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This is a translation of the Hungarian Report
Independent Auditor's Report
To the Shareholders of OTP Bank Nyrt.
Report on the audit of the separate financial statements
Opinion
We have audited the accompanying 2023 separate financial statements of OTP Bank Nyrt. ("the Company") included in the accompanying 529900W3MOO00A18X956- 2023-12-31-hu.zip1 digital file, which comprise the separate statement of financial position as at 31 December 2023 - showing a total assets of HUF 17,552,953 million -, and a separate statement of comprehensive income - showing a total
comprehensive income for the year of HUF 701,450 million -, the related separate statement of profit or loss, separate statement of changes in equity, separate statement of cash flows for the year then ended and notes to the separate financial statements, including material accounting policy information.
In our opinion the separate financial statements give a true and fair view of the financial position of the Company as at 31 December 2023 and of its financial performance and its cash flows for the financial year then ended in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the EU ("EU IFRSs") and have been prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with the supplementary requirements of Act C of 2000 on Accounting ("Hungarian Accounting Law") relevant for separate financial statements prepared in accordance with EU IFRSs.
Basis for opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with Hungarian National Auditing Standards and with applicable laws and regulations in Hungary, including also Regulation (EU) No. 537/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on specific requirements regarding statutory audit of public-interest entities ("Regulation (EU) No. 537/2014"). Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the "Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the separate financial statements" section of our report.
1 Digital identification of the above referred 529900W3MOO00A18X956-2023-12-31- hu.zip separate financial statements, using SHA 256 HASH algorithm is 2808F7287D51E1D0482F6BC5E1AEEFB0B728991CC79FB18D6D8FA448658CE4A9
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We are independent of the Company in accordance with the applicable ethical requirements according to relevant laws in effect in Hungary and the policy of the Chamber of Hungarian Auditors on the ethical rules and disciplinary proceedings and, concerning matters not regulated by any of these, with the International Ethics Standards Board of Accountants' (IESBA) International Code of Ethics for Professional Accountants (including International Independence Standards) (IESBA Code), and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Key audit matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the separate financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the separate financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. For each matter below, our description of how our audit addressed the matter is provided in that context.
We have fulfilled the responsibilities described in the "Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the separate financial statements" section of our report, including in relation to these matters. Accordingly, our audit included the performance of procedures designed to respond to our assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the separate financial statements. The results of our audit procedures, including the procedures performed to address the matters below, provide the basis for our audit opinion on the accompanying separate financial statements.
Determination of expected credit losses relating to loans at amortised cost
Credit impairment is a highly subjective area due to the level of judgement applied by management in determining expected credit losses ("ECL"). The identification of impairment and the determination of the recoverable amount are inherently uncertain
processes involving various assumptions and factors. Such factors may include the financial condition of the counterparty, expected future cash flows, and expected net selling prices of collateral. The portfolios which give rise to the greatest uncertainty are typically those where impairments are derived from estimates of future cash flows and the realisable value of collateral,
We involved valuation specialists to assist us in performing our audit procedures on ECL and related credit impairments. Our audit procedures included among others the following procedures.
We evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of internal controls over the approval, recording and monitoring of loans at amortized cost and controls over ECL calculations, including the quality of underlying data and applications.
We evaluated the controls over the general IT environment of the applications relevant from an audit perspective related to the
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calculated using collective impairment models, which are unsecured or are subject to potential collateral shortfalls. These models require the significant periodic judgment of management regarding correct segmentation, the identification of significant changes in credit risk, the inclusion of forward- looking elements as well as the application of management overlay (to reflect on circumstances beyond the modelling capabilities).
Given the economic uncertainties from the Russian - Ukrainian conflict and the risks to the global economy, significant judgement is required in the assessment of significant changes in credit risk, the definition of default, the estimation of future cash-flows (including the value of realisable collateral) and the evaluation of forward-looking information.
Due to the significance of loans at amortised cost (representing 27% of Total Assets as of 31 December 2023) and the related estimation uncertainty, this is considered a key audit matter.
determination of ECL.
For ECL calculated on an individual basis, we tested the assumptions used by the management underlying the
impairment identification and quantification focusing on loan cases with the most significant potential impact on the separate financial statements. We also evaluated management's assumptions on the expected future cash flows, including the value of realisable collateral and estimates of recovery based on our own understanding and available market information.
For ECL calculated on a collective basis we evaluated the model governance,
methodologies, inputs and management assumptions used (probability of default, loss given default, significant increase in credit risk and forward-looking elements).
