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Page 1: Annual Results Presentation · 2016 . CONTINUED INVESTMENT . 101 45 25 23 24 1,796 Regulation Other & Control. Business Volumes Inflationary & Contractual. Impact of Strategic Investment

For the year ended 4 April 2016 Annual Results Presentation

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Nationwide Annual Results 2016 2

2015/16 PERFORMANCE REVIEW

FINANCIAL REVIEW

AGENDA

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PURPOSE OF A BUILDING SOCIETY

3

Social purpose

Service and innovation

Long term value

Financial resilience

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HELPING MORE MEMBERS BUY THEIR OWN HOMES

4

Strong mortgage lending – gross market share 13.7%

36% market share of net advances over past 4 years

57,200 loans to first time buyers – 1 in 6 of all FTB mortgages

#2 BTL lender – criteria changes to maintain quality

Market Share of Stock

£27.1bn

+20%

2016

£32.6bn

2015 Gross Mortgage Lending

2016

12.6% 12.1%

2015

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REWARDING LOYAL SAVERS

5

Strong growth in member deposits

Member value – Loyalty Bond – Flexclusive Regular Saver

Transparent approach – rates typically better than high

street peer group

2015

£1.9bn

2016

+232%

£6.3bn

Growth in Member Deposits

10.2%10.2%

2016 2015 Market Share of Stock

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+12%

2016

525,000

2015

469,000

Current Account Sales

7.1%6.8%

2016 2015 Market Share of Stock

525,000 new accounts

12.5% share of switcher service

‘Recommend a friend’ extremely popular

– >54,000 new accounts through this promotion

Innovation

MORE PEOPLE CHOOSING A NATIONWIDE CURRENT ACCOUNT

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Nationwide Annual Results 2016 7

1 © GfK 2016, Financial Research Survey (FRS) measure, as defined in the glossary (slide 31)

Number one for service satisfaction amongst our high street peer group1

Consistently strong

performance

Complaints only 2% of total industry

LEADING SERVICE SATISFACTION

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BUILDING A FINANCIALLY STRONG SOCIETY

8

Underlying profit

£1,337m

£1,227m

+9%

2016 2015

Strong performance - within optimal range

Investment in the long term

Financial resilience

Statutory profit

£1,279m£1,044m

+23%

2016 2015

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Nationwide Annual Results 2016 9 * Annual employee ViewPoint survey, independently conducted on Nationwide’s behalf by HayGroup

77%75%75%

68%70%

80%79%77%

68%69%

2013 2012 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2016 2015 2014

Engagement* Enablement*

Highly engaged and enabled

Sunday Times: 3rd best big company to work for

Growth of 500 FTE, of which 132 were on an entry talent scheme

DELIVERED THROUGH OUR PEOPLE

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2015/16 Financial Review

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STRONG PROFIT PERFORMANCE

INCOME1

COSTS

IMPAIRMENTS

OTHER ITEMS

STATUTORY PROFIT

£3,333m

£1,796m

£73m

£58m

£1,279m

+ 5%

+ 10%

- 71%

UNDERLYING PROFIT £1,337m +9%

-68%

+ 23%

OTHER PROVISIONS £127m 115%

1 Comparatives have been restated for the reclassification of foreign currency retranslation amounts from net interest income to gains/(losses) from derivatives and hedge accounting. 11

Other items (£m) 4 Apr 15 4 Apr 16

Bank levy (28) (41)

Transformation costs (52) (10)

FSCS costs (83) (46)

Gains/(losses) from derivatives and hedge accounting (20) 39

Total (183) (58)

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LOW RISK BALANCE SHEET

Asset growth of 7% driven by growth in residential mortgage lending and prudent liquidity position

12

1 Treasury liquidity and investment portfolio (on balance sheet) 2 Shares (member deposits) and amounts due to customers on consolidated balance sheet 3 Total members’ interests and equity including subscribed capital (PIBS)

