Ministry of Finance Taiwan Financial Services Conference Investor Presentation March 2005 ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE BANKING SECTOR 1 Decrease in Total Number of Banks 53 2 Reduction in System NPL Ratio1 11.3% 52 8.9% 50 6.1% 49 2001 2002 2003 3 4.5% 3Q2004 2001 2002 2003 3Q2004 Increase in Profitability (Pre-tax ROAE) 9.7% 6.5% 5.5% (5.1)% 2001 2002 2003 3Q2004 1. Broad-based NPL consistent with international NPL definition 2 TAIWAN BANKING MARKET RANKS THIRD IN ASIA (excluding Japan) 2003 Total Banking System Assets (US$ bn) 3,290 China 832 Hong Kong Taiwan 743 South Korea 739 373 India Malaysia 215 Singapore 213 172 Thailand Indonesia Philippines 126 66 3 BANKING SECTOR: IMPROVEMENT & RECOVERY Total Loan Assets* Banking Sector NPL Ratio** USD billion (%) 460 430 403 421 414 11.30 434 358 8.90 6.10 4.40 1998 1999 2000 01 02 03 04*** 4.88 5.34 1998 1999 2000 01 4.50 02 03 04*** * Based on exchange rate of US$1=NT$33 ** Domestic banks only *** First 9 months; before 2001 NPL ratio is in narrow base – not include surveillance loans Source: Bureau of Monetary Affairs, Central Bank 4 BANKS IN TAIWAN Wholly Government Owned (4) 1. Bank of Taiwan Government Affiliated (9) 20%≤Gov’t Ownership <100%: 2. Central Trust 1. Bank of Kaohsiung 3. Export-Import Bank 2. Chang Hwa Bank 4. Land Bank of Taiwan 3. Farmers Bank 4. First 5. Hua Nan 6. Mega (CTB + ICBC) 7. Taiwan Business Bank 8. Taiwan Cooperative Gov’t Ownership < 20%: 1. Bank of Overseas Chinese Private Banks (34) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. Bank of Panshin Bank SinoPac Bowa Bank Cathay United CDIB Chinatrust Chinese Bank Chinfon Bank Chung Shing Bank Cosmos Bank Cota Bank Enterprise Bank of Hualien EnTie Bank E Sun FEIB Fubon Taipei Bank Fuh Hwa Bank 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. Hsinchu International Hwa Tai Bank IBT Industrial Bk of Taiwan Jih Sun Bank Kao Shing Commercial Bank Lucky Bank Macoto Bank Shanghai Commercial Shin Kong Bank Sunny Bank Ta Chong Taichung Commercial Tainan Business Bank Taishin Taitung Business Bk Union Bank 5 GOVERNMENT BANKS DOMINATE MARKET SHARE Top 10 Banks Ranked by Share of Total Assets Banking Assets by Category 10.3% 8.1% 7.2% 6.7% 6.1% 6.1% 5.3% 5.1% Wholly Government Owned Private Taiwan business Bank Chinastrust Chang Hwa First Commercial Hua Nan CTB + ICBC Land Bank of Taiwan Taiwan Cooperative Wholly Government Owned 18.9% Taipei Fubon Bank 4.1% 4.1% Government Affiliated 40.3% Bank of Taiwan Private 40.8% Government Affiliated Source: CBC (September 30, 2004) 6 PRIVATE BANKS MORE PROFITABLE LEADING BANKS BY NET INCOME & NET INCOME SHARE 15 Net income (%) Government-affiliated bank 12 11.53 11.05 Private bank 10.74 9.09 9 7.57 7.49 7.31 6.57 6 4.95 3.36 3 2.91 2.47 2.38 2.31 1.72 0 Chinatrust Cathay ICBC + Chiao Tung Bank of Taiw an Taishin Hua Nan First Comm. Fubon + Taipei E. Sun Shanghai Sinopac Far Intl. Bank Com. Eastern of Taipei Land Bank Hsinchu Int'l Bank Source: CBC (September 30, 2004) 7 BANKING SECTOR REMAINS FRAGMENTED Number of Bank Branches per 10,000 People