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                                                 (448)            (392)    
                                                                                                                      
 Net fees and commissions                                                                   1,218            1,284    
                                                                                                                      
 Foreign exchange                                                                           228              570      
 Interest rate                                                                              652              (628)    
 Credit                                                                                     58               (181)    
 Own credit adjustments                                                                     (73)             250      
 Other                                                                                      19               (28)     
                                                                                                                      
 Income from trading activities                                                             884              (17)     
                                                                                                                      
 Loss on redemption of own debt                                                             (7)              (130)    
                                                                                                                      
 Operating lease and other rental income                                                    142              139      
 Changes in the fair value of own debt designated as at fair value through profit or loss                             
 attributable to own credit risk                                                            -                200      
 Other changes in the fair value of financial assets and liabilities designated as at fair                            
 value through profit or loss and related derivatives                                       41               (90)     
 Changes in fair value of investment properties                                             (10)             (9)      
 Profit on sale of securities                                                               33               34       
 Profit on sale of property plant equipment                                                 3                18       
 Profit on sale of subsidiaries and associates                                              206              224      
 Loss on disposal or settlement loans and receivables                                       (150)            (14)     
 Share of profits of associated undertakings                                                60               68       
 Other income                                                                               27               24       
                                                                                                                      
 Other operating income                                                                     352              594      
                                                                                                                      
 Total non-interest income                                                                  2,447            1,731    
                                                                                                                      
 Total income                                                                               6,919            6,064    
 
 
Notes 
 
2. Analysis of income, expenses and impairment losses 
 
                                        Half year ended  
                                        30 June          30 June  
 2017                                   2016             
                                        £m               £m       
                                                                  
 Staff costs                            (2,447)          (2,695)  
 Premises and equipment                 (678)            (652)    
 Other (1)                              (1,208)          (2,139)  
                                                                  
 Administrative expenses                (4,333)          (5,486)  
 Depreciation and amortisation          (511)            (354)    
 Write down of other intangible assets  (8)              (89)     
                                                                  
 Operating expenses                     (4,852)          (5,929)  
                                                                  
 Loan impairment losses                 (152)            (412)    
 Securities                             36               3        
                                                                  
 Impairment losses                      (116)            (409)    
 
 
Note: 
 
 (1)  Includes costs relating to customer redress, residential mortgage back securities, litigation and other regulatory - refer to Note 3 for further details.  
 
 
3. Provisions for liabilities and charges 
 
                                           Payment     Other        Residential        Litigation                      
                                           protection  customer     mortgage           and other                       
                                           insurance   redress (1)  backed securities  regulatory  Other (2)  Total    
                                           £m          £m           £m                 £m          £m         £m       
                                                                                                                       
 At 1 January 2017                         1,253       1,105        6,752              1,918       1,808      12,836   
 Currency translation and other movements  -           (1)          (114)              (13)        10         (118)    
 Charge to income statement                -           -            -                  32          204        236      
 Releases to income statement              -           (2)          -                  (3)         (39)       (44)     
 Provisions utilised                       (78)        (99)         -                  (950)       (164)      (1,291)  
 At 31 March 2017                          1,175       1,003        6,638              984         1,819      11,619   
                                                                                                                       
 Currency translation and other movements  -           5            (237)              (17)        38         (211)    
 Charge to income statement                -           55           222                59          371        707      
 Releases to income statement              -           (38)         -                  (4)         (96)       (138)    
 Provisions utilised                       (81)        (114)        (44)               (113)       (398)      (750)    
 At 30 June 2017                           1,094       911          6,579              909         1,734      11,227   
 
 
Note: 
 
 (1)  Closing provision primarily relates to investment advice and packaged accounts.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
 (2)  The Group recognised a £750 million provision in 2016 as a consequence of the announcement that HM Treasury is seeking a revised package of remedies that would conclude its remaining State Aid commitments. An additional charge of £50 million was taken in the second quarter of 2017 following further revisions to the package, taking the total provision to £800 million.  
 
 
Notes 
 
3. Provisions for liabilities and charges (continued) 
 
Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) 
 
The cumulative charge in respect of PPI is £4.9 billion, of which £3.8 billion (78%) in redress and expenses had been
utilised by 30 June 2017. Of the £4.9 billion cumulative charge, £4.5 billion relates to redress and £0.4 billion to
administrative expenses. 
 
