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REG - Legal & General Grp - L&G H1 2014 Results Part 3 <Origin Href="QuoteRef">LGEN.L</Origin> - Part 5

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190       455      157         612       
 Intra-group distributions5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                3                      -         3        -           3         
 Transfer to non-covered business6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (15)                   -         (15)     -           (15)      
 Other reserve movements including pension deficit7                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        (44)                   -         (44)     56          12        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 Embedded value at 30 June 2014                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1,368                  2,584     3,952    5,095       9,047     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 1. Opening balances at 1 January 2014 include LGF and LGN.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 2. The UK free surplus reduction of £195m to finance new business includes £11m new business strain and £184m additional required capital.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
 3. The increase in UK free surplus of £457m from the expected transfer from the in-force non profit business includes £344m of operational cash generation and a £113m reduction in required capital.The £383m operational cash generation from LGAS and LGR per Note 2.01 also includes £14m dividend from LGN, £1m dividend from LGF and £24m primarily reflecting profit from non-covered business.  
 4. Reflects the impact of change in treatment in deferred tax to align with IFRS by removing the effect of discounting.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 5. Intra-group distributions primarily reflect £4m dividend from the non-covered subsidiary, Nationwide Life, to Society.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 6. The transfer to non-covered business represents the IFRS profits arising in the period from the provisions of investment management services by LGIM to the UK covered business, which have been included in the operating profit of the covered business on the look through basis.                                                                                                                 
 7. The other reserve movements reflects the pension deficit movement and the effect of reinsurance arrangement transactions between UK and US covered business.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 The value of in-force business of £5,095m is comprised of £4,676m of non profit business and £419m of with-profits business.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 
 
European Embedded Value                                                                                                    
       93 
 
 5.01 LGAS and LGR embedded value reconciliation (continued)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Shareholder net worth                     Total     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Free                   Required           Value of    embedded  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  surplus                capital   Total    in-force    value     
 For the six months ended 30 June 20131                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           £m                     £m        £m       £m          £m        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 At 1 January 2013                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                1,259                  2,215     3,474    4,548       8,022     
 Exchange movement                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                9                      6         15       8           23        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 Operating profit/(loss) after tax - UK business:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 - New business contribution2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     (132)                  95        (37)     205         168       
 - Expected return on VIF                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         -                      -         -        132         132       
 - Expected transfer from VIF to SNW3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             429                    (89)      340      (340)       -         
 - Expected return on SNW                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         22                     36        58       -           58        
 Generation of embedded value                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     319                    42        361      (3)         358       
 - Experience variances                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           (2)                    3         1        35          36        
 - Operating assumption changes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   21                     -         21       (9)         12        
 - Development costs                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              (14)                   -         (14)     -           (14)      
 Variances                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        5                      3         8        26          34        
 Operating profit/(loss) after tax - LGAS overseas                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                6                      2         8        (4)         4         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 Operating profit after tax - LGAS & LGR                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          330                    47        377      19          396       
 Non-operating profit/(loss) after tax - UK business:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 - Economic variances                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             166                    (34)      132      109         241       
 - Effect of tax rate changes and other taxation impacts4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         -                      -         -        41          41        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 Non-operating profit/(loss) after tax - LGAS overseas                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            8                      (2)       6        28          34        
 Non-operating profit/(loss) after tax - LGAS & LGR                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               174                    (36)      138      178         316       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 Profit for the period - LGAS & LGR                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               504                    11        515      197         712       
 Intra-group distributions5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       9                      -         9        -           9         
 Transfer to non-covered business6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                (12)                   -         (12)     -           (12)      
 Other reserve movements including pension deficit7                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               (39)                   -         (39)     (5)         (44)      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 Embedded value at 30 June 2013                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   1,730                  2,232     3,962    4,748       8,710     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 1. Opening balances at 1 January 2013 include LGF and LGN.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 2. The free surplus reduction of £132m to finance new business includes £37m new business strain and £95m additional required capital.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
 3. The increase in free surplus of £429m from the expected transfer from the in-force covered business includes £340m of operational cash generation and a £89m reduction in required capital. The £361m operational cash generation from LGAS and LGR per Note 2.01 also includes £1m dividend from LGF and £20m primarily reflecting IFRS profit from non covered business.  
 4. Reflects the implementation of the UK planned future reductions in corporation tax to 20% on 1 April 2015.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 5. UK intra-group dividends reflect dividends of £10m paid to Society from subsidiaries (primarily Nationwide Life) and E1m from LGF paid to Group.                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 6. The transfer to non-covered business represents the IFRS profits arising in the period from the provisions of investment management services by Legal & General Investment Management to the UK covered business, which have been included in the operating profit of the covered business on the look through basis.                                                       
 7. The other reserve movements reflects the pension deficit movement, the movement of investment project costs from covered to non-covered business and the effect of reinsurance arrangement transactions between UK and US covered business.                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 The UK value of in-force business of £4,748m is comprised of £4,330m of non profit business and £418m of with-profits business.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 
 
