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impairment loss resulting from classification of disposal groups as held for sale; FY 15: excluding the £25m net loss resulting from the disposal of subsidiary and joint venture investments).  
 
 
IFRS and Operational Cash Generation                                                                                       
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2.10 Earnings per share (continued) 
 
(b) Diluted earnings per share 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Adjusted   Adjusted     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Number       Profit     Earnings   profit     earnings     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          of shares1   after tax  per share  after tax  per share2   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          30.06.16     30.06.16   30.06.16   30.06.16   30.06.16     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          m            £m         p          £m         p            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 Profit attributable to equity holders of the company                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               5,927  668    11.27   664          11.20      
 Net shares under options allocable for no further consideration                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    22     -      (0.04)  -            (0.04)     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 Diluted earnings per share                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               5,949        668        11.23      664        11.16        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Adjusted   Adjusted     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Number       Profit     Earnings   profit     earnings     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          of shares1   after tax  per share  after tax  per share2   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          30.06.15     30.06.15   30.06.15   30.06.15   30.06.15     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          m            £m         p          £m         p            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 Profit attributable to equity holders of the company                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               5,915  539    9.11    579          9.79       
 Net shares under options allocable for no further consideration                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    38     -      (0.06)  -            (0.06)     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 Diluted earnings per share                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               5,953        539        9.05       579        9.73         
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Adjusted   Adjusted     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Number       Profit     Earnings   profit     earnings     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          of shares1   after tax  per share  after tax  per share2   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          31.12.15     31.12.15   31.12.15   31.12.15   31.12.15     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          m            £m         p          £m         p            
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 Profit attributable to equity holders of the company                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               5,920  1,075  18.16   1,100        18.58      
 Net shares under options allocable for no further consideration                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    38     -      (0.12)  -            (0.12)     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 Diluted earnings per share                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               5,958        1,075      18.04      1,100      18.46        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 1. For diluted earnings per share, the weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue, excluding employee scheme treasury shares, is adjusted to assume conversion of all potential ordinary shares, such as share options granted to employees.                                                                                              
 2. Adjusted earnings per share has been calculated excluding the net £4m gain, resulting from the disposal of subsidiaries (H1 15: excluding the £40m impairment loss resulting from classification of disposal groups as held for sale; FY 15: excluding £25m net loss resulting from the disposal of subsidiary and joint venture investments).  
 
 
2.11 Disposals 
 
During H1 2016, the group made the following disposals: 
 
- Suffolk Life Group Limited was sold to Curtis Banks Group plc for £45m (excluding transaction costs). The carrying value
of the investment was £40m, realising a profit on disposal of £5m (excluding transaction costs) reported in operational
income in the Consolidated Income Statement. The disposal of Suffolk Life Group Limited was not classified as a
discontinued operation as it does not represent a major line of business or geographical segment of the group. 
 
- The investment in ABI Alpha Limited was sold to a management buyout led by CBPE Capital with cash proceeds for the
group's investment of £29m. The carrying value of the investment was £23m, realising a profit on disposal of £6m reported
in operational income in the Consolidated Income Statement. The majority of the profit on disposal is allocated to the
with-profits fund. 
 
- Air Energi is no longer controlled by the group following its merger with Swift WWR to create Airswift. The group now
holds less than 50% of Airswift and therefore has classified the investment as an associate included in financial
investments. The investment has been revalued to fair value, increasing the carrying value of the investment by £13m which
has been reported in operational income in the Consolidated Income Statement. The majority of the profit on merger is
allocated to the with-profits fund. 
 
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2.12 Held for sale 
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Full year   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           30.06.16  30.06.151   31.12.152   
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           £m        £m          £m          
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 Assets classified as held for sale                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 Purchased interest in long term business and other intangible assets                                                                                                                                                             -        -        28     
 DAC                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       -         71          -           
 Investment in associates                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  -         12          -           
 Property, plant and equipment                                                                                                                                                                                                                             -         45          1           
 Investment property                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       -         -           1,140       
 Financial investments                                                                                                                                                                                                         -  5,601    1,801    
 Reinsurers' share of contract liabilities                                                                                                                                                                                                                 -         10          39          
 Cash and cash equivalents                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 -         241         389         
 Other assets                                                                                                                                                                                                                  -  169      11       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 Total assets of the disposal group                                                                                                                                                                                               -        6,149    3,409  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 Liabilities classified as held for sale                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 Insurance contract liabilities                                                                                                                                                                                                   -        (320)    -      
 Investment contract liabilities                                                                                                                                                                                                                           -         (5,187)     (3,235)     
 Unallocated divisible surplus                                                                                                                                                                                                                             -         (229)       -           
 Operational borrowings                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    -         -           (102)       
 Tax liabilities                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           -         (22)        (5)         
 Other liabilities                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         -         (238)       (27)        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 Total liabilities of the disposal group                                                                                                                                                                                       -  (5,996)  (3,369)  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 Total net assets of the disposal group                                                                                                                                                                                        -  153      40       
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 1. At H1 15, Legal & General International (Ireland) Limited, Commercial International Life Insurance Company SAE, Legal & General Gulf BSC, and Legal & General Holdings (France) S.A. were classified as held for sale.  
 2. At FY 15, Suffolk Life Group Limited was classified as held for sale.                                                                                                                                                   
 
