Prospectus • Jul 16, 2024
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PROHIBITION OF SALES TO UK RETAIL INVESTORS – Other than with respect to offers of the N&C Securities in the United Kingdom during the Offer Period specified below, the N&C Securities are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the United Kingdom (the "UK"). For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client as defined in point (8) of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) No 2017/565 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (as amended, the "EUWA"); or (ii) a customer within the meaning of the provisions of and any rules or regulations made under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (as amended, the "FSMA") to implement Directive (EU) 2016/97, where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the EUWA; or (iii) not a qualified investor as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA. Consequently, save as provided above, no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA (as amended, the "UK PRIIPs Regulation") for offering or selling the N&C Securities or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the UK has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the N&C Securities or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the UK may be unlawful under the UK PRIIPs Regulation.
PROHIBITION OF SALES TO EEA RETAIL INVESTORS – the N&C Securities are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the European Economic Area ("EEA"). For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, "MiFID II"); (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97 (the "Insurance Distribution Directive")), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or (iii) not a qualified investor as defined in Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 (as amended, the "EU Prospectus Regulation"). Consequently, no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 (as amended, the "EU PRIIPs Regulation") for offering or selling the N&C Securities or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the EEA has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the N&C Securities or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the EEA may be unlawful under the EU PRIIPs Regulation.
8 April 2024
Issue of up to £20,000,000 Equity Index Linked Notes due July 2030 (the "N&C Securities")
under the Programme for the issuance of Notes and Certificates (the "Programme")
Any person making or intending to make an offer of the N&C Securities may only do so:
(i) in the United Kingdom, provided such person is a Dealer or Authorised Offeror (as such term is defined in the Base Prospectus) and that the offer is made during the Offer Period specified in Paragraph 7.5 of Part B below and that any conditions relevant to the use of the Base Prospectus are complied with; or
(ii) otherwise, in circumstances in which no obligation arises for the Issuer or any Dealer to publish a prospectus pursuant to either Article 3 of the UK Prospectus Regulation or section 85 of FSMA or to supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 23 of the UK Prospectus Regulation, in each case, in relation to such offer.
Neither the Issuer nor any Dealer has authorised, nor do they authorise, the making of any offer of N&C Securities in any other circumstances.
The expression "FSMA" means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000. The expression "UK Prospectus Regulation" means Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (as amended) and regulations made thereunder.
Terms used herein shall be deemed to be defined as such for the purposes of the General Terms and Conditions of the N&C Securities (the "N&C Security Conditions" and, together with the applicable Annex(es), the "Conditions") incorporated by reference in the Base Prospectus dated 2 October 2023, which constitutes a base prospectus for the purposes of the UK Prospectus Regulation, as supplemented from time to time (the "Base Prospectus"). This document constitutes the Final Terms of the N&C Securities described herein for the purposes of Article 8(4) of the UK Prospectus Regulation and must be read in conjunction with the Base Prospectus. Full information on the Issuer and the offer of the N&C Securities is only available on the basis of the combination of these Final Terms and the Base Prospectus. The Base Prospectus has been published on the Issuer's website (https://www.santander.co.uk/aboutsantander/investor-relations/santander-uk-notes-certificates-programme). The Base Prospectus is also available for viewing during normal business hours at the specified office of Citibank, N.A., London Branch acting as Principal Paying Agent and copies may be obtained from the registered office of the Issuer. In the event of any inconsistency between the Conditions and the Final Terms, these Final Terms prevail. A summary of the N&C Securities (which comprises the summary in the Base Prospectus as amended to reflect the provisions of these Final Terms) is annexed to these Final Terms.
The N&C Securities have not been and will not be registered under the United States N&C Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "N&C Securities Act") or under any state N&C Securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States. The N&C Securities or interests therein, may not at any time be offered, sold, resold, traded pledged, redeemed transferred or delivered, directly or indirectly, within the United States directly or indirectly offered, sold, resold, traded, pledged, redeemed, transferred or delivered to, or for the account or benefit of, any U.S. Person (as defined below). Furthermore, the N&C Securities do not constitute, and have not been marketed as, contracts of sale of a commodity for future delivery (or options thereon) subject to the United States Commodity Exchange Act of 1936, as amended (the "CEA"), and trading in the N&C Securities has not been approved by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the "CFTC") pursuant to the CEA, and no U.S. Person may at any time trade or maintain a position in the N&C Securities. For a description of the restrictions on offers and sales of N&C Securities, see "Important Notice to Purchasers and Transferees of N&C Securities" and "Subscription and Sale" in the Base Prospectus.
For the purposes of these Final Terms, "U.S. Person" means (i) a "U.S. person" as defined in Regulation S under the N&C Securities Act ("Regulation S"), (ii) a "U.S. person" as defined in the Interpretive Guidance and Policy Statement Regarding Compliance with Certain Swap Regulations promulgated by the CFTC pursuant to the CEA, (iii) a person other than a "Non-United States person" as defined in CFTC Rule 4.7, or (iv) a "United States person" as defined in the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the U.S. Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder, in each case, as such definition may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time (each such person, a "U.S. Person").