The table below shows the sensitivity of the provision to changes in the principal assumptions (all other assumptions
remaining the same). 
 
                                                                                             Sensitivity           
                                                        Actual to date  Current  assumption  Change in assumption  Consequential change in  provision  
 Assumption                                             %               £m                   
                                                                                                                                                       
 Single premium book past business review take-up rate  58%             59%                  +/-5                  +/-60                               
 Uphold rate (1)                                        90%             91%                  +/-5                  +/-40                               
 Average redress                                        £1,688          £1,679               +/-5                  +/-35                               
 
 
Note: 
 
 (1)  Uphold rate excludes claims where no PPI policy was held.  
 
 
Interest payable on successful complaints has been included in the provision as has the estimated cost of administration.
There are uncertainties as to the eventual cost of redress which will depend on actual complaint volumes, take-up and
uphold rates and average redress costs. Assumptions relating to these are inherently uncertain and the ultimate financial
impact may be different from the amount provided. We continue to monitor the position closely and refresh the underlying
assumptions. Background information in relation to PPI claims is given in Note 12. 
 
Residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS) 
 
RBS has reached a settlement with the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) as conservator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac,
to resolve claims by FHFA in relation to RBS's issuance and underwriting of approximately US$32 billion (£25 billion) of
RMBS in the US. As part of the settlement, FHFA's outstanding litigation against RBS relating to those securities has been
withdrawn. 
 
Under the settlement, RBS has paid FHFA US$5.5 billion (£4.2 billion), of which US$754 million (£581 million) has been
reimbursed to RBS under indemnification agreements with third parties. The cost to RBS (net of the indemnity mentioned
above) of US$4.75 billion (£3.65 billion) is largely covered by existing provisions. An incremental charge of US$196
million (£151 million) was recorded in Q2 2017 in relation to the FHFA case. RBS held a provision of US$8.5 billion (£6.6
billion) against RMBS litigations and investigations at 30 June 2017, of which $4.75 billion (£3.7 billion) related to the
FHFA case that has now been resolved. For further information refer to Note 12. 
 
Litigation and other regulatory 
 
RBS is party to certain legal proceedings and regulatory and governmental investigations and continues to co-operate with a
number of regulators. All such matters are periodically reassessed with the assistance of external professional advisers,
where appropriate, to determine the likelihood of RBS incurring a liability and to evaluate the extent to which a reliable
estimate of any liability can be made. 
 
Notes 
 
4. Loan impairment provisions and risk elements in lending 
 
Operating profit/(loss) is stated after net loan impairment charge of £152 million for the half year ended 30 June 2017 (H1
2016 - £412 million losses). The balance sheet loan impairment provisions decreased in the half year ended 30 June 2017
from £4,455 million to £3,945 million and the movements thereon were: 
 
                                                     Half year ended  
                                                     30 June            30 June  
 2017                                                2016             
                                                     £m                 £m       
                                                                                 
 At beginning of period                              4,455              7,119    
 Currency translation and other adjustments          4                  458      
 Amounts written-off                                 (732)              (1,532)  
 Recoveries of amounts previously written-off        112                57       
 Charges to income statement                         152                412      
 Unwind of discount (recognised in interest income)  (46)               (58)     
 At end of period                                    3,945              6,456    
 
 
As at 30 June 2017 there were no provisions for loans and advances to banks (30 June 2016 - nil). 
 
Risk elements in lending (REIL) comprise impaired loans and accruing loans past due 90 days or more as to principal or
interest. Impaired loans are all loans (including loans subject to forbearance) for which an impairment provision has been
established; for collectively assessed loans, impairment loss provisions are not allocated to individual loans and the
entire portfolio is included in impaired loans. Accruing loans past due 90 days or more comprise loans past due 90 days
where no impairment loss is expected. 
 
