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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of March, 2008.
Comission File Number 001-32535
Bancolombia S.A.
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Calle 50 No. 51-66
Medellín, Colombia
(Address of principal executive offices)
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(BANCOLOMBIA LETTERHEAD)
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL RESULTS
FOR THE QUARTER ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007
March 10, 2008. Medellín, Colombia — Today, BANCOLOMBIA S.A. (“BANCOLOMBIA” or the “Bank”) (NYSE: CIB) announced its financial results for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2007, ended December 31, 2007.1
                                         
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET   Quarter     Growth  
AND INCOME STATEMENT   Pro forma                              
(Ps millions)   4Q 06     3Q 07     4Q 07     4Q 07 / 3Q 07     4Q 07 / 4Q 06  
 
                             
ASSETS
                                       
Loans and financial leases, net
    29,207,818       34,188,333       36,245,473       6.02 %     24.10 %
Investment securities, net
    7,157,767       5,331,636       5,774,251       8.30 %     -19.33 %
Other assets
    6,896,391       9,163,991       10,131,925       10.56 %     46.92 %
 
                             
Total assets
    43,261,976       48,683,960       52,151,649       7.12 %     20.55 %
 
                             
 
                                       
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
                                       
Deposits
    28,526,183       30,641,803       34,374,150       12.18 %     20.50 %
Non-interest bearing
    5,259,098       4,647,520       5,804,724       24.90 %     10.37 %
Interest bearing
    23,267,085       25,994,283       28,569,426       9.91 %     22.79 %
Other liabilities
    10,421,112       13,274,738       12,578,229       -5.25 %     20.70 %
Total liabilities
    38,947,295       43,916,541       46,952,379       6.91 %     20.55 %
Shareholders’ equity
    4,314,681       4,767,419       5,199,270       9.06 %     20.50 %
 
                             
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
    43,261,976       48,683,960       52,151,649       7.12 %     20.55 %
 
                             
 
                                       
Interest income
    1,052,012       1,242,684       1,375,701       10.70 %     30.77 %
Interest expense
    403,065       526,607       588,349       11.72 %     45.97 %
Net interest income
    648,947       716,077       787,352       9.95 %     21.33 %
Net provisions
    (20,724 )     (192,709 )     (210,719 )     9.35 %     916.79 %
Fees and income from service, net
    290,987       283,549       348,778       23.00 %     19.86 %
Other operating income
    74,090       95,682       132,207       38.17 %     78.44 %
Operating expense
    (640,894 )     (550,826 )     (601,721 )     9.24 %     -6.11 %
Non-operating income, net
    (4,147 )     13,967       3,821       -72.64 %     192.14 %
Income tax expense
    (49,432 )     (49,007 )     (137,222 )     180.00 %     177.60 %
 
                             
Net income
    298,827       316,733       322,496       1.82 %     7.92 %
 
                             
 
1 This report corresponds to the consolidated financial statements of BANCOLOMBIA and its affiliates of which it owns, directly or indirectly more than 50% of the voting capital stock. These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in Colombia and the regulations of Superintendency of Finance in Colombia, collectively COL GAAP. BANCOLOMBIA maintains accounting records in Colombian pesos, referred to herein as “Ps.” There have been no changes to the Bank’s principal accounting policies in the 4Q2007. The statements of income for the 4Q2007 are not necessarily indicative of the results for any other future interim period. For more information, please refer to the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are available on the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This release contains statements that may be considered forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934. All forward-looking statements, whether made in this release or in future filings or press releases or orally, address matters that involve risks and uncertainties; consequently, there are or will be factors, including, among others, changes in general economic and business conditions, changes in currency exchange rates and interest rates, introduction of competing products by other companies, lack of acceptances of new products or services by our targeted customers, changes in business strategy and various others factors, that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in such statements. We do not intend, and do not assume any obligation, to update these forward-looking statements. Certain monetary amounts, percentages and other figures included in this report have been subject to rounding adjustments.
The unaudited pro forma combined condensed financial statements are provided for illustrative purposes only and do not purport to represent what the actual consolidated results of operations or the consolidated financial position of BANCOLOMBIA would have been, nor are they necessarily indicative of future consolidated results of operations or consolidated financial position. The unaudited pro forma combined condensed financial statements do not include the realization of cost savings from operating efficiencies, revenue synergies or other restructuring costs currently expected to result from the acquisition of Banagrícola S.A. (“BANAGRICOLA”). No assurance can be given that any such savings or other expected benefits of the acquisition will in fact take place, whether at the level of management’s current expectations or at all.
Any reference to BANCOLOMBIA must be understood as referring to the Bank together with its affiliates, unless otherwise specified.
Representative Market Rate: December 31, 2007 Ps. 2,014.76 = US$ 1
Average Representative Market Rate December 2007 Ps. 2,078.35 = US$ 1
(BANCOLOMBIA CONTACTS)

 

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(BANCOLOMBIA LETTERHEAD)
1. HIGHLIGHTS:
   
For the fourth quarter of 2007 net income amounted to Ps. 322.5 billion. Net income for the year ended December 31, 2007 totaled Ps. 1,086.9 billion, increasing 31.0% as compared to the pro forma2 Ps. 829.5 billion for the year ended December 31, 2006.
   
As of December 31, 2007, BANCOLOMBIA net loans totaled Ps. 36,245 billion, increasing 6.0% as compared to the Ps. 34,188 billion in the previous quarter. On a year-to-year basis, this represents an increase of 24.1% as compared to the pro forma Ps. 29,208 billion as of December 31, 2006.
   
Return on average equity (ROAE) was 24.41% for the year 2007.
   
