Metro bank7 Feb 2021 14:43
Metro Bank today confirms the sale of a portfolio of owner occupied residential mortgages (the "Portfolio") to NatWest for a cash consideration of up to GBP3,128 million([1]) .
The Portfolio has a gross book value of GBP3,045 million with a weighted average rate of 2.08%. The Portfolio consists of primarily repayment mortgages with an average remaining fixed-rate term of c.2.5 years. The Portfolio has a similar geographic distribution to Metro Bank's wider mortgage portfolio and has a weighted average current loan to value of c.60%.
The 2.7% premium on gross book value results in an estimated GBP83 million gain on sale. On completion, the disposal is expected to result in a 30 September 2020 pro-forma improvement in Metro Bank's total capital plus MREL ratio of 400bps from 20.2% to 24.2%, and a 30 September 2020 pro-forma CET1 ratio of 16.3%.