April was a month of excellent results and strong deposit growth for LHV. The consolidated loan portfolio of LHV Group grew by EUR 77 million, and the total amount of deposits increased by EUR 727 million in April. The volume of funds managed by LHV decreased by EUR 4 million over the month. Payments related to financial intermediaries amounted to 6.5 million in April.

The Supervisory Board of AS LHV Group has decided to increase the share capital of the LHV Group by EUR 366,721.30. The increase was triggered by the need to issue new shares to staff members participating in the share options programme approved by the resolution of the general meeting on 13 March 2020, and amended by the resolution of the general meeting on 26 March 2025. A total of 163 current and former employees participated in the subscription of LHV Group shares, subscribing in total for 3,667,213 options for an aggregate amount of EUR 8,001,858.77. Unsubscribed options in the total amount of 19,977 will be cancelled.

On 30 April 2025, the shareholders of AS LHV Kindlustus, belonging to the AS LHV Group consolidation group, resolved to extend the mandates of the current Supervisory Board members - Madis Toomsalu, Erki Kilu, Veiko Poolgas and Jaan Koppel - by five years.

The rating agency Moody's Investors Service affirmed AS LHV Pank’s and AS LHV Group’s raitings, leaving LHV Pank’s long-term deposit rating to A3 level (with positive outlook) and LHV Group’s long-term issuer rating to Baa3 (with a positiive outlook). These ratings indicate LHV's strong financial position and capitalization as well as express the expectation of further strengthening of solidity.

Yesterday, on 24.04.2025 AS LHV Group carried out an issue of Tier 1 subordinated unsecured bonds on international markets in the total volume of 50,000,000 euros (hereinafter: Bonds). The value date of the issued Bonds is 30.04.2025.

The Supervisory Board of AS LHV Group, based on the authorisation granted by the General Meeting of shareholders held on 26 March 2025, approved the following terms for the acquisition of LHV Group’s own shares:

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The first quarter of the year was characterised by rapid growth in business volumes for LHV, but also by a decrease in profit due to lower interest rates and increased impairments.

To give an overview of the 2025 Q1 financial results, LHV Group organised an investor meeting webinar on 22 April. An overview of the company's progress was given by Madis Toomsalu, Chairman of the Management Board of LHV Group and Meelis Paakspuu, CFO of LHV Group.

The first quarter of the year was characterised by rapid growth in business volumes for LHV, but also by a decrease in profit due to lower interest rates and increased impairments.

The shareholders of AS LHV Finance, belonging to the AS LHV Group consolidation group, resolved to renew the mandate of the Supervisory Board member Madis Toomsalu from the end of the current term until 26 June 2026.

For the financial year 2024 AS LHV Group will pay dividends in the net amount of 9 euro cents per share. The list of shareholders entitled to receive dividends will be established as at on 9 April 2025 EOD of Nasdaq CSD settlement system. Consequently, the day of change of the rights related to the shares (ex-dividend date) is set to 8 April 2025. From this day onwards, the person acquiring the shares will not have the right to receive dividends for the financial year 2024. Dividends shall be disbursed to the shareholders on 10 April 2025. 

The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of AS LHV Group (LHV Group) was held on 26 March 2025 at Hilton Tallinn Park Hotel. It was possible to participate in the meeting in person or electronically.

Madis Toomsalu, the Chairman of the Management Board of AS LHV Group, has informed the company’s Nomination Commitee and the Supervisory Board of his will to resign by the fall of this year. Preparations are underway to find a new Chairman of the Board for the financial group.

The shorter month of February brought lower interest income than usual, but LHV’s result was supported by increased business volumes. In February, the consolidated loan portfolio of LHV Group increased by EUR 65 million, EUR 19.5 million of which was due to the growth of the loan portfolio in Estonia and EUR 45.3 million from the United Kingdom. The volume of consolidated deposits decreased by EUR 285 million. The volume of funds managed by LHV increased by EUR 14 million. In February, 6.4 million payments were made related to financial intermediaries.

The Management Board of AS LHV Group (hereinafter LHV Group) hereby calls the general meeting of the shareholders (hereinafter the General Meeting), to be held on 26 March 2025 starting at 13:00 (Estonian time) at Hilton Tallinn Park Hotel (Fr. R Kreutzwaldi 23, Tallinn).

The Supervisory Board of AS LHV Group (hereinafter: LHV Group) approved the 2024 audited annual report and will submit it to the Annual General Meeting for approval. Compared to the unaudited interim report published on 11 February, there are no differences in the audited financial results. The 2024 consolidated annual report of LHV Group is attached to this notice and will be made available on the LHV Group investor page at https://investor.lhv.ee/aruanded/#aastaaruanded.

After a strong end to year, January’s results, as is customary for the season, were more modest in terms of results for LHV. The consolidated loan portfolio of LHV Group decreased by EUR 8 million in January, and the total volume of clients’ deposits decreased by EUR 15 million. The volume of the funds managed by LHV decreased by EUR 10 million. A total of 6.6 million payments related to financial intermediaries were made over the month.

To give an overview of the 2024 Q4 and 12 month financial results, LHV Group organised an investor meeting webinar on 11 February. An overview of the company's progress was given by Madis Toomsalu, Chairman of the Management Board of LHV Group and Meelis Paakspuu, CFO of LHV Group.

The year-end was a successful one for LHV, supported by strong loan issue and deposit taking. The company met the profit target set in the financial plan.

In December, the European Central Bank (ECB) presented AS LHV Group with the outcome of Supervisory Review and Evaluation Process (SREP) for capital adequacy calculation.