For the year ended December 31, 2007, net interest income amounted to Ps. 2,808.3 billion, increasing 32.9% as compared to the pro forma figures for the year ended December 31, 2006.
   
Net fees and income from services for the quarter ended December 31, 2007, totaled Ps. 348.8 billion, which represents an increase of 19.9% as compared to the pro forma figures for the last quarter of 2006.
   
Total operating expenses for the year ended December 31, 2007 amounted to Ps. 2,201.3 billion, increasing 6.1% as compared to the 2,074.6 billion pro forma figures for the year ended December 31, 2006. Efficiency, measured as the ratio between operating expenses and net operating income, reached 53.0% for the year ended December 31, 2007.
   
Provisions for loan and accrued interest losses for the year ended December 31, 2007 amounted to Ps. 708 billion increasing 117.9% when compared to the same period of 2006.
   
BANCOLOMBIA’s ratio of past due loans to total loans as of December 31, 2007 was 2.9%, and the ratio of allowances to past due loans was 134.9%.
                                         
KEY FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS   Quarter     As of  
    Pro forma                     Pro forma        
    4Q 06     3Q 07     4Q 07     Dec-06     Dec-07  
 
                             
Net Income (Ps millions)
    298,827       316,733       322,496       829,488       1,086,923  
Basic and Diluted net income per ADS
    0.678       0.795       0.813       1.881       2.739  
Return on average total assets (1)
    2.80 %     2.70 %     2.57 %     1.92 %     2.30 %
Return on average shareholders’ equity (2)
    29.26 %     28.81 %     25.99 %     19.22 %     24.41 %
P/BV ADS (3)
    3.18       2.90       2.61                  
P/BV Local (4) (5)
    3.17       2.71       2.56                  
P/E (6)
    11.47       10.45       10.39                  
ADR price
    31.13       34.65       34.20                  
Weighted average of Preferred and Common Shares outstanding
    787,827,003       787,827,003       787,827,003                  
     
(1)  
Defined as annualized quarterly net income divided by monthly average assets.
 
(2)  
Defined as annualized quarterly net income divided by monthly average equity.
 
(3)  
Defined as ADS price divided by ADS book value.
 
(4)  
Defined as share price divided by share book value.
 
(5)  
Share prices on the Colombian Stock Exchange.
 
(6)  
Defined as market capitalization divided by annualized quarter results.
 
2 This report contains pro forma figures for the fourth quarter of 2006 as if the acquisition of Banagricola had taken place on June 30, 2006. All references to numbers for periods prior to third quarter of 2007 were derived from such pro forma consolidated financial statements and are used herein for the purpose of comparison. Some assumptions were needed in order to complete the pro forma figures, the purchase transaction was simulated applying the same multiples, used on the acquisition, to the numbers that BANAGRICOLA had at that time and an issuance of subordinated bonds and preferred shares were simulated keeping a similar participation on the bank’s funding as they did in June 30 2007.

 

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(BANCOLOMBIA LETTERHEAD)
2. CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
2.1.  
Assets
BANCOLOMBIA’s total assets amounted to Ps. 52,152 billion as of December 31, 2007, an increase of 7.1% as compared to Ps. 48,684 billion as of September 30, 2007 and of 20.5% as compared to the pro forma Ps. 43,262 billion as of December 31, 2006.
2.1.1.  
Loan Portfolio
Net loans and financial leases represented 69.5% of assets as of December 31, 2007, amounting to Ps. 36,245 billion, a 6.0% increase as compared to the previous quarter and 24.1% as compared to the pro forma figures for the fourth quarter of 2006.
                                         
LOAN PORTFOLIO   As of     Growth  
(Ps millions)   31-Dec-06     30-Sep-07     31-Dec-07     Dec-07/Sep-07     Dec-07/Dec-06  
    Pro forma                          
 
                             
CORPORATE
                                       
Working capital loans
    14,163,885       15,719,266       16,099,499       2.42 %     13.67 %
Loans funded by domestic development banks
    419,841       852,098       882,715       3.59 %     110.25 %
Trade Financing
    1,045,662       1,002,428       1,159,546       15.67 %     10.89 %
Overdrafts
    83,028       140,692       59,146       -57.96 %     -28.76 %
Credit Cards
    55,260       156,576       43,159       -72.44 %     -21.90 %
 
                             
TOTAL CORPORATE
    15,767,676       17,871,060       18,244,065       2.09 %     15.71 %
 
                             
RETAIL AND SMEs
                                       
Working capital loans
    2,348,732       2,874,562       3,729,344       29.74 %     58.78 %
Personal loans
    3,560,140       3,554,436       3,778,558       6.31 %     6.14 %
Loans funded by domestic development banks
    386,537       553,915       719,211       29.84 %     86.07 %
Credit Cards
    951,954       1,701,169       2,020,611       18.78 %     112.26 %
Overdrafts
    140,945       234,653       218,006       -7.09 %     54.67 %
Automobile loans
    971,078       1,214,440       1,312,396       8.07 %     35.15 %
Trade Financing
    75,537       90,820       97,978       7.88 %     29.71 %
 
                             
TOTAL RETAIL AND SMEs
    8,434,923       10,223,995       11,876,104       16.16 %     40.80 %
 
                             
MORTGAGE
    2,449,679       3,017,151       2,883,628       -4.43 %     17.71 %
 
                             
FINANCIAL LEASES
    3,554,616       4,332,769       4,698,827       8.45 %     32.19 %
 
                             
Total loans and financial leases
    30,206,894       35,444,975       37,702,624       6.37 %     24.81 %
Allowance for loan losses and financial leases
    (999,076 )     (1,256,642 )     (1,457,151 )     15.96 %     45.85 %
 
