0001104659-19-055844.txt : 20191023 0001104659-19-055844.hdr.sgml : 20191023 20191023164309 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-19-055844 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 6-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20191022 FILED AS OF DATE: 20191023 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20191023 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Macro Bank Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001347426 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: COMMERCIAL BANKS, NEC [6029] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: C1 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 6-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-32827 FILM NUMBER: 191164217 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: SARMIENTO 447 CITY: BUENOS AIRES STATE: C1 ZIP: 1041 BUSINESS PHONE: 54-11-5222-6500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: SARMIENTO 447 CITY: BUENOS AIRES STATE: C1 ZIP: 1041 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Macro Bansud Bank Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20051220 6-K 1 tm1920746-1_6k.htm FORM 6-K

 

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549

 

                        

 

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

October 22, 2019

 

                        

 

Commission File Number: 001-32827

 

                        

 

MACRO BANK INC.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

                        

 

Av. Eduardo Madero 1182

Buenos Aires C1106ACY

Tel: 54 11 5222 6500

 

(Address of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

                        

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

Form 20-F x Form 40-F ¨

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):

 

Yes ¨ No x

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):

 

Yes ¨ No x

 

 

 

 

 

BANCO MACRO S.A.

 

Condensed interim financial statements as of June 30, 2019 together with the reports on review of interim financial statements.

 

CONTENT

 

·Cover Sheet
·Condensed consolidated interim statement of financial position
·Condensed consolidated interim statement of income
·Condensed consolidated interim statement of other comprehensive income
·Condensed consolidated interim statement of changes in shareholders’ equity
·Condensed consolidated interim statement of cash flows
·Notes to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements
·Consolidated exhibits
·Condensed separate interim statement of financial position
·Condensed separate interim statement of income
·Condensed separate interim statement of other comprehensive income
·Condensed separate interim statement of changes in shareholders’ equity
·Condensed separate interim statement of cash flows
·Notes to the condensed separate interim financial statements
·Separate exhibits
·Review report on condensed consolidated interim financial statements
·Review report on condensed separate interim financial statements

 

 

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

 

CORPORATE NAME: Banco Macro SA

 

REGISTERED OFFICE: Avenida Eduardo Madero 1182 – Autonomous City of Buenos Aires

 

CORPORATE PURPOSE AND MAIN ACTIVITY: Commercial bank

 

CENTRAL BANK OF ARGENTINA: Authorized as “Argentine private bank” under No. 285.

 

REGISTRATION WITH THE PUBLIC REGISTRY OF COMMERCE: Under No. 1154 - By-laws Book No. 2, Folio 75 dated March 8, 1967

 

BY-LAWS EXPIRY DATE: March 8, 2066

 

REGISTRATION WITH THE IGJ (SUPERINTENDENCY OF CORPORATIONS): Under No. 9777 – Corporations Book No. 119 Volume A of Sociedades Anónimas, dated October 8, 1996.

 

PERSONAL TAX IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 30-50001008-4

 

REGISTRATION DATES OF AMENDMENTS TO BY-LAWS:

 

August 18, 1972, August 10, 1973, July 15, 1975, May 30, 1985, September 3, 1992, May 10, 1993, November 8, 1995, October 8, 1996, March 23, 1999, September 6, 1999, June 10, 2003, December 17, 2003, September 14, 2005, February 8, 2006, July 11, 2006, July 14, 2009, November 14, 2012, August 2, 2014, July 15, 2019.

 

 

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
AS OF JUNE 30, 2019 AND DECEMBER 31, 2018
(Translation of the Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)
(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

Items  Notes   Exhibits  06/30/2019   12/31/2018 
ASSETS                  
Cash and Deposits in Banks           96,426,815    74,766,039 
Cash           9,246,664    10,696,465 
Central Bank of Argentina           70,115,962    50,212,127 
Other Local and Foreign Entities           17,061,534    13,401,648 
Other           2,655    455,799 
Debt Securities at fair value through profit or loss   35       1,979,681    2,635,247 
Derivative Financial Instruments           17,199    17,293 
Other financial assets   7       4,100,452    2,999,584 
Loans and other financing       B, C, D and R   178,851,248    178,874,755 
Non financial Public Sector           1,104,547    1,775,507 
Other Financial Entities           4,024,374    5,573,806 
Non financial Private Sector and Foreign Residents           173,722,327    171,525,442 
Other Debt Securities   35       97,381,248    64,584,759 
Financial Assets delivered as guarantee   25       7,157,006    6,756,220 
Equity Instruments at fair value through profit or loss   9 and 35       1,510,031    51,518 
Investment in associates and joint arrangements   6       123,784    108,823 
Property, Plant and Equipment       F   10,111,674    9,002,694 
Intangible Assets       G   1,869,038    1,401,017 
Deferred Income Tax Assets           77,476    46,559 
Other Non financial Assets   7       985,786    834,069 
Non current assets held for sale   9       440,795    804,017 
TOTAL ASSETS           401,032,233    342,882,594 

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo
Chairperson

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION  
AS OF JUNE 30, 2019 AND DECEMBER 31,2018
(Translation of the Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)
(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

 

Items  Notes   Exhibits   06/30/2019   12/31/2018 
                 
LIABILITIES            
Deposits        H and I    284,259,137    237,954,419 
Non financial Public Sector             23,564,628    19,354,087 
Financial Sector             243,587    148,275 
Non financial Private Sector and Foreign Residents             260,450,922    218,452,057 
Derivative Financial Instruments        I    11,395    1,369 
Repo Transactions        I    277,594    164,469 
Other Financial Liabilities   11    I    14,833,230    15,318,513 
Financing received from the Central Bank of Argentina and other financial entities        I    2,198,014    2,998,010 
Issued Corporate Bonds   30    I    6,193,414    6,377,311 
Current Income Tax Liabilities   14. a)         4,148,554    2,946,479 
Subordinated Corporate Bonds   30    I    17,191,816    15,288,390 
Provisions   10    J    1,026,480    1,045,894 
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities             475,333    274,671 
Other Non-financial Liabilities   11         7,681,298    5,875,117 
TOTAL LIABILITIES             338,296,265    288,244,642 
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY                    
Capital Stock   22         669,663    669,663 
Non capital contributions             12,428,461    12,428,461 
Adjustments to Shareholders’ Equity             4,511    4,511 
Earnings Reserved             34,806,871    21,995,937 
Unappropriated Retained Earnings             (210,927)   3,264,742 
Other Comprehensive Income             658,908    543,086 
Net Income for the period/ fiscal year             14,375,739    15,729,243 
Net Shareholders’ Equity attributable to controlling interest             62,733,226    54,635,643 
Net Shareholders’ Equity attributable to non-controlling interests             2,742    2,309 
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY             62,735,968    54,637,952 
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND LIABILITIES             401,032,233    342,882,594 

 

The notes 1 to 38 to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements and the exhibits B to D, F to J, L, Q and R are an integral part of the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.  
 

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo
Chairperson

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENT OF INCOME
FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTH PERIODS ENDED JUNE 30, 2019 AND 2018
(Translation of the Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)
(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

Items   Notes   Exhibits   Quarter
ended
06/30/2019
    Accumulated
from
beginning of
year up to
06/30/2019
    Quarter
ended
06/30/2018
    Accumulated
from
beginning of
year up to
06/30/2018
 
Interest income       Q   31,334,187    55,728,901    13,616,528    24,954,299 
Interest expense       Q   (14,548,689)   (26,013,035)   (4,524,040)   (7,919,719)
Net Interest income           16,785,498    29,715,866    9,092,488    17,034,580 
Commissions income   15   Q   3,669,928    7,221,331    2,890,944    5,434,333 
Commissions expense       Q   (278,237)   (519,621)   (209,558)   (394,483)
Net Commissions income           3,391,691    6,701,710    2,681,386    5,039,850 
Subtotal (Net Interest income +Net Commissions income)           20,177,189    36,417,576    11,773,874    22,074,430 
Net Income/ (Loss) from measurement of financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss       Q   132,663    2,106,504    (46,356)   202,893 
Profit/ (Loss) from sold assets at amortized cost           (624)   (17,419)   75    (2,870)
Differences in quoted prices of gold and foreign currency   16       332,846    282,223    (1,012,280)   (861,688)
Other operating income   17       984,180    4,096,808    601,238    1,196,378 
Allowances for loan losses           (848,522)   (3,002,317)   (571,331)   (1,138,143)
Net Operating Income           20,777,732    39,883,375    10,745,220    21,471,000 
Employee benefits   18       (4,916,496)   (8,049,080)   (2,443,087)   (4,460,833)
Administrative expenses   19       (2,301,509)   (4,397,379)   (1,549,524)   (2,951,534)
Depreciation of Property, plant and equipment       F and G   (317,663)   (607,245)   (172,629)   (335,504)
Other Operating Expenses   20       (3,949,062)   (7,052,898)   (2,317,585)   (4,346,748)
Operating Income           9,293,002    19,776,773    4,262,395    9,376,381 
Income from associates and joint arrangements   6       613,196    639,195    145,134    220,497 
Income before tax on continuing operations           9,906,198    20,415,968    4,407,529    9,596,878 
Income tax on continuing operations   14       (2,873,685)   (6,039,791)   (1,270,766)   (2,895,579)
Net Income from continuing operations           7,032,513    14,376,177    3,136,763    6,701,299 
Net Income for the period           7,032,513    14,376,177    3,136,763    6,701,299 
Net Income for the period attributable to controlling interest           7,032,307    14,375,739    3,115,650    6,657,832 
Net Income for the period attributable to non-controlling interest           206    438    21,113    43,467 

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo
Chairperson

 

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CONSOLIDATED EARNINGS PER SHARE
FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTH PERIODS ENDED JUNE 30, 2019 AND 2018
 (Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)
(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

Items  Quarter
ended
06/30/2019
   Accumulated
from beginning
of year up to
06/30/2019
   Quarter
ended
06/30/2018
   Accumulated
from
beginning of
year up to
06/30/2018
 
Net Profit attributable to Parent’s shareholders   7,032,307    14,375,739    3,115,650    6,657,832 
PLUS: Potential diluted earnings per common share                    
Net Profit attributable to Parent’s shareholders adjusted as per diluted earnings   7,032,307    14,375,739    3,115,650    6,657,832 
                     
Weighted average of outstanding common shares for the period   639,398    639,406    669,663    669,663 
PLUS: Weighted average of the number of additional common shares with dilution effects                    
Weighted average of outstanding common shares for the period adjusted as per dilution effect   639,398    639,406    669,663    669,663 
Basic earnings per share   10.9983    22.4830    4.6526    9.9421 

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo
Chairperson

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENT OF OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTH PERIODS ENDED JUNE 30, 2019 AND 2018

(Translation of the Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos) 

 

Items  Notes  Exhibits  Quarter
ended
06/30/2019
   Accumulated
from
beginning of
year up to
06/30/2019
   Quarter
ended
06/30/2018
   Accumulated
from
beginning of
year up to
06/30/2018
 
Net Income for the period         7,032,513    14,376,177    3,136,763    6,701,299 
Foreign currency translation differences in financial statements conversion         (34,318)   176,449    344,455    398,114 
Foreign currency translation differences for the period         (34,318)   176,449    344,455    398,114 
Profit or losses for financial instruments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income (FVOCI) (IFRS 9(4.1.2)(a))         43,885    (60,632)   (51,654)   (96,824)
Profit or losses for the period from financial instruments at fair value through OCI     Q   66,463    (82,771)   (61,725)   (123,475)
Income tax  14      (22,578)   22,139    10,071    26,651 
Total Other Comprehensive Income that will be reclassified to profit or loss of the period         9,567    115,817    292,801    301,290 
Total Other Comprehensive Income         9,567    115,817    292,801    301,290 
Total Comprehensive Income for the period         7,042,080    14,491,994    3,429,564    7,002,589 
Total Comprehensive Income attributable to controlling interest         7,041,871    14,491,561    3,408,453    6,959,144 
Total Comprehensive Income attributable to non controlling interest         209    433    21,111    43,445 

 

The notes 1 to 38 to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements and the exhibits B to D, F to L, Q and R, are an integral part of the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo
Chairperson

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE SIX MONTH PERIODS ENDED JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

       Capital stock   Non capital
contributions
       Other comprehensive
income
   Earnings Reserved                 
Changes  Notes   Outstanding
shares
   In
portfolio
   Additional
paid-in
capital
   Adjustments
to
Shareholders’
Equity
   Accumulative
foreign currency
translation
difference in
financial
statements
conversion
   Other   Legal   Other   Unappropriated
Retained Earnings
   Total
Controlling
Interests
   Total Non
Controlling
Interests
   Total
Equity
 
Amount at the beginning of the fiscal year        640,715    28,948    12,428,461    4,511    869,961    (326,875)   6,872,687    15,123,250    18,993,985    54,635,643    2,309    54,637,952 
Total comprehensive income for the period                                                     0         0 
- Net income for the period                                                14,375,739    14,375,739    438    14,376,177 
- Other comprehensive income for the period                            176,449    (60,627)                  115,822    (5)   115,817 
Own shares in portfolio   22    (1,317)   1,317                                                   
Distribution of unappropied retained earnings as approved by Shareholders´ Meeting held on April 30, 2019                                                                 
Legal Reserve                                      3,145,849         (3,145,849)               
Normative Reserve                                           3,475,669    (3,475,669)               
Cash Dividends   23                                       (6,393,978)        (6,393,978)        (6,393,978)
Other                                           12,583,394    (12,583,394)               
Amount at the end of the period        639,398    30,265    12,428,461    4,511    1,046,410    (387,502)   10,018,536    24,788,335    14,164,812    62,733,226    2,742    62,735,968 

 

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE SIX MONTH PERIODS ENDED JUNE 30, 2018

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

       Capital stock   Non capital
contributions
       Other comprehensive
income
   Earnings Reserved                 
Changes  Notes   Outstanding
shares
   In
portfolio
   Additional
paid-in
capital
   Adjustments
to
Shareholders’
Equity
   Accumulative
foreign currency
translation
difference in
financial
statements
conversion
   Other   Legal   Other   Unappropriated
Retained
Earnings
   Total
Controlling
Interests
   Total Non
Controlling
Interests
   Total
Equity
 
Amount at the beginning of the fiscal year       669,663         12,428,461    4,511    137,148    67,412    4,994,932    15,368,454    12,864,442    46,535,023    200,842    46,735,865 
Total comprehensive income for the period                                                     0         0 
- Net income for the period                                                6,657,832    6,657,832    43,467    6,701,299 
- Other comprehensive income for the period                            398,114    (96,802)                  301,312    (22)   301,290 
Distribution of unappropied retained earnings as approved by Shareholders´ Meeting held on April 27, 2018                                                                 
Legal Reserve                                      1,877,755         (1,877,755)               
Cash Dividends                                           (3,348,315)        (3,348,315)   (26)   (3,348,341)
Other                                           7,511,018    (7,511,018)               
Amount at the end of the period        669,663         12,428,461    4,511    535,262    (29,390)   6,872,687    19,531,157    10,133,501    50,145,852    244,261    50,390,113 

 

The notes 1 to 38 to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements and the exhibits B to D, F to J, L, Q and R are an integral part of the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.    

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo
Chairperson

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE SIX MONTH PERIODS ENDED JUNE 30, 2019 AND 2018

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

Items  Notes  06/30/2019   06/30/2018 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES             
Income for the period before Income Tax      20,415,968    9,596,878 
Adjustments to obtain cash flows from operating activities:      -    - 
Amortization and depreciation      607,245    335,504 
Allowance for loan losses      3,002,317    1,138,143 
Difference in quoted prices of foreign currency      (3,814,466)   (4,157,021)
Other adjustments      (156,876)   1,023,222 
Net increase/ (decrease) from operating assets:      -    - 
Debt Securities at fair value though profit and loss      925,857    (274,089)
Derivative financial instruments      94    (34,753)
Repo transactions      -    1,263,650 
Loans and other financing      -    - 
Non-financial public sector      670,960    (157,208)
Other financial entities      1,549,432    (23,772)
Non-financial private sector and foreign residents      (5,176,002)   (23,868,571)
Other debt securities      (453,725)   9,568,696 
Financial assets delivered as guarantee      (400,786)   161,270 
Equity instruments at fair value through profit or loss      (37,817)   232,650 
Other assets      (669,887)   (139,175)
Net increase/ (decrease) from operating liabilities:      -    - 
Deposits      -    - 
Non-financial public sector      4,210,541    6,514,208 
Financial sector      95,312    44,018 
Non-financial private sector and foreign residents      41,998,865    28,785,834 
Liabilities at fair value through profit or loss      -    (6,450)
Derivative financial instruments      10,026    11,044 
Repo transactions      113,125    (858,860)
Other liabilities      206,974    1,722,281 
Payments for Income Tax      (4,487,939)   (4,409,702)
TOTAL CASH FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES (A)      58,609,218    26,467,797 

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo

Chairperson

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE SIX MONTH PERIODS ENDED JUNE 30, 2019 AND 2018

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

Items  Notes   06/30/2019   06/30/2018 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES               
Payments:               
Acquisition of PPE, intangible assets and other assets        (1,599,955)   (660,310)
TOTAL CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES (B)        (1,599,955)   (660,310)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES               
Payments:               
Dividends        (6,393,978)   (3,348,315)
Acquisition or redemption of equity instruments        (199,843)   - 
Non subordinated corporate bonds        (1,048,284)   (404,300)
Central Bank of Argentina        (547)   - 
Financing from local financial entities        (47,751)   (374,784)
Subordinated Corporate Bonds        (606,105)   (303,015)
Other payments related to financing activities        (148,520)   - 
Proceeds:        -    - 
Financing to local financial entities        -    3,206,999 
Central Bank of Argentina        -    4,591 
TOTAL CASH USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES (C)        (8,445,028)   (1,218,824)
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS (D)        5,732,796    8,216,967 
TOTAL CHANGES IN CASH FLOWS               
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (A+B+C+D)        54,297,031    32,805,630 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FISCAL YEAR   21    130,629,755    55,685,525 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE END OF THE PERIOD   21    184,926,786    88,491,155 

 

The notes 1 to 38 to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements and the exhibits B to D, F to L, Q and R, are an integral part of the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo

Chairperson

  

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

  

1.CORPORATE INFORMATION

 

Banco Macro SA (hereinafter, the Bank), is a stock corporation (sociedad anónima), organized in the Republic of Argentina that offers traditional banking products and services to companies, including those companies operating in regional economies, as well as to individuals, thus strengthening its goal to be a multiservice bank. In addition, through its subsidiaries, the Bank performs transactions as a trustee agent, manager and administrator of mutual funds and renders stock exchange services.

 

Macro Compañía Financiera SA was created in 1977, as a non-banking financial institution. In May 1988, it received the authorization to operate as a commercial bank and it was incorporated as Banco Macro SA. Subsequently, as a result of the merger process with other entities, it adopted other names (among them, Banco Macro Bansud SA) and since August 2006, Banco Macro SA.

 

The Bank’s shares have been publicly listed on Bolsas y Mercados Argentinos (BYMA) since November 1994; and as from March 24, 2006 they are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Additionally, on October 15, 2015, they were authorized to be listed on the Mercado Abierto Electrónico SA (MAE).

 

Since 1994, Banco Macro SA’s market strategy was mainly focused on the regional areas outside the City of Buenos Aires. Following this strategy, in 1996, Banco Macro SA started the process to acquire entities and assets and liabilities during the privatization of provincial and other banks.

 

On May 21, 2019, the Bank acquired 100% of Argenpay SAU for an amount of 100 conformed by 100,000 common, registered shares, with a face value of Ps. 1 each one and entitled to one vote. The Entity’s purpose is the development of its own network or the incorporation into other networks so that it can operate with individuals or companies, in-person or remotely, by using information and communication technologies, grant, offer or accept electronic payments online or offline, digital and virtual wallets and electronic commerce in general. As of the date of issuance of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements, this subsidiary has not started to develop its principal activities.

 

On August 7, 2019, the Board of Directors approved the issuance of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

 

2.OPERATIONS OF THE BANK

 

2.1.Agreement with the Misiones Provincial Government

 

The Bank and the Misiones Provincial Government entered into a special-relationship agreement whereby the Bank was appointed, for a five-year term since January 1, 1996, as the Provincial Government’s exclusive financial agent, as well as revenue collection and obligation payment agent.

 

On November 25, 1999, and December 28, 2006, extensions to such agreement were agreed upon, making it currently effective through December 31, 2019. Additionally, on October 1, 2018, the above-mentioned agreement was extended for a ten-year term beginning on January 1, 2020, and being effective through December 31, 2029.

 

As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the deposits held by the Misiones Provincial Government with the Bank amounted to 7,584,997 and 5,540,994 (including 491,785 and 430,545 related to court deposits), respectively.

 

2.2.Agreement with the Salta Provincial Government

 

The Bank and the Salta Provincial Government entered into a special-relationship agreement whereby the Bank was appointed, for a ten-year term since March 1, 1996, as the Provincial Government’s exclusive financial agent, as well as revenue collection and obligation payment agent.

 

On February 22, 2005, and August 22, 2014, extensions to such agreements were agreed upon, making it currently effective through February 28, 2026.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the deposits held by the Salta Provincial Government with the Bank amounted to 4,327,421 and 2,630,532 (including 752,491 and 644,863 related to court deposits), respectively.

 

2.3.Agreement with the Jujuy Provincial Government

 

The Bank and the Jujuy Provincial Government entered into a special-relationship agreement whereby the Bank was appointed, for a ten-year term since January 12, 1998, as the Provincial Government’s exclusive financial agent, as well as revenue collection and obligation payment agent.

 

On April 29, 2005 and July 8, 2014, extensions to such agreement were agreed upon, making it currently effective through September 30, 2024.

 

As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the deposits held by the Jujuy Provincial Government with the Bank amounted to 3,186,756 and 1,387,236 (including 723,003 and 436,972 related to court deposits), respectively.

 

2.4.Banco del Tucumán SA

 

Banco del Tucumán SA acts as an exclusive financial agent and as revenue collection and obligation payment agent of the Tucumán Provincial Government, the Municipality of San Miguel de Tucumán and the Municipality of Yerba Buena. The services agreements with the Provincial and Municipalities Governments are effective through years 2031, 2023 and 2020, respectively.

 

On July 4, 2018 the legislative body of the province of Tucumán enacted, into law a bill issued by the provincial executive, authorizing the sale of the shares held by such province in Banco de Tucumán SA to Banco Macro SA as well as the continuity as a provincial finance agent for an additional period of ten years from the expiration of the contract, and if applicable, the possibility of merging both entities.

 

On August 10, 2018, the province of Tucumán transferred to Banco Macro SA, 43,960 Class B common registered nonendorsable shares, with a face value of Ps. 100 each one and entitled to one vote, which is equivalent to 10% of its common stock and votes. For this transaction, the Bank paid 456,462. In addition, the Bank acquired from an individual shareholder 59 shares for an amount of 295.

 

This transaction was registered in the Bank’s shareholders´ equity, derecognizing, at the carrying amount, the non-controlling interest. The difference between the adjustment of the controlling and non-controlling interests and the fair value of the consideration paid was registered in retained earnings. In the condensed separate interim financial statements this transaction was registered by the acquisition method (see additionally note 2 to the condensed separate interim financial statements).

 

On April 30, and July 19, 2019, the Shareholders' Meeting of Banco Macro SA and the Shareholders' Meeting of Banco del Tucumán SA, respectively, decided, among other issues, to approve a preliminary merger agreement, the special consolidated financial statement of merger as of December 31, 2018, the exchange relationship of shares, the legal feasibility Report and technical, economic and financial feasibility Report of the merger between Banco Macro SA and Banco del Tucumán SA - Consolidation of technical relationships regarding liquidity and solvency. Once the regulatory authorities approve the merger, Banco Macro SA will incorporate with retroactive effect as of January 1, 2019 Banco del Tucumán SA on the basis of the separate financial statements of each of the companies as of December 31, 2018 and of the special consolidated financial statement of merger status as of same date.

 

The exchange ratio has been agreed at 0.65258 ordinary shares of Banco Macro SA for each face value $ 1 of common share of Banco del Tucumán SA. Therefore, the minority shareholders of Banco del Tucumán SA will be entitled to receive at 0.65258 common shares of Banco Macro SA, for each face value $ 1 of ordinary shares they hold in the capital of Banco del Tucumán SA. Consequently, Banco Macro will issue 15,662 Class B common, registered shares, with a face value of Ps. 1 each one and entitled to one vote, to be delivered to minority Shareholders’ of Banco del Tucumán SA.

 

As of the date of issuance of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements, the merger has not been approved by the regulatory authorities. 

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the deposits held by the Tucumán Provincial Government, the Municipality of San Miguel de Tucumán and the Municipality of Yerba Buena with Banco del Tucumán SA amounted to 4,065,531 and 6,047,312 (including 2,145,901 and 1,890,398 related to court deposits), respectively.

 

3.BASIS FOR THE PREPARATION OF THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND APPLICABLE ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

 

Presentation basis

 

Applicable Accounting Standards

 

On February 12, 2014, through Communiqué “A” 5541, the Central Bank of Argentina (BCRA, for its acronym in Spanish) established the general guidelines towards conversion to the IFRS issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) for preparing financial statements of the entities under its supervision, for the annual fiscal years beginning on January 1, 2018, as well as those of interim-periods.

 

Additionally, through Communiqués “A” 6114, the BCRA set specific guidelines within the scope of such convergence process, among which it defined (i) the transitory exception to the application of section 5.5 “Impairment” of the IFRS 9 “Financial Instruments” (sections B5.5.1 to B5.5.55) up to the fiscal years beginning as of January 1, 2020; and (ii) in order to calculate the effective interest rate of assets and liabilities so requiring it for the measurement thereof, pursuant to IFRS 9, up to December 31, 2019, the Bank may transitorily make a global estimate of the calculation of the effective interest rate on a group of financial assets or liabilities with similar characteristics which shall be applied such effective interest rate. If section 5.5 “Impairment”, mentioned in (i) above had applied, according to a global estimation performed by the Bank, as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the shareholders’ equity would have increased by 1,422,382 and 280,978, respectively. The figures stated as of June 30, 2019 includes 1,183,817 generated by the allowance mentioned in note 9.

 

As of June 30, 2019 the conditions to apply inflation adjustment in the condensed consolidated interim financial statement for the six-month period ended on that date, as established by IAS 29 “Financial Reporting in Hyperinflationary Economy” were met. However, for the reasons described in section “measuring unit” of this note, financial institutions, transitorily, cannot apply the above-mentioned standard.

 

These condensed consolidated interim financial statements of the Bank were prepared pursuant with Conceptual Framework as established by BCRA based on IFRS (Communiqué “A” 6114 and supplementary rules of the BCRA), with the exceptions described in the preceding paragraphs. Taking into account these exceptions, the Conceptual Framework comprises the Standards and Interpretations adopted by the IASB and includes:

 

-the IFRS;
-the International Accounting Standards (IAS); and
-the interpretations developed by the IFRS Interpretations Committee (IFRIC) or former IFRIC (SIC).

 

Generally, the BCRA does not allow the anticipated application of any IFRS, unless otherwise expressly stated.

 

Basis for the preparation and consolidation

 

These condensed consolidated interim financial statements for the six-month period ended on June 30, 2019, have been prepared in accordance with the framework set forth by the BCRA as mentioned in the previous section “Applicable accounting standards” which, particularly for condensed consolidated interim financial statements, is based on IAS 34 “Interim Financial Reporting”.

 

For the preparation of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements, in addition to section “new standards adopted” of this note, the Bank has applied the basis for the preparation and consolidation, the accounting policies and the material accounting judgements, estimates and assumptions described in the consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2018, already issued.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

These condensed consolidated interim financial statements include all the necessary information for an appropriate understanding, by the users thereof, of the basis for the preparation and disclosure used therein, as well as the relevant events and transactions occurred after the issuance of the last annual consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2018, already issued. Nevertheless, the present condensed consolidated interim financial statements do not include all the information or all the disclosures required for the annual consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with the IAS 1 “Presentation of Financial Statements”. Therefore, these condensed consolidated interim financial statements must be read together with the annual consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, already issued.

 

As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Bank has consolidated its financial statements with the financial statements of the following companies:

 

Subsidiaries  Principal Place of Business   Country   Main Activity
Banco del Tucumán SA  San Martín 721 – San Miguel de Tucumán – Province of Tucumán   Argentina   Banking entity
Macro Securities SA (a) and (b)  Av. Eduardo Madero 1182 – Autonomous City of Buenos Aires   Argentina   Stock exchange services
Macro Fiducia SA  Av. Leandro N. Alem 1110– 1st floor. Autonomous City of Buenos Aires   Argentina   Services
Macro Fondos SGFCISA  Av. Eduardo Madero 1182– 24th floor, Office B–. Autonomous City of Buenos Aires   Argentina   Management and administration of mutual funds
Macro Bank Limited (c)  Caves Village, Building 8 Office 1 – West Bay St., Nassau   Bahamas   Banking entity
Argenpay SAU  Av. Eduardo Madero 1182 –. Autonomous City of Buenos Aires   Argentina   Electronic payments services

 

(a)Consolidated with Macro Fondos SGFCI SA (80.90% equity interest and voting rights).

 

(b)The indirect interest of Banco Macro SA comes from Macro Fiducia SA.

 

(c)  Consolidated with Sud Asesores (ROU) SA (100% voting rights – Equity interest 7,539).

 

The table below shows the Bank’s equity interest and voting rights in the companies it consolidates as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

 

   Shares   Bank’s interest   Noncontrolling interest 
Subsidiaries  Type   Number   Total capital
stock
   Voting
rights
   Total capital
stock
   Voting
rights
 
Banco del Tucumán SA   Common    439,360    99.945%   99.945%   0.055%   0.055%
Macro Securities SA   Common    12,776,680    99.921%   99.932%   0.079%   0.068%
Macro Fiducia SA   Common    6,475,143    98.605%   98.605%   1.395%   1.395%
Macro Fondos SGFCISA   Common    327,183    99.936%   100.00%   0.064%     
Macro Bank Limited   Common    39,816,899    99.999%   100.00%   0.001%     
Argenpay SAU (a)   Common    100,000    100.00%   100.00%          

 

(a)Equity interest acquired on May 21, 2019.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

Total assets, liabilities and net equity of the Bank and each of its subsidiaries as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, are as follows:

 

As of 06/30/2019  Banco Macro
SA
   Banco del
Tucumán SA
   Other
Subsidiaries
   Eliminations   Consolidated 
Assets   377,456,839    22,597,048    7,162,151    (6,183,805)   401,032,233 
Liabilities   314,512,686    19,900,480    4,322,151    (439,052)   338,296,265 
Equity attributable to the owners of the Bank                       62,733,226 
Equity attributable to non-controlling interests                       2,742 

 

As of 12/31/2018  Banco Macro
SA
   Banco del
Tucumán SA
   Other
Subsidiaries
   Eliminations   Consolidated 
Assets   323,268,073    21,329,507    4,081,903    (5,796,889)   342,882,594 
Liabilities   268,421,503    18,883,250    1,739,951    (800,062)   288,244,642 
Equity attributable to the owners of the Bank                       54,635,643 
Equity attributable to non-controlling interests                       2,309 

 

Transcription in the Books of Accounts

 

As of the date of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements, the same are in the process of being transcribed in the Books of Accounts of Banco Macro SA.

 

Figures expressed in thousands of pesos

 

These condensed consolidated interim financial statements disclose figures expressed in thousands of Argentine pesos and are rounded up to the nearest amount in thousands of pesos, unless otherwise expressly stated.

 

Comparative information

 

The present condensed consolidated interim statement of financial position as of June 30, 2019, is presented comparatively with year-end data of the immediately preceding fiscal year, while the statement of income and the statement of other comprehensive income for the three-month and six-month periods ended June 30, 2019, and the statement of changes in shareholders’ equity and the statement of cash flows and cash equivalents for the six-month period ended June 30, 2019, are presented comparatively with data as of the same period of the immediately preceding fiscal year.

 

Measuring unit

 

IFRS require that the financial statements of an entity whose functional currency is the currency of a hyperinflationary economy be restated in terms of measuring unit current at the end of the reporting period. To achieve consistency in identifying an economic environment of that nature, IAS 29 establishes (i) certain qualitative indicators, not limited to, consisting of analyzing the general population behavior, prices, interest rates and wages with changes to a price index and the loss of purchasing power, and (ii) a quantitative indicator which is the most common in practice, consisting of a three-year cumulative inflation rate of 100% or above. Whilst in the recent years there was an important increase in the general level of prices, the three-year cumulative inflation had maintained in Argentina below 100%. However, due to miscellaneous macroeconomic factors the three-year inflation rate exceeds that figure, and, also the Argentine government goals and other available estimates indicate that this trend will not be reversed in the short term.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

Consequently, the Argentine economy is currently considered hyperinflationary under IAS 29 and the Argentine financial entities that are required to apply the IFRSs adopted by the BCRA through Communiqué “A” 6114 and the functional currency of which is the Argentine peso should restate their financial statements. Such restatement should be applied as if the economy had always been hyperinflationary, using a general price index that reflects changes in general purchasing power. To apply the restatement, a series of indexes will be used, as prepared and published on a monthly basis by the Argentine Federation of Professionals Councils in Economic Sciences (FACPCE, for its acronym in Spanish), which combines consumer price index (CPI) on a monthly basis published by the Argentine Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC, for its acronym in Spanish) since January 2017 (baseline month: December 2016) with the wholesale prices indexes published by the INDEC until that date. For the months of November and December 2015, for which the INDEC did not publish the wholesale price index (WPI) variation, the CPI variation for the CABA is used.

 

Considering the abovementioned indexes, the inflation rate was 22.40% and 16.03% for the six-month periods ended on June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and 47.64% for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2018.

 

Notwithstanding the above, as established by BCRA Communiqué “A” 6651, financial institutions shall start the inflation adjustment on its financial statements according to IAS 29, for the fiscal years beginning on January 1, 2020.

 

The nonrecognition of changes in the general purchasing power under hyperinflationary conditions, may distort accounting information and, therefore, this situation should be taken into account in the interpretation of the Bank’s information on these condensed consolidated interim financial statements over financial position, the result of its operations and its cash flows.

 

Below there is a description of the main impacts if IAS 29 were to be applied:

 

(a)Financial statements shall be restated considering the changes in the general purchasing power of the currency to ensure that they are stated in the current measuring unit at end of the reporting period.

 

(b)To sum up, the restating mechanism provided by IAS 29 is as follows:

 

(i)Monetary items (the ones that are already stated in terms of the current measuring unit) are not restated because they are already expressed in terms of the monetary unit current at the end of the reporting period. In an inflationary period, an entity holding monetary assets generates purchasing power loss and holding monetary liabilities generates purchasing power gain, provided that the assets and liabilities are not linked to an adjustment mechanism that offsets, in some extend such effects. The net gain or loss on a monetary basis shall be included in profit or loss for the period.

 

(ii)Assets and liabilities subject to adjustments based on specific agreements will be adjusted in accordance with such agreements.

