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AI Summary of Article 499 Leverage

This document outlines the specific provisions for the calculation and reporting of the leverage ratio by institutions within the designated timeframe of 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2021. It articulates that institutions must utilise both Tier 1 capital and adjusted Tier 1 capital, in accordance with specified derogations.

Additionally, it grants institutions the flexibility to determine whether to disclose the leverage ratio based on one or both definitions of capital, with a requirement for reconciliation in subsequent disclosures if there is a change in this decision. This approach aims to enhance transparency while allowing for regulatory adaptability.

Version status: Amended | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Version date: 28 June 2021 - onwards
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Article 499 Leverage

1. By way of derogation from Articles 429 and 430, during the period between 1 January 2014 and 31 December 2021, institutions shall calculate and report the leverage ratio by using both of the following as the capital measure:

(a) Tier 1 capital;

(b) Tier 1 capital, subject to the derogations laid down in Chapters 1 and 2 of this Title.

2. By way of derogation from Article 451(1), institutions may choose whether to disclose the information on the leverage ratio based on either just one or both of the definitions of the capital measure specified in points (a) and (b) of paragraph 1 of this Article. Where institutions change their decision on which leverage ratio to disclose, the first disclosure that occurs after such change shall contain a reconciliation of the information on all leverage ratios disclosed up to the moment of the change.

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