REIL decreased by £1,014 million in the half year ended 30 June 2017 to £9,296 million and the movements thereon were: 
 
                                             Half year ended  
                                             30 June            30 June  
 2017                                        2016             
                                             £m                 £m       
                                                                         
 At beginning of period                      10,310             12,137   
 Currency translation and other adjustments  46                 832      
 Additions                                   1,535              2,193    
 Transfers (1)                               (59)               (108)    
 Transfer to performing book                 (391)              (519)    
 Repayments and disposals                    (1,413)            (1,214)  
 Amounts written-off                         (732)              (1,532)  
                                                                         
 At end of period                            9,296              11,789   
 
 
Note: 
 
 (1)  Represents transfers between REIL and potential problem loans.  
 
 
Provision coverage of REIL was 42% at 30 June 2017 (30 June 2016 - 55%). 
 
Notes 
 
5. Tax 
 
The actual tax charge differs from the expected tax charge computed by applying the standard UK corporation tax rate of
19.25% (2016 - 20.00%), as analysed below. 
 
                                                      Half year ended  
                                                      30 June          30 June  
 2017                                                 2016             
                                                      £m               £m       
                                                                                
 Profit/(loss) before tax                             1,951            (274)    
                                                                                
 Expected tax (charge)/credit                         (376)            55       
 Losses and temporary differences in period where no                            
 deferred tax asset recognised                        (156)            (107)    
 Foreign profits taxed at other rates                 72               32       
 Items not allowed for tax                                                      
 - losses on disposals and write-downs                (59)             (13)     
 - UK bank levy                                       (20)             (24)     
 - regulatory and legal actions                       (21)             (216)    
 - other disallowable items                           (34)             (45)     
 Non-taxable items                                    62               59       
 Taxable foreign exchange movements                   9                (10)     
 Losses brought forward and utilised                  3                6        
 Banking surcharge                                    (199)            (86)     
 Adjustments in respect of prior periods              (8)              9        
                                                                                
 Actual tax charge                                    (727)            (340)    
 
 
At 30 June 2017, the Group has recognised a deferred tax asset of £1,677 million (31 December 2016 - £1,803 million) and a
deferred tax liability of £585 million (31 December 2016 - £662 million). These include amounts recognised in respect of UK
trading losses of £725 million (31 December 2016 - £801 million). Under UK tax legislation, these UK losses can be carried
forward indefinitely to be utilised against profits arising in the future. The Group has considered the carrying value of
this asset as at 30 June 2017 and concluded that it is recoverable based on future profit projections. 
 
 6. Profit attributable to non-controlling interests  
                                                                                
                                                      Half year ended  
                                                      30 June          30 June  
 2017                                                 2016             
                                                      £m               £m       
                                                                                
 RFS Holdings BV Consortium Members                   27               28       
 Other                                                2                2        
                                                                                
 Profit attributable to non-controlling interests     29               30       
 
 
7. Dividends 
 
In the context of macro-prudential policy discussions, the Board decided to partially neutralise any impact on CET1 capital
of coupon and dividend payments for 2017 and 2016. £300 million of new ordinary shares were allotted and issued during the
course of 2016 and £150 million of new ordinary shares have been allotted and issued in H1 2017. The Board intends to issue
£300 million of new ordinary shares in total during 2017 to achieve this aim. 
 
Notes 
 
8. Earnings per ordinary share 
 
                                                                         Half year ended  
                                                                         30 June          30 June  
 2017                                                                    2016             
                                                                                                   
 Earnings                                                                                          
                                                                                                   
 Profit/(loss) attributable to ordinary shareholders (£m)                939              (2,045)  
                                                                                                   
 Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding                                            
 during the period (millions)                                            11,817           11,639   
 Effect of dilutive share options and convertible securities (millions)  80               41       
                                                                                                   
 Diluted weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding                                    
 during the period (millions)                                            11,897           11,680   
                                                                                                   
 Basic earnings/(loss) per ordinary share                                7.9p             (17.6p)  
 Restructuring costs                                                     5.9p             4.0p     
 Litigation and conduct costs                                            3.4p             11.3p    
 Own credit adjustments                                                  0.5p             (3.0p)   
 Loss on redemption of own debt                                          0.0p             1.0p     
 Strategic disposals                                                     (1.3p)           (1.2p)   
                                                                                                   
 Adjusted earnings/(loss) per ordinary share                             16.4p            (5.5p)   
                                                                                                   
 Basic earnings/(loss) per ordinary share                                7.9p             (17.6p)  
 
 
Note: 
 
 (1)  There is no dilutive impact in any period.  
 