 

(iii)Nonmonetary items stated at current cost at the end of the reporting period, are not restated for presentation purposes in the statement of financial position, but the adjustment process must be completed to determine, in terms of constant measurement unit, the income or loss produced by holding these nonmonetary items.

 

(iv)Nonmonetary items carried at historical cost or at current cost at some earlier date before the reporting date, shall be restated by an index that reflects the general level of price variation from the acquisition or revaluation date to the closing date, proceeding then to compare the restated amounts of those assets with their recoverable amounts. Income or loss for the period related to depreciation of property, plant and equipment and amortization of intangible assets and other nonmonetary cost shall be determined over the new restated amounts.

 

(v)When an entity capitalizes borrowing cost in the nonmonetary assets, the part of the borrowing cost that compensates for the inflation during the same period will not be capitalized.

 

(vi)The restatement of nonmonetary assets in terms of a current measurement unit at the end of the reporting period, without an equivalent adjustment for tax purposes generates a taxable temporary difference and a deferred income tax liability is recognized and the contra account is recognized as profit or loss for the period. When, beyond the restatement, there is a revaluation of nonmonetary assets, the deferred tax related to the restatement is recognized in profit or loss for the period and deferred tax related with the revaluation is recognized in other comprehensive income for the period.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

(vii)Income and expenses are restated from the date the items were recorded, except for those income or loss items that reflect or include, in their determination, the consumption of assets measured at the currency purchasing power from a date prior to that when the consumption was recorded, which is restated using as a basis the acquisition date of the assets related to the item, and except for income or losses arising from comparing the two measurements at currency purchasing power of different dates, for which it requires to identify the compared amounts, to restate them separately and to repeat the comparison, with the restated amounts.

 

(viii)At the beginning of the first period of application of the restatement of financial statements in constant currency, the components of equity, except for the retained earnings, are restated according IAS 29, and the retained earning amount is determinated as a difference, once the equity items were restated.

 

If the Bank, according to a global estimation, had applied IAS 29 the Shareholders’ equity as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 would have increased by 9,853,086 and 19,919,763, respectively, including the effects for the application of section 5.5. “Impairment” of the IFRS 9 abovementioned; on the other hand, the comprehensive income for the six-month period would have decreased by 9,691,976.

 

New standards adopted

 

For the fiscal year beginning on January 1, 2019, the following IFRS amendments and interpretation (hereinafter, “IFRIC”) are applicable and they did not have a material impact over these condensed consolidated interim financial statements, as a whole.

 

IFRS 16 “Leases”

 

IFRS 16 replaced IAS 17 “Leases” and sets out the principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases, introducing significant changes when the Bank acts as lessee. When the Bank acts as a lessor, no significant changes were generated with respect to the preceding IAS.

 

When the Bank acts as a lessee, the lease contracts (and sub lease) are recognized under a single accounting model which eliminates the dual accounting method that distinguishes between operating leases and finance leases and implies the recognition of an asset for the right of use of the leased asset and a liability that represents the obligation to make future payments for the lease.

 

Additionally, on a separate basis, interest expenses on the lease liabilities and depreciation charges for the right of use of the asset are recognized.

 

The Bank adopted IFRS 16 under the modified retrospective approach from January 1, 2019, as the date of initial application.

 

The effect of adoption of IFRS 16 as of January 1, 2019 was an increase of the Bank’s assets and liabilities for the following amounts:

 

Assets  
Right-of-use assets 401,037
Liabilities  
Finance lease payable 401,037

 

The weighted average of the incremental borrowing rate applied to lease liabilities was 45.98% for leases in pesos and 4.63% for leases in US Dollars.

 

a)Nature of the effect of adoption of IFRS 16

 

The Bank has lease contracts for real property in the Item “Property, plant and equipment”. Before the adoption of IFRS 16, the Bank classified its leases (as lessee) at the inception date as either a finance lease or an operating lease. The Bank has neither acted nor acts as a leese in agreements classified as finance lease. In an operating lease, the leased property was not capitalised and the lease payments were recognised as rent expense in profit or loss on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

Since the adoption of IFRS 16, the Bank has applied a single accounting model for the recognition and measurement of all its leases. Additionally, the Bank applied the following practical expedients established by the standard:

 

·   Used a single discount rate to a portfolio of leases with reasonably similar characteristics.

 

·   Applied the short-term leases exemptions to leases with lease term that ends within 12 months at the date of initial application.

 

·   Excluded the initial direct costs from the measurement of the right-of-use asset at the date of initial application.

 

b)New accounting policies

 

Set out below are the new accounting policies of the Bank upon adoption of IFRS 16, which have been applied from the date of initial application:

 

·    Right-of-use assets

 

The Bank recognises right-of-use assets at the commencement date of the lease. Right-of-use assets are measured at cost, less any accumulated depreciation and impairment losses, and adjusted for any remeasurement of lease liabilities. The cost of right-of-use assets includes the amount of lease liabilities recognized, initial direct costs incurred, and lease payments made at or before the commencement date less any lease incentives received. The right of use assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over the shorter of its estimated useful life and the lease term. Right-of-use assets are subject to impairment.

 

·    Lease liabilities

 

At the commencement date of the lease, the Bank recognizes lease liabilities measured at the present value of lease payments to be made over the lease term. The lease payments include fixed payments less any lease incentives receivable, variable lease payments that depend on an index or a rate, and amounts expected to be paid under residual value guarantees. The lease payments also include the exercise price of a purchase option reasonably certain to be exercised by the Bank and payments of penalties for terminating a lease, if the lease term reflects the Bank exercising the option to terminate. The variable lease payments that do not depend on an index or a rate are recognized as expense in the period on which the event or condition that triggers the payment occurs.

 

In calculating the present value of lease payments, the Bank uses the incremental borrowing rate at the lease commencement date if the interest rate implicit in the lease is not readily determinable. After the commencement date, the amount of lease liabilities is increased to reflect the accretion of interest and reduced for the lease payments made. In addition, the carrying amount of lease liabilities is remeasured if there is a modification, a change in the lease term, a change in the in-substance fixed lease payments or a change in the assessment to purchase the underlying asset.

 

c)Amounts recognized in the statement of financial position and in the statement of income

 

As of June 30, 2019, the carrying amount of assets recognized for the right-of-use assets identified in the lease contracts, depreciation expense for the period and the additions to right-of-use assets are disclosed in Exhibit F to these condensed consolidated interim financial statements. Additionally, the short term leases recognized as rent expense for the period amounted to 57,957.

 

On the other hand, the carrying amount of liabilities generated by lease contracts as of June 30, 2019, amounted to 560,365 and were recorded in the item “Other financial liabilities” (see additionally note 11 to these condensed consolidated interim financial statements). The accrued interests of such liabilities for the six-month period ended on June 30, 2019, amounted to 37,531 and are recognized in the Item “Other operating expenses”.

 

IFRIC 23 “Uncertainty over income tax treatment”

 

This interpretation clarifies how to apply the recognition and measurement requirements in IAS 12 “Income tax”. This interpretation addresses specifically the following:

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

·          whether an entity considers uncertain tax treatments separately;

·          the assumptions an entity makes about the examination of tax treatments by taxation authorities;

·          how an entity determines taxable profit (tax loss), tax bases, unused tax losses, unused tax credits and tax rates; and

·          how an entity considers changes in facts and circumstances.

 

This interpretation did not have a material impact on these condensed consolidated interim financial statements since, currently, there are not material uncertainties over income tax treatments.

 

New pronouncements

 

Pursuant to Communiqué “A” 6114 of the BCRA, as new IFRS are approved and existing IFRS are amended or revoked and, once these changes are approved through the notices of approval issued by FACPCA, the BCRA shall issue a statement on the approval thereof for financial entities. Generally, financial institutions shall not apply any IFRS in advance, except as specifically authorized at the time of the adoption thereof. In this case, the Bank shall adopt the following standards:

 

·IFRS 3 “Business Combination” – amendments in definition of a business: the amendments will help entities determine whether an acquisition made is a business or the purchase of a group of assets. The new amended definition emphasizes that the output of a business is to provide goods and services to customers, whereas the previous definition focused on returns in the form of dividends, lower costs or other economic benefits. This standard is applicable to fiscal years beginning on January 1, 2020. The Bank does not expect this standard to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

 

·IAS 1 “Presentation of Financial Statements” and IAS 8 “Accounting Policies, Changes in Accounting Estimates and Errors” – amendments to definition of material: the new definition states that information is material if omitting, misstating or obscuring it could reasonably be expected to influence decisions that the primary users of general purpose financial statements make on the basis of those financial statements. The amendments clarify that materiality will depend on the nature or magnitude of information or both. These amendments replaced the threshold “could influence” with “could reasonably be expected to influence”. This implies that the materiality assessment will need to take into account how primary users could reasonably be expected to be influenced in making economic decisions. This standard is applicable to fiscal years beginning on January 1, 2020. The Bank does not expect this standard to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

 

4.CONTINGENT TRANSACTIONS

 

In order to meet specific financial needs of customers, the Bank’s credit policy also includes, among others, the granting of guarantees, securities, bonds, letters of credit and documentary credits. Although these transactions are not recognized in the statement of financial position, since they imply a possible liability for the Bank, they expose the Bank to credit risks other than those recognized in statement of financial position and they are, therefore, an integral part of the total risk of the Bank.

 

As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Bank maintains the following contingent transactions:

 

   06/30/2019   12/31/2018 
Overdraft and unused agreed commitments (*)   1,677,392    634,288 
Guarantees granted (*)   693,067    940,990 
Letters of credit   99,438    256,788 
    2,469,897    1,832,066 

 

(*)Includes transactions not covered by BCRA debtor classification standards. For overdraft and unused agreed commitments, it includes an amount of 405,623 and 221,220, as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. For Guarantees granted it includes the amount of 190,954 and 166,650, as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

 

Risks related to the contingent transactions described above have been evaluated and are controlled within the framework of the Bank’s credit risk policy described in note 39 to consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2018, already issued.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

5.FAIR VALUE QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES

 

The fair value is the amount at which an asset can be exchanged, or at which a liability can be settled, in mutual independent terms and conditions between participants of the principal market (or the most advantageous market) who are duly informed and willing to transact in an orderly and current transaction, at the measurement date under the current market conditions whether the price is directly observable or estimated using a valuation technique under the assumption that the Bank is an ongoing business.

 

When a financial instrument is quoted in a liquid and active market, its price in the market in a real transaction provides the most reliable evidence of its fair value. Nevertheless, when there is no quoted price in the market or it cannot be an evidence of the fair value of such instrument, in order to determine such fair value, the entities may use the market value of another instrument with similar characteristics, the analysis of discounted cash flows or other applicable techniques, which shall be significantly affected by the assumptions used.

 

Notwithstanding the above, the Bank’s Management has used its best judgment to estimate the fair values of its financial instruments; any technique to perform such estimate implies certain inherent fragility level.

 

Fair value hierarchy

 

The Bank uses the following hierarchy to determine and disclose the fair value of financial instruments, according to the valuation technique applied:

 

-Level 1: quoted prices (unadjusted) observable in active markets that the Bank accesses to at the measurement day for identical assets or liabilities. The Bank considers markets as active only if there are sufficient trading activities with regards to the volume and liquidity of the identical assets or liabilities and when there are binding and exercisable price quotes available at each reporting period.

 

-Level 2: Valuation techniques for which the data and variables having a significant impact on the determination of the fair value recognized or disclosed are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Such inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical instruments in inactive markets and observable inputs other than quoted prices such as interest rates and yield curves, implied volatilities, and credit spreads. In addition, adjustments to level 2 inputs may be required for the condition or location of the asset or the extent to which it relates to items that are comparable to the valued instrument. However, if such adjustments are based on unobservable inputs which are significant to the entire measurement, the Bank will classify the instruments as Level 3.

 

-Level 3: Valuation techniques for which the data and variables having a significant impact on the determination of the fair value recognized or disclosed are not based on observable market information.

 

The following tables show the hierarchy in the Bank’s financial asset and liability at fair value measurement, as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

 

Description  Financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value on
a recurring basis as of June 30, 2019
 
   Total   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3 
Financial assets                    
                     
At fair value through profit or loss                    
Debt Securities at fair value through profit or loss   1,979,681    828,725    130,847    1,020,109 
Derivative Financial Instruments   17,199    9,242    7,957      
Other financial assets   485,296    460,452         24,844 
Financial assets delivered as guarantee   123,867    123,867           
Equity instruments at fair value through profit or loss   1,510,031    6,555         1,503,476 
                     
At fair value through OCI                    
Other debt securities   88,635,012    88,635,012           
Total   92,751,086    90,063,853    138,804    2,548,429 
                     
Financial liabilities                    
                     
At fair value through profit or loss                    
Derivatives financial instruments   11,395    1,936    9,459      
Total   11,395    1,936    9,459      

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

Description  Financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value on
a recurring basis as of December 31, 2018
 
   Total   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3 
Financial assets                    
                     
At fair value through profit or loss                    
Debt Securities at fair value through profit or loss   2,635,247    982,116    362,079    1,291,052 
Derivative Financial Instruments   17,293    13,732    3,561      
Other financial assets   413,136    321,968         91,168 
Financial Assets delivered as guarantee   150,456    150,456           
Equity instruments at fair value through profit or loss   51,518    6,110         45,408 
                     
At fair value through OCI                    
Other debt securities   56,433,583    42,646,037    13,787,546      
Total   59,701,233    44,120,419    14,153,186    1,427,628 
                     
Financial liabilities                    
                     
At fair value through profit or loss                    
Derivatives financial instruments   1,369    593    776      
Total   1,369    593    776      

 

Description of valuation process

 

The fair value of instruments categorized as Level 1 was assessed by using quoted prices effective at the end of each period or fiscal year, as applicable, in active markets for identical assets or liabilities, if representative. Currently, for government and private securities, there are two principal markets in which the Bank operates: BYMA and MAE. Additionally, in the case of derivatives, both MAE and Mercado a Término de Rosario SA (ROFEX) are deemed active markets.

 

On the other hand, for certain assets and liabilities that do not have an active market, categorized as Level 2, the Bank used valuation techniques that included the use of market transactions performed under mutual independent terms and conditions, between interested and duly informed parties, provided that they are available, as well as references to the current fair value of another instrument being substantially similar, or otherwise the analysis of cash flows discounted at rates built from market information of similar instruments.

 

In addition, certain assets and liabilities included in this category were valued using price quotes of identical instruments in “less active markets”.

 

Finally, the Bank has categorized as level 3 those assets and liabilities for which there are no identical or similar transactions in the market. In order to determine the market value of these instruments, the Bank used valuation techniques based on its own assumptions. For this approach, the Bank mainly used the cash flow discount model.

 

As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Bank has neither changed the techniques nor the assumptions used to estimate the fair value of the financial instruments.

 

Below there is the reconciliation between the amounts at the beginning and at the end of the period or fiscal year, as applicable, of the financial instruments recognized at fair value, using the valuation technique based on the Bank’s own assumptions, as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

   Fair values using valuation techniques based on the
Bank’s own assumptions (level 3)
June 30, 2019
 
Description  Debt securities   Other financial assets   Equity instruments
at fair value
through profit or
loss
 
Amount at the beginning   1,291,052    91,168    45,408 
Transfers to Level 3               
Transfers from Level 3               
Profit and loss   218,246    4,606    37,372 
Purchases, sales, issuance and settlement   (489,189)   (70,930)   1,420,696(*)
Amount at end of the period   1,020,109    24,844    1,503,476 

 

(*) It is related to the reclassification from non current assets held for sale. Additionally, see note 9 to these condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

 

   Fair values using valuation techniques based on the
Bank’s own assumptions (level 3)
December 31, 2018
 
Description  Debt securities   Other financial
assets
   Equity
instruments at fair
value through
profit or loss
 
Amount at the beginning   35,841    161,751    35,774 
Transfers to Level 3               
Transfers from Level 3               
Profit and loss   (200,279)   (92,022)   9,634 
Purchases, sales, issuance and settlement   1,455,490    21,439      
Amount at end of the fiscal year   1,291,052    91,168    45,408 

 

Instruments measured as level 3 include mainly Equity instruments at fair value through profit or loss and debt securities, for which the construction of fair values was obtained based on the Bank’s own assumptions that are not easily available in the market.

 

Changes in fair value levels

 

The Bank monitors the availability of information in the market to evaluate the classification of financial instruments into the fair value hierarchy, as well as the resulting determination of transfers between levels 1, 2 and 3 at each period end.

 

As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Bank has not recognized any transfers between levels 1, 2 and 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Financial assets and liabilities not recognized at fair value

 

Next follows a description of the methods and assumptions used to determine the fair values of financial instruments not recognized at their fair value in these condensed consolidated interim financial statements:

 

-Instruments with fair value similar to the carrying amount: financial assets and liabilities that are liquid or have short-term maturities (less than three months) were deemed to have a fair value similar to the carrying amount.

 

-Fixed-rate financial instruments: the fair value of financial assets was recognized discounting future cash flows at current market rates, for each period or fiscal year, as applicable, for financial instruments of similar characteristics. The estimated fair value of fixed-interest rate deposits and liabilities was assessed discounting future cash flows by using estimated interest rates for deposits or placings with similar maturities to those of the Bank’s portfolio.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

-For public listed assets and liabilities, or prices reported by certain renowned suppliers of prices, the fair value was determined based on such prices.

 

The following table shows a comparison between the fair value and the carrying amount of financial instruments not measured at fair value as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

 

    06/30/2019  
    Carrying
amount
    Level 1    Level 2    Level 3   Fair value  
Financial assets                          
Cash and deposits in banks   96,426,815    96,426,815             96,426,815  
Other financial assets   3,615,156    3,615,156             3,615,156  
Loans and other financing   178,851,248         134,303    160,296,868   160,431,171  
Other debt securities   8,746,236    146,837    8,587,579        8,734,416  
Financial assets delivered as guarantee   7,033,139    6,840,307    192,832        7,033,139  
    294,672,594    107,029,115    8,914,714    160,296,868   276,240,697  

 

Financial liabilities                         
Deposits   284,259,137    124,406,753         160,288,332   284,695,085  
Repo transactions   277,594    277,594             277,594  
Other financial liabilities   14,833,230    14,070,103    834,283        14,904,386  
Financing received from the BCRA and other financial entities   2,198,014    1,743,294    419,505        2,162,799  
Issued corporate bonds   6,193,414         4,669,286        4,669,286  
Subordinated corporate bonds   17,191,816         14,658,078        14,658,078  
    324,953,205    140,497,744    20,581,152    160,288,332   321,367,228  

 

    12/31/2018 
    Carrying amount    Level 1    Level 2    Level 3    

Fair

value

 
Financial assets                         
Cash and deposits in banks   74,766,039    74,766,039              74,766,039 
Other financial assets   2,586,448    2,586,448              2,586,448 
Loans and other financing   178,874,755         186,951    162,375,447    162,562,398 
Other debt securities   8,151,176    173,337    7,165,102    2,749    7,341,188 
Financial assets delivered as guarantee   6,605,764    6,573,772    31,992         6,605,764 
    270,984,182    84,099,596    7,384,045    162,378,196    253,861,837 

 

Financial liabilities                         
Deposits   237,954,419    106,273,098         131,778,797   238,051,895  
Repo transactions   164,469    164,469             164,469  
Other financial liabilities   15,318,513    15,152,415    166,522        15,318,937  
Financing received from the BCRA and other financial entities   2,998,010    2,532,284    432,346        2,964,630  
Issued corporate bonds   6,377,311         4,981,686        4,981,686  
Subordinated corporate bonds   15,288,390         12,260,778        12,260,778  
    278,101,112    124,122,266    17,841,332    131,778,797   273,742,395  

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

6.INVESTMENTS IN ASSOCIATES AND JOINT ARRANGEMENTS

 

6.1 Associates entities

 

The Bank holds an investment in the associate Macro Warrants SA. The existence of significant influence is evidenced by the representation the Bank has in the Board of Directors of the associate. In order to measure this investment, we used accounting information of Macro Warrants SA as of March 31, 2019. Additionally, the Bank has considered, when applicable, the material transactions or events occurring between April 1, 2019, and June 30, 2019.

 

The following table presents the summarized financial information on the Bank’s investment in the associate:

 

Summarized statement of financial position  06/30/2019   12/31/2018 
Total assets   24,638    18,111 
Total liabilities   7,240    2,269 
Shareholders’ equity   17,398    15,842 
Proportional Bank’s interest   5%   5%
Investment carrying amount   870    792 

 

As of June 30, 2019 and 2018 the investment carrying amount in the net income amounted to 243 and 84, respectively.

 

6.2. Joint ventures

 

The Bank participates in the following joint ventures, implemented through Uniones Transitorias de Empresas (UTE):

 

a)Banco Macro SA – Wordline Argentina SA Unión transitoria: on April 7, 1998, the Bank executed an agreement with Siemens Itron Services SA to organize an UTE controlled on a joint basis through a 50% interest, the purpose of which is to facilitate a data processing center for the tax administration, to modernize the systems and tax collection processes of the Province of Salta and manage and recover municipal taxes and fees.

 

The following table presents the summarized financial information on the Bank’s investment in the UTE:

 

Summarized statement of financial position  06/30/2019   12/31/2018 
Total assets   302,455    270,287 
Total liabilities   59,995    59,639 
Shareholders’ equity   242,460    210,648 
Proportional Bank’s interest   50%   50%
Investment carrying amount   121,230    105,324 

 

As of June 30, 2019 and 2018 the investment carrying amount in the net income amounted to 48,174 and 24,425, respectively.

 

b)Banco Macro SA – Gestiva SA Unión transitoria: on May 4, 2010 and August 15, 2012, the Bank executed with Gestiva SA the UTE agreement to form “Banco Macro SA – Gestiva SA – Unión Transitoria de Empresas”, under joint control, the purpose of which is to render the integral processing and management services of the tax system of the Province of Misiones, the management thereof and tax collection services. The Bank holds a 5% interest in this UTE.

 

On June 27, 2018, the Bank, the UTE and the tax authorities of the Misiones provincial government entered into an agreement of “termination by mutual agreement” of the adaptation agreement, without implying or modifying the Bank’s rights and obligations as a financial agent of the province for the services provision established in the agreement. As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, according to the abovementioned, the remaining investment amounted to 1,684 and 2,707, respectively. Additionally, as of June 30, 2018, the investment carrying amount in the net income for Banco Macro SA – Gestiva SA Unión transitoria de empresas, amounted to 15,639.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

7.OTHER FINANCIAL AND NON FINANCIAL ASSETS

 

The breakdown of other financial and non financial assets as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 is as follows:

 

Other financial assets  06/30/2019   12/31/2018 
Sundry debtors (note 9)   3,427,854    1,808,232 
Receivables from spot sales of foreign currency pending settlement   689,019    235,643 
Receivables from other spot sales pending settlement   622,040    421,261 
Private securities   485,296    413,136 
Receivables from spot sales of government securities pending settlement   23,853    111,699 
Other   41,616    14,628 
Allowances (note 9)   (1,189,226)   (5,015)
    4,100,452    2,999,584 
           

 

Other non financial assets   06/30/2019    12/31/2018 
Advanced prepayments   350,819    157,835 
Investments in property (Exhibit F)   303,845    273,604 
Prepayments for the purchase of assets   159,398    159,231 
Tax advances   59,820    147,091 
Other   111,904    96,308 
    985,786    834,069 

 

8.RELATED PARTIES

 

A related party is a person or entity that is related to the Bank:

 

-has control or joint control of the Bank;

 

-has significant influence over the Bank;

 

-is a member of the key management personnel of the Bank or of the parent of the Bank;

 

-members of the same group;

 

-one entity is an associate (or an associate of a member of a group of which the other entity is a member).

 

Key management personnel are those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Bank, directly or indirectly. The Bank considers as key management personnel, for the purposes of IAS 24, the members of the Board of Directors and the senior management members of the Risk Management Committee, the Assets and Liabilities Committee and the Senior Credit Committee.

 

As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, amounts related to transactions generated with related parties are as follows:

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

   Information as of June 30, 2019 
   Main subsidiaries (1)                 
   Banco del
Tucumán SA
   Macro Bank
Limited
   Macro
Securities SA
   Associates   Key
management
personnel
   Other related
parties
   Total 
ASSETS                                   
Cash and deposits in banks        340                        340 
Derivative financial instruments                            3,096    3,096 
Other financial assets   82                             82 
Loans and other financing (2)                                   
Documents                            392,177    392,177 
Overdrafts                       250    1,190,613    1,190,863 
Credit cards                       21,628    90,702    112,330 
Leases             4,516              5,794    10,310 
Personal loans                       332         332 
Mortgage loans                       64,328    309    64,637 
Other loans                       76,071    203,074    279,145 
Guarantees granted                            272,908    272,908 
Other non financial assets   3,128                             3,128 
                                    
Total assets   3,210    340    4,516         162,609    2,158,673    2,329,348 
                                    
LIABILITIES                                   
                                    
Deposits        12    397,078    12,252    1,591,648    4,444,720    6,445,710 
Other financial liabilities   21,495                   49    304    21,848 
Issued corporate bonds             10,785                   10,785 
Total liabilities   21,495    12    407,863    12,252    1,591,697    4,445,024    6,478,343 

 

(1)These transactions are eliminated during the consolidation process.
(2)The maximum financing amount for loans and other financing as of June 30, 2019 for Banco de Tucumán SA, Macro Securities SA, Key management personnel and other related parties amounted to 2,980,000, 5,188, 195,372 and 2,955,515, respectively.

 

   Information as of December 31, 2018 
   Main subsidiaries (1)                 
   Banco del
Tucumán SA
   Macro Bank
Limited
   Macro
Securities SA
   Associates   Key
management
personnel
   Other related
parties
   Total 
ASSETS                                   
Cash and deposits in banks        583                        583 
Other financial assets   2,504         25,276    20,660              48,440 
Loans and other financing (2)                                   
Documents                            331,699    331,699 
Overdrafts             6         3,505    161,905    165,416 
Credit cards             286         19,011    51,424    70,721 
Leases             5,746              1,407    7,153 
Personal loans                       1,388         1,388 
Mortgage loans                       54,824    356    55,180 
Other loans                            232,670    232,670 
Guarantees granted                            391,699    391,699 
Other nonfinancial assets             83,178                   83,178 
Total assets   2,504    583    114,492    20,660    78,728    1,171,160    1,388,127 
                                    
LIABILITIES                                   
                                    
Deposits        13    311,073    1,774,149    4,890,280    984,659    7,960,174 
Other financial liabilities                  101,232    31    514    101,777 
Financing received from the BCRA and other financial entities   301,742                             301,742 
Issued corporate bonds             11,231                   11,231 
Subordinated corporate bonds                            46,605    46,605 
Other nonfinancial liabilities                            119    119 
Total liabilities   301,742    13    322,304    1,875,381    4,890,311    1,031,897    8,421,648 

 

(1)These transactions are eliminated during the consolidation process.
(2)The maximum financing amount for loans and other financing as of December 31, 2018 for Banco del Tucumán SA, Macro Bank Limited, Macro Securities SA, associates, Key management personnel and other related parties amounted to 2,550,000, 0, 7,216, 0, 82,297 and 1,551,047, respectively.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

As of June 30, 2019 and 2018, income (loss) related to transactions generated with related parties are as follows:

 

   Information as of June 30, 2019 
   Main subsidiaries (1)                 
   Banco del
Tucumán
SA
   Macro Bank
Limited
   Macro
Securities
SA
   Associates   Key
management
personnel
   Other related
parties
   Total 
INCOME / (LOSS)                                   
                                    
Interest income   33,844         2,155         2,049    79,420    117,468 
Interest expense   (65,981)             (1,275)   (367,890)   (155,231)   (590,377)
Commissions income   4         285    81    21    2,028    2,419 
Net income from measurement of financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss                            3,096    3,096 
Other operating income   17,028    1                   5    17,034 
Administrative expenses                            (11,271)   (11,271)
Other operating expenses                            (31,962)   (31,962)
(Loss) / income   (15,105)   1    2,440    (1,194)   (365,820)   (113,915)   (493,593)

 

(1)These transactions are eliminated during the consolidation process.

 

   Information as of June 30, 2018 
   Main subsidiaries (1)                 
   Banco del
Tucumán SA
   Macro Bank
Limited
   Macro
Securities
SA
   Associates   Key
management
personnel
   Other related
parties
   Total 
INCOME / (LOSS)                                   
                                    
Interest income   185,047         1,069         1,266    21,107    208,489 
Interest expense                  (92,890)   (69,810)   (390)   (163,090)
Commissions income   5         141    54    7    2,520    2,727 
Other operating income   11,693    1                   7    11,701 
Administrative expenses   (4)                       (4,568)   (4,572)
Other operating expenses             (1)   (473,715)(2)        (11,051)   (484,767)
Income / (loss)   196,741    1    1,209    (566,551)   (68,537)   7,625    (429,512)

 

(1)These transactions are eliminated during the consolidation process.
(2)These losses were mainly generated by debit and credit cards processing expenses billed by Prisma Medios de Pago SA (see note 9).

 

Transactions generated by the Bank with its related parties for transactions arranged the usual and ordinary course of business were performed in normal market conditions, both as to interest rates and prices and as to the required guarantees.

 

The Bank does not have loans granted to directors and other key management personnel secured with shares.

 

Total remunerations received as salary and bonus by the key management personnel as of June 30, 2019 and 2018, totaled 93,601 and 52,123 respectively.

 

In addition, fees received by the Directors as June 30, 2019 and 2018 amounted to 558,108 and 315,616 respectively.

 

Additionally, the composition of the Board of Directors and key management personnel is as follows:

 

   06/30/2019   12/31/2018 
Board of Directors   23    24 
Senior managers  of the key management personnel   15    15 
    38    39 

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

9.NONCURRENT ASSETS HELD FOR SALE – PRISMA MEDIOS DE PAGO SA

 

As of December 31, 2018, the Bank maintained recorded its investment in Prisma Medios de Pago SA (“Prisma”), under noncurrent assets held for sale, due to the obligation to transfer all its shares within the scope of the Divestment obligation undertaken with the Argentine Antitrust Commission. Therefore, the investment was valued according to IFRS 5 “Non-current assets held for sale and discontinued operations”, at the lowest of its carrying amount and the best estimation of the fair value less costs until its sale. As of December 31, 2018 the investment amount, included in this item, amounted to 105,287.

 

On January 21, 2019, the Bank, together with the other shareholders, accepted a purchase offer made by AI ZENITH (Netherlands) B.V. (a company related to Advent International Corporation) for the acquisition of 1,933,051 common shares of par value Ps.1 each and entitled to one vote, representing 4.6775 % of its share capital, equivalent to 51% of the Bank’s capital stock in such company.

 

On February 1, 2019, the Bank completed the transfer of such shares for a total purchase price of (in thousands) USD 64,542 out of which the Bank received on the date hereof (in thousands) USD 38,311 and the payment of the balance for an amount of (in thousands) USD 26,231 shall be deferred during the next 5 years as follows: (i) 30% of such amount in Pesos adjusted by UVA at a 15% nominal annual rate; and (ii) 70% in US Dollars at a 10% nominal annual rate. The purchase price is guaranteed by the issuance of notes in favor of the Bank and pledges of the transferred shares.

 

During July 2019, the process to determine the final selling price of the shares of Prisma Medios de Pago SA was completed and the final price was (in thousands) USD 63,456. The difference arising from a final price lower than the estimated price was deducted from the price balance, and therefore there was no need for the Bank to return any amounts received. All other payment conditions were not modified and remain in full force and effect under the terms described in this note.

 

Profits generated by the sale were recorded in the item “Other operating income” (see note 17). The amounts receivable, in pesos and US dollars, are recorded in the item “Other financial assets” and for such amounts an allowance was recorded, according to BCRA rules (see note 7).

 

The remaining of the Bank holding in Prisma Medios de Pago SA (equivalent to 49%), is recorded in “Equity instruments at fair value through profit or loss” determined from valuations performed by independent experts and taking into account parameters established by BCRA on this subject.

 

In addition, sellers retained the usufruct (dividends) of the shares sold to be reported by Prisma for the year ended December 31, 2018, which were collected on April 26, 2019. Besides, the proportion applicable to the buyer of the dividends to be reported for the following fiscal years –with the buyer’s commitment to voting in favor of the distribution of certain minimum percentages– will be used to create a guarantee trust to repay the deferred price amount through the concession by the buyer and Prisma of a usufruct over the economic rights of the shares in favor of such trust.

 

10.PROVISIONS

 

This item includes the amounts estimated to face a liability of probable occurrence, which if occurring, would originate a loss for the Bank.

 

Exhibit J “Changes in Provisions” presents the changes in provisions as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

 

The expected terms to settle these obligations are as follows:

  

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

   06/30/2019         
   Within 12
months
   Beyond 12
months
   06/30/2019   12/31/2018 
                 
For administrative, disciplinary and criminal penalties   718         718    718 
Commercial claims in progress   484,003    89,646    573,649    571,394 
Labor lawsuits   53,804    83,811    137,615    110,095 
Pension funds - reimbursement   63,654    55,988    119,642    124,278 
Other   163,727    31,129    194,856    239,409 
    765,906    260,574    1,026,480    1,045,894 

 

In the opinion of the Management of the Bank and its legal counsel, there are no other significant effects than those disclosed in these condensed consolidated interim financial statements, the amounts and settlement terms of which have been recognized based on the current value of such estimates, considering the probable settlement date thereof.

