Permanent TSB : Sale of Non-Performing Loan Portfolio

12 September 2019

PERMANENT TSB GROUP HOLDINGS PLC

SALE OF NON PERFORMING LOAN PORTFOLIO

Permanent TSB plc ('PTSB', 'the Bank'), a wholly owned subsidiary of Permanent TSB Group Holdings plc, has agreed to sell a Non Performing Loan ('NPL') portfolio ('Glas Tranche II') to the retail credit firm Start Mortgages DAC ('Start Mortgages'), in co-operation with LSF Irish Holdings 101 DAC, both affiliates of the Lone Star Funds. Start Mortgages has been authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland since November 2008 and will become the servicer of the Glas Tranche II Portfolio when the transaction completes.

The portfolio has a gross balance sheet value of €506 million and a net book value of c. €274 million. In the year to December 2018, this loan portfolio generated net interest income of c. €6 million. At completion, PTSB will receive cash consideration of €264 million. The proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes.

This transaction will reduce the overall NPL ratio at PTSB from c. 10% to c. 7% and increase the Common Equity Tier 1 Ratio by c. 30bps.

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