HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
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Composition of the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Committee
Consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
Consolidated statement of financial position
Consolidated statement of income
Consolidated statement of changes in shareholders' equity
Consolidated statement of cash flows
Notes to the consolidated financial statements
Schedules to the consolidated financial statements
Independent Auditors' Report
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.
Composition of the Board of Directors
Appointed by the Annual Ordinary General Shareholders' Meeting held on April 28, 2023, the Board of Directors was composed as follows:
Chairman: Juan Martin Parma
Vice-president: Gonzalo Fernandez Covaro
Regular Directors: Brian McGuire
Alternate Directors: Mabel Rosalia Rius
William Colquhoun
In accordance with the decision taken by the Annual Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders meeting held on December 6, 2024, the Board of Directors is composed by:
Chairman: Fabian Enrique Kon
Vice-president: Bruno Folino
Regular Directors:: Diego Hernan Rivas
Alternate Directors Esteban Tresseras
Composition of the Supervisory Committee
Appointed by the Ordinary General Shareholders' Meeting held on April 28, 2023
Regular Syndics Santiago María Juan Antonio Nicholson
Juan Carlos Etchebehere
María Fraguas
Alternate Syndics Pablo Javier Venarotti
Carlos Marcelo Villegas
Juan Antonio Nicholson
In accordance with the decision taken by the Annual Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders meeting held on December 6, 2024, the composition of the Supervisory Committee is as follows:
Regular Syndics Antonio R. Garcés
José Luis Gentile
Omar Severini
Alternate Syndics Miguel Armando
María Matilde Hoenig
Fernando Noetinger
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Fiscal year No. 65 beginning January 1, 2023
Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023
Expressed in Argentine pesos in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
Legal address: Bouchard 557 - Piso 20 - Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires
Main activity: Investment operations
Date of registration of the articles of incorporation with the Public Registry of Commerce: May 4, 1959
Date of registration in the Public Registry of Commerce of the last amendment to the bylaws:
October 6, 2014 and February 17, 2022.
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
Date on which the Company's term expires: February 5, 2058
Information on the Parent Company:
Name: HSBC Latin America B.V.
Legal address: 8 Canada Square, London, E14 5HQ, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland.
Interest of the parent company in equity: 99.66%
Percentage of votes of the parent company over equity: 99.66%
Information on controlled entities in Note 5 to the consolidated financial statements
Equity Composition: (Note 8)
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1,184,364,392 |
| ordinary book-entry shares of V/N $1 of 5 votes each |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
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ASSET | 12/31/2023 |
| LIABILITIES | 12/31/2023 |
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Cash and due from banks (Note 4.a), and Schedule III) | 1,702,544,431,674 |
| Deposits (Note 4.k) | 3,923,573,266,246 |
Investments (Notes 4.b) | 3,215,674,389,818 |
| Debt Securities (Note 4.l) | 164,472,155,899 |
Loans (Note 4.c) | 1,452,650,436,317 |
| Financial intermediation obligations (Note 4.m) | 280,764,249,401 |
Finance leases receivables (Note 4.d), and Schedules IV) | 8,360,015,199 |
| Insurance Contract Liabilities (Note 4.n) | 10,155,199,823 |
Service receivables (Note 4.e), and Schedules IV) | 5,841,488,566 |
| Trade payables (Note 4.o) | 276,083,727 |
Other receivables (Note 4.f), and Schedules IV) | 73,313,633,217 |
| Social security and tax liabilities (Note 4.p) | 48,424,714,316 |
Investments in Equity Instruments (Note 4.g) | 1,099,273,216 |
| Other liabilities (Note 4.q) | 402,994,071,570 |
Property, plant and equipment (Note 4.h) | 266,131,382,600 |
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Intangible assets (Note 4.i) | 50,348,341,770 |
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Other assets (Note 4.j) | 179,774,207,575 |
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| Technical commitments - Insurance (Note 4.r) | 602,442,096,069 |
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| Provisions (Schedules II) | 36,334,751,061 |
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| Total liabilities | 5,469,436,588,111 |
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| Non-controlling Interest | 208,869,151 |
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| SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | 1,486,092,142,689 |
Total assets | 6,955,737,599,951 |
| Total liabilities, non-controlling interest and | 6,955,737,599,951 |
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The accompanying Notes and Schedules are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
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Net interest income (Note 5.a)) | 1,592,682,451,207 |
Insurance Business Result (Note 5.b)) | (79,350,123,624) |
Commissions and fees for services (Note 5.c)) | 108,351,486,840 |
Accrued claims | (7,714,773,078) |
Commissions lost (Note 5.d)) | (12,446,036,693) |
Administrative and Personnel Expenses (Schedule V) | (495,190,284,196) |
Other expenses (Note 5.e)) | (258,274,769,432) |
Operating income | 848,057,951,023 |
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Income from equity instruments (Note 5.i)) | 1,229,309 |
Impairment charge (Note 5.f)) | (46,346,766,383) |
Financial expense (Note 5.g) | (707,908,902,151) |
Other income, net (Note 5.h)) | 502,114,385,805 |
Income before income tax | 595,917,897,603 |
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Income tax charge | (204,136,506,215) |
Non-controlling interest | (18,842,490) |
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Profit for the fiscal year | 391,762,548,898 |
The accompanying Notes and Schedules are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of
September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
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Item | Owners' contributions | Accumulated Incomes | Total Shareholder´s Equity |
Capital Stock | Capital Adjustment | Reserves | Retained Earnings | Total |
(Note 8) | Legal | Voluntary | Total |
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Balances at beginning of the fiscal year | 1,184,364,392 | 711,874,210,297 | 33,489,407,631 | 222,358,946,692 | 255,848,354,323 | 167,759,915,868 | 423,608,270,191 | 1,136,666,844,880 |
Dividends distribution (1) | - | - | - | - | - | (42,337,251,089) | (42,337,251,089) | (42,337,251,089) |
Legal Reserve (1) | - | - | 5,138,526,004 | - | 5,138,526,004 | (5,138,526,004) | - | - |
Voluntary Reserve (1) | - | - | - | 79,652,485,504 | 79,652,485,504 | (79,652,485,504) | - | - |
Profit for the fiscal year | - | - | - | - | - | 391,762,548,898 | 391,762,548,898 | 391,762,548,898 |
Balances as of 12.31.23 | 1,184,364,392 | 711,874,210,297 | 38,627,933,635 | 302,011,432,195 | 340,639,365,831 | 432,394,202,170 | 773,033,568,000 | 1,486,092,142,689 |
(1)According to the Annual Ordinary General Shareholders' Meeting held on April 28, 2023.
The accompanying Notes and Schedules are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023, expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
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CHANGES IN CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS | | |
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year | 4.691.570.633.006 | |
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year (Note 3.4) | 4.918.218.821.492 | |
NET INCREASE IN CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS | 226.648.188.486 | |
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Operating income for the year | 391.762.548.898 | |
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | | |
Net increases/decreases from operating activities: | | |
Increase in loans | 485.282.877.685 | |
Increase in finance lease receivables | 11.340.162.789 | |
Decrease in receivables for services | (1.294.733.326) | |
Increase in other receivables | 14.357.940.785 | |
Increase in equity instruments | 453.067.555 | |
Decrease in other assets | (21.110.996.412) | |
Decrease in deposits | (833.005.543.273) | |
Increase in debt securities | 52.276.561.378 | |
Increase in financial intermediation obligations | (83.078.555.172) | |
Decrease in obligations generated by insurance activity | 1.372.735.226 | |
Increase in trade payables | (88.077.347) | |
Increase in social security and tax liabilities | (194.926.433.855) | |
Decrease in other liabilities | 91.353.268.481 | |
Decrease technical commitments | 139.325.655.115 | |
Decrease in provisions | 201.210.272.710 | |
Net cash flows provided by operating activities | 255.230.751.237 | |
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES: | | |
Increase in property, plant and equipment | 9.002.343.125 | |
Increase in intangible assets | 4.752.345.213 | |
Net cash flows provided by investing activities | 13.754.688.338 | |
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES | | |
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Net cash flows provided by financing activities | (42.337.251.089) |
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NET INCREASE IN CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS | 226.648.188.486 |
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| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 1 - MAIN ACTIVITY
Main activity
The Company was incorporated on May 4, 1959 for the purpose of developing investment operations.
HSBC Argentina Holdings S.A. Capital structure as of December 31, 2023 isas follows:
a) HSBC Latin America BV holds1,180,367,030 ordinary shares with a par value of $1 each and five votes per share, and
b) HSBC Participaciones (Argentina) S.A. holds3,997,362 shares with a par value of $1 each and five votes per share.
NOTE 2 - CONSOLIDATION
The consolidated financial statements were prepared following the procedures established by Technical Resolution No. 21 of the Argentine Federation of Professional Councils of Economic Sciences (“F.A.C.P.C.E.”), which consists of the line-by-line accumulation of the financial statements of HSBC Argentina Holdings S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.) and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 2023, and for the fiscal year then ended. In the consolidation process, balances and transactions between consolidated entities were eliminated, as well as intercompany results contained in assets balances.
The consolidated subsidiaries (directly and indirectly) are as follows:
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HSBC Bank Argentina S.A. | 12/31/2023 | 99.98 |
HSBC Seguros de Vida (Argentina) S.A. | 12/31/2023 | (1) 99.99 |
HSBC Seguros de Retiro (Argentina) S.A. | 12/31/2023 | (1) 99.99 |
HSBC Participaciones (Argentina) S.A. | 12/31/2023 | 99.43 |
HSBC Global Asset Management Argentina S.A. Sociedad Gerente de F.C.I. | 12/31/2023 | (1) 99.99 |
(1) Through a controlled company.
For the purpose of consolidating its financial statements the Company used its subsidiaries´ financial statements which have been prepared by applying similar accounting standards related to the recognition and measurement of assets, liabilities and income, and have been adjusted in case of significant differences in accounting policies between companies.
The financial statements of HSBC Bank Argentina S.A., HSBC - Seguros de Vida (Argentina) S.A. and HSBC - Seguros de Retiro (Argentina) S.A. have been prepared on the basis of the measurement and presentation standards established by the Argentine Central Bank (BCRA) for the Bank and by the Argentine Superintendency of Insurance (SSN) for the Insurance companies, which differ, in certain aspects, from the accounting principles generally accepted in Argentina.
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 2 - CONSOLIDATION PROCEDURE (cont.)
The differences with accounting principles generally accepted in Argentina have been adjusted for the purpose of preparing the consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2023 of HSBC Argentina Holdings S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.) and are disclosed in the notes to the separate financial statements of such subsidiaries.
The Company does not present the statement of financial position with the classification of assets and liabilities into current and non-current, since the financial statements of the controlled companies HSBC Bank Argentina S.A., HSBC Seguros de Vida (Argentina) S.A. and HSBC Seguros de Retiro (Argentina) S.A. have been prepared on the basis of the presentation standards established by the Argentine Central Bank (BCRA) and the Argentine Superintendency of Insurance (SSN), respectively, which do not require the presentation of assets and liabilities according to such classification.
NOTE 3 - BASIS FOR PREPARATION
These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of the General Companies Act, the regulations of the Superintendency of Corporations and the Accounting principles generally accepted in Argentina.
The most relevant accounting standards applied by the Company were as follows:
3.1) Measurement Unit
Accounting principles generally accepted in Argentina establish that the financial statements must be prepared recognizing changes in the purchasing power of the currency, in accordance with the regulations of Technical Resolutions (RT) No. 6 and No. 17, as amended by RT No. 39 and Interpretation No. 8, standards issued by the FACPCE. These standards establish that the application of the inflation adjustment must be made in the event of high inflation, which is characterized, among other considerations, when the cumulative inflation rate over three years reaches or exceeds 100%.
Cumulative inflation over three years was above 100%. It is for this reason that, in accordance with the aforementioned professional accounting standards, the Argentine economy should have been considered as hyperinflationary as of July 1, 2018. The FACPCE has confirmed this situation with the Resolution of its Board of Governors (JG) 539/18.
In turn, Law No. 27,468 (Official Bulletin 04/12/2018) amended Article 10° of Law No. 23,928, as amended, establishing that the repeal of all legal or regulatory rules that defined or authorized the indexation by prices, monetary restatement, cost variation or any other form of repotentiation of debts, taxes, prices or tariffs of goods, works or services, did not include the financial statements, with respect to which the provisions of Article 62 of the General Companies Act No. 19,550 (T.O. 1984), as amended, will continue to apply. In addition, the aforementioned law repealed Executive Order No. 1269/2002 of July 16, 2002, as amended, and delegated to the National Executive Power (PEN), through its controlling agencies, to establish the date as from which the aforementioned regulations will take effect in relation to the financial statements submitted to them.
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| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 3 - BASIS FOR PREPARATION (CONT.)
3.1) Measurement Unit (Cont.)
Therefore, by means of its General Resolution 10/2018 (Official Bulletin 12/28/2018), the Superintendency of Corporations (IGJ) provided that financial statements corresponding to complete fiscal years or interim periods should be filed before said Agency expressed in homogeneous currency. In addition, by means of said resolution, it determined that, for the purposes of the restatement of the financial statements, the following shall apply the standards issued by the FACPCE.
The Company's management has restated these consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2023 to constant currency as of September 30, 2024.
The Company expects to file a Form 6-K in May 2025. According to SEC rules, the Company will incorporate by reference into the Form 6-K its latest unaudited consolidated condensed interim financial statements as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2024. These unaudited consolidated condensed interim financial statements were presented in current Argentine pesos at the end of the reporting period (September 30, 2024) in accordance with IAS 29. As a result, the Company is required to recast its Audited Consolidated Financial Statements, which will also be incorporated by reference in the Form 6-K, to measure them in equivalent purchasing power units as of September 30, 2024, the most recent financial period incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement, in accordance with IAS 29 (the “Recast Audited Consolidated Financial Statements”).
The National Consumer Price Index as of September 30, 2024 was 7,122.2 and the cumulative variation in prices for the nine-month period then ended was 202 %.
In accordance with Argentine professional accounting standards, the financial statements of an entity in a context of high inflation must be presented in terms of the measuring unit in effect at the date of such financial statements. All amounts included in the balance sheet, which are not reported in terms of the unit of measure at the date of the financial statements, should be restated by applying a general price index. All items of the income statement should be stated in terms of the unit of measurement restated at the date of the consolidated financial statements, applying a general price index from the date on which the revenues and expenses were originally recognized.
The restatement of opening balances was calculated considering the indexes established by the FACPCE based on the price indexes published by the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INDEC, Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos).
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| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 3 - BASIS OF PREPARATION (CONT.)
3.1) Measurement Unit (Cont.)
The main procedures used for the restatement were as follows:
- Monetary assets and liabilities that were recorded at the closing currency of the balance sheet were not restated, since they were already restated at the date of the consolidated financial statements;
- Non-monetary assets and liabilities that are carried at cost at the balance sheet date and the items of equity are restated by applying the corresponding adjustment factors;
- All items in the statement of income are restated by applying the corresponding adjustment factors;
- The gain or loss on the net monetary position is included in the net income of the reporting fiscal year, disclosing this information in a separate line item.
In the initial application of the restatement method, the equity accounts were restated as follows:
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Profit reserves | Date of beginning of comparative period |
Dividends distribution | Date of approval by assembly |
3.2) Disclosure
The consolidated financial statements are presented in accordance with the disclosure criteria established by the Technical Resolutions of the FACPCE, without the disclosure of comparative periods.
As discussed in Note 3.1), the Company prepared the accompanying consolidated financial statements for Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. to comply with Rule 3-05 of Regulation S-X. As a consequence, the consolidated interim financial statements do not include comparative information as required by the accounting principles generally accepted in Argentina.
3.3) Comparative information
These consolidated financial statements have been prepared for the sole purpose of Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. to comply with Rule 3-05 of Regulation S-X. As a consequence, the consolidated financial statements do not include comparative information as required by the accounting principles generally accepted in Argentina.
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| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 3 - BASIS OF PREPARATION (CONT.)
3.4) Measurement
The main measurement criteria used in the preparation of the consolidated financial statements are detailed below:
a) Assets and liabilities in local currency
Monetary assets and liabilities are expressed in the closing currency.
b) Assets and liabilities in foreign currency
Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency, and detailed in Schedule III, have been valued in Argentine pesos using the exchange rate of the Banco de la Nación Argentina in effect at the end of the fiscal year. Exchange differences generated in each fiscal year have been charged to “Exchange differences generated by assets” and “Exchange differences generated by liabilities”, included in the line “Financial gains/losses” in the Consolidated Statement of Income.
c) Financial assets
c) 1. Debt instruments
The Company considers as debt instruments those instruments that are considered financial liabilities for the issuer, such as loans, public and private securities, bonds and accounts receivable from customers.
These consolidated financial instruments are initially recognized at fair value plus incremental and directly attributable transaction costs and are subsequently measured at amortized cost. The amortized cost of a financial asset is equal to its acquisition cost less accumulated amortization plus accrued interest (calculated using the effective interest method), net of any impairment loss.
The Company has classified loans, finance leases receivables and other receivables related to financial activities in this category.
These financial instruments are initially recognized at fair value plus incremental and directly attributable transaction costs and are subsequently measured at amortized cost. The amortized cost of a financial asset is equal to its acquisition cost less accumulated amortization plus accrued interest (calculated using the effective interest method), net of any impairment loss.
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| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 3 - BASIS OF PREPARATION (CONT.)
3.4) Measurement (Cont.)
c) Financial assets (Cont.)
c) 2. Definition of default and credit impairment
Expected Credit Losses (“ECL”) are measured based on the risk of default over two different time horizons. These time horizons will depend on whether the credit risk of the borrower of the instrument has increased significantly since such exposure was recognized by the company (granting of the credit instrument). For the retail portfolio, the steps can be summarized as follows:
Stage 1: Represents products without impairment, their expected loss is recognized for the next 12 months (or the time to completion if less than 12 months).
Stage 2: Represents products that are more than 30 days past due or have suffered some type of significant deterioration, which is determined by a cut off score. Your expected loss is accounted for over the remaining life of the product.
Stage 3: Represents customers in default, i.e. the default must be equal to or greater than 90 days, except for restructured instruments, they will be in this stage from their origin, regardless of the number of days past due. The expected loss is accounted for over the remaining life of the product.
For the wholesale portfolio, there are the following stages:
Stage 1: Represents products without impairment, their expected loss is recognized for the next 12 months (or the time to completion if less than 12 months).
Stage 2: Represents products with a significant increase in credit risk. The expected loss is accounted for over the remaining life of the product.
Conditions applicable for products to be considered as Stage 2:
•Significant impairment in the probability of future default conditional on macroeconomic projections. Applies per product.
•Subjective evaluation of customer impairment through Watch Lists. Applies per customer.
•More than 30 days past due. Applies per product.
•Change between the original credit rating and the current rating internally referred to as CRR - Customers Risk Rating. Applies per product.
•Instruments originating under CRR 8.3 will be triggered in Stage 2 regardless of any of the other triggers.
Stage 3: Represents customers in default (classified as CRR 9/10), their expected loss is accounted for the remaining life of the product on an individual basis.
Although there is no single concept of Default, the Company defines it objectively as the total or partial inability of a customer to honor the legal commitments assumed with the Company in accordance with the terms originally agreed in the credit instrument(s) granted to it in a timely manner.
In the case of the wholesale portfolio, although objective default criteria are applied, subjective criteria are also used to determine the risk of future default of a client even before any of the objective criteria are present (e.g., more than 90 days past due). The subjective criteria are based on an analysis of the customer's risk of default by virtue of the credit impairment suffered by the customer. In view of this, there can
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| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 3 - BASIS OF PREPARATION (CONT.)
3.4) Measurement (Cont.)
c) Financial assets (Cont.)
c) 2. Definition of default and credit impairment (Cont.)
be cases in which none of the objective criteria are present but the case is still considered to be in default.
Objective Non-Compliance Criteria:
More than 90 days past due;
Filing in reorganization proceedings;
Bankruptcy petition filed by the debtor itself;
Bankruptcy petition of the debtor filed by a third party; and
Reliable information from the client of its inability to meet the obligations contracted with the company.
Subjective Non-compliance Criteria:
The subjective default criteria make it possible to determine the probability that the customer will default on its obligations in the short term, and are indicative of the level of credit impairment suffered by the customer and of the increase in the probability of default.
Some of them are:
Rejected checks in the financial system;
BCRA Rating 2 or higher in another financial entity;
Unpaid social security obligations for 1 or more periods;
Repeated treatment of the case in the Early Warning committee;
Request for refinancing or debt restructuring.
It is important to clarify that the above list is merely enunciative. The presence of any of the subjective default criteria will be an indication of the impairment of the customer's credit situation, increasing the expectation of future credit losses due to partial or total default on obligations.
Their repeated or joint presence and the specific analysis of the case may lead to classify the case as highly impaired and at risk of future non-compliance (Stage 3).
c) 3. Measurement of Expected Credit Losses (ECL) -
Purchased or originated credit-impaired financial assets are those financial assets that are impaired upon initial recognition. ECLs of this type of financial instruments are always measured over the lifetime of the asset (Stage 3).
ECLs are measured on a 12-month basis or over the lifetime of the instrument, depending on whether there has been a significant increase in credit risk since initial recognition or whether an asset is considered credit-impaired. ECLs are the discounted product of Probability of Default (PD), Exposure at Default (EAD) and Loss Given Default (LGD), defined as follows:
•The PD represents the probability that a debtor will default on its financial obligation, either during the next 12 months or during the remaining life (Lifetime PD) of the financial asset.
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| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 3 - BASIS OF PREPARATION (CONT.)
3.4) Measurement (Cont.)
c) Financial assets (Cont.)
•c) 3. Measurement of Expected Credit Losses - techniques (Cont.)
•The EAD is based on the amounts that the company expects to be due at default, during the next 12 months or during the remaining life of the instrument (Lifetime EAD).
•LGD represents the company's expectation of the amount of loss on a defaulted exposure. LGD varies depending on the type of counterparty, the type and age of the complaint and the availability of collateral or other credit support. LGD is expressed as a percentage loss per unit of Exposure At Default (EAD) and is calculated on a 12-month basis or over the lifetime of the instrument, where 12-month LGD is the percentage loss expected to be incurred if the default occurs in the next 12 months and lifetime LGD is the percentage loss expected to be incurred if the default occurs over the remaining lifetime of the financial instrument.
•The ECL is determined by projecting the PD, LGD and EAD for each future month and for each individual exposure or group segment. These three items are multiplied and adjusted for the probability of survival (i.e., the exposure has not been precanceled or defaulted in a previous month). This effectively calculates a ECL for each future month, which is then discounted to the filing date and aggregated. The discount rate used in the calculation of the ECL is the original effective interest rate or an approximation thereof.
•The Lifetime PD is developed by applying a maturity profile to the current 12-month PD. The maturity profile analyzes how defaults develop in a portfolio from the point of initial recognition and over the lifetime of the loans. The maturity profile is based on observed historical information and is assumed to be the same across all assets within a portfolio and credit rating band.
•The 12-month and Lifetime EAD are determined based on the expected payout profile, which varies by product type:
•For non-revolving products it is based on the contractual payments due from the borrower over a 12-month or Lifetime period. This will also be adjusted for any expected overpayments, prepayments or refinancing.
•For revolving products, the EAD is estimated by considering the drawn balance (consumed limit) and adding a “credit conversion factor” that calculates how much the debt balance increases at the time of default. These assumptions vary by product type and consumption band of the current limit, based on analysis of recent defaults information.
•The 12-month and Lifetime LGDs are determined based on factors affecting post-default recoveries. These vary according to the type of product.
•For guaranteed products, it is based primarily on the type of guarantee and projected guarantee values, historical discounts to market/book values due to forced sales, replacement time and observed recovery costs.
•For unsecured products, LGDs are generally set at the product level due to the limited differentiation in recoveries obtained among different obligors. These LGDs are influenced by collection strategies, including sales and debt pricing. The Company includes forward-looking economic information in the determination of 12-month and Lifetime PD, EAD and LGD.
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| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 3 - BASIS OF PREPARATION (CONT.)
3.4) Measurement (Cont.)
c) Financial assets (Cont.)
c) 4. Forward-looking information considered in expected credit loss models
Sensitivity Analysis
Wholesale Portfolio:
The current models (three of them according to segmentation by economic activity) for calculating PD consist of four variables each. Based on their sensitivity analysis, a behavior is verified that implies that if the value of each variable deviates by one standard deviation (in an adverse manner) with respect to the historical mean of the PD variable, it can be determined that:
Within the primary sectors model: the negative variations of Government Expenditure increase by 0.8%, while the price of commodities and the External Debt in dollars 0.3% and the Monetary Policy Rate by 0.5%.
On the other hand, in secondary sectors, the negative variations in Imports, the Merval and the U.S. Short Term Rate increase the PD by 0.3% and the Government External Debt in dollars by 0.2%.
Finally, for the tertiary sector model, negative variations of one standard deviation in Brazil's GDP, Oil Price and US Long-Term Rate increase by 0.2% and Argentina's GDP by 0.3%.
It is important to mention that, being a multivariate model, the total increase in PD does not correspond to the result of the sum of the movements of the variables taken individually.
Retail Portfolio:
The model currently used is the Vasicek Model. It uses a single independent variable, which is the change in GDP (Argentina's GDP at constant 2004 prices). This variation is measured annually and, to avoid seasonality, the annual average of the following four quarters (FMA “Forward Moving Average”) is calculated.
The model prediction tells us that a positive variation of 1% of GDP generates a drop in PD of 0.23%. In terms of Forward Economic Guidance (FEG), assuming that the distribution of portfolio arrears ranges remains constant over time, a positive GDP variation of 1% results in a variation of the FEG impact of thousands of Argentine pesos 80,000.
c) 5. Maximum exposure to credit risk
The following is an analysis of the exposure to credit risk of financial instruments for which allowances for expected credit losses were recognized. The gross carrying amount of the financial assets included in the table below represents the maximum exposure to credit risk of such assets.
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| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 3 - BASIS OF PREPARATION (CONT.)
3.4) Measurement (Cont.)
c) Financial assets (Cont.)
c) 5. Maximum exposure to credit risk (Cont.)
December 31, 2023
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Gross carrying amount | 1,050,104,464 | 97,752,217 | 30,840,622 | 1,178,697,303 | |
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Allowance for impairment risk | (5,183,061) | (3,326,465) | (10,679,847) | (19,189,373) | |
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Net carrying amount | 1,044,921,403 | 94,425,752 | 20,160,775 | 575,207,121 | |
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Loans to the financial sector | 26,031,498 | 30,985 | 26,062,483 |
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Gross carrying amount | 26,031,498 | 30,985 | 26,062,483 |
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Allowance for impairment risk | (303,208) | (369) | (303,577) |
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Net carrying amount | 25,728,290 | 30,616 | 25,758,906 |
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Other financial assets | 60,367,086 | - | 60,367,086 | |
Gross carrying amount | 60,367,086 | - | 60,367,086 | |
Other financial assets | (1,761,898) | - | (1,761,898) | |
Net carrying amount | 58,605,188 | - | 58,605,188 | |
The caption “Other financial assets” includes the financing for the sale of the shareholding of Prisma Medios de Pagos S.A. On December 26, 2023, the Company received a notification from the BCRA requesting that, as from December 2023, the method of calculating the ECL applicable to these exposures be modified by using an individual analysis instead of using the calculation based on parameters (PD and LGD) arising from collective calculation models.
The Company proceeded to perform the recalculation based on the preparation of 3 scenarios with different probabilities. Based on this methodology, the ECL increased by thousands of Argentine pesos 790,197.
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| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 3 - BASIS OF PREPARATION (CONT.)
3.4) Measurement (Cont.)
c) Financial assets (Cont.)
c) 5. Maximum exposure to credit risk (Cont.)
Consequently, the total amount for this concept, calculated following BCRA guidelines, amounted to thousands of Argentine pesos 538,030 as of December 31, 2023.
c) 6. Guarantees and other credit enhancements
Financial guarantee contracts: Financial guarantee contracts are those contracts requiring the issuer to make specific payments to reimburse the holder for the loss incurred when a specific debtor does not comply with its payment obligation on maturity, in accordance with the original or amended terms of a debt instrument.
In accordance with the provisions of the BCRA's Ordered Text of Guarantees, guarantees received are classified as follows:
•Preferred “A” (self-liquidating).
•Preferred “B” (real: mortgages and pledges).
•Other guarantees (bonds and sureties).
The company, for the management of guarantees, has a specific area dedicated to the review of legal compliance and correct instrumentation of the guarantees received, including texts, signatures and powers, as well as the registration of the guarantees within internal systems. The main assets admitted as collateral by the Company are the following: real property, automobiles, bonds, sureties, guarantees, liquid
funds and “stand-by” letters of credit. Depending on the type of guarantees, guarantors may be individuals or legal entities (in the case of mortgages, pledges, sureties, guarantees and liquid funds) and first level international financial institutions (in the case of stand-by letters of credit).