By investing in the N&C Securities each investor is deemed to represent that:
(a) Non-Reliance. It is acting for its own account, and it has made its own independent decisions to invest in the N&C Securities and as to whether the investment in the N&C Securities is appropriate or proper for it based upon its own judgement and upon advice from such advisers as it has deemed necessary. It is not relying on any communication (written or oral) of the Issuer or any Dealer as investment advice or as a recommendation to invest in the N&C Securities, it being understood that information and explanations related to the terms and conditions of the N&C Securities shall not be considered to be investment advice or a recommendation to invest in the N&C Securities. No communication (written or oral) received from the Issuer or any Dealer shall be deemed to be an assurance or guarantee as to the expected results of the investment in the N&C Securities.
| 1. | 1.1 | Issuer: | Santander UK plc |
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| 2. | 2.1 | Type of N&C Security: | Note |
| 2.2 | Series Number: | 1253 | |
| 2.3 | Tranche Number: | 1 | |
| 2.4 | Trading Method: | Nominal | |
| 2.5 | Applicable Annex(es): | Equity Index | |
| 3. | Specified Currency: | Pound Sterling ("£" or "GBP") | |
| 4. | Aggregate Nominal Amount: | ||
| 4.1 | Series: | Up to £20,000,000 | |
| 4.2 | Tranche: | Up to £20,000,000 | |
| 5. | Issue Price for Tranche: | 100 per cent. of the Aggregate Nominal Amount |
The Issue Price specified above may be more than the market value of the N&C Securities as at the Issue Date, and the price, if any, at which the Dealer or any other person is willing to purchase the N&C Securities in secondary market transactions is likely to be lower than the Issue Price. In particular, the Issue Price may describe the overall proceeds received by the Issuer in connection with the issue of the N&C Securities expressed as a percentage of the Aggregate Nominal Amount. In addition to the purchase price received from the Dealer, the Issuer may receive up front payment(s) under the hedging arrangements for the N&C Securities and secondary market prices may exclude such amounts. See further Part B; item 8.10 below.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, if any fees relating to the issue and sale of the N&C Securities have been paid or are payable by the Dealer to an intermediary (which may or may not have acted as an Authorised Offeror) (an "Intermediary"), then such Intermediary may be obliged to fully disclose to its clients the existence, nature and amount of any such fees (including, if applicable, by way of discount) as required in accordance with laws and regulations applicable to such Intermediary, including any legislation, regulation and/or rule implementing Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("UK MiFIR"), or as otherwise may apply in any non-EEA jurisdictions.
| Investors in the N&C Securities intending to invest in N&C Securities through an Intermediary (including by way of introducing broker) should request details of any such fee payment from such Intermediary before making any purchase thereof. |
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| 6. | 6.1 | Specified Denominations: | £1,000 and integral multiples of £1.00 in excess thereof up to and including £1,999. No N&C Securities in definitive form will be issued with a denomination exceeding £1,999. |
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| 6.2 | Calculation Amount per N&C Security: | £1.00 | ||
| 7. | 7.1 | Issue Date: | 16 July 2024 | |
| 7.2 | Interest Commencement Date (if different from the Issue Date): |
Not Applicable | ||
| 8. | Type of N&C Security: | Equity Index Linked Redemption N&C Security | ||
| 9. | Maturity Date: | 16 July 2030 | ||
| 10. | Interest Basis: | Non-interest bearing N&C Security | ||
| 11. | Redemption / Payment Basis: | Variable Redemption N&C Security | ||
| 12. | Change of Interest Basis: | Not Applicable | ||
| 13. | Put/Call Options: | Not Applicable | ||
| 14. | Status of N&C Securities: | Senior |
| 15. | Fixed Rate N&C Security Provisions | Not Applicable |
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| 16. | Floating Rate N&C Security Provisions | Not Applicable |
| 17. | Zero Coupon N&C Security Provisions | Not Applicable |
| 18. | Other Variable Interest Rate N&C Security Provisions |
Not Applicable |
| 19. | Interest provisions in respect of Partial Redemption N&C Securities: |
Not Applicable |
| 20. | Issuer Call | Not Applicable |
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| 21. | Issuer Regulatory Call | Applicable |
| 22. | Notice periods for Issuer Illegality Call, Issuer Regulatory Call and Issuer Tax Call |
Not Applicable |
| 22.1 Maximum period: |
Not Applicable |
| 22.2 | Minimum period: | Not Applicable | ||
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| 23. | Investor Put: | Not Applicable | ||
| 24. | Final Redemption Amount: | Subject to any prior purchase and cancellation or early redemption, each N&C Security will be redeemed on the Maturity Date at an amount in GBP determined by the Calculation Agent in accordance with the methodology set out below: |
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| (1) If Asset Final is greater than or equal to Asset Initial: |
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| Calculation Amount * 157.00 per cent. | ||||
| (2) If Asset Final is less than Asset Initial: |
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| Calculation Amount * 102.50 per cent. | ||||
| For these purposes: | ||||
| "Asset" means the FTSE 100 Index (Bloomberg Screen UKX |
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| "Asset Final" means the Average Level. | ||||
| "Asset Initial" means the Asset Level on the Initial Valuation Date. |
