Final Results. Part 4 of 6

RNS Number : 6591H
Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC
25 February 2010
 



Condensed consolidated balance sheet

at 31 December 2009 - pro forma (unaudited)

 


31 December 

 2009 

30 September 

 2009 

31 December 

2008 


£m 

£m 

£m 





Assets




Cash and balances at central banks

51,548 

36,567 

11,830 

Net loans and advances to banks

48,777 

60,274 

70,728 

Reverse repurchase agreements and stock borrowing

35,097 

37,190 

58,771 

Loans and advances to banks

83,874 

97,464 

129,499 

Net loans and advances to customers

554,654 

587,996 

691,976 

Reverse repurchase agreements and stock borrowing

41,040 

43,463 

39,289 

Loans and advances to customers

595,694 

631,459 

731,265 

Debt securities

249,095 

251,281 

253,159 

Equity shares

15,960 

16,830 

22,198 

Settlement balances

12,024 

28,634 

17,812 

Derivatives

438,199 

552,466 

991,495 

Intangible assets

14,786 

15,339 

16,415 

Property, plant and equipment

17,773 

18,208 

17,181 

Deferred taxation

6,492 

7,667 

5,786 

Prepayments, accrued income and other assets

18,604 

19,664 

21,573 

Assets of disposal groups

18,432 

4,737 

480 





Total assets

1,522,481 

1,680,316 

2,218,693 





Liabilities




Bank deposits

115,642 

138,584 

178,943 

Repurchase agreements and stock lending

38,006 

39,816 

83,666 

Deposits by banks

153,648 

178,400 

262,609 

Customer deposits

414,251 

423,769 

460,318 

Repurchase agreements and stock lending

68,353 

69,465 

58,143 

Customer accounts

482,604 

493,234 

518,461 

Debt securities in issue

246,329 

266,213 

269,458 

Settlement balances and short positions

50,875 

71,891 

54,264 

Derivatives

421,534 

537,522 

969,409 

Accruals, deferred income and other liabilities

24,624 

20,754 

24,140 

Retirement benefit liabilities

2,715 

1,410 

1,564 

Deferred taxation

2,161 

3,275 

3,177 

Insurance liabilities

7,633 

7,480 

7,480 

Subordinated liabilities

31,538 

33,085 

43,678 

Liabilities of disposal groups

18,857 

8,201 

138 





Total liabilities

1,442,518 

1,621,465 

2,154,378 





Equity




Minority interests

2,227 

2,185 

5,436 

Owners' equity*

77,736 

56,666 

58,879 





Total equity

79,963 

58,851 

64,315 





Total liabilities and equity

1,522,481 

1,680,316 

2,218,693 









* Owners' equity attributable to:




Ordinary and B shareholders

69,890 

48,820 

45,525 

Other equity owners

7,846 

7,846 

13,354 






77,736 

56,666 

58,879 



 

Commentary on condensed consolidated balance sheet - pro forma 

 

Total assets of £1,522.5 billion at 31 December 2009 were down £696.2 billion, 31%, compared with 31 December 2008, principally reflecting substantial repayments of customer loans and advances, as corporate customer demand fell and corporates looked to deleverage their balance sheets. Lending to banks also fell in line with significantly reduced wholesale funding activity. There were also significant falls in the value of derivative assets, with a corresponding reduction in derivative liabilities.

 

Cash and balances at central banks were up £39.7 billion to £51.5 billion due to the placing of short-term cash surpluses, including the proceeds from the issue of B shares in December, with central banks.

 

Loans and advances to banks decreased by £45.6 billion, 35%, to £83.9 billion with reverse repurchase agreements and stock borrowing ('reverse repos') down by £23.7 billion, 40% to £35.1 billion and lower bank placings, down £22.0 billion, 31%, to £48.8 billion, largely as a result of reduced wholesale funding activity in Global Banking & Markets.

 

Loans and advances to customers were down £135.6 billion, 19%, at £595.7 billion.  Within this, reverse repos increased by 4%, £1.8 billion to £41.0 billion. Excluding reverse repos, lending decreased by £137.3 billion to £554.7 billion or by £131.6 billion, 19%, before impairment provisions.  This reflected reductions in Global Banking & Markets of £71.4 billion, and planned reductions in Non-Core of £30.1 billion, including a £3.2 billion transfer to disposal groups in respect of RBS Sempra Commodities and the Asian and Latin American businesses. There were also reductions in US Retail & Commercial, £7.4 billion; UK Corporate & Commercial, £5.4 billion; Ulster Bank, £1.8 billion; and the effect of exchange rate movements, £22.8 billion, following the strengthening of sterling during the year, partially offset by growth in UK Retail of £9.2 billion, and in Wealth of £1.4 billion.

 

Debt securities decreased by £4.1 billion, 2%, to £249.1 billion and equity shares decreased by £6.2 billion, 28%, to £16.0 billion, principally due to the sale of the Bank of China investment and lower holdings in Global Banking & Markets and Non-Core, largely offset by growth in Group Treasury, in part reflecting an £18.0 billion increase in the gilt liquidity portfolio.

 

Settlement balances were down £5.8 billion, 32%, at £12.0 billion as a result of lower customer activity.

 

Movements in the value of derivative assets, down £553.3 billion, 56%, to £438.2 billion, and liabilities, down £547.9 billion, 57%, to £421.5 billion, reflect the easing of market volatility, the strengthening of sterling and significant tightening in credit spreads in the continuing low interest rate environment.

 

Increases in assets and liabilities of disposal groups reflect the inclusion of the RBS Sempra Commodities business and the planned sale of a number of the Group's retail and commercial activities in Asia and Latin America.

 

Deposits by banks declined by £109.0 billion, 41%, to £153.6 billion, due to a decrease in repurchase agreements and stock lending ('repos'), down £45.7 billion, 55%, to £38.0 billion and reduced inter-bank deposits, down £63.3 billion, 35%, to £115.6 billion, principally in Global Banking & Markets reflecting reduced reliance on wholesale funding.

 

 



 

Commentary on condensed consolidated balance sheet - pro forma 

 

Customer accounts were down £35.9 billion, 7%, to £482.6 billion.  Within this, repos increased £10.2 billion, 18%, to £68.4 billion.  Excluding repos, deposits were down £46.1 billion, 10%, to £414.3 billion, primarily due to reductions in Global Banking & Markets, down £43.6 billion; Non-Core, £13.0 billion, including the transfer of £8.9 billion to disposal groups; and Ulster Bank, £1.2 billion; together with exchange rate movements, £11.3 billion, offset in part by growth across all other divisions, up £23.0 billion.

 

Debt securities in issue were down £23.1 billion, 9% to £246.3 billion, mainly as a result of movements in exchange rates together with reductions in Global Banking & Markets and Non-Core.

 

Retirement benefit liabilities increased by £1.2 billion, 74%, to £2.7 billion, with net actuarial losses of £3.8 billion, arising from lower discount rates and higher assumed inflation, partially offset by curtailment gains of £2.1 billion due to changes in prospective pension benefits.

 

Subordinated liabilities were down £12.1 billion, 28% to £31.5 billion, reflecting the redemption of £5.0 billion undated loan capital, £1.5 billion trust preferred securities and £2.7 billion dated loan capital, together with the effect of exchange rate movements and other adjustments, £2.9 billion.

 

Equity minority interests decreased by £3.2 billion, 59%, to £2.2 billion.  Equity withdrawals of £3.1 billion, due to the disposal of the investment in the Bank of China attributable to minority shareholders and the redemption, in part, of certain trust preferred securities, the recycling of related available-for-sale reserves to income, £0.4 billion, and dividends paid of £0.3 billion, were partially offset by attributable profits of £0.6 billion.

