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REG - Metro Bank PLC - Preliminary Results for Full Year 2017 <Origin Href="QuoteRef">MTRO.L</Origin> - Part 2

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Earnings/(loss) per shareBasic (pence)Diluted (pence)                                               10      12.8                 (22.0)             
 12.6                                                                                                (22.0)  
 
 
Condensed consolidated balance sheet 
 
As at 31 December 2017 
 
                                             Notes  31 December2017    31 December 2016  
                                                    £'000              £'000             
                                                                                         
 Assets                                                                                  
 Cash and balances with the Bank of England         2,111,630          434,612           
 Loans and advances to banks                 5      100,388            65,816            
 Loans and advances to customers             5      9,620,326          5,865,370         
 Available for sale investment securities    6      360,704            604,127           
 Held to maturity investment securities      6      3,553,801          2,622,588         
 Property, plant and equipment               7      327,550            246,690           
 Intangible assets                           8      148,231            92,515            
 Prepayments and accrued income                     52,785             43,000            
 Deferred tax asset                          4      53,697             56,279            
 Other assets                                       26,243             26,291            
 Total assets                                       16,355,355         10,057,288        
                                                                                         
                                                    
 Liabilities                                                                             
 Deposits from customers                            11,668,738         7,950,579         
 Deposits from central banks                        3,320,900          543,000           
 Repurchase agreements                              121,558            653,091           
 Other liabilities                                  148,270            106,083           
 Total liabilities                                  15,259,466         9,252,753         
                                                                                         
                                                    
 Equity                                                                                  
 Called up share capital                     9      -                  -                 
 Share premium                               9      1,303,503          1,027,645         
 Retained earnings                                  (219,404)          (230,193)         
 Other reserves                                     11,790             7,083             
 Total equity                                       1,095,889          804,535           
                                                                                         
                                                    
 Total equity and liabilities                       16,355,355         10,057,288        
 
 
Condensed consolidated statement of changes in equity 
 
For the year ended 31 December 2017 
 
                                                                                      Share capital    Share premium     Retained earnings    Available for sale reserve    Share option reserve    Total equity  
                                                                                       £'000           £'000              £'000               £'000                         £'000                    £'000        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 Balance as at 1 January 2017                                                         -                1,027,645         (230,193)            (3,472)                       10,555                  804,535       
 Net profit for the year                                                              -                -                 10,789               -                             -                       10,789        
 Other comprehensive expense, net of tax, relating to available for sale investments  -                -                 -                    (947)                         -                       (947)         
 Total comprehensive income                                                           -                -                 10,789               (947)                         -                       9,842         
 Share issue                                                                                           278,785           -                    -                             -                       278,785       
 Cost of share issue                                                                                   (2,927)           -                    -                             -                       (2,927)       
 Net share option movements                                                           -                -                 -                    -                             5,654                   5,654         
 Balance as at                                                                        -                1,303,503         (219,404)            (4,419)                       16,209                  1,095,889     
 31 December 2017                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 Balance as at 1 January 2016                                                         -                629,304           (213,440)            (12,018)                      3,329                   407,175       
 Net loss for the year                                                                -                -                 (16,753)             -                             -                       (16,753)      
 Other comprehensive income, net of tax, relating to available for sale investments   -                -                 -                    8,546                         -                       8,546         
 Total comprehensive income                                                           -                -                 (16,753)             8,546                         -                       (8,207)       
 Share issue                                                                          -                403,572           -                    -                             -                       403,572       
 Cost of share issue                                                                  -                (5,231)           -                    -                             -                       (5,231)       
 Net share option movements                                                           -                -                 -                    -                             7,226                   7,226         
 Balance as at                                                                        -                1,027,645         (230,193)            (3,472)                       10,555                  804,535       
 31 December 2016                                                                                                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
 Notes                                                                                9                9                                                                                                          
 
 
The available-for-sale reserve represents the unrealised change in the fair
value of available for sale investments since initial recognition. 
 
Condensed consolidated cash flow statement 
 
For the year ended 31 December 2017 
 
                                                                                           Notes  Year ended           Year ended         
                                                                                                  31 December 2017     31 December 2016   
                                                                                                  £'000                £'000              
                                                                                                                                          
 Reconciliation of profit/(loss) before tax to net cash flows from operating activities:                                                  
 Profit/(loss) before tax                                                                         18,675               (17,198)           
 Adjustments for:Loss on disposal of  property, plant and equipment and intangible assets         132                  -                  
 Impairment and other write-offs of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets    7,8    881                  793                
 Depreciation and amortisation of intangible and tangible assets                           7,8    33,430               22,379             
 Share option charge                                                                              3,160                1,873              
 Gain on sale of securities and fair value gains on derivatives                                   (3,722)              (5,376)            
 Accrued interest on and amortisation of investment securities                                    2,080                (4,152)            
 Changes in operating assets                                                                      (3,755,114)          (2,341,143)        
 Changes in operating liabilities                                                                 5,994,389            3,511,726          
 Net cash inflows from operating activities                                                       2,293,911            1,168,902          
                                                                                                                                          
 Cash flows from investing activities                                                                                                     
 Sales of investment securities                                                                   309,335              2,196,953          
 Purchase of investment securities                                                                (997,280)            (3,403,039)        
 Purchase of property, plant and equipment                                                 7      (99,877)             (97,828)           
 Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets                 7,8    41                   4                  
 Purchase of intangible assets                                                             8      (70,398)             (45,053)           
 Net cash outflows from investing activities                                                      (858,179)            (1,348,963)        
                                                                                                                                          
 Cash flows from financing activities                                                                                                     
 Share issues                                                                              9      278,785              403,572            
 Cost of share issues                                                                      9      (2,927)              (5,231)            
 Net cash inflows from financing activities                                                       275,858              398,341            
                                                                                                                                          
 Net increase in cash and cash equivalents                                                        1,711,590            218,280            
 Cash and cash equivalents at start of year                                                       500,428              282,148            
 Cash and cash equivalents at end of year                                                         2,212,018            500,428            
                                                                                                                                          
 Profit/(loss) before tax includes:                                                                                                       
 Interest received                                                                                296,489              207,678            
 Interest paid                                                                                    (60,833)             (53,246)           
                                                                                                                                          
 Cash and cash equivalents comprise of:                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                          
 Cash and balances with the Bank of England                                                       2,111,630            434,612            
 Loans and advances to banks                                                                      100,388              65,816             
                                                                                                  2,212,018            500,428            
 
 
Notes 
 
1.    Summarised accounting policies 
 
The accounting policies and methods of computation are consistent with those
applied in the 2016 Annual Report & Accounts.  No new accounting policies have
been adopted in the period under review, other than the adoption of mandatory
accounting standards. The Group adopted IFRS 9, Financial Instruments, on 1
January 2018. 
 
2.    Interest income 
 
                                                      
 2017                             2016     
 £'000                            £'000    
                                                      
 Investment securities            56,873     46,528   
 Loans and advances to customers  245,073    166,958  
 Total interest Income            301,946    213,486  
 
 
3.    Interest expense 
 
                                                            
 2017                                     2016    
 £'000                                    £'000   
                                                            
 Interest on customer accounts            46,896    48,481  
 Interest on repurchase agreements        1,554     4,900   
 Interest on Term Funding Scheme ("TFS")  5,437     187     
 Other                                    7,077     5,678   
 Total interest expense                   60,964    59,246  
 
 
4.    Taxation 
 
Income tax (expense)/credit 
 
                                                    2017       2016   
                                                    £'000      £'000  
 Current tax:                                                         
 Current income tax                                 (958)      (177)  
 Adjustment in respect of prior years               38         -      
 Total current tax expense                          (920)      (177)  
                                                                      
 Deferred tax:                                                        
 Origination and reversal of temporary differences  (5,210)    (584)  
 Effect of changes in tax rates                     (2,974)    280    
 Adjustment in respect of prior years               1,218      926    
 Total deferred tax (expense)/credit                (6,966)    622    
                                                                      
 Total tax (expense)/credit                         (7,886)    445    
 
 
4.    Taxation (continued) 
 
Reconciliation of the total tax (expense)/credit 
 
The tax (expense)/credit shown in the income statement differs from the tax
(expense)/credit that would apply if all accounting profits had been taxed at
the UK corporation tax rate. 
 
