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Unicredit Earnings Release 2023

Jul 26, 2023

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UniCredit - Public

Milan, 26 July 2023

UNICREDIT: 2Q23 AND 1H23 GROUP RESULTS

RECORD-BREAKING SET OF RESULTS, DELIVERING SUSTAINABLE EXCELLENCE

Best first half and 10th consecutive quarter of profitable quality growth, with €4.4 billion stated net profit and RoTE1 of 20.8% in 1H23; stated net profit in 2Q23 at €2.3 billion

Excellent net revenue growth of 24.4% year on year in 2Q23 driven by commercial momentum in all key lines with 2Q23 NII of €3.5 billion, fees of €1.9 billion and minimal loan loss provisions

Costs reduced year on year with low cost-income ratio of 39%, despite inflationary pressures and without constraining revenue growth or investments

Well positioned for any future macro deterioration with structurally low cost of risk of 2 basis points in 2Q23 and robust asset quality, while maintaining c. €1.8 billion overlays

Best-in-class CET1 ratio at 16.64% net of the €1.5 billion 1H23 accrued dividend, underpinned by €6.5 billion organic capital generation in 1H23

Outstanding shareholder value creation with 2Q23 EPS2 at €1.12 and Tangible Book Value per share at €30.2, generating strong returns through the cycle

Well progressed on 2022 €3.34 billion share buyback3 , equal to 6.5% share capital and bringing total distribution to €5.25 billion

FY23 guidance upgrade with net profit4 of at least €7.25 billion and shareholder distribution5 equal to or higher than €6.5 billion

Launch of second UniCredit per l'Italia tranche of €10 billion and Foundation programs "Re-power your Future" and "Call for Education", with combined value of almost €10 million

On 25 July 2023, the Board of Directors of UniCredit S.p.A. ("UniCredit" or "the Group") approved the Consolidated First Half Financial Report as of 30 June 2023.

The record set of financial results affirms UniCredit's excellence. It is continued proof of UniCredit Unlocked success in creating a transformed bank with increased, resilient and sustainable profitability stemming from high quality risk-adjusted results.

are expected to be around €0.4 billion after tax and post integration costs which for FY23 are expected to be around €0.5 billion before tax. 5 Subject to shareholders and supervisory approval.

1 RoTE calculated at 13% CET1 ratio.

2 Diluted Earnings Per Share.

3 2022 first share buyback tranche of €2.34 billion completed on 29 June 2023. 2022 second share buyback tranche of €1 billion commenced on 30 June 2023. 4 Net profit means stated net profit adjusted for impacts from DTAs tax loss carry forward resulting from sustainability test, pre AT1 and cashes coupons which for FY23

The combination of the three levers of net revenues, costs and capital efficiency continues to yield exceptional financial results, unlocking internal value and paving the way for sustainable growth, further evidenced by the 2Q23 RoTE1 of 21.3% and 2Q23 €2.3 billion stated net profit. In 1H23 net profit reached a record high €4.4 billion, a 91.5% increase half-year on half-year. Net of the integration costs booked in 2Q23 net profit stood at €4.5 billion.

The 2Q23 excellent financial outcome reflects consistent quality growth, delivering on all key levers across all businesses and driven by €5.9 billion of net revenues in 2Q23, an increase of 24.4% year on year. Revenues were underpinned by net interest income ("NII") of €3.5 billion, up 41.3% year on year due to higher rates and well managed deposit pass-through and resilient fees of €1.9 billion, up 2.4% year on year excluding the impact of the current account fees reduction in Italy.

Loan loss provisions ("LLPs") decreased 77.5% quarter on quarter resulting in a negligible and structurally low cost of risk ("CoR") of 2 basis points in 2Q23 reflecting the Group's healthy asset quality that is further strengthened by its lines of defence and resilient credit portfolio quality as well as the existing c. €1.8 billion overlays. The sound asset quality and the credit performance of 1H23 lead to the improvement of the FY23 CoR guidance from the target range of 30-35 basis points to below 25 basis points, with potential upside.

In 2Q23 operational costs were €2.3 billion, flat quarter on quarter and reduced by 1.2% year on year, confirming the Group's ability to structurally decrease its costs despite extraordinarily high inflation and without impacting growth or ongoing investments. As part of these since 2022 UniCredit has hired around 2,000 employees mainly in the front-line, in Italy and Germany and has refurbished circa 550 branches in Italy. The cost-income-ratio ("C/I") stood at 39.0% in 2Q23 and the integration costs of €0.2 billion booked in the same period will further enable future operational efficiencies.

The Group continues to improve its already best-in-class capital position, with 210 basis points of organically generated capital in 1H23, or €6.5 billion, leading to a CET1 ratio of 16.64% including the €1.5 billion dividend accrued in 1H23. Risk weighted assets ("RWA") decreased to €294.8 billion.

Following the completion of the first tranche of €2.34 billion, out of the total 2022 €3.34 billion share buyback, the second tranche of €1.0 billion is currently being executed. UniCredit is delivering on its unwavering commitment to shareholder value creation.

The Group's rock-solid balance sheet and sound liquidity profile are derived from its granular and diversified deposit base and effective management of the pass-through, with a stable loan to deposit ratio of circa 90%. The Liquidity Coverage Ratio stood above 140%, within the managerial target range of 125% - 150% post TLTRO repayment6 .

On the back of an improved interest rate environment, and the respective deposit pass-through assumptions, low cost of risk, structural cost control, and progress on capital efficiency ambitions, UniCredit has improved its financial guidance7 for 2023 to NII of at least €13.2 billion, net revenues above €21.5 billion and net profit4at or above €7.25 billion. We have increased our shareholder distribution intention for 2023 to at least €6.5 billion5 on the back of extremely strong capital generation of 210 bps in 1H23. Net profit and shareholder distribution for 2024 is expected to be broadly in line with 2023.

UniCredit announced the next tranche of the "UniCredit per l'Italia" program, with a total potential value of €10 billion, aimed at supporting the disposable income of individuals and households and the liquidity of Italian businesses. This second tranche reiterates UniCredit's purpose to support customers and communities during

6 Total TLTRO drawn €106.8 billion, residual amount to be repaid equal to €12.6 billion with expected maturity in March 2024.