 

11.OTHER FINANCIAL AND NON FINANCIAL LIABILITIES

 

The breakdown of other financial and non financial liabilities as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 is as follows:

 

Other financial liabilities  06/30/2019   12/31/2018 
Financing liabilities   6,127,273    8,094,000 
Payment orders pending settlement foreign exchange   2,088,659    1,594,191 
Credit card settlement - due to merchants   1,795,629    1,606,821 
Collections and other transactions on account and behalf others   984,483    740,331 
Amounts payable for spot purchases pending settlement   859,974    931,910 
Finance leases liabilities (note 3)   560,365      
Amounts payable for spot purchases of foreign currency pending settlement   325,700    691,612 
Amounts payable for spot purchases of government securities pending settlement   33,102    62,870 
Other   2,058,045    1,596,778 
    14,833,230    15,318,513 

 

Other non financial liabilities  06/30/2019   12/31/2018 
Salaries and payroll taxes payables (see note 32.1.c)   3,264,042    1,842,754 
Withholdings   1,422,014    1,197,945 
Taxes payables   1,320,813    1,372,317 
Miscellaneous payables   684,085    623,265 
Retirement pension payment orders pending settlement   349,382    255,331 
Fees payables   218,909    154,072 
Other   422,053    429,433 
    7,681,298    5,875,117 

 

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

12.ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL ASSETS TO BE RECOVERED AND FINANCIAL LIABILITIES TO BE SETTLED

 

The following tables show the analysis of financial assets and liabilities the Bank expects to recover and settle as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

 

 

 

 

06/30/2019  Without due
date
   Total up to 12
months
   Total over 12
months
 
Assets               
Cash and deposits in banks   96,426,815           
Debt securities at fair value through profit or loss   635,721    621,396    722,564 
Derivative instruments        17,199      
Other financial assets   2,169,030    1,931,422      
Loans and other financing (1)   1,031,983    113,439,172    64,380,093 
Other debt securities        88,111,216    9,270,032 
Financial assets delivered as guarantee   6,840,307    316,699      
Equity instruments at fair value through profit or loss   1,510,031           
Total assets   108,613,887    204,437,104    74,372,689 
                
Liabilities               
Deposits   113,439,827    170,769,569    49,741 
Derivative financial instruments        11,395      
Repo transactions        277,594      
Other financial liabilities        14,667,239    165,991 
Financing received from BCRA and other financial entities        1,969,297    228,717 
Issued corporate bonds        275,817    5,917,597 
Subordinated corporate bonds        212,496    16,979,320 
Total liabilities   113,439,827    188,183,407    23,341,366 

 

12/31/2018  Without due date   Total up to 12 months   Total over 12 months 
Assets               
Cash and deposits in banks   74,766,039           
Debt securities at fair value through profit or loss        1,680,677    954,570 
Derivative instruments        17,293      
Other financial assets   1,676,223    1,257,151    66,210 
Loans and other financing (1)   1,208,855    112,131,606    65,534,294 
Other debt securities   2,748    56,504,434    8,077,577 
Financial assets delivered as guarantee   6,573,772    182,448      
Equity instruments at fair value through profit or loss   51,518           
Total assets   84,279,155    171,773,609    74,632,651 
Liabilities            
Deposits   103,394,451    134,489,434    70,534 
Derivative financial instruments        1,369      
Repo transactions        164,469      
Other financial liabilities        15,172,438    146,075 
Financing received from BCRA and other financial entities        2,827,666    170,344 
Issued corporate bonds        305,759    6,071,552 
Subordinated corporate bonds        165,070    15,123,320 
Total liabilities   103,394,451    153,126,205    21,581,825 

 

(1)The amounts included in “without due date”, are related with the non-performing portfolio.

 

13.DISCLOSURES BY OPERATING SEGMENT

 

For management purposes the Bank’s Management has determined that it has only one operating segment related to the banking business. In this sense, the Bank supervises the operating segment income (loss) for the period in order to make decisions about resources to be allocated to the segment and assess its performance, which is measured on a consistent basis with the profit or loss in the financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

 

14.INCOME TAX

 

a)Inflation adjustment on income tax

 

Tax Reform Act 27430, amended by Act 27468, established the following, regarding to inflation adjustment on income tax for the fiscal years beginning on January 1, 2018.

 

a)Such adjustment will be applicable in the fiscal year in which the variation of the IPC will be higher than 100% for the thirty-six months before the end of the tax period;

 

b)Regarding to the first, second and third fiscal year after its effective date, this procedure will be applicable if the variation of the abovementioned index, calculated from the beginning until the end of each of those fiscal years exceeds 55%, 30% and 15% for the first, second and third fiscal year of application, respectively; and

 

c)The positive or negative inflation adjustment, as the case may be, corresponding to the first, second and third fiscal years beginning on January 1, 2018, must be calculated if the assumptions mentioned in items (a) and (b) are verified and shall be allocated one third in the fiscal year for which the adjustment is calculated and the remaining two thirds in equal parts in the following immediate fiscal years.

 

At the closing date of an intermediate period, the Bank shall assess whether the parameters established by the income tax Act to restart the inflation adjustment are met at the closing date of the fiscal year, and, if it is applicable, to recognize an income tax for an intermediate period (current and deferred), according to the abovementioned standard. In that regard, particularly as applicable to the necessary estimates for the issuance of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements as of June 30, 2019 the Bank assessed that as of the date of issuance thereof, it can not be concluded yet that for the fiscal year ended 2019 the inflation adjustment shall be applied. The Bank shall continue monitoring the real and projected inflation level, for the fiscal year ended 2019, in order to conclude about the need to apply the inflation adjustment on income tax.

 

b)The main items of income tax expense in the condensed consolidated interim financial statements are as follows:

 

   06/30/2019   06/30/2018 
   Accumulated
from beginning
of year up to
06/30/2019
   Quarter
ended
06/30/2019
   Accumulated
from beginning
of year up to
06/30/2018
   Quarter
ended
06/30/2018
 
Current income tax expense   5,900,056    2,849,458    3,200,398    1,431,044 
Loss / (Gain) for deferred income tax   139,735    24,227    (304,819)   (160,278)
Income tax expense recorded in the statement of income   6,039,791    2,873,685    2,895,579    1,270,766 
Income tax (gain) / loss recorded in other comprehensive income   (22,139)   22,578    (26,651)   (10,071)
    6,017,652    2,896,263    2,868,928    1,260,695 

 

15.COMMISSIONS INCOME

 

   06/30/2019   06/30/2018 
Description  Accumulated
from beginning
of year up to
06/30/2019
   Quarter
ended
06/30/2019
   Accumulated
from beginning
of year up to
06/30/2018
   Quarter
ended
06/30/2018
 
Performance obligations satisfied at a point in time                    
Commissions related to obligations   4,255,095    2,121,867    3,443,186    1,850,189 
Commissions related to credit cards   2,071,842    1,055,210    1,430,914    744,782 
Commissions related to insurance   457,522    232,398    341,735    172,118 
Commissions related to trading and foreign exchange transactions   163,412    91,827    85,468    47,084 
Commissions related to securities   115,249    94,504    47,276    25,506 

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

   06/30/2019   06/30/2018 
Description (contd.)  Accumulated
from beginning
of year up to
06/30/2019
   Quarter
ended
06/30/2019
   Accumulated
from beginning
of year up to
06/30/2018
   Quarter
ended
06/30/2018
 
Commissions related to loans and other financing   57,233    34,497    41,745    24,726 
Commissions related to loans commitments and financial guarantees   2,441    237    178    33 
Performance obligations satisfied over certain time period                    
Commissions related to credit cards   86,074    30,767    33,606    20,714 
Commissions related to trading and foreign exchange transactions   6,172    5,085    1,033    770 
Commissions related to loans and other financing   4,906    2,969    6,710    3,720 
Commissions related to obligations   1,385    567    2,207    1,290 
Commissions related to loans commitments and financial guarantees             275    12 
    7,221,331    3,669,928    5,434,333    2,890,944 

 

16.DIFFERENCE IN QUOTED PRICES OF GOLD AND FOREIGN CURRENCY

 

   06/30/2019   06/30/2018 
Description  Accumulated
from beginning
of year up to
06/30/2019
   Quarter
ended
06/30/2019
   Accumulated
from beginning
of year up to
06/30/2018
   Quarter
ended
06/30/2018
 
Translation of foreign currency assets and liabilities into pesos   (609,059)   (128,614)   (1,315,530)   (1,336,523)
Income from foreign currency exchange   891,282    461,460    453,842    324,243 
    282,223    332,846    (861,688)   (1,012,280)

 

17.OTHER OPERATING INCOME

 

   06/30/2019   06/30/2018 
Description  Accumulated
from beginning
of year up to
06/30/2019
   Quarter
ended
06/30/2019
   Accumulated
from beginning
of year up to
06/30/2018
   Quarter
ended
06/30/2018
 
Sale of noncurrent assets held for sale (note 9)   2,340,692    413           
Services   697,310    330,888    624,977    320,962 
Adjustments and interest from other receivables   245,570    130,581    80,095    40,181 
Sale of investment property and other nonfinancial assets   170,270    166,224    137,123    27,202 
Initial recognition of loans   69,565    42,010    56,530    33,750 
Adjustments from other receivables with CER clauses   54,951    37,370           
Sale of property, plant and equipment   5,376    3,110    1,450    731 
Other   513,074    273,584    296,203    178,412 
    4,096,808    984,180    1,196,378    601,238 

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

18.EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

 

   06/30/2019   06/30/2018 
Description  Accumulated
from beginning
of year up to
06/30/2019
   Quarter
ended
06/30/2019
   Accumulated
from beginning
of year up to
06/30/2018
   Quarter
ended
06/30/2018
 
Salary   5,303,440    3,004,538    3,354,242    1,838,841 
Payroll taxes (see note 32.1.c)   2,031,005    1,555,035    657,121    364,336 
Compensations and bonuses to employees   553,595    275,502    343,392    184,926 
Employee services   161,040    81,421    106,078    54,984 
    8,049,080    4,916,496    4,460,833    2,443,087 

 

19.ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

 

   06/30/2019   06/30/2018 
Description  Accumulated
from beginning
of year up to
06/30/2019
   Quarter
ended
06/30/2019
   Accumulated
from beginning
of year up to
06/30/2018
   Quarter
ended
06/30/2018
 
Maintenance, conservation and repair expenses   596,100    316,388    374,072    207,801 
Taxes   565,679    299,353    449,841    223,653 
Fees to directors and statutory audits   613,377    290,701    309,878    147,389 
Electricity and communications   442,715    234,239    237,298    121,874 
Security services   432,170    220,331    314,847    167,550 
Other fees   363,367    199,076    229,507    124,424 
Advertising and publicity   142,926    91,635    87,564    55,312 
Leases   100,890    48,082    137,875    73,696 
Representation, travel and transportation expenses   72,993    39,528    53,260    30,423 
Insurance   45,557    24,338    24,014    13,328 
Stationery and office supplies   36,784    19,196    26,127    13,251 
Hired administrative services   7,720    4,093    8,043    4,527 
Other   977,101    514,549    699,208    366,296 
    4,397,379    2,301,509    2,951,534    1,549,524 

 

20.OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES

 

   06/30/2019   06/30/2018 
Description  Accumulated
from beginning
of year up to
06/30/2019
   Quarter
ended
06/30/2019
   Accumulated
from beginning
of year up to
06/30/2018
   Quarter
ended
06/30/2018
 
Turnover tax   3,685,837    1,830,344    2,465,221    1,309,284 
For credit cards   1,303,648    676,416    857,347    479,720 
Charges for other provisions   421,181    235,852    353,418    187,593 
Deposit guarantee fund contributions   222,117    118,069    132,926    68,972 
Donations   71,712    37,165    47,584    24,647 
Interest on the lease liability   37,531    20,598           
Loss from sale or impairment of investments in properties and other non financial assets   1,102    1,102           
Insurance claims   20,806    9,955    22,080    11,688 
Other   1,288,964    1,019,561    468,172    235,681 
    7,052,898    3,949,062    4,346,748    2,317,585 

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

21.ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES IN THE STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

 

The statement of cash flows presents the changes in cash and cash equivalents derived from operating activities, investing activities and financing activities during the period. For the preparation of the statement of cash flows, the Bank adopted the indirect method for operating activities and the direct method for investment activities and financing activities.

 

The Bank considers as “Cash and cash equivalents” the item Cash and deposits in banks and those financial assets that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and which are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value.

 

For the preparation of the statement of cash flows the Bank considered the following:

 

-Operating activities: the normal revenue-producing activities of the Bank as well as other activities that cannot qualify as investing or financing activities.

 

-Investing activities: the acquisition, sale and disposal by other means of long-term assets and other investments not included in cash and cash equivalents.

 

-Financing activities: activities that result in changes in the size and composition of the shareholders´ equity and liabilities of the Bank and that are not part of the operating or investing activities.

 

The table below presents the reconciliation between the item “Cash and cash equivalents” in the statement of cash flows and the relevant accounting items of the statement of financial position:

   06/30/2019   12/31/2018   06/30/2018   12/31/2017 
Cash and deposits in banks   96,426,815    74,766,039    50,309,607    35,561,574 
Debt securities at fair value through profit or loss   270,291              20,415 
Other debt securities   88,017,438    55,674,674    38,037,240    20,009,665 
Loans and other financing   212,242    189,042    144,308    93,871 
    184,926,786    130,629,755    88,491,155    55,685,525 

 

22.CAPITAL STOCK

 

The Bank’s subscribed and paid-in capital as of June 30, 2019, amounted to 669,663. Since December 31, 2016, the Bank’s capital stock has changed as follows:

 

   Capital stock issued
and paid-in
   Issued
outstanding
   In treasury 
As of December 31, 2016   584,563    584,563      
Capital stock increase as approved by Shareholders’ Meeting held on April 28, 2017 (1)   85,100    85,100      
As of December 31, 2017   669,663    669,663      
Own shares acquired (2)        (28,948)   28,948 
As of December 31, 2018   669,663    640,715    28,948 
Own shares acquired (2)        (1,317)   1,317 
As of June 30, 2019   669,663    639,398    30,265 

 

(1)Related to the capital stock increase arising from (i) the issue of 74,000,000 new, common, registered Class “B” shares with a face value of Ps. 1, each one entitled to one vote, and entitled to dividends under the same conditions as common, registered Class “B” shares, outstanding upon issuance, formalized on June 19, 2017, and (ii) additionally, as established by the abovementioned Meeting, the international underwriters exercised the option to oversubscribe 15% of the capital stock which was formalized on July 13, 2017 through the issuance of 11,099,993 new, common, registered, Class “B” shares each one entitled to one vote and with a face value of Ps.1. On August 14, 2017, such capital increases were registered with the Public Registry of Commerce.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

The public offering of the new shares was authorized by CNV Resolution No, 18,716 dated on May 24, 2017 and by the BCBA on May 26, 2017. As required by CNV regulations, it is advised that the funds arising from the public subscription of shares shall be used to finance its general business operations, to increase its borrowing capacity and leverage the potential acquisitions opportunities in the Argentine banking system.

 

(2)Related to the repurchase of the Bank’s own shares under the programs established by the Bank’s Board of Directors on August 8, 2018, October 17, 2018 and December 20, 2018 with the purpose of reducing share price fluctuations, minimizing possible temporary imbalances between market supply and demand.

 

The Program dated on August 8, 2018, established, that the maximum amount of the investment amounted to 5,000,000 and the maximum numbers of shares to be acquired were equivalent to 5% of the capital stock. At the end of this program the Bank had acquired 21,463,005 common, registered, Class B shares with a face value of Ps. 1 each one entitled with one vote for an amount of 3,113,925.

 

The Program dated on October 17, 2018, established the start over of the repurchase of the Bank’s own shares, with the pending use of funds of the abovementioned Program, already expired. At the end of this program, the Bank had acquired 6,774,019 common, registered, Class B shares with a face value of Ps. 1 each one entitled with one vote for an amount of 995,786.

 

The Program dated on December 20, 2018, established that the maximum amount of the investment amounted to 900,000 and the maximum numbers of shares to be acquired were equivalent to 1% of the capital stock. At the end of this program the Bank had acquired 2,028,251 common, registered, Class B shares with a face value of Ps. 1 each one entitled with one vote for an amount of 298,196 of which, as of December 31, 2018 were settled 711,386 common shares for an amount of 98,353, and in January 2019 were settled 1,316,865 common shares for an amount of 199,843.

 

On April 30, 2019, the Shareholders’ Meeting of Banco Macro SA, decided, among other issues, to decrease capital stock for an amount of 30,265, equivalent to 30,265,275 common, registered, Class B shares with a face value of Ps. 1 each one entitled with one vote, according to section 98, from BYMA Regulations, equivalent to all the own shares acquired abovementioned which, as of the date of issuance of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements, was not effective. In addition, the abovementioned Shareholders’ Meeting decided to increase capital stock from 669,663 to 669,679 through the issuance of 15,662 common, registered, Class B shares with a face value of Ps. 1 each one entitled with one vote, due to the merger effects between Banco Macro SA and Banco del Tucumán SA (see additionally note 2.4).

 

23.EARNINGS PER SHARE - DIVIDENDS

 

Basic earnings per share were calculated by dividing net profit attributable to common shareholders of the Bank by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period.

 

To determine the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period, the Bank used the number of common shares outstanding at the beginning of the period adjusted, if applicable, by the number of common shares bought back or issued during the period multiplied by the number of days that the shares were outstanding in the period. Note 22 provides a breakdown of the changes in the Bank’s capital stock.

 

The calculation of basic earnings per share is disclosed in the table of Earnings per share included in the condensed consolidated interim statement of income.

 

Dividends paid and proposed

 

Cash dividends paid during the fiscal years 2018 and 2017 to the shareholders of the Bank amount to 3,348,315 and 701,476, respectively, which considering the number of shares outstanding to the date of effective payment represented 5 and 1.20 pesos per share, respectively.

 

The Shareholders’ Meeting held on April 30, 2019, resolved to distribute cash dividends for 6,393,978, which considering the number of shares outstanding at the date of such resolution, represented 10 pesos per share. These cash dividends were paid and were available on May 14, 2019.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

24.DEPOSIT GUARANTEE INSURANCE

 

Law No. 24485 and Decree No. 540/1995 created the Deposit Guarantee Insurance System, which was featured as a limited, compulsory and onerous system, aimed at covering the risks of bank deposits, as subsidiary and supplementary to the deposit privilege and protection system established under the Financial Entities Law. The above-mentioned legislation also provided for the incorporation of Sedesa with the exclusive purpose of managing the Deposit Guarantee Fund (DGF). Sedesa was incorporated in August 1995.

 

Banco Macro SA holds an 8.300% interest in the capital stock of Sedesa according to the percentages disclosed by BCRA Communiqué “B” 11816 on February 28, 2019.

 

All deposits in pesos and foreign currency placed in participating entities in the form of checking accounts, savings accounts, certificates of deposits or other forms of deposit that the BCRA may determine from time to time shall be subject to the abovementioned Deposit Guarantee Insurance System up to the amount of 1,000 (from March 1, 2019) which must meet the requirements provided for in Presidential Decree 540/1995 and other requirements that the regulatory authority may from time to time determine. On the other hand, the BCRA provided for the exclusion of the guarantee system, among others, any deposits made by other financial entities, deposits made by persons related to the Bank and securities deposits.

 

25.RESTRICTED ASSETS

 

As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the following Bank’s assets are restricted:

 

Item  06/30/2019   12/31/2018 
Debt securities at fair value through profit or loss and other debt securities            
           
·  Discount bonds in pesos regulated by Argentine legislation, maturing 2033 used as security in favor of Sedesa  (1).   89,046    92,659 
·  Discount bonds in pesos regulated by Argentine legislation, maturing 2033 securing the regional economies Competitiveness Program – IDB loan No. 3174/OC-AR.    78,007    108,633 
·  Discount bonds in pesos regulated by Argentine legislation, maturing 2033 securing the sectorial Credit Program of the Province of San Juan. Production investment financing fund.   70,216    64,703 
·  Discount bonds in pesos regulated by Argentine legislation, maturing 2033 for minimum statutory guarantee account required for Agents to act in the categories contemplated under General Resolution No. 622/2013 of the CNV, as amended.   21,245    24,998 
·  Federal government treasury bonds in pesos, maturing 2021 for minimum statutory guarantee account required for Agents to act in the categories contemplated under General Resolution No. 731 of the CNV   10,421    10,378 
·  Discount bonds in pesos regulated by Argentine legislation, maturing 2033 securing a IDB loan of Province of San Juan No. 2763/OC-AR.   2,019    6,609 
·  Other public and private securities.   23,202    23,881 
Subtotal debt securities at fair value through profit or loss and other debt securities   294,156    331,861 
           
Other financial assets          
           
·  Sundry debtors – Other    769    2,414 
·  Sundry debtors – attachment within the scope of the claim filed by the DGR against the City of Buenos Aires for differences on turnover tax.    827    827 
Subtotal Other financial assets   1,596    3,241 
           
Loans and other financing – non-financial private sector and foreign residents          
·  Interests derived from contributions made as contributing partner (2)    28,232    32,501 
Subtotal loans and other financing   28,232    32,501 

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

Item (contd.)  06/30/2019   12/31/2018 
Financial assets delivered as a guarantee          
           
·  Special guarantee checking accounts opened in the BCRA for transactions related to the electronic clearing houses and similar entities.    5,991,836    5,719,689 
·  Guarantee deposits related to credit and debit card transactions.    614,505    747,487 
·  Forward purchase for repo transactions   316,699    182,448 
·  Other guarantee deposits    233,966    106,596 
Subtotal Financial assets delivered as a guarantee   7,157,006    6,756,220 
Other nonfinancial assets          
           
·  Real property related to a call option sold    100,854    73,006 
Subtotal Other nonfinancial assets   100,854    73,006 
Total   7,581,844    7,196,829 

 

(1)As replacement for the preferred shares of former Nuevo Banco Bisel SA to secure to Sedesa the price payment and the fulfillment of all the obligations assumed in the purchase and sale agreement dated May 28, 2007, maturing on August 11, 2021.

 

(2)In order to keep tax benefits related to these contributions, they must be maintained between two and three years from the date they were made. They are related to the following risk funds: Risk fund of Los Grobo SGR and Risk fund of Avaluar SGR as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

 

26.TRUST ACTIVITIES

 

The Bank is related to several types of trusts. The different trust agreements according to the business purpose sought by the Bank are disclosed below:

 

26.1.Financial trusts for investment purposes

 

Debt securities include mainly prepayments towards the placement price of provisional trust securities of the financial trusts under public offerings (Consubond, Garbarino, Accicom, Secubono, Carfacil Agrocap and Red Surcos). The assets managed for these trusts are mainly related to securitizations of consumer loans. Trust securities are placed once the public offering is authorized by the CNV. Upon expiry of the placement period, once all trust securities have been placed on the market, the Bank recovers the disbursements made, plus an agreed-upon compensation. If after making the best efforts, such trust securities cannot be placed, the Bank will retain the definitive trust securities.

 

In addition, the Bank’s portfolio is completed with financial trusts for investment purposes, trust securities of definitive financial trusts in public offering (Consubond, PVCRED, Credimas, Garbarino, Chubut Regalías Hidrocarburíferas, Secubono, Megabono, Credicuotas Consumos and Corebono) and certificates of participation (Saenz Créditos, Gas Tucumán and Arfintech).

 

As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, debt securities and certificates of participation in financial trusts for investment purposes total 985,352 and 1,383,743, respectively.

 

According to the latest accounting information available as of the date of issuance of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements, the corpus assets of the trusts exceed the carrying amount in the related proportions.

 

26.2.Trusts created using financial assets transferred by the Bank (securitization)

 

The Bank transferred financial assets (loans) to trusts for the purpose of issuing and selling securities for which collection is guaranteed by the cash flow resulting from such assets or group of assets. Through this way the funds that were originally used by the Bank to finance the loans are obtained earlier.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, considering the latest available accounting information as of the date of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements, the assets managed through Macro Fiducia SA (subsidiary) of this type of trusts amounted to 39,850 and 69,842, respectively.

 

26.3.Trusts guaranteeing loans granted by the Bank

 

As it is common in the Argentine banking market, the Bank requires, in some cases, that the debtors present certain assets or entitlements to receive assets in a trust as a guarantee for the loans granted. This way, the risk of losses is minimized and access to the security is guaranteed in case of the debtor's noncompliance.

 

Trusts usually act as conduits to collect cash from the debtor’s flow of operations and send it to the Bank for the payment of the debtor’s loans and thus ensure compliance with the obligations assumed by the trustor and guaranteed through the trust.

 

Additionally, other guarantee trusts manage specific assets, mainly real property.

 

Provided there is no noncompliance or delays by debtor in the obligations assumed with the beneficiary, the trustee shall not execute the guarantee and all excess amounts as to the value of the obligations are reimbursed by the trustee to the debtor.

 

As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, considering the latest available accounting information as of the date of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements, the assets managed by the Bank amounted to 167,599 and 269,507, respectively.

 

26.4.Trusts in which the Bank acts as trustee (management)

 

The Bank, through its subsidiaries, performs management duties of the corpus assets directly according to the agreements, performing only trustee duties and has no other interests in the trust.

 

In no case shall the Trustee be liable with its own assets or for any obligation deriving from the performance as trustee. Such obligations do not imply any type of indebtedness or commitment for the trustee and they will be fulfilled only through trust assets. In addition, the trustee will not encumber the corpus assets or dispose of them beyond the limits established in the related trust agreements. The fees earned by the Bank from its role as trustee are calculated according to the terms and conditions of the agreements.

 

Trusts usually manage funds derived from the activities performed by trustors, for the following main purposes:

 

-Guaranteeing, in favor of the beneficiary the existence of the resources required to finance and/or pay certain obligations, such as the payment of amortization installments regarding work or service certificates, and the payment of invoices and fees stipulated in the related agreements.

 

-Promoting the production development of the private economic sector at a provincial level.

 

-Being a party to public work concession agreements granting road exploitation, management, keeping and maintenance.

 

As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, considering the latest available accounting information as of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements, the assets managed by the Bank amounted to 4,865,035 and 3,021,849, respectively.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

27.COMPLIANCE WITH CNV REGULATIONS

 

27.1 Compliance with CNV standards to act in the different agent categories defined by the CNV:

 

27.1.1 Operations of Banco Macro SA

 

Considering Banco Macro SA’s current operations, and according to the different categories of agents established by CNV rules (as per General Resolution No. 622/2013, as amended), the Bank is registered with this agency as agent for the custody of collective investment products of mutual funds (AC PIC FCI, for their acronyms in Spanish), comprehensive clearing and settlement agent and trading agent (ALyC and AN – comprehensive, for their acronyms in Spanish), financial trustee agent (FF, for its acronym in Spanish) and Guarantee Entity (in the process of being registered).

 

Additionally, the Bank’s shareholders’ equity exceeds the minimum amount required by this regulation, amounting to 21,000, as well as the minimum statutary guarantee account required of 12,000, which the Bank paid-in with government securities as described in note 25 and the cash deposits in BCRA accounts 000285 and 80285 belogning to the Bank.

 

27.1.2 Operations of Banco del Tucumán SA

 

Considering Banco del Tucumán SA’s current operations, and according to the different categories of agents established by CNV rules (as per General Resolution No. 622/2013, as amended), such Bank is registered with this agency under the following agent categories: mutual investment funds placement and distribution agent (ACyD FCI), and clearing and settlement agent and trading agent (ALyC and AN – Individual).

 

Additionally, the shareholders’ equity of this Subsidiary exceeds the minimum amount required by this regulation, amounting to 18,250, as well as the minimum statutary guarantee account required of 9,000, which the subsidiary paid-in with government securities.

 

27.1.3 Operations of Macro Securities SA

 

Considering the current operations of this subsidiary, and according to the provisions established by CNV effective as of the approval of General Resolution No. 622/2013, as amended, issued by such agency, such Company is registered under the following categories: clearing and settlement agent, trading agent, comprehensive trading agent and mutual investment funds placement and distribution agent (ALyC, AN, AN – comprehensive and ACyD FCI).

 

Additionally, the shareholders’ equity of such Company exceeds the minimum amount required by this regulation, amounting to 18,125 and the minimum statutary guarantee account required of 9,000, which the Company paid-in with mutual fund shares.

 

27.1.4 Operations of Macro Fondos Sociedad Gerente de Fondos Comunes de Inversión SA

 

Considering the current operations of this subsidiary, and according to the provisions established by CNV effective as of the approval of General Resolution No. 622/2013, as amended, issued by such agency, such Company is registered as agent for the Administration of Collective Investment Products of Mutual Funds.

 

Additionally, the shareholders’ equity of this Company exceeds the minimum amount required by this regulation, amounting to 500 plus 100 per each additional mutual fund it administers, and the minimum statutary guarantee account amounting to 1,100 and is paid-in with mutual fund shares.

 

27.1.5 Operations of Macro Fiducia SA

 

Considering the current operations of this subsidiary and according to the provisions established by CNV effective as of the approval of General Resolution 622/2013, as amended, issued by such agency, such Company is registered as financial trustee agent and nonfinancial trustee agent.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

Additionally, the shareholders’ equity of such Company exceeds the minimum amount required by this regulation, amounting to 6,000, and the minimum statutary guarantee account amounting to 3,000 and is paid-in with mutual fund shares.

 

27.2 Documents in custody

 

As a general policy, the Bank delivers for custody to third parties the documentary support of its aged accounting and management operations, i.e. those whose date is prior to the last fiscal year-end, except for the Inventory Book, in which aging is deemed to include those with a date prior to the two fiscal years ended. In compliance with CNV General Resolution No. 629 requirements, the Bank has placed (i) the Inventory Books for fiscal years ended through December 31, 2016 included, and (ii) certain documentation supporting the economic transactions for fiscal years ended through December 31, 2017, included, under the custody of the following companies: AdeA Administradora de Archivos SA (warehouse located at Ruta 36, km 31.5, Florencio Varela, Province of Buenos Aires) and ADDOC Administración de Documentos SA (warehouse located at Avenida Circunvalación Agustín Tosco with no number, Colectora Sur, between Puente San Carlos and Puente 60 blocks, Province of Córdoba and Avenida Luis Lagomarsino 1750, formerly Ruta 8 Km 51.200, Pilar, Province of Buenos Aires).

 

27.3 As depositary of mutual funds

 

As of June 30, 2019 Banco Macro SA, in its capacity as depositary company, holds in custody the shares in mutual funds subscribed by third parties and assets from the following mutual funds (see Note 31):

 

Fund  Number of shares   Equity 
Pionero Pesos   1,479,082,668    8,632,558 
Pionero Renta Ahorro   624,200,261    6,850,075 
Pionero F F   60,612,133    552,462 
Pionero Renta   5,426,681    120,492 
Pionero Acciones   9,564,636    286,314 
Pionero Renta Plus   988,883    26,285 
Pionero Empresas FCI Abierto Pymes   209,532,535    782,266 
Pionero Pesos Plus   491,706,100    1,716,160 
Pionero Renta Ahorro Plus   177,289,379    462,163 
Pionero Renta Mixta I   24,205,841    48,792 
Pionero Renta Mixta II   26,374    50 
Pionero Renta Estratégico   531,964,850    796,913 
Pionero Renta Capital   50,000    50 
Pionero Argentina Bicentenario   258,169,862    299,740 
Pionero Ahorro Dólares   61,176,823    2,734,477 
Pionero Renta Global   50,000    2,122 
Pionero Renta Fija Dólares   10,082,207    374,378 
Argenfunds Renta Pesos   580,223,698    1,886,731 
Argenfunds Renta Argentina   26,390,536    116,813 
Argenfunds Ahorro Pesos   200,970,568    1,186,150 
Argenfunds Renta Privada FCI   47,257,500    307,294 
Argenfunds Abierto Pymes   195,990,306    247,503 
Argenfunds Renta Total   947,208,901    2,200,403 
Argenfunds Renta Flexible   385,303,238    844,940 
Argenfunds Renta Dinámica   182,638,682    368,575 
Argenfunds Renta Mixta   336,888    40 
Argenfunds Renta Global   84,940,967    187,178 
Argenfunds Renta Capital   34,960,515    1,509,185 
Argenfunds Renta Balanceada   85,988,206    178,960 
Argenfunds Liquidez   740,067,271    761,978 
Argenfunds Retorno Absoluto   162,281,555    162,709 
Argenfunds Renta Crecimiento   466,648    18,112 

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

28.ACCOUNTING ITEMS THAT IDENTIFY THE COMPLIANCE WITH MINIMUM CASH REQUIREMENTS

 

The items recognized by the Bank to constitute the minimum cash requirement effective for June 2019 are listed below, indicating the amounts as of month-end of the related items:

 

Description  Banco Macro
SA
   Banco del
Tucumán SA
 
Cash and deposits in banks          
Amounts in BCRA accounts   66,298,607    3,817,355 
           
Other debt securities          
BCRA Internal Bills computable for the minimum cash requirements   18,610,722      
Government securities computable for the minimum cash requirements   8,355,004      
           
Financial assets delivered as guarantee          
Special guarantee accounts with the BCRA   5,444,752    547,084 
Total   98,709,085    4,364,439 

 

29.PENALTIES APPLIED TO THE FINANCIAL ENTITY AND SUMMARY PROCEEDINGS INITIATED BY THE BCRA

 

BCRA Communiqué “A” 5689, as supplemented and amended, requires financial institutions to disclose in their financial statements certain information regarding summaries and penalties received from certain regulatory authorities, regardless of the amounts involved and the final conclusions of each case.

 

Next follows a description of the situation of Banco Macro SA and Banco del Tucumán SA as of June 30, 2019:

 

Banco Macro SA

 

Summary proceedings filed by the BCRA

Financial summary proceedings: No. 1496 dated 02/24/2016.

Reason: control observations over subsidiaries.

Proceeding filed against: Banco Macro SA and the Members of the Board of Directors (Jorge Horacio Brito, Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo, Jorge Pablo Brito, Marcos Brito, Juan Pablo Brito Devoto, Luis Carlos Cerolini, Carlos Enrique Videla, Alejandro Macfarlane, Guillermo Eduardo Stanley, Constanza Brito and Emanuel Antonio Alvarez Agis).

Status: pending resolution before the BCRA. On 04/07/2016, we filed the defenses and evidence. On 05/18/2016 we requested on behalf of Mr. Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo the resolution of the motion for lack of standing to be sued.

 

Penalties imposed by the BCRA

 

Financial summary proceedings: No. 1380 dated 03/11/2013.

Reason: alleged excess in the assets used for guarantee purposes, with effects on related statutory operation ratios; alleged failure to fulfill with the limitations of deposit increase, book records observations, neglect to present the corresponding accounting disclosure of such excess and failures according to Bank’s requirements. Penalty amount: 2,000.

Proceeding filed against: former Banco Privado de Inversiones SA, Directors, Statutory Audit Committee and Corporate Services Manager (Alejandro Manuel Estrada, Raúl Fernandez, Alejandro Carlos Estrada, Eduardo Guillermo Castro, Jorge Norberto Cerrotta, Armando Rogelio Pomar, Carlos Soulé and Baruki Luis Alberto Gonzalez).

Status: on 06/12/2015 the BCRA passed Judgment No. 527, imposing fines to those responsible. For that reason on 07/10/2015 a direct appeal was filed against such resolution with the Court of Appeals in Contentious Administrative Matters (CNACAF, for its acronyms in Spanish), which was confirmed. Upon such decision, the Bank filed a Federal Extraordinary Appeal which was also dismissed. Therefore, on 08/16/2016 a motion for reconsideration of dismissal of appeal was lodged before the Argentine Supreme Court of Justice (CSJN, for its acronyms in Spanish). On 06/19/2019, the CSJN decided to dismiss the appeal, ending the fine imposed by the Central Bank.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

Financial summary proceedings: No. 1401 dated 08/14/2013.

Reason: alleged failure in financing to the nonfinancial public sector, for temporary overdrafts through checking accounts of the Municipality of Córdoba and Reconquista. Penalty amount: 2,400.

Proceeding filed against: Banco Macro SA and the members of the Board (Jorge Horacio Brito, Jorge Pablo Brito and Marcos Brito).

Status: on 03/02/2015 the BCRA passed Resolution No. 183/15 imposing fines to the Bank. Therefore and against such resolution, a direct appeal was filed to the CNACAF. Courtroom IV of the CNACAF sustained the appeal filed by the Bank and annulled the decision imposing the fines to the Bank. Consequently, the BCRA filed a federal extraordinary appeal, which was dismissed. Finally, BCRA lodged a motion for reconsideration of dismissal of the extraordinary appeal with the CSJN, which is still pending resolution.

 

Penalties imposed by the Financial Information Unit (UIF)

 

File: No. 62/2009 dated 01/16/2009.