A reconciliation between the tax (expense)/credit and the accounting
profit/(loss) multiplied by the UK corporation tax rate for the years ended 31
December 2017 and 2016 is as follows: 
 
                                                                 2017       2016      
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accounting policies
have been adopted in the period under review, other than the adoption of
mandatory accounting standards. The Group adopted IFRS 9, Financial
Instruments, on 1 January 2018.
 
2.    Interest income
                                  2017     2016
                                  £'000    £'000
 Investment securities            56,873           46,528
 Loans and advances to customers  245,073          166,958
 Total interest Income            301,946          213,486
 
3.    Interest expense
                                          2017    2016
                                          £'000   £'000
 Interest on customer accounts            46,896          48,481
 Interest on repurchase agreements        1,554           4,900
 Interest on Term Funding Scheme ("TFS")  5,437           187
 Other                                    7,077           5,678
 Total interest expense                   60,964          59,246
 
4.    Taxation
 
Income tax (expense)/credit
                                                    2017         2016
                                                    £'000        £'000
 Current tax:
 Current income tax                                 (958)        (177)
 Adjustment in respect of prior years               38           -
 Total current tax expense                          (920)        (177)
 Deferred tax:
 Origination and reversal of temporary differences  (5,210)      (584)
 Effect of changes in tax rates                     (2,974)      280
 Adjustment in respect of prior years               1,218        926
 Total deferred tax (expense)/credit                (6,966)      622
 Total tax (expense)/credit                         (7,886)      445
 
 
 
4.    Taxation (continued)
 
Reconciliation of the total tax (expense)/credit
 
The tax (expense)/credit shown in the income statement differs from the tax
(expense)/credit that would apply if all accounting profits had been taxed at
the UK corporation tax rate.
A reconciliation between the tax (expense)/credit and the accounting
profit/(loss) multiplied by the UK corporation tax rate for the years ended 31
December 2017 and 2016 is as follows:
 
                                                                 2017         2016
                                                                 £'000        £'000
 Accounting profit/(loss) before tax                             18,675       (17,198)
 Tax expense at statutory income tax rate of 19.25% (2016: 20%)  (3,595)      3,440
 
 Tax effects of:
 Non-deductible expenses - listing fees                                 -            (368)
 Non-deductible expenses - depreciation on non-qualifying fixed assets  (2,628)      (2,261)
 Non-deductible expenses - other                                        (537)        (863)
 Share based payments                                                   630          271
 Adjustments in respect of prior years                                  1,218        (54)
 Effect of changes in tax rates                                         (2,974)      280
 Total tax credit/(charge)                                              (7,886)      445
 
Adjustments in respect of prior years
 
During the period to 31 December 2017 and 2016 we submitted an amendment to
prior year corporate tax returns (years ended 2016 & 2015) that resulted
in an increase in prior period losses. The amendments in 2017 related mainly
to the reclassification of some store costs from non-qualifying to qualifying
expenditure. The amendments in 2016 related mainly to prior period accounting
adjustments to reflect actual VAT recovery following the Bank's agreement of a
Partial Exemption Special Method with HMRC. In addition, 2017 and 2016 include
prior year adjustments to share based payments where the current and deferred
tax treatment has been subsequently revised.
 
Effect of changes in tax rates
 
Legislation restricting the amount of profit that may be offset by brought
forward losses to 50% was substantively enacted on 31 October 2017 and was
effective from 1 April 2017. As a result the relevant deferred tax balances
have been remeasured using the effective tax rate that will apply. The impact
of the change in tax rate has been recognised in tax expense. Banks are also
subject to a lower threshold of 25% of profits that can be utilised against
losses accrued by 1 April 2015. However, this loss restriction relief does not
apply to the first five years of banking activity so this particular
restriction will not impact us.
 
Effective tax rate
 
The effective tax rate for the year is 42.2% (2016: 2.6%) due to the impact of
the loss restriction relief on the net deferred tax asset. The effective tax
rate on profits, excluding the impact of the loss restriction relief, is
26.3%.
 
 
4.    Taxation (continued)
 
Deferred Tax
 
A deferred tax asset must be regarded as recoverable and therefore recognised
only when, on the basis of all available evidence, it can be regarded as more
likely than not there will be suitable tax profits from which the future of
the underlying timing differences can be deducted.
 
The following table shows deferred tax recorded in the statement of financial
position and changes recorded in the Income tax expense:
 
                             Unused tax losses  Available for sale securities £'000   Share based payments £'000   Property, plant & equipment £'000       Intangible assets     Total
                                                                                                                                                           £'000
                             £'000
                                                                                                                                                                                 £'000
 2017
 Deferred tax assets          56,936             1,117                                 10,990                       -                                       228                   69,271
 Deferred tax liabilities     -                  (1,226)                               (368)                        (7,747)                                 (6,233)               (15,574)
 Deferred tax assets (net)   56,936             (109)                                 10,622                       (7,747)                                 (6,005)               53,697
 At 1 January 2017            61,403             (1,723)                               6,195                        (4,478)                                 (5,118)               56,279
 Income statement             (3,787)            -                                     977                          (3,269)                                 (887)                 (6,966)
 Other comprehensive income   (680)              1,614                                 -                            -                                       -                     934
 Equity                       -                  -                                     3,450                        -                                       -                     3,450
 At 31 December 2017          56,936             (109)                                 10,622                       (7,747)                                 (6,005)               53,697
 2016
 Deferred tax assets         61,403             183                                   6,840                        -                                       177                   68,603
 Deferred tax liabilities    -                  (1,906)                               (645)                        (4,478)                                 (5,295)               (12,324)
 Deferred tax assets (net)   61,403             (1,723)                               6,195                        (4,478)                                 (5,118)               56,279
 At 1 January 2016           56,163             -                                     1,499                        (1,861)                                 (2,748)               53,053
 Income statement            6,267              -                                     (658)                        (2,617)                                 (2,370)               622
 Other comprehensive income  (1,027)            (1,723)                               -                            -                                       -                     (2,750)
 Equity                      -                  -                                     5,354                        -                                       -                     5,354
 At 31 December 2016         61,403             (1,723)                               6,195                        (4,478)                                 (5,118)               56,279
 
 
5.    Loans and advances to customers and banks
 
Total loans and advances to customers
                                                                  31-Dec-2017                 31-Dec-2016
                                                                  £'000                       £'000
 Gross loans and advances to customers                             9,634,687                   5,872,864
 Less: allowance for impairment                                    (14,361)                    (7,494)
 Net loans and advances to customers                               9,620,326                   5,865,370
 Amounts include:
 Repayable on demand or at short notice                                   160,251             49,215
 
 
5.    Loans and advances to customers and banks (continued)
 
Loans and advances to customers by category
                                                       31-Dec-2017                                           31-Dec-2016
                                                       £'000                                                 £'000
 Individual (retail customers):
 Overdraft                                                       85,801                                      66,088
 Credit cards                                                      8,888                                     7,369
 Term loans                                             121,728                                              107,584
 Mortgages                                                  6,231,415                                        3,604,591
 Corporate:
 Overdraft                                                    139,418                                        32,613
 Credit cards                                                      2,255                                     1,681
 Term loans                                                 2,816,499                                        1,874,104
 Asset and Invoice Finance                                     228,683                                       164,295
 Senior secured lending                                                   -                                  14,539
 Gross loans and advances to customers                      9,634,687                                        5,872,864
 
Loan asset credit quality
 
All loans and advances are categorised as either "neither past due nor
impaired", "past due but not impaired", "individually impaired" or "portfolio
impaired". For the purposes of the disclosures in the loan asset credit
quality section below:
 
 •    A loan is considered past due when the borrower has failed to make a payment
      when due under the terms of the loan contract.
 •    The impairment allowance includes allowances against financial assets that
      have been individually impaired and those subject to collective impairment.
 •    Loans neither past due nor impaired and loans that are past due but not
      impaired consist predominantly of corporate and retail loans that are
      performing and whilst not individually impaired, may be subject to a
      collective impairment allowance.
 •    Impaired loans that are individually assessed consist predominantly of
      corporate loans that are past due and for which an individual allowance has
      been raised.
 •    Portfolio impaired loans, which are not included in the categories above are a
      subset of collectively impaired loans and consist predominantly of retail
      loans that are 90 days or more past due.
 
