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LHV Groupi 2020. aasta IV kvartali ja 12 kuu auditeerimata majandustulemused

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2020. aasta IV kvartalis teenis AS LHV Group konsolideeritult 18 miljonit eurot
puhaskasumit: pank teenis sellest 13 miljoni eurot, seejuures 1,6 miljonit eurot
puhaskasumit Ühendkuningriigi filiaaliga seotud klientide teenindamisest.
Varahalduse puhaskasum oli teenitud edukustasu toel 7,1 miljonit eurot. LHV
Groupi aktsionäridele kuuluva omakapitali tulumaksueelne tootlus oli neljandas
kvartalis 36,1%.

Grupi IV kvartali tulemusi mõjutasid tulemuslikule igapäevategevusele lisaks ka
ühekordsed sündmused: Danske laenuportfelli ülevõtmine ja pensionifondide
edukustasu. LHV Groupi puhaskasum oli 2020. aasta IV kvartalis 7,3 miljoni euro
võrra suurem kui III kvartalis ja 11,6 miljoni euro võrra suurem kui aasta
varem.

LHV Groupi varade maht kasvas kvartali lõpuks 4,97 miljardi euroni. Grupi
konsolideeritud laenuportfell kasvas kvartaliga 353 miljoni euro võrra 2,21
miljardi euroni (+19%; +52 miljonit eurot III kvartalis) ning hoiused 904
miljoni euro võrra 4,12 miljardi euroni (+28%; +129 miljonit eurot III
kvartalis). Seejuures kasvasid finantsvahendajatega seotud hoiused 457 miljoni
euro võrra ja tavaklientide hoiused 464 miljoni euro võrra, jätkuvalt vähendati
hoiuseplatvormiga seotud hoiuseid. LHV juhitud fondide maht kasvas IV kvartalis
41 miljoni euro võrra 1,54 miljardi euroni (+3%; +56 miljonit III kvartalis).
Laenude allahindlusi tehti IV kvartalis 2,2 miljoni euro ulatuses.

AS-i LHV Group 2020. aasta konsolideeritud puhaskasumiks kujunes 39,8 miljonit
eurot, mida oli 12,8 miljonit eurot (+47%) rohkem kui 2019. aastal. LHV Groupi
aktsionäridele kuuluva omakapitali tulumaksueelne tootlus oli 2020. aastal
20,5% ja puhaskasumil põhineva omakapitali tootlus 17,3%. LHV kasum edestas
finantsplaani 7,2 miljoni euro võrra, mis tulenes suuresti pensionifondide
edukustasust. Pank teenis aastaga 34,6 miljonit eurot puhaskasumit (5,3 miljonit
eurot Ühendkuningriigi filiaaliga seotud klientide teenindamisest) ja varahaldus
8,3 miljonit eurot.

LHV Groupi varade maht kasvas aastaga 1,94 miljardi euro võrra (+64%).
Konsolideeritud laenuportfell kasvas aastaga 522 miljoni euro võrra (+31%) ja
hoiused 1419 miljoni euro võrra (+53%). LHV juhitud fondide maht kasvas aastaga
163 miljoni euro võrra (+12%).?

 Kasumiaruanne, tuhandetes
 eurodes                        IV kv 2020 IV kv 2019 12 kuud 2020 12 kuud 2019
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    Neto intressitulu               19 893     13 270       68 492       47 388
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    Neto teenustasutulu             14 183      6 427       33 351       25 677
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    Neto finantstulud                1 316        170        1 584          670
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    Muud tegevustulud                   57         58          120           84
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 Tulud kokku                        35 449     19 925      103 547       73 818
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    Personalikulu                   -6 368     -5 236      -23 914      -19 266
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    Kontorikulud                      -239       -277         -798         -959
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    IT kulud                          -964       -861       -3 343       -2 771
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    Turunduskulud                     -475       -443       -1 822       -2 089
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    Muud tegevuskulud               -3 381     -4 543      -14 098      -14 182
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 Kulud kokku                       -11 427    -11 361      -43 975      -39 266
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 Ärikasum                           24 023      8 564       59 572       34 552
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 Kasum enne allahindlusi            24 023      8 564       59 572       34 552
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    Laenude allahindlus             -2 243     -1 546      -10 898       -3 209
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    Tulumaksukulu                   -3 741       -586       -8 827       -4 250
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 Puhaskasum                         18 039      6 432       39 847       27 092
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    Vähemusosaluse osa                 200        713        1 897        2 296
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    Emaettevõtte aktsionäride
 osa kasumist                       17 840      5 719       37 950       24 797



