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increased by £5 million, or 6%, compared with Q1 2016 reflecting asset volume growth and the impact of transfers(1).                                                                                                    
 ·  A net impairment charge of £9 million was reported in Q2 2016, a £7 million increase on Q1 2016.                                                                                                                                                    
 ·  Net loans and advances of £8.5 billion increased by £0.5 billion compared with Q1 2016. Customer deposits increased £2.5 billion in Q2 2016 to £24.1 billion, largely reflecting the transfer of the Luxembourg branch from Capital Resolution(1).  
 
 
Q2 2016 compared with Q2 2015 
 
 ·  Q2 2016 operating profit was stable at £51 million compared with Q2 2015. Adjusted operating profit of £53 million compared with £52 million in Q2 2015 as increased income and lower adjusted operating expenses were broadly offset by increased impairments.  
 ·  Total income increased by 3% to £95 million as increased lending volumes more than outweighed margin pressures. Adjusted operating expenses of £33 million were 20% lower than Q2 2015 reflecting lower allocated services and functions costs.                  
 
 
Note: 
 
 (1)  Luxembourg portfolio transfer in Q2 2016 included: total income of £1 million, operating expenses of £0.3 million and customer deposits of £2.4 billion.  
 
 
Corporate & Institutional Banking 
 
                                                              Half year ended           Quarter ended  
                                                              30 June          30 June                 30 June  31 March  30 June  
 2016                                                         2015                      2016           2016     2015      
 Income statement                                             £m               £m                      £m       £m        £m       
                                                                                                                                   
 Net interest income from banking activities                  43               30                      24       19        16       
                                                                                                                                   
 Net fees and commissions                                     17               150                     6        11        35       
 Income from trading activities                               620              643                     374      246       303      
 Other operating income/(loss)                                1                4                       -        1         (11)     
 Own credit adjustments                                       137              108                     73       64        62       
                                                                                                                                   
 Non-interest income                                          775              905                     453      322       389      
                                                                                                                                   
 Total income                                                 818              935                     477      341       405      
                                                                                                                                   
 Direct expenses                                                                                                                   
 - staff costs                                                (131)            (188)                   (64)     (67)      (79)     
 - other costs                                                (21)             (53)                    (7)      (14)      (27)     
 Indirect expenses                                            (488)            (504)                   (238)    (250)     (247)    
 Restructuring costs                                                                                                               
 - direct                                                     (10)             (41)                    (10)     -         (41)     
 - indirect                                                   (23)             (270)                   (11)     (12)      (179)    
 Litigation and conduct costs                                 (56)             (367)                   (38)     (18)      (33)     
                                                                                                                                   
 Operating expenses                                           (729)            (1,423)                 (368)    (361)     (606)    
                                                                                                                                   
 Operating profit/(loss) before impairment releases/(losses)  89               (488)                   109      (20)      (201)    
 Impairment releases/(losses)                                 -                5                       -        -         (3)      
                                                                                                                                   
 Operating profit/(loss)                                      89               (483)                   109      (20)      (204)    
                                                                                                                                   
 Total income - adjusted (1)                                  681              827                     404      277       343      
 Operating expenses - adjusted (2)                            (640)            (745)                   (309)    (331)     (353)    
 Operating profit/(loss) - adjusted (1,2)                     41               87                      95       (54)      (13)     
 
 
                                                                               
 Analysis of income by product                                                 
 Rates                                         371   397     258   113   161   
 Currencies                                    266   199     122   144   109   
 Financing                                     105   228     55    50    87    
 Other                                         (61)  (75)    (31)  (30)  (50)  
                                                                               
 Total excluding own credit adjustments        681   749     404   277   307   
 Own credit adjustments                        137   108     73    64    62    
 Businesses transferred to Commercial Banking  -     78      -     -     36    
 Total income                                  818   935     477   341   405   
 
 
                                                                                 
 Performance ratios                                                              
 Return on equity (3)                 0.8%    (11.8%)    4.3%   (2.6%)  (10.2%)  
 Return on equity - adjusted (1,2,3)  (0.5%)  0.6%       3.5%   (4.4%)  (1.9%)   
 Net interest margin                  0.74%   0.32%      0.81%  0.66%   0.28%    
 Cost:income ratio                    89%     152%       77%    106%    150%     
 Cost:income ratio - adjusted (1,2)   94%     90%        76%    119%    103%     
 
 
Notes: 
 
 (1)  Excluding own credit adjustments.                                                                                                                                                                                 
 (2)  Excluding restructuring costs and litigation and conduct costs.                                                                                                                                                   
 (3)  Return on equity is based on operating profit after tax adjusted for preference share dividends divided by average notional equity based on 15% of the monthly average of segmental RWAes assuming 28% tax rate.  
 
