 -2 428 -2 310 5 -4 624 Depreciation, amortisation and impairment of tangible and intangible assets - 23 - 23 0 - 31 - 26 - 46 - 63 - 27 - 126 Total operating expenses -2 203 -2 1502 -2 1164 -4 353 -4 1944 -8 404 Profit before credit losses 2 402 2 496 - 4 2 740 - 12 4 898 5 017 - 2 9 705 Gains less losses from tangible and intangible assets 1 - 12 - 108 1 - 12 - 108 - 13 Net credit losses - 26 - 93 - 72 - 144 - 82 - 119 - 196 - 39 - 604 Operating profit 2 377 2 403 -1 2 584 -8 4 780 4 809 - 1 9 088 Cost/Income ratio 0.48 0.46 0.44 0.47 0.46 0.46 Business equity, SEK bn 62.2 61.6 52.7 61.9 51.7 52.3 Return on business equity, % 11.8 12.0 15.1 11.9 14.3 13.4 Number of full time equivalents1) 2 221 2 208 2 216 2 218 2 207 2 212 Jan- Jun

1) Ouarterly numbers are for last month of quarter. Accumulated numbers are average for the period.

  • Operating profit improved by 18 per cent1 excluding the one-off item
  • Continued favourable markets for IPOs
  • High demand for risk management products

Comments on the first six months

Central banks continued to lower interest rates and the second quarter saw high demand for IPOs and spurred demand for risk management products. Further volatility was accentuated by decreased liquidity brought on by tougher capital requirements on banks. SEB continued to leverage on the strong advisory capabilities by being the market leader in the Nordic IPO and capital markets.

The effect of negative interest rates continued to be monitored and selectively implemented in pricing models. Large corporations' business sentiment remained stable during the second quarter and demand for new loans and revolving credit facilities remained at a low level.

Operating income amounted to SEK 10,153m1 , an increase of 10 per cent year-on-year. This was to a large extent driven by high client activity within risk management as well as securities lending. Operating expenses increased by 4 per cent to SEK 4,353m (4,194), mainly related to currency effects. Net credit losses amounted to SEK 119m (196) reflecting a continued high asset quality equivalent to credit losses of

4 basis points. Operating profit increased with 18 per cent1 year-on-year.

Markets' operating income1 grew substantially on the back of increased client demand and heightened volatility levels within both fixed income operations and foreign exchange. The equities business also presented seasonally strong income.

Transaction Banking ended the first six months slightly below last year where volume growth did not fully compensate for lower or negative interest rates. Assets under custody amounted to SEK 7,621bn (6,763).

Corporate & Investment Banking performed in line with the corresponding period last year. A decline in larger eventbased transactions relating to M&A and bond issuance was compensated by growth in other areas.

1 See page 4 for information on a withholding tax decision made by the Swiss Supreme Court. Operating income and operating profit are commented upon excluding the effects of the decision.

Retail Banking

The Retail Banking division offers full banking and advisory services to private individuals and small and medium-sized corporate customers in Sweden, as well as card services in four Nordic countries.

Income statement

Q2 Q1 Q2 Jan- Jun Full year
SEK m 2015 2015 % 2014 % 2015 2014 % 2014
Net interest income 1 896 1 898 0 2 119 - 11 3 794 4 181 - 9 8 141
Net fee and commission income 1 141 1 143 0 1 053 8 2 284 2 035 12 4 232
Net financial income 91 89 2 82 11 180 162 11 318
Net other income 11 4 175 20 - 45 15 68 - 78 121
Total operating income 3 139 3 134 0 3 274 - 4 6 273 6 446 - 3 12 812
Staff costs - 697 - 705 - 1 - 673 4 -1 402 -1 347 4 -2 701
Other expenses - 769 - 723 6 - 753 2 -1 492 -1 476 1 -2 943
Depreciation, amortisation and impairment of
tangible and intangible assets - 16 - 18 - 11 - 16 0 - 34 - 29 17 - 63
Total operating expenses -1 482 -1 446 2 -1 442 3 -2 928 -2 852 3 -5 707
Profit before credit losses 1 657 1 688 - 2 1 832 - 10 3 345 3 594 - 7 7 105
Gains less losses from tangible and intangible assets
Net credit losses - 122 - 105 16 - 135 - 10 - 227 - 270 - 16 - 483
Operating profit 1 535 1 583 - 3 1 697 - 10 3 118 3 324 - 6 6 622
Cost/Income ratio 0.47 0.46 0.44 0.47 0.44 0.45
Business equity, SEK bn 34.6 34.0 24.4 34.3 24.4 24.6
Return on business equity, % 13.7 14.3 21.4 14.0 21.0 20.7
Number of full time equivalents1) 3 412 3 305 3 453 3 319 3 364 3 370

1) Ouarterly numbers are for last month of quarter. Accumulated numbers are average for the period.

  • Operating profit decreased by 6 per cent, driven primarily by lower deposit margins
  • Public comparative figures for the average interest rate on mortgages were introduced
  • Savings volumes increased

Comments on the first six months

Private consumption increased in Sweden while the business sentiment continued to be more subdued. The Swedish central bank lowered the repo rate to below zero in several steps. SEB and other Swedish banks published average interest rates on mortgage loans in accordance with the FSA's new rules.

Activity among corporate clients remained cautious even though the willingness to invest recovered somewhat from the first quarter. Since year-end, corporate lending increased by SEK 4bn to SEK 173bn and SEB gained market share in the corporate segment. 'Swish företag', a mobile service that facilitates payment transactions between companies and individuals, was launched as part of the focus on an enhanced digital offering.

SEB attracted 4,000 new full-service customers in the private market to a total of 480,600. The mortgage portfolio growth was close to market growth and mortgages increased by SEK 10bn during the first six months. Total lending to individuals increased by 2.1 per cent. Despite the uniquely low interest rates in Sweden total corporate and private deposits

increased by SEK 14bn since year-end. Private individuals' savings in mutual funds increased by SEK 5bn during the same period and SEB's market share increased.

Operating income decreased by 3 per cent compared with the first six months 2014, driven primarily by the exceptionally low interest rates and lower deposit margins. Net interest income decreased by 9 per cent. In the difficult interest rate and business environment, operating income was unchanged between the first and second quarter. Operating expenses amounted to SEK 2,928m (2,852). The increase is mainly explained by increased pension costs. Loan losses amounted to SEK 227m during the first six months, corresponding to a loan loss ratio of 8 basis points.

The card operations developed positively. During the quarter, a digital newsroom for Eurocard was launched to enhance the customer experience.

Wealth Management

The Wealth Management division offers a full spectrum of asset management and advisory services to institutions and high net-worth individuals, including the leading Nordic private banking offering.

Income statement

Q2 Q1 Q2 Jan- Jun Full year
SEK m 2015 2015 % 2014 % 2015 2014 % 2014
Net interest income 137 148 - 7 194 - 29 285 377 - 24 685
Net fee and commission income 1 060 1 289 - 18 895 18 2 349 1 744 35 3 884
Net financial income 68 52 31 45 51 120 96 25 152
Net other income 37 9 57 - 35 46 64 - 28 193
Total operating income 1 302 1 498 - 13 1 191 9 2 800 2 281 23 4 914
Staff costs - 323 - 340 - 5 - 305 6 - 663 - 612 8 -1 216
Other expenses - 324 - 333 - 3 - 318 2 - 657 - 650 1 -1 382
Depreciation, amortisation and impairment of
tangible and intangible assets - 4 - 9 - 56 - 9 - 56 - 13 - 19 - 32 - 39
Total operating expenses - 651 - 682 - 5 - 632 3 -1 333 -1 281 4 -2 637
Profit before credit losses 651 816 - 20 559 16 1 467 1 000 47 2 277
Gains less losses from tangible and intangible assets
Net credit losses - 1 1 - 200 - 19
Operating profit 650 817 - 20 559 16 1 467 1 000 47 2 258
Cost/Income ratio 0.50 0.46 0.53 0.48 0.56 0.54
Business equity, SEK bn 9.7 9.9 8.4 9.8 8.7 8.6
Return on business equity, % 20.7 25.5 20.5 23.1 17.7 20.3
Number of full time equivalents1) 904 906 893 901 883 882

1) Ouarterly numbers are for last month of quarter. Accumulated numbers are average for the period.

