REG - Bank of Ireland Grp - Further update on UK Motor Finance

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RNS Number : 0013E  Bank of Ireland Group PLC  20 October 2025

Bank of Ireland Group plc (the "Group")

Further update on UK Motor Finance

 

20 October 2025

 

Following publication of the Financial Conduct Authority's ("FCA")
consultation paper on 7 October, in respect of a proposed industry-wide
redress scheme on UK motor finance commissions, the Group has undertaken an
assessment of the potential financial impact of the proposed scheme.

 

The Group's existing provision of £143 million (€167 million) at 30 June
2025 was based on probability weighted scenarios and captured the then best
estimate of the redress and compensation that may have been payable to
impacted customers, along with associated costs that may have been incurred by
the Group in connection with any FCA redress scheme and/or legal proceedings.

 

The FCA's proposals are subject to consultation and therefore may change.
Based on the proposals in their current form, the Group now estimates that the
provision could increase from £143 million to c.£350 million (c.€400
million). The estimated increase is due to the increased likelihood of a
higher number of eligible cases, the construct of the proposed redress
methodology and the customer engagement approach.  The provision will be
updated as part of the Group's FY25 financial reporting process, reflecting
the final form of the redress scheme and any further relevant information. The
final cost to the Group could change depending on the outcome of the
consultation, actual customer opt-in rates and any further legal, regulatory
or industry developments.

 

If the provision was increased to £350 million, it would reduce the Group's
30 June 2025 CET1 ratio of 16.0% by c.35 basis points. The Group continues to
be highly capital generative.

 

The Group is committed to achieving a fair outcome for customers and ensuring
that appropriate redress is provided where loss has occurred. However, the
Group does not believe that the FCA's proposed redress methodology reflects
the actual loss to customers or achieves a proportionate outcome. In addition,
the FCA's proposed approach for assessing unfairness does not align with the
legal clarity provided by the recent UK Supreme Court judgement. The Group
will engage with the FCA on this basis.

 

The Group will issue its Q3 interim management statement on 29 October.

 

Ends

 

For further information please contact:

 

Bank of Ireland

 

 Mark Spain, Group Chief Financial                                           +353 1 2508900 ext 43291
 Officer
 Eamonn Hughes, Chief Sustainability & Investor Relations Officer            +353 (0)87 2026325
 Damien Garvey, Director, Group Corporate Affairs                            +353 (0)86 8314435

 

 

Forward Looking Statement

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Bank of Ireland Group plc (the 'Company' or 'BOIG plc') and its subsidiaries'
(collectively the 'Group' or 'BOIG plc Group') plans and its current goals and
expectations relating to its future financial condition and performance, the
markets in which it operates and its future capital requirements. These
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Examples of forward-looking statements include, among others: statements
regarding the Group's near term and longer term future capital requirements
and ratios, loan to deposit ratios, expected impairment charges, the level of
the Group's assets, the Group's financial position, future income, business
strategy, projected costs, margins, future payment of dividends, future share
buybacks, the implementation of changes in respect of certain of the Group's
pension schemes, estimates of capital expenditures, discussions with Irish,
United Kingdom, European and other regulators, plans and objectives for future
operations, and the  continued impact of regional conflicts on the above
issues and generally on the global and domestic economies. Such
forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties,
and hence actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied
by such forward-looking statements.

 

Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, those as set out
in the 'Principal Risks and Uncertainties' section on page 26 of the Group's
2025 Interim Report and in the Risk Management Report in the Group's Annual
Report for the year ended 31 December 2024.

 

Nothing in this document should be considered to be a forecast of future
profitability, dividend forecast or financial position of the Group and none
of the information in this document is or is intended to be a profit forecast,
dividend forecast, or profit estimate. Any forward-looking statement speaks
only as at the date it is made. The Group does not undertake to release
publicly any revision to these forward-looking statements to reflect events,
circumstances or unanticipated events occurring after the date hereof.

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