 

Owners' equity increased by £18.9 billion, 32% to £77.7 billion.  The issue of B shares to HM Treasury in December 2009 raised £25.1 billion, net of expenses, and was offset in part by the creation of a £1.2 billion reserve in respect of contingent capital B shares.  The placing and open offer in April 2009 raised £5.3 billion to fund the redemption of the £5.0 billion preference shares issued to HM Treasury in December 2008.  Actuarial losses, net of tax, of £2.7 billion, the attributable loss for the period, £2.7 billion, exchange rate movements of £1.9 billion, the payment of other owners' dividends of £0.9 billion including £0.3 billion to HM Treasury on the redemption of preference shares, and partial redemption of paid-in equity, £0.3 billion, were partly offset by increases in available-for-sale reserves, £1.8 billion, cash flow hedging reserves, £0.6 billion, and the equity owners gain on withdrawal of minority interests, net of tax, of £0.5 billion arising from the redemption of trust preferred securities. 



Condensed consolidated statement of changes in equity

for the year ended 31 December 2009 - pro forma

 


31 December 

2009 

30 September 

2009 

31 December 

2008 


£m 

£m 

£m 





Called-up share capital




At beginning of period

9,898 

9,898 

2,530 

Ordinary shares issued in respect of placing and open offers

4,227 

4,227 

5,728 

Ordinary shares issued in respect of rights issue

1,531 

Ordinary shares issued in respect of capitalisation issue

101 

B shares issued

510 

Preference shares issued in respect of placing and open offer

Other shares issued during the period

Preference shares redeemed during the period

(5)

(5)





At end of period

14,630 

14,120 

9,898 





Paid-in equity




At beginning of period

1,073 

1,073 

1,073 

Securities redeemed during the period

(308)

(308)

Transfer to retained earnings

(200)

(200)





At end of period

565 

565 

1,073 





Share premium account




At beginning of period

27,471 

27,471 

17,322 

Ordinary shares issued in respect of placing and open offer,

  net of £95 million expenses

1,047 

1,047 

Ordinary shares issued in respect of rights issue,

  net of £246 million expenses

10,469 

Ordinary shares issued in respect of capitalisation issue

(101)

Expenses of placing and open offer

(265)

Other shares issued during the year

‑ 

46 

Preference shares redeemed during the period

(4,995)

(4,995)





At end of period

23,523 

23,523 

27,471 





Merger reserve




At beginning of period

10,881 

10,881 

10,881 

Issue of B shares, net of £399 million expenses

24,591 

Placing and open offer

14,273 

Transfer to retained earnings

(9,950)

(14,273)





At end of period

25,522 

10,881 

10,881 





Available-for-sale reserves




At beginning of period

(3,561)

(3,561)

1,032 

Unrealised gains/(losses) in the period

1,202 

698 

(6,808)

Realised losses in the period

981 

866 

842 

Taxation

(377)

(202)

1,373 





At end of period

(1,755)

(2,199)

(3,561)





Cash flow hedging reserve




At beginning of period

(876)

(876)

(555)

Amount recognised in equity during the period

380 

437 

(603)

Amount transferred from equity to earnings in the period

513 

239 

198 

Taxation

(269)

(189)

84 





At end of period

(252)

(389)

(876)

 

 

 

 

Condensed consolidated statement of changes in equity

for the year ended 31 December 2009 - pro forma (continued)

 


31 December 

2009 

30 September 

2009 

31 December 

2008 


£m 

£m 

£m 





Foreign exchange reserve




At beginning of period

6,385 

6,385 

(426)

Retranslation of net assets

(2,322)

(2,041)

11,970 

Foreign currency gains/(losses) on hedges of net assets

456 

387 

(5,801)

Taxation

(47)

642 





At end of period

4,528 

4,684 

6,385 





Capital redemption reserve




At beginning and end of period

170 

170 

170 





Contingent capital reserve




At beginning of period

Contingent capital agreement  - consideration payable

(1,208)





At end of period

(1,208)





Retained earnings




At beginning of period

7,542 

7,542 

21,072 

Loss attributable to ordinary and B shareholders and other equity owners

(2,672)

(2,051)

(23,710)

Ordinary dividends paid

(2,312)

Equity preference dividends paid

(878)

(752)

(536)

Paid-in equity dividends paid, net of tax

(57)

(39)

(60)

Transfer from paid-in equity

200 

200 

Equity owners gain on withdrawal of minority interest




- gross

629 

629 

- taxation

(176)

(176)

Transfer from merger reserve

9,950 

14,273 

Actuarial losses recognised in retirement benefit schemes




- gross

(3,756)

(1,807)

- taxation

1,043 

472 

Net cost of shares bought and used to satisfy share-based payments 

(16)

(15)

(19)

Share-based payments




- gross

325 

95 

177 

- taxation

(8)





At end of period

12,134 

5,433 

7,542 





Own shares held




At beginning of period

(104)

(104)

(61)

Shares purchased during the period

(33)

(33)

(64)

Shares issued under employee share schemes

16 

15 

21 





At end of period

(121)

(122)

(104)





Owners' equity at end of period

77,736 

56,666 

58,879 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Condensed consolidated statement of changes in equity

for the year ended 31 December 2009 - pro forma (continued)

 


31 December 

2009 

30 September 

2009 

31 December 

2008 


£m 

£m 

£m 





Minority interests




At beginning of period

5,436 

5,436 

5,391 

Currency translation adjustments and other movements

(152)

(134)

1,158 

Profit attributable to minority interests

648 

601 

412 

Dividends paid

(313)

(326)

(285)

Movements in available-for-sale securities




- unrealised gains/(losses) in the period

23 

23 

(1,304)

- realised gains in the period

(359)

(359)

- taxation

Equity raised

1,071 

Equity withdrawn and disposals

(2,436)

(2,436)

(1,008)

Transfer to retained earnings

(629)

(629)





At end of period

2,227 

2,185 

5,436 





Total equity at end of period

79,963 

58,851 

64,315 





Total comprehensive income recognised in the statement of changes in

  equity is attributable as follows:




Minority interests

160 

131 

267 

Preference shareholders

878 

752 

536 

Paid-in equity holders

57 

39 

60 

Ordinary and B shareholders

(5,747)

(2,694)

(23,744)






(4,652)

(1,772)

(22,881)

 

 



 

Notes to pro forma results 

 

1. Basis of preparation

The pro forma financial information shows the underlying performance of the Group including the results of the ABN AMRO businesses to be retained by the Group.  This information is prepared using the Group's accounting policies and is being provided to give a better understanding of the results of the RBS operations excluding the results attributable to the other Consortium Members.

 

Group operating profit on a pro forma basis excludes:

 

·

amortisation of purchased intangible assets;



·

write-down of goodwill and other intangible assets;



·

integration and restructuring costs;



·

gain on redemption of own debt;



·

strategic investments;



·

gains on pensions curtailment; and



·

bonus tax.

 

2. Loan impairment provisions

Operating loss is stated after charging loan impairment losses of £13,090 million (9 months ended 30 September 2009 - £10,058 million; year ended 31 December 2008 - £6,478 million). The balance sheet loan impairment provisions increased in the year ended 31 December 2009 from £9,451 million to £15,173 million, and the movements thereon were:

 


31 December 2009




Core 

Non-Core 

Total 

 

 

30 September 

  2009 

31 December 

 2008 


£m 

£m 

£m 


£m 

£m 








At beginning of period

4,269 

5,182 

9,451 


9,451 

4,972 

Transfers to disposal groups

(16)

(305)

(321)


(312)

Currency translation and other adjustments

423 

(851)

(428)


(428)

1,007 

Disposals

(62)

(3)

(65)


(178)

Amounts written-off

(2,286)

(4,192)

(6,478)


(3,622)

(2,897)

Recoveries of amounts previously written-off

189 

136 

325 


254 

261 

Charge to income statement

4,567 

8,523 

13,090 


10,058 

6,478 

Unwind of discount

(163)

(238)

(401)


(277)

(192)









6,921 

8,252 

15,173 


15,124 

9,451 

 

Provisions at 31 December 2009 include £157 million (30 September 2009 - £151 million; 31 December 2008 - £127 million) in respect of loans and advances to banks. The charge to the income statement in the table above excludes £809 million (9 months ended 30 September 2009 - £742 million; year ended 31 December 2008 - £954 million) relating to available-for-sale financial assets (See Note 3).

