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REG - Barclays Bank PLCBarclays PLC - Final Results <Origin Href="QuoteRef">BARC.L</Origin> - Part 1

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Barclays Bank PLC
03 March 2015

Barclays Bank PLC

Results Announcement

31 December 2014

Table of Contents

Results Announcement

Page

Basis of Preparation

1

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

2

Condensed Consolidated Income Statement

3

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and other Comprehensive Income

4

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet

5

Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity

6

Condensed Consolidated Cash Flow Statement

7

Financial Statement Notes

8

Appendix

Barclays PLC Results Announcement

9

BARCLAYS BANK PLC, 1 CHURCHILL PLACE, LONDON, E14 5HP, UNITED KINGDOM. TELEPHONE: +44 (0) 20 7116 1000. COMPANY NO. 1026167

Notes

The term Barclays or Group refers to Barclays PLC together with its subsidiaries and the term Barclays Bank PLC Group refers to Barclays Bank PLC together with its subsidiaries. The term 'The Group' refers to Barclays Bank PLC together with its subsidiaries. Unless otherwise stated, the income statement analysis compares the year ended 31 December 2014 to the corresponding twelve months of 2013 and balance sheet analysis as at 31 December 2014 with comparatives relating to 31 December 2013. The abbreviations 'm' and 'bn' represent millions and thousands of millions of Pounds Sterling respectively; and the abbreviations '$m' and '$bn' represent millions and thousands of millions of US Dollars respectively.

The comparatives have been restated to reflect the implementation of the Group structure changes and the reallocation of elements of the Head Office results under the revised business structure. These restatements were detailed in our announcement on 10 July 2014, accessible at http://www.barclays.com/barclays-investor-relations/results-and-reports. Balance sheet comparative figures have also been restated to adopt the offsetting amendments to IAS 32, Financial Instruments: Presentation.

References throughout this Results Announcement to 'provisions for ongoing investigations and litigation relating to Foreign Exchange' means a provision of 1,250m held as at 31 December 2014 for certain aspects of ongoing investigations involving certain authorities and litigation relating to Foreign Exchange.

Adjusted profit before tax, adjusted attributable profit and adjusted performance metrics have been presented to provide a more consistent basis for comparing business performance between periods. Adjusting items are considered to be significant but not representative of the underlying business performance. Items excluded from the adjusted measures are: the impact of own credit; goodwill impairment; provisions for Payment Protection Insurance and claims management costs (PPI) and interest rate hedging redress; gain on US Lehman acquisition assets; provision for ongoing investigations and litigation relating to Foreign Exchange; loss on announced sale of the Spanish business; and Education, Social Housing, and Local Authority (ESHLA) valuation revision. As management reviews adjusting items at a Group level, results by business are presented excluding these items. The reconciliation of adjusted to statutory performance is done at a Group level only.

Relevant terms that are used in this document but are not defined under applicable regulatory guidance or International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) are explained in the Results glossary that can be accessed at www.Barclays.com/results.

This results announcement has been prepared in accordance with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority and should be read in conjunction with the annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2014 included in the Annual Report, which have been prepared in accordance with IFRS as adopted by the European Union. The information in this announcement, which was approved by the Board of Directors on 2 March 2015 does not comprise statutory accounts within the meaning of Section 434 of the Companies Act 2006. Statutory accounts for the year ended 31 December 2014, which include certain information required for the Joint Annual Report on Form 20-F of Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC pursuant to the rules of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (2014 20-F) and which contain an unqualified audit report under Section 495 of the Companies Act 2006 (which does not make any statements under Section 498 of the Companies Act 2006) will be delivered to the Registrar of Companies in accordance with Section 441 of the Companies Act 2006.

These results will be furnished as a Form 6-K to the SEC as soon as practicable following their publication. Once furnished to the SEC, copies of the Form 6-K will also be available from the Barclays Investor Relations website www.barclays.com/investorrelations and from the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.

Barclays is a frequent issuer in the debt capital markets and regularly meets with investors via formal road shows and other ad hoc meetings. Consistent with its usual practice, Barclays expects that from time to time over the coming quarter it will meet with investors globally to discuss these results and other matters relating to the Group.

Forward-looking statements

This document contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with respect to certain of the Group's plans and its current goals and expectations relating to its future financial condition and performance. Barclays cautions readers that no forward-looking statement is a guarantee of future performance and that actual results could differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate only to historical or current facts. Forward-looking statements sometimes use words such as 'may', 'will', 'seek', 'continue', 'aim', 'anticipate', 'target', 'projected', 'expect', 'estimate', 'intend', 'plan', 'goal', 'believe', 'achieve' or other words of similar meaning. Examples of forward-looking statements include, among others, statements regarding the Group's future financial position, income growth, assets, impairment charges and provisions, business strategy, capital, leverage and other regulatory ratios, payment of dividends (including dividend pay-out ratios), projected levels of growth in the banking and financial markets, projected costs or savings, original and revised commitments and targets in connection with the Transform Programme and Group Strategy Update, run-down of assets and businesses within Barclays Non-Core, estimates of capital expenditures and plans and objectives for future operations, projected employee numbers and other statements that are not historical fact. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to future events and circumstances. These may be affected by changes in legislation, the development of standards and interpretations under IFRS, evolving practices with regard to the interpretation and application of accounting and regulatory standards, the outcome of current and future legal proceedings and regulatory investigations, future levels of conduct provisions, the policies and actions of governmental and regulatory authorities, geopolitical risks and the impact of competition. In addition, factors including (but not limited to) the following may have an effect: capital, leverage and other regulatory rules (including with regard to the future structure of the Group) applicable to past, current and future periods; UK, US, Africa, Eurozone and global macroeconomic and business conditions; the effects of continued volatility in credit markets; market related risks such as changes in interest rates and foreign exchange rates; effects of changes in valuation of credit market exposures; changes in valuation of issued securities; volatility in capital markets; changes in credit ratings of the Group; the potential for one or more countries exiting the Eurozone; the impact of EU and US sanctions on Russia; the implementation of the Transform Programme; and the success of future acquisitions, disposals and other strategic transactions. A number of these influences and factors are beyond the Group's control. As a result, the Group's actual future results, dividend payments, and capital and leverage ratios may differ materially from the plans, goals, and expectations set forth in the Group's forward-looking statements. Additional risks and factors are identified in our filings with the SEC including our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2013, which are available on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov; and in our Annual Report for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2014, which is available on the Barclays Investor Relations website at www.barclays.com/investorrelations.

Any forward-looking statements made herein speak only as of the date they are made and it should not be assumed that they have been revised or updated in the light of new information or future events. Except as required by the Prudential Regulation Authority, the Financial Conduct Authority, the London Stock Exchange plc (the LSE) or applicable law, Barclays expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in Barclays' expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based. The reader should, however, consult any additional disclosures that Barclays has made or may make in documents it has published or may publish via the Regulatory News Service of the LSE and/or has filed or may file with the SEC, including the 2014 20-F.

Basis of Preparation

More extensive disclosures are contained in the Barclays PLC Results Announcement for the year ended 31 December 2014, attached, including risk exposures and business performance, which are materially the same as those for Barclays Bank PLC.

Barclays Bank PLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Barclays PLC, which is the Group's ultimate parent company. The business activities of Barclays Bank PLC Group and Barclays PLC Group are fundamentally the same as the only difference is the holding company, Barclays PLC. Reporting differences between Barclays Bank PLC and Barclays PLC are driven by the holding company and resulting differences in funding structures. The significant differences are described below.

Instrument Type

Barclays PLC

m

Barclays Bank PLC

m

Primary reason for difference

Preference shares

-

5,846

Preference shares and capital notes issued by Barclays Bank PLC are included within share capital in Barclays Bank PLC, and presented as non-controlling interests in the financial statements of Barclays PLC Group.

Other shareholders' equity

-

485

Non-controlling interests (NCI)

6,391

2,251

Treasury shares

(84)

-

Barclays PLC shares held for the purposes of employee share schemes and for trading are recognised as available for sale investments and trading portfolio assets respectively within Barclays Bank PLC. Barclays PLC deducts these treasury shares from shareholders' equity.

Capital Redemption Reserve (CRR)

394

24

Arising from the redemption or exchange of Barclays PLC or Barclays Bank PLC shares respectively.

Barclays Bank PLC Preference Share Exchange and Repurchase

During Q2 2014 Barclays Bank PLC preference shares with a total book value of 1.5bn were repurchased by Barclays Bank PLC as part of an overall exchange of those preference shares (together with subordinated debt instruments with a nominal value of 0.6bn), for three issuances of Barclays PLC Fixed Rate Resetting Perpetual Subordinated Contingent Convertible Securities, with principal amounts of $1.2bn, 1.1bn and 0.7bn. Upon completion of the exercise, Barclays Bank PLC repurchased the preference shares for cash, funded from retained earnings, at a fair value of 1.7bn. In accordance with capital maintenance rules in the Companies Act 2006, a Capital Redemption Reserve (CRR) of 16m equal to the preference share capital nominal translated at current exchange rates was established in Barclays Bank PLC. As the preference shares are presented as NCI in the financial statements of Barclays PLC, the exchange resulted in a reduction in NCI for Barclays PLC.

Barclays Bank PLC Preference Share Redemption

During Q4 2014 Barclays Bank PLC preference shares with a total book value of 0.7bn were redeemed on their first call date. The cash redemption of the preference shares by Barclays Bank PLC at a fair value of 0.8bn was funded from retained earnings. In accordance with capital maintenance rules in the Companies Act 2006, a Capital Redemption Reserve (CRR) of 8m equal to the preference share capital nominal translated at current exchange rates was established in Barclays Bank PLC. As the preference shares are presented as NCI in the financial statements of Barclays PLC, the exchange resulted in a reduction in NCI for Barclays PLC.

Barclays Bank PLC Contingent Capital Notes

Barclays Bank PLC has in issue two series of contingent capital notes (CCNs). These both pay interest and principal to the holder unless the consolidated CRD IV CET 1 ratio (FSA October 2012 transitional statement). of Barclays PLC falls below 7%, in which case they are cancelled from the consolidated perspective. The coupon payable on the CCNs is higher than a market rate of interest for a similar note without this risk.

The accounting for these instruments differs between the consolidated financial statements of Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC as follows:

- In the case of the 7.675% CCN issuance, the cancellation is effected by an automatic legal transfer from the holder to Barclays PLC. In these circumstances, Barclays Bank PLC remains liable to Barclays PLC. Barclays Bank PLC does not benefit from the cancellation feature although it pays a higher than market rate for a similar note, and therefore the initial fair value of the note recognised was higher than par. The difference between fair value and par is amortised to the income statement over time.

- In the case of the 7.75% CCN issuance, the cancellation is directly effected in Barclays Bank PLC. For Barclays Bank PLC, the cancellation feature is separately valued from the host liability as an embedded derivative with changes in fair value reported in the income statement. The initial fair value of the host liability recognised was higher than par by the amount of the initial fair value of the derivative and the difference is amortised to the income statement over time.

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

Each of the Directors (the names of whom are set out below) confirm that:

- to the best of their knowledge, the condensed consolidated financial statements (set out on pages 3 to 8), which have been prepared in accordance with the IFRSs as adopted by the European Union, give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of Barclays Bank PLC and the undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a whole.The condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2014 included in the Barclays Bank PLC Annual Report; and

- to the best of their knowledge, the management information (set out on pages 3 to 8) includes a fair review of the development and performance of the business and the position of the Company and the undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a whole, together with a description of the principal risks and uncertainties that they face.

Signed on behalf of the Board by

Antony Jenkins DateTushar Morzaria Date

Group Chief ExecutiveGroup Finance Director

Barclays Bank PLC Board of Directors:

Chairman

Sir David Walker

Executive Directors

Antony Jenkins (Group Chief Executive)

Tushar Morzaria (Group Finance Director)

Non-executive Directors

Mike Ashley

Tim Breedon CBE

Crawford Gillies

Reuben Jeffery III

Wendy Lucas-Bull

John McFarlane

Dambisa Moyo

Frits van Paasschen

Sir Michael Rake

Diane de Saint Victor

Sir John Sunderland

Stephen Thieke

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Condensed Consolidated Income Statement (audited)


Year Ended

Year Ended

Continuing Operations

31.12.14

31.12.13


Notes1

m

m

Net interest income

12,138

11,653

Net fee and commission income

8,188

8,752

Net trading income

3,310

6,548

Net investment income2

1,328

680

Net premiums from insurance contracts

669

732

Other income

182

98

Total income

25,815

28,463

Net claims and benefits incurred on insurance contracts

(480)

(509)

Total income net of insurance claims

25,335

27,954

Credit impairment charges and other provisions

(2,168)

(3,071)

Net operating income

23,167

24,883


Staff costs

(11,005)

(12,155)

Administration and general expenses

(9,418)

(9,819)

Operating expenses

(20,423)

(21,974)


(Loss) on disposal of undertakings and share of results of associates and joint ventures

(435)

(24)

Profit before tax

2,309

2,885

Tax

(1,455)

(1,577)

Profit after tax

854

1,308


Attributable to:

Equity holders of the parent

528

963

Non-controlling interests

1

326

345

Profit after tax

854

1,308

1For notes specific to Barclays Bank PLC see page 8 and for those that also relate to Barclays PLC see pages 39 to 46 in the Barclays PLC Results
Announcement.

2Net investment income includes the 461m gain on US Lehman acquisition assets.



Condensed Consolidated Statement of Profit or Loss and other Comprehensive Income (audited)



Year Ended

Year Ended

Continuing Operations


31.12.14

31.12.13


Notes1

m

m

Profit after tax


854

1,308



Other comprehensive income/(loss) that may be recycled to profit or loss:


Currency translation reserve


486

(1,767)

Available for sale reserve


426

(378)

Cash flow hedge reserve


1,540

(1,890)

Other


(19)

(37)

Total comprehensive income/(loss) that may be recycled to profit or loss


2,433

(4,072)



Other comprehensive income/(loss) not recycled to profit or loss:


Retirement benefit remeasurements


205

(515)



Other comprehensive income/(loss) for the period


2,638

(4,587)



Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the period


3,492

(3,279)



Attributable to:


Equity holders of the parent


3,245

(2,979)

Non-controlling interests

1

247

(300)

Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the period


3,492

(3,279)

1For notes specific to Barclays Bank PLC see page 8 and for those that also relate to Barclays PLC see pages 39 to 46 in the Barclays PLC Results
Announcement.



Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet (audited)


As at

As at


31.12.14

31.12.13

Assets

Notes1

m

m

Cash and balances at central banks

39,695

45,687

Items in the course of collection from other banks

1,210

1,282

Trading portfolio assets

114,755

133,089

Financial assets designated at fair value

38,300

38,968

Derivative financial instruments

440,076

350,460

Available for sale financial investments

86,105

91,788

Loans and advances to banks

42,657

39,822

Loans and advances to customers

427,767

434,237

Reverse repurchase agreements and other similar secured lending

131,753

186,779

Current tax assets

334

181

Deferred tax assets

4,130

4,807

Prepayments, accrued income and other assets

19,178

4,414

Investments in associates and joint ventures

711

653

Goodwill

4,887

4,878

Intangible assets

3,293

2,807

Property, plant and equipment

3,786

4,216

Retirement benefit assets

56

133

Total assets

1,358,693

1,344,201


Liabilities

Deposits from banks

58,390

55,615

Items in the course of collection due to other banks

1,177

1,359

Customer accounts

427,868

432,032

Repurchase agreements and other similar secured borrowing

124,479

196,748

Trading portfolio liabilities

45,124

53,464

Financial liabilities designated at fair value

56,972

64,796

Derivative financial instruments

439,320

347,118

Debt securities in issue

86,099

86,693

Accruals, deferred income and other liabilities

24,547

13,673

Current tax liabilities

1,023

1,042

Deferred tax liabilities

255

348

Subordinated liabilities

21,685

22,249

Provisions

4,135

3,886

Retirement benefit liabilities

1,574

1,958

Total liabilities

1,292,648

1,280,981


Equity

Called up share capital and share premium

3

14,472

14,494

Other reserves

2,322

(233)

Retained earnings

42,650

44,670

Shareholders' equity attributable to ordinary shareholders of the parent

59,444

58,931

Other equity instruments

4

4,350

2,078

Total equity excluding non-controlling interests

63,794

61,009

Non-controlling interests

1

2,251

2,211

Total equity

66,045

63,220


Total liabilities and equity

1,358,693

1,344,201

1For notes specific to Barclays Bank PLC see page 8 and for those that also relate to Barclays PLC see pages 39 to 46 in the Barclays PLC Results
Announcement.



Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Equity (audited)



Called up Share Capital and Share Premium1

Other Equity Instruments1

Other Reserves

Retained Earnings

Total

Non-controlling Interests2

Total

Equity

Year Ended 31.12.14

m

m

m

m

m

m

m

Balance at 1 January 2014

14,494

2,078

(233)

44,670

61,009

2,211

63,220

Profit after tax

-

250

-

278

528

326

854

Other comprehensive profit after tax for the period

-

-

2,531

186

2,717

(79)

2,638

Buyback and issue of equity instruments

(15)

2,272

16

(1,683)

590

-

590

Redemption of preference shares

(7)

-

8

(792)

(791)

-

(791)

Coupons paid on other equity instruments

-

(250)

-

54

(196)

-

(196)

Equity settled share schemes

-

-

-

693

693

-

693

Vesting of Barclays PLC shares under share-based payment schemes

-

-

-

(866)

(866)

-

(866)

Dividends paid

-

-

-

(821)

(821)

(190)

(1,011)

Dividends on preference shares and other shareholders' equity

-

-

-

(441)

(441)

-

(441)

Capital contribution from Barclays PLC

-

-

-

1,412

1,412

-

1,412

Other reserve movements

-

-

-

(40)

(40)

(17)

(57)

Balance at 31 December 2014

14,472

4,350

2,322

42,650

63,794

2,251

66,045



Year Ended 31.12.13


Balance at 1 January 2013

14,494

-

3,329

39,244

57,067

2,856

59,923

Profit after tax

-

-

-

963

963

345

1,308

Other comprehensive profit after tax for the period

-

-

(3,402)

(540)

(3,942)

(645)

(4,587)

Issue of other equity instruments

-

2,078

-

-

2,078

-

2,078

Equity settled share schemes

-

-

-

689

689

-

689

Vesting of Barclays PLC shares under share-based payment schemes

-

-

-

(1,047)

(1,047)

-

(1,047)

Dividends paid

-

-

-

(734)

(734)

(342)

(1,076)

Dividends on preference shares and other shareholders' equity

-

-

-

(471)

(471)

-

(471)

Redemption of capital instruments

-

-

(100)

-

(100)

-

(100)

Capital contribution from Barclays PLC

-

-

-

6,553

6,553

-

6,553

Other reserve movements

-

-

(60)

13

(47)

(3)

(50)

Balance at 31 December 2013

14,494

2,078

(233)

44,670

61,009

2,211

63,220

1Details of Share Capital and Other Equity Instruments are shown on page 8.

