Deutsche Bank (XETRA: DBKGn.DE / NYSE: DB) has been informed by the European Central Bank (ECB) of its decision regarding prudential capital requirements to be maintained from 1 March 2019 onwards, following the 2018 Supervisory Review and Evaluation Process (SREP). The ECB’s decision requires Deutsche Bank, on a consolidated basis, to maintain a Common Equity Tier 1 (CET 1) capital ratio of at least 11.82%.
This CET 1 capital requirement comprises: the minimum Pillar 1 requirement of 4.50%; the unchanged Pillar 2 requirement of 2.75%; the capital conservation buffer of 2.50%; the countercyclical buffer of 0.07% as at year end 2018; and the requirement arising from Deutsche Bank’s designation as a Global Systemically Important Bank or G-SIB of 2.00%.
The CET 1 capital ratio requirement of 11.82% for 2019 is above Deutsche Bank’s 2018 SREP requirement of 10.69%. The increase is entirely attributable to the final step of the four-year phase-in of the capital conservation buffer (62.5 basis points per year) and the G-SIB buffer (50 basis points per year) which became fully effective on 1 January 2019.
This requirement sets the level below which Deutsche Bank would be required to calculate a Maximum Distributable Amount (MDA). The MDA is used to determine restrictions on distributions in the form of dividends on CET 1 capital, new variable remuneration and coupon payments to holders of Additional Tier 1 instruments.
Other capital definitions
The ECB has also set new minimum requirements for other capital definitions. Corresponding 2019 requirements are set for Deutsche Bank’s Tier 1 capital ratio (13.32%) and Total capital ratio (15.32%). All requirements are articulated on a phase-in basis. In comparison, Deutsche Bank’s last reported consolidated capital ratios on a phase-in basis were 13.55% CET 1 capital ratio, 15.72% Tier 1 capital ratio and 17.49% Total capital ratio, all preliminary as of 31 December 2018.
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Deutsche Bank (XETRA: DBKGn.DE / NYSE: DB) has been informed by the European Central Bank (ECB) of its decision regarding prudential capital requirements to be maintained from 1 March 2019 onwards, following the 2018 Supervisory Review and Evaluation Process (SREP). The ECB’s decision requires Deutsche Bank, on a consolidated basis, to maintain a Common Equity Tier 1 (CET 1) capital ratio of at least 11.82%.
This CET 1 capital requirement comprises: the minimum Pillar 1 requirement of 4.50%; the unchanged Pillar 2 requirement of 2.75%; the capital conservation buffer of 2.50%; the countercyclical buffer of 0.07% as at year end 2018; and the requirement arising from Deutsche Bank’s designation as a Global Systemically Important Bank or G-SIB of 2.00%.
The CET 1 capital ratio requirement of 11.82% for 2019 is above Deutsche Bank’s 2018 SREP requirement of 10.69%. The increase is entirely attributable to the final step of the four-year phase-in of the capital conservation buffer (62.5 basis points per year) and the G-SIB buffer (50 basis points per year) which became fully effective on 1 January 2019.
This requirement sets the level below which Deutsche Bank would be required to calculate a Maximum Distributable Amount (MDA). The MDA is used to determine restrictions on distributions in the form of dividends on CET 1 capital, new variable remuneration and coupon payments to holders of Additional Tier 1 instruments.
Other capital definitions
The ECB has also set new minimum requirements for other capital definitions. Corresponding 2019 requirements are set for Deutsche Bank’s Tier 1 capital ratio (13.32%) and Total capital ratio (15.32%). All requirements are articulated on a phase-in basis. In comparison, Deutsche Bank’s last reported consolidated capital ratios on a phase-in basis were 13.55% CET 1 capital ratio, 15.72% Tier 1 capital ratio and 17.49% Total capital ratio, all preliminary as of 31 December 2018.
For further information please contact:
Deutsche Bank AG
Christian Streckert
Phone: +49 69 910 38079
Email: christian.streckert@db.com
+49 800 910 8000 (Frankfurt)
+44 20 7541 4100 (London)
db.ir@db.com
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