Actuarial Standards Archive

Published: 24 September 2023

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Past Technical Actuarial Standards

The FRC is responsible for issuing and maintaining Technical Actuarial Standards (TASs). The Standards listed below were applicable from 2009-2017.

Original TASs

The "original TASs" were issued between September 2009 and February 2011. They consisted of Generic TASs applying to a wide range of actuarial work and Specific TASs applying to specified areas of actuarial work. A separate document described the general scope and authority of the TASs, with each Specific TAS defining its particular scope.

Scope & Authority of Technical Actuarial Standards

Documents
Name Scope Authority of Technical Actuarial Standards v4
Publication date 8 August 2012
Type Scope and authority
Format PDF, 309.6 KB
Name Scope & Authority of Technical Actuarial Standards v2
Publication date 9 January 2009
Type Scope and authority
Format PDF, 130.3 KB
Name Scope & Authority of Technical Actuarial Standards v1
Publication date 1 July 2008
Type Scope and authority
Format PDF, 174.5 KB

Generic TASs

TAS 100: Principles for Technical Actuarial Work

Documents
Name TAS 100: Principles for Technical Actuarial Work
Publication date 14 December 2016
Type Standard
Format PDF, 207.1 KB

TAS D: Data

Documents
Name TAS D: Data
Publication date 26 November 2009
Type Standard
Format PDF, 99.4 KB
Name TAS D: Significant Considerations - November 2009
Publication date 2 November 2009
Type Standard
Format PDF, 105.2 KB
Consultations and responses
Name TAS D: Analysis of responses to the May 2009 Exposure Draft (November 2009)
Publication date 2 November 2009
Type Feedback paper
Format PDF, 112.8 KB
Name TAS D: Consultation paper - September 2008
Publication date 1 September 2008
Type Consultation paper
Format PDF, 211.7 KB

TAS M: Modelling

Documents
Name TAS M: Modelling: Version 1 (April 2010)
Publication date 1 April 2010
Type Standard
Format PDF, 136.3 KB
Significant considerations
Name TAS M: Modelling: Significant Considerations (April 2010)
Publication date 1 April 2010
Type Standard
Format PDF, 137.9 KB
Consultations and responses
Name TAS M: Consultation paper (November 2008)
Publication date 3 November 2008
Format PDF, 296.1 KB
Name TAS M: Exposure draft (December 2009)
Publication date 1 December 2009
Type Exposure draft
Format PDF, 178.9 KB
Name TAS M: Exposure draft
Publication date 4 May 2009
Type Exposure draft
Format PDF, 340.7 KB

TAS R: Reporting Actuarial Information

Documents
Name TAS R: Reporting Actuarial Information: Version 2 (November 2009)
Publication date 2 November 2009
Type Standard
Format PDF, 121.0 KB
Name TAS R: Reporting Actuarial Information: Version 1 (September 2009)
Publication date 1 September 2009
Type Exposure draft
Format PDF, 404.7 KB
Significant Considerations
Name Developments TAS R
Publication date 1 September 2009
Type Standard
Format PDF, 168.9 KB
Consultations and responses
Name Preliminary Consultation Paper Towards a Conceptual Framework
Publication date 20 April 2007
Type Consultation paper
Format PDF, 226.1 KB
Name TAS R: Exposure draft (March 2009)
Publication date 2 March 2009
Type Exposure draft
Format PDF, 332.7 KB
Name TAS R: Exposure draft (April 2008)
Publication date 1 April 2008
Format PDF, 187.5 KB

