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BNP Paribas — Capital/Financing Update 2020
Feb 25, 2020
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Capital/Financing Update
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FINAL TERMS FOR CERTIFICATES
FINAL TERMS DATED 19 February 2020
BNP Paribas Issuance B.V.
(incorporated in The Netherlands)
(as Issuer)
Legal entity identifier (LEI): 7245009UXRIGIRYOBR48
BNP Paribas
(incorporated in France)
(as Guarantor)
Legal entity identifier (LEI): R0MUWSFPU8MPRO8K5P83
Up to 5,000,000 Certificates relating to the Series 840 Preference Shares of BNP Paribas Synergy Limited
under the Note, Warrant and Certificate Programme
of BNP Paribas Issuance B.V., BNP Paribas and BNP Paribas Fortis Funding
Any person making or intending to make an offer of the Securities may only do so:
- (i) in those Non-exempt Offer Jurisdictions mentioned in Paragraph 47 of Part A below, provided such person is a Manager or an Authorised Offeror (as such term is defined in the Base Prospectus) and that the offer is made during the Offer Period specified in that paragraph 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 Manager to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive or to supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 16 of the Prospectus Directive, in each case, in relation to such offer.
None of the Issuer, the Guarantor or any Manager has authorised, nor do they authorise, the making of any offer of Securities in any other circumstances.
Investors should note that if a supplement to or an updated version of the Base Prospectus referred to below is published at any time during the Offer Period (as defined below), such supplement or updated base prospectus as the case may be, will be published and made available in accordance with the arrangements applied to the original publication of these Final Terms. Any investors who have indicated acceptances of the Offer (as defined below) prior to the date of publication of such supplement or updated version of the Base Prospectus, as the case may be (the "Publication Date"), have the right within two working days of the Publication Date to withdraw their acceptances.
PART A – CONTRACTUAL TERMS
Terms used herein shall be deemed to be defined as such for the purposes of the Conditions (the "Conditions") set forth in the Base Prospectus dated 3 June 2019, each Supplement to the Base Prospectus published and approved on or before the date of these Final Terms (copies of which are available as described below) and any other Supplement to the Base Prospectus which may have been published and approved before the issue of any additional amount of Securities (the "Supplements") (provided that to the extent any such Supplement (i) is published and approved after the date of these Final Terms and (ii) provides for any change to the Conditions of the Securities such changes shall have no effect with respect to the Conditions of the Securities to which these Final Terms relate which together constitute a base prospectus for the purposes of Directive 2003/71/EC (the "Prospectus Directive") (the "Base Prospectus"). This document constitutes the Final Terms of the Securities described herein for the purposes of Article 5.4 of the Prospectus Directive and must be read in conjunction with the Base Prospectus. Full information on BNP Paribas Issuance B.V. (the "Issuer"), BNP Paribas (the "Guarantor") and the offer of the Securities is only available on the basis of the combination of these Final Terms and the Base Prospectus. A summary of the 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 Base Prospectus and these Final Terms are available for viewing at BNP Paribas Arbitrage S.N.C., 160-162, boulevard Macdonald, 75019 Paris, France and copies may be obtained free of charge at the specified offices of the Security Agents. The Base Prospectus and the Supplements to the Base Prospectus will also be available on the AMF website www.amf-france.org
References herein to numbered Conditions are to the terms and conditions of the relevant series of Securities and words and expressions defined in such terms and conditions shall bear the same meaning in these Final Terms in so far as they relate to such series of Securities, save as where otherwise expressly provided.
These Final Terms relate to the series of Securities as set out in "Specific Provisions for each Series" below. References herein to "Securities" shall be deemed to be references to the relevant Securities that are the subject of these Final Terms and references to "Security" shall be construed accordingly.
SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR EACH SERIES
| SERIES NUMBER |
NO. OF SECURITIES ISSUED |
ISIN | COMMON CODE |
ISSUE PRICE PER SECURITY |
REDEMPTION DATE |
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| CE0675NIM | Up to 5,000,000 | XS2067745096 | 206774509 | 100% of the Notional Amount |
10 April 2028 |
GENERAL PROVISIONS
The following terms apply to each series of Securities:
| 1. | Issuer: | BNP Paribas Issuance B.V. |
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| 2. | Guarantor: | BNP Paribas |
| 3. | Trade Date: | 11 February 2020 | ||
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| 4. | Issue Date: | 17 April 2020 | ||
| 5. | Consolidation: | Not applicable | ||
| 6. | Type of Securities: | (a) Certificates |
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| (b) The Securities are Preference Share Certificates. |
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| The provisions of Annex 14 (Additional Terms and Conditions for Preference Share Certificates) shall apply. |
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| 7. | Form of Securities: | Clearing System Global Security | ||
| 8. | Business Day Centre(s): | The applicable Business Day Centre for the purposes of the definition of "Business Day" in Condition 1 is TARGET2. |
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| 9. | Settlement: | Settlement will be by way of cash payment (Cash Settled Securities). |
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| 10. | Rounding Convention for Cash Settlement Amount: |
Not applicable | ||
| 11. | Variation of Settlement: | |||
| (a) Issuer's option to vary settlement: |
The Issuer does not have the option to vary settlement in respect of the Securities. |
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| (b) Variation of Settlement of Physical Delivery Securities: |
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| Not applicable | ||||
| 12. | Final Payout: | Preference Share Certificate Condition 6 applies | ||
| Payout Switch: | Not applicable | |||
| Aggregation: | Not applicable | |||
| 13. | Relevant Asset(s): | Not applicable | ||
| 14. | Entitlement: | Not applicable | ||
| 15. | Exchange Rate /Conversion Rate: | Not applicable | ||
| 16. | Settlement Currency: | The settlement currency for the payment of the Cash Settlement Amount is Pound Sterling (GBP). |
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| 17. | Syndication: | The Securities will be distributed on a non-syndicated basis. | ||
| 18. | Minimum Trading Size: | 1 Certificate (and multiples of 1 Certificate thereafter) | ||
| 19. | Principal Security Agent: | BNP Paribas Arbitrage S.N.C. | ||
| 20. | Registrar: | Not applicable | ||
| 21. | Calculation Agent: | BNP Paribas Arbitrage S.N.C. | ||
| 22. | Governing law: | English law | ||
| 23. | Masse provisions (Condition 9.4): | Not applicable | ||
| PRODUCT SPECIFIC PROVISIONS | ||||
| 24. | Hybrid Securities: | Not applicable |
| 25. | Index Securities: | Not applicable | ||
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| 26. | Share Securities: | Not applicable | ||
| 27. | ETI Securities: | Not applicable | ||
| 28. | Debt Securities: | Not applicable | ||
| 29. | Commodity Securities: | Not applicable | ||
| 30. | Inflation Index Securities: | Not applicable | ||
| 31. | Currency Securities: | Not applicable | ||
| 32. | Fund Securities: | Not applicable | ||
| 33. | Futures Securities: | Not applicable | ||
| 34. | Credit Securities: | Not applicable | ||
| 35. | Underlying Interest Rate Securities: | Not applicable | ||
| 36. | Preference Share Certificates: | Applicable | ||
| (a) Preference Share: |
Series 840 Preference Shares of BNP Paribas Synergy | |||
| (b) Preference Share Redemption |
Limited | |||
| Valuation Date: | 3 April 2028 | |||
| 37. | OET Certificates: | Not applicable | ||
| 38. | Illegality (Security Condition 7.1) and Force Majeure (Security Condition 7.2): |
Illegality: redemption in accordance with Security Condition 7.1(d) |
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| Force Majeure: redemption in accordance with Security Condition 7.2(b) |
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| 39. | Additional Disruption Events and |
(a) Additional Disruption Events: Not applicable |
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| Optional Additional Disruption Events: | (b) The following Optional Additional Disruption Events apply to the Securities: |
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| Insolvency Filing | ||||
| (c) Redemption: |
