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A bank issues an Additional Tier 1 (AT1) instrument with a temporary write-down trigger set at a 5.125% Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio.
If the bank's RWA is $200 billion and its CET1 capital falls to $10 billion, which of the following best describes the status of the AT1?
- The AT1 remains healthy as the ratio is above 5.0%.
- The trigger is breached and the AT1 is subject to write-down.
- The bank must convert the AT1 into equity automatically.
- The AT1 is protected by Tier 2 capital buffers.
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