7 UniCredit Group 2023 financial guidance available in section "Group key financial 2023 guidance" at page 5.

challenging times. UniCredit also announced the partnership with the European Investment Fund channelling €1 billion to small businesses across Central and Eastern European countries where the Group is present. The Group will continue to offer concrete help to families, communities, and businesses so that they can accelerate their individual paths to growth and our collective path to success. An example of our social commitment is the partnership between the UniCredit Foundation and Junior Achievement Europe that launched a €6.5 million educational program "Re-power your future" to re-engage students in school, improving outcomes and preventing dropouts. The UniCredit Foundation also allocated €3 million to its "Call for Education" initiative that supports programs combating educational poverty.

The momentum of the Group's financial success is further evidenced by the nine awards won at this year's Euromoney Awards. UniCredit was named "best bank" in Central and Eastern Europe with further individual tributes to Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia and Italy. Italy has further garnered additional praise for its investment banking activity, while Central and Eastern Europe were recognized for their transaction services and wealth management activity. These awards are a testament of the successful ongoing execution of the industrial transformation and the commitment and dedication of the Group's employees driving business and proximity to clients.

The key recent events in 2Q23 include:

  • 2022 first share buyback tranche of €2.34 billion completed on 29 June 2023;
  • 2022 second share buyback tranche of €1 billion commenced on 30 June 2023, after the completion of the first one. As of 21 July 2023, and considering also the purchases made under the aforementioned first tranche, UniCredit purchased a total of 125.8 million shares equal to 6.5% of share capital;
  • Announcement of the global expansion of UniCredit and Mastercard payment partnership on 26 May 2023;
  • Issuance of a dual tranche Obbligazioni Bancarie Garantite (OBG) for a combined size of €3 billion.

Andrea Orcel, Chief Executive Officer of UniCredit S.p.A. said:

As we continue to unlock the significant untapped potential of our franchise, UniCredit delivered the best first half on record and an exceptional second quarter stated net profit of €2.3 billion, an increase of 14.9% year on year.

We continue to achieve excellence through a winning strategy rooted in our ongoing industrial transformation. Our performance is the outcome of high-quality fee growth despite an uncertain macroeconomic backdrop, further cost reduction despite high inflation and NII strength. This together with our structurally low Cost of Risk demonstrates how we can drive sustainable profitability.

Our extremely strong CET1 ratio of 16.64%, organic capital generation of €6.5 billion in the first half of 2023 and our profitable growth allows us to further increase the financial guidance for the year to a net profit of at least €7.25 billion and a minimum distribution of €6.5 billion. Looking ahead this serves as a baseline for what we are confident we can achieve next year as well.

Although we cannot predict macroeconomic outcomes, we do know that we are well equipped for the future with our clear strategy, diversified business mix and ever improving operating efficiency. Our sound asset quality coupled with prudent overlays and a rock-solid balance sheet provide lines of defense that position us well against uncertainties.

We have an unwavering commitment to financial success and equally to living our purpose. In these challenging times we are supporting and empowering our communities to progress and recently launched a second UniCredit per l'Italia with a potential value of €10 billion. This is aimed at supporting the disposable income of individuals and households and the liquidity of Italian businesses, and we will continue to fulfil our social responsibilities to our stakeholders across the countries where we are present.

We have achieved much but our journey is not yet complete. The excellent financial results we have accomplished over the last 10 quarters have not made us complacent and we continue to make every endeavor to deliver the best that we can for all our stakeholders.

Investor Relations: e-mail: [email protected] Media Relations: e-mail: [email protected]

UNICREDIT 2Q23 GROUP RESULTS – MILAN, 26 July 2023 – 11.00 CET

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UniCredit - Public

2Q23 KEY FIGURES

  • Total revenues: €6.0 bn, up 0.6% Q/Q and up 24.9% Y/Y
  • Net revenues: €5.9 bn, up 1.9% Q/Q and up 24.4% Y/Y
  • Net Interest Income (NII): €3.5 bn, up 6.0% Q/Q and up 41.3% Y/Y
  • Fees: €1.9 bn, down 4.6% Q/Q and down 0.7% Y/Y8
  • Trading income: €485 m, down 3.0% Q/Q and up 32.0% Y/Y
  • Operating costs: €2.3 bn, flat Q/Q and down 1.2% Y/Y
  • Integration costs: €214 m, up >100% Q/Q and up >100% Y/Y
  • Cost/Income ratio: 39.0%, down 0.2 p.p. Q/Q and down 10.3 p.p. Y/Y
  • Stated net profit: €2.3 bn, up 12.0% Q/Q and up 14.9% Y/Y
  • Net profit after AT1/CASHES coupon: €2.1 bn, up 2.7% Q/Q and up 16.6% Y/Y
  • RoTE: 17.2%, up 46bps Q/Q and up 218 bps Y/Y
  • RoTE at 13% CET1 ratio: 21.3%, up 0.9 p.p. Q/Q and up 4.4 p.p. Y/Y
  • Diluted EPS: €1.12, up 5.8% Q/Q and 34.3% Y/Y
  • Group CET1 ratio: 16.64%, up 58 bps Q/Q and up 91bps Y/Y
  • RWAs: €294.8 bn, down 1.3% Q/Q and down 6.9% Y/Y
  • LLPs: €21 m, down 77.5% Q/Q and up >100% Y/Y
  • Cost of Risk (CoR): 2 bps, down 6 bps Q/Q and up 2 bps Y/Y
  • Average gross commercial performing loans: €404.0 bn, down 1.1% Q/Q and down 2.0% Y/Y
  • Average commercial deposits: €470.5 bn,down 1.9% Q/Q and down 1.3% Y/Y
  • Loan/Deposit ratio9 : 89.6%, down 0.1 p.p. Q/Q, and down 0.1 p.p. Y/Y
  • Gross NPEs: €12.1 bn, down 3.9% Q/Q and down 13.0% Y/Y
  • Net NPEs: €6.3 bn, down 2.9 % Q/Q and down 9.5% Y/Y
  • NPE Coverage ratio: 47.9%, down 0.5 p.p. Q/Q and down 2.0 p.p. Y/Y

GROUP KEY FINANCIAL 2023 GUIDANCE UPDATE

VS. PREVIOUS
GUIDANCE
>21 5bn
Net Revenue
o/w Net Interest >13.2bn
o/w Cost of Risk
<25bps
Potential upside -----------
Total Costs <9.6bn
Net Profit2 ≥7.25bn
RWA (End of Period) <300bn
RoTE based on 13% CET1r3 c.17%
Organic Capital Generation c.300bps
Distribution4 ≥6.5bn

8 Fees net of the reduction of current account fees in Italy fee: down 1.6% Q/Q and up 2.4% Y/Y. 9 Net of Repos and Intercompany EOP.

