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FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For 01 August 2016
Commission File Number: 001-10306
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc
RBS, Gogarburn, PO Box 1000
Edinburgh EH12 1HQ
(Address of principal executive offices)
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The following information was issued as Company announcements in London, England and is furnished pursuant to General Instruction B to the General Instructions to Form 6-K:
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc
Statement on the publication of the 2016 EBA EU-wide stress test results
01 August 2016
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc ("RBS") notes the announcement made today by the European Banking Authority ("EBA") and the Prudential Regulation Authority ("PRA") regarding the results of the 2016 EBA EU-wide stress test.
The 2016 EBA EU-wide stress test does not contain a pass/fail threshold.
On a fully loaded Basel 3 basis, RBS's modelled Common Equity Tier 1 ("CET1") ratio under the adverse scenario was 8.1% as at 31 December 2018. The low point CET1 ratio under this scenario was 7.8% as at 31 December 2017.
RBS's modelled leverage ratio under the adverse scenario was 3.6% on a fully loaded Basel 3 basis and 4.2% under the PRA transitional definition for leverage ratio as at 31 December 2018. The low point leverage ratio under this scenario was 3.5% on a fully loaded Basel 3 basis as at 31 December 2016 and 4.2% under the PRA transitional definition as at 31 December 2017.
The cumulative impacts on modelled operating profit, impairments in the banking book and losses in the trading book under the adverse scenario over the three years to 31 December 2018 are shown in the table below.
Table 1 - EBA CET1 ratio stress test result under the Adverse scenario
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Fully loaded
Basel 3 |
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31 December 2015 published CET1 ratio |
15.5% |
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(GBPm) |
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3-year cumulative net interest income |
25,331 |
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3-year cumulative gains on financial assets and liabilities held for trading or designated at fair value through profit and loss, net |
1,197 |
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3-year cumulative impairments on financial assets not measured at fair value through profit or loss |
(7,916) |
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3-year cumulative profit / (loss) for the year(1) |
(11,151) |
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CET1 capital |
23,577 |
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EBA calculated risk-weighted assets |
291,624 |
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Resulting EBA-calculated CET1 ratio in 2018 |
8.1% |
(1) Including stressed conduct and litigation losses.
Table 2 - EBA leverage ratio stress test result under the adverse scenario
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Fully loaded
Basel 3 basis |
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31 December 2015 published leverage ratio |
5.6% |
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(GBPm) |
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Tier 1 capital |
29,415 |
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Total leverage ratio exposures |
702,462 |
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Resulting EBA-calculated leverage ratio in 2018 |
3.6% |
Note: The EBA stress test results are based on hypothetical adverse and baseline macroeconomic scenarios and a common methodology developed by the EBA (including a static balance sheet) applied across all participating banks. Neither the baseline scenario nor the adverse scenario should in any way be construed as an RBS forecast or directly compared to
other information prepared by RBS.
The EBA stress test results cannot be used to infer outcomes of the 2016 Bank of England ("BoE") stress tests for UK banks. There are key distinctions between the two regulatory stress tests, including a static balance sheet assumption for the EBA exercise therefore a number of initiatives such as balance sheet reduction (including asset sales and divestments), business growth
and cost savings are not factored into the stress outcomes.
The EBA stress tests, like those run by the BoE, currently include substantial stressed conduct and litigation charges in the adverse scenario only, primarily in relation to US RMBS.
Commenting on the results, Ewen Stevenson, Chief Financial Officer, said:
"The EBA stress test results demonstrate our continued progress towards transforming the balance sheet to being safe and sustainable. Over recent years we have materially strengthened our CET1 ratio, substantially reduced our balance sheet and leverage, and continued to de-risk our asset exposures.
We are confident that in delivering our strategy, we will transform RBS into a low risk, resilient bank."
RBS will announce its 2016 Interim Results on Friday, 5th August 2016.
The detailed results of the stress test, as well as information on RBS exposures to central, regional and local governments in the European Economic Area, are available via the link below:
http://www.eba.europa.eu/risk-analysis-and-data/eu-wide-stress-testing/2016/results
For further information, please contact:
Investor Relations
Richard O'Connor
Head of Investor Relations
+44 (0) 20 7672 1758
RBS Media Relations
+44 (0) 131 523 4205
Forward Looking Statements
This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including those related to RBS and its subsidiaries' regulatory capital position, risk-weighted assets, impairment losses and credit exposures under certain specified scenarios. In addition, forward-looking statements may include,
without limitation, statements typically containing words such as "intends", "expects", "anticipates", "targets", "plans", "estimates" and words of similar import. These statements concern or may affect future matters, such as RBS's future economic results, business plans and current strategies. Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that might cause actual results and performance to differ materially from any expected future results or performance expressed or implied by
the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to differences in current expectations include, but are not limited to, legislative, fiscal and regulatory developments, competitive conditions, technological developments, exchange rate fluctuations and general economic conditions. These and other factors, risks and uncertainties that may impact any forward-looking statement or RBS's actual results are discussed in RBS's UK Annual Report and materials filed with, or furnished to, the
US Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, RBS's Reports on Form 6-K and most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F. The forward-looking statements contained in this announcement speak only as of the date of this announcement and RBS does not assume or undertake any obligation or responsibility to update any of the forward-looking statements contained in this announcement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent legally required.
ENDS
Date: 01 August 2016
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THE ROYAL BANK OF SCOTLAND GROUP plc (Registrant) |
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Jan Cargill
Deputy Secretary |