 
5.    Loans and advances to customers and banks (continued)
 
                                 31 December 2017
                                 Loans and advances to customers £'000          Loans and advance  to banks £'000
 Neither past due nor impaired   9,486,149                                      100,388
 Past due but not impaired       109,007                                        -
 Individually impaired           12,282                                         -
 Portfolio impaired              27,249                                         -
 Total                           9,634,687                                      100,388
 Less: allowance for impairment  (14,361)                                       -
 Total                           9,620,326                                      100,388
 Individually impaired           (2,579)                                        -
 Collectively impaired*          (11,602)                                       -
 Total                           (14,361)                                       -
 
                                 31 December 2016
                                 Loans and advances to customers £'000          Loans and advance  to banks £'000
 Neither past due nor impaired   5,762,719                                      65,816
 Past due but not impaired       88,811                                         -
 Individually impaired           6,555                                          -
 Portfolio impaired              14,779                                         -
 Total                           5,872,864                                      65,816
 Less: allowance for impairment  (7,494)                                        -
 Total                           5,865,370                                      65,816
 Individually impaired           (1,825)                                        -
 Collectively impaired*          (5,669)                                        -
 Total                           (7,494)                                        -
 
*The collectively impaired provision includes provisions held against loans
which are included in the neither past due nor impaired, the past due but not
impaired and the portfolio impaired categories shown above.
5.    Loans and advances to customers and banks (continued)
 
                                                                               31-Dec-2017      31-Dec-2016
                                                                               £'000            £'000
 Allowance for impairment at 1 January                                         (7,494)          (6,783)
 Write offs                                                                    1,423            3,483
 Balance sheet reclassification of operational loss provision                  -                924
 Increase in impairment allowance                                              (8,290)          (5,118)
 Allowance for impairment at 31 December                                       (14,361)         (7,494)
 
Credit impairment charges in the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive
Income are shown net of recoveries on previously written off loans.
 
Past due but not impaired
Late processing and other administrative delays on the side of the borrower
can lead to a financial asset being in early past due but not impaired.
 
Gross amounts of loans and advances by class to customers that were past due
but not impaired were as follows:
 
 31 December 2017
                            Mortgages £'000       Corporate £'000       Other £'000       Total £'000
 Past due less than 7 days  26,972                36,922                1,322             65,216
 Past due 7-30 days         19,373                18,665                823               38,860
 Past due 31-60 days        2,447                 447                   599               3,493
 Past due 61-90 days        830                   67                    541               1,438
 Over 90 days               -                     -                     -                 -
 Total                      49,621                56,101                3,285             109,007
 
 31 December 2016
                      Mortgages £'000       Corporate £'000       Other £'000       Total £'000
 Past due 7 days      15,994                45,237                958               62,189
 Past due 7-30 days   5,859                 14,710                1,984             22,553
 Past due 31-60 days  2,051                 96                    631               2,778
 Past due 61-90 days  599                   60                    461               1,120
 Over 90 days         -                     171                   -                 171
 Total                24,503                60,274                4,034             88,811
 
 
6.    Investment securities
 
 Fair values of investment securities held at fair value  Level 1      Level 2      Total
                                                          £'000        £'000        £'000
 Recurring fair value measurements
 As at 31 December 2017
 Financial investments: available for sale                289,941      70,763       360,704
 As at 31 December 2016
 Financial investments: available for sale                274,027      330,100      604,127
 
The classification of a financial instrument is based on the lowest level
input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The
two levels of the fair value hierarchy relevant to the Group are defined
below.
 
Quoted market prices - Level 1
Financial instruments are classified as Level 1 if their value is observable
in an active market. Such instruments are valued by reference to unadjusted
quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets where the
quoted price is readily available, and the price represents actual and
regularly occurring market transactions on an arm's length basis. An active
market is one in which transactions occur with sufficient volume and frequency
to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis.
 
Valuation technique using observable inputs - Level 2
Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable
for the asset, either directly (as prices) or indirectly (derived from
prices).
 
Reclassifications between categories
On 17 February 2017 £33.2 million, 18 April 2017 £60.4 million, 21 November
2017 £95 million, 19 December 2017 £87.8 million and on 22 December 2017
£46.1 million of financial assets classified as available for sale were
reclassified as held to maturity. The carrying amount (excluding accrued
interest) and fair value of the assets at 31 December were as follows:
 
                      Carrying amount      Fair value
                      £'000                £'000
 At 31 December 2017  313,857                          323,369
 
A £1.2 million fair value gain was recognised with respect to the
reclassified assets in 2017; had these assets not been reclassified, a
additional fair value gain of £0.9 million would have been recognised in
other comprehensive income. The effective interest rates on available for sale
assets reclassified to held to maturity at 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2017
ranged from 0.96                £'000      £'000     
                                                                                      
 Accounting profit/(loss) before tax                             18,675     (17,198)  
 Tax expense at statutory income tax rate of 19.25% (2016: 20%)  (3,595)    3,440     
 
 
 Tax effects of:                                                                            
 Non-deductible expenses - listing fees                                 -          (368)    
 Non-deductible expenses - depreciation on non-qualifying fixed assets  (2,628)    (2,261)  
 Non-deductible expenses - other                                        (537)      (863)    
 Share based payments                                                   630        271      
 Adjustments in respect of prior years                                  1,218      (54)     
 Effect of changes in tax rates                                         (2,974)    280      
 Total tax credit/(charge)                                              (7,886)    445      
 
 
Adjustments in respect of prior years 
 
During the period to 31 December 2017 and 2016 we submitted an amendment to
prior year corporate tax returns (years ended 2016 & 2015) that resulted in an
increase in prior period losses. The amendments in 2017 related mainly to the
reclassification of some store costs from non-qualifying to qualifying
expenditure. The amendments in 2016 related mainly to prior period accounting
adjustments to reflect actual VAT recovery following the Bank's agreement of a
Partial Exemption Special Method with HMRC. In addition, 2017 and 2016 include
prior year adjustments to share based payments where the current and deferred
tax treatment has been subsequently revised. 
 
Effect of changes in tax rates 
 
Legislation restricting the amount of profit that may be offset by brought
forward losses to 50% was substantively enacted on 31 October 2017 and was
effective from 1 April 2017. As a result the relevant deferred tax balances
have been remeasured using the effective tax rate that will apply. The impact
of the change in tax rate has been recognised in tax expense. Banks are also
subject to a lower threshold of 25% of profits that can be utilised against
losses accrued by 1 April 2015. However, this loss restriction relief does not
apply to the first five years of banking activity so this particular
restriction will not impact us. 
 
Effective tax rate 
 
The effective tax rate for the year is 42.2% (2016: 2.6%) due to the impact of
the loss restriction relief on the net deferred tax asset. The effective tax
rate on profits, excluding the impact of the loss restriction relief, is
26.3%. 
 
4.    Taxation (continued) 
 
Deferred Tax 
 
A deferred tax asset must be regarded as recoverable and therefore recognised
only when, on the basis of all available evidence, it can be regarded as more
likely than not there will be suitable tax profits from which the future of
the underlying timing differences can be deducted. 
 
