ANNEX I U.K. GENERAL STRUCTURE OF PAYMENTS STATISTICS

PART 2 U.K. SPECIFIC FEATURES IN TABLES 2 TO 7

Part 2.5 U.K. Participation in selected payment systems (Table 6)

1. This table refers to number, type and institutional sector of participants (irrespective of their location) in a payment system. U.K.

2. The indicator ‘number of participants’ is the sum of the two mutually exclusive sub-categories ‘direct participants’ and ‘indirect participants’. U.K.

3. The indicator ‘direct participants’ is the sum of the three mutually exclusive sub-categories ‘credit institutions’, ‘central bank’ and ‘other direct participants’. U.K.

4. The indicator ‘other direct participants’ is the sum of the four mutually exclusive sub-categories ‘public administration’, ‘clearing and settlement organisations’, ‘other financial institutions’ and ‘others’. U.K.