2 Details of Non-controlling Interests are shown on page 8.



Condensed Consolidated Cash Flow Statement (audited)



Year Ended

Year Ended

Continuing Operations

31.12.14

31.12.13


m

m

Profit before tax

2,309

2,885

Adjustment for non-cash items

4,728

5,713

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

(17,538)

(32,322)

Corporate income tax paid

(1,590)

(1,558)

Net cash from operating activities

(12,091)

(25,282)

Net cash from investing activities

10,661

(22,655)

Net cash from financing activities

(1,414)

6,260

Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents

(431)

198

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

(3,275)

(41,479)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period

81,754

123,233

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period

78,479

81,754

Financial Statement Notes

1. Non-controlling Interests












Profit Attributable to Non-controlling Interest


Equity Attributable to Non-controlling Interest




Year Ended

Year Ended


As at

As at




31.12.14

31.12.13


31.12.14

31.12.13




m

m


m

m

Barclays Africa Group Limited



320

343


2,247

2,204

Other non-controlling interests



6

2


4

7

Total



326

345


2,251

2,211









2. Dividends on Ordinary Shares

Year Ended 31.12.14

Year Ended 31.12.13

Dividends paid during the period

m

m

Final dividend paid during period

512

373

Interim dividends paid during period

309

361

Total

821

734

Ordinary dividends were paid to enable Barclays PLC to fund its dividend to shareholders.

3. Called Up Share Capital

Ordinary Shares

At 31 December 2014 and 31 December 2013 the issued ordinary share capital of Barclays Bank PLC, comprised 2,342 million ordinary shares of 1 each.

Preference Shares

At 31 December 2014 the issued preference share capital of Barclays Bank PLC comprised 1,000 (2013: 1,000) Sterling Preference Shares of 1 each; 31,856 (2013: 240,000) Euro Preference Shares of 100 each; 20,930 (2013: 75,000) Sterling Preference Shares of 100 each; 58,133 (2013: 100,000) US Dollar Preference Shares of $100 each; and 237 million (2013: 237 million) US Dollar Preference Shares of $0.25 each.

4. Other Equity Instruments

Other Equity Instruments of 4,350m (2013: 2,078m) include Additional Tier 1 (AT1) securities issued by Barclays Bank PLC during 2013 and 2014. During 2013, there were two separate issuances of Fixed Rate Resetting Perpetual Subordinated Contingent Convertible Securities, with principal amounts of $2bn and 1bn.

During 2014, there were three issuances of Fixed Rate Resetting Perpetual Subordinated Contingent Convertible Securities, with principal amounts of $1.21bn, 1.08bn and 0.7bn (The Bank AT1 securities). The Bank AT1 securities were issued to Barclays PLC as part of an overall exchange of 1,527m of Barclays Bank PLC preference shares and 607m of subordinated debt instruments (Tier 1 Notes and Reserve Capital Instruments) for new AT1 securities issued by B PLC (The Group AT1 securities). Upon completion of the exercise, the preference shares and subordinated debt instruments were cancelled by Barclays Bank PLC. The cash repurchase of the preference shares by Barclays Bank PLC at a fair value of 1,683m was funded from retained earnings. In accordance with capital maintenance rules in the Companies Act 2006, a Capital Redemption Reserve (CRR) of 16m equal to the preference share capital nominal translated at current exchange rates was established in Barclays Bank PLC.

The AT1 securities are perpetual securities with no fixed maturity and are structured to qualify as AT1 instruments under CRD IV.

Appendix: Barclays PLC Results Announcement

Barclays PLC

Results Announcement

31 December 2014

Table of Contents

Results Announcement

Page

Performance Highlights

4-6

Group Chief Executive Officer's Review

7

Group Finance Director's Review

8-11

Results by Business

- Personal and Corporate Banking

12-13

- Barclaycard

14

- Africa Banking

15-16

- Investment Bank

17-19

- Head Office

20

- Barclays Non-Core

21-22

Quarterly Results Summary

23-24

Performance Management

- Returns and equity by business

25-26

- Margins and balances

27

- Remuneration

28-29

Risk Management

- Funding Risk - Liquidity

30-32

- Funding Risk - Capital

33-36

- Credit Risk

37

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

38

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

39-42

Financial Statement Notes

43-46

Shareholder Information

47

BARCLAYS PLC, 1 CHURCHILL PLACE, LONDON, E14 5HP, UNITED KINGDOM. TELEPHONE: +44 (0) 20 7116 1000. COMPANY NO. 48839

Notes

The term Barclays or Group refers to Barclays PLC together with its subsidiaries. Unless otherwise stated, the income statement analysis compares the year ended 31 December 2014 to the corresponding twelve months of 2013 and balance sheet analysis as at 31 December 2014 with comparatives relating to 31 December 2013. The abbreviations 'm' and 'bn' represent millions and thousands of millions of Pounds Sterling respectively; and the abbreviations '$m' and '$bn' represent millions and thousands of millions of US Dollars respectively.

The comparatives have been restated to reflect the implementation of the Group structure changes and the reallocation of elements of the Head Office results under the revised business structure. These restatements were detailed in our announcement on 10 July 2014, accessible at http://www.barclays.com/barclays-investor-relations/results-and-reports. Balance sheet comparative figures have also been restated to adopt the offsetting amendments to IAS 32, Financial Instruments: Presentation.

References throughout this Results Announcement to 'provisions for ongoing investigations and litigation relating to Foreign Exchange' means a provision of 1,250m held as at 31 December 2014 for certain aspects of ongoing investigations involving certain authorities and litigation relating to Foreign Exchange.

Adjusted profit before tax, adjusted attributable profit and adjusted performance metrics have been presented to provide a more consistent basis for comparing business performance between periods. Adjusting items are considered to be significant but not representative of the underlying business performance. Items excluded from the adjusted measures are: the impact of own credit; goodwill impairment; provisions for Payment Protection Insurance and claims management costs (PPI) and interest rate hedging redress; gain on US Lehman acquisition assets; provision for ongoing investigations and litigation relating to Foreign Exchange; loss on announced sale of the Spanish business; and Education, Social Housing, and Local Authority (ESHLA) valuation revision. As management reviews adjusting items at a Group level, results by business are presented excluding these items. The reconciliation of adjusted to statutory performance is done at a Group level only.

Relevant terms that are used in this document but are not defined under applicable regulatory guidance or International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) are explained in the Results glossary that can be accessed at www.Barclays.com/results.

This results announcement has been prepared in accordance with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority and should be read in conjunction with the annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2014 included in the Annual Report, which have been prepared in accordance with IFRS as adopted by the European Union. The information in this announcement, which was approved by the Board of Directors on 2 March 2015 does not comprise statutory accounts within the meaning of Section 434 of the Companies Act 2006. Statutory accounts for the year ended 31 December 2014, which include certain information required for the Joint Annual Report on Form 20-F of Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC pursuant to the rules of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (2014 20-F) and which contain an unqualified audit report under Section 495 of the Companies Act 2006 (which does not make any statements under Section 498 of the Companies Act 2006) will be delivered to the Registrar of Companies in accordance with Section 441 of the Companies Act 2006.

These results will be furnished as a Form 6-K to the SEC as soon as practicable following their publication. Once furnished to the SEC, copies of the Form 6-K will also be available from the Barclays Investor Relations website www.barclays.com/investorrelations and from the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov.

Barclays is a frequent issuer in the debt capital markets and regularly meets with investors via formal road shows and other ad hoc meetings. Consistent with its usual practice, Barclays expects that from time to time over the coming quarter it will meet with investors globally to discuss these results and other matters relating to the Group.

Forward-looking statements

This document contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Section 27A of the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with respect to certain of the Group's plans and its current goals and expectations relating to its future financial condition and performance. Barclays cautions readers that no forward-looking statement is a guarantee of future performance and that actual results could differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements can be identified by the fact that they do not relate only to historical or current facts. Forward-looking statements sometimes use words such as 'may', 'will', 'seek', 'continue', 'aim', 'anticipate', 'target', 'projected', 'expect', 'estimate', 'intend', 'plan', 'goal', 'believe', 'achieve' or other words of similar meaning. Examples of forward-looking statements include, among others, statements regarding the Group's future financial position, income growth, assets, impairment charges and provisions, business strategy, capital, leverage and other regulatory ratios, payment of dividends (including dividend pay-out ratios), projected levels of growth in the banking and financial markets, projected costs or savings, original and revised commitments and targets in connection with the Transform Programme and Group Strategy Update, run-down of assets and businesses within Barclays Non-Core, estimates of capital expenditures and plans and objectives for future operations, projected employee numbers and other statements that are not historical fact. By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to future events and circumstances. These may be affected by changes in legislation, the development of standards and interpretations under IFRS, evolving practices with regard to the interpretation and application of accounting and regulatory standards, the outcome of current and future legal proceedings and regulatory investigations, future levels of conduct provisions, the policies and actions of governmental and regulatory authorities, geopolitical risks and the impact of competition. In addition, factors including (but not limited to) the following may have an effect: capital, leverage and other regulatory rules (including with regard to the future structure of the Group) applicable to past, current and future periods; UK, US, Africa, Eurozone and global macroeconomic and business conditions; the effects of continued volatility in credit markets; market related risks such as changes in interest rates and foreign exchange rates; effects of changes in valuation of credit market exposures; changes in valuation of issued securities; volatility in capital markets; changes in credit ratings of the Group; the potential for one or more countries exiting the Eurozone; the impact of EU and US sanctions on Russia; the implementation of the Transform Programme; and the success of future acquisitions, disposals and other strategic transactions. A number of these influences and factors are beyond the Group's control. As a result, the Group's actual future results, dividend payments, and capital and leverage ratios may differ materially from the plans, goals, and expectations set forth in the Group's forward-looking statements. Additional risks and factors are identified in our filings with the SEC including our Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2013, which are available on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov; and in our Annual Report for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2014, which is available on the Barclays Investor Relations website at www.barclays.com/investorrelations.

Any forward-looking statements made herein speak only as of the date they are made and it should not be assumed that they have been revised or updated in the light of new information or future events. Except as required by the Prudential Regulation Authority, the Financial Conduct Authority, the London Stock Exchange plc (the LSE) or applicable law, Barclays expressly disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in Barclays' expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based. The reader should, however, consult any additional disclosures that Barclays has made or may make in documents it has published or may publish via the Regulatory News Service of the LSE and/or has filed or may file with the SEC, including the 2014 20-F.

Performance Highlights

Steady progress towards our Transform targets. Higher Group and Core profit before tax were driven by focused cost saving initiatives. Significant Non-Core run down throughout the year contributed to strengthening of Group capital and leverage ratios

- Group adjusted profit before tax increased 12% to 5,502m with Core profit before tax increasing 3% to 6,682m
and a
reduction in Non-Core loss before tax of 24% to 1,180m

- Total adjusted operating expenses decreased 9% to 18,069m driven by savings from Transform programmes,
including a 5%
net reduction in headcount. Operating expenses excluding costs to achieve Transform reduced
1,780m to
16,904m

- Credit impairment charges reduced 29% to 2,168m, with a 732m reduction in Non-Core to 168m and an 8%
reduction in the Core business to 2,000m

- Within the Core business, Personal & Corporate Banking (PCB) andBarclaycard continued to grow profits, with both increasing income and reducing operating expenses excluding costs to achieve Transform. Africa Banking reported improved constant currency results, with reported results impacted by adverse currency movements. The Investment Bank made further progress on its strategic repositioning whilst driving cost savings and RWA efficiencies, despite challenging market conditions impacting income. Core return on average equity excluding costs to achieve Transform of 10.9% (2013: 12.7%)

- Non-Core run-down made good progress, with RWAs reducing 35bn to 75bn. Period end allocated equity reduced 4bn to 11bn

- Fully loaded CRD IVCommon Equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio increased to 10.3% (2013: 9.1%) achieving further
progress towards the 2016 Transform target in excess of 11%. The improvement was mainly driven by a 40.6bn reduction in RWAs to 402bn, demonstrating good progress on the Non-Core run-down,and capital growth to 41.5bn (2013: 40.4bn). Including the sale of the Spanish business,completed on 2 January 2015, the fully loaded CRD IV CET1 ratio would haveincreased to 10.5% as at 31 December 2014

-The BCBS 270 leverage ratio increasedto 3.7% (September 2014: 3.5%), close to our 2016 Transform target in
excess of 4%. The increase was
due to a significant reduction in leverage exposure in Q414 to 1,233bn (September
2014: 1,324bn)
driven by a seasonal reduction in settlementbalances and continued reductions in Non-Core leverage
exposure

- Net tangible asset value per share increased to 285p (2013: 283p)

Material adjusting items:

- A valuation revision of 935m was recognised in Q414 against the Education, Social Housing, and Local Authority (ESHLA) loan portfolio held at fair value in Barclays Non-Core. This is due to changes in discount rates applied in the valuation methodology. This revision does not impact either the CET1 or leverage ratio

- A provision of 1,250m was recognised in H214 for ongoing investigations and litigation relating to Foreign Exchange. This included an additional provision of 750m recognised in Q414

- An additional PPI redress provision of 200m was recognised in Q414 based on an updated best estimate of future redress and associated costs, resulting in a full year net charge of 1,110m in relation to PPI and interest rate hedging redress

- A461m gain on US Lehman acquisition assets wasrecognised in Q314 (Q213: 259m)

- A loss was realised on the announced sale of the Spanish business of 446m in Q3 and Q414, which completed on 2 January 2015. In addition, accumulated currency translation reserve losses of approximately 100m will be recognised on completion in Q115



Barclays Group results

Adjusted

Statutory

for the year ended

31.12.14

31.12.131

31.12.14

31.12.13


m

m

% Change

m

m

% Change

Total income net of insurance claims

25,728

27,896

(8)

25,288

27,935

(9)

Credit impairment charges and other provisions

(2,168)

(3,071)

29

(2,168)

(3,071)

29

Net operating income

23,560

24,825

(5)

23,120

24,864

(7)

Operating expenses

(15,993)

(17,739)

10

(15,993)

(17,818)

10

Litigation and conduct

(449)

(441)

(2)

(2,809)

(2,441)

(15)

UK bank levy

(462)

(504)

8

(462)

(504)

8

Operating expenses excluding costs to achieve Transform

(16,904)

(18,684)

10

(19,264)

(20,763)

7

Costs to achieve Transform

(1,165)

(1,209)

4

(1,165)

(1,209)

4

Total operating expenses

(18,069)

(19,893)

9

(20,429)

(21,972)

7

Loss on announced sale of the Spanish business

-

-

(446)

-


Other net income/(expense)

11

(24)

11

(24)


Profit before tax

5,502

4,908

12

2,256

2,868

(21)

Tax charge

(1,704)

(1,963)

13

(1,411)

(1,571)

10

Profit after tax

3,798

2,945

29

845

1,297

(35)

Non-controlling interests

(769)

(757)

(2)

(769)

(757)

(2)

Other equity interests2

(250)

-

(250)

-


Attributable profit

2,779

2,188

27

(174)

540


Performance measures

Return on average tangible shareholders' equity2

5.9%

4.8%

(0.3%)

1.2%


Return on average shareholders' equity2

5.1%

4.1%

(0.2%)

1.0%


Cost: income ratio

70%

71%

81%

79%


Loan loss rate (bps)

46

64

46

64


Basic earnings per share2

17.3p

15.3p

(0.7p)

3.8p


Dividend per share

6.5p

6.5p

6.5p

6.5p


Balance sheet and leverage

Net tangible asset value per share

285p

283p


Net asset value per share

335p

331p


BCBS 270 leverage exposure

1,233bn

n/a


Capital management

CRD IV fully loaded

Common equity tier 1 ratio

10.3%

9.1%


Common equity tier 1 capital

41.5bn

40.4bn


Tier 1 capital

46.0bn

42.7bn


Risk weighted assets

402bn

442bn


BCBS 270 leverage ratio


3.7%

n/a


Funding and liquidity

Group liquidity pool

149bn

127bn


Estimated CRD IV liquidity coverage ratio

124%

96%


Loan: deposit ratio3

89%

91%


Adjusted profit reconciliation

Adjusted profit before tax

5,502

4,908


Own credit

34

(220)


Goodwill impairment

-

(79)


Provisions for PPI and interest rate hedging redress

(1,110)

(2,000)


Gain on US Lehman acquisition assets1

461

259


Provision for ongoing investigations and litigation relating to Foreign Exchange

(1,250)

-


Loss on announced sale of the Spanish business

(446)

-


ESHLA valuation revision

(935)

-


Statutory profit before tax

2,256

2,868


1 2013 adjusted income and profit before tax have been restated to exclude the Q213 259m gain relating to assets not yet received from the US Lehman acquisition
to aid comparability given its material nature in the current year.

2The profit after tax attributable to other equity holders of 250m (2013: nil) is offset by a tax credit recorded in reserves of 54m (2013: nil). The net amount of
196m, along with non-controlling interests (NCI) is deducted from profit after tax in order to calculate earnings per share, return on average tangible shareholders'
equity and return on average shareholders' equity.