Reason: observations on the purchase of foreign currency from April 2006 through August 2007. Penalty amount: 718.

Penalty imposed on: Banco Macro SA and those in charge of anti-money laundering regulation compliance (Juan Pablo Brito Devoto and Luis Carlos Cerolini).

Status: the UIF passed Resolution No. 72/2011 on 06/09/2011, imposing fines to those responsible. After successive remedies filed by the Bank, part of the fines were dismissed in relation to statute-barred periods, and the decision became final on June 25, 2019; therefore, the case file will be submitted to the UIF to readjust fines to the open period.

 

File: No. 248/2014 (UIF Note Presidency 245/2013 11/26/2013) dated 07/30/2014.

Reason: alleged deficiencies in preparing certain “Reports on suspicious transactions (ROS)” due to cases of infringement detected in certain customer files. Penalty amount: 330.

Penalty imposed on: Banco Macro SA, the members of the Board and those in charge of anti-money laundering regulation compliance (Luis Carlos Cerolini – both as Compliance Officer and Director - and Jorge Horacio Brito, Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo, Juan Pablo Brito Devoto, Jorge Pablo Brito, Alejandro Macfarlane, Carlos Enrique Videla, Guillermo Eduardo Stanley, Constanza Brito, Emanuel Antonio Alvarez Agis, Marcos Brito and Rafael Magnanini –as Directors of Banco Macro SA).

Status: on 12/26/2016 the UIF passed Resolution No. 164/16 imposing fines on those responsible and issuing a favorable decision on the plea of lack of capacity to be sued lodged by Messrs. Carballo and Magnanini. Against such resolution, the Bank and the individual responsibles filed direct appeals, which will be decided at Room III of the CNACAF. Such appeals were dismissed through a final sentence dated 07/18/2019. The term to file the federal extraordinary appeal against such resolution is already running.

 

Although the above described penalties do not involve material amounts, as of the date of issuance of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements, the total amount of monetary penalties received, pending payment due to any appeal lodged by the Bank, amounts to 718 and was recognized according to the BCRA Communiqués “A” 5689 and 5940, as amended and supplemented.

 

Additionally, there are pending summary proceedings before the CNV and the UIF, as described below:

 

File: No. 1480/2011 (CNV Resolution No. 17529) dated 09/26/2014.

Reason: potential noncompliance with the obligation to inform a “Significant Event”.

Persons subject to summary proceedings: Banco Macro SA, the members of the Board, the regular members of the Statutory Audit Committee and the person/s responsible for market relations (Jorge Horacio Brito, Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo, Juan Pablo Brito Devoto, Jorge Pablo Brito, Luis Carlos Cerolini, Roberto Julio Eilbaum, Alejandro Macfarlane, Carlos Enrique Videla, Guillermo Eduardo Stanley, Constanza Brito, Daniel Hugo Violatti, Ladislao Szekely, Santiago Marcelo Maidana and Herman Fernando Aner).

Status: on 10/28/2014 the Bank and the persons involved filed their defenses offering evidence and requesting their acquittal. On 08/03/2015 the term to produce evidence was closed and on 08/19/2015 the defendants lodged their memorials. To the date hereof this action is still pending resolution.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

File: 2577/2014 (CNV Resolution No. 18863) dated 07/20/2017.

Reason: potential noncompliance with de provisions of section 59, Law 19550, and paragraph 1 of Chapter 6 Section 19 of Article IV of Chapter II of CNV Rules (Revised 2013, as amended) in force at the time of the issues under analysis.

Persons subject to summary proceedings: Banco Macro SA, in its capacity as custody agent of collective investment products of mutual funds, regular directors and regular members of the Statutory Audit Committee (Jorge Horacio Brito, Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo, Jorge Pablo Brito, Marcos Brito, Juan Pablo Brito Devoto, Luis Carlos Cerolini, Federico Pastrana, Carlos Enrique Videla, Alejandro Macfarlane, Guillermo Eduardo Stanley, Constanza Brito, Emmanuel Antonio Alvarez Agis, Alejandro Almarza, Carlos Javier Piazza and Vivian Haydee Stenghele).

Status: On May 22, 2019, the CNV (Argentine Securities Commission) issued Resolution No. 80/2019, whereby a warning penalty was imposed on the persons subject to the summary proceedings (except for Delfín J. E. Carballo and Federico Pastrana, as to whom the lack of capacity to be sued was sustained). On June 7, 2019, the Bank, its directors and statutory auditors filed a direct remedy requesting the abrogation of the penalty. The case file is still pending submission to the Federal Civil and Commercial Court of Appeals in and for the City of Buenos Aires.

 

File: No. 137/2015 (UIF Resolution No. 136/2017) dated 12/19/2017.

Reason: alleged breach to the contents of the Code of Procedure applicable to Anti-money Laundering and Terrorism Financing as Settlement and Clearing Agent at the time of an inspection of the CNV and to the Internal Audit Process referred to in its capacity as comprehensive settlement and clearing agent (UIF Resolution No. 229/2011, as amended).

Persons subject to summary proceedings: Banco Macro SA, members of the Management Body during the period that is the subject matter of these summary proceedings (Jorge Horacio Brito, Jorge Pablo Brito, Juan Pablo Brito Devoto, Constanza Brito, Marcos Brito, Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo, Delfín Federico Ezequiel Carballo, Carlos Enrique Videla, Alejandro Macfarlane, Guillermo Eduardo Stanley, Emmanuel Antonio Alvarez Agis, Nicolás Alejandro Todesca, Carlos Alberto Giovanelli, José Alfredo Sanchez, Martín Estanislao Gorosito, Roberto Julio Eilbaum, Mario Luis Vicens, Nelson Damián Pozzoli, Luis María Blaquier, Ariel Marcelo Sigal, Alejandro Eduardo Fargosi, Juan Martin Monge Varela and Luis Cerolini in his double capacity as Compliance Officer and member of the Management Body).

Status: on 04/23/2019, UIF passed Resolution No. 41, whereby it imposed fines to responsibles. Against such resolution, the Bank, its Board of Directors and its Statutary audits filed a direct appeal on 06/12/2019, requesting a repeal of the penalty imposed. Such appeal is in process at CNACAF.

 

File: No. 1208/2014 (UIF Resolution No. 13/2016) dated 1/15/2016.

Reason: alleged failure to comply with the Anti-Money Laundering Law, as amended, and UIF Resolution No. 121/11.

Persons subject to the summary proceedings: Banco Macro SA, Jorge Horacio Brito, Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo, Juan Pablo Brito Devoto, Jorge Pablo Brito, Luis Carlos Cerolini, Alejandro Macfarlane, Carlos Enrique Videla, Guillermo Eduardo Stanley, Constanza Brito, Marcos Brito and Emmanuel Antonio Álvarez Agis.

Status: on 05/17/2019 UIF passed resolution No. 13/2016, whereby it filed the summary proceedings related with observations over an overall inspection performed by BCRA. On 06/15/218, the responsibles filed their defenses. On 7/2/2018, the UIF sustained the lack of capacity to be sued of Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo, discarding his responsibility in this summary proceeding. The proceedings were opened to the production of evidence and closing of the evidence stage; on September 2018 the defendants lodged their memorial. As of the date, is pending to issue an administrative resolution.

 

Banco del Tucumán SA

 

Penalties imposed by the BCRA

 

Financial Summary Proceedings: No. 1349 dated 09/07/2012.

Reason: alleged breach of the provisions of Communiqué “A” 3054, OPRAC 1-476, Exhibit, Article 2, section 2.1 and Article 3, section 3.1.2.; and Communiqué “A” 4798, OPRAC 1-613, Exhibit, Article 4, section 41., regarding the financing to the nonfinancial public sector, for the acquisition of secured loans without the appropriate authorization by the BCRA. Penalty amount: 1,440.

Proceedings filed against: Banco del Tucumán SA and the members of the Board of Directors (Jorge Horacio Brito, Luis Carlos Cerolini, Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo, Jorge Pablo Brito, Claudio Alejandro Cerezo and Waldo Camilo López).

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

Status: on 03/12/2014 the BCRA issued Resolution No. 149/14 applying the fine to responsibles. For that reason, the Bank filed a direct appeal against the resolution of the SEFyC, before the CNACAF, who sustained Resolution No. 149/14. On 11/14/2014 the Bank filed a federal extraordinary appeal for arbitrariness of the decision issued by the Court of Appeals, which was dismissed; consequently the Bank filed lodged a motion for reconsideration of dismissal to the CSJN. This institution ordered the trial court to issue a new ruling on the request for unconstitutionality filed upon appealing the BCRA’s penalty. As a consequence, on 06/13/2019 the Courtroom IV of CNACAF issued a new resolution, whereby decided to dismissed the unconstitutionality request, thus it became final.

 

30.CORPORATE BONDS ISSUANCE

 

The corporate bond liabilities recorded by Banco Macro SA in these condensed consolidated interim financial statements amount to:

 

Corporate Bonds  Original value  Residual face value
as of 06/30/2019
   06/30/2019  12/31/2018 
Subordinated Resettable – Class A  USD400,000,000(a.1)  

USD 

400,000,000    17,191,816    15,288,390 
                      
Nonsubordinated – Class B 

Ps. 

4,620,570,000(a.2)  

Ps. 

3,391,052,000    3,308,957    3,460,899 
                      
Nonsubordinated – Class C 

Ps. 

3,207,500,000(a.3)  

Ps. 

3,207,500,000    2,884,457    2,916,412 
                      
Total              23,385,230    21,665,701 

 

a.1) On April 26, 2016, the general regular shareholders’ meeting approved the creation of a Global Program for the Issuance of Medium-Term Debt Securities, in accordance with the provisions of Law No. 23,576, as amended and further applicable regulations, up to a maximum amount outstanding at any time during the term of the program of USD 1,000,000,000 (one billion US dollars), or an equal amount in other currencies, under which it is possible to issue simple corporate bonds, not convertible into shares in one or more classes. Also, on April 28, 2017, the General and Special Shareholder’ Meeting resolved to extend the maximum amount of the abovementioned Global Program up to USD 1,500,000,000 (one thousand five hundred million US dollars).

 

On November 4, 2016, under the abovementioned Global Program, Banco Macro SA issued Subordinated Resettable Corporate Bonds, class A, at a fixed rate of 6.750% p.a. until reset date, fully amortizable upon maturity (November 4, 2026) for a face value of USD 400,000,000 (four hundred million US dollars), under the terms and conditions set forth in the pricing supplement dated October 21, 2016. Interest is paid semiannually on May 4 and November 4 of every year and the reset date will be November 4, 2021. Since reset date, these Corporate Bonds will accrue a benchmark reset rate plus 546.3 basis points, according to the abovementioned terms and conditions.

 

In addition, the Bank has the option to fully redeem the issuance as the reset date and under the conditions established in the pricing supplement after that date. The Bank used the funds derived from such issuance to grant loans in accordance with BCRA guidelines.

 

a.2) On May 8, 2017, under the Global Program mentioned on item a.1), Banco Macro SA issued non-subordinated simple corporate bonds Class B not convertible into shares, at a fixed rate of 17.50%, fully amortizable upon maturity (May 8, 2022) for a face value of pesos 4,620,570,000 equivalent to USD 300,000,000 (three hundred million US dollars), under the terms and conditions set forth in the price supplement dated April 21, 2017. Interest is paid semiannually on November 8 and May 8 of every year, beginning on November 8, 2017.

 

In addition, the Bank may fully redeem the issuance for tax matters, but not partially. The Bank used the funds derived from such issuance to grant loans in accordance with BCRA guidelines.

 

On October 17, 2018 the Board of Directors decided to pay off these corporate bonds for a face value of 1,229,518,000, equivalent to the amount of purchases made to that date.

 

As of the date of issuance of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements, the Bank made purchases of this issuance for a face value of pesos 147,955,000, with a remaining outstanding face value of 3,243,097,000.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

a.3) On April 9, 2018, under the Global Program mention on item a.1), Banco Macro SA issued non subordinated simple corporate bonds Class C, for a face value of pesos 3,207,500,000, at an annual variable rate equivalent to the sum of (i) Badlar private rate applicable for the related accrued period; plus (ii) applicable margin of 3.5% p.a., fully amortizable upon maturity (April 9, 2021). Interest will be paid quarterly for the periods due on July 9, October 9, January 9 and April 9 of every year, beginning on July 9, 2018.

 

In addition, the Bank may fully redeem the issuance for tax matters, but not partially. The Bank used the funds derived from such issuance to grant loans in accordance with BCRA guidelines.

 

As of the date of issuance of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements, the Bank made purchases of this issuance for a face value of pesos 523,000,000, with a remaining outstanding face value of pesos 2,684,500,000.

 

The Shareholder´s Meeting held on April 27, 2019, resolved to increase the maximum amount of the Global Program for the Issuance of Corporate Bonds for a face value from USD 1,500,000,000 to USD 2,500,000,000 or an equal amount in other currencies, as determinated by the Board of Directors in due time. During the meeting held on April 10, 2019 the Board of Directors decided to use the maximum amount of the Global Program for the Issuance of Corporate Bonds approved on April 27, 2018, i.e., U$S 1,000,000,000 (one billon US dollars) or an equal amount in other currencies or value units, for the issuance of Corporate Bonds under CNV frequent system.

 

31.OFF BALANCE SHEET TRANSACTIONS

 

In addition to note 4, the Bank recognizes different off balance sheet transactions, pursuant to the BCRA standards. Below are the amounts of the main off Balance sheet transactions as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

 

Item  06/30/2019   12/31/2018 
Custody of government and private securities and other assets held by third parties   101,637,543    80,052,243 
           
Preferred and other collaterals received from customers (1)   45,936,328    45,544,953 
           
Outstanding checks not paid yet   4,122,382    3,353,434 
           
Checks already deposited and pending clearance   1,874,690    1,680,896 

 

(1)Related to collaterals used to secure loans transactions and other financing, under the applicable rules in force in this matter.

 

32.TAX AND OTHER CLAIMS

 

32.1.Tax claims

 

The AFIP (Federal Public Revenue Agency) and tax authorities of the relevant jurisdictions have reviewed the tax returns filed by the Bank related to income tax, minimum presumed income tax and other taxes (mainly turnover tax). As a result, there are claims pending at court and/or administrative levels, either subject to discussion or appeal. The most significant claims are summarized below:

 

a)AFIP’s challenges against the income tax returns filed by former Banco Bansud SA (for the fiscal years since June 30, 1995, through June 30, 1999, and of the irregular six-month period ended December 31, 1999) and by former Banco Macro SA (for the fiscal years ended since December 31, 1998, through December 31, 2000).

 

The matter under discussion that has not been resolved as yet and on which the regulatory agency bases its position is the impossibility of deducting credits that have collateral security, an issue that has been addressed by the Federal Administrative Tax Court and CSJN in similar cases, which have issued resolutions that are favorable to the Bank’s position.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

b)Ex-officio turnover tax assessments in progress and/or adjustments pending resolution by the tax authorities of certain jurisdictions.

 

c)Pursuant to section 2, Presidential Decree No. 814/01, the Bank began applying the 17% rate instead of the 21% rate to settle payroll taxes as from November 2012. According to such presidential decree, the contributions made by private sector employers and by those governed by section 1, Law No. 22,016, would be taxable at a single and reduced 16% rate (subsequently, 17%).

 

The Bank was included in the scope of the abovementioned presidential decree merely due to the state’s interest governed by General Business Associations Law No. 19,550 and based on the clarifications included subsequently in Tax Reform Law No. 27,430. The Argentine Government has an interest on the Bank through the ANSES-FGS (Sustainability Guarantee Fund), as a result of the nationalization of funds from AFJPs (private pension fund managers) in 2008. As of June 30, 2019, such interest represents 27.49% of the capital stock of Banco Macro S.A. and, by exercising its voting rights, it managed to appoint the members of the Board of Directors and the Statutory Audit Committee.

 

On February 20, 2018, the AFIP (Federal Public Revenue Agency) required Banco Macro to clarify the reasons for using such reduced rate. On March 14, 2018, the Bank provided a detailed explanation ratifying its position.

 

After different procedures and the submission of factual and legal grounds, as the Bank is allowed to do by law, the AFIP submitted the case file for consultation to the Ministry of Economy, which in turn submitted it to the Argentine Attorney General’s Office on April 3, 2019, to request its participation in its capacity as the superior authority of the body of Argentine Government’s attorneys and legal services for federal public administration, where the case file is lodged as of the date of issuance of the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

Even though the Argentine Attorney General’s Office has issued no resolution in this regard as of the date of the accompanying interim condensed consolidated financial statements, the Bank decided to join the installment-payment plan from November 2012 through March 2019, pursuant to AFIP General Resolution No. 4477/2019. The plan offered 60 installments, an interest rate that is significantly lower than current rates applicable to tax or social security obligations and a material fine reduction. This entailed an economic and financial benefit for the Bank because, in connection with the settlement of the abovementioned social security payables and even within the context of appeals against resolutions affecting its rights, it would have required the full payment of the periods challenged –potentially obtaining the reimbursement of the amounts paid– at a 6% annual nominal rate, in accordance with the legal framework then effective.

 

The Bank’s Management and its legal counsel consider no further significant accounting effects could arise from the final outcome of the above-mentioned proceedings other than those disclosed in these condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

 

32.2.Other claims

 

In addition, before merging with and into the Bank, Banco Privado de Inversiones SA (BPI) had a pending class action styled “Adecua v. Banco Privado de Inversiones on ordinary proceedings”, File No. 19073/2007, pending with Commercial Court No. 3 in and for the City of Buenos Aires, Clerk’s Office No. 5, whereby it was required to reimburse to its clients the life insurance amounts overcharged to amounts payable, as well as to reduce the amounts charged in this regard in the future; this legal proceeding was concluded upon the abovementioned merger because BPI complied in full with the terms of the court-approved agreement reached with Adecua before answering the complaint. However, in March 2013, when BPI had already been merged with and into the Bank, the trial court resolved to amend the terms of the agreement and ordered the reimbursement of amounts of money to a larger number of clients as compared to the number arising from the terms approved by the court in due time. Such resolution was appealed by the Bank as BPI’s surviving company. The appeal was dismissed by the Court of Appeals, which abrogated both the trial court decision and the court-approved agreement, thus ordering the Bank to answer the complaint. This gave rise to the filing of an extraordinary appeal against such decision, as well as the subsequent filing of a complaint for the extraordinary appeal denied. It is currently pending with the Argentine Supreme Court.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

Moreover, the Bank is also subject to three class actions initiated by consumers’ associations for the same purpose: a) Adecua v, Banco Macro on ordinary proceedings, File No. 20495/2007, pending with Commercial Court No.7 in and for the City of Buenos Aires, Clerk’s Office No. 13; b) Damnificados Financieros Asociación Civil Para Su Defensa et al v, Banco Macro on summary proceedings, File No. 37729/2007, pending with Commercial Court No. 7 in and for the City of Buenos Aires, Clerk’s Office No. 13; c) Unión de Usuarios y Consumidores v. Nuevo Banco Bisel on ordinary proceedings, File No. 44704/2008, pending with Commercial Court No. 26 in and for the City of Buenos Aires, Clerk’s Office No. 52.

 

There are also other class actions initiated by consumer protection associations in relation to the collection of certain commissions and/or financial charges or practices and certain withholdings made by the Bank to individuals as Buenos Aires City stamp tax withholding agent.

 

Furthermore, there is a case challenging the Bank for charging credit card users until December 2014 a commission for “purchase limit excess” that consisted of a percentage over the purchase limit excess amount. It is styled “User and Consumer Union et. al v. Banco Macro SA on summary proceedings” [Unión de Usuarios y Consumidores y otro c/ Banco Macro SA s/ Sumarísimo], file No. 31958/2010, pending with Commercial Court No. 1 in and for the City of Buenos Aires, Clerk’s Office No 1. On 03/15/2019 a court order was passed against the Bank from a trial court that ordered the reimbursement for all the collected amounts plus VAR and interest. Although this court decision shall be appeal, the Entity understands that there is a low probability that a favorable ruling shall be obtained from the trial court, as the Entity became aware that the Court of Appeals approved related actions against other two banks.

 

The Bank’s Management and its legal counsel consider no further significant accounting effects could arise from the final outcome of the above-mentioned proceedings other than those disclosed in these condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

 

33.RESTRICTION ON DIVIDENDS DISTRIBUTION

 

a)According to BCRA regulations, 20% of Banco Macro SA income for the year plus/less prior-year adjustments and less accumulated losses as for the prior year-end, if any, should be allocated to the legal retained earnings.

 

b)Pursuant to Law No. 25,063, dividends to be distributed in cash or in kind in excess of taxable income accumulated at the end of the fiscal year immediately preceding the payment or distribution date shall be subject to a 35% income tax withholding as a single and definitive payment. For this purpose, income to be considered in each year will result from adding dividends or earnings from other corporations not computed in the calculation of those earnings in the same tax period(s) to the earnings determined under application of Income Tax Law, and deducting the tax paid for the tax period(s) in which the earnings, or the related proportional amount, being distributed were generated. This withholding shall not be applicable to earnings distributions accrue in the fiscal years beginning as of January 1, 2018.

 

c)Through Communiqué “A” 6464, the BCRA establishes the general procedure to distribute earnings. According to that procedure, earnings may only be distributed if certain circumstances are met such as no records of financial assistance from the BCRA due to illiquidity or shortages in payments of minimum capital or minimum cash requirement deficiencies and not being subject to the provisions of sections 34 and 35 bis of the Financial Entities Law (sections dealing with tax payment and restructuring agreements and reorganization of the Bank), among other conditions listed in the abovementioned communiqué that must be met.

 

In addition, profits may only be distributed to the extent there are positive results, after deducting, on a nonaccounting basis, from retained earnings and the optional reserves for the future distribution of profits, (i) the amounts of the legal and other earnings reserves which are mandatory, (ii) all debit amounts of each one of the accounting items recognized in “Other Comprehensive Income”, (iii) income from of the revaluation of property, plant and equipment, intangible assets and investment property, (iv) the positive net difference between the amortized cost and the fair value of government debt instruments and/or monetary regulation instruments issued by the BCRA for those instruments recognized at amortized cost, (v) the adjustments identified by the Superintendency of Financial and Exchange Entities of the BCRA or by the independent external auditor and that have not been recognized in the accounting records and (vi) certain franchises granted by the BCRA. Additionally, no profit distributions shall be made out of the profit originated as a result of the first-time application of the IFRS, which as of June 30, 2019 amounted to 3,475,669 and is recognized in a special reserve in the Shareholders’ Equity.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

Additionally, the maximum amount to be distributed shall not be over the minimum capital excess recalculating, exclusively for these purposes, the position in order to consider the above-mentioned adjustments, among other issues.

 

Finally, the Bank must verify that, after completion of the proposed profit distribution, a capital maintenance margin equal to 3.5% of risk-weighted assets is kept, apart from the minimum capital required by law, to be integrated by Tier 1(Con1) ordinary capital, net of deductible items (CDCOn1).

 

d)Pursuant to CNV General Resolution No. 593, the Shareholders’ Meeting in charge of analyzing the annual financial statements will be required to decide on the application of the Bank’s retained earnings, such as the actual distribution of dividends, the capitalization thereof through the delivery of bonus shares, the creation of earnings reserves additional to the Legal earnings retained or a combination of any of these applications.

 

34.CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE TRANSPARENCY POLICY AND RISK MANAGEMENT

 

As financial institutions, the activities of Banco Macro SA and Banco del Tucumán SA are governed by the Financial Entities Law No. 21,526, as supplemented, and the regulations issued by the BCRA and are exposed to intrinsic risks related to the financial industry. Moreover, they adhere to the good banking practices laid out in BCRA Communiqué “A” 5201 (Financial Entities Corporate Governance Guidelines) as supplemented. Detailed explanations about the main aspects related to capital management and corporate governance transparency policy and risk management related to the Bank, are disclosed in note 39 to the consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2018, already issued.

 

Additionally, the table below shows the minimum capital requirements measured on a consolidated basis, effective for the month of June 2019, together with the integration thereof (computable equity) as of the end of such month:

 

Description  06/30/2019 
Minimum capital requirements   23,020,664 
Computable equity   73,986,138 
Capital surplus   50,965,474 

 

35.ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES

 

The table below shows the amounts corresponding to the detail of Government and private debt securities as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

 

Description  06/30/2019   12/31/2018 
Debt securities at fair value through profit or loss          
Government debt securities   949,525    1,242,849 
Private securities   1,030,156    1,392,398 
Total debt securities at fair value through profit or loss   1,979,681    2,635,247 
           
Other debt securities          
At fair value through OCI          
Government securities   617,574    758,909 
Central Bank internal bills   85,343,976    55,069,908 
Government securities – Foreign   2,673,462    604,766 
Total at fair value through OCI   88,635,012    56,433,583 

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

Description (contd.)  06/30/2019   12/31/2018 
At amortized cost Government securities   8,746,236    8,148,427 
Private securities        2,749 
Total at amortized cost   8,746,236    8,151,176 
Total other debt securities   97,381,248    64,584,759 
Equity instruments          
At fair value through profit or loss   1,510,031    51,518 
Total equity instruments   1,510,031    51,518 

 

36.CHANGES IN THE ARGENTINE MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT OF THE FINANCIAL AND CAPITAL MARKETS

 

The international and local macroeconomic context generates a certain degree of uncertainty regarding its future progress as a result of the financial assets and foreign exchange market volatility and, additionally certain political events and the level of economic growth, among other issues. At a local level, there is an increase in the prices for other relevant economic variables, such as salary costs, exchange rate, interest rates and prices of the main raw materials.

 

Therefore, the Bank’s Management permanently monitors any changes in the abovementioned situations in international and local markets, to determine the possible actions to adopt and to identify the possible impact on its financial situation that may need to be reflected in the financial statements for future periods.

 

37.EVENTS AFTER REPORTING PERIOD

 

No events occurred between the end of the period and the issuance of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements that may materially affect the financial position or the profit and loss for the period, not disclosed in these condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

 

38.ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES – EXPLANATION ADDED FOR TRANSLATION INTO ENGLISH

 

These condensed consolidated interim financial statements are presented in accordance with the accounting framework established by the BCRA, as mentioned in note 3. These accounting standards may not conform with accounting principles generally accepted in other countries.

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo

Chairperson

 

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EXHIBIT B

 

CONSOLIDATED CLASSIFICATION OF LOANS AND OTHER FINANCING

BY SITUATION AND COLLATERAL RECEIVED

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019 AND DECEMBER 31, 2018

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish - See Note 38)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)

 

   06/30/2019   12/31/2018 
COMMERCIAL    
         
In normal situation   71,788,477    70,071,286 
With senior “A” collateral and counter-collateral   2,439,754    2,554,501 
With senior “B” collateral and counter-collateral   8,908,098    8,453,117 
Without senior collateral or counter-collateral   60,440,625    59,063,668 
           
Subject to special monitoring   160,069    213,632 
In observation          
With senior “A” collateral and counter-collateral   1,254    3,226 
With senior “B” collateral and counter-collateral   51,844    68,007 
Without senior collateral or counter-collateral   106,971    41,805 
In negotiation or with financing agreements          
With senior “A” collateral and counter-collateral        43,592 
Without senior collateral or counter-collateral        57,002 
           
Troubled   183,185    633,432 
With senior “A” collateral and counter-collateral   5,466      
With senior “B” collateral and counter-collateral   50,387    179,598 
Without senior collateral or counter-collateral   127,332    453,834 
           
With high risk of insolvency     380,267    283,394 
With senior “A” collateral and counter-collateral   10,610    1,223 
With senior “B” collateral and counter-collateral   287,374    182,130 
Without senior collateral or counter-collateral   82,283    100,041 
           
Irrecoverable    11,549      
With senior “B” collateral and counter-collateral   11,313      
Without senior collateral or counter-collateral   236      
           
Subtotal Commercial   72,523,547    71,201,744 

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo

Chairperson

 

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EXHIBIT B

(Continued)

 

CONSOLIDATED CLASSIFICATION OF LOANS AND OTHER FINANCING

BY SITUATION AND COLLATERAL RECEIVED

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019 AND DECEMBER 31, 2018

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)

 

   06/30/2019   31/12/2018 
CONSUMER AND MORTGAGE          
           
Performing   107,770,757    108,845,927 
With senior “A” collateral and counter-collateral   2,190,007    2,959,968 
With senior “B” collateral and counter-collateral   14,605,791    14,552,408 
Without senior collateral or counter-collateral   90,974,959    91,333,551 
Low risk   1,804,919    2,074,849 
With senior “A” collateral and counter-collateral   17,508    48,130 
With senior “B” collateral and counter-collateral   126,509    192,993 
Without senior collateral or counter-collateral   1,660,902    1,833,726 
Medium risk   1,571,138    1,420,894 
With senior “A” collateral and counter-collateral   15,558    16,916 
With senior “B” collateral and counter-collateral   71,329    79,214 
Without senior collateral or counter-collateral   1,484,251    1,324,764 
High risk   1,375,888    961,047 
With senior “A” collateral and counter-collateral   23,608    13,707 
With senior “B” collateral and counter-collateral   75,559    39,126 
Without senior collateral or counter-collateral   1,276,721    908,214 
Irrecuperable   415,484    234,151 
With senior “A” collateral and counter-collateral   7,898    1,260 
With senior “B” collateral and counter-collateral   43,487    26,998 
Without senior collateral or counter-collateral   364,099    205,893 
Irrecoverable according to Central Bank's rules   207    904 
Without senior collateral or counter-collateral   207    904 
Subtotal consumer and mortgage   112,938,393    113,537,772 
Total   185,461,940    184,739,516 

 

This exhibit discloses the contractual figures as established by the BCRA. The conciliation with the consolidated statement of financial position is listed below:  

    06/30/2019    12/31/2018 
Loans and other financing   178,851,248    178,874,755 
 + Allowances for loans and other financing   4,573,068    4,160,745 
 + Adjustment IFRS (adjustment amortized cost and fair value)   164,304    257,071 
 + Debt securities of financial trust - Measured at amortized cost        2,749 
Guarantees provided and contingent liabilities   1,873,320    1,444,196 
Total computable items   185,461,940    184,739,516 

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo

Chairperson

 

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            EXHIBIT C

 

CONSOLIDATED CONCENTRATION OF LOANS AND FINANCING FACILITIES

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019 AND DECEMBER 31, 2018

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish - See Note 38)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)

 

   06/30/2019   12/31/2018 
Number of customers  Cut off
balance
   % of total
portfolio
   Cut off
balance
   % of total
portfolio
 
10 largest customers   24,038,393    12.96    19,431,965    10.52 
50 next largest customers   21,711,343    11.71    22,338,631    12.09 
100 next largest customers   13,553,418    7.31    13,694,432    7.41 
Other customers   126,158,786    68.02    129,274,488    69.98 
Total (1)   185,461,940    100.00    184,739,516    100.00 

 

(1) See reconciliation in Exhibit B

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo

Chairperson

 

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                EXHIBIT D

 

CONSOLIDATED BREAKDOWN OF LOANS AND OTHER FINANCING BY TERM

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)

 

       Remaining terms to maturity     
Item  Matured   Up to 1 month   Over 1 month and up to 3 months   Over 3 months and up to 6 months   Over 6 months and up to 12 months   Over 12 months and up to 24 months   Over 24 months   Total 
Non financial government sector        596,190    254,518    167,744    150,247    124,629         1,293,328 
Financial sector        1,487,587    1,621,942    163,437    760,572    580,231    1,443    4,615,212 
Non financial private sector and foreign residents   1,889,810    35,531,942    53,031,720    21,641,257    25,417,456    37,724,165    66,737,420    241,973,770 
                                         
Total   1,889,810    37,615,719    54,908,180    21,972,438    26,328,275    38,429,025    66,738,863    247,882,310 

 

CONSOLIDATED BREAKDOWN OF LOANS AND OTHER FINANCING BY TERM

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish - See Note 38)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)

 

       Remaining terms to maturity     
Item  Matured   Up to 1 month   Over 1 month and up to 3 months   Over 3 months and up to 6 months   Over 6 months and up to 12 months   Over 12 months and up to 24 months   Over 24 months   Total 
Non financial government sector        156,275    403,613    434,592    745,089    968,517    323,784    3,031,870 
Financial sector        1,097,205    1,733,758    1,205,293    1,698,740    598,110    22,143    6,355,249 
Non financial private sector and foreign residents   1,896,929    52,337,082    23,411,664    25,455,967    30,819,902    35,342,048    69,687,361    238,950,953 
                                         
Total   1,896,929    53,590,562    25,549,035    27,095,852    33,263,731    36,908,675    70,033,288    248,338,072 

 

This exhibit discloses the contractual future cash flows that include interest and accessories to be accrued until maturity of the contracts.

 

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo

  Chairperson

 

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 EXHIBIT F

 

CONSOLIDATED CHANGE OF PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)

 

  

Original 
value at 

   Total life
           Depreciation for the period   Residual
value at
the end
 
Item  beginning of
fiscal year
   estimated in 
years
   Increases   Decreases   Accumulated   Decrease   Of the
period
   At the
end
  

of the 
period

 
Cost                                    
Real property   7,368,876    50    28,025    9,310    340,877    3,978    69,253    406,152    6,981,439 
Furniture and facilities   644,620    10    44,078    3,219    182,535    2,881    31,732    211,386    474,093 
Machinery and equipment   1,515,832    5    228,714    30,290    781,852    30,035    139,166    890,983    823,273 
Vehicles   139,588    5    19,053    6,164    85,201    4,627    13,569    94,143    58,334 
Other   1,149    0    41         1,129    37    88    1,180    10 
Work in progress   724,223    0    538,414    0    0    0              1,262,637 
Right of use of leasing property   0    5    620,101    13,380    0    1,274    96,107    94,833    511,888 
Total property, plant and equipment   10,394,288         1,478,426    62,363    1,391,594    42,832    349,915    1,698,677    10,111,674 

 

CONSOLIDATED CHANGE OF PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish - See Note 38)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)

 

   Original                 Depreciation for the fiscal year    Residual
value at
the end
 
Item  value at
beginning of
fiscal year
   Total life
estimated
in years
   Increases   Decreases   Accumulated   Decrease   For the
fiscal
year
   At the
end
   of the
fiscal
year
 
Cost                                             
Real property (1)   5,291,944    50    2,856,372    779,441    422,212    177,032    95,697    340,877    7,027,998 
Furniture and facilities   375,248    10    275,681    6,309    143,554    11    38,992    182,535    462,085 
Machinery and equipment   1,046,933    5    585,627    116,728    571,215         210,637    781,852    733,980 
Vehicles   117,949    5    38,465    16,825    78,659    14,150    20,692    85,201    54,388 
Other   1,122    0    40    13    1,095    0    34    1,129    20 
Work in progress   2,576,980    0    1,556,054    3,408,811    0    0    0    0    724,223 
Total property, plant and equipment   9,410,176         5,312,239    4,328,127    1,216,735    191,193    366,052    1,391,594    9,002,694 

 

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo

  Chairperson

 

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                  EXHIBIT F

                   (Continued)

 

CONSOLIDATED CHANGE IN INVESTMENT PROPERTY

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)

 

    Original
Value at
beginning of
   Useful life estimated in            Depreciation for the period   Residual
value at
the end
of the 
 
Item  fiscal year   years   Increases   Decreases   Accumulated   Decrease   Of the
period
   At the
end
   period 
Cost                                    
Rented properties   90,485    50              8,127         514    8,641    81,844 
Other investment properties   198,596    50    34,073    2,164    7,350    159    1,313    8,504    222,001 
Total investment property   289,081         34,073    2,164    15,477    159    1,827    17,145    303,845 

 

CONSOLIDATED CHANGE IN INVESTMENT PROPERTY

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish - See Note 38)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)

 

   Original
Value at
   Useful life
           Depreciation for the fiscal year    Residual
value at
the end  
 
Item  beginning of
fiscal year
   estimated
in years
   Increases   Decreases   Accumulated   Decrease   For the fiscal year   At the
end
   of the
fiscal year
 
Cost                                             
Rented properties        50    90,485    0    8,027         100    8,127    82,358 
Other investment properties   658,974    50    303,503    763,881    19,965    18,680    6,065    7,350    191,246 
Total investment property (1)   658,974         393,988    763,881    27,992    18,680    6,165    15,477    273,604 

 

(1) During the fiscal year 2018, this item observed transfers to and from property, plant and equipment and/or non current assets held for sale.

