This announcement contains inside information under Article 17 of Regulation (EU) 596/2014.
29 November 2018
PERMANENT TSB GROUP HOLDINGS PLC
SECURITISATION OF A NON-PERFORMING LOAN PORTFOLIO
Permanent TSB plc ("PTSB"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Permanent TSB Group Holdings plc announces today that it has entered into a securitisation arrangement for a portfolio of Non-Performing Loans (NPLs), through a Special Purpose Vehicle named Glenbeigh Securities 2018-1 DAC (Glenbeigh Securities). PTSB has transferred the beneficial interest in the loans to Glenbeigh Securities that, in turn has issued notes backed by these loans. PTSB will hold 5% of the notes.
The transferred NPL portfolio will continue to be serviced by PTSB for a period of up to six months. At the end of this period, 1) Pepper Finance Corporation (Ireland) DAC trading as Pepper Asset Servicing will act as the Master Servicer on behalf of Glenbeigh Securities; and, 2) legal title to the loans will be transferred to Pepper Finance Corporation (Ireland) DAC.
The transferred NPL portfolio has a gross balance sheet value of c.€1.3 billion and a net book value of c.€0.91 billion. The NPL portfolio carries a risk weighting of c.€0.91 billion. In the year to December 2017, the portfolio generated an operating income of c.€4 million. At completion, PTSB will receive a consideration of c.€0.89 billion. The proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes.
The Glenbeigh transaction, together with Project Glas (which was announced in July) when completed, is expected to reduce the NPL ratio from c.26% at 1 January 2018 to less than 10%. The Glenbeigh transaction is expected to increase the Common Equity Tier 1 (CET 1) ratio by c.30 basis points on a transitional basis, subject to regulatory approval.
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