  Bilanss, tuhandetes eurodes      dets.20     sept.20     dets.19
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     Raha ja raha ekvivalendid     2 393 537   1 753 730   1 271 153
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     Finantsvarad                    330 055     430 661      40 962
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     Laenud klientidele            2 225 681   1 870 335   1 693 138
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     Laenude allahindlus             -16 858     -14 512      -6 104
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     Nõuded klientide vastu            9 388       2 443       3 551
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     Muud varad                       29 604      29 216      29 212
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  Varad kokku                      4 971 407   4 071 872   3 031 912
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        Nõudmiseni hoiused         3 635 166   2 756 352   2 189 478
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        Tähtajalised hoiused         484 604     459 132     511 437
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        Saadud laenud                468 585     471 554      25 647
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     Võlgnevused klientidele       4 588 355   3 687 038   2 726 562
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     Muud kohustused                  27 776      35 252      24 321
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     Allutatud laenud                110 000     125 000      75 000
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  Kohustused kokku                 4 726 131   3 847 290   2 825 883
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  Omakapital                         245 276     224 582     206 028
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     sh vähemusosaluse osa             8 483       5 921       5 218
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  Kohustused ja omakapital kokku   4 971 407   4 071 872   3 031 912

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Vaatamata kestvale tervisekriisile, saavutas LHV Group 2020. aasta viimases
kvartalis kõigi näitajate lõikes head tulemused. Ajakiri The Banker tunnustas
LHV-d Eesti parima panga tiitliga, samuti tunnistas Eesti Keskkonnajuhtimise
Assotsiatsioon LHV Tallinna kontori aasta parimaks roheliseks kontoriks.

Kvartali jooksul sai LHV juurde üle 23 000 uue pangakliendi - aasta jooksul
suurenes LHV Panga klientide arv 28% ehk ligi 57 000 võrra. Tavaklientide
aktiivsus oli seejuures rekordiline. Klientide aktiivsust kasvatasid
pensionireformiga kaasnenud muudatused. Kvartali olulisematest sündmustest
klientide jaoks tõi LHV turule Google Pay maksevõimaluse, samuti laenutoote
korteriühistutele. LHV Pank otsustas vähendada välisaktsiate teenustasusid ning
see hinnakirja muudatus jõustus aastavahetusel koos pensioni investeerimiskonto
turuletoomisega. Maksevahendajast klientidele lansseeriti novembris kaudse
liikme teenus.

Oktoobris viidi lõpule Danske ettevõtete ja avaliku sektoriga seotud
krediidiportfelli soetamine, mille tulemusena kasvas LHV laenuportfell 254
miljoni euro võrra ja ületas 2 miljardi euro piiri. IV kvartalis kasvasid nii
ettevõtete kui ka jaelaenud. Tervisekriis IV kvartalis krediidiportfellile
tugevat mõju ei avaldanud ja selle kvaliteet püsib hea, maksepuhkused lõppevad
plaanipäraselt - aasta lõpuks oli maksepuhkusel veel 1170 klienti laenude
kogumahuga 155 miljonit eurot. Tehtud laenuallahindlused on peamiselt
mudelipõhised, üksikute kriisist enammõjutatud laenuklientide krediidireiting on
halvenenud, samas kui maksetähtaja ületanud laenude osakaal püsib madalana.