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| "Asset Level" means the Closing Level of the relevant Asset. | ||||
| "Average Level" means the arithmetic average of each Closing Level observed by the Calculation Agent on each Averaging Date. |
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| "Averaging Date" means each Scheduled Observation Date from (and including) 14 November 2029 to (and including) 14 May 2030. |
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| "Closing Level" means the Closing Level (as defined in the Equity Index Conditions). |
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| 25. | Early Redemption | |||
| 25.1 Early Redemption events: |
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| (a) | Issuer Illegality Call: | Applicable | ||
| (b) | Issuer Tax Call: | Applicable |
25.2 Early Redemption Amount payable on redemption for illegality (N&C Security Condition 6.4 (Redemption for Illegality), Regulatory Redemption Event (N&C Security Condition 6.5 (Regulatory Redemption Event)), redemption for tax £1.00 per Calculation Amount
reasons (N&C Security Condition 6.6 (Redemption for tax reasons), redemption for an Administrator/Benchmark Event (N&C Security Condition 6.7 (Redemption or adjustment for an Administrator/Benchmark Event)) or in any other circumstances specified in the N&C Security Conditions and/or the relevant Annex:
26. Automatic Early Redemption Event(s): Not Applicable
27. Key Dates relating to Variable Interest Rate N&C Securities and/or Variable Redemption N&C Securities
| (a) | Trade Date: | 06 March 2024 | ||
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| (b) | Valuation Date(s): | The Initial Valuation Date and each Averaging Date | ||
| (c) | Initial Valuation Date: | 16 July 2024 | ||
| (d) | Scheduled Observation Date(s): | Scheduled Trading Day (as defined in 28.8 below) | ||
| (e) | Calculation Date(s): | Not Applicable | ||
| (f) | Observation Period: | Not Applicable | ||
| (g) | Averaging Dates: | Averaging applies to the N&C Securities. The Averaging Dates are each Scheduled Observation Date from (and including) 9 January 2023 to 9 July 2030. |
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| In the event that an Averaging Date is a Disrupted Day Omission will apply. |
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| (h) | Final Valuation Date: | Not Applicable | ||
| (i) | Specified Maximum Days of Disruption: |
Eight (8) Scheduled Trading Days in accordance with Equity Index Linked Condition 9. |
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| 28. | Additional provisions relating to Equity Index N&C Securities |
Applicable | ||
| 28.1 | Whether the N&C Securities relate to single index or a basket containing one or more indices and the identity of each relevant Index: |
Single index | ||
| 28.2 | Equity Index: | Applicable | ||
| (a) FTSE 100 Index |
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| (b) The relevant Index Sponsor is FTSE International Limited |
(c) Bloomberg Screen: UKX
| 28.3 | Index: | Closing Level | ||
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| 28.4 | Exchange(s) | The relevant Exchange is the London Stock Exchange | ||
| 28.5 | Related Exchange: | All Exchanges | ||
| 28.6 | Relevant Time: | Scheduled Closing Time | ||
| 28.7 | Exchange Business Day: | Exchange Business Day (Single Index Basis) | ||
| 28.8 | Scheduled Trading Day: | Scheduled Trading Day (Single Index Basis) | ||
| 28.9 | Additional Disruption Events: | Applicable | ||
| (a) | Elected Events Only: Applicable | |||
| (b) | The following Additional Disruption Events apply to the N&C Securities: Change in Law 2 and Hedging Disruption |
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| 28.10 | Equity Index Linked Condition 3(b)(iii)(C) (Modification and Cessation of Calculation of an Index): |
Applicable | ||
| 28.11 | Equity Index Linked Condition 5(b)(i)(y)(B) (Consequences of an Additional Disruption Event): |
Applicable | ||
| 29. | Additional provisions relating to Inflation Index Linked N&C Securities |
Not Applicable | ||
| 30. | Additional provisions relating to Fixed Income Benchmark N&C Securities |
Not Applicable | ||
| 31. | Redemption | provisions relating to Partial Redemption N&C Securities: |
Not Applicable | |
| GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO THE N&C SECURITIES | ||||
| 32. | Form of N&C Securities: | |||
| 32.1 | Form: | Bearer N&C Securities: | ||
| Event. | Temporary Bearer Global N&C Security exchangeable for a Permanent Bearer Global N&C Security which is exchangeable for definitive Bearer N&C Securities only upon an Exchange |
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| 32.2 | New Global Note: | No | ||
| 33. | Additional Financial Centre(s): | London | ||
| 34. | Payment Day Convention: | Modified Following |
| 35. | Talons for future Coupons to be attached to Definitive Bearer N&C Securities: |
No |
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| 36. | Rounding Convention: | Rounded down |
| 37. | Calculation Agent: | Santander UK plc 2 Triton Square Regent's Place London NW1 3AN United Kingdom |
| 38. | Specified N&C Securities: | Not Applicable |
| 39. | Relevant Benchmark: | The FTSE 100 Index is provided by FTSE International Limited. As at the date hereof, FTSE International Limited appears the register of administrators and benchmarks established and maintained by ESMA pursuant to article 36 of the Benchmarks Regulation. |
The Issuer accepts responsibility for the information contained in these Final Terms. Information relating to the Equity Index has been extracted from Bloomberg. The Issuer confirms that such information has been accurately reproduced and that, so far as they are aware and is/are able to ascertain from information published by Bloomberg, no facts have been omitted which would render the reproduced information inaccurate or misleading.