                             
Total loans and financial leases, net
    29,207,818       34,188,333       36,245,473       6.02 %     24.10 %
 
                             
Corporate loans amounted to Ps. 18,244 billion as of December 31, 2007, increasing 2.1% as compared to the previous quarter. This represents an increase of 15.7% as compared to pro forma Ps. 15,768 billion at December 31, 2006. Corporate loans represent 48.4% of BANCOLOMBIA’s loan portfolio.
Retail and small and medium-sized enterprise (“SME”) loans amounted to Ps. 11,876 billion as of December 31, 2007. They increased 16.2% as compared to the previous quarter and 40.8% over the year, driven by the increase on Colombian household demand and its direct effect on credit appetite. Retail and SME’s loans represent 31.5% of the loan portfolio.
Financial leases amounted to Ps. 4,699 billion, increasing 8.4% as compared to the previous quarter and 32.2% over the year. Financial leases represent 12.5% of the loan portfolio.

 

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(BANCOLOMBIA LETTERHEAD)
Mortgage loans amounted Ps. 2,884 billion, representing 7.6% of the loan portfolio. In 2007 BANCOLOMBIA securitized approximately Ps. 729 billion of its mortgage loans, of which Ps. 439 billion were securitized on the fourth quarter. After taking into account the securitizations presented on the quarter and the year, mortgage loans origination increased 5.4% as compared to the previous quarter and 25.3% over the year.
2.1.2.  
Investment Portfolio
As of December 31, 2007, BANCOLOMBIA’S net investment securities amounted to Ps. 5,774 billion, representing an increase of 8.3% when compared to September 30, 2007, and a decrease of 19.3% when compared to the pro forma figures as of December 31, 2006.
As of December 31, 2007, investments in debt securities represented 96.9% of BANCOLOMBIA’s net investment securities, which amounted to Ps. 5,596 billion (10.7% of total assets) at the end of the fourth quarter. This represents an increase of 8.2% when compared to September 30, 2007, when such investments amounted to Ps. 5,174 billion (10.6% of total assets), and a decrease of 20.1% as compared to the pro forma figures as of December 31, 2006, when such investments amounted to Ps. 7,004 billion (16.2% of total assets). The quarter over quarter change was mainly due to the increase of 29.3% in Colombian mortgage backed securities “TIPS” as a result of the repurchase of a portion of the mortgages securitized by the Bank on the same period. On a year over year basis, debt investments decreased as a continuation of the asset reallocation that began during 2006 driven by the loan growth dynamic and the decreasing bond prices environment.
TIPS is the name given to the mortgage backed securities in Colombia, securities issued by Titularizadora Colombiana S.A., entity that buys and secures mortgage loans in Colombia. These securities have a tax benefit in Colombia as their income is tax free, benefit that has contributed to the development of a market for this kind of instruments. It is important to highlight that a vast majority of the TIPS BANCOLOMBIA buys are backed by mortgages originated by the Bank according to its credit policies and standards.
Debt securities portfolio breakdown
                                         
    Government     Government             Corporate        
Debt Securities   (Colombia)     (Others)     MBS (TIPS)     (Others)     Total  
Trading
    20 %     0 %     2 %     12 %     34 %
Available for sale
    13 %     4 %     12 %     6 %     35 %
Held to Maturity
    10 %     11 %     7 %     4 %     31 %
 
                             
Total
    42 %     15 %     21 %     22 %     100 %
 
                             
2.1.3.  
Asset Quality
As of December 31, 2007, the Bank’s past due loans accounted for 2.9% of total loans, increasing from the 2.8% posted as of September 30, 2007. The increase is due to higher interest rates in Colombia, BANCOLOMBIA’s largest market, and the higher participation retail and SME’s segment has reached on the Bank’s loan book. Nonetheless, the level of the coverage measured by the ratio of allowances to past due loans at the end of the quarter increased reaching 134.9%, which is above the average of this measure for the last 3 years.

 

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(BANCOLOMBIA LETTERHEAD)
The percentage of loans classified as C, D and E increased in the fourth quarter of 2007, representing 3.1% of total loans compared to 2.6% the previous quarter, while the ratio of allowances to loans classified as C, D and E at the end of the fourth quarter of 2007 was 127.4%.
                                                 
LOANS AND FINANCIAL LEASES CLASSIFICATION   As of 31-Dec-06     As of 30-Sep-07     As of 31-Dec-07  
(Ps millions)   Pro forma              
¨A¨ Normal
    28,598,500       94.7 %     33,732,877       95.1 %     35,397,502       93.9 %
¨B¨ Subnormal
    842,347       2.8 %     776,157       2.2 %     1,135,023       3.0 %
¨C¨ Deficient
    269,922       0.9 %     248,459       0.7 %     300,085       0.8 %
¨D¨ Doubtful recovery
    281,398       0.9 %     456,216       1.3 %     604,034       1.6 %
¨E¨ Unrecoverable
    214,727       0.7 %     231,266       0.7 %     265,980       0.7 %
 
                                               
Total
    30,206,894       100 %     35,444,975       100 %     37,702,624       100 %
 
                                               
                   
Loans and financial leases classified as C, D and E
as a percentage of total loans and financial leases
  2.5%
  2.6%
  3.1%
                                         
ASSET QUALITY   As of     Growth  
( Ps millions)   Pro forma                              
    31-Dec-06     30-Sep-07     31-Dec-07     4Q 07 / 3Q 07     4Q 07 / 4Q 06  
 