 
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2.13 Financial investments and investment property 
 
                                                                                                         Full year    
                                                                                     30.06.16  30.06.15  31.12.15     
                                                                                     £m        £m        £m           
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
 Equities                                                                            176,194   161,507   166,892      
 Unit trusts                                                                         6,594     7,303     6,021        
 Debt securities1                                                                    197,008   170,910   169,720      
 Accrued interest                                                                    1,395     1,393     1,456        
 Derivative assets2                                                                  15,424    9,625     9,509        
 Loans and receivables                                                               508       421       465          
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
 Financial investments                                                               397,123   351,159   354,063      
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
 Investment property3                                                                8,227     8,779     8,082        
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
 Total financial investments and investment property       405,350  359,938  362,145            
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                      
 1. Detailed analysis of debt securities which         
 shareholders are directly exposed to is disclosed     
 in Note 4.06.                                         
 2. Derivatives are used to ensure efficient           
 portfolio management, especially the use of           
 interest rate swaps, inflation swaps, credit          
 default swaps and foreign exchange forward            
 contracts for asset and liability management.         
 Derivative assets are shown gross of derivative       
 liabilities and include £9,543m (H1 15: £5,819m; FY    
 15: £5,795m) held on behalf of unit linked            
 policyholders.                                        
 3. Detailed analysis of investment property which     
 shareholders are directly exposed to is disclosed     
 in Note 4.07.                                         
                                                                                                                      
 (a) Fair value hierarchy                              
                                                    
 Fair value is the price that would be received to     
 sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an    
 orderly transaction between market participants at    
 the measurement date. Fair value measurements are     
 based on observable and unobservable inputs.          
 Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from    
 independent sources, while unobservable inputs        
 reflect the group's view of market assumptions in     
 the absence of observable market information. The     
 group utilises techniques that maximise the use of    
 observable inputs and minimise the use of             
 unobservable inputs.  The levels of fair value        
 measurement bases are defined as follows:Level 1:     
 fair values measured using quoted prices              
 (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets    
 or liabilities.Level 2: fair values measured using    
 valuation techniques for all inputs significant to    
 the measurement other than quoted prices included     
 within level 1 that are observable for the asset or    
 liability, either directly (i.e. as prices) or        
 indirectly (i.e. derived from prices).Level 3: fair    
 values measured using valuation techniques for any    
 input for the asset or liability significant to the    
 measurement that is not based on observable market    
 data (unobservable inputs). All of the group's        
 level 2 assets have been valued using standard        
 market pricing sources, such as iBoxx, IDC and        
 Bloomberg, which use mathematical modelling and       
 multiple source validation in order to determine      
 "consensus" prices, except for bespoke CDO and        
 swaps holdings (see below). In normal market          
 conditions, we would consider these market prices     
 to be observable market prices. Following             
 consultation with our pricing providers and a         
 number of their contributing brokers, we have         
 considered that these prices are not from a           
 suitably active market and have classified them as    
 level 2. CDOs are valued using an external            
 valuation based on observable market inputs, which    
 include CDX and iTraxx index tranches and CDS         
 spreads on underlying reference entities. This        
 valuation is then validated against the internal      
 valuation. Accordingly, these assets have also been    
 classified in level 2.                                
                                                       
 There have been no significant transfers between      
 level 1 and level 2 for the period ended 30 June      
 2016 (30 June 2015: £nil; 31 December 2015: £nil).    
                                                                                                                      
 The table on the following page presents the          
 group's assets by IFRS 13 hierarchy levels:           
 