Kvartali jooksul teatas LHV plaanist luua eraldi pank asukohaga
Ühendkuningriigis, et senisest enam eristada panga tegevusi Eestis ja
Ühendkuningriigis. Selle plaani eelduseks on regulatiivne heakskiit. Seoses
sellega on tänaseks viidud läbi muudatused AS-i LHV Pank ja AS-i LHV Finance
juhtkonnas. Erki Kilu asus juhtima uut ettevõtet LHV UK Limited, tema asemel on
AS-i LHV Pank juhatuse esimees Kadri Kiisel. AS-i LHV Finance uus juht on Mari-
Liis Stalde.

LHV Varahalduse tegevust on mõjutanud aktsiaturgude tugev kvartal ning 1.
jaanuaril jõustunud pensionireform. II samba aktiivsete klientide arv kasvas
kvartaliga 4000 inimese võrra, samal ajal III samba klientide arv
mitmekordistus, kuigi mahu kasv jäi tagasihoidlikuks. 2020. aasta tugevaima
tootlusega pensionifondid olid LHV pensionifondid, kõige suurema tootluse
teenisid alles märtsis alustanud LHV Pensionifondi Roheline kliendid. Kuivõrd
fondide XL ja L tootlus ületas võrdlusindeksit, teenis varahaldus aasta eest
6,2 miljonit eurot edukustasu. Kvartali jooksul tõi LHV Varahaldus turule Eesti
esimese rohelise III samba pensionifondi LHV Pensionifond Roheline Pluss.
Jõustunud pensionireform mõjutab 2021. aastal fondide mahtu negatiivselt, kuid
mahud küündivad eeldatavasti taas 2020. aasta lõpu tasemele 2023. aasta lõpuks.

Detsembri lõpus andis finantsinspektsioon AS-ile LHV Kindlustus kindlustusandja
tegevusloa kahjukindlustuse tegevustega tegelemiseks. Lähikuudel alustab LHV
kindlustus kodukindlustuse ja Euronicsi kauplustes pikendatud garantii
kindlustuse pakkumist. Aasta jooksul toob ettevõte turule ka liiklus-, kasko-,
reisi- ja õnnetusjuhtumikindlustuse.

LHV Groupi juhataja Madis Toomsalu kommentaar:
"Käimasolevat tervisekriisi ning sellest tulenevat majanduslangust arvestades
oli LHV jaoks hea aasta. Seejuures osutus kõige olulisemaks klientide võimekus
olukorraga kohaneda. Proovisime siin ka oma panuse anda, pakkudes klientidele
võimalikult paindlikke lahendusi, sh maksepuhkusi. Suurem osa kokkulepitud
maksepuhkustest on tänaseks lõppenud. Teise olulise otsusena jätkasime majanduse
finantseerimist ka kriisi taustal. Laenuportfellid kasvasid ka orgaaniliselt,
kuid suurima panuse kasvu andis Danske ettevõtete ja avaliku sektoriga seotud
krediidiportfelli soetamine. LHV edasise kasvu tagamiseks teatasime aasta lõpus
panga loomise kavatsusest Ühendkuningriigis, et selgemalt eraldada senised
äritegevused Eestis ja Ühendkuningriigis. Tegevusloa taotlemine võib aega võtta
paar aastat ning eeldab kohaliku järelvalve luba. Olulise teemana tunnetasime,
et LHV vastutus keskkonna ja ühiskonna heaolu tagamisel on kasvanud. Kui
varasemalt oleme pööranud suurt rõhku juhtimise ning sotsiaalsete riskidega
seotud mõjudele, siis viimastel aastatel oleme rõhutatult tegelenud ka
keskkondlike riskidega. Lõppenud aastal võtsime vastu LHV jätkusuutlikkuse
strateegia ning sellest lähtuvad eesmärgid.

