To the Challenges of a New Era
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Open to the challenges of a new era ANNUAL REPORT2006 WorldReginfo - 9eefdb0a-d062-4b3b-b28d-bb9fee2e478a LONDON • One branch LUXEMBOURG • Presence through subsidiaries BULGARIA • 281 Branches • 287 Total points of presence • Loans of €1.5 bn. ROMANIA • 189 Branches • 201 Total points of presence • Loans of €1.7 bn. SERBIA • 103 Branches • 108 Total points of presence • Loans of €0.4 bn. WorldReginfo - 9eefdb0a-d062-4b3b-b28d-bb9fee2e478a POLAND POLAND • 70 Branches • 130 Total points of presence UKRAINE • Loans of €0.2 bn. ROMANIA UKRAINE • Universal Bank UKRAINE • 33 Branches SERBIA BULGARIA TURKEY GREECE TURKEY 31 Branches GREECE • 367 Branches • 520 Total points of presence • Loans of €31.1 bn. WorldReginfo - 9eefdb0a-d062-4b3b-b28d-bb9fee2e478a WorldReginfo - 9eefdb0a-d062-4b3b-b28d-bb9fee2e478a CONTENTS THE YEAR IN REVIEW 4 Members of the Strategic Planning Committee and the Executive Committee Financial Highlights Review Letter to Shareholders Financial Review The Eurobank EFG Share RETAIL BANKING 21 Retail Banking Service Networks Consumer Lending Mortgage Lending Small Business Banking CORPORATE BANKING 27 Lending to Large Corporates Lending to Medium-Sized Enterprises Shipping Leasing Factoring INVESTMENT BANKING & CAPITAL MARKETS 33 Investment Banking Equity Brokerage Treasury WEALTH MANAGEMENT 36 Mutual Funds Insurance Asset Management Private Banking INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE 40 Bulgaria Romania Serbia Poland Turkey Ukraine OTHER ACTIVITIES OF THE GROUP 46 Securities Services Payment Services Payroll Services Real Estate E-Commerce e-Banking and Internet Services RISK MANAGEMENT 48 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 52 APPENDICES 55 Consolidated Financial Statements 2006 Eurobank EFG Group and EFG Group ANNUAL REPORT 2006 3 WorldReginfo - 9eefdb0a-d062-4b3b-b28d-bb9fee2e478a Members of the Strategic Planning Committee and the Executive Committee Xenophon C. Nickitas * George C. Gondicas* Chairman of the Board Honorary Chairman of the Board Byron N. Ballis Nicholas C. Nanopoulos Nikolaos B. Karamouzis Deputy Chief Executive Officer - Chief Executive Officer and Deputy Chief Executive Officer - Retail Banking and Board Board Member Wholesale Banking and Board Member Member Paula N. Hadjisotiriou General Manager-Finance & Strategy and Board Secretary * Strategic Planning Committee Members only. 4 WorldReginfo - 9eefdb0a-d062-4b3b-b28d-bb9fee2e478a Members of the Executive Committee Fokion Chr. Karavias Evaggelos I. Kavvalos General Manager – Global General Manager – Small Business Markets Banking Harry M. Kyrkos George P. Marinos Nicholas K. Pavlides General Manager – Risk General Manager – Corporate General Manager – Operations, Management and Board Member Banking Technology & Organization and Board Member P.Giorgio Pradelli Michael G. Vlastarakis General Manager – International General Manager – Branch Division Network ANNUAL REPORT 2006 5 WorldReginfo - 9eefdb0a-d062-4b3b-b28d-bb9fee2e478a THE YEAR IN REVIEW Financial Highlights Net Profit (g m.) Loan Growth in 2006 645 28.6% 27.5% 20.8% 501 19.7% 2005 2006* Group Loans in Greek Loans Greece Market *excluding one - off reserves tax Eurobank EFG RoE After Tax and Minorities Dividend per Share (g) 23% 0.92 23% 0.75 21.1% 2005 2006 2005 2006 6 WorldReginfo - 9eefdb0a-d062-4b3b-b28d-bb9fee2e478a THE YEAR IN REVIEW Consolidated Figures of Eurobank EFG (Amounts in € million) 2006 2005 % Change BALANCE SHEET Loans and Advances to Customers 34,907 27,385 27.5% Deposits 23,914 19,255 24.2% Total Shareholders' Equity 2,657 2,523 5.3% Total Assets 53,820 44,464 21.0% PROFIT AND LOSS Net Interest Income 1,597 1,372 16.4% Net Banking Fee and Comission Income 447 355 26.0% Non-Banking Fee and Commission Income 58 66 (12.5%) Core Income1 2,101 1,792 17.2% Total Operating Income 2,234 1,861 20.0% Total Operating Expenses 1,062 891 19.2% Impairment Losses on Loans and Advances 344 309 11.5% Core Profit2 695 592 17.3% Profit before Tax after Minority Interest 825 672 22.9% Net Profit for the Year attributable to Shareholders 601 501 20.0% Net Profit3 645 501 28.6% 1. Net Interest Income + Total Net Fee and Commission Income 2. Core Income - Operating Expenses - Provisions 3. Excluding one - off reserves tax 2006 2005 FINANCIAL RATIOS Net Interest Margin 3.3% 3.5% Cost / Income 47.5% 47.9% Non Performing Loans 2.8% 3.0% Coverage 89.3% 92.0% Provisions / Loans 1.1% 1.3% Tier I 8.5% 10.9% Total Capital Adequacy 10.4% 13.5% Return on Assets (after tax)3 1.33% 1.30% Return on Equity (after tax) 3 23.0% 21.1% DATA PER SHARE Earnings per Share (h)3 1.59 1.29 Dividend per Share(h) 0.92 0.75 Dividend Yield 3.7% 3.5% (based on average share price) INFRASTRUCTURE DATA Total points of presence 1,312 868 Greece 520 467 New Europe 790 399 Luxembourg 1 1 London 1 1 Human Resources 17,866 16,201 Greece 9,701 9,117 New Europe 8,165 7,084 Ratings Long-Term Financial Strength Short Term Moody's A2 C+ P-1 Standard & Poor's A- - A-2 FITCH A B-2 F1 ANNUAL REPORT 2006 7 WorldReginfo - 9eefdb0a-d062-4b3b-b28d-bb9fee2e478a Review Romania of the Year APRIL The Annual General Meeting of the Bank’s shareholders approved the distribution of a total dividend of €286 million for FEBRUARY the fiscal year 2005, as well as the free distribution Entered the Polish market of 2 new shares for every 10 shares held. through the opening of the first branches of Polbank EFG in Warsaw. Eurobank Properties was successfully listed in the By year-end this organic network comprised Athens Stock Exchange. 