 
Corporate & Institutional Banking 
 
                                                            30 June  31 March                   31 December             
 2016                                                       2016               2015  
                                                            £bn      £bn             Change     £bn          Change     
                                                                                                                        
 Capital and balance sheet                                                                                              
 Loans and advances to customers (gross, excluding                                                                      
 reverse repos)                                             21.6     18.6            16%        16.1         34%        
 Loans and advances to banks (excluding reverse repos) (1)  6.3      5.2             21%        5.7          11%        
 Reverse repos                                              43.1     40.4            7%         38.6         12%        
 Securities                                                 30.1     29.5            2%         23.7         27%        
 Cash and eligible bills                                    10.3     12.2            (16%)      14.3         (28%)      
 Other                                                      14.2     10.1            41%        4.9          190%       
                                                                                                                        
 Total assets                                               284.0    255.9           11%        215.3        32%        
 Funded assets                                              125.6    116.0           8%         103.3        22%        
                                                                                                                        
 Customer deposits (excluding repos)                        8.3      6.7             24%        5.7          46%        
 Bank deposits (excluding repos)                            7.7      6.5             18%        6.7          15%        
 Repos                                                      38.2     35.9            6%         35.2         9%         
 Debt securities in issue                                   2.6      3.1             (16%)      3.3          (21%)      
 Loan:deposit ratio (excluding repos)                       260%     279%            (1,900bp)  284%         (2,400bp)  
 Leverage exposure                                          189.1    184.8           2%         165.9        14%        
                                                                                                                        
 Risk-weighted assets                                                                                                   
 - Credit risk                                                                                                          
 - non-counterparty                                         4.6      5.1             (10%)      5.0          (8%)       
 - counterparty                                             14.7     13.6            8%         11.3         30%        
 - Market risk                                              13.4     13.4            -          13.8         (3%)       
 - Operational risk                                         4.0      4.0             -          3.0          33%        
                                                                                                                        
 Total risk-weighted assets                                 36.7     36.1            2%         33.1         11%        
 
 
Note: 
 
 (1)  Excludes disposal groups.  
 
 
Serving our Customers 
 
Corporate & Institutional Banking (CIB) continued to focus on customers in a challenging market environment. This was
reflected in the Q2 2016 adjusted income performance which, at £404 million, is the highest quarterly result since the
announcement of the new strategy in Q1 2015: 
 
 ●  Customer activity continued to be robust as CIB remained close to its customers throughout the recent market volatility caused by the EU Referendum.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
 ●  A simpler operating model is being implemented that takes cost and complexity out of the business. Adjusted operating expenses fell by 11% compared with H1 2015, excluding the impact of transfers(1) to Commercial Banking.  Within this direct expenses were down 30%, driven by lower front office FTE.  Going forward, cost reductions will be increasingly focused on indirect, rather than direct, expenses.  
 
 
Corporate & Institutional Banking 
 
Financial Performance 
 
H1 2016 compared with H1 2015 
 
 ●  An operating profit of £89 million was reported in H1 2016, compared with a loss of £483 million in H1 2015, driven by lower litigation and conducts costs and lower restructuring costs. Adjusted operating profit in the first half of the year was £41 million, compared with £87 million in H1 2015 reflecting lower adjusted income partly offset by lower adjusted expenses.                                                                                                                        
 ●  Total income decreased by £117 million to £818 million in H1 2016. Excluding the impact of transfers(1),adjusted income fell from £749 million to £681 million. This was due to reduced activity in Financing, down £123 million reflecting the strategically reduced footprint, particularly in the US and challenging market conditions in EMEA. Rates and Currencies both maintained robust levels of customer flow throughout the period, with income of £371 million and £266 million respectively.  
 ●  Operating expenses decreased from £1,423 million to £729 million in H1 2016 due to a lower level of litigation and conduct costs and restructuring costs. Adjusted expenses fell by 11% to £640 million, excluding transfers(1) to Commercial Banking, as headcount continued to be reduced and discretionary expenditure tightly controlled.                                                                                                                                                             
 ●  RWAs remained stable at £36.7 billion, adjusting for the impact of transfers(1) to Commercial Banking, despite increased market volatility during the first half of 2016, including a c.£2 billion increase following the EU Referendum result.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
 