The following table shows deferred tax recorded in the statement of financial
position and changes recorded in the Income tax expense: 
 
                             Unused tax losses  £'000  Available for sale securities  Share based payments  Property, plant & equipment  Intangible assets  Total  £'000  
                                                       £'000                          £'000                 £'000                         £'000                           
 2017                                                                                                                                                                     
 Deferred tax assets         56,936                    1,117                          10,990                -                            228                69,271        
 Deferred tax liabilities    -                         (1,226)                        (368)                 (7,747)                      (6,233)            (15,574)      
 Deferred tax assets (net)   56,936                    (109)                          10,622                (7,747)                      (6,005)            53,697        
                                                                                                                                                                          
 At 1 January 2017           61,403                    (1,723)                        6,195                 (4,478)                      (5,118)            56,279        
 Income statement            (3,787)                   -                              977                   (3,269)                      (887)              (6,966)       
 Other comprehensive income  (680)                     1,614                          -                     -                            -                  934           
 Equity                      -                         -                              3,450                 -                            -                  3,450         
 At 31 December 2017         56,936                    (109)                          10,622                (7,747)                      (6,005)            53,697        
                                                                                                                                                                          
 2016                                                                                                                                                                     
 Deferred tax assets         61,403                    183                            6,840                 -                            177                68,603        
 Deferred tax liabilities    -                         (1,906)                        (645)                 (4,478)                      (5,295)            (12,324)      
 Deferred tax assets (net)   61,403                    (1,723)                        6,195                 (4,478)                      (5,118)            56,279        
                                                                                                                                                                          
 At 1 January 2016           56,163                    -                              1,499                 (1,861)                      (2,748)            53,053        
 Income statement            6,267                     -                              (658)                 (2,617)                      (2,370)            622           
 Other comprehensive income  (1,027)                   (1,723)                        -                     -                            -                  (2,750)       
 Equity                      -                         -                              5,354                 -                            -                  5,354         
 At 31 December 2016         61,403                    (1,723)                        6,195                 (4,478)                      (5,118)            56,279        
 
 
5.    Loans and advances to customers and banks 
 
Total loans and advances to customers 
 
                                                                         31-Dec-2017    31-Dec-2016  
                                                                         £'000          £'000        
 Gross loans and advances to customers                9,634,687          5,872,864    
 Less: allowance for impairment                       (14,361)           (7,494)      
 Net loans and advances to customers                  9,620,326          5,865,370    
                                                                                                     
 Amounts include:                                                                       
 Repayable on demand or at short notice      160,251             49,215  
 
 
5.    Loans and advances to customers and banks (continued) 
 
Loans and advances to customers by category 
 
                                                                    31-Dec-2017    31-Dec-2016  
                                                                    £'000          £'000        
 Individual (retail customers):                                   
 Overdraft                                85,801       66,088     
 Credit cards                             8,888        7,369      
 Term loans                               121,728      107,584    
 Mortgages                                6,231,415    3,604,591  
 Corporate:                                                       
 Overdraft                                139,418      32,613     
 Credit cards                             2,255        1,681      
 Term % to 3.65%, with all cash flows expected to be recoverable.
 
At 31 December 2017, financial investments classified as held to maturity were
as follows:
 
                      Carrying amount      Fair value
                      £'000                £'000
 At 31 December 2017  3,553,801                   3,590,350
 At 31 December 2016  2,622,588                   2,651,136
 
 
 
7.    Property, plant and equipment
 
                                                    Leasehold improvements      Freehold land and buildings £'000       Fixtures, fittings and equipment £'000       IT hardware £'000       Total  £'000
                                                    £'000
                           Investment property
                           £'000
 Cost or valuation
 01-Jan-2017               -                         171,056                     84,571                                  20,817                                       30,731                  307,175
 Additions                 3,305                     36,226                      50,421                                  5,827                                        4,098                   99,877
 Disposals                 -                         (87)                        -                                       (143)                                        (21)                    (251)
 Write offs                -                         (186)                       (53)                                    -                                            -                       (239)
 Transfers                 7,547                     (8,440)                     956                                     (63)                                         -                       -
 Reclassifications         -                         (69)                        (372)                                   -                                            -                       (441)
 31-Dec-2017               10,852                    198,500                     135,523                                 26,438                                       34,808                  406,121
 Accumulated depreciation
 01-Jan-2017               -                         21,982                      3,376                                   10,937                                       24,190                  60,485
 Impairments               -                         251                         -                                       -                                            80                      331
 Charge for the year       81                        8,171                       1,216                                   3,739                                        4,672                   17,879
 Disposals                 -                         (2)                         -                                       (82)                                         (10)                    (94)
 Write-offs                -                         (14)                        (13)                                    -                                            -                       (27)
 Transfers                 -                         (781)                       1,018                                   (237)                                        -                       -
 Reclassifications         -                         (3)                         -                                       -                                            -                       (3)
 31-Dec-2017               81                        29,604                      5,597                                   14,357                                       28,932                  78,571
 Net book value            10,771                   168,896                     129,926                                 12,081                                       5,876                   327,550
                                                    Leasehold improvements      Freehold land and buildings £'000       Fixtures, fittings and equipment £'000       IT hardware £'000       Total  £'000
                                                    £'000
                           Investment property
                           £'000
 Cost or valuation
 01-Jan-2016               -                        156,238                     8,273                                   17,400                                       27,439                  209,350
 Additions                 -                        46,444                      44,672                                  3,417                                        3,295                   97,828
 Disposals                 -                        -                           -                                       -                                            (3)                     (3)
 Transfers                 -                        (31,626)                    31,626                                  -                                            -                       -
 31-Dec-2016               -                        171,056                     84,571                                  20,817                                       30,731                  307,175
 Accumulated depreciation
 01-Jan-2016               -                        17,110                      -                                       7,920                                        19,063                  44,093
 Impairments               -                        35                          -                                       161                                          44                      240
 Charge for the year       -                        6,800                       1,000                                   2,834                                        5,054                   15,688
 Write offs                -                        413                         -                                       22                                           29                      464
 Transfers                 -                        (2,376)                     2,376                                   -                                            -                       -
 31-Dec-2016               -                        21,982                      3,376                                   10,937                                       24,190                  60,485
 Net book value            -                        149,074                     81,195                                  9,880                                        6,541                   246,690
 
 
8.    Intangible assets
 
                      Goodwill        Customer contracts                      Software                                   Total
                      £'000           £'000                                   £'000                                      £'000
 Cost or valuation
 01-Jan-2017          4,140           600                                      101,797                                    106,537
 Additions            -               -                                        70,398                                     70,398
 Disposals            -               -                                        (22)                                       (22)
 Write offs           -               -                                        (30)                                       (30)
 Reclassifications    -               -                                        1,545                                      1,545
 31-Dec-2017          4,140           600                                      173,688                                    178,428
 Amortisation
 01-Jan-2017          -                           205                                13,817                                     14,022
 Impairments          -                              -                                    308                                        308
 Charge for the year  -                             60                               15,491                                     15,551
 Disposals            -                              -                                       (6)                                        (6)
 Reclassifications    -                              -                                    322                                        322
 31-Dec-2017          -                           265                                29,932                                     30,197
 Net book value       4,140           335                                     143,756                                    148,231
                       Goodwill        Customer contracts                      Software
                                                                                                                 Total
 Cost or valuation     £'000           £'000                                   £'000                                      £'000
 01-Jan-2016          4,140           600                                     56,745                                     61,485
 Additions            -               -                                       45,053                                     45,053
 Disposals            -               -                                       (1)                                        (1)
 31-Dec-2016          4,140           600                                     101,797                                    106,537
 Amortisation
 01-Jan-2016          -               145                                     7,097                                      7,242
 Impairments          -               -                                       75                                         75
 Charge for the year  -               60                                      6,631                                      6,691
 Write offs           -               -                                       14                                         14
 31-Dec-2016          -               205                                     13,817                                     14,022
 Net book value       4,140           395                                     87,980                                     92,515
 
 
 
9.    Share capital
 
We only have a single class of shares. As at 31 December 2017 we had 88.5
million ordinary shares of 0.0001p (31 December 2016: 80.3 million) authorised
and in issue.
 
In July 2017, we issued 8.02 million ordinary shares of 0.0001p each, for
consideration of £278 million. Related transaction costs of £2.9 million
have been deducted from equity during the period.
 
