GAZPROMBANK GROUP Consolidated Financial Statements

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1 Consolidated Financial Statements Year Ended 2014

2 Shareholding of the Bank (based on voting rights) Non-State Pension Fund Gazfond * 49.65% 49.65% OAO Gazprom 35.54% 35.54% State Corporation Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs (Vnesheconombank) 10.19% 10.19% Treasury stock ** 4.40% 4.22% Individuals 0.22% 0.40% % % * - including 43.57% managed by ZAO Leader (an asset management company) on behalf of Non-State Pension Fund Gazfond ** - shares held by OOO New Financial Technologies (NFT), a subsidiary of the Bank; of them 0.35% managed by ZAO Leader on behalf of NFT. Board of Directors Alexey B. Miller Chairman of the Board of Directors Chairman of ОАО Gazprom Management Board Andrey I. Akimov Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors Chairman of Gazprombank Management Board Mikhail L. Sereda Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors Deputy Chairman of OAO Gazprom Management Board Yury N. Shamalov Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors President of Non-State Pension Fund Gazfond Kirill A. Dmitriev Member of the Board of Directors Chief Executive Officer of Russian Direct Investment Fund Iliya V. Eliseev Member of the Board of Directors Deputy Chairman of Gazprombank Management Board Anatoliy A. Gavrilenko Member of the Board of Directors Chief Executive Officer of ZAO Leader Sergey S. Ivanov Member of the Board of Directors Chairman of ОАО Sogaz Management Board Yuliya S. Karpova Member of the Board of Directors Deputy Chairman of Vnesheconombank Management Board Andrey V. Kruglov Member of the Board of Directors Deputy Chairman of OAO Gazprom Management Board Kirill G. Selesnev Member of the Board of Directors Member of OAO Gazprom Management Board Elena A. Vasilieva Member of the Board of Directors Deputy Chairman of OAO Gazprom Management Board, Chief Accountant of OAO Gazprom The composition of the Board of Directors is presented as of 21 April

3 Management Board Andrey I. Akimov Chairman of the Board Natalia A. Deputy Chairman of the Board Corporate lending, Trade finance Chervonenko Iliya V. Eliseev Deputy Chairman of the Board Compliance, Media assets Viktor A. Komanov Deputy Chairman of the Board Merchant banking, M&A advisory, Direct investments in resource-based industries Nikolay G. Korenev Deputy Chairman of the Board Corporate governance Svetlana E. Maluseva Deputy Chairman of the Board Chief Accountant Aleksey A. Matveev Deputy Chairman of the Board Direct investments, Project and structured finance, Capital markets, Trading activities, Brokerage, Asset management Alexander Y. Muranov Deputy Chairman of the Board Corporate clients relations, Corporate lending policy, Precious metals, Real estate development business Famil K. Sadygov Deputy Chairman of the Board Strategy, Liquidity management, Heavy machinery assets Alexander I. Sobol Deputy Chairman of the Board Chief Financial Officer Oleg M. Vaksman Deputy Chairman of the Board Chief Risk Officer Dmitriy V. Zauers Deputy Chairman of the Board Chief of Administration Yan V. Center First Vice-President Regional network Andrey A. Pimenov First Vice-President Procurement Igor V. Rusanov First Vice-President Assets & liabilities management, Wholesale funding and investor relations, Financial institutions Valeriy A. Seregin First Vice-President Retail business, Custody services Ekaterina V. Trofimova First Vice-President Chief Analytical Officer, Public relations Vladimir N. Vinokurov First Vice-President Corporate security Alexander M. Stepanov First Vice-President Strategic industrial assets The composition of the Management Board is presented as of 21 April Auditors JSC KPMG 3

