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1 min readWarningEBA reporting framework 4.2Updated 10 November 2026

Number of non-executive directors (including the chairperson, excluding employee representatives), amount must equal the sum of its six parts (EBA rule v22551_m)

A warning in the diversity benchmarking return (REM diversity), on templates R 13.00.b, corporate information and R 16.00, non executive directors age and gender.

Check your file against this ruleWhat to do if it fails

The rule in plain words

Number of non-executive directors (including the chairperson, excluding employee representatives), amount must equal these six added up:

  • Non-executive directors, female, total number of non-executive directors by gender
  • Chairperson, non-binary, total number of non-executive directors by gender
  • Chairperson, female, total number of non-executive directors by gender
  • Chairperson, male, total number of non-executive directors by gender
  • Non-executive directors, non-binary, total number of non-executive directors by gender
  • Non-executive directors, male, total number of non-executive directors by gender
How the Line4 Check report words itShow

Word for word as the report shows it when the rule fails.

R_13.00.B: Number of non-executive directors (including the chairperson, excluding employee representatives) = R_16.00: Non-executive directors, female, Total number of non-executive directors by gender + R_16.00: Chairperson, non-binary, Total number of non-executive directors by gender + R_16.00: Chairperson, female, Total number of non-executive directors by gender + R_16.00: Chairperson, male, Total number of non-executive directors by gender + R_16.00: Non-executive directors, non-binary, Total number of non-executive directors by gender + R_16.00: Non-executive directors, male, Total number of non-executive directors by gender

What to do if your filing fails it

  1. 01Open the templates below and find the cells the rule reads.
  2. 02Add up the parts in your file and compare the result with the total.
  3. 03If they differ, a part is missing, a value sits in the wrong row, or the total is out of date.
  4. 04EBA compares the values exactly here: there is no rounding tolerance.
  5. 05It runs only when your filing indicators mark R 13.00 and R 16.00 as reported.
  6. 06This is a warning. It does not stop the filing on its own, but your authority may ask you to explain it.

The cells it reads

Corporate information (R 13.00.b)

Row

  • 0050Number of non-executive directors (including the chairperson, excluding employee representatives)

Column

  • 0020Amount

Non executive directors age and gender (R 16.00)

Rows

  • 0010Chairperson, male
  • 0020Chairperson, female
  • 0030Chairperson, non-binary
  • 0040Non-executive directors, male
  • 0050Non-executive directors, female
  • 0060Non-executive directors, non-binary

Column

  • 0070Total number of non-executive directors by gender

A worked example

The first of its checks, with simple numbers.

Illustrative values
Non-executive directors, female, total number of non-executive directors by gender1,200
Chairperson, non-binary, total number of non-executive directors by gender800
Chairperson, female, total number of non-executive directors by gender450
Chairperson, male, total number of non-executive directors by gender300
Non-executive directors, non-binary, total number of non-executive directors by gender150
Non-executive directors, male, total number of non-executive directors by gender100
Together3,000
What the rule then expects

Number of non-executive directors (including the chairperson, excluding employee representatives), amount must then be 3,000.

3,000Passes
3,100Fails

A file that reports 3,000 passes. One that reports 3,100 fails, by 100.

The numbers are illustrative.

Show the rule as writtenShow

EBA's formula. Cells are written as {template, row, column, sheet}.

{R_13.00.b,r0050,c0020,} = sum({R_16.00,r0050,c0070,},{R_16.00,r0030,c0070,},{R_16.00,r0020,c0070,},{R_16.00,r0010,c0070,},{R_16.00,r0060,c0070,},{R_16.00,r0040,c0070,})

Every REM diversity rule, by template

Checks like this one, run at the point of submission, are the first step to real-time supervision.