1st Quarter Results

Bank of Georgia 1.70 GEL/US$ Q1 2007 period end 1.71 GEL/US$ Q1 2007 average 1.83 GEL/US$ Q1 2006 period end 1.82 GEL/US$ Q1 2006 average JSC BANK OF GEORGIA ANNOUNCES CONSOLIDATED Q1 2007 RESULTS -0- *T Millions, unless otherwise noted Q1 2007 Growth y-o-y (1) Bank of Georgia (Consolidated, IFRS Based) Unaudited GEL US$ Total Operating Income (Revenue)(2) 41.1 24.2 131.2% Recurring Operating Costs 16.5 9.7 73.8% Normalized Net Operating Income(3) 24.5 14.4 197.4% Pre-Bonus Result 22.5 13.2 229.6% Net Income 13.7 8.0 229.2% Consolidated EPS (Basic), GEL & US$(4) 0.54 0.32 97.3% Consolidated EPS (Fully Diluted), GEL & US$(5) 0.50 0.30 91.6% ROAA(6), Annualized 3.8% ROA, Annualised 3.3% ROAE(7), Annualised 14.4% ROE, Annualised 14.2% *T Bank of Georgia (LSE: BGEO, GSE: GEB), the leading Georgian universal bank, announced today Q1 2007 consolidated results (IFRS Based, unaudited, derived from management accounts), reporting record Net Income of GEL 13.7 million (up 229.2% y-o-y), or 0.54 per share (up 97.3% y-o-y). (1) Compared to the same period in 2006; growth calculations based on GEL. (2) Revenue includes Net Interest Income and Net Non-Interest Income. (3) Normalized for the Net Non-Recurring Costs. (4) Basic EPS equals Net Income of the period divided by weighted average outstanding shares for the period. (5) Fully Diluted EPS equals Net Income of the period divided by the number of outstanding ordinary shares as of the period end plus number of ordinary shares in contingent liabilities. (6) Return on Average Total Assets equals annualised Net Income for the period divided by the average Total Assets for the period. (7) Return on Average Total Shareholders' Equity equals annualised Net Income for the period divided by the average Total Shareholders' Equity for the period. About Bank of Georgia Bank of Georgia, a leading universal Georgian bank with operations in Georgia and Ukraine, is the largest bank by assets, loans deposits and equity in Georgia, with 33% market share by total assets (all data according to the NBG as of March 31 2007). The major component of the Galt & Taggart Index, the bank has 103 branches and over 450,000 retail and more than 50,000 corporate current accounts. The bank offers a full range of retail banking and corporate and investment banking services to its customers across Georgia. The bank also provides a wide range of corporate and retail insurance products through its wholly-owned subsidiary, BCI, as well as asset & wealth management services. Bank of Georgia has, as of the date hereof, the following credit ratings: -0- *T Standard & Poor's 'B+/B' Stable Moody's 'B3/NP' (FC) & 'Baa3/P-3' (LC) Stable FitchRatings 'B/B' Stable *T For further information, please visit www.bog.ge/ir or contact: -0- *T Lado Gurgenidze Irakli Gilauri Macca Ekizashvili Chairman of the Supervisory Board Chief Executive Officer Head of Investor Relations +995 32 444 103 +995 32 444 109 +995 32 444 256 lgurgenidze@bog.ge igilauri@bog.ge ir@bog.ge *T This news report is presented for general informational purposes only and should not be construed as an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities. Certain statements in this news report are forward-looking statements and, as such, are based on the managements current expectations and are subject to uncertainty and changes in circumstances. The financial information as of the first quarter 200 and first quarter 2006 contained in this news report is unaudited and reflects the best estimates of management. The bank's actual results may differ significantly from the amounts reflected herein as a result of various factors. Q1 2007 Summary The bank's Q1 2007 Total Operating Income (Revenue) grew 131.2% y-o-y to GEL 41.1 million, driven by Net Interest Income of GEL 26.0 million, up 149.1% y-o-y and Net Non-Interest Income of GEL 15.0 million, up 105.6% y-o-y. Recurring Operating Costs of GEL 16.5 million grew by 73.8% y-o-y at a significantly lower rate than Revenue. This improvement in operating leverage resulted in a 197.4% y-o-y growth of Normalised Net Operating Income (''NNOI') to GEL 24.5 million. Pre-Bonus Result ('PBR'), another key metric observed by the management, reached GEL 22.5 million in Q 1 2007, up 229.6% y-o-y. The bank's consolidated Total Assets reached GEL 1.6 billion by Q1 2007, up 34.6% YTD. Its corporate, retail and private banking Gross Loans To Clients grew by 116.2%, 134.8% and 126.0% y-o-y, respectively, to GEL 450.9 million, GEL 336.3 million and GEL 29.8 million, respectively, contributing to the 125.4% y-o-y growth of Net Loans To Clients to GEL 814.0 million, up 17.3% YTD. The balance sheet growth in Q1 2007 resulted in the market share of approximately 33% and 28% by total assets and gross loans, respectively, compared to the respective 28% and 27% market shares at the year end.