 



 

Notes to pro forma results 

 

3. Available-for-sale financial assets

Available-for-sale financial assets are initially recognised at fair value plus directly related transaction costs and subsequently measured at fair value with changes in fair value reported in shareholders' equity until disposal, at which stage the cumulative gain or loss is recognised in profit or loss.  When there is objective evidence that an available-for-sale financial asset is impaired, any decline in its fair value below original cost is removed from equity and recognised in profit or loss.

 

Impairment losses are recognised when there is objective evidence of impairment.  The Group reviews its portfolios of available-for-sale financial assets for such evidence which includes: default or delinquency in interest or principal payments; significant financial difficulty of the issuer or obligor; and it becoming probable that the issuer will enter bankruptcy or other financial reorganisation.  However, the disappearance of an active market because an entity's financial instruments are no longer publicly traded is not evidence of impairment.  Furthermore, a downgrade of an entity's credit rating is not, of itself, evidence of impairment, although it may be evidence of impairment when considered with other available information.  A decline in the fair value of a financial asset below its cost or amortised cost is not necessarily evidence of impairment.  Determining whether objective evidence of impairment exists requires the exercise of management judgment.  The unrecognised losses on the Group's available for sale debt securities are concentrated in its portfolios of mortgage-backed securities.  The losses reflect the widening of credit spreads as a result of the reduced market liquidity in these securities and the current uncertain macro-economic outlook in US and Europe.  The underlying securities remain unimpaired.

 

During 2009 impairment losses of £809 million (2008 - £954 million) were charged to profit or loss and net unrealised gains of £1,202 million (2008 - £6,808 million loss) were recognised directly in equity on available-for-sale financial assets. Available-for-sale reserves at 31 December 2009 amounted to net losses of £1,755 million (2008 - net losses £3,561 million), and the movements were as follows: 

 

 


31 December 

2009 

30 September 

2009 

31 December 

2008 

Available-for-sale reserves

£m 

£m 

£m 





At beginning of period

(3,561)

(3,561)

1,032 

Unrealised gains/(losses) in the period

1,202 

698 

(6,808)

Realised losses in the period

981 

866 

842 

Taxation

(377)

(202)

1,373 





At end of period

(1,755)

(2,199)

(3,561)

 

The above excludes movements attributable to minority interest of £336 million (9 months ended 30 September 2009 - £336 million; year ended 31 December 2008 - £1,304 million).

 

Notes to pro forma results (continued)

 

4. Strategic disposals

 


Year ended


Quarter ended


31 December 

 2009 

31 December 

 2008 

 

 

31 December 

 2009 

30 September 

 2009 

31 December 

 2008 


£m 

£m 


£m 

£m 

£m 








Gain on sale of investments in:







-  Bank of China (1)

236 


(5)

-  Linea Directa

214 


-  Tesco Personal Finance

442 


442 

Provision for loss on disposal of:







- Asian branches and businesses

(159)


(9)

(150)

- Latin American business

(159)


(159)









132 

442 


(166)

(155)

442 

 

Note:

(1)

Including £359 million attributable to minority interests.

 

5. Goodwill

 


Year ended


Quarter ended


31 December 

 2009 

31 December 

 2008 

 

 

31 December 

 2009 

30 September 

 2009 

31 December 

 2008 


£m 

£m 


£m 

£m 

£m 








Write-down of goodwill and other intangible

  assets

363 

16,911 


52 

16,911 

Less: tax

(715)


(715)









363 

16,196 


52 

16,196 

 

The write-down of goodwill for the year ended 31 December 2009 principally relates to ABN AMRO and NatWest goodwill allocated to Non-Core businesses.

 

6. Pensions

Pension costs, excluding curtailment gains, for the year ended 31 December 2009 amounted to £653 million (year ended 31 December 2008 - £536 million; quarter ended 31 December 2009 - £110 million; quarter ended 30 September 2009 - £204 million; quarter ended 31 December 2008 - £94 million). Defined benefit schemes charges are based on the actuarially determined pension cost rates at 31 December 2008.  At 31 December 2009, increased benefit obligations reflecting lower discount rates and higher assumed inflation, have been partially offset by increased asset values. This has resulted in net actuarial losses of £3,756 million at 31 December 2009 (30 September 2009 - nil; 31 December 2008 - £1,807 million).

 

The most recent funding valuation of the main UK scheme, as at 31 March 2007, showed a surplus of assets over liabilities of £0.7 billion.  The next valuation is due as at 31 March 2010 and the Group expects this valuation to show that liabilities exceed the value of the assets.  Following this valuation, the Group and scheme Trustees will agree the level of contributions to be paid to the scheme.  This could result in the amount of contributions payable in 2010 and subsequent years being materially different from the current rates based on the previous valuation.

 

 

Notes to pro forma results (continued)

 

7. Gains on pensions curtailment

Curtailment gains of £2,148 million have been recognised in 2009 arising from changes to pension benefits in the main UK scheme and certain other subsidiary schemes due to the capping of future salary increases that will count for pension purposes to the lower of 2% or the rate of inflation in any year.

 

8. Taxation

 

The credit for taxation differs from the tax credit computed by applying the standard UK corporation tax rate of 28% (2008 - 28.5%) as follows:

 


Year ended


Quarter ended


31 December 

 2009 

31 December 

 2008 

 

 

31 December 

 2009 

30 September 

 2009 

31 December 

 2008 


£m 

£m 


£m 

£m 

£m 








(Loss)/profit before tax

(1,928)

(8,296)


134 

(2,077)

(9,473)








Expected tax (credit)/charge at 28%

  (2008 - 28.5%)

(540)

(2,364)


38 

(582)

(2,700)

Unrecognised timing differences

(274)

274 


(67)

(223)

186 

Other non-deductible items

508 

371 


400 

35 

169 

Non-taxable items:







- Gain on redemption of own debt

(693)

-  


-  

- Other

(410)

(491)


(208)

(27)

(232)

Taxable foreign exchange movements

(1)

80 


13 

64 

Foreign profits taxed at other rates

332 

271 


159 

126 

206 

Losses in year not recognised

715 

942 


448 

83 

907 

Losses brought forward and utilised

(94)

(11)


(65)

(6)

(11)

Adjustments in respect of prior periods

118 

(352)


(69)

(290)








Actual tax (credit)/charge

(339)

(1,280)


649 

(576)

(1,701)

 

The Group has recognised a deferred tax asset at 31 December 2009 of £6,492 million (30 September 2009 - £7,667 million; 31 December 2008 - £5,786 million), of which £4,803 million (30 September 2009 - £6,032 million; 31 December 2008 - £4,706 million) relates to carried forward trading losses in the UK.  Under UK tax legislation, these UK losses can be carried forward indefinitely to be utilised against profits arising in the future.  The Group has considered the carrying value of this asset as at 31 December 2009 and concluded that it is recoverable based on base case future profit projections.

 



 

Notes to pro forma results (continued)

 

9. Profit attributable to minority interests

 


Year ended


Quarter ended


31 December 

 2009 

31 December 

 2008 

 

 

31 December 

 2009 

30 September 

 2009 

31 December 

 2008 


£m 

£m 


£m 

£m 

£m 








Trust preferred securities

39 

65 


(8)

Investment in Bank of China

359 

78 


Sempra

234 

164 


55 

35 

96 

ABN AMRO

91 


113 

Other

12 

14 









Profit attributable to minority interests

648 

412 


47 

47 

221 

 

10. Other owners' dividends

 


Year ended


Quarter ended


31 December 

 2009 

31 December 

 2008 

 

 

31 December 

 2009 

30 September 

 2009 

31 December 

 2008 


£m 

£m 


£m 

£m 

£m 








Preference shareholders







Non-cumulative preference shares of US$0.01

342 

293 


63 

100 

72 

Non-cumulative preference shares of €0.01

201 

183 


63 

81 

59 

Non-cumulative preference shares of £1:







- issued to UK Financial Investments Limited (1)

274 


- other

61 

60 


61 








Paid-in equity holders







Interest on securities classified as equity, net

  of tax

57 

60 


18 

31 









935 

596 


144 

245 

162 

 

Note:

(1)

Includes £50 million redemption premium on repayment of preference shares.

