Sberbank (hereafter 'the Group') has released its interim condensed consolidated IFRS financial statements (hereafter 'the Financial Statements') as at and for the 6 months ended 30 June 2016, with review report by AO PricewaterhouseCoopers Audit.

Herman Gref, President, Chairman of the Executive Board commented: 'Despite still declining Russian GDP dynamics in the first half of 2016 we have seen some signs of stabilization, such as the oil prices rising and the Ruble strengthening, resulting in expectations of returning to positive GDP growth forecasted for the second half of 2016.

Against this backdrop I am happy to report our results for the first half year of 2016 with a net profit of RUB 263.1 billion driven by increasing Net Interest Income, steadily growing Fee & Commission income and an improving picture concerning Cost of Risk.

We continue to emphasize cost control and we were able to report an over 7% improvement on our cost-to-income ratio year on year from 44.8% to 37.7%.

Credit growth in Russia has slowed down from previous years and we don't see this accelerating in the current environment of decreasing inflation and high rates. However, with the combination of slow growth and improved profitability, our Tier 1 capital has risen to 10.4% from 8.9% in the first half of 2016.

We continue to drive further digitalization of financial services and believe these efforts will allow us to strengthen our leading market position. Today we have 33 million active online customers, over 90% of retail and 99% corporate payments are executed remotely and product sales through remote channels are showing triple digit growth year on year.

Our operating environment outside of our core market Russia has been very eventful during this year. We continue to optimize our European network and in July we announced the finalization of the sale of our subsidiary bank in Slovakia. Our Turkish subsidiary is showing improving results in 1H2016 despite uncertainties affecting the region's economies.

Looking ahead we see the stabilization continuing which will allow us to keep our Cost of Risk under control and together with improving efficiency, to maintain strong profitability for the full year 2016 and beyond.'

The 2Q 2016 Financial Highlights:

· The Group net profit reached RUB145.4 bn, or RUB6.62 per ordinary share, up by 166.3% compared to 2Q 2015

· The Group quarterly annualized return on equity (ROE) reached 22.8%, up from 10.3% in 2Q 2015

· The quarterly Cost of Risk (CoR) came at 202 bp, compared to 260 bp for 2Q 2015

· The Group Cost-to-Income ratio improved to 38.5% from 43.6% in 2Q 2015

· The level of non-performing loans (NPLs) of total loan portfolio came down to 4.9% from 5.2% a quarter ago, while coverage level of NPLs improved to 134% from 121% during the quarter

· The Group capital position improved during the quarter, with core capital adequacy ratio up by 70 basis points to 10.4%, while total capital adequacy ratio reached 14.1%, up by 70 basis points during the quarter

Selected Financial Results

RUB bn, unless stated otherwise

2Q 2016

1Q 2016

2Q 2015

2Q16/

1Q16,

% change

2Q16/

2Q15, % change

6M2016

6M2015

6M16/

6M15,

% change

Net interest income

339.3

325.5

227.1

4.2%

49.4%

664.8

427.4

55.5%

Net fee and commission income

85.9

77.2

72.5

11.3%

18.5%

163.1

141.5

15.3%

Other non-interest income / (expense)[1]

17.6

(25.1)

39.2

--

(55.1%)

(7.5)

74.8

--

Total revenues

442.8

377.6

338.8

17.3%

30.7%

820.4

643.7

27.5%

Provision charge

(96.5)

(83.9)

(117.1)

15.0%

(17.6%)

(180.4)

(232.4)

(22.4%)

Operating expenses

(168.8)

(143.8)

(146.6)

17.4%

15.1%

(312.6)

(286.3)

9.2%

Net profit

145.4

117.7

54.6

23.5%

166.3%

263.1

85.2

208.8%

Earnings per ordinary share, RUB

6.62

5.49

2.50

20.6%

164.8%

12.10

3.92

208.7%

Total comprehensive income

149.3

124.5

76.9

19.9%

94.1%

273.8

152.1

80.0%

Book value per share*, RUB

115.3

110.7

95.7

4.2%

20.5%

115.3

95.7

20.5%

Ratios

Return on equity

22.8%

19.3%

10.3%

21.1%

8.1%

Return on assets

2.2%

1.7%

0.9%

2.0%

0.7%

Net interest margin

5.6%

5.3%

4.2%

5.5%

4.0%

Cost of risk

2.0%

1.7%

2.6%

1.9%

2.6%

Cost-to-income ratio

38.5%

36.7%

43.6%

37.7%

44.8%

*Total equity / total numbers of shares outstanding (ordinary + preferred). Unaudited

Net interest income reached RUB339.3 bn in 2Q 2016, up by 49.4% from the year-ago period:

  • Interest income (up 10.1% to RUB599.5 bn compared to 2Q 2015) growth was driven primarily by growth in mortgages and securities portfolio;
  • Interest expenses including deposit insurance expenses decreased by 18.0% from 2Q 2015 to RUB260.2 bn. The cost of liabilities decreased by 30 basis points to 4.7% in 2Q 2016 relative to 1Q 2016, driven by both corporate and retail term deposits, cost of which came down by 20 basis points to 4.3% and by 50 basis points to 6.0% respectively.

The Group's 2Q 2016 net fee and commission income came at RUB85.9 bn, up by 18.5% from the year-ago period.

  • The fee and commission income grew by 21.0% to RUB104.7 bn from the year-ago period. Income from the banking cards operations increased by 15.8% in 2Q 2016 from 2Q 2015;
  • The fee and commission expense grew by 34.3% to RUB18.8 bn in part from expansion of banking cards business.