130 branches and points-of-sale. M A Y Entered the Turkish banking market, through an agreement to acquire 70% of Tekfenbank. Tekfenbank is a medium-sized bank with a network of 31 branches, mainly focused on small and medium-sized enterprises. M ARCH Following the conclusion of an agreement with the Serbian government, Eurobank EFG acquired 100% of Nacionalna Š tedionica Banka, finalizing a process JUNE that began in September 2005. Eurobank EFG successfully completed its third securitization of mortgage loans through the issue and placement of a €1 bn bond loan in international markets. There had been two similar issues in 2004 and 2005, worth €750 each. 8 WorldReginfo - 9eefdb0a-d062-4b3b-b28d-bb9fee2e478a Bulgaria Serbia Poland JUL Y OCT O BER Entered the banking market of Ukraine, Eurobank EFG successfully issued through an agreement to acquire 99.34% of a bond loan from the partial securitization of its Small Universal Bank. This is a medium sized bank Business lending portfolio, worth €2.25 bn, the first with 33 branches, which uses multiple distribution such venture ever undertaken by a Greek bank. networks and offers a wide range of retail and corporate banking products. Its activities are concentrated in the western Ukraine and Kiev. NOVEMBER Bancpost, the Romanian subsidiary of Eurobank EFG, celebrated the 15th anniversary of its establishment by organizing a grand event for its employees, its clients, the Romanian authorities and the media, featuring the former German Chancellor, Mr. Gerhard Schroeder, as the main speaker. S EPTEMBER Agreement for the acquisition of a 74.26% stake in Bulgaria’s DZI Bank. DZI Bank is listed in the Bulgarian Stock Exchange and operates a network of 131 branches and 43 micro-branches. Its forthcoming merger with Postbank - a Eurobank DEC EMBER EFG subsidiary - is designed to place the Group Eurobank EFG was ranked the best Private Banking among the leaders of the Bulgarian banking market. services provider in Greece by the internationally Upon completion of the deal in December 2006 acclaimed financial magazine, Euromoney, for a third Eurobank EFG increased its stake to more than 90%. consecutive year. ANNUAL REPORT 2006 9 WorldReginfo - 9eefdb0a-d062-4b3b-b28d-bb9fee2e478a Letter to Shareholders Dear Shareholders, The year 2006 was a positive one for the Greek As far as our Banking Group is concerned, 2006 was economy, which grew at a sturdy rate of 4.2%, a year of dynamic growth, both in Greece, and in the significantly outpacing the Eurozone average. region of New Europe, featuring excellent results in all Moreover, there was also significant progress in the fields of banking operations, sound profitability, and fiscal adjustment front, as the deficit was reduced new international distinctions. Presently, Eurobank below the 3% threshold set by the Stability and EFG is an international Group with more than 1,300 Growth Pact. Nevertheless, Greece is expected to branches and points-of-sale in Greece and abroad. deal with an increasingly competitive global Our domestic and overseas workforce comprises environment. The deterioration of our country’s almost 19,000 people. current account in recent years, as the deficit reached 12.1% of GDP in 2006, stresses our economy’s As far as the domestic market is concerned, in 2006 reduced competitiveness. Thus, the economy’s our Group demonstrated once more its ability to further structural reform becomes a top priority, in sustain high growth rates in all fields of banking order to ensure high growth rates in the future, as operation, and to evolve faster than its competitors. A well as real convergence, competitiveness gains and clear proof of that is that, in recent years, the growth reduced unemployment. However, the dynamism of our loans is constantly outperforming the market already built up by the private sector in Greece and average, reaffirming both our leadership and our abroad, creates a positive backdrop. This dynamism capability to keep on capturing market share. should be further reinforced through wider reforms, centered on the rationalization of the state’s role In New Europe we continue our dynamic expansion, within the economy, and the creation of an appealing having invested funds of more than €1 billion to date. environment, designed to support private initiative and Our aim is to become a regional power that will play a entrepreneurship, and attract new investments.