Seamless delivery of a highly complex landmark Transaction
Sale of 80% of New CEPAL
Alpha Bank
Davidson Kempner
DK to acquire a 80% stake in New CEPAL, while Alpha will retain a 20% stake with customary governance rights
Long-term servicing agreement with New CEPAL, with a term of 13 years, for the management of our existing Retail and Wholesale NPEs in Greece of €8.9bn, as well as of any future flows of similar assets and early collections. New CEPAL will also manage the €10.8bn exposures under the Galaxy Securitisations and €4.6bn1 of third-party investors
New CEPAL will be the largest servicer in Greece with ~1,100 FTEs, offering services to Bank clients and third parties
The agreement values 100% of the enterprise value of New CEPAL at €267mn, with the Bank having further upside through an earn-out of up to €68mn linked to the achievement of certain targets. The consideration includes a contingent element of up to €17mn, if the transaction is on a levered basis. The Bank, acting as an arranger of a financing syndicate, has agreed with DK the key terms of a long-term funding facility of up €120mn, which may be drawn at the sole discretion of DK
Galaxy Securitisations
HAPS guarantee
100%
Second largest rated NPE securitization in Europe, with Alpha Bank transferring €10.8bn NPEs to securitisation SPVs and subsequently selling mezzanine and junior notes
Alpha to retain 100% of the €3.8bn senior notes, which will receive a State guarantee under the HAPS framework and achieve 0% risk weight
DK to acquire 51% of the mezzanine and junior notes, while Alpha will initially retain a 49% stake. 44% of the notes are intended to be subsequently distributed to shareholders subject to regulatory and corporate approvals
1| Gross Book Value 2| Alpha to initially hold 49% of the Mezzanine and Junior notes, with 44% to be distributed to shareholders subsequently; 5% to be retained as required by risk retention rules
Significant improvement in risk profile of Greek operations
Asset Quality pre & post Galaxy in Greece
Portfolio in Greece % pro forma change for transaction
NPEs>90dpd
-62%
Denounced exposures
-64%
Retail exposures under L.3869
-75%
Substantial improvement in risk profile of NPEs Greece, Euro bn
NPEs>90dpdDenounced exposuresRetail exposures under L.3869
Sep-20
Sep-20 pf Galaxy
Asset Quality improved Greece, Euro bn
NPE ratio1 43% 24%
NPE>90dpd ratio1 29% 13%
NPE<90dpdNPE>90dpdpf for Galaxy
Sep-20
Provisions for the remaining portfolio at 60% of the original exposure
Greece, Euro bn
On balance sheet
Provisions/ Debt relief/ write offs
Sep-20
NPEs
Provisions
The remaining portfolio has already been actively managed to support further reduction
Sep-20 pf Galaxy
Significant debt relief and write offs already provided to customers to promote re-performance
1| Pro-forma ratios are as of 30.09.20 taking into account the senior notes.
Maximisation of total recovery with capital impact at c.280bps
Proceeds to Alpha Bank
Total Capital ratio evolution
Tangible
Equity
18.3%
Sep-20
NBV of loans sold + Notes proceeds 2
RWA relief
Gain from | PF CAD | Tier II | AT1 |
New | ratio Sep-20 | capacity | Capacity |
CEPAL sale |
1I Including value for retained Mezzanine and Junior Notes (5% stake), based on €40m valuation for 100% of Notes. 2| Includes impact from potential distribution of 44% of Mezzanine & Junior notes, subject to applicable corporate & regulatory approvals. 3| Following ECB's capital relaxation measures for Banks' minimum capital requirements, applied on 12 March 2020 and valid at least up to the end of 2022; 11% OCR excludes CCB 2.5% and OS II buffer 0.5%
Excellent track record in off-loading the most problematic part of the NPEs
Alpha Bank vs. Greek peers
EUR bn, Greece
NPEs<90dpdNPEs>90dpd
Largest rated NPE securitizations in Europe¹
Alpha Bank
Greek Peers
Dec-17
Alpha Bank Sep-20 pf Galaxy
Alpha Bank transactions
Greek Peers
Dec-17
Sep-20 2
Project
Portfolio
DetailsSize (€bn)
Total claims (€bn)
Year
1 Venus
Consumer & SBL
2 Mars
3
Jupiter
SMEs
4 MercuryConsumer & SBL
5 Neptune
ConsumerUnsecured UnsecuredSMEs & Corporate SecuredSecured Unsecured
0.9
3.7
0.3
0.3 2017-2018
1.0 1.1
1.3 2018
2.1 2018
SMEs
2018
Secured
1.1 ~ 4.5
2.0 ~ 9.3
2020
Bank
Project
Size (€bn)Year
BMPS
Alpha Bank
Eurobank
Banco BPMSiena
24.1 2018
Galaxy
10.8 2021
Cairo
7.5 2019
Leviticus
7.4 2019
Unicredit
Prisma
6.1 2019
Alpha Bank NPE transactions since 2017 including Galaxy:
Alpha Bank has been the most active in reducing the poorest quality denounced gone concern NPEs>90dpd vs. peers since 2017 (-71%)
Substantial improvement in Group risk profile post Galaxy with €4.8bn NPEs>90dpd in Greece, o/w €3.2bn denounced exposures
Alpha Bank has strong track record in delivering on NPE clean up having delivered the second largest securitisation in Europe
1| Since 2016. 2| According to Greek peers' (Eurobank, NBG, Piraeus Bank) latest public disclosure
Swift execution during pandemic with clear timeline to closing
The Bank has already received preliminary creditratings for the senior notes of all three Galaxy Securitisation SPVs of an amount of €3.8bn
Carve-out of NPE Management unit onto CEPAL already completed, with servicer currently fully operational
Hive-Down expected to take place by March/April 2021, subject to receiving required corporate and regulatory approvals
Transaction closing subject to customary regulatory approvals, expected to take place during Q2 2021
Distribution of Galaxy Notes to shareholders expected to take place by Q3 2021
Galaxy milestones completed
1| Subject to applicable corporate and regulatory approvals.
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