Nedbank Group Limited Interim results 2013

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Old Mutual PLC

06 August 2013

 



Old Mutual plc

Ref 60/13

6 August 2013

NEDBANK GROUP LIMITED INTERIM RESULTS 2013

Nedbank Group Limited ("Nedbank Group"), the majority-owned South African banking subsidiary of Old Mutual plc, released its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2013 today, 6 August 2013.

The following is the full text of Nedbank Group's announcement:

"NEDBANK GROUP - REVIEWED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM RESULTS 2013

COMMENTARY                                                            

NEDBANK GROUP LIMITED

Reviewed financial results for the six months ended 30 June 2013

·      Headline earnings increased 13,3% to R3 914m¹

·      Diluted headline earnings per share up 12,6% to 831 cents¹

·      Strong NIR growth of 15,4% to R9 535m¹

·      ROE (excluding goodwill) increased to 16,1%

·      Common-equity Tier 1 ratio increased to 11,8% (December 2012: 11,6%)

·      Interim dividend per share up 14,7% to 390 cents

'In a tougher economic environment Nedbank Group delivered a solid performance in the first six months of 2013. Strong NIR growth and disciplined expense management resulted in the NIR-to-expense ratio target of over 85% being exceeded for the first time and the return on equity increasing.

The group benefited from its portfolio of diverse businesses and strong performances in the wholesale and wealth businesses resulted in overall headline earnings growth of 13,3%.

Despite the more challenging economic environment and increasing consumer credit stress that has led to higher retail banking impairments, Nedbank Group is targeting, for the full year, growth in diluted headline earnings per share to meet its medium-to-long-term target'.

Mike Brown

Chief Executive

Banking and economic environment

Globally economic conditions in most developed markets improved during the first half of 2013, with the exception of the Eurozone. Emerging-market economies continued to post moderate but slower growth, with currencies and international commodity prices experiencing pressure following the US Federal Reserve's announcement on likely future monetary policy changes.

At the same time SA's economic growth deteriorated as weakness in production and exports persisted, leading to first-quarter GDP growth of  0,9%. Domestic financial markets were characterised by volatility and rand depreciation, reflecting lower levels of investor confidence primarily as a result of the current account and fiscal deficits, slow growth and ongoing labour tensions mainly in the mining sector.

Both household credit and corporate credit demand remained subdued. Consumer stress has become increasingly evident with pressure from increased living costs and weak job prospects.

In the corporate environment companies continued to postpone capacity expansion, given fragile global economies and lower domestic growth prospects. On the upside the recovery in government's capital expenditure continued, with the bulk of the increase in expenditure devoted to housing and other social infrastructure.

Review of results

Nedbank Group produced a solid set of results for the six months ended 30 June 2013 ('the period'). The results reflect the impact of a tougher-than-anticipated economic environment, offset by continued internal momentum in building the Nedbank franchise.

Headline earnings grew 13,3% to R3 914m (June 2012: R3 454m), driven by good revenue growth and disciplined expense management, countering the higher level of impairments.¹

Diluted headline earnings per share increased 12,6% to 831 cents (June 2012: 738 cents) and diluted earnings per share increased 11,6% to 830 cents (June 2012: 744 cents).¹

The group generated economic profit (EP) of R749m, up 28,7% (June 2012: R582m). The return on average ordinary shareholders' equity (ROE), excluding goodwill, increased to 16,1% (June 2012: 15,8%) and the ROE increased to 14,6% (June 2012: 14,2%), benefiting from an increased return-on-assets (ROA) ratio of 1,15% (June 2012: 1,07%).

Nedbank Group is well capitalised, with the Basel III common-equity Tier 1 ratio at 11,8 % (December 2012: Basel III pro forma ratio 11,6%). Funding and liquidity levels remained sound with the surplus liquidity buffer at R25,0bn (December 2012: R24,4bn), while the average long-term funding ratio increased to 28,0% (December 2012: 26,0%).  

The net asset value per share continued to increase, growing 7,9%  (annualised) to 12 180 cents from 11 721 cents in December 2012.¹

Delivering sustainably to all our stakeholders

Nedbank Group's foundations are strong, with diversified earning streams, strong capital ratios, sound funding and liquidity positions, well-managed liquid asset portfolios, mitigated risks in higher-risk asset classes through ongoing selective origination and strengthened provisioning and coverage ratios through early action. The investment in the Nedbank franchise over the past few years is proving to be beneficial to all stakeholders and providing good support for revenue growth during more difficult macroeconomic circumstances.

We continue to deliver sustainably to all our stakeholders:

For staff - creating 211 new employment opportunities; investing R148m in training our people; 647 of our staff members participating in ourLeading for Deep Green programme; supporting 160 external bursars across 17 universities; and progressing well on staff transformation initiatives.

For clients - significantly investing in our distribution footprint, with a 46% increase in new outlets and 81% new ATMs since the first half of 2009; accelerating delivery in innovation during the past 18 months, including launching the 'branch of the future', PocketPOS™, the eBill™ invoice issuing and payment system as well as a new, lower-price credit life product; increasing the value of loan payouts to R83bn (June 2012: R69bn) and client inflows in assets under management by 33,2% to R167,2bn (June 2012: R125,5bn).

Client satisfaction scores continue to reflect these investments, remaining at multiyear highs. This has led to overall group client numbers increasing to 6,4m, up 10,0%, since June 2012 and growing numbers of clients transacting through our channels.

For shareholders - delivering EP of R749m and increasing the interim dividend by 14,7% ahead of 12,4% growth in headline earnings per share (HEPS); our lower share price to June (down 6,6%) performing in line with the JSE Bank Index; creating shareholder value through our rights to acquire 20% in Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI); entering into an agreement to acquire an initial stake of 36,4% of Banco Unico with a pathway to control, subject to regulatory approval, and signing an alliance agreement with the Bank of China to enable increased participation in China-Africa flows.

For regulators - implementing Basel III successfully on 1 January 2013, with the group's common-equity Tier 1 strengthening further to 11,8%; making cash taxation contributions of R3,4bn relating to direct, indirect, PAYE and other taxation; continuing with our strong, open and transparent relationships with all regulators and our commitment to responsible banking practices.

For communities - expanding our branch footprint into peri-urban areas, resulting in increased accessibility to Nedbank's relevant product offerings for the community; since 2009 contributing R394m to socioeconomic development and R47m in the first half of 2013; ranking first among the top 100 companies in the Mail & Guardian dti Code Survey; sourcing 74% or R3,4bn of our procurement locally, improving on an already high benchmark; making good progress with our Sustainable Agriculture and Water Balance partnerships with WWF-SA; clients investing more than R1,6bn in our Nedbank Retail Green Savings Bond; and being recognised as a leader in socially responsible banking at the 2013 African Banker Awards.

Cluster performance

The business clusters generated an increased ROE of 17,6% (June 2012: 17,5%) and headline earnings growth of 4,6%, with strong performances across the Capital, Corporate and Wealth businesses.

	% change	Headline earnings (Rm)		ROE (%)
		June 2013	June 2012	June 2013	June 2012
Nedbank Capital	16,9	801	685	28,4	24,1
Nedbank Corporate	23,7	1069	864	25,9	22,2
Nedbank Business Banking	(19,4)	349	433	15,2	20,5
Nedbank Retail	(11,7)	1 054	1 194	10,0	11,8
Nedbank Wealth	17,9	421	357	35,9	29,3
Business clusters	4,6	3 694	3 533	17,6	17,5
Centre including Rest of Africa*	>100,0	220	(79)
Total	13,3	3 914	3 454	14,6	14,2

* June 2012 restated by R14m to reflect the adoption of IAS 19 Employee

  Benefits (2011).

