On 17 March the signing of two share purchase agreements between the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has paved the way for a change in the composition of the core shareholder base of ProCredit Holding AG & Co. KGaA (ProCredit Holding) (more…)
The Supervisory Board of ProCredit General Partner AG, the general partner of ProCredit Holding AG & Co. KGaA, has appointed Christian Dagrosa as a new member of the Management Board as of 1 January 2023. At the same time, the company announces that as planned Dr Gabriel Schor stepped down from the Management Board by mutual agreement upon expiry of his contract term on 31 December 2022. (more…)
In line with its commitment to a climate-positive future and confirming its net-zero ambition, ProCredit Holding AG & Co. KGaA (ProCredit Holding), the parent company of the impact- and development-oriented ProCredit group, has joined the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA). This industry-led, UN-convened alliance of banks worldwide is committed to aligning their lending and investment portfolios with net-zero emissions by 2050 or sooner. This is in accordance with the most ambitious targets set in the Paris Climate Agreement. Furthermore, the ProCredit group has committed to set its future near- and long-term emissions reductions in accordance with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) Net-Zero Standard, as part of the Business Ambition for 1.5°C and UNFCCC Race to Zero campaign. The SBTi has yet to approve the targets. (more…)
• Group result of EUR 17.3 million in 9M 2022, with the third quarter contributing EUR 9.6 million; RoE at 2.7%
• 9M 2022 result includes provisions of EUR 79.1 million or 173 bps cost of risk, largely for Ukrainian loan portfolio; credit-impaired loans at 3.1%
• Result excluding Ukrainian operations up by EUR 15.8 million or 35%, annualised RoE at good level of 9.0%
• Cost-income ratio improves by 1.7 percentage points to 60.7% as operating income increases markedly by 21%
• Portfolio grows by 6.2% with share in green loans increased to 19.7%
• Comfortable CET1 ratio (fully loaded) of 13.6% and leverage ratio of 9.3% (more…)
The Supervisory Board of ProCredit General Partner AG, the sole managing entity of ProCredit Holding AG & Co. KGaA, has resolved today to appoint a Chair of the Management Board for the first time. The Management Board welcomes this decision. (more…)
ProCredit General Partner AG, in consultation with its shareholders, the core shareholders of ProCredit Holding, today agreed to prepare a change of the legal form of ProCredit Holding from a partnership limited by shares (KGaA) to a stock corporation company (Aktiengesellschaft, AG). The change of legal form requires approval by the shareholders of the Company (Kommanditaktionäre) and is to be obtained at a general meeting within the next two years. The group’s business focus and, in particular, its commitment to impact-orientation and to the provision of responsible banking services mainly in South Eastern and Eastern Europe, will remain strong and unaffected. (more…)
As announced on July 5, 2022, ProCredit Holding AG & Co. KGaA (“the Company”) has asked for the consent of its creditors to amend the terms of certain fixed rate debt instruments of the Company (bearer bonds, registered bonds, promissory notes and a non-subordinated loan, together “Debt Instruments”). In total, the Company had asked creditors of Debt Instruments with a total nominal amount of EUR 289.5 million to consent to the suspension of the extraordinary termination right. The consent rate across relevant debt instruments is currently 76% (total nominal amount EUR 221 million; for the determination of this consent rate, the still necessary implementation of the agreements and consents of the creditors through the adjustment of security certificates as well as publication and registration obligations are not taken into account). (more…)