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<strong>2010</strong> and early 2011 highlightsJulyCEBS stress tests confirm that <strong>Dexia</strong> does notrequire additional capital to withstand adversescenariosLike 91 other European institutions, <strong>Dexia</strong> was subject tothe <strong>2010</strong> EU-wide stress testing exercise coordinated by theCommittee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS). Theconclusion of this stress test, based on different scenarios ofcredit quality deterioration (1) , is that <strong>Dexia</strong> does not requireadditional capital to withstand the CEBS two-year adversescenario, including the additional sovereign shock.More detailed information is provided in the part dedicatedto the stress tests in the chapter “Risk management” in this<strong>Annual</strong> Report (page 93).September<strong>Dexia</strong> continues its <strong>com</strong>mercial deployment andcost-cutting plan<strong>Dexia</strong> announced new restructuring and cost-reductionmeasures, which will contribute to strengthening Groupintegration and will enable EUR 160 million in savings to beachieved, particularly through mutualisation or optimisationmeasures relating specifically to IT functions, purchasingpolicy and market activities. These measures are reflected bythe loss of 665 full-time equivalent jobs, of which 385 inBelgium, 70 in France, 140 in Luxembourg and 70 internationally.Industrial partnership with Crédit Mutuel<strong>Dexia</strong> signed a letter of <strong>com</strong>mitment to establish an industrialpartnership with the Crédit Mutuel group. This partnershiprelates to the <strong>com</strong>mercial banking activity of <strong>Dexia</strong> Crédit Localwith its local public sector clients in France and concerns theprovision by the Crédit Mutuel group from January 2013 ofa <strong>com</strong>mercial banking platform and associated functionalities.Through the industrial platform of the Crédit Mutuel-CICgroup, the <strong>Dexia</strong> Group will receive first-class banking servicesenabling it to provide its clients with an extended and highlyefficient range of services.<strong>Dexia</strong> Bank acquitted in the Lernout & HauspiecaseOn 20 September <strong>2010</strong>, the Court of Appeal in Ghentacquitted <strong>Dexia</strong> Bank and Mr Geert Dauwe, a former memberof the management of Artesia Bank, on all the charges againstthem in the Lernout & Hauspie case.No party has filed an appeal to the Supreme Court of Appealagainst this acquittal of <strong>Dexia</strong> Bank and Mr Geert Dauwe, sothat their acquittal is definitive.More detailed information is provided in the part dedicatedto legal risk in the chapter “Risk management” in this <strong>Annual</strong>Report (page 90).The <strong>Dexia</strong> share leaves the CAC 40The Scientific Panel of Indices, the board that decides on whichshares are included in the CAC 40, the main share index onthe Paris Stock Exchange, announced on 3 September <strong>2010</strong>that the <strong>Dexia</strong> share would be leaving the index as from theStock Exchange trading session on Monday 20 September<strong>2010</strong>. <strong>Dexia</strong> joined the CAC Next 20, the index calculatedand published by NYSE Euronext Paris, and will remain listedon the BEL20, the main share index on the Brussels StockExchange of which it is one of the leading shares. Leaving theCAC 40 does not mean that the <strong>Dexia</strong> share is excluded fromEuro Stoxx or Stoxx Banks.More detailed information on the <strong>Dexia</strong> share is provided inthe chapter “Shareholder information” in this <strong>Annual</strong> Report(page 68).October<strong>Dexia</strong> announces its “<strong>Dexia</strong> 2014” strategy: a retailbank serving 10 million customersAt its “Investor Day”, held on 12 October <strong>2010</strong>, the <strong>Dexia</strong>Group presented its “<strong>Dexia</strong> 2014” strategy. <strong>Dexia</strong> set itselfthe objective:• to <strong>com</strong>plete its financial restructuring, giving precedence toin<strong>com</strong>e from its <strong>com</strong>mercial franchises;• to consolidate and to develop its strong <strong>com</strong>mercialfranchises, rebalancing its business line portfolio around retailbanking, tapping the growth opportunities offered by themarket in Turkey;• to reshape its operating model, seeking synergies andefficiency gains.More detailed information is provided in the chapter“Strategy” in this <strong>Annual</strong> Report (page 17).November<strong>Dexia</strong> sells its subsidiary <strong>Dexia</strong> banka Slovensko<strong>Dexia</strong> concluded an agreement with the Central Europeaninvestment group Penta Investments Ltd, on the sale of its88.71% stake in <strong>Dexia</strong> banka Slovensko. The transaction ispart of the agreement with the European Commission thatprovides for the disposal of <strong>Dexia</strong> banka Slovensko by <strong>Dexia</strong>before 31 October 2012. The transaction should be finalisedduring the first half of 2011.Turkish Post and DenizBank merge their forces forPTT cardsOn 30 November <strong>2010</strong>, DenizBank and the Turkish Post (PTT)announced a major cooperation agreement. Thanks to thecooperation established between the two institutions, PTTcards will be equipped with Visa/MasterCard features. Throughthis project, PTT customers will have access to internationalcard payment systems and DenizBank will add a potential of3 million new customers to its client base.Management <strong>report</strong>Consolidatedfinancial statementsAdditional information <strong>Annual</strong> financial statements(1) The exercise was performed according to the scenarios, methodology andhypotheses provided by the CEBS, detailed in the global <strong>report</strong> published onthe CEBS website: http://www.c-ebs.org/EU-wide-stress-testing.aspx<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>report</strong> <strong>2010</strong> <strong>Dexia</strong>11

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