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| Delayed Redemption on Occurrence of an Additional Disruption Event and/or Optional Additional Disruption Event (in the case of Certificates): Not applicable |
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| 40. | Knock-in Event: | Not applicable | ||
| 41. | Knock-out Event: | Not applicable | ||
42. EXERCISE, VALUATION AND REDEMPTION
| (a) | Notional Amount of each Certificate: |
GBP 1.00 |
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| (b) | Partly Paid Certificates: | The Certificates are not Partly Paid Certificates. |
| (c) | Interest: | Not applicable |
| (d) | Fixed Rate Provisions: | Not applicable |
| (e) | Floating Rate Provisions: | Not applicable |
| (f) | Linked Interest Certificates: | Not applicable |
| (g) | Payment of Premium Amount(s): |
Not applicable |
| (h) | Index Linked [Interest/Premium Amount] Certificates: |
Not applicable |
| (i) | Share Linked [Interest/Premium Amount] Certificates: |
Not applicable |
| (j) | ETI Linked [Interest/Premium Amount] Certificates: |
Not applicable |
| (k) | Debt Linked [Interest/Premium Amount] Certificates: |
Not applicable |
| (l) | Commodity Linked [Interest/Premium Amount] Certificates: |
Not applicable |
| (m) | Inflation Index Linked [Interest/Premium Amount] Certificates: |
Not applicable |
| (n) | Currency Linked [Interest/Premium Amount] Certificates: |
Not applicable |
| (o) | Fund Linked [Interest/Premium Amount] Certificates: |
Not applicable |
| (p) | Futures Linked [Interest/Premium Amount] Certificates: |
Not applicable |
| (q) | Underlying Interest Rate Linked Interest Provisions: |
Not applicable |
| (r) | Instalment Certificates: | The Certificates are not Instalment Certificates |
| (s) | Issuer Call Option: | Not applicable |
| (t) | Holder Put Option: | Not applicable |
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| (u) | Automatic Early Redemption: | |
| (i) Automatic Early Redemption Event: |
Not applicable | |
| (v) | Renouncement Notice Cut-off Time: |
Not applicable |
| (w) | Strike Date: | Not applicable |
| (x) | Strike Price: | Not applicable |
| (y) | Redemption Valuation Date: | Not applicable |
| (z) | Averaging: | Averaging does not apply to the Securities |
| (aa) | Observation Dates: | Not applicable |
| (bb) | Observation Period: | Not applicable |
| (cc) | Settlement Business Day: | Not applicable |
| (dd) | Cut-off Date: | Not applicable |
| (ee) | Security Threshold on the Issue Date: |
Not applicable |
| (ff) | Identification information of Holders as provided by Condition 29: |
Not applicable |
DISTRIBUTION AND U.S. SALES ELIGIBILITY
| 43. | U.S. Selling Restrictions: | Not applicable – the Securities may not be legally or beneficially owned by or transferred to any U.S. person at any time. |
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| 44. | Additional U.S. Federal income tax considerations: |
The Securities are not Specified Securities for purposes of Section 871(m) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986 |
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| 45. | Registered broker/dealer: | Not applicable | ||
| 46. | TEFRA C or TEFRA Not Applicable: | TEFRA Not Applicable | ||
| 47. | Non-exempt Offer: | Applicable | ||
| (i) | Non-exempt Jurisdictions: |
Offer | United Kingdom | |
| (ii) Offer Period: |
The period from and including 19 February 2020 until and including 3 April 2020 (the "Offer End Date"). See further Paragraph 6 of Part B below. |
- (iii) Financial intermediaries granted specific consent to use the Base Prospectus in accordance with the Conditions in it: The Manager(s) and METEOR ASSET MANAGEMENT (the "Initial Authorised Offerors") being persons to whom the Issuer has given consent, (the Authorised Offerors) other than pursuant to Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive. See further Paragraph 6 of Part B below. (iv) General Consent: Not applicable
- (v) Other Authorised Offeror Terms: Not applicable
- 48. Prohibition of Sales to EEA Retail Investors:
- (a) Selling Restriction: Not applicable
- (b) Legend: Not applicable
PROVISIONS RELATING TO COLLATERAL AND SECURITY
- 49. Secured Securities other than Notional Value Repack Securities: Not applicable
- 50. Notional Value Repack Securities: Not applicable
Responsibility
The Issuer accepts responsibility for the information contained in these Final Terms. To the best of the knowledge of the Issuer (who has taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case), the information contained herein is in accordance with the facts and does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information.