Top Five Banks by Market Share (%) Sweden 90 3.4 81 UK Portugal 75 Switzerland 74 Austria 2.4 Kuala Lumpur Chicago 2.0 Seoul 2.0 66 Spain 59 Hong Kong 56 54 Korea 50 Japan Taiwan 1.9 Hong Kong Over 400 financial institutions in Taiwan 38 Italy Germany Taipei Sydney 1.6 1.3 New York 36 Tokyo 29 Mean 60% 1.0 Mean 1.95 *Note: All data shown in bar graphs above are for 2003 8 TAIWAN IS WORLD LEADER IN OTHER INDUSTRIES KEY CONGLOMERATES BY INDUSTRY SECTOR Foundry TFT Petrochemical TSMC UMC Formosa Semiconductor Testing & Packaging Au Optronics Chi Mei EMS Hardware ODM Hon Hai Asustek Quanta ASE SPIL Steel China Steel Footwear Pou Chen 9 KEEPING PACE WITH REGIONAL COUNTERPARTS Top 20 Banks in Non-Japan Asia by Market Capitalization1 (US$ million) 189,794 25,983 Hana Bank Bangkok Bank Korea Exchange Bank ICICI Bank Chinatrust FHC Public Bank Woori Financial Holdings Mega FHC State Bank of India Fubon FHC Shinhan Financial Group Overseas Chinese Banking Malayan Banking 13,404 12,021 11,048 8,676 8,581 7,948 7,696 7,594 6,891 6,875 6,437 5,665 5,620 5,152 UOB DBS Group Kookmin Bank Cathay FHC BOC HK Holdings Hang Seng Bank HSBC Holding 19,791 16,639 15,004 14,849 Taiwan Financial Institutions Only 1 Taiwan bank in Top 10 Only 4 Taiwan banks in Top 20 1. As of February 15, 2005. 10 BUILDING BLOCKS: BOLSTERING COMPETITIVENESS Financial Sector Reform Financial Sector Privatization Enhancing Sector Competitiveness Financial Sector Consolidation Encouraging consolidation through policy change Increasing competitiveness through conducive regulation Creating sector transparency through foreign investment 11 CREATING NATIONAL CHAMPIONS World-standard Management to Fuel Performance Improvements Vision for the Future National Champion 250 Finish Line 200 Improve Profitability 150 100 Increase Size & Scale 50 20 05 20 04 20 03 20 02 20 01 20 00 19 99 19 98 Start 19 97 19 96 0 TWSE Banking & Insurance Index Composite of Leading Private Banks Composite of Leading Government Banks 兆豐金融集團 Mega Holding Group 12 STEPPING STONES: PRIVATIZATION OF GOVERNMENT BANKS 100% - 50% Part 1 50% - 20% Part 2 Bank of Taiwan Chang Hwa Bank Land Bank of Taiwan Farmers Bank of China Central Trust of China Taiwan Coop Bank Taiwan Business Bank 20% Part 3 Bank of Overseas Chinese Taiwan Development and Trust Corporation First FHC Hua Nan FHC Mega FHC 13 PROGRESS: REFORM ACTIVITY Chang Hwa Bank Private placement to foreign investors Bank of Overseas Chinese Transfer of majority ownership from government to the private sector Taiwan Development and Trust Sale of core banking assets to another bank Taiwan Cooperative Bank Listed on Taiwan Stock Exchange & prepare for privatization in 1Q/05 14 POTENTIAL MODELS FOR CONSOLIDATION 1 Government-Related Bank 2 Government-Related Bank 3 Government-Related Bank 4 Government-Related Bank + + + + Government-Related Bank Private Bank Private Bank Foreign Investors + Foreign Investors 15 FOREIGN INVESTMENT STRUCTURES Sale (control stake vs. minority stake) Joint venture Strategic investment Financial investment 16 Conclusions Questions & Answers