Market announcement

AS LHV Group

LEI code

529900JG015JC10LED24

Size of the entity

Large group

Economic activities

Financial and Insurance Activities

Industry sector(s)

Credit institution

Country of registered office

Estonia

Content of announcement in Estonian

Title

LHV Groupi 2021. aasta I kvartali auditeerimata majandustulemused

Message

2021. aasta I kvartalis teenis AS LHV Group kokku 11,4 miljonit eurot
konsolideeritud puhaskasumit. Pank teenis kvartaliga 11,8 miljonit eurot
puhaskasumit, sealhulgas 2,2 miljonit Ühendkuningriigi filiaaliga seotud
klientide teenindamisest. Varahaldus teenis 0,6 miljonit eurot puhaskahjumit
ning kindlustus 0,3 miljonit eurot puhaskahjumit. Grupi omakapitali tootluseks
kujunes I kvartalis 18,2%.

LHV Groupi esimese kvartali puhaskasum oli 3,9 miljoni euro ehk 53% võrra suurem
kui I kvartalis aasta tagasi ning 6,6 miljoni ehk 37% võrra väiksem kui 2020.
aasta IV kvartalis, mil grupi kasum sisaldas ka pensionifondide juhtimisega
seotud edukustasu. I kvartali lõpuks edestab LHV veebruaris avaldatud 2021.
aasta finantsplaani 0,9 miljoni euroga.

Konsolideerimisgrupi varade maht kasvas märtsi lõpuks 5,68 miljardi euroni.
Grupi konsolideeritud laenuportfelli maht kasvas kvartaliga 96 miljoni euro
võrra (+4%; +353 miljonit eurot IV kvartalis) 2,3 miljardi euroni ja hoiuste
maht 614 miljoni euro võrra (+15%; +904 miljonit IV kvartalis) 4,73 miljardi
euroni. Hoiuste kasvust tuli 595 miljonit eurot finantsvahendajate arvelt ja 54
miljonit eurot tavaklientidelt, hoiuseplatvormide osa vähenes 35 miljoni euro
võrra. LHV juhitud fondide koondmaht kasvas kvartaliga 50 miljoni euro võrra
(+3%; +41 miljonit eurot IV kvartalis) 1,59 miljardi euroni.

 Kasumiaruanne, tuhandetes eurodes I kv 2021 IV kv 2020 3 kuud 2021 3 kuud 2020
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    Neto intressitulu                 20 371     19 893      20 371      16 324
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    Neto teenustasutulu                8 640     14 183       8 640       6 508
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    Neto finantstulud                   -375      1 316        -375        -389
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    Tulu kindlustustegevusest             89          0          89           0
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    Muud tegevustulud                     40         57          40          36
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 Tulud kokku                          28 765     35 449      28 765      22 478
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    Personalikulu                     -7 253     -6 368      -7 253      -5 769
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    Kontorikulud                        -463       -239        -463        -278
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    IT kulud                          -1 005       -964      -1 005        -729
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    Turunduskulud                       -532       -475        -532        -473
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    Muud tegevuskulud                 -4 507     -3 381      -4 507      -3 926
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 Kulud kokku                         -13 760    -11 427     -13 760     -11 175
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 Kasum enne allahindlusi              15 005     24 023      15 005      11 303
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    Laenude allahindlus               -1 601     -2 243      -1 601      -1 011
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    Tulumaksukulu                     -1 988     -3 741      -1 988      -2 809
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 Puhaskasum                           11 416     18 039      11 416       7 483
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    Vähemusosaluse osa                   373        200         373         404
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    Emaettevõtte aktsionäride osa
 kasumist                             11 043     17 840      11 043       7 079


