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Capital adequacy management

The composition of the Group’s eligible own funds is as follows:

Eligible own funds (Millions of euros)

31-12-2019

31-12-2018

31-12-2017

Amount

As %

Amount

As %

Amount

As %

Net equity

25,151

24,058

24,683

Shareholders’ equity

26,247

25,384

24,722

Capital

5,981

5,981

5,981

Profit/(loss)

1,705

1,985

1,684

Reserves and other

18,561

17,418

17,057

Minority interests and OCI

(1,096)

(1,326)

(39)

Other CET1 instruments

(1,037)

(801)

(710)

Adjustments applied to the eligibility of minority interests and OCI

6

(43)

(93)

Other adjustments (1)

(1,043)

(758)

(617)

CET1 Instruments

24,114

23,257

23,973

Deductions from CET1

(6,327)

(6,457)

(6,650)

Intangible assets

(4,232)

(4,250)

(4,206)

Deferred tax assets

(1,875)

(1,977)

(1,876)

Other deductions from CET1

(220)

(230)

(568)

Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1)

17,787

12.0%

16,800

11.5%

17,323

11.7%

AT1 instruments

2,236

2,233

999

AT1 Deductions

TIER 1

20,023

13.5%

19,033

13.0%

18,322

12.3%

T2 instruments

3,224

3,295

5,023

T2 Deductions

TIER 2

3,224

2.2%

3,295

2.3%

5,023

3.4%

TOTAL CAPITAL

23,247

15.7%

22,328

15.3%

23,345

15.7%

Other eligible subordinated instruments. MREL (5)

5,680

2,303

1,608

SUBORDINATED MREL

28,927

19.6%

24,631

16.9%

24,953

16.8%

Other eligible instruments. MREL (3)

3,362

2,943

MREL (4)

32,289

21.8%

27,574

18.9%

RISK WEIGHTED ASSETS (RWA)

147,880

145,942

148,695

(*) From 01-01-2019 the regulatory and fully-loaded data are the same. The figures at 31-12-2018 and 31-12-2017 are those expected for the end of the transitional period (fully-loaded) of the COREP statuses of each period.

(1) Mainly the forecast for dividends payable.

(2) Five senior non-preferred debt issuances have been made this year for a nominal amount of EUR 3,382 million.

(3) A senior preferred debt issuance has been made this year for a nominal amount of EUR 1,000 million.

(4) On 24 April 2019, the Bank of Spain notified CaixaBank about the MREL requirement. In accordance with this notification, CaixaBank must reach as of 1 January 2021 a volume of equity and eligible liabilities of approximately 22.5% of the RWA at a consolidated level.

At the individual level, CaixaBank has ratios of 13.8% CET1, 15.4% Tier 1 and 17.8% Total Capital, with RWAs of EUR 135,725 million.

The following chart sets out a summary of the minimum requirements of eligible own funds:

Minimum requirements (Millions of euros)

31-12-2019

31-12-2018

31-12-2017

Amount

As %

Amount

As %

Amount

As %

BIS III minimum requirements

CET1 (*)

12,983

8.78%

12,770

8.75%

13,011

8.75%

Tier 1

15,201

10.28%

14,959

10.25%

15,241

10.25%

Total capital

18,159

12.28%

17,878

12.25%

18,215

12.25%

(*) Includes the minimum requirement of Pillar I of 4.5%; the requirement of Pillar II of 1.5%; the capital conservation buffer of 2.5%, the O-SII (Other Systemically Important Institution) buffer of 0.25%. The specific countercyclical risk buffer of 0.03% is also added during 2019.

The same requirements for 2019 are upheld in 2020, with the difference being that the countercyclical capital buffer for exposure to third-party countries must be updated quarterly.

The following chart provides a breakdown of the leverage ratio:

Leverage ratio (Millions of euros)

31-12-2019

31-12-2018 *

31-12-2017 *

Exposure

341,681

344,485

343,484

Leverage ratio (Tier 1/Exposure)

5.9%

5.5%

5.3%

(*) The figures are those expected for the end of the transitional period (fully-loaded).

The changes in eligible own funds are as follows:

Changes in eligible (Millions of euros)

31-12-2019

31-12-2018

Amount

As %

Amount

As %

CET1 at the start of the year

16,800

11.5%

17,323

11.7%

Changes in CET1 instruments

856

(715)

Benefit

1,705

1,985

Expected dividends

(897)

(1,016)

Reserves

303

(455)

Minority interests

0

(318)

Valuation adjustments and other

(255)

(911)

Changes in deductions from CET1 (1)

131

192

Intangible assets

18

(44)

Deferred tax assets

102

(101)

Other deductions from CET1

11

337

AT1 deductions covered by CET1

0

0

CET1 at the end of the year

17,787

12.0%

16,800

11.5%

Additional TIER 1 at the start of the year

2,233

1.5%

999

0.6%

Changes in AT1 instruments

3

1,234

Changes in deductions from CET1

0

0

Additional TIER 1 at the end of the year

2,236

1.5%

2,233

1.5%

TIER 2 at the start of the year

3,295

2.3%

5,023

3.4%

Changes in Tier 2 instruments

(71)

(1,728)

Subordinated issuances

0

1,000

Redemption of issuances

0

(2,822)

Other

(71)

94

Changes in Tier 2 deductions

0

TIER 2 at the end of the year

3,224

2.2%

3,295

2.3%

The causative details of the main aspects of the financial year that have influenced the CET1 ratio are set out below:

Change in CET1

The Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio amounts to 12.0% at 31 December 2019. The organic capital generation of the year has been +37 basis points, regulatory and accounting changes have had an impact of +2 basis points (of which -11 basis points of first application of IFRS 16, +18 basis points by the change in the accounting of the commitments defined with employees and -5 basis points for the adjustment of credit risk requirements for real estate financing in accordance with applicable regulations (see Article 128 of Regulation 575/2013 "Capital Requirements Regulation" (CRR)) and +13 basis points due to the evolution of markets and other impacts.

These levels of CET1 lay the foundations for achieving the capital objective set in the 2019-2021 Strategic Plan, which stands at approximately 12%, with an additional 1 percentage point prudential buffer being established until the end of 2021 to cover any future regulatory changes, including the end of the Basel 3 framework.

Information on capital requirements by risk calculation method is presented below:

Breakdown of risk-weighted assets by method (Millions of euros)

31-12-2019

31-12-2018

31-12-2017

Amount

As %

Amount

As %

Amount

As %

Credit risk (1)

113,947

77.0%

111,740

76.6%

110,819

74.5%

Standardised approach

62,069

42.0%

60,612

41.5%

64,172

43.2%

IRB approach

51,878

35.0%

51,128

35.0%

46,647

31.4%

Shareholder risk

18,309

12.4%

19,177

13.1%

22,614

15.2%

PD/LGD method

5,915

4.0%

7,436

5.1%

9,907

6.7%

Simple method

12,394

8.4%

11,709

8.0%

12,443

8.4%

VaR method

0

0.0%

32

0.0%

264

0.2%

Market risk

2,224

1.5%

1,916

1.3%

2,279

1.5%

Standardised approach

1,232

0.8%

1,177

0.8%

1,229

0.8%

Internal models (IMM)

992

0.7%

739

0.5%

1,050

0.7%

Operational risk

13,400

9.1%

13,109

9.0%

12,983

8.7%

Standardised approach

13,400

9.1%

13,109

9.0%

12,983

8.7%

Total

147,880

100.0%

145,942

100.0%

148,695

100.0%

(1) Includes credit valuation adjustments (CVA), deferred tax assets (DTAs) and securitisations.