  • Strong inflows and rising asset values led to an increase in operating profit by 47 per cent
  • Continued strong inflow of new volumes across all customer segments and markets
  • New product launches, including Private Equity III and Micro Finance 3, in the institutional market

Comments on the first six months

During the second quarter, renewed concerns around a potential "Grexit" lead to increased volatility across capital markets. Customers' strong interest for savings in general and specifically asset allocation solutions continued. With a slower equity market development in the second quarter, private individuals tended to decrease portfolio risk by increasing investments in fixed income and balanced funds. In the sustained low interest rate environment institutional investors continued their search for yield outside the traditional asset classes. This is an area in which SEB continues to develop new products, such as private equity and microfinance funds.

Total assets under management increased by 4 per cent from year-end 2014 and amounted to SEK 1,706bn (1,635). This was a result of higher net inflows in combination with the positive equity market development during 2015.

The operating profit of SEK 1,467m increased by 47 per cent compared with the first six months last year. Base commissions increased to SEK 1,709m as a result of the higher average asset values (1,479). Compared to same period last year, Group performance and transaction fees increased by SEK 428m to SEK 492m, of which SEK 442m (64) was included in Wealth's result. Net interest income decreased as an effect of the low interest rate environment. Brokerage fees were in line with the first six months of 2014. Operating expenses were 4 per cent higher than the first six months last year, primarily due to currency effects and pension costs.

Private Banking continued to attract new customers in all markets with SEK 9bn in net new volumes raised during the first six months (21).

For Institutional Clients, new products were launched during the second quarter, including Private Equity III and Micro Finance 3. The positive start of the year continued during the second quarter with high client activity and several mandates awarded.

SEB's ranking as number 2 in Morningstar's long-term performance evaluation of the largest local fund providers strengthened (from 5th place in 2013).

Life

The Life division offers life insurance products with a focus on unit-linked and also traditional insurance for private individuals and corporate customers, mainly in Sweden, Denmark and the Baltic countries.

Income statement

Q2 Q1 Q2 Jan- Jun Full year
SEK m 2015 2015 % 2014 % 2015 2014 % 2014
Net interest income - 10 - 10 0 - 11 - 9 - 20 - 23 - 13 - 46
Net life insurance income 1 174 1 377 - 15 1 208 - 3 2 551 2 395 7 4 833
Total operating income 1 164 1 367 - 15 1 197 - 3 2 531 2 372 7 4 787
Staff costs - 303 - 317 - 4 - 311 - 3 - 620 - 611 1 -1 225
Other expenses - 141 - 103 37 - 141 0 - 244 - 237 3 - 508
Depreciation, amortisation and impairment of
tangible and intangible assets - 256 - 245 4 - 250 2 - 501 - 478 5 - 988
Total operating expenses - 700 - 665 5 - 702 0 -1 365 -1 326 3 -2 721
Profit before credit losses 464 702 - 34 495 - 6 1 166 1 046 11 2 066
Operating profit 464 702 - 34 495 - 6 1 166 1 046 11 2 066
Cost/Income ratio 0.60 0.49 0.59 0.54 0.56 0.57
Business equity, SEK bn 8.4 8.4 8.2 8.4 8.2 8.2
Return on business equity, % 19.1 29.0 21.0 24.1 22.1 21.9
Number of full time equivalents1) 1 283 1 304 1 308 1 293 1 318 1 309

1) Ouarterly numbers are for last month of quarter. Accumulated numbers are average for the period.

  • Operating profit increased by 11 per cent
  • Sales increased by 32 per cent supported by enhanced product offering
  • The roll-out of new digital customer services continued

Comments on the first six months

Continued low interest rates and volatile stock markets affected both the traditional life portfolios and customers' savings in unit-linked insurance.

SEB re-opened traditional life insurance in Sweden to give customers access to a broad range of long-term savings products. Demand for guaranteed products has increased during the past years and therefore long-term growth in traditional life insurance is expected. The new traditional life insurance product has a broad investment strategy and reduced guaranteed levels that balances SEB's risk.

From 2015, the annual tax deductible amount for private pension savings in Sweden was reduced from SEK 12,000 to SEK 1,800. The 270,000 customers who were affected have been actively advised about other savings alternatives.

SEB launched a package of sickness insurance and other insurance solutions for newly started and small companies. This has been well received and a success factor is the possibility to sign electronically. Several new digital initiatives are underway, for instance a screen-sharing option in an advisory meeting. SEB is also developing bancassurance in the three Baltic countries.

Operating profit increased by 11 per cent year-on-year to SEK 1,166m (1,046). Income in unit-linked related business

grew by 17 per cent and continued to represent a major part of total income. The increase was primarily a result of higher fund values, but also of higher premium volumes, especially in Sweden. Income from traditional insurance products decreased due to rising bond yields in the second quarter. In total, operating income increased by 7 per cent. Expenses increased by 3 per cent due to higher sales-related costs.

The weighted sales volume of new policies increased significantly from last year, by 32 per cent to SEK 30bn. The increase was primarily in the Swedish market. The unit-linked related segment represented 83 per cent of sales (85) and the share of corporate paid policies declined to 69 per cent (73).

Total premium income relating to both new and existing policies also increased, by 11 per cent and amounted to SEK 20bn.

The total fund value in the unit-linked related segment amounted to SEK 297bn, which was SEK 23bn higher than at the beginning of the year. The net inflow was SEK 2bn and the appreciation in value was SEK 15bn. Customers in Denmark utilised their option to transfer from their traditional guaranteed insurance to a unit-linked option, Tidspension. This led to an increase of SEK 6bn. Total assets under management amounted to SEK 589bn.

Baltic

The Baltic division provides full banking and advisory services to private individuals and small and medium-sized corporate customers in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The Baltic real estate holding companies (RHC) are part of the division. The full Baltic geographical segmentation, including other activities in the region, is reported in SEB's Fact Book.

Income statement

Q2 Q1 Q2 Jan- Jun Full year
SEK m 2015 2015 % 2014 % 2015 2014 % 2014
Net interest income 505 515 - 2 558 - 9 1 020 1 090 - 6 2 203
Net fee and commission income 276 264 5 261 6 540 507 7 1 065
Net financial income 53 86 - 38 73 - 27 139 148 - 6 295
Net other income 17 - 7 - 11 10 - 17 - 159 - 32
Total operating income 851 858 - 1 881 - 3 1 709 1 728 - 1 3 531
Staff costs - 182 - 179 2 - 175 4 - 361 - 339 6 - 704
Other expenses - 246 - 242 2 - 227 8 - 488 - 463 5 - 965
Depreciation, amortisation and impairment of
tangible and intangible assets - 16 - 19 - 16 - 22 - 27 - 35 - 46 - 24 - 93
Total operating expenses - 444 - 440 1 - 424 5 - 884 - 848 4 -1 762
Profit before credit losses 407 418 - 3 457 - 11 825 880 - 6 1 769
Gains less losses from tangible and intangible assets - 8 - 76 - 89 - 12 - 33 - 84 - 4 - 107
Net credit losses - 42 9 - 4 - 33 - 75 - 56 - 217
Operating profit 357 351 2 441 - 19 708 801 - 12 1 445
Cost/Income ratio 0.52 0.51 0.48 0.52 0.49 0.50
Business equity, SEK bn 7.9 8.5 9.2 8.2 9.2 8.9
Return on business equity, % 16.1 14.6 17.1 15.3 15.5 14.5
Number of full time equivalents1) 2 685 2 688 2 780 2 713 2 783 2 783

1) Ouarterly numbers are for last month of quarter. Accumulated numbers are average for the period.