(1) In February 2007, the bank completed a landmark transaction as it issued US$200 million of debut Regulation S five year unsecured senior Eurobonds, the first ever international bond offering from Georgia. The Eurobond, issued at par, carries a 9% interest rate per annum. The issue was rated 'B+'/Stable by S&P, 'Ba2'/Stable by Moody's and 'B'/Stable by Fitch. In addition, in Q1 2007, the bank attracted US$12.5 million seven year loan from FMO(9) for the financing of its rapidly growing SME loan book. Largely due to the above-mentioned transactions, the bank's non-deposit funding base grew 136.0% YTD to GEL 527.5 million by 31 March 2007. Total Deposits (GEL 637.8 million at the end of Q1 2007) increased by 13.8% YTD and amounted to an approximately 25% market share, the largest in the Georgian banking sector. As of 31 March 2007, the bank's consolidated ROAE amounted to 14.4 %, while ROAA reached 3.8%. The equity book value per share stood at GEL 15.3 by 31 March 2007, up 137.1% y-o-y (up 2.6% YTD). The bank also announced certain changes in the organisation structure. The composition of CIB, RB, Insurance and Corporate Center Strategic Business Units ('SBUs') has not changed, and the bank continues its segment reporting along these lines. The Asset & Wealth Management ('A&WM') SBU has been separated into the following three Business Units ('BUs'): -- Galt & Taggart Securities ('GTS') BU, comprising the brokerage, investment banking and related subsidiaries of the bank, domiciled in Georgia, Ukraine and elsewhere; -- Wealth Management ('WM') BU, the successor to the private banking unit of the former A&WM, which will be focused solely on the private banking services; and -- Asset Management ('AM') BU, comprising the bank's asset management activities. AM currently consists of Galt & Taggart Capital, (GSE: GTC), the private equity vehicle investing in consumer goods, retail, business support services and real estate sectors, and BCI Pension Fund. (8) Market share data are derived from the information published by the National Bank of Georgia (www.nbg.gov.ge) and represent an aggregation of standalone financial information filed by Georgian banks. (9) Nederlandse Financierings-Maastschappij voor Ontwikkelinglanden N.V. (10) In the process of merging Strategic Business Unit and Business Unit Overview Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) Discussion Of Results Allocated Revenues grew 122.7% y-o-y, impacted by the growth in Net Interest Income and Net Non Interest Income. Operating leverage of CIB has improved, as the growth rate of allocated Recurring Costs (52.0% y-o-y, driven primarily by the headcount expansion and higher performance-based compensation) lagged the growth rate of the allocated Revenues. PBR grew 146.3%% y-o-y to GEL 10.5 million, contributing 46.9% to the consolidated PBR. Earnings grew 178.1% y-o-y, contributing 54.7% to the consolidated Net Income. Gross Loans grew 14.6% YTD to GEL 450.9 million, driven by increased lending to corporate clients and rapid growth of the SME loan book. Allocated Client Deposits grew 10.2% YTD to GEL 311.6 million, primarily due to the growth of Current Account Balances. Allocated Total CIB Assets amounted to GEL 693.1 million, up 29.5% YTD, while allocated Total CIB Liabilities reached GEL 604.0 million. Highlights -- Won the tender to service the Georgian Oil and Gas Corporation ('GOGC') on an exclusive basis for five years. GOGC, which represents the state in all oil and gas product sharing agreements and is a dominant player in gas transportation, is one of the top corporate clients in the country. -- Increased the number of corporate clients using the bank's payroll services from 480 at the end of 2006 to over 540 by the end of Q1 2007. By 31 March 2007, the number of individual clients serviced through the corporate payroll programs administered by the bank increased from approximately 83,500 at the beginning of the year to over 100,000. -- More than 5,700 legal entities opened accounts at the bank in Q1 2007, bringing the total to 52,815. Retail Banking (RB) Discussion Of Results Allocated Revenues grew 149.2% y-o-y, impacted by the growth in Net Interest Income and Net Non Interest Income. Operating leverage of RB has improved, as the growth rate of allocated Recurring Costs (52.9% y-o-y, driven primarily by the branch and headcount expansion and higher performance-based compensation) lagged the growth rate of the allocated Revenues. PBR grew 414.0% y-o-y to GEL 9.9 million, contributing 44.1% to the consolidated PBR. Earnings grew 567.9% y-o-y, contributing 51.4% to the consolidated Net Income. Gross Loans grew 19.4% YTD to GEL 336.3 million, a result of an expanded customer reach through the established customer acquisition channels and innovative product roll-outs. Client Deposits grew 13.0% YTD to GEL 232.4 million, driven primarily by the growth of Current Account Balances and Time Deposits. Allocated Total RB Assets amounted to GEL 518.7 million, up 38.9% YTD, while allocated Total RB Liabilities reached GEL 450.5 million. Highlights -- Increased the number of retail current accounts from approximately 420,000 at the beginning of the year to approximately 450,000 by 31 March, 