SAMPO HOUSING LOAN BANK PLC INTERIM REPORT 1.1. - 30.6.2007


SAMPO HOUSING LOAN BANK PLC IN JANUARY-JUNE 2007                                                         
 
  
Sampo Housing Loan Bank's profit for the period increased to EUR 5.1 million (3.5).
 
Result
 
The profit before taxes for the review period was EUR 6.9 million. The comparison period of 2006 recorded
a EUR 4.7 million profit. The result was improved by the increase in net interest income to EUR 8.2 million.
 
Balance sheet
 
The balance sheet decreased to EUR 2,343.7 million (2,422.4). The loan portfolio at the end of the review period was EUR 2,257.6 million (2,090.3). The company purchases mortgages from Sampo Bank to secure the covered bonds. During the review period purchases substituting repaid loans totalled EUR 500.1 million.
 
The carrying amount of the covered bonds was EUR 1,896.4 million and nominal values EUR 2,000 million.
Moody 's Investors Service Ltd has confirmed the bond an Aaa credit rating. The covered bonds were secured by mortgage totalling EUR 2,252,5 million. The mortgages covered the nominal value of the bonds by 112.6 per cent.
 
Capital adequacy
 
The capital adequacy ratio was 10,9 per cent, while the ratio was 11.8 per cent at 31 December 2006. Risk-weighted assets totalled EUR 1,174.1 million, while the amount was EUR 1,088.3 million at 31 December 2006. The Tier 1 does not include the profit accumulated during the annual period.
 
Administration
 
The Annual General Meeting on 28 March 2007 elected the following as members of the Board of Directors:  Aki Palo, Kirsi Autiosalo and Jukka Huotari. Aki Palo serves as Chairman of the Board. Jari Raassina serves as the company's Managing Director.
 
Ernst & Young Oy, Authorised Public Accountants, with principal responsibility Kunto Pekkala, APA and Tomi Englund, APA were elected as auditors.
 
During the review period Sampo Housing Loan Bank had no employees. The company purchases administrative services from Sampo Bank.
 
Outlook
 
Market growth in mortgages is expected to continue also during the end of the year, which has positive effect on the operational precondition of Sampo Housing Loan Bank. The result is expected to remain good in 2007. The valid bond program makes it possible to issue a new covered bond as well.
 
Sampo Housing Loan Bank plc publishes one interim report during the financial year.
 
Helsinki, 9 August 2007
 
Sampo Housing Loan Bank plc
Board of Directors
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
 
 
 


 
 


 
 


 
 


 
 


 
 
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