Majanduslikus mõttes süvenesid 2020. aastal trendid, mis olid alguse saanud juba
varem. Riikide eelarvedefitsiidid kasvasid ning keskpangad olid valmis
puudujääke finantseerima. Võeti omaks seisukoht, et piisava suuruse ja võimu,
ajalooliselt usaldusväärse valuuta ning piiramatut rahaloomet tagavate
keskpankadega majandusregioonid ei saa maksejõuetuks muutuda. Nii nagu varem
murdusid piirid intressimäärade nullpunkti osas, kadusid nüüd takistused ka
rahapakkumise osas. Mainitud meetmete headuse üle saab objektiivset hinnangut
anda aastate pärast. Kui fiskaal- ja majanduskasvu probleeme on võimalik
rahapakkumise kasvuga osaliselt paigata, siis vähem kindel on, kui suures
ulatuses taoline paikamine suurendab ebavõrdsust, olgu siis erinevate
võlatasemega riikide, investeerivate või kulutavate inimeste, või ka erinevate
põlvkondade vahel."


AS-i LHV Group aruanded on saadaval aadressil: https://investor.lhv.ee/aruanded.
Uue finantsplaani 2021. aastaks ja viieaastase prognoosiga avalikustab LHV Group
16. veebruaril.

Kvartali- ja 12 kuu tulemuste tutvustamiseks korraldab LHV Group veebiseminaride
keskkonna Zoom kaudu investorkohtumise. Virtuaalne investorkohtumine toimub enne
turu avanemist 9. veebruaril kell 9.00. Esitlus tehakse eesti keeles. Palume
registreeruda aadressil
https://lhvbank.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VfUNGlhaQcSWP2rkh-cThw.

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 520 inimese. LHV pangateenuseid kasutab ligi 259 000 klienti ja
LHV hallatavatel pensionifondidel on üle 180 000 aktiivse kliendi. LHV
Ühendkuningriigi filiaal pakub panganduse taristut enam kui 140 rahvusvahelisele
finantsteenuste ettevõttele, mille kaudu jõuavad LHV makseteenused klientideni
üle terve maailma.




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LHV kommunikatsioonijuht
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E-post: [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

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LHV Group unaudited financial results for Q4 and the 12 months of 2020

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In Q4 2020, AS LHV Group earned a consolidated net profit of EUR 18 million: of
that, the bank earned a net profit of EUR 13 million, while EUR 1.6 million in
net profit was earned from servicing clients related to the United Kingdom
branch. The net profit of Varahaldus, supported by the earned performance fee,
was EUR 7.1 million. The pre-tax rate of return on equity capital owned by the
shareholders of LHV Group was 36.1% in Q4.

In addition to productive everyday activities, the Q4 results of the Group were
also affected by one-off events: the acquisition of Danske's loan portfolio and
the performance fee of pension funds. The net profit of LHV Group in Q4 2020 was
EUR 7.3 million higher compared to Q3, and EUR 11.6 million higher, year-on-
year.

By the end of the quarter, LHV Group's volume of assets increased to EUR 4.97
billion. Within the quarter, the Group's consolidated loan portfolio grew by EUR
353 million to EUR 2.21 billion (+19%; + EUR 52 million in Q3) and deposits
increased by EUR 904 million to EUR 4.12 billion (+28%; + EUR 129 million in
Q3). At the same time, the deposits related to financial intermediaries
increased by EUR 457 million and deposits of regular clients by EUR 464 million;
deposits related to the deposit platform continued to be decreased. The volume
of funds managed by LHV increased by EUR 41 million in Q4, to EUR 1.54 billion
(+3%; + EUR 56 million in Q3). Loan discounts were made in the extent of EUR
2.2 million in Q4.

The consolidated net profit of AS LHV Group in 2020 amounted to EUR 39.8
million, which was EUR 12.8 million (+47%) more than in 2019. In 2020, the pre-
tax return on the equity owned by LHV Group shareholders was 20.5%, while the
return on equity based on net profit was 17.3%. LHV's profit outperformed the
financial plan by EUR 7.2 million, largely due to the performance fee of pension
funds. Within the year, the bank earned EUR 34.6 million (EUR 5.3 million from
servicing clients related to the United Kingdom branch) and Varahaldus earned
EUR 8.3 million.

The volume of LHV Group's assets grew by EUR 1.94 billion (+64%). The
consolidated loan portfolio of LHV Group increased by EUR 522 million year-on-
year (+31%) and deposits increased by EUR 1419 million (+53%). The volume of the
funds managed by LHV grew by EUR 163 million (+12%) year-on-year.