2007. -- Increased the number of branches (service centers) from 100 at the beginning of the year to 103 by 31 March 2007. -- The purchase of commercial space previously rented by two existing branches resulted in the implied cost savings of GEL 0.2 million per annum. -- Bought or leased premises for six new branches, which are currently being fitted out and are expected to be operational by YE 2007. -- Commenced the marketing of credit cards (primarily to existing clients, for now), resulting in over 6,000 credit cards outstanding by 31 March 2007. -- Increased the number of debit cards outstanding from approximately 285,000 at the beginning of the year to approximately 337,000 by the end of Q1 2007 -- Continued to make gains in merchant acquiring as the installed POS terminal footprint grew to 497. -- Total number of cards in service by Georgian Card grew from 370,000 at the beginning of the year to 456,000 by 31 March 2007, while the number of transaction authorisations processed by Georgian Card grew 164% y-o-y to approximately 2.9 million (compared to approximately 1.1 million in Q1 2006). -- Continued investing in the electronic banking channels, as the number of ATMs grew to 146 by 31 March 2007 (up from 124 at the beginning of the year), number of mobile banking users reached 16,000, and number of registered Internet banking users grew 38.8% YTD to 51,870 (732.1% growth y-o-y). -- POS express consumer lending initiated by the bank in 2006 to complement the branch-based general-purpose consumer lending, resulted in the 545 express loan POS contracts signed (of which 358 outlets were served by 31 March 2007. POS express loan originations have reached GEL 12.8 million in Q1 2007, while POS express loans outstanding amounted to GEL 24.0 million at the end of Q1 2007. -- Launched in March 2007 a joint project with Nokia and Magti (the largest mobile phone operator in Georgia). The project involves selling 3G Nokia handsets on credit through Bank of Georgian's point-of-sale express lending network, with Magti bundling in a certain amount of free 2G and 3G services. -- Stepped up mortgage loan originations to GEL 29.6 million in Q1 2007 (up 360.9% y-o-y) resulting in mortgage loans outstanding by 31 March 2007 of GEL 80.8 million, (up 26.8% YTD). -- Car loan originations of GEL 3.3 million resulted in car loans outstanding by 31 March 2007 of GEL 11.5 million, (up 17.6% YTD). Insurance Discussion Of Results Pro forma Standalone Revenues of Aldagi BCI, the bank's wholly-owned insurance subsidiaries which are in the process of merging, grew 130.6% y-o-y, impacted by the growth in both corporate and consumer lines of business, with pro forma standalone Gross Premiums Written up 112.1% y-o-y to GEL 8.7 million. Pro forma standalone Operating Costs were GEL 1.5 million, up 110.9% y-o-y, and pro forma standalone Net Claims Incurred were GEL 0.9 million, up 445.9% y-o-y, reflecting the growth of the business. Pro forma PBR grew 14.7% y-o-y to GEL 0.6 million, contributing 2.7% to the consolidated PBR. Pro forma earnings grew 15.8% y-o-y, contributing 2.9% to the consolidated Net Income. Total Insurance Assets amounted to GEL 46.5 million, while Total Insurance Liabilities reached GEL 41.7 million. Highlights -- Continued the integration of Aldagi, acquired by BCI in December 2006. The pro forma combined market share of Aldagi and BCI by Gross Premiums Written amounted in Q1 2007 to approximately 41%, unchanged from 2006. Corporate Center Allocated Revenues grew 65.1% y-o-y to GEL 3.8 million, impacted mainly by foreign currency-related transactions. The growth of allocated Recurring Costs of 66.8% y-o-y , to GEL 2.5 million, lagged the allocated Revenues, resulting in the PBR of GEL 0.4 million, which contributed 1.8% to the consolidated PBR. Allocated Total CC Assets amounted to GEL 257.2 million, representing 15.7% of the consolidated Total Assets. Allocated Total CC Liabilities reached GEL 47.8 million, representing 3.8% of the consolidated Total Liabilities. Wealth Management (WM) Discussion Of Results Allocated Revenues grew 256.1% y-o-y, impacted by the growth of Net Interest Income (driven primarily by the growth of the Private Banking loan book) to GEL 0.8 million in Q1 2007. Allocated Recurring Costs of GEL 0.3 million grew 32.1% y-o-y. PBR grew 4070.8% y-o-y to GEL 0.3 million, contributing 1.4% to the consolidated PBR. Earnings grew 4623.6% y-o-y, contributing 1.7% to the consolidated Net Income. Gross Loans grew 32.1% YTD to GEL 29.8 million, while Client Deposits decreased 17.0% YTD to GEL 54.3 million. Allocated Total WM Assets amounted to GEL 45.8 million, up 285.9% YTD, while allocated Total WM Liabilities reached GEL 73.6 million, up 27.2% YTD. Highlights -- The number of Private Banking clients grew from 873 at the beginning of the year to 943 at the end of Q1 2007. -- Private Banking mortgage loan originations of GEL 4.2 million (up 34.6% y-o-y) resulted in mortgage loans outstanding by 31 March 2007 of GEL 20.4 million, up 18.2% YTD. -- Private Banking car