Signed on behalf of the Issuer:
By:......................................................
Duly authorised
| 1.1 | Listing and admission to trading: | Application will be made by the Issuer for the N&C Securities | |
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| to be admitted to the Official List of the Financial Conduct | |||
| Authority and to trading on the Main Market of the London | |||
| Stock Exchange on or around the Issue Date. | |||
| 2. | RATINGS | ||
| 2.1 | Ratings: | None. Please note that as at the Issue Date it is not intended that | |
| this specific Series of N&C Securities will be rated. |
Save for any fees payable to the Dealer and any Authorised Offeror, so far as the Issuer is aware, no person involved in the issue of the N&C Securities has an interest material to the offer.
| 4.1 | Reasons for the offer: | General corporate purposes |
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| 4.2 | Estimated net proceeds: | Not Applicable |
| 4.3 | Estimated total expenses: | Not Applicable |
The amount the N&C Securityholders will receive on redemption of the N&C Securities is calculated by reference to, and is therefore dependent on, the performance of the Index.
The Final Redemption Amount per Calculation Amount will be calculated in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 24 of Part A to these Final Terms. Defined terms used in the following illustrations have the meanings given to them in Part A to these Final Terms.
The following table sets out illustrative values of the Final Redemption Amount per Calculation Amount assuming different values for the Asset Final, as a percentage of the Asset Initial.
| Asset Final as a % of Asset Initial | Final Redemption Amount per Calculation Amount |
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| 200% | £1.57 |
| 150% | £1.57 |
| 100% | £1.57 |
| 90% | £1.025 |
| 75% | £1.025 |
| 60% | £1.025 |
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| 50% | £1.025 |
| 40% | £1.025 |
| 25% | £1.025 |
| 10% | £1.025 |
| 0% | £1.025 |
In a worst case scenario, the Final Redemption Amount per Calculation Amount would be £1.025.
The information included herein with respect to the Index consists only of extracts from, or summaries of, publicly available information. The Issuer accepts responsibility that such information has been correctly extracted or summarised. No further or other responsibility is accepted by the Issuer. In particular, the Issuer does not accept responsibility in respect of the accuracy or completeness of the information set forth herein concerning the Index or that there has not occurred any event which would affect the accuracy or completeness of such information.
The FTSE 100 Index is a market-capitalisation weighted index of the 100 most highly capitalised companies traded on the London Stock Exchange. The equities use an investibility weighting in the index calculation. The Index was developed with a base level of 100 as of 3 January 1984.
The official closing level of the FTSE 100 Index is published on Bloomberg Screen UKX
Information on past performance and volatility of the Index can be obtained from various internationally recognised published or electronically displayed sources, for example Bloomberg Screen UKX
The value of the N&C Securities is dependent on a number of factors, including but not limited to, the level of the Index.
The Issuer does not intend to provide post-issuance information.
| 6.1 | ISIN: | XS2783648525 |
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| 6.2 | Common Code: | 278364852 |
| 6.3 | FISN: | SANTANDER UK PL/ZERO CPNEMTN 203007 |
| 6.4 | CFI Code: | DTZNFB |
| 6.5 | Any clearing system(s) other than Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg and the relevant identification number(s): |
Not Applicable |
| 6.6 | Delivery: | Delivery free of payment |
| 6.7 | Names and addresses of additional Paying Agent(s) (if any): |
Not Applicable | ||
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| 6.8 | for the |
Deemed delivery of clearing system notice purposes of N&C Security Condition 13 (Notices): |
Any notice delivered to N&C Securityholders through the clearing system will be deemed to have been given on the second business day after the day on which it was given to Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg. |
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| 6.9 | Intended to be held in a manner which would allow Eurosystem eligibility: |
No. | ||
| 6.10 | Governing law: | English | ||
| 7. | DISTRIBUTION | |||
| 7.1 | Method of distribution: | Non-syndicated | ||
| 7.2 | If non-syndicated, name and address of relevant Dealer: |
Santander UK plc 2 Triton Square Regent's Place London NW1 3AN United Kingdom |
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| 7.3 | U.S. Selling Restrictions: | The N&C Securities are only for offer and sale outside the United States in offshore transactions to non-U.S. Persons in reliance on Regulation S under the N&C Securities Act and may not at any time be offered, sold, resold, traded, pledged, redeemed, transferred or delivered directly or indirectly, within the United States or directly or indirectly, offered, sold, resold, traded, pledged, redeemed, transferred or delivered to, or for the account or benefit of any U.S. Person. |
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| Each initial purchaser of the N&C Securities and each subsequent purchaser or transferee of the N&C Securities shall be deemed to have agreed with the Issuer or the seller of such N&C Securities that (i) it will not at any time offer, sell, resell or deliver, directly or indirectly, such N&C Securities so purchased in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, any U.S. Person or to others for offer, sale, resale or delivery, directly or indirectly, in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, any U.S. Person and (ii) it is not purchasing any N&C Securities for the account or benefit of any U.S. Person. |