3 Loan: deposit ratio for PCB, Barclaycard, Africa Banking and Non-Core retail.

Barclays Core and Non-Core results

Barclays Core

Barclays Non-Core

for the year ended

31.12.14

31.12.131

31.12.14

31.12.13


m

m

% Change

m

m

% Change

Total income net of insurance claims

24,678

25,603

(4)

1,050

2,293

(54)

Credit impairment charges and other provisions

(2,000)

(2,171)

8

(168)

(900)

81

Net operating income

22,678

23,432

(3)

882

1,393

(37)

Operating expenses

(14,483)

(15,809)

8


(1,510)

(1,930)

22

Litigation and conduct

(251)

(173)

(45)


(198)

(268)

26

UK bank levy

(371)

(395)

6

(91)

(109)

17

Costs to achieve Transform

(953)

(671)

(42)

(212)

(538)

61

Total operating expenses

(16,058)

(17,048)

6

(2,011)

(2,845)

29

Other net income/(expense)

62

86

(28)

(51)

(110)

54

Profit/(loss) before tax

6,682

6,470

3

(1,180)

(1,562)

24

Tax (charge)/credit

(1,976)

(1,754)

(13)

272

(209)


Profit/(loss) after tax

4,706

4,716

-

(908)

(1,771)

49

Non-controlling interests

(648)

(638)

(2)

(121)

(119)

(2)

Other equity interests

(194)

-

(56)

-


Attributable profit/(loss)

3,864

4,078

(5)

(1,085)

(1,890)

43

Performance measures

Return on average tangible equity2

11.3%

14.4%

(5.4%)

(9.6%)


Average allocated tangible equity (bn)

35bn

28bn

13bn

17bn


Return on average equity2

9.2%

11.3%

(4.1%)

(7.2%)


Average allocated equity (bn)

42bn

36bn

13bn

17bn


Period end allocated equity (bn)

45bn

39bn

11bn

15bn


Cost: income ratio

65%

67%

n/a

n/a


Basic earnings per share contribution

24.0p

28.5p

(6.7p)

(13.2p)


Capital management

Risk weighted assets

327bn

333bn

75bn

110bn


BCBS 270 leverage exposure

956bn

n/a


277bn

n/a



31.12.14

31.12.13


Income by business

m

m

% Change

Personal and Corporate Banking

8,828

8,723

1

Barclaycard

4,356

4,103

6

Africa Banking

3,664

4,039

(9)

Investment Bank1

7,588

8,596

(12)

Head Office

242

142

70

Barclays Core

24,678

25,603

(4)

Barclays Non-Core

1,050

2,293

(54)

Barclays Group adjusted income

25,728

27,896

(8)

31.12.14

31.12.13


Profit/(loss) before tax by business

m

m

% Change

Personal and Corporate Banking

2,885

2,233

29

Barclaycard

1,339

1,183

13

Africa Banking

984

1,049

(6)

Investment Bank1

1,377

2,020

(32)

Head Office

97

(15)


Barclays Core

6,682

6,470

3

Barclays Non-Core

(1,180)

(1,562)

24

Barclays Group adjusted profit before tax

5,502

4,908

12

1 2013 adjusted income and profit before tax have been restated to exclude the Q213 259m gain relating to assets not yet received from the US Lehman acquisition to aid comparability given its material nature in the current year.

2Return on average equity and average tangible equity for Barclays Non-Core represents its impact on the Group, being the difference between Barclays Group returns and Barclays Core returns. This does not represent the return on average equity and average tangible equity of the Non-Core business.



Group Chief Executive Officer's Review

"Barclays today is a stronger business, with better prospects, than at any time since the financial crisis.

While our work in transforming the bank is not complete, our performance in 2014 gives us confidence that we are on the right track.

Group adjusted profit before tax increased 12% year on year. Our Personal and Corporate Banking and Barclaycard businesses continue to thrive and grow, Africa Banking has done well despite currency headwinds, and we saw encouraging performance in several areas of our Investment Bank.

We made good progress against our Transform 2016 targets during the year, notably on cost, capital, and leverage, providing further evidence that our strategy is working.

On cost, we delivered significant reductions in 2014, with operating costs reducing nearly 1.8bn, equivalent to 10% of the Group adjusted cost base excluding costs to achieve Transform. This achievement over the past twelve months, with further reductions to come in 2015, will better position Barclays to grow returns and drive sustainable competitive advantages across all of our businesses. In our Core business, the future of Barclays, adjusted Return on Equity was nearly 11% excluding costs to achieve Transform, tracking well towards the 12% plus we are targeting for 2016. Barclays Non-Core run-down is ahead of target, with RWAs reducing by nearly 35bn to 75bn, and its RoE dilution reducing from 7.2% to 4.1%.

We made substantial progress in strengthening our capital position in 2014. Our fully loaded CET1 ratio improved to 10.5%, taking into account the effect of the disposal of our Spanish business completed on 2 January 2015 and a further provision in Q4 for ongoing investigations and litigation relating to Foreign Exchange, compared to 9.1% a year ago. Equally important, our leverage ratio increased to 3.7%. This means we are now well positioned to achieve the Transform 2016 targets of greater than 11% and 4% respectively.

In terms of dividends, we declared a cash dividend of 6.5p for 2014 despite the impact of provisions for conduct items. We have a growing confidence in the capital position of the Group and continue to target a 40-50% payout ratio.

Barclays is also making steady progress on the targets in our Balanced Scorecard, implemented across the organisation for the first time this year. Specific measures across Customers and Clients, Colleagues, Conduct, Citizenship, and Company - tied directly to executive and staff appraisals and remuneration - ensure that we are delivering performance in the right way, in line with our purpose and values.

We remain focussed on addressing outstanding conduct issues, including those relating to Foreign Exchange trading. I regard the behaviour at the centre of these investigations as wholly incompatible with our values, and I share the frustration of colleagues and shareholders that matters like these continue to cast a shadow over our business. But resolving these issues is an important part of our plan for Barclays and, although it may be difficult, I expect that we will make significant progress in this area in 2015.

So despite our real progress in 2014, we still have more work to do. We are determined to build on the momentum across the Group, to continue to improve returns across our businesses, and to accelerate execution of our plans.

2015 will be a year of continued delivery for Barclays."

Antony Jenkins, Group Chief Executive

Group Finance Director's Review

Income statement

Group performance

Adjusted profit before tax increased 12% to 5,502m driven by improvements in PCB, Barclaycard and Non-Core, partially offset by a reduction in the Investment Bank and adverse currency movements impacting Africa Banking reported results

Adjusted income decreased 8% to 25,728m whilst impairment reduced 29% to 2,168m, resulting in a 5% decrease in net operating income to 23,560m

Total adjusted operating expenses were down 9% to 18,069m, driven by savings from Transform programmes, including a 5% net reduction in headcount, and currency movements

- Total compensation costs decreased 8% to 8,891m, with the Investment Bank reducing 9% to 3,620m, reflecting
reduced headcount, and lower deferred and current year bonus charges

- Operating expenses excluding costs to achieve Transform were 16,904m (2013: 18,684m). Costs to achieve
Transform were 1,165m (2013: 1,209m)

Statutory profit before tax was 2,256m (2013: 2,868m) principally reflecting an additional 1,110m (2013: 2,000m) net
provision for PPI and interest rate hedging redress, a gain on US Lehman acquisition assets of 461m (2013: 259m), a
1,250m provision for ongoing investigations and litigation relating to Foreign Exchange, a 446m loss on the announced
sale of the Spanish business, and a 935m ESHLA valuation revision

The effective tax rate on adjusted profit before tax decreased to 31.0% (2013: 40.0%) and on statutory profit before tax
increased to 62.5% (2013: 54.8%), principally due to non-deductible expenses, including the provision for ongoing
investigations and litigation relating to Foreign Exchange. Additionally, the 2013 effective tax rate included a 440m write down
of deferred tax assets in Spain

Adjusted group attributable profit was 2,779m (2013: 2,188m), increasing the adjusted Group return on average
shareholders' equity to 5.1% (2013: 4.1%)

Core performance

Profit before tax increased 3% to 6,682m, as improvements in PCB and Barclaycard were partially offset by a reduction in the Investment Bank and currency movements impacting the reported results of Africa Banking

Income decreased 4% to 24,678m, reflecting a 12% reduction in the Investment Bank to 7,588m and a reduction in Africa
Banking due to adverse currency movements, partially offset by growth in Barclaycard and PCB. Investment Bank Q414 income was down 7% to 1,666m relative to Q413 due to reduced client activity and lower volatility in Credit and Macro, which were down 25% and 14% respectively

- Net interest income in PCB, Barclaycard and Africa Banking increased 4% to 11,435m driven by strong income growth in PCB and volume growth in Barclaycard, partially offset by a reduction in Africa Banking due to currency movements. This resulted in a net interest margin of 4.08% (2013: 4.02%)

Credit impairment charges improved 8% to 2,000m, reflecting lower impairments in PCB due to the improving UK economic environment, particularly impacting Corporate which benefitted from one-off releases and lower defaults from large UK Corporate clients, and reduced impairments in the Africa Banking South Africa mortgages portfolio. Q414 credit impairment charges increased to 573m (Q314: 509m) due to enhanced coverage for forbearance in Barclaycard

Total operating expenses decreased 6% to 16,058m, reflecting significant savings from Transform programmes across the
businesses, partially offset by higher costs to achieve Transform of 953m (2013: 671m). Costs to achieve Transform increased in Q414 to 298m (Q314: 202m) predominantly within PCB, due to restructuring of the branch network and technology improvements to increase automation

Attributable profit decreased to 3,864m (2013: 4,078m), reflecting a higher effective tax rate principally due to the non-
recurrence of a tax credit, which reduced the rate in 2013, and distributions to other equity holders in relation to Additional Tier 1 (AT1) instruments in 2014. Average allocated equity increased to 42bn (2013: 36bn), resulting in the Core return on equity decreasing to 9.2% (2013: 11.3%)

Non-Core performance

Loss before tax reduced 24% to 1,180m, reflecting:

- Lower income of 1,050m (2013: 2,293m) following assets and securities run-down, and business disposals, partially offset by a 119m gain on sale of the UAE retail banking portfolio

- An improvement in credit impairment charges of 732m to 168m driven by the non-recurrence of impairments on single name exposures, impairment releases on the wholesale portfolio and improved performance in Europe

- A 29% reduction in total operating expenses to 2,011m reflecting savings from Transform programmes, including lower headcount and the results of the previously announced European retail restructuring, and reduced costs to achieve Transform of 212m (2013: 538m)

The Non-Core dilution on the Group's return on equity improved to 4.1% (2013: 7.2%) reflecting a 35bn reduction in RWAs



Balance sheet and leverage

Balance sheet

- Total assets remained broadly in line at 1,358bn (2013: 1,344bn)

- Derivative assets increased 90bn to 440bn, consistent with the increase in derivative liabilities of 92bn to 439bn,
primarily due to an increase in interest rate derivatives as major forward interest rates reduced

- Reverse repurchase agreements and other similar secured lending decreased 55bn to 132bn from lower matched
book trading due to balance sheet deleveraging

- Total loans and advances decreased 4bn to 470bn as lending growth in Barclaycard and PCB was partially offset by the 13bn reclassification of loans to other assets, relating to the Spanish business which was held for sale

-Customer accounts decreased 4bn to 428bn as a result of the reclassification of 8bn in relation to the Spanish businessto other liabilities, partially offset by 5bn of growth within PCB and Barclaycard

- Total shareholders' equity including non-controlling interests was 66bn (2013: 64bn). Excluding non-controlling interests,
shareholders' equity increased to 60bn (2013: 55bn), primarily reflecting a 2bn increase in other equity instruments, due
to issuance of equity accounted AT1 securities to investors in exchange for the cancellation of preference shares and
subordinated debt instruments, and a 2bn increase in the cash flow hedge reserve driven by gains as forward interest rates
decreased

- Net asset value per share increased to 335p (2013: 331p) and net tangible asset value per share increased to 285p (2013:
283p)

Leverage exposure

- The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) 270 leverage exposure decreased 91bn to 1,233bn during Q414
primarily due to:

- Loans and advances and other assets decreased by 52bn to 713bn primarily due to a seasonal reduction in settlement balances of 28bn and a 13bn reduction in cash balances

- Securities Financing Transactions (SFTs) decreased 35bn to 157bn due to reductions in reverse repurchase
agreements, and in SFT adjustments reflecting reduced activity in Non-Core and a seasonal reduction in trading volumes

- The Potential Future Exposure (PFE) on derivatives decreased 16bn to 179bn mainly due to reductions in business
activity and optimisations, including trade compressions and tear-ups

Capital management

- The fully loaded CRD IV CET1 ratio increased to 10.3% (2013: 9.1%) due to a 40.6bn reduction in risk weighted assets (RWAs) to 402bn and an increase in the fully loaded CRD IV CET1 capital of 1.1bn to 41.5bn

- The increase in CET1 capital, after absorbing 3.3bn of adjusting items, was driven by a 1.6bn increase in other
qualifying reserves and a 0.6bn increase due to lower regulatory adjustments and deductions. This was partially offset by
1.2bn recognised for dividends. Including the sale of the Spanish business, completed on 2 January 2015, the fully
loaded CRD IV CET1 ratio would have increased to 10.5% as at 31 December 2014

- The RWA reduction was mainly driven by a 35bn reduction in Non-Core to 75bn reflecting the disposal of businesses,
run-down and exit of securities and loans, and derivative risk reductions

- The BCBS 270 leverage ratio increased to 3.7% (September 2014: 3.5%), reflecting a reduction in the BCBS 270 leverage
exposure to 1,233bn (September 2014: 1,324bn) driven by a seasonal reduction in settlement balances and continued
reductions in Non-Core exposure.
Including the sale of the Spanish business, completed on 2 January 2015, the BCBS 270
leverage ratio would have increased to 3.8% as at 31 December 2014

Funding and liquidity

-During 2014, the Group strengthened its liquidity position, building a larger surplus to its Liquidity Risk Appetite. This
positions the Group well for potential rating changes as credit rating agencies assess sovereign support in Barclays Bank
PLC's credit ratings. This resulted in an increase in the Group liquidity pool to 149bn (2013: 127bn). The estimated CRD IV
Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) increased to 124% (2013: 96%), equivalent to a surplus of 30bn (2013: shortfall of 6bn)

- The Group funding profile remains stable and well diversified. Wholesale funding outstanding (excluding repurchase
agreements) was 171bn (2013: 186bn). The Group was active in wholesale unsecured, secured and debt capital markets,
issuing 15bn (2013: 1bn) net of early redemptions

Legal, competition and regulatory matters

- The Group faces legal, competition and regulatory challenges, details of which are set out in note 29 of the Annual Report on pages 306-314. The extent of the impact on the Group of these matters cannot always be predicted but may materially impact our operations, financial results, conditions and prospects

- Provisions of 1,690m (2013: 485m) are held for legal, competition and regulatory matters. Changes to these provisions and to asset values impacted by such matters during 2014 include the following:

- A provision of 1,250m was recognised for certain aspects of ongoing investigations involving certain authorities and litigation relating to Foreign Exchange. This included an additional provision of 750m recognised in Q414.

- A gain of 461m was recognised in Q314 reflecting greater certainty around the recoverability of assets not yet received from the 2008 US Lehman acquisition. This change in asset value followed a favourable ruling during Q314 from the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Other matters

- A valuation revision of 935m has been recognised in Q414 against the ESHLA portfolio held at a 17.4bn fair value in
Barclays Non-Core. This portfolio primarily consists of long dated fixed rate loans with strong credit quality. Valuation uncertainty is derived from their long-dated nature, and lack of secondary market and observable loan spreads

The revision was due to a Q414 change in the valuation methodology, incorporating information on external parties and the factors they may take into account when valuing these assets. This is also consistent with recent industry trends changing asset valuations away from Libor-based discounting. This revision does not impact the CET1 ratio, as there was a corresponding reduction in the Prudential Valuation Adjustment (PVA) for this portfolio at year end

- The provision for PPI redress was 1,059m (2013: 971m) following utilisation of 1,182m and the recognition of additional amounts of 1,270m. This included the recognition of an additional amount of 200m in Q414 based on an updated estimate of future redress and associated costs. The remaining provision reflects Barclays' best current estimate of future costs1

- The provision for interest rate hedging product redress was 211m (2013: 1,169m) after utilisation of 798m and a provision release of 160m in Q314. The review is now substantially complete with redress outcomes communicated to nearly all customers covered by the redress exercise during 20141

The loss on the announced sale of the Spanish business of 446m represents a 761m impairment of assets in the Spanish businesses agreed for sale at the end of the year, partially offset by a 315m gain on related hedging instruments. Accumulated currency translation reserve losses of approximately 100m will be recognised on completion of the sale on 2 January 2015. Post completion, assets will reduce by 13.4bn, liabilities will reduce by 12.8bn and RWAs will reduce by 5.0bn. The foregone annual income from the Spanish business sold of approximately 280m will be largely offset by a 240m reduction in operating expenses

1 For further detail on customer redress provisions refer to note 27 of the Annual Report on pages 303-305.

Dividends

- A final dividend for 2014 of 3.5p per share will be paid on 2 April 2015 resulting in a total 6.5p dividend per share for the year. Total dividends paid to ordinary shareholders increased 23% to 1,057m

Outlook

- Although there remains uncertainty in the global macroeconomic environment, which is expected to persist through the year, we believe there will be greater clarity on regulatory requirements and several conduct issues during 2015. Our priority is to continue strengthening the capital position of the Group, targeting a fully loaded CRD IV CET1 ratio above 11% in 2016, after taking account of any conduct items resolved

- We expect to make further progress in 2015 on the run-down of the Non-Core unit, towards our target of 45bn risk weighted assets in 2016 (revised for completion of the sale of the Spanish business in January). Income in Non-Core is expected to reduce significantly from 2014 levels, as seen in the fourth quarter, as businesses and portfolios are sold or run-off. We continue to expect the Non-Core dilution on the Group's return on equity in 2015 to remain within the 3% to 6% guidelines communicated previously

- Credit quality across the Group is expected to remain consistent with recent underlying trends, reflecting broader economic
factors in the markets in which the Group operates. In terms of operating expenses, we expect to drive further reductions
beyond those achieved in 2014, targeting 16.3bn for the Group, excluding costs to achieve Transform (CTA), for 2015. CTA
is projected to be approximately 700m for 2015 and 200m in 2016. We also expect net interest margin to be broadly stable
in 2015.Based on current trends and a strong Banking pipeline, we expect Q1 2015 income for the Investment Bank to be
well ahead of Q4 reported income and approaching that of Q1 2014

-For the Group overall, we intend to build on the positive underlying momentum seen within our businesses, towards
achievement of the 2016 Transform targets. We will also accelerate delivery of these targets wherever possible

Tushar Morzaria, Group Finance Director

Results by Business

Personal and Corporate Banking

Year ended

Year ended



31.12.14

31.12.13


Income statement information

m

m

% Change

Net interest income

6,298

5,893

7

Net fee and commission income

2,443

2,723

(10)

Other income

87

107

(19)

Total income

8,828

8,723

1

Credit impairment charges and other provisions

(482)

(621)

22

Net operating income

8,346

8,102

3

Operating expenses

(5,005)

(5,460)

8

UK bank levy

(70)

(66)

(6)

Costs to achieve Transform

(400)

(384)

(4)

Total operating expenses

(5,475)

(5,910)

7

Other net income

14

41

(66)

Profit before tax

2,885

2,233

29

Attributable profit

2,058

1,681

22


As at 31.12.14

As at 31.12.13


Balance sheet information

bn

bn


Loans and advances to customers at amortised cost

217.0

212.2


Total assets

285.0

278.5


Customer deposits

299.2

295.9


Risk weighted assets

120.2

118.3



Performance measures

31.12.14

31.12.13


Return on average tangible equity

15.8%

12.7%


Average allocated tangible equity (bn)

13.1

13.2


Return on average equity

11.9%

9.7%


Average allocated equity (bn)

17.5

17.3


Cost: income ratio

62%

68%


Loan loss rate (bps)

21

28



Analysis of total income

m

m

% Change

Personal

4,159

4,040

3

Corporate

3,592

3,620

(1)