loan originations of GEL 0.6 million resulted in car loans outstanding by 31 March 2007 of GEL 2.5 million, up 11.5% YTD. Galt & Taggart Securities Discussion Of Results The growth of standalone Revenues of Galt & Taggart Securities (Georgia) was driven primarily by increases in commissions from brokerage, (GEL 0.8 million, up 1212% y-o-y) and securities trading gains (GEL 0.4 million, up 614.0% y-o-y). Recurring Operating Costs increased 964.4% y-o-y to GEL 0.6 million, largely due to the headcount expansion at Galt & Taggart Securities Ukraine. The lower growth rate of the Operating Costs compared to the Revenue growth rate (GEL 1.5 million in Q1 2007, up 909.1% y-o-y), resulted in the y-o-y increase of 660.0% of the NNOI to GEL 0.8 million. The PBR of GEL 0.8 million in Q1 2007, (up 662.1% y-o-y, contributed 3.6% to the consolidated PBR. Earnings grew 281.3% y-o-y, contributing 2.3% to the consolidated Net Income. Total Galt & Taggart Securities Assets amounted to GEL 33.8 million, up 69.0% YTD, while Total Galt & Taggart Securities Liabilities reached GEL 13.2 million. Highlights -- Sergiy Lesyk joined as the Kyiv-based Global Head of Equities. -- Dmitry Kasatkin joined as the London-based Global Head of Investment Banking. -- Assets Under Custody grew 45% YTD to GEL 492.6 million as of 31 March 2007. -- Proprietary book grew 153% YTD to GEL 19.3 million by 31 March 2007. -- Galt & Taggart Securities (Georgia) continued to hold the leading position by the equities trading volume in Georgia, with an approximately 90% market share. -- Galt & Taggart Securities (Georgia) successfully handled a rights issue of Galt & Taggart Capital. Asset Management Highlights -- The market capitalization of Galt & Taggart Capital reached GEL 118 million, an increase of 120% YTD and an increase of 334% since the company was admitted to trading on the Georgian Stock Exchange in November 2006. -- Galt & Taggart Capital made several real estate investments, invested in several startup businesses, and purchased a 32% equity interest in Teliani Valley, a leading Georgian winery. -- Assets Under Management at the Aldagi BCI Pension Fund grew 218% y-o-y to GEL 0.7 million at the end of Q1 2007, while the number of Aldagi BCI Pension Fund members stood at 2,574 at the end of Q1 2007 up from 1,163 members in Q1 2006. Comments 'I am very pleased with the Q1 2007 results. Apart from giving the country its first-ever Eurobond benchmark, the bank capitalized aggressively on its key competitive advantages - superior retail distribution network and superior access to funding - to deliver record quarterly earnings and gain market share', commented Lado Gurgenidze, Chairman of the Supervisory Board. SEGMENT RESULTS -0- *T Change y-o-y Q1 2007 Share Q1 2006 Share Total Operating Income (Revenue) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Corporate & Investment Banking 122.7% 13,734 33.5% 6,166 34.7% Retail Banking 149.2% 18,783 45.8% 7,538 42.5% Wealth Management 256.1% 825 2.0% 232 1.3% Galt & Taggart Securities 766.3% 1,417 3.5% 164 0.9% Asset Management 2789.6% 317 0.8% 11 0.1% Insurance 62.2% 2,187 5.3% 1,348 7.6% Corporate Center 65.1% 3,791 9.2% 2,297 12.9% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total Operating Income (Revenue) 131.2% 41,055 100.0% 17,756 100.0% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total Recurring Operating Costs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Corporate & Investment Banking 52.0% 2,426 14.7% 1,596 16.8% Retail Banking 52.9% 8,315 50.5% 5,438 57.2% Wealth Management 32.1% 280 1.7% 212 2.2% Galt & Taggart Securities 964.4% 604 3.3% 57 0.6% Asset Management NMF 897 5.4% - NMF Insurance 110.9% 1,543 9.4% 731 7.7% Corporate Center 66.8% 2,460 14.9% 1,475 15.4% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total Recurring Operating Costs 73.8% 16,526 100.0% 9,509 100.0% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pre-Bonus Result ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Corporate & Investment Banking 146.3% 10,540 46.9% 4,280 62.8% Retail Banking 414.0% 9,918 44.1% 1,929 28.3% Wealth Management 4070.8% 319 1.4% 8 0.1% Galt & Taggart Securities 662.1% 812 3.6% 107 1.6% Asset Management NMF (127) -0.6% 11 0.2% Insurance 14.7% 609 2.7% 531 7.8% Corporate Center NMF 405 1.8% (46) -0.7% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pre-Bonus Result 229.6% 22,475 100.0% 6,819 100.0% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Net Income Corporate & Investment Banking 178.1% 7,471 54.7% 2,686 64.7% Retail Banking 567.9% 7,027 51.4% 1,052 25.3% Wealth Management 4623.6% 226 1.7% 5 0.1% Galt & Taggart Securities 281.3% 317 2.3% 83 2.0% Asset Management NMF (156) -1.1% 11 0.3% Insurance 15.8% 401 2.9% 346 8.3% Corporate Center NMF (1,623) -11.9% (33) -0.8% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Net Income 229.2 % 13,663 100.0% 4,151 100.0% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Basic EPS Contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Corporate & Investment Banking 