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      Israel Discount Bank Announces Third Quarter 2011 Financial Results


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      Israel Discount Bank Ltd

      30 Nov, 2011, 09:31 GMT

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      TEL-AVIV, Israel, November 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --

      Q3 Net Income - NIS 121 million compared to NIS 284 million in the third quarter of 2010, a decrease of 57.4%

      Q3 Net Return on Equity - 4.7% compared to 11.6% in the third quarter of 2010

      Net Income for the first nine months of 2011 - NIS 630 million compared to NIS 573 million in the first nine months of 2010, an increase of 9.9%

      Net Return on Equity for the first nine months of 2011 - 8.2%, in annualized terms, compared to 7.8% in the first nine months of 2010 and compared to 7.0% for the whole of 2010

      Ratio of Capital to Risk Assets (according to Basel II guidelines) - 13.3%.

      Core Capital Ratio - 7.6%

      Israel Discount Bank Limited (TASE:DSCT), one of Israel's leading banks, today reported its Q3 2011 financial results.

           (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100810/403645 )

      Main factors affecting the Group's business results in the first nine months of 2011, compared to the corresponding period:

      • An increase of 3.1% in income from financing activities before expenses for credit losses.
      • A decrease of 3.8% in expenses for credit losses.
      • An increase of 3.8% in operating and other income.
      • An increase of 6.9%.in operating and other expenses.
      • A decrease of 19.2% in the Bank's share in operating income of affiliated companies, net of tax effect.
      • An increase of NIS 30 million in net income from extraordinary items, net of taxes

      Main Balance Sheet Developments as at September 30, 2011:

      • Total Assets increased by 7.2%, amounting to NIS 199.0 billion, compared to NIS 185.6 billion at the end of 2010.
      • Net Credit granted to the public decreased by 0.1%, amounting to NIS 118.5 billion, compared to NIS 118.7 billion at the end of 2010.
      • Deposits from the public increased by 8.1%, amounting to NIS 149.2 billion, compared to NIS 138.0 billion at the end of 2010.
      • The equity attributable to the shareholders of the Bank decreased by 3.1%, amounting to NIS 10.5 billion, compared to NIS 10.8 billion at the end of 2010.
      • Total Capital declined by 2.8% to NIS 10.8 billion, compared to NIS 11.2 billion at the end of 2010.


      Data Regarding Subsidiaries

          First nine months of 2011
                                                               Return on
                                                               Equity        Ratio of
                                                               Attributable   capital
                                                    Net        to             to risk
                                                    Income     Shareholders    assets
          Discount Bancorp Inc.                      USD 39 M           6.6%   *15.8%
          Mercantile Discount Bank                  NIS 132 M          10.7%    13.8%
          Discount Mortgage Bank                   NIS 34.1 M           4.1%    16.9%
          Israel Credit Cards (ICC) (the Bank holds
          71.8% of the equity)                      NIS 181 M          22.2%    16.3%
      


      * In conformity with U.S. Reporting Standards

          First nine months of 2010
                                                               Return on
                                                               Equity       Ratio of
                                                               Attributable  capital
                                                      Net      to            to risk
                                                      Income   Shareholders   assets
          Discount Bancorp Inc.                       USD 42 M         7.7%   *14.6%
          Mercantile Discount Bank                   NIS 116 M         9.1%    12.7%
          Discount Mortgage Bank                    NIS 24.2 M         2.9%    18.3%
          Israel Credit Cards (ICC) (the Bank holds
          71.8% of the equity)                       NIS 176 M        20.9%    16.9%
      


      * In conformity with U.S. Reporting Standards

          2010
                                                               Return on
                                                               Equity       Ratio of
                                                               Attributable  capital
                                                    Net        to            to risk
                                                    Income     Shareholders   assets
          Discount Bancorp Inc.                     USD 51 M           6.8%   *14.7%
          Mercantile Discount Bank                 NIS 141 M           8.1%    13.2%
          Discount Mortgage Bank                  NIS 30.4 M           2.8%    18.3%
          Israel Credit Cards (ICC) (the Bank holds
          71.8% of the equity)                     NIS 215 M          18.3%    16.2%
      


      * In conformity with U.S. Reporting Standards

          Discount Group - Principal Data from the Financial Statements
       
          Income and Profitability (in NIS millions)
                                    Third Quarter      First Nine Months   Annual
                                                %                   %
                                    2011  2010  change 2011   2010  change 2010
             Income from financing
             activities before
             expenses for credit
             losses                 1,067 1,331  (19.8) 3,645 3,537    3.1  4,830
             Expenses for credit
             losses                   226   169   33.7    526   547   (3.8)   821
             Operating and other
             income                   718   659    9.0  2,032 1,957    3.8  2,660
             Operating and other
             expenses               1,478 1,321   11.9  4,377 4,093    6.9  5,659
             Operating income
             before taxes              81   500  (83.8)   774   854   (9.4) 1,010
             Operating income after
             taxes                    133   271  (50.9)   553   500   10.6    552
             Net income
             attributable to the
             shareholders of the
             Bank                     121   284  (57.4)   630   573    9.9    704
             Return on Net Income
             in %                     4.7  11.6           8.2   7.8           7.0
       
      


          Development of Assets and Liabilities (in NIS millions)
                                                September 30            December 31
                                          2011    2010    % change    2010    % change
          Total Assets                  198,995 186,797      6.5     185,576     7.2
          Net Credit granted to the
          public                        118,516 119,129     (0.5)    118,666    (0.1)
          Securities                     37,774  39,605     (4.6)     37,176     1.6
          Deposits from the public      149,197 137,810      8.3     138,011     8.1
          Equity attributable to the
          shareholders of the Bank       10,491  10,353      1.3      10,824    (3.1)
          Total Equity                   10,840  10,711      1.2      11,152    (2.8)
      


          PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL RATIOS (IN PERCENTAGES)
                                                     September 30      December 31
                                                     2011   2010       2010
          Total Equity / Total Assets                   5.4    5.7             6.0
          Net Credit granted to the public /
          Deposits from the public                     79.4   86.4            86.0
          Ratio of capital to risk assets (Basel II)   13.3   12.5            13.2
          Core capital ratio                            7.6    7.1             7.6
          Expenses for credit losses / Credit
          granted to the public                        0.59   0.58            0.66
          Interest Margin                              1.20   1.40            1.48
          Operating Expenses / Total income
          (efficiency ratio)                           77.1   74.5            75.6
      



      Israel Discount Bank

      Israel Discount Bank is a leading financial group in Israel.  With nationwide coverage, Israel Discount Bank provides a full spectrum of corporate and retail financial products and services to its clients, both in Israel and key financial centers around the world.  Israel Discount Bank is traded on the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange under the ticker DSCT.

      Israel Discount Bank Ltd.
      Head Office:
      Discount Tower
      23 Yehuda Halevi Street, Tel Aviv, Israel
      Tel: +972-3-5145555
      Website: http://www.discountbank.co.il


      For additional details please contact:
      Sarit Weiss
      Spokesperson
      Tel: +972-3-5145516
      Mobile: +972-52-2-461151
      E-mail: spokes@discountbank.net


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