 
Notes 
 
9. Segmental analysis 
 
The business is organised into the following franchises and reportable segments: 
 
 ●  Personal & Business Banking (PBB), comprising two reportable segments, UK Personal & Business Banking (UK PBB) and Ulster Bank RoI;               
                                                                                                                                                      
 ●  Commercial & Private Banking (CPB), which comprises three reportable segments: Commercial Banking, Private Banking and RBS International (RBSI);  
                                                                                                                                                      
 ●  NatWest Markets (NWM), which is a single reportable segment;                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                      
 ●  Capital Resolution which consists of non-strategic markets, portfolios and banking assets;                                                        
                                                                                                                                                      
 ●  Williams & Glyn (W&G) which is a single reportable segment; and                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                      
 ●  Central items & other which comprises corporate functions.                                                                                        
 
 
Analysis of operating profit\(loss) 
 
The following tables provide a segmental analysis of operating profit/(loss) by main income statement captions. 
 
                                                                                               
                                 Net       Non-                          Impairment            
 interest                        interest  Total   Operating  (losses)/  Operating      
 income                          income    income  expenses   releases   profit/(loss)  
 Half year ended 30 June 2017    £m        £m      £m         £m         £m             £m     
                                                                                               
 UK Personal & Business Banking  2,231     524     2,755      (1,586)    (72)           1,097  
 Ulster Bank RoI                 206       87      293        (293)      11             11     
                                                                                               
 Personal & Business Banking     2,437     611     3,048      (1,879)    (61)           1,108  
                                                                                               
 Commercial Banking              1,141     609     1,750      (996)      (94)           660    
 Private Banking                 226       95      321        (232)      (7)            82     
 RBS International               161       34      195        (94)       (5)            96     
                                                                                               
 Commercial & Private Banking    1,528     738     2,266      (1,322)    (106)          838    
                                                                                               
 NatWest Markets                 42        890     932        (775)      (1)            156    
 Capital Resolution              24        (126)   (102)      (539)      78             (563)  
 Williams & Glyn                 333       84      417        (158)      (25)           234    
 Central items & other           108       250     358        (179)      (1)            178    
                                                                                               
 Total                           4,472     2,447   6,919      (4,852)    (116)          1,951  
 Half year ended 30 June 2016                                                                  
                                                                                               
 UK Personal & Business Banking  2,109     506     2,615      (2,042)    (40)           533    
 Ulster Bank RoI                 198       95      293        (312)      27             8      
                                                                                               
 Personal & Business Banking     2,307     601     2,908      (2,354)    (13)           541    
                                                                                               
 Commercial Banking              1,067     632     1,699      (984)      (103)          612    
 Private Banking                 226       105     331        (278)      (2)            51     
 RBS International               151       34      185        (71)       (11)           103    
                                                                                               
 Commercial & Private Banking    1,444     771     2,215      (1,333)    (116)          766    
                                                                                               
 NatWest Markets                 43        775     818        (729)      -              89     
 Capital Resolution              168       (340)   (172)      (478)      (263)          (913)  
 Williams & Glyn                 324       87      411        (242)      (17)           152    
 Central items & other           47        (163)   (116)      (793)      -              (909)  
                                                                                               
 Total                           4,333     1,731   6,064      (5,929)    (409)          (274)  
 
 
Notes 
 
9. Segmental analysis (continued) 
 
 Total revenue                                                                                       
                                 Half year ended  
                                 30 June 2017              30 June 2016  
                                                  Inter                              Inter           
                                 External         segment  Total           External  segment  Total  
                                 £m               £m       £m              £m        £m       £m     
                                                                                                     
 UK Personal & Business Banking  3,154            17       3,171           3,114     27       3,141  
 Ulster Bank RoI                 330              (1)      329             328       1        329    
                                                                                                     
 Personal & Business Banking     3,484            16       3,500           3,442     28       3,470  
                                                                                                     
 Commercial Banking              1,767            30       1,797           1,817     33       1,850  
 Private Banking                 273              70       343             285       92       377    
 RBS International               156              62       218             151       79       230    
                                                                                                     