66.7% 0.30 54.7% 0.18 64.7% Retail Banking 300.4% 0.28 51.4% 0.07 25.3% Wealth Management 2732.0% 0.01 1.7% 0.0003 0.1% Galt & Taggart Securities 128.6% 0.01 2.3% 0.01 2.0% Asset Management -950.5% (0.01) -1.1% 0.001 0.3% Insurance -30.5% 0.02 2.9% 0.02 8.3% Corporate Center NMF (0.06) -11.9% (0.00) -0.8% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total 97.3% 0.54 100.0% 0.27 100.0% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *T SEGMENT RESULTS CONT'D -0- *T Change y-o-y Q1 2007 Share Q1 2006 Share Total Assets ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Corporate & Investment Banking 114.4% 693,108 42.4% 323,296 51.0% Retail Banking 138.3% 518,651 31.8% 217,622 34.4% Wealth Management 122.8% 45,765 2.8% 20,539 3.2% Galt & Taggart Securities 413.2% 33,759 2.1% 6,578 1.0% Asset Management NMF 38,629 2.4% 200 0.0% Insurance 359.0% 46,454 2.8% 10,121 1.6% Corporate Center 366.0% 257,159 15.7% 55,179 8.7% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total Assets 157.8% 1,633,525 100.0% 633,535 100.0% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Loans to Clients, Gross Corporate & Investment Banking 116.2% 450,866 54.0% 208,562 54.6% Retail Banking 134.8% 336,253 40.3% 143,205 37.5% Wealth Management 126.0% 29,757 3.6% 13,164 3.4% Galt & Taggart Securities NMF - 0.0% - 0.0% Asset Management NMF - 0.0% - 0.0% Insurance NMF - 0.0% - 0.0% Corporate Center 7.5% 18,464 2.2% 17,168 4.5% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total Loans to Clients 118.6% 835,339 100.0% 382,099 100.0% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total Liabilities ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Corporate & Investment Banking 115.7% 603,994 48.4% 280,034 52.4% Retail Banking 134.0% 450,539 36.1% 192,519 36.1% Wealth Management 302.7% 73,552 5.9% 18,266 3.4% Galt & Taggart Securities 136.3% 13,161 1.1% 5,570 1.0% Asset Management 8760.9% 17,456 1.4% 197 0.0% Insurance 491.3% 41,744 3.3% 7,060 1.3% Corporate Center 57.4% 47,787 3.8% 30,361 5.7% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total Liabilities 133.7% 1,248,233 100.0% 534,007 100.0% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Client Deposits Corporate & Investment Banking 55.9% 311,603 51.7% 199,898 56.2% Retail Banking 69.3% 232,392 38.6% 137,256 38.6% Wealth Management 310.5% 54,295 9.0% 13,228 3.7% Galt & Taggart Securities -28.3% 3,909 0.6% 5,453 1.5% Asset Management NMF - 0.0% - 0.0% Insurance NMF - 0.0% - 0.0% Corporate Center NMF - 0.0% - 0.0% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total Client Deposits 69.2% 602,199 100.0% 355,835 100.0% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Book Value Per Share Change y-o-y Contribution Share Contribution Share ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Corporate & Investment Banking 26.2% 3.53 23.1% 2.80 43.5% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Retail Banking 66.2% 2.70 17.7% 1.62 25.2% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Wealth Management NMF (1.10) -7.2% 0.15 2.3% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Galt & Taggart Securities 1151.8% 0.82 5.3% 0.07 1.0% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Asset Management NMF 0.84 5.5% 0.00 0.0% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Insurance -5.7% 0.19 1.2% 0.20 3.1% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Corporate Center 416.8% 8.29 54.3% 1.60 24.9% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total Client Deposits 137.1% 15.26 100.0% 6.44 100.0% ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *T INCOME STATEMENT DATA -0- *T Period Ended Q1 2007 Q1 2006 Change(3) Consolidated, IFRS Based US$(1) GEL US$(2) GEL Q-O-Q 000s, unless otherwise noted (Unaudited) (Unaudited) Interest Income 25,326 43,054 8,623 5,754 173.3% Interest Expense 10,005 17,008 2,900 5,298 221.0% Net Interest Income 15,321 26,046 5,723 10,456 149.1% Fee & Commission Income 3,776 6,419 2,219 4,053 58.3% Fee & Commission Expense 290 493 253 462 6.6% Net Fee & Commission Income 3,486 5,926 1,966 3,591 65.0% Income From Documentary Operations 689 1,171 343 627 86.8% Expense On Documentary Operations 294 500 143 262 91.0% Net Income From Documentary Operations 395 671 200 365 83.8% Net Foreign Currency Related Income 2,515 4,276 998 1,823 134.6% Net Insurance Income 1,229 2,089 678 1,239 68.6% Brokerage Income 594 1,010 80 146 593.1% Asset Management Income - - - - NMF (4) Realised Net Investment Gains 42 71 - - NMF Other 569 967 75 136 608.7% Net Other Non-Interest Income 2,434 4,137 832 1,521 172.0% Net Non-Interest Income 8,829 15,010 3,996 7,300 105.6% Total Operating Income (Revenue) 24,150 41,055 9,719 17,756 131.2% Personnel Costs 4,427 7,525 2,261 4,131 82.2% Selling, General & Administrative Costs 2,594 4,409 1,577 2,881 53.0% Procurement & Operations Support Expenses 1,276 2,170 501 916 136.9% Depreciation & Amortization 1,156 1,965 606 1,108 77.4% Other Operating Expenses 269 457 259 473 -3.5% Total Recurring Operating Costs 9,721 16,526 5,205 9,509 