 
Q2 2016 compared with Q1 2016 
 
 ●  An operating profit of £109 million, compared with an operating loss of £20 million in Q1 2016, reflecting higher income. Adjusted operating profit of £95 million compared with a loss of £54 million in Q1 2016 with the improvement due to higher income and a reduction in adjusted expenses.                                                
 ●  Total income increased by £136 million to £477 million. Adjusted income increased by £127 million to £404 million. Rates performed particularly well, up £145 million to £258 million, reflecting robust levels of customer activity, particularly in June 2016 as CIB maintained close contact with customers during the EU Referendum period.  
 ●  Operating expenses increased by £7 million to £368 million. Adjusted expenses fell by 7% to £309 million reflecting the ongoing drive to reduce costs.                                                                                                                                                                                           
 ●  The £9.6 billion increase in funded assets reflects foreign exchange and collateral movements in the final week of Q2 2016 following the EU Referendum and the substantial weakening of sterling.                                                                                                                                                
 ●  RWAs were stable at £36.7 billion as increased market volatility in June 2016 due to the EU Referendum was offset by risk reductions earlier in the period.                                                                                                                                                                                      
 
 
Q2 2016 compared with Q2 2015 
 
 ●  Operating profit of £109 million compared with an operating loss of £204 million in Q2 2015 principally reflecting lower restructuring costs and higher income. An adjusted operating profit of £95 million compared with a loss of £13 million in Q2 2015 reflected higher adjusted income and lower adjusted expenses.                                                                            
 ●  Total income increased by £72 million to £477 million. Excluding the impact of transfers(1),adjusted income improved by £97 million, or 32%, to £404 million. This reflected the strong performance in Rates and Currencies, with income up by £97 million to £258 million and by £13 million to £122 million respectively, partly offset by weaker Financing, down by £32 million to £55 million.  
 ●  Operating expenses decreased by £238 million to £368 million. Adjusted operating expenses fell by £33 million, or 10%, excluding transfers(1) to Commercial Banking.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 
 
Note: 
 
 (1)  CIB's results include the following financials for businesses subsequently transferred to Commercial Banking: total income of £78 million for H1 2015 (Q2 2015 - £36 million), expenses of £23 million for H1 2015 (Q2 2015 - £11 million) and RWAs of £5.7 billion as at 30 June 2015.  
 
 
Capital Resolution 
 
                                                        Half year ended           Quarter ended  
 30 June                                                30 June                   30 June        31 March  30 June  
                                                        2016             2015                    2016      2016     2015     
                                                        £m               £m                      £m        £m       £m       
                                                                                                                             
 Income statement                                                                                                            
 Net interest income                                    168              281                     82        86       124      
                                                                                                                             
 Net fees and commissions                               54               185                     24        30       96       
 Income from trading activities                         (552)            (41)                    (478)     (74)     (15)     
 Other operating income                                 25               159                     16        9        (28)     
 Own credit adjustments                                 184              142                     76        108      77       
 Strategic disposals                                    (51)             (14)                    (45)      (6)      -        
                                                                                                                             
 Non-interest income                                    (340)            431                     (407)     67       130      
                                                                                                                             
 Total income                                           (172)            712                     (325)     153      254      
                                                                                                                             
 Direct expenses                                                                                                             
 - staff costs                                          (62)             (182)                   (17)      (45)     (90)     
 - other costs                                          (64)             (107)                   (31)      (33)     (50)     
 Indirect expenses                                      (289)            (510)                   (135)     (154)    (250)    
 Restructuring costs                                                                                                         
 - direct                                               (12)             (169)                   (5)       (7)      (153)    
 - indirect                                             (25)             (544)                   (16)      (9)      (360)    
 Litigation and conduct costs                           (26)             (506)                   (16)      (10)     (340)    
                                                                                                                             