The company monitors collateral related to financial assets considered credit-impaired since it is more likely that such collateral will be called upon to mitigate potential credit losses. Impaired loans in connection with
finance leases are the following:
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Leasing | 43,720,890 | (25,276,234) | 18,444,656 | 43,720,890 |
Total impaired lease receivables | 43,720,890 | (25,276,234) | 18,444,656 | 43,720,890 |
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| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
NOTE 3 - BASIS OF PREPARATION (CONT.)
3.4) Measurement (Cont.)
c) Financial assets (Cont.)
c).7. Allowance for impairment
The allowance for impairment recognized in the fiscal year is affected by a variety of factors, as described below:
•Transfers between Stage 1 and Stage 2 or 3 due to financial instruments experiencing significant increases (or decreases) in credit risk or becoming impaired during the fiscal year, and the resulting “step-up” (or “step-down”) between 12-month and Lifetime ECLs;
•Additional allocations for new financial instruments recognized during the fiscal year, as well as de-recognitions for financial instruments derecognized during the fiscal year;
•Impact on the measurement of ECL of changes in PD, EAD and LGD during the fiscal year, derived from the periodic updating of inputs to the models;
•Impacts on ECL measurement due to changes in models and assumptions;
•Impacts due to the passage of time as a result of discounting the present value;
•Local currency translations for assets denominated in foreign currencies and other movements; and
•Financial assets derecognized during the fiscal year and application of allowances related to assets derecognized during the fiscal year. The following tables explain the changes in the allowance for credit risk between the beginning and the end of the fiscal year due to the factors indicated below:
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Allowance for impairmentas of 12.31.2022 | | | (17,049,818,834) | (20,072,785,091) | (4,015,016,623) | (41,137,620,547) |
Inflation Effect | | | 11,574,723,231 | 13,626,944,211 | 2,725,700,890 | 27,927,368,332 |
Movements with P&L impact | | | 1,764,103,356 | (1,764,103,356) | - | - |
Transfers: | | | - | 4,154,929,923 | (4,154,929,923) | - |
| | - | (350,285,186) | 350,285,186 | - | |
Transfers from Stage 1 to Stage 2 | | | (9,031,394,635) | 9,031,394,635 | - | - |
Transfers from Stage 2 to Stage 3 | | | (4,727,923,749) | - | - | (4,727,923,749) |
Transfers from Stage 3 to Stage 2 | | | 4,954,724,482 | (4,105,179,746) | 4,716,994 | 854,261,729 |
Transfers from Stage 2 to Stage 1 | | | (334,882,386) | (16,185,959,836) | (12,162,363,928) | (28,683,206,151) |
New financial assets originated or purchased | | | (167,312) | (1,413,082) | (36,285) | (1,616,679) |
Changes in PD/LGD/EAD | | | (7,375,540,245) | (9,220,616,649) | (15,962,327,955) | (32,558,484,849) |
Changes in model assumptions and methodologies | | | 330,455,669 | 1,173,180,921 | 5,333,688,588 | 6,837,325,178 |
Exchange rate difference and other transactions | | | - | - | 8,436,390,186 | 8,436,390,186 |
Total transactions charged to income | | | (12,520,180,179) | (14,493,276,607) | (3,481,564,914) | (30,495,021,700) |
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Financial assets derecognized | | | 330,455,669 | 1,173,180,921 | 5,333,688,588 | 6,837,325,178 |
Derecognitions (write-offs) | | | - | - | 8,436,390,186 | 8,436,390,186 |
Allowance for impairment as of 12.31.2023 | | | (12,520,180,179) | (14,493,276,607) | (3,481,564,914) | (30,495,021,700) |
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| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 3 - BASIS FOR PREPARATION (CONT.)
3.4) Measurement (Cont.)
c) Financial assets (Cont.)
c) 7. Allowance for impairment (Cont.)
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Wholesale portfolio | 12-month ECL | ECL Lifetime | ECL Lifetime | Total |
Allowance for impairment as of 12.31.2022 | (7,074,271,480) | (2,667,145,658) | (17,588,805,955) | (27,330,223,093) |
Inflation effect | 4,802,557,076 | 1,810,662,506 | 11,940,628,925 | 18,553,848,507 |
Movements with P&L impact | - | - | - | - |
Transfers: | - | - | - | - |
Transfers from Stage 1 to Stage 2 | 718,617,914 | (718,617,914) | - | - |
Transfers from Stage 2 to Stage 3 | - | (172,220,677) | 172,220,677 | - |
Transfers from Stage 2 to Stage 1 | (268,050,241) | 268,050,241 | - | - |
New financial assets originated or purchased | (2,129,644,188) | - | - | (2,129,644,188) |
Changes in PD/LGD/EAD | 45,200,495 | (223,337,572) | (940,911,297) | (1,119,048,375) |
Changes in model assumptions and methodologies | 496,187,456 | (1,120,912,999) | (699,510,057) | (1,324,235,600) |
Exchange rate difference and other transactions | (1,889,720,536) | (516,494,720) | (7,510,919,989) | (9,917,135,245) |
Total transactions charged to income | (3,027,409,100) | (2,483,533,641) | (8,979,120,665) | (14,490,063,407) |
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Financial assets derecognized | 116,062,243 | 13,552,287 | 2,050,527,700 | 2,180,142,230 |
Derecognitions (write-offs) | - | - | 1,896,923,023 | 1,896,923,023 |
Allowance for impairment as of 12.31.2023 | (5,183,061,261) | (3,326,464,506) | (10,679,846,974) | (19,189,372,741) |
c) 8. Financial assets derecognition policy (bad debts)
The company derecognizes financial assets, in whole or in part, when it has exhausted all recovery efforts and has concluded that there is no reasonable expectation of recovery. Indicators that there is no reasonable expectation of recovery include (i) the cessation of enforcement activity and (ii) when the company's method of recovery is given by the enforcement of the collateral and the value of the collateral is such that there is no reasonable expectation of full recovery.
The company may derecognize financial assets that are still subject to performance activities. The outstanding contractual amounts receivable for such assets derecognized during the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 amount to Argentine pesos 10,333,313,209. The Company seeks to recover amounts that are legally due in full, but have been partially derecognized because there is no reasonable expectation of full recovery.
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
3.4) Measurement (Cont.)
c) Financial assets (Cont.)
c) 9. Changes in financial assets
The company sometimes modifies the contractual terms of financing granted to customers due to commercial renegotiations, or in the case of distressed loans, in order to maximize recovery.
Such restructuring activities include extended payment term agreements, grace periods and payment forgiveness. Restructuring policies and practices are based on indicators or criteria that, in management's judgment, indicate that payment is likely to continue. These policies are kept under continuous review.
The risk of default of such assets, after modification, is assessed at the reporting date and compared to the risk under the original terms at initial recognition, when the modification is not material and, therefore, does not result in the derecognition of the original asset. The company monitors the subsequent performance of the modified assets. The company may determine that the credit risk has significantly improved after the restructuring, such that the assets are moved from Stage 3 or Stage 2 (Lifetime ECL) to Stage 1 (12-month ECL). This is only the case for assets that have performed in accordance with the new terms for six consecutive months or more. The gross carrying amount of such assets held as of December 31, 2023 is Argentine pesos 3,610,965,768.
The company continues to monitor whether there is a subsequent significant increase in credit risk in relation to such assets through the use of specific models for modified assets.
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
3.4) Measurement (Cont.)
c) Financial assets (Cont.)
c) 10. Leases - Leasing
Initial measurement the Company uses the interest rate implicit in the lease to measure the net investment. This is defined in such a way that the initial direct costs are automatically included in the net lease investment.
Initial direct costs, other than those incurred by manufacturers or dealers, are included in the initial measurement of the net lease investment and reduce the amount of revenue recognized over the lease term. The interest rate implicit in the lease is defined in such a way that the initial direct costs are automatically included in the net investment in the lease; and there is no need to add them separately.
The difference between the gross amount receivable and the present value represents the finance income recognized over the lease term. Finance income from leases is recorded in income for the fiscal year. Impairment losses are recognized in income for the fiscal year.
The Company uses the criteria described above to determine whether there is objective evidence that an impairment loss has occurred in the case of loans carried at amortized cost.
d) Other receivables and payables
Other receivables and payables have been measured at the best possible estimate of the receivable amounts and payable at maturity, respectively. They are not subject to adjustment clauses and do not accrue interest.
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 3 - ACCOUNTING STANDARDS APPLIED (Cont.)
3.4) Measurement (Cont.)
e) Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment as of December 31, 2023 are valued at homogeneous currency, having restated their value in the currency of September 30, 2024, applying the inflation adjustment method established in accordance with Resolution No. 10/2018 of the IGJ (see Note 2.1). Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method by applying annual rates to the adjusted value sufficient to extinguish their values at the end of their estimated useful lifetimes.
Property, plant and equipment were measured at acquisition or construction cost, net of accumulated depreciation and/or accumulated impairment losses, if any. Cost includes expenses directly attributable to the acquisition or construction of these items.
Subsequent costs are included in the value of the asset or recognized as a separate asset, as appropriate, if and only if it is probable that they will generate future economic benefits for the Company, and their cost can be reasonably measured. The book value of the asset being replaced is derecognized and the new asset is depreciated by the number of years of useful lifetime remaining at the time of the improvement.
Repair and maintenance expenses are recognized in the statement of income in the fiscal year in which they are incurred. Depreciation of these assets is calculated using the straight-line method, applying annual rates sufficient to extinguish their values at the end of their estimated useful lifetimes. In the event that an asset includes significant components with different useful lifetimes, they are recognized and depreciated as separate items.
The useful life of each of the items comprising property, plant and equipment are detailed below:
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Work in progress | No depreciation |
Buildings | 50 years |
Machines and systems | 5 years |
Furniture and fixtures, tools, other equipment and vehicles | 5 years |
The residual values of property, plant and equipment, useful lifes and depreciation methods are reviewed and adjusted if necessary, at the closing date of each fiscal year or when there are indications of impairment.
The book value of property, plant and equipment is reduced immediately to its recoverable amount when the carrying amount exceeds the estimated recoverable amount. Gains and losses on the sale of property, plant and equipment are calculated by comparing the proceeds obtained with the book value of the respective asset and are included in the Statement of Income.
The value of property, plant and equipment, as a whole, does not exceed their estimated recoverable value.
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 3 - BASIS FOR PREPARATION (Cont.)
3.4) Measurement (Cont.)
f) Intangible assets
Licenses:
Licenses acquired are initially valued at cost. They have been classified as intangible assets with definite useful lifetime, being amortized on a straight-line basis over the license period, which does not exceed 5 years.
Software
Development, acquisition or implementation costs initially recognized as an expense for a fiscal year are not subsequently recognized as a cost of the intangible asset. Costs incurred in the development, acquisition or implementation of software, recognized as intangible assets, are amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lifes, over a period not exceeding 5 years. Costs associated with software maintenance are recognized as an expense when incurred. Development, acquisition and implementation costs that are directly attributable to the design and testing of software controlled by the Company are recognized as assets.
Impairment of non-financial assets
Assets with indefinite useful lifetime are not subject to amortization and are subject to annual impairment tests. In contrast to the previous assumption, those assets that are depreciable are tested for impairment when events or circumstances occur that indicate that their book value may not be recovered or, at a minimum, on an annual basis.
Impairment losses are recognized when the book value exceeds the recoverable value. The recoverable value of assets corresponds to the higher of the net amount that would be obtained from their sale or their value in use. For purposes of the impairment test, assets are grouped at the lowest level at which they generate identifiable cash flows (cash generating units). The book value of non-financial assets other than goodwill on which impairment has been recorded are reviewed at each reporting date to verify possible reversals of impairment.
g) Other assets
Works of art
The works of art as of December 31, 2023 were valued at homogeneous currency, having restated their value in the currency of September 30, 2024 applying the inflation adjustment method established as of
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 3 - BASIS FOR PREPARATION (Cont.)
3.4) Measurement (Cont.)
g) Other assets (Cont.)
Works of art (Cont.)
in accordance with Resolution No. 10/2018 of IGJ detailed in Note 2.1). The value of these assets, as a whole, does not exceed their recoverable value.
Non-current assets held for sale
Assets, or groups of assets, classified as held for sale in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in Argentina, shall be disclosed separately from other assets.
An asset may be classified as held for sale if its carrying amount will be recovered principally through a sale transaction, rather than through continuing use, within 12 months after the last balance sheet date.
To apply the above classification, an asset must meet the following conditions:
-Be available for immediate sale in the current conditions;
-Management must be committed to a plan to sell the asset and have actively initiated a program to find a buyer and complete the plan;
-Actively negotiated for sale at a reasonable price, in relation to their current fair value;
-The sale is expected to be arranged within one year from its reclassification date;
-It is unlikely that significant changes will be made to the plan or that the plan will be withdrawn.
Assets, or groups of assets, classified as held for sale, are measured at the lower of residual value and net realizable value at fiscal year-end.
The Company will not depreciate the asset while it is classified as held for sale, or while it is part of a group of assets for disposal classified as held for sale. However, interest and other expenses attributable to the liabilities of a disposal group classified as held for sale will continue to be recognized.
The balances of financial instruments, deferred taxes and investment properties classified as held for sale are not subject to the valuation methods detailed above. The liabilities directly associated with the groups of assets to be disposed of will be reclassified and disclosed separately in the Company's Statement of Financial Position.
The Company has a strategic plan for these properties, in which independent third parties participate in the sale of the real property and issue a valuation opinion based on market comparable.
As of December 31, 2023, the Company has recognized for impairment of held for sale assets an amount of thousands of Argentine pesos 823,046,921.
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 3 - BASIS FOR PREPARATION (CONT.)
3.4) Measurement (Cont.)
h) Allowances
Deducted from assets:
For other bad debts: as of December 31, 2023 the Company has accounts receivable related to share sales from Hexagon Inversiones Argentina S.A., which was merged in September 2008 with HSBC Argentina Holdings S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.) since they are considered difficult to recover, the Company has provided for them in full.
i) Other liabilities and other accounts payable
As of December 31, 2023, provisions are included for accrued expenses, which have been valued at their nominal value.
j) Financial intermediation obligations
Includes financing received from the BCRA and foreign entities as commercial and financial lines. Amounts due are recorded at the time the principal is advanced to the Company and the measurement of this financial liability at fiscal year-end is at amortized cost.
k) Debt Securities issued
Includes issues of subordinated and unsubordinated debt with public and/or private offering issued by the Company, which are measured at amortized cost. In the event that the Company purchases its own debt securities, these are eliminated from the consolidated financial statements and the difference between the residual value of the financial liability and the payment thereof is included in the Statement of Income as income from early extinguishment of debt.
l) Income tax
The Company has recognized the income tax charge based on the deferred tax method, thus recognizing temporary differences between the accounting and tax measurement of assets and liabilities.
Current accounting standards generally accepted in Argentina establish that the rate expected to be in effect at the time of the reversal of the deferred tax asset or deferred tax liability should be used to calculate the deferred tax.
The Tax Reform established by Law 27,430, approved on December 29, 2017, modified the corporate income tax rate, establishing that it will be gradually reduced from 35% to 30% for fiscal periods beginning on or after January 1, 2018, through December 31, 2019, and to 25% for fiscal periods beginning on or after January 1, 2020.
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 3 - BASIS OF PREPARATION (CONT.)
3.4) Measurement (Cont.)
l) Income tax (Cont.)
However, the Social Solidarity and Productive Reactivation Law (Law 27,541 Official Bulletin 12/23/19) suspended the reduction of income tax rates that had been provided for in the Tax Reform Law. The same stipulated that the 30% rate will apply until the fiscal years beginning on 1/1/2021, this date included.
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Net cumulative taxable earnings | They will pay $ | Plus % of | On the excess of $ |
More than $ | A $ |
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14,301,209 | 143,012,092 | 3,575,302 | 30% | 14,301,209 |
143,012,092 | hereinafter | 42,188,567 | 35% | 143,012,092 |
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As indicated, the amounts provided for in the scale will be updated as from 2022 by applying the CPI corresponding to October of the year prior to the adjustment with respect to the same month of the previous year. The restated amount is applicable for fiscal years beginning after each restatement.
Extraordinary Advance: RG 5391 published in the Official Gazette on 07/20/2023 established an extraordinary payment on account of income tax. It is applicable to those companies that, in the tax returns for the 2022 or 2023 periods, as applicable, have reported a tax result equal to or higher than $600,000,000 without applying the deduction of losses from previous periods and have not determined income tax. The amount of the payment on account will be 15% of the taxable income of the previous tax period without considering the deduction of losses, which will be paid in 3 equal installments. Since the Company does not meet these conditions, the payment of this advance is not applicable.
RG 5424 published in the Official Gazette on 09/28/2023 established an extraordinary payment on account of income tax. It is applicable to those companies that, in the tax returns for the periods 2022 or 2023, as the case may be, have reported a tax income equal to or higher than $600,000,000 without applying the deduction of losses of previous periods and have as their main activity any of those detailed in the item FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION AND INSURANCE SERVICES of the CLAE. Excluding those covered by RG 5391. The amount of the payment on account will be 15% of the taxable income of the previous tax period without considering the deduction of losses, which will be paid in 3 equal installments.
This resolution is applicable to the Company, which must pay an extraordinary advance payment of Argentine pesos 281,542,789 to be paid in 3 equal installments of Argentine pesos 93,847,596 in October, November and December.
The Company has recorded in these consolidated financial statements the impacts that this change generates in the balances of net deferred assets and liabilities, considering the effective rate estimated to be applicable at the probable date of reversal of such deferred assets and liabilities.
With respect to the tax inflation adjustment, Law 27,541 provided that the amount determined, corresponding to the first and second fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, must be imputed 1/6 in those fiscal periods and the remaining 5/6 in equal parts in the 5 immediately following fiscal periods.
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 3 - BASIS OF PREPARATION (CONT.)
3.4) Measurement (Cont.)
m) Revenue recognition
Revenues from administrative services are recognized based on the rendering of administrative services at the closing date.
n) Use of estimates
The preparation of consolidated financial statements requires the Entity to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingencies, as well as the reported revenues and expenses for the period. In this regard, estimates are made to calculate, for example, allowances for credit risk, the useful lifetimes of property, plant and equipment, depreciation and amortization, the recoverable value of assets, the income tax charge, certain labor charges and allowances for contingencies, labor, civil and commercial lawsuits and the fair value of certain financial instruments. Actual future incomes may differ from estimates and evaluations made at the date of preparation of these consolidated financial statements.
o) Technical commitments - Insurance
With respect to the valuation of the technical commitments of HSBC - Seguros de Retiro (Argentina) S.A. and HSBC - Seguros de Vida (Argentina) S.A., they have been established in accordance with the rules and regulations issued by the National Insurance Superintendency (Superintendencia de Seguros de la Nación “SSN”) based on the approved technical notes. As of December 31, 2023, the Company established the reserve for risks in progress in accordance with the policy-by-policy method, following the provisions of the General Regulations of the Insurance Activity (RGAA, Reglamento General de la Actividad Aseguradora). Also, as of that date, the mathematical reserve was calculated in accordance with the standards and technical bases approved by the SSN.
3.5) Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash and bank balances and highly liquid investments (i.e. that can be cashed in less than 30 days).
12/31/2023
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Transitional investments | 3,215,674,389,818 |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 4 - COMPOSITION OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL STATEMENT LINES IN THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
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ASSET | 12/31/2023 |
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Cash in local and foreign currency | 728,214,505,295 |
Banks in local currency | 239,397,860,038 |
Banks in foreign currency | 732,093,497,772 |
Other related parties | 272,221,445 |
Others | 2,566,347,124 |
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b) Investments (Schedule I) |
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Debt Securities | 134,055,941,584 |
Public Income Securities | 1,754,237,099,440 |
Loans | 18,639,325,900 |
Financial Trusts | 6,914,159,071 |
Time Deposits | 76,716,384,293 |
Repurchase transactions | 945,126,546,156 |
Financing for the sale of the interest in Prisma Medios de Pago | 58,605,187,661 |
Derivative Financial Instruments | 7,784,439,121 |
Shares | 2,837,447,958 |
Other Investments | 7,160,411,298 |
Mutual Funds | 203,597,447,335 |
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c) Loans |
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Other financial institutions | 26,062,482,568 |
To the non-financial private sector and foreign residents |
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- Overdrafts | 344,438,332,957 |
- Mortgage | 761,294,615 |
- Pledges | 97,553,421,477 |
- Personal | 101,745,254,823 |
- Credit cards | 390,683,812,980 |
- Others | 59,476,307,605 |
- Other financing | 13,518,904,890 |
- Interest, adjustments and differences | 47,208,678,109 |
Charges not applied | (38,556,387) |
Documented interest | (13,947,613,125) |
Allowance for impairment | (44,756,429,830) |
Interest and accrual adjustments | 323,730,929 |
Loans and advances to employees | 6,302,750,664 |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 4 - COMPOSITION OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL STATEMENT LINES IN THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION(CONT.)
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d) Finance leases receivables | 12/31/2023 |
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Capital | 8,183,057,370 |
Accrued interest receivable | 323,730,929 |
Allowance for impairment | (146,773,099) |
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Awards Receivable | 1,327,102,517 |
Accounts receivable for administration and management of mutual funds | 64,233,056 |
Reinsurance Companies Current Account | 3,711,320,979 |
Expenses to be recovered from mutual funds | 738,832,013 |
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Sundry Debtors | 5,360,959,500 |
Pan American Energy Loan | 118,381,981 |
Taxes | 44,873,294 |
Advances | 93,557,122 |
Accrued dividends receivable | 429,466,121 |
Producers Current Account | 35,839,313,424 |
Sundry in local currency | 32,573,911,839 |
Less: Allowance for impairment (Note 3.3.h) and Schedule II) | (1,146,830,063) |
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Equity Instruments |
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Play Digital | 831,556,716 |
Mercado Abierto Electrónico S.A. | 5,199,998 |
Interbanking S.A. | 132,706,702 |
Argencontrol S.A. | 2,216,017 |
Compensadora Electrónica S.A. | 4,011,869 |
Gire S.A. | 107,253,115 |
Deposit Insurance S.A. | 16,291,684 |
Swift | 37,115 |
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| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 4 - COMPOSITION OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL STATEMENT LINES IN THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION (CONT.)
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Net carrying amount at inception | 298,166,050,154 |
Increases | 23,228,952,872 |
Net decreases | (58,587,485) |
Devaluation | (4,007,255,756) |
Impairment losses | (5,497,805,712) |
Depreciation charge | (45,699,971,473) |
Net book value as of 12.31.2023 | 266,131,382,600 |
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Accumulated depreciation | (263,575,397,766) |
Net book value as of 12.31.2023 | 266,131,382,600 |
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Net carrying amount at inception | 55,100,531,831 |
Increases due to internal development | 14,753,136,615 |
Amortization charge | (19,160,951,844) |
Impairment loss charge | (344,374,833) |
Net book value as of 12.31.2023 | 50,348,341,769 |
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Accumulated amortization | (129,210,793,154) |
Impairment loss | (5,105,664,259) |
Net book value as of 12.31.2023 | 50,348,341,769 |
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Financial assets pledged as collateral | 424,510,613 |
Deferred income tax assets | 136,000,688,353 |
Non-current assets held for sale | 26,702,223,876 |
Commissions to be amortized | 16,096,300,663 |
Works of art | 550,484,071 |
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C.P.C.E.C.A.B.A. Tº 1 Fº 17 Dr. Diego Sisto Public Accountant (UCA) C.P.C.E.C.A.B.A. T° 274 F° 12 |
| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 4 - COMPOSITION OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL STATEMENT LINES IN THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION (CONT.)
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LIABILITIES | 12/31/2023 |
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k) Deposits |
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Non-Financial Private Sector and Residents Abroad | 1,171,456,974 |
Non-Financial Public Sector | 64,249,893 |
Financial Sector | 3,922,337,559,378 |
Total | 3,923,573,266,246 |
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l) Debt Securities |
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HSBC Latin America Holdings (UK) Limited | 164,472,155,899 |
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m) Financial intermediation obligations |
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Financial creditors for cash purchases to be settled | 6,582,089,438 |
Non-financial accounts payable for cash purchases to be settled | 1,069,941,242 |
Collections and other transactions on behalf of third parties | 80,573,283,127 |
Leases payable | 16,970,327,406 |
Balances with clearing houses | 150,038,160,215 |
Financing received from local financial institutions | 18,436,593 |
Other financing received from financial institutions | 2,153,301,727 |
Others | 10,597,154,440 |
Credit balances with forward transactions | 12,761,555,214 |
| 280,764,249,401 |
n) Insurance Contract liabilities |
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With policyholders | 9,581,251,325 |
With reinsurers | 130,589,188 |
With producers | 443,359,310 |
| 10,155,199,823 |
o) Trade payables |
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Other accounts payable | 267,670,202 |
Suppliers | 8,413,525 |
| 276,083,727 |
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See our report dated May 16, 2025 |
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| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 4 - COMPOSITION OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL STATEMENT LINES IN THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION (CONT.)
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p) Social security and tax liabilities | 12/31/2023 |
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Provision for bonuses | 2,112,426,126 |
Vacation provision | 1,251,047,914 |
Social security taxes payable | 434,593,744 |
Income tax payable (Note 7) | 12,516,608,968 |
Income tax credits | (1,581,298,283) |
VAT return | 52,607,896 |
Gross income tax | 1,875,293,973 |
Deferred tax liabilities | 18,820,284,104 |
Withholdings to third parties | 10,592,116,903 |
Other | 2,351,032,969 |
| 48,424,714,316 |
q) Other liabilities |
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Purchases of investments to be settled | 193,912,678,209 |
Dividends payable | 186,449,739,780 |
Loan Fees to be accrued | 17,559,399,312 |
Provision for expenses | 4,029,919,479 |
Current income tax liabilities | 597,919,594 |
Deferred tax | 407,910,733 |
Other non-financial liabilities | 36,504,463 |
| 402,994,071,571 |
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r) Technical commitments - Insurance |
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Ongoing and Similar Risks | 509,259,962 |
Mathematical Reserves - Direct Insurance | 285,863,799,839 |
Fluctuation Funds | 14,819,895,344 |
Mathematical Reserves of Annuities | 221,923,224,848 |
Mathematical Reserves for Annuities | 9,607,368,055 |
Provision for Mathematical Reserves Recomposition | 6,558,670,752 |
Interest or Accumulation Funds | 60,923,265,627 |
Others | 2,236,611,641 |
| 602,442,096,069 |
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C.P.C.E.C.A.B.A. Tº 1 Fº 17 Dr. Diego Sisto Public Accountant (UCA) C.P.C.E.C.A.B.A. T° 274 F° 12 |
| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 5 - COMPOSITION OF CERTAIN STATEMENT OF INCOME LINES
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a) Net interest income | 12/31/2023 |
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Interest-related income |
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Interest on loans to the financial sector | 9,776,612,000 |
Interest on advances | 224,223,885,000 |
Interest on overdrafts | 114,869,085,000 |
Interest on mortgage loans | 179,025,000 |
Interest on pledge loans | 27,764,075,000 |
Interest on credit card loans | 69,952,763,000 |
Interest on finance leases | 4,581,785,000 |
Interest on personal loans | 42,499,510,000 |
Interest on foreign trade loans | 555,109,000 |
Net income from public and private securities | 522,419,996,000 |
Adjustments for CER and UVA/UVI clause | 160,660,089,000 |
Premiums and interest on reverse repurchase transactions with the financial sector | 204,724,664,000 |
Others | 2,240,230,000 |
| 1,384,446,828,000 |
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Interest expenses |
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Interest on time deposits | (383,892,409,000) |
Interest on other financial intermediation obligations | (3,376,710,000) |
Interest on checking accounts deposits | (81,866,092,000) |
Interest on savings accounts deposits | (92,546,000) |
Interest on other time deposits | (109,006,020,000) |
Interest on financing from local financial institutions | (949,269,000) |
Interest on other deposits | (354,113,000) |
Premiums on liabilities repurchase transactions with the financial sector | (542,204,000) |
Adjustments for CER and UVA/UVI clause | (10,474,936,000) |
Other interests | (3,796,779,000) |
| (594,351,078,000) |
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Net Income from interest | 790,095,750,000 |
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C.P.C.E.C.A.B.A. Tº 1 Fº 17 Dr. Diego Sisto Public Accountant (UCA) C.P.C.E.C.A.B.A. T° 274 F° 12 |
| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 5 - COMPOSITION OF CERTAIN STATEMENT OF INCOME LINES (Cont.)
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b) Insurance Business Result |
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Issued premiums | 30,443,746,160 |
Prior Fiscal Year Technical Commitments | 219,446,217,860 |
Technical Commitments for the Fiscal Year | (288,568,489,738) |
Ceded premiums Reinsurance | (685,375,975) |
| (39,363,901,693) |
c) Commissions and fees for services |
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Fee income |
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Commissions for guarantees granted | 89,309,000 |
Foreign exchange and foreign exchange commissions | 5,565,406,000 |
Commissions related to credit, credit cards and insurance | 29,299,660,618 |
Bond-linked commissions | 17,328,235,000 |
Commissions related to securities | 1,468,248,000 |
| 53,750,858. 618 |
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d) Commissions lost |
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Fee-related Expenses |
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Market rights commissions (ROFEX/MAE) | (270,156,762) |
Commissions paid for services | (2,979,465,089) |
Foreign exchange and foreign exchange commissions | (822,645,775) |
Commissions Loyalty programs | (1,730,860,643) |
Others | (6,642,908,424) |
Total Commissions lost | (12,446,036,693) |
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C.P.C.E.C.A.B.A. Tº 1 Fº 17 Dr. Diego Sisto Public Accountant (UCA) C.P.C.E.C.A.B.A. T° 274 F° 12 |
| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 5 - COMPOSITION OF CERTAIN STATEMENT OF INCOME LINES (CONT.)
