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Annual Report 2012 Sberbank Slovensko, a.s. WorldReginfo - fab5d859-8db0-4d93-a1b8-6756145aa787 Content International Network 2 Foreword 3 Management Board 4 Development of the Macro-Economic Environment 5 Business Activity 7 Key Figures 2008 - 2012 8 Shareholders 9 Financial Statements 10 Governing Bodies 11 Independent Auditors’ Report 12 Statement of financial position as at 31 December 2012 13 Income Statement Year ended 31 December 2012 14 Statement of comprehensive income Year ended 31 December 2012 15 Statement of Changes in Equity Year ended 31 December 2012 16 Statement of Cash Flows Year ended 31 December 2012 17 Notes to the Financial Statements Year ended 31 December 2012 20 Supervisory Board Report 84 Declaration on Corporate Governance of Sberbank Slovensko, a.s. 85 Our network 98 Organisation structure 102 WorldReginfo - fab5d859-8db0-4d93-a1b8-6756145aa787 International Network In February 2012 former Volksbank International employees (as at 31. 12. 2012). Sberbank is one of the AG – now Sberbank Europe AG – was acquired by most profi table fi nancial institutions in the world and a Sberbank of Russia. leading market player in delivering innovative products based on excellence and state-of-the-art technology. Sberbank is the largest bank in Russia that accounts for Combined with the local expertise and customer focus almost one third of all Russian banking sector assets. The of our employees, Sberbank Europe is building bridges to Central Bank of the Russian Federation is the founder Eastern business and is a unique banking partner in the and major shareholder of Sberbank, owning 50% of the CEE region, Russia and CIS countries. Since the acquisi- total share capital plus one voting share. Other shares tion by Sberbank we have started a significant transfor- are held by more than 245.000 individual and institu- mation. As an important part of one of the largest, fast- tional est growing, and dynamic banking organisations in the world – we at Sberbank Europe aspire to be recognized investors in Russia and internationally. The bank has the as a game-changing innovator, an emerging leader in largest distribution network in Russia with over 18.000 CEE banking with growing presence and recognition in offi ces as well as subsidiaries in 20 countries includ- Western Europe. We aim to build enduring relationships ing the CIS, Central and Eastern Europe. In September with our customers by being attentive to their needs. As 2012, Sberbank completed the acquisition of DenizBank Sberbank Europe, we are striving to become a bank that AS which is ranked 6th among private and 9th among never stops in further developing itself and its operations all Turkish banks by consolidated total assets. Sberbank for the benefi t of our customers. was named by The Banker magazine as “Bank of the Year” and placed second in a ranking of company stock returns over the past ten years by The Economist. Sber- bank Europe AG manages a banking network of nine universal banks in eight Central and Eastern European countries: Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia and the Ukraine. In total the bank operates 280 branches and has 4,400 02 SBERBANK SLOVENSKO | ANNUAL REPORT 2012 | INTERNATIONAL NETWORK WorldReginfo - fab5d859-8db0-4d93-a1b8-6756145aa787 Foreword Dear Shareholders, Customers and Friends, steps from the past will not have any impact whatso- the year 2012 was critical for our bank in all aspects. ever. However, the financial result for 2012 – the loss of The acquisition of the Volksbank International Group 47.7 million € – is the price, which had to be paid by us. by Sberbank, the largest Russian bank, was completed The new majority shareholder, Sberbank Europe AG, fully in February. We have become part of the third strong- supported such measures and increased the Bank’s reg- est bank in Europe (in terms of market capitalisation). Its istered capital by 75 million €. Thus his intention of long- capital strength, as well as quality products and services, term operation in the Slovak market has been proved. provide us with a good basis for further development. It was an important step for Sberbank itself in perfor- The Sberbank Group has proved its enduring interest in mance of its international strategy and set-up of a global Slovakia also thorough the unique agreement on coop- corporation. eration, which was signed by Igor Lichnovsky, CEO of the Eximbank of the Slovak Republic, and Herman Gref, The new owner has brought a whole series of innova- CEO of Sberbank of Russia, on 21st November 2012. This tions and changes. The Bank’s management and sen- agreement is mainly aimed to support exporters from ior officers were changed significantly. Several projects Slovakia in their penetration to foreign markets through have been commenced, which transfer the latest bank- insurance, guarantee and credit products. ing technology, developed by Sberbank of Russia, to everyday life of our Bank, e.g. in