 Operating expenses                                     (478)            (2,018)                 (220)     (258)    (1,243)  
                                                                                                                             
 Loss before impairment losses                          (650)            (1,306)                 (545)     (105)    (989)    
 Impairment (losses)/releases                           (263)            319                     (67)      (196)    174      
                                                                                                                             
 Operating loss                                         (913)            (987)                   (612)     (301)    (815)    
 Total income - adjusted (1)                            (305)            584                     (356)     51       177      
 Operating expenses - adjusted (1,2)                    (415)            (799)                   (183)     (232)    (390)    
 Operating loss/(profit) - adjusted (1,2)               (983)            104                     (606)     (377)    (39)     
                                                                                                                             
 Analysis of income by portfolio                                                                                             
 APAC portfolio (3)                                     2                51                      1         1        26       
 Americas portfolio                                     10               47                      3         7        24       
 EMEA portfolio (4)                                     19               47                      9         10       21       
 Legacy loan portfolio                                  (39)             133                     (25)      (14)     26       
 Shipping                                               31               45                      15        16       21       
 Markets                                                (389)            154                     (360)     (29)     59       
 GTS                                                    83               229                     35        48       103      
 Other                                                  31               (38)                    23        8        8        
 Income excluding disposals and own credit adjustments  (252)            668                     (299)     47       288      
 Disposal losses                                        (104)            (98)                    (102)     (2)      (111)    
 Own credit adjustments                                 184              142                     76        108      77       
 Total income                                           (172)            712                     (325)     153      254      
 
 
Notes: 
 
 (1)  Excluding own credit adjustments and strategic disposals.                                
 (2)  Excluding restructuring costs, litigation and conduct costs and write-down of goodwill.  
 (3)  Asia-Pacific portfolio.                                                                  
 (4)  European, the Middle East and Africa portfolio.                                          
 
 
Capital Resolution 
 
                                          30 June  31 March  31 December  
 2016                                     2016     2015      
                                          £bn      £bn       £bn          
                                                                          
 Capital and balance sheet                                                
 Loans and advances to customers (gross)  21.0     23.4      25.9         
 Loan impairment provisions               (1.1)    (1.0)     (2.3)        
                                                                          
 Net loans and advances to customers      19.9     22.4      23.6         
                                                                          
 Debt securities in issue                 5.3      5.5       6.2          
 Total assets                             208.0    218.8     201.5        
 Funded assets                            44.7     50.2      53.4         
                                                                          
 Risk elements in lending                 2.4      2.2       3.4          
 Provision coverage (1)                   47%      48%       67%          
 Risk-weighted assets                                                     
 - Credit risk                                                            
 - non-counterparty                       22.7     25.6      27.3         
 - counterparty                           11.2     13.3      12.0         
 - Market risk                            5.6      5.9       5.7          
 - Operational risk                       2.8      2.8       4            
                                                                          
 Total risk-weighted assets               42.3     47.6      49.0         
                                                                          
 Analysis of RWAs by portfolio                                            
 APAC portfolio (2)                       0.2      0.3       0.5          
 Americas portfolio                       0.3      0.6       1.0          
 EMEA portfolio (3)                       1.1      1.2       1.2          
 Legacy loan portfolio                    2.2      3.1       3.7          
 Shipping                                 4.0      4.2       4.5          
 Markets                                  19.2     22.4      20.7         
 GTS                                      2.5      3.3       3.6          
 Saudi Hollandi Bank                      7.9      7.3       6.9          
 Other                                    2.1      2.4       2.9          
 Total credit and market risk RWAs        39.5     44.8      45.0         
 Operational risk                         2.8      2.8       4.0          
 Total RWAs                               42.3     47.6      49.0         
 
 
Notes: 
 
 (1)  Provision coverage represents loan impairment provisions as a percentage of risk elements in lending.  
 (2)  Asia-Pacific portfolio.                                                                                
 (3)  European, the Middle East and Africa portfolio.                                                        
 
 
Capital Resolution 
 
Capital Resolution continues to run down and dispose of non-strategic portfolios and remove risk from the balance sheet and
the first half of the year saw good progress with RWAs falling by £6.7 billon to £42.3 billion. Key highlights include: 
 