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| Contributions to the Deposit Insurance Scheme | (6,389,218,809) |
| Charges for uncollectible accounts of sundry credits and other allowances | (6,990,893,571) |
| Turnover Tax | (177,021,720,531) |
| Loss from operations or devaluation of various assets | (6,013,262,290) |
| Interest on lease liability | (4,526,290,396) |
| Adjustments for sundry obligations | (15,101,083,462) |
| Others | (13,958,402,298) |
| Redemptions | (9,083,616,540) |
| Annuities and Annuities | (24,921,793,479) |
| Other Expenses | (6,226,826,566) |
| Revenue | 11,958,338,509 |
| (258,274,769,433) |
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| Allowances Consumer Portfolio | 24,801,938,483 |
| Allowances for Commercial and Similar Portfolio | 2,340,816,351 |
| Recovery of Allowances | (1,643,890,562) |
| Restatement of transactions in constant currency | 20,847,902,111 |
| 46,346,766,383 |
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See our report dated May 16, 2025 |
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C.P.C.E.C.A.B.A. Tº 1 Fº 17 Dr. Diego Sisto Public Accountant (UCA) C.P.C.E.C.A.B.A. T° 274 F° 12 |
| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 5 - COMPOSITION OF CERTAIN STATEMENT OF INCOME LINES (CONT.)
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| g) Financial incomes | 12/31/2023 |
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| Income from holding investments in Mutual Funds | (79,562,427,884) |
| Net Income from Financial Instruments measured at Fair Value through Profit or Loss | 157,984,237,014 |
| Income from Derecognition of assets measured at Amortized Cost | 909,741,153 |
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| Revaluation on dollar link loan held by HSBC Argentina Holdings SA | 22,702,867,872 |
| Exchange differences | 5,134,815,883 |
| Income from exposure to changes in the purchasing power of the currency | (815,078,136,190) |
| (707,908,902,152) |
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| Income (loss) on sale of property, plant and equipment | 27,727,075 |
| Redemptions | (9,813,408,598) |
| Revenue | 119,171,506,903 |
| Other Compensation and Benefits | (1,042,763,928) |
| Allowances for miscellaneous contingencies | (777,617,176) |
| Cost recovery | 84,474,924,716 |
| Exchange Rate Differences on Gold and Foreign Currency | 181,945,296,726 |
| Other operating income | 104,933,715,755 |
| Depreciation and impairment of assets | (55,336,818,783) |
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| Fees and commissions for management and administration of Mutual Funds | 15,219,625,126 |
| Other commissions | 63,312,197,990 |
| 502,114,385,805 |
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| HSBC Bank Argentina S.A. | 27,407,504 |
| HSBC Seguros de Retiro (Argentina) S.A. | (5,805,132) |
| HSBC Seguros de Vida (Argentina) S.A. | (2,559,155) |
| HSBC Global Asset Management Argentina SA SGFCI | 530,510 |
| HSBC Participaciones (Argentina) S.A. | (731,238) |
| 18,842,490 |
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See our report dated May 16, 2025 |
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C.P.C.E.C.A.B.A. Tº 1 Fº 17 Dr. Diego Sisto Public Accountant (UCA) C.P.C.E.C.A.B.A. T° 274 F° 12 |
| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 6 – INVESTMENT IN EQUITY INSTRUMENTS
Investments in controlled companies are as follows:
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Companies | Financial statements considered for the purpose of calculating the proportional equity value | Percentage of equity interest |
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Banking activity |
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HSBC Bank Argentina S.A. | 12/31/2023 |
| 99.98 | 99.98 |
Insurance activity |
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HSBC - Seguros de Vida (Argentina) S.A. | 12/31/2023 |
| 98.00 | (1) 99.99 |
HSBC - Seguros de Retiro (Argentina) S.A. | 12/31/2023 |
| 98.00 | (1) 99.99 |
Other activities |
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HSBC Participaciones (Argentina) S.A. | 12/31/2023 |
| 99.43 | 99.43 |
HSBC Global Asset Management (Argentina) S.A. | 12/31/2023 |
| 56.44 | (1) 99.99 |
(1)Through the holding of a controlled company.
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See our report dated May 16, 2025 |
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PRICE WATERHOUSE & CO. S.R.L.
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C.P.C.E.C.A.B.A. Tº 1 Fº 17 Dr. Diego Sisto Public Accountant (UCA) C.P.C.E.C.A.B.A. T° 274 F° 12 |
| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 7 - INCOME TAX
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
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Items | 12/31/2023 |
Valuation of securities | 164,585,225,771 |
Tax losses carry forward | 16,174,175 |
Provisions | 940,300,039 |
Inflation adjustment | 347,241 |
Other | 1,451,776 |
Total Deferred Tax Assets | 165,543,499,003 |
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Items | 12/31/2023 |
Valuation of securities | (168,554,200,733) |
Property, Plant and Equipment | (161,107,478) |
Inflation adjustment | (36,091,453) |
Other | (3,285,082) |
Total Deferred Tax Liabilities | (168,754,684,737) |
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Net Deferred Tax Liabilities | (3,211,185,742) |
As of December 31, 2023, based on the projections made, the Company has recognized the entire net deferred liability as of that date.
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See our report dated May 16, 2025 |
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PRICE WATERHOUSE & CO. S.R.L.
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C.P.C.E.C.A.B.A. Tº 1 Fº 17 Dr. Diego Sisto Public Accountant (UCA) C.P.C.E.C.A.B.A. T° 274 F° 12 |
| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024 (in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 7 - INCOME TAXES (cont.)
The reconciliation between the income tax for the fiscal year and the income tax resulting from applying the current tax rate to the accounting income before income tax is shown below:
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Income for the fiscal year before taxes | 406,971,249,868 |
Current tax rate | 35% |
Income for the fiscal year at the tax rate | 142,439,937,454 |
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Dividends | (124,906,508,556) |
Inflation adjustment on the purchase and sale of mutual funds | (3,072,398) |
Inflation adjustment on the purchase and sale of mutual funds prior fiscal year | 3,575,935 |
Fund Purchase and Sale Update | (6,918,826,163) |
Retirement Insurance No deductible | 11,338,101 |
Tax inflation adjustment | 839,889,672 |
Expenses and amortization of vehicles | 9,832,066 |
Monetary Loss | 601,591,034 |
Monetary loss on tax | 3,140,355,297 |
Permanent Tax Rate Difference Sworn Statement Dec2022 | (8,431,566) |
Adjustment of affidavit Dec 2022 | (979,905) |
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Total income tax charge | 15,208,700,970 |
Deferred tax charge for the fiscal year | (2,199,709,583) |
Inflation Effect on the opening balance | (117,175,923) |
Difference between affidavit and provision | (48,647,992) |
Tax inflation adjustment | (3,140,355,297) |
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Current Income tax | 9,702,812,175 |
NOTE 8 - STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
The Company's statement of shareholders' equity as of December 31, 2023 is as follows:
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Subscribed, paid-in and registered capital | 1,184,364,392 |
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See our report dated May 16, 2025 |
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C.P.C.E.C.A.B.A. Tº 1 Fº 17 Dr. Diego Sisto Public Accountant (UCA) C.P.C.E.C.A.B.A. T° 274 F° 12 |
| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 9 - RESTRICTED ASSETS
9.1. Government securities collateralized by Rofex and MAE transactions
“Financial assets pledged as collateral - Collateral deposits” as of December 31, 2023 includes thousands of Argentine pesos 15,523,222, corresponding to the following bonds, T DEBT CABA C23 TV (BDC28) PV ARS 853M; BONCER 2025 AFS (TC25) PV ARS 235.5M; T DEBT CLASS 22 TV (BDC24) PV ARS 82M; BONTE BDL V, 04/18/24 (TB24) FV ARS 2000M and BONTE USD 2030 LEY NY (GD30) FV USD 2.1M.
The securities were delivered as collateral as a consequence of the contracts signed to operate in Rofex, which establish that collateral must be posted to cover open positions held by the agent in such markets.
9.2. Credit Card Guarantee Fund
As of December 31, 2023, the Company has recorded within “Financial assets pledged as collateral - Deposits as Collateral” balances related to its credit card operations amounting to Argentine pesos 46,473,701,901.
9.3. Collateral deposits for real property leases
As of December 31, 2023, the Company has recorded within “Financial assets pledged as collateral - Deposits as Collateral” balances corresponding to real property lease balances of Argentine pesos 169,491,271.
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9.4. Collateral deposits as offsetting entry agent Law 26,831 of Capital Markets
As of December 31, 2023, the Company has recorded within “Financial assets pledged as collateral - Deposits as Collateral” balances related to the function of agent of ALyC and AN established by Law 26,831 for Argentine pesos 514,938,515.
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See our report dated May 16, 2025 |
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C.P.C.E.C.A.B.A. Tº 1 Fº 17 Dr. Diego Sisto Public Accountant (UCA) C.P.C.E.C.A.B.A. T° 274 F° 12 |
| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 9 - RESTRICTED ASSETS (CONT.)
9.4. Collateral deposits as offsetting entry agent Law 26,831 of the Capital Markets Law (Contd.)
The assets comprising the liquid offsetting entry are shown in the following table:
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Liquid Offsetting Entry | Balances at 12/31/2023 in Argentine pesos |
Assets available in Argentine pesos and other currencies Cash at Banks - BCRA Account code 00150 - BCRA current account in Argentine pesos | 11,147,426 11,147,426 |
Assets in local instruments National Public Securities DISC B, 2033 LARG CER deposited at Cash Account 6200135 | 208,535,484 46,442 |
9.5. Collateral deposits for repurchase transactions
As of December 31, 2023, the Company has recorded within “Financial assets pledged as collateral - Deposits as Collateral” balances in Argentine pesos as collateral for guarantees and the execution of repurchase transactions amounting to Argentine pesos 1,608,615,913.
9.6. Deposits as Collateral - Attachments and precautionary measures
As of December 31, 2023, the Company has recorded within “Financial assets pledged as collateral - balance foreclosed” an amount of Argentine pesos 75,864,987.
9.7. Collateral deposits for transactions with Coelsa and Interbanking
As of December 31, 2023, the company has recorded within “Financial assets pledged as collateral - Deposits as Collateral” balances related to the role of agent of Coelsa and Interbanking Argentine pesos 23,746,293,361 (corresponding to VN 12,080,500m of LELIQ 9/012024).
9.8. Collateral deposits for derivative transactions
As of December 31, 2023, the Company has recorded within “Financial assets pledged as collateral - Collateral deposits” as collateral for guarantees and the execution of futures transactions for Argentine pesos 403,162.
9.9. Special escrow accounts in favor of electronic clearing houses
As of December 31, 2023, the Company has recorded within “Financial assets pledged as collateral - BCRA special guarantee accounts” Argentine pesos 47,888,157,067, corresponding to guarantees in favor of electronic clearing houses and to hedge the settlement of transactions with credit cards, consumer vouchers and ATMs.
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See our report dated May 16, 2025 |
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| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 10 - RESTRICTIONS ON PROFIT DISTRIBUTIONS
The next Shareholders' Meeting, in accordance with current regulations, will decide how to allocate the profit for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023.
On the other hand, on April 28, 2023, the Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting, which considered the Consolidated Financial Statements as of December 31, 2022, resolved to allocate Argentine pesos 42,337,251,089 to the payment of cash dividends, Argentine pesos 5,138,526,004 to the Legal Reserve and Argentine pesos 73,605,057,260 to the voluntary reserve. All amounts are restated in the currency of the date of distribution at the Meeting.
NOTE 11 - ASSIGNMENT OF LITIGATION RIGHTS
On December 30, 2022, Máxima SA AFJP in liquidation has irrevocably assigned and transferred to the Company (its controlling company) any credit and/or right that corresponds or may correspond to Máxima SA AFJP in liquidation by virtue of the following lawsuits in force:
a) Máxima S.A. AFJP v. EN (Ministry of Economy and Public Finance and others) s/ Proceso de conocimiento, Case Number 29746/2015, pending before the Federal Contentious-Administrative Court of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires.
b) Máxima S.A. AFJP Encaje y otro c/ Provincia de Misiones s/ Cobro de pesos s/ Sums of money, Case Number 21000091/2010, pending before the Federal Court of Posadas, Misiones.
c) Province of Misiones v. TMF Trust Company (Argentina) S.A. and others in a declaratory action, Case Number 21000481/2003, pending before the Federal Court of Posadas, Misiones.
d) Perez Carlos Antonio v. Anses y s/ Inconstitucionalidades Varias, Case Number 166728/2018, pending before the Federal Social Security Court of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires.
e) Rodriguez Carla Anabel y otros c/ Prevención ART s/ Acción de Inconstitucionalidad, Case Number 2222/2009, which is pending before the courts of Rosario, Santa Fe.
f) Any liabilities, amounts or costs accrued or that may accrue in the future, by virtue of the existing lawsuits listed above, and any liabilities, contingencies or costs arising from the lawsuits listed above.
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| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 11 - ASSIGNMENT OF LITIGATION RIGHTS (CONT.)
By virtue of this agreement, the Company irrevocably assumed that debt, and agreed to comply with such assigned obligations at maturity, leaving Máxima SA AFJP in liquidation exempt and released from any liability derived from the aforementioned lawsuits.
Based on the foregoing, Máxima SA AFJP in liquidation paid to the Company a net amount of Argentine pesos 60,000,000 restated in September 2024 currency, equivalent to Argentine pesos 376,643,076. Such payment has been executed on December 30, 2022 as follows:
i. Through the transfer of the holdings in the ESTANCIAS DEL PILAR Direct Investment Fund owned by the Company, in the amount of Argentine pesos 35,091, and
ii. By means of bank transfer, the amount of Argentine pesos 120,913,474.
With respect to the court filings informing the assignment of the litigious rights, it was resolved to take into account the assignment of rights in Docket Máxima S.A. AFJP v. EN (Ministry of Economy and Public Finances and others) s/ Proceso de conocimiento. On the other hand, the assignments of rights presented in 2 files are still pending confirmation.
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 12 - SANCTIONS AND PENALTIES APPLIED TO THE FINANCIAL SUBSIDIARY AND LEGAL PROCEEDINGS INITIATED BY THE BCRA
The Subsidiary HSBC Bank Argentina S.A. has been notified of the following administrative and/or disciplinary sanctions:
a) Sanctions applied by the Financial Information Unit (Unidad de Información Financiera “UIF”): On October 11, 2019, the Company was notified of Resolution UIF 98 in the framework of summary 144/13, which imposes a penalty of thousands of Argentine pesos 206; and another fine for the same amount on certain individuals who were members of the Board of Directors as of the date of the facts. These penalties were confirmed by the Court of Appeals on October 27, 2022. The case is concluded.
On November 17, 2020, the Company was notified of Resolution UIF 47/20 in the framework of the summary 174/15 in which a penalty of thousands of Argentine pesos 550 was imposed; and another fine for the same amount to certain individuals who were members of the Board of Directors as of the date of the facts. As of the date of these consolidated financial statements, this resolution is being appealed before the Court of Appeals and is pending resolution.
The Company's management and its legal advisors believe that there would be no significant adverse financial effects that could result from the final outcome of such actions.
b) Sanctions applied by the CNV: On March 6, 2019, the Company was notified of the Resolution of the CNV in the framework of the summary 631/2014 in which a penalty of thousands of Argentine pesos 200 is imposed to be applied to the Company jointly and severally with the directors and syndics at the time of the facts. On March 11, 2021 the Court of Appeals revoked the penalty and the CNV filed an extraordinary appeal against such judgment, which was rejected on August 13, 2021. CNV filed a complaint before the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation.
On December 17, 2020, the Company was notified of the Resolution of the CNV in the framework of the summary 632/14 which imposes a penalty of thousands of Argentine pesos 500 to be applied to the Company jointly and severally with the directors and syndics at the time of the facts. On December 21, 2021, the Court of Appeals upheld the penalty sanction and ordered the CNV to redetermine the amount since the penalty that the CNV had taken as an aggravating element to sanction (penalty of the summary 631/2014) was later revoked. The extraordinary appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeals was rejected and the Company filed on July 5, 2022 a complaint appeal before the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation.
Communication “A” 5689 establishes that the Financial Institutions must report the proceedings initiated by the BCRA from the moment the SEFyC notifies its opening. The following are actions notified to the Company as of the date of these consolidated financial statements, which, in the opinion of the Company and its legal advisors, have sufficient allowances to hedge the associated risks.
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 12 - SANCTIONS AND PENALTIES APPLIED TO THE FINANCIAL SUBSIDIARY AND LEGAL PROCEEDINGS INITIATED BY THE BCRA (CONT.)
c) Sanctions applied by the BCRA:
The Company's management and its legal advisors believe that there would be no significant adverse financial effects that could result from the final outcome of such actions.
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10/20/2011 | Exchange Summary No 4774 Docket No. 101433/10 | HSBC Bank Argentina S.A., and 4 people (Individuals) | Alleged non-compliance with the provisions of Communication “A” 4359 of the BCRA due to the existence of differences in real property purchase transactions made by non-residents between the amounts received by HSBC and the amounts of the deeds. On April 6, 2017, the acquittal of the defendants was resolved and on May 18, 2017, the Chamber of Appeals confirmed the acquittal. On July 13, 2017, the extraordinary appeal filed by the Prosecutor was granted, which is pending resolution before the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation. |
12/15/2014 | Exchange Summary N°6074 Docket No. 101111/11 | HSBC Bank Argentina S.A., and 7 people (Individuals) | Alleged failure to supervise the conduct of former employees in the recording of foreign exchange transactions. On October 8, 2018, a judgment was rendered imposing a penalty of USD 2,000,000 to the Bank and penalties to the individuals involved. On April 25, 2019, the Court of Appeals upheld the penalty of USD 2,000,000 imposed on the Bank, revoked the penalties imposed on 4 individuals and upheld the penalties imposed on 2 individuals (former employees). The Entity filed an extraordinary appeal against this judgment. On July 2, 2024, the Supreme Court issued a judgment in which it confirmed the penalty imposed, but ordered the Chamber to issue a new pronouncement based on article 7 of Law 19,359. On September 25, 2024 the Court of Appeals ordered that the payment of such penalty be made in Argentine pesos at the BNA selling exchange rate of the day prior to payment. The Bank will proceed with the payment thereof. |
02/03/2015 | Financial Summary No. 1426 Docket No. 100007/15 | HSBC Bank Argentina S.A., and 7 people (Individuals) | The charge is for failure to comply with the regulations governing the decentralization abroad of activities related to information technology and information systems, and noncompliance with the minimum requirements for their management, implementation and control. On July 29, 2019, a penalty was imposed against the Entity in the amount of $945,000 and penalties against individuals. On March 26, 2021, the Court of Appeals revoked the penalties imposed on the Entity and the individuals. The BCRA filed an extraordinary appeal against such ruling, which is pending resolution before the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation. |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 12 - SANCTIONS AND PENALTIES APPLIED TO THE FINANCIAL SUBSIDIARY AND LEGAL PROCEEDINGS INITIATED BY THE BCRA (CONT.)
c) Sanctions applied by the BCRA (Cont.)
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11/05/2015 | Financial Summary No. 1460 Docket No. 100343/15 | HSBC Bank Argentina S.A and 4 individuals | The Entity is charged with alleged noncompliance with minimum standards on internal controls. On March 1, 2019, a resolution was issued imposing a penalty on the Bank in the amount of thousands of Argentine pesos 3,442,500 and penalties on the four individuals. On December 30, 2020, the Court of Appeals upheld these penalties. The Entity filed an extraordinary appeal against this judgment, which was dismissed. On July 15, 2021 the Entity filed a complaint before the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation, which was rejected in 2023. The case is concluded. |
02/22/2018 | Financial Summary No. 1542 Docket No. 100477/17 | HSBC Bank Argentina S.A., and 3 people (Individuals) | The Bank is charged with the alleged noncompliance with Communication “A” 6242, which ordered the inclusion of the concept “assets” within the available options for online banking transfers. On April 3, 2019, a resolution was issued imposing a penalty on the Bank in the amount of thousands of Argentine pesos 990,000 and penalties on the 3 individuals. On August 13, 2020, the Court of Appeals upheld these penalties. On August 28, 2020, the Bank and the three individuals filed an extraordinary appeal. On December 15, 2020 the Chamber rejected the extraordinary appeal and on December 22, 2020 the Entity filed a complaint appeal before the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation, which was rejected in 2023. The case is concluded. |
03/06/2021 |
Exchange Summary No. 7539 Docket No. 381/9/21 |
HSBC Bank Argentina S.A. and 3 individuals | The Entity is charged with alleged non-compliance with the criminal exchange regime in connection with international transfers made by customers in 2019. On April 7, 2021, the Entity and individuals responded to the releases. The matter is currently pending for sentencing. |
08/29/2023 | Exchange Summary No. 8064 Docket No. 22907/22 | HSBC Bank Argentina S.A. and 4 individuals | The Entity is charged with alleged non-compliance with the criminal foreign exchange regime reason for international transfers made in 2020 by customers. On October 4, 2023, the Entity and individuals responded to the releases. |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 13: RECONCILIATION OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD BETWEEN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN ARGENTINA AND IFRS ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
The following is a reconciliation between the shareholders' equity and consolidated statement of income, presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in Argentina and the amounts according to IFRS accounting standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IFRS”):
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Balances arising from consolidated financial statements of HSBC Argentina Holdings S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.), in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in Argentina as of December 31, 2023 | 1,486,092,142,689 |
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Application of IFRS 9 - Note 1 | (77,173,463,334) |
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Application of IFRS 17 related to the valuation of insurance contracts - Note 2 | (44,570,955,105 |
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Application of IFRS 16 related to the valuation of lease contracts - Note 3 | (7,497,642,055) |
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Valuation of technical commitments in insurance companies - Note 4 | 64,913,873 |
| 302,018,102 |
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Difference in the recognition of result from financial instruments - Note 5 | 10,601,637,600 |
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Income taxes - Note 6 | 103,188,901,987 |
| 74,980,596,773 |
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Inflation adjustment | (255,836,497) |
| 106,928,253,863 |
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Balances of HSBC Argentina Holdings S.A. under IFRS as of December 31, 2023 | 1,470,449,699,159 |
| 331,041,803,640 |
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| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 13: RECONCILIATION OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD BETWEEN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN ARGENTINA AND IFRS ACCOUNTING STANDARDS (CONT.)
Notes
1-The financial statements of HSBC Bank Argentina S.A., used for the preparation of the consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in Argentina. In relation to the allowance for impairment the Company has followed the guidelines established by the BCRA, which is based on IFRS 9, with the temporary exception of the application of point 5.5 (impairment loss) of IFRS 9 “Financial Instruments” on debt instruments of the Non-Financial Public Sector. This adjustment represents the allowance for impairment of sovereign bonds included in the portfolio which are measured at fair value through other comprehensive income. The impact on shareholders' equity amounted to Argentine pesos 57,218,750,231.
Additionally, in the financial statements of HSBC - Seguros de Retiro (Argentina) S.A. and HSBC - Seguros de Vida (Argentina) S.A., used for the preparation of the consolidated financial statements, government securities are measured at amortised cost. This adjustment corresponds to the application of the classification and measurement provisions on IFRS 9, which implies classifying these bonds at fair value through profit or loss. The impact on shareholders' equity is a decrease of Argentine pesos 89,639,291,693 and profit for the year end of Argentine pesos 166,590,748,412.
2-The financial statements of HSBC - Seguros de Retiro (Argentina) S.A. and HSBC - Seguros de Vida (Argentina) S.A. used for the preparation of the consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis of the technical standards approved by the Regulator (SSN) which comply with accounting principles generally accepted in Argentina. The adjustment included corresponds to the application of IFRS 17, which introduces the use of a comprehensive model for the treatment of insurance contracts, with methods for measuring an entity's liabilities based on the characteristics of the contract.
The valuation models assigned to each product based on the results of the Eligibility Test are:
Variable Fee Approach (VFA) for life products with savings, retirement, and pension annuities in pesos, and the General Measurement Model (GMM) for the remaining products.
The liability under IFRS 17 is comprised of the sum of a Best Estimated Liability (BEL), a Risk Adjustment (RA), a Time Value of Guarantees (TVoG), and a Contractual Service Margin (CSM).
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 13: RECONCILIATION OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD BETWEEN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN ARGENTINA AND IFRS ACCOUNTING STANDARDS (CONT.)
Notes
The BEL is calculated as a projected cash flow, which considers economic and non-economic assumptions. Among the economic assumptions, a discount curve for each currency is used at each calculation date, using the top-down method, constructed with market data; and an inflation curve based on market expectations. Non-economic assumptions include mortality, lapses, partial surrenders, and expenses, based on the company's own experience.
The RA is calculated using the Confidence Level Technique, using the 75th percentile of the normal distribution.
An approach based on the Black & Sholes options model was implemented to calculate the TVoG.
The initial CSM was calculated as of December 31, 2022, using FVA, and then the periodic roll-forward is performed based on the accounting standard.
3-The consolidated financial statements of HSBC Argentina Holdings S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.) are prepared under accounting principles generally accepted in Argentina which include a measurement model similar to IAS 17 for lease accounting. Under IFRS, leases are accounting under IFRS 16 which establishes the recognition of a right of use asset and a lease liabilities for leases. These liabilities were measured at the present value of the remaining lease payments, discounted using the funding rates in effect at fiscal year-end. The right-of-use asset was measured at an amount equal to the lease liability.
These consolidated financial statements include 70 lease contracts impacted by this standard, in which HSBC Bank Argentina S.A. acts as lessee.
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 13: RECONCILIATION OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD BETWEEN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN ARGENTINA AND IFRS ACCOUNTING STANDARDS (CONT.)
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| Right to use asset related to real property (net of depreciation) | 9,776,152,415 |
| Advances for lease | (303,467,719) |
| Lease payable | (16,970,326,751) |
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| Rentals | 2,920,996,069 |
| Depreciation | (1,280,463,965) |
| Interest on leases payable | (2,578,816,099) |
| Gain on early termination of contracts | 116,741,527 |
| Exchange differences | (8,288,345,313) |
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4-The consolidated financial statements of HSBC Argentina Holdings S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.) include the valuation of the technical commitments (IBNR) in HSBC - Seguros de Vida (Argentina) S.A., which have been established in accordance with the rules and regulations issued by the SSN based on the approved technical notes which comply with accounting principles generally accepted in Argentina. This adjustment represents the application of the Bornhuetter-Ferguson (B-F) method used by IFRS.
5-In the consolidated financial statements, equity instruments are carried at cost. Under IFRS 9, equity instruments are measured at fair value through profit or loss, except when management made use of the irrevocable option to measure them at fair value through other comprehensive income at the time of initial recognition.
6-Corresponds to the impact on income tax of the adjustments described above.
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 14- ECONOMIC CONTEXT IN WHICH THE COMPANY OPERATES
The Company operated in a complex economic context, whose main variables have been highly volatile, both domestically and internationally.
In the international arena, following the 50 bps cut in interest rates by the US Federal Reserve, investors were optimistic about a continuity in the path of lower rates, despite the fact that the latest FED projections suggested a 4.4% rate by the end of 2024. However, recent economic information such as the creation of 254,000 new jobs in September and a slight increase in inflation above expectations adjusted expected rates for the current year to 4.5% (vs. 3.8% a month earlier). Against this backdrop, U.S. bond yields rose as much as 4.21% for the 10-year case, while, by contrast, shares advanced by an average of 5%. Likewise, the European Central Bank anticipated the U.S. central bank and announced another rate cut during the last month, thus accumulating rate cuts of 85 bps since the June 2024 meeting.
At the local level, during the first half of 2024, the Gross Domestic Product showed a 3.4% drop compared to the first half of 2023. The retraction was explained by investment (-24.6%), private consumption (-8.2%) and public consumption (-5.2%). Exports, on the other hand, grew 29%. In seasonally adjusted terms, the Gross Domestic Product accumulates three consecutive quarters of contraction, with declines of 2.3% in the fourth quarter of 2023, 2.2% in the first quarter of 2024 and 1.7% in the second quarter of 2024. According to information from the Monthly Economic Activity Estimator, July and August presented monthly growth rates of 2.1% and 0.2%, respectively.
After closing 2023 with 25.5% inflation in December, monthly inflation slowed down during the first months of 2024: it stood at 20.6% in January, 13.2% in February, 11.0% in March, 8.8% in April and 4.2% in May. Between June and August, inflation remained above 4%, a level that was breached in September (when inflation was 3.5%). On a year-on-year basis, inflation slowed to 209%, having peaked at 289.4% in April 2024. In the first nine months of the year, cumulative inflation amounted to 101.6%.