                             
Total performing past due loans (1)
    425,633       435,868       438,566       0.62 %     3.04 %
Total non-performing past due loans
    334,489       544,985       666,367       22.27 %     99.22 %
Total past due loans
    760,122       980,853       1,104,933       12.65 %     45.36 %
Allowance for loans and accrued interest losses
    1,013,416       1,286,330       1,490,454       15.87 %     47.07 %
Past due loans to total loans
    2.52 %     2.77 %     2.93 %                
Non-performing loans as a percentage of total loans
    1.11 %     1.54 %     1.77 %                
“C”, “D” and “E” loans as a percentage of total loans
    2.54 %     2.64 %     3.10 %                
Allowances to past due loans (2)
    133.32 %     131.14 %     134.89 %                
Allowance for loan and accrued interest losses as a percentage of “C”, “D” and “E” loans (2)
    132.29 %     137.44 %     127.38 %                
Allowance for loan and accrued interest losses as a percentage of non-performing loans (2)
    302.97 %     236.03 %     223.67 %                
Allowance for loan and accrued interest losses as a percentage of total loans
    3.35 %     3.63 %     3.95 %                
Percentage of performing loans to total loans
    98.89 %     98.46 %     98.23 %                
     
(1)  
Performing past due loans are loans upon which the Bank continues to recognize income although interests have not been received for those periods. Once interest is unpaid on accrual loans, the loan is classified as non-performing. To check the periods where a loan is past due or non- performing please read the foot note on page 136 of the Bank’s 2006 20-F. Under Colombian Banking regulations, a loan is past due when it is at least 31 days past the actual due date.
 
(2)  
Allowance means allowances for loan and accrued interest losses.
2.2.  
Liabilities
Total deposits increased 12.2% as compared to the third quarter of 2007 and 20.5% over the year ended December 31, 2007, amounting to Ps. 34,374 billion as of December 31, 2007. Non-interest bearing deposits increased 24.9% over the third quarter of 2007 as part of the seasonal effect caused by the higher activity close to the end of the year. Interest bearing deposits increased 9.9% over the third quarter of 2007 and 22.8% as compared to the pro forma figures for the same period in 2006.
The composition of deposits changed throughout the year, specifically, time deposits increased representing 41.6% of the total, compared to 35.2% a year before. Saving deposits represented 36.9% of the deposits compared to a participation of 41.1% in 2006. These changes are explained to a large extent by the marginal reserve requirements imposed by the Colombian authorities in the first half of 2007, imposing higher reserves required for checking accounts and savings accounts than for time deposits, changing the preference among banks in marketing this kind of deposit.

 

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(BANCOLOMBIA LETTERHEAD)
                                                 
    Dec-06     Participation     Sep-07     Participation     Dec-07     Participation  
Checking accounts
    6,289,241       22.0 %     5,472,186       17.9 %     6,868,275       20.0 %
Time deposits
    10,029,281       35.2 %     12,952,902       42.3 %     14,304,727       41.6 %
Savings deposits
    11,723,261       41.1 %     11,737,909       38.3 %     12,697,288       36.9 %
Other
    484,400       1.7 %     478,806       1.6 %     503,860       1.5 %
 
                                   
Total Deposits
    28,526,183       100 %     30,641,803       100 %     34,374,150       100%  
 
                                   
2.3.  
Shareholders’ Equity
BANCOLOMBIA’s shareholders’ equity amounted to Ps. 5,199 billion at the end of the fourth quarter of 2007, which represents an increase of 9.0% as compared to the third quarter of 2006 and 20.5% as compared to the pro forma figures for the fourth quarter of 2006. The increase is explained by the financial result of the Bank and the stock issuance occurred in July 2007 (Ps. 927.6 billion).
At the end of the fourth quarter of 2007, the Bank’s consolidated ratio of technical capital to risk-weighted assets was 12.67%, a slight decrease as compared to the 13.28% from the previous quarter. The decrease is explained by the asset growth occurring in the fourth quarter of 2007.
                         
TECHNICAL CAPITAL RISK WEIGHTED ASSETS                  
Consolidated (Ps millions)   Pro forma              
    Dec-06     Sep-07     Dec-07  
Basic capital (Tier I)
    3,780,135       4,526,042       4,729,101  
Additional capital (Tier II)
    491,452       1,124,654       1,179,216  
Technical capital (1)
    4,271,587       5,650,696       5,908,317  
Risk weighted assets included market risk
    38,430,728       42,549,517       46,628,036  
 
                 
CAPITAL ADEQUACY (2)
    11.12 %     13.28 %     12.67 %
 
                 
     
(1)  
Technical capital is the sum of basic capital and additional capital.
 
(2)  
Capital Adequacy is technical capital divided by risk weighted assets.
3. INCOME STATEMENT
BANCOLOMBIA’s net income amounted to Ps. 322.5 billion for the fourth quarter of 2007 and Ps. 1,087 billion for the year ended December 31, 2007, a 31.0% increase as compared to Ps. 829.5 billion pro forma figure for the year ended December 31, 2006,.
3.1.  
Net Interest Income
Interest on loans amounted to Ps. 1,072 billion in the fourth quarter of 2007, increasing 10.3% compared to the third quarter of 2007 On a year over year basis, this represents an increase of 37.9% as compared to the Ps. 776,883 million at December 31, 2006. On the other hand, interests in investment securities reached Ps. 105,916 million for the fourth quarter of 2007, increasing 13.9% as compared to the previous quarter and decreasing 26.0% as compared to the fourth quarter of 2006, decreasing mostly because of the smaller size of the debt securities portfolio.