Nedbank Capital's growth in earnings and ROE was driven by good pipeline conversion in investment banking, together with a solid performance from global markets, while impairments improved.

Nedbank Corporate produced strong earnings growth and an improved ROE, underpinned by increased cash and electronic banking volumes, a strong delivery from the listed-property investment portfolio together with fair-value gains and favourable deposit growth. This performance was achieved within a well-managed impairment and expense environment across its businesses.

Nedbank Business Banking reported a decrease in headline earnings and ROE following a R182m specific impairment charge in June on a R240m exposure to a single client. The credit loss ratio (CLR) is expected to revert to the upper end of its through-the-cycle target range for the full year, enabling improved returns, reflective of the quality of client advances, proactive risk management practices and underlying momentum in the business. Notwithstanding the protracted challenges facing the small-and-medium-enterprise (SME) sector in South Africa, Business Banking continued to deliver strong growth in asset payouts, current account creditors and non-interest revenue (NIR) on the back of new-client gains and deepening cross-sell.

Nedbank Retail generated headline earnings of R1,1bn, down 11,7%, which were impacted by the early and comprehensive risk-mitigating actions to address the concerning personal-loan industry dynamics observed in 2012, particularly in relation to the high industry growth rates that masked the true underlying level of consumer financial distress. Balance sheet impairments have been further strengthened to 4,2% of retail advances (June 2012: 4,0%), notably in personal loans where an additional R498m has been raised since June 2012 through methodology changes to increase prudency in provisioning policies, including R60m for in duplum, with R306m of this provision reflected against the performing portfolio. Consequently, the Nedbank Retail CLR of 2,56% (June 2012: 2,00%) and ROE of 10,0% (June 2012: 11,8%) reflect these effects. The embedding of sound risk management practices ensured that the CLR for the balance of advances remained within expectations.

The excellent momentum in sustainably repositioning the Retail Cluster strategically and financially was maintained in a very challenging macroeconomic environment. Investment in distribution and distinctive client value propositions is yielding significant client gains, with good increases in related transactional, deposit and lending volumes, contributing to strong NIR growth of 10,6%, which is well ahead of expense growth of 6,9%.

Nedbank Wealth's earnings growth and ROE increase were supported by excellent performance in the asset management and life insurance businesses, offset by a normalisation in the short-term insurance claims environment.In addition, the CLR improved to within the cluster's through-the-cycle target range.

Headline earnings at the centre represents, inter alia, the after-tax effects of a release of R60m of the R200m central impairment provision to offset the R60m in duplum model overlay incurred in Retail, a reversal of R88m of insurance provisions following court rulings in our favour and an earnings uplift in the Rest of Africa Division.¹

Detailed segmental information is available in the results booklet and on the group's website at www.nedbankgroup.co.za under the 'Financial information' section.

Financial performance

Net interest income

Net interest income grew 6,9% to R10 309m (June 2012: R9 642m), supported by growth in average interest-earning banking assets of 6,1%.¹

The net interest margin (NIM) of 3,58% increased from the comparative period (June 2012: 3,54%) and the prior year (December 2012: 3,53%). Margin gains were underpinned by advances and deposit mix changes, risk-adjusted pricing of new advances and backbook advances runoff.

Impairments charge on loans and advances

Impairments increased to R3 325m (June 2012: R2 702m) and the CLR to 1,31% (June 2012: 1,11%).

The CLR is comprised of a specific charge of 1,24% and a portfolio charge of 0,07% (June 2012: specific: 1,00% and portfolio: 0,11%). 

CLR (%)	Jun 2013	Jun 2012	Dec 2012
Specific impairments	1,24	1,00	0,91
Portfolio impairments	0,07	0,11	0,14
Total CLR	1,31	1,11	1,05

Total group defaulted advances decreased year-on-year to R20 176m (June 2012: R21 838m) from ongoing improvements in the residential and commercial mortgage books. Defaulted advances were up 9,4% (annualised) on the 2012 year-end (Dec 2012: R19 273m) from increases in personal loans and in the wholesale businesses.

The coverage ratio for total and specific impairments increased to 58,8% (June 2012: 52,9%) and 40,9% (June 2012: 39,0%) respectively. Portfolio coverage on the performing book continued to strengthen to 0,7% (June 2012: 0,6%).

Our collections processes generated post-writeoff recoveries of R412m (June 2012: R428m), reflecting the prudent approach of cash accounting the recoveries on the written-off book. This includes personal-loan recoveries of R130m (June 2012: R114m).

CLR (%)	% banking advances	Jun 2013	Jun 2012	Dec  2012	Through-the-cycle target ranges
Nedbank Capital	11,3	0,77	1,41	1,06	0,10 - 0,55
Nedbank Corporate	32,1	0,30	0,30	0,24	0,20 - 0,35
Nedbank Business Banking	11,9	1,02	0,41	0,34	0,55 - 0,75
Nedbank Retail	38,2	2,56	2,00	2,01	1,50 - 2,20
Nedbank Wealth	3,8	0,24	0,46	0,61	0,20 - 0,40
Group		1,31	1,11	1,05	0,60 - 1,00

Asset quality remains sound. In Nedbank Corporate the CLR was maintained within its through-the-cycle target range, and both Nedbank Capital and Nedbank Wealth reported lower impairments. The Business Banking CLR was affected by the aforementioned impairment and is likely to revert to the through-the-cycle target range by year-end. The deterioration in Nedbank Retail's CLR reflects changes in advances mix, higher consumer credit stress and the outcome of the more prudent impairment methodologies and early risk mitigation actions taken in Personal Loans.

Non-interest revenue

NIR increased by 15,4% to R9 535m (June 2012: R8 265m)¹, due to the following:

·      Commission and fee income of R6 771m was up 14,2% (June 2012: R5 928m)¹, driven by strong client gains, improved cross-sell, good volumes and higher levels of client activity.

·      Insurance income of R950m increased 15,4% (June 2012: R823m), benefiting from growth in personal loans offset by the base effect of the benign short-term claims experienced in H1 2012. 

·      Trading income increased to a robust R1 272m (June 2012: R1 252m) from a high 2012 base as a result of ongoing strong performance within the fixed-income, commodities, credit and currencies and forex environments.

·      Private equity generated income of R63m (June 2012: R139m).

·      Fair-value gains of R94m (June 2012: R125m loss) were recognised mainly as a result of basis risk on centrally hedged banking book positions and accounting mismatches in hedged fixed-rate advances portfolios as market yields increased. This positive fair value gain follows a period of cumulative fair-value losses of R583m since 2010. NIR, excluding fair-value gains, was up 12,5%.

The strong uplift from NIR resulted in the NIR-to-expense ratio increasing to 88,7% (June 2012: 83,0%) and for the first time Nedbank achieved its medium- to-long-term target of more than 85%.¹ The strength of the Nedbank franchise is reflected in the sustained growth in NIR, increasing 15,4,% (15,7%, excluding fair-value adjustments) on a compound basis since June 2009.

Expenses

Disciplined cost management resulted in expenses growing at 8,0% to R10 750m [June 2012: R9 957m, restated by R18m to reflect the adoption of IAS 19 Employee Benefits (2011)].¹ 

Growth in expenses was primarily driven by:

·      staff-related costs increasing 8,6%, comprising remuneration cost growth of 8,0% following average inflation-related annual increases of 6,5% and 0,7% growth in predominantly frontline headcount;and

·      marketing and computer processing cost growing 15,6% and 7,4% respectively, consistent with the group's focus on revenue-generating business activities and building the franchise.