 Income statement, EUR thousand   Q4-2020 Q4-2019 12 months 2020 12 months 2019
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    Net interest income            19 893  13 270         68 492         47 388
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    Net fee and commission income  14 183   6 427         33 351         25 677
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    Net gains from financial
 assets                             1 316     170          1 584            670
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    Other income                       57      58            120             84
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 Total revenue                     35 449  19 925        103 547         73 818
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    Staff costs                    -6 368  -5 236        -23 914        -19 266
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    Office rent and expenses         -239    -277           -798           -959
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    IT expenses                      -964    -861         -3 343         -2 771
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    Marketing expenses               -475    -443         -1 822         -2 089
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    Other operating expenses       -3 381  -4 543        -14 098        -14 182
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 Total operating expenses         -11 427 -11 361        -43 975        -39 266
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 EBIT                              24 023   8 564         59 572         34 552
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 Earnings before impairment
 losses                            24 023   8 564         59 572         34 552
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    Impairment losses on loans
 and advances                      -2 243  -1 546        -10 898         -3 209
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    Income tax                     -3 741    -586         -8 827         -4 250
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 Net profit                        18 039   6 432         39 847         27 092
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    Profit attributable to non-
 controlling interest                 200     713          1 897          2 296
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    Profit attributable to share
 holders of the parent             17 840   5 719         37 950         24 797


 Balance sheet, EUR thousand                   Dec 2020  Sept 2020 Dec 2019
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    Cash and cash equivalents                  2 393 537 1 753 730 1 271 153
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    Financial assets                             330 055   430 661    40 962
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    Loans granted                              2 225 681 1 870 335 1 693 138
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    Loan impairments                             -16 858   -14 512    -6 104
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    Receivables from customers                     9 388     2 443     3 551
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    Other assets                                  29 604    29 216    29 212
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 Total assets                                  4 971 407 4 071 872 3 031 912
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       Demand deposits                         3 635 166 2 756 352 2 189 478
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       Term deposits                             484 604   459 132   511 437
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       Loans received                            468 585   471 554    25 647
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    Loans received and deposits from customers 4 588 355 3 687 038 2 726 562
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    Other liabilities                             27 776    35 252    24 321
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    Subordinated loans                           110 000   125 000    75 000
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 Total liabilities                             4 726 131 3 847 290 2 825 883
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 Equity                                          245 276   224 582   206 028
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    Minority interest                              8 483     5 921     5 218
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 Total liabilities and equity                  4 971 407 4 071 872 3 031 912

Despite the ongoing health crisis, LHV Group achieved good results in terms of
all indicators in the last quarter of 2020. The Banker magazine recognised LHV
with the title of the best bank in Estonia; also, the Estonian Association for
Environmental Management recognised LHV's Tallinn office as the best Green
Office of the year.

During the quarter, LHV gained over 23,000 new bank clients - within the year,
the number of LHV Pank clients increased by 28%, i.e., by almost 57,000. The
activity of regular clients was also unprecedented. In Q4, the activity of
clients was increased due to changes accompanying the pension reform. Among more
important events for clients, LHV introduced the Google Pay payment opportunity
and a loan product for apartment associations to the market. LHV Pank decided to
decrease the service fees for foreign shares, and this amendment to the price
list entered into force at the turn of the year, together with introducing the
pension investment account to the market. In November, the indirect member
service was launched for payment intermediaries.

In October, the acquisition of Danske's credit portfolio related to companies
and the public sector was finished; as a result, LHV's loan portfolio increased
by EUR 254 million and surpassed the EUR 2 billion mark. Both corporate and
retail loans grew in Q4. The health crisis did not have a strong effect on the
credit portfolio in Q4, and its quality remains good; grace periods are ending
as planned - by the end of the year, 1170 clients with a total loan volume of
EUR 155 million were still in the grace period. The loan discounts made are
mainly model-based; the credit rating of a few loan customers most affected by
the crisis has worsened, while the proportion of nonperforming loans remains
low.

