Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 changed capital accounting  2004
assets £66.0 £70.5 £67.7 £64.5 £71.9 Capital resources** £5.5
liabilities & reserves -£54.8 -£60.0 -£62.3 -£62.8 -£69.3 Capital Resources Requirement (Capital  £2.5
net assets(Standard's wealth) £11.2 £10.5 £5.4 £1.7 £2.6 required - minimum)
RMM* (Capital required - minimum) £1.8 £1.9 £2.1 £2.0 £2.0
Excess - net assets over RMM £9.4 £8.6 £3.3 -£0.3 £0.6 Reported excess £3.0
Balance sheet repairs: Balance sheet repairs:
Subordinated debt £0.0 £0.0 £0.0 £1.0 £1.0 Subordinated debt £1.6
Accounting changes £0.0 £0.0 £0.0 £1.5 £1.0 Accounting changes £1.6
Subtotal £0.0 £0.0 £0.0 £2.5 £2.0 Subtotal £3.2
Standard's wealth: £5.5-£3.2 = £2.3
Revised excess -net assets over RMM £9.4 £8.6 £3.3 £2.2 £2.6 Excess/ -shortfall  -£0.2
Text Box: Capital resources** - see 2004 Annual Results;
Subordinated debt:the July '02 bond issue for E750 m and £500m and the Oct '04 bond issue for E360m and £300m;

Accounting changes include £500m credit for future profits (see page 2, 2004 Annual results - implicit item of £500m); and £1.1bn credit to the Fund for future appropriations in 2003 - page 70, Offering Circular SL Mac(No 2) Plc, which provides a breakdown of Capital Resources.

Accounting changes further background: £1.1bn increase Fund for future appropriations - see p 8, 2003 SL Accounts.
Text Box: *RMM means the required minimum margin of assets over liabilities which the UK insurance regulator required at that time

All figures are £billions