Taxation¹

The base effect of capital gains tax and secondary tax on companies in June 2012, combined with lower levels of dividend income, resulted in an effective tax rate of 25,9% (June 2012: 27,9%)¹.

Statement of financial position

Capital

Strong balance sheet management resulted in all capital adequacy ratios remaining well above the Basel III minimum regulatory capital requirements and well within the group's new Basel III internal target ranges.

Nedbank Group	June 2013 (Basel III)	June 2012 (Basel II.5)	December 2012 (Pro forma Basel III)	Internal target range (Basel III)	Regulatory minimum* (Basel III)
Common-equity Tier 1 ratio	11,8%	10,6%	11,6%	10,5% - 12,5%	9,00%
Tier 1 ratio	13,0%	12,1%	13,1%	11,5% - 13,0%	10,5%
Total capital ratio	14,8%	14,4%	15,1%	14,0% - 15,0%	12,5%

(Ratios calculated include unappropriated profits.)

*              The Basel III regulatory minima include minimum regulatory requirements for common-equity Tier 1 in 2019 and Tier 1 and total ratios in 2015, including a conservative add-on for Pillar 2A and domestic systemically important financial institutions (D-SIFIs). These requirements exclude Pillar 2B add-ons and any countercyclical capital buffer requirements.

The group's capital ratios are expected to be maintained at these strong levels in 2013 through projected earnings growth and the portfolio tilt strategy, offset by risk-weighted asset growth.

A total of R1,8bn of new-style, fully loss-absorbent, Basel III-compliant, Tier 2 subordinated-debt capital was successfully issued during July 2013 to replace the R1,8bn Basel II Tier 2 capital that matures in September 2013.

Further detail on risk and capital management will be available in the Risk and balance sheet management review section of the group's analyst booklet and the Pillar 3 Report to be published on the website at www.nedbankgroup.co.za in September 2013.

Funding and liquidity

Nedbank Group remains well funded, with a strong liquidity position that is underpinned by a well-diversified and lengthened funding profile, a surplus liquid asset buffer of R25,0bn in anticipation of the Basel III liquidity coverage ratio (LCR), a strong loan-to-deposit ratio and low reliance on interbank and foreign currency funding. The average long-term funding ratio for the second quarter of 28,0% (December 2012: 26,0%) was supported by growth in the Retail Savings Bond to R7,7bn.

The attractiveness of the Nedbank franchise as a capital market issuer was again demonstrated in that a R2,0bn five-year commercial mortgage securitisation was successfully concluded in March 2013 as well as R3,2bn of three-year senior unsecured debt in July 2013.

Loans and advances

Loans and advances grew 11,5% (annualised) to R557,4bn (December 2012: R527,2bn)¹, underpinned by gross new-advances payouts increasing 20,3% to R83bn (June 2012: R69bn).

Loans and advances by cluster are as follows:

Rm	June 2013	December 2012	% change (annualised)
Nedbank Capital	97 161	82 494	35,9
Banking activities	59 897	52 732	27,4
Trading activities	37 264	29 762	50,8
Nedbank Corporate	169 066	162 730	7,9
Nedbank Business Banking	62 627	60 115	8,4
Nedbank Retail	193 027	190 647	2,5
Nedbank Wealth	22 138	19 864	23,1
Centre, including Rest of Africa	13 330	11 316	35,6
	557 349	527 166	11,5

Nedbank Capital's banking advances growth was boosted by good drawdowns of the deal pipeline, including the first tranche of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP). Growth in the trading advances book came largely from foreign-currency placements and deposits placed under reverse repurchase agreements related to the hedging of the group's liquid-asset portfolio.

In Nedbank Corporate, Corporate Banking recorded favourable growth in term loans of 13,4% (annualised), whereas commercial mortgages decreased 1,8% (annualised) as a result of higher levels of early settlements.

Good momentum in quality-client gains and support of existing relationship-banked clients led to the increase in Nedbank Business Banking's advances growth.

Retail banking advances grew by a modest 2,5% (annualised), reflecting the difficult consumer environment, selective origination in higher-risk asset categories in line with our portfolio tilt strategy, rolloff of the home loans backbook and early repayments. Advances growth arose from Card and MFC increasing advances 19,4% and 10,7% respectively, while personal loans and home loan advances declined 5,8% and 1,9% respectively in line with the planned slowdown in both advances categories. Personal loans represent 3,9%% of the overall group advances book.

Growth in advances at the Centre was led by increased business activity in the Rest of Africa, consistent with the group's focus on deepening its Pan-African banking relationships and expanding its presence in Africa.

Deposits

Deposits grew 10,2% (annualised) to R578,8bn (December 2012: R550,9bn)¹ and the loan-to-deposit ratio increased slightly to 96,3% (June 2012: 95,7%).

The growth in call and term deposits of 13,8%, fixed deposits of 13,6% and cash management deposits of 2,8% demonstrates the strong focus on portfolio tilt and attracting retail and corporate funding through competitive and innovative liability products.

Current and savings accounts increased by 2,3% and 27,5% respectively, with good contributions from Retail, Business Banking and Wealth. Ongoing improvements in the funding profile ensured that Nedbank continued to hold a higher proportion of household deposits relative to the size of its current retail transactional banking franchise.

Group strategic focus

The group maintained progress in growing its franchise and delivering on the four key strategic initiatives of repositioning Nedbank Retail, growing NIR, implementing the portfolio tilt strategy and expanding into the rest of Africa.

·      Nedbank Retail's revenue and preprovisioning operating profit continued to grow strongly. Momentum from investment in footprint, people, client value propositions, including integrated channels and new innovations, as well as collaboration with and leveraging wholesale relationships, continues to support growth in the number and quality of clients and related cross-sell. The deteriorating credit health of consumers in the last quarter of 2012 as indicated in the 2012 annual results and the implementation of a more prudent provisioning methodology for personal loans will likely result in Retail achieving its goal of an ROE at or above the cost of equity of 13,0% in line with the original target date of 2014.. Early risk-mitigating actions taken should enable the CLR to improve by year-end, being closer to the upper end of the through-the-cycle target range, and in that event Nedbank Retail's headline earnings for 2013 could be similar to the 2012 earnings level. There is downside risk if levels of consumer financial distress deteriorate further.

·      The NIR-to-expense ratio at a better-than-expected 88,7% exceeded our target of more than 85% for the first time. Momentum came from good-quality annuity income through growth in commission and fees from client gains and ongoing cross-sell, insurance income, a solid performance in trading as well as fair-value gains. 

·      The portfolio tilt strategy is evident in EP growth from R57m in 2009 to R582m in June 2012 and R749m in June 2013. We will continue to focus on growing EP-rich activities through Nedbank Wealth, deposits, and transactional and investment banking. We will maintain a selective growth approach in personal loans, home loans and commercial property finance as we proactively seek to limit downside risk in this challenging operating climate.

·      Our Rest of Africa strategy represents a client-focused, risk-mitigated, capital-efficient growth lever for the medium to long term. The strategic alliance with Ecobank provides clients with access to the largest Pan-African banking network focused on Central and West Africa and the rights to acquire a shareholding of up to 20% in ETI, which can be exercised between November 2013 and November 2014. The agreement to acquire an initial stake of 36,4% of Banco Unico in Mozambique with the right to a majority shareholding over time, subject to regulatory approval, will contribute to strengthening our position in the Southern African Development Community and East Africa as planned.

Economic outlook

Globally, economic growth is expected to be slightly firmer in the remainder of 2013. However, downside risk remains high, particularly in some key emerging markets, including China, where concerns of a credit crisis and economic slowdown have moderated growth momentum.