 

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3.2.  
Provisions
For the year ended December 31, 2007, provisions for loan and interest losses amounted to Ps. 708 billion, increasing 117.9% as compared to the year ended December 31, 2006. During the fourth quarter of 2007, provisions for loans and interest losses amounted to Ps. 258 billion, increasing 27.0% as compared to the third quarter of 2007.
Recoveries of provisions for foreclosed assets decreased 9.1% in the previous year from Ps. 90 billion.
Total net provisions for the year ended December 31, 2007 amounted to Ps. 597 billion, increasing 158.5% as compared to the pro forma figure for the year ended December 31, 2006. During the fourth quarter of 2007, Total net provisions amounted to Ps. 211 billion, increasing 9.3% as compared to the previous quarter.
3.2.1. Source of provisions charges variation
During 2007, the Bank made the necessary adjustments to fulfill the requirements established by Colombia’s Superintendency of Finance (the “SFC”) in terms of provision charges, which included:
   
The application of a new methodology when calculating provisions for commercial loans based on a reference model developed by the SFC.
   
Changes to the applicable allowance percentage formula for consumer loans, which increased these percentages for the loans classified as “A” and “B”.
   
The adjustment of the allowances of BANAGRICOLA, a Salvadorian subsidiary, to Colombia’s regulatory framework, causing additional non-recurrent provisions.
   
Changes in the methodology used to classify restructured commercial loans.
BANCOLOMBIA notes that 40% of the Bank’s current allowances are made upon loans classified as “A” which are performing loans. Additionally, the adjustment of BANAGRICOLA’s allowances generated non-recurrent charges that account for 10.8% of the net provisions for the year 2007 and represent 17.6% of the variation between the years 2007 and the pro forma figures for 2006.
3.3.  
Fees and Income from Services
Net fees and income from services amounted to Ps. 1,170 billion during 2007, increasing 7.8% as compared to the pro forma figures as of December 2006, affected by the sale of Almacenar S.A., a former subsidiary, as the Bank did not have any income from warehouse services in 2007; services that represented 6.2% of the total fees and other service income for the year 2006.
In the fourth quarter of 2007, net fees and income from services amounted to Ps. 348,778 million, increasing 23.0% as compared to the previous quarter and 19.9% as compared to Ps. 290,987 million for the fourth quarter of 2006. The increase was mainly driven by higher banking services’ transactions along the fourth quarter of 2007.
BANCOLOMBIA’s accumulated unconsolidated credit card billing increased 35.3% during 2007, resulting in a 23.1% market share of the Colombian credit card business. In addition, the Bank’s number of outstanding credit cards increased 30.19%, resulting in a 16.6% market share at the end of 2007.

 

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ACCUMULATED CREDIT CARD BILLING                   %     2007  
(Millions of pesos as of December 31, 2007)   December-06     December-07     Growth     Market Share  
Bancolombia VISA
    1,062,000       1,480,725       39.43 %     7.70 %
Bancolombia Mastercard
    1,565,211       1,945,680       24.31 %     10.12 %
Bancolombia American Express
    649,902       1,007,659       55.05 %     5.24 %
Total Bancolombia
    3,277,113       4,434,064       35.30 %     23.07 %
 
                       
Colombian Credit Card Market
    15,924,066       19,218,507       20.69 %        
Source: Credibanco y Redeban multicolor
                                 
CREDIT CARD MARKET SHARE                   %     2007  
(Outstanding credit cards as of December 31, 2007)   December-06     December-07     Growth     Market Share  
Bancolombia VISA
    234,066       304,612       30.14 %     5.80 %
Bancolombia Mastercard
    288,068       336,583       16.84 %     6.41 %
Bancolombia American Express
    149,388       232,635       55.73 %     4.43 %
Total Bancolombia
    671,522       873,830       30.13 %     16.64 %
 
                       
Colombian Credit Card Market
    4,538,203       5,251,549       15.72 %        
Source: Credibanco y Redeban multicolor
3.4.  
Other Operating Income
Total other operating income amounted to Ps. 307.5 billion for the year ended December 31, 2007, increasing 16.5% as compared to the pro forma figures of 2006. During the fourth quarter of 2007, total other operating income amounted to Ps. 132.2 billion which represents an increase of 38.2% when compared to the third quarter’s figures.
Other operating income was driven by foreign currency forward contracts which had a dynamic year, especially in the Colombian Peso exchange market in which BANCOLOMBIA is a leader given its broad customer base and its contract size capacity.
Revenues from commercial subsidiaries presented a substantial increase as well, driven by the revenue generated by some minor acquisitions undertaken by LEASING BANCOLOMBIA S.A. on 2007 and by the organic growth presented on the rest of the Bank’s commercial subsidiaries.
3.5.  
Operating expenses
Operating expenses increased 6.1% in the year ended December 31, 2007 as compared to the previous year. During the fourth quarter of 2007, operating expenses amounted to Ps. 582,026 million, increasing 9.5% over the third quarter of 2007 but decreasing 5.4% as compared to the pro forma figures for the fourth quarter of 2006.
Personnel expenses (the sum of salaries and employee benefits, bonus plan payment and compensation) implemented for the year 2007 increased 10.7% as compared to the pro forma for the year ended December 31, 2006. Administrative and other expenses increased 5.6% compared to 2006 on the same period, a lower rate of increase compared to the 11.2% increase in the previous year. This decline is the result of a stricter policy concerning expenses implemented in 2007.
BANCOLOMBIA’s ratio of operating expenses to net operating income improved for the year 2007 reaching 53.0%, a lower ratio than the 62.5% from 2006 pro forma figures. On a quarterly basis, the cost to income efficiency ratio reached 47.4%.
The Bank’s efficiency, measured as operating expenses over average total assets, was 4.8% for the year 2007, a decline as compared to the 5.06% from the pro forma figures for 2006.

