SCHEDULE 2Capital Requirements

PART 2Own funds

Limits on qualifying items

9

(1) The limits referred to in paragraph 4 are—

a

that A must not exceed B; and

b

that C must not exceed 50% of B.

2

After applying such limits—

a

50% of the total of the items specified in paragraph 7(d) to (h) must be deducted from A and the remaining 50% must be deducted from B; and

b

the amount, if any, by which the amount to be deducted from A exceeds A must be deducted from B.

3

In this paragraph—

a

A” means the total of the items specified in paragraph 4(d) to (j);

b

B” means the total of the items specified in paragraph 4(a) to (c) less the total of the items specified in paragraph 7(a) to (c); and

c

C” means the total of the items specified in paragraph 4(h) to (j).