Baltic Banking (excl RHC)

Operating profit 384 446 480
- 14
830 859 - 3 1 664
Cost/Income ratio 0.51 0.50 0.46 0.50 0.47 0.48
Business equity, SEK bn 7.5 8.1 8.7 7.8 8.8 8.5
Return on business equity, % 18.2 19.6 19.5 18.9 17.4 17.5

• Strong consumer confidence and household income drove Baltic GDP growth

  • SEB was named best bank in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
  • Profitability above 15 per cent

Comments on the first six months

Baltic GDP growth has been driven mainly by robust private consumption, fuelled by strong consumer confidence and strong real household incomes. Exports have also risen, partly due to a geographic diversification away from Russia and Ukraine.

Baltic home banking customers increased by 35,000 yearon-year. SEB's Baltic Financial Advisory Tool, a full needsbased advisory tool that provides individually tailored financial advice, was rolled out in Lithuania. SEB was bookrunner on the first-ever green bond issue in Latvia from the electricity utility Latvenergo. To facilitate financial awareness and encourage customers to plan for life, SEB contributed to a documentary drama, Tomorrow Came Yesterday, broadcast on TV across the Baltic countries.

Baltic loan volumes were stable at SEK 103bn (105). Growth in Estonian and Lithuanian lending volumes was offset in Latvia, where lending volumes decreased. Lending

margins remained relatively stable across the portfolios. Baltic deposit volumes were SEK 88bn (92). With the very low deposit margins prevailing in each of the Baltic countries, net interest income decreased by 6 per cent.

Operating profit decreased by 12 per cent year-on-year, due in part to property impairments made in the real estate holding companies. Operating profit for Baltic Banking standalone decreased by 3 per cent year-on-year and nonperforming loans declined by 11 per cent.

SEB was awarded as best bank in Estonia and Lithuania by Euromoney. Global Finance magazine named SEB as best bank in Latvia, and in the Latvian Corporate Sustainability Index 2015, SEB was ranked in the gold category for the fifth year in a row.

The real estate holding companies held assets at a total book value of SEK 2,203m (2,605).

The SEB Group

Net interest income – SEB Group

Q2 Q1 Q2 Jan - Jun Full year
SEK m 2015 2015 % 2014 % 2015 2014 % 2014
Interest income 9 398 10 203 - 8 11 096 - 15 19 601 22 106 - 11 43 557
Interest expense -4 766 -5 257 - 9 -6 153 - 23 -10 023 -12 345 - 19 -23 614
Net interest income 4 632 4 946 - 6 4 943 - 6 9 578 9 761 - 2 19 943

In Q1 2015 an adjustment was made in the presentation of finance lease agreements within net interest income. The comparative information has been restated.

Net fee and commission income – SEB Group

Q2 Q1 Q2 Jan - Jun Full year
SEK m 2015 2015 % 2014 % 2015 2014 % 2014
Issue of securities and advisory 270 118 129 297 - 9 388 529 - 27 1 000
Secondary market and derivatives 1 746 635 175 1 015 72 2 381 1 497 59 2 439
Custody and mutual funds 2 200 2 315 - 5 1 831 20 4 515 3 584 26 7 573
Payments, cards, lending, deposits,
guarantees and other 2 498 2 439 2 2 594 - 4 4 937 4 990 - 1 10 406
Whereof payments and card fees 1 387 1 352 3 1 538 - 10 2 739 2 969 - 8 6 047
Whereof lending 649 648 0 654 - 1 1 297 1 306 - 1 2 785
Fee and commission income 6 714 5 507 22 5 737 17 12 221 10 600 15 21 418
Fee and commission expense -1 902 -1 233 54 -1 526 25 -3 135 -2 661 18 -5 112
Net fee and commission income 4 812 4 274 13 4 211 14 9 086 7 939 14 16 306
Whereof Net securities commissions 2 859 2 386 20 2 278 26 5 245 4 309 22 8 545
Whereof Net payments and card fees 879 845 4 858 2 1 724 1 645 5 3 416

Net financial income – SEB Group

Q2 Q1 Q2 Jan - Jun Full year
SEK m 2015 2015 % 2014 % 2015 2014 % 2014
Equity instruments and related derivatives1) -1 300 1 551 684 251 1 526 -84 1 899
Debt instruments and related derivatives 1 159 -1 290 - 536 - 131 - 978 -87 -1 913
Currency and related derivatives 853 962 -11 650 31 1 815 1 299 40 3 091
Other 54 32 69 47 15 86 77 12 - 156
Net financial income 766 1 255 -39 845 - 9 2 021 1 924 5 2 921
Whereof unrealized valuation changes from
counterparty risk and own credit standing in
derivatives and own issued securities. 342 134 155 -144 476 - 225 -301

The result within Net financial income is presented on different rows based on type of underlying financial instrument.

For second quarter the effect from structured products offered to the public was approximately SEK -730m (Q1 2015: 1,790, Q2 2014: 460) in Equity related derivatives and Credit related derivatives SEK -300m (Q1 2015: 190, Q2 2014: -10) and a corresponding effect in Debt instruments and related derivatives SEK 1,090m (Q1 2015: -1,970, Q2 2014: -490).

1) During the second quarter 2015 a negative one-off item of SEK 820m is included within Equity instruments and related derivatives in accordance with the Swiss Supreme Court's decision as disclosed in SEB's press release dated May 5th 2015.

Net credit losses – SEB Group

Q2 Q1 Q2 Jan - Jun Full year
SEK m 2015 2015 % 2014 % 2015 2014 % 2014
Provisions:
Net collective provisions for individually
assessed loans - 138 92 - 52 165 - 46 - 80 -43 459
Net collective provisions for portfolio
assessed loans 63 82 -23 126 -50 145 201 -28 414
Specific provisions - 223 - 384 -42 - 170 31 - 607 - 290 109 -1 448
Reversal of specific provisions no longer required 242 148 64 87 178 390 161 142 279
Net provisions for off-balance sheet items - 5 - 5 - 11 -55 - 42
Net provisions - 61 - 62 -2 - 9 - 123 - 19 - 338
Write-offs:
Total write-offs - 614 - 379 62 - 584 5 - 993 - 947 5 -2 401
Reversal of specific provisions utilized
for write-offs 410 214 92 272 51 624 362 72 1 229
Write-offs not previously provided for - 204 - 165 24 - 312 -35 - 369 - 585 -37 -1 172
Recovered from previous write-offs 45 39 15 38 18 84 63 33 186
Net write-offs - 159 - 126 26 - 274 -42 - 285 - 522 -45 - 986
Net credit losses - 220 - 188 17 - 283 -22 - 408 - 541 -25 -1 324