 



 

Notes to pro forma results (continued)

 

11. Earnings per ordinary and B share

 

Earnings per ordinary and B share have been calculated based on the following:

 


Year ended


Quarter ended


31 December 

 2009 

31 December 

 2008 

 

 

31 December 

 2009 

30 September 

 2009 

31 December 

 2008 


£m 

£m 


£m 

£m 

£m 








Earnings







Loss from continuing operations attributable

  to ordinary and B shareholders

(3,535)

(24,220)


(758)

(1,793)

(24,351)

Gain on redemption of paid-in equity

200 









Adjusted loss from continuing operations

  attributable to ordinary and B shareholders

(3,335)

(24,220)


(758)

(1,793)

(24,351)








(Loss)/profit from discontinued operations

  attributable to ordinary and B shareholders

(72)

(86)


(7)

(7)








Ordinary shares in issue during the period

51,494 

16,563 


56,227 

56,230 

24,241 

B shares in issue during the period

1,397 


5,543 








Weighted average number of ordinary

  and B shares in issue during the

  period (millions)

52,891 

16,563 


61,770 

56,230 

24,241 








Basic loss per ordinary and B share from

  continuing operations

(6.3p)

(146.2p)


(1.2p)

(3.2p)

(100.5p)

Intangibles amortisation

0.4p 

2.1p 


0.1p 

0.1p 

0.2p 

Write-down of goodwill and other intangible

  assets

0.7p 

97.8p 


0.1p 

66.8p 

Integration and restructuring costs

1.6p 

5.9p 


0.3p 

0.4p 

2.3p 

Gain on redemption of own debt (1)

(6.8p)


Strategic disposals

(0.2p)

(2.7p)


0.3p 

0.3p 

(1.8p)

Gains on pensions curtailment

(3.0p)


(2.6p)

Bonus tax

0.4p 


0.3p 








Adjusted loss per ordinary and B share

  from continuing operations

(13.2p)

(43.1p)


(2.7p)

(2.4p)

(33.0p)

Loss from Non-Core divisions attributable to

  ordinary and B shareholders

24.9p 

63.0p 


4.9p 

3.1p 

27.9p 








Core adjusted earnings/(loss) per ordinary

  and B share from continuing operations

11.7p 

19.9p 


2.2p 

0.7p 

(5.1p)

Core impairment losses

7.7p 

13.3p 


2.2p 

1.6p 

5.7p 








Pre-impairment Core adjusted earnings

  per ordinary and B share

19.4p 

33.2p 


4.4p 

2.3p 

0.6p 








Basic loss per ordinary and B share from discontinued operations

(0.1p)

(0.5p)


 

Note:

(1)

Gain on redemption of own debt includes gains on redemption of instruments classified as equity which are included in basic earnings.



 

Notes to pro forma results (continued)

 

12. Segmental analysis

 

Analysis of divisional operating profit/(loss)

The tables below provide an analysis of the divisional profit/(loss) for the years ended 31 December 2009 and 2008 and the quarter ended 31 December 2009, by main income statement captions.  The pro forma divisional income statements on pages 46 to 73 reflect certain presentational reallocations as described in the notes below.  These do not affect the overall operating profit/(loss).

 


Net 

interest 

 income 

Non- 

interest 

 income 

 

Total 

 income 

 

Operating 

 expenses 

 Insurance 

net 

 claims 

 

Impairment 

 losses 

 

Operating profit/(loss)


£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 









Year ended 31 December 2009








UK Retail (1)

3,452 

1,629 

5,081 

(3,039)

(134)

(1,679)

229 

UK Corporate

2,292 

1,290 

3,582 

(1,530)

(927)

1,125 

Wealth

663 

446 

1,109 

(656)

(33)

420 

Global Banking & Markets (2)

2,375 

8,634 

11,009 

(4,660)

(640)

5,709 

Global Transaction Services

912 

1,575 

2,487 

(1,475)

(39)

973 

Ulster Bank

780 

254 

1,034 

(753)

(649)

(368)

US Retail & Commercial

1,775 

949 

2,724 

(2,135)

(702)

(113)

RBS Insurance

354 

4,106 

4,460 

(759)

(3,635)

(8)

58 

Central items

(284)

524 

240 

53 

(1)

292 









Core

12,319 

19,407 

31,726 

(14,954)

(3,769)

(4,678)

8,325 

Non-Core (3)

1,248 

(3,549)

(2,301)

(2,447)

(588)

(9,221)

(14,557)

Amortisation of purchased intangible  assets

(272)

(272)

Write-down of goodwill

(363)

(363)

Integration and restructuring costs

(1,286)

(1,286)

Gain on redemption of own debt

3,790 

3,790 

3,790 

Strategic disposals

132 

132 

132 

Gains on pensions curtailment

2,148 

2,148 

Bonus tax

(208)

(208)










13,567 

19,780 

33,347 

(17,382)

(4,357)

(13,899)

(2,291)

RFS Holdings minority interest

2,937 

2,406 

5,343 

(4,096)

(500)

(1,051)

(304)









Total statutory

16,504 

22,186 

38,690 

(21,478)

(4,857)

(14,950)

(2,595)

 

Notes:

(1)

Reallocation of netting of bancassurance claims of £134 million from non-interest income.

(2)

Reallocation of £49 million between net interest income and non-interest income in respect of funding costs of rental assets, and to record interest on financial assets and liabilities designated as at fair value through profit or loss, £181 million.

(3)

Reallocation of £256 million between net interest income and non-interest income in respect of funding costs of rental assets and to record interest on financial assets and liabilities designated as at fair value through profit or loss, £30 million.

 

 

 



 

Notes to pro forma results (continued)

 

12. Segmental analysis (continued)

 

Analysis of divisional operating profit/(loss) (continued)

 


Net 

interest 

 income 

Non- 

interest 

 income 

 

Total 

 income 

 

Operating 

 expenses 

Insurance 

net 

 claims 

 

Impairment 

 losses 

 

Operating 

 profit/(loss)


£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 









Year ended 31 December 2008








UK Retail (1)

3,187 

1,935 

5,122 

(3,196)

(184)

(1,019)

723 

UK Corporate

2,448 

1,289 

3,737 

(1,637)

(319)

1,781 

Wealth

578 

481 

1,059 

(695)

(16)

348 

Global Banking & Markets (2)

2,326 

388 

2,714 

(3,988)

(522)

(1,796)

Global Transaction Services

937 

1,494 

2,431 

(1,375)

(54)

1,002 

Ulster Bank (3)

708 

331 

1,039 

(715)

(106)

218 

US Retail & Commercial

1,726 

861 

2,587 

(1,622)

(437)

528 

RBS Insurance

496 

3,934 

4,430 

(772)

(3,032)

(42)

584 

Central items

1,710 

(1,198)

512 

495 

(1)

19 

1,025 









Core

14,116 

9,515 

23,631 

(13,505)

(3,217)

(2,496)

4,413 

Non-Core (4)

1,648 

(4,680)

(3,032)

(2,683)

(700)

(4,936)

(11,351)

Amortisation of purchased   

  intangible assets

(443)

(443)

Write-down of goodwill and other

  intangible assets

(32,581)

(32,581)

Integration and restructuring costs

(1,357)

(1,357)

Strategic disposals

442 

442 

442 










15,764 

5,277 

21,041 

(50,569)

(3,917)

(7,432)

(40,877)

RFS Holdings minority interest

2,911 

1,916 

4,827 

(3,633)

(513)

(640)

41 









Total statutory

18,675 

7,193 

25,868 

(54,202)

(4,430)

(8,072)

(40,836)

 

Notes:

(1)

Reallocation of netting of bancassurance claims of £184 million from non-interest income.

(2)

Reallocation of £64 million between net interest income and non-interest income in respect of funding costs of rental assets, and to record interest on financial assets and liabilities designated as at fair value through profit or loss, £50 million.

(3)

Reallocation of £65 million between net interest income and non-interest income in respect of interest on financial assets and liabilities designated as at fair value through profit or loss.

