Feb 7 (Reuters) - Spar Nord Bank A/S SPNO.CO :
* REG-SPAR NORD ANNUAL REPORT: DKK 920 MILLION NET PROFIT
AND
10.8% RETURN ON EQUITY
* RECOMMENDATION FOR DIVIDEND OF DKK 3.50 PER SHARE, EQUAL
TO A
PAYOUT RATIO OF 47%
* FOR 2019, SPAR NORD EXPECTS CORE EARNINGS BEFORE
IMPAIRMENTS
AROUND DKK 1.0-1.1 BILLION
* NET FEE INCOME WAS A RECORD-HIGH DKK 1,127 MILLION IN
2018,
AGAINST DKK 1,116 MILLION IN 2017.
* Q4 NET INTEREST INCOME DKK 390 MILLION VERSUS DKK 373
MILLION
YEAR AGO
* SEES IN 2019 SLIGHTLY LOWER IMPAIRMENTS THAN IN 2018 AND A
NET
PROFIT OF AROUND DKK 700-800 MILLION
* Q4 PRETAX PROFIT DKK 83 MILLION VERSUS DKK 235 MILLION
YEAR AGO
* Q4 LOAN LOSSES DKK 106 MILLION DKK 13 MILLION YEAR AGO
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