 

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PRINCIPAL RATIOS   Quarter     As of  
    4Q 06(1)     3Q 07     4Q 07     Dec-06(2)     Dec-07(3)  
PROFITABILITY   Pro forma                 Pro forma        
Net interest margin (4)
    6.90 %     6.99 %     7.17 %     5.54 %     6.80 %
Return on average total assets (5)
    2.80 %     2.70 %     2.57 %     1.92 %     2.30 %
Return on average shareholders’ equity (6)
    29.26 %     28.81 %     25.99 %     19.22 %     24.41 %
 
                                       
EFFICIENCY
                                       
Operating expenses to net operating income
    63.20 %     50.29 %     47.44 %     62.47 %     53.01 %
Operating expenses to average total assets (7)
    5.99 %     4.70 %     4.80 %     5.00 %     4.82 %
 
                                       
CAPITAL ADEQUACY
                                       
Shareholders’ equity to total assets
    9.97 %     9.79 %     9.14 %                
Technical capital to risk weighted assets
    11.12 %     13.28 %     12.67 %                
     
(1)  
Calculated taking into account an average between the figures as of September 2006 and as of December 2006.
 
(2)  
Calculated with the pro forma figures at the end of December 2006.
 
(3)  
Calculated with the pro forma figures at the end of December 2007.
 
(4)  
Net interest income divided by monthly average interest-earning assets.
 
(5)  
Net income by monthly average assets.
 
(6)  
Net income by monthly average shareholders’ equity.
 
(7)  
Operating expenses divided by monthly average assets.

 

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BALANCE SHEET                                    
                            Last        
(Ps. Million)   Dec-06     Sep-07     Dec-07     Quarter     Annual  
ASSETS
                                       
Cash and due from banks
    2,421,256       2,846,131       3,618,619       27.14 %     49.45 %
Overnight funds sold
    457,614       1,691,508       1,609,768       -4.83 %     251.77 %
Total cash and equivalents
    2,878,870       4,537,639       5,228,387       15.22 %     81.61 %
 
                             
Debt securities
    7,003,946       5,173,644       5,596,051       8.16 %     -20.10 %
Trading
    2,605,851       1,745,887       1,916,012       9.74 %     -26.47 %
Available for Sale
    1,987,901       1,549,168       1,954,593       26.17 %     -1.68 %
Held to Maturity
    2,410,194       1,878,589       1,725,446       -8.15 %     -28.41 %
Equity securities
    231,577       235,401       253,747       7.79 %     9.57 %
Trading
    61,640       77,272       93,125       20.52 %     51.08 %
Available for Sale
    169,937       158,129       160,622       1.58 %     -5.48 %
Market value allowance
    -77,756       -77,409       -75,547       -2.41 %     -2.84 %
Net investment securities
    7,157,767       5,331,636       5,774,251       8.30 %     -19.33 %
 
                             
Commercial loans
    19,037,058       21,789,482       23,397,058       7.38 %     22.90 %
Consumer loans
    5,052,289       6,189,229       6,593,211       6.53 %     30.50 %
Small business loans
    113,252       116,344       129,900       11.65 %     14.70 %
Mortgage loans
    2,449,679       3,017,151       2,883,628       -4.43 %     17.71 %
Finance lease
    3,554,616       4,332,769       4,698,827       8.45 %     32.19 %
Allowance for loan losses
    -999,076       -1,256,642       -1,457,151       15.96 %     45.85 %
Net total loans and financial leases
    29,207,818       34,188,333       36,245,473       6.02 %     24.10 %
 
                             
Accrued interest receivable on loans
    293,166       400,825       431,863       7.74 %     47.31 %
Allowance for accrued interest losses
    -14,340       -29,688       -33,303       12.18 %     132.24 %
Net total interest accrued
    278,826       371,137       398,560       7.39 %     42.94 %
 
                             
Customers’ acceptances and derivatives
    169,514       178,461       196,001       9.83 %     15.63 %
Net accounts receivable
    635,580       676,696       716,106       5.82 %     12.67 %
Net premises and equipment
    883,327       806,688       855,818       6.09 %     -3.11 %
Foreclosed assets, net
    43,400       27,893       32,294       15.78 %     -25.59 %
Prepaid expenses and deferred charges
    77,063       133,953       137,901       2.95 %     78.95 %
Goodwill
    731,019       917,025       977,095       6.55 %     33.66 %
Operating leases, net
    168,268       414,959       488,333       17.68 %     190.21 %
Other
    682,160       739,947       580,642       -21.53 %     -14.88 %
Reappraisal of assets
    348,364       359,593       520,788       44.83 %     49.50 %
 
                             
Total assets
    43,261,976       48,683,960       52,151,649       7.12 %     20.55 %
 
                             
 
                                       
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
                                       
LIABILITIES
                                       
DEPOSITS
                                       
Non-interest bearing
    5,259,098       4,647,520       5,804,724       24.90 %     10.37 %
Checking accounts
    4,774,698       4,168,714       5,300,864       27.16 %     11.02 %
Other
    484,400       478,806       503,860       5.23 %     4.02 %
 
                             
Interest bearing
    23,267,085       25,994,283       28,569,426       9.91 %     22.79 %
Checking accounts
    1,514,543       1,303,472       1,567,411       20.25 %     3.49 %
Time deposits
    10,029,281       12,952,902       14,304,727       10.44 %     42.63 %
Savings deposits
    11,723,261       11,737,909       12,697,288       8.17 %     8.31 %
 