 

 

 Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo

  Chairperson

 

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                      EXHIBIT G

 

CONSOLIDATED CHANGE IN INTANGIBLE ASSETS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)  

 

   Original
Value at
beginning of
   Useful life estimated in            Depreciation for the period   Residual
value at
the end
of the 
 
Item  fiscal year   years   Increases   Decreases   Accumulated   Decrease   Of the period   At the end   period 
Cost                                             
Licenses   600,446    5    265,405    37,497    271,952    37,495    63,763    298,220    530,134 
Other intangible assets   1,887,767    5    458,122    11,263    815,244    11,262    191,740    995,722    1,338,904 
Total intangible assets   2,488,213         723,527    48,760    1,087,196    48,757    255,503    1,293,942    1,869,038 

 

 

CONSOLIDATED CHANGE IN INTANGIBLE ASSETS

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)  

 

   Original
Value at 
    Useful life           Depreciation for the fiscal year   Residual value 
Item  beginning of
fiscal year
   estimated in years   Increases   Decreases   Accumulated   Decrease   For the fiscal year   At the end   at the end of the fiscal year 
Cost                                             
Licenses   344,671    5    256,269    494    195,765    3    66,425    262,187    338,259 
Other intangible assets   1,206,227    5    754,508    72,968    527,111         297,898    825,009    1,062,758 
Total intangible assets (1)   1,550,898         1,010,777    73,462    722,876    3    364,323    1,087,196    1,401,017 

 

(1) During the fiscal year 2018, there were transfers between different lines of the item, that produce differences between the amounts at the end of one year and the beginning of other, without implying modifications of total this item.

 

 

 Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo

  Chairperson

 

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EXHIBIT H

 

CONSOLIDATED DEPOSIT CONCENTRATION

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019 AND DECEMBER 31, 2018

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)

 

   06/30/2019   12/31/2018 
Number of customers  Outstanding balance   % of total portfolio   Outstanding balance   % of total portfolio 
10 largest customers   14,920,850    5.25    19,840,988    8.34 
50 next largest customers   16,912,452    5.95    17,271,242    7.26 
100 next largest customers   12,489,564    4.39    10,956,612    4.60 
Other customers   239,936,271    84.41    189,885,577    79.80 
                     
Total   284,259,137    100.00    237,954,419    100.00 

 

 

 Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo

  Chairperson

 

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EXHIBIT I

 

CONSOLIDATED BREAKDOWN OF FINANCIAL LIABILITIES

FOR RESIDUAL TERMS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)

 

   Remaining terms to maturity 
Item  Up to 1 month   Over 1 month and up to 3 months   Over 3 months and up to 6 months   Over 6 months and up to 12 months   Over 12 months and up to 24 months   Over 24 months   Total 
Deposits   237,763,676    41,603,375    6,848,067    1,888,476    49,652    16,511    288,169,757 
                                    
From the non-financial government sector   19,377,561    4,020,918    512,872    127,379              24,038,730 
From the financial sector   243,587                             243,587 
From the non-financial private sector and foreign residents   218,142,529    37,582,457    6,335,195    1,761,097    49,652    16,511    263,887,441 
                                    
Derivative instruments   2,349    8,128    918                   11,395 
                                    
Repo transactions   277,594                             277,594 
                                    
Other financial entities   277,594                             277,594 
                                    
Other Financial Liabilities   14,629,337    79,724    28,745    29,862    33,136    152,227    14,953,031 
                                    
Financing received from the Central Bank of Argentina and other financial institutions   187,417    996,990    489,924    264,396    159,767    102,225    2,200,719 
                                    
Issued corporate bonds   361,854         602,474    804,614    4,088,870    3,806,391    9,664,203 
                                    
Subordinated corporate bonds             573,052    573,052    1,146,104    23,854,247    26,146,455 
                                    
Total   253,222,227    42,688,217    8,543,180    3,560,400    5,477,529    27,931,601    341,423,154 

 

This exhibit discloses contractual future cash flows that include interests and accessories to be accrued until maturity of the contracts.

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo
Chairperson

 

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EXHIBIT I

 

CONSOLIDATED BREAKDOWN OF FINANCIAL LIABILITIES

FOR RESIDUAL TERMS

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)

 

   Remaining terms to maturity 
Item  Up to 1 month   Over 1 month and up to 3 months   Over 3 months and up to 6 months   Over 6 months and up to 12 months   Over 12 months and up to 24 months   Over 24 months   Total 
Deposits   198,459,625    33,817,014    7,493,854    1,310,113    64,511    15,985    241,161,102 
                                    
From the non-financial government sector   17,319,378    1,670,962    639,754    46,091    206         19,676,391 
From the financial sector   148,275                             148,275 
From the non-financial private sector and foreign residents   180,991,972    32,146,052    6,854,100    1,264,022    64,305    15,985    221,336,436 
                                    
Liabilities at fair value through profit or loss                                   
                                    
Derivative instruments   1,019         350                   1,369 
                                    
Repo transactions   164,667                             164,667 
                                    
Other Financial entities   164,667                             164,667 
                                    
Other Financial Liabilities   15,140,459    18,645    9,221    13,064    20,085    140,505    15,341,979 
                                    
Financing received from the Central Bank of Argentina and other financial institutions   425,053    918,813    1,083,024    470,177    87,151    125,173    3,109,391 
                                    
Issued corporate bonds   362,534         584,698    734,105    1,441,379    7,387,182    10,509,898 
                                    
Subordinated corporate bonds             510,412    510,412    1,020,824    21,757,164    23,798,812 
                                    
Total   214,553,357    34,754,472    9,681,559    3,037,871    2,633,950    29,426,009    294,087,218 

 

This exhibit discloses contractual future cash flows that include interests and accessories to be accrued until maturity of the contracts.

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo
Chairperson

 

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EXHIBIT J

 

CONSOLIDATED CHANGES IN PROVISIONS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)

 

   Amounts at beginning of      Decreases      
Item  fiscal year   Increases   Reversals   Charge off   06/30/2019 
For Administrative, disciplinary and criminal sanctions   718    50    0    50    718 
Other   1,045,176    421,177    18,045    422,546    1,025,762 
Total Provisions   1,045,894    421,227    18,045    422,596    1,026,480 

 

CONSOLIDATED CHANGES IN PROVISIONS

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish - See Note 38)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)

 

   Amounts at beginning of       Decreases     
Item  fiscal year   Increases   Reversals   Charge off   12/31/2018 
For Administrative, disciplinary and criminal sanctions   718                   718 
Other   694,201    1,103,870    17,424    735,471    1,045,176 
Total Provisions   694,919    1,103,870    17,424    735,471    1,045,894 

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo
Chairperson

 

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 EXHIBIT L

 

CONSOLIDATED FOREIGN CURRENCY AMOUNTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019 AND DECEMBER 31, 2018

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish - See Note 38)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)

 

   06/30/2019   12/31/2018 
   Total   Total per currency     
Items  headquarter
company and
local branches
   US dollar   Euro   Real   Other   Total 
ASSETS                              
Cash and deposits in banks   57,164,219    56,892,852    192,644    21,030    57,693    42,745,328 
Debt securities at fair value through profit or loss   380,168    380,168                   388,276 
Derivative instruments                            2,738 
Other financial assets   1,771,085    1,771,085                   1,545,982 
Loans and other financing   54,590,604    54,590,604                   46,040,211 
To the non-financial government sector   5    5                   80 
Other financial institutions   452,943    452,943                   480,324 
From the non-financial private sector and foreign residents   54,137,656    54,137,656                   45,559,807 
Other debt securities   3,142,575    3,142,575                   1,217,229 
Financial assets delivered as guarantee   1,240,639    1,240,639                   929,442 
Investments in equity instruments   7,357    7,357                   5,746 
TOTAL ASSETS   118,296,647    118,025,280    192,644    21,030    57,693    92,874,952 
                               
LIABILITIES                              
Deposits   92,506,709    92,506,709                   71,357,886 
Non-financial government sector   2,806,799    2,806,799                   2,295,035 
Financial sector   163,035    163,035                   100,200 
Non-financial private sector and foreign residents   89,536,875    89,536,875                   68,962,651 
Other financial liabilities   3,457,167    3,377,505    71,690         7,972    2,618,946 
Financing from Central Bank and other financial Institutions   1,924,070    1,924,070                   2,598,810 
Subordinated corporate bonds   17,191,816    17,191,816                   15,288,390 
Other non-financial liabilities   43,893    43,893                   34,948 
TOTAL LIABILITIES   115,123,655    115,043,993    71,690         7,972    91,898,980 

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo

Chairperson

 

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EXHIBIT Q

 

CONSOLIDATED BREAKDOWN OF STATEMENT OF INCOME

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)

 

   Net financial Income/ (Loss) 
   Mandatory measurement 
Items  Quarter ended
06/30/2019
   Accumulated from
beginning of period up
to 06/30/2019
 
For measurement of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss          
Gain from government securities   39,083    202,949 
Gain from private securities   144,985    294,131 
(Loss)/ Gain from derivative financial instruments          
Forward transactions   (12,515)   286,841 
Gain from other financial assets   49,783    100,839 
Gain from equity instruments at fair value through profit or loss   8,625    1,410,040 
Loss from sales of financial assets at fair value   (97,298)   (188,296)
TOTAL   132,663    2,106,504 

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo

Chairperson

 

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 EXHIBIT Q

 (Continued)

 

CONSOLIDATED BREAKDOWN OF STATEMENT OF INCOME

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)

 

   Net financial Income/ (Loss) 
Interest and adjustment for the application of the effective interest
rate of financial assets measured at amortized cost
  Quarter ended
06/30/2019
   Accumulated from
beginning of period
up to 06/30/2019
 
Interest income          
For cash and bank deposits   34,533    65,998 
For government securities   537,906    1,046,042 
For debt securities        1,398 
For loans and other financing          
Financial sector   355,590    849,476 
Non-financial private sector   0      
Overdrafts   1,739,288    3,610,841 
Documents   1,086,052    2,286,975 
Mortgage loans   1,673,353    2,983,388 
Pledge loans   124,676    253,203 
Personal loans   6,004,506    11,789,678 
Credit cards   2,677,605    5,244,447 
Financial leases   43,372    87,278 
Other   1,027,347    2,151,197 
For repo transactions          
Central Bank of Argentina   0    9,381 
Other financial institutions   1,616,883    1,929,589 
TOTAL   16,921,111    32,308,891 
Interest expenses          
From deposits          
Non-financial private sector          
Checking accounts   (52,003)   (170,003)
Saving accounts   (152,855)   (249,564)
Time deposits and investments accounts   (13,368,251)   (23,740,014)
For Financing received from Central Bank of Argentina and other financial institutions   (61,353)   (104,681)
For repo transactions          
Other financial institutions   (107,558)   (178,415)
For other financial liabilities   (26,266)   (57,276)
Issued corporate bonds   (469,695)   (921,882)
For subordinated corporate bonds   (310,708)   (591,200)
TOTAL   (14,548,689)   (26,013,035)

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo

Chairperson

 

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EXHIBIT Q

(Continued)

 

CONSOLIDATED BREAKDOWN OF STATEMENT OF INCOME

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)  

 

   Income for the period   Other comprehensive
income
 
Interest and adjustment for the application of
the effective interest rate of financial assets
measured at fair value through other
comprehensive income
  Quarter ended
06/30/2019
   Accumulated
from beginning
of period up to
06/30/2019
   Quarter
ended
06/30/2019
   Accumulated
from
beginning of
period up to
06/30/2019
 
From Equity Instruments at fair value through profit or loss   14,413,076    23,420,010    66,463    (82,771)
Total   14,413,076    23,420,010    66,463    (82,771)

 

   Income for the period 
Commissions income  Quarter ended
06/30/2019
   Accumulated
from
beginning of
period up to
06/30/2019
 
Commissions related to obligations   2,122,434    4,256,480 
Commissions related to credits   39,582    63,405 
Commissions related to loans commitments and financial guarantees   237    2,441 
Commissions related to securities value   94,504    115,249 
Commissions for credit cards   1,085,977    2,157,916 
Commissions for insurance   232,398    457,522 
Commissions related to trading and foreign exchange transactions   94,796    168,318 
Total   3,669,928    7,221,331 

 

   Loss for the period 
Commissions expenses  Quarter ended
06/30/2019
   Accumulated
from
beginning of
period up to
06/30/2019
 
Commissions related to trading and foreign exchange transactions   (19,120)   (28,294)
Other          
Commissions paid ATM exchange   (124,422)   (235,679)
Checkbooks commissions and compensating cameras   (65,611)   (121,919)
Commissions Credit cards and foreign trade   (69,084)   (133,729)
Total   (278,237)   (519,621)

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo

Chairperson

 

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EXHIBIT Q

CONSOLIDATED BREAKDOWN OF STATEMENT OF INCOME

AS OF JUNE 30, 2018

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)

 

   Net financial Income/ (Loss) 
   Mandatory measurement 
Items  Quarter ended
06/30/2018
   Accumulated from
beginning of period up to
06/30/2018
 
For measurement of financial assets at fair value through gain or loss          
Gain from government securities   38,986    93,984 
Gain from private securities   20,149    50,918 
Loss from derivative financial instruments          
  Forward transactions   (3,295)     
Gain from other financial assets   8,943    45,121 
Gain from equity instruments at fair value through profit or loss   5,293    39,924 
Loss from sales of financial assets at fair value   (110,462)   (21,084)
For measurement of financial liabilities at fair value through gain or loss          
Loss from derivative financial instruments          
Forward transactions   (5,970)   (5,970)
Total   (46,356)   202,893 

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo

Chairperson

 

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EXHIBIT Q

(Continued)

 

CONSOLIDATED BREAKDOWN OF STATEMENT OF INCOME

AS OF JUNE 30, 2018

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)

 

   Net financial Income/ (Loss) 
Interest and adjustment for the application of the
effective interest rate of financial assets measured
at amortized cost
  Quarter ended
06/30/2018
   Accumulated from
beginning of period up to
06/30/2018
 
Interest income          
For cash and bank deposits   1,999    4,970 
For debt securities   50,221    102,372 
For loans and other financing          
Financial sector   204,521    371,391 
Non-financial private sector   0      
Overdrafts   961,674    1,742,250 
Documents   727,134    1,384,429 
Mortgage loans   784,990    1,363,590 
Pledge loans   142,293    292,123 
Personal loans   5,021,197    9,596,118 
Credit cards   1,545,210    2,901,411 
Financial leases   33,844    67,702 
Other   953,640    1,815,923 
For repo transactions          
Central Bank of Argentina   7,068    22,656 
Other financial institutions   38,698    58,244 
Total   10,472,489    19,723,179 
Interest expenses          
For deposits          
Non-financial private sector          
Checking accounts   0      
Saving accounts   (64,207)   (117,841)
Time deposits and investments accounts   (3,813,810)   (6,769,747)
For Financing received from Central Bank of Argentina and other financial institutions   (21,627)   (35,008)
For repo transactions          
Other financial institutions   (24,342)   (55,312)
For other financial liabilities   (3,452)   (32,472)
Issued corporate bonds   (422,246)   (595,933)
For subordinated corporate bonds   (174,356)   (313,406)
Total   (4,524,040)   (7,919,719)

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo

Chairperson

  

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EXHIBIT Q

(Continued)

CONSOLIDATED BREAKDOWN OF STATEMENT OF INCOME

AS OF JUNE 30, 2018

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)

 

   Income for the period  Other comprehensive income 
Interest and adjustment for the application of the effective interest rate of financial assets measured at fair value through other comprehensive income  Quarter
ended
06/30/2018
   Accumulated
from beginning
of period up to
06/30/2018
   Quarter
ended
06/30/2018
   Accumulated
from beginning
of period up to
06/30/2018
 
From government debt securities   3,144,039    5,231,120    (61,725)   (123,475)
Total   3,144,039    5,231,120    (61,725)   (123,475)

 

 

   Income for the period
Commissions income  Quarter ended
06/30/2018
   Accumulated
from beginning
of period up to
06/30/2018
 
Commissions related to obligations   1,851,479    3,445,393 
Commissions related to credits   25,496    42,778 
Commissions related to loans commitments and financial guarantees   45    453 
Commissions related to securities value   25,506    47,276 
Commissions for credit cards   765,496    1,464,520 
Commissions for insurance   172,118    341,735 
Commissions related to trading and foreign exchange transactions   50,804    92,178 
Total   2,890,944    5,434,333 

 

 

   Loss for the period
Commissions expenses  Quarter ended
06/30/2018
   Accumulated
from beginning
of period up to
06/30/2018
 
Portfolio transfer for administration service          
Commissions related to debt securities   (76)   (208)
Commissions related to trading and foreign exchange transactions   (10,275)   (17,028)
Other          
Commissions paid ATM exchange   (72,597)   (135,317)
Checkbooks commissions and compensating cameras   (43,657)   (80,997)
Commissions Credit cards and foreign trade   (82,953)   (160,933)
Total   (209,558)   (394,483)

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo

Chairperson

  

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EXHIBIT R

  

VALUE ADJUSTMENT FOR CREDIT LOSSES - CONSOLIDATED ALLOWANCES FOR UNCOLLECTIBILITY RISK

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)

  

           Decreases     
Item  Balances at
beginning of the
fiscal year
   Increases   Reversals   Charge off   06/30/2019 
Other financial assets   5,015    1,184,268    46    11    1,189,226 
Loans and other financing   4,160,745    2,092,741    69,715    1,610,703    4,573,068 
Other financial institutions   52,121    5,150    26,758    0    30,513 
To the non-financial private sector and foreign residents   0    0    0    0    0 
Overdrafts   282,498    91,473    2,698    41,650    329,623 
Documents   354,248    79,277    1,003    40,218    392,304 
Mortgage loans   272,753    63,820    1,566    18,886    316,121 
Pledge loans   77,524    10,619    1,021    985    86,137 
Personal loans   1,720,698    969,398    51    711,445    1,978,600 
Credit cards   814,844    369,406    459    271,012    912,779 
Financial leases   5,570    1,129    771    0    5,928 
Other   580,489    502,469    35,388    526,507    521,063 
TOTAL OF ALLOWANCES   4,165,760    3,277,009    69,761    1,610,714    5,762,294 

 

VALUE ADJUSTMENT FOR CREDIT LOSSES - CONSOLIDATED ALLOWANCES FOR UNCOLLECTIBILITY RISK

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 38)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)

 

           Decreases     
Item  Balances at
beginning of the
fiscal year
   Increases   Reversals   Charge off   12/31/2018 
Other financial assets   5,131    1,850    131    1,835    5,015 
Loans and other financing   2,666,738    3,100,127    40,961    1,565,159    4,160,745 
Other financial institutions   31,251    25,571    4,701         52,121 
To the non-financial private sector and foreign residents                       0 
Overdrafts   139,833    201,391    7,209    51,517    282,498 
Documents   202,505    193,753    1,546    40,464    354,248 
Mortgage loans   152,116    153,332    14,208    18,487    272,753 
Pledge loans   74,380    29,647    3,929    22,574    77,524 
Personal loans   1,207,483    1,495,470    267    981,988    1,720,698 
Credit cards   590,483    575,386    1,005    350,020    814,844 
Financial leases   6,487    273    1,190    0    5,570 
Other   262,200    425,304    6,906    100,109    580,489 
TOTAL OF ALLOWANCES   2,671,869    3,101,977    41,092    1,566,994    4,165,760 

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo

Chairperson

 

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CONDENSED SEPARATE INTERIM STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION  

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019 AND DECEMBER 31,2018

(Translation of the Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 36)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

Items  Notes  Exhibits  06/30/2019   12/31/2018 
ASSETS                
Cash and Deposits in Banks         89,670,120    68,178,537 
Cash         8,043,423    9,319,226 
Central Bank of Argentina         66,298,607    46,046,332 
Other Local and Foreign Entities         15,325,435    12,370,152 
Other         2,655    442,827 
Debt Securities at fair value through profit or loss     A   1,589,311    2,150,737 
Derivative Financial Instruments         17,199    14,555 
Other financial assets  7  R   2,893,806    2,263,655 
Loans and other financing     B, C, D and R   165,014,934    165,209,389 
Non financial Public Sector         1,093,219    1,768,254 
Other Financial Entities         4,024,374    5,573,806 
Non financial Private Sector and Foreign Residents         159,897,341    157,867,329 
Other Debt Securities     A   91,672,704    62,654,466 
Financial Assets delivered as guarantee  24      6,547,992    6,323,938 
Equity Instruments at fair value through profit or loss  9  A   1,502,944    47,020 
Investment in associates and joint arrangements         5,648,805    4,888,171 
Property, Plant and Equipment     F   9,543,492    8,512,492 
Intangible Assets     G   2,054,322    1,591,857 
Other Non financial Assets  7      860,415    629,239 
Non current assets held for sale  9      440,795    804,017 
TOTAL ASSETS         377,456,839    323,268,073 

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo
Chairperson

 

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CONDENSED SEPARATE INTERIM STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION  

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019 AND DECEMBER 31,2018

(Translation of the Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 36)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)  

 

Items  Notes  Exhibits  06/30/2019   12/31/2018 
LIABILITIES                
Deposits     H and I   262,545,318    219,761,923 
Non financial Public Sector         17,723,361    11,729,037 
Financial Sector         243,581    148,269 
Non financial Private Sector and Foreign Residents         244,578,376    207,884,617 
Derivative Financial Instruments     I   10,782    1,369 
Repo Transactions     I   277,594    164,469 
Other Financial Liabilities  11  I   13,437,901    14,128,235 
Financing received from the Central Bank of Argentina and other financial entities     I   2,194,956    3,297,393 
Issued Corporate Bonds  29  I   6,204,199    6,388,191 
Current Income Tax Liabilities  14.a)      4,022,214    2,712,536 
Subordinated Corporate Bonds  29  I   17,191,816    15,288,390 
Provisions  10  J   953,692    969,754 
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities         457,879    254,957 
Other Non-financial Liabilities  11      7,216,335    5,454,286 
TOTAL LIABILITIES         314,512,686    268,421,503 
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY                
Capital Stock  22  K   669,663    669,663 
Non capital contributions         12,428,461    12,428,461 
Adjustments to Shareholders’ Equity         4,511    4,511 
Earnings Reserved         34,806,871    21,995,937 
Unappropriated Retained Earnings              3,475,669 
Other Comprehensive Income         658,908    543,086 
Net Income for the period/ fiscal year         14,375,739    15,729,243 
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY         62,944,153    54,846,570 
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND LIABILITIES         377,456,839    323,268,073 

 

The notes 1 to 36 to the condensed separate interim financial statements and the exhibits A to D, F to L, O, Q and R are an integral part of the condensed separate interim financial statements.

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo
Chairperson

 

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CONDENSED SEPARATE INTERIM STATEMENT OF INCOME

FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTH PERIODS ENDED JUNE 30, 2019 AND 2018

(Translation of the Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 36)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)  

 

Items  Notes   Exhibits  Quarter
ended
06/30/2019
   Accumulated
from
beginning of
year up to
06/30/2019
   Quarter
ended
06/30/2018
   Accumulated
from
beginning of
year up to
06/30/2018
 
Interest income       Q   29,480,872    52,257,246    12,583,479    22,970,178 
Interest expense       Q   (13,549,669)   (24,085,331)   (4,206,052)   (7,343,191)
Net Interest income           15,931,203    28,171,915    8,377,427    15,626,987 
Commissions income   15   Q   3,354,194    6,642,141    2,727,401    5,137,854 
Commissions expense       Q   (243,742)   (447,329)   (187,226)   (344,842)
Net Commissions income           3,110,452    6,194,812    2,540,175    4,793,012 
Subtotal (Net Interest income +Net Commissions income)           19,041,655    34,366,727    10,917,602    20,419,999 
Net Income/ (Loss) from measurement of financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss       Q   (1,691)   1,852,791    (85,021)   96,157 
Profit/ (Loss) from sold assets at amortized cost           (624)   6,397    75    (2,870)
Differences in quoted prices of gold and foreign currency   16       328,440    232,826    (1,127,210)   (1,002,687)
Other operating income   17       912,541    3,832,736    383,768    775,697 
Allowances for loan losses           (780,438)   (2,859,882)   (508,939)   (1,026,020)
Net Operating Income           19,499,883    37,431,595    9,580,275    19,260,276 
Employee benefits   18       (4,561,328)   (7,396,204)   (2,214,303)   (4,051,480)
Administrative expenses   19       (2,069,084)   (3,960,843)   (1,390,793)   (2,652,897)
Depreciation of Property, plant and equipment       F and G   (301,735)   (576,949)   (157,560)   (304,752)
Other Operating Expenses   20       (3,676,182)   (6,539,949)   (2,094,705)   (3,913,040)
Operating Income           8,891,554    18,957,650    3,722,914    8,338,107 
Income from associates and joint arrangements           893,966    1,226,344    496,314    896,270 
Income before tax on continuing operations           9,785,520    20,183,994    4,219,228    9,234,377 
Income tax on continuing operations   14       (2,753,213)   (5,808,255)   (1,103,578)   (2,576,545)
Net Income from continuing operations           7,032,307    14,375,739    3,115,650    6,657,832 
Net Income for the period           7,032,307    14,375,739    3,115,650    6,657,832 

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo
Chairperson

 

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SEPARATE EARNINGS PER SHARE

FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTH PERIODS ENDED JUNE 30, 2019 AND 2018

 (Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 36)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)  

 

Items  Quarter
ended
06/30/2019
   Accumulated
from beginning
of year up to
06/30/2019
   Quarter
ended
06/30/2018
   Accumulated
from
beginning of
year up to
06/30/2018
 
Net Profit   7,032,307    14,375,739    3,115,650    6,657,832 
                     
PLUS: Potential diluted earnings per common share                    
                     
Net Profit   7,032,307    14,375,739    3,115,650    6,657,832 
                     
Weighted average of outstanding common shares for the fiscal year   639,398    639,406    669,663    669,663 
                     
PLUS: Weighted average of the number of additional common shares with dilution effects                    
                     
Weighted average of outstanding common shares for the fiscal year adjusted as per dilution effect   639,398    639,406    669,663    669,663 
Basic earnings per share   10.9983    22.4830    4.6526    9.9421 

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo
Chairperson

 

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CONDENSED SEPARATE INTERIM STATEMENT OF OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

FOR THE THREE AND SIX MONTH PERIODS ENDED JUNE 30, 2019 AND 2018

(Translation of the Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 36)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)  

 

Items  Notes  Exhibits  Quarter
ended
06/30/2019
   Accumulated
from
beginning of
year up to
06/30/2019
   Quarter
ended
06/30/2018
   Accumulated
from
beginning of
year up to
06/30/2018
 
Net Income for the period         7,032,307    14,375,739    3,115,650    6,657,832 
Foreign currency translation differences in financial statements conversion         (34,318)   176,449    344,455    398,114 
Foreign currency translation differences for the period         (34,318)   176,449    344,455    398,114 
Profit or losses for financial instruments measured at fair value through OCI (IFRS 9(4.1.2)(a))         45,114    (42,601)   (23,164)   (61,999)
Profit or losses for the period from financial instruments at fair value through OCI     Q   64,449    (60,859)   (33,092)   (88,570)
Income tax  14      (19,335)   18,258    9,928    26,571 
Interest in Other Comprehensive Income of associates and joint ventures accounted for using the participation method         (1,232)   (18,026)   (28,488)   (34,803)
Income for the period from interest in Other Comprehensive Income of associates and joint ventures accounted for using the participation method         (1,232)   (18,026)   (28,488)   (34,803)
Total Other Comprehensive Income that will be reclassified to profit or loss for the period         9,564    115,822    292,803    301,312 
Total Other Comprehensive Income         9,564    115,822    292,803    301,312 
Total Comprehensive Income         7,041,871    14,491,561    3,408,453    6,959,144 

 

The notes 1 to 36 to the condensed separate interim financial statements and the exhibits A to D, F to L, O, Q and R, are an integral part of the condensed separate interim financial statements.

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo
Chairperson

 

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CONDENSED SEPARATE INTERIM STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE SIX MONTH PERIODS ENDED JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 36)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

       Capital stock   Non capital
contributions
       Other comprehensive
income
   Earnings Reserved         
Changes  Notes   Outstanding
shares
   In
portfolio
   Additional paid-in
capital
   Adjustments to
Shareholders’
Equity
   Accumulative
foreign currency
translation
difference in
financial
statements
conversion
   Other   Legal   Other   Unappropriated
Retained
Earnings
   Total
Equity
 
Amount at the beginning of the fiscal year        640,715    28,948    12,428,461    4,511    869,961    (326,875)   6,872,687    15,123,250    19,204,912    54,846,570 
Total comprehensive income for the period                                                       
- Net income for the period                                                14,375,739    14,375,739 
-Other comprehensive income for the period                            176,449    (60,627)                  115,822 
Own shares in portfolio   22    (1,317)   1,317                                         
Distribution of unappropied retained earnings as approved by Shareholders´ Meeting held on April 30, 2019                                                       
Legal Reserve                                      3,145,849         (3,145,849)     
Normative Reserve                                           3,475,669    (3,475,669)     
Cash Dividends                                           (6,393,978)        (6,393,978)
Other                                           12,583,394    (12,583,394)     
Amount at the end of the period        639,398    30,265    12,428,461    4,511    1,046,410    (387,502)   10,018,536    24,788,335    14,375,739    62,944,153 

 

 

CONDENSED SEPARATE INTERIM STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

FOR THE SIX MONTH PERIODS ENDED JUNE 30, 2018

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 36)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

       Capital stock    Non capital
contributions 
       Other comprehensive
income 
   Earnings Reserved          
Changes  Notes   Outstanding
shares
   In portfolio   Additional paid-in
capital
   Adjustments to
Shareholders’
Equity
   Accumulative
foreign currency
translation
difference in
financial
statements
conversion
   Other   Legal   Other   Unappropriated
Retained
Earnings
   Total
Equity
 
Amount at the beginning of the fiscal year       669,663         12,428,461    4,511    137,148    67,412    4,994,932    15,368,454    12,864,442    46,535,023 
Total comprehensive income for the period                                                      
- Net income for the period                                                6,657,832    6,657,832 
-Other comprehensive income for the period                            398,114    (96,802)                  301,312 
Distribution of unappropied retained earnings as approved by Shareholders´ Meeting held on April 27, 2018                                                       
Legal Reserve                                      1,877,755         (1,877,755)     
Cash Dividends                                           (3,348,315)        (3,348,315)
- Other                                           7,511,018    (7,511,018)     
                                                        
Amount at the end of the period        669,663         12,428,461    4,511    535,262    (29,390)   6,872,687    19,531,157    10,133,501    50,145,852 

 

The notes 1 to 36 to the condensed separate interim financial statements and the exhibits A to D, F to L, O, Q and R, are an integral part of the condensed separate interim financial statements.

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo
Chairperson

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE SIX MONTH PERIODS ENDED JUNE 30, 2019 AND 2018

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 36)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

Items  Notes   06/30/2019   06/30/2018 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES               
Income for the period before Income Tax        20,183,994    9,234,377 
Adjustments to obtain cash flows from operating activities:              
Amortization and depreciation        576,949    304,752 
Allowance for loan losses        2,859,882    1,026,020 
Difference in quoted prices of foreign currency        (2,413,455)   (3,449,362)
Other adjustments        (33,466)   891,568 
Net increase/ (decrease) from operating assets:               
Debt Securities at fair value though profit and loss        561,426    (236,002)
Derivative financial instruments        (2,644)   (34,650)
Repo transactions        -    1,263,650 
Loans and other financing               
   Non-financial public sector        675,035    (156,165)
   Other financial entities        1,549,432    26,402 
   Non-financial private sector and foreign residents        (4,889,894)   (22,018,558)
Other debt securities        (1,308,515)   9,661,225 
Financial assets delivered as guarantee        (224,054)   209,945 
Equity instruments at fair value through profit or loss        (35,228)   (8,039)
Other assets        (1,047,235)   (1,162,743)
Net increase/ (decrease) from operating liabilities:               
Deposits               
   Non-financial public sector        5,994,324    4,372,167 
   Financial sector        95,312    44,014 
   Non-financial private sector and foreign residents        36,693,759    27,884,104 
Liabilities at fair value through profit or loss        -    (6,450)
Derivative financial instruments        9,413    11,044 
Repo transactions        113,125    (858,860)
Other liabilities        (127,258)   1,556,580 
Payments for Income Tax        (4,068,971)   (3,941,745)
TOTAL CASH FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES (A)        55,161,931    24,613,274 

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo
Chairperson

 

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE SIX MONTH PERIODS ENDED JUNE 30, 2019 AND 2018

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 36)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)  

 

Items  Notes   06/30/2019   06/30/2018 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES               
Payments:               
Acquisition of PPE, intangible assets and other assets        (1,492,922)   (599,556)
TOTAL CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES (B)        (1,492,922)   (599,556)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES               
Payments:               
Dividends        (6,393,978)   (3,348,315)
Acquisition or redemption of equity instruments        (199,843)   - 
Non subordinated corporate bonds        (1,048,284)   (404,300)
Central Bank of Argentina        (1,246)     
Financing from local financial entities        (415,473)   (374,669)
Subordinated Corporate Bonds        (606,105)   (292,893)
Other payments related to financing activities        (134,559)   - 
Proceeds:               
Financing to local financial entities        -    3,206,999 
Central Bank of Argentina        -    4,376 
TOTAL CASH USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES (C)        (8,799,488)   (1,208,802)
                
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE FLUCTUATIONS (D)        4,331,785    7,509,308 
TOTAL CHANGES IN CASH FLOWS               
NET INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS (A+B+C+D)        49,201,306    30,314,224 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FISCAL YEAR   21    123,248,445    51,788,928 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT THE END OF THE PERIOD   21    172,449,751    82,103,152 

 

The notes 1 to 36 to the condensed separate interim financial statements and the exhibits A to D, F to L, O, Q and R, are an integral part of the condensed separate interim financial statements.