  Bilanss, tuhandetes eurodes      märts.21    dets.20     märts.20
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     Raha ja raha ekvivalendid     3 193 146   2 393 537   1 284 182
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     Finantsvarad                    149 739     330 055     231 321
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     Laenud klientidele            2 322 518   2 225 681   1 746 205
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     Laenude allahindlus             -18 170     -16 858      -7 296
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     Nõuded klientide vastu            5 185       9 388       2 780
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     Muud varad                       30 005      29 604      30 148
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  Varad kokku                      5 682 423   4 971 407   3 287 341
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        Nõudmiseni hoiused         4 272 474   3 635 166   2 357 463
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        Tähtajalised hoiused         461 369     484 604     595 948
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        Saadud laenud                508 801     468 585      25 687
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     Võlgnevused klientidele       5 242 644   4 588 355   2 979 098
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     Muud kohustused                  74 544      27 776      26 093
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     Allutatud laenud                110 000     110 000      75 000
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  Kohustused kokku                 5 427 188   4 726 131   3 080 191
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  Omakapital                         255 235     245 276     207 150
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     sh vähemusosaluse osa             6 756       8 483       4 190
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  Kohustused ja omakapital kokku   5 682 423   4 971 407   3 287 341

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 Kasumlikkuse suhtarvud         I kv 2021 IV kv 2020 3 kuud 2021 3 kuud 2020
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    Omakapitali tootlus             18,2%      31,3%       18,2%       14,0%
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    Kulude ja tulude suhe (C/I)     47,8%      32,2%       47,8%       49,7%
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    Riskikulumäär                    0,3%       0,4%        0,3%        0,2%

LHV laenuportfellis kasvasid ettevõtete laenud I kvartaliga 68 ja jaelaenud 28
miljoni euro võrra. Aastaga on LHV Groupi laenuportfell kasvanud 565 miljoni
euro ehk 33% võrra. Kiirest kasvust hoolimata ei ole tehtud järeleandmisi
krediidikvaliteedis, mis püsib hea, laenuvõtjatele on rahalisi puhvreid aidanud
tagada riigipoolsed palgatoetused ja pankade poolt pakutud maksepuhkused.
Eelmisel aastal väljastatud maksepuhkused on enamuses õigeaegselt lõppenud,
algse 350 miljoni euro pealt on puhkusel laenude maht I kvartali lõpuks langenud
60 miljoni euroni. Ka tänavu on riik viiruse tõkestamiseks piiranguid seadnud,
samas on kliendid alates veebruarist taotlenud uusi maksepuhkuseid vaid 11
miljoni euro ulatuses.

LHV on võtnud eesmärgiks toetada kliimaeesmärkide täitmist. Kõige
kliimasäästlikumate sõidukite soetamise soosimiseks langetasime märtsis
elektrisõidukite liisingu intressimäära 1,95%-ni. Sama intressimäär kehtib ka
rohelisele kodulaenule. Tegemist on LHV kõige soodsamate intressimääradega.

Investeerimisaktiivsuse elavdamiseks langetas LHV veebruaris välisväärtpaberite
teenustasusid. Esimesena tõime turule pensioni investeerimiskonto ehk PIK-i,
millega on pensionikogujatel võimalik ise investeerida II samba süsteemi sees.
Aprilli keskpaigaks on PIK-i sõminud 2000 investorit.

Muudest kvartali jooksul olulistest sündmustest registreeriti veebruaris
Ühendkuningriigi ettevõtete registris LHV Groupi tütarettevõtte LHV UK Limited.
LHV Kindlustus alustas kvartali jooksul esimeste kodukindlustuse lepingute
sõlmimist ning võttis üle Euronicsi tehnikaseadmete müügiga seotud pikendatud
garantii kindlustuslepingud. LHV pangakaartidele lisandus võimalus näha oma PIN-
koodi digitaalselt ja võimalus eraklientidele lülitada deebetkaardil sisse
püsiannetuse funktsioon, millega saab iga kaardimaksega toetada heategevust.