Specific TASs

Pensions TAS

Documents
Name TAS 300: Pensions V1
Publication date 14 December 2016
Type Standard
Format PDF, 309.5 KB
Name Pensions TAS: version 2 (November 2012)
Publication date 14 November 2012
Type Standard
Format PDF, 225.4 KB
Name Pensions TAS: Version 1 (October 2010)
Publication date 4 October 2010
Type Standard
Format PDF, 152.8 KB
Significant considerations
Name Pensions TAS: Significant considerations - version 2 showing changes from version 1 (November 2012)
Publication date 5 November 2012
Type Standard
Format PDF, 411.8 KB
Name Pensions TAS: Significant considerations - version 2 showing changes from version 1 (November 2012)
Publication date 5 November 2012
Type Standard
Format PDF, 411.8 KB
Name Pensions TAS: Significant considerations - version 2 showing changes from version 1 (November 2012)
Publication date 5 November 2012
Type Standard
Format PDF, 411.8 KB
Consultations and responses
Name Pensions TAS: Consultation paper (June 2009)
Publication date 1 June 2009
Type Standard
Format PDF, 288.6 KB
Name Pensions TAS: Exposure draft (February 2010)
Publication date 1 February 2010
Type Exposure draft
Format PDF, 256.7 KB
Name Analysis of responses to the February 2010 exposure draft (October 2010)
Publication date 4 October 2010
Type Feedback paper
Format PDF, 264.0 KB
Name Pension scheme incentive exercises: Consultation paper (June 2012)
Publication date 4 June 2012
Type Consultation paper
Format PDF, 232.6 KB

Insurance TAS

Documents
Name Insurance TAS: Version 1 (November 2010)
Publication date 1 November 2010
Type Standard
Format PDF, 139.4 KB
Significant considerations
Name Insurance TAS - Significant considerations (November 2010)
Publication date 1 November 2010
Type Consultation paper
Format PDF, 173.8 KB
Consultations and responses
Name Insurance TAS: Consultation paper (September 2009)
Publication date 1 September 2009
Type Consultation paper
Format PDF, 577.3 KB
Name Insurance TAS: Exposure draft (April 2010)
Publication date 1 April 2010
Type Exposure draft
Format PDF, 246.1 KB
Name Analysis of responses to the April 2010 exposure draft
Publication date 1 November 2010
Type Feedback paper
Format PDF, 120.8 KB

Transformations TAS

Documents
Name Transformations TAS: Version 1 (December 2010)
Publication date 1 December 2010
Type Standard
Format PDF, 118.5 KB
Significant considerations
Name Transformations TAS - Significant considerations (December 2010)
Publication date 1 December 2010
Type Standard
Format PDF, 141.0 KB
Consultations and responses
Name Transformations TAS: Consultation paper (December 2009)
Publication date 1 December 2009
Type Consultation paper
Format PDF, 207.4 KB
Name Transformations TAS: Exposure draft (June 2010)
Publication date 1 June 2010
Type Exposure draft
Format PDF, 204.2 KB

Funeral Plans TAS

Documents
Name TAS 400 - Funeral Plan Trusts - Jul 2020
Publication date 24 July 2020
Type Standard
Format PDF, 519.4 KB
Name TAS 400: Funeral Plan Trusts
Publication date 14 December 2016
Type Standard
Format PDF, 201.4 KB
Name Funeral Plans TAS: Version 1 (February 2011)
Publication date 1 February 2011
Type Standard
Format PDF, 122.7 KB
Significant considerations
Name Funeral Plans TAS - Significant considerations (February 2011)
Publication date 1 February 2011
Type Standard
Format PDF, 139.0 KB
Consultations and responses
Name Funeral Plans TAS: Exposure draft (August 2010)
Publication date 2 August 2010
Type Exposure draft
Format PDF, 169.6 KB
Name Analysis of responses to the August 2010 exposure draft (February 2011)
Publication date 1 February 2011
Type Technical memorandum
Format PDF, 175.5 KB

Past Technical Actuarial Guidance

Documents
Name Technical Actuarial Guidance: Models (July 2023)
Publication date 29 June 2023
Type Guidance
Format PDF, 293.1 KB

Adopted Guidance Notes

The Board for Actuarial Standards adopted a number of guidance notes from the Actuarial Profession in 2006 and 2007. With the exception of GN19 all the guidance notes have been withdrawn.