4 TABLE OF CONTENTS AUDITORS REPORT 5 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF PROFIT OR LOSS AND OTHER СOMPREHENSIVE INCOME 8 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION 9 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY 10 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS 12 NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: NOTE 1 PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES AND ORGANIZATION NOTE 2 BASIS OF PRESENTATION NOTE 3 PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES NOTE 4 SEGMENT REPORTING NOTE 5 NET INTEREST INCOME NOTE 6 PROVISIONS AND IMPAIRMENT LOSSES NOTE 7 FEES AND COMMISSIONS INCOME AND EXPENSE NOTE 8 NON-INTEREST LOSS FROM FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AT FAIR VALUE THROUGH PROFIT OR LOSS, NET. 39 NOTE 9 NON-BANKING OPERATING PROFITS NOTE 10 BANKING SALARIES, EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES NOTE 11 PROFIT TAX NOTE 12 CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, OBLIGATORY RESERVE WITH THE CENTRAL BANK OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND DUE FROM CREDIT INSTITUTIONS NOTE 13 FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AT FAIR VALUE THROUGH PROFIT OR LOSS NOTE 14 DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES HELD FOR TRADING NOTE 15 LOANS TO CUSTOMERS NOTE 16 INVESTMENTS AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE AND INVESTMENTS IN ASSOCIATES NOTE 17 RECEIVABLES AND PREPAYMENTS NOTE 18 INVESTMENTS HELD-TO-MATURITY NOTE 19 PLANT, PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT NOTE 20 INTANGIBLES NOTE 21 GOODWILL NOTE 22 AMOUNTS OWED TO CREDIT INSTITUTIONS NOTE 23 AMOUNTS OWED TO CUSTOMERS NOTE 24 BONDS ISSUED NOTE 25 SUBORDINATED DEBTS NOTE 26 OTHER LIABILITIES NOTE 27 SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY NOTE 28 PERPETUAL DEBT ISSUED NOTE 29 FINANCIAL COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES NOTE 30 CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND INTERNAL CONTROLS NOTE 31 RISK MANAGEMENT NOTE 32 PRINCIPAL SUBSIDIARIES OF THE GROUP NOTE 33 RELATED PARTIES NOTE 34 CAPITAL ADEQUACY NOTE 35 FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS NOTE 36 ANALYSIS BY MEASUREMENT CATEGORY NOTE 37 ACQUISITIONS OF INTERESTS IN SUBSIDIARIES NOTE 38 SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

5 JSC KPMG 10 Presnenskaya Naberezhnaya Moscow, Russia Telephone +7 (495) Fax +7 (495) /99 Internet Auditors Report To the Shareholdes and Board of Directors of Gazprombank (Joint-stock Company) We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Gazprombank (Jointstock Company) (the Bank ) (and its subsidiaries (the Group )), which comprise the consolidated statement of financial position as at 2014, and the consolidated statements of profit or loss and other comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for 2014, and notes, comprising a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information. Management s Responsibility for the Сonsolidated Financial Statements Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of these consolidated financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. Auditors Responsibility Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the fair presentation of these consolidated financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with Russian Federal Auditing Standards and International Standards on Auditing. Those standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free from material misstatement. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entity s preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity s internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to express an opinion on the fair presentation of these consolidated financial statements. Audited entity: Gazprombank (Joint-stock Company). Registered by the State Bank of the USSR on 31 July 1990, Registration No Registered by the Central Bank of the Russian Federation on 23 January 1992, Registration No Entered in the Unified State Register of Legal Entities on 28 August 2002 by Moscow Division of the Ministry of taxes and duties of the Russian Federation, Registration No , Certificate series 77 No Address of the audited entity: 16, Nametkina street, bldging 1, Moscow, Independent auditor: JSC KPMG, a company incorporated under the Laws of the Russian Federation, a member firm of the KPMG network of independent member firms affiliated with KPMG International Cooperative ( KPMG International ), a Swiss entity. Registered by the Moscow Registration Chamber on 25 May 1992, Registration No Entered in the Unified State Register of Legal Entities on 13 August 2002 by the Moscow Inter-Regional Tax Inspectorate No.39 of the Ministry for Taxes and Duties of the Russian Federation, Registration No , Certificate series 77 No Member of the Non-commercial Partnership Chamber of Auditors of Russia. The Principal Registration Number of the Entry in the State Register of Auditors and Audit Organisations: No

6 Auditors Report to the Shareholdes and Board of Directors of Gazprombank (Joint-stock Company) Page 2 Opinion In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Group as at 2014, and its financial performance and its cash flows for 2014 in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards. Report of findings from procedures performed in accordance with the requirements of Article 42 of the Federal Law dated 2 December 1990 No On Banks and Banking Activity Management is responsible for the Group s compliance with mandatory ratios and for maintaining internal control and organising risk management systems in accordance with requirements established by the Bank of Russia. In accordance with Article 42 of the Federal Law dated 2 December 1990 No On Banks and Banking Activity (the Federal Law ), we have performed procedures to examine: the Group s compliance with mandatory ratios as at 1 January 2015 as established by the Bank of Russia; and compliance of elements of the Group s internal control and organization of its risk management systems with requirements established by the Bank of Russia. These procedures were selected based on our judgment and were limited to enquiries, analyses, inspections of documents, comparisons of the Bank s internal policies, procedures and methodologies to applicable requirements established by the Bank of Russia, as well as recalculations, comparisons and reconciliations of numerical data and other information. Our findings from the procedures performed are reported below. Based on our procedures with respect to the Group s compliance with mandatory ratios as established by the Bank of Russia, we found that the Group s mandatory ratios as at 1 January 2015 were within the limits established by the Bank of Russia. We have not performed any procedures on the accounting records maintained by the Group other than those which we considered necessary to enable us to express an opinion as to whether the Group s consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Group as at 2014, and its financial performance and its cash flows for 2014 in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards. Based on our procedures with respect to compliance of the Group s internal control and organization of its risk management systems with requirements established by the Bank of Russia, we found that: - as at 2014, the Bank s Internal Audit Department was subordinated to, and reported to, the Board of Directors, and the risk management function was not subordinated to, and did not report to, divisions accepting relevant risks in accordance with regulations and recommendations issued by the Bank of Russia; - the Bank s internal documentation, effective on 2014, establishing the procedures and methodologies for identifying and managing the Group s significant credit, operational, market, interest rate, legal, liquidity and reputational risks, and for stress-testing was approved by the authorized management bodies of the Bank in accordance with regulations and recommendations issued by the Bank of Russia; -

