FRANKFURT (Dow Jones)-- Commerzbank AG (CBK.XE) will take a EUR80 millioncharge related to the U.S. subprime lending crisis, a spokesman told Dow JonesNewswires Monday.
Of this, EUR40 million will be booked in the second quarter, and the rest inthe third quarter.
"From what we can see today, we expect a charge of EUR80 million," thespokesman said.
Commerzbank's total exposure to subprime is EUR1.2 billion, he added.
The bank is sticking to its full-year target, however, and still aims toexceed an after-tax return on equity of 12%.
Company Web site: www.commerzbank.com
-By Ragnhild Kjetland, Dow Jones Newswires; +49 69 29 725 504;ragnhild.kjetland@dowjones.com
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