SA's GDP is forecast to grow by 2,0% in 2013 and 3,2% in 2014. The weakening rand will provide limited benefit to export growth in light of the low productivity, soft commodity prices and infrastructural constraints, but will add to inflationary pressures. Overall, given the outlook of lower growth, interest rates are anticipated to remain unchanged until possibly the second half of 2014.

Household credit demand, including residential mortgages, is likely to remain muted, albeit with pockets of growth in areas such as instalment sales and leasing finance. Growth in unsecured loans will continue to slowdown as consumer stress increases and lending risk appetite diminishes.

Infrastructure spending by the public sector is anticipated to increase, but corporate credit demand is expected to remain subdued, with increasing competition for fewer deals.

Prospects

Financial performance for the full year as set out below is currently anticipated to remain broadly in line with the guidance communicated in the 2012 annual results, with the exception of the CLR that is now expected to be below the 1,31% in June 2013, but above 1,00%:

·      Advances to grow at mid to upper single digits.

·      NIM to remain at levels similar to 2012.

·      The CLR to improve from the June 2013 level, but remain above the top end of group's through-the-cycle target range of 60 to 100 basis points. 

·      NIR (excluding fair-value adjustments) to grow at low double digits and allow the group to meet the medium-to-long-term NIR-to-expense target of   more than 85%.

·      Expenses to increase by mid to upper single digits.

Nedbank Group is targeting full-year growth in diluted HEPS to meet our medium-to-long-term target in the context of a tougher-than-expected economic environment and ongoing market volatility. The group's medium-to-long-term targets remain unchanged and the 2013 outlook for these is highlighted below:

Metric	2012 performance	Medium-to-long-term targets		2013 outlook
ROE (excluding goodwill)	16,4%	5% above cost of ordinary shareholders' equity	Improving, remaining below target.
Growth in diluted HEPS	19,0%	≥ consumer price index + GDP growth + 5%	Meet target.
CLR	1,05%	Between 0,6% and 1,0% of average banking advances	Below June 2013, remaining above target range.
NIR-to-expense ratio	84,4%	> 85%	Meet target.
Efficiency ratio	55,6%	< 50,0%	Improving, remaining above target.
Common-equity Tier 1 capital adequacy ratio (Basel III)	11,8%	10,5% to 12,5%	Strengthening.
Economic capital	Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process (ICAAP): A debt rating (including 10% capital buffer)
Dividend cover	2,18 times	1,75 to 2,25 times	1,75 to 2,25 times

Shareholders are advised that these forecasts have not been reviewed or reported on by the group's auditors.

Board changes

Mr Don Hope resigned as a non-executive director of Nedbank Group and Nedbank Limited with effect from 30 June 2013 following his retirement from Old Mutual plc at the end of June 2013.

Accounting policies¹

Nedbank Group Limited is a company domiciled in SA.  The condensed consolidated interim financial results of the group at and for the six months ended 30 June 2013 comprise the company and its subsidiaries (the 'group') and the group's interests in associates and jointly controlled entities.

Nedbank Group's condensed consolidated interim financial results have been prepared in accordance with the measurement and recognition criteria of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and are presented in accordance with the disclosures prescribed by International Accounting Standards (IAS) 34: Interim Financial Reporting, the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) Financial Reporting Guides as issued by the Accounting Practices Committee and Financial Pronouncement as issued by Financial Reporting Standards Council and the provisions of the Companies Act of SA.

Nedbank Group's principal accounting policies have been prepared in terms of IFRS of the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and have been applied consistently over the current and prior financial years, with the exception of changes mentioned below.

The following standards in particular have been newly adopted or amended with effect from 1 January 2013:

·      IFRS 10 Consolidated Financial Statements, IFRS 11 Joint Arrangements and IFRS 12 Disclosure of Interests in Other Entities, as well as the consequential amendments to IAS 27 Separate Financial Statements (2011) and IAS 28 Investments in Associates and Joint Ventures (2011).

As a result of adopting IFRS 10 the group has changed its accounting policy with respect to determining whether it has control over and consequently whether it is required to consolidate an investee. IFRS 10 introduces a new set of criteria for assessing control by referring to the investor's exposure or rights to variable returns from its involvement with the investee and the ability to affect those returns through its power over the investee. 

IFRS 11 requires that the group classifies its interests in joint arrangements as either joint operations or joint ventures depending on the group's rights to assets and obligations for the liabilities of the arrangements. There has been no change to the method of accounting for joint arrangements.

These standards have been applied retrospectively and have not required any material restatement in the groups' financial report.

·      IFRS 13 Fair-value Measurement

IFRS 13 provides a revised definition of fair value and establishes a single source of guidance for the measurement of fair value, which had previously been contained in various standards.  The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the measurement of the group's assets and liabilities. The group has an established control framework with respect to the measurement of fair value, which includes an ongoing review of the valuation methodologies applied.

·      Disclosures - Offsetting Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (amendments to IFRS 7)

The group has adopted the amendments to IFRS 7, which requires extensive disclosures in respect of offsetting.  The adoption had no impact on the measurement of the group's assets and liabilities.

·      IAS 19 Employee Benefits (2011)

The group has adopted IAS 19 Employee Benefits (2011).  The amendments include revised requirements for pensions and other postemployment benefits, termination benefits and certain other changes.  The key amendments include:

−      requiring the recognition of changes in net defined-benefit liabilities/assets due to changes in determined expense/income in 'other comprehensive income' (eliminating the 'corridor approach' previously permitted in IAS 19);

−      modifying the accounting for termination benefits; and

−      clarifying various miscellaneous issues.

The amendments have been applied retrospectively and required certain restatements that are not material.

·      IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements

Amendments to IAS 1 require identification of items that may be reclassified from 'other comprehensive income' to 'profit or loss', and those that may not be so reclassified.  As a consequence of adopting the amendments to IAS 1, items that may be reclassified from 'other comprehensive income' to 'profit or loss' have been denoted as such in the statement of comprehensive income.

In the preparation of these condensed consolidated interim financial results the group has applied key assumptions concerning the future and other inherent uncertainties in recording various assets and liabilities. The assumptions applied in the financial results for the six months ended 30 June 2013 were consistent with those applied during the 2012 financial year.  These assumptions are subject to ongoing review and possible amendments.  The financial results have been prepared under the supervision of Raisibe Morathi, the Chief Financial Officer.

Events after the reporting period¹

A total of R1,8bn of new-style, fully loss-absorbent, Basel III-compliant, Tier 2 subordinated-debt capital was successfully issued during July 2013 to replace the R1,8bn Basel II Tier 2 capital that matures in September 2013. Furthermore, R3,2bn of three-year senior unsecured debt was also successfully issued.

Reviewed results - auditors' report

KPMG Inc and Deloitte & Touche, Nedbank Group's independent auditors, have reviewed the condensed interim financial results of Nedbank Group Limited. The review was conducted in accordance with International Standards in Review Engagements 2410: Review of Interim Financial Information by the Independent Auditor. They have expressed an unmodified review conclusion on the results. The condensed consolidated interim financial results comprise the consolidated statement of financial position at 30 June 2013, consolidated statement of comprehensive income, condensed consolidated statement of changes in equity and condensed consolidated statement of cashflows for the six months then ended and selected explanatory notes. The related notes are marked with ¹. The review report is available for inspection at Nedbank Group's registered office.

Forward-looking statements

This announcement contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to the financial condition and results of operations of Nedbank Group and its group companies that, by their nature, involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, global, national and regional economic conditions; levels of securities markets; interest rates; credit or other risks of lending and investment activities; as well as competitive and regulatory factors. By consequence, all forward-looking statements have not been reviewed or reported on by the group's auditors.