UNICREDIT GROUP CONSOLIDATED RESULTS

(€ million) 2Q22 1Q23 2Q23 Q/Q Y/Y
Total revenues 4,777 5,930 5,967 +0.6% +24.9%
o/w Net interest 2,475 3,298 3,497 +6.0% +41.3%
o/w Fees 1,918 1,996 1,905 -4.6% -0.7%
o/w Trading 368 500 485 -3.0% +32.0%
Operating costs -2,355 -2,327 -2,328 +0.0% -1.2%
Gross operating profit 2,422 3,603 3,639 +1.0% +50.3%
Loan Loss Provisions 2 -93 -21 -77.5% n.m.
Net operating profit 2,424 3,510 3,619 +3.1% +49.3%
Stated net profit/loss 2,010 2,064 2,310 +12.0% +14.9%
Net profit 2,004 2,064 2,310 +12.0% +15.3%
Net profit after AT1/CASHES 1,818 2,064 2,119 +2.7% +16.6%
CET1 ratio 15.73% 16.05% 16.64% +0.6 p.p. +0.9 p.p.
RoTE 15.1% 16.8% 17.2% +0.5 p.p. +2.2 p.p.
Customers loans (excl. repos and IC) 437,939 430,237 423,280 -1.6% -3.3%
Gross NPE 13,927 12,602 12,111 -3.9% -13.0%
Customer deposits (excl. repos and IC) 488,426 479,769 472,382 -1.5% -3.3%
Cost/income ratio 49.3% 39.2% 39.0% -0.2 p.p. -10.3 p.p.
Cost of risk (bps) -0 8 2 -6 +2

Note: For 2Q22: net profit after AT1/CASHES excludes DTA write-up from TLCF (+€6 m); furthermore, it is net of AT1 (-€157 m) and Cashes coupons (-€29 m). For 1Q23: net profit, net profit after AT1/CASHES and stated net profit all equal to €2,064 m, with €0 m impact from DTA write-up from TLCF, AT1 and cashes coupon.

For 2Q23: net profit after AT1/CASHES excludes DTA write-up from TLCF (+€0 m); furthermore, it is net of AT1 (-€140 m) and Cashes coupons (-€51 m).

Total revenues stood at €6.0 bn in 2Q23, up 0.6% Q/Q, driven by NII at €3.5 bn (+6.0% Q/Q), partially offset by fees at €1.9 bn (-1.6% Q/Q if excluding the net reduction of current account fees in Italy, -4.6% Q/Q otherwise), and €0.5 bn trading income (-3.0% Q/Q). Total revenues were up 24.9% Y/Y, driven by NII (+41.3% Y/Y), fees (up 2.4% Y/Y if excluding the net reduction of current account fees in Italy, -0.7% Y/Y otherwise) and trading (+32.0% Y/Y).

Net revenues reached €5.9 bn in 2Q23, up 1.9% Q/Q and up 24.4% Y/Y.

In 2Q23, NII stood at €3.5 bn, up 6.0% Q/Q, thanks to the contribution from all business divisions with good management of the deposit pass-through particularly in Italy, combined with supportive interest rate environment as well as the positive contribution from the investment portfolio. NII was up 41.3% Y/Y driven by higher customer loan rates, together with better results in the investment portfolio thanks to higher market rates (3M Euribor average).

Fees stood at €1.9 bn in 2Q23, down 4.6% Q/Q and down 0.7% Y/Y almost entirely driven by the impact of the current account fees reduction in Italy, which started in April 2023 and total c.€60 m in 2Q23. Net of this effect, fees were down 1.6% Q/Q, driven by lower investment fees in Italy, affected by lower gross AuM sales; and up 2.4% Y/Y thanks to better financing fees in Germany as well as better overall transactional fees. In particular, in 2Q23:

Investment fees were €0.7 bn, down 5.9% Q/Q mainly driven by lower AuM upfront fees, mainly in Italy, stemmed by gross AuM sales. Investment fees were down 3.3% Y/Y mainly due to a reduction of AuM stock that negatively impacted management fees. This is partially mitigated by better AuC fees (better certificates activity and some shift from deposits to AuC) in Italy.

  • Financing fees stood at €0.4 bn, down 6.0% Q/Q affected by lower loan volumes and lower Credit Protection Insurance fees linked to retail mortgages in Italy. Financing fees were up 1.7% Y/Y driven by better results from global capital markets activity in Germany.
  • Transactional fees were €0.6 bn, down 3.1% Q/Q entirely driven by the reduction of current account fees in Italy. Net of this effect, transactional fees were up 6.3% Q/Q thanks to better card and payment fees. Transactional fees were up 0.8% Y/Y as a result of better payment fees across all regions, higher Property & Casualty insurance fees and card fees, partially offsetting the impact of the current account fee reduction in Italy. Net of this effect, transactional fees were up 10.6% Y/Y.
  • Client hedging fees generated €0.2 bn, down 1.3% Q/Q and down 1.9% Y/Y due to lower commodity hedging activity.

Trading income stood at €485 m in 2Q23, down 3.0% Q/Q and up 32.0% Y/Y the latter driven by higher treasury activity in Italy well as positive contribution form strategic FX Hedging activity, and Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodity business in Germany, partially offset by lower client risk management activity in Russia.

Dividends10 were at €129 m in 2Q23, up 3.7% Q/Q and up 55.1% Y/Y.