During the quarter, LHV announced the plan to create a separate bank located in
the United Kingdom, to distinguish the bank's activities in Estonia and the
United Kingdom more than before. Regulatory approval is a prerequisite of this
plan. In relation to this, changes in the management of AS LHV Pank and AS LHV
Finance have been conducted by today. Erki Kilu took command of the new company
LHV UK Limited; he is replaced by Chairman of the Management Board of AS LHV
Pank Kadri Kiisel. The new Head of AS LHV Finance is Mari-Liis Stalde.

The activity of LHV Varahaldus has been most affected by the strong quarter of
stock markets and the pension reform that entered into force on 1 January. The
number of active clients of the II pillar grew by 4000 people within the
quarter, while the number of III pillar clients multiplied; the growth of volume
however remained modest. Pension funds with the strongest rate of return in
2020 were LHV pension funds; the highest rate of return was achieved by clients
of LHV Pensionifond Roheline that only started out in March. Whereas the rate of
return of funds XL and L exceeded the reference index, Varahaldus earned a
performance fee in the amount of EUR 6.2 million for the year. During the
quarter, LHV Varahaldus introduced the first green III pillar pension fund in
Estonia, LHV Pensionifond Roheline Pluss, to the market. The pension reform that
entered into force will negatively affect the volume of funds in 2021, but the
volumes will presumably reach the end of 2020 levels by the end of 2023.

At the end of December, the Financial Supervision Authority granted AS LHV
Kindlustus an activity licence for an insurance provider to engage in non-life
insurance activities. In the coming months, LHV Kindlustus will start offering
home insurance, and the extended warranty insurance at Euronics stores. During
the year, the company will also introduce motor third party liability insurance,
comprehensive insurance, travel insurance and accident insurance to the market.

Comment by Madis Toomsalu, CEO of LHV Group:
"Considering the ongoing health crisis and the accompanying economic downturn,
it was a good year for LHV. The ability of clients to adapt to the situation
turned out to be most important. We also tried to contribute here, offering as
flexible solutions as possible to clients, including grace periods. The majority
of agreed grace periods have ended by today. As the second important decision,
we continued financing the economy, even in the background of the crisis. Loan
portfolios also grew organically, but the largest contribution was made by the
acquisition of Danske's corporate and public credit portfolio. To ensures LHV's
further growth, at the end of the year, we announced our intention to establish
a bank in the United Kingdom to separate our current business activities in
Estonia and in the United Kingdom more clearly. Applying for the activity
licence may take a couple of years and it requires the permission of local
supervisory authorities. As an important topic, we sensed that LHV's
responsibility in ensuring the well-being of the environment and society has
increased. Whereas in the past, we have placed great emphasis on effects related
to overall management and social risks, in recent years, we have also greatly
addressed environmental risks. Last year, we adopted LHV's strategy on
sustainability and the goals derived from this strategy.

In economic terms, the trends that had already emerged earlier, deepened in
2020. National budget deficits increased and central banks showed a willingness
to finance such deficits. The view was taken that economic regions with
sufficient size and power, a historically sound currency, and central banks
ensuring unlimited monetary creation, could not become insolvent. Just as
boundaries of zero interest rates were smashed in the past, now the obstacles to
monetary expansion have also disappeared. An objective assessment on the quality
of these measures can only be made in the years to come. While the issues of
fiscal and financial growth can be partially mended with money supply, it is
less certain to what extent such mending will increase inequality, whether
between countries with different levels of debt, between people investing or
spending, or between different generations."


AS LHV Group reports are available at: https://investor.lhv.ee/aruanded.
LHV will disclose the new financial plan for 2021, with a five-year forecast, on
16 February.

In order to introduce the quarterly and 12-month results, LHV Group will be
organising an investor meeting via the Zoom webinar environment. The virtual
investor meeting will take place on 9 February 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_VfUNGlhaQcSWP2rkh-cThw.

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 520 people. LHV's banking services are used by
259,000 clients, and pension funds managed by LHV have more than 180,000 active
clients. LHV's UK branch offers banking infrastructure to 140 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])