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Group Finance Director’s Review

Barclays PLC — 2013 Results

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Income Statement

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Adjusted profit before tax was down 32% to £5,167m driven by costs to achieve Transform and a reduction in income. Q413 adjusted profit before tax was down £1,194m against Q313 to £191m, including the impact of £331m of charges against litigation and regulatory penalties in the Investment Bank, UK bank levy of £504m (Q313: £nil), and £468m of costs to achieve Transform (Q313: £101m)

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Statutory profit before tax improved to £2,868m (2012: £7 97m), reflecting a reduced own credit charge of £220m (2012: £4,579m)

Income Performance

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Adjusted income decreased 4% to £28,155m, reflecting reductions in the Investment Bank, the Head Office and Africa RBB, partially offset by growth in Barclaycard and UK RBB

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Investment Bank income was down 9% to £10,733m driven by a decrease in FICC income of £1,141m, partially offset by increases in Equities and Prime Services of £489m, and Investment Banking of £63m. Income from Exit Quadrant assets also decreased £309m due to accelerated disposals and a £111m reversal of income relating to a litigation matter in Q413. Income in Q413 increased 2% on Q313 to £2,149m due to higher activity in Macro Products, particularly in the Currency business, and Investment Banking, offset by a reduced performance in Credit Products, and Equities and Prime Services

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Total net interest income was broadly stable at £11,600m, with lower net interest income in Head Office, Africa RBB and the Investment Bank offset by increases in Barclay card, UK RBB and Corporate Banking. Customer net interest income for RBB, Barclaycard, Corporate Banking and Wealth an d Investment Management increased to £10,365m (2012: £9,839m) driven by growth in customer assets, partially offset by contributions from Group structural hedging activities