Operating costs stood at €2.3 bn in 2Q23 flat Q/Q, and down 1.2% Y/Y, thanks to the proactive measures taken to mitigate the inflationary pressure. In particular:

  • HR costs were €1.4 bn in 2Q23, up 0.3% Q/Q, reflecting the outcome of the unions' agreement in Austria, and down 1.0% Y/Y thanks to net FTE reductions more than compensating the salary increase.
  • Total Non-HR costs11 were €0.9 bn in 2Q23, down 0.3% Q/Q thanks to lower advertising and consulting costs, and down 1.4% Y/Y mainly due to outsourcing and credit inquiries.

The Cost/Income ratio stood at of 39.0% in 2Q23, down 0.2 p.p. Q/Q, and down 10.3 p.p. Y/Y.

Cost of Risk, stood at 2 bps in 2Q23, down 6 bps Q/Q and up 2 bps Y/Y. This was supported by a positive development of the low default rate, preserving the highly covered and robust credit portfolio with low NPE net inflows. The Group kept the amount of overlays on performing exposures flat Q/Q at c.€1.8 bn, which substantially reinforces the Group's capacity to withstand macroeconomic shocks.

Other charges and provisions in 2Q23 stood at €92 m and includes €27 m tax on "extra bank profits" in Hungary as the government changed the methodology for the 2023 calculation as reported in 1Q23.

The 2Q23 Group stated tax rate of 27.6%.

Net profit after AT1 & CASHES coupon was €2.1 bn in 2Q23, up 2.7% Q/Q and up 16.6% Y/Y.

10 Include other dividends and equity investments

11 Includes Non-HR costs, recovery of expenses and amortisations and depreciations.

BALANCE SHEET

Average gross commercial performing loans were €404.0 bn12 as of 30 June 2023 (-1.1% Q/Q, -2.0% Y/Y). The main contributors were Italy (€160.3 bn), Germany (€112.4 bn) and Central Europe (€92.6 bn).

Gross customer performing loan rates were 4.0%12 in 2Q23 up 43 bps Q/Q and up 192 bps Y/Y.

Average commercial deposits stood at €470.5 bn12 as of 30 June 2023 (-1.9% Q/Q, -1.3% Y/Y). The main contributors were Italy (€192.3 bn), Germany (€132.2 bn) and Central Europe (€92.1 bn).

Customer deposit rates stood at -0.87%12 in 2Q23, -20 bps Q/Q and -65 bps Y/Y.

Loan/Deposit ratio net of Repos and Intercompany at 2Q23 end of period was 89.6%, down 0.1 p.p. Q/Q, and down 0.1 p.p. Y/Y.

Total Financial Assets (TFAs) were €760.2 bn in 2Q23, up 1.5% Q/Q and up 4.6% Y/Y.

  • AuM: €197.1 bn, up 0.8% Q/Q and down 1.3% Y/Y;
  • AuC: €173.4 bn, up 6.4% Q/Q and up 21.8% Y/Y;
  • Deposits: €389.7 bn, down 0.2% Q/Q and up 1.4% Y/Y.

ASSET QUALITY13

Gross NPEs were €12.1 bn in 2Q23 (-3.9% Q/Q and -13.0% Y/Y) leading to a gross NPE ratio of 2.6% (-0.1 p.p. Q/Q, -0.3 p.p. Y/Y), while net NPEs were €6.3 bn in 2Q23 (-2.9% Q/Q and -9.5% Y/Y), with a net NPE ratio of 1.4% (flat Q/Q, -0.1 p.p. Y/Y). The NPE coverage ratio was 47.9% (-0.5 p.p. Q/Q and -2.0 p.p. Y/Y).

Gross bad loans amounted to €2.9 bn in 2Q23 (+6.6% Q/Q, -14.9% Y/Y) with a coverage ratio of 74.6% (-1.5 p.p. Q/Q, -0.5 p.p. Y/Y). Gross unlikely to pay stood at €8.5 bn (-6.7% Q/Q, -13.0% Y/Y), with a coverage ratio of 40.7% (-1.5 p.p. Q/Q, -2.3 p.p. Y/Y).

CAPITAL & FUNDING

The Group's 2Q23 CET1 ratio stood at 16.64%, up 58 bps Q/Q, mainly driven by +101 bps organic capital generation (+77 bps from net profit and +24 bps from RWA), -31 bps from distribution (-25 bps from 2Q23 dividend accrual of €0.7 bn and -6 bps AT1 & CASHES coupons of €0.2bn), -1 bp from regulatory impacts, -2 bps from RWA Probability of Default ("PD") scenario, -9 bps from other items14 .

Group Tangible Equity was €54.8 bn, down 0.9% Q/Q and up 1.7% Y/Y, while Group tangible book value per share was €30.2, up 6.0% Q/Q and 16.6% Y/Y.

The RoTE at 13% CET1 ratio was 21.32% in the 2Q23, up 0.9 p.p. Q/Q and up 4.4 p.p. Y/Y.

The transitional leverage ratio stood at 5.85% in 2Q23, up 29 bps Q/Q and on 30 bps Y/Y.

RWA was €294.8 bn in 2Q23, down 1.3% Q/Q, driven by RWA savings resulting from active portfolio management (-€3.5 bn o/w -€1.1 bn stemming from sEVA negative business review and -€1.1 bn from securitization), FX effects stemming from the ruble depreciation, impacting Russia (-€1.1 bn), PD scenario update (+€0.3 bn), and from business dynamics (+€0.2 bn). RWA was down 6.9% Y/Y in 2Q23.

12Includes Group Corporate Centre.

13 NPEs excludes exposures classified as held for sale.

14 Including -10 bps capital reserve (+5 bps FVOCI of which -1 bp BTPs; -13 bps FX reserve), +1 bp AVA/DVA/OCS, +1 bp DBO excess of assets, and +1 bp Intangibles.

Regulatory liquidity ratios are sound: LCR above 140% as of 2Q23, meaningfully above the regulatory limit of 100% and within the 125-150% managerial target range, notwithstanding the TLTRO repayment since December 20226 . The NSFR15 above 130% as of 2Q23, well above the regulatory limit of 100%.