 ·  Completion of the sale of our Russia subsidiary.                                                  
 ·  Significant balance sheet reduction in GTS with termination dates communicated to all customers.  
 ·  Markets derivative mitigation sales and restructure activity.                                     
 
 
H1 2016 compared with H1 2015 
 
 ·  RWAs reduced by £26.3 billion to £42.3 billion and funded assets fell to £44.7 billion, a reduction of £34.5 billion, mainly reflecting disposal activity.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
 ·  An operating loss of £913 million in H1 2016, compared with a loss of £987 million in H1 2015, due to lower restructuring costs and lower litigation and conducts costs, partially offset by lower income and a net impairment charge compared with releases in H1 2015. Adjusted operating loss in the first half of the year was £983 million, a fall from a profit of £104 million in H1 2015, primarily reflecting a £330 million incremental funding valuation adjustment and a net impairment charge arising from the     
    Shipping portfolio.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 ·  Income disposal losses in H1 2016 were £104 million, £6 million higher than the £98 million in H1 2015.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
 ·  Operating expenses decreased from £2,018 million to £478 million in H1 2016 due to a lower level of litigation and conduct costs and restructuring costs. Adjusted expenses fell by 48% to £415 million principally reflecting the impact of a 1,100 reduction in headcount to 900.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
 ·  A net impairment charge of £263 million was recorded in the first half of the year principally comprising charges relating to a number of Shipping assets (£264 million).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 
 
Q2 2016 compared with Q1 2016 
 
 ·  RWAs reduced by £5.3 billion to £42.3 billion reflecting disposal activity, partially offset by the adverse impact of FX and rates moves in June following the EU Referendum.                                                                                                                                                                                           
 ·  Funded assets reduced by £5.5 billion to £44.7 billion reflecting disposal activity across all portfolios, partially offset by FX movements.                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
 ·  Operating losses increased by £311 million to £612 million, principally reflecting an additional funding valuation adjustment of £220 million following the EU Referendum, and higher level of losses as disposal activity increased in Q2 2016. An adjusted operating loss of £606 million increased by £229 million compared with a loss of £377 million in Q1 2016.  
 ·  Income disposal losses in Q2 2016 were £102 million as disposal activity increased, compared with £2 million in Q1 2016.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
 ·  Operating expenses decreased by £38 million to £220 million. Adjusted expenses fell by £49 million to £183 million.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
 
 
Q2 2016 compared with Q2 2015 
 
 ·  RWAs reduced by £26.3 billion to £42.3 billion and funded assets fell by £34.5 billion to £44.7 billion mainly reflecting disposal activity.                                                                                                                
 ·  An operating loss of £612 million in Q2 2016 compared with a £815 million loss in Q2 2015. The adjusted operating loss of £606 million compared with a loss of £39 million in Q2 2015 reflecting lower income partially offset by lower adjusted expenses.  
 ·  Income disposal losses of £102 million were broadly in line with Q2 2015.                                                                                                                                                                                   
 ·  Operating expenses decreased by £1,023 million to £220 million due to lower restructuring costs and lower litigation and conduct costs. Adjusted expenses fell by 53% to £183 million principally reflecting the impact of a 1,100 reduction in headcount.  
 
 
Williams & Glyn 
 
                                            Half year ended           Quarter ended  
                                            30 June          30 June                 30 June  31 March  30 June  
 2016                                       2015                      2016           2016     2015      
 Income statement (1)                       £m               £m                      £m       £m        £m       
                                                                                                                 
 Net interest income                        324              326                     162      162       163      
                                                                                                                 
 Net fees and commissions                   79               79                      39       40        41       
 Other non-interest income                  8                9                       5        3         6        
                                                                                                                 
 Non-interest income                        87               88                      44       43        47       
                                                                                                                 
 Total income                               411              414                     206      205       210      
 Direct expenses                                                                                                 
 - staff costs                              (125)            (97)                    (63)     (62)      (52)     
 - other costs                              (33)             (16)                    (18)     (15)      (10)     
 Indirect expenses                          (39)             (48)                    (18)     (21)      (23)     
 Restructuring costs                                                                                             
 - direct                                   (45)             -                       (25)     (20)      -        
                                                                                                                 
 Operating expenses                         (242)            (161)                   (124)    (118)     (85)     
                                                                                                                 