Documents
Name GN01 The Prudential Supervision in the UK of long-term insurance business V6.2
Publication date 19 May 2006
Type Guidance
Notes Ceased to apply from 1 October 2011
Format PDF, 65.9 KB
Name GN02 Financial Condition Reports V1.1
Publication date 19 May 2006
Type Guidance
Notes Ceased to apply from 1 October 2011
Format PDF, 32.0 KB
Name GN03 Retirement Benefit Schemes - Contracting-out Certificates for Schemes where Wind-up commenced b
Publication date 19 May 2006
Type Guidance
Format PDF, 30.0 KB
Name GN04 Insolvency of Employers Safeguard of Pension Scheme Contributions V2.4
Publication date 19 May 2006
Type Guidance
Format PDF, 22.3 KB
Name GN07 The Relationship with Auditors in Relation to long-term business V3.1
Publication date 19 May 2006
Type Guidance
Notes Ceased to apply from 1 October 2011
Format PDF, 33.9 KB
Name GN08 Additional Guidance on valuation of long-term insurance business V7.1
Publication date 19 May 2006
Type Guidance
Notes Ceased to apply from 1 October 2011
Format PDF, 116.7 KB
Name GN09 Funding Defined Benefits - Presentation of Actuarial Advice V8.0
Publication date 19 May 2006
Type Guidance
Format PDF, 73.2 KB
Name GN09 Funding Defined Benefits - Presentation of Actuarial Advice V8.1
Publication date 19 May 2006
Type Guidance
Format PDF, 72.7 KB
Name GN10 Valuation of Reversions and Life Interests V3.1
Publication date 19 May 2006
Type Guidance
Format PDF, 22.4 KB
Name GN11 Retirement Benefit Schemes - Transfer Values V9.2
Publication date 19 May 2006
Type Guidance
Format PDF, 92.0 KB
Name GN11 Retirement Benefit Schemes - Transfer Values V9.3
Publication date 19 May 2006
Type Guidance
Format PDF, 90.9 KB
Name GN12 General insurance business - actuarial reports V3.0
Publication date 19 May 2006
Type Guidance
Format PDF, 130.7 KB
Name GN12 General Insurance Business - Actuarial Reports V4.0
Publication date 19 May 2006
Type Guidance
Format PDF, 36.8 KB
Name GN12 General Insurance Business - Actuarial Reports V5.0
Publication date 19 May 2006
Type Guidance
Notes Ceased to apply from 1 October 2011
Format PDF, 35.7 KB
Name GN13 Actuarial Statements Required in Connection with the US Statements of FAS 87,88 and 132 V3.3
Publication date 19 May 2006
Type Guidance
Format PDF, 38.9 KB
Name GN16 Retirement Benefit Schemes - Transfers Without Consent V4.0 - tracked changes from V3.1
Publication date 19 May 2006
Type Guidance
Notes Ceased to apply from 1 October 2011
Format PDF, 57.9 KB
Name GN17 Accounting for Pension Costs under Statement of Standard Accounting Practice No.24 V1.0
Publication date 19 May 2006
Type Guidance
Format PDF, 36.6 KB
Name GN18 - UK General Insurance Companies writing US Regulated Business V2.1
Publication date 19 May 2006
Type Guidance
Notes Ceased to apply from 1 October 2011
Format PDF, 57.8 KB
Name GN19 Retirement Benefit Schemes - Winding-up and Scheme Asset Deficiency V4.1
Publication date 6 April 2007
Type Standard
Format PDF, 38.8 KB
Name GN19 Retirement Benefit Schemes - Winding-up and Scheme Asset Deficiency V4.2
Publication date 6 April 2007
Type Standard
Format PDF, 37.0 KB
Name GN19 Retirement Benefit Schemes - Winding-up and Scheme Asset Deficiency V4.4
Publication date 6 April 2007
Type Standard
Format PDF, 37.9 KB
Name GN19 Retirement Benefit Schemes - Winding-up and Scheme Asset Deficiency V4.5
Publication date 6 April 2007
Type Standard
Format PDF, 38.0 KB
Name GN19 Retirement Benefit Schemes - Winding-up and Scheme Asset Deficiency V4.6
Publication date 6 April 2007
Type Standard
Format PDF, 1.4 MB
Name GN19 Retirement Benefit Schemes - Winding-up and Scheme Asset Deficiency V4.7
Publication date 6 April 2007
Type Standard
Format PDF, 1.4 MB
Name GN19 Retirement Benefit Schemes – Winding-up and Scheme Asset Deficiency v4.8
Publication date 6 April 2007
Type Standard
Format PDF, 89.3 KB
Name GN19 Retirement Benefit Schemes - Winding-up and Scheme Asset Deficiency v4.9
Publication date 6 April 2007
Type Standard
Format PDF, 22.3 KB
Name GN20 Reporting under the Lloyds Valuation of Liabilities Rules V7.0
Publication date 19 May 2006
Type Guidance
Format PDF, 42.9 KB
Name GN20 Reporting under the Lloyds Valuation of Liabilities Rules V7.0 (BAS Amendment 1)
Publication date 19 May 2006
Type Guidance
Format PDF, 53.5 KB
Name GN20 Reporting under the Lloyds Valuaiton of Liabilities Rules V7.1