The 2023 Funding Plan focuses mostly on covered bond issuance, with limited MREL needs. UniCredit TLAC ratio on RWA stood at 27.58%, up 25 bps Q/Q, implying a buffer of 569 bps, substantially above the requirement of 21.89%16 . The TLAC ratio on leverage exposure stood at 8.68%, up 42 bps Q/Q, implying a buffer of 193 bps above regulatory requirement of 6.75%. The 2Q23 MREL ratio on RWA stood at 31.53%, up 63 bps Q/Q, implying a buffer of 691 bps above regulatory requirement of 24.62%. The 2Q23 MREL ratio on Leverage exposure stood at 9.92%, up 58 bps Q/Q with a buffer of 402 bps above regulatory requirement of 5.90%.

15 Based on managerial figures.

16 2Q23 TLAC requirement 21.89% (assuming combined capital buffer as of 2Q23) with 3.50% senior exemption.

DIVISIONAL HIGHLIGHTS17

ITALY

(€ million) 2Q22 1Q23 2Q23 Q/Q Y/Y
Total revenues 2,174 2,700 2,758 +2.1% +26.9%
o/w Net interest 949 1,452 1,576 +8.5% +66.1%
o/w Fees 1,101 1,105 1,036 -6.2% -5.9%
Operating costs -985 -974 -964 -1.1% -2.2%
Gross operating profit 1,189 1,726 1,794 +4.0% +51.0%
Loan Loss Provisions -39 -135 -97 -28.2% n.m.
Net operating profit 1,150 1,591 1,697 +6.7% +47.6%
Stated net profit/loss 768 956 1,007 +5.3% +31.1%
Net profit after AT1/CASHES 685 956 934 -2.3% +36.4%
RoAC 16.0% 25.1% 25.1% +0.0 p.p. +9.1 p.p.
Cost/income ratio 45.3% 36.1% 34.9% -1 p.p. -10 p.p.
Cost of risk (bps) 8 29 21 -8 +13

GERMANY

(€ million) 2Q22 1Q23 2Q23 Q/Q Y/Y
Total revenues 1,188 1,506 1,393 -7.5% +17.3%
o/w Net interest 632 691 694 +0.4% +9.8%
o/w Fees 352 420 383 -8.8% +8.7%
Operating costs -631 -609 -600 -1.5% -4.9%
Gross operating profit 557 897 793 -11.5% +42.4%
Loan Loss Provisions 35 -33 -22 -33.1% n.m.
Net operating profit 592 864 771 -10.7% +30.3%
Stated net profit/loss 450 513 504 -1.7% +12.0%
Net profit after AT1/CASHES 403 513 454 -11.4% +12.7%
RoAC 15.4% 19.5% 17.9% -1.6 p.p. +2.4 p.p.
Cost/income ratio 53.1% 40.4% 43.0% +3 p.p. -10 p.p.
Cost of risk (bps) -11 10 7 -3 +17

17 Please consider that (i) all divisional figures in "Divisional Highlights" represent the contribution of each division to Group data; (ii) Return on Allocated Capital (RoAC) related to each division and shown in this section is calculated as: annualised net profit / allocated capital. Allocated capital calculated as 13% of RWA plus deductions.

CENTRAL EUROPE

(€ million) 2Q22 1Q23 2Q23 Q/Q Y/Y
at constant FX
Total revenues 840 990 1,072 +7.4% +25.8%
o/w Net interest 500 638 683 +6.3% +34.5%
o/w Fees 285 282 294 +3.6% +1.8%
Operating costs -397 -394 -401 +1.3% -0.2%
Gross operating profit 443 596 671 +11.5% +49.0%
Loan Loss Provisions -26 15 46 n.m. n.m.
Net operating profit 417 611 717 +16.6% +69.5%
Stated net profit/loss 373 329 569 +73.7% +50.9%
Net profit after AT1/CASHES 339 329 530 +62.0% +55.0%
RoAC 17.1% 15.6% 25.7% +10.3 p.p. +8.7 p.p.
Cost/income ratio 47.3% 39.8% 37.4% -2 p.p. -10 p.p.
Cost of risk (bps) 11 -6 -19 -14 -31

Note:

Stated numbers at current FX. Variations Q/Q and Y/Y are at constant FX.

(€ million) 2Q22 1Q23 2Q23 Q/Q Y/Y
at constant FX
Total revenues 480 592 624 +5.6% +30.0%
o/w Net interest 301 402 444 +10.5% +47.5%
o/w Fees 161 158 164 +3.3% +1.6%
Operating costs -201 -205 -210 +2.9% +4.7%
Gross operating profit 279 387 414 +7.1% +48.1%
Loan Loss Provisions -84 34 -3 n.m. -96.3%
Net operating profit 196 421 411 -2.3% n.m.
Stated net profit/loss 148 307 346 +12.9% n.m.
Net profit after AT1/CASHES 134 307 329 +7.4% n.m.
RoAC 14.6% 33.1% 35.6% +2.5 p.p. +21.0 p.p.
Cost/income ratio 41.8% 34.6% 33.7% -1 p.p. -8 p.p.
Cost of risk (bps) 110 -43 4 +46 -106

EASTERN EUROPE

Note:

Stated numbers at current FX. Variations Q/Q and Y/Y are at constant FX.

GROUP CORPORATE CENTRE (GCC)

(€ million) 2Q22 1Q23 2Q23 Q/Q Y/Y
Total revenues -223 -134 -138 +2.9% -38.1%
Operating costs -72 -81 -96 +18.5% +33.7%
Gross operating profit -295 -215 -234 +8.8% -20.5%
Loan Loss Provisions 5 2 0 n.m. n.m.
Stated net loss -74 -140 -287 n.m. n.m.
Net profit after AT1/CASHES -78 -140 -290 n.m. n.m.
FTE 8,887 8,638 8,495 -1.7% -4.4%
Costs GCC/total costs 3.1% 3.5% 4.1% +1 p.p. 1 p.p.

RUSSIA

(€ million) 2Q22
1Q23
2Q23 Q/Q Y/Y
at constant FX
Total revenues 318 276 258 +5.1% -5.8%
o/w Net interest 166 212 194 +2.7% +35.8%
o/w Fees 39 46 55 +33.6% +63.6%
Operating costs -70 -64 -57 +0.9% -2.0%
Gross operating profit 249 212 201 +6.3% -6.8%
Loan Loss Provisions 111 25 55 n.m. -62.5%
Net operating profit 359 237 257 +20.1% -29.0%
Stated net profit/loss 345 98 172 +89.2% -53.4%
Net profit after AT1/CASHES 336 98 162 +78.4% -54.9%
RoAC 52.5% 12.3% 14.8% +3.0 p.p. -47.7 p.p.
Cost/income ratio 21.9% 23.2% 22.2% -1 p.p. 1 p.p.
Cost of risk (bps) -415 -162 -429 -248 +220

Note:

Stated numbers at current FX. Variations Q/Q and Y/Y are at constant FX.