Wealth

1,077

1,063

1

Total income

8,828

8,723

1


Analysis of loans and advances to customers at amortised cost

bn

bn


Personal

136.8

133.8


Corporate

65.1

62.5


Wealth

15.1

15.9


Total loans and advances to customers at amortised cost

217.0

212.2



Analysis of customer deposits

Personal

145.8

140.5


Corporate

122.2

118.5


Wealth

31.2

36.9


Total customer deposits

299.2

295.9


2014 compared to 2013

- Profit before tax increased 29% to 2,885m driven by 3% growth in Personal income, lower impairment due to the improving economic environment in the UK, and the continued reduction in operating expenses due to progress on the Transform strategy. This resulted in a 2.2% increase in return on average equity to 11.9%. In Personal, income increased 119m alongside significant cost reductions, with the net closure of 72 branches as part of ongoing branch network optimisation, as well as investment in the customer experience across multiple channels. Corporate increased both loans and deposits, and Wealth undertook a substantial reorganisation to reduce the number of target markets while simplifying operations

- Total income increased 1% to 8,828m

- Personal income increased 3% to 4,159m due to balance growth and improved savings margins, partially offset by lower fee income

- Corporate income was broadly in line at 3,592m (2013: 3,620m), with balance growth in both lending and deposits,
offset by margin compression

- Wealth income was broadly in line at 1,077m (2013: 1,063m) driven by growth in the UK business, offset by client and market exits as part of the reorganisations in the US and EU businesses, and lower fee income

- Net interest income increased 7% to 6,298m driven by lending and deposit growth and margin improvement. Net interest margin improved 9bps to 3.00% primarily due to the launch of a revised overdraft proposition, which recognises the majority of overdraft income as net interest income as opposed to fee income, and higher savings margins within Personal and Wealth. These factors were partially offset by lower Corporate deposit margins

- Net fee and commission income reduced 10% to 2,443m due to the launch of the revised overdraft proposition and lower transactional income in Wealth

- Credit impairment charges improved 22% to 482m and the loan loss rate reduced 7bps to 21bps due to the improving
economic environment in the UK
, particularly impacting Corporate which benefited from one-off releases and lower defaults
from large UK Corporate clients

- Total operating expenses reduced 7% to 5,475m reflecting savings realised from Transform programmes relating to
restructuring of the branch network and technology improvements to increase automation

- Loans and advances to customers increased 2% to 217.0bn due to mortgage growth and Corporate loan growth

- Total assets increased 2% to 285.0bn driven by the growth in loans and advances to customers

- Customer deposits increased to 299.2bn (2013: 295.9bn)

- RWAs increased 2% to 120.2bn primarily driven by growth in mortgage and Corporate lending

Q414 compared to Q314

- Profit before tax reduced 20% to 628m driven by higher costs to achieve Transform of 195m (Q314: 90m), due to
restructuring of the branch network and increased spend on technology improvements, and UK bank levy of 70m (Q314: nil)



Barclaycard

Year ended

Year ended



31.12.14

31.12.13


Income statement information

m

m

% Change

Net interest income

3,044

2,829

8

Net fee and commission income

1,286

1,256

2

Other income

26

18

44

Total income

4,356

4,103

6

Credit impairment charges and other provisions

(1,183)

(1,096)

(8)

Net operating income

3,173

3,007

6

Operating expenses

(1,727)

(1,786)

3

UK bank levy

(29)

(22)

(32)

Costs to achieve Transform

(118)

(49)


Total operating expenses

(1,874)

(1,857)

(1)

Other net income

40

33

21

Profit before tax

1,339

1,183

13

Attributable profit

938

822

14


As at 31.12.14

As at 31.12.13


Balance sheet information

bn

bn


Loans and advances to customers at amortised cost

36.6

31.5


Total assets

41.3

34.4


Customer deposits

7.3

5.1


Risk weighted assets

39.9

35.7



Performance measures

31.12.14

31.12.13


Return on average tangible equity

19.9%

19.9%


Average allocated tangible equity (bn)

4.7

4.1


Return on average equity

16.0%

15.5%


Average allocated equity (bn)

5.9

5.3


Cost: income ratio

43%

45%


Loan loss rate (bps)

308

332


2014 compared to 2013

-Profit before tax increased 13% to 1,339m.Strong growth in 2014 was delivered through a diversified consumer and
merchant business model, with customer numbers increasing to 30m (2013: 26m) and asset growth across all geographies
generating a 6% increase in income. Growth has been managed on a well-controlled cost base, with the business focusing
on scale through insourcing of services, consolidation of sites and digitalisation, resulting in an improvement in the cost to
income ratio to 43% (2013: 45%). The business focus on risk management is reflected in stable 30-day delinquency rates
and falling loan loss rates.The diversified and scaled business model has allowed the business to deliver a strong return on
average equity of 16.0% (2013: 15.5%)

- Total income increased 6% to 4,356m reflecting growth in the UK consumer and merchant, Germany and US businesses,
partially offset by depreciation of average USD against GBP

-Net interest income increased 8% to 3,044m driven by volume growth. Net interest margin decreased to 8.75% (2013:
8.99%) due to a change in product mix and the impact of promotional offers, particularly in the US, partially offset by lower
funding costs

-Net fee and commission income increased 2% to 1,286m due to growth in payment volumes

- Credit impairment charges increased 8% to 1,183m due to asset growth and enhanced coverage for forbearance.
Delinquency rates remained broadly stable and the loan loss rate reduced 24bps to 308bps

- Total operating expenses increased 1% to 1,874m driven by higher costs to achieve Transform of 118m (2013: 49m),
partially offset by depreciation of average USD against GBP, VAT refunds and savings from Transform programmes,
including
insourcing of services, consolidation of sites and digitalisation

- Loans and advances to customers increased 16% to 36.6bn reflecting growth across all geographies, including the impact of promotional offers and the acquisition of portfolios in the US

- Total assets increased 20% to 41.3bn due to the increase in loans and advances to customers

- Customer deposits increased 43% to 7.3bn driven by the deposits funding strategy in the US

- RWAs increased 12% to 39.9bn primarily driven by the growth in loans and advances to customers

Q414 compared to Q314

-Profit before tax reduced 41% to 213m due to an update to effective interest rate assumptions reducing Q4 income,
increased impairment driven by enhanced coverage for forbearance
, UK bank levy of 29m (Q314: nil) and higher costs to
achieve Transform of 50m (Q314: 32m)

Africa Banking

Constant Currency1

Year ended

Year ended


Year ended

Year ended


31.12.14

31.12.13


31.12.14

31.12.13


Income statement information

m

m

% Change

m

m

% Change

Net interest income

2,093

2,245

(7)

2,093

1,912

9

Net fee and commission income

1,086

1,254

(13)

1,086

1,067

2

Net trading income

250

260

(4)

250

219

14

Net premiums from insurance contracts

337

374

(10)

337

316

7

Other income

68

91

(25)

68

78

(13)

Total income

3,834

4,224

(9)

3,834

3,592

7

Net claims and benefits incurred under insurance contracts

(170)

(185)

8

(170)

(157)

(8)

Total income net of insurance claims

3,664

4,039

(9)

3,664

3,435

7

Credit impairment charges and other provisions

(349)

(479)

27

(349)

(406)

14

Net operating income

3,315

3,560

(7)

3,315

3,029

9

Operating expenses

(2,246)

(2,451)

8

(2,246)

(2,098)

(7)

UK bank levy

(45)

(42)

(7)

(45)

(42)

(7)

Costs to achieve Transform

(51)

(26)

(96)

(51)

(23)


Total operating expenses

(2,342)

(2,519)

7

(2,342)

(2,163)

(8)

Other net income

11

8

38

11

7

57

Profit before tax

984

1,049

(6)

984

873

13

Attributable profit

360

356

1

360

289

25

As at 31.12.14

As at 31.12.13


As at 31.12.14

As at 31.12.13


Balance sheet information

bn

bn


bn

bn


Loans and advances to customers at amortised cost

35.2

34.9


35.2

33.6


Total assets

55.5

54.9


55.5

52.8


Customer deposits

35.0

34.6


35.0

33.3


Risk weighted assets

38.5

38.0


Performance measures

31.12.14

31.12.13


Return on average tangible equity

12.9%

11.3%


Average tangible equity (bn)

2.8

3.2


Return on average equity

9.3%

8.1%


Average equity (bn)

3.9

4.4


Cost: income ratio

64%

62%


Loan loss rate (bps)

93

128


2014 compared to 2013

- On a reported basis2, total income net of insurance claims decreased 9% to 3,664m and profit before tax decreased 6% to 984m. Based on average rates, the ZAR depreciated against GBP by 18% in 2014. The deterioration was a significant contributor to the movement in the reported results of Africa Banking. The discussion of business performance below is based on results on a constant currency basis1 unless otherwise stated

- Profit before tax increased 13% to 984m, reflecting good growth in Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) and Retail and Business Banking (RBB). CIB experienced strong income growth, driven by the corporate banking business outside South Africa, and improved investment banking trading performance across Africa. Continued progress was made on the RBB South Africa turnaround strategy, with increased net fee and commission income growth in the second half of the year, and Wealth, Investment Management and Insurance (WIMI) delivered strong growth outside South Africa due to expansion initiatives

- Total income net of insurance claims increased 7% to 3,664m

-Net interest income increased 9% to 2,093m, primarily driven by higher average loans and advances to customers in CIB and growth in customer deposits in RBB in South Africa. Net interest margin on a reported basis2 increased 14bps to 5.95% following the rise in the South African benchmark interest rate and the favourable impact of higher deposit margins, partially offset by lower rates outside South Africa

-Net fee and commission income increased 2% to 1,086m mainly reflecting increased RBB transactions in South Africa

- Credit impairment charges decreased 14% to 349m and on a reported basis2 the loan loss rate improved 35bps to 93bps, driven by reduced impairments in the South Africa mortgages portfolio and business banking, partially offset by increased impairments in the card portfolio

- Total operating expenses increased 8% to 2,342m largely reflecting inflationary increases, resulting in higher staff costs, and increased investment spend on key initiatives, including higher costs to achieve Transform of 51m (2013: 23m), partially offset by savings from Transform programmes

- Loans and advances to customers increased 5% to 35.2bn primarily driven by strong corporate banking growth across Africa in CIB and limited growth in RBB, mainly due to a modest reduction in the South Africa mortgages portfolio

- Total assets increased 5% to 55.5bn due to the increase in loans and advances to customers

- Customer deposits increased 5% to 35.0bn reflecting strong growth in the South African RBB business

- RWAs increased 1% to 38.5bn on a reported basis2, primarily driven by growth in loans and advances to customers, partially offset by the depreciation of ZAR against GBP

Q414 compared to Q314

- Profit before tax decreased 16% to 228m on a reported basis2, due to the UK bank levy of 45m (Q314: nil) and increased costs to achieve Transform of 23m (Q314: 11m), partially offset by increased income driven by a seasonal increase in RBB in South Africa and the appreciation of ZAR against GBP in the quarter

1 Constant currency results are calculated by converting ZAR results into GBP using the average exchange rate for the year ended 31 December 2014 for the income statement and the 31 December 2014 closing exchange rate for the balance sheet to eliminate the impact of movement in exchange rates between the two periods.
2 Reported basis represents results in GBP using actual exchange rates.

Investment Bank

Year ended

Year ended1

31.12.14

31.12.13

Income statement information

m

m

% Change

Net interest income

647

393

65

Net fee and commission income

3,087

3,232

(4)

Net trading income

3,735

4,969

(25)

Net investment income

119

2

Total income

7,588

8,596

(12)

Credit impairment releases and other provisions

14

22

(36)

Net operating income

7,602

8,618

(12)

Operating expenses

(5,633)

(6,172)

9

UK bank levy

(218)

(236)

8

Costs to achieve Transform

(374)

(190)

(97)

Total operating expenses

(6,225)

(6,598)

6

Profit before tax

1,377

2,020

(32)

Attributable profit

397

1,308

(70)


As at 31.12.14

As at 31.12.131

Balance sheet information

bn

bn

Loans and advances to banks and customers at amortised cost2

106.3

104.5

Trading portfolio assets

94.8

96.6

Derivative financial instrument assets

152.6

108.7

Derivative financial instrument liabilities

160.6

116.6

Reverse repurchase agreements and other similar secured lending

64.3

78.2

Total assets1

455.7

438.0

Risk weighted assets1

122.4

124.4

Performance measures

31.12.14

31.12.131

Return on average tangible equity

2.8%

8.5%

Average allocated tangible equity (bn)

14.6

15.3

Return on average equity

2.7%

8.2%

Average allocated equity (bn)

15.4

15.9

Cost: income ratio

82%

77%

Analysis of total income

Investment Banking fees

2,111

2,160

(2)

Lending

417

325

28

Banking

2,528

2,485

2

Credit

1,044

1,257

(17)

Equities

2,046

2,297

(11)

Macro

1,950

2,580

(24)

Markets

5,040

6,134

(18)

Banking and Markets

7,568

8,619

(12)

Other1

20

(23)

Total income

7,588

8,596

(12)

12013 adjusted income and profit before tax have been restated to exclude the Q213 259m gain relating to assets not yet received from the US Lehman acquisition to aid comparability given its material nature in the current year. In addition, December 2013 US Lehman acquisition assets and RWAs of 1.6bn have been restated for the reclassification of these assets from the Investment Bank to Head Office to more accurately reflect responsibility for the resolution of this matter.

2As at 31 December 2014 loans and advances included 86.4bn (2013: 84.1bn) of loans and advances to customers (including settlement balances of 25.8bn (2013: 33.2bn) and cash collateral of 32.2bn (2013: 25.6bn)) and loans and advances to banks of 19.9bn (2013: 20.4bn) (including settlement balances of 2.7bn (2013: 4.4bn) and cash collateral of 6.9bn (2013: 6.4bn)).

2014 compared to 2013

Profit before tax decreased 32% to 1,377m. The Investment Bank continues to make progress on its origination-led strategy, building on leading positions in its home markets of the UK and US, while driving cost savings and RWA efficiencies. The business is focused on a simpler product set in Markets, which will enable it to build on existing strengths and adapt to regulatory developments. The business continued to execute this strategy despite difficult market-making conditions and continued low levels of activity. This has particularly impacted credit and interest rate products, resulting in an income decline across the Markets businesses. This decline was partially offset by improved Banking performance and significant cost reductions as a result of savings from Transform programmes

Total income decreased 12% to 7,588m, including the impact of depreciation of average USD against GBP

-Banking income increased 2% to 2,528m. Investment Banking fee income decreased 2% to 2,111m driven by lower debt underwriting fees, partially offset by higher financial advisory and equity underwriting fees. Lending income increased to 417m (2013: 325m) due to lower fair value losses on hedges and higher net interest and fee income

-Markets income decreased 18% to 5,040m

-Credit decreased 17% to 1,044m driven by reduced volatility and client activity, with lower income in distressed credit, US high yield and US high grade products

-Equities decreased 11% to 2,046m due to declines in cash equities and equity derivatives, reflecting lower client volumes, partially offset by higher income in equity financing

-Macro decreased 24% to 1,950m reflecting subdued client activity in rates and lower volatility in currency markets in the first half of the year

Net credit impairment release of 14m (2013: 22m) arose from a number of single name exposures

Total operating expenses decreased 6% to 6,225m reflecting a 9% reduction in compensation costs to 3,620m, savings from Transform programmes, including business restructuring, continued rationalisation of the technology platform and real estate infrastructure, and depreciation of average USD against GBP. This was partially offset by increased costs to achieve Transform of 374m (2013: 190m) and litigation and conduct charges

Loans and advances to customers and banks increased 2% to 106.3bn driven by an increase in cash collateral and lending, partially offset by a reduction in settlement balances due to reduced activity

Derivative financial instrument assets and liabilities increased 40% to 152.6bn and 38% to 160.6bn respectively, driven by decreases in predominantly GBP, USD and EUR forward interest rates, and strengthening of USD against major currencies

Reverse repurchase agreements and other similar secured lending decreased 18% to 64.3bn due to decreased match
book trading and funding requirements

Total assets increased 4% to 455.7bn due to an increase in derivative financial instrument assets, partially offset by a
decrease in reverse repurchase agreements and other similar secured lending, and financial assets at fair value

RWAs decreased 2% to 122.4bn primarily driven by risk reductions in the trading book, partially offset by the implementation of a revised credit risk model for assessing counterparty probability of default

Q414 compared to Q413

- Total income decreased 7% to 1,666m, including the impact of appreciation of average USD against GBP

- Banking income was in line with prior year at 638m. Investment Banking fee income decreased 8% to 527m driven by decreased underwriting and financial advisory income. Lending income increased to 111m (Q413: 68m) due to lower fair value losses on hedges and higher net interest and fee income

- Markets income decreased 10% to 1,028m

- Credit decreased 25% to 173m driven by declines in distressed credit, securitised products and US high grade products

- Equities increased 2% to 431m due to higher income in equity financing, partially offset by declines in cash equities and equity derivatives

- Macro decreased 14% to 424m reflecting subdued client activity and a challenging trading environment in rates

- Total operating expenses decreased 15% to 1,624m reflecting lower compensation costs, savings from Transform
programmes, including business restructuring, continued rationalisation of the technology platform and real estate
infrastructure, and lower costs to achieve Transform of 22m (Q413: 71m). This was partially offset by appreciation of
average USD against GBP

-Profit before tax increased to 35m (Q413: loss of 137m)

Q414 compared to Q314

- Total income was in line at 1,666m (Q314: 1,665m), including the impact of appreciation of average USD against GBP

- Banking income increased 17% to 638m. Investment Banking fee income increased 29% to 527m driven by increased underwriting and financial advisory income. Lending income decreased to 111m (Q314: 137m) due to fair value losses on hedges

- Markets income decreased 8% to 1,028m

- Credit decreased 32% to 173m driven by declines in securitised products, distressed credit and high grade products

- Equities increased 9% to 431m due to increased client activity in cash equities and equity derivatives

- Macro decreased 10% to 424m reflecting lower client activity and a challenging trading environment in rates

- Total operating expenses increased 18% to 1,624m reflecting an increase due to UK bank levy of 218m (Q314: nil),
appreciation of average USD against GBP, and higher litigation and conduct charges, partially offset by lower costs to achieve
Transform of 22m (Q314: 70m)

-Profit before tax decreased to 35m (Q314: 284m)

Head Office

Year ended

Year ended

31.12.14

31.12.13

Income statement information

m

m

Total income

242

142

Credit impairment releases

-

3

Net operating income

242

145

Operating expenses

(123)

(113)

UK bank levy

(9)

(29)

Costs to achieve Transform

(10)

(22)

Total operating expenses

(142)

(164)

Other net (expense)/income

(3)

4

Profit/(loss) before tax

97

(15)

Attributable profit/(loss)

112

(89)

As at 31.12.14

As at 31.12.13

Balance sheet information

bn

bn

Total assets1

49.1

26.6

Risk weighted assets1

5.6

16.2

Average allocated tangible equity

(0.6)

(7.4)

Average allocated equity

(0.4)

(7.0)

1December 2013 US Lehman acquisition assets and RWAs of 1.6bn have been restated for the reclassification of these assets from the Investment Bank to Head Office to more accurately reflect responsibility for the resolution of this matter.

