IBL Financial Overview

Legal disclaimer IMPORTANT NOTICE THE INFORMATION, STATEMENTS AND OPINIONS CONTAINED IN THIS DOCUMENT DO NOT CONSTITUTE A PUBLIC OFFER UNDER ANY APPLICABLE LEGISLATION OR AN OFFER TO SELL OR SOLICITATION OF ANY OFFER TO BUY ANY SECURITIES OR FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS OR ANY ADVICE OR RECOMMENDATION WITH RESPECT TO SUCH SECURITIES OR OTHER FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS. FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CERTAIN FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 21e OF THE US SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED, AND SECTION 27a OF THE US SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN OF THE GROUP'S'S PLANS AND ITS CURRENT GOALS AND EXPECTATIONS RELATING TO ITS FUTURE FINANCIAL CONDITION AND PERFORMANCE. INVESTEC CAUTIONS READERS THAT NO FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENT IS A GUARANTEE OF FUTURE PERFORMANCE AND THAT ACTUAL RESULTS COULD DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE CONTAINED IN THE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS CAN BE IDENTIFIED BY THE FACT THAT THEY DO NOT RELATE ONLY TO HISTORICAL OR CURRENT FACTS. FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS SOMETIMES USE WORDS SUCH AS "may", "will", "seek”, “continue”, "aim", "anticipate", "target", "expect", "estimate", "intend", "plan", "goal", "believe" OR OTHER WORDS OF SIMILAR MEANING. EXAMPLES OF FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS INCLUDE, AMONG OTHERS, STATEMENTS REGARDING THE GROUP'S FUTURE FINANCIAL POSITION, INCOME GROWTH, ASSETS, IMPAIRMENT CHARGES, BUSINESS STRATEGY, CAPITAL RATIOS, LEVERAGE, PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS, PROJECTED LEVELS OF GROWTH IN THE BANKING AND FINANCIAL MARKETS, PROJECTED COSTS, ESTIMATES OF CAPITAL EXPENDITURES AND PLANS AND OBJECTIVES FOR FUTURE OPERATIONS AND OTHER STATEMENTS THAT ARE NOT HISTORICAL FACT. BY THEIR NATURE, FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS INVOLVE RISK AND UNCERTAINTY BECAUSE THEY RELATE TO FUTURE EVENTS AND CIRCUMSTANCES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, UK DOMESTIC, EUROZONE AND GLOBAL ECONOMIC AND BUSINESS CONDITIONS, THE EFFECTS OF CONTINUED VOLATILITY IN CREDIT MARKETS, MARKET RELATED RISKS SUCH AS CHANGES IN INTEREST RATES AND EXCHANGE RATES, EFFECTS OF CHANGES IN VALUATION OF CREDIT MARKET EXPOSURES, CHANGES IN VALUATION OF ISSUED NOTES, THE POLICIES AND ACTIONS OF GOVERNMENTAL AND REGULATORY AUTHORITIES (INCLUDING REQUIREMENTS REGARDING CAPITAL AND GROUP STRUCTURES AND THE POTENTIAL FOR ONE OR MORE COUNTRIES EXITING THE EURO), CHANGES IN LEGISLATION, THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDS AND INTERPRETATIONS UNDER IFRS APPLICABLE TO PAST, CURRENT AND FUTURE PERIODS, EVOLVING PRACTICES WITH REGARD TO THE INTERPRETATION AND APPLICATION OF STANDARDS UNDER IFRS, THE OUTCOME OF CURRENT AND FUTURE LITIGATION, THE SUCCESS OF FUTURE ACQUISITIONS AND OTHER STRATEGIC TRANSACTIONS AND THE IMPACT OF COMPETITION - A NUMBER OF SUCH FACTORS BEING BEYOND THE GROUP'S CONTROL. AS A RESULT, THE GROUP'S ACTUAL FUTURE RESULTS MAY DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THE PLANS, GOALS, AND EXPECTATIONS SET FORTH IN THE GROUP'S FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. Page 44

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