Group Financial Results
2020 Achievements
Successful navigation through the pandemic with clear priorities
Bank of Cyprus Holdings
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Protection of staff and customer health, while ensuring operational resilience of the Bank
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c. €1.4 bn new lending to support the recovery of the Cypriot economy
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Payment holidays until end of 2020 to >25k customers (€5.9 bn)
Group Financial Results for the year ended 31 December 2020
Significant progress on balance sheet de-risking despite challenging environment
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€2.1 bn NPEs reduction pro forma¹; €1.5 bn NPE sales and €0.6 bn organic
Gross NPE ratio reduced to 16%1 (7%¹ net) and NPE coverage increased to 59%1, both pro forma
RWA intensity reduced to 53% pro forma¹
Asset quality management throughout the pandemic
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Provision of support to impacted customers to alleviate short term cash flow burden
Close monitoring of loans in moratoria
Encouraging performance since the end of moratorium (31 December 2020); €3.8 bn of performing
loans had an instalment due by 19 March 2021 and 96% of those resumed payments
Careful cost management
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Total operating expenses² in FY2020 down 12% yoy
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C/I ratio at 60%² for FY2020, broadly flat yoy
Digitally engaged customers increased to 75%, up 6 p.p. yoy
Launch of New Strategic Plan and Medium Term Targets
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Single digit NPE ratio by the end of 2022
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Return of Tangible Equity (ROTE) of c.7%
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Pro forma for Helix 2 (Portfolio A and B). Calculations on a pro forma basis which
assume legal completion of the transaction
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Excluding Special Levy and contributions to SRF and DGF
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