2014 compared to 2013

Profit before tax of 97m improved from a loss of 15m in 2013

Net operating income increased to 242m (2013: 145m) predominantly due to net gains of 88m from foreign exchange
recycling arising from the restructure of group subsidiaries

Total operating expenses decreased 22m to 142m mainly due to a reduction in UK bank levy to 9m (2013: 29m), the non-recurrence of costs associated with the Salz Review and the establishment of the Transform programme in the prior year, partially offset by increased litigation and conduct charges

Total assets increased 22.5bn to 49.1bn reflecting an increase in the Group liquidity pool assets

RWAs decreased 10.6bn to 5.6bn, including the partial settlement of the US Lehman acquisition assets and a 6.9bn revision to 2013 RWAs following full implementation of CRD IV reporting, as disclosed in the 30 June 2014 Results Announcement

Negative average allocated equity reduced to 0.4bn (2013: 7.0bn) as the Group moved towards the allocation rate of 10.5% fully loaded CRD IV CET1 ratio during the year, resulting in a reduction in excess equity allocated to businesses

Q414 compared to Q314

- Loss before tax of 9m moved from a 40m profit in Q314 primarily driven by higher operating expenses due to litigation and conduct charges, costs to achieve Transform of 8m (Q314: nil) and UK bank levy of 9m (Q314: nil)

Barclays Non-Core

Year ended

Year ended



31.12.14

31.12.13


Income statement information

m

m

% Change

Net interest income

214

307

(30)

Net fee and commission income

466

383

22

Net trading income

120

1,327

(91)

Net investment income

164

302

(46)

Net premiums from insurance contracts

290

306

(5)

Other income/(expense)

106

(8)


Total income

1,360

2,617

(48)

Net claims and benefits incurred under insurance contracts

(310)

(324)

(4)

Total income net of insurance claims

1,050

2,293

(54)

Credit impairment charges and other provisions

(168)

(900)

81

Net operating income

882

1,393

(37)

Operating expenses

(1,708)

(2,198)

22

UK bank levy

(91)

(109)

17

Costs to achieve Transform

(212)

(538)

61

Total operating expenses

(2,011)

(2,845)

29

Other net expense

(51)

(110)

54

Loss before tax

(1,180)

(1,562)

24

Attributable loss

(1,085)

(1,890)

43


As at 31.12.14

As at 31.12.13


Balance sheet information

bn

bn


Loans and advances to banks and customers at amortised cost1

63.9

81.9


Loans and advances to customers at fair value

18.7

17.6


Trading portfolio assets

15.9

30.7


Derivative financial instrument assets

285.4

239.3


Derivative financial instrument liabilities

277.1

228.3


Reverse repurchase agreements and other similar secured lending

49.3

104.7


Total assets

471.5

511.2


Customer deposits

21.6

29.3


Risk weighted assets

75.3

109.9



Performance measures

31.12.14

31.12.13


Return on average tangible equity impact2

(5.4%)

(9.6%)


Average allocated tangible equity (bn)

13.2

16.8


Return on average equity impact2

(4.1%)

(7.2%)


Average allocated equity (bn)

13.4

17.1


Period end allocated equity (bn)

11.0

15.1



Analysis of total income net of insurance claims

m

m

% Change

Businesses

1,101

1,498

(27)

Securities and Loans

117

642

(82)

Derivatives

(168)

153


Total income net of insurance claims

1,050

2,293

(54)

1As at 31 December 2014 loans and advances included 51.6bn (2013: 70.8bn) of loans and advances to customers (including settlement balances of 1.6bn (2013: 2.6bn) and cash collateral of 22.1bn (2013: 14.5bn)) and loans and advances to banks of 12.3bn (2013: 11.1bn) (including settlement balances of 0.3bn (2013: 0.8bn) and cash collateral of 11.3bn (2013: 9.5bn)).

2Return on average equity and average tangible equity for Barclays Non-Core represents its impact on the Group, This does not represent the return on average equity and average tangible equity of the Non-Core business.

2014 compared to 2013

- Loss before tax reduced 24% to 1,180m as Barclays Non-Core (BNC) made good progress in exiting and running-down certain businesses and securities during 2014. This drove a 34.6bn reduction in RWAs, making substantial progress towards the BNC target reductions as outlined in the Group Strategy Update on 8 May 2014

- Total income net of insurance claims reduced 54% to 1,050m

- Businesses income reduced 27% to 1,101m due to the sale and run-down of legacy portfolio assets and the rationalisation of product offerings within the European retail business

- Securities and Loans income reduced 82% to 117m primarily driven by the active run-down of securities, fair value losses on wholesale loan portfolios and the non-recurrence of prior year favourable market movements on certain securitised products, partially offset by a 119m gain on the sale of the UAE retail banking portfolio

- Derivatives income reduced 321m to an expense of 168m reflecting the funding costs of the traded legacy derivatives portfolio and the non-recurrence of fair value gains in the prior year

- Credit impairment charges improved 81% to 168m due to the non-recurrence of impairments on single name exposures, impairment releases on the wholesale portfolio as a result of confirmation on Spanish government subsidies in the renewable energy sector, and improved performance in Europe, primarily due to improved recoveries and delinquencies in the mortgages portfolio

- Total operating expenses improved 29% to 2,011m reflecting savings from Transform programmes, including lower
headcount and the results of the previously announced European retail restructuring. In addition, costs to achieve Transform
reduced 61% to 212m

- Loans and advances to banks and customers reduced 22% to 63.9bn due to a 12.9bn reclassification of loans relating to the Spanish business, which was held for sale, and a reduction in Europe retail driven by a run-off of assets

- Trading portfolio assets reduced 48% to 15.9bn due to the sale and run-down of legacy portfolio assets

- Derivative financial instrument assets and liabilities increased 19% to 285.4bn and 21% to 277.1bn respectively, driven by decreases in major forward interest rates

- Total assets decreased 8% to 471.5bn with reduced reverse repurchase agreements and other similar secured lending, and trading portfolio assets, due to the run-down of legacy portfolio assets, offset by an increase in derivative financial instrument assets. BCBS 270 leverage exposure reduced to 277bn

- RWAs decreased 34.6bn to 75.3bn and period end allocated equity decreased 5.1bn to 11.0bn, reflecting the disposal of businesses, run-down and exit of securities and loans, and derivative risk reductions

Q414 compared to Q314

- Total income net of insurance claims reduced 94% to 22m

- Businesses income reduced 30% to 228m primarily driven by lower fair value gains and sale proceeds in Q314 as part of the exit strategy

- Securities and Loans income reduced 248m to an expense of 142m driven by the non-recurrence of a 119m gain on the sale of the UAE retail banking portfolio and fair value losses on wholesale loan portfolios

- Derivative income reduced 2% to an expense of 64m reflecting increased fair value losses, partially offset by a gain on disposal of commodities assets

- Credit impairment charges improved 15m to 2m driven by impairment releases as a result of confirmation on Spanish
government subsidies in the renewable energy sector and improved performance in Europe

- Total operating expenses increased 11m to 544m due to UK bank levy of 91m (Q314: nil), partially offset by a reduction in costs to achieve Transform to 40m (Q314: 130m)

- Loss before tax increased 375m to 532m

Quarterly Results Summary

Barclays results by quarter1

Q414

Q314

Q214

Q114


Q413

Q313

Q213

Q113

m

m

m

m


m

m

m

m

Adjusted basis

Total income net of insurance claims

6,018

6,378

6,682

6,650


6,639

6,445

7,078

7,734

Credit impairment charges and other provisions

(573)

(509)

(538)

(548)


(718)

(722)

(925)

(706)

Net operating income

5,445

5,869

6,144

6,102


5,921

5,723

6,153

7,028

Operating expenses

(3,942)

(3,879)

(4,042)

(4,130)


(4,500)

(4,223)

(4,282)

(4,734)

Litigation and conduct

(140)

(98)

(146)

(65)


(277)

(39)

(77)

(48)

UK bank levy

(462)

-

-

-


(504)

-

-

-

Costs to achieve Transform

(339)

(332)

(254)

(240)


(468)

(101)

(126)

(514)

Total operating expenses

(4,883)

(4,309)

(4,442)

(4,435)


(5,749)

(4,363)

(4,485)

(5,296)

Other net income/(expense)

1

30

(46)

26


19

25

(122)

54

Adjusted profit before tax

563

1,590

1,656

1,693


191

1,385

1,546

1,786








Adjusting items







Own credit

(62)

44

(67)

119


(95)

(211)

337

(251)

Provisions for PPI and interest rate hedging redress

(200)

(10)

(900)

-


-

-

(2,000)

-

Goodwill impairment

-

-

-

-


(79)

-

-

-

Gain on US Lehman acquisition assets

-

461

-

-


-

-

259

-

Provision for ongoing investigations and litigation relating to Foreign Exchange

(750)

(500)

-

-


-

-

-

-

Loss on announced sale of the Spanish business

(82)

(364)

-

-


-

-

-

-

ESHLA valuation revision

(935)

-

-

-


-

-

-

-

Statutory (loss)/profit before tax

(1,466)

1,221

689

1,812


17

1,174

142

1,535

Statutory (loss)/profit after tax

(1,381)

620

391

1,215


(514)

728

39

1,044


Attributable to:







Ordinary equity holders of the parent

(1,679)

379

161

965


(642)

511

(168)

839

Other equity holders

80

80

41

49


-

-

-

-

Non-controlling interests

218

161

189

201


128

217

207

205







Adjusted basic earnings/(loss) per share

1.3p

5.2p

5.4p

5.5p


(2.8p)

5.4p

6.2p

7.5p

Adjusted cost: income ratio

81%

68%

66%

67%


87%

68%

63%

68%

Basic (loss)/earnings per share

(10.2p)

2.4p

1.0p

6.0p


(4.5p)

3.8p

(1.2p)

6.3p

Cost: income ratio

116%

70%

82%

66%


89%

70%

85%

71%

Barclays Core1

Total income net of insurance claims

5,996

6,008

6,397

6,277


6,189

6,076

6,514

6,824

Credit impairment charges and other provisions

(571)

(492)

(456)

(481)


(542)

(554)

(558)

(517)

Net operating income

5,425

5,516

5,941

5,796


5,647

5,522

5,956

6,307

Operating expenses

(3,614)

(3,557)

(3,602)

(3,710)


(4,045)

(3,758)

(3,802)

(4,204)

Litigation and conduct

(56)

(16)

(136)

(43)


(69)

(18)

(51)

(35)

UK bank levy

(371)

-

-

-


(395)

-

-

-

Costs to achieve Transform

(298)

(202)

(237)

(216)


(365)

(84)

(64)

(158)

Total operating expenses

(4,339)

(3,775)

(3,975)

(3,969)


(4,874)

(3,860)

(3,917)

(4,397)

Other net income

9

6

27

20


15

15

13

43

Profit before tax

1,095

1,747

1,993

1,847


788

1,677

2,052

1,953

12013 adjusted income and profit before tax have been restated to exclude the Q213 259m gain relating to assets not yet received from the US Lehman acquisition to aid comparability given its material nature in the current year.

Barclays Non-Core

Total income net of insurance claims

22

370

285

373


450

368

564

911

Credit impairment charges and other provisions

(2)

(17)

(82)

(67)


(176)

(168)

(367)

(189)

Net operating income

20

353

203

306


274

200

197

722

Operating expenses

(329)

(321)

(441)

(419)


(456)

(464)

(481)

(529)

Litigation and conduct

(83)

(82)

(10)

(23)


(208)

(21)

(26)

(13)

UK bank levy

(91)

-

-

-


(109)

-

-

-

Costs to achieve Transform

(41)

(130)

(17)

(24)


(103)

(17)

(62)

(356)

Total operating expenses

(544)

(533)

(468)

(466)


(876)

(502)

(569)

(898)

Other net (expense)/income

(8)

23

(72)

6


4

10

(135)

11

Loss before tax

(532)

(157)

(337)

(154)


(598)

(292)

(507)

(165)

Personal and Corporate Banking









Personal

1,045

1,061

1,027

1,026


1,037

1,033

1,018

952

Corporate

922

902

889

879


866

956

911

887

Wealth

264

273

272

268


263

263

263

274

Total income

2,231

2,236

2,188

2,173


2,166

2,252

2,192

2,113

Credit impairment charges and other provisions

(123)

(129)

(95)

(135)


(169)

(153)

(165)

(134)

Net operating income

2,108

2,107

2,093

2,038


1,997

2,099

2,027

1,979

Operating expenses

(1,219)

(1,232)

(1,256)

(1,298)


(1,388)

(1,318)

(1,378)

(1,376)

UK bank levy

(70)

-

-

-


(66)

-

-

-

Costs to achieve Transform

(195)

(90)

(58)

(57)


(219)

(73)

(55)

(37)

Total operating expenses

(1,484)

(1,322)

(1,314)

(1,355)


(1,673)

(1,391)

(1,433)

(1,413)

Other net income

4

4

1

5


3

1

7

30

Profit before tax

628

789

780

688


327

709

601

596

Barclaycard

Total income

1,109

1,123

1,082

1,042


1,034

1,050

1,030

989

Credit impairment charges and other provisions

(362)

(284)

(268)

(269)


(266)

(290)

(272)

(268)

Net operating income

747

839

814

773


768

760

758

721

Operating expenses

(456)

(449)

(420)

(402)


(457)

(455)

(424)

(450)

UK bank levy

(29)

-

-

-


(22)

-

-

-

Costs to achieve Transform

(50)

(32)

(23)

(13)


(38)

(6)

(5)

-

Total operating expenses

(535)

(481)

(443)

(415)


(517)

(461)

(429)

(450)

Other net income

1

4

25

10


5

12

7

9

Profit before tax

213

362

396

368


256

311

336

280

Africa Banking

Total income net of insurance claims

963

928

895

878


980

1,004

1,016

1,039

Credit impairment charges and other provisions

(79)

(74)

(100)

(96)


(104)

(101)

(131)

(143)

Net operating income

884

854

795

782


876

903

885

896

Operating expenses

(591)

(573)

(545)

(537)


(616)

(605)

(597)

(633)

UK bank levy

(45)

-

-

-


(42)

-

-

-

Costs to achieve Transform

(23)

(11)

(8)

(9)


(15)

(2)

(9)

-

Total operating expenses

(659)

(584)

(553)

(546)


(673)

(607)

(606)

(633)

Other net income

3

2

2

4


-

3

4

1

Profit before tax

228

272

244

240


203

299

283

264

Investment Bank










Investment Banking fees

527

410

661

513


571

526

488

575

Lending

111

137

66

103


68

42

141

74

Banking

638

547

727

616


639

568

629

649

Credit

173

255

270

346


231

308

239

479

Equities

431

395

629

591


421

524

750

602

Macro

424

470

504

552


494

457

689

940

Markets

1,028

1,120

1,403

1,489


1,146

1,289

1,678

2,021

Banking and Markets

1,666

1,667

2,130

2,105


1,785

1,857

2,307

2,670

Other

-

(2)

24

(2)


(3)

(6)

(7)

(7)

Total income

1,666

1,665

2,154

2,103


1,782

1,851

2,300

2,663

Credit impairment (charges)/releases and other provisions

(7)

(5)

7

19


(6)

(10)

10

28

Net operating income

1,659

1,660

2,161

2,122


1,776

1,841

2,310

2,691

Operating expenses

(1,384)

(1,306)

(1,442)

(1,501)


(1,606)

(1,373)

(1,429)

(1,764)

UK bank levy

(218)

-

-

-


(236)

-

-

-

Costs to achieve Transform

(22)

(70)

(152)

(130)


(71)

(3)

-

(116)

Total operating expenses

(1,624)

(1,376)

(1,594)

(1,631)


(1,913)

(1,376)

(1,429)

(1,880)

Profit/(loss) before tax

35

284

567

491


(137)

465

881

811

Head Office

Total income/(expense)

27

56

78

81


227

(81)

(24)

20

Credit impairment releases

-

-

-

-


3

-

-

-

Net operating income/(expense)

27

56

78

81


230

(81)

(24)

20

Operating expenses

(19)

(13)

(76)

(15)


(47)

(25)

(25)

(16)

UK bank levy

(9)

-

-

-


(29)

-

-

-

Costs to achieve Transform

(8)

-

5

(7)


(22)

-

5

(5)

Total operating expenses

(36)

(13)

(71)

(22)


(98)

(25)

(20)

(21)

Other net (expense)/income

-

(3)

(1)

1


7

(1)

(5)

3

(Loss)/profit before tax

(9)

40

6

60


139

(107)

(49)

2

Performance Management

Returns and equity by business

Returns on average equity and average tangible equity are calculated as profit for the year attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent (adjusted for the tax credit recorded in reserves in respect of coupons on other equity instruments) divided by average allocated equity or average allocated tangible equity for the period as appropriate, excluding non-controlling and other equity interests for businesses, apart from Africa Banking (see below). Allocated equity has been calculated as 10.5% of CRD IV fully loaded risk weighted assets for each business, adjusted for CRD IV fully loaded capital deductions, including goodwill and intangible assets, reflecting the assumptions the Group uses for capital planning purposes. The excess of allocated Group equity, caused by the fully loaded CRD IV CET1 ratio being below 10.5% on average in the period, is allocated as negative equity to Head Office. Allocated tangible equity is calculated using the same method, but excludes goodwill and intangible assets.

For Africa Banking, the equity used for return on average equity is Barclays' share of the statutory equity of the BAGL entity (together with that of the Barclays Egypt and Zimbabwe businesses which remain outside the BAGL corporate entity), as well as the Barclays' goodwill on acquisition of these businesses. The tangible equity for return on tangible equity uses the same basis, but excludes both the Barclays' goodwill on acquisition and the goodwill and intangibles held within the BAGL statutory equity.

