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(a) determining the maximum end-of-day aggregate amount of credit exposure over the accounting period; and

(b) then dividing that amount by—

(i) the registered bank’s banking group’s tier one capital as at the reporting date; or

(ii) the registered bank’s banking group’s tier one capital at the date the maximum end-of-day aggregate amount of credit exposure occurred.

(2) A statement of the method used to derive peak ratio information.

5 Rating-contingent limit

The following information:

(a) the rating-contingent limit that applies to the registered bank’s banking group as at the balance date;

(b) a statement as to whether any limit changes have occurred over the full year accounting period, and if so, the nature of those changes, and the dates on which they occurred; and

(c) a statement that, within the overall rating-contingent limit, there is a sub-limit of 15% of tier one capital that applies to the aggregate credit exposure to non-bank connected persons.

6 Additional requirements for aggregate credit exposure to connected persons

(1) A statement as to whether aggregate credit exposure to connected persons has been calculated on a gross or a bilateral net basis.

(2) If any part of the calculation has been undertaken on a bilateral net basis, the following additional information:

(a) in respect of aggregate credit exposure to connected persons as at the balance date, and in respect of peak end-of-day aggregate credit exposure to connected persons over the full year accounting period—

(i) the gross amount, as a percentage of tier one capital, before any netting has taken place; and

(ii) the amount, as a percentage of tier one capital, that has been netted off in determining the net exposure; and

(b) a statement that there is a limit of 125% of banking group tier one capital in respect of the gross amount of aggregate credit exposure to connected persons that can be netted off in determining the net exposure.

7 Aggregate amount of contingent exposures arising from risk lay-off arrangements

A statement of the aggregate amount of contingent exposures of the registered bank’s banking group to connected persons arising from risk lay-off arrangements in respect of credit exposures to counterparties (excluding counterparties that are connected persons) as at the balance date.



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