After the exchange rate jump in December 2023 and up to the present, the exchange rate has sustained a crawl of around 2% per month. The exchange rate went from Argentine pesos 810.7/USD 1 at the beginning of January to Argentine pesos 985.9/USD 1 at September 30, 2024, according to BCRA Communication “A” 3500.
As of September 30, 2024, International Reserves increased by USD 5,442 million, as a result of purchases of foreign currency from the private sector. To date, these purchases from the private sector totaled USD 15,871 million.
At the same time, foreign currency deposits in the private sector increased by USD 12,780 million between August 15 and September 30, within the framework of the government's money laundering program. Since October 1, the date from which the withdrawal of foreign cash was authorized, foreign currency balances fell by USD 585 million. As of the latest available data, dollar deposits amounted to USD 30,803 million.
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 14- ECONOMIC CONTEXT IN WHICH THE COMPANY OPERATES (CONT.)
The BCRA has made five interest rate cuts this year. The benchmark interest rate was reduced from 100% levels at the beginning of 2024 to 40% levels by mid-May. The reference rate remains at this level at the time of writing. As of July 22, the BCRA ceased to carry out overnight liabilities repurchase transactions, defining the Fiscal Liquidity Bills (LEFI, Letras Fiscales de Liquidez) as the new liquidity regulation instruments within a new monetary framework. The reference rate has become that of the LEFI, securities issued by the Treasury whose rate is defined by the BCRA.
During the first nine months of 2024, the Non-financial Public Sector presented a primary surplus income of USD 9,578,390 million (equivalent to 1.7% of GDP). This income, net of interest payments, resulted in a positive financial income of USD 4,921,661 million (0.4% of GDP). This was explained by a 29.5% year-on-year drop in real spending, which exceeded the real impairment in revenues (-6.3% year-on-year).
In May 2024, the International Monetary Fund reported that its technical team had completed the eighth review of the Extended Facilities Agreement. This revision was approved in June by the Board of Directors of the International Monetary Fund, thus enabling the disbursement of approximately USD 800 million. Additionally, it was reported that all performance criteria for the first quarter had been met with margins, implying a better income than expected so far. Revisions for the second and third quarters are still pending.
The Company's management constantly monitors the evolution of the variables affecting its business, in order to define its course of action and identify potential impacts on its equity and financial position.
The consolidated financial statements of the Company should be read in light of these circumstances.
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 15 - EVENTS SUBSEQUENT TO THE CLOSING OF THE FISCAL YEAR
On February 3, 2025, the Board of Directors resolved to initiate the necessary steps to carry out a Corporate Reorganization. The objective is to improve the organization and utilization of resources, as well as achieve more effective and efficient technical and administrative management. The Corporate Reorganization will consist of a spin-off-merger and mergers by absorption, in accordance with the dispositions of: (a) article 88, first paragraph, section I, and the article 82 of the General Companies Law No. 19,550, and its amendments ("LGS"), (b) articles 146, 151 and 152 of General Resolution 15/2024 of the IGJ, and (c) frame it as three simultaneous and concatenated tax-free business reorganizations between entities of the same economic group in accordance with the article 80 of the Income Tax Law, text ordered by Decree 824/2019 and its amendments (the "LIG").
As a result of this process, GGAL Holdings S.A. will be spun off, dissolved without liquidation, and absorbed as a result of a merger by Banco Galicia, Galicia Asset Management S.A.U., and Sudamericana Holding S.A. GGAL Holding S.A. will transfer:
•99.985% of the shares in Banco GGAL S.A. to Banco de Galicia y Buenos Aires S.A.U.
•56.439% of the shares in GGAL Asset Management S.A S.G.F.C.I. to Galicia Asset Management .S.A.U.
•98% of the shares in GGAL Seguros S.A. to Sudamericana Holding S.A.
•98% of the shares in GGAL Seguros de Retiro S.A. to Sudamericana Holding S.A.
•100%, of the shares in GGAL Participaciones S.A.U. to Sudamericana Holding S.A.
The mergers and acquisitions contemplated in the Corporate Reorganization will be carried out as follows:
•Unification of the banking business: Banco Galicia will absorb Banco GGAL S.A., which will be dissolved without liquidation, resulting in a single banking entity.
•Unification of the mutual fund management business: Galicia Asset Management S.A.U. will absorb GGAL Asset Management S.A., which will be dissolved without liquidation, thus consolidating the business into a single entity.
•Absorption of GGAL Participaciones S.A.U.: Sudamericana Holdings S.A. will absorb GGAL Participaciones S.A.U., which will be dissolved without liquidation.
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| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
SCHEDULE I
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
CATEGORIES OF FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
as of December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024 (in Argentine pesos)
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Public Income Securities | 335,740,790,337 | 1,321,669,646,732 | 96,825,946,959 |
Repurchase transactions | - | 945,126,546,156 | - |
Shares | 2,843,862,221 | - | - |
Debt Securities | 118,377,334,124 | 15,678,607,461 | 969,604 |
Mutual Funds | 203,590,778,877 | - | - |
Financial Trusts | - | - | 6,914,159,071 |
Time Deposits | 76,716,384,293 | - | - |
Loans | - | - | 18,639,325,900 |
Other Investments | - | 66,389,626,782 | 7,160,411,298 |
| 737,269,149,853 | 2,348,864,427,132 | 129,540,812,832 |
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| Syndic By Supervisory Committee |
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SCHEDULE II
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
PROVISIONS
as of December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
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Other financial assets | 1,103,906,349 | 1,407,407,896 | - | (749,416,185) | 1,761,898,061 |
Loans and other financing | 67,652,069,760 | 22,728,190,674 | - | (45,927,407,471) | 44,452,852,963 |
Provision for other receivables | 30,560,869 | 1,034,285,220 | - | (20,747,087) | 1,044,099,003 |
Loans and other financing - Other financial institutions | 432,675,602 | 401,231,615 | (45,809,202) | (293,733,332) | 494,364,683 |
Other debt securities | 518,063 | - | - | (350,751) | 167,312 |
Contingent commitments | 729,787,514 | 4,997,189,523 | - | (495,435,559) | 5,231,541,478 |
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Totals as of 12/31/2023 | 69,949,518,158 | 30,568,304,928 | (45,809,202) | (47,487,090,384) | 52,984,923,500 |
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Provision for lawsuits | 390,376,424 | 335,789,123 | (112,934,754) | (265,017,772) | 348,213,021 |
Provisions for termination benefits | 5,749,846,394 | 3,841,030,096 | (7,375,947,438) | (1,981,556,781) | 233,372,272 |
Provision for contingencies | 9,291,269,688 | 14,532,654,817 | (277,216,291) | (6,307,633,970) | 17,239,074,243 |
Other | 23,829,436,352 | 32,755,111,097 | (15,555,059,497) | (22,515,396,426) | 18,514,091,526 |
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Totals as of 12/31/2023 | 39,260,928,859 | 51,464,585,133 | (23,321,157,980) | (31,069,604,949) | 36,334,751,062 |
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| Syndic By Supervisory Committee |
| Bruno Folino Vice President |
SCHEDULE III
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES IN FOREIGN CURRENCY
as of December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
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FOREIGN CURRENCY BALANCES AS OF | 12/31/2023 |
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Items | books |
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ASSET |
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Cash and Due from Banks | 1,438,724,185,875 |
Derivative Financial Instruments | 32,595,638 |
Other financial assets | 44,248,748,229 |
Public Income Securities | 377,606,566,889 |
Shares | 2,843,862,220 |
Debt Securities | 124,171,595,275 |
Mutual Funds | 59,878,974,618 |
Financial Trusts | 6,189,091,294 |
Time Deposits | 74,432,101,730 |
Loans and other financing | 184,888,794,754 |
Other Investments | 7,160,411,294 |
Other Debt Securities | 270,331,427,776 |
Financial assets pledged as collateral | 54,251,702,527 |
Other non-financial assets | 35,619,352 |
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Other credits | 4,475,392,373 |
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Total assets | 2,649,271,069,844 |
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Deposits | 1,415,030,159,285 |
Debts | 8,653,442,604 |
Technical Commitments | 501,759,731,190 |
Allowances | 30,203,681,732 |
Financing received from BCRA and other financial institutions | 7,678,018,495 |
Other financial liabilities | 99,656,097,937 |
Subordinated Debt Securities | 164,472,155,899 |
Other non-financial liabilities | 25,165,491,727 |
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Total liabilities | 2,252,618,778,868 |
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Net asset position | 396,652,290,976 |
USD: U.S. dollar.
(1) See Note 2.3.b)
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| Syndic By Supervisory Committee |
| Bruno Folino Vice President |
SCHEDULE IV
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
OTHER RECEIVABLES AND PAYABLES: MATURITIES AND RATES
as of December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
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Finance leases receivables | 4,054,571,586 | 1,917,822,876 | - | 650,704,992 | 1,736,915,745 | - | 8,360,015,199 |
Service receivables | 4,576,900,415 | - | 2,309,455 | 1,233,412,259 | 28,866,437 | - | 5,841,488,566 |
Other credits | 21,967,738,347 | 6,714,920,001 | 131,773,620 | 6,892,463,867 | 37,577,850,884 | 28,886,495 | 73,313,633,215 |
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Totals 12/31/2023 | 30,599,210,347 | 8,632,742,877 | 134,083,075 | 8,776,581,119 | 39,343,633,067 | 28,886,495 | 87,515,136,980 |
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Deposits | 3,856,421,850,003 | 65,919,593,544 | - | 1,230,991,025 | 831,673 | - | 3,923,573,266,246 |
Debt Securities | - | 3,699,800,679 | - | 3,699,800,679 | 157,072,554,541 | - | 164,472,155,899 |
Financial intermediation obligations | 270,930,493,342 | 997,257,811 | - | 1,008,522,367 | 7,827,975,880 | - | 280,764,249,401 |
Insurance contract liabilities | 10,124,874,143 | - | - | - | 30,325,680 | - | 10,155,199,823 |
Commercial debts | 73,197,957 | 8,181,519 | 84,473,618 | 110,230,633 | - | - | 276,083,727 |
Social security and tax liabilities | 203,886,863,031 | 10,210,280,244 | 1,957,026,719 | 2,372,312,029 | - | 16,447,972,075 | 234,874,454,098 |
Other Liabilities | 180,834,823,923 | - | - | 36,504,461 | - | 35,673,003,407 | 216,544,331,791 |
Totals as of 12/31/2023 | 4,522,272,102,400 | 80,835,113,798 | 2,041,500,338 | 8,458,361,195 | 164,931,687,773 | 52,120,975,482 | 4,830,659,740,985 |
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| Syndic By Supervisory Committee |
| Bruno Folino Vice President |
SCHEDULE V
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
INFORMATION REQUIRED BY ART. 64, paragraph b) OF LAW 19550
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023 expressed in homogeneous currency as of September 30, 2024 (in Argentine pesos)
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Administrative and Personnel Expenses |
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Personnel Expenses | 27,926,352,364 |
Directors and Syndics' Fees | 1,530,995,938 |
Other fees | 8,521,365,858 |
Propaganda and advertising | 6,927,655,219 |
Taxes | 44,055,166,468 |
Operating expenses | 14,918,226,689 |
Card expenses | 15,940,785,000 |
Maintenance expenses | 41,828,587,604 |
Others | 27,325,528,638 |
Remunerations | 172,032,688,860 |
Social charges | 55,261,047,607 |
Compensation and bonuses to personnel | 74,809,210,148 |
Personnel services | 4,112,673,804 |
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Total Administrative and Personnel Expenses | 495,190,284,196 |
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| Syndic By Supervisory Committee |
| Bruno Folino Vice President |
Report of Independent Auditors
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Qualified Opinion
We have audited the accompanying consolidated financial statements of HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (now currently GGAL Holdings S.A.) and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2023, which comprise the consolidated statement of financial position as of December 31, 2023, and the related consolidated statement of income, of changes in shareholders’ equity and of cash flows for the year then ended , including the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”) which, as described in Note 3 to the consolidated financial statements, have been prepared on the basis of accounting principles generally accepted in Argentina.
In our opinion, except for the effects of the matter described in the Basis for Qualified Opinion section of our report, the accompanying consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2023 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in Argentina.
Basis for Qualified Opinion
As discussed in Note 3.3), the Company prepared the accompanying consolidated financial statements for Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. to comply with Rule 3-05 of Regulation S-X. As a consequence, the consolidated financial statements do not include comparative information as required by the accounting principles generally accepted in Argentina.
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America (US GAAS). Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditors’ Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements section of our report. We are required to be independent of the Company and to meet our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the relevant ethical requirements relating to our audit. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our qualified audit opinion.
Emphasis of Matter
Accounting principles generally accepted in Argentina vary in certain significant respects from IFRS Accounting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. Information relating to the nature and effect of such differences is presented in Note 13 to the consolidated financial statements. Our opinion is not modified with respect to this matter.
Responsibilities of Management for the Consolidated Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in Argentina, and for the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of consolidated financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for at least, but not limited to, twelve months from the end of the reporting period, 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.
Price Waterhouse & Co. S.R.L., Bouchard 557, 8th floor, C1106ABG - Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina
T: +(54.11) 4850.0000, www.pwc.com/ar
Auditors’ Responsibility for the Audit of the Consolidated Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated 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 absolute assurance and therefore is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with US GAAS will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. 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. Misstatements are considered material if there is a substantial likelihood that, individually or in the aggregate, they would influence the judgment made by a reasonable user based on the consolidated financial statements.
In performing an audit in accordance with US GAAS, we:
●Exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit.
●Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, and design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks. Such procedures include examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements.
●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. Accordingly, no such opinion is expressed.
●Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluate the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements.
●Conclude whether, in our judgment, there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period of time.
We are required to communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit, significant audit findings, and certain internal control-related matters, that we identified during the audit.
/S/ Price Waterhouse & Co. S.R.L.
Diego Luis Sisto
Buenos Aires, Argentina
May 16, 2025
HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Consolidated interim financial statements as of September 30, 2024 and for the 9 month period then ended, expressed in homogeneous currency
HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
INDEX
Composition of the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Committee
Consolidated interim financial statements as of September 30, 2024 and for the nine month period then ended, expressed in homogeneous currency
Consolidated interim statement of financial position
Consolidated interim statement of income
Consolidated interim statement of changes in financial position
Consolidated interim statement of cash flows
Notes to the interim consolidated financial statements
Schedules to the interim consolidated financial statements
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Composition of the Board of Directors
Appointed by the Annual Ordinary General Shareholders' Meeting held on May 29, 2024, the Board of Directors was composed as follows:
Chairman: Juan Martin Parma
Vice-president: Gonzalo Fernandez Covaro
Regular Directors: William Colquhoun
Alternate Directors: Mabel Rosalia Rius
In accordance with the decision taken by the Annual Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders meeting held on December 6, 2024, the Board of Directors is composed by:
Chairman: Fabian Enrique Kon
Vice-president: Bruno Folino
Regular Directors:: Diego Hernan Rivas
Alternate Directors Esteban Tresseras
Composition of the Supervisory Committee
Appointed by the Ordinary General Shareholders' Meeting held on April 28, 2023:
Regular Syndics Santiago María Juan Antonio Nicholson
Juan Carlos Etchebehere
María Fraguas
Alternate Syndics Pablo Javier Venarotti
Carlos Marcelo Villegas
Juan Antonio Nicholson
In accordance with the decision taken by the Annual Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders meeting held on December 6, 2024, the composition of the Supervisory Committee is as follows:
Regular Syndics Antonio R. Garcés
José Luis Gentile
Omar Severini
Alternate Syndics Miguel Armando
María Matilde Hoenig
Fernando Noetinger
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| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Fiscal year No. 66 beginning January 1, 2024
Financial Statements for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024
Expressed in Argentine pesos in homogeneous currency
Legal address: Bouchard 557 - Piso 20 - Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires
Main activity: Investment operations
Date of registration of the articles of incorporation with the Public Registry of Commerce: May 4, 1959
Date of registration in the Public Registry of Commerce of the last amendment to the bylaws:
October 6, 2014 and February 17, 2022.
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
Date on which the Company's term expires: February 5, 2058
Information on the Parent Company:
Name: HSBC Latin America B.V.
Legal address: 8 Canada Square, London, E14 5HQ, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland.
Interest of the parent company in equity: 99.66%
Percentage of votes of the parent company over equity: 99.66%
Information on controlled entities in Note 5 to the consolidated interim financial statements
Equity Composition: (Note 8)
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| ordinary book-entry shares of V/N $1 of 5 votes each |
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| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
for the nine month period ended September 30, 2024 in homogeneous currency
(in Argentine pesos)
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ASSET | 9/30/2024 |
| LIABILITIES | 9/30/2024 |
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Cash and due from banks 4.a) and Schedule III) | 1,300,691,460,365 |
| Deposits (Note 4.k) and Schedules IV) | 3,733,462,404,918 |
Investments 4.b) Schedule I) | 2,656,683,874,937 |
| Debt securities (Note 4.l) and Schedule III) | 99,272,187,000 |
Loans (Note 4.c) | 1,891,096,615,000 |
| Financial intermediation obligations (Note 4.m) | 450,569,116,000 |
Finance leases receivables 4.d) and Schedules IV) | 4,147,225,000 |
| Insurance Contracts Liabilities (Note 4.n) | 7,801,976,857 |
Service receivables 4.e) and Schedules IV) | 3,717,026,127 |
| Trade payables 4.o) and Schedule III) | 205,380,994 |
Other receivables (Note 4.f) and Schedules IV) | 51,741,458,425 |
| Social security and Tax Liabilities (Note 4.p) | 14,999,742,010 |
Investments in Equity Instruments (Note 4.g) | 818,719,850 |
| Other liabilities (Note 4.q) | 169,006,950,615 |
Property, plant and equipment 4.h)) | 193,527,586,656 |
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Intangible assets 4.i)) | 28,952,863,519 |
| Total debts | 741,855,353,476 |
Other assets 4.j) | 265,722,584,184 |
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| Technical commitments - Insurance | 386,831,320,004 |
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| Provisions (Schedules II) | 20,246,757,196 |
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| Total liabilities | 4,882,395,835,594 |
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| SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY | 1,514,491,865,266 |
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Total assets | 6,397,099,414,063 |
| Shareholders’ equity | 6,397,099,414,063 |
The accompanying Notes and Schedules are an integral part of these consolidated interim financial statements.
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENT OF INCOME
for the nine month period ended September 30, 2024 in homogeneous currency
(in Argentine pesos)
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Interest and retained earnings (Note 5.a)) | 1,159,592,593,000 |
Insurance Business Results (Note 5.b)) | 266,284,754,505 |
Commissions and fees for services (Note 5.c)) | 86,379,777,349 |
Accrued claims | (3,535,359,163) |
Commissions lost (Note 5.d)) | (7,745,614,000) |
Operating, administrative and production expenses (Schedule V) | (348,989,959,202) |
Other expenses (Note 5.e)) | (191,192,128,447) |
Operating income | 960,794,064,042 |
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Impairment Charges (Note 5.f)) | (34,862,051,000) |
Financial expenses (Note 5.g) | (579,126,101,434) |
Other income, net (Note 5.h) | (329,668,703,435) |
Income before income tax | 17,137,208,173 |
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Income tax charge | 11,287,008,141 |
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Non Controlling interest | (24,493,738) |
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Profit for the period | 28,399,722,576 |
The accompanying Notes and Schedules are an integral part of these consolidated interim financial statements.
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
for the nine month period ended September 30, 2024, expressed in homogeneous currency
(in Argentine pesos)
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Balances at beginning of the fiscal year | 1,184,364,392 | 711,874,210,296 | 38,627,933,636 | 302,011,432,195 | 340,639,365,831 | 432,394,202,169 | 773,033,568,001 | 1,486,092,142,690 |
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Legal Reserve (1) | - | - | 11,870,652,294 | - | 11,870,652,294 | (11,870,652,294) | - | - |
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Voluntary Reserve (1) | - | - | - | 250,165,687,933 | 250,165,687,933 | (250,165,687,933) | - | - |
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Profit for the period | - | - | - | - | - | 28,399,722,576 | 28,399,722,576 | 28,399,722,576 |
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Balances as of 09.30.24 | 1,184,364,392 | 711,874,210,296 | 50,498,585,930 | 552,177,120,128 | 602,675,706,059 | 198,757,584,518 | 801,433,290,577 | 1,514,491,865,266 |
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The accompanying Notes and Schedules are an integral part of these consolidated interim financial statements.
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| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
for the nine month period ended September 30, 2024, in homogeneous currency
(in Argentine pesos)
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Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the fiscal year | 4.918.218.821.492 |
Cash and cash equivalents at period end (Note 2.4) | 3.957.375.335.302 |
NET DECREASE IN CASH | (960.843.486.190) |
CAUSES OF CHANGES IN CASH & CASH EQUIVALENTS |
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Operating income for the period | 28.399.722.576 |
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Decrease in loans | (438.446.178.682) |
Increase in finance lease receivables | 4.212.790.199 |
Increase in receivables for services | 2.124.462.439 |
Increase in other receivables | 21.572.174.792 |
Increase in equity instruments | 280.553.366 |
Decrease in other assets | (85.948.376.609) |
Increase in deposits | (190.110.861.328) |
Decrease in debt securities | (65.199.968.899) |
Increase in financial intermediation obligations | 169.804.866.599 |
Increase in obligations generated by insurance activity | (2.353.222.966) |
Increase in trade payables | (70.702.733) |
Increase in social security and tax liabilities | (22.137.964.165) |
Increase in other liabilities | (233.984.276.903) |
Increased technical commitments | (215.610.776.065) |
Incresae in provisions | (27.375.002.006) |
NET CASH FLOWS USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES | (1.054.842.760.385) |
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Increase in property, plant and equipment | 72.603.795.944 |
Increase in intangible assets | 21.395.478.251 |
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NET CASH FLOW PROVIDED BY INVESTING ACTIVITIES | 93.999.274.195 |
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NET DECREASE IN CASH | (960.843.486.190) |
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| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of September 30, 2024 in homogeneous currency
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 1 - MAIN ACTIVITY
Main activity
The Company was incorporated on May 4, 1959 for the purpose of developing investment operations.
HSBC Argentina Holdings S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.) Capital structure as of September 30, 2024 is as follows:
a) HSBC Latin America BV holds: 1,180,367,030 ordinary book-entry shares with a par value of $1 each and five votes per share, and
b) HSBC Participaciones (Argentina) S.A. holds: 3,997,362 ordinary book-entry shares with a par value of $1 each and five votes per share.
NOTE 2 - CONSOLIDATION PROCEDURE
The consolidated interim financial statements were prepared following the procedure established by Technical Resolution No. 21 of the Argentine Federation of Professional Councils of Economic Sciences (Federación Argetnina de Consejos Profesionales de Ciencias Econmómicas) (FACPCE), which consists of the line-by-line accumulation of the financial statements of HSBC Argentina Holdings S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.) and its subsidiaries as of September 30, 2024, and for the fiscal year then ended. In the consolidation process, balances and transactions between consolidated entities were eliminated, as well as intercompany results contained in assets balances.
The consolidated subsidiaries (directly and indirectly) are as follows:
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HSBC Bank Argentina S.A. | 9/30/2024 | 99.98 |
HSBC Seguros de Vida (Argentina) S.A. | 9/30/2024 | (1) 99.99 |
HSBC Seguros de Retiro (Argentina) S.A. | 9/30/2024 | (1) 99.99 |
HSBC Participaciones (Argentina) S.A. | 9/30/2024 | 99.43 |
HSBC Global Asset Management Argentina S.A. Sociedad Gerente de F.C.I. | 9/30/2024 | (1) 99.99 |
(1) Through a controlled company.
For the purpose of consolidating its financial statements of the Company used its subsidiaries financial statements which have been prepared by applying similar accounting standards related to the recognition and measurement of assets, liabilities and incomes, and have been adjusted in case of significant differences in accounting policies between companies.
The financial statements of HSBC Bank Argentina S.A., HSBC - Seguros de Vida (Argentina) S.A. and HSBC - Seguros de Retiro (Argentina) S.A. have been prepared on the basis of the measurement and presentation standards established by the Argentine Central Bank (BCRA) for the bank and by the Argentine Superintendency of Insurance (SSN) for the insurance companies, which differ, in certain aspects, from the accounting principles generally accepted in Argentina..
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| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of September 30, 2024 in homogeneous currency
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 2 - CONSOLIDATION PROCEDURE (cont.)
The differences with accounting principles generally accepted in Argentinahave been adjusted for the purpose of preparing the consolidated interim financial statements as of September 30, 2024 of HSBC Argentina Holdings S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.) and are disclosed in the notes to the separate financial statements of such subsidiaries.
The Company does not present the statement of financial position with the classification of assets and liabilities into current and non-current, since the financial statements of the controlled companies HSBC Bank Argentina S.A., HSBC Seguros de Vida (Argentina) S.A. and HSBC Seguros de Retiro (Argentina) S.A. have been prepared on the basis of the presentation standards established by the Argentine Central Bank (BCRA) and the Argentine Superintendency of Insurance (SSN), respectively, which do not require the presentation of assets and liabilities according to such classification.
NOTE 3 - BASIS OF PREPARATION
These consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of the General Companies Act, the regulations of the Superintendency of Corporations and the accounting principles generally accepted in Argentina..
The most relevant accounting standards applied by the Company were as follows:
3.1) Measurement Unit
Accounting principles generally accepted in Argentina establish that the financial statements must be prepared recognizing changes in the purchasing power of the currency, in accordance with the regulations of Technical Resolutions (RT) No. 6 and No. 17, as amended by RT No. 39 and Interpretation No. 8, standards issued by the FACPCE. These standards establish that the application of the inflation adjustment must be made in the event of high inflation, which is characterized, among other considerations, when the cumulative inflation rate over three years reaches or exceeds 100%.
Cumulative inflation over three years was above 100%. It is for this reason that, in accordance with the aforementioned professional accounting standards, the Argentine economy should have been considered as hyperinflationary as of July 1, 2018. The FACPCE has confirmed this situation with the Resolution of its Board of Governors (JG) 539/18.
In turn, Law No. 27,468 (Official Bulletin 04/12/2018) amended Article 10° of Law No. 23,928, as amended, establishing that the repeal of all legal or regulatory rules that defined or authorized the indexation by prices, monetary restatement, cost variation or any other form of repotentiation of debts, taxes, prices or tariffs of goods, works or services, did not include the financial statements, with respect to which the provisions of Article 62 of the General Companies Act No. 19,550 (T.O. 1984), as amended, will continue to apply. In addition, the aforementioned law repealed Executive Order No. 1269/2002 of July 16, 2002, as amended, and delegated to the National Executive Power (PEN), through its controlling agencies, to establish the date as from which the aforementioned regulations will take effect in relation to the financial statements submitted to them.
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PRICE WATERHOUSE & CO. S.R.L.
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| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of September 30, 2024 in homogeneous currency
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 3 - BASIS OF PREPARATION (Cont.)
3.1) Measurement Unit (Cont.)
Therefore, by means of its General Resolution 10/2018 (Official Bulletin 12/28/2018), the Superintendency of Corporations (IGJ) provided that financial statements corresponding to complete fiscal years or interim periods should be filed before said Agency expressed in homogeneous currency. In addition, by means of said resolution, it determined that, for the purposes of the restatement of the financial statements, the following shall apply the standards issued by the FACPCE.
In accordance with the regulations described above, the Company's management has restated these consolidated interim financial statements as of September 30, 2024.
In accordance with Argentine professional accounting standards, the financial statements of an entity in a context of high inflation must be presented in terms of the measuring unit in effect at the date of such financial statements. All amounts included in the balance sheet, which are not reported in terms of the unit of measure at the date of the financial statements, should be restated by applying a general price index. All items of the income statement should be stated in terms of the unit of measurement restated at the date of the consolidated financial statements, applying a general price index from the date on which the revenues and expenses were originally recognized.
The restatement of opening balances was calculated considering the indexes established by the FACPCE based on the price indexes published by the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INDEC, Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos).
The main procedures used for the restatement were as follows:
- Monetary assets and liabilities that were recorded at the closing currency of the balance sheet were not restated, since they were already restated at the date of the financial statements;
- Non-monetary assets and liabilities that are carried at cost at the balance sheet date and the items of equity are restated by applying the corresponding adjustment factors;
- All items in the statement of income are restated by applying the corresponding adjustment factors;
- The gain or loss on the net monetary position is included in the net income of the reporting fiscal year, disclosing this information in a separate line item.
In the initial application of the restatement method, the equity accounts were restated as follows:
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Capital | Date of subscription |
Profit reserves | Date of the beginning of the comparative period |
Dividends distribution | Date of approval by assembly |
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| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIMFINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of September 30, 2024 in homogeneous currency
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 3 - BASIS OF PREPARATION (CONT.)
3.2) Disclosure
The financial statements are presented in accordance with the disclosure criteria established by the Technical Resolutions of the FACPCE.
3.3) Comparative information
These consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared for the sole purpose of Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. to comply with Rule 3-05 of Regulation S-X. As a consequence, the consolidated interim financial statements do not include comparative information as required by the accounting principles generally accepted in Argentina.