73.8% Normalized Net Operating Income 14,429 24,529 4,514 8,247 197.4% Net Non-Recurring Income (Costs) (21) (36) 22 40 -189.5% Profit Before Provisions & Bonuses 14,408 24,493 4,536 8,287 195.6% Provisions For Loan Losses 1,279 2,174 851 1,555 39.8% Recovery Of Loans 719 1,223 123 224 445.1% Provisions For (Recovery Of) Other Assets 627 1,066 75 138 673.3% Net Provision Expense 1,186 2,017 804 1,468 37.4% Pre-Bonus Result 13,222 22,477 3,732 6,819 229.6% Bonuses & Share Based Compensation Expenses 3,160 5,371 1,049 1,916 180.3% Pre-Tax Income 10,062 17,105 2,684 4,903 248.9% Income Tax Expenses 2,024 3,441 412 752 357.6% Net Income 8,038 13,664 2,272 4,151 229.2% Weighted Average Shares Outstanding (000s) 25,217 15,118 Fully Diluted Number of Shares Period End (000s) 27,230 15,851 EPS (Basic) 0..32 0.54 0.15 0.27 97.3% EPS (Fully Diluted) 0.30 0.50 0.14 0.26 91.6% *T (1 )Converted to U.S. dollars for convenience using a period-end exchange rate of GEL 1.70 per US1.00, such rate being the official Georgian Lari to U.S. dollar period-end exchange rate as reported by National Bank of Georgia as at 31 March 2007. (2 )Converted to U.S. dollars for convenience using a period-end exchange rate of GEL 1.83 per US1.00, such rate being the official Georgian Lari to U.S. dollar period-end exchange rate as reported by National Bank of Georgia as at 31 March 2006. (3 )Growth calculations based on GEL values. (4) Not Meaningful BALANCE SHEET DATA -0- *T March 31, 2007 Growth(2) December 31, 2006 Growth(4) March 31, 2006 Consolidated, IFRS Based US$(1) GEL YTD US$(3) GEL Y-O-Y US$(5) GEL 000s, unless otherwise noted (Unaudited) (Unaudited) (Unaudited) Cash & Cash Equivalents 47,871 81,381 -24.5% 62,917 107,809 71.5% 25,976 47,458 Loans & Advances To Credit Institutions 163,647 278,199 323.4% 38,349 65,711 170.4% 56,309 102,876 Mandatory Reserve With NBG 35,067 59,614 -3.0% 35,869 61,461 73.8% 18,778 34,308 Other Accounts With NBG 7,914 13,454 5600.9% 138 236 169.4% 2,734 4,995 Balances With & Loans To Other Banks 120,666 205,132 5010.4% 2,343 4,014 222.7% 34,797 63,573 Available-For-Sale Securities 308 523 NMF 3,230 5,534 -56.0% 651 1,189 Treasuries & Equivalents 27,552 46,838 -75.0% 109,279 187,244 1087.4% 2,159 3,945 Other Fixed Income Instruments 115,156 195,766 4397.3% 2,540 4,353 17793.5% 599 1,094 Gross Loans To Clients 491,376 835,339 16.8% 417,247 714,953 118.6% 209,140 382,099 Less: Reserve For Loan Losses (12,533) (21,307) 1.4% (12,267) (21,020) 1.9% (11,445) (20,910) Net Loans To Clients 478,843 814,033 17.3% 404,980 693,933 125.4% 197,695 361,189 Investments In Other Business Entities, Net 13,116 22,297 1721.7% 714 1,224 1586.7% 724 1,322 Property & Equipment Owned, Net 59,547 101,230 51.5% 39,001 66,828 154.8% 21,744 39,726 Intangible Assets Owned, Net 1,747 2,970 -5.7% 1,838 3,150 40.1% 1,160 2,119 Goodwill 24,573 41,773 3.7% 23,507 40,279 49.8% 15,261 27,881 Tax Assets - Current & NMF Deferred 108 183 - - -79.2% 481 878 Prepayments & Other Assets 28,431 48,333 29.7% 21,746 37,261 10.2% 24,005 43,856 Total Assets 960,898 1,633,526 34.6% 708,098 1,213,326 157.8% 346,762 633,534 Client Deposits 354,235 602,199 7.6% 326,610 559,646 69.2% 194,765 355,835 Deposits & Loans From Banks 20,959 35,631 4019.1% 505 865 338.3% 4,449 8,129 Borrowed Funds 310,265 527,451 136.0% 130,444 223,516 306.2% 71,079 129,862 Insurance Related Liabilities 11,591 19,705 1736.5% 4,493 7,699 -33.2% 2,111 3,856 Issued Fixed Income Securities 671 1,141 -85.2% 626 1,073 411.0% 934 1,707 Tax Liabilities - Current & Deferred 6,399 10,878 33.7% 4,749 8,138 994.6% 544 994 Accruals & Other Liabilities 30,135 51,230 36.5% 21,903 37,531 52.4% 18,404 33,624 Total Liabilities 734,225 1,248,234 48.9% 489,331 838,468 133.7% 292,286 534,007 Ordinary Shares 14,850 25,245 0.2% 14,708 25,202 63.2% 8,464 15,465 Share Premium 152,081 258,538 -6.8% 161,914 277,440 581.5% 20,763 37,934 Treasury Shares (681) (1,158) 15.4% (586) (1,004) NMF - - Retained Earnings 35,869 60,977 64.9% 21,578 36,974 74.5% 19,124 34,939 Revaluation & Other Reserves 13,407 22,791 333.5% 3,068 5,257 308.5% 3,054 5,580 Net Income For The Period 8,037 13,664 -49.0% 15,624 26,772 229.2% 2,272 4,151 Shareholders' Equity Excluding Minority Interest 223,562 380,055 2.5% 216,306 370,641 287.5% 53,677 98,068 Minority Interest 3,081 5,237 24.2% 2,461 4,217 259.0% 799 1,459 Total Shareholders' Equity 226,642 385,292 2.8% 218,767 374,858 287.1% 54,476 99,527 Total Liabilities & Shareholders' Equity 961,056 1,633,526 34.6% 708,098 1,213,326 157.8% 346,762 633,534 Shares Outstanding 25,244,609 25,202,009 15,464,558 Book Value Per Share 8.99 15.29 2.6% 8.68 14.87 137.1% 3.52 6.44 *T (1) Converted to U.S. dollars for convenience using a period-end exchange rate of GEL 1.70 per US1.00, such rate being the official Georgian Lari to U.S. dollar period-end exchange rate as reported by National Bank of Georgia as at 31 March 2007. (2) Compared to 31 December 2006; growth calculations based on GEL values. (3.) Converted to U.S. dollars for convenience using a period-end