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| Reg. S Compliance Category 2; TEFRA D | ||||
| 7.4 | Investors | Prohibition of Sales to EEA and UK Retail | Not Applicable | |
| 7.5 | (a) | Non-exempt Offer: | Applicable | |
| (b) | Non-exempt Offer Jurisdiction: | United Kingdom | ||
| (c) | Offer Period | From (and including) 9.00 a.m. (London time) on 08 April 2024 to (and including) 5.00 p.m. (London time) on 16 June 2024 |
| (d) | Financial intermediaries granted specific consent to use the Base Prospectus in accordance with the Conditions in it: |
Santander UK plc 2 Triton Square Regent's Place London NW1 3AN United Kingdom |
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| (e) | General Consent: | Not Applicable |
| (f) | Other Authorised Offeror Terms: | Not Applicable |
Applicable. The Authorised Offeror will manage a plan (the "Plan"), which, will be offered to the public in the Nonexempt Offer Jurisdiction in accordance with the arrangements listed below. The Authorised Offeror has selected the N&C Securities as one of the primary qualifying N&C Securities into which the Authorised Offeror will invest on behalf of investors in the Plan. The proceeds invested by investors in the Plan will be used by the Authorised Offeror to purchase the N&C Securities. It is understood that the performance of the Plan will be related to the performance of the N&C Securities throughout the term of the N&C Securities. Accordingly, the amounts payable by the Authorised Offeror on the retirement of the Plan are linked to the amounts paid by the Issuer pursuant to the terms and conditions of the N&C Securities.
The N&C Securities will be offered to the public in each Non-exempt Offer Jurisdiction in accordance with the arrangements listed below.
| 8.1 | Offer Price: | A prospective investor in the Plan should contact the Authorised |
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| Offeror for details of the Offer Price. | ||
| If any fees relating to the issue and sale of these N&C Securities | ||
| have been paid or are payable by the Dealer to an intermediary, | ||
| then such intermediary may be obliged to fully disclose to its | ||
| clients the existence, nature and amount of any such fees | ||
| (including, if applicable, by way of discount) as required in accordance with laws and regulations applicable to such |
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| intermediary, including any legislation, regulation and/or rule | ||
| implementing the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive | ||
| (2014/65/EU), or as otherwise may apply in any non-EEA | ||
| jurisdictions. Potential investors in these N&C Securities | ||
| intending to purchase N&C Securities through an intermediary | ||
| (including by way of introducing broker) should request details | ||
| of any such fee payment from such intermediary before making | ||
| any purchase hereof. | ||
| 8.2 | Conditions to which the offer is subject: | Offers of the N&C Securities are subject to the distribution |
| arrangements in place between the Dealer and the Authorised | ||
| Offeror. The Issuer reserves the right, in its absolute discretion, | ||
| to cancel the offer, to end the Offer Period early and/or to extend | ||
| the Offer Period. Information regarding any such cancellation, | ||
| early termination or extension of the Offer Period will be made | ||
| available on the Issuer's website |
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| https://www.santander.co.uk/about-santander/investor | ||
| relations/santander-uk-notes-certificates-programme on or prior | ||
| to the end of the Offer Period. As between the Dealer and its | ||
| Authorised Offeror and its customers, offers of the N&C | ||
| Securities are further subject to such conditions as may be agreed |
between them and/or as is specified in any arrangements in place between them.
For a further description of the offer of an interest in the N&C Securities pursuant to the Plan by the Authorised Offeror to its customers, see Paragraph 8.3 of Part B to these Final Terms below.
Any offer of the Plan or of the N&C Securities comprised therein by the Authorised Offeror will be made in its own name and on its own behalf and not as an agent of the Issuer or the Dealer and only the Authorised Offeror will be liable for the offer in the Non-exempt Offer Jurisdiction. None of the Issuer or Dealer accepts any liability for the offer or sale by the Authorised Offeror of an investment in the Plan to investors in the Nonexempt Offer Jurisdiction.
Offeror for details of the application process in order to purchase an interest in the Plan during the Offer Period. A prospective investor in the Plan will invest in accordance with the arrangements existing between the Authorised Offeror and its customers relating to the subscription of N&C Securities generally. Prospective investors will not be required to enter into any contractual arrangements directly with the Issuer or the Dealer related to the subscription for the N&C Securities. If an
investor in any jurisdiction other than the Non-exempt Offer Jurisdiction wishes to purchase N&C Securities or to make an investment in the Plan, such investor should (a) be aware that sales in the relevant jurisdiction may not be permitted; and (b) contact its financial advisor, bank or financial intermediary for more information.
These Final Terms may only be used in connection with and within the terms of this offer. It does not authorise, and may not be used by the Authorised Offeror or any other party in connection with, the subsequent offer or sale of any N&C Securities outside the terms of the offer or the Offer Period.