7 Auditors Report to the Shareholdes and Board of Directors of Gazprombank (Joint-stock Company) Page 3 - as at 2014, the Bank maintained a system for reporting on the Group s significant credit, operational, market, interest rate, legal, liquidity and reputational risks, and on the Group s capital; - the frequency and consistency of reports prepared by the Bank s risk management function and the Internal Audit Department during 2014, which cover the Group s credit, operational, market, interest rate, legal, liquidity and reputational risk management, was in compliance with the Bank s internal documentation. The reports included observations made by the Bank s risk management function and the Internal Audit Department as to their assessment of the effectiveness of the Group s procedures and methodologies, and recommendations for improvement; - as at 2014, the Board of Directors and Executive Management of the Bank had responsibility for monitoring the Group s compliance with risk limits and capital adequacy ratios as established by the Bank s internal documentation. With the objective of monitoring effectiveness of the Group s risk management procedures and their consistent application during 2014 the Board of Directors and Executive Management of the Bank periodically discussed reports prepared by the risk management function and the Internal Audit Department, and considered proposed corrective actions. Our procedures with respect to elements of the Group s internal control and organization of its risk management systems were performed solely for the purpose of examining whether these elements, as prescribed in Federal Law and described above, are in compliance with the requirements establish ed by the Bank of Russia. Malyutina M.S. Director, power of attorney dated 16 March 2015 No. 16/15 JSC KPMG 21 April 2015 Moscow, Russian Federation

8 Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and Other Сomprehensive Income for the Year Ended 2014 Notes Interest income Interest expense ( ) ( ) Net interest income Impairment of interest earning assets 6 (54 152) (12 370) Net interest income after impairment of interest earning assets Fees and commissions income Fees and commissions expense 7 (8 129) (6 317) Non-interest loss from financial assets and liabilities at fair value through profit or loss, net 8 (25 335) (4 380) Gain from investments available-for-sale and investments in associates, net Gain from trading in foreign currencies, operations with foreign currency derivatives and foreign exchange translation, net Other operating income Non-interest income Non-banking operating revenues Non-banking operating expenses ( ) ( ) Non-banking operating profits Banking salaries and employment benefits 10 (30 043) (34 687) Banking administrative expenses 10 (28 162) (24 920) Impairment of assets and provisions for other risks 6 (12 990) (8 510) Impairment of goodwill 6,21 (2 035) (290) Non-interest expense (73 230) (68 407) (Loss) profit before profit tax (3 792) Profit tax expense 11 (9 906) (10 539) (Loss) profit for the year (13 698) Other comprehensive (loss) income Items that are or may be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods: Investments available-for-sale: Net change in fair value of investments available-for-sale Net change in fair value transferred to profit or loss (142) (10 398) Net impairment of available-for-sale investments transferred to profit or loss Net change in cash flow hedge reserve 29 - Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations Movements in other comprehensive income of associates (450) - Total other comprehensive income, net of tax Total comprehensive (loss) income for the year (1 187) (Loss) profit for the year attributable to: Group s shareholders (16 546) Non-controlling interests (13 698) Total comprehensive (loss) income attributable to: Group s shareholders (8 184) Non-controlling interests (1 187) Signed on behalf of the Management Board: Andrey I. Akimov Chairman of the Board 21 April 2015 Alexander I. Sobol Deputy Chairman of the Board.

9 Consolidated Statement of Financial Position as of 2014 Notes Assets Cash and cash equivalents Obligatory reserve with the Central Bank of the Russian Federation Due from credit institutions Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss 13, of which pledged under sale and repurchase agreements Loans to customers Investments available-for-sale of which pledged under sale and repurchase agreements Investments in associates Receivables and prepayments Investments held-to-maturity of which pledged under sale and repurchase agreements Inventories Deferred tax assets Property, plant and equipment Intangibles Goodwill Other assets Total assets Liabilities Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss 13, Amounts owed to credit institutions Amounts owed to customers Bonds issued Deferred tax liabilities Subordinated debts Other liabilities Total liabilities Equity Share capital Additional paid-in capital Treasury shares 27 (9 020) (8 060) Perpetual debt issued Foreign currency translation reserve Fair value reserve for securities available-for sale and cash flow hedge reserve 911 (503) Retained earnings Total equity attributable to the Group s shareholders Non-controlling interests Total equity Total liabilities and equity Signed on behalf of the Management Board: Andrey I. Akimov Chairman of the Board 21 April 2015 Alexander I. Sobol Deputy Chairman of the Board The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 9

