Exhibit 7

UNAUDITED COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES(1)



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|                                                              |  | 2013 |        |   | 2012 |  |        | 2011 |  |  | 2010   |   |  | 2009 |       
|                                                              |  | £m   |        |   | £m   |  |        | £m   |  |  | £m     |   |  | £m   |       
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|Financing costs per consolidated income statement             |  |      | 1,788  |   |      |  | 1,932  |      |  |  | 429    |   |  |      | 1,512  |   |  |  | 2,419  |  
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|One third of rental expense                                   |  |      | 607    |   |      |  | 615    |      |  |  | 629    |   |  |      | 553    |   |  |  | 466    |  
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|Interest capitalized                                          |  |      | 8      |   |      |  | 25     |      |  |  | 138    |   |  |      |       |   |  |  |       |  
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|Fixed
charges(2)                                              |  |      | 2,403  |   |      |  | 2,572  |      |  |  | 1,196  |   |  |      | 2,065  |   |  |  | 2,885  |  
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|Profit/(loss) before taxation from continuing operations      |  |      | 3,255  |   |      |  | 9,549  |      |  |  | 9,498  |   |  |      | 8,674  |   |  |  | 4,189  |  
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|Share of profit in associates                                 |  |      | (6,477 | ) |      |  | (4,963 | )    |  |  | (5,059 | ) |  |      | (4,742 | ) |  |  | (4,091 | )
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|Fixed charges                                                 |  |      | 2,403  |   |      |  | 2,572  |      |  |  | 1,196  |   |  |      | 2,065  |   |  |  | 2,885  |  
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|Dividends received from associates                            |  |      | 4,827  |   |      |  | 4,023  |      |  |  | 1,424  |   |  |      | 1,436  |   |  |  | 647    |  
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|Preference dividend requirements of a consolidated subsidiary |  |      | (88    | ) |      |  | (86    | )    |  |  | (89    | ) |  |      | (86    | ) |  |  | (82    | )
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|Interest capitalized                                          |  |      | (8     | ) |      |  | (25    | )    |  |  | (138   | ) |  |      |       |   |  |  |       |  
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|Earnings                                                      |  |      | 3,912  |   |      |  | 11,070 |      |  |  | 6,832  |   |  |      | 7,347  |   |  |  | 3,548  |  
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|Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                            |  |      | 1.6    |   |      |  | 4.3    |      |  |  | 5.7    |   |  |      | 3.6    |   |  |  | 1.2    |  
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|Deficiency between fixed charges and earnings                 |  |      |       |   |      |  |       |      |  |  |       |   |  |      |       |   |  |  |       |  

Notes:

|1. | All of the financial information presented in this exhibit is unaudited.
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|2. | Fixed charges include (1) interest expensed (2) interest capitalized (3) amortised premiums, discounts and capitalised expenses related to indebtedness,
(4) an estimate of the interest within rental expense, and (5) preference security dividend requirements of a consolidated subsidiary. These include the financings costs of subsidiaries and joint ventures.
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