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo
Chairperson

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED SEPARATE INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 36)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

1.CORPORATE INFORMATION

 

Banco Macro SA (hereinafter, the “Bank”) is a business corporation (sociedad anónima) organized in the Republic of Argentina that offers traditional banking products and services to companies, including those companies operating in regional economies, as well as to individuals, thus strengthening its goal to be a multiservice bank. In addition, the Bank performs certain transactions through its subsidiaries banco del Tucumán SA, Macro Bank Limited (a company organized under the laws of Bahamas), Macro Securities SA, Macro Fiducia SA and Macro Fondos SGFCISA.

 

Macro Compañía Financiera SA was created in 1977 as a nonbanking financial institution. In May 1988, it received the authorization to operate as a commercial bank and it was incorporated as Banco Macro SA. Subsequently, as a result of the merger process with other entities, it adopted other names (among them, Banco Macro Bansud SA) and since August 2006, Banco Macro SA.

 

The Bank’s shares are publicly listed on Bolsas y Mercados Argentinos (BYMA) since November 1994 and as from March 24, 2006, they are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Additionally, on October 15, 2015 they were authorized to be listed on the Mercado Abierto Electrónico SA (MAE).

 

Since 1994, Banco Macro SA’s market strategy was mainly focused on the regional areas outside the City of Buenos Aires. Following this strategy, in 1996, Banco Macro SA started the process to acquire entities and assets and liabilities during the privatization of provincial and other banks.

 

In 2001, 2004, 2006 and 2010, the Bank acquired the control of Banco Bansud SA, Nuevo Banco Suquía SA, Nuevo Banco Bisel SA and Banco Privado de Inversiones SA, respectively. Such entities merged with and into Banco Macro SA in December 2003, October 2007, August 2009 and December 2013, respectively. In addition, during the fiscal year 2006, Banco Macro SA acquired control over Banco del Tucumán SA. Additionally, on May 21, 2019 the Bank acquired 100% of Argenpay SA (see note 1 to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements).

 

On August 7, 2019, the Bank’s Board of Directors approved the issuance of these condensed separate interim financial statements.

 

2.OPERATIONS OF THE BANK

 

Note 2 to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements includes a detailed description of the agreements that relate the Bank and its subsidiary Banco del Tucumán SA to the provincial and municipal governments.

 

In addition, as mentioned in note 2.4 to the condensed consolidated interim financial statement, the Bank acquired shares of Banco del Tucumán SA for an amount of 456,757. This transaction was registered by the acquisition method. The difference between the consideration paid and the application of the purchase price method gave rise to goodwill recognition for an amount of 210,927.

 

On the other hand, on October 17, 2018, the Board of Directors of Banco Macro SA, decided to initiate negotiations for the merger reorganization between Banco Macro SA and Banco del Tucuman SA (see additionally note 2 to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements).

 

On April 30, and July 19, 2019, the Shareholders' Meeting of Banco Macro SA and the Shareholders' Meeting Banco del Tucumán SA, respectively, decided, among other issues, to approve a preliminary merger agreement, the special consolidated financial statement of merger as of December 31, 2018, the exchange relationship of shares, the legal feasibility Report and the technical, economic and financial feasibility Report of the merger between Banco Macro SA and Banco del Tucumán SA (see additionally note 2 to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements).

 

3.BASIS FOR THE PREPARATION OF THESE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND APPLICABLE ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

 

On February 12, 2014 the BCRA, through Communiqué “A” 5541 established the general guidelines towards conversion to the IFRS issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) for preparing the financial statements of the entities under its supervision, for the annual fiscal years beginning on January 1, 2018 as well as those of interim-periods.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED SEPARATE INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 36)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

Additionally, through Communiqués “A” 6114, the BCRA set specific guidelines within the scope of such convergence process, among which it defined (i) the transitory exception to the application of section 5.5 “Impairment” of the IFRS 9 “Financial Instruments” (sections B5.5.1 to B5.5.55) up to the fiscal years beginning as of January 1, 2020; and (ii) in order to calculate the effective interest rate of assets and liabilities so requiring it for the measurement thereof, pursuant to IFRS 9, up to December 31, 2019, the Bank may transitorily make a global estimate of the calculation of the effective interest rate on a group of financial assets or liabilities with similar characteristics which shall be applied such effective interest rate. If section 5.5 “Impairment”, mentioned in (i) above had applied, according to a global estimation performed by the Bank, as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the shareholders’ equity would have increased by 1,338,696 and 202,257, respectively. The figures stated as of June 30, 2019 includes 1,183,817 generated by the allowance mentioned in note 9 to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

 

As of June 30, 2019, the conditions to apply inflation adjustments in the separate financial statement for the six-month period ended on that date, as established by IAS 29 “Financial Reporting in Hyperinflationary Economy” were met. However, for the reasons described in section “measuring unit” of this note, financial institutions, transitorily, cannot apply the abovementioned standard.

 

Note 3 to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements presents a detailed description of the basis for the presentation of these condensed separate interim financial statements. The main accounting policies used and the relevant information of the subsidiaries as well as all that is explained therein shall apply to these condensed separate interim financial statements.

 

These condensed separate interim financial statements, were prepared in accordance with the framework set forth by the Central Bank as mentioned in the previous paragraphs, for which these condensed separate interim financial statements, are based on IAS 34 “Interim Financial Reporting”. In that sense, these condensed separate interim financial statements include all the necessary information for an appropriate understanding, by the users thereof, of the basis for the preparation and disclosure used therein, as well as the relevant events and transactions occurred after the issuance of the last annual separate financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018. Nevertheless, the present condensed separate interim financial statements do not include all the information or all the disclosures required for the annual separate financial statements prepared in accordance with the IAS 1 “Presentation of Financial Statements”. Therefore, these condensed separate interim Financial Statements must be read together with the annual separate financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, already issued.

 

Measuring unit

 

IFRS require that the financial statements of an entity whose functional currency is the currency of a hyperinflationary economy be restated in terms of measuring unit current at the end of the reporting period. To achieve consistency in identifying an economic environment of that nature, IAS 29 establishes (i) certain qualitative indicators, not limited to, consisting of analyzing the general population behavior, prices, interest rates and wages with changes to a price index and the loss of purchasing power, and (ii) a quantitative indicator which is the most common in practice, consisting of a three-year cumulative inflation rate of 100% or above. Whilst in the recent years there was an important increase in the general level of prices, the three-year cumulative inflation had maintained in Argentina below 100%. However, due to miscellaneous macroeconomic factors the three-year inflation rate exceeds that figure, and, also the Argentine government goals and other available estimates indicate that this trend will not be reversed in the short term.

 

Consequently, the Argentine economy is currently considered hyperinflationary under IAS 29 and the Argentine financial entities that are required to apply the IFRSs adopted by the BCRA through Communiqué “A” 6114 and the functional currency of which is the Argentine peso should restate their financial statements. Such restatement should be applied as if the economy had always been hyperinflationary, using a general price index that reflects changes in general purchasing power. To apply the restatement, a series of indexes will be used, as prepared and published on a monthly basis by the Argentine Federation of Professionals Councils in Economic Sciences (FACPCE, for its acronym in Spanish), which combines consumer price index (CPI) on a monthly basis published by the Argentine Institute of Statistics and Censuses (INDEC, for its acronym in Spanish) since January 2017 (baseline month: December 2016) with the wholesale prices indexes published by the INDEC until that date. For the months of November and December 2015, for which the INDEC did not publish the wholesale price index (WPI) variation, the CPI variation for the CABA is used.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED SEPARATE INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 36)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

Considering the abovementioned indexes, the inflation rate was 22.40% and 16.03% for the six-month periods ended on June 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively, and 47.64% for the fiscal year ended on December 31, 2018.

 

Notwithstanding the above, as established by BCRA Communiqué “A” 6651, financial institutions shall start the inflation adjustment on its financial statements according to IAS 29, for the fiscal years beginning on January 1, 2020.

 

The nonrecognition of changes in the general purchasing power under hyperinflationary conditions, may distort accounting information and, therefore, this situation should be taken into account in the interpretation of the Bank’s information on these condensed separate interim financial statements over financial position, the result of its operations and its cash flows.

 

Below there is a description of the main impacts if IAS 29 were to be applied:

 

(a)Financial Statements shall be restated considering the changes in the general purchasing power of the currency to ensure that they are stated in the current measuring unit at end of the reporting period.

 

(b)To sum up, the restating mechanism provided by IAS 29 is as follows:

 

(i)Monetary items (the ones that are already stated in terms of the current measuring unit) are not restated because they are already expressed in terms of the monetary unit current at the end of the reporting period. In an inflationary period, an entity holding monetary assets generates purchasing power loss and holding monetary liabilities generates purchasing power gain, provided that the assets and liabilities are not linked to an adjustment mechanism that offsets, in some extend such effects. The net gain or loss on a monetary basis shall be included in profit or loss for the period.

 

(ii)Assets and liabilities subject to adjustments based on specific agreements will be adjusted in accordance with such agreements.

 

(iii)Nonmonetary items stated at current cost at the end of the reporting period, are not restated for presentation purposes in the statement of financial position, but the adjustment process must be completed to determine, in terms of constant measurement unit, the income or loss produced by holding these nonmonetary items.

 

(iv)Nonmonetary items carried at historical cost or at current cost at some earlier date before the reporting date, shall be restated by an index that reflects the general level of price variation from the acquisition or revaluation date to the closing date, proceeding then to compare the restated amounts of those assets with their recoverable amounts. Income or loss for the period related to depreciation of property, plant and equipment and amortization of intangible assets and other nonmonetary cost shall be determined over the new restated amounts.

 

(v)When an entity capitalizes borrowing cost in the nonmonetary assets, the part of the borrowing cost that compensates for the inflation during the same period will not be capitalized.

 

(vi)The restatement of nonmonetary assets in terms of a current measurement unit at the end of the reporting period, without an equivalent adjustment for tax purposes generates a taxable temporary difference and a deferred income tax liability is recognized and the contra account is recognized as profit or loss for the period. When, beyond the restatement, there is a revaluation of nonmonetary assets, the deferred tax related to the restatement is recognized in profit or loss for the period and deferred tax related with the revaluation is recognized in other comprehensive income for the period.

 

(vii)Income and expenses are restated from the date the items were recorded, except for those income or loss items that reflect or include, in their determination, the consumption of assets measured at the currency purchasing power from a date prior to that when the consumption was recorded, which is restated using as a basis the acquisition date of the assets related to the item, and except for income or losses arising from comparing the two measurements at currency purchasing power of different dates, for which it requires to identify the compared amounts, to restate them separately and to repeat the comparison, with the restated amounts.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED SEPARATE INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 36)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

(viii)At the beginning of the first period of application of the restatement of financial statements in constant currency, the components of equity, except for the retained earnings, are restated according IAS 29, and the retained earning amount is determinated as a difference, once the equity items were restated.

 

If the Bank, according to a global estimation, had applied IAS 29, the Shareholders’ equity as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 would have increased by 9,948,569 and 20,014,790, respectively, including the effects for the application of section 5.5. “Impairment” of the IFRS 9 abovementioned; on the other hand, the comprehensive income for the six-month period would have decreased by 9,691,520.

 

Subsidiaries

 

As mentioned in note 1, the Bank performs certain transactions through its subsidiaries.

 

Subsidiaries are all the entities controlled by the Bank. An entity controls another entity when it is exposed, or has rights, to variable returns from its continuing involvement with such other entity, and has the ability to use its power to direct the operating and financing policies of such other entity, to affect the amounts of such returns.

 

As provided under IAS 27 “Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements”, investments in subsidiaries were accounted for using the “equity method”, established in IAS 28. When using this method, investments are initially recognized at cost, and such amount increases or decreases to recognize investor’s interest in profits and losses of the entity after the date of acquisition or creation.

 

Shares in profits and losses of subsidiaries and associates are recognized under “Income from subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures” in the statement of income. Ownership interest in other comprehensive income of subsidiaries is accounted for under “Income for the fiscal year in other comprehensive income of subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures accounted for using the participation method”, in the statement of other comprehensive income.

 

Transcription in the Books of Accounts

 

As of the date of these condensed separate interim financial statements, the same are in the process of being transcribed in the Books of Accounts of Banco Macro SA.

 

New standards adopted

 

New pronouncements are described in note 3 to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

 

New pronouncements

 

New pronouncements are described in note 3 to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

 

4.CONTINGENT TRANSACTIONS

 

In order to meet specific financial needs of customers, the Bank’s credit policy also includes, among others, the granting of guarantees, securities, bonds, letters of credit and documentary credits. Although these transactions are not recognized in the statement of financial position, since they imply a possible liability for the Bank, they expose the Bank to credit risks other than those recognized in the statement of financial position and are, therefore, an integral part of the total risk of the Bank.

 

As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Bank maintains the following contingent transactions:

 

   06/30/2019   12/31/2018 
Overdraft and unused agreed commitments (*)   1,677,392    634,288 
Guarantees granted (*)   693,067    940,990 
Letters of credit   99,438    256,788 
    2,469,897    1,832,066 

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED SEPARATE INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 36)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

(*)Includes transactions not covered by BCRA debtor classification standards. For overdraft and unused agreed commitments, it includes an amount of 405,623 and 221,220, as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. For guarantees granted it includes the amount of 190,954 and 166,650, as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.

 

Risks related to the contingent transactions described above have been evaluated and are controlled within the framework of the Bank’s credit risk policy detail in note 39 to the consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2018, already issued.

 

5.FAIR VALUE QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES

 

Note 5 to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements describes the methods and assumptions used to determine the fair value, both of the financial instruments recognized at fair value as of those not accounted for at such fair value in these condensed separate interim financial statements. In addition, the Bank discloses the relevant information as to instruments included in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Notwithstanding the above, the Bank’s Management has used its best judgment to estimate the fair values of its financial instruments; any technique to perform such estimate implies certain inherent fragility level.

 

Fair value hierarchy

 

The Bank uses the following hierarchy to determine and disclose the fair value of financial instruments, according to the valuation technique applied:

 

-Level 1: quoted prices (unadjusted) observable in active markets that the Bank accesses to at the measurement day for identical assets or liabilities. The Bank considers markets as active only if there are sufficient trading activities with regards to the volume and liquidity of the identical assets or liabilities and when there are binding and exercisable price quotes available at each reporting period.

 

-Level 2: Valuation techniques for which the data and variables having a significant impact on the determination of the fair value recognized or disclosed are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Such inputs include quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical instruments in inactive markets and observable inputs other than quoted prices such as interest rates and yield curves, implied volatilities, and credit spreads. In addition, adjustments to level 2 inputs may be required for the condition or location of the asset or the extent to which it relates to items that are comparable to the valued instrument. However, if such adjustments are based on unobservable inputs which are significant to the entire measurement, the Bank will classify the instruments as Level 3.

 

-Level 3: Valuation techniques for which the data and variables having a significant impact on the determination of the fair value recognized or disclosed are not based on observable market information.

 

The following tables show the hierarchy in the Bank’s financial assets and liabilities at fair value measurement, as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

 

Description  Financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair
value on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2019
 
   Total   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3 
Financial assets                    
                     
At fair value through profit or loss                    
Debt Securities at fair value through profit or loss   1,589,311    498,824    130,847    959,640 
Derivative Financial Instruments   17,199    9,242    7,957      
Other financial assets   24,844              24,844 
Financial assets delivered as guarantee   123,867    123,867           
Equity instruments at fair value through profit or loss   1,502,944    6,458         1,496,486 
At fair value through OCI                    
Other debt securities   82,926,468    82,926,468           
                     
Total   86,184,633    83,564,859    138,804    2,480,970 

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED SEPARATE INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 36)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

Description (contd.)  Financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value
on a recurring basis as of June 30, 2019
 
   Total   Level 1   Level 2    Level 3  
Financial liabilities                       
                    
At fair value through profit or loss                       
Derivatives financial instruments   10,782    1,323    9,459         
Total   10,782    1,323    9,459         

 

Description  Financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value
on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2018
 
   Total   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3 
Financial assets                    
                     
At fair value through profit or loss                    
Debt Securities at fair value through profit or loss   2,150,737    591,483    268,202    1,291,052 
Derivative Financial Instruments   14,555    10,994    3,561      
Other financial assets   91,168              91,168 
Financial Assets delivered as guarantee   150,456    150,456           
Equity instruments at fair value through profit or loss   47,020    4,777         42,243 
                     
At fair value through OCI                    
Other debt securities   55,296,382    41,508,836    13,787,546      
Total   57,750,318    42,266,546    14,059,309    1,424,463 
                     
Financial liabilities                    
                     
At fair value through profit or loss                    
Derivatives financial instruments   1,369    593    776      
Total   1,369    593    776      

 

Below there is the reconciliation between the amounts at the beginning and the end of the period or fiscal year, as applicable, of the financial instruments recognized at fair value, using the valuation technical information based on the Bank’s own assumptions, as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

 

   Fair values using valuation techniques based on the
Bank’s own assumptions (level 3)
June 30, 2019
 
Description  Debt
Securities
   Other
financial
assets
   Equity
instruments at
fair value
through profit
or loss
 
Amount at the beginning   1,291,052    91,168    42,243 
Transfers to Level 3               
Transfers from Level 3               
Profit and loss   218,246    4,606    33,547 
Purchases, sales, issuance and settlement   (549,658)   (70,930)   1,420,696(*)
Amount at end of the period   959,640    24,844    1,496,486 

 

(*)It is related to the reclassification according to IFRS 5 of non current assets held for sale. Additionally, see note 9 to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED SEPARATE INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 36)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

   Fair values using valuation techniques based on the
Bank’s own assumptions (level 3)
December 31, 2018
 
Description  Debt
securities
   Other
financial
assets
   Investments in equity instruments 
Amount at the beginning   35,841    161,751    33,197 
Transfers to Level 3               
Transfers from Level 3               
Profit and loss   (200,279)   (92,022)   9,046 
Purchases, sales, issuance and settlement   1,455,490    21,439      
Amount at end of the fiscal year   1,291,052    91,168    42,243 

 

 

Instruments measured as level 3 include mainly equity instruments at fair value through profit or loss and debt securities, for which the construction of fair values was obtained based on the Bank’s own assumptions that are not easily observable in the market.

 

Changes in fair value levels

 

The Bank monitors the availability of information in the market to evaluate the classification of financial instruments into the fair value hierarchy, as well as the resulting determination of transfers between levels 1, 2 and 3 at each period end.

 

As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the Bank has not recognized any transfers between levels 1, 2 and 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

Financial assets and liabilities not recognized at fair value

 

The following table shows a comparison between the fair value and the carrying amount of financial instruments not recognized at fair value as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

 

    06/30/2019  
    Carrying
amount
    Level 1    Level 2    Level 3   Fair value  
Financial assets                          
Cash and deposits in banks   89,670,120    89,670,120             89,670,120  
Other financial assets   2,868,962    2,868,962             2,868,962  
Loans and other financing   165,014,934         121,413    148,475,254   148,596,667  
Other debt securities   8,746,236    146,837    8,587,579        8,734,416  
Financial assets delivered as guarantee   6,424,125    6,231,293    192,832        6,424,125  
    272,724,377    98,917,212    8,901,824    148,475,254   256,294,290  

 

Financial liabilities                         
Deposits   262,545,318    113,760,087         149,194,888   262,954,975  
Repo transactions   277,594    277,594             277,594  
Other financial liabilities   13,437,901    12,681,740    827,317        13,509,057  
Financing received from the BCRA and other financial entities   2,194,956    1,743,294    416,447        2,159,741  
Issued corporate bonds   6,204,199         4,680,071        4,680,071  
Subordinated corporate bonds   17,191,816         14,658,078        14,658,078  
    301,851,784    128,462,715    20,581,913    149,194,888   298,239,516  

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED SEPARATE INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 36)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

   12/31/2018  
   Carrying
amount
   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Fair
value
 
Financial Assets                          
Cash and deposits in banks   68,178,537    68,178,537             68,178,537  
Other financial assets   2,172,487    2,172,487             2,172,487  
Loans and other financing   165,209,389         175,685    150,201,015   150,376,700  
Other debt securities   7,358,084    173,337    7,158,360        7,331,697  
Financial assets delivered as guarantee   6,173,482    6,141,490    31,992        6,173,482  
    249,091,979    76,665,851    7,366,037    150,201,015   234,232,903  

 

Financial liabilities                         
Deposits   219,761,923    99,926,237         119,925,037   219,851,274  
Repo transactions   164,469    164,469             164,469  
Other financial liabilities   14,128,235    13,962,137    166,522        14,128,659  
Financing received from the BCRA and other financial entities   3,297,393    2,532,284    731,729        3,264,013  
Issued corporate bonds   6,388,191         4,992,566        4,992,566  
Subordinated corporate bonds   15,288,390         12,260,778        12,260,778  
    259,028,601    116,585,127    18,151,595    119,925,037   254,661,759  

 

6.INVESTMENTS IN ASSOCIATES AND JOINT ARRANGEMENTS

 

The Bank’s interests on associates and joint ventures are disclosed in note 6 to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

 

7.OTHER FINANCING AND NON FINANCING ASSETS

 

The breakdown of other financial and non financial assets as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 is as follows:

 

Other financial assets  06/30/2019   12/31/2018 
Sundry debtors (note 9)   3.303.763    1.676.034 
Amounts receivables from spot sales of foreign currency pending settlements   689.019    235.643 
Private securities   24.844    91.168 
Amounts receivables from spot sales of government securities pending settlements   23.853    253.992 
Other   41.515    11.749 
Allowances (note 9)   (1.189.188)   (4.931)
    2.893.806    2.263.655 

 

Other non financial assets  06/30/2019   12/31/2018 
Advanced prepayment   333,754    141,654 
Investment in property (Exhibit F)   246,415    213,874 
Prepayments for the purchase of assets   159,398    159,231 
Tax advances   34,108    33,185 
Other   86,740    81,295 
    860,415    629,239 

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED SEPARATE INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 36)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

8.RELATED PARTIES

 

A related party is a person or entity that is related to the Bank:

 

-has control or joint control of the Bank;
-has significant influence over the Bank;
-is a member of the key management personnel of the Bank or of a parent of the Bank;
-members of the same group;
-one entity is an associate (or an associate of a member of a group of which the other entity is a member).

 

Key management personnel are those persons having authority and responsibility for planning, directing and controlling the activities of the Bank, directly or indirectly. The Bank considers as key management personnel, for the purposes of IAS 24, the members of the Board of Directors and the senior management members of the Risk Management Committee, the Assets and Liabilities Committee and the Senior Credit Committee.

 

The amounts related to transactions generated with related parties as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2019 for the periods or fiscal year, as applicable, are as follows:

 

   Information as of June 30, 2019 
   Main subsidiaries                 
   Banco del
Tucumán SA
   Macro Bank
Limited
   Macro
Securities SA
   Associates   Key
management
personnel
   Other
related
parties
   Total 
ASSETS                                    
                                    
Cash and deposits in banks        340                        340 
Derivative financial instruments                            3,096    3,096 
Other financial assets   82                             82 
Loans and other financing (1)                                   
Documents                            391,903    391,903 
Overdrafts                       250    1,166,475    1,166,725 
Credit cards                       18,662    90,663    109,325 
Leases             4,516              5,794    10,310 
Mortgage loans                       60,375         60,375 
Other loans                            279,143    279,143 
Guarantees granted                            272,908    272,908 
Other non financial assets   3,128                             3,128 
                                    
Total assets   3,210    340    4,516         79,287    2,209,982    2,297,335 
                                    
LIABILITIES                                   
Deposits        12    397,078    12,252    1,545,443    1,335,777    3,290,562 
Other financial liabilities   21,495                   46    304    21,845 
Issued corporate bonds             10,785                   10,785 
                                    
Total liabilities   21,495    12    407,863    12,252    1,545,489    1,336,081    3,323,192 

 

(1)The maximum financing amount for loans and other financing as of June 30, 2019 for Banco del Tucumán SA, Macro Securities SA, Key management personnel and other related parties amounted to 2,980,000, 5,188, 106,580 and 3,036,205, respectively.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED SEPARATE INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 36)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

   Information as of December 31, 2018 
   Main subsidiaries                 
   Banco del
Tucumán SA
   Macro Bank
Limited
   Macro
Securities SA
   Associates   Key
management
personnel
   Other
related
parties
   Total 
ASSETS                                   
                                    
Cash and deposits in banks        583                        583 
Other financial assets   2,504         25,276    20,660              48,440 
Loans and other financing (1)                                   
Documents                            331,265    331,265 
Overdrafts             6         3,505    143,936    147,447 
Credit cards             286         17,012    50,948    68,246 
Leases             5,746              1,407    7,153 
Personal loans                       1,003         1,003 
Mortgage loans                       51,559         51,559 
Other loans                            232,670    232,670 
Guarantees granted                            391,699    391,699 
Other nonfinancial assets             83,178                   83,178 
                                    
Total assets   2,504    583    114,492    20,660    73,079    1,151,925    1,363,243 
                                    
LIABILITIES                                   
Deposits        13    311,073    1,774,149    4,859,377    589,610    7,534,222 
Other financial liabilities                  101,232    29    514    101,775 
Financing received from the BCRA and other financial entities   301,742                             301,742 
Issued corporate bonds             11,231                   11,231 
Subordinated corporate bonds                            46,605    46,605 
Total Liabilities   301,742    13    322,304    1,875,381    4,859,406    636,729    7,995,575 

 

(1)The maximum financing amount for loans and other financing as of December 31, 2018 for Banco del Tucumán SA, Macro Bank Limited, Macro Securities SA, associates, Key management personnel and other related parties amounted to 2,550,000, 0, 7,216, 0, 79,066 and 1,533,270, respectively.

 

As of June 30, 2019 and 2018, income (loss) related to transactions generated with related parties are as follows:

 

   Information as of June 30, 2019 
   Main subsidiaries                 
   Banco del
Tucumán SA
   Macro Bank
Limited
   Macro
Securities
SA
   Associates   Key
management
personnel
   Other
related
parties
   Total 
INCOME / (LOSS)                                   
Interest income   33,844         2,155         1,850    74,071    111,920 
Interest expense   (65,981)             (1,275)   (365,946)   (155,460)   (588,662)
Commissions income   4         285    81    8    2,022    2,400 
Net income from measurement of financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss                            3,096    3,096 
Other operating income   17,028    1                   10    17,039 
Administrative expenses                            (11,271)   (11,271)
Other operating expenses                            (31,962)   (31,962)
(Loss) / income   (15,105)   1    2,440    (1,194)   (364,088)   (119,494)   (497,440)

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED SEPARATE INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 36)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

   Information as of June 30, 2018 
   Main subsidiaries                 
   Banco del
Tucumán SA
   Macro Bank
Limited
   Macro
Securities
SA
   Associates   Key
management
personnel
   Other
related
parties
   Total 
INCOME / (LOSS)                            
Interest income   185,047         1,069         873    15,981    202,970 
Interest expense                  (92,890)   (69,006)   (371)   (162,267)
Commissions income   5         141    54    7    2,520    2,727 
Other operating income   11,693    1                   7    11,701 
Administrative expenses   (4)                       (4,568)   (4,572)
Other operating expenses             (1)   (473,715) (1)        (11,051)   (484,767)
Income / (loss)   196,741    1    1,209    (566,551)   (68,126)   2,518    (434,208)

 

(1)These losses are mainly generated by debit and credit cards processing expenses billed by Prisma Medios de Pago SA.

 

Transactions generated by the Bank with related parties for transactions arranged within the usual and ordinary course of business were performed in normal market conditions, both as to interest rates and prices and as to the required guarantees.

 

The Bank does not have loans granted to Directors and other key management personnel secured with shares.

 

Total remunerations received as salary and bonus by the key management personnel as of June 30, 2019 and 2018, totaled 77,112 and 41,285, respectively.

 

In addition, fees received by the Directors as of June 30, 2019 and 2018 amounted to 523,124 and 287,368, respectively.

 

Additionally, the composition of the Board of Directors and key management personnel is as follows:

 

   06/30/2019   12/31/2018 
Board of Directors   13    14 
Senior manager of the key management personnel   10    10 
    23    24 

 

9.NONCURRENT ASSETS HELD FOR SALE – PRISMA MEDIOS DE PAGO SA

 

The Bank’s holding on Prisma Medios de Pago SA as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, is detailed in note 9 to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED SEPARATE INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 36)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

10.PROVISIONS

 

This item includes the amounts estimated to face a liability of probable occurrence, which if occurring, would originate a loss for the Bank.

 

Exhibit J “Changes in Provisions” presents the changes in provisions as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

 

The expected terms to settle these obligations are as follows:

 

   06/30/2019         
   Within 12
months
   Beyond 12
months
   06/30/2019   12/31/2018 
For administrative, disciplinary and criminal penalties   718         718    718 
Commercial claims   476,258    40,239    516,497    513,859 
Labor lawsuits in progress   53,804    83,810    137,614    110,095 
Pension funds - reimbursement   51,894    55,989    107,883    116,061 
Other   159,851    31,129    190,980    229,021 
    742,525    211,167    953,692    969,754 

 

In the opinion of the Management of the Bank and its legal counsel, there are no other significant effects than those disclosed in these condensed separate interim financial statements, the amounts and settlement terms of which have been recognized based on the current value of such estimates, considering the probable settlement date thereof.

 

11.OTHER FINANCIAL AND NON FINANCIAL LIABILITIES

 

The breakdown of other financial and non financial liabilities as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 is as follows:

 

Other financial liabilities  06/30/2019   12/31/2018 
Financing liabilities   5,817,705    7,719,014 
Payments orders pending settlement foreign exchange   2,088,265    1,584,612 
Credit card settlement - due to merchants   1,673,974    1,487,529 
Collections and other transactions on account and behalf others   960,992    723,352 
Finance leases liabilities   553,399      
Amounts payable for spot purchases of foreign currency pending settlement   347,195    678,307 
Amounts payable for spot purchases of government securities  pending settlement   33,102    146,910 
Amounts payable for spot purchases of other pending settlement        284,535 
Other   1,963,269    1,503,976 
    13,437,901    14,128,235 

 

Other non financial liabilities  06/30/2019   12/31/2018 
Salaries and payroll taxes payables (note 31.1)   3,094,762    1,706,975 
Withholdings   1,369,684    1,151,327 
Taxes payables   1,196,982    1,220,814 
Miscellaneous payables   633,995    577,105 
Retirement pension payment orders pending settlement   308,515    234,275 
Fees payables   195,065    140,036 
Other   417,332    423,754 
    7,216,335    5,454,286 

 

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12.ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL ASSETS TO BE RECOVERED AND FINANCIAL LIABILITIES TO BE SETTLED

 

The following tables show the analysis of financial assets and liabilities the Bank expects to recover and settle as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

 

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED SEPARATE INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 36)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

06/30/2019  Without due date   Total up to 12
months
   Total over 12
months
 
Assets               
Cash and deposits in banks   89,670,120           
Debt securities at fair value through profit or loss   635,721    343,146    610,444 
Derivative instruments        17,199      
Other financial assets   1,708,578    1,185,228      
Loans and other financing (1)   1,024,155    107,938,606    56,052,173 
Other debt securities        82,779,631    8,893,073 
Financial assets delivered as guarantee   6,231,293    316,699      
Equity instruments at fair value through profit or loss   1,502,944           
Total assets   100,772,811    192,580,509    65,555,690 
Liabilities               
Deposits   110,482,451    152,015,117    47,750 
Derivative instruments        10,782      
Repo transactions        277,594      
Other financial liabilities        13,271,910    165,991 
Financing received from BCRA and other financial entities        1,966,239    228,717 
Issued corporate bonds        276,602    5,927,597 
Subordinated corporate bonds        212,496    16,979,320 
Total liabilities   110,482,451    168,030,740    23,349,375 

 

12/31/2018  Without due date   Total up to 12
months
   Total over 12
months
 
Assets               
Cash and deposits in banks   68,178,537           
Debt securities at fair value through profit or loss        1,349,106    801,631 
Derivative instruments        14,555      
Other financial assets   1,354,255    843,190    66,210 
Loans and other financing (1)   1,198,862    106,719,119    57,291,408 
Other debt securities        55,778,747    6,875,719 
Financial assets delivered as guarantee   6,141,490    182,448      
Equity instruments at fair value through profit or loss   47,020           
Total assets   76,920,164    164,887,165    65,034,968 
Liabilities               
Deposits   97,057,501    122,635,635    68,787 
Derivative instruments        1,369      
Repo transactions        164,469      
Other financial liabilities        13,982,160    146,075 
Financing received from BCRA and other financial entities        3,127,049    170,344 
Issued corporate bonds        306,639    6,081,552 
Subordinated corporate bonds        165,070    15,123,320 
Total liabilities   97,057,501    140,382,391    21,590,078 

 

(1) The amounts included in “without due date”, are related with the non-performing portfolio.

 

13.DISCLOSURES BY OPERATING SEGMENT

 

The Bank has an approach of its banking business that is described in note 13 to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED SEPARATE INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 36)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

14.INCOME TAX

 

a)Inflation adjustment on income tax

 

Tax Reform Act 27430, amended by Act 27468, established the following, regarding to inflation adjustment on income tax for the fiscal years beginning on January 1, 2018.

 

a)Such adjustment will be applicable in the fiscal year in which the variation of the IPC will be higher than 100% for the thirty-six months before the end of the tax period;

b)Regarding to the first, second and third fiscal year after its effective date, this procedure will be applicable if the variation of the abovementioned index, calculated from the beginning until the end of each of those fiscal years exceeds 55%, 30% and 15% for the first, second and third fiscal year of application, respectively; and

c)The positive or negative inflation adjustment, as the case may be, corresponding to the first, second and third fiscal years beginning on January 1, 2018, must be calculated if the assumptions mentioned in items (a) and (b) are verified and shall be allocated one third in the fiscal year for which the adjustment is calculated and the remaining two thirds in equal parts in the following immediate fiscal years.

 

At the closing date of an intermediate period, the Bank shall assess whether the parameters established by the income tax Act to restart the inflation adjustment are met at the closing date of the fiscal year, and, if it is applicable, to recognize an income tax for an intermediate period (current and deferred), according to the abovementioned standard. In that regard, particularly as applicable to the necessary estimates for the issuance of these condensed consolidated interim financial statements as of June 30, 2019, the Bank assessed that as of the date of issuance thereof, it can not be concluded yet that for the fiscal year ended 2019 the inflation adjustment shall be applied. The Bank shall continue monitoring the real and projected inflation level, for the fiscal year ended 2019, in order to conclude about the need to apply the inflation adjustment on income tax.