10 Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity for the Year Ended 2014 Share capital Additional paid-in capital Treasury shares Perpetual debt Foreign currency translation reserve Fair value reserve for securities available-forsale and cash flow hedge reserve Retained earnings Equity attributable to Group s shareholders Noncontrolling interests (11 163) Total equity Profit for the year Items that are or may be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods: Net change in fair value of investments available-for-sale Net change in fair value of investments available-for-sale transferred to profit or loss (10 398) - (10 398) - (10 398) Net impairment of investments availablefor-sale transferred to profit or loss Exchange differences on translating foreign operations Total items that are or may be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods (1 049) Total comprehensive income (1 049) Coupon paid on perpetual debt issued (2 483) (2 483) - (2 483) Foreign exchange translation of perpetual debt issued (2 356) Transaction costs on perpetual debt issued (Note 28) (2 146) (2 146) - (2 146) Tax effect on perpetual debt issued Acquisition and disposal of non-controlling interests in subsidiaries Dividends paid (5 791) (5 791) (134) (5 925) Acquisition and sale of treasury shares Transfer of putable instruments to liability - (675) (675) - (675) Other movements (8 060) (503) The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 10

11 Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity for the Year Ended 2014 Share capital Additional paid-in capital Treasury shares Perpetual debt Foreign currency translation reserve Fair value reserve for securities available-for-sale and cash flow hedge reserve Retained earnings Equity attributable to Group s shareholders Noncontrolling interests (8 060) (503) Total equity Loss for the year (16 546) (16 546) (13 698) Items that are or may be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods: Net change in fair value of investments available-for-sale Net change in fair value of investments available-for-sale transferred to profit or loss (142) - (142) - (142) Net impairment of investments availablefor-sale transferred to profit or loss Net change in cash flow hedge reserve Exchange differences on translating foreign operations Movements in other comprehensive income of associates (450) (450) - (450) Total items that are or may be reclassified to profit or loss in subsequent periods (450) Total comprehensive income (16 996) (8 184) (1 187) Preference share issue (Note 27) Coupon paid on perpetual debt issued (2 808) (2 808) - (2 808) Foreign exchange translation of perpetual debt issued (23 529) Tax effect on perpetual debt issued Acquisition and disposal of non-controlling interests in subsidiaries (537) (537) Acquisition of subsidiaries Dividends paid (6 334) (6 334) (85) (6 419) Acquisition and sale of treasury shares (960) Transfer of putable instruments to liability - (214) (214) - (214) Other movements (9 020) Signed on behalf of the Management Board: Andrey I. Akimov Chairman of the Board 21 April 2015 Alexander I. Sobol Deputy Chairman of the Board

12 Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the Year Ended 2014 Notes Cash flows from operating activities Interest received Fees and commissions received Interest paid ( ) ( ) Fees and commissions paid (8 229) (6 139) Non-interest (payments) receipts from financial assets and liabilities held for trading (6 549) (3 260) Payments from derivative contracts with foreign currency (2 490) Foreign exchange receipts (payments) (16 093) Media business operating receipts Media business operating payments (35 276) (21 496) Machinery business operating receipts Machinery business operating payments (48 312) (58 640) Other segment operating receipts Other segment operating payments (46 767) (38 242) Other operating receipts Banking salaries and employment benefit payments (36 712) (35 847) Banking administrative expenses and other operating payments (24 304) (20 458) Cash flows from operating activities before changes in operating assets and liabilities (Increase) decrease in operating assets Obligatory reserve with the Central Bank of the Russian Federation (6 436) Due from credit institutions (335) Financial assets held for trading (53 119) Loans to customers ( ) ( ) Other operating assets (20 084) 908 Increase (decrease) in operating liabilities Amounts owed to credit institutions Amounts owed to customers Other operating liabilities (2 817) Net cash flows from (used in) operating activities before profit taxes Profit taxes paid (11 433) (17 183) Net cash flows from (used in) operating activities Cash flows from investing activities Property, equipment and intangibles purchased (61 913) (47 011) Property, equipment and intangibles sold Acquisition of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired (22 357) - Investments available-for-sale and associates purchased and sold (3 507) Investments held-to-maturity purchased (41 288) (19 964) Dividends received Net cash flows used in investing activities ( ) (61 961) The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 12

13 Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the Year Ended 2014 Notes Cash flows from financing activities 1 (43 895) Proceeds from issuance of share capital Treasury shares sold and acquired (868) Bonds issued Bonds redeemed or repurchased (75 490) (39 271) Coupon and transactions costs on perpetual debt paid (3 038) (4 629) Syndicated loans received Syndicated loans redeemed (43 499) (15 972) Subordinated debts received Subordinated debts repaid (40 405) (1 667) Acquisition of non-controlling interests - (240) Disposal of non-controlling interests Financing of non-banking activities received Financing of non-banking activities redeemed (7 367) (2 546) Dividends paid (6 419) (5 925) Net cash flows from financing activities Effect of change in exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents Change in cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the year Cash and cash equivalents, end of the year Signed on behalf of the Management Board: Andrey I. Akimov Chairman of the Board 21 April 2015 Alexander I. Sobol Deputy Chairman of the Board The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements. 13

