Results for the 2nd quarter and first half of 2014 of the Groupe BPCE

July 31, 2014

Groupe BPCE: strong 1st half of 2014 with net income attributable to equity holders of the parent of €1.7 billion[1], up 10.4% compared with the same period in 2013


The Q2-13 and H1-13 results are presented pro forma to account for the transfer of BPCE Assurances to Natixis and the buyback (and subsequent cancellation) by the Banque Populaire banks and Caisses d’Epargne of the Cooperative Investment Certificates (CICs) held by Natixis.
[1] Excluding revaluation of BPCE’s own debt for the Group’s results

Robust commercial performance by the core business lines

    • Banque Populaire and Caisse d’Epargne networks
    • 9.6% year-on-year growth in on-balance sheet savings[2] and good performance in life insurance
    • 5.6% year-on-year growth in loan outstandings
    • Core business lines of Natixis
    • Wholesale Banking: 8.3% rise in H1-2014 revenues
    • Investment Solutions: record-breaking net inflows of €17 billion in asset management and 15.9% revenue increase in H1-2014
    • Specialized Financial Services: 1.7% growth in revenues in the first six months of 2014, in line with the performance of the Commercial Banking & Insurance division
  • Robust, recurring results
    • Core business revenues of €5.5 billion in Q2-2014, up 2.9% vs. Q2-2013 and €11 billion in H1-2014, up 3.2% vs. H1-2013
    • Moderate cost of risk: 33 basis points in Q2-2014, down 3 basis points vs. Q2-2013
    • Net income attributable to equity holders of the parentErreur ! Signet non défini. of €828 million in Q2-2014, up 5.0% vs. Q2-2013, and of €1.7 billion in H1-2014, up 10.4% vs. H1-2013
  • Continued strengthening of capital adequacy in Q2-2014
    • Common Equity Tier-1 ratio[3]: 11.1%, i.e. +20 basis points compared with 31/03/2014
    • Total capital adequacy ratio3;[4]: 14.5%, i.e. +70 basis points compared with 31/03/2014
    • Leverage ratio[5] > 4%
  • Enhanced liquidity situation
    • 2014 MLT funding plan already complete
    • Short-term liquidity LCR ratio > 100%[6] as at June 30, 2014
       

The Q2-13 and H1-13 results are presented pro forma to account for the transfer of BPCE Assurances to Natixis and the buyback (and subsequent cancellation) by the Banque Populaire banks and Caisses d’Epargne of the Cooperative Investment Certificates (CICs) held by Natixis.
[1] Excluding revaluation of BPCE’s own debt for the Group’s results

[2] Excluding centralized savings products

[3] Estimate at June 30, 2014 – CRR/CRD 4, without transitional measures and after restating for deferred tax assets

[4] Including Tier-2 issues in July

[5] Estimate on June 30, 2014 based on Groupe BPCE’s interpretation of the draft regulation that is expected to incorporate in CRR most of the recommendations formulated by the Basel Committee in January 2014.

[6] According to Groupe BPCE’s interpretation of the most recently published Basel 3 standards

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