Year ended

Year ended

31.12.14

31.12.131

Return on average equity

%

%

Personal and Corporate Banking

11.9

9.7

Barclaycard

16.0

15.5

Africa Banking

9.3

8.1

Investment Bank

2.7

8.2

Barclays Core excluding Head Office

8.9

9.7

Head Office impact2

0.3

1.6

Barclays Core

9.2

11.3

Barclays Non-Core impact2

(4.1)

(7.2)

Barclays Group adjusted total

5.1

4.1

Year ended

Year ended

31.12.14

31.12.131

Return on average tangible equity

%

%

Personal and Corporate Banking

15.8

12.7

Barclaycard

19.9

19.9

Africa Banking

12.9

11.3

Investment Bank

2.8

8.5

Barclays Core excluding Head Office

10.8

11.6

Head Office impact2

0.5

2.8

Barclays Core

11.3

14.4

Barclays Non-Core impact2

(5.4)

(9.6)

Barclays Group adjusted total

5.9

4.8

12013 adjusted income and profit before tax have been restated to exclude the Q213 259m gain relating to assets not yet received from the US Lehman acquisition to aid comparability given its material nature in the current year.

2Return on average equity and average tangible equity for Head Office and Barclays Non-Core represents their impact on Barclays Core and the Group respectively.This does not represent the return on average equity and average tangible equity of Head Office or the Non-Core business.


Year ended

Year ended

31.12.14

31.12.131

Profit/(loss) attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent2

m

m

Personal and Corporate Banking

2,075

1,681

Barclaycard

943

822

Africa Banking

360

356

Investment Bank

415

1,308

Head Office

112

(89)

Barclays Core

3,905

4,078

Barclays Non-Core

(1,072)

(1,890)

Barclays Group adjusted total

2,833

2,188

Year ended

Year ended

31.12.14

31.12.13

Average Allocated Equity

bn

bn

Personal and Corporate Banking

17.5

17.3

Barclaycard

5.9

5.3

Africa Banking

3.9

4.4

Investment Bank

15.4

15.9

Head Office3

(0.4)

(7.0)

Barclays Core

42.3

35.9

Barclays Non-Core

13.4

17.1

Barclays Group adjusted total

55.7

53.0

Year ended

Year ended

31.12.14

31.12.13

Average Allocated Tangible Equity

bn

bn

Personal and Corporate Banking

13.1

13.2

Barclaycard

4.7

4.1

Africa Banking

2.8

3.2

Investment Bank

14.6

15.3

Head Office3

(0.6)

(7.4)

Barclays Core

34.6

28.4

Barclays Non-Core

13.2

16.8

Barclays Group adjusted total

47.8

45.2

Year ended

Year ended

31.12.14

31.12.13

Period End Allocated Equity

bn

bn

Personal and Corporate Banking

17.9

17.3

Barclaycard

6.2

5.4

Africa Banking

4.0

3.8

Investment Bank

14.7

14.6

Head Office3

2.1

(2.1)

Barclays Core

44.9

39.0

Barclays Non-Core

11.0

15.1

Barclays Group adjusted total

55.9

54.1

12013 adjusted income and profit before tax have been restated to exclude the Q213 259m gain relating to assets not yet received from the US Lehman acquisition to aid comparability given its material nature in the current year.

2The profit after tax attributable to other equity holders of 250m (2013: nil) is offset by a tax credit recorded in reserves of 54m (2013: nil) allocated across the businesses. The net amount of 196m, along with NCI, is deducted from profit after tax in order to calculate return on average tangible shareholders' equity and return on average shareholders' equity. Hence, 2014 attributable profit of 2,779m has been adjusted for the tax credit recorded in reserves of 54m (2013: nil).

3Includes risk weighted assets and capital deductions in Head Office, plus the residual balance of ordinary shareholders' equity and tangible ordinary shareholders' equity.



Margins and balances








Year ended 31.12.14

Year ended 31.12.13


Net Interest Income

Average Customer Assets

Net Interest Margin

Net Interest Income

Average Customer Assets

Net Interest Margin


m

m

%

m

m

%

Personal and Corporate Banking

6,298

210,026

3.00

5,893

202,497

2.91

Barclaycard

3,044

34,776

8.75

2,829

31,459

8.99

Africa Banking

2,093

35,153

5.95

2,245

38,640

5.81

Total Personal and Corporate Banking, Barclaycard and Africa Banking

11,435

279,955

4.08

10,967

272,596

4.02

Investment Bank

647



393



Head Office and Other Operations

(216)



(67)



Barclays Core

11,866



11,293



Barclays Non-Core

214



307



Total Net Interest Income

12,080



11,600



Total PCB, Barclaycard and Africa Banking net interest income increased 4% to 11.4bn due to:

- An increase in average customer assets to 280.0bn (2013: 272.6bn) with growth in PCB mortgages and Barclaycard, partially offset by reductions in Africa Banking as the ZAR depreciated against GBP

- Net interest margin increased 6bps to 4.08% primarily due to higher savings margins in PCB and in Africa following the rise in the South African benchmark interest rate and the favourable impact of higher deposit margins. This was partially offset by a decrease in Barclaycard due to the impact of promotional offers and a change in product mix

Group net interest income increased to 12.1bn (2013: 11.6bn) including structural hedge contributions of 1.6bn (2013: 1.6bn). Equity structural hedge income increased as the weighted average life of the hedge was extended. This was offset by lower product structural hedges driven by the maintenance of the hedge in a continuing low rate environment




Quarterly analysis for PCB, Barclaycard and Africa Banking

Quarter ended 31.12.14


Net Interest Income

Average Customer Assets

Net Interest Margin


m

m

%

Personal and Corporate Banking

1,619

212,444

3.02

Barclaycard

757

36,932

8.13

Africa Banking

546

36,465

5.94

Total Personal and Corporate Banking, Barclaycard and Africa Banking

2,922

285,841

4.06






Quarter ended 30.09.14

Personal and Corporate Banking

1,622

210,859

3.05

Barclaycard

787

35,308

8.84

Africa Banking

540

35,026

6.12

Total Personal and Corporate Banking, Barclaycard and Africa Banking

2,949

281,193

4.16






Quarter ended 30.06.14

Personal and Corporate Banking

1,529

209,040

2.93

Barclaycard

754

33,904

8.92

Africa Banking

504

34,660

5.83

Total Personal and Corporate Banking, Barclaycard and Africa Banking

2,787

277,604

4.03






Quarter ended 31.03.14

Personal and Corporate Banking

1,528

207,433

2.99

Barclaycard

746

32,911

9.19

Africa Banking

503

34,488

5.91

Total Personal and Corporate Banking, Barclaycard and Africa Banking

2,777

274,832

4.10

Remuneration

Deferred bonuses are payable only once an employee meets certain conditions, including a specified period of service. Thiscreates a timing difference between the communication of the bonus pool and the charges that appear in the incomestatement which are reconciled in the table below to show the charge for performance costs. The table also shows the other elements of compensation and staff costs.

Barclays Group


Investment Bank1

Year ended

Year ended



Year ended

Year ended


31.12.14

31.12.13



31.12.14

31.12.13


m

m

% Change


m

m

% Change

Incentive awards granted

Current year bonus

885

957

8


381

411

7

Deferred bonus

757

1,140

34


634

921

31

Commissions, commitments and other incentives

218

281

22


38

46

17

Total incentive awards granted

1,860

2,378

22


1,053

1,378

24

Reconciliation of incentive awards granted to income statement charge:

Less: deferred bonuses granted in current year

(757)

(1,140)

34


(634)

(921)

31

Add: current year charges for deferred bonuses from previous years

1,067

1,147

7


854

933

8

Other2

(108)

169



12

99

88

Income statement charge for performance costs

2,062

2,554

19


1,285

1,489

14

Other income statement charges:







Salaries3

4,998

4,981

-


1,749

1,787

2

Social security costs

659

715

8


268

294

9

Post retirement benefits

624

688

9


120

151

21

Allowances and trading incentives

170

211

19


64

86

26

Other compensation costs

378

467

19


134

171

22

Total compensation costs4

8,891

9,616

8


3,620

3,978

9







Other resourcing costs5

2,114

2,539

17


466

530

12







Total staff costs

11,005

12,155

9


4,086

4,508

9

Compensation as % of adjusted net income

37.7%

38.7%



47.6%

46.2%


Compensation as % of adjusted income

34.6%

34.5%



47.7%

46.3%


1Investment Bank other compensation costs included allocations from Head Office and net recharges relating to compensation costs incurred in the Investment Bank but charged to other businesses and charges from other businesses to the Investment Bank.

2Difference between incentive awards granted and income statement charge for commissions, commitments and other long-term incentives.

3Salaries include role based pay and fixed pay allowances.

4In addition, 250m of Group compensation (2013: 346m) was capitalised as internally generated software.

5Other resourcing costs include outsourcing, redundancy and restructuring costs and other temporary staff costs.

For further detail on remuneration refer to the Remuneration Report on pages 77-110 of the Annual Report

Deferred bonuses have been awarded and are expected to be charged to the income statement in the years outlined in the table that follows:

Year in which income statement charge is expected to betaken for deferred bonuses awarded to date1

Actual


Expected2

Year ended

Year ended


Year ended

2016 and

31.12.13

31.12.14


31.12.15

beyond

Barclays Group

m

m


m

m

Deferred bonuses from 2011 and earlier bonus pools

621

202


18

-

Deferred bonuses from 2012 bonus pool

526

286


106

15

Deferred bonuses from 2013 bonus pool

-

579


294

145

Deferred bonuses from 2014 bonus pool

-

-


421

304

Income statement charge for deferred bonuses

1,147

1,067


839

464

Investment Bank

Deferred bonuses from 2011 and earlier bonus pools

480

172


15

-

Deferred bonuses from 2012 bonus pool

453

226


84

12

Deferred bonuses from 2013 bonus pool

-

456


232

113

Deferred bonuses from 2014 bonus pool

-

-


362

249

Income statement charge for deferred bonuses

933

854


693

374

1The actual amount charged depends upon whether conditions have been met and will vary compared with the above expectation.

2 Does not include the impact of grants which will be made in 2015 and 2016.

Funding Risk - Liquidity

Whilst Barclays has a comprehensive framework for managing the Group's liquidity risks, liquidity risk is managed separately at Barclays Africa Group Limited (BAGL) due to local currency and funding requirements. Unless stated otherwise, all disclosures in this section exclude BAGL and they are reported on a stand-alone basis. Adjusting for local requirements, BAGL liquidity risk is managed on a consistent basis to Barclays Group.

Liquidity stress testing

Barclays manages the Group's liquidity position against the Group's internally defined Liquidity Risk Appetite (LRA) and regulatory metrics, such as the Individual Liquidity Guidance (ILG) provided by the PRA, and the CRD IV Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR). As at 31 December 2014, the Group held eligible liquid assets in excess of 100% of net stress outflows for both the 30 day Barclays-specific LRA and the LCR.


Compliance with internal and regulatory stress tests

Barclays' LRA
(30 day Barclays specific requirement)1

Estimated CRD IV LCR

bn

bn

Eligible liquidity buffer

149

153

Net stress outflows

(120)

(123)

Surplus

29

30

Liquidity pool as a percentage of anticipated net outflows as at 31 December 2014

124%

124%

Liquidity pool as a percentage of anticipated net outflows as at 31 December 2013

104%

96%

1Of the three stress scenarios monitored as part of the LRA, the 30 day Barclays specific scenario results in the lowest ratio at 124% (2013: 104%). This compares to 135% (2013: 127%) under the 90 day market-wide scenario and 127% (2013: 112%) under the 30 day combined scenario.

During the period, the Group strengthened its liquidity position, building a larger surplus to its internal and regulatory stress requirements which position it well for potential rating changes as credit rating agencies assess sovereign support in Barclays Bank PLC's credit ratings.

Barclays plans to maintain its surplus to the internal and regulatory stress requirements at an efficient level, whilst considering risks to market funding conditions and its liquidity position. The continuous reassessment of these risks may lead to appropriate actions being taken with respect to sizing of the liquidity pool.

Barclays estimated its Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR) at 102% (2013: 94%) based on the final NSFR guidelines published by the BCBS in October 2014.

Liquidity pool


Liquidity pool 31.12.2014

Liquidity pool of which PRA eligible1

Liquidity pool of which CRD IV LCR-eligible2

Liquidity pool 31.12.2013


Level 1

Level 2A

As at 31.12.2014

bn

bn

bn

bn

bn

Cash and deposits with central banks3

37

36

34

2

43





Government bonds4

AAA rated

73

72

73

-

52

AA+ to AA- rated

12

11

12

-

9

Other government bonds

-

-

-

-

1

Total Government bonds

85

83

85

-

62


Other




Supranational bonds and multilateral development banks

9

3

9

-

3

Agencies and agency mortgage-backed securities


11

-

5

5

10

Covered bonds (rated AA- and above)

3

-

3

-

6

Other

4

-

-

-

3

Total other

27

3

17

5

22


Total as at 31 December 2014

149

122

136

7

Total as at 31 December 2013

127

104

109

11

The Group liquidity pool was 149bn at year end (2013: 127bn). During 2014, the month-end liquidity pool ranged from 134bn to 156bn (2013: 127bn to 157bn), and the month-end average balance was 145bn (2013: 144bn). The liquidity pool is held unencumbered and is not used to support payment or clearing requirements.

Barclays manages the liquidity pool on a centralised basis. As at 31 December 2014, 92% (2013: 90%) of the liquidity pool was located in Barclays Bank PLC and was available to meet liquidity needs across the Barclays Group. The residual liquidity pool is held predominantly within Barclays Capital Inc (BCI). The portion of the liquidity pool outside of Barclays Bank PLC is held against entity-specific stressed outflows and regulatory requirements.

Deposit funding

As at 31.12.2014


As at 31.12.13

Funding of loans and advances to customers

(including BAGL)

Loans and advances to customers

Customer deposits

Loan to deposit ratio


Loan to deposit ratio


bn

bn

%


%

Personal and Corporate banking

217

299

Barclaycard

37

7

Africa Banking

35

35

Non-Core (retail)

20

8

Total Retail funding

309

349

89%


91


Investment Bank, Non-Core (wholesale) and other

119

79

Total

428

428

100%


101

1122bn (2013: 104bn) of the liquidity pool is PRA eligible as per BIPRU 12.7. In addition, there are 12bn (2013: 9bn) of Level 2 assets available, as per PRA's announcement in August 2013 that certain assets specified by PRA as Level 2 assets can be used on a transitional basis.

2The LCR-eligible assets presented in this table represent only those assets which are also eligible for the Group liquidity pool and do not include any Level 2B assets as defined by CRD IV.

3Of which over 95% (2013: over 95%) was placed with the Bank of England, US Federal Reserve, European Central Bank, Bank of Japan and Swiss National Bank.

4Of which over 95% (2013: over 85%) are comprised of UK, US, Japanese, French, German, Danish, Swiss and Dutch securities.

PCB, Barclaycard, Africa Banking and Non-Core (retail) are largely funded by customer deposits. The loan to deposit ratio for these businesses was 89% (2013: 91%). The customer deposits in excess of loans and advances are primarily used to fund liquidity buffer requirements for these businesses. The Investment Bank is funded with wholesale liabilities and does not rely on customer deposit funding from these businesses. The loan to deposit ratio for the Group was broadly unchanged at 100% (2013: 101%).

As at 31 December 2014, 128bn (2013: 122bn) of total customer deposits were insured through the UK Financial Services Compensation Scheme and other similar schemes. In addition to these customer deposits, there were 4bn (2013: 3bn) of other liabilities insured or guaranteed by governments.

Wholesale funding

Composition of wholesale funding

Total wholesale funding outstanding (excluding repurchase agreements) was 171bn (2013: 186bn). 75bn (2013: 82bn) of wholesale funding matures in less than one year of which 22bn2 (2013: 23bn) relates to term funding.

Outstanding wholesale funding comprised of 33bn (2013: 35bn) secured funding and 138bn (2013: 151bn) unsecured funding.

In preparation for a Single Point of Entry resolution model, Barclays has started to issue debt capital and term senior unsecured funding out of Barclays PLC, the holding company. The Group expects to refinance most debt capital and term senior unsecured debt out of Barclays PLC over time.

Maturity profile of wholesale funding1

1 month

1-3 months

3-6 months

6-9 months

9-12 months

1 year

1-2 years

2-5 years

5 years

Total

bn

bn

bn

bn

bn

bn

bn

bn

bn

bn

Barclays PLC

Senior unsecured (Public benchmark)

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1.3

0.8

2.1

Subordinated liabilities

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

0.8

0.8

Barclays Bank PLC

Deposits from Banks

9.2

5.7

0.9

0.5

0.3

16.6

0.2

0.1

0.2

17.1

Certificates of Deposit and Commercial Paper

0.8

5.6

7.8

6.0

4.0

24.2

0.6

2.0

0.6

27.4

Asset Backed Commercial Paper

1.0

4.4

0.2

-

-

5.6

-

-

-

5.6

Senior unsecured (Public benchmark)

-

2.0

0.7

1.1

-

3.8

2.7

7.9

5.1

19.5

Senior unsecured (Privately placed)3

0.6

1.8

3.3

3.8

2.0

11.5

7.2

13.3

12.6

44.6

Covered bonds/ABS

2.7

2.0

0.7

1.6

0.2

7.2

2.2

7.5

6.0

22.9

Subordinated liabilities

-

0.1

-

-

-

0.1


2.9

16.7

19.7

Other4

2.5

1.6

0.8

0.5

1.0

6.4

1.1

1.6

2.6

11.7

Total as at 31 December 2014

16.8

23.2

14.4

13.5

7.5

75.4

14.0

36.6

45.4

171.4

Of which secured

5.3

7.8

1.7

1.9

0.3

17.0

2.7

7.6

6.0

33.3

Of which unsecured

11.5

15.4

12.7

11.6

7.2

58.4

11.3

29.0

39.4

138.1

Total as at 31 December 2013

20.3

24.0

15.5

15.9

6.3

82.0

27.1

33.8

42.6

185.5

Of which secured

4.6

3.7

1.4

3.5

0.7

13.9

7.3

6.5

7.2

34.9

Of which unsecured

15.7

20.3

14.1

12.4

5.6

68.1

19.8

27.3

35.4

150.6

Outstanding wholesale funding includes 45bn (2013: 50bn) of privately placed senior unsecured notes in issue. These notes are issued through a variety of distribution channels including intermediaries and private banks. Although not a requirement, the liquidity pool exceeded wholesale funding maturing in less than one year by 74bn (2013: 45bn).

The average maturity of wholesale funding net of the liquidity pool was at least 105 months (2013: 69 months).

Term financing

The Group issued 15bn (2013: 1bn) of term funding net of early redemptions during 2014. In addition, the Group raised 6bn through participation in the Bank of England's Funding for Lending Scheme. Barclays has 23bn of term funding maturing in 2015 and 13bn in 20165.

The Group expects to continue issuing public wholesale debt in 2015, in order to maintain a stable and diverse funding base by type, currency and distribution channel.