With the exception of the Non-exempt Offer Jurisdiction, no action has been or will be taken in any jurisdiction, by the Issuer or the Dealer that would permit a public offering of the N&C Securities, or possession or distribution of any offering material in connection with the issue of the N&C Securities, in any country or jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required. The Authorised Offeror must comply with all applicable laws and regulations of the Non-exempt Offer Jurisdiction in connection with the offer and sale of N&C Securities at its own expense.
amount of application: A prospective investor should contact the Authorised Offeror for details of any minimum and/or maximum amount of the individual applications for an interest in the Plan.
8.3 Description of the application process: A prospective investor in the Plan should contact the Authorised
8.4 Details of the minimum and/or maximum
8.11 Process for notification to applicants of the amount allotted and the indication whether dealing may begin before notification is made:
8.10 Indication of the expected price at which the
process for its disclosure:
N&C Securities will be offered or the method of determining the price and the
Prospective N&C Securityholders will be notified by the Authorised Offeror in accordance with the arrangements in place between the Authorised Offeror and its customers. For the
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A prospective investor in the Plan should contact the Authorised Offeror for details regarding the possibility to reduce their subscriptions during the Offer Period and the manner for refunding any excess amount paid.
A prospective investor in the Plan should contact the Authorised Offeror for details of the method and time limits for paying up and delivering an interest in the Plan.
Not Applicable
A prospective investor in the Plan should contact the Authorised Offeror for details of any right of pre-emption, negotiability of subscription rights and treatment of subscription rights not exercised.
The Plan will be offered to potential investors in the Non-exempt Offer Jurisdiction by the Authorised Offeror. It is not contemplated that the N&C Securities will be directly offered to the public in any jurisdiction.
Offers may only be made by the Authorised Offeror in the Nonexempt Offer Jurisdiction during the Offer Period as authorised to do so by the Dealer. No other offer or solicitation in respect of the N&C Securities shall be made by the Authorised Offeror except pursuant to an exemption from the obligation under the Prospectus Directive as implemented in such countries to publish a prospectus (a) in any other EEA country or (b) after the Offer Period has ended. If a prospective investor is offered the N&C Securities by any other party, the investor should be aware that none of the Issuer or the Dealer will be responsible for the Prospectus for the purposes of the relevant N&C Securities laws in the context of the offer of the N&C Securities to the public. If an investor is in any doubt about whether it can rely on the Prospectus, these Final Terms and/or who is responsible for its contents, they should seek legal advice.
The Issuer has offered and will sell the N&C Securities to the Dealer (and no one else) at 100.00 per cent. of the Aggregate Nominal Amount of the N&C Securities. The Dealer will, in relation to each N&C Security issued, offer and sell the N&C Securities to the Authorised Offeror at 100.00 per cent. of its nominal amount.
The Authorised Offeror will offer and sell their Plan to their customers in accordance with the arrangements in place between the Authorised Offeror and its customers by reference to the Offer Price and the market conditions prevailing at the time.
avoidance of doubt, no dealings in the N&C Securities may take place prior to the Issue Date.
A prospective investor in the Plan should contact the Authorised Offeror for details of any expenses and taxes that would be specifically charged in relation to any subscription of an interest in the Plan.
Not Applicable
The Issuer is only offering to and selling to the Dealer pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Programme Agreement. All sales to persons other than the Dealer will be made by the Dealer or persons to whom they sell, and/or otherwise make arrangements with, including the Authorised Offeror(s). The Issuer shall not be liable for any offers, sales or purchases of N&C Securities to persons (other than in respect of offers and sales to, and purchases of, N&C Securities by the Dealer and only then pursuant to the Programme Agreement, which are made by the Dealer or Authorised Offeror(s) in accordance with the arrangements in place between any such Dealer or any such Authorised Offeror and its customers.
This Summary should be read as an introduction to the Base Prospectus. Any decision to invest in the N&C Securities should be based on consideration of the Base Prospectus as a whole by the investor. In certain circumstances, the investor could lose all or part of the invested capital. Where a claim relating to the information contained in the Base Prospectus is brought before a court, the plaintiff investor might, under the national law, have to bear the costs of translating the Base Prospectus before the legal proceedings are initiated. No civil liability shall attach to any responsible person solely on the basis of this Summary, including any translation thereof, unless it is misleading, inaccurate or inconsistent when read together with the other parts of the Base Prospectus or it does not provide, when read together with the other parts of the Base Prospectus, key information in order to aid investors when considering whether to invest in the N&C Securities.
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Up to £20,000,000 Equity Index Linked Notes (the "N&C Securities").
The Issuer is Santander UK plc ("Santander UK" or the "Issuer"). Its registered office is at 2 Triton Square, Regent's Place, London, NW1 3AN and its Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) is: PTCQB104N23FMNK2RZ28.
The Authorised Offeror is Santander UK plc with its address at 2 Triton Square, Regent's Place, London, NW1 3AN (the "Distributor") and its Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) is PTCQB104N23FMNK2RZ28.
The Base Prospectus was approved on 2 October 2023 by the Financial Conduct Authority (the "FCA") of 12 Endeavour Square, London E20 1JN, United Kingdom (Telephone number: +44 (0)20 7066 1000, Website: https//www.fca.org.uk).
The Issuer is a public limited liability company incorporated and domiciled in England and Wales. The Issuer is registered on the Companies House under company number 02294747. The Issuer's LEI is PTCQB104N23FMNK2RZ28.