3.4) Measurement
The main measurement criteria used in the preparation of the consolidated interim financial statements are detailed below:
a) Assets and liabilities in local currency
Monetary assets and liabilities are expressed in the closing currency.
b) Assets and liabilities in foreign currency
Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currency, and detailed in Schedule III, have been valued in Argentine pesos using the exchange rate of the Banco de la Nación Argentina in effect at the end of the period. Exchange differences generated in each fiscal year have been charged to “Exchange differences generated by assets” and “Exchange differences generated by liabilities”, included in the line “Financial gains/losses” in the Consolidated Statement of Income.
c) Financial assets
c) 1. Debt instruments
The Company considers as debt instruments those instruments that are considered financial liabilities for the issuer, such as loans, public and private securities, bonds and accounts receivable from customers.
These consolidated interim financial instruments are initially recognized at fair value plus incremental and directly attributable transaction costs and are subsequently measured at amortized cost. The amortized cost of a financial asset is equal to its acquisition cost less accumulated amortization plus accrued interest (calculated using the effective interest method), net of any impairment loss.
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| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of September 30, 2024 in homogeneous currency
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 3 - BASIS OF PREPARATION (CONT.)
3.4) Measurement (Cont.)
c) Financial assets (Cont.)
c) 1. Debt instruments (Cont.)
The Company has classified loans, finance leases receivables and other receivables related to financial activities in this category.
These financial instruments are initially recognized at fair value plus incremental and directly attributable transaction costs and are subsequently measured at amortized cost. The amortized cost of a financial asset is equal to its acquisition cost less accumulated amortization plus accrued interest (calculated using the effective interest method), net of any impairment loss.
c) 2. Definition of default and credit impairment
Expected Credit Losses (“ECL”) are measured based on the risk of default over two different time horizons. These time horizons will depend on whether the credit risk of the borrower of the instrument has increased significantly since such exposure was recognized by the company (granting of the credit instrument). For the retail portfolio, the steps can be summarized as follows:
Stage 1: Represents products without impairment, their expected loss is recognized for the next 12 months (or the time to completion if less than 12 months).
Stage 2: Represents products that are more than 30 days past due or have suffered some type of significant deterioration, which is determined by a cut off score. Your expected loss is accounted for over the remaining life of the product.
Stage 3: Represents customers in default, i.e. the default must be equal to or greater than 90 days, except for restructured instruments, they will be in this stage from their origin, regardless of the number of days past due. The expected loss is accounted for over the remaining life of the product.
For the wholesale portfolio, there are the following stages:
Stage 1: Represents products without impairment, their expected loss is recognized for the next 12 months (or the time to completion if less than 12 months).
Stage 2: Represents products with a significant increase in credit risk. The expected loss is accounted for over the remaining life of the product.
Conditions applicable for products to be considered as Stage 2:
•Significant impairment in the probability of future default conditional on macroeconomic projections. Applies per product.
•Subjective evaluation of customer impairment through Watch Lists. Applies per customer.
•More than 30 days past due. Applies per product.
•Change between the original credit rating and the current rating internally referred to as CRR - Customers Risk Rating. Applies per product.
•Instruments originating under CRR 8.3 will be triggered in Stage 2 regardless of any of the other triggers.
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| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of September 30, 2024 in homogeneous currency
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 3 - BASIS OF PREPARATION (CONT.)
3.4) Measurement (Cont.)
c) Financial assets (Cont.)
c) 2. Definition of default and credit impairment (Cont.)
Stage 3: Represents customers in default (classified as CRR 9/10), their expected loss is accounted for the remaining life of the product on an individual basis.
Although there is no single concept of Default, the Company defines it objectively as the total or partial inability of a customer to honor the legal commitments assumed with the Company in accordance with the terms originally agreed in the credit instrument(s) granted to it in a timely manner.
In the case of the wholesale portfolio, although objective default criteria are applied, subjective criteria are also used to determine the risk of future default of a client even before any of the objective criteria are present (e.g., more than 90 days past due). The subjective criteria are based on an analysis of the customer's risk of default by virtue of the credit impairment suffered by the customer. In view of this, there can
be cases in which none of the objective criteria are present but the case is still considered to be in default.
Objective Non-Compliance Criteria:
More than 90 days past due;
Filing in reorganization proceedings;
Bankruptcy petition filed by the debtor itself;
Bankruptcy petition of the debtor filed by a third party; and
Reliable information from the client of its inability to meet the obligations contracted with the company.
Subjective Non-compliance Criteria:
The subjective default criteria make it possible to determine the probability that the customer will default on its obligations in the short term, and are indicative of the level of credit impairment suffered by the customer and of the increase in the probability of default.
Some of them are:
Rejected checks in the financial system;
BCRA Rating 2 or higher in another financial entity;
Unpaid social security obligations for 1 or more periods;
Repeated treatment of the case in the Early Warning committee;
Request for refinancing or debt restructuring.
It is important to clarify that the above list is merely enunciative. The presence of any of the subjective default criteria will be an indication of the impairment of the customer's credit situation, increasing the expectation of future credit losses due to partial or total default on obligations.
Their repeated or joint presence and the specific analysis of the case may lead to classify the case as highly impaired and at risk of future non-compliance (Stage 3).
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| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of September 30, 2024 in homogeneous currency
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 3 - BASIS OF PREPARATION (CONT.)
3.4) Measurement (Cont.)
c) Financial assets (Cont.)
c) 3. Measurement of Expected Credit Losses (ECL) -
Purchased or originated credit-impaired financial assets are those financial assets that are impaired upon initial recognition. ECLs of this type of financial instruments are always measured over the lifetime of the asset (Stage 3).
ECLs are measured on a 12-month basis or over the lifetime of the instrument, depending on whether there has been a significant increase in credit risk since initial recognition or whether an asset is considered credit-impaired. ECLs are the discounted product of Probability of Default (PD), Exposure at Default (EAD) and Loss Given Default (LGD), defined as follows:
•The PD represents the probability that a debtor will default on its financial obligation, either during the next 12 months or during the remaining life (Lifetime PD) of the financial asset.
•The EAD is based on the amounts that the company expects to be due at default, during the next 12 months or during the remaining life of the instrument (Lifetime EAD).
•LGD represents the company's expectation of the amount of loss on a defaulted exposure. LGD varies depending on the type of counterparty, the type and age of the complaint and the availability of collateral or other credit support. LGD is expressed as a percentage loss per unit of Exposure At Default (EAD) and is calculated on a 12-month basis or over the lifetime of the instrument, where 12-month LGD is the percentage loss expected to be incurred if the default occurs in the next 12 months and lifetime LGD is the percentage loss expected to be incurred if the default occurs over the remaining lifetime of the financial instrument.
•The ECL is determined by projecting the PD, LGD and EAD for each future month and for each individual exposure or group segment. These three items are multiplied and adjusted for the probability of survival (i.e., the exposure has not been precanceled or defaulted in a previous month). This effectively calculates a ECL for each future month, which is then discounted to the filing date and aggregated. The discount rate used in the calculation of the ECL is the original effective interest rate or an approximation thereof.
•The Lifetime PD is developed by applying a maturity profile to the current 12-month PD. The maturity profile analyzes how defaults develop in a portfolio from the point of initial recognition and over the lifetime of the loans. The maturity profile is based on observed historical information and is assumed to be the same across all assets within a portfolio and credit rating band.
•The 12-month and Lifetime EAD are determined based on the expected payout profile, which varies by product type:
•For non-revolving products it is based on the contractual payments due from the borrower over a 12-month or Lifetime period. This will also be adjusted for any expected overpayments, prepayments or refinancing.
•For revolving products, the EAD is estimated by considering the drawn balance (consumed limit) and adding a “credit conversion factor” that calculates how much the debt balance increases at the time of default. These assumptions vary by product type and consumption band of the current limit, based on analysis of recent defaults information.
•The 12-month and Lifetime LGDs are determined based on factors affecting post-default recoveries. These vary according to the type of product.
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of September 30, 2024 in homogeneous currency
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 3 - BASIS OF PREPARATION (CONT.)
3.4) Measurement (Cont.)
c) Financial assets (Cont.)
c) 3. Measurement of Expected Credit Losses (ECL) (Cont.)
•For guaranteed products, it is based primarily on the type of guarantee and projected guarantee values, historical discounts to market/book values due to forced sales, replacement time and observed recovery costs.
•For unsecured products, LGDs are generally set at the product level due to the limited differentiation in recoveries obtained among different obligors. These LGDs are influenced by collection strategies, including sales and debt pricing. The Company includes forward-looking economic information in the determination of 12-month and Lifetime PD, EAD and LGD.
c) 4. Forward-looking information considered in expected credit loss models
Sensitivity Analysis
Wholesale Portfolio:
The current models (three of them according to segmentation by economic activity) for calculating PD consist of four variables each. Based on their sensitivity analysis, a behavior is verified that implies that if the value of each variable deviates by one standard deviation (in an adverse manner) with respect to the historical mean of the PD variable, it can be determined that:
Within the primary sectors model: the negative variations of Government Expenditure increase by 0.8%, while the price of commodities and the External Debt in dollars 0.3% and the Monetary Policy Rate by 0.5%.
On the other hand, in secondary sectors, the negative variations in Imports, the Merval and the U.S. Short Term Rate increase the PD by 0.3% and the Government External Debt in dollars by 0.2%.
Finally, for the tertiary sector model, negative variations of one standard deviation in Brazil's GDP, Oil Price and US Long-Term Rate increase by 0.2% and Argentina's GDP by 0.3%.
It is important to mention that, being a multivariate model, the total increase in PD does not correspond to the result of the sum of the movements of the variables taken individually.
Retail Portfolio:
The model currently used is the Vasicek Model. It uses a single independent variable, which is the change in GDP (Argentina's GDP at constant 2004 prices). This variation is measured annually and, to avoid seasonality, the annual average of the following four quarters (FMA “Forward Moving Average”) is calculated.
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of September 30, 2024 in homogeneous currency
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 3 - BASIS OF PREPARATION (CONT.)
3.4) Measurement (Cont.)
c) Financial assets (Cont.)
c) 4. Forward-looking information considered in expected credit loss models (Cont.)
The model prediction tells us that a positive variation of 1% of GDP generates a drop in PD of 0.23%. In terms of Forward Economic Guidance (FEG), assuming that the distribution of portfolio arrears ranges remains constant over time, a positive GDP variation of 1% results in a variation of the FEG impact of thousands of Argentine pesos 80,000.
c) 5. Maximum exposure to credit risk
The following is an analysis of the exposure to credit risk of financial instruments for which allowances for expected credit losses were recognized. The gross carrying amount of the financial assets included in the table below represents the maximum exposure to credit risk of such assets.
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Retail portfolio | | | | |
Loans and financing | 802,969,948 | 77,384,417 | 9,539,511 | 889,893,876 |
Off-balance sheet items | 2,393,418,898 | 42,900,711 | 1,327,612 | 2,437,647,221 |
Gross carrying amount | 3,196,388,846 | 120,285,128 | 10,867,123 | 3,327,541,097 |
Allowance for uncollectible accounts risk | (18,072,597) | (17,721,674) | (6,259,705) | (42,053,976) |
Net carrying amount | 3,178,316,249 | 102,563,454 | 4,607,418 | 3,285,487,121 |
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Loans and financing | 1,029,556,480 | 31,768,732 | 17,263,917 | 1,078,589,129 |
Off-balance sheet items | 269,987,430 | 25,451,797 | 50,603 | 295,489,830 |
Gross carrying amount | 1,299,543,910 | 57,220,529 | 17,314,520 | 1,374,078,959 |
Allowance for uncollectible accounts risk | (3,477,848) | (1,414,480) | (5,817,389) | (10,709,717) |
Net carrying amount | 1,296,066,062 | 55,806,049 | 11,497,131 | 1,363,369,242 |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of September 30, 2024 in homogeneous currency
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 3 - BASIS OF PREPARATION (CONT.)
3.4) Measurement (Cont.)
c) Financial assets (Cont.)
c) 5. Maximum credit risk exposure (Cont.)
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Loans to the financial sector | | | | |
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Gross carrying amount as of 9/30/2024 | 22,462,248 | - | - | 22,462,248 |
Allowance for uncollectible accounts risk | (30,104) | - | - | (30,104) |
Net carrying amount as of 9/30/2024 | 22,432,144 | - | - | 22,432,144 |
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Other financial assets | 411,408,088 | - | - | 411,408,088 |
Gross carrying amount as of 9/30/2024 | 411,408,088 | - | - | 411,408,088 |
Allowance for uncollectible accounts risk | (730,183) | - | - | (730,183) |
Net carrying amount as of 9/30/2024 | 410,677,905 | - | - | 410,677,905 |
The caption “Other financial assets” includes the financing for the sale of the shareholding package of Prisma Medios de Pagos S.A. On December 26, 2023, the Bank received a notification from the BCRA requesting that, as from December 2023, the way of calculating the ECL applicable to these exposures be modified by using an individual analysis instead of using the calculation based on parameters (PD and LGD) arising from collective calculation models. The Entity proceeded to perform the recalculation based on the preparation of 3 scenarios with different probabilities.
Consequently, the total amount for this concept, calculated following BCRA guidelines, amounted to Argentine pesos 454,027,000 as of September 30, 2024.
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of September 30, 2024 in homogeneous currency
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 3 - BASIS OF PREPARATION (CONT.)
3.4) Measurement (Cont.)
c) Financial assets (Cont.)
c) 6. Guarantees and other credit enhancements
Financial guarantee contracts: Financial guarantee contracts are those contracts requiring the issuer to make specific payments to reimburse the holder for the loss incurred when a specific debtor does not comply with its payment obligation on maturity, in accordance with the original or amended terms of a debt instrument.
In accordance with the provisions of the BCRA's Ordered Text of Guarantees, guarantees received are classified as follows:
•Preferred “A” (self-liquidating).
•Preferred “B” (real: mortgages and pledges).
•Other guarantees (bonds and sureties).
The Bank, for the management of guarantees, has a specific area dedicated to the review of legal compliance and correct instrumentation of the guarantees received, including texts, signatures and powers, as well as the registration of the guarantees within internal systems. The main assets admitted as collateral by the Entity are the following: real property, automobiles, surety bonds, sureties, liquid funds and “stand-by” letters of credit. Depending on the type of guarantees, guarantors may be individuals or legal entities (in the case of mortgages, pledges, sureties, guarantees and liquid funds) and first level international financial institutions (in the case of stand-by letters of credit).
The Bank monitors collateral related to financial assets considered credit-impaired since it is more likely that such collateral will be called upon to mitigate potential credit losses. Impaired loans in connection with
finance leases are the following:
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Leasing | 31,988 | (16,764) | 15,223 | 31,988 |
Total impaired lease receivables | 31,988 | (16,764) | 15,223 | 31,988 |
c).7 Allowance for impairment
The allowance for credit risk recognized in the fiscal year is affected by a variety of factors, as described below:
•Transfers between Stage 1 and Stage 2 or 3 due to financial instruments experiencing significant increases (or decreases) in credit risk or becoming impaired during the fiscal year, and the resulting “step-up” (or “step-down”) between 12-month and Lifetime ECLs;
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of September 30, 2024 in homogeneous currency
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 3 - BASIS OF PREPARATION (CONT.)
3.4) Measurement (Cont.)
c) Financial assets (Cont.)
c) 7 Allowance for impairment (Cont.)
•Additional allocations for new financial instruments recognized during the fiscal year, as well as de-recognitions for financial instruments derecognized during the fiscal year;
•Impact on the measurement of ECL of changes in PD, EAD and LGD during the fiscal year, derived from the periodic updating of inputs to the models;
•Impacts on ECL measurement due to changes in models and assumptions;
•Impacts due to the passage of time as a result of discounting the present value;
•Local currency translations for assets denominated in foreign currencies and other movements; and
•Financial assets derecognized during the fiscal year and application of allowances related to assets derecognized from the balance sheet during the fiscal year (Note 1.6.b)). The following tables explain the changes in the allowance for credit risk between the beginning and the end of the fiscal year due to the factors indicated below:
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Retail portfolio | 12-month ECL | ECL Lifetime | ECL Lifetime |
Allowance for impairment as of 12/31/2023 | (12,520,184) | (14,493,281) | (3,481,566) | (30,495,031) |
Inflation effect | 6,309,190 | 7,303,476 | 1,754,436 | 15,367,102 |
Movements with P&L impact | | | | |
Transfers: | | | | |
Transfers from Stage 1 to Stage 2 | 1,643,656 | (1,643,656) | - | - |
Transfers from Stage 2 to Stage 3 | - | 5,224,760 | (5,224,760) | - |
Transfers from Stage 3 to Stage 2 | - | (342,924) | 342,924 | - |
Transfers from Stage 2 to Stage 1 | (7,469,567) | 7,469,567 | - | - |
New financial assets originated or purchased | (7,224,264) | - | - | (7,224,264) |
Changes in PD/LGD/EAD | 4,088,891 | (3,401,766) | (186,316) | 500,809 |
Changes in model assumptions and methodologies | (4,135,297) | (19,239,459) | (14,483,303) | (37,858,059) |
Exchange rate difference and other transactions | (86) | (788) | (1,178) | (2,052) |
Total transactions charged to income | (13,096,667) | (11,934,266) | (19,552,633) | (44,583,566) |
Other movements with no P&L impact | | | | |
Financial assets derecognized | 1,235,064 | 1,402,397 | 5,806,852 | 8,444,313 |
Derecognitions (write-offs) |
| | 9,213,206 | 9,213,206 |
Allowance for impairment as of 9/30/2024 | (18,072,597) | (17,721,674) | (6,259,705) | (42,053,976) |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of September 30, 2024 in homogeneous currency
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 3 - BASIS OF PREPARATION (CONT.)
3.4) Measurement (Cont.)
c) Financial assets (Cont.)
c) 7 Allowance for impairment (Cont.)
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Wholesale portfolio | 12 month ECL | ECL Lifetime | ECL Lifetime |
Allowance for impairment as of 12/31/2023 | (5.183.063) | (3.326.466) | (10.679.850) | (19.189.379) |
Inflation effect | 2.611.857 | 1.676.278 | 5.381.806 | 9.669.941 |
Movements with P&L impact | | | | |
Transfers: | | | | |
Transfers from Stage 1 to Stage 2 | 82.422 | (82.422) | - | - |
Transfers from Stage 2 to Stage 3 | - | 2.111 | (2.111) | - |
Transfers from Stage 2 to Stage 1 | (853.262) | 853.262 | - | - |
New Financial assets originated or purchased | (2.357.058) | - | - | (2.357.058) |
Changes in PD/LGD/EAD | 35.860 | (191.309) | - | (155.449) |
Changes in model assumptions and methodologies | 2.376.065 | (284.224) | (567.597) | 1.524.244 |
Exchange rate difference and other transactions | (282.189) | (64.816) | (769.133) | (1.116.138) |
Total transactions charged to income | (998.162) | 232.602 | (1.338.841) | (2.104.401) |
Other movements wth no P&L impact | | | | |
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Financial assets derecognised | 91.520 | 3.106 | 524.281 | 618.907 |
De-recogntions (write-offs) | - | - | 295.215 | 295.215 |
Allowance for impairment as of 9/30/2024 | (3.477.848) | (1.414.480) | (5.817.389) | (10.709.717) |
c) 8. Financial assets derecognition policy (bad debts)
The Bank derecognizes financial assets, in whole or in part, when it has exhausted all recovery efforts and has concluded that there is no reasonable expectation of recovery. Indicators that there is no reasonable expectation of recovery include (i) the cessation of enforcement activity and (ii) when the Bank's method of recovery is given by enforcement of the collateral and the value of the collateral is such that there is no reasonable expectation of full recovery.
The Bank may derecognize financial assets that are still subject to foreclosure activities. The outstanding contractual amounts receivable on these derecognized assets as of September 30, 2024 amounted to Argentine pesos 9,508,421,000, respectively. The Bank seeks to recover amounts that are legally due in full, but have been partially derecognized because there is no reasonable expectation of full recovery.
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of September 30, 2024 in homogeneous currency
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 3 - BASIS OF PREPARATION (CONT.)
3.4) Measurement (Cont.)
c) 9. Changes in financial assets
The Bank occasionally modifies the contractual terms of loans granted to customers due to commercial renegotiations, or in the case of distressed loans, in order to maximize recovery.
Such restructuring activities include extended payment term agreements, grace periods and payment forgiveness. Restructuring policies and practices are based on indicators or criteria that, in management's judgment, indicate that payment is likely to continue. These policies are kept under continuous review.
The risk of default of such assets, after modification, is assessed at the reporting date and compared to the risk under the original terms at initial recognition, when the modification is not material and, therefore, does not result in the derecognition of the original asset. The Bank monitors the subsequent performance of the modified assets. The Bank may determine that the credit risk has significantly improved after the restructuring, such that the assets are moved from Stage 3 or Stage 2 (Lifetime ECL) to Stage 1 (12-month ECL). This is only the case for assets that have performed in accordance with the new terms for six consecutive months or more. The gross carrying amount of such assets held as of September 30, 2024 is Argentine pesos 5,089,625,00.
The Bank continues to monitor whether there is a subsequent significant increase in credit risk in relation to such assets through the use of specific models for modified assets.
c) 10. Leases - Leasing
Initial measurement the Entity uses the interest rate implicit in the lease to measure the net investment. This is defined in such a way that the initial direct costs are automatically included in the net lease investment.
Initial direct costs, other than those incurred by manufacturers or dealers, are included in the initial measurement of the net lease investment and reduce the amount of revenue recognized over the lease term. The interest rate implicit in the lease is defined in such a way that the initial direct costs are automatically included in the net investment in the lease; and there is no need to add them separately.
The difference between the gross amount receivable and the present value represents the finance income recognized over the lease term. Finance income from leases is recorded in income for the period. Impairment losses are recognized in income for the period.
The Entity uses the criteria described above to determine whether there is objective evidence that an impairment loss has occurred in the case of loans carried at amortized cost.
d) Other receivables and payables
Other receivables and payables have been measured at the best possible estimate of the receivable amounts and payable at maturity, respectively. They are not subject to adjustment clauses and do not accrue interest.
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of September 30, 2024 in homogeneous currency
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 3 - BASIS OF PREPARATION (CONT.)
3.4) Measurement (Cont.)
e) Property, plant and equipment
Property, plant and equipment as of September 30, 2024 are valued at homogeneous currency, having restated their value in currency as of September 30, 2024, applying the inflation adjustment method established in accordance with Resolution No. 10/2018 of the IGJ (see Note 2.1). Depreciation is calculated using the straight-line method by applying annual rates to the adjusted value sufficient to extinguish their values at the end of their estimated useful lifetimes.
Property, plant and equipment were measured at acquisition or construction cost, net of accumulated depreciation and/or accumulated impairment losses, if any. Cost includes expenses directly attributable to the acquisition or construction of these items.
Subsequent costs are included in the value of the asset or recognized as a separate asset, as appropriate, if and only if it is probable that they will generate future economic benefits for the Entity and their cost can be reasonably measured. The book value of the asset being replaced is derecognized and the new asset is depreciated by the number of years of useful lifetime remaining at the time of the improvement.
Repair and maintenance expenses are recognized in the statement of income in the fiscal year in which they are incurred. Depreciation of these assets is calculated using the straight-line method, applying annual rates sufficient to extinguish their values at the end of their estimated useful lifetimes. In the event that an asset includes significant components with different useful lifetimes, they are recognized and depreciated as separate items.
The useful life of each of the items comprising property, plant and equipment are detailed below:
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Land | No depreciation |
Work in progress | No depreciation |
Buildings | 50 years |
Machines and systems | 5 years |
Furniture and fixtures, tools, other equipment and vehicles | 5 years |
The residual values of property, plant and equipment, useful lifetimes and depreciation methods are reviewed and adjusted if necessary, at the closing date of each fiscal year or when there are indications of impairment.
The book value of property, plant and equipment is reduced immediately to its recoverable amount when the carrying amount exceeds the estimated recoverable amount. Gains and losses on the sale of property, plant and equipment are calculated by comparing the proceeds obtained with the book value of the respective asset and are included in the Statement of Income.
The value of property, plant and equipment, as a whole, does not exceed their estimated recoverable value.
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of September 30, 2024 in homogeneous currency
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 3 - BASIS OF PREPARATION (Cont.)
3.4) Measurement (Cont.)
f) Intangible assets
Licenses:
Licenses acquired are initially valued at cost. They have been classified as intangible assets with definite useful life, being amortized on a straight-line basis over the license period, which does not exceed 5 years.
Software
Development, acquisition or implementation costs initially recognized as an expense for a fiscal year are not subsequently recognized as a cost of the intangible asset. Costs incurred in the development, acquisition or implementation of software, recognized as intangible assets, are amortized using the straight-line method over their estimated useful lifetimes, over a period not exceeding 5 years. Costs associated with software maintenance are recognized as an expense when incurred. Development, acquisition and implementation costs that are directly attributable to the design and testing of software controlled by the Entity are recognized as assets.
Impairment of non-financial assets
Assets with indefinite useful life are not subject to amortization and are subject to annual impairment tests. In contrast to the previous assumption, those assets that are depreciable are tested for impairment when events or circumstances occur that indicate that their book value may not be recovered or, at a minimum, on an annual basis.
Impairment losses are recognized when the book value exceeds the recoverable value. The recoverable value of assets corresponds to the higher of the net amount that would be obtained from their sale or their value in use. For purposes of the impairment test, assets are grouped at the lowest level at which they generate identifiable cash flows (cash generating units). The book value of non-financial assets other than goodwill on which impairment has been recorded are reviewed at each reporting date to verify possible reversals of impairment.
g) Other assets
Works of art
The works of art were valued at homogeneous currency, having restated their value in currency as of September 30, 2024, applying the inflation adjustment method established in accordance with Resolution No. 10/2018 of IGJ detailed in Note 2.1). The value of these assets, as a whole, does not exceed their recoverable value.
Non-current assets held for sale
Assets, or groups of assets, classified as held for sale in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in Argentina, shall be disclosed separately from other assets.
An asset may be classified as held for sale if its carrying amount will be recovered principally through a sale transaction, rather than through continuing use, within 12 months after the last balance sheet date.
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of September 30, 2024 in homogeneous currency
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 3 - BASIS OF PREPARATION (CONT.)
3.3) Measurement (Cont.)
3.3) Measurement (Cont.)
g) Other assets (Cont.)
To apply the above classification, an asset must meet the following conditions:
-Be available for immediate sale in the current conditions;
-Management must be committed to a plan to sell the asset and have actively initiated a program to find a buyer and complete the plan;
-Actively negotiated for sale at a reasonable price, in relation to their current fair value;
-The sale is expected to be arranged within one year from its reclassification date;
-It is unlikely that significant changes will be made to the plan or that the plan will be withdrawn.
Assets, or groups of assets, classified as held for sale are measured at the lower of residual value and net realizable value at fiscal year-end.
The Entity shall not depreciate the asset while it is classified as held for sale, or while it forms part of a group of assets for disposal classified as held for sale. However, interest and other expenses attributable to the liabilities of a disposal group classified as held for sale will continue to be recognized.
The balances of financial instruments, deferred taxes and investment properties classified as held for sale are not subject to the valuation methods detailed above. The liabilities directly associated with the groups of assets to be disposed of will be reclassified and disclosed separately in the Entity's Statement of Financial Position.
The Entity has a strategic plan for these assets, in which independent third parties participate in the sale of real property, who issue a valuation opinion based on market comparable.
As of September 30, 2024, the Bank has recognized an impairment allowance of held-for-sale assets in the amount of thousands of Argentine pesos 2,627,735,000.
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of September 30, 2024 in homogeneous currency
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 3 - BASIS OF PREPARATION (CONT.)
3.4) Measurement (Cont.)
g) Other assets (Cont.)
To apply the above classification, an asset must meet the following conditions:
-Be available for immediate sale in the current conditions;
-Management must be committed to a plan to sell the asset and have actively initiated a program to find a buyer and complete the plan;
-Actively negotiated for sale at a reasonable price, in relation to their current fair value;
-The sale is expected to be arranged within one year from its reclassification date;
-It is unlikely that significant changes will be made to the plan or that the plan will be withdrawn.
Assets, or groups of assets, classified as held for sale are measured at the lower of residual value and net realizable value at fiscal year-end.
The Entity shall not depreciate the asset while it is classified as held for sale, or while it forms part of a group of assets for disposal classified as held for sale. However, interest and other expenses attributable to the liabilities of a disposal group classified as held for sale will continue to be recognized.
The balances of financial instruments, deferred taxes and investment properties classified as held for sale are not subject to the valuation methods detailed above. The liabilities directly associated with the groups of assets to be disposed of will be reclassified and disclosed separately in the Entity's Statement of Financial Position.
The Entity has a strategic plan for these assets, in which independent third parties participate in the sale of real property, who issue a valuation opinion based on market comparable.
As of September 30, 2024, the Bank has recognized an impairment allowance of held-for-sale assets in the amount of thousands of Argentine pesos 2,627,735,000.
h) Allowances
Deducted from assets:
For other bad debts: as of September 30, 2024 the Company has accounts receivable related to share sales from Hexagon Inversiones Argentina S.A., which was merged in September 2008 with HSBC Argentina Holdings S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.) Since they are considered difficult to recover, the Company has provided for them in full.
i) Other liabilities and other accounts payable
As of September 30, 2024, provisions for accrued expenses are included, which have been valued at their nominal value.