1The composition of wholesale funds comprises the balance sheet reported Deposits from Banks, Financial liabilities at Fair Value, Debt Securities in Issue and Subordinated Liabilities, excluding cash collateral and settlement balances. It does not include collateral swaps, including participation in the Bank of Englands Funding for Lending Scheme. Included within deposits from banks are 1bn of liabilities drawn in the European Central Banks 3 year LTRO.
2Term funding maturities comprise public benchmark and privately placed senior unsecured notes, covered bonds/asset-backed securities (ABS) and subordinated debt where the original maturity of the instrument was more than 1 year.
3 Includes structured notes of 35bn, 9bn of which matures within one year.
4 Primarily comprised of fair value deposits 5bn and secured financing of physical gold 5bn.
5 Includes 1bn of bilateral secured funding in 2015 and 1bn in 2016.

Credit ratings

The credit ratings of most financial institutions, including Barclays, currently benefit from sovereign support notches to reflect the historic propensity for governments to support systemically important banks. As regulation has evolved, credit rating agencies have communicated their intention to remove part or all of this support over time.

In line with this intent, on 3 February 2015, S&P took action to remove government support notches from certain U.K. and Swiss bank non-operating holding companies, including Barclays PLC, the holding company of Barclays. This resulted in a downgrade of Barclays PLC by two notches to BBB/A-2 with stable outlook as they believe that the prospect of extraordinary government support to its senior creditors is now unlikely. S&P also placed the long- and short-term ratings of most UK, German and Austrian bank operating companies, including Barclays Bank PLC (A/A-1) and its subsidiaries and branches, the counterparties for customer and client relationships, on 'CreditWatch with negative implications' as they assess how the legislative bail-in powers may operate for bank operating companies in practice.

Funding Risk - Capital

CRD IV capital

The Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) and Capital Requirements Directive implemented Basel 3 within the EU (collectively known as CRD IV) on 1 January 2014. The rules are supplemented by Regulatory Technical Standards and the PRA's rulebook, including the implementation of transitional rules. However, rules and guidance are still subject to change as certain aspects of CRD IV are dependent on final technical standards and clarifications to be issued by the EBA and adopted by the European Commission and the PRA. All capital, RWA and leverage calculations reflect Barclays' interpretation of the current rules.

As at

As at

As at

Capital ratios

31.12.14

30.09.14

31.12.13

Fully Loaded Common Equity Tier 1

10.3%

10.2%

9.1%

PRA Transitional Common Equity Tier 11,2

10.2%

10.0%

9.1%

PRA Transitional Tier 12,3

13.0%

12.9%

11.3%

PRA Transitional Total Capital2,3

16.5%

16.4%

15.0%




Capital resources

m

m

m

Shareholders' equity (excluding non controlling interests) per the balance sheet

59,567

59,571

55,385

Less other equity instruments (recognised as AT1 capital)

(4,322)

(4,317)

(2,063)

Adjustment to retained earnings for foreseeable dividends

(615)

(787)

(640)


Minority interests (amount allowed in consolidated CET1)

1,227

1,182

1,238


Other regulatory adjustments and deductions:

Additional value adjustments (PVA)

(2,199)

(2,641)

(2,479)

Goodwill and intangible assets

(8,127)

(7,953)

(7,618)

Deferred tax assets that rely on future profitability excluding temporary differences

(1,080)

(945)

(1,045)

Fair value reserves related to gains or losses on cash flow hedges

(1,814)

(617)

(270)

Excess of expected losses over impairment

(1,772)

(1,914)

(2,106)

Gains or losses on liabilities at fair value resulting from own credit

658

581

600

Other regulatory adjustments

(45)

(88)

(119)

Direct and indirect holdings by an institution of own CET1 instruments

(25)

(27)

(496)

Fully loaded CET1 capital

41,453

42,045

40,387

Regulatory adjustments relating to unrealised gains

(583)

(604)

(180)

PRA Transitional CET1 capital

40,870

41,441

40,207


Additional Tier 1 (AT1) capital


Capital instruments and related share premium accounts

4,322

4,317

2,063

Qualifying AT1 capital (including minority interests) issued by subsidiaries

6,870

7,549

9,726

Less instruments issued by subsidiaries subject to phase out

-

(106)

(1,849)

Other regulatory adjustments and deductions

-

(6)

-

Transitional Additional Tier 1 capital

11,192

11,754

9,940

PRA Transitional Tier 1 capital

52,062

53,195

50,147


Tier 2 (T2) capital


Capital instruments and related share premium accounts

800

771

-

Qualifying T2 capital (including minority interests) issued by subsidiaries

13,529

13,856

16,834

Less instruments issued by subsidiaries subject to phase out

-

-

(522)

Other regulatory adjustments and deductions

(48)

(93)

(12)

PRA Transitional Total regulatory capital

66,343

67,729

66,447


Risk weighted assets

401,900

412,892

442,471




1The CRD IV CET1 ratio (FSA October 2012 transitional statement) as applicable to Barclays' Tier 2 Contingent Capital Notes was 12.3% based on 49.6bn of transitional CRD IV CET1 capital and 402bn RWAs.

2The PRA transitional capital is based on guidance provided in policy statement PS 7/13 on strengthening capital standards published in December 2013.

3As at 31 December 2014, Barclays' fully loaded Tier 1 capital was 46,020m, and the fully loaded Tier 1 ratio was 11.5%. Fully loaded total regulatory capital was 61,763m and the fully loaded total capital ratio was 15.4%. The fully-loaded Tier 1 capital and total capital measures are calculated without applying the transitional provisions set out in CRD IV and assessing compliance of AT1 and T2 instruments against the relevant criteria in CRD IV.

Movement in fully loaded Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital

Three

months

Twelve

months

ended

ended

31.12.14

31.12.14

m

m

Opening CET1 capital

42,045

40,387


(Loss)/profit for the period

(1,599)

76

Movement in own credit

77

58

Movement in dividends

(55)

(1,228)

Retained regulatory capital generated from earnings

(1,577)

(1,094)


Movement in reserves - net impact of share awards

171

706

Movement in available for sale reserves

(24)

414

Movement in currency translation reserves

718

560

Movement in retirement benefits

(145)

205

Other reserves movements

(100)

(329)

Movement in other qualifying reserves

620

1,556


Minority interests

45

(11)

Additional value adjustments (PVA)

442

280

Goodwill and intangible assets

(174)

(509)

Deferred tax assets that rely on future profitability excluding those arising from temporary differences

(135)

(35)

Excess of expected loss over impairment

142

334

Direct and indirect holdings by an institution of own CET1 instruments

2

471

Other regulatory adjustments

43

74

Movement in regulatory adjustments and deductions:

365

604


Closing CET1 capital

41,453

41,453


- The fully loaded CRD IV CET1 ratio increased significantly during the period to 10.3% (2013: 9.1%) reflecting an increase in CET1 capital of 1.1bn to 41.5bn, after absorbing 3.3bn of adjusting items, and a 40.6bn decrease in RWAs to 401.9bn. The improvement reflects progress made in execution of the Group strategy and good progress towards the 2016 Transform target in excess of 11%. Including the sale of the Spanish business, completed on 2 January 2015, the fully loaded CRD IV CET1 ratio would have increased to 10.5% as at 31 December 2014

- Material movements in CET1 capital included:

- a 1.2bn decrease recognised for dividends paid and foreseen;

- a 0.6bn increase due to movements in the currency translation reserve primarily driven by the strengthening of USD against GBP;

- a 0.4bn increase due to gains in the available for sale reserve; and

- A 0.6bn increase due to lower regulatory adjustments and deductions, with decreased deductions of 0.5bn for holdings of own CET1 instruments, 0.3bn for expected loss over impairment and 0.3bn for PVA, partially offset by a 0.5bn increase in the deduction for goodwill and intangibles. The reduction in PVA results principally from the 0.9bn adjustment to the balance sheet valuation of the ESHLA portfolio

- Transitional total capital decreased by 0.1bn to 66.3bn largely due to capital redemptions in the period of 1bn non-
cumulative callable preference shares and 1bn callable fixed/floating rate subordinated notes (T2 capital)
. These decreases were offset by the increase in fully loaded CET1 capital and a T2 capital issuance of $1.25bn of fixed rate subordinated notes

Risk weighted assets by risk type and business

Credit risk


Counterparty credit risk1

Market risk2

Operational risk

Total RWAs


Std

IRB


Std

IRB


Std

IMA




As at 31 December 2014

m


m


m


m

Personal and Corporate Banking

32,657

70,080


238

1,049


26

-


16,176

120,226

Barclaycard

15,910

18,492


-

-


-

-


5,505

39,907

Africa Banking

9,015

21,794


10

562


948

588


5,604

38,521

Investment Bank

5,773

36,829


13,739

11,781


18,179

16,480


19,621

122,402

Head Office

506

2,912


234

62


7

521


1,326

5,568

Total Core

63,861

150,107


14,221

13,454


19,160

17,589


48,232

326,624

Barclays Non-Core

10,679

19,416


3,023

18,406


2,236

13,088


8,428

75,276

Total risk weighted assets

74,540

169,523


17,244

31,860


21,396

30,677


56,660

401,900


As at 31 December 2013


Personal and Corporate Banking

30,750

71,635


174

649


57

-


15,020

118,285

Barclaycard

14,357

15,676


-

-


-

-


5,627

35,660

Africa Banking

7,435

21,807


9

529


494

935


6,837

38,046

Investment Bank

3,681

33,215


11,200

19,511


21,756

16,921


18,096

124,380

Head Office

251

7,760


411

1,747


3,612

1,356


1,089

16,226

Total Core

56,474

150,093


11,794

22,436


25,919

19,212


46,669

332,597

Barclays Non-Core

19,120

29,677


5,152

20,709


7,819

19,755


7,642

109,874

Total risk weighted assets

75,594

179,770


16,946

43,145


33,738

38,967


54,311

442,471

Movement analysis of risk weighted assets


Credit

Counterparty

Market

Operational

Total


risk

credit risk1

risk2

risk

RWAs


bn

bn

bn

bn

bn

As at 1 January 2014

255.4

60.1

72.7

54.3

442.5

Book size

14.4

(16.0)

(15.8)

-

(17.4)

Acquisition and disposals

(12.9)

(0.3)

(1.3)

-

(14.5)

Book quality

(4.4)

(2.1)

1.2

-

(5.3)

Model updates

6.0

3.5

(1.0)

3.4

11.9

Methodology and policy

(10.6)

1.3

(3.6)

-

(12.9)

Foreign exchange movements3

(0.5)

-

-

(1.0)

(1.5)

Other

(3.4)

2.6

(0.1)

-

(0.9)

As at 31 December 2014

244.0

49.1

52.1

56.7

401.9

1 RWAs in relation to default fund contributions are included in counterparty credit risk.

2 RWAs in relation to CVA are included in market risk.

3 Foreign exchange movements do not include movements for counterparty credit risk or market risk.

- RWAs decreased 40.6bn to 401.9bn reflecting the following:

- Book size decreased 17.4bn driven by trading book risk reductions within the Investment Bank and Non-Core, partially offset by growth in loans and advances to customers in PCB and Barclaycard

- Acquisitions and disposals decreased 14.5bn primarily driven by Non-Core disposals. The sale of the Spanish business, completed on 2 January 2015, would have decreased RWAs by a further 5.0bn

- Book quality decreased 5.3bn due to improvements in underlying Investment Bank and PCB exposure risk profiles

- Model updates increased 11.9bn, primarily driven by the implementation of a revised credit risk model for assessing the probability of counterparty default

- Methodology and policy decreased 12.9bn due to regulatory changes in the treatment of high quality liquidity pool assets

- Foreign exchange movements decreased 1.5bn due to the depreciation of ZAR and EUR against GBP, partially offset by the appreciation of USD against GBP

Leverage ratio requirements

The leverage exposure below has been prepared in line with the PRA's revised Supervisory Statement SS3/13 which requires the exposure measure to be calculated on a BCBS 270 basis and Barclays to meet a 3% end point Tier 1 leverage ratio.

In January 2014, the Basel Committee finalised its revised standards (BCBS 270) for calculating the Basel 3 leverage ratio. The European Commission is implementing the amendments into the CRR via a delegated act which came into force from January 2015. Barclays does not believe that there is a material difference between the BCBS 270 leverage ratio and a leverage ratio calculated in accordance with the delegated act.

At 31 December 2014 Barclays BCBS 270 leverage ratio was 3.7%, which is in line with the expected minimum fully loaded requirement outlined by the Financial Policy Committee (FPC).

BCBS 270 leverage ratio

As at 31.12.14

As at 30.09.14

As at 30.06.14

Leverage exposure

bn

bn

bn

Accounting assets

Derivative financial instruments

440

383

333

Cash collateral

73

60

60

Reverse repurchase agreements

132

158

172

Loans and advances and other assets

713

765

750

Total IFRS assets

1,358

1,366

1,315

Regulatory consolidation adjustments

(8)

(8)

(8)

Derivatives adjustments

Derivatives netting

(395)

(345)

(298)

Adjustments to cash collateral

(53)

(42)

(31)

Net written credit protection

27

28

29

Potential Future Exposure on derivatives

179

195

195

Total derivatives adjustments

(242)

(164)

(105)

Securities financing transactions (SFTs) adjustments

25

34

56

Regulatory deductions and other adjustments

(15)

(14)

(10)

Weighted off balance sheet commitments

115

110

105

Total fully loaded leverage exposure

1,233

1,324

1,353

Fully loaded CET1 capital

41.5

42.0

40.8

Fully loaded AT1 capital

4.6

4.6

4.6

Fully loaded Tier 1 capital

46.0

46.6

45.4

Fully loaded leverage ratio

3.7%

3.5%

3.4%

- Leverage exposures during Q414 decreased by 91bn to 1,233bn:

- Loans and advances and other assets decreased by 52bn to 713bn primarily due to a seasonal reduction in settlement balances of 28bn and a 13bn reduction in cash balances

- SFTs decreased 35bn to 157bn driven by a 26bn reduction in IFRS reverse repurchase agreements and 9bn in SFT adjustments, reflecting deleveraging in Non-Core and a seasonal reduction in trading volumes

- Total derivative exposures1 decreased 8bn due to a 16bn reduction in the potential future exposure (PFE), partially offset by an increase in IFRS derivatives and cash collateral

- PFE on derivatives decreased 16bn to 179bn mainly due to reductions in business activity and optimisations,
including trade compressions and tear-ups. This was partially offset by an increase relating to sold options driven by a change to the basis of calculation

- Other derivatives exposures increased 8bn to 92bn driven by an increase in IFRS derivatives of 57bn to 440bn and cash collateral 13bn to 73bn. This was broadly offset by increases in allowable derivatives netting

1 Total derivative exposures include IFRS derivative financial instruments, cash collateral and total derivatives adjustments

Credit Risk

Analysis of loans and advances and impairment

As at 31.12.14

Gross

L&A

Impairment allowance

L&A net of Impairment

Credit

risk loans

CRLs % of gross L&A

Loan impairment charges1

Loan loss rates

m

m

m

m

%

m

bps

Personal & Corporate Banking

145,114

971

144,143

2,064

1.4

263

18

Africa Banking

21,334

681

20,653

1,093

5.1

295

138

Barclaycard

38,376

1,815

36,561

1,765

4.6

1,183

308

Barclays Core

204,824

3,467

201,357

4,922

2.4

1,741

85

Barclays Non-Core

20,259

428

19,831

1,209

6.0

151

75

Total Group Retail

225,083

3,895

221,188

6,131

2.7

1,892

84

Investment Bank

106,377

44

106,333

71

0.1

(14)

(1)

Personal & Corporate Banking

79,622

668

78,954

1,630

2.0

219

28

Africa Banking

16,312

246

16,066

665

4.1

54

33

Head Office and Other Operations

3,240

-

3,240

-

-

-

-

Barclays Core

205,551

958

204,593

2,366

1.2

259

13

Barclays Non-Core2

44,699

602

44,097

841

1.9

53

12

Total Group Wholesale

250,250

1,560

248,690

3,207

1.3

312

12

Group total

475,333

5,455

469,878

9,338

2.0

2,204

46

Traded Loans

2,693

n/a

2,693


Loans and advances designated at fair value

20,198

n/a

20,198


Loans and advances held at fair value

22,891

n/a

22,891


Total loans and advances

498,224

5,455

492,769


As at 31.12.13

Personal & Corporate Banking

140,742

1,325

139,417

2,703

1.9

357

25

Africa

21,586

674

20,912

1,205

5.6

388

180

Barclaycard

33,024

1,517

31,507

1,541

4.7

1,096

332

Barclays Core

195,352

3,516

191,836

5,449

2.8

1,841

94

Barclays Non-Core

40,867

856

40,011

2,118

5.2

320

78

Total Group Retail

236,219

4,372

231,847

7,567

3.2

2,161

91

Investment Bank

104,468

-

104,468

-

-

(30)

(3)

Personal & Corporate Banking

77,674

701

76,973

1,861

2.4

264

34

Africa

15,793

352

15,441

722

4.6

89

56

Head Office and Other Operations

3,072

-

3,072

-

-

(3)

(10)

Barclays Core

201,007

1,053

199,954

2,583

1.3

320

16

Barclays Non-Core

43,691

1,833

41,858

3,148

7.2

581

133

Total Group Wholesale

244,698

2,886

241,812

5,731

2.3

901

37

Group total

480,917

7,258

473,659

13,298

2.8

3,062

64

Traded Loans

1,647

n/a

1,647


Loans and advances designated at fair value

18,695

n/a

18,695


Loans and advances held at fair value

20,342

n/a

20,342


Total loans and advances

501,259

7,258

494,001


1Excludes impairment charges on available for sale investments and reverse repurchase agreements.

2Credit Risk Loans decreased to 841m (2013: 3,148m)as a result of the reclassification of Spanish loans now held for sale and a write-off of a single name exposure.

Statement of Directors' Responsibilities

Each of the Directors (the names of whom are set out below) confirm that:

- to the best of their knowledge, the condensed consolidated financial statements (set out on pages 39 to 42), which have been prepared in accordance with the IFRSs as adopted by the European Union, give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit or loss of the Company and the undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a whole. The condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the annual financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2014 included in the Annual Report; and

-to the best of their knowledge, the management information (set out on pages 4 to 37) includes a fair review of the
development and performance of the business and the position of the Company and the undertakings included in the
consolidation taken as a whole, together with a description of the principal risks and uncertainties that they face
.