SIGNIFICANT EVENTS DURING AND AFTER 2Q23

With reference to the main events that occurred during 2Q23 and after 30 June 2023, refer to section "Subsequent events" in the Consolidated interim report on operations, which is an integral part of the Consolidated first half financial report as of 30 June 2023, as well as the press releases published on the UniCredit Group website.

ECONOMIC OUTLOOK

Global GDP is expected to expand by 2.8% for this year and by 2.7% in 2024. Growth at start of the year was generally stronger than anticipated, driven in part by the reopening of the Chinese economy, the easing of the terms-of-trade shock in Europe, strong personal consumption in the US and a recovery in tourism activity. However, business surveys suggest that activity is losing traction as the transmission of tighter monetary policy to the real economy accelerates and post-pandemic consumption shifts weigh on manufacturing. The US is likely to enter a recession in 2H23. Headline inflation is set to decline rapidly in advanced economies, mainly driven by base effects and lower commodity prices. The eurozone will probably post only slight growth in 2Q23 after the economic weakness it faced at the turn of the year. We forecast that GDP will be up by 0.5% this year and by 1.0% in 2024. Weaker growth momentum continues to reflect a gap between manufacturing and services activity. Manufacturers report declining new orders, reduced purchases of intermediate inputs and high inventories. In contrast, the services sector is still benefiting from solid demand, especially in leisure and travel-related activities. Headline inflation will likely slow towards 3.0% Y/Y by year-end, being 5.5%, on average, for the full 2023. Survey indicators suggest moderation in economic activity in Italy (+1.0% in 2023). This is likely to be driven by a renewed slowdown in manufacturing activity given a more-challenging environment of slowing global demand and higher financing costs. At its June meeting, the ECB raised its policy rates by 25bps – the deposit rate is now at 3.50%. We see it peaking at 3.75%, with rate cuts probably starting in 2024.

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GROUP TABLES

UNICREDIT GROUP: RECLASSIFIED INCOME STATEMENT

(€ million) 2Q22 1Q23 2Q23 Q/Q Y/Y
Net interest 2,475 3,298 3,497 +6.0% +41.3%
Dividends 83 124 129 +3.7% +55.1%
Fees 1,918 1,996 1,905 -4.6% -0.7%
Trading income 368 500 485 -3.0% +32.0%
Other expenses/income (67) 11 (48) n.m. -28.3%
Revenue 4,777 5,930 5,967 +0.6% +24.9%
HR costs (1,440) (1,422) (1,426) +0.3% -1.0%
Non-HR costs (748) (748) (748) -0.0% -0.0%
Recovery of expenses 120 127 132 +3.9% +9.9%
Amortisations and depreciations (287) (284) (286) +0.7% -0.3%
Operating costs (2,355) (2,327) (2,328) +0.0% -1.2%
GROSS OPERATING PROFIT (LOSS) 2,422 3,603 3,639 +1.0% +50.3%
Loan Loss Provisions (LLPs) 2 (93) (21) -77.5% n.m.
NET OPERATING PROFIT (LOSS) 2,424 3,510 3,619 +3.1% +49.3%
Other charges and provisions 56 (745) (92) -87.6% n.m.
of which: systemic charges (63) (640) (48) -92.5% -24.0%
Integration costs 4 (17) (214) n.m. n.m.
Net income from investments (3) (17) (109) n.m. n.m.
PROFIT (LOSS) BEFORE TAX 2,481 2,731 3,204 +17.3% +29.1%
Income taxes (461) (661) (883) +33.6% +91.5%
Profit (Loss) of discontinued operations - - - n.m. n.m.
NET PROFIT (LOSS) FOR THE PERIOD 2,020 2,070 2,320 +12.1% +14.9%
Minorities (10) (6) (6) +2.9% -36.9%
NET PROFIT (LOSS) ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE GROUP
BEFORE PPA
2,010 2,064 2,314 +12.1% +15.1%
Purchase Price Allocation (PPA) - - (4) n.m. n.m.
Goodwill impairment - - - n.m. n.m.
GROUP STATED NET PROFIT (LOSS) 2,010 2,064 2,310 +12.0% +14.9%

Note: Figures of Reclassified consolidated income statement relating to 2022 have been restated with the effects of the:

• shift from Trading Income to Fees of the client hedging mark-up (commercial margin between final price to the client and the offer price, the latter being quoted by the trader and containing bid/offer, market risk hedging costs and day one XVA) for FX spot operations, plain vanilla derivatives on FX, Fixed Income and Equity, Commodities derivatives

• shift from Other expenses/income to Net interest of the interest on cash collaterals;

• shift from Non-HR costs to Fees of some costs related to transaction and payment services;

• shift from Recovery of expenses to Non-HR costs of the cost reimbursements of postal services in Germany.

