X1PART THREECAPITAL REQUIREMENTS

Annotations:

TITLE IICAPITAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CREDIT RISK

CHAPTER 4Credit risk mitigation

Section 4Calculating the effects of credit risk mitigation

Sub-Section 2Unfunded credit protection

Article 235Calculating risk-weighted exposure amounts under the Standardised Approach

1

For the purposes of Article 113(3) institutions shall calculate the risk-weighted exposure amounts in accordance with the following formula:

max 0,E GA× r+GA× g

where:

E

the exposure value in accordance with Article 111; for this purpose, the exposure value of an off-balance sheet item listed in Annex I shall be 100 % of its value rather than the exposure value indicated in Article 111(1);

G A

the amount of credit risk protection as calculated under Article 233(3) (G*) further adjusted for any maturity mismatch as laid down in Section 5;

r

the risk weight of exposures to the obligor as specified under Chapter 2 F1of this Regulation and Articles 132a to 132c of Chapter 3 of the Standardised Approach and Internal Ratings Based Approach to Credit Risk (CRR) Part of the PRA Rulebook;

g

the risk weight of exposures to the protection provider as specified under Chapter 2 F1of this Regulation and Articles 132a to 132c of Chapter 3 of the Standardised Approach and Internal Ratings Based Approach to Credit Risk (CRR) Part of the PRA Rulebook.

2

Where the protected amount (G A ) is less than the exposure (E), institutions may apply the formula specified in paragraph 1 only where the protected and unprotected parts of the exposure are of equal seniority.

3

Institutions may extend the treatment set out in Article 114(4) and (7) to exposures or parts of exposures guaranteed by the central government or central bank, where the guarantee is denominated in the domestic currency of the borrower and the exposure is funded in that currency.