 Operating profit before impairment losses  169              253                     82       87        125      
 Impairment (losses)/releases               (17)             10                      (11)     (6)       (11)     
                                                                                                                 
 Operating profit                           152              263                     71       81        114      
 Operating expenses - adjusted (2)          (197)            (161)                   (99)     (98)      (85)     
 Operating profit - adjusted (2)            197              263                     96       101       114      
 
 
 Analysis of income by product                                             
                                                                           
 Retail                                  231   236       116   115   119   
 Commercial                              180   178       90    90    91    
                                                                           
 Total income                            411   414       206   205   210   
                                                                           
 Analysis of impairments by sector                                         
 Retail                                  10    12        5     5     7     
 Commercial                              7     (22)      6     1     4     
                                                                           
 Total impairment losses/(releases)      17    (10)      11    6     11    
                                                                           
 Loan impairment charge as a % of gross                                    
 customer loans and advances by sector                                     
 Retail                                  0.2%  0.2%      0.2%  0.2%  0.3%  
 Commercial                              0.2%  (0.5%)    0.3%  0.1%  0.2%  
                                                                           
 Total                                   0.2%  (0.1%)    0.2%  0.1%  0.2%  
 
 
                                                                        
 Performance ratios                                                     
 Net interest margin               2.74%  2.90%    2.70%  2.79%  2.87%  
 Cost:income ratio                 59%    39%      60%    58%    40%    
 Cost:income ratio - adjusted (2)  48%    39%      48%    48%    40%    
 
 
Notes: 
 
 (1)  Does not reflect the cost base, funding, liquidity and capital profile of a standalone bank. Operating expenses include charges based on an attribution of support provided by RBS to Williams & Glyn.  
 (2)  Excluding restructuring costs.                                                                                                                                                                          
 
 
Williams & Glyn 
 
                                                                                                      
                                                30 June  31 March                31 December          
 2016                                           2016               2015  
 Capital and balance sheet (1)                  £bn      £bn             Change  £bn          Change  
                                                                                                      
 Loans and advances to customers (gross)                                                              
 - Retail                                       12.1     11.7            3%      11.6         4%      
 - Commercial                                   8.5      8.7             (2%)    8.7          (2%)    
                                                                                                      
 Total loans and advances to customers (gross)  20.6     20.4            1%      20.3         1%      
 Loan impairment provisions                     (0.3)    (0.3)           -       (0.3)        -       
                                                                                                      
 Net loans and advances to customers            20.3     20.1            1%      20.0         2%      
                                                                                                      
 Total assets                                   24.9     24.2            3%      24.1         3%      
 Funded assets                                  24.9     24.2            3%      24.1         3%      
 Risk elements in lending                       0.4      0.4             -       0.5          (20%)   
 Provision coverage (2)                         66%      65%             100bp   60%          600bp   
                                                                                                      
 Customer deposits (excluding repos)            23.9     24.3            (2%)    24.1         (1%)    
 Loan:deposit ratio (excluding repos)           85%      83%             200bp   83%          200bp   
                                                                                                      
 Risk-weighted assets                                                                                 
 - Credit risk (non-counterparty)               8.5      8.3             2%      8.5          -       
 - Operational risk                             1.4      1.4             -       1.4          -       
                                                                                                      
 Total risk-weighted assets                     9.9      9.7             2%      9.9          -       
                                                                                                      
 
 
Notes: 
 
 (1)  Does not reflect the cost base, funding, liquidity and capital profile of a standalone bank.           
 (2)  Provision coverage represents loan impairment provisions as a percentage of risk elements in lending.  
 
