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qualifying capital instrument

9(in UPRU) means that part of a firm's capital which is a security of indeterminate duration, or other instrument, that fulfils the following conditions:

  1. (a) it may not be reimbursed on the bearer's initiative or without the prior agreement of FSA;
  2. (b) the debt agreement must provide for the firm to have the option of deferring the payment of interest on the debt;
  3. (c) the lender's claims on the firm must be wholly subordinated to those of all non-subordinated creditors;
  4. (d) the documents governing the issue of the securities must provide for debt and unpaid interest to be such as to absorb losses, whilst leaving the firm in a position to continue trading; and
  5. (e) only fully paid-up amounts shall be taken into account.