14 NOTE 1 PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES AND ORGANIZATION The Gazprombank Group (the Group) primarily consists of: Gazprombank (Joint-stock Company), which is the parent company, subsidiary banks, including GPB-Mortgage, CreditUralBank, Gazprombank (Switzerland) Ltd., Gazprombank International S.A. and Areximbank, and a number of smaller financial companies, which support the banking business, several significant non-banking companies. Gazprombank (Joint-stock Company) (the Bank) was established in The Bank has a general banking license and a license for operations with precious metals from the Central Bank of the Russian Federation (the CBR), and licenses for securities operations and custody services from the Federal Financial Markets Service of Russia, which in 2013 became a part of the CBR. Its subsidiary banks and companies also have general banking licenses for operations in Switzerland, Luxembourg and Armenia and investment, brokerage and asset management licenses for operations in Cyprus, Luxembourg and Hong Kong. The Bank is the third largest bank in the Russian Federation in terms of assets and equity, and it provides a broad range of commercial and investment banking services to many of Russia's leading corporations, including, among others, OAO Gazprom and its related parties (the Gazprom Group). The principal corporate banking services include: commercial lending, project and acquisition finance, trade finance, financial and operating leasing, deposit taking, settlements and cash management, capital markets transactions, asset management, brokerage, corporate finance and mergers & acquisitions advisory, depositary and custodian services. The Bank is also involved in private equity transactions, foreign exchange and securities trading, and operations with precious metals. The Bank provides a range of services to private individuals, including employees of its corporate clients, high net worth individuals and the general public. Retail services include: lending, deposit taking, debit and credit card services, brokerage, asset management and a range of other services. The Bank has controlling stakes in several non-banking investments, which are consolidated in these financial statements and are presented as separate segments (see Note 4), including: OAO Gazprom-Media Holding and its subsidiaries (the Media segment), a Russian media group of companies, the principal activities of which are TV and radio broadcasting, advertising, publishing, film production and distribution primarily undertaken in the Russian Federation, OAO OMZ and its subsidiaries (the OMZ Group) and a number of other industrial assets (together - the Machinery segment). OMZ Group produces nuclear power plant equipment, specialty steels, machinery equipment, manufacturing and mining equipment. The OMZ Group manufacturing facilities are based in the Russian Federation and the Czech Republic. The legal address of the Bank is: Bld.1, 16, Nametkina Str., Moscow, , Russian Federation. As of 2014, OAO Gazprom owns 35.54% of the outstanding ordinary shares of the Group. A substantial portion of the Group s funding is from the Gazprom Group. As such the Group is economically dependent on the Gazprom Group (Note 33). These consolidated financial statements are published on a Bank's website These consolidated financial statements were authorized for issue by the Management Board of the Bank on 21 April

15 NOTE 2 BASIS OF PRESENTATION a) General These consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Management is responsible for the preparation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS. The preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS requires management to make judgments and key estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial information and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Key areas of judgments and key assumptions concerning the future and other key sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting date, that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year, include: estimation of allowance for impairment losses for financial assets measured at amortized cost. These include mainly loans to customers, amounts due from credit institutions, receivables and other assets. The estimation of allowance for impairment losses involves the exercise of judgment and is based on internal credit risk rating systems and statistical data. valuation of complex and illiquid financial instruments. Valuation of complex and illiquid financial instruments involves the exercise of judgment and use of valuation models. In the absence of an active market management has to make assumptions in respect of appropriate inputs used in valuation models, some of which may not be based on observable market data. estimation of fair values of identifiable assets and liabilities acquired in business combinations. Estimation of fair values of identifiable assets and liabilities acquired in business combinations involves the exercise of judgment and use of valuation models, which among others include assumptions about future business performance and cash flows and appropriate discount rates. estimation of impairment losses for non-financial assets (including goodwill). Estimation of impairment losses for non-financial assets involves the exercise of judgment and use of valuation models, which among others include assumptions about future business performance, estimation of cash flows from assets assessed for impairment and estimation of appropriate discount rates. assessment of whether the Group has control or significant influence for investments where control or significant influence is determined by contractual arrangements or other factors other than voting rights held by the Group. recognition of income from investments, including equity-accounted investees, and estimation of allowance for impairment losses for exposures to counterparties that are located in regions with social unrest and unstable political situation, such as Venezuela (Note 16) and Ukraine (Note 31). b) Russian economic environment The Group s operations are primarily located in the Russian Federation. Consequently, the Group is exposed to the economic and financial markets of the Russian Federation which display characteristics of a developing market. The legal, tax and regulatory frameworks continue development, but are subject to varying interpretations and frequent changes which together with other legal and fiscal impediments contribute to the challenges faced by entities operating in the Russian Federation. Management of the Group believes that it takes all the necessary efforts to support the economic stability of the Group in the current environment. Since September 2014 a drop of oil prices led to significant devaluation of the Russian Rouble against major foreign currencies which in turn accelerated inflation. The political and economic instability witnessed in Ukraine has had and may continue to have a negative impact on the Russian economy. In 2014 the United States OFAC and the European Council implemented coordinated sectoral sanctions against some of the Russian banks and corporations, including the Bank, and some of the Russian officials and businessmen. The sanctions prohibit the U.S. and EU citizens or entities operating on the territory of the U.S. and EU transacting in, providing financing for, or otherwise dealing in the debt instruments of the Group with a maturity of longer than 30 days issued after the date of the sanctions announcement. 15