 
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 2.13 Financial investments and investment property (continued)                                     
 (a) Fair value hierarchy (continued)                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                              Total    Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  
 For the six months ended 30 June 2016                                                     £m       £m       £m       £m      
                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                  
 Shareholder                                                                                                                                                      
 Equity securities                                                                                                            2,331    2,025    -        306      
 Debt securities                                                                                                              4,789    2,071    2,361    357      
 Accrued interest                                                                                                             33       15       15       3        
 Derivative assets                                                                                                            62       6        56       -        
 Investment property                                                                                                          200      -        -        200      
                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                  
 Non profit non-unit linked                                                                                                                              
 Equity securities                                                                                                            56       52       4        -        
 Debt securities                                                                                                              47,436   6,998    36,995   3,443    
 Accrued interest                                                                                                             496      38       453      5        
 Derivative assets                                                                                                            5,661    325      5,326    10       
 Investment property                                                                                                          2,257    -        -        2,257    
                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                  
 With-profits                                                                                                                                                     
 Equity securities                                                                                                            3,607    3,382    1        224      
 Debt securities                                                                                                              7,054    3,660    3,384    10       
 Accrued interest                                                                                                             69       29       40       -        
 Derivative assets                                                                                                            158      40       118      -        
 Investment property                                                                                                          920      -        -        920      
                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                  
 Unit linked                                                                                                                                                      
 Equity securities                                                                                                            176,794  173,351  3,062    381      
 Debt securities                                                                                                              137,729  96,007   41,722   -        
 Accrued interest                                                                                                             797      291      506      -        
 Derivative assets                                                                                                            9,543    225      9,318    -        
 Investment property                                                                                                          4,850    -        -        4,850    
                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                  
 Total financial investments and investment property at fair value1                        404,842  288,515  103,361  12,966  
                                                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                                                  
 1. This table excludes loans and receivables of £508m, which are held at amortised cost.  
 
 
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 2.13 Financial investments and investment property (continued)                               
 (a) Fair value hierarchy (continued)                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        Total    Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  
 For the six months ended 30 June 2015                                                        £m       £m       £m      £m       
                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                            
 Shareholder                                                                                                                                                
 Equity securities                                                                                                      1,932    1,681    -        251      
 Debt securities                                                                                                        4,570    1,861    2,445    264      
 Accrued interest                                                                                                       30       11       15       4        
 Derivative assets                                                                                                      87       81       6        -        
 Investment property                                                                                                    183      -        -        183      
                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                            
 Non profit non-unit linked                                                                                                                        
 Equity securities                                                                                                      307      296      11       -        
 Debt securities                                                                                                        38,851   5,845    32,155   851      
 Accrued interest                                                                                                       445      32       407      6        
 Derivative assets                                                                                                      3,664    264      3,400    -        
 Investment property                                                                                                    2,037    -        -        2,037    
                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                            
 With-profits                                                                                                                                               
 Equity securities                                                                                                      3,596    3,084    2        510      
 Debt securities                                                                                                        6,886    3,265    3,604    17       
 Accrued interest                                                                                                       79       35       44       -        
 Derivative assets                                                                                                      55       37       18       -        
 Investment property                                                                                                    1,057    -        -        1,057    
                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                            
 Unit linked                                                                                                                                                
 Equity securities                                                                                                      162,975  159,401  3,331    243      
 Debt securities                                                                                                        120,603  79,895   40,701   7        
 Accrued interest                                                                                                       839      295      544      -        
 Derivative assets                                                                                                      5,819    960      4,859    -        
 Investment property                                                                                                    5,502    -        -        5,502    
                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                            
 Total financial investments and investment property at fair value1                           359,517  257,043  91,542  10,932   
                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                                            
 1. This table excludes loans and receivables of £421m, which are held at amortised cost.  
 
 
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 2.13 Financial investments and investment property (continued)                            
 (a) Fair value hierarchy (continued)                                                                                
                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                             Total    Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  
 For the year ended 31 December 2015                                                                £m       £m      £m      £m       
                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                 
 Shareholder                                                                                                                                                     
 Equity securities                                                                                                           1,923    1,663    -        260      
 Debt securities                                                                                                             4,516    1,966    2,188    362      
 Accrued interest                                                                                                            32       16       14       2        
 Derivative assets                                                                                                           36       13       23       -        
 Investment property                                                                                                         190      -        -        190      
                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                 
 Non profit non-unit linked                                                                                                                                      
 Equity securities                                                                                                           149      138      11       -        
 Debt securities                                                                                                             38,888   5,174    32,646   1,068    
 Accrued interest                                                                                                            465      34       426      5        
 Derivative assets                                                                                                           3,640    74       3,566    -        
 Investment property                                                                                                         2,157    -        -        2,157    
                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                 
 With-profits                                                                                                                                                    
 Equity securities                                                                                                           3,365    3,002    6        357      
 Debt securities                                                                                                             6,385    3,029    3,343    13       
 Accrued interest                                                                                                            69       24       45       -        
 Derivative assets                                                                                                           38       11       27       -        
 Investment property                                                                                                         930      -        -        930      
                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                 
 Unit linked                                                                                                                                                     
 Equity securities                                                                                                           167,476  164,118  3,112    246      
 Debt securities                                                              

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