Interim dividend declaration

Notice is hereby given that a gross interim dividend of 390 cents per ordinary share has been declared, payable to shareholders for the six months ended 30 June 2013. The dividend has been declared out of income reserves.

The dividend will be subject to a dividend withholding tax rate of 15% (applicable in South Africa) or 58,5 cents per ordinary share, resulting in a net dividend of 331,5 cents per ordinary share, unless the shareholder is exempt from paying dividend tax or is entitled to a reduced rate in terms of a applicable double-tax agreement. Nedbank Group Limited's tax reference number is 9375/082/71/7 and the number of ordinary shares in issue at the date of declaration is 510 204 377.

In accordance with the provisions of Strate, the electronic settlement and custody system used by JSE Limited, the relevant dates for the dividend are as follows:

Event	Date
Last day to trade (cum dividend)	Friday, 6 September 2013
Shares commence trading (ex dividend)	Monday, 9 September 2013
Record date (date shareholders recorded in books)	Friday, 13 September 2013
Payment date	Monday, 16 September 2013

Share certificates may not be dematerialised or rematerialised between Monday, 9 September 2013, and Friday,13 September 2013, both days inclusive.

On Monday, 16 September 2013, the dividend will be electronically transferred to the bank accounts of all certificated shareholders where this facility is available. Where electronic funds transfer is either not available or not elected by the shareholder, cheques dated Monday, 16 September 2013, will be posted on that date.

Holders of dematerialised shares will have their accounts credited at their participant or broker on Monday, 16 September 2013.

The above dates and times are subject to change. Any changes will be published on the Securities Exchange News Service (SENS) and in the press.

For and on behalf of the board

Dr Reuel J Khoza                     Michael WT Brown

Chairman                                  Chief Executive

6 August 2013

Financial highlights
at		30 June	30 June	31 December
		2013	2012	2012
		(Reviewed)	(Reviewed)	(Audited)
Statistics
Number of shares listed	m	510.2	507.5	507.5
Number of shares in issue, excluding shares held by group entities	m	460.8	456.0	457.3
Weighted average number of shares	m	459.2	455.7	456.3
Diluted weighted average number of shares	m	471.2	468.0	470.7
Preprovisioning operating profit*	Rm	8 652	7 550	15 543
Economic profit*	Rm	749	582	1 521
Headline earnings per share*	cents	852	758	1 640
Diluted headline earnings per share*	cents	831	738	1 590
Ordinary dividends declared per share	cents	390	340	752
- Interim	cents	390	340	340
- Final	cents			412
Ordinary dividends paid per share	cents	412	340	680
Dividend cover*	times	2.18	2.23	2.18
Net asset value per share*	cents	12 180	11 143	11 721
Tangible net asset value per share*	cents	10 444	9 435	9 989
Closing share price	cents	17 553	17 389	18 800
Price/earnings ratio*	historical	10.2	11.4	11.5
Market capitalisation	Rbn	89.6	88.2	95.4
Number of employees		28 889	28 678	28 748
Key ratios (%)
Return on ordinary shareholders' equity (ROE)*		14.6	14.2	14.8
ROE, excluding goodwill*		16.1	15.8	16.4
Return on total assets (ROA)		1.15	1.07	1.13
Net interest income to average interest-earning banking assets**		3.58	3.54	3.53
Credit loss ratio - banking advances		1.31	1.11	1.05
Non-interest revenue to total operating expenses*		88.7	83.0	84.4
Non-interest revenue to total income		48.0	46.2	46.8
Efficiency ratio*		54.2	55.6	55.6
Efficiency ratio (excluding BEE transaction expenses)*		54.1	55.3	55.4
Effective taxation rate		25.9	27.9	26.8
Group capital adequacy ratios (including unappropriated profits):***
Common equity tier 1		11.8	10.6	11.4
Tier 1		13.0	12.1	12.9
Total		14.8	14.4	14.9
Statement of financial position statistics (Rm)
Total equity attributable to equity holders of the parent*		56 126	50 810	53 601
Total equity*		59 817	54 551	57 375
Amounts owed to depositors		578 807	539 506	550 878
Loans and advances:		557 349	516 088	527 166
- Gross		569 208	527 633	538 037
- Impairment of loans and advances		(11 859)	(11 545)	(10 871)
Total assets administered by the group		881 493	795 568	833 453
- Total assets*		714 330	670 052	682 958
- Assets under management		167 163	125 516	150 495
Life assurance embedded value		2 063	1 827	2 030
Life assurance value of new business		201	279	563
* 2012 restated to reflect the adoption of IAS 19 Employee Benefits (2011). ** As communicated in the group's 2012 integrated report, clients' indebtedness for acceptances has been reclassified from interest-earning banking assets to other assets for the purposes of calculating the interest margin on interest-earning banking assets, which resulted in an increase in the ratio for June 2012 from 3,53% to 3,54%.   *** 2012 and 2013 ratios were calculated according to Basel II.5 and Basel III principles respectively.  These ratios are not reviewed by or reported on by the group's auditors.

Consolidated statement of comprehensive income
for the period ended			30 June	30 June	31 December
			2013	2012	2012
			(Reviewed)	(Reviewed)	(Audited)
			Rm	Rm	Rm
Interest and similar income			22 400	22 362	44 730
Interest expense and similar charges			12 091	12 720	25 050
Net interest income			10 309	9 642	19 680
Impairments charge on loans and advances			3 325	2 702	5 199
Income from lending activities			6 984	6 940	14 481
Non-interest revenue			9 535	8 265	17 324
Operating income			16 519	15 205	31 805
Total operating expenses			10 750	9 957	20 563
- Operating expenses**			10 729	9 911	20 485
- BEE transaction expenses			21	46	78
Indirect taxation			305	243	561
Profit from operations before non-trading and capital items			5 464	5 005	10 681
Non-trading and capital items			(8)	34	(18)
- Net profit on sale of subsidiaries, investments, and property and equipment			5	29	33
- Net impairment of investments, property and equipment, and capitalised development costs			(13)	5	(51)
Fair-value adjustments of investment properties			4		(12)
Profit from operations			5 460	5 039	10 651
Share of profits of associates and joint ventures					1
Profit before direct taxation			5 460	5 039	10 652
Total direct taxation			1 413	1 399	2 865
- Direct taxation**			1 413	1 394	2 861
- Taxation on non-trading and capital items			(1)	5	4
- Taxation on revaluation of investment properties			1		*
Profit for the period			4 047	3 640	7 787
Other comprehensive income/(losses) net of taxation			358	(32)	171
- Exchange differences on translating foreign operations***			371	17	162
- Fair-value adjustments on available-for-sale assets***			(2)	(1)	43
- Remeasurements on long-term employee benefit assets**				(38)	(76)
- (Losses)/Gains on property revaluations***			(11)	(10)	42
Total comprehensive income for the period			4 405	3 608	7 958
Profit attributable to:
Equity holders of the parent**			3 910	3 483	7 449
Non-controlling interest - ordinary shareholders**			5	15	45
Non-controlling interest - preference shareholders			132	142	293
Profit for the period			4 047	3 640	7 787
Total comprehensive income attributable to:
Equity holders of the parent**			4 254	3 453	7 620
Non-controlling interest - ordinary shareholders**			19	13	45
Non-controlling interest - preference shareholders			132	142	293
Total comprehensive income for the period			4 405	3 608	7 958
Basic earnings per share**	cents	851		764	1 632
Diluted earnings per share**	cents	830		744	1 583

* Represents amounts less than R1m. **2012 restated to reflect the adoption of IAS 19 Employee Benefits (2011). ***These items are or may be reclassified to profit or loss.