(4)

Reallocation of £380 million between net interest income and non-interest income in respect of funding costs of rental assets and to record interest on financial assets and liabilities designated as at fair value through profit or loss, £128 million.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



 

Notes to pro forma results (continued)

 

12. Segmental analysis (continued)

 

Analysis of divisional operating profit/(loss) (continued)

 


Net 

interest 

 income 

Non- 

interest 

 income 

 

Total 

 income 

 

Operating 

 expenses 

Insurance 

net 

 claims 

 

Impairment 

 losses 

 

Operating profit/(loss)


£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 









Quarter ended 31 December 2009








UK Retail (1)

939 

360 

1,299 

(703)

(17)

(451)

128 

UK Corporate

626 

322 

948 

(418)

(190)

340 

Wealth

161 

113 

274 

(175)

(10)

89 

Global Banking & Markets (2)

406 

1,663 

2,069 

(1,068)

(130)

871 

Global Transaction Services

233 

404 

637 

(409)

(4)

224 

Ulster Bank

194 

91 

285 

(212)

(348)

(275)

US Retail & Commercial

423 

221 

644 

(510)

(153)

(19)

RBS Insurance

86 

1,090 

1,176 

(190)

(1,156)

(170)

Central items

(133)

233 

100 

(103)

(2)

(5)









Core

2,935 

4,497 

7,432 

(3,788)

(1,173)

(1,288)

1,183 

Non-Core (3)

511 

(403)

108 

(685)

(148)

(1,811)

(2,536)

Amortisation of purchased

  intangible assets

(59)

(59)

Write-down of goodwill

(52)

(52)

Integration and restructuring costs

(228)

(228)

Strategic disposals

(166)

(166)

(166)

Gains on pensions curtailment

2,148 

2,148 

Bonus tax

(208)

(208)










3,446 

3,928 

7,374 

(2,872)

(1,321)

(3,099)

82

RFS Holdings minority interest

821 

574 

1,395 

(1,163)

(193)

(303)

(264)









Total statutory

4,267 

4,502 

8,769 

(4,035)

(1,514)

(3,402)

(182)

 

Notes:

(1)

Reallocation of netting of bancassurance claims of £17 million from non-interest income.

(2)

Reallocation of £10 million between net interest income and non-interest income in respect of funding costs of rental assets, and to record interest on financial assets and liabilities designated as at fair value through profit or loss, £92 million.

(3)

Reallocation of £64 million between net interest income and non-interest income in respect of funding costs of rental assets and to record interest on financial assets and liabilities designated as at fair value through profit or loss, £3 million.



 

Notes to pro forma results (continued) 

 

13. Financial instruments

 

Classification

The following tables analyse the Group's financial assets and liabilities in accordance with the categories of financial instruments in IAS 39 'Financial Instruments: Recognition and Measurement'.  Assets and liabilities outside the scope of IAS 39 are shown separately.


Held-for- 

trading 

Designated 

at fair value 

 through 

profit or loss 

Available- 

for-sale 

Loans and 

receivables 

Other 

 financial 

instruments 

(amortised 

 cost) 

Finance 

 leases 

Other 

 assets/ 

liabilities 

Total 

2009

£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 










Cash and balances at

  central banks

51,548 

51,548 

Loans and advances to

 banks

45,449 

38,425 

83,874 

Loans and advances to 









  customers

41,684 

1,981 

538,669 

13,360 

595,694 

Debt securities

111,413 

2,429 

125,382 

9,871 

249,095 

Equity shares

11,318 

2,083 

2,559 

15,960 

Settlement balances

12,024 

12,024 

Derivatives (1)

438,199 


438,199 

Intangible assets

14,786 

14,786 

Property, plant and









  equipment

17,773 

17,773 

Deferred taxation

6,492 

6,492 

Prepayments, accrued

  income and other assets









1,421 

17,183 

18,604 

Assets of disposal groups

18,432 

18,432 










Total assets 

648,063 

6,493 

127,941 

651,958 

13,360 

74,666 

1,522,481 










Deposits by banks

53,609 

100,039 

153,648 

Customer accounts

52,737 

5,256 

424,611 

482,604 

Debt securities in issue

3,925 

41,444 

200,960 

246,329 

Settlement balances and









  short positions

40,463 

10,412 

50,875 

Derivatives (1)

421,534 

421,534 

Accruals, deferred income









  and other liabilities

1,888 

467 

22,269 

24,624 

Retirement benefit liabilities

2,715 

2,715 

Deferred taxation

2,161 

2,161 

Insurance liabilities

7,633 

7,633 

Subordinated liabilities

1,277 

30,261 

31,538 

Liabilities of disposal

  groups

18,857 

18,857 










Total liabilities

572,268

47,977 

768,171 

467 

53,635 

1,442,518 










Equity








79,963 


















1,522,481 

 

Note:

(1)

Held-for-trading derivatives include hedging derivatives.

 



 

Notes to pro forma results(continued)

 

13. Financial instruments (continued)

 

Classification (continued)

 


Held-for- 

trading 

Designated 

 at fair value through 

 profit or loss 

Available- 

for-sale 

Loans and 

 receivables 

 

Other 

financial 

instruments   

(amortised 

 cost) 

Finance 

 leases 

Other 

 assets/ 

liabilities 

Total 


£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 










2008









Cash and balances at









  central banks

11,830 

11,830 

Loans and advances to

  banks

56,234 

73,265 

129,499 

Loans and advances to









  customers

51,501 

2,141 

663,170 

14,453 

731,265 

Debt securities

116,159 

5,294 

118,722 

12,984 

253,159 

Equity shares

13,314 

2,075 

6,809 

22,198 

Settlement balances

17,812 

17,812 

Derivatives (1)

991,495 

991,495 

Intangible assets

16,415 

16,415 

Property, plant and









  equipment

17,181 

17,181 

Deferred taxation

5,786 

5,786 

Prepayments, accrued









  income and other assets

1,326 

20,247 

21,573 

Assets of disposal groups

480 

480 










Total assets

1,228,703 

9,510 

125,531 

780,387 

14,453 

60,109 

2,218,693 










Deposits by banks

81,154 

181,455 

262,609 

Customer accounts

55,926 

4,349 

458,186 

518,461 

Debt securities in issue

3,992 

46,022 

219,444 

269,458 

Settlement balances and









  short positions

42,536 

11,728 

54,264 

Derivatives (1)

969,409 

969,409 

Accruals, deferred income









  and other liabilities

260 

1,619 

22 

22,239 

24,140 

Retirement benefit liabilities

1,564 

1,564 

Deferred taxation

3,177 

3,177 

Insurance liabilities

7,480 

7,480 

Subordinated liabilities

1,410 

42,268 

43,678 

Liabilities of disposal groups

138 

138 










Total liabilities

1,153,277 

51,781 

914,700 

22 

34,598 

2,154,378 










Equity








64,315 


















2,218,693 

 

Note:

(1)

Held-for-trading derivatives include hedging derivatives.

 

 

 



 

Notes to pro forma results (continued)

 

13. Financial instruments (continued)

 

Valuation techniques of financial instruments carried at fair value

Certain aspects relating to the valuation of financial instruments carried at fair value are discussed below.

 

Valuation reserves

When valuing financial instruments in the trading book, adjustments are made to mid-market valuations to cover bid-offer spread, liquidity, credit risk and future administrative costs.

 

Valuation reserves and adjustments comprise:

 


2009 

2008 


£m 

£m 




Credit valuation adjustments:



Monoline insurers

3,796 

5,988 

CDPCs

499 

1,311 

Other counterparties

1,588 

1,738 





5,883 

9,037 



Bid-offer and liquidity reserves

2,814 

3,260 





8,697 

12,297 

Debit valuation adjustments:



Debt securities in issue

(2,331)

(2,373)

Derivatives

(467)

(450)




Total debit valuation adjustments

(2,798)

(2,823)




Total reserves (net)

5,899 

9,474 

 

Credit valuation adjustments (CVA) represent an estimate of the adjustment to fair value that a market participant would make to incorporate the credit risk inherent in counterparty derivative exposures. The Group makes such credit adjustments to derivative exposures it has to counterparties, as well as debit valuation adjustments (DVA) to liabilities issued by the Group. CVA is discussed in Risk and capital management - Market turmoil - Credit valuation adjustments (page 157). Bid-offer and liquidity reserves and own credit (page 100) are discussed below.