 Commercial & Private Banking    2,196            162      2,358           2,253     204      2,457  
                                                                                                     
 NatWest Markets                 1,113            135      1,248           961       351      1,312  
 Capital Resolution              (21)             322      301             (51)      644      593    
 Williams & Glyn                 435              -        435             455       -        455    
 Central items & other           1,150            (635)    515             755       (1,227)  (472)  
                                                                                                     
 Total                           8,357            -        8,357           7,815     -        7,815  
 
 
Total assets and liabilities 
 
                                 30 June 2017           31 December 2016  
 Assets                          Liabilities            Assets            Liabilities  
                                 £m            £m                         £m           £m       
                                                                                                
 UK Personal & Business Banking  161,595       152,645                    155,551      148,811  
 Ulster Bank RoI                 24,854        19,264                     24,111       19,299   
                                                                                                
 Personal & Business Banking     186,449       171,909                    179,662      168,110  
                                                                                                
 Commercial Banking              151,939       107,794                    150,453      104,441  
 Private Banking                 19,600        26,196                     18,758       26,673   
 RBS International               24,735        25,641                     23,240       25,280   
                                                                                                
 Commercial & Private Banking    196,274       159,631                    192,451      156,394  
                                                                                                
 NatWest Markets                 230,939       211,781                    239,963      222,494  
 Capital Resolution              102,239       88,423                     132,533      117,977  
 Williams & Glyn                 25,965        24,949                     25,806       24,229   
 Central items & other           40,788        75,912                     28,241       60,048   
                                                                                                
 Total                           782,654       732,605                    798,656      749,252  
 
 
Notes 
 
10. Financial instruments: classification 
 
The following tables analyse financial assets and liabilities in accordance with the categories of financial instruments in
IAS 39. Assets and liabilities outside the scope of IAS 39 are shown within other assets and liabilities. 
 
                                                                                 Other            
 HFT (1,2)                           DFV (3)  AFS (4)  LAR (5)  HTM (6)  assets  Total   
 Assets                              £m       £m       £m       £m       £m      £m      £m       
                                                                                                  
 Cash and balances at central banks  -        -        -        86,807   -               86,807   
 Loans and advances to banks                                                                      
 - reverse repos                     11,444   -        -        3,403    -               14,847   
 - other                             8,290    -        -        12,395   -               20,685   
 Loans and advances to customers                                                                  
 - reverse repos                     25,183   -        -        -        -               25,183   
 - other                             16,300   332      -        309,427  -               326,059  
 Debt securities                     34,866   -        42,857   3,898    4,548           86,169   
 Equity shares                       47       112      359      -        -               518      
 Settlement balances                 -                 -        12,091                   12,091   
 Derivatives                         193,531                                             193,531  
 Other assets                        -        -        -        -        -       16,764  16,764   
                                                                                                  
 30 June 2017                        289,661  444      43,216   428,021  4,548   16,764  782,654  
                                                                                                  
 Cash and balances at central banks  -        -        -        74,250   -               74,250   
 Loans and advances to banks                                                                      
 - reverse repos                     11,120   -        -        1,740    -               12,860   
 - other                             6,780    -        -        10,498   -               17,278   
 Loans and advances to customers                                                                  
 - reverse repos                     26,586   -        -        2,341    -               28,927   
 - other                             17,504   82       -        305,437  -               323,023  
 Debt securities                     24,504   27       39,254   3,968    4,769           72,522   
 Equity shares                       166      172      365      -        -               703      
 Settlement balances                 -                 -        5,526                    5,526    
 Derivatives                         246,981                                             246,981  
 Other assets                        -        -        -        -        -       16,586  16,586   
                                                                                                  
 31 December 2016                    333,641  281      39,619   403,760  4,769   16,586  798,656  
                                                                                                  
 
 
For the notes to this table refer to the following page. 
 
