Brief: Vestjysk Bank H1 Profit After Tax At DKK 724 Mln

Vestjysk Bank A/S

17/08/2021 07:37

Aug 17 (Reuters) - Vestjysk Bank A/S  VJBA.CO :
    * REG-VESTJYSK BANK’S HALF-YEAR REPORT 2021
    * VESTJYSK BANK REPORTED PROFIT AFTER TAX OF DKK 724 MILLION
IN H1
2021
    * ADJUSTED FOR NON-RECURRING ITEMS FROM THE MERGER WITH DEN
JYSKE
SPAREKASSE PROFIT AFTER TAX FOR H1 AMOUNTED TO DKK 300 MLN,
WHICH IS HIGHLY SATISFACTORY 
    * BANK'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR H1 2021 WERE NOT
SIGNIFICANTLY
AFFECTED BY COVID-19 PANDEMIC, BREXIT OR ASF OUTBREAK IN
GERMANY.
    * RAISED ITS FORECAST NET OF NON-RECURRING ITEMS RELATING TO
MERGER WITH DEN JYSKE SPAREKASSE TO A PROFIT AFTER TAX OF DKK
575-625 MILLION
    * RAISED ITS EXPECTATIONS FOR AN OVERALL PROFIT INCLUDING
NON-RECURRING ITEMS AFTER TAX TO DKK 900-1,000 MILLION

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