Statement of changes in equity – SEB Group

Other reserves
Available
for-sale Translation Defined Total Share
Share Retained financial Cash flow of foreign benefit holders' Minority Total
SEK m capital earnings assets hedges operations plans equity interests Equity
Jan-Jun 2015
Opening balance 21 942 108 435 1 367 3 877 -1 370 292 134 543 33 134 576
Net profit 8 577 8 577 8 577
Other comprehensive income (net of tax) -293 -245 -323 1 787 926 926
Total comprehensive income 8 577 -293 -245 -323 1 787 9 503 9 503
Dissolvement of minority interest -33 -33
Dividend to shareholders -10 400 -10 400 -10 400
Equity-based programmes1) -368 -368 -368
Change in holdings of own shares 92 92 92
Closing balance 21 942 106 336 1 074 3 632 -1 693 2 079 133 370 133 370
Jan-Dec 2014
Opening balance 21 942 97 704 1 378 783 -2 018 2 992 122 781 33 122 814
Net profit 19 218 19 218 1 19 219
Other comprehensive income (net of tax) -11 3 094 648 -2 700 1 031 -1 1 030
Total comprehensive income 19 218 -11 3 094 648 -2 700 20 249 20 249
Dividend to shareholders -8 725 -8 725 -8 725
Equity-based programmes1) 485 485 485
Change in holdings of own shares -247 -247 -247
Closing balance 21 942 108 435 1 367 3 877 -1 370 292 134 543 33 134 576
Jan-Jun 2014
Opening balance 21 942 97 704 1 378 783 -2 018 2 992 122 781 33 122 814
Net profit 8 058 8 058 8 058
Other comprehensive income (net of tax) 701 1 533 373 -1 842 765 765
Total comprehensive income 8 058 701 1 533 373 -1 842 8 823 8 823
Dividend to shareholders -8 725 -8 725 -8 725
Equity-based programmes1) 365 365 365
Change in holdings of own shares -53 -53 -53
Closing balance 21 942 97 349 2 079 2 316 -1 645 1 150 123 191 33 123 224

Amounts under Other reserves may be reclassified in the future to the income statement under certain circumstances, e.g. if they are related to the sale of Available for sale financial assets, dissolved Cash flow hedges or Translation of foreign operations when SEB ceases to consolidate a foreign operation. Amounts related to Defined benefit plans will not be reclassified to the income statement.

1) The acquisition cost for the purchase of own shares is deducted from shareholders' equity. The item includes changes in nominal amounts of equity swaps used for hedging of equity-based programmes.

Jan-Jun Jan-Dec Jan-Jun
Number of shares owned by SEB, million 2015 2014 2014
Opening balance 5.5 14.4 14.4
Repurchased shares 2.6 2.3
Sold/distributed shares -6.3 -11.2 -9.4
Closing balance 1.8 5.5 5.0

Market value of shares owned by SEB, SEK m 195 547 444

In accordance with the decision by the Annual General Meeting, SEB holds own shares of Class A for the long-term equity-based programmes. The transactions may take place at one or several occasions during the year.

Cash flow statement – SEB Group

Jan - Jun Full year
SEK m 2015 2014 % 2014
Cash flow from operating activities 110 084 - 9 021 - 148 500
Cash flow from investment activities 1 032 - 182 4 310
Cash flow from financing activities - 8 268 - 1 467 8 527
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 102 848 - 10 670 - 135 663
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of year 105 848 213 388 - 50 213 388
Exchange rate differences on cash and cash equivalents 2 374 - 6 457 28 123
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 102 848 - 10 670 - 135 663
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period1) 211 070 196 261 8 105 848

1) Cash and cash equivalents at the end of period is defined as Cash and cash balances with central banks and Loans to other credit institutions payable on demand.

Financial assets and liabilities – SEB Group

30 Jun 2015 31 Dec 2014 30 Jun 2014
Carrying Carrying Carrying
SEK m amount Fair value amount Fair value amount Fair value
Loans 1 667 444 1 680 040 1 533 550 1 549 504 1 663 210 1 679 442
Equity instruments 126 986 126 986 129 074 129 074 151 261 151 261
Debt instruments 350 983 351 208 352 369 352 573 344 542 344 592
Derivative instruments 225 335 225 335 273 511 273 511 166 770 166 770
Financial assets - policyholders bearing the risk 275 453 275 453 258 945 258 945 240 924 240 924
Other 61 823 61 823 43 557 43 557 34 703 34 703
Financial assets 2 708 024 2 720 845 2 591 006 2 607 164 2 601 410 2 617 692
Deposits 1 108 965 1 110 255 1 007 257 1 005 514 1 091 319 1 098 274
Equity instruments 14 759 14 759 15 237 15 237 53 321 53 321
Debt instruments 810 694 823 957 806 986 827 052 826 645 841 910
Derivative instruments 197 030 197 030 237 712 237 712 144 960 144 960
Liabilities to policyholders - investment contracts 276 014 276 014 259 275 259 275 242 118 242 118
Other 74 326 74 326 35 417 35 417 30 416 30 416
Financial liabilities 2 481 788 2 496 341 2 361 884 2 380 207 2 388 779 2 410 999

SEB has aggregated its financial instruments by class taking into account the characteristics of the instruments. The fair value of each class of financial assets and liabilities are compared with its carrying amount. A description of the characteristics of the classes can be found in note 39 in the Annual Report 2014.

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value – SEB Group

SEK m 30 Jun 2015 31 Dec 2014
Valuation Valuation Valuation
technique technique Valuation technique
Quoted prices using using non Quoted prices technique using using non
in active observable observable in active observable observable
markets inputs inputs markets inputs inputs
Assets (Level 1) (Level 2) (Level 3) Total (Level 1) (Level 2) (Level 3) Total
Financial assets - policyholders bearing the risk 261 445 11 728 2 280 275 453 249 543 7 335 2 067 258 945
Equity instruments at fair value 97 965 17 346 11 989 127 300 101 814 15 139 12 635 129 588
Debt instruments at fair value 136 960 185 916 1 392 324 268 145 703 174 255 1 198 321 156
Derivative instruments at fair value 3 464 212 430 9 441 225 335 5 020 258 520 9 971 273 511
Investment properties 7 082 7 082 7 497 7 497
Total 499 834 427 420 32 184 959 438 502 080 455 249 33 368 990 697
Liabilities
Liabilities to policyholders - investment contracts 262 008 11 726 2 279 276 013 249 914 7 305 2 056 259 275
Equity instruments at fair value 14 219 38 502 14 759 14 714 48 475 15 237
Debt instruments at fair value 17 589 42 972 60 561 16 657 40 705 57 362
Derivative instruments at fair value 3 867 183 564 9 598 197 029 6 826 221 226 9 660 237 712
Other financial liabilities 20 108 20 108 0
Total 297 683 258 408 12 379 568 470 288 111 269 284 12 191 569 586

Fair value measurement

The Group has an established valuation process and control environment for the determination of fair values of financial instruments that includes a review, independent from the business, of valuation models and prices. If the validation principles are not adhered to, the Head of Group Finance shall be informed. Exceptions of material and principal importance require approval from the GRMC (Group Risk Measurement Committee) and the ASC (Accounting Standards Committee). The objective of fair value measurement is to arrive at the price at which an orderly transaction would take place between market participants at the measurement date under current market conditions.

In order to arrive at the fair value of a financial instrument SEB uses different methods; quoted prices in active markets, valuation techniques incorporating observable data and valuation techniques based on internal models. For disclosure purposes, financial instruments carried at fair value are classified in a fair value hierarchy according to the level of market observability of the inputs. Risk Control classifies and continuously reviews the classification of financial instruments in the fair value hierarchy. The valuation process is the same for financial instruments in all levels.

An active market is one in which transactions occur with sufficient volume and frequency to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. The objective is to arrive at a price at which a transaction without modification or repackaging would occur in the principal market for the instrument.

Fair value is generally measured for individual financial instruments, in addition portfolio adjustments are made to cover the credit risk. To reflect counterparty risk and own credit risk in OTC derivatives, adjustments are made based on the net exposure towards each counterpart. These adjustments are calculated on a counterparty level based on estimates of exposure at default, probability of default and recovery rates. Probability of default and recovery rate information is generally sourced from the CDS markets. For counterparties where this information is not available, or considered unreliable due to the nature of the exposure, alternative approaches are taken where the probability of default is based on generic credit indices for specific industry and/or rating.

When valuing financial liabilities at fair value own credit standing is reflected.