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of September 30, 2024 in homogeneous currency
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 3 - BASIS OF PREPARATION (CONT.)
3.4) Measurement (Cont.)
j) Financial intermediation obligations
Includes financing received from the BCRA and foreign entities as commercial and financial lines. Amounts due are recorded at the time the principal is advanced to the Entity and the measurement of this financial liability at fiscal year-end is at amortized cost.
k) Debt Securities issued
Includes issues of subordinated and unsubordinated debt with public and/or private offering issued by the Entity, which are measured at amortized cost. In the event that the Entity purchases its own debt securities, these are eliminated from the consolidated financial statements and the difference between the residual value of the financial liability and the payment thereof is included in the Statement of Income as income from early extinguishment of debt.
l) Income tax
The Company has recognized the income tax charge based on the deferred tax method, thus recognizing temporary differences between the accounting and tax measurement of assets and liabilities.
Current accounting standards generally accepted in Argentina establish that the rate expected to be in effect at the time of the reversal of the deferred tax asset or deferred tax liability should be used to calculate the deferred tax.
The Tax Reform established by Law 27,430, approved on December 29, 2017, modified the corporate income tax rate, establishing that it will be gradually reduced from 35% to 30% for fiscal periods beginning on or after January 1, 2018, through December 31, 2019, and to 25% for fiscal periods beginning on or after January 1, 2020.
However, the Social Solidarity and Productive Reactivation Law (Law 27,541 Official Bulletin 12/23/19) suspended the reduction of income tax rates that had been provided for in the Tax Reform Law. The same stipulated that the 30% rate will apply until the fiscal years beginning on 1/1/2021, this date included.
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More than $ | A $ |
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14,301,209 | 143,012,092 | 3,575,302 | 30% | 14,301,209 |
143,012,092 | hereinafter | 42,188,567 | 35% | 143,012,092 |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of September 30, 2024 in homogeneous currency
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 3 - BASIS OF PREPARATION (CONT.)
3.4) Measurement (Cont.)
l) Income tax (Cont.)
As indicated, the amounts provided for in the scale will be updated as from 2022 by applying the CPI corresponding to October of the year prior to the adjustment with respect to the same month of the previous year. The restated amount is applicable for fiscal years beginning after each restatement.
Extraordinary Advance: RG 5391 published in the Official Gazette on 7/20/2023 established an extraordinary payment on account of income tax. It is applicable to those companies that, in the tax returns for the 2022 or 2023 periods, as applicable, have reported a tax result equal to or higher than $600,000,000 without applying the deduction of losses from previous periods and have not determined income tax. The amount of the payment on account will be 15% of the taxable income of the previous tax period without considering the deduction of losses, which will be paid in 3 equal installments. Since the Entity does not meet these conditions, the payment of this advance is not applicable.
RG 5424 published in the Official Gazette on 9/28/2023 established an extraordinary payment on account of income tax. It is applicable to those companies that, in the tax returns for the periods 2022 or 2023, as the case may be, have reported a tax income equal to or higher than Argentine pesos 600,000,000 without applying the deduction of losses of previous periods and have as their main activity any of those detailed in the item FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION AND INSURANCE SERVICES of the CLAE. Excluding those covered by RG 5391. The amount of the payment on account will be 15% of the taxable income of the previous tax period without considering the deduction of losses, which will be paid in 3 equal installments.
This resolution is applicable to the entity and it must make an extraordinary advance payment of Argentine pesos 139,667,365 to be paid in 3 equal installments of Argentine pesos 46,555,788 in October, November and December.
The Company has recorded in these consolidated interim financial statements the impacts that this change generates in the balances of net deferred assets and liabilities, considering the effective rate estimated to be applicable at the probable date of reversal of such deferred assets and liabilities.
With respect to the tax inflation adjustment, Law 27,541 provided that the amount determined, corresponding to the first and second fiscal years beginning on or after January 1, 2019, must be imputed 1/6 in those fiscal periods and the remaining 5/6 in equal parts in the 5 immediately following fiscal periods.
m) Revenue recognition
Revenues from administrative services are recognized based on the rendering of administrative services at the closing date.
n) Use of estimates
The preparation of these consolidated interim financial statements requires that estimates and evaluations be made that affect the amount of assets and liabilities recorded and contingent assets and liabilities disclosed at the date of issuance of these consolidated interim financial statements, as well as the income and expenses recorded during the fiscal year.
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| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of September 30, 2024 in homogeneous currency
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 3 - BASIS OF PREPARATION (CONT.)
3.4) Measurement (Cont.)
o) Technical commitments - Insurance
With respect to the valuation of the technical commitments of HSBC - Seguros de Retiro (Argentina) S.A. and HSBC - Seguros de Vida (Argentina) S.A., they have been established in accordance with the rules and regulations issued by the National Insurance Superintendency (Superintendencia de Seguros de la Nación- “SSN” based on the approved technical notes. As of September 30, 2024, the Company established the reserve for risks in progress in accordance with the policy-by-policy method, following the provisions of the General Regulations of the Insurance Activity (RGAA). Also, as of that date, the mathematical reserve was calculated in accordance with the standards and technical bases approved by the SSN.
3.5) Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash and bank balances and highly liquid investments (i.e. that can be cashed in less than 30 days).
9/30/2024
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Cash and Banks | 1,300,691,460,365 |
Investments in instruments with a maturity of three months or less | 2,656,683,874,937 |
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Cash and cash equivalents on the statement of cash flows | 3,957,375,335,302 |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of September 30, 2024 in homogeneous currency
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 4 - COMPOSITION OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL STATEMENT LINES IN THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
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a) Cash and banks | 9/30/2024 |
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Cash in local and foreign currency | 496,341,279,000 |
Banks in local currency | 169,541,599,896 |
Banks in foreign currency | 607,348,456,541 |
Other related parties | 4,626,496,928 |
Others | 22,833,628,000 |
| 1,300,691,460,366 |
b) Investments (Schedule I) |
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Debt Securities | 78,849,298,337 |
Public Income Securities | 1,948,243,914,759 |
Loans | 9,478,195,553 |
Financial Trusts | 5,152,291,821 |
Shares | 2,048,666,574 |
Other Investments | 463,836,075,691 |
Mutual Funds | 149,075,432,202 |
| 2,656,683,874,937 |
c) Loans |
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Non-financial public sector | 6,594,578,000 |
Other financial institutions | 22,462,248,000 |
To the non-financial private sector and foreign residents | 1,912,095,404,000 |
- Advances | 401,846,012,000 |
- Overdrafts | 525,538,889,000 |
- Mortgage | 305,519,000 |
- Pledges | 121,687,783,000 |
- Personal | 246,265,610,000 |
- Credit cards | 450,360,055,000 |
- Others | 115,807,459,000 |
- Other financing | 14,163,651,000 |
- Interest, adjustments and differences | 35,266,449,000 |
- Finance leases receivables | 853,977,000 |
Charges not applied | (22,883,000) |
Documented interest | (12,205,604,000) |
Allowances for impairment | (46,798,990,000) |
Interest and accrual adjustments | 137,244,000 |
Loans and advances to employees | 8,834,618,000 |
| 1,891,096,615,000 |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of September 30, 2024 in homogeneous currency
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 4 - COMPOSITION OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL STATEMENT LINES IN THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION (CONT.)
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d) Finance leases receivables |
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Capital | 4,059,440,000 |
Accrued interest receivable | 160,596,000 |
Allowances for impairment | (72,811,000) |
| 4,147,225,000 |
e) Service receivables |
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Accounts receivable for administration and management of mutual funds | 979,319,883 |
Awards Receivable | 2,609,298,960 |
Companies. Reinsurance Companies Current Account | 128,407,284 |
| 3,717,026,127 |
f) Other receivables |
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Taxes | 18,140,880,306 |
Accrued dividends receivable | 58,726,773 |
Sundry in local currency | (248,328,900) |
Producers Current Account | 83,787,137 |
Advances | 14,915,302,369 |
Sundry Debtors | 6,415,164,516 |
Pan American Energy Loan | 19,401,666,667 |
Less: Allowance for impairment (Schedule II) | (7,025,740,443) |
| 51,741,458,425 |
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Equity Instruments |
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Play Digital | 381,520,515 |
Mercado Abierto Electrónico S.A. | 2,579,608 |
Interbanking S.A. | 65,832,961 |
Argencontrol S.A. | 4,800,534 |
Compensadora Electrónica S.A. | 16,397,219 |
Gire S.A. | 53,205,980 |
Deposit Insurance S.A. | 27,448,943 |
Swift | 18,412 |
Other | 266,915,679 |
| 818,719,850 |
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| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of September 30, 2024 in homogeneous currency
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 4 - COMPOSITION OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL STATEMENT LINES IN THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION (CONT.)
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h) Property, plant and equipment |
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Net carrying amount at inception | 252,133,954,097 |
Increases | 13,745,581,911 |
Net decreases | (92,407,200) |
Devaluation | (19,192,687,341) |
Impairment losses | (32,161,260,440) |
Depreciation charge | (20,905,594,371) |
Net book value as of 09.30.2024 | 193,527,586,656 |
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Cost | 495,346,678,593 |
Accumulated depreciation | (250,465,144,156) |
Impairment | (51,353,947,781) |
Net book value as of 09.30.2024 | 193,527,586,656 |
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Net carrying amount at inception | 50,348,358,519 |
Increases due to internal development | 5,395,338,000 |
Amortization charge | (27,117,116,000) |
Impairment loss charge | 326,283,000 |
Net book value as of 09.30.2024 | 28,952,863,519 |
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Cost | 188,935,852,519 |
Accumulated amortization | (155,203,639,000) |
Impairment loss | (4,779,350,000) |
Net book value as of 09.30.2024 | 28,952,863,519 |
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Works of art | 424,510,613 |
Financial assets pledged as collateral | 138,051,663,855 |
Current income tax assets | 49,771,961,000 |
Deferred income tax assets | 63,623,635,000 |
Non-current assets held for sale | 13,427,053,000 |
Commissions to be amortized | 423,760,716 |
| 265,722,584,184 |
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| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of September 30, 2024 in homogeneous currency
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 4 - COMPOSITION OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL STATEMENT LINES IN THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION (CONT.)
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k) Deposits |
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Non-Financial Public Sector | 5,383,251,918 |
Financial Sector | 39,963,000 |
Non-Financial Private Sector and Residents Abroad | 3,728,039,190,000 |
| 3,733,462,404,918 |
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HSBC Latin America Holdings (UK) Limited | 99,272,187,000 |
| 99,272,187,000 |
m) Financial intermediation obligations |
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Derivative Financial Instruments | 3,293,502,000 |
Repurchase transactions | 3,418,131,000 |
Other financial liabilities | 433,291,927,000 |
Financing received from BCRA and other financial institutions | 10,565,556,000 |
| 450,569,116,000 |
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n) Insurance Contract liabilities |
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With policyholders | 7,084,572,151 |
With reinsurers | 285,930,087 |
With producers | 431,474,619 |
| 7,801,976,857 |
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Other accounts payable | 183,530,734 |
Suppliers | 21,850,260 |
| 205,380,994 |
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| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of September 30, 2024 in homogeneous currency
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 4 - COMPOSITION OF CERTAIN FINANCIAL STATEMENT LINES IN THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION (CONT.)
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p) Social security and tax liabilities | 9/30/2024 |
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Provision for bonuses | 3,020,167,697 |
Vacation provision | 1,452,540,490 |
Social security taxes payable | 237,715,787 |
Income tax payable (Note 7) | 3,929,070,249 |
Income tax credits | (750,074,342) |
VAT return | 113,770,948 |
Gross income tax | 293,615,245 |
Deferred tax liabilities | 4,300,060,435 |
Withholdings to third parties | 76,005,392 |
Other | 2,326,870,109 |
| 14,999,742,010 |
q) Other liabilities |
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Purchases of investments to be settled | 511,500,000 |
Dividends payable | 17,400,000,000 |
Loan Fees to be accrued Loan | 15,145,780 |
Provision for expenses | 425,046,504 |
Other non-financial liabilities | 150,655,258,331 |
| 169,006,950,615 |
NOTE 5 - COMPOSITION OF CERTAIN STATEMENT OF INCOME LINES
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a) Net interest income |
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Interest on loans to the financial sector | 7,897,810,000 |
Interest on advances | 214,948,462,000 |
Interest on overdrafts | 115,567,753,000 |
Interest on mortgage loans | 90,937,000 |
Interest on pledge loans | 36,098,128,000 |
Interest on credit card loans | 83,227,384,000 |
Interest on finance leases | 2,631,262,000 |
Interest on personal loans | 62,864,637,000 |
Interest on foreign trade loans | 2,513,689,000 |
Net income from public and private securities | 198,587,686,000 |
Adjustments for C.E.R. and UVA/UVI clauses | 670,524,575,000 |
Premiums and interest on reverse repurchase transactions with the financial sector | 358,866,858,000 |
Others | 4,926,370,000 |
| 1,758,745,551,000 |
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| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INERTIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of September 30, 2024 in homogeneous currency
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 5 - COMPOSITION OF CERTAIN STATEMENT OF INCOME LINES (CONT.)
a) Net interest income (Cont.)
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Interest expenses | 9/30/2024 |
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Interest on time deposits |
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Interest on other financial intermediation obligations | (285,647,316,000) |
Interest on checking accounts deposits | (4,511,827,000) |
Interest on savings accounts deposits | (148,157,243,000) |
Interest on other time deposits | (123,167,000) |
Interest on subordinated debentures | (137,263,070,000) |
Interest on financing from local financial institutions | (1,471,902,000) |
Interest on other deposits | (144,136,000) |
Premiums on liabilities repurchase transactions with the financial sector | (2,637,931,000) |
Adjustments for C.E.R. and UVA/UVI clauses | (11,515,686,000) |
Other interests | (7,680,680,000) |
| (599,152,958,000) |
Net Income from Interest | 1,159,592,593,000 |
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Issued premiums | 51,506,694,660 |
Prior Fiscal Year Technical Commitments A/C Assured | 391,989,101,877 |
Fiscal Year Technical Commitments A/C Assured | (176,367,458,595) |
Ceded premiums Reinsurance | (843,583,437) |
| 266,284,754,505 |
c) Commissions and fees for services |
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Commissions for guarantees granted | 39,565,000 |
Foreign exchange and foreign exchange commissions | 8,622,345,000 |
Commissions related to credit, credit cards and insurance | 48,872,115,349 |
Bond-linked commissions | 26,450,693,000 |
Commissions related to securities | 2,395,059,000 |
| 86,379,777,349 |
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| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of September 30, 2024 in homogeneous currency
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 5 - COMPOSITION OF CERTAIN STATEMENT OF INCOME LINES (CONT.)
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d) Commissions lost |
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Fee-related Expenses | 9/30/2024 |
Market rights commissions (Rofex/Mae) | (254,035,047) |
Commissions paid for services | (3,691,706,894) |
Foreign exchange and foreign exchange commissions | (510,316,894) |
Commissions Loyalty programs | (807,953,984) |
Others | (2,481,601,181) |
Total Commissions lost | (7,745,614,000) |
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e) Other expenses |
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Contributions to the Deposit Insurance Scheme | (3,532,689,000) |
Charges for uncollectible accounts of sundry credits and other allowances | (2,284,521,000) |
Turnover Tax | (89,625,615,000) |
Loss from operations or devaluation of various assets | (34,775,106,000) |
Interest on lease liability | (4,168,723,000) |
Adjustments for sundry obligations | (12,320,345,000) |
Others | (10,257,611,000) |
Redemptions | (6,581,059,579) |
Annuities and Annuities | (12,679,133,166) |
Other Expenses | 13,223,979,264 |
Revenue | (28,191,304,966) |
| (191,192,128,447) |
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f) Impairnent charge |
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Allowances Consumer Portfolio | 24,174,122,000 |
Allowances for Commercial and Similar Portfolio | 1,161,229,000 |
Recovery of Allowances | (815,499,000) |
Restatement of transactions in constant currency | 10,342,199,000 |
| 34,862,051,000 |
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| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of September 30, 2024 in homogeneous currency
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 5 - COMPOSITION OF CERTAIN STATEMENT OF INCOME LINES (CONT.)
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g) Financial incomes |
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Generated by assets | 9/30/2024 |
Income from holding investments in Mutual Funds | 15,922,856,909 |
Net Income from Financial Instruments measured at Fair Value through Profit or Loss | 73,812,315,000 |
Income from Derecognition of assets measured at Amortized Cost | 32,335,438,000 |
Revaluation on dollar link loan held by HSBC Argentina Holdings SA | 3,949,206,194 |
Exchange differences | 675,382,197 |
Various | 101,626,993 |
Income from exposure to changes in the purchasing power of the currency | (705,922,926,727) |
| (579,126,101,435) |
h) Other income - Miscellaneous |
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Redemptions | (11,335,560,335) |
Revenue | (260,966,858,073) |
Other Compensation and Benefits | 5,191,956 |
Cost of administrative services | (3,309,530,042) |
Various | 127,610,191 |
Exchange Rate Differences on Gold and Foreign Currency | 25,523,473,000 |
Other operating income | 66,127,467,861 |
Depreciation and impairment of assets | (53,341,957,000) |
Other commissions | (92,498,540,992) |
| (329,668,703,435) |
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HSBC Bank Argentina S.A. | 22,715,713 |
HSBC Seguros de Retiro (Argentina) S.A. | 2,183,467 |
HSBC Seguros de Vida (Argentina) S.A. | 420,684 |
HSBC Global Asset Management Argentina SA SGFCI | 203,997 |
HSBC Participaciones (Argentina) S.A. | (1,030,123) |
| 24,493,738 |
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| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of September 30, 2024 in homogeneous currency
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 6 - INVESTMENT IN EQUITY INSTRUMENTS
Investments in controlled companies are as follows:
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Companies | Financial statements considered for the purpose of calculating the proportional equity value | Percentage of equity interest |
| 9/30/2024 |
| 9/30/2024 |
Controlled |
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Banking activity |
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HSBC Bank Argentina S.A. | 9/30/2024 |
| 99.98 | 99.98 |
Insurance activity |
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HSBC - Seguros de Vida (Argentina) S.A. | 9/30/2024 |
| 98.00 | (1) 99.99 |
HSBC - Seguros de Retiro (Argentina) S.A. | 9/30/2024 |
| 98.00 | (1) 99.99 |
Other activities |
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HSBC Participaciones (Argentina) S.A. | 9/30/2024 |
| 99.43 | 99.43 |
HSBC Global Asset Management (Argentina) S.A. | 9/30/2024 |
| 56.44 | (1) 99.99 |
(1)Through the holding of a controlled company.
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| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of September 30, 2024 in homogeneous currency
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 7 – INCOME TAXES
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows:
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| 9/30/2024 |
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Items originated in asset items | 9,765,421,027 |
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Total deferred tax assets | 9,765,421,027 |
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Items originated in liability items | 3,222,921,326 |
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Total deferred tax liabilities | 3,222,921,326 |
Deferred tax assets | 6,542,499,701 |
As of September 30, 2024, based on the projections made, the Company has recognized the entire net deferred asset at that date.
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PRICE WATERHOUSE & CO. S.R.L.
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| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of September 30, 2024 in homogeneous currency (in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 7 - INCOME TAXES (cont.)
The reconciliation between the income tax for the fiscal year and the income tax resulting from applying the current tax rate to the accounting income before income tax is shown below:
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| 9/30/2024 |
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Income for the period before taxes | (10,502,247,916) |
Current tax rate | 35% |
Income for the period at the tax rate | (3,675,786,770) |
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Permanent differences at the tax rate |
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Inflation adjustment on the purchase and sale of mutual funds | (1,471,065,511) |
Inflation adjustment on the purchase and sale of mutual funds prior fiscal year | 3,432,281,898 |
Fund Purchase and Sale Update | (7,697,958,101) |
Retirement Insurance No deductible | 17,543,959 |
Tax inflation adjustment | (8,522,346,698) |
Expenses and amortization of vehicles | 7,215,117 |
Monetary loss | 8,487,087,830 |
Monetary loss on tax | (2,896,549,573) |
Adjustment of affidavit Dec 2023 | (102,418,690) |
Interest on account Income taxes | (47,179,451) |
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Total income tax charge | (12,469,175,990) |
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Deferred tax charge for the period | 10,608,350,875 |
Inflation Effect on the opening balance | (1,195,458,695) |
Difference between affidavit and provision | 112,554,785 |
Tax inflation adjustment | 2,896,549,573 |
Others | 47,179,451 |
Income tax payable | - |
NOTE 8 - STATEMENT OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
The Company's statement of shareholders' equity as of September 30, 2024 is as follows:
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| 12/31/2023 |
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Subscribed, paid-in and registered capital | 1,184,364,392 |
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PRICE WATERHOUSE & CO. S.R.L.
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| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of September 30, 2024 in homogeneous currency
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 9 - RESTRICTED ASSETS
9.1. Government securities collateralized by Rofex and MAE transactions
“Financial assets pledged as collateral - Collateral deposits” as of September 30, 2024 includes 29,713,001,000, corresponding to the following bonds, T DEUDA CABA C23 TV (BDC28) FV ARS 853M; BONCER 2025 AFS (TC25) FV ARS 235.5M; BONCER 2025 4.25 AFS (T2X5) FV 3025M.
The securities were delivered as collateral as a consequence of the contracts signed to operate in Rofex, which establish that collateral must be posted to cover open positions held by the agent in such markets.
9.2. Credit Card Guarantee Fund
As of September 30, 2024, the Bank has recorded within “Financial assets pledged as collateral - Deposits as Collateral” balances related to its credit card operations in Argentine pesos 30,276,953,000.
9.3. Collateral deposits for real property leases
As of September 30, 2024, the Entity has recorded within “Financial assets pledged as collateral - Deposits as Collateral” balances corresponding to real property lease balances of Argentine pesos 122,089,000.
9.4. Collateral deposits as offsetting entry agent Law 26,831 of Capital Markets
As of September 30, 2024, the Bank has recorded within “Financial assets pledged as collateral - Deposits as Collateral” balances related to the function of agent of ALyC and AN established by Law 26,831 Argentine pesos 219,015,000.
The assets comprising the liquid offsetting entry are shown in the following table:
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Liquid Offsetting Entry | Balances 9/30/2024 in Argentine pesos |
Assets available in Argentine pesos and other currencies Cash at Banks - BCRA Account code 00150 - BCRA current account in Argentine pesos | 115,514,000
115,514,000 |
Assets in local instruments National Public Securities DISC B, 2033 LARG CER deposited at Cash Account 6200135 | 162,075,000 46,442 |
9.5. Collateral deposits for repurchase transactions
As of September 30, 2024, the Entity has recorded within “Financial assets pledged as collateral - Deposits as Collateral” balances in Argentine pesos as collateral for guarantees and the execution of repurchase transactions amounting to Argentine pesos 357,199,000.
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| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of September 30, 2024 comparative with the previous fiscal year
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 9 - RESTRICTED ASSETS (CONT.)
9.6. Attachments
As of September 30, 2024, the Entity has recorded Argentine pesos 654,500,000 within “Financial assets pledged as collateral - Foreclosed balance”.
9.7. Collateral deposits for transactions with Coelsa and Interbanking
As of December 31, 2023, the Entity has recorded balances related to Coelsa and Interbanking's agent function within “Financial assets pledged as collateral - Deposits as Collateral”, in Argentine pesos 23,746,300,000 (corresponding to VN 12,080,500m of LELIQ 9/012024).
9.8. Collateral deposits for derivative transactions
As of September 30, 2024, the Entity has recorded within “Financial assets pledged as collateral - Collateral deposits” balances in Argentine pesos as collateral for guarantees and the execution of futures transactions for Argentine pesos 200,000.
9.9. Special escrow accounts in favor of electronic clearing houses
As of September 30, 2024, the Bank has recorded within “Financial assets pledged as collateral - BCRA special guarantee accounts” Argentine pesos 73,343,369,000, corresponding to guarantees in favor of electronic clearing houses and to hedge the settlement of transactions with credit cards, consumer vouchers and ATMs.
NOTE 10 - RESTRICTIONS ON PROFIT DISTRIBUTIONS
On May 29, 2024, the Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting, which considered the Consolidated Financial Statements as of December 31, 2023, resolved to allocate Argentine pesos 11,870,652,294 to the Legal Reserve and Argentine pesos 250,165,687,933 to the voluntary reserve. All amounts are restated in the currency of the date of distribution at the Meeting.
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PRICE WATERHOUSE & CO. S.R.L.
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| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of September 30, 2024 comparative with the previous fiscal year
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 11 - ASSIGNMENT OF LITIGATION RIGHTS
On December 30, 2022, Máxima SA AFJP in liquidation has irrevocably assigned and transferred to the Company (its controlling company) any credit and/or right that corresponds or may correspond to Máxima SA AFJP in liquidation by virtue of the following lawsuits in force:
a) Máxima S.A. AFJP v. EN (Ministry of Economy and Public Finance and others) s/ Proceso de conocimiento, Case Number 29746/2015, pending before the Federal Contentious-Administrative Court of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires.
b) Máxima S.A. AFJP Encaje y otro c/ Provincia de Misiones s/ Cobro de pesos s/ Sums of money, Case Number 21000091/2010, pending before the Federal Court of Posadas, Misiones.
c) Province of Misiones v. TMF Trust Company (Argentina) S.A. and others in a declaratory action, Case Number 21000481/2003, pending before the Federal Court of Posadas, Misiones.
d) Perez Carlos Antonio v. Anses y s/ Inconstitucionalidades Varias, Case Number 166728/2018, pending before the Federal Social Security Court of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires.
e) Rodriguez Carla Anabel y otros c/ Prevención ART s/ Acción de Inconstitucionalidad, Case Number 2222/2009, which is pending before the courts of Rosario, Santa Fe.
f) Any liabilities, amounts or costs accrued or that may accrue in the future, by virtue of the existing lawsuits listed above, and any liabilities, contingencies or costs arising from the lawsuits listed above.
By virtue of this agreement, the Company irrevocably assumed that debt, and agreed to comply with such assigned obligations at maturity, leaving Máxima SA AFJP in liquidation exempt and released from any liability derived from the aforementioned lawsuits.
Based on the foregoing, Máxima SA AFJP in liquidation paid to the Company a net amount of Argentine pesos 60,000,000 restated in 2023 currency, equivalent to Argentine pesos 186,844,586. Such payment has been executed on December 30, 2022 as follows:
i. Through the transfer of the Company's holdings in the ESTANCIAS DEL PILAR Direct Investment Fund, in the amount of Argentine pesos 17,408, and
ii. Through bank transfer, the amount of pesos 59,982,592.
With respect to the court filings informing the assignment of the litigious rights, it was resolved to take into account the assignment of rights in Docket Máxima S.A. AFJP v. (Ministry of Economy and Public Finances and others). On the other hand, the assignments of rights presented in 2 files are still pending confirmation.
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C.P.C.E.C.A.B.A. Tº 1 Fº 17 Dr. Diego Sisto Public Accountant (UCA) C.P.C.E.C.A.B.A. T° 274 F° 12 |
| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 12 - SANCTIONS AND PENALTIES APPLIED TO THE FINANCIAL SUBSIDIARY AND LEGAL PROCEEDINGS INITIATED BY THE BCRA
The Subsidiary HSBC Bank Argentina S.A. has been notified of the following administrative and/or disciplinary sanctions:
a) Sanctions applied by the Financial Information Unit (Unidad de Información Financiera “UIF): On October 11, 2019, the Entity was notified of Resolution UIF 98 in the framework of summary 144/13, which imposes a penalty of thousands of Argentine pesos 206; and another penalty for the same amount on certain individuals who were members of the Board of Directors as of the date of the facts. These penalties were confirmed by the Court of Appeals on October 27, 2022. The case is concluded.
On November 17, 2020, the Entity was notified of Resolution UIF 47/20 in the framework of the 174/15 summary in which a penalty of thousands of Argentine pesos 550 was imposed; and another penalty for the same amount to certain individuals who were members of the Board of Directors as of the date of the facts. As of the date of these condensed interim consolidated financial statements, this resolution is being appealed before the Court of Appeals and is pending resolution.
The Entity's management and its legal advisors believe that there would be no significant adverse financial effects that could result from the final outcome of these actions.
b) Sanctions applied by the CNV: On March 6, 2019, the Entity was notified of the Resolution of the CNV in the framework of the summary 631/2014 in which a penalty of thousands of Argentine pesos 200 is imposed to be applied to the Entity jointly and severally with the directors and syndics at the time of the facts. On March 11, 2021 the Court of Appeals revoked the penalty and the CNV filed an extraordinary appeal against such judgment, which was rejected on August 13, 2021. CNV filed a complaint before the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation.