Notes 
 
10. Financial instruments: classification (continued) 
 
                                           Amortised    Other            
 HFT (1,2)                 DFV (3)  cost   liabilities  Total   
 Liabilities               £m       £m     £m           £m      £m       
                                                                         
 Deposits by banks                                                       
 - repos                   2,841    -      2,342                5,183    
 - other                   16,050   -      22,915               38,965   
 Customer accounts                                                       
 - repos                   28,772   -      9,083                37,855   
 - other                   11,542   1,127  347,213              359,882  
 Debt securities in issue  1,354    3,919  26,724               31,997   
 Settlement balances       -        -      11,379               11,379   
 Short positions           29,862   -                           29,862   
 Derivatives               184,161                              184,161  
 Subordinated liabilities  -        900    13,824               14,724   
 Other liabilities         -        -      1,938        16,659  18,597   
                                                                         
 30 June 2017              274,582  5,946  435,418      16,659  732,605  
                                                                         
 Deposits by banks                                                       
 - repos                   4,125    -      1,114                5,239    
 - other                   20,756   -      12,561               33,317   
 Customer accounts                                                       
 - repos                   23,186   -      3,910                27,096   
 - other                   12,778   1,506  339,588              353,872  
 Debt securities in issue  1,614    4,621  21,010               27,245   
 Settlement balances       -        -      3,645                3,645    
 Short positions           22,077   -                           22,077   
 Derivatives               236,475                              236,475  
 Subordinated liabilities  -        955    18,464               19,419   
 Other liabilities         -        -      2,010        18,857  20,867   
                                                                         
 31 December 2016          321,011  7,082  402,302      18,857  749,252  
 
 
Notes: 
 
 (1)  Includes derivative assets held for hedging purposes (under IAS 39) of £3,621 million (31 December 2016 - £4,789 million) and derivative liabilities held for hedging purposes (under IAS 39) of £3,621 million (31 December 2016 - £4,057 million).  
 (2)  Held-for-trading.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 (3)  Designated as at fair value.                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 (4)  Available-for-sale.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 (5)  Loans and receivables.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 (6)  Held-to-maturity.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 
 
There were no other reclassifications in either the half year ended 30 June 2017 or the year ended 31 December 2016. 
 
Notes 
 
10. Financial instruments: valuation 
 
Own credit 
 
The own credit adjustments (OCA) recorded on held-for-trading (HFT) and designated at fair value through profit or loss
(DFV) debt securities in issue, subordinated liabilities and derivative liabilities are set out below. The cumulative
adjustments below represent reductions/(increases) to the balance sheet liability amounts. 
 
 Own credit adjustment (1)                  Debt securities  Subordinated                          
 in issue (2)                               liabilities                                 
 HFT                                        DFV              DFV           Derivatives  Total (3)  
 £m                                         £m               £m            £m           £m         
                                                                                                        
 30 June 2017                               (50)             (22)          150          9          87   
 31 December 2016                           (34)             (6)           196          81         237  
 30 June 2016                               1                82            283          135        501  
                                                                                                        
 Carrying values of underlying liabilities  £bn              £bn           £bn                          
                                                                                                        
 30 June 2017                               1.4              3.9           0.9                          
 31 December 2016                           1.6              4.6           1.0                          
 30 June 2016                               3.4              5.4           0.9                          
 
 
Notes: 
 
 (1)  The OCA does not alter cash flows and is not used for performance management.                                                                                                                                                                                   
 (2)  Includes wholesale and retail note issuances.                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
 (3)  The reserve movement between periods will not equate to the reported profit or loss or other comprehensive income related to own credit. RBS has early adopted the provisions within IFRS 9 Financial Instruments in respect of the presentation of gains and   
      losses on financial liabilities designated at fair value through profit and loss from 1 January 2017. For further information refer to Note 1. The balance sheet reserve is stated by converting underlying currency balances at spot rates for each period,    
      whereas the income statement includes intra-period foreign exchange sell-offs.                                                                                                                                                                                  
 (4)  The cumulative adjustment for debt securities in issue is opposite to that for subordinated liabilities: debt securities in issue were issued relatively recently at wider than current spreads, whilst many of the subordinated liabilities were issued before 
      the financial crisis at significantly tighter spreads.                                                                                                                                                                                                          
 