In order to arrive at the fair value of investment properties a market participant's ability to generate economic benefit by using the asset in its highest and best use are taken into account. The highest and best use takes into account the use of the asset that is physically possible, legally permissible and financially feasible. The current use of the investment properties in SEB is in accordance with the highest and best use. The valuation of investment properties is described in the Accounting policies in Annual Report 2014. The valuation of the investment properties is performed semi-annually, they are presented and approved by the board in each real estate company. The valuation principles used in all entities are in accordance with regulations provided by the local Financial Supervisory Authorities (FSA) which is in accordance with international valuation principles and in accordance with IFRS.

Level 1: Quoted market prices

Valuations in Level 1 are determined by reference to unadjusted quoted market prices for identical instruments in active markets where the quoted prices are readily available and the prices represent actual and regularly occurring market transactions on an arm's length basis.

Examples of Level 1 financial instruments are listed equity securities, debt securities, and exchange-traded derivatives. Instruments traded in an active market for which one or more market participants provide a binding price quotation on the balance sheet date are also examples of Level 1 financial instruments.

Level 2: Valuation techniques with observable inputs

In Level 2 valuation techniques, all significant inputs to the valuation models are observable either directly or indirectly. Level 2 valuation techniques include using discounted cash flows, option pricing models, recent transactions and the price of another instrument that is substantially the same.

Examples of observable inputs are foreign currency exchange rates, binding securities price quotations, market interest rates (Stibor, Libor, etc.), volatilities implied from observable option prices for the same term and actual transactions with one or more external counterparts executed by SEB. An input can transfer from being observable to being unobservable during the holding period due to e.g. illiquidity of the instrument. Examples of Level 2 financial instruments are most OTC derivatives such as options and interest rate swaps based on the Libor swap rate or a foreign-denominated yield curve. Other examples are instruments for which SEB recently entered into transactions with third parties and instruments for which SEB interpolates between observable variables.

Level 3: Valuation techniques with significant unobservable inputs

Level 3 valuation techniques incorporate significant inputs that are unobservable. These techniques are generally based on extrapolating from observable inputs for similar instruments, analysing historical data or other analytical techniques. Examples of Level 3 financial instruments are more complex OTC derivatives, long dated options for which the volatility is extrapolated or derivatives that depend on an unobservable correlation. Other examples are instruments for which there is currently no active market or binding quotes, such as unlisted equity instruments and private equity holdings and investment properties. If the fair value of financial instruments includes more than one unobservable input, the unobservable inputs are aggregated in order to determine the classification of the entire instrument. The level in the fair value hierarchy

within which a financial instrument is classified is determined on the basis of the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value in its entirety.

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value – continued - SEB Group

Significant transfers and reclassifications between levels

Transfers between levels may occur when there are indications that market conditions have changed, e.g. a change in liquidity. The Valuation/Pricing committee of each relevant division decides on material shifts between levels. At the end of the second quarter Available for sale classified Equity instruments in the amount of SEK 247m have been reclassified from level 2 to level 3 due to reassesement of valuation method.

Changes in level 3 Closing
balance
31 Dec 2014
Gain/loss in
Income
statement
Gain/loss in
Other
comprehensive
income
Purchases Sales Issues Settlements Transfers into
Level 3
Transfers out
of Level 3
Reclassifi
cation
Exchange rate
differences
Closing
balance
30 Jun 2015
Assets
Financial assets - policyholders bearing the risk 2 067 60 1 812 -1 605 -54 2 280
Equity instruments at fair value 12 635 -202 -1 954 -1 285 12 -117 247 -254 11 989
Debt instruments at fair value 1 198 167 532 -476 -29 1 392
Derivative instruments at fair value 9 971 -119 348 -463 -67 -229 9 441
Investment properties 7 497 70 11 -307 -189 7 082
Total 33 368 -24 -1 3 657 -4 136 0 -67 12 -117 247 -755 32 184
Liabilities
Liabilities to policyholders - investment contracts 2 056 60 1 908 -1 690 -55 2 279
Equity instruments at fair value 475 93 -61 -5 502
Debt instruments at fair value 0 0 0
Derivative instruments at fair value 9 660 -499 570 -5 100 -228 9 598
Total 12 191 -346 0 2 417 -1 695 0 100 0 0 0 -288 12 379

Sensitivity of Level 3 assets and liabilities to unobservable inputs

The table below illustrates the potential Profit or Loss impact of the relative uncertainty in the fair value of assets and liabilities that for their valuation are dependent on unobservable inputs. The sensitivity to unobservable inputs is assessed by altering the assumptions to the valuation techniques, illustrated below by changes in index-linked swap spreads, implied volatilities, credit spreads or comparator multiples. It is unlikely that all unobservable inputs would be simultaneously at the extremes of their ranges of reasonably possible alternatives. There have been no significant changes during 2015.

30 Jun 2015 31 Dec 2014
SEK m Assets Liabilities Net Sensitivity Assets Liabilities Net Sensitivity
FID - swaps1) 762 -995 -233 30 1 041 -976 65 33
FID - swaptions2) 114 -11 103 15 102 -7 95 18
WM Portfolio COP3) 146 146 29 0
Venture Capital holding and similar holdings3 4 5) 1 722 -502 1 220 249 1 864 -475 1 389 279
Insurance holdings- Financial instruments4 6) 17 513 -7 669 9 844 1 400 10 989 -128 10 861 1 524
Insurance holdings - Investment properties5 6) 7 082 7 082 708 7 497 7 497 750

1) Sensitivity from a shift of index-linked swap spreads by 5 basis points (5).

2) Implied volatilities up by 5 percentage points (5).

3) Valuation is estimated in a range of reasonable outcomes. Sensitivity analysis is based on 20 per cent shift in market values.

4) Sensitivity analysis is based on a shift in private equity of 20 per cent (20), structured credits 10 per cent (10) and derivative market values of 10 per cent (10).

5) Sensitivity from a shift of investment properties/real estate funds fair values of 10 per cent (10).

6) The sensitivity show changes in the value of the insurance holdings which do not at all times affect the P/L of the Group since any surplus in the traditional life portfolios are consumed first.

Financial assets and liabilities subject to offsetting or netting arrangements – SEB Group
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Financial assets and liabilities subject to offsetting or netting arrangements Other
Related arrangements instruments in
balance sheet
Net amounts
in
Master netting Collaterals
received/
not subject to
netting
Total in
SEK m Gross amounts Offset balance sheet arrangements pledged Net amounts arrangements balance sheet
30 Jun 2015
Derivatives 228 918 -4 646 224 272 -144 898 -48 434 30 940 1 063 225 335
Reversed repo receivables 117 535 -23 662 93 873 -28 040 -65 660 173 13 688 107 561
Securities borrowing 31 775 31 775 -7 256 -24 519 8 124 39 899
Client receivables 3 363 -3 361 2 2 39 541 39 543
Assets 381 591 -31 669 349 922 -180 194 -138 613 31 115 62 416 412 338
199 971 195 325 -144 898 4 220 197 030
Derivatives
Repo payables
52 813 -4 646
-23 662
29 151 -28 040 -46 207
-328
783 1 705
10 926
40 077
Securities lending 14 713 14 713 -7 256 -6 743 714 10 120 24 833
Client payables 3 361 -3 361 25 436 25 436
Liabilities 270 858 -31 669 239 189 -180 194 -53 278 5 717 48 187 287 376
31 Dec 2014
Derivatives 278 687 -6 916 271 771 -194 316 -46 678 30 777 1 740 273 511
Reversed repo receivables 93 230 -9 412 83 818 -7 130 -73 562 3 126 6 961 90 779
Securities borrowing 24 599 24 599 -10 979 -10 719 2 901 5 835 30 434
Client receivables 5 915 -5 915 9 398 9 398
Assets 402 431 -22 243 380 188 -212 425 -130 959 36 804 23 934 404 122
Derivatives 243 719 -6 916 236 803 -194 316 -35 519 6 968 909 237 712
Repo payables 16 623 -9 412 7 211 -7 130 -82 -1 4 211 11 422
Securities lending 23 417 23 417 -10 979 -9 318 3 120 11 045 34 462
Client payables 5 915 -5 915 7 402 7 402
Liabilities 289 674 -22 243 267 431 -212 425 -44 919 10 087 23 567 290 998
30 Jun 2014
Derivatives 168 447 -6 895 161 552 -121 147 -35 197 5 208 5 218 166 770
Reversed repo receivables 149 323 -8 567 140 756 -17 623 -109 524 13 609 2 734 143 490
Securities borrowing 40 178 40 178 -13 561 -26 433 184 6 196 46 374
Client receivables 8 507 -8 504 3 3 14 866 14 869
Assets 366 455 -23 966 342 489 -152 331 -171 154 19 004 29 014 371 503
Derivatives 150 069 -6 895 143 174 -121 147 -16 866 5 161 1 786 144 960
Repo payables 27 064 -8 567 18 497 -17 623 -196 678 782 19 279
Securities lending 20 435 20 435 -13 561 -6 874 3 935 24 370
Client payables 8 504 -8 504 6 964 6 964
Liabilities 206 072 -23 966 182 106 -152 331 -23 936 5 839 13 467 195 573