UNICREDIT GROUP: RECLASSIFIED BALANCE SHEET

(€ million) 2Q22 1Q23 2Q23 Q/Q Y/Y
ASSETS
Cash and cash balances 122,114 126,377 76,069 -39.8% -37.7%
Financial assets held for trading 74,668 62,293 66,942 +7.5% -10.3%
Loans to banks 97,973 71,905 66,895 -7.0% -31.7%
Loans to customers 461,909 453,754 450,846 -0.6% -2.4%
Other financial assets 157,014 148,239 150,468 +1.5% -4.2%
Hedging instruments (1,097) (3,679) (3,334) -9.4% n.m.
Property, plant and equipment 9,400 9,095 8,936 -1.7% -4.9%
Goodwill - - - n.m. n.m.
Other intangible assets 2,263 2,300 2,255 -2.0% -0.4%
Tax assets 12,743 12,560 12,003 -4.4% -5.8%
Non-current assets and disposal groups classified as held for sale 802 1,126 1,410 +25.2% +75.8%
Other assets 7,967 11,357 11,016 -3.0% +38.3%
Total assets 945,756 895,327 843,506 -5.8% -10.8%
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Deposits from banks 181,872 148,933 97,781 -34.3% -46.2%
Deposits from customers 529,499 522,514 514,138 -1.6% -2.9%
Debt securities issued 85,982 88,980 92,987 +4.5% +8.1%
Financial liabilities held for trading 53,882 50,061 50,769 +1.4% -5.8%
Other financial liabilities 11,368 12,705 12,983 +2.2% +14.2%
Hedging instruments (10,496) (17,240) (17,343) +0.6% +65.2%
Tax liabilities 1,533 1,804 1,773 -1.7% +15.7%
Liabilities included in disposal groups classified as held for sale 553 490 524 +6.9% -5.2%
Other liabilities 28,939 23,276 27,865 +19.7% -3.7%
Minorities 424 163 148 -9.2% -65.1%
Group Shareholders' Equity: 62,200 63,641 61,881 -2.8% -0.5%
- Capital and reserves 59,915 61,577 57,507 -6.6% -4.0%
- Group stated net profit (loss) 2,285 2,064 4,374 n.m. +91.4%
Total liabilities and Shareholders' Equity 945,756 895,327 843,506 -5.8% -10.8%

UNICREDIT GROUP: SOVEREIGN DEBT SECURITIES – BREAKDOWN BY COUNTRY/PORTFOLIO

With reference to the Group's sovereign exposures18, the book value of sovereign debt securities as of 30 June 2023 amounted to €101,292 million (of which €98,029 million classified in the banking book19, over the 78% of it concentrated in eight countries; Italy, with €36,357 million, represents about 36% of the total. For each of the eight countries, the following table shows the book value, the nominal value and the fair value of the exposures broken down by portfolio as of 30 June 2023.

18 Information on Sovereign exposures refers to the scope of the UniCredit Group consolidated results as of 30 June 2023, determined under IAS/IFRS. Sovereign exposures are bonds issued by and loans given to central and local governments and governmental bodies. To the purpose of this risk exposure are not included:

Sovereign exposures and Group's Legal entities classified as held for sale as of 30 June 2023

ABSs.

19 The banking book includes financial assets designated at fair value, those mandatorily at fair value, those at fair value through other comprehensive income and those at amortised cost.

(€ million) Book value Nominal value Fair Value
As of 30 June 2023
- Italy 36,357 37,539 36,449
financial assets/liabilities held for trading (net exposures)(*) 194 (269) 194
financial assets designated at fair value - - -
financial assets mandatorily at fair value 51 50 51
financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income 15,120 15,278 15,120
financial assets at amortised cost 20,992 22,480 21,084
- Spain 14,433 15,350 14,214
financial assets/liabilities held for trading (net exposures)(*) 642 797 642
financial assets designated at fair value - - -
financial assets mandatorily at fair value - - -
financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income 3,351 3,597 3,351
financial assets at amortised cost 10,440 10,956 10,221
- Japan 7,927 7,881 7,935
financial assets/liabilities held for trading (net exposures)(*) - - -
financial assets designated at fair value - - -
financial assets mandatorily at fair value - - -
financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income 7,226 7,245 7,226
financial assets at amortised cost 701 636 709
- United States of America 6,725 7,935 6,732
financial assets/liabilities held for trading (net exposures)(*) 853 1,149 853
financial assets designated at fair value - - -
financial assets mandatorily at fair value - - -
financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income 3,531 3,648 3,531
financial assets at amortised cost 2,341 3,138 2,348
- Germany 5,470 5,571 5,275
financial assets/liabilities held for trading (net exposures)(*) 161 228 161
financial assets designated at fair value - - -
financial assets mandatorily at fair value 689 698 689
financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income 1,496 1,542 1,496
financial assets at amortised cost 3,124 3,103 2,929
- Austria 2,997 3,205 2,961
financial assets/liabilities held for trading (net exposures)(*) 126 97 126
financial assets designated at fair value - - -
financial assets mandatorily at fair value 68 70 68
financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income 2,349 2,593 2,349
financial assets at amortised cost 454 445 418
- Czech Republic 2,801 2,787 2,794
financial assets/liabilities held for trading (net exposures)(*) 62 66 62
financial assets designated at fair value - - -
financial assets mandatorily at fair value - - -
financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income 1,778 1,787 1,778
financial assets at amortised cost 961 934 954
- Romania 2,523 2,508 2,392
financial assets/liabilities held for trading (net exposures)(*) 74 78 74
financial assets designated at fair value - - -
financial assets mandatorily at fair value - - -
financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income 657 692 657
financial assets at amortised cost 1,792 1,738 1,661
Total on-balance sheet exposures 79,233 82,776 78,752

Note:

(*) Including exposures in Credit Derivatives. In case of negative amount, it indicates the prevalence of liabilities positions.

UNICREDIT GROUP: WEIGHTED DURATION

The weighted duration of the sovereign bonds shown in the table above, divided by the banking and trading book, is the following:

Weighted duration Banking
Book
Trading Book
(years) Assets positions Liabilities positions
- Italy 4.09 3.94 4.79
- Spain 3.73 12.25 2.05
- Japan 5.27 - -
- United States of America 8.77 19.62 -
- Germany 4.46 9.27 5.83
- Austria 6.96 11.77 10.16
- Czech Republic 4.22 3.80 9.31
- Romania 3.83 4.29 8.58

The remaining 22% of the total of sovereign debt securities, amounting to €22,059 million with reference to the book values as of 30 June 2023, is divided into 33 countries, including Bulgaria (€2,182 million), Croatia (€2,135 million), France (€2,070 million), Portugal (€1,612 million), Hungary (€1,606 million), Israel (€1,112 million), Poland (€1,041 million), Ireland (€953 million), Serbia (€944 million), Slovakia (€711 million), China (€687 million) and Russia (€650 million).

With respect to these exposures, as of 30 June 2023 there were no indications that default have occurred and the Group is closely monitoring the evolution of the situation.

With particular reference to the book value of the sovereign debt securities exposure to Russia it should be noted that €647 million are held by the Russian controlled bank in local currency and almost totally classified in the banking book.