 

Bid-offer and liquidity reserves

Fair value positions are adjusted to bid or offer levels, by marking individual cash based positions directly to bid or offer or by taking bid-offer reserves calculated on a portfolio basis for derivatives exposures.

 

Bid-offer and liquidity reserves reduced during the year, driven mainly by the tightening of spreads across all asset classes in the first half of the year and risk reductions in the second half of the year, most notably in interest rate trading business, partly offset by additional reserves reflecting the implementation of a revised derivative discounting approach.

 



 

Notes to pro forma results (continued) 

 

13. Financial instruments (continued)

 

Own credit

In accordance with IFRS, when valuing financial liabilities recorded at fair value, the Group takes into account the effect of its own credit standing.  The categories of financial liabilities on which own credit spread adjustments are made are issued debt, including structured notes, and derivatives.  An own credit adjustment is applied to positions where it is believed that counterparties would consider the Group's creditworthiness when pricing trades. 

 

For issued debt and structured notes, this adjustment is based on independent quotes from market participants for the debt issuance spreads above average inter-bank rates (at a range of tenors), which the market would demand when purchasing new senior or sub-debt issuances from the Group.  Where necessary, these quotes are interpolated using a curve shape derived from CDS prices. 

 

The reserve movement between periods will not equate to the reported profit or loss for own credit. The balance sheet reserves are stated by conversion of underlying currency balances at spot rates for each period whereas the income statement includes intra-period foreign exchange sell-offs.

 

The table below shows the own credit spread adjustments on liabilities recorded during the year. 

 


Debt securities in issue





Held-for 

-trading (1) 

Designated at fair

 value through 

 profit and loss 

Total 


Derivatives (2) 

Total 


£m 

£m 

£m 


£m 

£m 








Cumulative own credit adjustment







2009

1,237 

1,094 

2,331 


467 

2,798 








2008

1,346 

1,027 

2,373 


450 

2,823 
















£bn 

£bn 

£bn 


£bn 

£bn 








Book value of underlying liabilities







2009

36.6 

13.3 

49.9 


16.8 

66.7 








2008

25.5 

16.9 

42.4 


43.5 

85.9 

 

Notes:

(1)

The held-for-trading portfolio consists of wholesale and retail note issuances.

(2)

The effect of changes in foreign exchange rates, new issues and redemptions are not captured separately.

 

 



Notes to pro forma results (continued)

 

13. Financial instruments (continued)

 

Valuation hierarchy

The table below analyses financial instruments carried at fair value by valuation method.

 


Total 

Level 1 

Level 2 

Level 3 



Level 3 sensitivity (2) 

2009

£bn 

£bn 

£bn 

£bn 



£m 

£m 










Assets









Loans and advances:









- banks

45.4 

45.4 



- customers

43.7 

42.6 

1.1 



80 

(40)










Debt securities









- government

134.1 

118.2 

15.9 



- RMBS

57.1 

56.6 

0.5 



30 

(10)

- CMBS

4.1 

4.0 

0.1 



30 

- CDOs

3.6 

2.6 

1.0 



130 

(80)

- CLOs

8.8 

8.0 

0.8 



80 

(50)

- other ABS

6.1 

5.2 

0.9 



120 

(40)

- corporate

10.5 

9.9 

0.6 



70 

(20)

- other (3)

14.9 

14.7 

0.2 



10 

(30)











239.2 

118.2 

116.9 

4.1 



470 

(230)










Equity shares

16.0 

12.2 

2.5 

1.3 



260 

(200)

Derivatives









- foreign exchange

68.3 

68.1 

0.2 



10 

- interest rate

321.5 

0.3 

319.7 

1.5 



80 

(100)

- equities

6.4 

0.3 

5.8 

0.3 



20 

(20)

- commodities

0.3 

0.3 



 - 

- credit - APS

1.4 

1.4 



1,370 

(1,540)

- credit - other

40.3 

0.1 

37.2 

3.0 



420 

(360)











438.2 

0.7 

431.1 

6.4 



1,900 

(2,020)



















Total assets

782.5 

131.1 

638.5 

12.9 



2,710 

(2,490)










Liabilities









Deposits:









- banks

53.6 

53.6 



- customers

58.0 

57.9 

0.1 



(10)

Debt securities in issue

45.4 

43.1 

2.3 



50 

(10)

Short positions

40.5 

27.1 

13.2 

0.2 



10 

(20)

Derivatives









- foreign exchange

63.6 

63.6 



- interest rate

309.3 

0.1 

308.4 

0.8 



40 

(60)

- equities

9.3 

0.8 

8.3 

0.2 



20 

(70)

- commodities

0.2 

0.2 



- credit - other

39.1 

38.2 

0.9 



80 

(100)











421.5 

0.9 

418.7 

1.9 



140 

(230)

Other financial liabilities (4)

1.3 

1.3 





















Total liabilities

620.3 

28.0 

587.8 

4.5 



200 

(270)

 

For notes refer to page 104.



Notes to pro forma results (continued)

 

13. Financial instruments (continued)

 

Valuation hierarchy (continued)

 


Total 

Level 1 

Level 2 

Level 3 



Level 3 sensitivity (2) 

2008

£bn 

£bn 

£bn 

£bn 



£m 

£m 










Assets









Loans and advances:









- banks

56.2 

56.2 



- customers

53.5 

50.4 

3.1 



70 

(50)










Debt securities









- government

95.7 

67.6 

28.1 



-

-

- RMBS

73.3 

72.8 

0.5 



40 

(90)

- CMBS

3.9 

3.3 

0.6 



30 

(30)

- CDOs

8.6 

6.9 

1.7 



410 

(440)

- CLOs

8.7 

7.7 

1.0 



40 

(40)

- other ABS

8.2 

6.7 

1.5 



10 

(10)

- corporate

17.1 

0.2 

15.6 

1.3 



40 

(40)

- other (3)

24.8 

2.9 

21.6 

0.3 













240.3 

70.7 

162.7 

6.9 



570 

(650)










Equity shares

22.2 

13.7 

7.4 

1.1 



80 

(160)

Derivatives









- foreign exchange

172.9 

2.2 

170.6 

0.1 



- interest rate

654.3 

0.4 

652.4 

1.5 



80 

(80)

- equities

9.0 

0.3 

8.6 

0.1 



(10)

- commodities: Sempra

11.6 

11.0 

0.6 



50 

(50)

- commodities: other

1.4 

1.4 



- credit

142.3 

0.8 

133.5 

8.0 



1,030 

(1,200)











991.5 

3.7 

977.5 

10.3 



1,160 

(1,340)



















Total assets

1,363.7 

88.1 

1,254.2 

21.4 



1,880 

(2,200)










Liabilities









Deposits:









- banks

81.1 

81.1 



- customers

60.3 

60.0 

0.3 



Debt securities in issue

50.0 

45.6 

4.4 



190 

(170)

Short positions

42.5 

35.4 

7.1 



Derivatives









- foreign exchange

172.8 

2.2 

170.6 



- interest rate

639.7 

0.4 

638.4 

0.9 



90 

(90)

- equities

12.1 

0.8 

11.2 

0.1 



- commodities: Sempra

10.9 

10.5 

0.4 



30 

(30)

- commodities: other

1.2 

1.2 



- credit

132.8 

0.1 

130.1 

2.6 



180 

(160)











969.5 

3.5 

962.0 

4.0 



300 

(280)

Other financial liabilities (4)

1.6 

1.3 

0.3 



60 

(40)



















Total liabilities

1,205.0 

38.9 

1,157.1 

9.0 



550 

(490)

 

For notes refer to page 104.



 

Notes to pro forma results (continued)

 

13. Financial instruments (continued)

 

Valuation hierarchy (continued)

 

Key points: level 3

 

·

Level 3 assets and liabilities as a proportion of total financial instruments carried at fair value were similar to proportions at the end of 2008.



·

Decrease in loans and advances to customers of £2.0 billion primarily reflected the reclassification of certain leveraged and real estate finance loans from held-for-trading to loans and receivables in first half of the year.