                             
Total deposits
    28,526,183       30,641,803       34,374,150       12.18 %     20.50 %
Overnight funds
    1,007,045       2,127,637       2,005,490       -5.74 %     99.15 %
Bank acceptances outstanding
    64,030       52,378       55,208       5.40 %     -13.78 %
Interbank borrowings
    2,137,051       1,170,339       1,506,611       28.73 %     -29.50 %
Borrowings from domestic development banks
    2,559,492       3,270,537       3,344,635       2.27 %     30.68 %
Accounts payable
    1,018,754       2,191,160       1,714,418       -21.76 %     68.29 %
Accrued interest payable
    225,169       269,085       286,627       6.52 %     27.29 %
Other liabilities
    485,501       479,070       503,433       5.09 %     3.69 %
Bonds
    2,500,101       2,937,268       2,850,730       -2.95 %     14.02 %
Accrued expenses
    191,017       606,235       218,860       -63.90 %     14.58 %
Minority interest in consolidated subsidiaries
    232,952       171,029       92,217       -46.08 %     -60.41 %
 
                             
Total liabilities
    38,947,295       43,916,541       46,952,379       6.91 %     20.55 %
 
                             
 
                                       
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
                                       
Subscribed and paid in capital
    387,093       393,914       393,914       0.00 %     1.76 %
Retained earnings
    3,339,644       3,789,802       4,082,419       7.72 %     22.24 %
Appropiated
    2,510,156       3,025,375       2,995,496       -0.99 %     19.34 %
Unappropiated
    829,488       764,427       1,086,923       42.19 %     31.04 %
 
                             
Reappraisal and others
    577,284       617,514       752,589       21.87 %     30.37 %
Gross unrealized gain or loss on debt securities
    10,660       -33,811       -29,652       -12.30 %     -378.16 %
 
                             
Total shareholder’s equity
    4,314,681       4,767,419       5,199,270       9.06 %     20.50 %
 
                             

 

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(BANCOLOMBIA LETTERHEAD)
                                                                 
                  Pro forma                                
INCOME STATEMENT   Pro forma           Dec-06/                       4Q 07/     4Q 07/  
(Ps Millions)   Dec-06     Dec-07     Dec-07     4Q 06     3Q 07     4Q 07     3Q 07     4Q 06  
Interest income and expenses
                                                               
Interest on loans
    2,806,206       3,707,751       32.13 %     776,883       971,352       1,071,515       10.31 %     37.92 %
Interest on investment securities
    337,533       416,644       23.44 %     143,117       92,996       105,916       13.89 %     -25.99 %
Overnight funds
    72,265       115,324       59.58 %     21,488       29,540       29,316       -0.76 %     36.43 %
Leasing
    384,194       570,689       48.54 %     110,524       148,796       168,954       13.55 %     52.87 %
Total interest income
    3,600,198       4,810,408       33.62 %     1,052,012       1,242,684       1,375,701       10.70 %     30.77 %
 
                                               
Interest expense
                                                               
Checking accounts
    39,548       39,076       -1.19 %     10,375       9,126       10,595       16.10 %     2.12 %
Time deposits
    561,761       816,688       45.38 %     153,643       219,594       250,289       13.98 %     62.90 %
Savings deposits
    276,887       461,437       66.65 %     82,871       119,021       129,902       9.14 %     56.75 %
Total interest on deposits
    878,196       1,317,201       49.99 %     246,889       347,741       390,786       12.38 %     58.28 %
 
                                               
Interbank borrowings
    160,818       109,843       -31.70 %     33,108       20,966       18,775       -10.45 %     -43.29 %
Borrowings from domestic development banks
    188,217       274,484       45.83 %     52,247       73,029       81,678       11.84 %     56.33 %
Overnight funds
    100,876       131,127       29.99 %     25,910       39,166       38,557       -1.55 %     48.81 %
Bonds
    158,617       169,435       6.82 %     44,911       45,705       58,553       28.11 %     30.38 %
Total interest expense
    1,486,724       2,002,090       34.66 %     403,065       526,607       588,349       11.72 %     45.97 %
 
                                               
Net interest income
    2,113,474       2,808,318       32.88 %     648,947       716,077       787,352       9.95 %     21.33 %
Provision for loan and accrued interest losses, net
    (324,876 )     (707,865 )     117.89 %     (46,406 )     (203,047 )     (257,857 )     26.99 %     455.65 %
Recovery of charged-off loans
    85,785       89,997       4.91 %     25,155       24,222       24,525       1.25 %     -2.50 %
Provision for foreclosed assets and other assets
    (81,444 )     (60,531 )     -25.68 %     (23,694 )     (22,963 )     (6,810 )     -70.34 %     -71.26 %
Recovery of provisions for foreclosed assets and other assets
    89,535       81,364       -9.13 %     24,221       9,079       29,423       224.08 %     21.48 %
 
                                               
Total net provisions
    (231,000 )     (597,035 )     158.46 %     (20,724 )     (192,709 )     (210,719 )     9.35 %     916.79 %
Net interest income after provision for loans and accrued interest losses
    1,882,474       2,211,283       17.47 %     628,223       523,368       576,633       10.18 %     -8.21 %
 
