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in € m. Jun 30,
2006
Jun 30,
2005
  Jun 30,
2006
Jun 30,
2005
 
Reconciliation of cost ratios:            
Reported noninterest expenses 4,838 4,412 10% 10,213 9,118 12%
Deduct:            
Compensation and benefits 3,088 2,640 17% 6,712 5,638 19%
Non-compensation noninterest expenses 1,750 1,772 (1)% 3,501 3,480 1 %
Add (deduct):            
Restructuring activities (57) (116) (51)% (99) (284) (65)%
Goodwill impairment/impairment of intangibles N/M N/M
Provision for real estate fund investor compensation 5 N/M 5 N/M
Minority interest (5) (11) (55)% (24) (22) 9%
Policyholder benefits and claims (11) (9) 27% (29) (23) 24%
Provision for off-balance sheet positions 16 (5) N/M 23 8 196%
Non-compensation operating cost base 1,700 1,632 4 % 3,378 3,160 7 %
Cost/income ratio 71.1% 74.8% (3.7)ppt 69.1% 73.0% (3.9)ppt
Underlying cost/income ratio 71.4% 73.2% (1.8)ppt 69.4% 71.6% (2.2)ppt
Compensation ratio 45.4% 44.7% 0.7 ppt 45.4% 45.2% 0.2 ppt
Underlying compensation ratio 46.1% 45.2% 0.9 ppt 46.2% 45.9% 0.3 ppt
Non-compensation ratio 25.7% 30.0% (4.3)ppt 23.7% 27.9% (4.2)ppt
Underlying non-compensation ratio 25.4% 28.0% (2.6)ppt 23.2% 25.7% (2.5)ppt
Reconciliation of profitability ratios:            
Net income 1,226 947 29% 2,936 2,050 43%
Add (deduct):            
Reversal of 1999/2000 credits for tax rate changes N/M 31 N/M
Cumulative effect of accounting changes, net of tax N/M (46) N/M
Adjusted net income 1,226 947 29% 2,890 2,081 39%
Average shareholders’ equity 30,092 26,778 12% 30,215 26,589 14%
Add (deduct):            
Average unrealized gains on securities available for sale, net of applicable tax (2,192) (1,443) 52% (2,390) (1,591) 50%
Average dividend accruals (1,768) (1,125) 57% (1,656) (1,083) 53%
Average active equity 26,132 24,210 8% 26,169 23,915 9%
Return on average shareholders’ equity (after tax) 16.3% 14.1% 2.2 ppt 19.4% 15.4% 4.0 ppt
Adjusted return on average active equity (after tax) 18.8% 15.6% 3.2 ppt 22.1% 17.4% 4.7 ppt
Pre-tax return on average shareholders’ equity 24.8% 21.1% 3.7 ppt 29.6% 24.0% 5.6 ppt
Pre-tax return on average active equity 28.6% 23.4% 5.2 ppt 34.2% 26.7% 7.5 ppt
Underlying pre-tax return on average active equity 28.0% 24.3% 3.7 ppt 33.2% 27.7% 5.5 ppt
Equity turnover (based on average shareholders’ equity) 90.4% 88.1% 2.3 ppt 97.9% 93.9% 4.0 ppt
Equity turnover (based on average active equity) 104.1% 97.5% 6.6 ppt 113.0% 104.4% 8.6 ppt
Underlying equity turnover (based on average active equity) 102.6% 96.4% 6.2 ppt 111.1% 102.8% 8.3 ppt
Profit margin 27.5% 24.0% 3.5 ppt 30.2% 25.6% 4.6 ppt
Underlying profit margin 27.3% 25.2% 2.1 ppt 29.9% 26.9% 3.0 ppt
ppt – percentage points
N/M – Not meaningful