On December 17, 2020, the Bank was notified of the Resolution of the CNV in the framework of the summary 632/14, which imposes a penalty of thousands of Argentine pesos 500 to be applied to the Bank jointly and severally with the directors and syndics at the time of the facts. On December 21, 2021, the Court of Appeals upheld the penalty sanction and ordered the CNV to redetermine the amount since the penalty that the CNV had taken as an aggravating element to sanction (penalty of the summary 631/2014) was later revoked. The extraordinary appeal against the decision of the Court of Appeals was rejected and on July 5, 2022 the Entity filed a complaint before the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation.
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| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of September 30, 2024 (in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 12 - SANCTIONS AND PENALTIES APPLIED TO THE FINANCIAL SUBSIDIARY AND LEGAL PROCEEDINGS INITIATED BY THE BCRA (CONT.)
c) Sanctions applied by the BCRA:
Communication “A” 5689 establishes that the Financial Institutions must report the proceedings initiated by the BCRA from the moment the SEFyC notifies its opening. The following are actions notified to the Entity as of the date of these consolidated interim financial statements, which, in the opinion of the Entity and its legal advisors, have sufficient allowances hedging to cover the associated risks
The Entity's management and its legal advisors believe that there would be no significant adverse financial effects that could result from the final outcome of these actions.
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Date of Notification | Type and number of summary | Persons summarized | Charges |
10/20/2011 | Exchange Summary No 4774 Docket No. 101433/10 | HSBC Bank Argentina S.A., and 4 people (Individuals) | Alleged non-compliance with the provisions of Communication “A” 4359 of the BCRA due to the existence of differences in real property purchase transactions made by non-residents between the amounts received by HSBC and the amounts of the deeds. On April 6, 2017, the acquittal of the defendants was resolved and on May 18, 2017, the Chamber of Appeals confirmed the acquittal. On July 13, 2017, the extraordinary appeal filed by the Prosecutor was granted, which is pending resolution before the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation. |
12/15/2014 | Exchange Summary N°6074 Docket No. 101111/11 | HSBC Bank Argentina S.A., and 7 people (Individuals) | Alleged failure to supervise the conduct of former employees in the recording of foreign exchange transactions. On October 8, 2018, a judgment was rendered imposing a penalty of USD 2,000,000 to the Bank and penalties to the individuals involved. On April 25, 2019, the Court of Appeals upheld the penalty of USD 2,000,000 imposed on the Bank, revoked the penalties imposed on 4 individuals and upheld the penalties imposed on 2 individuals (former employees). The Entity filed an extraordinary appeal against this judgment. On July 2, 2024, the Supreme Court issued a judgment in which it confirmed the penalty imposed, but ordered the Chamber to issue a new pronouncement based on article 7 of Law 19,359. On September 25, 2024 the Court of Appeals ordered that the payment of such penalty be made in Argentine pesos at the BNA selling exchange rate of the day prior to payment. The Bank will proceed with the payment thereof. |
02/03/2015 | Financial Summary No. 1426 Docket No. 100007/15 | HSBC Bank Argentina S.A., and 7 people (Individuals) | The charge is for failure to comply with the regulations governing the decentralization abroad of activities related to information technology and information systems, and noncompliance with the minimum requirements for their management, implementation and control. On July 29, 2019, a penalty was imposed against the Entity in the amount of $945,000 and penalties against individuals. On March 26, 2021, the Court of Appeals revoked the penalties imposed on the Entity and the individuals. The BCRA filed an extraordinary appeal against such ruling, which is pending resolution before the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation. |
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| Syndic By Supervisory Committee | | Bruno Folino Vice President |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of September 30, 2024 (in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 12 - SANCTIONS AND PENALTIES APPLIED TO THE FINANCIAL SUBSIDIARY AND LEGAL PROCEEDINGS INITIATED BY THE BCRA (CONT.)
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11/05/2015 | Financial Summary No. 1460 Docket No. 100343/15 | HSBC Bank Argentina S.A and 4 individuals | The Entity is charged with alleged noncompliance with minimum standards on internal controls. On March 1, 2019, a resolution was issued imposing a penalty on the Bank in the amount of thousands of Argentine pesos 3,442,500 and penalties on the four individuals. On December 30, 2020, the Court of Appeals upheld these penalties. The Entity filed an extraordinary appeal against this judgment, which was dismissed. On July 15, 2021 the Entity filed a complaint before the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation, which was rejected in 2023. The case is concluded. |
02/22/2018 | Financial Summary No. 1542 Docket No. 100477/17 | HSBC Bank Argentina S.A., and 3 people (Individuals) | The Bank is charged with the alleged noncompliance with Communication “A” 6242, which ordered the inclusion of the concept “assets” within the available options for online banking transfers. On April 3, 2019, a resolution was issued imposing a penalty on the Bank in the amount of thousands of Argentine pesos 990,000 and penalties on the 3 individuals. On August 13, 2020, the Court of Appeals upheld these penalties. On August 28, 2020, the Bank and the three individuals filed an extraordinary appeal. On December 15, 2020 the Chamber rejected the extraordinary appeal and on December 22, 2020 the Entity filed a complaint appeal before the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation, which was rejected in 2023. The case is concluded. |
03/06/2021 |
Exchange Summary No. 7539 Docket No. 381/9/21 |
HSBC Bank Argentina S.A. and 3 individuals | The Entity is charged with alleged non-compliance with the criminal exchange regime in connection with international transfers made by customers in 2019. On April 7, 2021, the Entity and individuals responded to the releases. The matter is currently pending for sentencing. |
08/29/2023 | Exchange Summary No. 8064 Docket No. 22907/22 | HSBC Bank Argentina S.A. and 4 individuals | The Entity is charged with alleged non-compliance with the criminal foreign exchange regime reason for international transfers made in 2020 by customers. Dated on October 4, 2023, the Entity and individuals answered to the releases. |
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of September 30, 2024 in homogeneous currency
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 13: RECONCILIATION OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD BETWEEN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN ARGENTINA AND IFRS ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
The following is a reconciliation between the shareholders' equity and consolidated statement of income, presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in Argentina and the amounts according to IFRS accounting standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (“IFRS”):
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Balances arising from the consolidated interim financial statements of HSBC Argentina Holdings S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.), in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in Argentina as of September 30, 2024 |
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28,399,722,576 |
Application of IFRS 9 - Note 1 |
(60,045,601,393) |
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Application of IFRS 17 related to the valuation of insurance contracts - Note 2 | (81,102,108,086) | (58,991,421,251) |
Application of IFRS 16 related to the valuation of lease contracts - Note 3 | 8,888,469,203 | (2,322,432,104) |
Valuation of technical commitments in insurance entities - Note 4 | 356,270,087 | 324,067,701 |
Difference in the recognition of results from financial instruments - Note 5 | - | 101,598,121,529 |
Income taxes - Note 6 | 68,892,206,114 | 17,072,395,487 |
Inflation adjustment | (179,784,101) | 91,802,570,158 |
Balances arising from the consolidated interim financial statements of HSBC Argentina Holdings S.A., under IFRS as of September 30, 2024 | 1,451,301,317,090 | 123,385,645,152 |
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Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of September 30, 2024 in homogeneous currency
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 13: RECONCILIATION OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD BETWEEN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN ARGENTINA AND IFRS ACCOUNTING STANDARDS (CONT.)
Notes
1-The financial statements of HSBC Bank Argentina S.A., used for the preparation of the consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in Argentina, in relation to the allowance for impairment the Company has followed the guidelines established by the BCRA, which is based on IFRS 9, with the temporary exception of the application of point 5.5 (impairment loss) of IFRS 9 “Financial Instruments” on debt instruments of the Non-Financial Public Sector. This adjustment represents the allowance for impairment of sovereign bonds included in the portfolio which are measured at fair value through other comprehensive income.. The impact on shareholders' equity amounted to Argentine pesos 55,497,000,000 and on profit for the period amounted to Argentine pesos 57,218,750,000.
Additionally, in the financial statements of HSBC - Seguros de Retiro (Argentina) S.A. and HSBC - Seguros de Vida (Argentina) S.A., used for the preparation of the consolidated interim financial statements, government securities are measured at amortized cost. This adjustment corresponds to the application of the classification and measurement provisions on IFRS 9, which implies classifying these bonds at fair value through profit or loss. The impact on shareholders' equity implies a decrease of Argentine pesos 115,542,601,393 and on profit for the period of Argentine pesos 2,091,370,956.
2- The financial statements of HSBC - Seguros de Retiro (Argentina) S.A. and HSBC - Seguros de Vida (Argentina) S.A. used for the preparation of the consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared on the basis of the technical standards approved by the Regulator (SSN) which comply with accounting principles generally accepted in Argentina. The adjustment included corresponds to the application of IFRS 17, which introduces the use of a comprehensive model for the treatment of insurance contracts, with methods for measuring an entity's liabilities based on the characteristics of the contract.
The valuation models assigned to each product based on the results of the Eligibility Test are:
Variable Fee Approach (VFA) for life products with savings, retirement, and pension annuities in pesos, and the General Measurement Model (GMM) for the remaining products.
The liability under IFRS 17 is comprised of the sum of a Best Estimated Liability (BEL), a Risk Adjustment (RA), a Time Value of Guarantees (TVoG), and a Contractual Service Margin (CSM).
The BEL is calculated as a projected cash flow, which considers economic and non-economic assumptions. Among the economic assumptions, a discount curve for each currency is used at each
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calculation date, using the top-down method, constructed with market data; and an inflation curve based on market expectations. Non-economic assumptions include mortality, lapses, partial surrenders, and expenses, based on the company's own experience.
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of September 30, 2024 in homogeneous currency
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 13: RECONCILIATION OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD BETWEEN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN ARGENTINA AND IFRS ACCOUNTING STANDARDS (CONT.)
Notes
3-The consolidated interim financial statements of HSBC Argentina Holdings S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.) are prepared under accounting principles generally accepted in Argentina which include a measurement model similar to IAS 17 for lease accounting. Under IFRS, leases are accounting under IFRS 16 which establishes the recognition of a right of use asset and a lease liabilities for leases. These liabilities were measured at the present value of the remaining lease payments, discounted using the funding rates in effect at period end. The right-of-use asset was measured at an amount equal to the lease liability.
These consolidated interim financial statements include 70 lease contracts impacted by this standard, in which HSBC Bank Argentina S.A. acts as lessee:
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Right to use asset related to real property (Net depreciation) | 22,555,855,735 |
Advances for lease | (150,543,855) |
Leases payable | (13,516,842,677) |
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Rentals | (3,217,120,961) |
Depreciation | 1,209,708,533 |
Interest on leases payable | 3,425,051,350 |
Gain on early termination of contracts | (136,500,830) |
Exchange rate differences | 1,041,294,011 |
| 2,322,432,104 |
4-The consolidated interim financial statements of HSBC Argentina Holdings S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.) include the valuation of the technical commitments (IBNR) in HSBC - Seguros de Vida (Argentina) S.A., which have been established in accordance with the rules and regulations issued by the SSN based on the approved technical notes, which comply with accounting principles generally accepted in Argentina. This adjustment represents the application of the Bornhuetter-Ferguson (B-F) method used by IFRS.
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of September 30, 2024 in homogeneous currency
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 13: RECONCILIATION OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY AND PROFIT FOR THE PERIOD BETWEEN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES GENERALLY ACCEPTED IN ARGENTINA AND IFRS ACCOUNTING STANDARDS (CONT.)
Notes
5-In the consolidated interim financial statements, equity instruments are carried at cost. Under IFRS 9, equity instruments are measured at fair value through profit or loss, except when management made use of the irrevocable option to measure them at fair value through other comprehensive income at the time of initial recognition.
6-Corresponds to the impact on income tax of the adjustments described above.
NOTE 14- ECONOMIC CONTEXT IN WHICH THE COMPANY OPERATES
The Company operated in a complex economic context, whose main variables have been highly volatile, both domestically and internationally.
In the international arena, following the 50 bps cut in interest rates by the US Federal Reserve, investors were optimistic about a continuity in the path of lower rates, despite the fact that the latest FED projections suggested a 4.4% rate by the end of 2024. However, recent economic information such as the creation of 254,000 new jobs in September and a slight increase in inflation above expectations adjusted expected rates for the current year to 4.5% (vs. 3.8% a month earlier). Against this backdrop, U.S. bond yields rose as much as 4.21% for the 10-year case, while, by contrast, shares advanced by an average of 5%. Likewise, the European Central Bank anticipated the U.S. central bank and announced another rate cut during the last month, thus accumulating rate cuts of 85 bps since the June 2024 meeting.
At the local level, during the first half of 2024, the Gross Domestic Product showed a 3.4% drop compared to the first half of 2023. The retraction was explained by investment (-24.6%), private consumption (-8.2%) and public consumption (-5.2%). Exports, on the other hand, grew 29%. In seasonally adjusted terms, the Gross Domestic Product accumulates three consecutive quarters of contraction, with declines of 2.3% in the fourth quarter of 2023, 2.2% in the first quarter of 2024 and 1.7% in the second quarter of 2024. According to information from the Monthly Economic Activity Estimator, July and August presented monthly growth rates of 2.1% and 0.2%, respectively.
After closing 2023 with 25.5% inflation in December, monthly inflation slowed down during the first months of 2024: it stood at 20.6% in January, 13.2% in February, 11.0% in March, 8.8% in April and 4.2% in May. Between June and August, inflation remained above 4%, a level that was breached in September (when inflation was 3.5%). On a year-on-year basis, inflation slowed to 209%, having peaked at 289.4% in April 2024. In the first nine months of the year, cumulative inflation amounted to 101.6%.
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of September 30, 2024 in homogeneous currency
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 14- ECONOMIC CONTEXT IN WHICH THE COMPANY OPERATES (Cont.)
After the exchange rate jump in December 2023 and up to the present, the exchange rate has sustained a crawl of around 2% per month. The exchange rate went from Argentine pesos 810.7/USD 1 at the beginning of January to Argentine pesos 985.9/USD 1 at September 30, 2024, according to BCRA Communication “A” 3500.
As of September 30, 2024, International Reserves increased by USD 5,442 million, as a result of purchases of foreign currency from the private sector. To date, these purchases from the private sector totaled USD 15,871 million.
At the same time, foreign currency deposits in the private sector increased by USD 12,780 million between August 15 and September 30, within the framework of the government's money laundering program. Since October 1, the date from which the withdrawal of foreign cash was authorized, foreign currency balances fell by USD 585 million. As of the latest available data, dollar deposits amounted to USD 30,803 million.
The BCRA has made five interest rate cuts this year. The benchmark interest rate was reduced from 100% levels at the beginning of 2024 to 40% levels by mid-May. The reference rate remains at this level at the time of writing. As of July 22, the BCRA ceased to carry out overnight liabilities repurchase transactions, defining the Fiscal Liquidity Bills (LEFI, Letras Fiscales de Liquidez) as the new liquidity regulation instruments within a new monetary framework. The reference rate has become that of the LEFI, securities issued by the Treasury whose rate is defined by the BCRA.
During the first nine months of 2024, the Non-financial Public Sector presented a primary surplus income of USD 9,578,390 million (equivalent to 1.7% of GDP). This income, net of interest payments, resulted in a positive financial income of USD 4,921,661 million (0.4% of GDP). This was explained by a 29.5% year-on-year drop in real spending, which exceeded the real impairment in revenues (-6.3% year-on-year).
In May 2024, the International Monetary Fund reported that its technical team had completed the eighth review of the Extended Facilities Agreement. This revision was approved in June by the Board of Directors of the International Monetary Fund, thus enabling the disbursement of approximately USD 800 million. Additionally, it was reported that all performance criteria for the first quarter had been met with margins, implying a better income than expected so far. Revisions for the second and third quarters are still pending.
The Company's management constantly monitors the evolution of the variables affecting its business, in order to define its course of action and identify potential impacts on its equity and financial position.
The consolidated interim financial statements of the Company should be read in light of these circumstances.
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of September 30, 2024 in homogeneous currency
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 15 - EVENTS SUBSEQUENT TO THE CLOSING OF THE PERIOD END
On February 3, 2025, the Board of Directors resolved to initiate the necessary steps to carry out a Corporate Reorganization. The objective is to improve the organization and utilization of resources, as well as achieve more effective and efficient technical and administrative management. The Corporate Reorganization will consist of a spin-off-merger and mergers by absorption, in accordance with the dispositions of: (a) article 88, first paragraph, section I, and the article 82 of the General Companies Law No. 19,550, and its amendments ("LGS"), (b) articles 146, 151 and 152 of General Resolution 15/2024 of the IGJ, and (c) frame it as three simultaneous and concatenated tax-free business reorganizations between entities of the same economic group in accordance with the article 80 of the Income Tax Law, text ordered by Decree 824/2019 and its amendments (the "LIG").
As a result of this process, GGAL Holdings S.A. will be spun off, dissolved without liquidation, and absorbed as a result of a merger by Banco Galicia, Galicia Asset Management S.A.U., and Sudamericana Holding S.A. GGAL Holding S.A. will transfer:
•99.985% of the shares in Banco GGAL S.A. to Banco de Galicia y Buenos Aires S.A.U.
•56.439% of the shares in GGAL Asset Management S.A S.G.F.C.I. to Galicia Asset Management .S.A.U.
•98% of the shares in GGAL Seguros S.A. to Sudamericana Holding S.A.
•98% of the shares in GGAL Seguros de Retiro S.A. to Sudamericana Holding S.A.
•100%, of the shares in GGAL Participaciones S.A.U. to Sudamericana Holding S.A.
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED INTERIM FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
as of September 30, 2024 in homogeneous currency
(in Argentine pesos)
NOTE 15 - EVENTS SUBSEQUENT TO THE CLOSING OF THE PERIOD END (Cont.)
The mergers and acquisitions contemplated in the Corporate Reorganization will be carried out as follows:
•Unification of the banking business: Banco Galicia will absorb Banco GGAL S.A., which will be dissolved without liquidation, resulting in a single banking entity.
•Unification of the mutual fund management business: Galicia Asset Management S.A.U. will absorb GGAL Asset Management S.A., which will be dissolved without liquidation, thus consolidating the business into a single entity.
•Absorption of GGAL Participaciones S.A.U.: Sudamericana Holdings S.A. will absorb GGAL Participaciones S.A.U., which will be dissolved without liquidation.
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SCHEDULE I
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
CATEGORIES OF FINANCIAL ASSETS AND LIABILITIES
as of September 30, 2024 in homogeneous currency (in Argentine pesos, except for nominal value)
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Repurchase transactions |
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Shares |
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Debt Securities |
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Mutual Funds |
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Financial Trusts |
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Time Deposits |
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Loans |
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Other Investments |
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SCHEDULE II
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
PROVISIONS
as of September 30, 2024
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Other financial assets | 1,761,899,000 | (143,857,000) | - | (887,859,000) | 730,183,000 |
Loans and other financing | 44,452,869,000 | 24,716,775,000 | - | (22,400,758,000) | 46,768,886,000 |
Provision for other receivables | 1,044,099,003 | 78,928,299 | - | (526,143,786) | 596,883,516 |
Loans and other financing - Other financial institutions | 494,364,818 | 43,929,576 | (34,455,903) | (249,121,056) | 254,717,436 |
Other debt securities | 167,000 | - | - | (84,000) | 83,000 |
Contingent commitments | 5,231,543,000 | 3,399,551,000 | - | (2,636,287,000) | 5,994,807,000 |
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Totals as of 9/30/2024 | 52,984,941,821 | 28,095,326,875 | (34,455,903) | (26,700,252,842) | 54,345,559,951 |
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Provision for lawsuits | 348,213,021 | 159,043,592 | (124,713,971) | (175,471,978) | 207,070,663 |
Provisions for termination benefits | 233,372,000 | - | (11,380,000) | (115,925,000) | 106,067,000 |
Provision for contingencies | 17,239,074,244 | 72,277,756 | (3,055,356,329) | (8,687,137,677) | 5,568,857,994 |
Other | 18,514,096,954 | 8,287,483,030 | (1,927,911,901) | (10,508,906,544) | 14,364,761,539 |
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Totals as of 9/30/2024 | 36,334,756,218 | 8,518,804,378 | (5,119,362,201) | (19,487,441,198) | 20,246,757,196 |
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SCHEDULE III
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
ASSETS AND LIABILITIES IN FOREIGN CURRENCY
as of September 30, 2024
(in Argentine pesos)
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FOREIGN CURRENCY BALANCES AS OF | 9/30/2024 |
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Cash and Due from Banks | 1,104,780,258,469 |
Derivative Financial Instruments | 9,709,000 |
Other financial assets | 16,454,562,000 |
Public Income Securities | 267,334,268,486 |
Shares | 2,052,419,948 |
Debt Securities | 70,507,033,813 |
Mutual Funds | 37,038,768,167 |
Financial Trusts | 87,054,282 |
Loans and other financing | 342,807,183,553 |
Other Investments | 8,245,742,691 |
Other Debt Securities | 16,485,365,000 |
Financial assets pledged as collateral | 26,419,127,000 |
Other non-financial assets | 28,091,000 |
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Other credits | 1,940,309,678 |
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Total assets | 1,894,189,893,087 |
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LIABILITIES |
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Deposits | 1,214,143,810,000 |
Technical Commitments | 301,674,781,526 |
Allowances | 13,755,638,703 |
Financing received from BCRA and other financial institutions | 10,556,330,000 |
Other financial liabilities | 160,544,134,000 |
Subordinated Debt Securities | 99,272,187,000 |
Other non-financial liabilities | 14,928,593,000 |
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Total liabilities | 1,814,875,474,229 |
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Net asset position | 79,314,418,858 |
USD: U.S. dollar.
(1) See Note 2.3.b)
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See our report dated May 16, 2025 |
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C.P.C.E.C.A.B.A. Tº 1 Fº 17 Dr. Diego Sisto Public Accountant (UCA) C.P.C.E.C.A.B.A. T° 274 F° 12 |
| Syndic By Supervisory Committee |
| Bruno Folino Vice President |
SCHEDULE IV
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
OTHER RECEIVABLES AND PAYABLES: MATURITIES AND RATES
as of December 31, 2023
(in Argentine pesos)
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| To | Between | Between | Between 9 and | more than 12 months | no deadline | Total as of 9/30/2024 |
| 3 months | 3 and 6 months | 6 and 9 months | 12 months | | | |
| $ | $ | $ | $ | $ | | $ |
ASSET | | | | | | | |
Finance leases receivables | 1,548,380,654 | 731,755,609 | - | 664,668,466 | 1,202,420,270 | - | 4,147,225,000 |
Service receivables | 3,632,657,479 | - | 10,851,209 | 128,407,284 | - | - 52,616,972 | 3,719,298,999 |
Other credits | 15,563,052,589 | 3,094,686,210 | 1,276,732,568 | 28,246,383,840 | 3,170,559,631 | 387,770,715 | 51,739,185,553 |
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Totals 9/30/2024 | 20,744,090,722 | 3,826,441,819 | 1,287,583,777 | 29,039,459,590 | 4,372,979,901 | 335,153,743 | 59,605,709,552 |
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LIABILITIES | | | | | | | |
Deposits | 3,673,624,613,527 | 59,096,380,455 | - | 741,410,936 | - | - | 3,733,462,404,918 |
Debt Securities | - | 2,233,127,564 | - | 2,233,127,564 | 94,805,931,872 | - | 99,272,187,000 |
Financial intermediation obligations | 10,368,796,289 | - | - | 10,312,137,009 | 429,888,182,703 | - | 450,569,116,000 |
Insurance Contracts Liabilities | 3,488,701,499 | 3,680,632,407 | - | - | 258,546,900 | 374,096,051 | 7,801,976,857 |
Commercial debts | 30,101,189 | 21,735,167 | 98,861,574 | 54,683,063 | - | - | 205,380,993 |
Social security and tax Liabilitiesl | 112,113,180,160 | 5,883,212,105 | - | - | - | 2,365,930,746 | 120,362,323,009 |
Other Liabilities | 45,883,068,359 | 303,523,354 | - | 15,145,779 | - | 17,442,632,125 | 63,644,369,617 |
Totals 9/30/2024 | 3,845,508,461,023 | 71,218,611,052 | 98,861,574 | 13,356,504,350 | 524,952,661,474 | 20,182,658,921 | 4,475,317,758,394 |
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See our report dated May 16, 2025 |
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C.P.C.E.C.A.B.A. Tº 1 Fº 17 Dr. Diego Sisto Public Accountant (UCA) C.P.C.E.C.A.B.A. T° 274 F° 12 |
| Syndic By Supervisory Committee |
| Bruno Folino Vice President |
SCHEDULE V
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HSBC ARGENTINA HOLDINGS S.A. (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.)
Registration number at the Superintendency of Corporations (Inspección General de Justicia): 9,444
INFORMATION REQUIRED BY ART. 64, paragraph b) OF LAW 19550
for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024
in homogeneous currency (in Argentine pesos)
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Administrative and Personnel Expenses |
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Personnel Expenses |
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| 19,056,075,000 |
Directors and Syndics' Fees |
| 1,258,011,059 |
Other fees |
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| 7,035,677,313 |
Propaganda and advertising |
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| 2,476,008,089 |
Taxes |
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| 29,449,130,718 |
Operating expenses |
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| 13,951,379,199 |
Card expenses |
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| 12,466,279,000 |
Maintenance expenses |
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| 33,401,823,000 |
Others |
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| 7,846,231,497 |
Remunerations |
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| 121,913,147,462 |
Social charges |
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| 44,207,306,157 |
Compensation and bonuses to personnel | 53,087,631,856 |
Personnel services |
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| 2,841,258,852 |
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| 348,989,959,202 |
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See our report dated May 16, 2025 |
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C.P.C.E.C.A.B.A. Tº 1 Fº 17 Dr. Diego Sisto Public Accountant (UCA) C.P.C.E.C.A.B.A. T° 274 F° 12 |
| Syndic By Supervisory Committee |
| Bruno Folino Vice President |
UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONDENSED COMBINED STATEMENT OF INCOME
All amounts in this section are in thousands of Argentine Pesos (Ps.), except as otherwise stated. Numbers presented throughout this section may not add up precisely to the totals provided in the tables and text due to rounding.
These unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of income is presented in the current purchasing power at the end of the reporting period (March 31, 2025) in accordance with IAS 29.
On April 9, 2024, Banco de Galicia y Buenos Aires S.A.U. (“Banco Galicia”) together with Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. entered into a share purchase agreement with HSBC Latin America B.V. (“HLA”) pursuant to which they would simultaneously acquire the equity interests that HLA held directly in HSBC Argentina Holdings S.A. (“HSBC Holdings”), HSBC Participaciones (Argentina) S.A. (“HSBC Participaciones”) and HSBC Bank Argentina S.A. (“HSBC Bank”) (together with HSBC Holdings and HSBC Participaciones, the “Direct Participation”).
On September 12, 2024, the Central Bank of Argentina issued Resolution No. 309, approving the acquisition by Banco Galicia and Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. of HLA’s shareholding in HSBC Holdings, HSBC Participaciones and HSBC Bank through a share purchase agreement. Banco Galicia was the purchaser of 57.89% of the direct equity interests, and Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. was the purchaser of the remaining 42.11%.
Banco Galicia and Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. simultaneously acquired, directly and indirectly,
99.99383% of the capital stock and voting rights of Banco GGAL S.A. (formerly HSBC Bank) and 100% of GGAL Holdings S.A. (formerly HSBC Holdings), GGAL Participaciones S.A.U. (formerly HSBC Participaciones), GGAL Asset Management S.G.F.C.I. (formerly HSBC Global Asset Management S.A.), GGAL Seguros S.A. (formerly HSBC Seguros de Vida (Argentina) S.A.) and GGAL Seguros de Retiro S.A. (formerly HSBC Seguros de Retiro (Argentina) S.A.) (together “the business acquisition”).
On December 6, 2024, the business acquisition was consummated through the transfer of the direct participation according to the following details:
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Acquired company | Capital Stock | Total shares acquired | Shares | % of ownership | Shares | % of ownership |
GGAL Holdings S.A. (ex - HSBC Argentina Holdings S.A.) | 1,184,364,392 | 1,180,367,030 | 497,052,556 | 41.968 | % | 683,314,474 | 57.695 | % |
GGAL Participaciones S.A.U. (ex - HSBC Participaciones S.A.) | 11,513,929 | 65,222 | 27,465 | 0.239 | % | 37,757 | 0.328 | % |
Banco GGAL S.A. (ex - HSBC Bank Argentina S.A.) | 1,244,125,589 | 103,739 | 43,684 | 0.004 | % | 60,055 | 0.005 | % |
Additionally, Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. acquired a subordinated debt issued by Banco GGAL S.A. in favor of HSBC Latin America Holdings (UK) Limited, for a nominal value of US$ 100,000.