Publication date 19 May 2006
Type Guidance
Notes Ceased to apply from 1 October 2011
Format PDF, 41.0 KB
Name GN21 Post-Retirement Medical Plans V2.0
Publication date 19 May 2006
Type Guidance
Format PDF, 26.6 KB
Name GN22 Disclosure - FSA Rules V2.2
Publication date 19 May 2006
Type Guidance
Format PDF, 81.1 KB
Name GN22 Disclosure - FSA Rules V3.0
Publication date 19 May 2006
Type Guidance
Format PDF, 64.4 KB
Name GN23 Life Insurance Company Takeovers V1.1
Publication date 19 May 2006
Type Guidance
Notes Ceased to apply from 1 October 2011
Format PDF, 28.8 KB
Name GN26 Pension Fund Terminology V2.1
Publication date 19 May 2006
Type Guidance
Format PDF, 25.1 KB
Name GN28 Retirement Benefit Schemes - Adequacy of Benefits for Contracting-out V2.1
Publication date 19 May 2006
Type Guidance
Notes Ceased to apply from 1 October 2011
Format PDF, 40.3 KB
Name GN33 Lloyds Syndicates writing US business V4.0
Publication date 19 May 2006
Type Guidance
Format PDF, 30.3 KB
Name GN34 Illustration of Defined Contribution Pension Scheme Benefits V1.1
Publication date 19 May 2006
Type Guidance
Format PDF, 23.6 KB
Name GN38 Pre-paid funeral plans V1.0
Publication date 19 May 2006
Type Guidance
Notes Ceased to apply from 1 October 2011
Format PDF, 41.2 KB
Name GN39 General Responsibilities of and Relationships between Actuaries of UK Life Insurance Firms and
Publication date 19 May 2006
Type Guidance
Format PDF, 54.0 KB
Name GN40 The Actuarial Function Holder V2.0
Publication date 19 May 2006
Type Guidance
Notes Ceased to apply from 1 October 2011
Format PDF, 75.5 KB
Name GN41 The With-Profits Actuary V1.2
Publication date 19 May 2006
Type Guidance
Format PDF, 239.3 KB
Name GN41 The With-Profits Actuary V2.0
Publication date 19 May 2006
Type Guidance
Notes Ceased to apply from 1 October 2011
Format PDF, 59.2 KB
Name GN42 The Reviewing Actuary V1.0
Publication date 19 May 2006
Type Guidance
Format PDF, 181.0 KB
Name GN42 The Reviewing Actuary V2.0
Publication date 19 May 2006
Type Guidance
Format PDF, 49.1 KB
Name GN43 The Appropriate Actuary V1.0
Publication date 19 May 2006
Type Guidance
Format PDF, 147.8 KB
Name GN43 The Appropriate Actuary V2.0
Publication date 19 May 2006
Type Guidance
Notes Ceased to apply from 1 October 2011
Format PDF, 38.4 KB
Name GN44 Mathematical Reserves and the Resilience Capital Requirement V2.0
Publication date 19 May 2006
Type Guidance
Format PDF, 89.2 KB
Name GN44 Mathematical Reserves and the Resilience Capital Requirement V2.0 (BAS Amendment 1)
Publication date 19 May 2006
Type Guidance
Notes Ceased to apply from 1 October 2011
Format PDF, 31.1 KB
Name GN45 The With-Profits Insurance Capital Component V2.0
Publication date 15 December 2006
Type Guidance
Format PDF, 127.0 KB
Name GN45 The With-Profits Insurance Capital Component V2.0 (BAS Amendment 1)
Publication date 15 December 2006
Type Guidance
Notes Ceased to apply from 1 October 2011
Format PDF, 63.0 KB
Name GN46 Individual Capital Assessment V1.1
Publication date 15 December 2006
Type Guidance
Format PDF, 326.9 KB
Name GN46 Individual Capital Assessment V2.0
Publication date 15 December 2006
Type Guidance
Format PDF, 97.4 KB
Name GN46 Individual Capital Assessment V2.0 (BAS Amendment 1)
Publication date 15 December 2006
Type Guidance
Notes Ceased to apply from 1 October 2011
Format PDF, 52.5 KB
Name GN47 Stochastic Modelling for Life Insurance Reserving and Capital Assessment V1.1
Publication date 15 December 2006
Type Guidance
Format PDF, 394.7 KB
Name GN47 Stochastic Modelling of Economic Risks in Life Insurance V2.0
Publication date 15 December 2006
Type Guidance
Format PDF, 124.2 KB
Name GN47 Stochastic Modelling of Economic Risks in Life Insurance V2.0 (BAS Amendment 1)
Publication date 15 December 2006
Type Guidance
Notes Ceased to apply from 1 October 2011
Format PDF, 54.7 KB
Name GN49 Occupational Pension Schemes – Scheme funding matters on which advice of actuary must be obtain
Publication date 15 December 2006
Type Guidance
Format PDF, 31.0 KB
Name GN50 General Insurance Principles and Practice V1.0
Publication date 15 December 2006
Type Guidance
Notes Ceased to apply from 1 October 2011
Format PDF, 28.6 KB
Name GN51 Retirement Benefit Schemes - Modification of Subsisting Rights Without Consent V1.1
Publication date 15 December 2006
Type Guidance
Format PDF, 36.2 KB