the area of risks man- The transformation process started to reflect in our most agement, or automated approval process of consumer important activity – business as well. The last quarter loans. The Bank’s new strategy was drawn – up, dis- of 2012 was very successful for us, as we managed to cussed and adopted. It is focused on areas, which we increase corporate loans by 4.5%, while the overall mar- know best and where we can use our expertise, contacts ket went down by 1.7%. Individual deposits rose by 10.7%, and strength of our banking group. We would like to be- which is a quadruple growth over the market. Such good come a bridge to the East for Slovak entrepreneurs, who results are promising and constitute a good base for operate in the markets of Russia and the Community of 2013. Independent States and provide commercial and invest- ment flows between Slovakia and the Russian and CIS Return to profit after two years, through performance of markets. Based on our history, we are predestined to the Bank’s new strategy, is the Bank’ s main assignment focus on SMEs, being a backbone of our economy. Indi- for 2013, while we will adhere to the basic principle – we vidual customers are also very important for us. We pro- respect you as a customer and will treat you as a friend. vide them with first grade products, which use current We will pursue open and friendly approach and strive to technologies with minimal administrative burden. We improve our products and services to the benefit of our plan to enhance our customer base significantly, based customers. on such approach. We had to cope with the heritage of the past in the last year. We created provisions on our credit portfolio, worth 70.9 million €, while this decision guarantees that wrong SBERBANK SLOVENSKO | ANNUAL REPORT 2012 | FOREWORD 03 WorldReginfo - fab5d859-8db0-4d93-a1b8-6756145aa787 Management Board JUDr. Samuel Vlčan – Chairman of the Management Board Dipl.-Kfm. Manfred Gram – Member of the Management Board Nedialko Radikov – Member of the Management Board 04 SBERBANK SLOVENSKO | ANNUAL REPORT 2012 | MANAGEMENT BOARD WorldReginfo - fab5d859-8db0-4d93-a1b8-6756145aa787 Development of the Macro-Economic Environment volume of resources for production inputs in the export On the Threshold of industry. Moreover, we have to expect that while the last year’s foreign trade surplus benefited from the sta- the Year of Challenges tistical impact of a lower comparable base, this year will be contrariwise, and this year’s foreign trade results will Slowdown in economic growth at the end of the be compared with the last year’s record foreign trade year reminded us of risks, Slovakia’s economy surplus. will have to face in 2013. Six out of thirteen sectors of the industrial production in The Slovak economy reported the slowest real y/y GDP Slovakia faced the y/y slump in the industrial production growth since the previous recession in the last quarter in the last year already. of 2012. Although the result (+0.7%) has corresponded with our forecast (the prognosis of Sberbank Slovensko The environment of the increased unemployment rate, a.s. within the survey of Thomson Reuters agency was which reports the highest levels since May 2004, com- +0.6%), together with the last-year slump in the regis- bined with uncertain prospects of the employment tered unemployment and diminished industrial produc- market, usually results in dropped consumer confidence tion, it represented another issue before a demanding and increased saving tendency of households. year, Slovakia will be confronted with. Moreover, it is also required to add that there is a delay over compara- Thus the most important factor of the growth in Slova- ble neighbours in the Czech Republic and Hungary, who kia will be prospects for gradual economic recovery in experienced the slip back into recession in the last year. the eurozone in the second half of 2013, as indicated by several advanced indices, including the IFO, the German The prognosis of the real GDP growth for this year is ac- business confidence index, which has reported improve- companied by a higher than usual uncertainty due to ment within three consecutive months already. poor prospects of domestic demand, evolution of invest- ments, as well as a threat of slowed external demand for The IFO, the German business confidence index, is based our exports. on a conducted survey of 7,000 German companies. It has proved to be a very good barometer of further de- Not taking into account positive impacts of the largest velopment of the real economy of Germany in the last export sectors, household final consumption, companies’ twenty years. The business confidence index comprises investments, as well as industrial production in six out of two main components: entrepreneurs’ sentiment about thirteen sectors in Slovakia reported evolution, typical of current business situation and their expectations for the recession, which effected the comparable economies of next six months.