 

b)The main items of income tax expense in the condensed separate interim financial statements are as follows:

 

   06/30/2019   06/30/2018 
   Accumulated
from
beginning
of year up to
06/30/2019
   Quarter
ended
06/30/2019
   Accumulated
from
beginning
of year up to
06/30/2018
   Quarter
ended
06/30/2018
 
Current income tax expense   5,639,258    2,714,665    2,791,661    1,227,018 
Loss / (Gain) for deferred income tax   168,997    38,548    (215,116)   (123,440)
Income tax expense recorded in the statement of income   5,808,255    2,753,213    2,576,545    1,103,578 
Income tax (gain) / loss recorded in other comprehensive income   (18,258)   19,335    (26,571)   (9,928)
    5,789,997    2,772,548    2,549,974    1,093,650 

 

15.COMMISSIONS INCOME

 

    06/30/2019    06/30/2018 
Description   Accumulated
from
beginning
of year up to
06/30/2019
    Quarter
ended
06/30/2019
    Accumulated
from
beginning
of year up to
06/30/2018
    Quarter
ended
06/30/2018
 
Performance obligations satisfied at a point in time                    
Commissions related to obligations   3,911,329    1,955,824    3,148,944    1,687,673 
Commissions related to credit cards   1,959,492    1,002,489    1,430,914    744,782 
Commissions related to insurance   402,191    203,138    341,735    172,118 

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED SEPARATE INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 36)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

    06/30/2019    06/30/2018 
Description (contd.)   Accumulated
from
beginning
of year up to
06/30/2019
    Quarter
ended
06/30/2019
    Accumulated
from
beginning
of year up to
06/30/2018
    Quarter
ended 06/30/2018
 
Commissions related to trading and foreign exchange transactions   163,412    91,827    85,468    47,084 
Commissions related to loans and other financing   57,180    34,477    39,686    23,839 
Commissions related to securities   47,559    26,814    47,098    25,366 
Commissions related to loans commitments and financial guarantees   2,441    237    178    33 
Performance obligations satisfied over certain time period                    
Commissions related to credit cards   86,074    30,767    33,606    20,714 
Commissions related to trading and foreign exchange transactions   4,906    2,969    6,710    3,720 
Commissions related to loans and other financing   6,172    5,085    1,033    770 
Commissions related to obligations   1,385    567    2,207    1,290 
Commissions related to loans commitments and financial guarantees             275    12 
    6,642,141    3,354,194    5,137,854    2,727,401 

 

16.DIFFERENCE IN QUOTED PRICES OF GOLD AND FOREIGN CURRENCY

 

   06/30/2019   06/30/2018 
Description  Accumulated
from
beginning
of year up to
06/30/2019
   Quarter
ended
06/30/2019
   Accumulated
from
beginning of year up to 06/30/2018
   Quarter
ended
06/30/2018
 
Translation of foreign currency assets and liabilities into pesos   (621,537)   (116,136)   (1,446,555)   (1,445,083)
Income from foreign currency exchange   854,363    444,576    443,868    317,873 
    232,826    328,440    (1,002,687)   (1,127,210)

 

17.OTHER OPERATING INCOME

 

   06/30/2019   06/30/2018 
Description  Accumulated
from
beginning
of year up to
06/30/2019
   Quarter
ended
06/30/2019
   Accumulated
from
beginning
of year up to
06/30/2018
   Quarter
ended
06/30/2018
 
Sale of noncurrent assets held for sale (note 9)   2,340,692    413           
Services   490,266    274,069    225,388    117,852 
Adjustments and interest from other receivables   220,194    124,769    79,638    39,806 
Sale of investment property and other nonfinancial assets   170,270    166,224    137,123    27,202 
Initial recognition of loans   67,826    41,192    49,749    29,292 
Adjustments from other receivables with CER clauses   54,951    37,370           
Sale of property, plant and equipment   5,376    3,110    1,450    731 
Other   483,161    265,394    282,349    168,885 
    3,832,736    912,541    775,697    383,768 

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED SEPARATE INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 36)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

18.EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

 

   06/30/2019   06/30/2018 
Description  Accumulated
from
beginning of
year up to
06/30/2019
   Quarter
ended
06/30/2019
   Accumulated
from
beginning of
year up to
06/30/2018
   Quarter
ended
06/30/2018
 
Salary   4,823,087    2,732,396    3,047,406    1,662,263 
Payroll taxes (see note 31.1)   1,932,056    1,502,000    604,346    335,957 
Compensations and bonuses to employees   501,167    256,387    307,339    168,114 
Employee services   139,894    70,545    92,389    47,969 
    7,396,204    4,561,328    4,051,480    2,214,303 

 

19.ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES

 

   06/30/2019   06/30/2018 
Description  Accumulated
from
beginning of
year up to
06/30/2019
   Quarter
ended
06/30/2019
   Accumulated
from
beginning of
year up to
06/30/2018
   Quarter
ended
06/30/2018
 
Fees to directors and statutory audits   578,863    274,475    280,021    133,011 
Maintenance, conservation and repair expenses   526,488    277,751    336,298    185,454 
Taxes   518,294    274,923    406,124    201,302 
Electricity and communications   394,253    207,461    212,692    109,198 
Security services   389,864    199,437    284,705    152,259 
Other fees   331,183    184,500    211,607    114,454 
Advertising and publicity   131,330    82,161    82,013    52,863 
Leases   88,248    41,431    127,666    68,321 
Representation, travel and transportation expenses   56,371    30,216    41,190    22,375 
Insurance   35,015    18,437    17,609    9,816 
Stationery and office supplies   29,246    15,403    20,966    10,558 
Hired administrative services   1,205    529    2,979    2,093 
Other   880,483    462,360    629,027    329,089 
    3,960,843    2,069,084    2,652,897    1,390,793 

 

20.OTHER OPERATING EXPENSES

 

   06/30/2019   06/30/2018 
Description  Accumulated
from
beginning of
year up to
06/30/2019
   Quarter
ended
06/30/2019
   Accumulated
from
beginning of
year up to
06/30/2018
   Quarter
ended
06/30/2018
 
Turnover tax   3,332,591    1,650,410    2,149,319    1,145,035 
For credit cards   1,246,487    639,368    825,139    462,644 
Charges for other provisions   379,049    213,327    317,921    167,968 
Deposit guarantee fund contributions   206,123    109,880    122,578    63,600 
Donations   71,476    37,027    40,726    21,114 
Interest on the lease liability   36,112    19,918           
Insurance claims   20,165    9,708    21,565    11,485 
Other   1,247,946    996,544    435,792    222,859 
    6,539,949    3,676,182    3,913,040    2,094,705 

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED SEPARATE INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 36)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

21.ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES IN THE STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

 

The statement of cash flows presents the changes in cash and cash equivalents derived from operating activities, investing activities and financing activities during the period. For the preparation of the statement of cash flows the Bank adopted the indirect method for operating activities and the direct method for investment activities and financing activities.

 

The Bank considers as “Cash and cash equivalents” the item Cash and Deposits in Banks and those financial assets that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and which are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value.

 

For the preparation of the statement of cash flows the Bank considered the following:

 

-Operating activities: the normal revenue-producing activities of the Bank as well as other activities that cannot qualify as investing or financing activities.

 

-Investing activities: the acquisition, sale and disposal by other means of long-term assets and other investments not included in cash and cash equivalents.

 

-Financing activities: activities that result in changes in the size and composition of the shareholders´ equity and liabilities of the Bank and that are not part of the operating or investing activities.

 

The table below presents the reconciliation between the item “Cash and cash equivalents” in the statement of cash flows and the relevant accounting items of the Balance Sheet:

 

   06/30/2019   12/31/2018   06/30/2018   12/31/2017 
Cash and deposits in banks   89,670,120    68,178,537    45,389,232    32,473,987 
Debt securities at fair value                  20,415 
Other debt securities   82,779,631    55,069,908    36,713,920    19,294,526 
    172,449,751    123,248,445    82,103,152    51,788,928 

 

22.CAPITAL STOCK

 

Note 22 to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements presents the changes in the Bank’s capital stock.

 

23.DEPOSIT GUARANTEE INSURANCE

 

Note 24 to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements describes the Deposit Guarantee Insurance System and the scope thereof.

 

Banco Macro SA holds an 8.300% interest in the capital stock according to the percentages disclosed by BCRA Communiqué “B” 11816 issued on February 28, 2019.

 

24.RESTRICTED ASSETS

 

As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 the following Bank’s assets are restricted:

 

Item  06/30/2019   12/31/2018 
Debt securities at fair value through profit or loss and other debt securities          
           
·  Discount bonds in pesos regulated by Argentine legislation, maturing 2033 used as security in favor of Sedesa (1).   89,046    92,659 
           
·  Discount bonds in pesos regulated by Argentine legislation, maturing 2033 securing the regional economies Competitiveness Program – IDB Loan No. 3174/OC-AR.   78,007    108,633 
           
·  Discount bonds in pesos regulated by Argentine legislation, maturing 2033 securing the sectorial Credit Program of the Province of San Juan. Production investment financing fund.   70,216    64,703 

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED SEPARATE INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 36)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

Item (contd.)  06/30/2019   12/31/2018 
·  Discount bonds in pesos regulated by Argentine legislation, maturing 2033, for minimum statutory guarantee account required for Agents to act in the new categories contemplated under Resolution No. 622/13, as amended, of the CNV.   21,245    14,620 
·  Discount bonds in pesos regulated by Argentine legislation, maturing 2033 securing IBD Loan of the Province of San Juan No. 2763/OC-AR.   2,019    6,609 
Subtotal Debt securities at fair value through profit or loss and other debt securities   260,533    287,224 

 

Other financial assets          
           
· Sundry debtors – attachment within the scope of the claim filed by the DGR against the City of Buenos Aires for differences in turnover tax   827    827 
Subtotal other financial assets   827    827 

 

Loans and other financing – Nonfinancial sector and foreign residents          
· Interests derived from contributions made as contributing partner (2)   7,934    10,000 
Subtotal loans and other financing -   7,934    10,000 
           
Financial assets delivered as guarantee          
· Special guarantee checking accounts opened in BCRA for transactions related to the electronic clearing houses and similar entities.   5,444,752    5,330,580 
· Guarantee deposits related to credit and debit card transactions   571,390    715,022 
· Forward purchase for repo transactions   316,699    182,448 
· Other guarantee deposits   215,151    95,888 
Subtotal Other financial assets delivered as guarantee   6,547,992    6,323,938 
Other nonfinancial assets          
· Real property related to call options sold   100,854    73,006 
Subtotal Other nonfinancial assets   100,854    73,006 
Total   6,918,140    6,694,995 

 

(1)As replacement for the preferred shares of former Nuevo Banco Bisel SA to secure to Sedesa the price payment and the fulfillment of all the obligations assumed in the purchase and sale agreement dated May 28, 2007, maturing on August 11, 2021.

 

(2)In order to keep tax benefits related to these contributions, they must be maintained between two and three years from the date they were made. They correspond to the following risk funds: Risk Fund of Los Grobo SGR as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

 

25.TRUST AGREEMENTS

 

Note 26 to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements describe the different trust agreements according to the business purpose sought by the Bank, which may be summarized as follows:

 

25.1Financial trusts for investment purposes

 

As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the debt securities with investment purposes and certificate of participation in financial trusts for investment purpose total 985,352 and 1,380,994, respectively.

 

According to the latest accounting information available as of the date of issuance of these condensed separate interim financial statements, the corpus assets of the trusts exceed the carrying amount in the related proportions.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED SEPARATE INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 36)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

25.2Trusts created using financial assets transferred by the Bank (Securitization)

 

June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, considering the latest available accounting information as of the date of these condensed separate interim financial statements, the assets managed through Macro Fiducia SA of this type of trusts amount to 34,788 and 69,444, respectively.

 

25.3Trusts guaranteeing loans granted by the Bank

 

As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, considering the latest available accounting information as of the date of these condensed separate interim financial statements, the assets managed by the Bank amount to 167,599 and 269,507, respectively.

 

25.4Trusts in which the Bank acts as Trustee (Management)

 

As of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, considering the latest available accounting information as of the date of these condensed separate interim financial statements, the assets managed by the Bank amount to 1,811,334 and 1,480,540, respectively.

 

26.COMPLIANCE WITH CNV REGULATIONS

 

Considering Banco Macro SA’s current operations, and according to the different categories of agents established by CNV rules (as per General Resolution 622/2013, as amended), the Bank is registered with this agency as agent for the custody of collective investment products of mutual funds (AC PIC FCI, for their acronyms in Spanish), comprehensive clearing and settlement agent and trading agent (ALyC and AN – comprehensive, for their acronyms in Spanish), financial trustee Agent (FF, for its acronym in Spanish) and Guarantee Entity (in the process of being registered). Note 27.3 to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements describes the number of shares subscribed by third parties and the assets held by the Bank in its capacity as depositary company.

 

Additionally, the Bank’s shareholders’ equity exceeds the minimum amount required by this regulation, amounting to 21,000, as well as the minimum statutory guarantee account required of 12,000, which the Bank paid-in with government securities as described in note 24 to the these condensed separated interim financial statements and with cash deposits in BCRA accounts 00285 and 80285 belogning to the Bank.

 

In addition, note 27.2 to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements presents the general policy of documents in custody, describing which information has been disclosed and delivered to third parties for custody.

 

27.ACCOUNTING ITEMS THAT IDENTIFY THE COMPLIANCE WITH MINIMUM CASH REQUIREMENTS

 

The items recognized by the Bank to constitute the minimum cash requirement effective for June 2019 are listed below, indicating the amounts as of month-end of the related items:

 

Description  Banco Macro SA 
Cash and deposits in banks     
Amounts in BCRA accounts   66,298,607 
      
Other debt securities     
BCRA Internal Bills computable for the minimum cash requirements   18,610,722 
Government securities computable for the minimum cash requirements   8,355,004 
      
Financial assets delivered as guarantee     
Special guarantee accounts with the BCRA   5,444,752 
Total   98,709,085 

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED SEPARATE INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 36)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

28.PENALTIES APPLIED TO THE FINANCIAL ENTITY AND SUMMARY PROCEEDINGS INITIATED BY THE BCRA

 

Note 29 to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements describes the penalties applied and the proceedings filed by the BCRA against the Bank, classified as follows:

 

-Summary proceedings filed by the BCRA
-Penalties applied by the BCRA
-Penalties applied by the UIF

 

The Bank’s Management and its legal counsel consider no further significant accounting effects, other than those previous mentioned, should be recorded or disclosed.

 

29.ISSUANCE OF CORPORATE BONDS

 

Note 30 to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements describes liabilities for corporate bonds recognized by the Bank as June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, under the terms and values therein expressed.

 

The carrying amount for corporate bonds recorded by the Bank in its separate interim financial statements is as follows:

 

Corporate Bonds  Original value   Residual face value
as of 06/30/2019
   06/30/2019   12/31/2018 
Subordinated Resettable – Class A  USD400,000,000   USD400,000,000    17,191,816    15,288,390 
Nonsubordinated – Class B  Ps.4,620,570,000   Ps.3,391,052,000    3,308,957    3,460,899 
Nonsubordinated – Class C  Ps.3,207,500,000   Ps.3,207,500,000    2,895,242    2,927,292 
Total             23,396,015    21,676,581 

 

30.OFF BALANCE SHEET TRANSACTIONS

 

In addition to note 4, the Bank recognizes different off balance sheet transactions, pursuant to the BCRA standards. Below are the amounts of the main off balance sheet transactions as of June 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018:

 

Item  06/30/2019   12/31/2018 
Custody of government and private securities and other assets held by third parties   82,160,439    63,662,007 
Preferred and other collaterals received from customers (1)   44,698,951    44,383,138 
Outstanding checks not paid yet   3,987,178    3,224,266 
Checks already deposited and pending clearance   1,874,690    1,680,896 

 

(1)Related to collaterals used to secure loans transactions and other financing, under the applicable rules in force in this matter.

 

31.TAX AND OTHER CLAIMS

 

31.1. Tax claims

 

Note 32.1 to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements describes the most relevant claims pending resolution and filed by AFIP and the tax authorities of the relevant jurisdiction.

 

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NOTES TO THE CONDENSED SEPARATE INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of Financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 36)

(Figures expressed in thousands of Pesos)

 

The Bank’s Management and its legal counsel consider no further significant accounting effects could arise from the final outcome of the above mentioned proceedings other than those already disclosed.

 

31.2. Other claims

 

Note 32.2. to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements describes the most relevant claims pending resolution and filed by the different consumer´s associations.

 

The Bank’s Management and its legal counsel consider no further significant accounting effects could arise from the final outcome of the above-mentioned proceedings other than those already disclosed.

 

32.RESTRICTION ON DIVIDENDS DISTRIBUTION

 

Note 33 to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements describes the main legal provisions regulating the restriction on profit distribution.

 

33.CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, CORPORATE GOVERNANCE TRANSPARENCY POLICY AND RISK MANAGEMENT

 

Note 34 to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements describes the main guidelines of the Bank as to capital management, corporate governance transparency policy and risk management.

 

Additionally, the table below shows the minimum capital requirements measured on a separate basis, effective for the month of June 2019 together with the integration thereof (computable equity) as of the end of such month:

 

Description  06/30/2019 
Minimum capital requirements   20,905,731 
Computable equity   69,654,752 
Capital surplus   48,749,021 

 

34.CHANGES IN THE ARGENTINE MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT OF THE FINANCIAL AND CAPITAL MARKETS

 

The international and domestic macroeconomics environments in which the Bank operates and its impacts are described in note 36 to the condensed consolidated interim financial statements.

 

35.EVENTS AFTER REPORTING PERIOD

 

No events occurred between the end of the reporting period and the issuance of these condensed separate interim financial statements that may materially affect the financial position or the profit and loss for the period, not disclosed in these condensed separate interim financial statements.

 

36.ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES – EXPLANATION ADDED FOR TRANSLATION INTO ENGLISH

 

These condensed separate interim financial statements are presented in accordance with the accounting framework established by the BCRA, as mention in note 3. These accounting standards may not conform with accounting principles generally accepted in other countries.

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo
Chairperson

 

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EXHIBIT A

 DETAIL OF GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SECURITIES

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019 AND DECEMBER 31, 2018

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 36)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)

 

         Holdings   Position 
         06/30/2019   12/31/2018   06/30/2019 
              Fair            Position         
         Fair    value    Book   Book   without       Final  
Name   Identification    Value    level    amounts   amounts   options   Options   position 
DEBT SECURITIES AT FAIR VALUE THROUGH PROFIT OR LOSS                                    
-  Local                                    
Government securities                                    
Discount bonds denominated in pesos at 5.83% - Maturity: 12-31-2033   45696         1    234,383   2,274   234,383       234,383 
Debt Securities of Province of Río Negro in pesos - Badlar Private + 500 basis point - Maturity: 07-06-2020   32922         2    120,672   122,869   120,672       120,672 
Bonds Par denominated in pesos - Maturity: 12-31-2038   45695         1    111,139   36,656   111,139       111,139 
Consolidation bonds in pesos  6° Serie at 2%- Maturity: 03-15-2024   2420         1    58,585   48,396   58,585       58,585 
Federal government treasury bonds in pesos adjustment by CER - Maturity: 07-22-2021   5315         1    38,143   66,862   38,143       38,143 
Federal government treasury bonds in pesos - Maturity: 10-03-2021   5318         1    19,835   79,622   19,835       19,835 
Federal government treasury bonds US dollars at  8%  - Maturity: 10-08-2020   5468         1    10,392   34,844   10,392       10,392 
Consolidation bonds in pesos  8° Serie - Maturity: 10-04-2022   2571         1    6,767   169,663   6,767       6,767 
Federal government bonds in pesos-  Badlar Private + 200 Basic Points - Maturity: 04-03-2022   5480         1    4,383   38,419   4,383       4,383 
Federal government treasury bonds in pesos adjustment by CER - Maturity: 03-06-2023   5324         1    3,757   5,622   3,757       3,757 
Other                  11,568   246,989   11,568       11,568 
Subtotal local government securities                  619,624   852,216   619,624       619,624 
Private securities                                    
Debt Securities in Financial Trusts  Surcos   80034         3    261,247       261,247       261,247 
Debt Securities in Financial Trusts  Garbarino   80032         3    117,709   21,574   117,709       117,709 
Debt Securities in Financial Trusts Consubond   80035         3    87,243   377,725   87,243       87,243 
Debt Securities in Financial Trusts Megabono Series 180 Class A - Maturity: 12-24-2019   53887         3    76,150   165,980   76,150       76,150 
Debt Securities in Financial Trust  provisional Accicom Préstamos Personales   80033         3    66,191   32,716   66,191       66,191 
Debt Securities in Financial Trusts  Agrocap   80038         3    64,288   130,735   64,288       64,288 
Debt Securities in Financial Trusts Secubono Series 189 Class A - Maturity: 03-30-2020   54228         3    62,341       62,341       62,341 
Debt Securities in Financial Trusts Consubond Series 149 Class A - Maturity:10-25-2019   53968         3    42,450   111,017   42,450       42,450 
Debt Securities in Financial Trusts Chubut Regalías Hidrocarburíferas - Maturity: 07-01-2020   36425         3    38,064   48,366   38,064       38,064 
Debt Securities in Financial Trusts Secubono Series 182 - Maturity: 11-28-2019   54035         3    21,700       21,700       21,700 
Other                  132,304   410,408   132,304       132,304 
Subtotal local private securities                  969,687   1,298,521   969,687       969,687 
TOTAL DEBT SECURITIES AT FAIR VALUE THROUGH PROFIT OR LOSS                  1,589,311   2,150,737   1,589,311       1,589,311 

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo
Chairperson

 

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EXHIBIT A

(continued)

DETAIL OF GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SECURITIES

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019 AND DECEMBER 31, 2018

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 36)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)

 

       Holdings   Position 
         06/30/2019     12/31/2018    06/30/2019 
              Fair              Position           
         Fair    value    Book    Book     without         Final  
Name   Identification    Value    level    amounts    amounts    options    Options    position 
                                         
OTHER  DEBT SECURITIES                                        
Measured at fair value through other comprehensive income                                        
-  Local                                        
Government securities                                        
Discount bonds denominated in pesos at 5.83% - Maturity: 12-31-2033   45696         1    146,837    144,844    146,837         146,837 
'International bonds of the Argentina Republic in US dollars at 7.125 - Maturity: 06-28-2117   92208                   81,630                
Subtotal local government securities                  146,837    226,474    146,837         146,837 
                                         
Central Bank of Argentina Bills                                        
Liquidity letters of Central Bank of Argentina in pesos - Maturity: 07-05-2019   80013         1    23,221,658         23,221,658         23,221,658 
Liquidity letters of Central Bank of Argentina in pesos - Maturity: 07-03-2019   80009         1    17,300,434         17,300,434         17,300,434 
Liquidity letters of Central Bank of Argentina in pesos - Maturity: 07-01-2019   80005         1    16,954,951         16,954,951         16,954,951 
Liquidity letters of Central Bank of Argentina in pesos - Maturity:. 07-04-2019   80011         1    13,607,552         13,607,552         13,607,552 
Liquidity letters of Central Bank of Argentina in pesos - Maturity:. 07-02-2019   80007         1    11,695,036         11,695,036         11,695,036 
Liquidity letters of Central Bank of Argentina in pesos - Maturity: 01-04-2019   80007                   15,546,415                
Liquidity letters of Central Bank of Argentina in pesos - Maturity:. 01-08-2019   80010                   13,787,546                
Liquidity letters of Central Bank of Argentina in pesos - Maturity:. 01-02-2019   80005                   12,404,850                
Liquidity letters of Central Bank of Argentina in pesos - Maturity: 01-03-2019   80006                   7,926,384                
Liquidity letters of Central Bank of Argentina in pesos - Maturity: 01-07-2019   80009                   5,404,713                
                                         
Subtotal Central Bank of Argentina Bills                  82,779,631    55,069,908    82,779,631         82,779,631 
                                         
                                         
Total Other debt securities measured at fair value though  other comprehensive income                  82,926,468    55,296,382    82,926,468         82,926,468 
                                         
Measured at amortized cost                                        
-  Local                                        
Government securities                                        
Federal government bonds in pesos - Fixed rate 26%  - Maturity: 11-21-2020   5330    8,587,579    2    8,587,579    7,201,040    8,587,579         8,587,579 
Discount bonds denominated in pesos at 5.83% - Maturity: 12-31-2033   45696    146,837    1    158,657    157,044    158,657         158,657 
Subtotal local government securities                  8,746,236    7,358,084    8,746,236         8,746,236 
                                         
Subtotal local private securities                                        
Total Other debt securities measured at cost amortized                  8,746,236    7,358,084    8,746,236         8,746,236 
                                         
TOTAL OTHER DEBT SECURITIES                  91,672,704    62,654,466    91,672,704         91,672,704 

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo

Chairperson

 

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EXHIBIT A

(continued)

 DETAIL OF GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SECURITIES

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019 AND DECEMBER 31, 2018

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 36)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)

 

       Holdings   Position 
         06/30/2019     12/31/2018    06/30/2019           
              Fair              Position           
         Fair    value    Book    Book     without         Final  
Name   Identification    Value    level    amounts    amounts    options    Options    position 
                                         
Equity Instruments                                        
Measured at fair value through profit or loss                                        
-  Local                                        
Prisma Medios de Pago SA   80030         3    1,420,696         1,420,696         1,420,696 
Mercado Abierto Electrónico SA   80023         3    46,181    22,292    46,181         46,181 
C.O.E.L.S.A   80024         3    9,605    4,826    9,605         9,605 
Sedesa   80015         3    6,973    3,975    6,973         6,973 
Argentina Clearing SA   80025         3    4,569    4,569    4,569         4,569 
Mercado a Término Rosario SA   80020         3    3,663    3,663    3,663         3,663 
Proin SA   80019         3    1,478    513    1,478         1,478 
Provincanje SA   80027         3    1,218    379    1,218         1,218 
Sanatorio Las Lomas SA   80017         3    694    600    694         694 
Argencontrol SA   80018         3    232    179    232         232 
Other                  278    278    278         278 
Subtotal local                  1,495,587    41,274    1,495,587         1,495,587 
                                         
-  Foreign                                        
Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA   80028         1    6,458    4,777    6,458         6,458 
Sociedad de Telecomunicaciones Financieras Interbancarias Mundiales   80029         3    899    969    899         899 
Subtotal foreign                  7,357    5,746    7,357         7,357 
                                         
Total measured at fair value through profit or loss                  1,502,944    47,020    1,502,944         1,502,944 
                                         
TOTAL EQUITY INSTRUMENTS                  1,502,944    47,020    1,502,944         1,502,944 
                                         
TOTAL GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SECURITIES                  94,764,959    64,852,223    94,764,959         94,764,959 

 

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo

Chairperson

 

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EXHIBIT B

CLASSIFICATION OF LOANS AND OTHER FINANCING

BY SITUATION AND COLLATERAL RECEIVED

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019 AND DECEMBER 31, 2018

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 36)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)

 

   06/30/2019   12/31/2018 
COMMERCIAL        
In normal situation   71,430,640    69,702,689 
With senior “A” collateral and counter-collateral   2,429,294    2,542,734 
With senior “B” collateral and counter-collateral   8,867,120    8,381,277 
Without senior collateral or counter-collateral   60,134,226    58,778,678 
Subject to special monitoring   158,765    213,632 
In observation          
With senior “A” collateral and counter-collateral   1,254    3,226 
With senior “B” collateral and counter-collateral   50,540    68,007 
Without senior collateral or counter-collateral   106,971    41,805 

In negotiation or with financing agreements

          
With senior “A” collateral and counter-collateral        43,592 
With senior “B” collateral and counter-collateral          
Without senior collateral or counter-collateral        57,002 
Troubled   183,185    633,432 
With senior “A” collateral and counter-collateral   5,466      
With senior “B” collateral and counter-collateral   50,387    179,598 
Without senior collateral or counter-collateral   127,332    453,834 
With high risk of insolvency   380,267    277,016 
With senior “A” collateral and counter-collateral   10,610    1,223 
With senior “B” collateral and counter-collateral   287,374    180,785 
Without senior collateral or counter-collateral   82,283    95,008 
Irrecoverable   11,549      
With senior “B” collateral and counter-collateral   11,313      
Without senior collateral or counter-collateral   236      
Subtotal Commercial   72,164,406    70,826,769 

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo

Chairperson

 

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EXHIBIT B

(continued)

 

CLASSIFICATION OF LOANS AND OTHER FINANCING

 BY SITUATION AND COLLATERAL RECEIVED

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019 AND DECEMBER 31, 2018

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 36)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)

 

   06/30/2019   12/31/2018 
CONSUMER AND MORTGAGE        
Performing   94,511,354    95,744,514 
With senior “A” collateral and counter-collateral   2,181,355    2,949,577 
With senior “B” collateral and counter-collateral   13,573,295    13,676,510 
Without senior collateral or counter-collateral   78,756,704    79,118,427 
Low risk   1,662,770    1,926,667 
With senior “A” collateral and counter-collateral   17,508    48,130 
With senior “B” collateral and counter-collateral   122,685    187,262 
Without senior collateral or counter-collateral   1,522,577    1,691,275 
Medium risk   1,401,726    1,250,021 
With senior “A” collateral and counter-collateral   15,558    16,916 
With senior “B” collateral and counter-collateral   70,510    74,792 
Without senior collateral or counter-collateral   1,315,658    1,158,313 
High risk   1,176,608    818,569 
With senior “A” collateral and counter-collateral   23,608    13,707 
With senior “B” collateral and counter-collateral   75,154    38,991 
Without senior collateral or counter-collateral   1,077,846    765,871 
Irrecuperable   391,381    211,895 
With senior “A” collateral and counter-collateral   7,898    1,260 
With senior “B” collateral and counter-collateral   43,063    26,682 
Without senior collateral or counter-collateral   340,420    183,953 
Irrecoverable according to Central Bank's rules   207    872 
Without senior collateral or counter-collateral   207    872 
Subtotal consumer and mortgage   99,144,046    99,952,538 
Total   171,308,452    170,779,307 

 

This exhibit discloses the contractual figures as established by the BCRA. The conciliation with the consolidated statement of financial position is listed below:

 

   At 06/30/2019   At 12/31/2018 
Loans and other financing   165,014,934    165,209,389 
+ Allowances for loans and other financing   4,258,643    3,875,164 
+ Adjustment IFRS (adjustment amortized cost and fair value)   161,555    250,558 
Guarantees provided and contingent liabilities   1,873,320    1,444,196 
Total computable items   171,308,452    170,779,307 

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo

Chairperson

 

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EXHIBIT C

CONCENTRATION OF LOANS AND FINANCING FACILITIES

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019 AND DECEMBER 31, 2018

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 36)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)

 

   06/30/2019   12/31/2018 
Number of customers  Cut off
balance
   % of total
portfolio
   Cut off
balance
   % of
total
portfolio
 
10 largest customers   24,038,393    14.03    19,431,966    11.38 
50 next largest customers   21,711,343    12.67    22,338,628    13.08 
100 next largest customers   13,423,112    7.84    13,582,068    7.95 
Other customers   112,135,604    65.46    115,426,645    67.59 
Total (1)   171,308,452    100.00    170,779,307    100.00 

 

(1) See reconciliation in Exhibit B

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo

Chairperson

 

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EXHIBIT D

BREAKDOWN OF LOANS AND OTHER FINANCING BY TERMS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish – See Note 36)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)

 

       Remaining terms to maturity     
Item  Matured   Up to 1
month
   Over 1
month
and up to
3 months
   Over 3
months
and up to
6 months
   Over 6
months and
up to 12
months
   Over 12
months
and up to
24 months
   Over 24
months
   Total 
Non-financial government sector - Central Bank        584,863    254,518    167,744    150,247    124,629         1,282,001 
Financial sector        1,487,587    1,621,942    163,437    760,572    580,231    1,443    4,615,212 
Non-financial private sector and foreign residents        1,841,505           32,853,774           51,512,996           19,791,144           22,168,593           32,491,480           57,485,390           218,144,882   
Total   1,841,505    34,926,224    53,389,456    20,122,325    23,079,412    33,196,340    57,486,833    224,042,095 

 

BREAKDOWN OF LOANS AND OTHER FINANCING BY TERMS

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish - See Note 36)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)

 

       Remaining terms to maturity     
Item  Matured   Up to 1
month
   Over 1
month
and up to
3 months
   Over 3
months
and up to
6 months
   Over 6
months and
up to 12
months
   Over 12
months
and up to
24 months
   Over 24
months
   Total 
Non-financial government sector - Central Bank        147,547    403,613    434,592    745,089    968,517    323,784    3,023,142 
Financial sector        1,098,948    1,733,758    1,205,293    1,698,740    598,110    22,143    6,356,992 
Non-financial private sector and foreign residents        1,844,588           49,760,432           21,985,020           23,678,562           27,665,062           30,337,330           60,455,954           215,726,948   
Total   1,844,588    51,006,927    24,122,391    25,318,447    30,108,891    31,903,957    60,801,881    225,107,082 

 

This exhibit disclosures contractual future cash flows that include interests and accessories to be accrued until maturity of the contracts.

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo

Chairperson 

 

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EXHIBIT F

 

CHANGE OF PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish - See Note 36)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)

 

                   Depreciation for the period     
Item  Original
value at
beginning
of fiscal
year
   Total life
estimated
in years
   Increases   Decreases   Accumulated   Decrease   Of the period   At the
end
   Residual
value at the
end of the
period
 
Cost                                             
Real property   6,961,072    50    13,329    5,690    308,138    358    63,818    371,598    6,597,113 
Furniture and facilities   588,044    10    29,679    1,119    161,859    845    29,084    190,098    426,506 
Machinery and equipment   1,378,179    5    210,782    383    698,999    382    127,664    826,281    762,297 
Vehicles   127,543    5    17,984    5,237    80,201    4,156    12,294    88,339    51,951 
Work in progress   706,851         493,387    0    0    0    0    0    1,200,238 
'Right of use of leasing property        5    611,816    13,380         1,274    94,323    93,049    505,387 
Total property, plant and equipment   9,761,689         1,376,977    25,809    1,249,197    7,015    327,183    1,569,365    9,543,492 

 

CHANGE OF PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish - See Note 36)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)

 

                   Depreciation for the fiscal year     
Item  Original
value at
beginning
of fiscal
year
   Total life
estimated
in years
   Increases   Decreases   Accumulated   Decrease   For the fiscal
year
   At the
end
   Residual
value at the
end of the
fiscal year
 
Cost                                    
Real property   4,885,709    50    2,819,803    744,440    397,490    176,473    87,121    308,138    6,652,934 
Furniture and facilities   339,327    10    254,999    6,282    126,282    10    35,587    161,859    426,185 
Machinery and equipment   939,919    5    554,843    116,583    509,167         189,832    698,999    679,180 
Vehicles   109,825    5    34,399    16,681    75,696    13,940    18,445    80,201    47,342 
Work in progress   2,569,113         1,539,596    3,401,858                        706,851 
Total property, plant and equipment (1)   8,843,893         5,203,640    4,285,844    1,108,635    190,423    330,985    1,249,197    8,512,492 

 

(1) During the fiscal year 2018, this item observed transfers to and from property, plant and equipment and/or non current assets held for sale.