Headline earnings reconciliation
for the period ended
	30 June	30 June	30 June	30 June	31 December	31 December
	2013	2013	2012	2012	2012	2012
	(Reviewed)	(Reviewed)	(Reviewed)	(Reviewed)	(Audited)	(Audited)
	Rm	Rm	Rm	Rm	Rm	Rm
	Gross	Net of taxation	Gross	Net of taxation	Gross	Net of taxation
Profit attributable to equity holders of the parent*		3 910		3 483		7 449
Less: Non-headline earnings items	(4)	(4)	34	29	(30)	(34)
- Net profit on sale of subsidiaries, investments, and property and equipment	5	6	29	24	33	29
- Net impairment of investments, property and equipment, and capitalised development costs	(13)	(13)	5	5	(51)	(51)
- Fair-value adjustments of investment properties	4	3			(12)	(12)
Headline earnings		3 914		3 454		7 483
* 2012 restated to reflect the adoption of IAS 19 Employee Benefits (2011).

Consolidated statement of financial position
at	30 June	30 June	31 December
	2013	2012	2012
	(Reviewed)	(Reviewed)	(Audited)
	Rm	Rm	Rm
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	16 784	11 840	14 445
Other short-term securities	44 906	42 090	43 457
Derivative financial instruments	13 004	14 608	13 812
Government and other securities	25 022	26 693	26 753
Loans and advances**	557 349	516 088	527 166
Other assets	9 585	11 775	9 488
Current taxation receivable	455	976	246
Investment securities	18 145	15 825	16 577
Non-current assets held for sale	13	22	508
Investments in associate companies and joint ventures	527	602	668
Deferred taxation assets*	324	386	541
Investment property	210	617	205
Property and equipment	6 407	6 259	6 398
Long-term employee benefit assets*	2 132	2 099	2 095
Mandatory reserve deposits with central banks	11 468	12 384	12 677
Intangible assets	7 999	7 788	7 922
Total assets	714 330	670 052	682 958
Equity and liabilities
Ordinary share capital	461	456	457
Ordinary share premium	16 343	15 955	16 033
Reserves*	39 322	34 399	37 111
Total equity attributable to equity holders of the parent	56 126	50 810	53 601
Non-controlling interest attributable to
- ordinary shareholders*	220	180	213
- preference shareholders	3 471	3 561	3 561
Total equity	59 817	54 551	57 375
Derivative financial instruments	16 777	15 272	13 454
Amounts owed to depositors**	578 807	539 506	550 878
Provisions and other liabilities	16 046	16 246	15 526
Current taxation liabilities	114	116	193
Other liabilities held for sale			36
Deferred taxation liabilities*	596	1 039	793
Long-term employee benefit liabilities*	2 029	1 874	1 913
Investment contract liabilities	10 519	8 709	9 513
Insurance contract liabilities	3 146	2 683	2 979
Long-term debt instruments	26 479	30 056	30 298
Total liabilities	654 513	615 501	625 583
Total equity and liabilities	714 330	670 052	682 958
* 2012 restated to reflect the adoption of IAS 19 Employee Benefits (2011). ** As communicated in the group's 2012 integrated report, clients' indebtedness for acceptances and liabilities for acceptances have been reclassified to loans and advances and amounts owed to depositors respectively for the purpose of achieving improved comparability with the majority of the group's SA banking peers. These items were previously separately disclosed in the group's statement of financial position. June 2012 comparatives have been reclassified accordingly.

Condensed consolidated statement of changes in equity
		Non-controlling	Non-controlling
	Total equity	interest	interest
	attributable to	attributable to	attributable to
	equity holders	ordinary	preference
	of the parent Rm	shareholders Rm	shareholders Rm	Total equity Rm
Balance at 31 December 2011	48 946	178	3 561	52 685
Adoption of IAS 19 amendments	(250)	(4)		(254)
Restated balance at 31 December 2011	48 696	174	3 561	52 431
Dividend to shareholders	(1 609)	(7)		(1 616)
Preference share dividend			(142)	(142)
Issues of shares net of expenses	13			13
Shares acquired/cancelled by group entities and BEE trusts	9			9
Total comprehensive income for the period*	3 453	13	142	3 608
Share-based payment reserve movement	245			245
Regulatory risk reserve provision	1			1
Other movements	2			2
Balance at 30 June 2012	50 810	180	3 561	54 551
Dividend to shareholders	(1 639)	(1)		(1 640)
Preference share dividend			(151)	(151)
Issues of shares net of expenses	1			1
Shares acquired/cancelled by group entities and BEE trusts	110			110
Total comprehensive income for the period*	4 167	32	151	4 350
Share-based payment reserve movement	151			151
Regulatory risk reserve provision	1			1
Acquisition of subsidiary		2		2
Balance at 31 December 2012	53 601	213	3 561	57 375
Dividend to shareholders	(1 967)	(9)		(1 976)
Preference share dividend			(132)	(132)
Issues of shares net of expenses	458			458
Shares acquired/cancelled by group entities and BEE trusts	(144)			(144)
Total comprehensive income for the period	4 254	19	132	4 405
Share-based payment reserve movement	(75)			(75)
Preference shares held by group entities			(90)	(90)
Disposal of subsidiary		(3)		(3)
Other movements	(1)			(1)
Balance at 30 June 2013	56 126	220	3 471	59 817
* Restated to reflect the adoption of IAS 19 Employee Benefits (2011).

Condensed consolidated statement of cashflows
for the period ended	30 June	30 June	31 December
	2013	2012	2012
	(Reviewed)	(Reviewed)	(Audited)
	Rm	Rm	Rm
Cash generated by operations	10 259	9 121	18 804
Change in funds for operating activities	158	(4 641)	(5 947)
Net cash from operating activities before taxation	10 417	4 480	12 857
Taxation paid	(1 896)	(2 431)	(3 914)
Cashflows from operating activities	8 521	2 049	8 943
Cashflows utilised by investing activities	(1 742)	(2 155)	(4 696)
Cashflows utilised by financing activities	(5 604)	(1 115)	(2 552)
Effects of exchange rate changes on opening cash and cash equivalents (excluding foreign borrowings)	(45)	36	18
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	1 130	(1 185)	1 713
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the period*	27 122	25 409	25 409
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period*	28 252	24 224	27 122
* Including mandatory reserve deposits with central banks.

Condensed segmental reporting
for the period ended	30 June	30 June	31 December	30 June	30 June	31 December	30 June	30 June	31 December
	2013	2012	2012	2013	2012	2012	2013	2012	2012
	(Reviewed)	(Reviewed)	(Audited)	(Reviewed)	(Reviewed)	(Audited)	(Reviewed)	(Reviewed)	(Audited)
	Rm	Rm	Rm	Rm	Rm	Rm	Rm	Rm	Rm
	Total assets			Operating income			Headline earnings
Nedbank Capital	159 339	157 069	142 290	2 102	1 844	4 044	801	685	1 431
Nedbank Corporate	185 804	168 732	175 073	2 486	2 143	4 410	1 069	864	1 817
Total Nedbank Retail and Nedbank Business Banking	292 113	283 495	290 198	9 201	9 129	18 989	1 403	1 627	3 496
Nedbank Retail	200 339	193 889	198 072	7 196	7 062	14 693	1 054	1 194	2 552
Nedbank Business Banking	91 774	89 606	92 126	2 005	2 067	4 296	349	433	944
Nedbank Wealth	47 212	40 953	42 270	1 695	1 468	2 993	421	357	718
Shared Services	6 758	6 564	6 048	76	(11)	4	156	10	40
Central Management, including Rest of Africa	23 104	13 239	27 079	959	632	1 365	64	(89)	(19)
Total	714 330	670 052	682 958	16 519	15 205	31 805	3 914	3 454	7 483
The segmental results for 2012 have been restated to reflect the adoption of IAS 19 Employee Benefits (2011).  The amendments to the standard include revised requirements for pensions and other postretirement benefits, termination benefits and certain other changes.  Restated group ratios are disclosed in the financial highlights section.