·

The decrease in debt securities of £2.8 billion reflects the sale of the US fund derivative portfolio (£1.6 billion), liquidations and write-downs.



·

Derivative assets include hedges with CDPCs, illiquid credit and interest rate derivatives:  The reduction of £3.9 billion included £1 billion transfers to level 2, due to improved observability, and Sempra assets (£0.6 billion) included within disposal groups in 2009.



·

Debt securities in issue were £2.3 billion and comprised structured medium-term notes.  The decrease is due to a transfer to level 2 of £1.6 billion of constant proportion portfolio insurance (CPPI) notes reflecting the minimal residual equity component within these notes at 31 December 2009. The decrease in other debt securities in issue of £0.4 billion primarily reflects transfers to level 2, due to improved observability.



·

Derivative liabilities decreased due to Sempra (£0.4 billion) included within disposal groups and transfers to level 2 reflecting improved observability.



 

 



 

Notes to pro forma results (continued)

 

13. Financial instruments (continued)

 

Valuation hierarchy (continued)

 

Amounts classified as available-for-sale comprise:

 


Total 

Level 1 

Level 2 

Level 3 


Level 3 sensitivity (2)


£bn 

£bn 

£bn 

£bn 


£m 

£m 









2009








Debt securities

125.4 

58.2 

65.9 

1.3 


90 

(50)

Equity shares

2.6 

0.3 

1.6 

0.7 


100 

(90)










128.0 

58.5 

67.5 

2.0 


190 

(140)









2008








Debt securities

118.6 

18.0 

97.5 

3.1 


90 

(120)

Equity shares

6.7 

4.6 

1.8 

0.3 


60 

(110)










125.3 

22.6 

99.3 

3.4 


150 

(230)

 

 

Notes:

(1)

Level 1: valued using quoted prices in active markets, examples include G10 government securities, listed equity shares, certain exchange-traded derivatives, and certain US agency securities.


Level 2: includes most government agency securities, investment-grade corporate bonds, certain mortgage products, certain bank and bridge loans, repos and reverse repos, less liquid listed equities, state and municipal obligations, most physical commodities, investment contracts issued by the Group's life assurance businesses and certain money market securities and loan commitments and most OTC derivatives.


Level 3: includes cash instruments which trade infrequently, certain syndicated and commercial mortgage loans, unlisted equity shares, certain residual interests in securitisations, super senior tranches of high grade and mezzanine CDOs, other mortgage-based products and less liquid debt securities, certain structured debt securities in issue, and OTC derivatives where valuation depends upon unobservable inputs such as certain credit and exotic derivatives. No gain or loss is recognised on the initial recognition of a financial instrument valued using a technique incorporating significant unobservable data.

(2)

Sensitivity represents the favourable and unfavourable impact respectively on the income statement or the statement of comprehensive income due to reasonably possible changes to valuations using reasonably possible alternative inputs to the Group's valuation techniques or models.  Totals for sensitivities are not indicative of the total potential effect on the income statement or the statement of comprehensive income.

(3)

Primarily includes debt securities issued by banks and building societies.

(4)

Comprises subordinated liabilities and write-downs relating to undrawn syndicated loan facilities.

 

 

 

 



 

Notes to pro forma results (continued)

 

13.  Financial instruments (continued)

 

Reclassification of financial instruments

During 2008, as permitted by amended IAS 39, the Group reclassified certain financial assets from the held-for-trading and available-for-sale categories into the loans and receivables category and from the held-for-trading category into the available-for-sale category. There were further reclassifications from the held-for-trading category to the loans and receivables category during 2009. The following tables detail the effect of the reclassifications and the balance sheet values of the assets.

 


Reduction in profit or increase in loss as a result of reclassifications for the year ended 2009




Reclassified in:


Total 

2009 

2008 


£m 

£m 

£m 





From held-for-trading to:




Available-for-sale

1,280 

1,280 

Loans and receivables

1,705 

37 

1,668 






2,985 

37 

2,948 

 


Assets 

 reclassified in 

 2009: 


2009

All reclassifications


2008

All reclassifications (1)


Carrying value 


Carrying value 

Fair value 


Carrying value 

Fair value 


£m 


£m 

£m 


£m 

£m 









From held-for-trading to:








Available-for-sale


7,629 

7,629  


12,047 

12,047 

Loans and receivables

1,995 


12,933 

10,644  


20,774 

16,628 










1,995 


20,562 

18,273  


32,821 

28,675 








From available-for-sale to:








Loans and receivables


869 

745  


1,016 

956 










1,995 


21,431 

19,018  


33,837 

29,631 

 

Note:

(1)

31 December 2008 amounts have been restated.

 

During the year ended 31 December 2009, the balance sheet value of reclassified assets decreased by £12.4 billion.  This was primarily due to disposals and repayments of £12.1 billion across a range of asset backed securities and loans, including disposals through restructures of £3.4 billion on real estate and leverage financed positions. Other movements include impairment charges of £1.7 billion, foreign exchange rate losses of £2.0 billion, offset by gains taken to the available-for-sale reserve of £1.1 billion and reclassifications of £2.0 billion in 2009.

 

For assets reclassified from held-for-trading to available-for-sale, net unrealised losses recorded in equity at 31 December 2009 were £0.6 billion (2008 - £2.2 billion).



 

Notes to pro forma results (continued)

 

14. Debt securities

 


UK central 

 and local 

government 

US central 

 and local 

government 

Other 

 central and 

 local 

government 

Bank and 

 building 

 society 

Asset 

 backed 

 securities 

Corporate 

Other 

Total 


£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 

£m 










31 December 2009









Held-for-trading

8,128 

10,427 

50,150 

6,103 

28,820 

6,892 

893 

111,413 

Designated as at fair value









  through profit or loss

122 

385 

418 

394 

1,087 

20 

2,429 

Available-for-sale

18,350 

12,789 

33,727 

7,472 

50,464 

2,550 

30 

125,382 

Loans and receivables

7,924 

1,853 

93 

9,871 











26,601 

23,219 

84,262 

13,993 

87,602 

12,382 

1,036 

249,095 










30 September 2009









Held-for-trading

4,811 

13,888 

54,452 

8,076 

29,611 

6,897 

502 

118,237 

Designated as at









  fair value through









  profit or loss

374 

391 

453 

377 

1,101 

2,705 

Available-for-sale

11,940 

9,146 

31,506 

10,111 

51,787 

4,303 

439 

119,232 

Loans and receivables

11 

41 

8,848 

2,174 

32 

11,107 











17,136 

23,037 

86,350 

18,681 

90,623 

14,475 

979 

251,281 










31 December 2008









Held-for-trading

5,373 

9,858 

37,519 

10,947 

39,879 

11,013 

1,570 

116,159 

Designated as at









  fair value through









  profit or loss

2,085 

510 

456 

236 

1,551 

456 

5,294 

Available-for-sale

11,330 

6,145 

21,735 

11,650 

62,067 

4,588 

1,207 

118,722 

Loans and receivables

114 

8,961 

3,749 

160 

12,984 











18,788 

16,513 

59,710 

22,711 

111,143 

20,901 

3,393 

253,159 

 

Key points

 

·

54% of the debt securities portfolios were issued by central and local governments and federal agencies compared to 38% at end of 2008.



·

Of the ABS portfolios, nearly 75% was AAA rated and 49% was guaranteed or effectively guaranteed by G10 governments.



·

Part of the decrease in corporate debt securities relates to the unwinding of the US funds derivatives portfolio.



·

63% of corporate debt securities are investment grade.