We considered the regulatory measures on the assumptions applied by the management for ECL estimation purposes.
We also evaluated whether the disclosures in the separate financial statements appropriately reflect the Company's exposure to credit risk and are compliant with the EU IFRSs.
The Company's disclosures about its risk management policies are included in Note 2.13 Loss allowance and 36.1 Credit risk which specifically explains the key assumptions used when determining credit risk and their evaluation are detailed in Note 11 Loans and Note 30 Risk cost.
General Information Technology controls over the financial reporting process
A significant part of the Company's financial reporting process, including revenue recognition, is significantly reliant on IT systems with embedded automated processes and controls over the capture, storage and extraction of
We focused our audit on those IT systems and controls that are significant for the Company's financial reporting. As audit procedures over the IT systems and application controls require specific expertise, we involved
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information. A fundamental component | IT audit specialists to assist us in | ||||||
of these processes and controls is | performing our audit procedures. Our | ||||||
ensuring appropriate user access and | audit | procedures | included | among | |||
change management protocols exist and | others the following procedures. | ||||||
are being adhered to. | We understood and assessed the | ||||||
These protocols are important because | overall IT control environment and the | ||||||
they ensure that access and changes to | controls in place which included | ||||||
IT systems and related data are made | controls over access to systems and | ||||||
and authorized in an appropriate | data, as well as system changes. We | ||||||
manner. | adjusted our audit approach based on | ||||||
As our audit of the financial statements | the financial significance of the system | ||||||
sought to place a high level of reliance | and whether there were automated | ||||||
on IT systems and application controls | procedures supported by that system. | ||||||
related to financial reporting, a high | As part of our audit procedures we | ||||||
proportion of the overall audit effort has | tested the operating effectiveness of | ||||||
been carried out regarding to | controls over appropriate access rights | ||||||
understand and test IT infrastructure | to assess whether only appropriate | ||||||
and applications including | relevant | users had the ability to create, modify | |||||
application controls. Furthermore, the | or delete user accounts for the | ||||||
complexity of IT systems and nature of | relevant in-scope applications. We also | ||||||
application | controls | requires | special | tested the operating effectiveness of | |||
technology | expertise | and specialized | controls around system development | ||||
skills to be involved in the audit we | and program changes to establish that | ||||||
therefore consider this as a key audit | changes to the system were | ||||||
matter. | appropriately authorized, developed | ||||||
and | implemented. | Additionally, | we | ||||
assessed and tested the design and | |||||||
operating effectiveness | of | the | |||||
application controls embedded in the | |||||||
processes relevant to our audit. |
The Company's disclosures about its IT systems and related IT general and application controls are included in section System of internal controls and IT Controls of the Business report.
Estimation uncertainties as a result of the Russian - Ukrainian conflict (excluding expected credit losses relating to loans at amortised cost)
On 24 February 2022, the Russian army | We involved valuation specialists to | |
started military operations in Ukraine, | assist us in performing our audit | |
which are still ongoing at the date of our | procedures, | which included among |
audit report. | others the following procedures. | |
In connection to this, there have been, | We evaluated the appropriateness of | |
among others, impacts on businesses in | the Company's controls over the | |
Ukraine and Russia. The sanctions | valuation of | financial instruments, |
implemented caused an unforeseen rise | deferred tax assets and investments in |
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and volatility of market prices, foreign | subsidiaries. | ||||||||
exchange and interest rates. It is | Our | procedures | included | an | |||||
difficult to estimate the further | assessment of the suitability of the | ||||||||
development of market prices and the | valuation model and the key | ||||||||
key macroeconomic indicators. As a | assumptions applied by management. | ||||||||
consequence, the valuation of financial | As part of our procedures, we reviewed | ||||||||
instruments, investments in subsidiaries | key market-related assumptions in | ||||||||
and the recoverability of deferred tax | management's | valuation | models, | ||||||
assets are a highly subjective area due | country budgets and we performed | ||||||||
to the level of judgement applied by the | benchmarking | of | foreign | exchange | |||||
management. | rates, discount rates against external | ||||||||
In the separate financial statements, the | data where available. | We also tested | |||||||
amount | of | financial | instruments | the mathematical accuracy of the cash | |||||
(government | bonds | and | foreign | flow models and agreed relevant data | |||||
exchange | derivatives) | which | are | to Board approved business plans. | |||||
exposed | to | valuation | uncertainties | We | evaluated | pricing | model | ||
relating to the Russian-Ukrainian | methodologies | against | industry | ||||||
conflict is HUF 45 billion. Cash flow | practice and valuation guidelines. We | ||||||||