The table shows financial assets and liabilities that are presented net in the balance sheet or with potential rights to off-set associated with enforceable master netting arrangements or similar arrangements, together with related collateral.

Financial assets and liabilities are presented net in the balance sheet when SEB has legally enforceable rights to set-off, in the ordinary cause of business and in the case of bankruptcy, and intends to settle on a net basis or to realize the assets and settle the liabilities simultaneously. Repos with central counterparty clearing houses that SEB has agreements with and client receivables and client payables are examples of instruments that are presented net in the balance sheet.

Financial assets and liabilities subject to enforceable master netting arrangements or similar arrangements that are not presented net in the statement of financial position are arrangements that are usually enforceable in the case of bankruptcy or default but not in the ordinary course of business or arrangements where SEB does not have the intention to settle the instruments simultaneously.

Assets and liabilities that are not subject to offsetting or netting arrangements, i.e. those that are only subject to collateral agreements, are presented as Other instruments in balance sheet not subject to netting arrangements.

Reclassified portfolios – SEB Group

Q2 Q1 Q2 Jan - Jun Full year
SEK m 2015 2015 % 2014 % 2015 2014 % 2014
Reclassified
Opening balance 12 827 13 428 -4 16 267 -21 13 428 18 845 -29 18 845
Amortisations -1 989 -1 251 59 - 948 110 -3 240 -2 636 23 -4 340
Securities sold - 510 - 16 - 280 82 - 526 -1 318 -60 -2 294
Accrued coupon - 6 - 2 200 - 7 -14 - 8 - 2 - 7
Exchange rate differences -1 364 668 387 - 696 530 1 224
Closing balance* 8 958 12 827 -30 15 419 - 42 8 958 15 419 -42 13 428
* Market value 9 113 12 422 -27 15 528 -41 9 113 15 528 -41 13 537
Fair value impact - if not reclassified
In Other Comprehensive Income (AFS origin) 62 - 45 136 -54 17 146 -88 168
In Income Statement (HFT origin) - 23 2 - 23 - 21 10 - 25
Total 39 - 45 -187 138 -72 - 6 125 -105 143
Effect in Income Statements**
Net interest income 33 37 -11 55 -40 70 117 -40 199
Net financial income - 841 257 196 - 584 330 814
Other income - 62 - 7 - 69 3 - 1
Total - 870 287 251 - 583 450 1 012

** The effect in the Income Statement is the profit or loss transactions from the reclassified portfolio reported gross. Net interest income is the interest income from the portfolio without taking into account the funding costs. Net financial income is the foreign currency effect related to the reclassified portfolio but does not include the off-setting foreign currency effects from financing activities. Other income is the realised gains or losses from sales in the portfolio.

Non-performing loans – SEB Group

30 Jun 31 Dec 30 Jun
SEK m 2015 2014 2014
Individually assessed impaired loans
Impaired loans, past due > 60 days 5 911 6 541 4 053
Impaired loans, performing or past due < 60 days 346 250 185
Total individually assessed impaired loans 6 257 6 791 4 238
Specific reserves - 2 408 - 2 834 - 2 339
for impaired loans, past due > 60 days - 2 222 - 2 708 - 2 204
for impaired loans, performing or past due < 60 days - 186 - 126 - 135
Collective reserves - 1 424 - 1 387 - 1 877
Impaired loans net 2 425 2 570 22
Specific reserve ratio for individually assessed impaired loans 38.5% 41.7% 55.2%
Total reserve ratio for individually assessed impaired loans 61.2% 62.2% 99.5%
Net level of impaired loans 0.26% 0.29% 0.13%
Gross level of impaired loans 0.42% 0.49% 0.29%
Portfolio assessed loans
Portfolio assessed loans past due > 60 days 3 370 3 534 3 974
Restructured loans 218 274 350
Collective reserves for portfolio assessed loans - 1 756 - 1 936 - 2 102
Reserve ratio for portfolio assessed loans 49.0% 50.8% 48.6%
Reserves
Specific reserves - 2 408 - 2 834 - 2 339
Collective reserves - 3 180 - 3 323 - 3 979
Reserves for off-balance sheet items - 91 - 87 - 51
Total reserves - 5 679 - 6 244 - 6 369
Non-performing loans
Non-performing loans* 9 845 10 599 8 562
NPL coverage ratio 57.7% 58.9% 74.4%
NPL % of lending 0.66% 0.76% 0.58%

* Impaired loans + portfolio assessed loans past due > 60 days + restructured portfolio assessed loans

Seized assets – SEB Group

30 Jun 31 Dec 30 Jun
SEK m 2015 2014 2014
Properties, vehicles and equipment 1 383 1 945 2 682
Shares 46 48 48
Total seized assets 1 429 1 993 2 730

Assets and liabilities held for sale – SEB Group

30 Jun 31 Dec 30 Jun
SEK m 2015 2014 2014
Other assets 1 113 841 900
Total assets held for sale 1 113 841 900
Other liabilities 218 1 721
Total liabilities held for sale 218 0 1 721

The assets and liabilities held for sale comprises of two parts: the divestment of SEB Asset Management AG reclassified in the first quarter 2015 with expected finalisation of divestment during third quarter 2015 and the divestment plan for investment properties within Baltic Division. Through the continuation of the divestment plan for investment properties, additional properties were reclassified as assets held for sale until the derecognition at concluded sales agreement. The net amount of these activities during second quarter was SEK -148m.

SEB consolidated situation

Capital adequacy analysis for SEB consolidated situation

30 Jun 31 Dec 30 Jun
SEK m 2015 2014 2014
Own funds
Common Equity Tier 1 capital 105 547 100 569 95 608
Tier 1 capital 119 244 120 317 106 811
Total own funds 133 504 136 899 122 703
Own funds requirement
Risk exposure amount 614 063 616 531 598 162
Expressed as own funds requirement 49 125 49 322 47 853
Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio 17.2% 16.3% 16.0%
Tier 1 capital ratio 19.4% 19.5% 17.9%
Total capital ratio 21.7% 22.2% 20.5%
Own funds in relation to own funds requirement 2.72 2.78 2.56
Regulatory Common Equity Tier 1 capital requirement including buffer 10.0% 7.0% 7.0%
of which capital conservation buffer requirement 2.5% 2.5% 2.5%
of which systemic risk buffer requirement 3.0%
Common Equity Tier 1 capital available to meet buffer 1) 12.7% 11.8% 11.5%
Transitional floor 80% of capital requirement according to Basel I
Minimum floor own funds requirement according to Basel I 80 753 79 581 77 613
Own funds according to Basel I 133 630 136 015 121 907
Own funds in relation to own funds requirement Basel I 1.65 1.71 1.57
Leverage ratio
Exposure measure for leverage ratio calculation 2 680 201 2 505 146 2 505 618
of which on balance sheet items 2 326 800 2 165 651 2 211 495
of which off balance sheet items 353 401 339 495 294 123
Leverage ratio 4.4% 4.8% 4.0%

1) CET1 ratio less minimum capital requirement of 4.5% excluding buffers. In addition to the CET1 requirements there is a total capital requirement of additional 3.5%.

