ABN AMRO reports net profit of EUR 343 million in Q3 2021

ABN AMRO reports net profit of EUR 343 million in Q3 2021

• Net profit EUR 343 million; return on equity 6.5% in Q3 2021, 7.8% excluding CIB non-core
• Strong fee incomegrowth of 19% excluding non-core, while deposit margin pressure persists
• Demand for lendingshowed signs of recovery; corporate and mortgage loan books grew
• Cost of risk for 2021 expectedto be around nil as the credit environment remains benign
• Strong capital position, Basel III CET1 ratio of 17.8% (Basel IV CET1 of around 16%); constructive dialogue with regulator on potential share buybacks
  
  

Robert Swaak, CEO, comments:

‘Developments in the third quarter were encouraging: Dutch society has largely reopened and government support has been withdrawn, though the rise in Covid infectionsremains a concern. Demand for lending showed signs of recovery and both our mortgage book and corporate loan book grew.Our clients increasingly focus on the future and we are there to support them through our trusted relationships and expertise. We continue to deliveron our agenda as we are well ahead of plan in the wind-down of the CIB non-core portfolio, we have paid out the final 2019 dividend, have agreed a compensation scheme for revolving consumer credit and are simplifying our organisational structure.

Net profit in Q3 2021 was EUR 343 million, delivering a 6.5% return on equity (7.8% excluding CIB non-core) despite continued pressure on net interest income and a EUR 217 million provision for revolving consumer credit. While pressure from deposit margins and the CIB non-core wind-down continues, our operating performance remained solidand fee income improved by 19% (excluding CIB non-core).Impairments showed a small net release of EUR 12 million as the credit environment remained benign. We expect the cost of risk for 2021 to bearound nil.Our capital position remains very strong, with a Basel III CET1 ratio of 17.8% (Basel IV around 16%). We are in a constructive dialogue with the regulator on potential share buybacks after the FY 2021 results have been announced.

We are a personal bank in the digital age, with our strategic pillars – customer experience, sustainability and future-proof bank –as our guiding principles. We bring convenience into the daily lives of our clients and expertise when it matters. Our digital personal assistant, Anna, supports clients in their day-to-day banking.She already handles half of all chat requests, making our service more efficient and personal while enabling our advisers to focus on expertise. We encourage our clients to make their homes more sustainable and have now extended our sustainability discount to include homes with energy label B. I am very pleased that our ESG client assets (in line with Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation definitions and disclosures) have grown to EUR 39 billion. We are building a future-proof bank, digital by design, and continue to transfer services to our mobile banking app, including cash withdrawals at ATMs.’

Key figures and indicators (in EUR millions)	Q3 2021	Q3 2020	Change	Q2 2021	Change	9M 2021	9M 2020	Change
Operating income	1,734	2,207	-21%	1,732		5,313	6,115	-13%
Operating expenses	1,301	1,357	-4%	1,228	6%	4,372	3,856	13%
Operating result	432	850	-49%	504	-14%	940	2,260	-58%
Impairment charges on financial instruments	-12	270		-79	-85%	-168	2,083
Income tax expenses	102	279	-64%	190	-47%	426	275	55%
Profit/(loss) for the period	343	301	14%	393	-13%	682	-99
Cost/income ratio	75.1%	61.5%		70.9%		82.3%	63.0%
Return on average Equity1	6.5%	5.6%		7.6%		4.2%	-1.3%
Fully-loaded CET1 ratio	17.8%	17.2%		18.3%		17.8%	17.2%
1 Based on profit for the period attributable to the owners of the parent company

ABN AMRO Press Office Jarco de Swart pressrelations@nl.abnamro.com +31 20 6288900

ABN AMRO Investor Relations Ferdinand Vaandrager investorrelations@nl.abnamro.com +31 20 6282282

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