                                               
Commissions from banking services and other services
    225,463       324,352       43.86 %     62,441       75,196       124,405       65.44 %     99.24 %
Electronic services and ATM fees
    91,971       80,711       -12.24 %     21,964       20,955       22,630       7.99 %     3.03 %
Branch network services
    73,961       104,601       41.43 %     23,942       25,869       28,006       8.26 %     16.97 %
Collections and payments fees
    93,336       130,421       39.73 %     27,800       32,937       36,925       12.11 %     32.82 %
Credit card merchant fees
    16,909       39,191       131.78 %     7,385       8,800       11,085       25.97 %     50.10 %
Credit and debit card annual fees
    240,676       258,937       7.59 %     59,080       66,000       73,192       10.90 %     23.89 %
Checking fees
    60,923       67,438       10.69 %     15,942       16,546       17,792       7.53 %     11.60 %
Warehouse services (2)
    72,494             *       19,763                   0.00 %     *  
Fiduciary activities
    62,901       69,200       10.01 %     18,598       17,161       19,244       12.14 %     3.47 %
Pension plan administration
    89,135       82,453       -7.50 %     22,634       20,912       20,274       -3.05 %     -10.42 %
Brokerage fees
    74,378       62,493       -15.98 %     21,215       12,539       20,005       59.54 %     -5.70 %
Check remittance
    23,395       22,762       -2.71 %     6,112       5,672       5,964       5.15 %     -2.42 %
International operations
    37,173       43,643       17.41 %     9,936       10,357       12,454       20.25 %     25.34 %
Fees and other service income
    1,162,715       1,286,202       10.62 %     316,812       312,944       391,976       25.25 %     23.73 %
 
                                               
Fees and other service expenses
    (77,438 )     (116,453 )     50.38 %     (25,825 )     (29,395 )     (43,198 )     46.96 %     67.27 %
Total fees and income from services, net
    1,085,277       1,169,749       7.78 %     290,987       283,549       348,778       23.00 %     19.86 %
 
                                               
Other operating income
                                                               
Net foreign exchange gains
    49,644       27,584       -44.44 %     (56,983 )     100,996       13,313       -86.82 %     123.36 %
Forward contracts in foreign currency
    48,358       141,930       193.50 %     74,810       (40,634 )     72,224       277.74 %     -3.46 %
Gains on sales of investments on equity securities
    75,697       (15,034 )     -119.86 %     26,749       (101 )     190       288.12 %     -99.29 %
Gains on sale of mortgage loan
    14,371       7,304       -49.18 %     14,371       857       6,447       652.28 %     -55.14 %
Dividend income
    21,201       18,968       -10.53 %     (430 )     2,460       362       -85.28 %     184.19 %
Revenues from commercial subsidiaries
    40,323       101,148       150.84 %     9,100       22,854       34,779       52.18 %     282.19 %
Insurance income
    (2,754 )     8,013       390.96 %     1,430       (676 )     6,520       1064.50 %     355.94 %
Communication, postage, rent and others
    17,000       17,572       3.36 %     5,043       9,926       (1,628 )     -116.40 %     -132.28 %
Total other operating income
    263,840       307,485       16.54 %     74,090       95,682       132,207       38.17 %     78.44 %
 
                                               
Total income
    3,231,591       3,688,517       14.14 %     993,300       902,599       1,057,618       17.17 %     6.48 %
Operating expenses
                                                               
Salaries and employee benefits
    785,593       835,150       6.31 %     210,247       205,180       217,124       5.82 %     3.27 %
Bonus plan payments
    58,705       84,226       43.47 %     24,241       17,545       31,917       81.92 %     31.67 %
Compensation
    7,731       23,463       203.49 %     4,337       6,826       6,224       -8.82 %     43.51 %
Administrative and other expenses
    1,013,960       1,071,139       5.64 %     302,361       259,065       271,555       4.82 %     -10.19 %
Deposit security, net
    67,978       49,113       -27.75 %     18,443       12,515       12,282       -1.86 %     -33.41 %
Donation expenses
    24,556       15,375       -37.39 %     23,168       601       12,980       2059.73 %     -43.97 %
Depreciation
    116,060       122,835       5.84 %     32,616       29,695       29,944       0.84 %     -8.19 %
Total operating expenses
    2,074,583       2,201,301       6.11 %     615,413       531,427       582,026       9.52 %     -5.43 %
 
                                               
Net operating income
    1,157,008       1,487,216       28.54 %     377,887       371,172       475,592       28.13 %     25.86 %
Merger expenses
    35,779             *       9,476                   0.00 %     *  
Goodwill amortization (1)
    52,746       70,411       33.49 %     16,005       19,399       19,695       1.53 %     23.06 %
Non-operating income (expense) Other income
    139,074       126,796       -8.83 %     (30,216 )     37,003       25,636       -30.72 %     184.84 %
Minority interest
    (41,339 )     (13,246 )     -67.96 %     4,124       (2,174 )     12,826       689.97 %     211.01 %
Other expense
    (117,095 )     (81,549 )     -30.36 %     21,945       (20,862 )     (34,641 )     66.05 %     -257.85 %
Total non-operating income
    (19,360 )     32,001       265.29 %     (4,147 )     13,967       3,821       -72.64 %     192.14 %
Income before income taxes
    1,049,123       1,448,806       38.10 %     348,259       365,740       459,718       25.70 %     32.00 %
Income tax expense
    (219,635 )     (361,883 )     64.77 %     (49,432 )     (49,007 )     (137,222 )     180.00 %     177.60 %
 
                                               
Net income
    829,488       1,086,923       31.04 %     298,827       316,733       322,496       1.82 %     7.92 %
 
                                               

 

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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
         
  BANCOLOMBIA S.A.
(Registrant)
 
 
Date: March 10, 2008  By:   /s/ JAIME ALBERTO VELÁSQUEZ B.    
    Name:   Jaime Alberto Velásquez B.    
    Title:   Vice President of Finance