London, 28 April 2009: National Australia Bank Group, owner of the Clydesdale and Yorkshire Banks,today released interim results for its UK Region’s* operations for the six months to 31 March 2009. Unless otherwise stated, figures are comparisons with the six months to 31 March 2008. Highlights are:
“We have an enduring commitment to supporting our customers in these challenging times.
Almost £2 billion of new lending has been advanced to business and mortgage customers at
a time when they have needed it most. Business lending was up over 14% and mortgage
lending has grown by over 4% demonstrating our ongoing support for the communities in
which we operate.
“Our strategy remains unchanged. We continue to drive ever-greater efficiency from our
operations and have elected to maintain a very conservative liquidity and capital position.
While this has had an inevitable effect on bank profit, the compelling security and strength of
our brands has attracted an extra £2.6 billion of deposits compared with the prior
corresponding period.
“This is a creditable performance from a good bank in exceptionally poor market conditions.
We continue to be ahead of peers on most key indicators with a strong underlying business
that remains profitable, despite the impact of the trading environment all UK banks operate in.
We remain in the best possible shape and are well positioned to fully capitalise on future
growth opportunities.”
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* The UK Region consists of banking and wealth management activities in the UK operating under the Clydesdale Bank and Yorkshire Bank brands. It does not include nabCapital's operations in the UK.
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