exchange rate of GEL 1.7135 per US1.00, such rate being the official Georgian Lari to U.S. dollar period-end exchange rate as reported by National Bank of Georgia as at 31 December 2006. (4 )Compared to the same period in 2006; growth calculations based on GEL values. (5. )Converted to U.S. dollars for convenience using a period-end exchange rate of GEL 1.83 per US1.00, such rate being the official Georgian Lari to U.S. dollar period-end exchange rate as reported by National Bank of Georgia as at 31 March 2006. KEY RATIOS -0- *T Q1 2007 2006 Profitability Ratios ROAA( 1) Annualised for Q1 3.8% 3.4% ROAE(2) Annualised for Q1 14.4% 16.5% Interest Income To Average Interest Earning Assets (3) 15.1% 16.7% Cost Of Funds (4) Annualised for Q1 7.0% 5.8% Net Spread (5) 8.1% 10.9% Net Interest Margin (6) Annualised for Q1 9.1% 11.1% Net Interest Margin, Normalised, (7) Annualised for Q1 9.1% 10.6% Loan Yield (8) 21.2% 17.4% Interest Expense To Interest Income 39.5% 33.5% Net Non-Interest Income To Average Total Assets Annualised for Q1 4.2% 5.8% Net Non-Interest Income To Revenue (9) 36.6% 40.4% Net Fee And Commission Income To Average Interest Earning Assets (10) 2.1% 3.5% Net Fee And Commission Income To Revenue 14.4% 19.0% Total Operating Income (Revenue)/Total Assets Annualised for Q1 10.1% 9.2% Operating Leverage (11) 38.6 18.8% Recurring Earning Power (12) Annualised for Q1 6.9% 7.7% Net Income To Revenue 33.3% 23.9% Efficiency Ratios Operating Cost To Average Total Assets (13) Annualised for Q1 4.6% 6.6% Cost To Average Total Assets (14) Annualised for Q1 6.2% 8.2% Cost / Income (15) 53.4% 56.7% Cost /Income Normalised (16) 53.3% 55.9% Cost / Income, Bank of Georgia, Standalone (17) 50.1% 51.2% Cash Cost/Income(18) 48.6% 51.4% Total Employee Compensation Expense To Revenue (19) 31.4% 29.7% Total Employee Compensation Expense To Cost 58.8% 52.5% Total Employee Compensation Expense To Average Total Assets Annualised for Q1 3.6% 4.3% Liquidity Ratios Net Loans To Total Assets (20) 49.8% 57.2% Average Net Loans To Average Total Assets 53.0% 61.3% Interest Earning Assets To Total Assets 81.7% 78.4% Average Interest Earning Assets To Average Total Assets 80.3% 77.3% Liquid Assets To Total Assets (21) 33.2% 25.0% Net Loans To Client Deposits 135.2% 124.0% Average Net Loans To Average Client Deposits 129.8% 113.4% Net Loans To Total Deposits (22) 127.7% 123.8% Net Loans To Total Liabilities 65.2% 82.8% Total Deposits To Total Liabilities 51.1% 66.8% Client Deposits To Total Deposits 94.4% 99.8% Client Deposits To Total Liabilities 48.2% 66.7% Current Account Balances To Client Deposits 61.0% 54.4% Demand Deposits To Client Deposits 5.5% 6.4% Time Deposits To Client Deposits 33.5% 39.2% Total Deposits To Total Assets 39.0% 46.2% Client Deposits To Total Assets 36.9% 46.1% Client Deposits To Total Equity (times) (23) 1.56 1.49 Due From Banks / Due To Banks (24) 781% 7597% Total Equity To Net Loans 47.3% 54.0% Leverage (times) (25) 3.2 2.2 *T KEY RATIOS CONT'D -0- *T Q1 2007 2006 Asset Quality NPLs (in GEL) (26) 21,059 16,266 NPLs to Gross Loans (27) 2.5% 2.3% Cost of Risk (28) 1.0% 2.7% Cost of Risk Normalised(29) 1.0% 2.2% Reserve for Loan Losses to Gross Loans (30) 2.6% 3.0% NPL Coverage ratio (31) 101.2% 129.9% Equity to average net loans to clients 51.1% 78.8% Capital Adequacy: Equity To Total Assets 23.6% 30.9% BIS Tier I Capital Adequacy Ratio (32) 34.1% 44.9% BIS Total Capital Adequacy Ratio 33 34.8% 41.9% NBG Tier I Capital Adequacy Ratio (34) 19.2% 23.2% NBG Total Capital Adequacy Ratio (35) 22.5% 28.5% Per Share Values: Basic EPS (GEL) (36) 0.54 1.62 Basic EPS (US$) $0.32 $0.89 Fully Diluted EPS (GEL) (37) 0.50 0.98 Fully Diluted EPS (US$) $0.30 $0.54 Book Value Per Share (GEL) (38) 15.26 14.87 Book Value Per Share (US$) $8.98 $8.14 Change y-o-y 137% 139% Ordinary Shares Outstanding - Weighted Average 25,216,510 16,505,701 Ordinary Shares Outstanding - Period End 25,244,609 25,202,009 Ordinary Shares Outstanding - Fully Diluted 27,230,351 27,229,418 Selected Operating Data: Full Time Employees (FTE) 2,558 2,226 FTEs, Bank of Georgia Standalone 1,933 1,601 Total assets per FTE (GEL Thousands) 639 558 Total Assets per FTE, Bank of Georgia Standalone (GEL Thousands) 845 776 Branches 103 100 ATMs 146 124 Plastic Cards (Thousands) 344 286 POS Terminals 497 471 *T Note: All annualised numbers presented throughout have been annualized by dividing Income Statement component by the number of months in the period multiplied by twelve. NOTES TO KEY RATIOS -0- *T 1 Return On Average Total Assets (ROAA) equals Net Income of the period divided by quarterly Average Total Assets for the same period; 2 Return On Average Total Equity (ROAE) equals Net Income of the period divided by quarterly Average Total Equity for the same period; 3 Average Interest Earning Assets are calculated on a quarterly basis; Interest Earning Assets include: Loans And Advances To Credit Institutions, Treasuries And Equivalents, Other Fixed Income Instruments and Net Loans to Clients; 4 Cost Of Funds equals Interest Expense of the period divided by quarterly Average Interest Bearing Liabilities; Interest Bearing Liabilities Include: Client Deposits, Deposits And Loans From Banks, Borrowed Funds and Issued Fixed Income Securities; 5 Net Spread equals Interest Income To Average Interest Earning Assets less Cost Of Funds; 6 Net Interest Margin equals Net Interest Income of the period divided by quarterly Average Interest Earning Assets of the same period; 7 Net Interest Margin Normalised equals Net Interest Income of the period, less provisions for the interest income generated by non-performing loans through the date of their write- offs, plus provisions for (less recovery of) other assets, divided by quarterly average Gross Loans To Clients over the same period. 