Pensionifondid näitasid positiivset tootlust, ehkki madalama aktsiariski tõttu
jäid aktiivselt juhitud fondid alla indeksfondidele. Oma osa on selles ka
septembris väljuvate klientide jaoks vajaliku likviidsuse hoidmisel aktiivselt
juhitud fondides. Märtsi lõpu seisuga sai selgeks ka septembris II sambast
lahkuvate klientide arv ja nende varade maht, mis jäid madalamaks tehtud
prognoosidest.

LHV Groupi juhataja Madis Toomsalu kommentaar:
"LHV on aastat alustanud tugevalt. Oleme jätkanud Eesti majanduse
finantseerimist, teinud esimesi edusamme Ühendkuningriigi panga loomisel, mis
eeldab regulatiivse loa saamist, oleme suurendanud hoogsalt klientide arvu,
tugevdanud oma teenuste pakkumisi ning saanud taaskord parima teenindusega panga
tunnustuse.

Oleme suurendanud oma turuosa nii laenuturul kui ka kasvatanud enda turuliidri
rolli investeerimisteenuste vallas. Märksõnadeks on aktiivsus ja tahe aidata
kaasa Eesti kapitali kasvule. LHV on jätkanud klientide finantseerimist ka
piirangute ajal. Jaanuaris-veebruaris oli Eesti ettevõtetele väljastatud laenude
puhul LHV turuosa üle 50%. Eluasemelaenude puhul oli vastav näitaja 12%. Huvi
investeerimise vastu jätkab kasvu, kui kvartali jooksul sõlmisid kliendid ligi
16 000 uut investeerimislepingut ja lisandus üle 8000 varadega kliendi.
Investeerimisteenuste osas panustasime kasvu kõige terviklikuma tooteportfelli,
investeerimishariduse laialdase pakkumise, parima Balti maaklerteenuse ning
soodsaimate teenustasude abil.

LHV turuväärtus on aastaga kasvanud rohkem kui 400 miljoni euro võrra. On
äärmiselt hea meel, et kasvamine Eesti suurimaks börsiettevõtteks ning sellega
seotud väärtuse kasv jaguneb 13 000 aktsionäri vahel, kelleks on Eesti inimesed
ja ettevõtted."



AS-i LHV Group aruanded on saadaval aadressil: https://investor.lhv.ee/aruanded.

Kvartalitulemuste tutvustamiseks korraldab LHV Group veebiseminaride keskkonna
Zoom kaudu investorkohtumise. Virtuaalne investorkohtumine toimub enne turu
avanemist 20. aprillil kell 9.00. Esitlus tehakse eesti keeles. Palume
registreeruda
aadressil https://lhvbank.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_EL2t_a7xSaGyQX9PBfitlw.

LHV Group on suurim kodumaine finantskontsern ja kapitali pakkuja Eestis. LHV
Groupi peamised tütarettevõtted on LHV Pank, LHV Varahaldus ja LHV Kindlustus.
LHV-s töötab üle 560 inimese. LHV pangateenuseid kasutab ligi 274 000 klienti ja
LHV hallatavatel pensionifondidel on ligi 177 000 aktiivset klienti. LHV
Ühendkuningriigi filiaal pakub panganduse taristut enam kui 150 rahvusvahelisele
finantsteenuste ettevõttele, mille kaudu jõuavad LHV makseteenused klientideni
üle terve maailma.




Priit Rum
LHV kommunikatsioonijuht
Telefon: 502 0786
E-post: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

Content of announcement in English

Title

LHV Group unaudited results for Q1 2021

Message

In the first quarter of 2021, AS LHV Group altogether earned EUR 11.4 million in
consolidated net profit. Within the quarter, the bank earned EUR 11.8 million in
net profit, including EUR 2.2 million from servicing clients related to the UK
branch. Varahaldus generated EUR 0.6 million in net loss, and Kindlustus
generated EUR 0.3 million in net loss. The Group's return on equity in Q1 was
18.2%.