 
Williams & Glyn 
 
Serving our Customers 
 
 ·  W&G's reported segmental results reflect the contribution made by W&G's ongoing business to RBS. These figures do not reflect the cost base, funding, liquidity and capital profile of W&G as a standalone bank and do not contain certain customer portfolios which are currently reported through other segments within RBS.                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 ·  During H1 2016 further progress has been made in a number of areas necessary to becoming a standalone bank including the majority of employee roles having now been filled, the transfer of over 5,000 people onto new W&G's terms and conditions, and the restructure of the commercial business to an operating model fit for a challenger bank.  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
 ·  In H1 2016 both the retail and commercial businesses of W&G performed well. Gross new lending across the portfolio increased by c.27% compared with H1 2015. Gross lending for mortgages increased by £0.4 billion or 62% to £1.1 billion and for commercial lending by £0.1 billion or 8% to £1.3 billion.                                         
 
 
Financial Performance 
 
H1 2016 compared with H1 2015 
 
 ·  Operating profit reduced by £111 million to £152 million compared with H1 2015 whilst adjusted operating profit reduced by £66 million to £197 million.                                                                            
 ·  Net interest income remained relatively stable as the growth in the balance sheet was offset by the reduction in the net interest margin.                                                                                          
 ·  Adjusted operating expenses increased by £36 million, or 22%, to £197 million principally driven by a £28 million increase in staff costs as an additional 528 FTE were recruited.                                                 
 ·  Restructuring costs of £45 million principally related to costs associated with the W&G future IT platform.                                                                                                                        
 ·  Net impairment losses increased by £27 million from a net release of £10 million in H1 2015 to a charge of £17 million in H1 2016. The H1 2015 impairment charge benefitted from a number of releases in the commercial business.  
 
 
Q2 2016 compared with Q1 2016 
 
 ·  Operating profit of £71 million reduced by £10 million compared with Q1 2016. Both income and adjusted operating expenses were relatively flat, whilst restructuring costs increased by £5 million to £25 million.  
 ·  Net impairment losses were £11 million, an increase of £5 million compared with Q1 2016.                                                                                                                            
 
 
Q2 2016 compared with Q2 2015 
 
 ·  Operating profit of £71 million was £43 million lower than Q2 2015 largely reflecting a £25 million restructuring charge in Q2 2016. Adjusted operating profit reduced by £18 million to £96 million reflecting a £14 million increase in adjusted operating expenses.  
 
 
Central items 
 
                              Half year ended           Quarter ended  
                              30 June          30 June                 30 June  31 March  30 June  
 2016                         2015                      2016           2016     2015      
                              £m               £m                      £m       £m        £m       
                                                                                                   
 Central items not allocated  (909)            (301)                   (537)    (372)     95       
 
 
Key points 
 
H1 2016 compared with H1 2015 
 
 ·  Central items not allocated represented a charge of £909 million in H1 2016, compared with a £301 million charge in H1 2015, and included litigation and conduct costs of £708 million. Treasury funding costs, including a £668 million charge for volatile    
    items under IFRS, were a charge of £382 million, compared with a gain of £93 million in H1 2015. Restructuring costs in the half year include £300 million relating to Williams & Glyn (H1 2015 - £259 million charge). In addition, there was a £130 million   
    loss on redemption of own debt in H1 2016. These were partially offset by an OCA gain of £126 million, as spreads widened, a VAT recovery of £227 million and a £246 million gain on the sale of our stake in VISA Europe.                                      
 
 
Q2 2016 compared with Q1 2016 
 
 ·  Central items not allocated represented a charge of £537 million in the quarter, compared with a £372 million charge in Q1 2016, and included litigation and conduct costs of £707 million. Q2 2016 included a £246 million gain on the sale of our stake in    
    Visa Europe, a VAT recovery of £227 million and a £45 million OCA gain as spreads widened. Partially offsetting, Treasury funding costs were a charge of £96 million (compared with a charge of £286 million in Q1 2016) as a £312 million IFRS volatility      
    charge was partially offset by an FX gain of £201 million. Restructuring costs in the quarter include £162 million relating to Williams & Glyn (Q1 2016 - £138 million). In addition, there was a £130 million loss on redemption of own debt in Q2 2016.       
 
 
Q2 2016 compared with Q2 2015 
 
 ·  Central items not allocated represented a charge of £537 million in the quarter, compared with a £95 million gain in Q2 2015, and included litigation and conduct costs of £707 million. Q2 2016 included a £246 million gain on the sale of our stake in Visa  
    Europe, a VAT recovery of £227 million and a £45 million OCA gain as spreads widened. Partially offsetting, Treasury funding costs were a charge of £96 million (compared with a gain of £201 million in Q2 2015) as a £312 million IFRS volatility charge was  
    partially offset by an FX gain of £201 million. Restructuring costs in the quarter include £162 million relating to Williams & Glyn (Q2 2015 - £126 million). In addition, there was a £130 million loss on redemption of own debt in Q2 2016.                  
 
