At 31 March 2016, the nominal value of issued additional tier 1 capital amounted to EUR 1,500 million (31 December 2015: EUR 1,500 million) equivalent to DKK 11,177 million (31 December 2015: DKK 11,194 million). Danske Bank A/S may, at its sole discretion, omit interest and principal payments to bondholders. Any interest payments made must be made out of retained earnings in Danske Bank A/S and Danske Bank Group. At 31 March 2016, re- tained earnings amounted to DKK 104,988 million for Danske Bank A/S (31 December 2015: DKK 101,764 million). Retained earnings for Danske Bank Group are disclosed in the balance sheet. The additional tier 1 capital will be temporarily written down if the common equity tier 1 capital ratio falls below 7% for Danske Bank A/S or Danske Bank Group. At 31 March 2016, the common equity tier 1 capital ratio was 18.7% (31 December 2015: 19.5%) for Danske Bank A/S. The ratio for Danske Bank Group is disclosed in the Statement of capital. For information on the Groups excess capital, see the Capital requirements section in the Managements report. The solvency need for Danske Bank A/S and Danske Bank Group is provided in the Internal Capital Ade- quacy Assessment report at 31 March 2016, which is available at danskebank.com/ir/reports. The issued additional tier 1 capital is classified as equity in- struments in the financial statements, and equity has increased by the net proceeds received. Interest payments are accounted for as dividends, which are recognised directly in equity at the time when the payment obligation arises. Consequently, interest payments do not have any effect on the net profit for the period. Amounts paid or received for the acquisition or sale of additional tier 1 instruments are recognised directly in equity. On redemption of the tier 1 capital, equity will be reduced by the redemption amount.
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