The transaction was accounted for by Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A., as the legal and accounting acquirer, using the acquisition method pursuant to IFRS 3, Business Combinations. Under the acquisition method, the acquirer records all the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed, including contingent liabilities, at their respective fair values on the completion date, with limited exceptions. The transaction amount at the closing currency exchange rate amounted to Ps.1,262,930,673. The fair value of the acquired net assets at the closing currency exchange rate amounted to Ps.1,946,905,973, as detailed below:
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Item | Fair value |
GGAL Holdings S.A. (ex - HSBC Argentina Holdings S.A.) | 1,946,706,593 |
GGAL Participaciones S.A.U. (ex - HSBC Participaciones S.A.) | 50,417 |
Banco GGAL S.A. (ex - HSBC Bank Argentina S.A.) | 148,963 |
Total | 1,946,905,973 |
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Assets |
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Cash and Due from Banks | 1,423,216,225 |
Debt Securities at Fair Value through Profit or Loss | 93,305,406 |
Derivative Financial Instruments | 7,769,401 |
Repurchase Transactions | 1,624,555 |
Other Financial Assets | 313,969,788 |
Loans and Other Financing | 2,244,454,674 |
Other Debt Securities | 1,497,715,696 |
Financial Assets Pledged as Collateral | 176,240,249 |
Investments in Equity Instruments | 10,974,607 |
Investment in Associates and Joint Ventures | 117,719,279 |
Property, Plant and Equipment | 232,697,990 |
Intangible Assets Core Deposits | 40,200,415 |
Intangible Assets | 20,259,004 |
Deferred Income Tax Assets | 72,765,009 |
Other Non-financial Assets | 112,790,856 |
Non-current Assets Held for Sale | 15,747,916 |
Total Assets | 6,381,451,070 |
Liabilities | |
Deposits | 3,773,249,991 |
Derivative Financial Instruments | 5,632,717 |
Repurchase Transactions | 13,245,078 |
Other Financial Liabilities | 256,751,333 |
Financing from the Argentine Central Bank and Other Financial Institutions | 6,856,473 |
Subordinated Debt Securities | 102,634,874 |
Provisions | 31,613,708 |
Deferred Income Tax Liabilities | 48,768,064 |
Other Non-Financial Liabilities | 195,682,656 |
Total Liabilities | 4,434,434,894 |
Net Assets | 1,947,016,176 |
Non-controlling Interest (*) | (110,203) |
Net assets acquired | 1,946,905,973 |
(*) Non-controlling Interest is proportionate to Purchase Price Allocation
The fair value of the net assets acquired is currently under review. Adjustments to any provisional amounts are allowed during the subsequent 12 months following the acquisition date. However, it is estimated that no significant adjustments to the provisional amounts presented above will result from this review.
The acquisition of the business at a value lower than its market value was due to a combination of strategic and negotiation factors. The seller’s intention to concentrate its operations in fewer countries led them to sell their companies in Argentina and accept the price paid. This purchase represents an investment that allows us to obtain valuable assets and key capabilities at a reduced cost, thus strengthening our competitive position. The excess of the net fair value of the assets and liabilities acquired over the consideration transferred was recorded at the completion date as a gain of Ps. 786,610,176 in “Share of profit from Associates and Joint Ventures” in the condensed combined statement of income.
Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. and GGAL Holdings S.A. are calendar year-end companies. Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. is a large accelerated filer, while GGAL Holdings S.A. is a non-registrant. Both Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A.’s and GGAL Holdings S.A.’s net income is derived from continuing operations. As a result of the significance of the acquisition, Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. determined that GGAL Holdings S.A.’s separate consolidated financial statements as of December 31, 2023 recast as of September 30, 2024 and as of September 30, 2024, as well as a pro forma condensed combined statement of income as of December 31, 2024 recast as of March 31, 2025 must be filed on Form 6-K.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of income below has been prepared to illustrate the effect of Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A.’s acquisition of GGAL Holdings S.A., which was consummated on December 6, 2024, as if
the business combination had occurred on January 1, 2024. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of income is presented in accordance with the requirements of Regulation S-X, Article 11 and reflects estimates and assumptions considered reasonable made by Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A.’s management.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of income does not purport to represent what Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A.’s actual results of operations would have been had the transaction occurred on the date indicated, nor is it necessarily indicative of future results of operations. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of income also does not consider any potential impacts of current market conditions on revenues or results of operations. Nor does it reflect expense efficiencies, asset dispositions or business reorganizations that are or may be contemplated, or any cost or revenue synergies, including any potential restructuring actions, except as described below, associated with combining Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. and GGAL Holdings S.A.
The following transaction from the first quarter of 2025 is reflected in the pro forma earnings per share calculation as it is related to the transaction and is considered to be significant. There was no impact on the statement of income as a result of this share issuance as the related expenses were deducted from the additional paid-in capital.
•On February 13, 2025, Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. issued 17,740,028 Class B ordinary shares of one peso of nominal value each, and representing one vote per share, allowing Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. to pay for the price adjustment, determined on December 6, 2024, that the transaction was subject to in benefit of HSBC Latin America B.V. and HSBC Latin America Holdings (UK) Limited.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the pro forma condensed combined statement of income. Such notes describe the assumptions and estimates related to the unaudited adjustments to the pro forma condensed combined statement of income. The unaudited pro forma condensed statement of income should be read in conjunction with the information contained in the operating and financial review and prospects as of and for the year ended December 31, 2024, which were originally included in our Form 20-F filed with the SEC on April 28, 2025, and which were recast to present them in current currency as of March 31, 2025 and the audited consolidated financial statements of Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. as of and for the year ended December 31, 2024, which have been recast to present the audited consolidated financial statements in the measuring unit current at the end of the reporting period as of March 31, 2025 (“the financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2024 recast as of March 31, 2025”), and the unaudited consolidated interim financial statements of HSBC Holdings (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.) as of and for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024 and the accompanying notes included elsewhere, both filed to the SEC on Form 6-K on June 10, 2025.
Unaudited Pro Forma Condensed Combined Statement of Income for the year ended December 31, 2024
Figures Stated in Thousands of Argentine Pesos (Ps.), Except as Otherwise Stated
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| Form 20-F | Pro forma |
Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. (IFRS) 12.31.24 (1) | GGAL Holdings’ December 2024 results (2) | Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. (IFRS) excluding GGAL Holdings’ December 2024 results | GGAL Holdings S.A. (AR GAAP) 12.31.24(3) | Measurement and presentation adjustments (4) | Ref. to notes | Transaction accounting adjustments (5) | Ref. to notes | Condensed combined statement of income 12.31.24 |
| Interest Income | 8,950,698,692 | (108,036,949) | 8,842,661,741 | 2,476,532,756 | (50,277,334) | (a) | — | | 11,268,917,163 |
| Interest Expense | (3,359,592,740) | 41,204,335 | (3,318,388,405) | (849,715,291) | 6,586,320 | (b) | (25,087,466) | (p) | (4,186,604,842) |
| Net Income from Interest | 5,591,105,952 | (66,832,614) | 5,524,273,336 | 1,626,817,465 | (43,691,014) | | (25,087,466) | | 7,082,312,321 |
| Fee Income | 1,380,202,559 | (10,215,900) | 1,369,986,659 | 138,283,231 | (1,831,476) | (c) | — | | 1,506,438,414 |
| Fee related Expenses | (194,774,890) | 928,471 | (193,846,419) | (12,219,939) | — | | — | | (206,066,358) |
| Net Fee Income | 1,185,427,669 | (9,287,429) | 1,176,140,240 | 126,063,292 | (1,831,476) | | — | | 1,300,372,056 |
| Net Income from Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value through Profit or Loss | 941,251,781 | (43,929,052) | 897,322,730 | 138,306,633 | 261,406,185 | (d) | — | | 1,297,035,548 |
| Income from Derecognition of Assets Measured at Amortized Cost | 222,930,250 | (3,297,901) | 219,632,349 | 28,785,352 | — | | — | | 248,417,701 |
| Exchange rate differences on foreign currency | 168,110,939 | (1,991,115) | 166,119,823 | 154,987,864 | (134,614,910) | (e) | — | | 186,492,777 |
| Other Operating Income | 530,271,688 | (14,999,623) | 515,272,054 | 119,906,074 | 194,201 | (f) | 6,409,107 | (q) | 641,781,436 |
| Insurance Business Result | 17,402,929 | (1,272,384) | 16,130,544 | 278,351,388 | (474,842,632) | (g) | — | | (180,360,700) |
| Impairment Charge | (936,733,707) | 70,116,238 | (866,617,468) | (64,605,553) | 20,678,267 | (h) | — | | (910,544,754) |
| Net Operating Income | 7,719,767,501 | (71,493,880) | 7,648,273,608 | 2,408,612,515 | (372,701,379) | | (18,678,359) | | 9,665,506,385 |
| Personnel Expenses | (1,119,867,405) | 221,882,967 | (897,984,437) | (510,363,572) | 12,504,462 | (i) | — | | (1,395,843,547) |
| Administrative Expenses | (818,639,775) | 15,878,837 | (802,760,939) | (219,030,738) | 4,759,177 | (j) | 264,748 | (r) | (1,016,767,752) |
| Depreciation Expenses | (204,183,208) | 24,793,010 | (179,390,197) | (98,282,274) | (8,712,686) | (k) | (15,621,041) | (s) | (302,006,198) |
| Other Operating Expenses | (1,367,977,988) | 36,989,356 | (1,330,988,621) | (226,921,280) | (10,530,774) | (l) | (124,991,200) | (t) | (1,693,431,875) |
| Loss on net monetary position | (2,589,255,542) | 42,782,235 | (2,546,473,307) | (1,463,846,054) | 505,759,469 | (m) | — | | (3,504,559,892) |
| Operating Income | 1,619,843,583 | 270,832,525 | 1,890,676,107 | (109,831,403) | 131,078,269 | | (159,025,852) | | 1,752,897,121 |
| Share of profit from Associates and Joint Ventures | 780,861,835 | 607,076 | 781,468,912 | — | 12,274,761 | (n) | (442) | | 793,743,231 |
| Income before Taxes from Continuing Operations | 2,400,705,418 | 271,439,601 | 2,672,145,019 | (109,831,403) | 143,353,030 | | (159,026,294) | | 2,546,640,352 |
| Income Tax from Continuing Operations | (636,881,205) | (99,968,574) | (736,849,779) | 85,787,047 | 8,615,282 | (o) | 55,659,049 | (u) | (586,788,401) |
| Net Income from Continuing Operations | 1,763,824,213 | 171,471,027 | 1,935,295,240 | (24,044,356) | 151,968,312 | | (103,367,245) | | 1,959,851,951 |
| Net Income for the Year | 1,763,824,213 | 171,471,027 | 1,935,295,240 | (24,044,356) | 151,968,312 | | (103,367,245) | | 1,959,851,951 |
| Net Income for the Year Attributable to parent company’s owners | 1,763,971,045 | 171,194,168 | 1,935,165,213 | (24,042,744) | 154,515,519 | | (103,367,246) | | 1,962,270,742 |
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| Earnings per Share | Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. IFRS 12.31.24(1) | Pro forma Condensed combined statement of income 12.31.24(6) |
| Net Income Attributable to parent company´s owners – basic and diluted | 1,763,971,045 | 1,962,270,742 |
| Weighted Average of Ordinary Shares Outstanding for the Year – basic and diluted | 1,483,089 | | 1,606,254 | |
| Earnings per Share – basic and diluted | 1,189.39 | | 1,221.64 | |
1.Reflects the consolidated statement of income of Grupo Financiero Galicia for the year ended December 31, 2024 included in the financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2024 recast as of March 31, 2025, prepared under IFRS as issued by the IASB, and filed with the SEC on June 10, 2025.
2.Consolidated results of operations of GGAL Holdings S.A. corresponding to the month of December 2024, that were consolidated in the consolidated statement of income of Grupo Financiero Galicia for the year ended December 31, 2024 included in the financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2024 recast as of March 31, 2025, prepared under IFRS as issued by the IASB, and filed with the SEC on June 10, 2025.
3.Reflects the results of operations of GGAL Holdings S.A. for the year ended December 31, 2024 recast as of March 31, 2025, prepared under accounting principles generally accepted in Argentina, following the financial statement line items presentation in the consolidated statement of income of Grupo Financiero Galicia for the year ended December 31, 2024 included in the financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2024 recast as of March 31, 2025, prepared under IFRS as issued by the IASB, and filed with the SEC on June 10, 2025.
4.Refer to Note 2 to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of income for further information on the measurement and presentation adjustments.
5.Refer to Note 3 to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of income for further information on the transaction adjustments.
6.Refer to Note 4 to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of income for further information on the pro forma earnings per share calculation.
Notes to the unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of income
For the year ended December 31, 2024 in thousands of Argentine Pesos (Ps.), except as otherwise stated
Note 1 – Basis of preparation
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of income gives effect to the business acquisition mentioned further above in this document, under the acquisition method of accounting. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of income for the year ended December 31, 2024 gives effect to the transaction as if it had occurred on January 1, 2024.
The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of income was prepared by Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. based on the audited consolidated statement of income of Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. for the year ended December 31, 2024 included in the financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2024 recast as of March 31, 2025, prepared under IFRS as issued by the IASB, and filed with the SEC on June 10, 2025; and the unaudited statement of income of GGAL Holdings S.A. for the nine-month period as of September 30, 2024, included in the unaudited consolidated interim financial statements of HSBC Holdings (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.) as of and for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024 and the results of operations of GGAL Holdings S.A. for the period October 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024; both recast as of March 31, 2025, prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in Argentina and presented following the financial statement line items presentation in the consolidated statement of income of Grupo Financiero Galicia for the year ended December 31, 2024 included in the financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2024 recast as of March 31, 2025, prepared under IFRS as issued by the IASB, and filed with the SEC on
June 10, 2025. The unaudited pro forma condensed combined statement of income should therefore be read in conjunction with the following:
•the audited consolidated statement of income of Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. for the year ended December 31, 2024 included in the financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2024 recast as of March 31, 2025, which has been prepared in accordance with IFRS as issued by the IASB and filed with the SEC on June 10, 2025; and
•the unaudited consolidated statement of income of GGAL Holdings S.A. for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024, included in the unaudited consolidated interim financial statements of HSBC Holdings (currently GGAL Holdings S.A.) as of and for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2024, prepared under accounting principles generally accepted in Argentina filed with the SEC on June 10, 2025.
Note 2 – Measurement and presentation adjustments
Measurement and presentation adjustments include reclassifications and adjustments to conform GGAL Holdings S.A. results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2024 to Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A.’s IFRS accounting policies and presentation in its consolidated statement of income as of December 31, 2024 recast as of March 31, 2025, as well as some intercompany eliminations. Such reclassifications, adjustments and intercompany eliminations were made based on currently available information and, accordingly, further required adjustments may be identified as additional information becomes available. The notes below refer to GGAL Holdings S.A.’s results of operations line items and indicate how these were adjusted to the respective Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A.’s IFRS accounting policies and consolidated statement of income line items presented herein.
(a)Interest income was adjusted to reflect the following adjustment:
1)Debt securities, mainly government related, are measured at amortized cost in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in Argentina in GGAL Seguros S.A.’s and GGAL Seguros de Retiro S.A.’s financial statements. The pro forma adjustment of Ps. (46,509,403) corresponds to the application of the classification and measurement provisions in IFRS 9 to all debt securities held by the insurance companies. For purposes of the pro forma adjustment, the adjustment calculated as of December 31, 2024, is management’s best estimate basis for what the adjustment would have been had the business combination been consummated on January 1, 2024.
2)The pro forma adjustment of Ps. (3,767,931) relates to the elimination of the intercompany interest income for the current account held by Tarjeta Naranja S.A. in Banco GGAL S.A. Since the pro forma is prepared under the assumption that the acquisition occurred on January 1, 2024, interest income for the entire 2024 fiscal year is eliminated since it would have been intercompany. Management estimated that the income for the entire fiscal year 2024 is straight-line and therefore interest income from December 2024 was considered management’s best estimate basis for calculating the elimination of the interest income for the entire fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.
(b)Interest expense was adjusted to reflect the following adjustment:
1)The pro forma adjustment of Ps. 6,586,320 corresponds to the elimination of Banco GGAL S.A.’s intercompany interest expense related to the negotiable obligation that Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. acquired as part of the business combination. Since the pro forma is prepared under the assumption that the acquisition occurred on January 1, 2024, actual interest expense for the entire 2024 fiscal year is eliminated since it would have been intercompany.
(c)Fee income was adjusted to reflect the following adjustment:
1)Banco GGAL S.A. operates a rewards points program, while Banco Galicia operates the Quiero! points program. At the time of the acquisition, Banco GGAL S.A.' rewards program was aligned with Banco Galicia's Quiero! Points program, and the redemption and expiration policy was unified. For purposes of the pro forma, the adjustment of Ps. (1,831,476) calculated as of December 31, 2024 was taken into account as management’s best estimate, as it is not practicable to calculate the adjustment based on the provision balances as of January 1, 2024 without significant time and effort.
(d)Net Income from Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value through Profit or Loss was adjusted to reflect the following measurement and presentation adjustments:
1)For details of the pro forma adjustment of Ps.148,205,550 refer to Note 2 (a) 1).
2)The adjustment of Ps.113,200,635 relates to the fact that, under IFRS 9, equity instruments are measured at fair value through profit or loss, except when management made use of the irrevocable option to measure them at fair value through other comprehensive income at the time of initial recognition. In the financial statements of Banco GGAL S.A., the public bonds portfolio was measured at fair value through profit and loss. Under IFRS 9, those financial instruments which fall under the business model “hold to collect and sale” are measured at fair value through other comprehensive income (OCI – reserves). For purposes of the pro forma, the adjustment calculated as of December 31, 2024 was taken into account as management’s best estimate, as it is not practicable to calculate the adjustment based on the provision balances as of January 1, 2024 without significant time and effort.
(e)Exchange rate differences on foreign currency was adjusted to reflect the following adjustment:
1)The pro forma adjustment of Ps.(134,614,910) corresponds to the application of IFRS 17, which introduces the use of a comprehensive model for the treatment of insurance contracts, with methods for measuring an entity's liabilities based on the characteristics of the contract. The valuation models assigned to each product are based on the results of the eligibility test, which can be: Variable Fee Approach (VFA) for life products with savings, retirement, and pension annuities in pesos; and the General Measurement Model (GMM) for the remaining products. The liability under IFRS 17 is comprised of the sum of a Best Estimated Liability (BEL), a Risk Adjustment (RA), a Time Value of Guarantees (TVoG), and a Contractual Service Margin (CSM). The BEL is calculated as a projected cash flow, which considers economic and non-economic assumptions. Among the economic assumptions, a discount curve for each currency is used at each calculation date, using the top-down method, constructed with market data, and an inflation curve based on market expectations. Non-economic assumptions include mortality, lapses, partial surrenders, and expenses, based on the company's own experience.
(f)Other Operating Income was adjusted to reflect the following adjustment:
1)For details of the pro forma adjustment of Ps.204,488 refer to Note 2 (a) 1).
2)The pro forma adjustment of Ps.(10,287) relates to the elimination of the intercompany other operating income for the commission fee charged to Tarjeta Naranja S.A. for the collection services provided by Banco GGAL S.A. Since the pro forma is prepared under the assumption that the acquisition occurred on January 1, 2024, the commission fee charged for the entire 2024 fiscal year is eliminated since it would have been intercompany. Management estimated that the commission fee for the entire fiscal year 2024 is straight-line and therefore the commission fee charged in December 2024 was considered management’s best estimate basis for calculating the elimination of the commission fee charged for the entire fiscal year ended December 31, 2024.
(g)Insurance Business Result was adjusted to reflect the following adjustment:
1)For details of the pro forma adjustment of Ps.(474,842,632) refer to Note 2 (e) 1).
(h)Impairment Charge was adjusted to reflect the following adjustment:
1)Under accounting principles generally accepted in Argentina, sovereign bonds are measured at fair value through other comprehensive income in Banco GGAL S.A.’s financial statements, which do not require the bank to calculate an estimated credit loss allowance (ECL) in accordance with point 5.5. of IFRS 9, Financial Instruments. This pro forma adjustment corresponds to the sovereign bonds’ ECL impact on the statement of income calculated in accordance with point 5.5. of IFRS 9 to conform to Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A.’s accounting policy.
(i)Personnel Expenses was adjusted to reflect the following adjustment:
1)The adjustment for Ps.12,504,462 reflects the impact of expenses non-directly attributable to insurance contracts related to the pro forma adjustment described in Note 2 (e) 1).
(j)Administrative Expenses was adjusted to reflect the following adjustments:
1)For details of the pro forma adjustment of Ps. 1,027,121 refer to Note 2 (e) 1).
2)The adjustment of Ps.3,732,056 corresponds to the fact that lease contracts were measured using a model similar to IAS 17 in GGAL Holdings S.A.’s financial statements, where lessees need to classify the lease as either finance or operating. If the lease is classified as operating, then the lessees does not show neither asset nor liability in their balance sheets, just the lease payments as an expense in profit or loss for lease accounting. Under IFRS, lease contracts are accounted for under IFRS 16. Most lease contracts are accounted for on the balance sheet, resulting in the recognition of a right-of-use asset and a corresponding lease liability on the balance sheet. The distinction between operating and finance leases for lessees is eliminated, requiring them to capitalize all leases except for short-term or low-value leases. Lease liabilities were measured at the present value of the remaining lease payments, discounted using the funding rates in effect at the initial date of each lease contract, while the right-of-use asset was measured at an amount equal to the lease liability.
(k)Depreciation expense was adjusted to reflect mainly the following adjustments:
1)For details of the pro forma adjustment of Ps.(8,712,686) refer to Note 2 (j) 2).
(l)Other Operating Expenses was adjusted to reflect mainly the following adjustments:
1)For details of the pro forma adjustment of Ps.610 refer to Note 2 (j) 2).
2)The pro forma adjustment of Ps.(6,173,610) corresponds to a difference in the write-off policy. Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A.’s and GGAL Holdings S.A.’s accounting policy had a different threshold for the application of the “no expectation of recovery” concept included in IFRS 9. The pro forma adjustment corresponds to the difference between GGAL Holdings S.A.’s and Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A.’s write-off policy as of January 1, 2024 recast as of March 31, 2025 and the corresponding adjustment for GGAL Holdings S.A.’s loans that should have been written off in accordance with the Group’s policy during fiscal year 2024 recast as of March 31, 2025.
3)The pro forma adjustment of Ps. (4,357,774) corresponds to a difference in accounting policy between Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. and GGAL Holdings S.A. in connection to the contingency provision for class-actions. The pro forma adjustment aligns the provision held by GGAL Holdings S.A. with Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A.'s provisioning criteria for these types of actions. For purposes of the pro forma, the adjustment calculated as of December 31, 2024 was considered management’s best estimate, as it is not practicable to calculate the adjustment based on the provision balances as of January 1, 2024 without significant time and effort.
(m)Loss on net monetary position was adjusted to reflect mainly the following adjustments:
1)For details of the pro forma adjustment of Ps. 498,008,463 refer to Note 2 (a) 1).
2)The pro forma adjustment of Ps. 7,973,516 corresponds to equity instruments which were carried at cost adjusted by inflation, under accounting principles generally accepted in Argentina, in GGAL Holdings S.A. as of December 31, 2024. Grupo Financiero Galicia follows the accounting guidance on IFRS 9, Financial Instruments, and measures these equity instruments at fair value through profit or loss. For purposes of the pro forma, the adjustment calculated as of December 31, 2024 was considered as management’s best estimate, as it is not practicable to calculate the adjustment based on the balances as of January 1, 2024 without significant time and effort.
3)For details of the pro forma adjustment of Ps. (222,510) refer to Note 2 (j) 2).
(n)Share of profit from Associates and Joint Ventures was adjusted to reflect mainly the following adjustment:
1)For details of the pro forma adjustment of Ps.12,274,761 refer to Note 2 (m) 2).
(o)The pro forma adjustment of Ps.8,615,282 corresponds to the tax impact at the statutory rate of 35% of the measurement and presentation adjustments detailed in Note 2 (a) to (n) above.
Note 3 – Transaction accounting adjustments
Transaction accounting adjustments include certain pro forma adjustments made to reflect the fair value of identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed in accordance with IFRS 3, Business combinations and are based upon available information and assumptions that Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. believes are reasonable, which are described in this note.
In determining the adjustments, Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. considered valuation inputs and assumptions used in the purchase price allocation to calculate the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition. Further adjustments might be required in the subsequent 12 months from the acquisition date, as allowed under IFRS 3 requirements. As a consequence, the final fair value adjustments may differ from the amounts presented here. However, it is estimated that no significant adjustments to the provisional amounts presented in this pro forma will result from this review.
All adjustments have been considered on a pre- and post-tax basis and where an estimated impact on income taxes has been identified this is reflected in Note 3.(u). This assessment includes assumptions and represents Grupo Financiero Galicia’s best estimate as to the likely tax impacts. The assessment could change as further information becomes available, including how the entities and businesses will be reorganized, and receipt of revised profit forecasts for those entities.
The following notes reference the pro forma condensed combined statement of income for the year ended December 31, 2024 which is included earlier in this section.
(p)The pro forma adjustment of Ps. (25,087,466) corresponds to the additional interest expense in connection to the unsubordinated debt security issued by Banco Galicia on October 3, 2024, to finance the business acquisition, for US$ 325,000 with a 7.75% interest rate due on October 10, 2028, that would have been recorded in fiscal year 2024 had the business combination been consummated on January 1, 2024.
(q)The pro forma adjustment of Ps. 6,409,107 corresponds to the fact that, GGAL Holdings S.A. accounted for customers’ deposits at amortized cost. Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. initially recorded them at fair value at the acquisition date in accordance with IFRS 3, Business combinations (“IFRS 3”), with the difference between amortized cost and fair value recorded in profit and loss all at once given the short-term nature of these instruments. For purposes of the pro forma adjustment, the valuation difference calculated at the acquisition date was management’s best estimate basis to obtain the valuation difference that would have been recorded in fiscal year 2024 had the business combination been consummated on January 1, 2024, as it is not practicable to calculate the difference between amortized cost and fair value as of January 1, 2024 without significant time and effort.
(r)The pro forma adjustment of Ps. 264,748 corresponds to a goodwill held by GGAL Holdings S.A. that did not meet capitalization requirements according to Grupo Financiero’s accounting policies, and therefore, was written off when accounting for the purchase price allocation. For purposes of the pro forma adjustment, this same amount would have been written off had the business combination been consummated on January 1, 2024.
(s)The pro forma adjustment of Ps. (2,220,907) corresponds to the higher property, plant and equipment (“PP&E”) depreciation expense given that GGAL Holdings S.A.s' PP&E were recorded at cost. Grupo Financiero Galicia measured them at fair value at the acquisition date, in accordance with IFRS 3.
In addition, the pro forma adjustment of Ps. (13,400,134) corresponds to the fact that a core deposits intangible was identified as part of the purchase price allocation exercise related to the acquisition. This asset had not been previously recognized in GGAL Holdings S.A. Fair value of the intangible asset was determined using the cost savings method under the income approach. Cost savings were calculated by comparing the cost of existing deposits (including the cost of maintaining them) with the cost of obtaining alternative funds from a mix of diversified funding sources available to market participants. The core deposits intangible asset represents the present value of the cost savings expected to be realized over the deposits' remaining useful life. The valuation of the intangible asset includes
assumptions consistent with how a market participant would estimate fair value, such as growth and attrition rates and projected fee and interest income, as well as deposit-related costs and discount rates. Depreciation was based on the terms of the core deposits identified at the acquiree.
These pro forma adjustments represent the higher depreciation and amortization expense for the twelve-month period using as a basis the difference in measurement calculated at the date of acquisition, which is management’s best estimate basis to obtain the depreciation and amortization expense that would have been recorded in fiscal year 2024 had the business combination been consummated on January 1, 2024.
(t)The pro forma adjustment of Ps. 55,659,049 relates to the fact that loans and securities were measured at amortized cost by GGAL Holdings S.A. under accounting principles generally accepted in Argentina. Grupo Financiero Galicia measured them at fair value at the acquisition date, in accordance with IFRS 3. This pro forma adjustment represents the accretion to Other operating expenses of the fair value adjustment at the date of acquisition. The loan’s fair value adjustment will be accreted in 24 months due to the average length in time of the financial instruments. The pro forma fair value adjustment includes the accretion for the twelve-month period ended December 31, 2024, using as a basis the amount calculated at the acquisition date, which is management’s best estimate. The securities’ fair value adjustment was accreted all at once in 2024, due to the shorter length in time of the financial instruments. The securities’ fair value adjustment calculated at the acquisition date is management’s best estimate basis of the difference that would have been recorded had the business combination been consummated on January 1, 2024.
(u)The pro forma adjustment represents the impact to Income tax from continuing operations of the pro forma adjustments described in Note 3 (p) to (t).
Note 4 – Earnings per share
Pro forma earnings per share (“EPS”) for the pro forma condensed combined statement of income have been recalculated to show the impacts of the transaction after giving effect to the following issuance of shares that occurred subsequent to December 31, 2024 on February 13, 2025, assuming that Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A.’s shares transferred to GGAL Holdings S.A.’s shareholders in connection with the transaction were outstanding at the beginning of the period presented.
•On February 13, 2025, Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. issued 17,740,028 Class B ordinary shares of one peso of nominal value each, and representing one vote per share, allowing Grupo Financiero Galicia S.A. to pay for the price adjustment, determined on December 6, 2024, that the transaction was subject to in benefit of HSBC Latin America B.V. and HSBC Latin America Holdings (UK) Limited.
For purposes of the unaudited pro forma diluted EPS calculation, there are no dilutive potential ordinary shares.