estimates and yield curves applied for | performed independent valuations for | ||||||||
the valuation of Russian and Ukrainian | selected | instruments | and | used | |||||
financial instruments contain significant | external source data where available. | ||||||||
judgements. As such, the exposures | We compared results of our valuations | ||||||||
identified are mainly categorized as | to the Company's valuations. | ||||||||
Level 3 financial instruments. The | We also evaluated whether the | ||||||||
valuation of these instruments involves | disclosures in the separate financial | ||||||||
unobservable inputs as well and, as | statements | appropriately | reflect the | ||||||
such, there is greater estimation | estimation | uncertainties | of | the | |||||
uncertainty in the determination of their | Company as a result of the Russian - | ||||||||
value. | Ukrainian conflict and are compliant | ||||||||
The Company performed an impairment | with the EU IFRSs. | ||||||||
test on investments in subsidiaries. As a | |||||||||
result, the Company has a HUF 299 | The Company's disclosures about its | ||||||||
billion impairment on its investments | risk valuation policies are included in | ||||||||
significantly impacted by the Russian- | Note 2.4 Investments in subsidiaries, | ||||||||
Ukrainian | conflict. | The investment | associated | companies | and | other | |||
impairment | test | model | includes | investments, | Note | 2.7. | Financial | ||
sensitive inputs as key assumptions, | assets at fair value through profit or | ||||||||
including | revenue | growth, | operating | loss, Note 2.10. Securities at fair value | |||||
margin and discount rate. | through other comprehensive income | ||||||||
As a consequence of differences | ("FVOCI securities"), Note 4: Macro | ||||||||
between the accounting and tax | environment, | impact | of | economic | |||||
treatment of ECL and valuation | situation on the Bank and which | ||||||||
adjustments of financial instruments the | specifically | explains | the | accounting | |||||
Company | recognized | deferred | tax | policies and key assumptions used | |||||
assets in the amount of HUF 9 billion. | when determining the estimations and | ||||||||
Based on the available business plans, | their evaluation are detailed in Note 8 | ||||||||
the Company will be able to utilize the | Financial assets at fair value through | ||||||||
deferred tax assets. The recoverability | profit or loss, Note 9 Securities at fair | ||||||||
of deferred | tax | assets | involves | value | through | other | comprehensive |
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significant judgement applied by the management.
Due to the significance of assets impacted by the Russian - Ukrainian conflict (representing 2% of Total Assets as of 31 December 2023) and the related estimation uncertainty, this is considered a key audit matter.
Other information
income, Note 10 Securities at amortized cost and Note 12
Investments in subsidiaries, associates, joint ventures and other investments, Note 34 Income tax and Note 45 d) Fair value of financial instruments - Fair value classes.
Other information consists of the 2023 business report of the Company, the "Management's Analysis" section of the annual report which have been made available to us before the date of our independent auditor's report and of the "Message to the Shareholders", "Corporate Governance" and "Macroeconomic and financial environment in 2023" sections of the annual report which are expected to be made available after the date of our independent auditor's report but do not include the separate financial statements and our independent auditor's report. Management is responsible for the other information, including preparation of the business report in accordance with the Hungarian Accounting Law and other relevant legal requirements, if any. Our opinion on the separate financial statements does not cover the other information.
In connection with our audit of the separate financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether 1) the other information is materially inconsistent with the separate financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated and
- the business report has been prepared in accordance with the Hungarian Accounting Law and other relevant legal requirements, if any.
Our opinion on the business report should include the information required according to Subsection (2) e) and f) of Section 95/B of the Hungarian Accounting Law and we are required to confirm also whether the information prescribed in Subsection (2) a)-
- and g)-h) of Section 95/B of the Hungarian Accounting Law have been made available and whether the business report includes the non-financial statement as required by Section 95/C of the Hungarian Accounting Law.
When fulfilling this responsibility we have considered the following law: Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/815 of 17 December 2018 on Supplementing Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to regulatory technical standards on the specification of a single electronic reporting format ("ESEF Regulation") and Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2020 on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment, and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 ("EU Taxonomy Regulation"), as such prescribing specific requirements for the business report, in relation with forming our opinion on the business report.
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In our opinion, the business report of the Company, including the information required according to Subsection (2) e) and f) of Section 95/B of the Hungarian Accounting Law for 2023 is consistent, in all material respects, with the 2023 separate financial statements of the Company and the relevant requirements of the Hungarian Accounting Law and the other law listed above.