Year-on-year, the net profit of LHV Group was EUR 3.9 million (53%) higher in
Q1, and EUR 6.6 million (37%) lower than in Q4 2020, when the profit of the
Group also included the success fee related to managing pension funds. By the
end of Q1, LHV is ahead of the financial plan for 2021, published in February,
by EUR 0.9 million.

By the end of March, the consolidation group's volume of assets increased to EUR
5.68 billion. Within the quarter, the volume of the Group's consolidated loan
portfolio grew by EUR 96 million (+4%; + EUR 353 million in Q4) to EUR 2.3
billion, and deposits increased by EUR 614 million (+15%; + EUR 904 million in
Q4) to EUR 4.73 billion. In terms of growth of deposits, EUR 595 million came on
account of financial intermediaries and EUR 54 million from regular clients, the
proportion of deposit platforms decreased by EUR 35 million. The total volume of
funds managed by LHV increased by EUR 50 million (+3%; + EUR 41 million in Q4),
to EUR 1.59 billion.




 Income statement, EUR thousand     Q1-2021 Q4-2020 3 months 2021 3 months 2020
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    Net interest income              20 371  19 893        20 371        16 324
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    Net fee and commission income     8 640  14 183         8 640         6 508
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    Net gains from financial assets    -375   1 316          -375          -389
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    Income from insurance
 activities                              89       0            89             0
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    Other income                         40      57            40            36
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 Total revenue                       28 765  35 449        28 765        22 478
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    Staff costs                      -7 253  -6 368        -7 253        -5 769
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    Office rent and expenses           -463    -239          -463          -278
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    IT expenses                      -1 005    -964        -1 005          -729
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    Marketing expenses                 -532    -475          -532          -473
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    Other operating expenses         -4 507  -3 381        -4 507        -3 926
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 Total operating expenses           -13 760 -11 427       -13 760       -11 175
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 Earnings before impairment losses   15 005  24 023        15 005        11 303
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    Impairment losses on loans and
 advances                            -1 601  -2 243        -1 601        -1 011
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    Income tax                       -1 988  -3 741        -1 988        -2 809
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 Net profit                          11 416  18 039        11 416         7 483
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    Profit attributable to non-
 controlling interest                   373     200           373           404
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    Profit attributable to share
 holders of the parent               11 043  17 840        11 043         7 079


 Balance sheet, EUR thousand                   Mar 2021  Dec 2020  Mar 2020
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    Cash and cash equivalents                  3 193 146 2 393 537 1 284 182
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    Financial assets                             149 739   330 055   231 321
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    Loans granted                              2 322 518 2 225 681 1 746 205
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    Loan impairments                             -18 170   -16 858    -7 296
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    Receivables from customers                     5 185     9 388     2 780
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    Other assets                                  30 005    29 604    30 148
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 Total assets                                  5 682 423 4 971 407 3 287 341
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       Demand deposits                         4 272 474 3 635 166 2 357 463
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       Term deposits                             461 369   484 604   595 948
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       Loans received                            508 801   468 585    25 687
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    Loans received and deposits from customers 5 242 644 4 588 355 2 979 098
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    Other liabilities                             74 544    27 776    26 093
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    Subordinated loans                           110 000   110 000    75 000
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 Total liabilities                             5 427 188 4 726 131 3 080 191
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 Equity                                          255 235   245 276   207 150
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    Minority interest                              6 756     8 483     4 190
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 Total liabilities and equity                  5 682 423 4 971 407 3 287 341


 Profitability ratios               Q1-2021 Q4-2020 3 months 2021 3 months 2020
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    Return on equity                  18,2%   31,3%         18,2%         14,0%
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    Cost / Income ratio               47,8%   32,2%         47,8%         49,7%
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    Net gains from financial assets    0,3%    0,4%          0,3%          0,2%


In the LHV loan portfolio, corporate loans increased by EUR 68 million, and
retail loans by EUR 28 million within the first quarter. Within a year, LHV
Group's loan portfolio has increased by EUR 565 million, i.e., by 33%.
Regardless of the quick growth, no compromises have been made in credit quality
which remains good; wage subsidies by the State and grace periods offered by
banks have enable to ensure monetary buffers for borrowers. The grace periods
granted last year have mostly ended on time; the volume of loans subject to
grace periods has decreased from the original EUR 350 million to EUR 60 million
by the end of Q1. This year as well, the State has established restrictions to
impede the virus; at the same time, since February, clients have applied for new
grace periods only in the extent of EUR 11 million.