Notes

FAQs relating to previous standards

These answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) have been developed in response to issues raised by practitioners in relation to TASs. The answers given are based on materials already provided in our Scope & Authority of Technical Standards, Conceptual Framework for Technical Actuarial Standards, the TASs, our consultations, our analyses of responses to our consultations, and the Significant Considerations documents issued alongside our TASs. No responsibility for loss occasioned to any persons acting or refraining from action as a result of any material contained in the answers to these FAQs can be accepted by the Financial Reporting Council.

Documents
Name Answers to FAQs version 1 October 2012
Publication date 11 October 2012
Type Information sheet
Format PDF, 114.5 KB

AS TM1 Past Versions

Documents
Name AS TM1: Statutory Money Purchase Illustrations: Version 5.0 Guidance
Publication date 7 October 2022
Format PDF, 1.5 MB
Name AS TM1: Statutory Money Purchase Illustrations Versions 4.1
Publication date 16 December 2014
Type Standard
Format PDF, 344.2 KB
Name AS TM1 Statutory Money Purchase Illustrations v4.0
Publication date 20 February 2014
Type Standard
Format PDF, 377.3 KB
Name TM1: Statutory Money Purchase Illustrations: Version 3.0 (December 2012)
Publication date 3 December 2012
Type Standard
Format PDF, 231.5 KB
Name TM1: Statutory Money Purchase Illustrations: Version 3.0 showing changes from Version 2.0 (December 2012)
Publication date 3 December 2012
Type Standard
Format PDF, 236.4 KB
Name TM1: Statutory Money Purchase Illustrations: Version 2.0 (December 2011)
Publication date 1 December 2011
Type Technical memorandum
Format PDF, 216.3 KB
Name TM1: Statutory Money Purchase Illustrations: Version 2.0 - Supplementary Information (December 2011)
Publication date 1 December 2011
Type Technical memorandum
Format PDF, 191.4 KB
Name TM1 Statutory Money Purchase Illustrations V1.2
Publication date 30 April 2007
Type Standard
Format PDF, 259.5 KB
Name TM1 Statutory Money Purchase Illustrations V1.3 (January 2009)
Publication date 5 January 2009
Type Standard
Format PDF, 259.3 KB
Name TM1 Statutory Money Purchase Illustrations V1.4 (February 2011)
Publication date 1 February 2011
Type Technical memorandum
Format PDF, 203.2 KB
Name TM1 Statutory Money Purchase Illustrations V1.4 showing changes from V1.3 (February 2011)
Publication date 1 February 2011
Type Technical memorandum
Format PDF, 261.3 KB