Condensed geographical segmental reporting
for the period ended	30 June	30 June	31 December	30 June	30 June	31 December
	2013	2012	2012	2013	2012	2012
	(Reviewed)	(Reviewed)	(Audited)	(Reviewed)	(Reviewed)	(Audited)
	Rm	Rm	Rm	Rm	Rm	Rm
	Operating income			Headline earnings
SA	15 515	14 217	29 748	3 742	3 164	6 869
- Business operations*	15 515	14 217	29 748	3 893	3 347	7 230
- BEE transaction expenses				(19)	(41)	(68)
- Profit attributable to non-controlling interest - preference shareholders				(132)	(142)	(293)
Rest of Africa*	655	584	1 259	124	126	297
Rest of world - business operations*	349	404	798	48	164	317
Total	16 519	15 205	31 805	3 914	3 454	7 483
* 2012 restated to reflect the adoption of IAS 19 Employee Benefits (2011).

Fair-value hierarchy

FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS CARRIED AT FAIR VALUE

The fair value of a financial instrument is the price that would be received for the sale of an asset or paid for the transfer of a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Underlying

the definition of fair value is a presumption that an entity is a going concern without any intention or need to liquidate, to curtail materially the scale of its operations or to undertake a transaction on adverse terms. Fair value

is not, therefore, the amount that an entity would receive or pay in a forced transaction, involuntary liquidation or distressed sale.

The existence of published price quotations in an active market is the best evidence of fair value and, where they exist, they are used to measure the financial asset or financial liability. A market is considered to be active

if transactions occur with sufficient volume and frequency to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. These quoted prices would generally be classified as level 1 in terms of the fair-value hierarchy.

Where a quoted price does not represent fair value at the measurement date or where the market for a financial instrument is not active, the group establishes fair value by using a valuation technique. These valuation techniques include

reference to the current fair value of another instrument that is substantially the same in nature (eg other short-term securities and government and other securities), reference to the value of the assets of underlying business

(eg investment contract liabilities), earnings multiples (eg unlisted investments), discounted cashflow analysis (eg unlisted investments, loans and advances, other short-term securities, government and other securities and amounts owed

to depositors) and various option pricing models (eg other short-term securities and government and other securities and derivatives).

Valuation techniques applied by the group would generally be classified as level 2 or level 3 in terms of the fair-value hierarchy. The determination of whether an instrument is classified as level 2 or level 3 is dependent on the significance

of observable inputs versus unobservable inputs in relation to the fair value of the instrument. Inputs typically used in valuation techniques include discount rates, appropriate swap rates, volatility, servicing costs, equity prices,

commodity prices, counterparty credit risk, and the group's own credit on financial liabilities.

The group has an established control framework for the measurement of fair value, which includes formalised review protocols for the independent review and validation of fair values separate from the business unit entering into the transaction.

The valuation methodologies, techniques and inputs applied to the fair-value measurement of the financial instruments have been applied in a manner consistent with that of the previous financial year (www.nedbankgroup.co.za).

FAIR-VALUE HIERARCHY

The financial instruments recognised at fair value have been categorised into the three input levels of the IFRS fair-value hierarchy as follows:

Level 1: Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that are accessible at the measurement date.

Level 2: Valuation techniques based on (directly or indirectly) market-observable inputs. Various factors influence the availability of observable inputs. These factors may vary from product to product and change over time. Factors

include the depth of activity in the relevant market, the type of product, whether the product is new and not widely traded in the market, the maturity of market modelling and the nature of the transaction (bespoke or generic).

Level 3: Valuation techniques based on significant inputs that are not observable. To the extent that a valuation is based on inputs that are not market-observable, the determination of the fair value can be more subjective, depending

on the significance of the unobservable inputs to the overall valuation. Unobservable inputs are determined on the basis of the best information available and may include reference to similar instruments, similar maturities, appropriate

proxies or other analytical techniques.

There were no significant transfers between level 1 and 2 during the period under review.

FINANCIAL ASSETS
	Total financial assets		Total financial assets recognised at amortised cost		Total financial assets classified at level 1		Total financial assets classified at level 2		Total financial assets classified at level 3
	30 June 2013 (Reviewed) Rm	31 December 2012 (Audited) Rm	30 June 2013 (Reviewed) Rm	31 December 2012 (Audited) Rm	30 June 2013 (Reviewed) Rm	31 December 2012 (Audited) Rm	30 June 2013 (Reviewed) Rm	31 December 2012 (Audited) Rm	30 June 2013 (Reviewed) Rm	31 December 2012 (Audited) Rm
Cash and cash equivalents	28 252	27 122	28 252	27 122
Other short-term securities	44 906	43 457	15 171	16 599	740	818	28 995	26 040
Derivative financial instruments	13 004	13 812			53	10	12 951	13 800		2
Government and other securities	25 022	26 753	10 091	10 381	10 171	10 230	4 760	6 142
Loans and advances	557 349	527 166	463 129	441 407	62	67	94 103	85 575	55	117
Other assets	9 585	9 488	6 637	5 376	2 948	3 783		329
Investments in associate companies and joint ventures	485	636							485	636
Investment securities	18 145	16 577			566	534	16 038	14 606	1 541	1 437
	696 748	665 011	523 280	500 885	14 540	15 442	156 847	146 492	2 081	2 192
FINANCIAL LIABILITIES
	Total financial liabilities		Total financial liabilities recognised at amortised cost		Total financial liabilities classified at level 1		Total financial liabilities classified at level 2		Total financial liabilities classified at level 3
	30 June 2013 (Reviewed) Rm	31 December 2012 (Audited) Rm	30 June 2013 (Reviewed) Rm	31 December 2012 (Audited) Rm	30 June 2013 (Reviewed) Rm	31 December 2012 (Audited) Rm	30 June 2013 (Reviewed) Rm	31 December 2012 (Audited) Rm	30 June 2013 (Reviewed) Rm	31 December 2012 (Audited) Rm
Derivative financial instruments	16 777	13 454			19	6	16 757	13 447	1	1
Amounts owed to depositors	578 807	550 878	447 692	416 097			131 115	134 781
Provisions and other liabilities	16 046	15 526	9 764	9 148	6 151	6 318	131	60
Investment and insurance contract liabilties	13 665	12 492					13 665	12 492
Long-term debt instruments	26 479	30 298	20 967	24 668	5 289	5 447	223	183
	651 774	622 648	478 423	449 913	11 459	11 771	161 891	160 963	1	1

LEVEL 3 RECONCILIATION
2013 (Reviewed)	Opening balance at 1 January Rm	Gains/(Losses) in profit for the year Rm	Gains/(Losses) in comprehensive income for the year Rm	Purchases and issues Rm	Sales and settlements Rm	Transfers in/(out) Rm	Closing balance at 30 June Rm
FINANCIAL ASSETS
Derivative financial instruments	2	3			(5)		-
Loans and advances	117	(66)	4				55
Investment securities	1 437	81	14		(8)	17	1 541
Investments in associate companies and joint ventures	636	(289)		269	(131)		485
	2 192	(271)	18	269	(144)	17	2 081
FINANCIAL LIABILITIES
Derivative financial instruments	1						1
	1	-	-	-	-	-	1
2012 (Audited)	Opening balance at 1 January Rm	Gains/(Losses) in profit for the year Rm	Gains/(Losses) in comprehensive income for the year Rm	Purchases and issues Rm	Sales and settlements Rm	Transfers in/(out) Rm	Closing balance at 31 December Rm
FINANCIAL ASSETS
Derivative financial instruments	29	2			(29)		2
Loans and advances	91	29			(3)		117
Investment securities	1 453	68	4	49	(137)		1 437
Investments in associate companies and joint ventures	545	(106)		275	(78)		636
	2 118	(7)	4	324	(247)	-	2 192
FINANCIAL LIABILITIES
Derivative financial instruments	5	(8)			4		1
	5	(8)	-	-	4	-	1

Gains and losses include fair value gains or losses, translation gains or losses and, where applicable, dividends and interest income or expense.