LHV has undertaken to support the fulfilment of climate goals. To facilitate the
purchase of the most climate-friendly vehicles, we reduced the interest rate of
leasing electric vehicles to 1.95% in March. The same interest rate also applies
to the green home loan. These are the most favourable interest rates in LHV.

To stimulate investment activity, LHV reduced the services fees for foreign
securities in February. Firstly, we introduced the Pension Investment Account,
or PIA, to the market which pension savers can use to make investments
themselves within the II pillar system. By mid-April, 2000 investors had signed
up for a PIA.

Among other important events in the quarter, LHV Group's subsidiary LHV UK
Limited was registered in the United Kingdom Companies House in February. Within
the quarter, LHV Kindlustus started concluding the first home insurance
contracts, and took over extended warranty insurance contracts related to the
sale of technological devices by Euronics. LHV bank cards were added the
possibility to see one's PIN digitally, and the possibility for private clients
to enable the permanent donation function on the debit card, which enables to
contribute to charity with every card payment.

Pension funds showed a positive rate of return, although actively managed funds
were bested by index funds due to lower equity risk. One part of this relates to
maintaining the necessary liquidity in actively managed funds for clients
leaving in September. By the end of March, the number of clients leaving the II
pillar in September and their volume of assets became clear; these remained
lower than estimated.

Comment by Madis Toomsalu, CEO of LHV Group:
"LHV has started out strong this year. We have continued to finance the Estonian
economy, made the first successful steps in establishing a bank in the United
Kingdom which requires obtaining a regulatory permit; we have vigorously
increased our number of clients, strengthened the offers of our services, and
once again received recognition for being the bank with the best service.

We have increased our market share in the loan market and grown our role as
market leader in the field of investment services. The keywords are activity and
the will to contribute to the growth of Estonian capital. LHV has continued to
finance clients during the restrictions, as well. In January and February, LHV's
market share in granting loans to Estonian companies was over 50%. For home
loans, the respective indicator was 12%. Interest in investing continues to
grow, when during the quarter, clients concluded nearly 16,000 new investment
contracts, and over 8,000 clients with assets were added. In terms of investment
services, we contributed to growth with the most complete product portfolio,
widely offering investment education, with the best broker service in the
Baltics, and with the most favourable service fees.

LHV's market value has increased by over EUR 400 million within the year. I am
extremely glad that growing to become the largest listed company in Estonia and
the related increase in value is divided between 13,000 shareholders who are
Estonian people and companies."



AS LHV Group reports are available at: https://investor.lhv.ee/en/reports
(https://investor.lhv.ee/en/reports/).

In order to introduce the quarterly results, LHV Group will be organising an
investor meeting via the Zoom webinar environment. The virtual investor meeting
will take place on 20 April at 9:00 before the market opens. The presentation
will be in Estonian. We kindly ask you to register at the address
https://lhvbank.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_EL2t_a7xSaGyQX9PBfitlw.

LHV Group is the largest domestic financial group and capital provider in
Estonia. LHV Group's key subsidiaries are LHV Pank, LHV Varahaldus, and LHV
Kindlustus. LHV employs over 560 people. LHV's banking services are used by
nearly 274,000 clients, and pension funds managed by LHV have nearly 177,000
active clients. LHV's UK branch offers banking infrastructure to 150
international financial services companies, via which LHV's payment services
reach clients around the world.




Priit Rum
LHV Communication Manager
Phone: +372 502 0786
Email: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])