Group profi t before tax came to DKK 792m, up DKK 201m on Q1-Q3/2006. Profi t before tax generated a return on equity of 21.8% pa against 20.6% for Q1-Q3/2006 and 22.3% for 2006 as a whole. Signifi cant growth in Corporate Banking earnings and satisfactory development in Markets & Asset Management. Excluding impairment losses, Retail Banking was largely on a level with Q1-Q3/2006. Impairment losses equalled an income of DKK 41m against an income of DKK 20m in Q1-Q3/2006. The balance sheet stood at DKK 135bn at 30 September 2007 against DKK 107bn at end-2006. Lending increased by 23% to DKK 35bn. To strengthen activities in the leasing market, Nykredit Bank A/S acquired 77.35% of the share capital in LeasIT A/S on 1 October 2007, after which date the company is a wholly-owned subsidiary. Karsten Knudsen, Group Managing Director, succeeded Henning Kruse Petersen as Chairman of the Board of Directors at the end of September. At the same time, Bjørn Damgaard Mortensen joined the Executive Board. 2007 - OUTLOOK The Bank maintains its profi t forecast of DKK 0.9bn - DKK 1.0bn as announced in the H1 Interim Report 2007. INFORMATION ABOUT THE NYKREDIT GROUP The Nykredit Bank Group's Q1-Q3 Interim Report 2007 and further information about the Nykredit Group are available at nykredit.com.
Q1-Q3 INTERIM REPORT - THE NYKREDIT BANK GROUP 1 JANUARY 2007 - 30 SEPTEMBER 2007
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