Trading update

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OSB GROUP PLC: Trading update

Published: 05.05.2021

OSB GROUP PLC

Trading update

OSB GROUP PLC (OSBG or the Group), the specialist lending and retail savings group, today issues its trading update for the period from 1 January 2021 to date.

Highlights

  • Strong financial and operational performance continued throughout the first quarter

    • Organic originations of £1.1bn in the first three months of 2021 (Q1 2020: £1.5bn) on tighter post-COVID criteria and at attractive margins


    • Underlying1 net loans and advances increased by 3% in the first quarter to £19.6bn (31 December 2020: £19.0bn). On a statutory basis, net loans and advances were £19.8bn (31 December 2020: £19.2bn)

  • 3+ months arrears remained stable in the first quarter and impairment provisions benefitted from house price appreciation, which outperformed the HPI assumptions in our IFRS 9 models

  • No change to 2021 guidance issued in the preliminary results announcement on 8 April 2021

Andy Golding, CEO of OSB GROUP PLC, said:

“I am delighted with the financial and operational performance that OSB Group has achieved so far this year. The underlying net loan book grew to £19.6bn at the end of March 2021, supported by £1.1bn of organic originations, achieved at attractive margins and on tighter post-COVID criteria. We entered the second quarter with a robust pipeline of new business and applications in our core Buy-to-Let and Residential sub-segments remain strong. We continue to control volumes in our more cyclical product lines.

With the continued successful vaccine roll-out and progressive easing of lockdown restrictions, the outlook for the UK economy has improved, although we remain cognisant of ongoing uncertainty. Our business model continues to demonstrate its resilience and inherent strengths. Our strong capital position, secured loan book and strong risk management capabilities position us well to respond to opportunities and challenges ahead and to deploy our resources to continue to deliver attractive, sustainable returns for our shareholders across the cycle.”

1. Underlying loan book excludes the fair value uplift to CCFS loan book on acquisition and related acquisition adjustments.


Enquiries:

OSB GROUP PLC

Alastair Pate t: 01634 838 973

Brunswick Group

Robin Wrench / Simone Selzer t: 020 7404 5959

About OSB GROUP PLC

OSB began trading as a bank on 1 February 2011 and was admitted to the main market of the London Stock Exchange in June 2014 (OSB.L). OSB joined the FTSE 250 index in June 2015. On 4 October 2019, OSB acquired Charter Court Financial Services Group plc (CCFS) and its subsidiary businesses. On 30 November 2020, OSB GROUP PLC became the listed entity and holding company for the OSB Group. The Group provides specialist lending and retail savings and is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority, part of the Bank of England, and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority. The Group reports under two segments, OneSavings Bank and Charter Court Financial Services