Key Ratios 4 Apr 15 4 Apr 16

Liquidity coverage ratio 119.3% 142.6%

Wholesale funding ratio 23.3% 24.8%

CET1 ratio 19.8% 23.2%

Leverage ratio 4.1% 4.2%

RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGES

LIQUIDITY1

OTHER LENDING

RETAIL DEPOSITS2

WHOLESALE FUNDING

£162.1bn

£23.1bn

£16.7bn

£208.9bn

£144.9bn

£45.8bn

+ 6%

+ 23%

-6%

+7%

+5%

+ 17%

OTHER ASSETS £7.0bn +13%

OTHER LIABILITIES £6.9bn -12 %

CAPITAL & RESERVES3 £11.3bn + 12%

£208.9bn + 7%

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MARGIN EXPECTED TO MODERATE

3,0862,872

2,4311,981

1,602

1.52%

2015

1.47%

2014

1.27%

2013

1.02%

2012

0.82%

2016

13

Net Interest Income

Net Interest Margin

* Comparatives have been restated for the reclassification of foreign currency retranslation amounts from net interest income to gains/losses from derivatives and hedge accounting.

Net interest margin (NIM) Evolution*

(3bps)

(6bps)

8bps (10bps)

16bps

2015

147bps

2016

152bps

Consumer Finance &

Commercial

Group Mortgages

BMR run off Treasury, Other & one offs

Retail Savings

Movement in NIM*

Funding costs down

Lending margins down

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CONTINUED INVESTMENT

101

45

2523 24 1,796

Other Regulation & Control

Business Volumes

Inflationary & Contractual

Impact of Strategic

Investment

2015

1,626

2016

Underlying Costs (£m)

14

COST INCOME RATIO 51.4% 53.9%

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REDUCED IMPAIRMENTS

13995

147

247

493

30952

42

52

11460

-34

14

2016

383

251

2014 2015

-71%

591 3

2013

428

73

2012

-7

Retail Lending Commercial Lending Treasury & Other

Impairments (£m)

Retail Lending £m Residential Consumer

banking

2015 2016 2015 2016

Charge excl one-offs 14 (9) 89 67

Update to accounting estimates / model assumptions

44 27 - 29

Reported charge 58 18 89 96

15

Retail Lending Residential Unsecured

lending

2015 2016 2015 2016

Impaired loans (£m) 895 778 72 63

3 month+ arrears 0.49% 0.45%

CML industry average 1.30% 1.04%

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CUSTOMER REDRESS

103

5320

9520

69 39

32

73

2015

127

2016 2013

59

2014

69

2012

103

2011

16

2010

9

Other PPI

Customer Redress (£m)

PPI (including Plevin) £m 2016

Additional provision in respect of customer redress payments 21

Associated cost of claims administration due to timebar, FCA communications campaign* 74

Reported charge 95

16

Total cumulative charge of £296m for PPI (including Plevin) to date

* Of which £44m relates to change in basis of accounting for refuted claims

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Movements in CET1 Ratio

CRD IV CET1 AND LEVERAGE RATIO

1.3%

2.7%

Other

(0.6%)

RWAs Profit Mar-16

23.2%

Mar 15

19.8%

0.2%0.5%

Other Mar-16

4.2%

Exposure

(0.2%)

Profit Mar 15

4.1%

17

Peer Group Leverage ratio*

4.0%4.2%4.3%4.7%5.0%5.3%

Lloyds HSBC RBS Santander UK

Nationwide Barclays

11.3%11.6%11.9%12.8%14.6%

23.2%

Barclays RBS Nationwide Santander UK

HSBC Lloyds

Peer Group CET1 ratio*

*As of March 2016

Movements in end-point CRD IV Leverage Ratio

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CET1 resources are greater than minimum leverage and risk based requirements

We maintain a prescribed PRA Capital Buffer and an internal management buffer above minimum regulatory capital requirements

The expected MDA threshold is below current minimum leverage ratio requirements and is expected to remain so

Buffer requirements reflect anticipated steady state CRD IV buffer implementation of 2.5% capital conservation buffer, 1% systemic risk buffer and 1% countercyclical capital buffer.