Additionally, during the year we issued 0.2 million ordinary shares which
relate to the exercise of previously awarded share options. These options
contributed £892,000 to share premium.
 
 
                                                          31-Dec-2017      31-Dec-2016
                                                          £'000            £'000
 Called up ordinary share capital, issued and fully paid
 At beginning of year                                     -                -
 Issued                                                   -                -
 At end of year                                           -                -
                                                          31-Dec-2017      31-Dec-2016
                                                          £'000            £'000
 Share premium account
 At beginning of year                                     1,027,645        629,304
 Issued                                                    278,785                403,572
 Costs of share issued                                     (2,927)                   (5,231)
 At end of year                                           1,303,503        1,027,645
 
 
 
10.  Earnings per share
 
Basic earnings/(loss) per share is calculated by dividing the earnings/(loss)
attributable to ordinary equity holders of Metro Bank by the weighted average
number of ordinary shares in issue during the period.
 
                                                                        2017        2016
                                                                        £'000       £'000
 Earnings/(loss) attributable to ordinary equity holders of Metro Bank  10,789      (16,753)
 Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue - basic ('000)     84,412      76,791
 Basic earnings/(loss) per share (pence)                                12.8        (22.0)
 
Diluted earnings/(loss) per share has been calculated based on the same
earnings or loss attributable to ordinary equity holders of Metro Bank and
weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue after the effect of
adjustment for potential dilutive ordinary shares, which comprise share
options granted to colleagues. Potential ordinary shares are treated as
dilutive when their conversion to ordinary shares results in a reduction in
earnings per share. As Metro Bank had a loss attributable to ordinary equity
holders of Metro Bank in 2016, for this year the share options would be
antidilutive as they would reduce the loss per share. Therefore, they are
disregarded in the calculation of dilutive earnings per share. At 31 December
2017 all outstanding share options were considered dilutive.
 
 
                                                                        2017        2016
                                                                        £'000       £'000
 Earnings/(loss) attributable to ordinary equity holders of Metro Bank  10,789      (16,753)
 Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue -diluted ('000)    85,927      76,791
 Diluted earnings/(loss) per share (pence)                              12.6        (22.0)
 
There have been no transactions involving ordinary shares or potential
ordinary shares between the reporting date and the date of the completion of
these financial statements which would require the restatement of EPS.
 
 
 
11.  Fair value of financial instruments
 
The fair values of financial instruments are based on market prices where
available, or are estimated using other valuation techniques. Where they are
short-term in nature or re-price frequently, fair value approximates to
carrying value. Apart from investment securities all other assets and
liabilities are deemed to have a fair value hierarchy of level 3. Level 3 is
defined as - inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on
observable market data (unobservable inputs). This level includes equity
investments and debt instruments with significant unobservable components.
                                                                                 With
                                                         Quoted     Using        significant
                                                         market     observable   unobservable
                                             Carrying    price      inputs       inputs        Total
                                             Value       Level 1    Level 2      Level 3       Fair Value
 31-Dec-2017                                 £'000       £'000      £'000        £'000         £'000
 Assets
 Cash and balances with the Bank of England  2,111,630    -         -            2,111,630     2,111,630
 Loans and advances to banks                 100,388      -         -            100,388       100,388
 Loan and advances to customers              9,620,326    -         -             10,084,203    10,084,203
 Investment securities                       3,914,506    922,006   3,029,048     -            3,951,054
 Liabilities
 Deposits from customers                     11,668,738   -         -             11,650,419   11,650,419
 Deposits from central banks                 3,320,900    -         -             3,320,900    3,320,900
 Repurchase agreements                       121,558      -         -             121,558      121,558
 31-Dec-2016
 Assets
 Cash and balances with the Bank of England  434,612     -           -            434,612      434,612
 Loans and advances to banks                 65,816      -           -           65,816        65,816
 Loan and advances to customers              5,865,370   -           -           6,093,436     6,093,436
 Investment securities                       3,226,715   877,226    2,378,037     -            3,255,263
 Liabilities
 Deposits from customers                     7,950,579   -           -           7,946,687     7,946,687
 Deposits from central banks                 543,000     -           -           543,000       543,000
 Repurchase agreements                       653,091     -           -            653,091      653,091
 
For the cash and balances with the Bank of England and repurchase agreements,
the carrying value approximates to the fair value, and therefore no pricing
level has been identified for them above.
Information on how fair values are calculated for the financial assets and
liabilities noted above are explained below:
 
(a) Cash and balances with the Bank of England/loans and advances to banks
Fair value is calculated based on the present value of future principal and
interest cash flows, discounted at the market rate of interest at the balance
sheet date. Fair values approximate carrying amounts as their balances are
generally short-dated.
 
 
11.  Fair value of financial instruments (continued)
 
(b) Loans and advances to customers
Fair value is calculated based on the present value of future principal and
interest cash flows, discounted at the market rate of interest at the balance
sheet date, adjusted for future credit losses and prepayments, if considered
material.
 
(c) Investment securities
The fair value of investment securities is based on either observed market
prices for those securities that have an active trading market (fair value
Level 1 assets), or using observable inputs (in the case of fair value Level 2
assets).
 
(d) Deposits from customers
Fair values are estimated using discounted cash flows, applying current rates
offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities. The fair value of a
deposit repayable on demand is approximated by its carrying value.
 
(e) Deposits from central banks/repurchase agreements
Fair values are estimated using discounted cash flows, applying current rates.
Fair values approximate carrying amounts as their balances are generally
short-dated.
 
12.  Related party transactions
 
Key management personnel
Our key management personnel, and persons connected with them, are considered
to be related parties for disclosure purposes. Key management personnel are
defined as those persons having authority and responsibility for planning,
directing and controlling the activities of the Group. The Directors and
members of the Executive Leadership Team are considered to be the key
management personnel for disclosure purposes.
 
Key management compensation
Total compensation cost for key management personnel for the year by category
of benefit was as follows:
 
                                                  2017                                          2016
                                                  £'000                                         £'000
 Short-term employee benefits                                       4,817                                         3,891
 Share based payment cost                                           2,388                                         4,108
 Total compensation for key management personnel                    7,205                              loans                               2,816,499    1,874,104  
 Asset and Invoice Finance                228,683      164,295    
 Senior secured lending                   -            14,539     
 Gross loans and advances to customers    9,634,687    5,872,864  
                                                                  
 
 
Loan asset credit quality 
 
All loans and advances are categorised as either "neither past due nor
impaired", "past due but not impaired", "individually impaired" or "portfolio
impaired". For the purposes of the disclosures in the loan asset credit
quality section below: 
 
 •  A loan is considered past due when the borrower has failed to make a payment when due under the terms of the loan contract.                                                                                                                          
 •  The impairment allowance includes allowances against financial assets that have been individually impaired and those subject to collective impairment.                                                                                               
 •  Loans neither past due nor impaired and loans that are past due but not impaired consist predominantly of corporate and retail loans that are performing and whilst not individually impaired, may be subject to a collective impairment allowance.  
 •  Impaired loans that are individually assessed consist predominantly of corporate loans that are past due and for which an individual allowance has been raised.                                                                                      
 •  Portfolio impaired loans, which are not included in the categories above are a subset of collectively impaired loans and consist predominantly of retail loans that are 90 days or more past due.                                                    
 
 
5.    Loans and advances to customers and banks (continued) 
 
                                 31 December 2017                 
                                 Loans and advances to customers    Loans and advance    
                                 £'000                               to banks            
                                                                    £'000                
                                                                                         
 Neither past due nor impaired   9,486,149                          100,388              
 Past due but not impaired       109,007                            -                    
 Individually impaired           12,282                             -                    
 Portfolio impaired              27,249                             -                    
 Total                           9,634,687                          100,388              
                                                                                         
 Less: allowance for impairment  (14,361)                           -                    
 Total                           9,620,326                          100,388              
                                                                                         
 Individually impaired           (2,579)                            -                    
 Collectively impaired*          (11,602)                           -                    
 Total                           (14,361)                           -                    
 
 
                                 31 December 2016                 
                                 Loans and advances to customers    Loans and advance    
                                 £'000                               to banks            
                                                                    £'000                
                                                                                         
 Neither past due nor impaired   5,762,719                          65,816               
 Past due but not impaired       88,811                             -                    
 Individually impaired           6,555                              -                    
 Portfolio impaired              14,779                             -                    
 Total                           5,872,864                          65,816               
                                                                                         
 Less: allowance for impairment  (7,494)                            -                    
 Total                           5,865,370                          65,816               
                                                                                         
 Individually impaired           (1,825)                            -                    
 Collectively impaired*          (5,669)                            -                    
 Total                           (7,494)                            -                    
                                                                                         
 
 
*The collectively impaired provision includes provisions held against loans
which are included in the neither past due nor impaired, the past due but not
impaired and the portfolio impaired categories shown above. 
 