We also confirm that the Company have made available the information required according to Subsection (2) a)-d) and g)-h) of Section 95/B of the Hungarian Accounting Law and that the business report includes the non-financial statement as required by Section 95/C of the Hungarian Accounting Law.
Further to the above, based on the knowledge we have obtained about the Company and its environment in the course of the audit we are required to report whether we have identified any material misstatement in the other information, and if so, the nature of the misstatement in question. We have nothing to report in this regard.
When we read the sections of the annual report, which had not yet been made available to us at the date of this report, if we conclude that there is a material misstatement therein, we are required to communicate the matter to those charged with governance.
Responsibilities of management and those charged with governance for the separate financial statements
Management is responsible for the preparation of separate financial statements that give a true and fair view in accordance with EU IFRSs and for the preparation in accordance with the supplementary requirements of the Hungarian Accounting Law relevant for separate financial statements prepared in accordance with EU IFRSs, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of separate financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the separate financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Those charged with governance are responsible for overseeing the Company's financial reporting process.
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Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the separate financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the separate financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with Hungarian National Auditing Standards and with applicable laws and regulations in Hungary, including also Regulation (EU) No. 537/2014 will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these separate financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with Hungarian National Auditing Standards and with applicable laws and regulations in Hungary, including also Regulation (EU) No. 537/2014, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:
- Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the separate financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
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Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit 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
Company's internal control. - Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.
- Conclude on the appropriateness of management's use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor's report to the related disclosures in the separate financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor's report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
- Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the separate financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the separate financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
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We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, actions taken to eliminate threats or safeguards applied.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the separate financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters.
Report on other legal and regulatory requirements
Report on compliance with the requirements of the regulation on the European Single Electronic Format
We have undertaken a reasonable assurance engagement on the compliance of the financial statements included in the digital file - identified in our report - prepared by the Company ("financial statements in ESEF format") with the requirements set out in the ESEF Regulation.
Responsibilities of the management and those charged with governance for the financial statements in ESEF format
The Company's management is responsible for preparing the financial statements in ESEF format that comply with the ESEF Regulation. This responsibility includes:
- the preparation of financial statements in the applicable XHTML format; and
- the design, implementation and maintenance of internal controls relevant to the application of the ESEF Regulation.
Those charged with governance are responsible for overseeing the Company's financial reporting process including compliance with the ESEF Regulation.
Our responsibility and summary of the work performed
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on whether the financial statements in ESEF format complies, in all material respects, with the requirements of the ESEF Regulation based on the evidence we have obtained. We conducted our reasonable assurance engagement in accordance with Hungarian National Standard on Assurance Engagements 3000 (Revised), Assurance Engagements Other than Audits or Reviews of Historical Financial Information (ISAE 3000).
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A reasonable assurance engagement in accordance with ISAE 3000 involves performing procedures to obtain evidence about compliance with the ESEF Regulation. The nature, timing and extent of procedures selected depend on the auditor's judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material departures from the requirements set out in the ESEF Regulation, whether due to fraud or error. Our reasonable assurance engagement included obtaining an understanding of the Company's internal controls relevant to the application of the requirements of the ESEF Regulation and verifying whether the XHTML format was applied properly.
We believe that the evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Opinion
In our opinion, the financial statements in ESEF format of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2023 included in the digital file - identified in our report - complies, in all material respects, with the requirements of the ESEF Regulation.
Reporting requirements on content of auditor's report in compliance with Regulation (EU) No. 537/2014:
Appointment and Approval of Auditor
We were appointed as the statutory auditor of the Company by the General Assembly of Shareholders of the Company on 28 April 2023. Total uninterrupted engagement period, including previous renewals (extension of the period for which we were originally appointed) and reappointments for the statutory auditor, has lasted for three years.
Consistency with Additional Report to Audit Committee
Our audit opinion on the separate financial statements expressed herein is consistent with the additional report to the audit committee of the Company, which we issued in accordance with Article 11 of the Regulation (EU) No. 537/2014 on the same date as the date of this report.
Non-audit Services
We declare that no prohibited non-audit services referred to in Article 5(1) of Regulation (EU) No. 537/2014 were provided by us to the Company and its controlled undertakings and we remained independent from the Company in conducting the audit.
In addition to statutory audit services and services disclosed in the business report and in the separate financial statements, no other services were provided by us to the Company and its controlled undertakings.
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