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Financial Margin<br />

Year Ended<br />

(In thousands of Bs and millions of US$<br />

except percentages)<br />

Interest Income<br />

Interest Expense<br />

Net Interest Income<br />

Provision for losses on loan Portfolio<br />

Expenses for Devaluation of<br />

Available-for-Sale Securities<br />

Net Financial Margin<br />

For Mercantil Commercebank, N.A. these indicators are 9.3% and 18.1% respectively, based on<br />

the standards of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, OCC (10.5% and 22.1% at<br />

December 31, 2009). The equity ratios of Mercantil and its subsidiaries exceed the regulatory<br />

minimums.<br />

Profit and Loss<br />

The main variations between the figures for December 31, <strong>2010</strong> and December 31, 2009 are<br />

summarized below:<br />

<strong>2010</strong><br />

US$ (1)<br />

1,557<br />

(504)<br />

1,053<br />

(269)<br />

-<br />

784<br />

<strong>2010</strong><br />

bolivars<br />

5,578,332<br />

(1,804,984)<br />

3,773,348<br />

(963,152)<br />

-<br />

2,810,196<br />

Net Interest Income<br />

4,641,011<br />

(1,826,466)<br />

2,814,545<br />

(759,658)<br />

(34,993)<br />

2,019,894<br />

Net Interest Income during <strong>2010</strong> was Bs 3,773 million (US$ 1,053 million) 1 , 34.1% higher than the<br />

Bs 2,815 million (US$ 1,313 million) 1 recorded in 2009. This increase includes mainly: a) 17.6%<br />

growth of the domestic operation, b) 7.9% growth of the overseas operation in dollar terms, and<br />

c) an 8.6% (Bs 245 million) increase due to currency translation effects. Growth of Venezuela’s<br />

net interest income is mainly due to the increased rate of financial intermediation which rose<br />

from 65.4% at the end of 2009 to 71.1% at the close of December <strong>2010</strong>.<br />

The ratio of net interest income to average financial assets in <strong>2010</strong> was 7.1% compared to 7.3%<br />

in 2009.<br />

(1) Dollar figures in US$ are given for reference purposes only; the balance sheet is converted at the exchange rate at the end of the period (Bs 4.2893/US$1 versus Bs 2.1446/US$1 at December 31, 2009). Exchange<br />

control has been in place in Venezuela since February 2003.<br />

Mercantil Servicios Financieros<br />

39<br />

2009<br />

bolivars<br />

2008<br />

bolivars<br />

4,474,086<br />

(1,798,322)<br />

2,675,764<br />

(473,188)<br />

-<br />

2,202,576<br />

<strong>2010</strong> Vs. 2009<br />

Increase/<br />

(Decrease)<br />

bolivars %<br />

937,321<br />

(21,482)<br />

958,803<br />

203,494<br />

(34,993)<br />

790,302<br />

20.2<br />

(1.2)<br />

34.1<br />

26.8<br />

(100.0)<br />

39.1<br />

<strong>2010</strong> Vs. 2008<br />

Increase/<br />

(Decrease)<br />

bolivars %<br />

1,104,246<br />

6,662<br />

1,097,584<br />

489,964<br />

-<br />

607,620<br />

24.7<br />

0.4<br />

41.0<br />

103.5<br />

-<br />

27.6

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