Capital Requirements

£0bn

£5bn

£10bn

£15bn

MREL

6% of leverage exposure

Buffers

CET1 Requirements

Buffers

End Point Capital Resources

CET1

AT1

Tier 2

Pillar 1

Pillar 2A

Buffers

Leverage Requirement

CET1

AT1

CAPITAL STRENGTH

18

% of RWA

18.6%

12.6%

26.1% 23.2%

13.9%

4.5% 8.1%

30.9%

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SUCCESSFUL ISSUANCE ACROSS CORE MARKETS

1 Wholesale funding portfolio excluding FLS. ‘Short Term’ includes certificates of deposit, commercial paper, deposits, business savings and other deposits. ‘Other’ includes £1.9bn of PEB balances 2 Sterling equivalent 3 Including FLS drawings

19

Term wholesale funding issuance of £9.5bn with a weighted average life of 7 years Weighted average life of the wholesale funding portfolio is 50 months3

60.8% of wholesale funding has greater than one year to maturity3

NSFR of 127.9% (2015: 121.9%)

Wholesale funding portfolio (£bn)1 Long term wholesale funding issuance (£bn)2

10

8

6

4

2

0 2015 2016

13.8

3.2 14.2

9.9 4.7

MTNs

Short Term

Securitisation

Covered Bond

Other

Senior Unsecured Securitisation Covered Bond

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ROBUST LIQUIDITY POSITION

1 Government bonds include supranational bonds and off-balance sheet liquidity (FLS treasury bills) 20

Sources of liquidity (£bn)

LCR of 142.6% (2015: 119.3%)

Excludes non liquidity assets of £3.6bn relating to loans and advances to banks

2.62.3

15.3

4.3

1.32.5

15.3

8.8

2016 £27.9bn

2015 £24.5bn

Cash and reserves at central banks

Government bonds1 Other Central Bank eligible assets

Other securities

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OUTLOOK

22

Short term uncertainty Long term strategic focus Great confidence in our future

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Appendices

24

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SUMMARY

£m 2015 2016 Total income 3,163 3,333 +5%

Administrative expenses (1,626) (1,796) +10%

Pre provision underlying profit 1,537 1,537 Impairment losses (251) (73) (71%)

Provisions for liabilities and charges (59) (127)

Underlying profit before tax 1,227 1,337 +9%

Bank levy (28) (41)

Transformation costs (52) (10)

FSCS costs (83) (46)

(Losses)/gains from derivatives and hedge accounting (20) 39

Statutory profit before tax 1,044 1,279 +23%

25

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LIQUIDITY: OTHER TREASURY ASSETS

26

2016 £bn Total AAA AA A Other

Loans & advances to banks 3.6 0.9 0.7 1.1 0.9

Asset-backed securities 1.0 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.1

Other 0.3 - 0.1 0.2 -

Other portfolio total 4.9 1.4 0.9 1.6 1.0

% credit rating 100% 29% 18% 32% 21%

Asset backed securities have reduced as a result of ongoing portfolio deleveraging and natural paydown. This includes a reduction in out of policy assets of £200m

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SUMMARY BALANCE SHEET: AS AT 4 APRIL 2016

Assets

£208.9bn

Prime Mortgages £129.9bn

Specialist Lending £32.1bn

Consumer Banking £3.6bn Commercial £11.8bn

Primary Liquidity £15.6bn Other Liquidity £7.5bn

Other Assets £8.4bn

Retail Savings (inc customer deposits)

£144.9bn

Wholesale Funding £45.8bn

Other Liabilities £5.1bn Subordinated Liabilities £1.8bn Capital and PIBS £11.3bn

Liabilities

£208.9bn

27

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GLOSSARY

31

Definitions used are in line with the glossary in the Annual Report and Accounts 2016. In addition, further items included in the results presentation are defined below.

Customer satisfaction measure Definition Number one for service satisfaction

Slide 7

© GfK 2016, Financial Research Survey (FRS), 3 months ending 31 March 2016, proportion of extremely/very satisfied customers minus proportion of extremely/very/fairly dissatisfied customers summed across current account, mortgage and savings, high street peer group defined as providers with main current account market share >6% (Barclays, Halifax, HSBC, Lloyds Bank (inc C&G), NatWest and Santander). Prior to April 2015, Lloyds Bank and TSB combined as Lloyds TSB Group (including Lloyds Bank, TSB and C&G).

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CONTACTS

32

Alex Wall Head of Investor Relations, Rating Agencies & Capital [email protected] 0845 602 9053 Sarah Gardiner Head of Investor Relations [email protected] 0845 602 9053 Nationwide Treasury Mailbox [email protected]

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DISCLAIMER

33

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