 
Key points 
 
 ·  The cumulative OCA decrease during H1 2017 was mainly due to the tightening of RBS issuance spreads. The OCA on senior debt is determined by reference to secondary debt issuance spreads; the 5 year spreads tightened by 32 basis points to 30 basis points at 30 June 2017 (31 December 2016 - 62 basis points).  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
 ·  RBS 5 year subordinated debt spreads tightened by 68 basis points to 213 basis points at 30 June 2017 (31 December 2016 - 281 basis points).                                                                                                                                                                         
 ·  RBS 5 year CDS credit spreads tightened by 44 basis points to 81 basis points at 30 June 2017 (31 December 2016 - 125 basis points) resulting in lower own credit reserve on derivatives.                                                                                                                            
 
 
Notes 
 
10. Financial instruments: carried at fair value - valuation hierarchy 
 
Disclosures relating to the control environment, valuation techniques and related aspects pertaining to financial
instruments measured at fair value are included in the 2016 Annual Report and Accounts. Valuation, sensitivity
methodologies and inputs are consistent with those described in the 2016 Annual Report and Accounts Note 9 - Financial
instruments valuation. 
 
The tables below show financial instruments carried at fair value on the balance sheet by valuation hierarchy - level 1,
level 2 and level 3 and valuation sensitivities for level 3 balances. 
 
                                                                                                                                  
                                                                                               Level 3 sensitivity  
                                                           Level 1  Level 2  Level 3  Total    Favourable           Unfavourable  
 30 June 2017                                              £bn      £bn      £bn      £bn      £m                   £m            
                                                                                                                                  
 Assets                                                                                                                           
 Loans and advances                                        -        61.1     0.4      61.5     20                   -             
 Debt securities                                           63.4     13.4     0.9      77.7     30                   (20)          
 - of which AFS                                            36.1     6.6      0.2      42.9     10                   (10)          
 Equity shares                                             -        0.1      0.4      0.5      40                   (40)          
 - of which AFS                                            -        0.1      0.3      0.4      30                   (30)          
 Derivatives                                               -        191.4    2.2      193.6    210                  (220)         
                                                                                                                                  
                                                           63.4     266.0    3.9      333.3    300                  (280)         
                                                                                                                                  
 Proportion                                                19.0%    79.8%    1.2%     100%                                        
                                                                                                                                  
 31 December 2016                                                   
                                                                                                                                  
 Assets                                                                                                                           
 Loans and advances                                        -        61.5     0.6      62.1     50                   (50)          
 Debt securities                                           53.8     9.2      0.8      63.8     70                   (20)          
 - of which AFS                                            35.1     4.0      0.1      39.2     20                   (10)          
 Equity shares                                             0.1      0.2      0.4      0.7      40                   (50)          
 - of which AFS                                            -        0.1      0.3      0.4      30                   (40)          
 Derivatives                                               -        244.2    2.7      246.9    200                  (200)         
                                                           53.9     315.1    4.5      373.5    360                  (320)         
                                                                                                                                  
 Proportion                                                14.4%    84.4%    1.2%     100%                                        
                                                                                                                                  
 30 June 2017                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                  
 Liabilities                                                                                                                      
 Deposits                                                  -        60.2     -        60.2     10                   (10)          
 Debt securities in issue                                  -        4.8      0.5      5.3      30                   (30)          
 Short positions                                           26.4     3.5      -        29.9     -                    -             
 Derivatives                                               -        182.2    2.0      184.2    130                  (130)         
 Subordinated liabilities                                  -        0.9      -        0.9      -                    -             
                                                                                                                                  
                                                           26.4     251.6    2.5      280.5    170                  (170)         
                                                                                                                                  
 Proportion                                                9.4%     89.7%    0.9%     100%                                        
                                                                                                                                  
 31 December 2016                                                   
                                                                                                                                  
 Liabilities                                                                                                                      
 Deposits                                                  -        62.0     0.4      62.4     10                   (20)          
 Debt securities in issue                                  -        5.6      0.6      6.2      40                   (40)          
 Short positions                                           19.7     2.4      -        22.1     -                    -             
 Derivatives                                               -        234.4    2.0      236.4    120                  (120)         
 Subordinated liabilities                                  -        1.0      -        1.0      -                    -             
                                                                                                                                  
                                                           19.7     305.4    3.0      328.1    170                  (180)         
                                                                                                                                  
 Proportion                                                6.0%     93.1%    0.9%     100%                                        
                                                                                                                                  