5.    Loans and advances to customers and banks (continued) 
 
                                                                                31-Dec-2017    31-Dec-2016  
                                                                                £'000          £'000        
                                                                                                            
 Allowance for impairment at 1 January                              (7,494)     (6,783)      
 Write offs                                                                     1,423          3,483        
 Balance sheet reclassification of operational loss provision  -    924       
 Increase in impairment allowance                                   (8,290)     (5,118)      
 Allowance for impairment at 31 December                            (14,361)    (7,494)      
 
 
Credit impairment charges in the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive
Income are shown net of recoveries on previously written off loans. 
 
Past due but not impaired 
 
Late processing and other administrative delays on the side of the borrower
can lead to a financial asset being in early past due but not impaired. 
 
Gross amounts of loans and advances by class to customers that were past due
but not impaired were as follows: 
 
 31 December 2017                      
                            Mortgages    Corporate    Other     Total      
                            £'000        £'000        £'000     £'000      
                                                                           
 Past due less than 7 days  26,972       36,922       1,322     65,216     
 Past due 7-30 days         19,373       18,665       823       38,860     
 Past due 31-60 days        2,447        447          599       3,493      
 Past due 61-90 days        830          67           541       1,438      
 Over 90 days               -            -            -         -          
 Total                      49,621       56,101       3,285     109,007    
                                                                           
 
 
 31 December 2016                
                      Mortgages    Corporate    Other     Total     
                      £'000        £'000        £'000     £'000     
                                                                    
 Past due 7 days      15,994       45,237       958       62,189    
 Past due 7-30 days   5,859        14,710       1,984     22,553    
 Past due 31-60 days  2,051        96           631       2,778     
 Past due 61-90 days  599          60           461       1,120     
 Over 90 days         -            171          -         171       
 Total                24,503       60,274       4,034     88,811    
                                                                    
 
 
6.    Investment securities 
 
 Fair values of investment securities held at fair value  Level 1    Level 2    Total    
                                                          £'000      £'000      £'000    
 Recurring fair value measurements                                                       
 As at 31 December 2017                                                                  
 Financial investments: available for sale                289,941    70,763     360,704  
                                                                                         
 As at 31 December 2016                                                                  
 Financ           7,999
 
Short-term employee benefits include salary, medical insurance, bonuses and
cash allowances paid to key management personnel. The share-based payment cost
includes the IFRS 2 charge for the year associated with listing awards awarded
in previous years. The cost includes the in-year IFRS 2 costs for Listing
Share Awards granted to selected key management personnel in recognition of
their significant contribution to the successful private placement and
admission of Metro Bank to the London Stock Exchange.
 
12.  Related party transactions (continued)
 
Banking transactions with key management
The Group provides banking services to Directors and other key management
personnel and persons connected to them. Loan transactions during the year and
the balances outstanding at 31 December were as follows:
 
                                                                               2017                                                 2016
 Loans payable to the bank                                                     £'000                                                £'000
 Loans outstanding at 1 January                                                                  3,191                                                2,529
 Loans relating to former key management personnel                              -                                                                       (529)
 Loans relating to persons and companies no longer considered related parties                      (321)                                                    -
 Loans outstanding at 1 January for current key management personnel                             2,870                                                2,000
 Loans issued during the year                                                                       349                                               1,250
 Loan repayments during the year                                                                   (262)                                                  (59)
 Loans outstanding at 31 December                                                                2,957                                                3,191
 Interest expense on loans payable to the bank                                                        80                                                   82
 
There were seven (31 December 2016: nine) loans outstanding at 31 December
2017 totalling £3.0m (31 December 2016: £3.2m). Of these, six are
residential mortgages and one is an unsecured loan; all loans were provided on
normal commercial terms which can be found on our website
(www.metrobankonline.co.uk).
 
In addition to the loans detailed above, the bank has issued credit cards and
granted overdraft facilities on current accounts to directors and key
management personnel. At 31 December 2017 there was only one overdrawn current
account (£296) to directors and key management personnel and all outstanding
credit card balances were repaid in January 2017.
 
Credit card balances outstanding at 31 December were as follows:
                                          2017        2016
                                          £'000       £'000
 Credit cards outstanding at 31 December  27          10
 
 
Deposit balances outstanding at 31 December were as follows:
                                                                          2017         2016
                                                                          £'000        £'000
 Deposits outstanding at 1 January                                        5,193        4,544
 Deposits relating to persons and companies no longer considered related  (2,967)      -
 parties
 Deposits relating to new key management personnel                        44           -
 Net amounts deposited                                                    1,163        649
 Deposits outstanding at 31 December                                      3,433        5,193
 
 
12.  Related party transactions (continued)
 
Other transactions with related parties
The following transactions were carried out with related parties:
 
                                                                                 2017        2016
                                                                                 £'000       £'000
 Architectural design services                                                   4,135       2,635
 Branding, marketing and advertising                                             513         521
 Total purchase of services with entities connected to key management personnel  4,648       3,156
 Amounts outstanding as at 31 December owed by Metro Bank                        23          382
 
Architecture, design and branding services are provided by InterArch, Inc.
("InterArch"), a firm which is owned by Shirley Hill, the wife of Vernon W.
Hill, II, the Non-Executive
Chairman.
 
In order to ensure that the terms of the InterArch arrangements are consistent
with those that could be obtained from an independent third party and in
accordance with the Articles, the contractual arrangements with InterArch are
subject to periodic review by our Audit Committee using benchmarking reviews
conducted by independent third parties. The Audit Committee have concluded
that contracts for services with InterArch are at arm's length and are at
least as beneficial as those which could be obtained in the market from an
alternative supplier.
 
Architectural design
services
InterArch provide various architectural design services, including pre-design,
architectural design, interior design, facilities coordination, construction
management, landscape architectural, signage, security design and layout and
procurement services. The fee structure for each project is based on a fixed
percentage of projected hard costs. Certain additional services are provided
on an hourly basis. The contract for architectural design services is
currently under renegotiation and the Audit Committee has taken steps to
ensure that it will continue to be at arm's length as part of the
renegotiation process.
 
Branding, Marketing and Advertising
 
InterArch also provide branding, marketing and advertising services. The
agreement terminated on 31 December 2017 and a new agreement was signed in
January 2018 covering the period up to 31 December
2018.
 
 
13.  Post Balance Sheet Events
 
There have been no reportable post balance sheet events.
 
 
Forward looking statements
This announcement may include statements that are, or may be deemed to be,
forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements typically use terms
such as "believes", "projects", "anticipates", "expects", "intends", "plans",
"may", "will", "would", "could" or "should" or similar terminology. Any
forward-looking statements in this announcement are based on the Company's
current expectations and, by their nature, forward-looking statements are
subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the
Company's control, that could cause the Company's actual results and
performance to differ materially from any expected future results or
performance expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements. As a
result, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on such forward-looking
statements. Past performance should not be taken as an indication or guarantee
of future results, and no representation or warranty, expressed or implied, is
made regarding future performance. No assurances can be given that the
forward-looking statements in this announcement will be realised. The Company
undertakes no obligation to release the results of any revisions to any
forward-looking statements in this announcement that may occur due to any
change in its expectations or to reflect events or circumstances after the
date of this announcement and the Company disclaims any such obligation.
 