Signed on behalf of the Board by

Antony Jenkins DateTushar Morzaria Date

Group Chief ExecutiveGroup Finance Director

Barclays PLC Board of Directors:

Chairman

Sir David Walker

Executive Directors

Antony Jenkins (Group Chief Executive)

Tushar Morzaria (Group Finance Director)

Non-executive Directors

Mike Ashley

Tim Breedon CBE

Crawford Gillies

Reuben Jeffery III

Wendy Lucas-Bull

John McFarlane

Dambisa Moyo

Frits van Paasschen

Sir Michael Rake

Diane de Saint Victor

Sir John Sunderland

Stephen Thieke

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

Condensed consolidated income statement (audited)


Year ended

Year ended

Continuing operations

31.12.14

31.12.13


Notes1

m

m

Net interest income

12,080

11,600

Net fee and commission income

8,174

8,731

Net trading income

3,331

6,553

Net investment income2

1,328

680

Net premiums from insurance contracts

669

732

Other income

186

148

Total income

25,768

28,444

Net claims and benefits incurred on insurance contracts

(480)

(509)

Total income net of insurance claims

25,288

27,935

Credit impairment charges and other provisions

(2,168)

(3,071)

Net operating income

23,120

24,864


Staff costs

(11,005)

(12,155)

Administration and general expenses

(9,424)

(9,817)

Operating expenses

(20,429)

(21,972)


(Loss)/profit on disposal of undertakings and share of results of associates and joint ventures

(435)

(24)

Profit before tax

2,256

2,868

Tax

1

(1,411)

(1,571)

Profit after tax

845

1,297


Attributable to:

Ordinary equity holders of the parent

(174)

540

Other equity holders

8

250

-

Total equity holders

76

540

Non-controlling interests

2

769

757

Profit after tax

845

1,297


Earnings per share from continuing operations

Basic earnings/(loss) per ordinary share3

3

(0.7)p

3.8p

Diluted earnings/(loss) per ordinary share3

(0.7)p

3.7p

1For notes to the Financial Statements see pages 43 to 46.

2Net investment income includes the 461m gain on US Lehman acquisition assets.

3The profit after tax attributable to other equity holders of 250m (2013: nil) is offset by a tax credit recorded in reserves of 54m (2013: nil). The net amount of 196m, along with NCI, is deducted from profit after tax in order to calculate earnings per share.

Condensed consolidated statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income (audited)



Year ended

Year ended

Continuing operations


31.12.14

31.12.13

Notes1

m

m

Profit after tax


845

1,297

Other comprehensive income/(loss) that may be recycled to profit or loss:


Currency translation reserve

9

486

(1,767)

Available for sale reserve

9

413

(382)

Cash flow hedge reserve

9

1,540

(1,890)

Other


(42)

(37)

Total comprehensive income/(loss) that may be recycled to profit or loss


2,397

(4,076)

Other comprehensive income/(loss) not recycled to profit or loss:


Retirement benefit remeasurements


205

(515)

Other comprehensive income/(loss) for the period


2,602

(4,591)

Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the period


3,447

(3,294)

Attributable to:


Equity holders of the parent


2,756

(3,406)

Non-controlling interests


691

112

Total comprehensive income/(loss) for the period


3,447

(3,294)

1 For notes to the Financial Statements see pages 43 to 46.

Condensed consolidated balance sheet (audited)

As at

As at

31.12.14

31.12.13

Assets

Notes1

m

m

Cash and balances at central banks

39,695

45,687

Items in the course of collection from other banks

1,210

1,282

Trading portfolio assets

114,717

133,069

Financial assets designated at fair value

38,300

38,968

Derivative financial instruments

439,909

350,300

Available for sale financial investments

86,066

91,756

Loans and advances to banks

42,111

39,422

Loans and advances to customers

427,767

434,237

Reverse repurchase agreements and other similar secured lending

131,753

186,779

Current and deferred tax assets

4,464

5,026

Prepayments, accrued income and other assets

19,181

4,415

Investments in associates and joint ventures

711

653

Goodwill

4,887

4,878

Intangible assets

3,293

2,807

Property, plant and equipment

3,786

4,216

Retirement benefit assets

6

56

133

Total assets

1,357,906

1,343,628

Liabilities

Deposits from banks

58,390

55,615

Items in the course of collection due to other banks

1,177

1,359

Customer accounts

427,704

431,998

Repurchase agreements and other similar secured borrowing

124,479

196,748

Trading portfolio liabilities

45,124

53,464

Financial liabilities designated at fair value

56,972

64,796

Derivative financial instruments

439,320

347,118

Debt securities in issue

86,099

86,693

Accruals, deferred income and other liabilities 2

24,538

12,934

Current and deferred tax liabilities

1,283

1,415

Subordinated liabilities

21,153

21,695

Provisions

5

4,135

3,886

Retirement benefit liabilities

6

1,574

1,958

Total liabilities

1,291,948

1,279,679

Equity

Called up share capital and share premium

7

20,809

19,887

Other reserves

9

2,724

249

Retained earnings

31,712

33,186

Shareholders' equity attributable to ordinary shareholders of the parent

55,245

53,322

Other equity instruments

8

4,322

2,063

Total equity excluding non-controlling interests

59,567

55,385

Non-controlling interests

2

6,391

8,564

Total equity

65,958

63,949

Total liabilities and equity

1,357,906

1,343,628

1 For notes, see pages 43 to 46.

Condensed consolidated statement of changes in equity (audited)



Called up share capital and share premium1

Other equity instruments1

Other reserves1

Retained earnings

Total

Non-controlling interests2

Total

equity

Year ended 31.12.14

m

m

m

m

m

m

m

Balance at 1 January 2014

19,887

2,063

249

33,186

55,385

8,564

63,949

Profit after tax

-

250

-

(174)

76

769

845

Other comprehensive profit after tax for the period

-

-

2,518

162

2,680

(78)

2,602

Issue of shares

922

-

-

693

1,615

-

1,615

Issue and exchange of equity instruments

-

2,263

-

(155)

2,108

(1,527)

581

Dividends

-

-

-

(1,057)

(1,057)

(631)

(1,688)

Coupons paid on other equity instruments

-

(250)

-

54

(196)

-

(196)

Redemption of preference shares

-

-

-

(104)

(104)

(687)

(791)

Treasury shares

-

-

(43)

(866)

(909)

-

(909)

Other movements

-

(4)

-

(27)

(31)

(19)

(50)

Balance at 31 December 2014

20,809

4,322

2,724

31,712

59,567

6,391

65,958



Year ended 31.12.13

Balance at 1 January 2013

12,477

-

3,674

34,464

50,615

9,371

59,986

Profit after tax

-

-

-

540

540

757

1,297

Other comprehensive profit after tax for the period

-

-

(3,406)

(540)

(3,946)

(645)

(4,591)

Issue of shares

7,410

-

-

689

8,099

-

8,099

Issue and exchange of equity instruments

-

2,063

-

-

2,063

-

2,063

Dividends

-

-

-

(859)

(859)

(813)

(1,672)

Coupons paid on other equity instruments

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Treasury shares

-

-

(19)

(1,047)

(1,066)

-

(1,066)

Other movements

-

-

-

(61)

(61)

(106)

(167)

Balance at 31 December 2013

19,887

2,063

249

33,186

55,385

8,564

63,949



1Details of Share Capital, Other Equity Instruments and Other Reserves are shown on pages 45-46.

2 Details of Non-controlling Interests are shown on page 43.

Condensed consolidated cash flow statement (audited)


Year ended

Year ended


31.12.14

31.12.13


m

m

Profit before tax

2,256

2,868

Adjustment for non-cash items

5,620

6,581

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

(16,765)

(32,833)

Corporate income tax paid

(1,552)

(1,558)

Net cash from operating activities

(10,441)

(24,942)

Net cash from investing activities

10,655

(22,645)

Net cash from financing activities

(3,058)

5,910

Effect of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents

(431)

198

Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents

(3,275)

(41,479)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of the period

81,754

123,233

Cash and cash equivalents at end of the period

78,479

81,754

Financial Statement Notes

1 Tax

The 2014 tax charge of 1,411m (2013: 1,571m), represented an effective tax rate of 62.5% (2013: 54.8%). The effective tax rate was higher than the UK statutory tax rate of 21.5% (2013: 23.25%) mainly due to profits outside of the UK taxed at higher local statutory tax rates, non-creditable taxes and non-deductible expenses, including the provision for ongoing investigations and litigation relating to Foreign Exchange. This was partially offset by the effect of non-taxable gains and income, and deferred tax asset measurement adjustments. Additionally, the 2013 effective tax rate included the write down of the Spanish deferred tax asset.

The deferred tax asset of 4,130m (2013: 4,807m) mainly relates to amounts in the US and UK.

Assets


Liabilities

Current and deferred tax assets and liabilities

31.12.14

31.12.13


31.12.14

31.12.13

m

m


m

m

Current tax

334

219


(1,021)

(1,042)

Deferred tax

4,130

4,807


(262)

(373)

Total

4,464

5,026


(1,283)

(1,415)

Deferred tax assets and liabilities

31.12.14

31.12.13

m

m

Barclays Group US Inc. (BGUS) tax group

1,588

1,449

US Branch of Barclays Bank PLC (US Branch)

1,591

1,362

UK tax group

461

1,171

Spanish tax group

54

353

Other

436

472

Deferred tax asset

4,130

4,807

Deferred tax liability

(262)

(373)

Net deferred tax

3,868

4,434

2 Non-Controlling interests


Profit attributable to non-controlling interest


Equity attributable to non-controlling interest


2014

2013


2014

2013


m

m


m

m

Barclays Bank PLC Issued:






- Preference shares

441

410


3,654

5,868

- Upper Tier 2 instruments

2

2


486

485

Barclays Africa Group Limited

320

343


2,247

2,204

Other non-controlling interests

6

2


4

7

Total

769

757


6,391

8,564

Equity attributable to non-controlling interests decreased by 2,173m to 6,391m primarily due to movements in preference shares. 1,527m of Barclays Bank PLC preference shares were bought back and cancelled as part of the AT1 exchange exercise. A further 687m of preference shares were redeemed on their first call date.

3 Earnings per share

31.12.14

31.12.13

m

m

Profit/(loss) attributable to ordinary equity holders of the parent1

(174)

540

Dilutive impact of convertible options

-

1

Tax credit on profit after tax attributable to other equity holders

54

-

Total profit/(loss) attributable to equity holders of the parent including tax credit on other equity

(120)

541

Basic weighted average number of shares in issue

16,329

14,308

Number of potential ordinary shares

296

360

Diluted weighted average number of shares

16,625

14,668

Basic earnings/(loss) per ordinary share (p)

(0.7)

3.8

Diluted earnings/(loss) per ordinary share (p)

(0.7)

3.7

1The profit after tax attributable to other equity holders of 250m (2013: nil) is offset by a tax credit recorded in reserves of 54m (2013: nil). The net amount of 196m, along with NCI, is deducted from profit after tax in order to calculate earnings per share.

4 Dividends on ordinary shares

A final dividend in respect of 2014 of 3.5p per ordinary share will be paid on 2 April 2015 to shareholders on the Share Register on 11 March 2015 and accounted for as a distribution of retained earnings in the year ending 31 December 2015. The financial statements for 2014 include the following dividends paid during the year.


Year ended 31.12.14


Year ended 31.12.13

Dividends paid during the period


Per share

Total


Per share

Total



Pence

m


Pence

m

Final dividend paid during period


3.5

564


3.5

441

Interim dividends paid during period


3.0

493


3.0

418

Total


6.5

1,057


6.5

859

For qualifying US and Canadian resident ADR holders, the final dividend of 3.5p per ordinary share becomes 14p per ADS (representing four shares). The ADR depositary will post the final dividend on 2 April 2015 to ADR holders on the record at close of business on 11 March 2015.

5 Provisions


As at

As at


31.12.14

31.12.13


m

m

Conduct remediation



- Payment Protection Insurance redress

1,059

971

- Interest rate hedging product redress

211

1,169

- Other customer redress

375

388

Legal, Competition & Regulatory matters

1,690

485

Redundancy and restructuring

291

388

Undrawn contractually committed facilities and guarantees

94

165

Onerous contracts

205

100

Sundry provisions

210

220

Total

4,135

3,886

6 Retirement benefits

As at 31 December 2014, the Group's IAS 19 (Revised) pension deficit across all schemes was 1.5bn (2013: 1.8bn). The UK Retirement Fund (UKRF), which is the Group's main scheme, had a deficit of 1.1bn (2013: 1.4bn).

The movement for the UKRF is largely due to an increase in asset values, which was partially offset by an increase in defined benefit obligation. The increase in defined benefit obligation can be linked to a decrease in discount rate to 3.67% (2013: 4.46%), partially offset by a decrease in long term expected inflation to 3.05% (2013: 3.42%).

The triennial funding valuation of the UKRF was completed in 2014 with an effective date of 30 September 2013. The funding deficit at that date was calculated to be 3.6bn. Under the agreed recovery plan, deficit contributions of 300m will be paid to the fund in 2015 and 2016. Further deficit contributions of 740m each year are payable between 2017 and 2021 with up to 500m of the 2021 deficit contributions payable in 2017 depending on the deficit level at that time. These deficit contributions are in addition to the regular contributions to meet the Group's share of the cost of benefits accruing over each year.

In non-valuation years the Scheme Actuary prepares an annual update of the funding position. The latest annual update was carried out as at 30 September 2014 and showed a deficit of 4.6bn.

The increase in funding deficit over the year to 30 September 2014 can be mainly attributed to the fall in real gilt yields over the year.

7 Called up share capital

Called up share capital comprises 16,498m (2013: 16,113m) ordinary shares of 25p each. The increase was due to the issuance of shares under employee share schemes and the Barclays PLC Scrip Dividend Programme.

8 Other equity instruments

Other Equity Instruments of 4,322m (2013: 2,063m) include AT1 securities issued by Barclays PLC during 2013 and 2014. During 2013, there were two separate issuances of Fixed Rate Resetting Perpetual Subordinated Contingent Convertible Securities, with principal amounts of $2bn and 1bn. In 2014, there were three issuances of Fixed Rate Resetting Perpetual Subordinated Contingent Convertible Securities, with principal amounts of $1.2bn, 1.1bn and 0.7bn. The 2014 AT1 securities were issued as part of an exchange of 1,527m of Barclays Bank PLC preference shares (held as non controlling interests for Barclays PLC) and 607m of subordinated debt instruments (Tier 1 Notes and Reserve Capital Instruments).

The exchange exercise involved Barclays PLC issuing AT1 securities to investors in exchange for Barclays Bank PLC preference shares and Barclays Bank PLC subordinated debt instruments held by the same investors. As part of the exercise, Barclays Bank PLC issued three corresponding AT1 instruments to Barclays PLC. Upon completion of the exercise, the preference shares and subordinated debt instruments were cancelled by Barclays Bank PLC.

The AT1 securities are perpetual securities with no fixed maturity and are structured to qualify as AT1 instruments under CRD IV.

9 Other reserves

Other reserves of 2,724bn (2013: 249bn) mainly consist of the following:

Currency translation reserve

As at 31 December 2014 there was a debit balance of 582m (2013: 1,142m debit) in the currency translation reserve. The decrease in the debit balance of 560m (2013: 1,201m debit) principally reflected the strengthening of USD against GBP. The currency translation reserve movement associated with non-controlling interests was a 74m debit (2013: 566m debit) reflecting the further depreciation of ZAR against GBP.

During the period a 91m net gain (2013: 5m) from recycling of the currency translation reserve was recognised in the income statement.

Available for sale reserve

As at 31 December 2014 the available for sale reserve was 562m (2013: 148m). The increase of 414m (2013: 379m decrease) principally reflected a 5,336m gain from changes in fair value on Government Bonds, predominantly held in the liquidity pool, offset by 4,074m of losses from related interest rate hedges, 620m of net gains transferred to net profit as bonds were disposed and 103m of tax.

Cash Flow Hedging Reserve

As at 31 December 2014 there was a credit balance of 1,817m (2013: 273m credit) in the cash flow hedging reserve. The increase of 1,544m (2013: 1,826m decrease) principally reflected a 2,662m increase in the fair value of interest rate swaps held for hedging purposes as interest rate forward curves decreased, partly offset by 737m gains recycled to the income statement in line with when the hedged item affects profit or loss, and 381m of tax.

Treasury shares

During the period 909m (2013: 1,049m) net purchases of treasury shares were made, principally reflecting the increase in shares held for the purposes of employee share schemes, and 866m (2013: 1,034m) was transferred to retained earnings reflecting the vesting of deferred share based payments.

Shareholder Information

Results timetable1

Date

Ex-dividend date

10 March 2015

Dividend Record date

11 March 2015

Scrip reference share price set and made available to shareholders

17 March 2015

Cut off time of 4.30 pm (London time) for the receipt of Mandate Forms or Revocation Forms (as applicable)

20 March 2015

Dividend Payment date/first day of dealing in New Shares

2 April 2015

Q1 2015 Interim Management Statement

29 April 2015


To ensure the final dividend for the year ended 31 December 2014 is paid before the end of the tax year ending 5 April 2015, which we believe is helpful to shareholders, the Scrip dividend election period has reduced from 15 working days to 9 working days. Please also note that the ex-dividend date and record date have moved from the usual Thursday/Friday to Tuesday 10 March 2015 and Wednesday 11 March 2015 respectively. Dates are detailed above.


For qualifying US and Canadian resident ADR holders, the final dividend of 3.5p per ordinary share becomes 14p per ADS (representing four shares). The ADR depositary will post the final dividend on Thursday 2 April 2015 to ADR holders on the record at close of business on Wednesday 11 March 2015. The ex-dividend date for ADR holders will be Monday 9 March 2015.

Year ended

Year ended

% Change3

Exchange rates2

31.12.14

31.12.13


Period end - USD/GBP

1.56

1.65

(5%)

Average - USD/GBP

1.65

1.56

6%

3 Month Average - USD/GBP

1.58

1.62

(2%)

Period end - EUR/GBP

1.28

1.20

7%

Average - EUR/GBP

1.24

1.18

5%

3 Month Average - EUR/GBP

1.27

1.19

7%

Period end - ZAR/GBP

18.03

17.37

4%

Average - ZAR/GBP

17.84

15.10

18%

3 Month Average - ZAR/GBP

17.75

16.43

8%


Share price data

31.12.14

31.12.13


Barclays PLC (p)

243.50

271.95


Barclays PLC number of shares (m)

16,498

16,113


Barclays Africa Group Limited (formerly Absa Group Limited) (ZAR)

182.00

132.25


Barclays Africa Group Limited (formerly Absa Group Limited) number of shares (m)

848

848



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Registered office

1 Churchill Place, London, E14 5HP, United Kingdom. Tel: +44 (0) 20 7116 1000. Company number: 48839


Registrar

Equiniti, Aspect House, Spencer Road, Lancing, West Sussex BN99 6DA United Kingdom.

Tel: 0871 384 20554 from the UK or +44 121 415 7004 from overseas.

1Note that these announcement dates are provisional and subject to change. Any changes to the Scrip Dividend Programme dates will be made available at Barclays.com/dividends.

2The average rates shown above are derived from daily spot rates during the year used to convert foreign currency transactions into GBP for accountingpurposes.

3The change is the impact to GBP reported information.

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