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12 September 2019
PERMANENT TSB GROUP HOLDINGS PLC
SALE OF NON PERFORMING LOAN PORTFOLIO
Permanent TSB plc ("PTSB", "the Bank"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Permanent TSB Group Holdings plc, has agreed to sell a Non Performing Loan ("NPL") portfolio ("Glas Tranche II") to the retail credit firm Start Mortgages DAC ("Start Mortgages"), in co-operation with LSF Irish Holdings 101 DAC, both affiliates of the Lone Star Funds. Start Mortgages has been authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland since November 2008 and will become the servicer of the Glas Tranche II Portfolio when the transaction completes.
The portfolio has a gross balance sheet value of €506 million and a net book value of c. €274 million. In the year to December 2018, this loan portfolio generated net interest income of c. €6 million. At completion, PTSB will receive cash consideration of €264 million. The proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes.
This transaction will reduce the overall NPL ratio at PTSB from c. 10% to c. 7% and increase the Common Equity Tier 1 Ratio by c. 30bps.
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For further information, please contact:
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Eamonn Crowley Chief Financial Officer eamonn.crowley@permanenttsb.ie +353 1 669 5354 | Nicola O'BrienHead of External Reporting & Investor RelationsNicola.OBrien@permanenttsb.ie+353 1 669 5283 | Leontia FanninHead of Corporate Affairs & Communicationsleontia.fannin@permanenttsb.ie +353 87 973 3143
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