RBI: Preliminary results 2017

08.02.2018

Vienna. 7 February. -

• Consolidated profit of EUR 1,116 million more than doubled compared to last year (2016 pro forma: EUR 520 million)

• Pre-dividend common equity tier 1 (CET1) ratio (fully loaded) of 13.0% (2016 pro forma: 12.4%)

• Favorable development of risk costs reflecting positive market environment

• Decline of NPL ratio to 5.7% (2016 pro forma: 8.7%) due to low NPL inflows, NPL sales and NPL write-downs

• Increase of customer loans of around 2% despite strengthening EUR

• Net interest margin stable at 2.48% despite ongoing low interest rate levels

• Outlook and proposed dividend will be published with the annual report on 14 March 2018

RBI: Preliminary results 2017

As of January 2017, RZB contributed business is fully included. Current RBI figures refer to the Combined Bank; unless specified otherwise, the historical pro forma data is based on the Combined Bank (consideration of the merger).

The data contained in this release is based on unaudited figures. On 14 March 2018, RBI will publish its full annual report for 2017 including the outlook, proposed dividend amount, IFRS 9 effect as well as the segment reports and further details on the 2017 business year. As in previous years, the annual RBI Investor Day for institutional investors and analysts will be held in London on 15 March 2018.

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Raiffeisen Bank International AG (RBI) regards Austria, where it is a leading corporate and investment bank, as well as Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) as its home market. 14 markets of the region are covered by subsidiary banks. Additionally, the group comprises numerous other financial service providers, for instance in the fields of leasing, asset management, as well as M&A.

In total, nearly 50,000 employees service 16.5 million customers through more than 2,400 business outlets, the majority thereof in CEE. RBI's shares are listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange. The Regional Raiffeisen Banks own around 58.8 per cent of the shares, the remainder is in free float. Within the Raiffeisen Banking Group, RBI is the central institute of the Regional Raiffeisen Banks and other affiliated credit institutions and renders important services in this function.

For further information please contact:

Ingrid Krenn-Ditz (+43-1-71 707-6055, ingrid.krenn-ditz@rbinternational.com) or

Christof Danz (+43-1-71 707-1930, christof.danz@rbinternational.com)

http://www.rbinternational.com