European Embedded Value                                                                                                    
       94 
 
 5.01 LGAS and LGR embedded value reconciliation (continued)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Shareholder net worth                     Total     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Free                   Required           Value of    embedded  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           surplus                capital   Total    in-force    value     
 For the year ended 31 December 2013                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       £m                     £m        £m       £m          £m        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 At 1 January 20131                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1,259                  2,215     3,474    4,548       8,022     
 Exchange movement                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         3                      3         6        3           9         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 Operating profit/(loss) after tax - UK business:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 - New business contribution2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              (324)                  284       (40)     484         444       
 - Expected return on VIF                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  -                      -         -        266         266       
 - Expected transfer from VIF to SNW3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      869                    (181)     688      (688)       -         
 - Expected return on SNW                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  40                     76        116      -           116       
 Generation of embedded value                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              585                    179       764      62          826       
 - Experience variances                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    5                      (9)       (4)      14          10        
 - Operating assumption changes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            (24)                   2         (22)     21          (1)       
 - Development costs                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       (31)                   -         (31)     -           (31)      
 Variances                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 (50)                   (7)       (57)     35          (22)      
 Operating profit after tax - LGAS overseas                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                7                      1         8        8           16        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 Operating profit after tax - LGAS & LGR                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   542                    173       715      105         820       
 Non-operating profit/(loss) after tax - UK business:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 - Economic variances                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      109                    (8)       101      80          181       
 - Effect of tax rate changes and other taxation impacts4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  -                      -         -        41          41        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 Non-operating profit after tax - LGAS overseas                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            20                     -         20       40          60        
 Non-operating profit/(loss) after tax - LGAS & LGR                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        129                    (8)       121      161         282       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 Profit for the year - LGAS & LGR                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          671                    165       836      266         1,102     
 Intra-group distributions5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                (617)                  -         (617)    -           (617)     
 Transfer to non-covered business6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (27)                   -         (27)     -           (27)      
 Other reserve movements including pension deficit7                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        (115)                  7         (108)    73          (35)      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 Embedded value at 31 December 2013                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        1,174                  2,390     3,564    4,890       8,454     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 1. Opening balances at 1 January 2013 include LGF and LGN.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
 2. The UK free surplus reduction of £324m to finance new business includes £40m new business strain and £284m additional required capital.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
 3. The increase in UK free surplus of £869m from the expected transfer from the in-force covered business includes £688m of operational cash generation and a £181m reduction in required capital. The £734m operational cash from LGAS and LGR per Note 2.01 also includes £2m and £14m remitted from LGF and LGN respectively, and £30m primarily reflecting IFRS profit  from non covered business.  
 4. Reflects the implementation of the UK planned future reductions in corporation tax to 20% on 1 April 2015.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 5. UK intra-group dividends reflect a £625m dividend paid from Society to Group and dividends of £10m paid to Society from subsidiaries (primarily Nationwide Life). Dividends of E16m from LGN were also paid to Society.                                                                                                                                                                              
 6. The transfer to non-covered business represents the IFRS profits arising in the period from the provisions of investment management services by LGIM to the UK covered business, which have been included in the operating profit of the covered business on the look through basis.                                                                                                                 
 7. The other reserve movements reflects the pension deficit movement, the movement of investment project costs from covered to non-covered business and the effect of reinsurance arrangement transactions between UK and US covered business.                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 The value of in-force business of £4,890m is comprised of £4,454m of non profit business and £436m of with-profits business.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 
 
European Embedded Value                                                                                                    
       95 
 
 5.02 Analysis of shareholders' equity                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          LGC                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       LGAS and           and group                
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       LGR       LGIM     expenses   LGA    Total  
 As at 30 June 2014                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    £m        £m       £m         £m     £m     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 Analysed as:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 IFRS basis shareholders' equity1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      820       566      3,538      787    5,711  
 Additional retained profit/(loss) on an EEV basis                                                                                                                                                                                                              5,041  -         (1,027)  118        4,132  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 Shareholders' equity on an EEV basis                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  5,861     566      2,511      905    9,843  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 Comprising:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 Business reported on an IFRS basis                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    441       566      (1,116)    -      (109)  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 Business reported on an EEV basis:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 Shareholder net worth                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 - Free surplus2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       74                 1,294      139    1,507  
 - Required capital to cover solvency margin                                                                                                                                                                                                                           251                2,333    

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