Contents Introduction Management report Appendices Corporate governance Consolidated Financial Statements Company Financial Statements Loan portfolio TIS by industry at year-end 2017 Lessors of real estate 13% Wholesale 10% Finance and insurance, except banks 10% Manufacturing 8% Professional, scientific and technical services 8% Activities related to real estate 8% Transport and warehousing 5% Healthcare and social assistance 5% Construction 4% Retail (except food beverages) 4% Utilities 2% Information and communication 1% Art, entertainment and recreation 1% Other services 22% Loan portfolio F&A by industry at year-end 2017 48% of the loan portfolio was lent to private individuals, 28% to Trade, industry services (TIS), and 24% to Food Agri.The following graphs represent the breakdown of the TIS and Food Agri portfolios by industry. Changes in business segments As part ofthe ongoing change ofthe bankfollowing the update of our strategic objectives Rabobank changed the set-up and internal reporting ofthe business segments. In 2017 the portfolio of DFF's Financial Solutions was transferred to the business segment domestic retail banking, and a large part ofthe loan portfolio of FGH Bank which was previously in the real estate segment was integrated in the domestic retail banking segment and wholesale (part ofthe WRR segment). For comparison purposes, the segment information for 2016 is also represented in the new structure and the figures have been adjusted accordingly. Financial Solutions In April 2017, DFF transferred its Financial Solutions activities to Rabobank. Financial Solutions includes leasing and consumer finance products offered to Rabobank customers in the Netherlands. Migrating DFF's non-vendor finance activities to Rabobank brings about synergies that can deliver more value to the customers that make use of these products. Additionally, it allows DFF to focus all of its resources on its vendor finance business. Rabo Real Estate Finance Rabo Real Estate Finance has been introduced in 2016 as the real estate finance organisation within Rabobank. In line with the Rabobank real estate strategy it ensures that the expertise of commercial real estate financier FGH Bank's expertise will remain within the bank. Rabo Real Estate Finance is a centre of expertise in the area of commercial real estate financing.They advise local Rabobanks about commercial real estate lending. For more information on Rabo Real Estate Finance click here. Decrease in private savings Total deposits from customers decreased by 2% to EUR 340.7 (2016: 347.7) billion. This was mainly due to balances from corporate customers, which are inherently more volatile than private savings. Deposits from customers in domestic retail banking increased to EUR 228.8 (2016:223.3) billion. Deposits from customers at other segments decreased by EUR 12.5 billion to EUR 111.9 (2016:124.4) billion. This decrease was for around EUR 5 billion due to currency effects. Nevertheless, private savings at Domestic retail banking increased by EUR 0.8 billion to EUR 117.0 (2016:116.2) billion, while total private savings decreased by EUR 0.1 billion to EUR 142.1 (2016:142.2) billion. Dairy 23% Deposits from customers I Grain and oilseeds 19% in billions of euros 31-12-2017 31-12-2016 Animal protein 16% Private savings 142.1 142.2 Fruit and vegetables 10% Domestic retail banking 117.0 116.2 Farm inputs 9% Other segments 25.1 26.0 Food retail and food service 5% Other deposits from customers 198.1 205.5 Beverages 3% Domestic retail banking 111.8 107.1 Sugar 3% Other segments 86.8 98.4 Flowers 2% Total deposits from customers 340.7 347.7 Miscelaneous crop farming Other F&A Rabobank Annual Report 2017 - Management report 74

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