Santander UK's principal activity is financial services, mainly in the UK. The business is managed and reported on the basis of the following segments, which are strategic business units that offer different products and services, have different customers and require different technology and marketing strategies.
Retail Banking: consists of two business units, Homes and Everyday Banking. Homes provides prime UK mortgage lending to owner occupiers and buy-to-let landlords with small portfolios. Everyday Banking provides banking services and unsecured lending to individuals and small businesses as well alongside wealth management for high-net-worth clients.
Consumer Finance: provides prime auto consumer financing for individuals, businesses, and automotive distribution networks.
Corporate & Commercial Banking: provides banking products and services to SMEs, mid-sized and larger corporates, typically with annual turnovers of between £2m and £500m as well as to Local Authorities and Housing Associations.
Corporate & Investment Banking: provided services to corporate clients with an annual turnover of £500m and above. Santander UK transferred a significant part of the Corporate & Investment Banking business to the London branch of Banco Santander SA under a part VII banking business transfer scheme which completed on 11 October 2021. The residual parts of the business have been wound down or transferred to other segments. At 31 December 2021, the Corporate & Investment Banking business met the requirements for presentation as discontinued operations.
Santander UK is a wholly owned subsidiary of Santander UK Group Holdings Limited, which is a subsidiary of Banco Santander, S.A.. Banco Santander, S.A. and its subsidiary Santusa Holding, S.L together hold the entire issued share capital of Santander UK Group Holdings Limited (the "Santander Group").
The current managing directors of the Issuer are as follows:
• Ed Giera
• Angel Santodomingo • Antonio Simões
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP are the independent auditors of Santander UK plc and have audited the historical financial information of Santander UK plc for the financial years ended 31 December 2021 and 31 December 2022.
Consolidated balance sheet (extracted from the Issuer's Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2023):
| As at (audited, save where indicated) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2023 £ |
31 December 2022 £ |
|
| Total assets | 275,448m | 285,213m |
| Senior unsecured – public benchmark 1 | 12.7bn | 14.3bn |
| Senior unsecured – privately placed 1 | 0.8bn | 0.6bn |
| Subordinated liabilities and other equity instruments 1 | 4.2bn | 3.9bn |
| Loans and advances to customers | 207,435m | 219,716m |
| Deposits by customers | 190,850m | 195,568m |
| Total equity | 14,623m | 14,407m |
| Stage 3 ratio 2 | 1.51% | 1.26% |
| Common Equity Tier 1 capital (CET1) ratio or other relevant prudential capital adequacy ratio depending on issuance (unaudited) |
15.4% | 15.4% |
| Total capital ratio (unaudited) | 21.5% | 20.4% |
(1) Excludes any foreign exchange and hedge accounting
(2) Stage3 ratio = (Stage3 drawn + Stage3 undrawn assets)/(total drawn assets + Stage3 undrawn assets)
Consolidated income statement (extracted from the Issuer's Annual Report for the year ended 31 December 2023):
| 31 December 2023 £m |
31 December 2022 £m |
|
|---|---|---|
| Interest and similar income | 11,617 | 6,708 |
| Interest expense and similar charges | (6,959) | (2,283) |
| Net interest income | 4,658 | 4,425 |
| Fee and commission income | 804 | 839 |
| Fee and commission expense | (501) | (509) |
| Net fee and commission income | 303 | 330 |
| Other operating income | 135 | 201 |
| Total operating income | 5,096 | 4,956 |
| Operating expenses before credit impairment (charges)provisions and | (2,456) | (2,343) |
| charges | ||
| Credit impairment (charges)/write-backs | (205) | (320) |
| Provisions for other liabilities and charges | (335) | (419) |
| Total operating credit impairment (charges), provisions and | (540) | (739) |
|---|---|---|
| charges | ||
| Profit from continuing operations before tax | 2,100 | 1,874 |
| Tax on profit from continuing operations | (559) | (480) |
| Profit from continuing operations after tax | 1,541 | 1,394 |
| Profit from discontinued operations after tax | - | - |
| Profit after tax | 1,541 | 1,394 |
| Attributable to: | ||
| Equity holders of the parent | 1,541 | 1,394 |
| Non-controlling interests | - | - |
| Profit after tax | 1,541 | 1,394 |
There are no qualifications in the audit report of the Issuer on its historical financial information.
The Issuer is subject to the following key risks:
What are the main features of the N&C Securities?
The N&C Securities are Equity Index Linked Notes which will be uniquely identified by Series Number: 1253; Tranche Number:1; ISIN: XS2783648525; Common Code: 278364852.
The N&C Securities will be delivered by the Issuer free of payment 16 July 2024 (the "Issue Date") at 100 per cent. of the Aggregate Nominal Amount (the "Issue Price").
The N&C Securities are cleared through Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg.
The currency of the N&C Securities will be Pound Sterling ("£" or "GBP"). The specified denominations of each Security are £1,000 and integral multiples of £1.00 in excess thereof up to and including £1,999. No N&C Securities in definitive form will be issued with a denomination exceeding £1,999.