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo

Chairperson

 

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EXHIBIT F

(Continued)

 

CHANGE IN INVESTMENT PROPERTY

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish - See Note 36)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)

 

                   Depreciation for the period     
Item  Original
Value at
beginning
of fiscal
year
   Useful life
estimated
in years
   Increases   Decreases   Accumulated   Decrease   Of the
period
   At the
end
   Residual
value at
the end of
the period
 
Cost                                             
Rented properties   90,485    50              8,127         514    8,641    81,844 
Other investment properties   137,606    50    34,073    4    6,090    1    1,015    7,104    164,571 
Total investment property   228,091         34,073    4    14,217    1    1,529    15,745    246,415 

 

CHANGE IN INVESTMENT PROPERTY

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish - See Note 36)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)

 

                   Depreciation for the fiscal year     
Item  Original
Value at
beginning
of fiscal
year
   Useful life
estimated
in years
   Increases   Decreases   Accumulated   Decrease   For the
fiscal
year
   At the
end
   Residual
value at
the end of
the fiscal
year
 
Cost                                             
Rented properties        50    90,485         8,027         100    8,127    82,358 
Other investment properties   634,771    50    258,330    755,495    19,306    18,680    5,464    6,090    131,516 
Total investment property (1)   634,771         348,815    755,495    27,333    18,680    5,564    14,217    213,874 

 

(1) During the fiscal year 2018, this item observed transfers to and from property, plant and equipment and/or non current assets held for sale.  

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo

Chairperson

 

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 EXHIBIT G

 

CHANGE IN INTANGIBLE ASSETS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish - See Note 36)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)

 

                   Depreciation for the period     
Item  Original
Value at
beginning
of fiscal
year
   Useful life
estimated
in years
   Increases   Decreases   Accumulated   Decrease   Of the
period
   At the
end
   Residual value
at the end of the
period
 
Cost                                             
Licenses   549,788    5    263,670    0    224,722    0    62,198    286,920    526,538 
Goodwill - Business combination   210,927                                       210,927 
Other intangible assets   1,847,186    5    447,032    0    791,322    0    186,039    977,361    1,316,857 
Total intangible assets   2,607,901         710,702         1,016,044         248,237    1,264,281    2,054,322 

 

CHANGE IN INTANGIBLE ASSETS

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish - See Note 36)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)

 

                   Depreciation for the fiscal year     
Item  Original
Value at
beginning
of fiscal
year
   Useful life
estimated
in years
   Increases   Decreases   Accumulated   Decrease   For the
fiscal
year
   At the
end
   Residual value
at the end of the
fiscal year
 
Cost                                             
Licenses   306,420         243,862    494    163,541    2    61,183    224,722    325,066 
Goodwill - Business combination        5    210,927                             210,927 
Other intangible assets   1,179,178    5    740,976    72,968    511,548         279,774    791,322    1,055,864 
Total intangible assets (1)   1,485,598         1,195,765    73,462    675,089    2    340,957    1,016,044    1,591,857 

 

(1) During the fiscal year 2018, there were transfers between different lines of the item, that produce differences between the amounts at the end of one year and the beginning of other, without implying modifications of total this item.

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo

Chairperson

 

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EXHIBIT H

 

DEPOSIT CONCENTRATION

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019 AND DECEMBER 31, 2018

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish - See Note 36)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)

 

   06/30/2019   12/31/2018 
Number of customers  Outstanding
balance
   % of total
portfolio
   Outstanding
balance
   % of total
portfolio
 
10 largest customers   13,917,168    5.30    17,296,726    7.87 
50 next largest customers   15,880,027    6.05    15,385,676    7.00 
100 next largest customers   11,838,868    4.51    10,281,792    4.68 
Other customers   220,909,255    84.14    176,797,729    80.45 
                     
Total   262,545,318    100.00    219,761,923    100.00 

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo

Chairperson

 

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EXHIBIT I

 

BREAKDOWN OF FINANCIAL LIABILITIES

FOR RESIDUAL TERMS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish - See Note 36)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)

 

   Remaining terms to maturity     
Item  Up to 1
month
   Over 1
month
and up to
3 months
   Over 3
months
and up to
6 months
   Over 6
months
and up to
12 months
   Over 12
months
and up to
24 months
   Over 24
months
   Total 
Deposits   218,130,222    39,468,830    6,695,729    1,874,781    46,559    16,511    266,232,632 
                                    
From the non-financial government sector   13,897,221    3,661,865    479,599    127,341              18,166,026 
From the financial sector   243,581                             243,581 
From the non-financial private sector and foreign residents   203,989,420    35,806,965    6,216,130    1,747,440    46,559    16,511    247,823,025 
                                    
Derivative instruments   1,736    8,128    918                   10,782 
                                    
Repo transactions   277,594                             277,594 
                                    
Other financial entities   277,594                             277,594 
                                    
Other Financial Liabilities   13,229,799    80,042    29,251    30,399    35,630    152,581    13,557,702 
                                    
Financing received from the Central Bank of Argentina and other financial institutions   184,359    996,990    489,924    264,396    159,767    102,225    2,197,661 
Issued corporate bonds   362,258         603,146    805,512    4,093,433    3,810,639    9,674,988 
                                    
Subordinated corporate bonds             573,052    573,052    1,146,104    23,854,247    26,146,455 
                                    
Total   232,185,968    40,553,990    8,392,020    3,548,140    5,481,493    27,936,203    318,097,814 

 

This exhibit discloses contractual future cash flows that include interests and accessories to be accrued until maturity of the contracts.

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo

Chairperson

 

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ANEXO I

(Continued)

 

BREAKDOWN OF FINANCIAL LIABILITIES

FOR RESIDUAL TERMS

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish - See Note 36)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)

 

   Remaining terms to maturity     
Item  Up to 1
month
   Over 1
month
and up to
3 months
   Over 3
months
and up
to 6
months
   Over 6
months
and up
to 12
months
   Over 12
months
and up
to 24
months
   Over 24
months
   Total 
Deposits   182,738,073    31,261,800    7,363,772    1,293,292    61,860    15,985    222,734,782 
                                    
From the non-financial government sector   10,262,572    1,021,797    639,422    46,091    206         11,970,088 
From the financial sector   148,269                             148,269 
From the non-financial private sector and foreign residents   172,327,232    30,240,003    6,724,350    1,247,201    61,654    15,985    210,616,425 
                                    
Derivative instruments   1,019         350                   1,369 
                                    
Repo transactions   164,667                             164,667 
                                    
                                    
Other  financial entities   164,667                             164,667 
                                    
Other Financial Liabilities   13,945,078    18,936    9,668    14,045    22,435    141,539    14,151,701 
                                    
Financing received from the Central Bank of Argentina and other financial institutions   724,436    918,813    1,083,024    470,177    87,151    125,173    3,408,774 
                                    
Issued corporate bonds   362,870         585,301    735,047    1,443,264    7,394,296    10,520,778 
                                    
Subordinated corporate bonds             510,412    510,412    1,020,824    21,757,164    23,798,812 
                                    
                                    
Total   197,936,143    32,199,549    9,552,527    3,022,973    2,635,534    29,434,157    274,780,883 

 

This exhibit discloses contractual future cash flows that include interests and accessories to be accrued until maturity of the contracts.

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo

Chairperson

 

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EXHIBIT J

 

CONSOLIDATED CHANGES IN PROVISIONS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish - See Note 36)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)

 

   Amounts at       Decreases     
Item  beginning of
fiscal year
   Increases   Reversals   Charge off   06/30/2019 
For Administrative, disciplinary and criminal sanctions   718    50        50    718 
Other   969,036    379,049    18,045    377,066    952,974 
Total Provisions   969,754    379,099    18,045    377,116    953,692 

 

CONSOLIDATED CHANGES IN PROVISIONS

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish - See Note 36)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)  

 

   Amounts at       Decreases     
Item  beginning of
fiscal year
   Increases   Reversals   Charge off   12/31/2018 
For Administrative, disciplinary and criminal sanctions   718                  718 
Other   595,277    1,031,170    14,119    643,292    969,036 
Total Provisions   595,995    1,031,170    14,119    643,292    969,754 

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo

Chairperson

 

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EXHIBIT K

 

COMPOSITION OF CAPITAL STOCK

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish - See Note 36)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)

 

Shares   Capital Stock 
           Votes per   Issued   In treasury     
Class  Stock number   Face value   share   outstanding   (1)   Paid in 
Registered common stock A   11,235,670    1    5    11,236         11,236 
Registered common stock B   658,427,351    1    1    628,162    30,265    658,427 
Total   669,663,021              639,398    30,265    669,663 

 

COMPOSITION OF CAPITAL STOCK

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish - See Note 36)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)

 

Shares   Capital Stock 
           Votes per   Issued   In treasury     
Class  Stock number   Face value   share   outstanding   (1)   Paid in 
Registered common stock A   11,235,670    1    5    11,236         11,236 
Registered common stock B   658,427,351    1    1    629,479    28,948    658,427 
Total   669,663,021              640,715    28,948    669,663 

 

(1)See Note 22.

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo

Chairperson

 

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EXHIBIT L

 

FOREIGN CURRENCY AMOUNTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019 AND DECEMBER 31, 2018

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish - See Note 36)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)

 

   06/30/2019   12/31/2018 
   Total parent   Total per currency     
Item  company
and local
branches
   US dollar   Euro   Real   Other   Total 
ASSETS                              
Cash and deposits in banks   53,289,828    53,036,837    178,451    17,799    56,741    39,768,830 
Debt securities at fair value through profit or loss   380,168    380,168                   332,797 
Other financial assets   1,627,760    1,627,760                   1,375,996 
Loans and other financing   54,316,881    54,316,881                   45,803,582 
Other financial institutions   452,943    452,943                   480,324 
From the non financial private sector and foreign residents   53,863,938    53,863,938                   45,323,258 
Other debt securities                            81,630 
Financial assets delivered as guarantee   1,221,561    1,221,561                   916,165 
Equity instruments at fair value through profit or loss   7,357    7,357                   5,746 
Investments in associates and joint ventures   1,585,949    1,585,949                   1,417,060 
                               
TOTAL ASSETS   112,429,504    112,176,513    178,451    17,799    56,741    89,701,806 
                               
LIABILITIES                              
Deposits   87,418,159    87,418,159                   69,034,060 
Non financial government sector   2,438,114    2,438,114                   2,008,915 
Financial sector   163,035    163,035                   100,200 
Non financial private sector and foreign residents   84,817,010    84,817,010                   66,924,945 
Other financial liabilities   3,037,074    2,957,412    71,690         7,972    2,142,161 
Financing from the Central Bank and other financial institutions   1,924,070    1,924,070                   2,598,810 
Subordinated corporate bonds   17,191,816    17,191,816                   15,288,390 
Other non financial liabilities   36,506    36,506                   29,566 
                               
TOTAL LIABILITIES   109,607,625    109,527,963    71,690         7,972    89,092,987 

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo

Chairperson

 

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EXHIBIT O

 

DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish - See Note 36)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)

 

 

Type of
contract
  Purpose of
the
transactions
performed
  Underlying
asset
  Type of
settlement
  Negotiation
environment or
counter-party
  Originally
agreed
weighted
monthly
average
term (in
months)
   Residual
weighted
monthly
average
term (in
months)
   Weighted
daily
average
term
settlement
of
differences
(in days)
   Amount (*) 
Futures  Intermediation - own account  Foreign currency  Daily settlement of differences  MAE (over-the-counter electronic market) (ROFEX)   5    2    1    325,281 
                                 
Forward  Intermediation - own account  Foreign currency  Maturity settlement of differences  Over The Counter  - Residents in Argentina - Non-financial sector   6    2    30    413,962 
                                 
Repo transactions  Intermediation - own account  Local government securities  With delivery of underlying asset  Other countries of local   1    1    0    316,699 
                                 
Options  Intermediation - own account  Other  With delivery of underlying asset  Over The Counter  - Residents in Argentina - Non-financial sector   33    27         154,087 

 

 

 

(*) Related to the valuation of the underlying traded, exposed in absolute value.

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo

Chairperson

 

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EXHIBIT Q

 

BREAKDOWN OF STATEMENT OF INCOME

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish - See Note 36)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)

 

   Net financial Income/ (Loss) 
   Mandatory measurement 
Item  Quarter ended
06/30/2019
   Accumulated
from beginning
of period up to
06/30/2019
 
For measurement of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss          
(Loss)/ Gain from government securities   (22,368)   93,143 
Gain from private securities   121,011    240,862 
(Loss)/ Gain from derivative financial instruments          
Forward transactions   (11,893)   289,114 
Gain from other financial assets   3,502    14,209 
Gain from equity instruments at fair value through profit or loss   5,458    1,403,862 
Loss from sales or low of financial assets at fair value   (97,401)   (188,399)
Total   (1,691)   1,852,791 

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo

Chairperson

 

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EXHIBIT Q

(Continued)

 

BREAKDOWN OF STATEMENT OF INCOME

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish - See Note 36)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)

 

   Net financial income/ (loss) 
Interest and adjustment for the application of the
effective interest rate of financial assets measured
at amortized cost
  Quarter ended
06/30/2019
   Accumulated from
beginning of period up to
06/30/2019
 
Interest income          
For cash and bank deposits   34,417    65,817 
For government securities   537,909    1,046,043 
For loans and other financing          
  Financial sector   355,589    865,567 
  Non financial private sector   0    0 
    Overdrafts   1,732,633    3,596,912 
    Documents   1,080,510    2,275,892 
    Mortgage loans   1,551,192    2,768,493 
    Pledge loans   120,039    245,466 
    Personal loans   4,903,771    9,663,307 
    Credit cards   2,477,907    4,853,326 
    Financial leases   40,252    82,185 
    Other   1,018,188    2,132,850 
For repo transactions          
  Central Bank of Argentina   0    9,381 
  Other financial institutions   1,616,883    1,947,341 
Total   15,469,290    29,552,580 
Interest expenses          
From deposits          
  Non financial private sector          
    Checking accounts   (52,003)   (170,003)
    Saving accounts   (149,944)   (244,235)
    Time deposits and investments accounts   (12,372,143)   (21,751,659)
For Financing received from Central Bank of Argentina and other financial institutions   (61,352)   (170,661)
For repo transactions          
  Other financial institutions   (107,558)   (178,415)
For other financial liabilities   (26,266)   (57,276)
Issued corporate bonds   (469,695)   (921,882)
For subordinated corporate bonds   (310,708)   (591,200)
Total   (13,549,669)   (24,085,331)

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo

Chairperson

 

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EXHIBIT Q

(Continued)

 

BREAKDOWN OF STATEMENT OF INCOME

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish - See Note 36)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)

 

   Income for the period  

Other comprehensive income

 
Interest and adjustment for the
application of the effective
interest rate of financial assets
measured at fair value through
other comprehensive income
  Quarter
ended
06/30/2019
   Accumulated
from beginning
of period up to
06/30/2019
   Quarter
ended
06/30/2019
   Accumulated
from beginning
of period up to
06/30/2019
 
From debt government securities   14,011,582    22,704,666    64,449    (60,859)
Total   14,011,582    22,704,666    64,449    (60,859)

 

   Income for the period 
Commissions income  Quarter
ended
06/30/2019
   Accumulated
from beginning
of period up to
06/30/2019
 
Commissions related to obligations   1,956,391    3,912,714 
Commissions related to credits   39,562    63,352 
Commissions related to loans commitments and financial guarantees   237    2,441 
Commissions related to securities value   26,814    47,559 
Commissions for credit cards   1,033,256    2,045,566 
Commissions for insurance   203,138    402,191 
Commissions related to trading and foreign exchange transactions   94,796    168,318 
Total   3,354,194    6,642,141 

 

   Loss for the period 
Commissions expenses  Quarter
ended
06/30/2019
   Accumulated
from beginning
of period up to
06/30/2019
 
Commissions related to trading and foreign exchange transactions   (19,073)   (28,197)
Other          
Commissions paid ATM exchange   (110,163)   (208,195)
Checkbooks commissions and compensating cameras   (63,554)   (118,351)
Commissions Credit cards and foreign trade   (50,952)   (92,586)
    (243,742)   (447,329)

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo

Chairperson

 

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EXHIBIT Q

 

BREAKDOWN OF STATEMENT OF INCOME

AS OF JUNE 30, 2018

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish - See Note 36)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)

 

   Net financial Income/ (Loss) 
   Mandatory measurement 
Item  Quarter
ended
06/30/2018
   Accumulated from
beginning of
period up to
06/30/2018
 
For measurement of financial assets at fair value through profit or loss          
Gain from government securities   35,589    84,963 
Gain from private securities   3,554    22,335 
Loss from derivative financial instruments        
Forward transactions   (3,841)     
Gain from other financial assets   12,272    28,331 
Gain from equity instruments at fair value through profit or loss   1,962    6,114 
Loss from sales or low of financial assets at fair value   (128,587)   (39,616)
For measurement of financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss          
Gain from derivative financial instruments          
Forward transactions   (5,970)   (5,970)
Total   (85,021)   96,157 

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo

Chairperson

 

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    EXHIBIT Q
    (continued)
     
BREAKDOWN OF STATEMENT OF INCOME
AS OF JUNE 30, 2018
(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish - See Note 36)
(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)

 

   Net financial income/ (loss) 
Interest and adjustment for the application of the effective
interest rate of financial assets measured at amortized cost
  Quarter ended
06/30/2018
   Accumulated
from
beginning of
period up to
06/30/2018
 
Interest income          
For cash and bank deposits   1,991    4,952 
for debt securities   49,753    100,021 
For loans and other financing          
Financial sector   339,001    556,438 
Overdrafts   955,080    1,729,824 
Documents   719,358    1,367,483 
Mortgage loans   730,273    1,264,187 
Pledge loans   138,148    283,559 
Personal loans   4,113,856    7,893,947 
Credit cards   1,425,203    2,669,474 
Financial leases   34,275    68,542 
Other   943,336    1,798,067 
For repo transactions          
Central Bank of Argentina   7,068    21,248 
Other financial institutions   38,698    58,244 
Total   9,496,040    17,815,986 
Interest expenses          
For deposits          
Non financial private sector          
Checking accounts        
Saving accounts   (62,204)   (113,967)
Time deposits and investments accounts   (3,499,567)   (6,199,003)
For Financing received from Central Bank of Argentina and other financial institutions   (19,885)   (33,098)
For repo transactions          
Other financial institutions   (24,342)   (55,312)
For other financial liabilities   (3,452)   (32,472)
Issued corporate bonds   (422,246)   (595,933)
For subordinated corporate bonds   (174,356)   (313,406)
Total   (4,206,052)   (7,343,191)

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo

Chairperson

 

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EXHIBIT Q

(Continued)

 

BREAKDOWN OF STATEMENT OF INCOME

AS OF JUNE 30, 2018

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish - See Note 36)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)

 

   Income for the period   Other comprehensive income 
Interest and adjustment for the
application of the effective
interest rate of financial assets
measured at fair value through
other comprehensive income
  Quarter
ended
06/30/2018
   Accumulated
from
beginning of
period up to
06/30/2018
   Quarter
ended
06/30/2018
   Accumulated
from beginning
of period up to
06/30/2018
 
From debt government securities   3,087,439    5,154,192    (33,092)   (88,570)
Total   3,087,439    5,154,192    (33,092)   (88,570)

 

   Income for the period 
Commissions income  Quarter ended
06/30/2018
   Accumulated
from beginning
of period up to
06/30/2018
 
Commissions related to obligations   1,688,963    3,151,151 
Commissions related to credits   24,609    40,719 
Commissions related to loans commitments and financial guarantees   45    453 
Commissions related to securities value   25,366    47,098 
Commissions for credit cards   765,496    1,464,520 
Commissions for insurance   172,118    341,735 
Commissions related to trading and foreign exchange transactions   50,804    92,178 
Total   2,727,401    5,137,854 

 

   Loss for the period 
Commissions expenses  Quarter ended
06/30/2018
   Accumulated
from beginning
of period up to
06/30/2018
 
Commissions related to transactions to debt securities   (76)   (208)
Commissions related to trading and foreign exchange transactions   (10,247)   (16,862)
Other          
Commissions paid ATM exchange   (64,912)   (120,440)
Checkbooks commissions and    compensating cameras   (42,649)   (78,568)
Commissions Credit cards and foreign trade   (69,342)   (128,764)
           
Total   (187,226)   (344,842)

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo

Chairperson

 

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EXHIBIT R

 

VALUE ADJUSTMENT FOR CREDIT LOSSES - ALLOWANCES FOR UNCOLLECTIBILITY RISK

AS OF JUNE 30, 2019

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish - See Note 36)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)

 

   Amounts at                 
   beginning of       Decreases     
Item  the fiscal year   Increases   Reversals   Charge off   06/30/2019 
                     
Other financial assets   4,931    1,184,268    0    11    1,189,188 
Loans and other financing   3,875,164    1,950,215    68,164    1,498,572    4,258,643 
Other financial institutions   52,121    5,150    26,758    0    30,513 
To the non-financial private sector and foreign residents                       0 
Overdrafts   278,910    91,367    2,683    40,145    327,449 
Documents   352,955    79,108    943    40,218    390,902 
Mortgage loans   262,750    62,152    892    18,886    305,124 
Pledge loans   75,762    10,619    972    874    84,535 
Personal loans   1,497,309    834,667    52    601,547    1,730,377 
Credit cards   772,847    363,842    457    270,395    865,837 
Financial leases   5,567    1,129    771    0    5,925 
Other   576,943    502,181    34,636    526,507    517,981 
Total allowances   3,880,095    3,134,483    68,164    1,498,583    5,447,831 

 

VALUE ADJUSTMENT FOR CREDIT LOSSES - ALLOWANCES FOR UNCOLLECTIBILITY RISK

AS OF DECEMBER 31, 2018

(Translation of the financial statements originally issued in Spanish - See Note 36)

(Figures stated in thousands of pesos)

 

   Amounts at                 
   beginning of       Decreases     
Item  the fiscal year   Increases   Reversals   Charge off   12/31/2018 
                     
Other financial assets   4,916    1,850         1,835    4,931 
Loans and other financing   2,470,303    2,867,749    37,684    1,425,204    3,875,164 
Other financial institutions   31,251    25,571    4,701         52,121 
To the non-financial private sector and foreign residents                       0 
Overdrafts   138,311    198,938    6,822    51,517    278,910 
Documents   200,750    193,380    807    40,368    352,955 
Mortgage loans   146,296    148,407    13,466    18,487    262,750 
Pledge loans   73,070    28,738    3,681    22,365    75,762 
Personal loans   1,055,897    1,284,557    267    842,878    1,497,309 
Credit cards   557,682    565,559    905    349,489    772,847 
Financial leases   6,487    268    1,188    0    5,567 
Other   260,559    422,331    5,847    100,100    576,943 
Total allowances   2,475,219    2,869,599    37,684    1,427,039    3,880,095 

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo

Chairperson

 

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REVIEW REPORT ON CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

To the Directors of

BANCO MACRO S.A.

CUIT (Argentine tax identification number): 30-50001008-4

Registered office: Avenida Eduardo Madero 1182

Buenos Aires City

 

I.Report on the financial statements

 

Introduction

 

1.We have reviewed the accompanying condensed consolidated interim financial statements of BANCO MACRO S.A. and its subsidiaries (“the Bank”), which comprise: (a) the consolidated statement of financial position as of June 30, 2019, (b) the consolidated statements of income and other comprehensive income for the three and six month periods ended at June 30, 2019, and the changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the six-month period then ended, and (c) explanatory notes and other supplementary information.

 

Responsibility of the Bank’s Board of Directors and Management in connection with the financial statements

 

2.The Bank’s Board of Directors and Management are responsible for the preparation and presentation of the financial statements mentioned in paragraph 1. in accordance with the accounting framework established by the Central Bank of Argentina (“BCRA”), which, as indicated in note 3. to the financial statements mentioned in paragraph 1., is based on International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”), and in particular for the condensed interim financial statements on the International Accounting Standard (“IAS”) 34 "Interim Financial Reporting", as those standards were issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB") and adopted by the Argentine Federation of Professional Councils in Economic Sciences (“FACPCE” for its Spanish acronym), only subject to the exceptions stated in (i) point 5.5. "Impairment" of IFRS 9 "Financial instruments", and (ii) International Accounting Standards (“IAS”) 29 “Financial Reporting in Hyperinflationary Economies”, which were temporarily excluded by the BCRA from the accounting framework applicable to financial institutions. The Bank’s Board of Directors and Management are also responsible for the internal control they may deem necessary to allow the interim financial statements to be prepared free of material misstatements, whether due to errors or irregularities.

 

Auditor’s responsibility

 

3.Our responsibility is to express a conclusion on the financial statements mentioned in paragraph 1. based on our review, which was performed in accordance with the standards established by FACPCE Technical Resolution No. 37 and with the “Minimum external auditing standards” issued by the BCRA, applicable to the review of interim financial statements, and in compliance with the ethical requirements relevant to the audit of the Bank’s annual financial statements. A review of interim financial statements consists of making inquiries, mainly to the persons in charge of accounting and financial matters, as well as applying analytical procedures and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit of financial statements; therefore, we cannot obtain reasonable assurance that we will become aware of all the material issues that may arise in an audit. Therefore, we do not express an audit opinion.

 

Conclusion

 

4.Based on our review, we have not become aware of anything that may lead us to believe that the financial statements mentioned in paragraph 1. have not been prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with the accounting framework established by the BCRA mentioned in paragraph 2.

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo

Chairperson

 

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Emphasis on certain aspects disclosed in the financial statements and other issues

 

5.We would like to draw attention to the information contained in the following notes to the consolidated financial statements mentioned in paragraph 1.:

 

(a)Note 3. “Basis for the preparation of these financial statements and applicable accounting standards”, section “Applicable Accounting Standards”, in which the Bank quantifies the effect that the application of section 5.5 “Impairment” of IFRS 9 “Financial instruments” would have on the financial statements mentioned in paragraph 1., which was temporarily excluded by the BCRA from the accounting framework applicable to financial entities. This issue does not change the conclusion stated in paragraph 4., but it should be taken into account by the users of IFRS for interpreting the financial statements mentioned in paragraph 1.

 

(b) Note 3. “Basis for the preparation of these financial statements and applicable accounting standards”, section “Measuring unit”, which (a) explains that although as of June 30, 2019, the conditions mentioned in IAS 29 for the inflation adjustment of the financial statements into measuring unit current are met, BCRA Communiqué "A" 6651 does not allow such inflation adjustment temporarily; (b) describes the main impacts that would be derived from applying IAS 29, together with a quantification of certain global effects on the attached financial statements, and (c) warns that the nonrecognition of changes occurred in the general purchasing power may distort the accounting information and should be taken into account in the interpretation of the information included by the Bank in the accompanying financial statements over financial position, results of operations and cash flows. This issue does not modify the conclusion mentioned in paragraph 4, but we expressly state that although the financial statements mentioned in paragraph 1. were prepared pursuant to the accounting information framework established by the BCRA, the practices within this information framework concerning the measuring unit do not allow to make a presentation according to professional accounting standards.

 

6.As further explained in Note 38. to the consolidated financial statements mentioned in paragraph 1., certain accounting practices used by the Bank to prepare the accompanying financial statements conform with the accounting framework established by the BCRA but may not conform with the accounting principles generally accepted in other countries.

 

Other matters

 

7.We also issued a separate report on the condensed separate interim financial statements of BANCO MACRO S.A. as of the same date and for the same period indicated in paragraph 1.

 

II.Report on other legal and regulatory requirements

 

8.In compliance with current legal requirements, we further report that:

 

(a)The financial statements mentioned in paragraph 1., as mentioned in note 3. thereto, are in process of being transcribed into the Books of Accounts of BANCO MACRO S.A. and, based on our review, we have not become aware of anything that may lead us to believe that these financial statements have not been prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with the applicable Argentine Business Associations Law provisions and Argentine Securities Commission (“CNV”) regulations.

 

(b)The condensed separate interim financial statements of BANCO MACRO S.A. as of June 30, 2019, arise from the accounting books kept, in all formal respects, pursuant to current legal requirements.

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo

Chairperson

 

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(c)As of June 30, 2019, the liabilities accrued from employee and employer contributions to the Integrated Pension Fund System, as recorded in the Bank’s books, amounted to Ps. 238,261,227, none of which was due and payable as of that date.

 

 

Buenos Aires City,

August 7, 2019

 

  PISTRELLI, HENRY MARTIN Y ASOCIADOS S.R.L.
  C.P.C.E.C.A.B.A. Vol. 1 – Fo. 13
   
   
  CARLOS M. SZPUNAR
  Partner
  Certified Public Accountant (U.B.A.)
  C.P.C.E.C.A.B.A. Vol. 192 – Fo. 110

 

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REVIEW REPORT ON CONDENSED SEPARATE INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

To the Directors of

BANCO MACRO S.A.

CUIT (Argentine tax identification number): 30-50001008-4

Registered office: Avenida Eduardo Madero 1182

Buenos Aires City

 

III.Report on the financial statements

 

Introduction

 

1.We have reviewed the accompanying condensed separate interim financial statements of BANCO MACRO S.A. (“the Bank”), which comprise: (a) the separate statement of financial position as of June 30, 2019, (b) the separate statements of income and other comprehensive income for the three and six-month periods ended at June 30, 2019, and the changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the six-month period then ended, and (c) explanatory notes and other supplementary information.

 

Responsibility of the Bank’s Board of Directors and Management in connection with the financial statements

 

2.The Bank’s Board of Directors and Management are responsible for the preparation and presentation of the financial statements mentioned in paragraph 1. in accordance with the accounting framework established by the Central Bank of Argentina (“BCRA”), which, as indicated in note 3. to the financial statements mentioned in paragraph 1., is based on International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”), and in particular for the condensed interim financial statements on the International Accounting Standard (“IAS”) 34 "Interim Financial Reporting", as those standards were issued by the International Accounting Standards Board ("IASB") and adopted by the Argentine Federation of Professional Councils in Economic Sciences (“FACPCE” for its Spanish acronym), only subject to the exceptions stated in (i) point 5.5. "Impairment" of IFRS 9 "Financial instruments", and (ii) International Accounting Standards (“IAS”) 29 “Financial Reporting in Hyperinflationary Economies”, which were temporarily excluded by the BCRA from the accounting framework applicable to financial institutions. The Bank’s Board of Directors and Management are also responsible for the internal control they may deem necessary to allow the interim financial statements to be prepared free of material misstatements, whether due to errors or irregularities.

 

Auditor’s responsibility

 

3.Our responsibility is to express a conclusion on the financial statements mentioned in paragraph 1. based on our review, which was performed in accordance with the standards established by FACPCE Technical Resolution No. 37 and with the “Minimum external auditing standards” issued by the BCRA, applicable to the review of interim financial statements, and in compliance with the ethical requirements relevant to the audit of the Bank’s annual financial statements. A review of interim financial statements consists of making inquiries, mainly to the persons in charge of accounting and financial matters, as well as applying analytical procedures and other review procedures. A review is substantially less in scope than an audit of financial statements; therefore, we cannot obtain reasonable assurance that we will become aware of all the material issues that may arise in an audit. Therefore, we do not express an audit opinion.

 

Conclusion

 

4.Based on our review, we have not become aware of anything that may lead us to believe that the financial statements mentioned in paragraph 1. have not been prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with the accounting framework established by the BCRA mentioned in paragraph 2.

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo

Chairperson

 

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Emphasis on certain aspects disclosed in the financial statements and other issues

 

5.We would like to draw attention to the information contained in the following notes to the separate financial statements mentioned in paragraph 1.:

 

(a)Note 3. “Basis for the preparation of these financial statements and applicable accounting standards”, in which the Bank quantifies the effect that the application of section 5.5 "Impairment” of IFRS 9 "Financial instruments" would have on the financial statements mentioned in paragraph 1., which was temporarily excluded by the BCRA from the accounting framework applicable to financial entities. This issue does not change the conclusion stated in paragraph 4., but it should be taken into account by the users of IFRS for interpreting the financial statements mentioned in paragraph 1.

 

(b) Note 3. “Basis for the preparation of these financial statements and applicable accounting standards”, section “Measuring unit”, which (a) explains that although as of June 30, 2019, the conditions mentioned in IAS 29 for the inflation adjustment of the financial statements into measuring unit current are met, BCRA Communiqué "A" 6651 does not allow such inflation adjustment temporarily; (b) describes the main impacts that would be derived from applying IAS 29, together with a quantification of certain global effects on the attached financial statements, and (c) warns that the nonrecognition of changes occurred in the general purchasing power may distort the accounting information and should be taken into account in the interpretation of the information included by the Bank in the accompanying financial statements over financial position, results of operations and cash flows. This issue does not modify the conclusion mentioned in paragraph 4, but we expressly state that although the financial statements mentioned in paragraph 1. were prepared pursuant to the accounting information framework established by the BCRA, the practices within this information framework concerning the measuring unit do not allow to make a presentation according to professional accounting standards.

 

6.As further explained in note 36. to the separate financial statements mentioned in paragraph 1., certain accounting practices used by the Bank to prepare the accompanying financial statements conform with the accounting framework established by the BCRA but may not conform with the accounting principles generally accepted in other countries.

 

Other matters

 

7.We also issued a separate report on the condensed consolidated interim financial statements of BANCO MACRO S.A. and its subsidiaries as of the same date and for the same period indicated in paragraph 1.

 

IV.Report on other legal and regulatory requirements

 

8.In compliance with current legal requirements, we further report that:

 

(a)Based on our review, we have not become aware of anything that may lead us to believe that the financial statements mentioned in paragraph 1. have not been prepared, in all material respects, in conformity with the applicable Argentine Business Associations Law provisions and Argentine Securities Commission (“CNV”) regulations.

 

(b)The financial statements mentioned in paragraph 1. as mentioned in note 3. thereto, are in process of being transcribed into the Books of Accounts of BANCO MACRO S.A. and arise from the accounting books kept, in all formal respects, pursuant to current legal requirements.

 

(c)As of June 30, 2019, the liabilities accrued from employee and employer contributions to the Integrated Pension Fund System, as recorded in the Bank’s books, amounted to Ps. 238,261,227, none of which was due and payable as of that date.

 

Delfín Jorge Ezequiel Carballo

Chairperson

 

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(d)As of June 30, 2019, as stated in note 26. to the financial statements mentioned in paragraph 1., the Bank carries shareholders’ equity and a statutory guarantee account to eligible assets that exceed the minimum amounts required by relevant CNV regulations for these items.

 

 

Buenos Aires City,

August 7, 2019

 

 

  PISTRELLI, HENRY MARTIN Y ASOCIADOS S.R.L.
  C.P.C.E.C.A.B.A. Vol. 1 – Fo. 13
   
   
  CARLOS M. SZPUNAR
  Partner
  Certified Public Accountant (U.B.A.)
  C.P.C.E.C.A.B.A. Vol. 192 – Fo. 110

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

 

Date: October 22, 2019

 

 

  MACRO BANK INC.
     
   
  By: /s/ Jorge Francisco Scarinci
  Name: Jorge Francisco Scarinci
  Title: Chief Financial Officer