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According to the audited 2017 Annual Report, the Nova KBM Group ended 2017 with a net profit totaling 48.3 million €, while Nova KBM generated the net profit of 45.8 million €. The return on equity reported for the end of 2017 stood at 6.84 % and 7.05 % for the Bank and the Group, respectively. The capital adequacy ratio remained high, at 19.76 % and 20.17 % for the Bank and the Group. The total balance sheet of the Group also increased and amounted to 4,930 billion €.

Nova KBM will implement certain management changes this April and thus continues to pursue its business strategy. The Supervisory Board appointed Mr. Matej Falatov as a new member of the Management Board who will be responsible for corporate banking, subject to regulatory approval. Nova KBM is an important partner to many corporate clients and contributes to the development of the Slovenian economy, therefore the plans are set to further strengthen the Bank’s position in this field. As of 1 April 2018, the current Vice President of the Management Board Mr. Robert Senica will assume a new business role as a consultant to the Supervisory Board in the field of strategic relationships with external stakeholders.

Today, Nova KBM (NKBM or the Bank) completed the acquisition of Summit Leasing Slovenija (SLS), one of the leading leasing companies in Slovenia. The transaction marks an important step towards realizing NKBM’s strategic goal of becoming the leading universal bank in Slovenia by expanding its product range with financial leasing services of the highest quality. As part of the NKBM Group, SLS will continue to operate as a separate entity under the leadership of the current management team and with the existing employees. In addition, SLS will benefit from the access to funding to support the future growth of its customers and will continue to focus on providing its customers with best-in-class customer service.