8 Loan Yield equals Interest Income, less Net Provision Expense divided by quarterly Average Gross Loans To Clients; 9 Revenue equals Total Operating Income; 10 Net Fee And Commission Income includes Net Income From Documentary Operations of the period; 11 Operating Leverage equals percentage change in Revenue less percentage change in Total Costs; 12 Recurring Earning Power equals Profit Before Provisions and Bonuses of the period divided by average Total Assets of the same period; 13 Operating Cost equals Total Recurring Operating Costs; 14 Cost includes Total Recurring Operating Costs, Net Non-Recurring Costs (Income) and Bonuses & Share Based Compensation Expenses; 15 Cost/Income Ratio equals Costs of the period divided by Total Operating Income (Revenue); 16 Cost/Income Normalised equals Recurring Operating Costs plus Bonuses & Share Based Compensation Expenses divided by Total Operating Income (Revenue) for the same period. 17 Cost/Income, Bank of Georgia, standalone, equals to non-consolidated Total Costs of the bank of the period divided by non-consolidated Revenue of the bank of the same period; 18 Cash Cost equals Cost minus Depreciation & Amortisation; 19 Total Employee Compensation Expense includes Personnel Costs and Bonuses & Share-Based Compensation Expenses; 20 Net Loans equal Net Loans To Clients; 21 Liquid Assets include: Cash And Cash Equivalents, Other Accounts With NBG, Balances With And Loans To Other Banks, Treasuries And Equivalents and Other Fixed Income Securities as of the period end and are divided by Total Assets as of the same date; 22 Total Deposits include Client Deposits and Deposits And Loans from Banks; 23 Total Equity equals Total Shareholders' Equity; 24 Due From Banks/Due To Banks equals Loans And Advances To Credit Institutions divided by Deposits And Loans From Banks; 25 Leverage (Times) equals Total Liabilities as of the period end divided by Total Equity as of the same date; 26 NPLs (in GEL) equals total gross non-performing loans as of the period end; non-performing loans are loans that have debts in arrears for more than 90 calendar days; 27 Gross Loans equals Gross Loans To Clients; 28 Cost Of Risk equals Net Provision For Loan Losses of the period, less recovery of other assets, divided by quarterly average Gross Loans To Clients over the same period; 29 Cost of Risk Normalised equals Net Provision For Loan Losses of the period, less provisions for the interest income generated by non-performing loans through the date of their write- off, plus provisions for (less recovery of) other assets, divided by quarterly average Gross Loans to Clients over the same period. 30 Reserve For Loan Losses To Gross Loans To Clients equals reserve for loan losses as of the period end divided by gross loans to clients as of the same date; 31 NPL Coverage Ratio equals Reserve For Loan losses as of the period end divided by NPLs as of the same date; 32 BIS Tier I Capital Adequacy Ratio equals Tier I Capital as of the period end divided by Total Risk Weighted Assets as of the same date, both calculated in accordance with the requirements of Basel Capital Accord I; 33 BIS Total Capital Adequacy Ratio equals Total Capital as of the period end divided by Total Risk Weighted Assets as of the same date, both calculated in accordance with the requirements of Basel Capital Accord I; 34 NBG Tier I Capital Adequacy Ratio equals Tier I Capital as of the period end divided by Total Risk Weighted Assets as of the same date, both calculated in accordance with the requirements the National Bank of Georgia; 35 NBG Total Capital Adequacy Ratio equals Total Capital as of the period end divided by Total Risk Weighted Assets as of the same date, both calculated in accordance with the requirements of the National Bank of Georgia; 36 Basic EPS equals Net Income of the period divided by the weighted average number of outstanding Ordinary Shares over the same period; 37 Fully Diluted EPS equals Net Income of the period divided by the number of outstanding Ordinary Shares as of the period end plus number of ordinary shares in contingent liabilities; 38 Book Value Per Share equals Total Equity plus Treasury Shares, divided by the total number of outstanding Ordinary Shares. *T
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