16 These consolidated financial statements reflect management s assessment of the impact of the Russian business environment on the operations and the financial position of the Group. The future business environment may differ from management s assessment. The Group is not exposed to significant seasonal or cyclical variations in operating income during the financial year. c) Basis of measurement These consolidated financial statements are prepared on the historical cost basis except that financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss and available-for-sale financial assets are stated at fair value. d) Functional and presentation currency The functional currency of the Bank and the majority of its subsidiaries is the Russian Rouble (RUB) as, being the national currency of the Russian Federation, it reflects the economic conditions of the majority of underlying events and circumstances relevant to them. Some of the Group's principal subsidiaries have functional currency different from the Russian Rouble: Name GPB Global Resources B.V Gazprombank Latin America Ventures B.V. ZAO Areximbank Gazprombank Switzerland Ltd GPB International SA ŠKODA JS a.s. Centrex Europe Energy & Gas AG Functional currency US dollar US dollar Armenian dram Swiss franc Euro Czech crown Euro The consolidated financial statements are presented in millions of RUB, unless otherwise stated. NOTE 3 PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES a) Principles of consolidation and accounting for associates (i) Business combinations and goodwill For acquisitions on or after 1 January 2010 the Group measures goodwill at the acquisition date as the fair value of the consideration transferred (including the fair value of any previously-held equity interest in the acquiree if the business combination is achieved in stages) and the recognised amount of any non-controlling interest in the acquiree, less the net recognised amount (generally fair value) of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed, all measured as at the acquisition date. When the excess is negative, a bargain purchase gain is recognised immediately in profit or loss. The Group elects on a transaction-by-transaction basis whether to measure noncontrolling interests at fair value, or at their proportionate share of the recognised amount of the identifiable net assets of the acquiree. Transaction costs, other than those associated with the issue of debt or equity securities, that the Group incurs in connection with a business combination are expensed as incurred. For acquisitions before 1 January 2010 goodwill represents the excess of the cost of the acquisition over the Group s interest in the recognised amount (generally fair value) of the identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities of the acquiree. When the excess was negative, a bargain purchase gain was recognised immediately in profit or loss. Transaction costs, other than those associated with the issue of debt or equity securities, that the Group incurred in connection with business combinations were capitalised as part of the cost of the acquisitions. The loss of control is, among other factors, evidenced by an arrangement that principally transfers to a third party the power to govern and the economic benefits related to activities of the subsidiary. In certain cases the exercise of judgment is required to determine whether an arrangement between a Group and a third party results in a loss 16