ENDS
 
About Metro Bank
 
Metro Bank is the revolution in British banking. It is celebrated for its
exceptional customer experience and its trusted products, and was awarded
'Most Trusted Financial Provider' at the Moneywise Customer Service Awards
2017, as well as 'Best Financial Provider' at the Evening Standard Business
Awards 2017 and 'Bank of the Year' at the CityAM Awards 2016.
 
Offering retail, business, commercial and private banking services, it prides
itself on using technology to give customers the choice to bank however,
whenever and wherever they choose. Whether that's through its growing network
of stores open seven days a week, from early in the morning to late at night,
362 days a year; on the phone through its UK-based 24/7 contact centres manned
by people not machines; or online through its internet banking or
award-winning mobile app.
 
The bank employs over 3,000 colleagues and is headquartered in Holborn,
London.
Metro Bank PLC. Registered in England and Wales. Company number: 6419578.
Registered office: One Southampton Row, London, WC1B 5HA. 'Metrobank' is the
registered trade mark of Metro Bank PLC.
 
It is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the
Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority. Most relevant
deposits are protected by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme. For
further information about the Scheme refer to the FSCS website www.fscs.org.uk
(http://www.fscs.org.uk) .
 
All Metro Bank products are subject to status and approval.
 
This information is provided by RNS
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ial investments: available for sale                274,027    330,100    604,127  
 
 
The classification of a financial instrument is based on the lowest level
input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The
two levels of the fair value hierarchy relevant to the Group are defined
below. 
 
Quoted market prices - Level 1 
 
Financial instruments are classified as Level 1 if their value is observable
in an active market. Such instruments are valued by reference to unadjusted
quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets where the
quoted price is readily available, and the price represents actual and
regularly occurring market transactions on an arm's length basis. An active
market is one in which transactions occur with sufficient volume and frequency
to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. 
 
Valuation technique using observable inputs - Level 2 
 
Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable
for the asset, either directly (as prices) or indirectly (derived from
prices). 
 
Reclassifications between categories 
 
On 17 February 2017 £33.2 million, 18 April 2017 £60.4 million, 21 November
2017 £95 million, 19 December 2017 £87.8 million and on 22 December 2017 £46.1
million of financial assets classified as available for sale were reclassified
as held to maturity. The carrying amount (excluding accrued interest) and fair
value of the assets at 31 December were as follows: 
 
                      Carrying amount    Fair value  
                      £'000              £'000       
                                                     
 At 31 December 2017  313,857            323,369     
 
 
A £1.2 million fair value gain was recognised with respect to the reclassified
assets in 2017; had these assets not been reclassified, a additional fair
value gain of £0.9 million would have been recognised in other comprehensive
income. The effective interest rates on available for sale assets reclassified
to held to maturity at 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2017 ranged from 0.96%
to 3.65%, with all cash flows expected to be recoverable. 
 
At 31 December 2017, financial investments classified as held to maturity were
as follows: 
 
                      Carrying amount    Fair value  
                      £'000              £'000       
 At 31 December 2017  3,553,801          3,590,350   
 At 31 December 2016  2,622,588          2,651,136   
 
 
7.    Property, plant and equipment 
 
                                     Leasehold improvements£'000    Freehold land and buildings £'000    Fixtures, fittings and equipment £'000    IT hardware £'000    Total  £'000  
                                   
 Investment property               
 £'000                             
                                   
 Cost or valuation                                                                                                                                                                    
 01-Jan-2017               -         171,056                        84,571                               20,817                                    30,731               307,175       
 Additions                 3,305     36,226                         50,421                               5,827                                     4,098                99,877        
 Disposals                 -         (87)                           -                                    (143)                                     (21)                 (251)         
 Write offs                -         (186)                          (53)                                 -                                         -                    (239)         
 Transfers                 7,547     (8,440)                        956                                  (63)                                      -                    -             
 Reclassifications         -         (69)                           (372)                                -                                         -                    (441)         
 31-Dec-2017               10,852    198,500                        135,523                              26,438                                    34,808               406,121       
                                                                                                                                                                                      
 Accumulated depreciation                                                                                                                                                             
 01-Jan-2017               -         21,982                         3,376                                10,937                                    24,190               60,485        
 Impairments               -         251                            -                                    -                                         80                   331           
 Charge for the year       81        8,171                          1,216                                3,739                                     4,672                17,879        
 Disposals                 -         (2)                            -                                    (82)                                      (10)                 (94)          
 Write-offs                -         (14)                           (13)                                 -                                         -                    (27)          
 Transfers                 -         (781)                          1,018                                (237)                                     -                    -             
 Reclassifications         -         (3)                            -                                    -                                         -                    (3)           
 31-Dec-2017               81        29,604                         5,597                                14,357                                    28,932               78,571        
                                                                                                                                                                                      
 Net book value            10,771    168,896                        129,926                              12,081                                    5,876                327,550       
                                     Leasehold improvements£'000    Freehold land and buildings £'000    Fixtures, fittings and equipment £'000    IT hardware £'000    Total  £'000  
                                   
 Investment property               
 £'000                             
                                   
 Cost or valuation                                                                                                                                                                    
 01-Jan-2016               -         156,238                        8,273                                17,400                                    27,439               209,350       
 Additions                 -         46,444                         44,672                               3,417                                     3,295                97,828        
 Disposals                 -         -                              -                                    -                                         (3)                  (3)           
 Transfers                 -         (31,626)                       31,626                               -                                         -                    -             
 31-Dec-2016               -         171,056                        84,571                               20,817                                    30,731               307,175       
                                                                                                                                                                                      
 Accumulated depreciation                                                                                                                                                             
 01-Jan-2016               -         17,110                         -                                    7,920                                     19,063               44,093        
 Impairments               -         35                             -                                    161                                       44                   240           
 Charge for the year       -         6,800                          1,000                                2,834                                     5,054                15,688        
 Write offs                -         413                            -                                    22                                        29                   464           
 Transfers                 -         (2,376)                        2,376                                -                                         -                    -             
 31-Dec-2016               -         21,982                         3,376                                10,937                                    24,190               60,485        
                                                                                                                                                                                      
 Net book value            -         149,074                        81,195                               9,880                                     6,541                246,690       
 
 
8.    Intangible assets 
 
                      Goodwill    Customer contracts         Software    Total    
                                                      
                      £'000       £'000                      £'000       £'000    
                                                                                  
 Cost or valuation                                                                
 01-Jan-2017          4,140       600                        101,797     106,537  
 Additions            -           -                          70,398      70,398   
 Disposals            -           -                          (22)        (22)     
 Write offs           -           -                          (30)        (30)     
 Reclassifications    -           -                          1,545       1,545    
 31-Dec-2017          4,140       600                        173,688     178,428  
                                                                                  
 Amortisation                                                                     
 01-Jan-2017          -           205                        13,817      14,022   
 Impairments          -           -                          308         308      
 Charge for the year  -           60                         15,491      15,551   
 Disposals            -           -                          (6)         (6)      
 Reclassifications    -           -                          322         322      
 31-Dec-2017          -           265                        29,932      30,197   
                                                                                  
 Net book value       4,140       335                        143,756     148,231  
                                                                                  
                      Goodwill    Customer contracts         Software             
                                                             
                                                      Total  
 Cost or valuation    £'000       £'000                      £'000       £'000    
 01-Jan-2016          4,140       600                        56,745      61,485   
 Additions            -           -                          45,053      45,053   
 Disposals            -           -                          (1)         (1)      
 31-Dec-2016          4,140       600                        101,797     106,537  
                                                                                  
 Amortisation                                                                     
 01-Jan-2016          -           145                        7,097       7,242    
 Impairments          -           -                          75          75       
 Charge for the year  -           60                         6,631       6,691    
 Write offs           -           -                          14          14       
 31-Dec-2016          -           205                        13,817      14,022   
                                                                                  
 Net book value       4,140       395                        87,980      92,515   
                                                                                  
 
 
9.    Share capital 
 
We only have a single class of shares. As at 31 December 2017 we had 88.5
million ordinary shares of 0.0001p (31 December 2016: 80.3 million) authorised
and in issue. 
 