Internally assessed capital requirement

As per 30 June 2015, the internally assessed capital requirement amounted to SEK 62bn (61 at year-end). The internal capital requirement is assessed using SEB's internal models for economic capital and is not fully comparable to the estimated capital requirement published by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority due to differences in assumptions and methodologies.

Own funds for SEB consolidated situation

30 Jun 31 Dec 30 Jun
SEK m 2015 2014 2014
Shareholders equity 21 942 21 942 21 942
Retained earnings 53 739 45 167 45 258
Accumulated other comprehensive income and other reserves 49 112 48 215 47 900
Independently reviewed interim profits 1) 8 577 19 219 8 058
Minority interests 33 33
Total equity according to balance sheet 133 370 134 576 123 191
Deductions related to the consolidated situation and other foreseeable charges -7 641 -12 743 -7 748
Common Equity Tier 1 capital before regulatory adjustments 2) 125 729 121 833 115 443
Additional value adjustments -921 -1 314 -660
Intangible assets
Deferred tax assets that rely on future profitability
-12 125 -12 168 -12 496
-421 -603 -473
Fair value reserves related to gains or losses on cash flow hedges -3 632 -3 877 -2 316
Negative amounts resulting from the calculation of expected loss amounts -126 -188 -200
Gains or losses on liabilities valued at fair value resulting from changes in own credit standing 36 400 432
Defined-benefit pension fund assets -1 130 -820
Direct and indirect holdings of own CET1 instruments -1 425 -1 294 -987
Securitisation positions with 1,250% risk weight -438 -594 -851
Adjustments relating to unrealised gains (AFS) -1 626 -1 464
Total regulatory adjustments to Common Equity Tier 1 -20 182 -21 264 -19 835
Common Equity Tier 1 capital 105 547 100 569 95 608
Additional Tier 1 instruments 9 080 8 545
Grandfathered additional Tier 1 instruments 4 617 11 203 11 203
Tier 1 capital 119 244 120 317 106 811
Tier 2 instruments 16 160 16 552 16 022
Grandfathered Tier 2 instruments 675 1 533 1 450
Net provisioning amount for IRB-reported exposures 1 072 995
Holdings of Tier 2 instruments in financial sector entities -2 575 -2 575 -2 575
Tier 2 capital 14 260 16 582 15 892
Total own funds 133 504 136 899 122 703

1) The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority has approved SEB´s application to use the net profit in measuring own funds on condition that the responsible auditors (PwC) can confirm the surplus, that the surplus is calculated in accordance with applicable accounting frameworks, that predictable costs and dividends have been deducted in accordance with EU regulation No 575/2013 and that the calculation was made in accordance with EU regulation No 241/2014.

2) The Common Equity Tier 1 capital is presented on a consolidated basis, and differs from total equity according to IFRS. The insurance business contribution to equity is excluded and there is a dividend deduction calculated according to Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR).

Total own funds decreased due to the redemptions of two Tier 1 capital issues (EUR 500m and USD 423m) in March 2015. The redemptions were pre-financed by a CRR/CRD IV compliant additional Tier 1 capital issue of USD 1.1bn in 2014.

Risk exposure amount for SEB consolidated situation

30 Jun 31 Dec 30 Jun
SEK m 2015 2014 2014
Risk Own funds
Risk exposure Own funds Risk exposure Own funds exposure requirement
Credit risk IRB approach amount requirement 1) amount requirement 1) amount 1)
Exposures to institutions 31 591 2 527 34 013 2 721 28 104 2 248
Exposures to corporates 327 703 26 217 344 576 27 566 335 428 26 834
Retail exposures 52 967 4 237 51 826 4 146 50 673 4 054
of which secured by immovable property 30 052 2 404 31 905 2 552 39 000 3 120
of which qualifying revolving retail exposures 251 20 1 498 120 1 330 106
of which retail SME 3 888 311 3 099 248 1 289 103
of which other retail exposures 18 776 1 502 15 324 1 226 9 054 724
Securitisation positions 3 531 282 5 035 403 4 743 379
Total IRB approach 415 792 33 263 435 450 34 836 418 948 33 515
Credit risk standardised approach
Exposures to central governments or central banks 854 68 743 59 464 37
Exposures to regional governments or local authorities 38 3 40 3 37 3
Exposures to public sector entities 276 22 7 1 7 1
Exposures to institutions 2 214 177 1 222 98 1 354 108
Exposures to corporates 15 613 1 251 16 743 1 339 16 029 1 282
Retail exposures 14 306 1 144 16 593 1 327 22 485 1 799
Exposures secured by mortgages on immovable property 4 553 364 4 161 333 4 035 323
Exposures in default 471 38 634 51 1 597 128
Exposures associated with particularly high risk 1 831 146 1 791 143 2 099 168
Securitisation positions 40 3 38 3
Exposures in the form of collective investment undertakings (CIU) 52 4 48 4 43 3
Equity exposures 2 028 162 2 371 190 1 996 160
Other items 7 322 586 10 216 817 8 967 717
Total standardised approach 49 558 3 965 54 609 4 368 59 151 4 732
Market risk
Trading book exposures where internal models are applied 46 019 3 681 25 144 2 012 27 918 2 233
Trading book exposures applying standardised approaches 21 270 1 702 18 813 1 505 24 312 1 945
Foreign exchange rate risk 4 849 388 5 010 401 3 322 266
Total market risk 72 138 5 771 48 967 3 918 55 552 4 444
Other own funds requirements
Operational risk advanced measurement approach 48 677 3 894 48 126 3 850 40 096 3 208
Settlement risk 42 3 2 0
Credit value adjustment 8 060 645 9 286 743 8 427 674
Investment in insurance business 15 525 1 242 15 525 1 242 11 949 956
Other exposures 4 313 345 4 526 362 4 037 323
Total other own funds requirements 76 575 6 126 77 505 6 200 64 511 5 161
Total 614 063 49 125 616 531 49 322 598 162 47 852

1) Own funds requirement 8% of risk exposure amount according to Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 (CRR).

Risk exposure amount SEK bn
Balance 31 December 2014 617
Volume and mix changes -16
Currency effect 1
Process and regulatory changes -6
Risk class migration -5
Market and operational risk changes 23
Balance 30 June 2015 614

The risk exposure amount (REA) decrease related to volume and mix changes was mainly driven by a decrease in the average risk weight of corporate exposures. Exposure volumes have been stable in most asset classes and have not contributed significantly to changes in REA.

A continued improvement of the quality of existing exposures through migration had a lowering effect on REA.

More conservative processes for measuring credit risk added to REA but this was more than balanced by the effect from improvements in data processes, e.g. reporting of collateral.

Market risk increased largely driven by the increased volatility in the financial markets.

Average risk-weight

The following table summarises average risk-weights (risk exposure amount divided by exposure at default, EAD) for exposures where the risk exposure amount is calculated according to the internal ratings based (IRB) approach. Repos and securities lending transactions are excluded from the analysis since they carry low risk-weight and can vary considerably in volume, thus making numbers less comparable.