17 of control over a subsidiary before the Group legally transfers the ownership rights to third party, in particular, where such transfers are subject to further regulatory approval. (ii) Subsidiaries Subsidiaries are investees controlled by the Group. The Group controls an investee when it is exposed to, or has rights to, variable returns from its involvement with the investee and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the investee. In particular the Group consolidates investees that it controls on the basis of de facto circumstances. The financial statements of subsidiaries are included in the consolidated financial statements from the date that control commences until the date that control ceases. (iii) Structured entities A structured entity is an entity designed so that voting or similar rights are not the dominant factor in deciding who controls the entity. In assessing whether the Group has power over such investees in which it has an interest, the Group considers factors such as the purpose and design of the investee; its practical ability to direct the relevant activities of the investee; the nature of its relationship with the investee; and the size of its exposure to the variability of returns of the investee. (iv) Funds management The Group manages and administers assets held in unit trusts and other investment vehicles on behalf of investors. The financial statements of these entities are not included in these consolidated financial statements except when the Group controls the entity. (v) Transactions eliminated on consolidation Intra-group balances and transactions, and any unrealised gains arising from intra-group transactions, are eliminated in preparing the consolidated financial statements. Unrealised gains arising from transactions with associates are eliminated to the extent of the Group s interest in the enterprise. Unrealised gains resulting from transactions with associates are eliminated against the investment in the associate. Unrealised losses are eliminated in the same way as unrealised gains except that they are only eliminated to the extent that there is no evidence of impairment. (vi) Non-controlling interests The portion of the net assets and the post acquisition profit or loss of a subsidiary attributable to equity interests that are not owned, directly or indirectly, by the Group is presented as non-controlling interests in the consolidated financial statements. The difference, if any, between the consideration paid to acquire the non-controlling interests and its carrying amount is recorded in equity. Dividends paid to non-controlling shareholders decrease the carrying amount of non-controlling interests recorded in equity. (vii) Consolidation of limited liability companies domiciled in the Russian Federation In substance the partners' equity of certain limited liability companies domiciled in the Russian Federation meets the definition of a liability according to the statutory legislation. Stakeholder should they decide to exit the limited liability company, are entitled to a payout equal to their share in net assets of the company as of the latest reporting date. The "buy-back" payout performed by the limited liability company is not subject to approval by other stakeholders. Therefore the Group s non-controlling interests in such limited liability companies consolidated in the Group s financial statements are accounted for as liabilities. (viii) Associates Investments in associated companies where the Group exercises significant influence are accounted for using the equity method. Goodwill arising on the acquisition is included in the carrying value of the investment (net of any accumulated impairment loss). When the investee incurs losses, the Group recognises its share of losses until the carrying amount of the investment is reduced to nil. Recognition of further losses is discontinued. 17

18 b) Acquisition of subsidiaries from a parent or entities under common control Acquisitions of subsidiaries from a parent or entities under common control are accounted for using the predecessor cost accounting method. The assets and liabilities of a subsidiary purchased from a parent or entities under common control are consolidated into the financial statements using their carrying amounts in the IFRS financial statements of the predecessor company, i.e. using their predecessor cost starting from the date of obtaining control over the subsidiary purchased. As a result, when the Group purchases a group of entities, the goodwill arising from the original acquisitions of entities that are parts of the purchased group is included in the consolidated financial statements as an asset. Any difference between the fair value of consideration paid by the Group and the predecessor cost of the Group s share of net assets purchased (including the predecessor entity s goodwill) is accounted as an adjustment of equity. c) Foreign currency translation Income and expenses, and non-monetary items included in the consolidated statement of financial position at period-end, denominated in currencies other than the functional currency, are recorded by applying the exchange rate prevailing at the date of the transaction. Foreign currency denominated monetary items included in the period end consolidated statement of financial position are translated at the exchange rate prevailing at the period end. Foreign currency differences arising on retranslation are recognised in the profit or loss as gain or loss from foreign exchange, except for differences arising on the retranslation of available-for-sale equity instruments, which are recognised in other comprehensive income, and differences arising from perpetual debt issued, which are recorded in retained earnings. Net gain from foreign exchange dealing includes both the currency spread realised in the transaction and the built-in foreign exchange trading commission. If foreign subsidiaries or foreign associates have functional currencies that are different from the functional currency of the Bank (the Russian Rouble), the resulting exchange differences arising from translation to Russian Roubles of their financial statements (in the case of a subsidiary) or of their net assets (in the case of an associate) are included in other comprehensive income as a part of the foreign currency translation reserve. The official USD/RUB exchange rates of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation were as follows (Roubles per 1 USD): Exchange rate as at Average rate for the year ended The Russian Rouble is not a readily convertible currency outside of the Russian Federation and, accordingly, any conversion of Rouble to USD should not be construed as a representation that the Rouble amounts have been, could be, or will be in the future, convertible into USD at the exchange rates disclosed, or at any other exchange rates. d) Income and expense recognition Interest income and expense are recognised on an accrual basis using the effective interest method. The effective interest method is a method of calculating the amortized cost of a financial asset or a financial liability (or group of financial assets or financial liabilities) and of allocating the interest income or interest expense over the relevant period. The effective interest rate is the rate that exactly discounts estimated future cash payments or receipts through the expected life of the financial instrument or, when appropriate, a shorter period to the net carrying amount of the financial asset or the financial liability. All borrowing costs are recognised in profit or loss using the effective interest method, except for borrowing costs related to qualifying assets, which are recognised as part of the cost of such assets. Transaction costs and interest payments related to perpetual debt issued included in equity are recorded in retained earnings. The Group capitalises borrowing costs directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of a qualifying asset as part of the cost of that asset. 18

