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Macquarie Group Limited ABN 94 122 169 279 50 Martin Place Sydney NSW 2000 GPO Box 4294 Sydney NSW 1164 AUSTRALIA MACQUARIE Telephone Facsimile Internet ( 612 ) 8232 3333 ( 612 ) 8232 3019 http://www.macquarie.com ASX / Media Release MACQUARIE GROUP ANNOUNCES $ A2,043 MILLION HALF - YEAR PROFIT AND CA CAPITAL RAISING Key points SK ¼jud 9sn jeuös . 1H22 net profit of $ A2,043 million , up 107 % on 1H21 and in line with 2H21 International income 72 % of total income¹ in 1H22 Assets under management of $ A737.0 billion at 30 September 2021 , up 31 % from 31 March 2021 Financial position comfortably exceeds regulatory minimum requirements Group capital surplus of $ A8.4 billion 2,3 Bank CET1 Level 2 ratio 11.7 % ( Harmonised : 14.8 % ) ; Leverage ratio 5.3 % ( Harmonised : 6.0 % ) ; LCR 179 % 4 ; NSFR 122 % 4 ◆ Annualised return on equity ( ROE ) 17.8 % , compared with 14.3 % in FY21 Interim ordinary dividend of $ A2.72 per share ( 40 % franked ) , representing a payout ratio of 50 % Capital raising in the form of a non - underwritten $ A1.5 billion institutional placement and a non - underwritten share purchase plan , the size of which will depend on demand from Eligible Shareholders5 SYDNEY , 29 October 2021 - Macquarie Group ( ASX : MQG ; ADR : MQBKY ) today announced a net profit after tax attributable to ordinary shareholders of $ A2,043 million for the half year ended 30 September 2021 ( 1H22 ) , up 107 per cent on the half year ended 30 September 2020 ( 1H21 ) and in line with the $ A2,030 million net profit for the half year ended 31 March 2021 ( 2H21 ) . The Group also announced that it is seeking to raise $ A1.5 billion in the form of a non - underwritten institutional placement ( Placement ) , which will be followed by a non - underwritten share purchase plan ( SPP ) . The capital raising will provide additional flexibility to invest in new opportunities where the expected risk - adjusted returns are attractive , while maintaining an appropriate capital surplus . Macquarie Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer , Shemara Wikramanayake , said : " This first half saw a significant increase in net profit contribution from all four operating groups compared with 1H21 , a period which was affected by the COVID - 19 pandemic . Today's result is consistent with a strong 2H21 and reflects improved trading conditions across our diverse platform . " 1. Where referenced in this document , total income is net operating income excluding earnings on capital and other corporate items . 2. The capital surplus shown is above regulatory minimums including the capital conservation buffer ( CCB ) , per APRA ADI Prudential Standard 110 , calculated at 8.5 % RWA on a Level 2 basis for Macquarie Bank Limited ( MBL ) . This surplus also includes provision for internal capital buffers , forthcoming regulatory changes , as well as differences between Level 2 and Level 1 capital requirements , such as the $ A500 million operational capital overlay which is applied to Level 1 only . 3. Based on materiality , the 8.5 % used to calculate the Group capital surplus does not include the countercyclical buffer ( CCYB ) of ~ 1bps . The individual CCyB varies by jurisdiction and the Bank Group's CCyB is calculated as a weighted average based on exposures in different jurisdictions . 4. As announced on 1 April 2021 , APRA has imposed a 15 % add - on to the Net Cash Outflow component of the LCR calculation , and a 1 % decrease to the Available Stable Funding component of the NSFR calculation , effective from 1 April 2021 . 5. Share Purchase Plan subject to scale back depending on take - up . Eligible Shareholders are shareholders with a registered address in Australia or New Zealand on the register as at 7.00pm on Thursday , 28 October 2021 and who are outside the United States . 1