Key Financials

Summary of results 6 months to
30 June 2010
6 months to
30 June 2009
12 months to
31 December 2009
Group financial performance:     
Profit/(loss) before tax £m896.0(160.0)(196.0)
Adjusted profit/(loss) before tax 1 £m79.4(160.0)(196.0)
      
Ongoing cost: asset ratio 2 %0.260.270.29
Costs £m64.465.3137.1
Ongoing costs 3 £m58.665.3137.1
      
Net interest margin %1.621.231.29
Adjusted net interest margin 4 %1.151.231.29
      
Residential:     
Gross advances £bn-0.30.3
Net redemptions £bn(1.0)(1.3)(2.2)
Redemptions £bn(1.0)(1.6)(2.5)
Redemptions (% opening book) %5.28.06.0
      
Funding mix:     
Statutory Debt %403737
HM Treasury Working Capital Facility %181617
Wholesale %111414
Securitised %121412
Covered bonds %111112
Capital/other %888
      
Asset mix:     
Buy-to-let %514949
Self-cert %161716
Other residential %121212
Commercial and housing association %222
Wholesale/other %192021
Lending balances - total £bn37.740.339.0
Residential £bn36.939.438.2
Commercial and housing association £bn0.80.80.8
      
Capital Structure (Basel II):     
Tier 1 £m 2,336.7 1,676.21,714.8
Tier 1 ratio %12.18.78.7
Tier 2 £m510.31,449.61,464.9
Total capital ratio %14.815.916.1
Risk weighted assets £bn19.319.319.8
Staff numbers no.992997943
Number of mortgage accounts no. 331,775 358,880346,440

Notes:

1 There were two items in H1 2010 which are considered non-recurring that significantly impacted the Interim Income Statement, namely the one-off gain on the repurchase of subordinated liabilities £712.3m, and a £104.3m benefit from the discounting arising due to the deferral of coupons on subordinated liabilities. These have been excluded from adjusted profit before tax.
2 Ongoing cost :asset ratio represents ongoing administrative expenses divided by the mean interest-earning assets.
3 Ongoing administrative expenses exclude certain items which are considered to be non-recurring.
4 Adjusted net interest margin for H1 2010 reflects the elimination of the £104.3m effect of discounting subordinated liabilities.