19 Once a financial asset or a group of similar financial assets has been written down (partly written down) as a result of an impairment loss, interest income is thereafter recognised using the rate of interest used to discount the future cash flows for the purpose of measuring the impairment loss. Interest earned on assets at fair value is classified within interest income. Loan origination fees are deferred, together with the related direct costs, and recognised as an adjustment to the effective interest rate of the loan. Loan servicing fees and all other commissions are recognised as revenue as the services are provided. The Group recognizes advertising revenue net of value added tax (VAT) and discounts when broadcasting or publishing of the related advertisement occurs. Revenue from selling of programming rights is recognised net of VAT and discounts when all of the following conditions are met: sale of the related rights can be confirmed; programs are complete and delivered to clients or ready for delivering; license agreement period has started and clients may use the airtime; and revenue can be reliably measured. Revenues from sales of goods in the machinery segment are recognised at the point of transfer of risks and rewards of ownership of the goods, normally when the goods are shipped. If the Group agrees to transport goods to a specified location, revenue is recognised when the goods are passed to the customer at the destination point. Sales of services in the machinery segment are recognised in the accounting period in which the services are rendered, by reference to the stage of completion of the specific transaction assessed on the basis of the actual service provided as a proportion of the total services to be provided. Sales are shown net of VAT and discounts. Revenues are measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable. When the fair value of goods received in a barter transaction cannot be measured reliably, the revenue is measured at the fair value of the goods or services given up. e) Financial instruments (i) Classification Financial assets or liabilities at fair value through profit or loss are financial assets or liabilities held for trading that are: acquired or incurred principally for the purpose of selling or repurchasing in the near term part of a portfolio of identified financial instruments that are managed together and for which there is evidence of a recent actual pattern of short-term profit-taking derivative financial instruments (except for derivative financial instruments that are effective hedging instruments) or upon initial recognition, designated as at fair value through profit or loss. The Group may designate financial assets and liabilities at fair value through profit or loss where either: the assets or liabilities are managed, evaluated and reported internally on a fair value basis the designation eliminates or significantly reduces an accounting mismatch which would otherwise arise or the asset or liability contains an embedded derivative that significantly modifies the cash flows that would otherwise be required under the contract. All trading derivatives in a net receivable position (positive fair value), as well as options purchased, are reported as assets. All trading derivatives in a net payable position (negative fair value), as well as options written, are reported as liabilities. Loans and receivables are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments that are not quoted in an active market, other than those that the Group: intends to sell immediately or in the near term upon initial recognition designates as at fair value through profit or loss upon initial recognition designates as available-for-sale or may not recover substantially all of its initial investment, other than because of credit deterioration. 19

20 As part of its acquisition and equity-backed finance business the Group purchases or keeps certain assets, including equity investments, and simultaneously enters into derivative contracts linked to these assets that effectively transfer the risks and economic benefits associated with the assets to the counterparty of the derivative contract. The pricing of derivatives is usually designed in a way that the Group is earning a return representing compensation for the time value of money and the credit risk of the counterparty. To the extent that the substance of the transactions is that the Group provides the acquisition financing to the counterparty with the underlying assets used as collateral, the Group classifies such transactions as loans and receivables. Investments held-to-maturity are non-derivative financial assets with fixed or determinable payments and fixed maturity that the Group has the positive intention and ability to hold to maturity, other than those that: the Group upon initial recognition designates as at fair value through profit or loss the Group designates as available-for-sale or, meet the definition of loans and receivables. Investments available-for-sale are those financial assets that are designated as available-for-sale or are not classified as loans and receivables, investments held-to-maturity or financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss. Management determines the appropriate classification of financial instruments at the time of the initial recognition. Derivative financial instruments are not reclassified out of at fair value through profit or loss category. Financial assets that would have met the definition of loan and receivables may be reclassified out of the fair value through profit or loss or available-for-sale category if the entity has an intention and ability to hold it for the foreseeable future or until maturity. Other financial instruments may be reclassified out of at fair value through profit or loss category only in rare circumstances. Rare circumstances arise from a single event that is unusual and highly unlikely to reoccur in the near term. (ii) Recognition and de-recognition of financial instruments Financial assets and liabilities are recognised in the consolidated statement of financial position when the Group becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. All regular way purchases of financial assets are accounted for at the settlement date. The Group derecognises a financial asset when the contractual rights to receive cash flows from the asset expire, or it transfers the rights to receive the contractual cash flows from the financial asset in a transaction in which substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the financial asset are transferred. The Group derecognises a financial liability when its contractual obligations are discharged or cancelled or expire. If the Group purchases its own debt, it is removed from the consolidated statement of financial position and the difference between the carrying amount of the liability and the consideration paid is included in gains or losses arising from early retirement of debt. The Group enters into transactions whereby it transfers assets recognised in its consolidated statement of financial position, but retains either all risks and rewards of the transferred assets or a portion of them. If all or substantially all risks and rewards are retained, then the transferred assets are not derecognised. In transactions where the Group neither retains nor transfers substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of a financial asset, it derecognises the asset if control over the asset is lost. The rights and obligations created or retained in the transfer are recognised separately as assets and liabilities as appropriate. In transfers where control over the asset is retained, the Group continues to recognise the asset to the extent of its continuing involvement, determined by the extent to which it is exposed to changes in the value of the transferred assets. The Group also derecognises and writes off assets which are deemed to be uncollectible. 20