 
Condensed consolidated income statement for the period ended 30 June 2016 (unaudited) 
 
                                                                                Half year ended  
                                                                                30 June          30 June  
 2016                                                                           2015*            
                                                                                £m               £m       
                                                                                                          
 Interest receivable                                                            5,656            6,107    
 Interest payable                                                               (1,323)          (1,689)  
                                                                                                          
 Net interest income                                                            4,333            4,418    
                                                                                                          
 Fees and commissions receivable                                                1,676            1,958    
 Fees and commissions payable                                                   (392)            (363)    
 Income from trading activities                                                 (17)             875      
 Loss on redemption of own debt                                                 (130)            -        
 Other operating income                                                         594              368      
                                                                                                          
 Non-interest income                                                            1,731            2,838    
                                                                                                          
 Total income                                                                   6,064            7,256    
                                                                                                          
 Staff costs                                                                    (2,695)          (2,887)  
 Premises and equipment                                                         (652)            (745)    
 Other administrative expenses                                                  (2,139)          (2,366)  
 Depreciation and amortisation                                                  (354)            (712)    
 Write down of other intangible assets                                          (89)             (606)    
                                                                                                          
 Operating expenses                                                             (5,929)          (7,316)  
                                                                                                          
 Profit/(loss) before impairment (losses)/releases                              135              (60)     
 Impairment (losses)/releases                                                   (409)            321      
                                                                                                          
 Operating (loss)/profit before tax                                             (274)            261      
 Tax charge                                                                     (340)            (287)    
                                                                                                          
 Loss from continuing operations                                                (614)            (26)     
                                                                                                          
 Profit from discontinued operations, net of tax                                -                358      
                                                                                                          
 (Loss)/profit for the period                                                   (614)            332      
                                                                                                          
 Attributable to:                                                                                         
 Non-controlling interests                                                      30               344      
 Preference share and other dividends                                           208              167      
 Dividend access share                                                          1,193            -        
 Ordinary shareholders                                                          (2,045)          (179)    
                                                                                                          
                                                                                (614)            332      
                                                                                                          
 Loss per ordinary share (EPS)                                                                            
 Basic loss per ordinary share from continuing and discontinued operations (1)  (17.6p)          (1.6p)   
 Basic loss per ordinary share from continuing operations (1)                   (17.6p)          (2.2p)   
 
 
*Restated - refer to page 66 for further details 
 
Note: 
 
 (1)  Diluted loss per ordinary share was 0.1p lower than basic. There was no dilutive impact in the prior period.  
 
 
Condensed consolidated statement of comprehensive income for the period ended 30 June 2016 (unaudited) 
 
                                                             Half year ended  
                                                             30 June          30 June  
 2016                                                        2015*            
                                                             £m               £m       
                                                                                       
 (Loss)/profit for the period                                (614)            332      
                                                                                       
 Items that do not qualify for reclassification                                        
 (Loss)/gain on remeasurement of retirement benefit schemes  (995)            17       
 Tax                                                         273              (3)      
                                                                                       
                                                             (722)            14       
                                                                                       
 Items that do qualify for reclassification                                            
 Available-for-sale financial assets                         (95)             (45)     
 Cash flow hedges                                            1,581            (710)    
 Currency translation                                        1,071            (573)    
 Tax                                                         (360)            144      
                                                                                       
                                                             2,197            (1,184)  
                                                                                       
 Other comprehensive income/(loss) after tax                 1,475            (1,170)  
                                                                                       
 Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the period            861              (838)    
                                                                                       
 Total comprehensive income/(loss) is attributable to:                                 
 Non-controlling interests                                   125              299      
 Preference shareholders                                     113              143      
 Paid-in equity holders                                      95               24       
 Dividend access share                                       1,193            -        
 Ordinary shareholders                                       (665)            (1,304)  
                                                                                       
                                                             861              (838)    
 
 
*Restated - refer to page 66 for further details 
 
Condensed consolidated balance sheet as at 30 June 2016 (unaudited) 
 
                                                    30 June  31 December  
 2016                                               2015     
                                                    £m       £m           
                                                                          
 Assets                                                                   
 

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