Rationales for change, consultations and responses

Documents
Name Rationale for change - Version 4.2 of AS TM1: Statutory Money Purchase Illustrations (October 2016)
Publication date 3 October 2016
Format PDF, 444.2 KB
Name Rationale for change - Version 4.1 of AS TM1: Statutory Money Purchase Illustrations
Publication date 16 December 2014
Type Standard
Format PDF, 221.6 KB
Name Exposure Draft: AS TM1: Statutory Money Purchase Illustrations v4.0 (November 2013)
Publication date 4 November 2013
Type Exposure draft
Format PDF, 637.0 KB
Name Exposure Draft: AS TM1: Statutory Money Purchase Illustrations v3.0 (October 2012)
Publication date 1 October 2012
Type Exposure draft
Format PDF, 324.8 KB
Name Consultation paper on changes to assumptions for Statutory Money Purchase Illustrations: AS TM1 (May 2012)
Publication date 1 May 2012
Type Consultation paper
Format PDF, 549.7 KB
Name Consultation Paper on changes: TM1 for revised contracting out provisions (December 2008)
Publication date 1 December 2008
Type Consultation paper
Format PDF, 108.5 KB

Supporting documents

Documents
Name Framework for FRC Actuarial Standards
Publication date 14 December 2016
Type Report
Format PDF, 328.0 KB
Name Framework for FRC actuarial standards - April 2019
Publication date 18 April 2019
Type Standard
Format PDF, 401.3 KB

Revised Specific TASs

On 5 May 2016 the FRC published a consultation package on revisions to its Technical Actuarial Standards (TASs) for areas of specified work in insurance, pensions and funeral plan trusts on matters where there is a high degree of risk to the public interest. The consultation closed on 5 August 2016.

The consultation packages comprised a covering consultation paper outlining the risk assessment process and three annexes, one for each specific area of work and a glossary of terms used in the TASs. The consultation included exposure drafts of TAS: 200 Insurance, TAS 300: Pensions, TAS 400: Funeral plan trusts and the Glossary of defined terms used in FRC technical actuarial standards. Links to these documents are set out below.

Insurance

Documents
Name Feedback Statement: Revised Specific TAS - Annex 1 Insurance
Publication date 14 December 2016
Type Feedback paper
Format PDF, 523.1 KB
Name Exposure Draft: TAS 200 Insurance
Publication date 4 May 2016
Type Exposure draft
Format PDF, 357.3 KB

Pensions

Documents
Name Feedback Statement: Revised Specific TAS - Annex 2 Pensions
Publication date 14 December 2016
Type Feedback paper
Format PDF, 359.8 KB
Name Exposure Draft: TAS 300 Pensions
Publication date 4 May 2016
Type Exposure draft
Format PDF, 257.3 KB

Funeral Plan Trusts

Documents
Name Consultation: Revised Specific TASs Annex 3: TAS 400 Funeral Plan Trusts
Publication date 1 June 2016
Type Consultation paper
Format PDF, 453.7 KB
Name Exposure Draft: TAS 400 Funeral Plan Trusts
Publication date 4 May 2016
Type Exposure draft
Format PDF, 202.2 KB

Feedback statements in relation to current TASs

Documents
Name Feedback Statement: Revised Specific TAS - Analysis of responses
Publication date 14 December 2016
Type Feedback paper
Format PDF, 324.7 KB
Name Feedback Statement: Revised Specific TAS - Annex 1 Insurance
Publication date 14 December 2016
Type Feedback paper
Format PDF, 523.1 KB
Name Feedback Statement: Revised Specific TAS - Annex 2 Pensions
Publication date 14 December 2016
Type Feedback paper
Format PDF, 359.8 KB
Name Feedback Statement: Revised Specific TAS - Annex 3 Funeral plan trusts
Publication date 14 December 2016
Type Feedback paper
Format PDF, 228.2 KB

Mapping of requirements of exisiting TASs

The following tables compare the scope and boxed requirements of the original TASs with the scope, principles and provisions of the revised TASs.

Documents
Name Generic TASs – comparison with revised TASs
Publication date 4 May 2016
Type Standard
Format PDF, 230.7 KB
Name Mapping: Insurance TAS
Publication date 14 December 2016
Type Standard
Format PDF, 201.7 KB
Name Mapping: Pension TAS
Publication date 14 December 2016
Type Standard
Format PDF, 200.6 KB
Name Mapping: Funeral Plans TAS
Publication date 14 December 2016
Type Standard
Format PDF, 33.2 KB
Name Mapping: Transformations TAS
Publication date 14 December 2016
Type Standard
Format PDF, 181.0 KB