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4. For the purposes of these Regulations “own funds” means the following items, subject to the deductions specified in paragraph 7 and to the limits specified in paragraph 9—U.K.
(a)paid up capital, including share premium accounts but excluding amounts arising in respect of cumulative preference shares;
(b)reserves other than—
(i)revaluation reserves;
(ii)fair value reserves related to gains or losses on cash flow hedges of financial instruments measured at amortised cost; and
(iii)that part of profit and loss reserves that arises from any gains on liabilities valued at fair value that are due to changes in the electronic money institution's credit standing;
(c)profit or loss brought forward as a result of the application of the final profit or loss provided that—
(i)interim profits may only be included if they are—
(aa)verified by persons responsible for the auditing of the institution's accounts;
(bb)shown to the satisfaction of the Authority that the amount has been evaluated in accordance with the principles set out in Directive 86/635/EEC of the Council of the 8th December 1986 on the annual accounts and consolidated accounts of banks and other financial institutions M1; and
(cc)net of any foreseeable charge or dividend;
(ii)in the case of an electronic money institution which is the originator of a securitisation, net gains arising from the capitalisation of future income from the securitised assets and providing credit enhancement to positions in the securitisation are excluded;
(d)revaluation reserves;
(e)general or collective provisions if—
(i)they are freely available to the electronic money institution to cover normal electronic money issuance and payment services risks where revenue or capital losses have not yet been identified;
(ii)their existence is disclosed in internal accounting records; and
(iii)their amount is determined by the management of the electronic money institution, verified by a statutory auditor or audit firm (as defined by regulation 25(2)) and notified to the Authority;
(f)securities of indeterminate duration and other instruments that fulfil the following conditions—
(i)they may not be reimbursed on the bearer's initiative or without the prior agreement of the Authority;
(ii)the debt agreement provides for the electronic money institution to have the option of deferring the payment of interest on the debt;
(iii)the lender's claim on the electronic money institution is wholly subordinated to those of all non-subordinated creditors;
(iv)the documents governing the issue of the securities provide for debt and unpaid interest to be such as to absorb losses, whilst leaving the electronic money institution in a position to continue trading,
provided that only fully paid-up amounts are to be taken into account;
(g)cumulative preferential shares, other than fixed-term cumulative preference shares referred to in paragraph (j);
(h)the commitments of the members of an electronic money institution set up as a cooperative, comprising—
(i)that institution's uncalled capital; and
(ii)the legal commitments of the members of that institution to make additional non-refundable payments should the institution incur a loss provided that such payments can be demanded without delay;
(i)the joint and several commitments of the borrower in the case of an electronic money institution organised as a fund, comprising—
(i)that institution's uncalled capital; and
(ii)the legal commitments of the borrowers of that institution to make additional non-refundable payments should the institution incur a loss provided that such payments can be demanded without delay;
(j)fixed-term cumulative preferential shares and subordinated loan capital if—
(i)binding agreements exist under which, in the event of the winding-up of the electronic money institution, they rank after the claims of all other creditors and are not to be repaid until all other debts outstanding at the time have been settled; and
(ii)in the case of subordinated loan capital—
(aa)only fully paid-up funds are taken into account;
(bb)the loans involved have an original maturity of at least five years, after which they may be repaid;
(cc)the extent to which they may rank as own funds is gradually reduced during at least the last five years before the repayment date; and
(dd)the loan agreement does not include any clause providing that in specified circumstances, other than the winding-up of the electronic money institution, the debt will become repayable before the agreed repayment date.
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M1OJ No L 372, 31.12.1986, p.1.
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