IRB reported credit exposures (less repos and securities lending) 30 Jun 31 Dec 30 Jun
Average risk-weight 2015 2014 2014
Exposures to institutions 22.6% 23.5% 23.0%
Exposures to corporates 34.4% 36.2% 36.5%
Retail exposures 9.6% 9.7% 10.1%
of which secured by immovable property 6.3% 6.9% 8.6%
of which qualifying revolving retail exposures 41.7% 7.5% 6.9%
of which retail SME 70.7% 54.6% 41.7%
of which other retail exposures 29.8% 35.0% 38.6%
Securitisation positions 34.0% 43.5% 38.8%

Swedish card related exposures were moved from qualifying revolving retail exposures to other retail. The remaining qualifying revolving retail exposures relate to Estonia and Latvia with a risk-weight of 42 per cent.

Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ.)

Income statement – Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ.)

In accordance with FSA regulations Q2 Q1 Q2 Jan - Jun Full year
SEK m 2015 2015 % 2014 % 2015 2014 % 2014
Interest income 7 516 8 118 -7 9 064 -17 15 634 17 953 -13 34 788
Leasing income 1 368 1 335 2 1 369 0 2 703 2 724 -1 5 442
Interest expense -4 122 -4 458 -8 -5 553 -26 -8 580 -11 079 -23 -20 447
Dividends 4 968 1 345 1 777 180 6 313 2 049 3 375
Fee and commission income 3 494 2 945 19 2 640 32 6 439 5 269 22 11 090
Fee and commission expense - 979 - 636 54 - 433 126 -1 615 - 857 88 -1 855
Net financial income 437 1 031 -58 673 -35 1 468 1 575 -7 2 121
Other income 240 257 -7 259 -7 497 469 6 1 714
Total operating income 12 922 9 937 30 9 796 32 22 859 18 103 26 36 228
Administrative expenses -3 524 -3 343 5 -3 450 2 -6 867 -6 900 0 -13 909
Depreciation, amortisation and impairment
of tangible and intangible assets -1 329 -1 361 -2 -1 274 4 -2 690 -2 524 7 -5 157
Total operating expenses -4 853 -4 704 3 -4 724 3 -9 557 -9 424 1 -19 066
Profit before credit losses 8 069 5 233 54 5 072 59 13 302 8 679 53 17 162
Net credit losses - 131 - 139 -6 - 291 -55 - 270 - 432 -38 -1 065
Impairment of financial assets - 425 - 2 - 425 - 51 -2 721
Operating profit 7 513 5 094 47 4 779 57 12 607 8 196 54 13 376
Appropriations 313 514 -39 168 86 827 369 124 966
Income tax expense - 995 -1 101 -10 - 479 108 -2 096 -1 179 78 -2 072
Other taxes - 2 12 33 -106 10 36 -72 19
Net profit 6 829 4 519 51 4 501 52 11 348 7 422 53 12 289

Statement of comprehensive income – Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ.)

Q2 Q1 Q2 Jan - Jun Full year
SEK m 2015 2015 % 2014 % 2015 2014 % 2014
Net profit 6 829 4 519 51 4 501 52 11 348 7 422 53 12 289
Items that may subsequently be reclassified to the income statement:
Available-for-sale financial assets - 141 84 152 - 57 582 863
Cash flow hedges - 744 499 887 - 245 1 533 3 095
Translation of foreign operations - 18 34 2 16 6 - 3
Other comprehensive income (net of tax) - 903 617 1 041 - 286 2 121 3 955
Total comprehensive income 5 926 5 136 15 5 542 7 11 062 9 543 16 16 244
Balance sheet - Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ.)
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Condensed 30 Jun 31 Dec 30 Jun
SEK m 2015 2014 2014
Cash and cash balances with central banks 139 744 59 170 173 638
Loans to credit institutions 223 602 194 285 193 387
Loans to the public 1 107 062 1 056 807 1 081 164
Financial assets at fair value 493 715 511 738 450 561
Available-for-sale financial assets 13 579 16 042 18 959
Held-to-maturity investments 91 88
Investments in associates 939 921 1 077
Shares in subsidiaries 52 787 54 294 53 856
Tangible and intangible assets 41 213 41 471 40 968
Other assets 69 259 51 323 43 937
Total assets 2 141 900 1 986 142 2 057 635
Deposits from credit institutions 250 625 144 776 266 519
Deposits and borrowing from the public1) 742 849 706 452 637 953
Debt securities 695 515 682 519 734 875
Financial liabilities at fair value 233 819 247 510 231 743
Other liabilities 72 360 49 956 47 649
Provisions 144 173 161
Subordinated liabilities 31 667 40 191 30 177
Untaxed reserves 23 103 23 102 23 694
Total equity 91 818 91 463 84 864
Total liabilities, untaxed reserves and shareholders' equity 2 141 900 1 986 142 2 057 635
1) Private and SME deposits covered by deposit guarantee 110 409 110 659 112 941
Private and SME deposits not covered by deposit guarantee 118 475 107 188 104 236
All other deposits 513 965 488 605 420 776
Total deposits from the public 742 849 706 452 637 953

Pledged assets, contingent liabilities and commitments - Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ.)

30 Jun 31 Dec 30 Jun
SEK m 2015 2014 2014
Collateral and comparable security pledged for own liabilities 390 985 366 518 374 048
Other pledged assets and comparable collateral 133 284 116 228 126 740
Contingent liabilities 94 026 98 966 88 909
Commitments 414 275 382 324 382 316

Capital adequacy - Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ.)

30 Jun 31 Dec 30 Jun
SEK m 2015 2014 2014
Own funds
Common Equity Tier 1 capital 90 237 83 027 90 368
Tier 1 capital 103 935 102 775 101 571
Total own funds 118 195 118 480 119 140
Own funds requirement
Risk exposure amount 533 815 513 426 506 675
Expressed as own funds requirement 42 705 41 074 40 534
Common Equity Tier 1 capital ratio 16.9% 16.2% 17.8%
Tier 1 capital ratio 19.5% 20.0% 20.0%
Total capital ratio 22.1% 23.1% 23.5%
Own funds in relation to capital requirement 2.77 2.88 2.94
Regulatory Common Equity Tier 1 capital requirement including buffers 7.0% 7.0% 7.0%
of which capital conservation buffer requirement 2.5% 2.5% 2.5%
Common Equity Tier 1 capital available to meet buffers 1) 12.4% 11.7% 13.3%

1) CET1 ratio less minimum capital requirement of 4.5% excluding buffers. In addition to the CET1 requirements there is a total capital requirement of additional 3.5%.

The internally assessed capital requirement for the parent company amounted to SEK 54bn (52 at year-end).

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Vision To be the trusted partner for customers with aspirations.
Values Guided by our Code of Business Conduct and our core values: professionalism, commitment,
mutual respect and continuity.
Customers and markets 3,000 large corporations and institutions, 400,000 SMEs and 4 million private customers bank
with SEB. They are mainly located in eight markets around the Baltic Sea.
Brand promise Rewarding relationships.
Corporate objectives The leading Nordic bank for corporates and institutions.
The top universal bank in Sweden and the Baltic countries.
Strategic value-driving priorities Long-term customer relationships – build and develop relationships based on the customers'
long-term needs with a holistic perspective.
Growth in areas of strength – pursue growth in three selected core areas – large corporations and
financial institutions in the Nordic countries and Germany, small and medium-sized companies in
Sweden, and a holistic savings offering.
Resilience and flexibility – ensure the financial strength needed to demonstrate stability and
resilience as well as the flexibility to adapt operations in a cost-efficient manner to the prevailing
market conditions.
People Around 16,000 highly skilled people serving customers from locations in some 20 countries;
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History Over 150 years of business, building trust and sharing knowledge. The Bank has always acted
responsibly in society promoting entrepreneurship, international outlook and long-term
relationships.

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