EFFECT OF CHANGES IN SIGNIFICANT UNOBSERVABLE ASSUMPTIONS TO REASONABLE POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVES

As discussed above, the fair value of financial instruments is, under certain circumstances, measured by means of valuation techniques based on assumptions that are not market-observable. Where these scenarios apply, the group

performs stress testing on the fair value of the relevant instruments. In stress testing, appropriate levels are chosen for the unobservable input parameters so that they are consistent with prevailing market evidence and in line

with the group's approach to valuation control.

The following information is intended to illustrate the potential impact of the relative uncertainty in the fair value of financial instruments, the valuation of which depends on unobservable input parameters. However, it is

unlikely in practice that all unobservable parameters would simultaneously be at the extremes of their ranges of reasonably possible alternatives. Furthermore, the disclosure is neither predictive nor indicative of future

movements in fair value.

	Principal assumption stressed			Stress parameters	Value per statement of financial position	Favourable change in fair value due to stress test	Unfavourable change in fair value due to stress test
June 2013 (Reviewed)				%	Rm	Rm	Rm
FINANCIAL ASSETS
Loans and advances	Credit spreads			between (14) and 14	55	6	(8)
Investment securities	Valuation multiples, correlations, volatilities and credit spreads			between (25) and 25	1 541	155	(164)
Investments in associate companies and joint ventures	Valuation multiples			between (11) and 11	485	57	(57)
Total financial assets classified at level 3					2 081	218	(229)
FINANCIAL LIABILITIES
Derivative financial instruments	Correlations, volatilities and credit spreads			between (25) and 25	1	*	*
* Represents amounts less than R1m.
	Principal assumption stressed			Stress parameters	Value per statement of financial position	Favourable change in fair value due to stress test	Unfavourable change in fair value due to stress test
December 2012 (Audited)				%	Rm	Rm	Rm
FINANCIAL ASSETS
Derivative financial instruments	Correlations, volatilities and credit spreads			between (14) and 14	2	*	*
Loans and advances	Credit spreads			between (14) and 14	117	13	(16)
Investment securities	Valuation multiples, correlations, volatilities and credit spreads			between (25) and 25	1 437	151	(178)
Investments in associate companies and joint ventures	Valuation multiples			between (11) and 11	636	70	(70)
Total financial assets classified at level 3					2 192	234	(264)
FINANCIAL LIABILITIES
Derivative financial instruments	Correlations, volatilities and credit spreads			between (25) and 25	1	*	*
* Represents amounts less than R1m.

Restatements

The group has adopted IAS 19 Employee Benefits (2011). The amendments include revised requirements for pensions and other postemployment benefits, termination benefits and certain other

changes. The amendments have been applied retrospectively and required the following restatements in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income, headline earnings reconciliation

and consolidated statement of financial position:

				Reviewed		Reviewed	Audited		Reviewed
				30 June		30 June	30 December		30 December
				2012	IAS 19	2012	2012	IAS 19	2012
				(As reported)	restatement	(Restated)	(As reported)	restatement	(Restated)
Consolidated statement of comprehensive income
Total operating expenses				9 939	18	9 957	20 528	35	20 563
Direct taxation				1 399	(5)	1 394	2 871	(10)	2 861
Other comprehensive income net of taxation:
- Remeasurements on long-term employee benefit assets					(38)	(38)		(76)	(76)
Profit attributable to:
- Equity holders of the parent				3 497	(14)	3 483	7 476	(27)	7 449
- Non-controlling interest -ordinary shareholders				14	1	15	336	2	338
Total comprehensive income attributable to:
- Equity holders of the parent				3 503	(50)	3 453	7 719	(99)	7 620
- Non-controlling interest - ordinary shareholders				14	(1)	13	47	(2)	45
Basic earnings per share				767	(3)	764	1 638	(6)	1 632
Diluted earnings per share				747	(3)	744	1 588	(5)	1 583
Headline earnings reconciliation
Headline earnings				3 468	(14)	3 454	7 510	(27)	7 483
Consolidated statement of financial position
Deferred taxation assets				269	117	386	399	142	541
Long-term employee benefit assets				2 185	(86)	2 099	2 258	(163)	2 095
Total equity attributable to equity holders of the parent				34 699	(300)	34 399	37 460	(349)	37 111
Non-controlling interest attributable to ordinary shareholders				185	(5)	180	219	(6)	213
Deferred taxation liabilities				1 033	6	1 039	781	12	793
Long-term employee benefit liabilities				1 544	330	1 874	1 591	322	1 913

Registered office

Nedbank Group Limited, Nedbank 135 Rivonia Campus, 135 Rivonia Road, Sandown, Sandton, 2196.

PO Box 1144, Johannesburg, 2000.

Transfer secretaries in SA

Computershare Investor Services (Pty) Limited, 70 Marshall Street, Johannesburg, 2001, SA.

PO Box 61051, Marshalltown, 2107, SA.

Transfer secretaries in Namibia

Transfer Secretaries (Pty) Limited, Shop 8, Kaiserkrone Centre, Post Street Mall, Windhoek, Namibia.

PO Box 2401, Windhoek, Namibia.

Directors

Dr RJ Khoza (Chairman), MWT Brown* (Chief Executive), TA Boardman, TCP Chikane, GW Dempster* (Chief Operating Officer), MA Enus-Brey, ID Gladman (British), PM Makwana, NP Mnxasana, RK Morathi* (Chief Financial Officer), JK Netshitenzhe, JVF Roberts (British), GT Serobe, MI Wyman** (British).

* Executive ** Senior independent non-executive director

Company Secretary:    TSB Jali

Reg No:                        1966/010630/06

JSE share code:           NED                

NSX share code:          NBK

ISIN:                             ZAE000004875

Sponsors in SA:           Merrill Lynch South Africa (Pty) Limited

                                    Nedbank Capital

Sponsor in Namibia:    Old Mutual Investment Services (Namibia) (Pty) Limited

This announcement is available on the group's website at www.nedbankgroup.co.za, together with the following additional information:

·      Detailed financial information in HTML and PDF formats.

·      Financial results presentation to analysts.

·      Link to a webcast of the presentation to analysts.

For further information kindly contact Nedbank Group Investor Relations at [e-mail]."

Enquiries

External communications

Patrick Bowes                           UK        [phone]

Investor relations

Dominic Lagan                           UK        [phone]

Kelly de Kock                            SA        [phone]

Media

William Baldwin-Charles                         [phone]

                                                            [phone]

Notes to Editors

Old Mutual provides life assurance, asset management, banking and general insurance to more than 14 million customers in Africa, the Americas, Asia and Europe. Originating in South Africa in 1845, Old Mutual has been listed on the London and Johannesburg Stock Exchanges, among others, since 1999.

In the year ended 31 December 2012, the Group reported adjusted operating profit before tax of £1.6 billion (on an IFRS basis) and had £262 billion of funds under management from core operations.

For further information on Old Mutual plc, please visit the corporate website at www.oldmutual.com

 

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