It should also be noted that among the aforementioned remaining part of sovereign debt securities as of 30 June 2023 there are also debt securities towards Supranational Organisations such as the European Union, the European Financial Stability Facility and the European Stability Mechanism amounting to €4,814 million.

In addition to the exposures to sovereign debt securities, loans20 given to central and local governments and governmental bodies must be taken into account, amounting to €26,020 million as of 30 June 2023, of which about 64% to Germany, Austria and Italy.

UNICREDIT GROUP: RATINGS
Short-term Medium and Outlook Standalone
debt long-term debt Rating
Standard & Poor's A-2 BBB Stable bbb
Moody's P-2 Baa1 Negative baa3
Fitch Ratings F2 BBB Stable bbb

20 Tax items are not included.

GENERAL NOTES

  • CET1 ratio fully loaded throughout the document, unless otherwise stated.
  • Numbers throughout the press release may not add up precisely to the totals provided in tables and text due to rounding.
  • Russia includes the local bank and legal entities, plus the cross-border exposure booked in UniCredit SpA.
  • Shareholders distribution subject to supervisory and AGM approvals.

MAIN DEFINITIONS

  • Average commercial deposits (excluding repurchase agreements repos) are managerial figures and are calculated as daily averages. Deposits net of Group bonds are placed by the network.
  • Average gross commercial performing loans defined as average stock for the period of performing loans to commercial clients (e.g., excluding markets counterparts and operations); managerial figures, key driver of the NII generated by the network activity.
  • Client Hedging Fees refers to the client markup on client hedging transactions. The client markup is the difference between the final price to the client and the offer price, containing bid/ask spread, market risk hedging costs and day one XVA.
  • Cost of risk (CoR) is based on reclassified P&L and Balance sheet, calculated as (i) LLPs of the period (annualised in the interim periods) over (ii) by average loans to customers (including active repos) excluding debt securities (also IFRS5 reclassified assets are excluded).
  • Coverage ratio (on NPE) defined as stock of LLPs on NPEs over gross NPEs excluding IFRS5 reclassified assets.
  • Diluted EPS calculated as net profit after AT1/CASHES on average number of diluted shares excluding average treasury and CASHES usufruct shares.
  • Gross customer performing deposits rates calculated assuming 365 days convention, adjusted for 360 days convention where analytically available, and based on average gross balances.
  • Gross customer performing loan rates calculated assuming 365 days convention, adjusted for 360 days convention where analytically available, and based on average gross balances.
  • Gross NPE ratio defined as (i) gross NPEs over (ii) gross loans (including repurchase agreements repos) excluding debt securities and IFRS5 reclassified assets.
  • Gross NPEs defined as non-performing exposures before deduction of provisions comprising bad loans, unlikely to pay, and past due; including only loans to customers (including repurchase agreements – repos), excluding debt securities and IFRS5 reclassified assets.
  • IFRS5 reclassified assets means exposures classified as Held for Sale.
  • LCR means Liquidity Coverage Ratio ratio between the high-quality liquid assets (HQLA) and the net cash outflows expected over the coming 30 days, under stress test conditions.
  • Net NPE ratio defined as (i) Net NPEs over (i) total net loans (including repurchase agreements repos), excluding debt securities and IFRS5 reclassified assets.
  • Net NPEs defined as loans to customers non-performing exposures after deduction of provisions, comprising bad loans, unlikely to pay and past due (including active repurchase agreements – repos, excluding debt securities and IFRS5 reclassified assets).
  • Net profit means stated net profit adjusted for impacts from DTAs tax loss carry forward resulting from sustainability test.
  • Net profit after AT1 /CASHES (the base for cash dividend accrual) means net profit, as defined above, adjusted for impacts from AT1 and CASHES coupons.
  • Net revenue means (i) revenues minus (ii) Loan Loss Provisions (LLPs).
  • NSFR means Net Stable Funding Ratio ratio between the available amount of stable funding and the required amount of stable funding that are calculated applying defined weighting factors to on and off-balance sheet items. The relevant instructions for its calculation are included in the Regulation (EU) 876/2019 of the European Parliament

  • Organic capital generation for Group calculated as (net profit, as defined above, minus delta RWA excluding Regulatory impacts and PD scenario impacts x CET1r actual)/ RWA.
  • PD scenario means the impacts deriving from probability of default scenario, including rating dynamics
  • Regulatory impacts are impacts mostly driven by regulatory changes and model maintenance, shortfall and calendar provisioning (impacting on capital).
  • RoTE means (i) net profit after AT1/ CASHES as defined above, over (ii) average tangible equity excluding AT1, CASHES and DTA from tax loss carry forward contribution.
  • RoTE at 13% CET1 ratio means RoTE as defined above, but with a tangible equity assuming to distribute the capital in excess of a 13% CET1r (FL), upper end of UniCredit CET1 ratio management target, reducing immediately the tangible equity by this amount of distribution.
  • Share buyback defined as repurchasing of shares by the company that issued them to reduce the number of shares available on the open market.
  • Stated net profit means accounting net profit.
  • Tangible Book Value for Group calculated as Shareholders' equity (including Group stated profit of the period) minus intangible assets (goodwill and other intangibles), minus AT1 component.
  • Tangible book value per share for Group calculated as end-of-period tangible equity over end-of-period number of outstanding shares excluding treasury shares.
  • Tangible equity for Group calculated as shareholders' equity (including Group stated profit of the period) minus intangible assets (goodwill and other intangibles), minus AT1 component.
  • Unlikely-to-pay (UTP): Result of the judgement of the bank about the unlikeliness, without recourse to actions such as realizing collaterals, that the obligor will pay in full (principal and/or interest) its credit obligations. This assessment should be carried out independently of the presence of any amount (or rate) past due and unpaid.

DECLARATION BY THE MANAGER CHARGED WITH PREPARING THE FINANCIAL REPORTS

The undersigned, Bonifacio Di Francescantonio, in his capacity as the Manager charged with preparing UniCredit S.p.A.'s financial reports

DECLARES

that, pursuant to article 154 bis, paragraph 2, of the "Consolidated Law on Finance", the information disclosed in this document corresponds to the accounting documents, books, and records.

Milan, 25 July 2023

Manager charged with preparing the financial reports