 For the notes to this table refer to the following page.                                                           
 
 
Notes 
 
10. Financial instruments carried at fair value - valuation hierarchy (continued) 
 
Notes: 
 
 (1)  Level 1: valued using unadjusted quoted prices in active markets, for identical financial instruments. Examples include G10 government securities, listed equity shares, certain exchange-traded derivatives and certain US agency securities.Level 2: valued   
      using techniques based significantly on observable market data. Instruments in this category are valued using:(a) quoted prices for similar instruments or identical instruments in markets which are not considered to be active; or(b) valuation techniques   
      where all the inputs that have a significant effect on the valuations are directly or indirectly based on observable market data.Level 2 instruments included non-G10 government securities, most government agency securities, investment-grade corporate      
      bonds, certain mortgage products, most bank loans, repos and reverse repos, less liquid listed equities, state and municipal obligations, most notes issued, and certain money market securities and loan commitments and most OTC derivatives.Level 3          
      instruments in this category have been valued using a valuation technique where at least one input which could have a significant effect on the instrument's valuation, is not based on observable market data. Level 3  instruments primarily include cash     
      instruments which trade infrequently, certain syndicated mortgage loans, certain emerging markets instruments, unlisted equity shares, certain residual interests in securitisations, asset-backed products and less liquid debt securities, certain structured 
      debt securities in issue, and OTC derivatives where valuation depends upon unobservable inputs such as certain credit and exotic derivatives. No gain or loss is recognised on the initial recognition of a financial instrument valued using a technique       
      incorporating significant unobservable data.                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
 (2)  Transfers between levels are deemed to have occurred at the beginning of the quarter in which the instruments were transferred. There were no significant transfers between level 1 and level 2.                                                                
 (3)  For an analyses of debt securities and derivatives refer to Appendix 1 - Capital and risk management - Credit risk.                                                                                                                                             
 
 
Movement in level 3 portfolios 
 
                                              Half year ended 2017          Half year ended 2016  
                                              FVTPL                 AFS     Total                 Total          FVTPL       AFS     Total   Total        
                                              assets (2)            assets  assets                liabilities    assets (2)  assets  assets  liabilities  
                                              £m                    £m      £m                    £m             £m          £m      £m      £m           
 At 1 January                                 4,111                 426     4,537                 2,997          3,152       765     3,917   2,716        
 Amount recorded in the income statement (1)  (410)                 1       (409)                 (204)          332         1       333     634          
 Amount recorded in the statement of          -                     -       -                     -              -           -       -       -            
 comprehensive income                         -                     (15)    (15)                  -              -           47      47      -            
 Level 3 transfers in                         255                   266     521                   292            705         27      732     592          
 Level 3 transfers out                        (404)                 -       (404)                 (418)          (369)       (28)    (397)   (422)        
 Issuances                                    -                     -       -                     -              3           -       3       22           
 Purchases                                    810                   1       811                   269            493         11      504     406          
 Settlements                                  (96)                  -       (96)                  (117)          (393)       -       (393)   (362)        
 Sales                                        (876)                 (156)   (1,032)               (323)          (344)       (204)   (548)   (16)         
 Foreign exchange and other adjustments       (17)                  (1)     (18)                  9              12          7       19      43           
                                                                                                                                                          
 At 30 June                                   3,373                 522     3,895                 2,505          3,591       626     4,217   3,613        
                                                                                                                                                          
 Amounts recorded in the income statement in                                                                                                              
 respect of balances held at year end                                                                                                                     
 - unrealised                                 (96)                  -       (96)                  629            267         2       269     364          
 - realised                                   148                   -       148                   (262)          193         (188)   5       (85)         
 
 
Notes: 
 
 (1)  Net losses on HFT instruments of £197 million (H1 2016 - £285 million losses) were recorded in income from trading activities in continuing operations. Net losses on other instruments of £8 million (H1 2016 - £16 million losses) were recorded in other operating income and interest income as appropriate in continuing operations.  
 (2)  Fair value through profit or loss comprises held-for-trading predominantly and designated at fair value through profit and loss.                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 
 
Notes 
 
10. Financial instruments: Fair value of financial instruments 

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