In July 2017, we issued 8.02 million ordinary shares of 0.0001p each, for
consideration of £278 million. Related transaction costs of £2.9 million have
been deducted from equity during the period. 
 
Additionally, during the year we issued 0.2 million ordinary shares which
relate to the exercise of previously awarded share options. These options
contributed £892,000 to share premium. 
 
                                                          31-Dec-2017    31-Dec-2016  
                                                          £'000          £'000        
                                                                                      
 Called up ordinary share capital, issued and fully paid                              
 At beginning of year                                     -              -            
 Issued                                                   -              -            
 At end of year                                           -              -            
                                                          31-Dec-2017    31-Dec-2016  
                                                          £'000          £'000        
                                                                                      
 Share premium account                                                                
 At beginning of year                                     1,027,645      629,304      
 Issued                                                   278,785        403,572      
 Costs of share issued                                    (2,927)        (5,231)      
 At end of year                                           1,303,503      1,027,645    
 
 
10.  Earnings per share 
 
Basic earnings/(loss) per share is calculated by dividing the earnings/(loss)
attributable to ordinary equity holders of Metro Bank by the weighted average
number of ordinary shares in issue during the period. 
 
                                                                        2017      2016      
                                                                        £'000     £'000     
 Earnings/(loss) attributable to ordinary equity holders of Metro Bank  10,789    (16,753)  
 Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue - basic ('000)     84,412    76,791    
 Basic earnings/(loss) per share (pence)                                12.8      (22.0)    
 
 
Diluted earnings/(loss) per share has been calculated based on the same
earnings or loss attributable to ordinary equity holders of Metro Bank and
weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue after the effect of
adjustment for potential dilutive ordinary shares, which comprise share
options granted to colleagues. Potential ordinary shares are treated as
dilutive when their conversion to ordinary shares results in a reduction in
earnings per share. As Metro Bank had a loss attributable to ordinary equity
holders of Metro Bank in 2016, for this year the share options would be
antidilutive as they would reduce the loss per share. Therefore, they are
disregarded in the calculation of dilutive earnings per share. At 31 December
2017 all outstanding share options were considered dilutive. 
 
                                                                        2017      2016      
                                                                        £'000     £'000     
 Earnings/(loss) attributable to ordinary equity holders of Metro Bank  10,789    (16,753)  
 Weighted average number of ordinary shares in issue -diluted ('000)    85,927    76,791    
 Diluted earnings/(loss) per share (pence)                              12.6      (22.0)    
 
 
There have been no transactions involving ordinary shares or potential
ordinary shares between the reporting date and the date of the completion of
these financial statements which would require the restatement of EPS. 
 
11.  Fair value of financial instruments 
 
The fair values of financial instruments are based on market prices where
available, or are estimated using other valuation techniques. Where they are
short-term in nature or re-price frequently, fair value approximates to
carrying value. Apart from investment securities all other assets and
liabilities are deemed to have a fair value hierarchy of level 3. Level 3 is
defined as - inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on
observable market data (unobservable inputs). This level includes equity
investments and debt instruments with significant unobservable components. 
 
                                                                              With                      
                                                         Quoted   Using       significant               
                                                         market   observable  unobservable              
                                             Carrying    price    inputs      inputs        Total       
                                             Value       Level 1  Level 2     Level 3       Fair Value  
 31-Dec-2017                                 £'000       £'000    £'000       £'000         £'000       
 Assets                                                                                                 
 Cash and balances with the Bank of England  2,111,630   -        -           2,111,630     2,111,630   
 Loans and advances to banks                 100,388     -        -           100,388       100,388     
 Loan and advances to customers              9,620,326   -        -           10,084,203    10,084,203  
 Investment securities                       3,914,506   922,006  3,029,048   -             3,951,054   
 Liabilities                                                                                            
 Deposits from customers                     11,668,738  -        -           11,650,419    11,650,419  
 Deposits from central banks                 3,320,900   -        -           3,320,900     3,320,900   
 Repurchase agreements                       121,558     -        -           121,558       121,558     
                                                                                                        
 31-Dec-2016                                                                                            
 Assets                                                                                                 
 Cash and balances with the Bank of England  434,612     -        -           434,612       434,612     
 Loans and advances to banks                 65,816      -        -           65,816        65,816      
 Loan and advances to customers              5,865,370   -        -           6,093,436     6,093,436   
 Investment securities                       3,226,715   877,226  2,378,037   -             3,255,263   
 Liabilities                                                                                            
 Deposits from customers                     7,950,579   -        -           7,946,687     7,946,687   
 Deposits from central banks                 543,000     -        -           543,000       543,000     
 Repurchase agreements                       653,091     -        -           653,091       653,091     
 
 
For the cash and balances with the Bank of England and repurchase agreements,
the carrying value approximates to the fair value, and therefore no pricing
level has been identified for them above. 
 
Information on how fair values are calculated for the financial assets and
liabilities noted above are explained below: 
 
(a) Cash and balances with the Bank of England/loans and advances to banks 
 
Fair value is calculated based on the present value of future principal and
interest cash flows, discounted at the market rate of interest at the balance
sheet date. Fair values approximate carrying amounts as their balances are
generally short-dated. 
 
11.  Fair value of financial instruments (continued) 
 
(b) Loans and advances to customers 
 
Fair value is calculated based on the present value of future principal and
interest cash flows, discounted at the market rate of interest at the balance
sheet date, adjusted for future credit losses and prepayments, if considered
material. 
 
(c) Investment securities 
 
The fair value of investment securities is based on either observed market
prices for those securities that have an active trading market (fair value
Level 1 assets), or using observable inputs (in the case of fair value Level 2
assets). 
 
(d) Deposits from customers 
 
Fair values are estimated using discounted cash flows, applying current rates
offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities. The fair value of a
deposit repayable on demand is approximated by its carrying value. 
 
(e) Deposits from central banks/repurchase agreements 
 
Fair values are estimated using discounted cash flows, applying current rates.
Fair values approximate carrying amounts as their balances are generally
short-dated. 
 
12.  Related party transactions 
 
Key management personnel 
 
Our key management personnel, and persons connected with them, are considered
to be related parties for disclosure purposes. Key management personnel are
defined as those persons having authority and responsibility for planning,
directing and controlling the activities of the Group. The Directors and
members of the Executive Leadership Team are considered to be the key
management personnel for disclosure purposes. 
 
Key management compensation 
 
Total compensation cost for key management personnel for the year by category
of benefit was as follows: 
 
                                                  2017          2016   
                                                  £'000  £'000  
 Short-term employee benefits                     4,817         3,891  
 Share based payment cost                         2,388         4,108  
 Total compensation for key management personnel  7,205         7,999  
 
 
Short-term employee benefits include salary, medical insurance, bonuses and
cash allowances paid to key management personnel. The share-based payment cost
includes the IFRS 2 charge for the year associated with listing awards awarded
in previous years. The cost includes the in-year IFRS 2 costs for Listing
Share Awards granted to selected key management personnel in recognition of
their significant contribution to the successful private placement and
admission of Metro Bank to the London Stock Exchange. 
 
12.  Related party transactions (continued) 
 
Banking transactions with key management 
 
The Group provides banking services to Directors and other key management
personnel and persons connected to them. Loan transactions during the year and
the balances outstanding at 31 December were as follows: 
 
                                                                               2017          2016   
 Loans payable to the bank                                                     £'000  £'000  
 Loans outstanding at 1 January                                                3,191         2,529  
 Loans relating to former key management personnel                             -             (529)  
 Loans relating to persons and companies no longer considered related parties  (321)         -      
 Loans outstanding at 1 January for current key management personnel           2,870         2,000  
 Loans issued during the year                                                  349           1,250  
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