Bawag Group

BAWAG Group’s shareholders approved the proposal from the Management Board as well as the Supervisory Board for a dividend of € 5.00 per share for the 2023 financial year. The dividend will be paid out on April 15, 2024, ex dividend day will be April 10, 2024.

BAWAG Group today announces the signing of a transaction to acquire 100% of the shares in Knab, from ASR Nederland N.V. (a.s.r.), for a consideration of € 510 million payable at closing.

BAWAG Group publishes the preliminary financial results for the full year 2023, reporting a net profit of € 683 million, earnings per share € 8.31, and an RoTCE of 25.0%. The operating performance of our business was strong with pre-provision profits of € 1,040 million and a cost-income ratio of 31.8%. For the fourth quarter 2023, BAWAG Group reported a net profit of € 177 million, earnings per share of € 2.15, an RoTCE of 25.7%, and a CIR of 32.0%. 

BAWAG Group announces that following the completion of its share buyback on December 14, 2023, we reduced the share capital by cancelling 3,900,000 shares, from 82,500,000 shares to 78,600,000 shares.

BAWAG Group today announces the sale of start:bausparkasse AG in Germany (formerly Deutscher Ring Bausparkasse) to Wüstenrot Bausparkasse AG in Germany.

Dexia and BAWAG Group today announce that they have signed a sale and purchase agreement allowing BAWAG Group to buy Dexia Crédit Local’s five non-regulated leasing entities: DCL Evolution, Alsatram, Dexiarail, as well as Dexia Flobail and Dexia CLF Régions Bail, both renamed Dexia FB France and Dexia RB France, following the withdrawal of their finance company authorisations, which was approved by the French Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR) on 27 October 2023 and took effect on the same date. 

Today, BAWAG Group announces the successful completion of the acquisition of Peak Bancorp, the holding company for Idaho First Bank. Peak Bancorp, with its subsidiary Idaho First Bank, will become a 100% subsidiary of BAWAG Group. BAWAG Group will work with the current leadership team of Idaho First Bank to continue growing its community-focused Retail and SME business in Idaho and adjacent markets, while also providing the operational support and financial strength of a broader banking group