 

Notes to pro forma results (continued)

 

15. Derivatives

 


31 December 2009


30 September 2009


31 December 2008


Assets 

Liabilities 


Assets 

Liabilities 


Assets 

Liabilities 


£m 

£m 


£m 

£m 


£m 

£m 










Exchange rate contracts









Spot, forwards and futures

26,559 

24,763 


34,228 

34,628 


82,963 

83,433 

Currency swaps

25,221 

23,337 


30,838 

30,053 


53,231 

54,413 

Options purchased

16,572 


18,528 


36,688 

Options written

15,499 


16,998 


34,946 










Interest rate contracts









Interest rate swaps

263,902 

251,829 


337,824 

327,217 


547,566 

530,843 

Options purchased

55,471 


64,191 


99,176 

Options written

55,462 


64,547 


102,210 

Futures and forwards

2,088 

2,033 


2,989 

2,772 


7,600 

6,620 










Credit derivatives

41,748 

39,127 


49,019 

42,512 


142,367 

132,734 










Equity and commodity

  contracts

6,638 

9,484 


14,849 

18,795 


21,904 

24,210 











438,199 

421,534 


552,466 

537,522 


991,495 

969,409 

 

Key points

 

·

The Group enters into master netting agreements in respect of its derivative activities. These arrangements give the Group a legal right to set-off derivative assets and liabilities with the same counterparty.  They do not result in a net presentation in the Group's balance sheet for which IFRS requires an intention to settle net or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously, as well as a legally enforceable right to set-off.  These agreements are, however, effective in reducing the Group's credit exposure from derivative assets.  The Group has executed master netting agreements with the majority of its derivative counterparties resulting in a significant reduction in its net exposure to derivative assets.



·

Of the £438 billion (30 September 2009 - £552 billion; 31 December 2008 - £991 billion) derivatives assets shown above, £359 billion (30 September 2009 - £459 billion; 31 December 2008 - £834 billion) were under such agreements.  Furthermore, the Group holds substantial collateral against this net derivative asset exposure.

 

 

 

Notes to pro forma results (continued)

 

16. Analysis of contingent liabilities and commitments

 


31 December 2009





Core 

Non-Core 

Total 


30 September 2009 

31 December 2008 


£m 

£m 

£m 


£m 

£m 








Contingent liabilities







Guarantees and assets pledged as

  collateral security

33,300 

3,279 

36,579 


39,654 

45,931 

Other contingent liabilities

12,651 

759 

13,410 


13,992 

21,765 









45,951 

4,038 

49,989 


53,646 

67,696 








Commitments







Undrawn formal standby facilities, credit

  lines and other commitments to lend

255,555 

33,580 

289,135 


304,702 

349,417 

Other commitments

730 

2,753 

3,483 


3,656 

6,876 









256,285 

36,333 

292,618 


308,358 

356,293 








Total contingent liabilities and

  Commitments

302,236 

40,371 

342,607 


362,004 

423,989 

 

Additional contingent liabilities arise in the normal course of the Group's business.  It is not anticipated that any material loss will arise from these transactions.

 

17. The Financial Services Compensation Scheme

 

The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS), the UK's statutory fund of last resort for customers of authorised financial services firms, pays compensation if a firm is unable to meet its obligations. The FSCS funds compensation for customers by raising management expenses levies and compensation levies on the industry. In relation to protected deposits, each deposit-taking institution contributes towards these levies in proportion to their share of total protected deposits on 31 December of the year preceding the scheme year (which runs from 1 April to 31 March), subject to annual maxima set by the Financial Services Authority (FSA). In addition, the FSCS has the power to raise levies ('exit levies') on firms who have ceased to participate in the scheme and are in the process of ceasing to be authorised for the amount that the firm would otherwise have been asked to pay during the relevant levy year.

 

FSCS has borrowed from HM Treasury to fund the compensation costs associated with Bradford & Bingley, Heritable Bank, Kaupthing Singer & Friedlander, Landsbanki 'Icesave' and London Scottish Bank plc. These borrowings are on an interest-only basis until September 2011. The annual limit on the FSCS management expenses levy for the three years from September 2008 in relation to these institutions has been capped at £1 billion per annum.

 



 

Notes to pro forma results (continued)

 

17. The Financial Services Compensation Scheme (continued)

 

The FSCS will receive funds from asset sales, surplus cash flow, or other recoveries in relation to these institutions which will be used to reduce the principal amount of the FSCS's borrowings. Only after the interest only period, which is expected to end in September 2011, will a schedule for repayment of any remaining principal outstanding (after recoveries) on the borrowings be agreed between the FSCS and HM Treasury. It is expected that, from that point, the FSCS will begin to raise compensation levies (principal repayments). No provision has been made for these levies as the amount is not yet known and is unlikely to be determined before 2011.

 

The Group has accrued £135 million for its share of FSCS management expenses levies for the 2009/10 and 2010/11 scheme years



 

Notes to pro forma results (continued)

 

18. Analysis of non-interest income, expenses and impairment losses

 


Year ended


Quarter ended


31 December 

 2009 

31 December 

 2008 

 

 

31 December 

 2009 

30 September 

 2009 

31 December 

 2008 


£m 

£m 


£m 

£m 

£m 








Fees and commissions receivable

8,738 

8,845 


2,353 

1,919 

2,058 

Fees and commissions payable







- banking

(2,424)

(2,010)


(810)

(450)

(487)

- insurance related

(366)

(401)


(84)

(95)

(96)








Net fees and commissions

5,948 

6,434 


1,459 

1,374 

1,475 








Foreign exchange

2,339 

1,927 


572 

108 

802 

Interest rate

3,931 

1,174 


(386)

1,460 

(402)

Credit

(4,147)

(12,191)


109 

(837)

(6,760)

Other

1,683 

261 


416 

320 

(402)








Income from trading activities

3,806 

(8,829)


711 

1,051 

(6,762)








Operating lease and other rental income

1,323 

1,469 


341 

320 

309 

Changes in the fair value of own debt

51 

977 


349 

(238)

450 

Changes in the fair value of securities and other financial assets and liabilities

42 

(1,364)


54 

45 

(1,286)

Changes in the fair value of investment properties

(117)

(86)


36 

(6)

(84)

Profit on sale of securities

(56)

113 


92 

26 

(9)

Profit on sale of property, plant and equipment

40 

177 


13 

81 

Profit on sale of subsidiaries and associates

(57)

501 


(38)

(8)

(20)

Life business profits/(losses)

156 

(52)


24 

108 

42 

Dividend income

74 

275 


17 

18 

59 

Share of profits less losses of associated entities

(150)

10 


(83)

(13)

Other income

(468)

(499)


(189)

(147)

235 








Other operating income

838 

1,521 


616 

107 

(216)








Non-interest income (excluding insurance premiums)

10,592 

(874)


2,786 

2,532 

(5,503)








Insurance net premium income

5,266 

5,709 


1,308 

1,301 

1,439 








Total non-interest income

15,858 

4,835 


4,094 

3,833 

 (4,064)








Staff costs







- wages, salaries and other staff costs

7,826 

6,884 


1,957 

1,840 

1,061 

- social security costs

602 

570 


179 

131 

131 

- pension costs

653 

536 


110 

204 

94 

Premises and equipment

2,468 

2,099 


618 

619 

566 

Other

3,979 

4,267 


1,075 

943 

1,360 








Administrative expenses

15,528 

14,356 


3,939 

3,737 

3,212 

Depreciation and amortisation

1,873 

1,832 


534 

458 

523 








Operating expenses

17,401 

16,188 


4,473 

4,195 

3,735 

 



 

Notes to pro forma results (continued)

 

18. Analysis of non-interest income, expenses and impairment losses (continued)

 


Year ended


Quarter ended


31 December 

 2009 

31 December 

 2008 

 

 

31 December 

 2009 

30 September 

 2009 

31 December 

 2008 


£m 

£m 


£m 

£m 

£m 








General insurance

4,223 

3,733 


1,304 

1,054 

940 

Bancassurance

134 

184 


17 

91 

116 








Insurance net claims

4,357 

3,917 


1,321 

1,145 

1,056 















Loan impairment losses

13,090 

6,478 


3,032 

3,262 

4,049 

Impairment of available-for-sale securities

809 

954 


67 

17 

624 








Impairment losses

13,899 

7,432 


3,099 

3,279 

4,673 

 

Note:

(1)

The data above exclude purchased intangibles amortisation, integration and restructuring costs, gain on redemption of own debt, strategic disposals, write-down of goodwill and other intangible assets, gains on pensions curtailment and bonus tax.

 

 


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