The N&C Securities will be redeemed on 16 July 2030 (the "Maturity Date").
Rights
The N&C Securities will give each investor the right to receive a return (subject to any prior purchase and cancellation or early redemption) on the final Maturity Date of the N&C Securities, together with certain ancillary rights such as the right to receive notice of certain determinations and events.
The return under the N&C Securities payable at the end of the term of the N&C Securities on the Maturity Date will be determined by reference to the performance of the Asset as follows:
No interest shall be payable on the N&C Securities.
The "Asset" will be the FTSE 100 Index (Bloomberg Screen UKX
The N&C Securities will be governed by English law and the rights thereunder will be construed accordingly.
The N&C Securities constitute direct, unconditional, unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the Issuer and rank pari passu without preference amongst themselves and, subject to any applicable statutory provisions or judicial order, at least equally with all other present and future direct, unconditional, unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the Issuer.
The N&C Securities may not be transferred prior to the Issue Date. Selling restrictions apply to offers, sales or transfers of the N&C Securities under the applicable laws in various jurisdictions. A purchaser of the N&C Securities is required to make certain agreements and representations as a condition to purchasing the N&C Securities.
Subject to the above, the N&C Securities will be freely transferable.
Application for N&C Securities will be made for listing on the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority and for admission to trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange.
The N&C Securities are subject to the following key risks:
Terms and conditions of the offer
This issue of N&C Securities is being offered in a Non-exempt Offer in the United Kingdom during the period from, and including, 9.00 a.m. (London time) on 8 April 2024 to, and including, 5.00 p.m. (London time) on 16 June 2024 (the "Offer Period").
The N&C Securities are offered subject to the following conditions:
• The Authorised Offeror will manage a plan (the "Plan"), which, will be offered to the public in the United Kingdom. The Authorised Offeror has selected the N&C Securities as one of the primary qualifying N&C Securities into which the Authorised Offeror will invest on behalf of investors in the Plan. The proceeds invested by investors in the Plan will be used by the Authorised Offeror to purchase the N&C Securities and the performance of the Plan will be related to the performance of the N&C Securities throughout the term of the N&C Securities. Accordingly, the amounts payable by the Authorised Offeror on the retirement of the Plan are linked to the amounts paid by the Issuer pursuant to the terms and conditions of the N&C Securities.
Offers of the N&C Securities are subject to the distribution arrangements in place between the Dealer and the Authorised Offeror. The Issuer reserves the right, in its absolute discretion, to cancel the offer, to end the Offer Period early and/or to extend the Offer Period. Information regarding any such cancellation, early termination or extension of the Offer Period will be made available on the Issuer's website (https://www.santander.co.uk/about-santander/investor-relations/santander-uknotes-certificates-programme) on or prior to the end of the Offer Period. As between the Dealer and its Authorised Offeror and its customers, offers of the N&C Securities are further subject to such conditions as may be agreed between them and/or as is specified in any arrangements in place between them.
A prospective investor in the Plan will invest in accordance with the arrangements existing between the Authorised Offeror and its customers relating to the subscription of N&C Securities generally. A prospective investor in the Plan should contact the Authorised Offeror for further details of the application process in order to purchase an interest in the Plan during the Offer Period as well as details of the Offer Price, any minimum and/or maximum amount of the individual applications for an interest in the N&C Securities, the possibility to reduce their subscriptions during the Offer Period and the manner for refunding any excess amount paid, the method and time limits for paying up and delivering an interest in the N&C Securities, and/or any expenses and taxes that would be specifically charged in relation to any subscription of an interest in the Plan.
• The results of the offer, including the total aggregate nominal amount of N&C Securities that are going to be subscribed during the Offer Period will be published on the website of the Issuer (https://www.santander.co.uk/about-santander/investorrelations/santander-uk-notes-certificates-programme) on or around the last day of the Offer Period.
There are no estimated expenses charged to an investor by the Issuer.
See the item entitled "The Authorised Offeror(s)" above.
The Issuer is the entity requesting for the admission to trading of the N&C Securities.
The net proceeds from the issue of N&C Securities will be applied by the Issuer for its general corporate purposes.
The offer of the N&C Securities is not subject to an underwriting agreement on a firm commitment basis.
Save for any fees payable to the Dealer and any Authorised Offeror, so far as the Issuer is aware, no person involved in the issue of the N&C Securities has an interest material to the offer.
In addition to being the Issuer, Santander UK is acting in a number of capacities in relation to the N&C Securities (e.g. Calculation Agent and Dealer), shall have only the duties and responsibilities expressly agreed to by it in its relevant capacity and shall not, by virtue of its acting in any other capacity, be deemed to have other duties or responsibilities or be deemed to hold a standard of care other than as expressly provided with respect to each such capacity.
In the ordinary course of its business Santander UK (or an affiliate) may effect transactions for its own account and may enter into hedging transactions with respect to the N&C Securities or the Asset, which may affect the market price, liquidity or value of the N&C Securities and Santander UK (or an affiliate) may have confidential information in relation to the Asset or any derivative instruments referencing them, but which Santander UK (or an affiliate) is under no obligation (and may be subject to legal prohibition) to disclose.
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