Prudential Regulation Authority Rulebook

Holdings of capital instruments of undertakings within Article 4(1)(27)(k) of the CRR shall be deducted as follows:

1. (a) all instruments qualifying as capital under the company law applicable to the undertaking that issued them and that are included in the highest quality Tier of regulatory own funds without any limits shall be deducted from Common Equity Tier 1 capital;
2. (b) any subordinated instruments absorbing losses on a going-concern basis, including the discretion to cancel coupon payments, shall be deducted from Additional Tier 1 items. Where the amount of these subordinated instruments exceeds the amount of Additional Tier 1 capital, the excess amount shall be deducted from Common Equity Tier 1 items;
3. (c) any other subordinated instruments shall be deducted from Tier 2 items. If the amount of these subordinated instruments exceeds the amount of Tier 2 capital, the excess amount shall be deducted from Additional Tier 1 items. Where this amount exceeds the amount of Additional Tier 1 capital, the remaining excess amount shall be deducted from Common Equity Tier 1 items;
4. (d) any other instruments included in the undertaking's own funds pursuant to the relevant applicable solvency regime or any other instruments for which the institution is not able to demonstrate that conditions (a), (b) or (c) apply shall be deducted from Common Equity Tier 1 capital.

[Note: This rule corresponds to Article 19 of Part 2 of Regulation (EU) No 241/2014 as it applied immediately before revocation by the Treasury.]

[Note: Articles 20 to 37 of Part 2 of Regulation (EU) No 241/2014 remain in that regulation]