Net provision chargefor loan impairment for 2Q 2016 totaled RUB98.3 bn compared to RUB117.5 bn for 2Q 2015. This translated into the cost of risk of 202 basis points for the quarter versus 260 basis points a year ago.

  • The cost of risk for corporate loans amounted to 233 basis points in 2Q 2016;
  • The cost of risk for retail loans decreased to 111 basis points in 2Q 2016.

Other non-interest income in 2Q 2016 came in at RUB17.6 bn primarily driven by sale of a non-core asset.

The Group's operating expenses for 2Q 2016 increased to RUB 168.8 bn, up by 15.1% from the same period a year ago mainly from the announced indexation of salaries.

Effective tax rate in 2Q 2016 reached 18.1%, down from 21.5% in 1Q 2016.

Selected Balance Sheet Results

RUB bn, unless stated otherwise

30/06/16

31/03/16

31/12/15

6M16/

3M16,

% change

6M16/

12M15,

% change

Total net loans

17 946.9

18 501.9

18 727.8

(3.0%)

(4.2%)

Total gross loans

19 220.5

19 740.2

19 924.3

(2.6%)

(3.5%)

Corporate loans

14 250.9

14 785.6

14 958.7

(3.6%)

(4.7%)

Retail loans

4 969.6

4 954.6

4 965.6

0.3%

0.1%

Renegotiated loans

3 820.8

3 521.3

3 423.8

8.5%

11.6%

Securities portfolio

3 068.2

2 957.7

2 906.0

3.7%

5.6%

Assets

25 794.0

26 571.7

27 334.7

(2.9%)

(5.6%)

Total deposits

18 787.3

19 285.2

19 798.3

(2.6%)

(5.1%)

Retail deposits

11 957.1

11 660.1

12 043.7

2.5%

(0.7%)

Corporate deposits

6 830.2

7 625.1

7 754.6

(10.4%)

(11.9%)

Ratios

Net loans-to-deposits ratio

92.6%

93.0%

91.9%

NPL ratio

4.9%

5.2%

5.0%

NPL coverage ratio

134%

121%

121%

Renegotiated-to-gross loans

19.9%

17.8%

17.2%

Total net loans decreased by 3.0% to RUB17.9 trn in 2Q 2016 as compared to 1Q 2016. The decrease of the corporate loan portfolio was influenced by revaluation of foreign currency denominated loans. The dynamics within retail loan portfolio were influenced primarily by an increase in mortgages (up 1.4% during the quarter).

Client depositsdemonstrated a drop during the quarter mainly driven by the outflow of corporate funds, down by 10.4% in 2Q 2016 as compared to 1Q 2016, in large as a result of Ruble appreciation. The structure of client deposits changed during the quarter as the share of current accounts in total deposits increased by 40 basis points to 25.4%.

Total NPL[2] ratio decreased to 4.9% in 2Q 2016 from 5.2% in 1Q2016. Coverage level of the NPL portfolio by provisions improved to 134% in 2Q 2016 of total NPLs.

The share of renegotiated loan portfolio amounted to 19.9% of total loan portfolio in 2Q 2016 reaching RUB3.8 trn. Nonetheless, the quarterly NPL ratio within the renegotiated loan portfolio decreased by 300 basis points to 8.3% from 11.3%.

Selected Equity Position Results

Under Basel I

RUB bn, unless stated otherwise

30/06/16

31/03/16

31/12/15

6M16/

3M16,

% change

6M16/

12M15,

% change

Total Tier 1 capital

2 448.3

2 345.8

2 226.7

4.4%

10.0%

Total capital

3 315.6

3 233.5

3 151.2

2.5%

5.2%

Risk-weighted assets

23 502.3

24 118.1

24 995.5

(2.6%)

(6.0%)

Equity

2 604.3

2 499.7

2 375.0

4.2%

9.7%

Ratios

Core capital adequacy ratio

10.4%

9.7%

8.9%

Total capital adequacy ratio

14.1%

13.4%

12.6%

The Group's total capital increased by 2.5% to RUB3.3 trn in 2Q 2016 relative to 1Q 2016 primarily as a result of retained net profit. Dividends for the 2015 year were paid during the quarter in the amount of RUB44.4 bn.

The Group's risk-weighted assets decreased by 2.6% in 2Q 2016 from 1Q 2016 to RUB23.5 trn, driven mainly by Ruble appreciation. The total capital adequacy ratio (Basel I) increased by 70 basis points to 14.1% during 2Q 2016. The core capital adequacy ratio increased by 70 basis points to 10.4% during 2Q 2016.

[1] Other non-interest income consists of Net gains / (losses) arising from trading securities; Net gains / (losses) arising from securities designated as at fair value through profit or loss; Net gains arising from investment securities available-for-sale; Impairment of investment securities available-for-sale; Net gains arising from trading in foreign currencies, operations with foreign currency derivatives and foreign exchange translation; Net losses arising from operations with precious metals, precious metals derivatives and precious metals accounts translation; Net gains arising from operations with other derivatives; Goodwill impairment; Losses on initial recognition of financial instruments and on loans restructuring; Net charge for other provisions; Revenue of non-banking business activities; Cost of sales and other expenses of non-banking business activities; Net premiums from insurance and pension fund operations; Net claims, benefits, change in contract liabilities and acquisition costs on insurance and pension fund operations; Other net operating income.

[2] Non-performing loans more than 90 days

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