Signed on behalf of BNP Paribas Issuance B.V.
As Issuer:
By: ....................................
Duly authorised
PART B – OTHER INFORMATION
1. Listing and Admission to trading
Application has been made to list the Securities on the Official List of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange and to admit the Securities to trading on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange's regulated market on or around the Issue Date.
2. Ratings
Ratings: The Securities have not been rated.
3. Interests of Natural and Legal Persons Involved in the Issue/Offer
Save as discussed in the "Potential Conflicts of Interest" paragraph in the "Risks" section in the Base Prospectus, so far as the Issuer is aware, no person involved in the offer of the Securities has an interest material to the offer.
4. Performance of Underlying/Formula/Other Variable and Other Information concerning the Underlying Reference
The Certificates relate to the Series 840 Preference shares of the BNP Paribas Synergy Limited relating to a basket of indices.
The performance of the Preference Shares depends on the performance of the relevant underlying asset(s) or basis of reference to which the Preference Shares are linked (the "Preference Share Underlying"). The Preference Share Underlying is a basket of indices comprising the EURO STOXX 50 Index and the FTSE100 Index. Information on the Preference Share Underlying (including past and further performance and volatility) is published on Reuters page BNPP=GB00BH2FTJ35.
The Preference Share Value will be published on each Business Day on Reuters page BNPP=GB00BH2FTJ35.
The Issuer does not intend to provide post-issuance information.
5. Operational Information
Relevant Clearing System(s): Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg
6. Terms and Conditions of the Public Offer
Applicable. METEOR ASSET MANAGEMENT (the "Financial Intermediary") will manage a plan (the "Plan") which will be offered to the public in the Non-exempt Offer Jurisdiction in accordance with the arrangements listed below. The Financial Intermediary has selected the Certificates as the securities into which the Financial Intermediary will invest on behalf of investors in the Plan. The proceeds invested by investors in the Plan will be used by the Financial Intermediary to purchase the Certificates. It is understood that the performance of the Plan will be related to the performance of the Certificates throughout their term. Therefore, the amounts payable by the Financial Intermediary on the redemption of the Plan are linked to the amounts paid by the Issuer pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Certificates.
Offer Price: A prospective investor in the Plan should contact the Financial Intermediary for details of the Offer Price.
If any commissions or fees discount relating to the issue and sale of the Certificates have been paid or are payable by the Manager to any intermediary then such intermediary may be obliged to fully disclose to its clients the existence, nature and amount of any such commissions or 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 the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (2004/39/EC) ("MiFID"), or as otherwise may apply in any non-EEA jurisdictions. Potential investors in these Certificates intending to purchase Certificates through an intermediary (including by way of introducing broker) should request details of any such commission or fee payment from such intermediary before making any purchase thereof.
Conditions to which the offer is subject: Offers of the Plan in its current form by the Financial Intermediary are conditional on the issue of the Certificates by the Issuer and subject to the contractual arrangements in place between the Manager and Financial Intermediary.
The Issuer reserves the right to not issue the Certificates at any time on or prior to the Issue Date. As between the Manager and its customers (including the Financial Intermediary) offers of the Certificates are further subject to such conditions as may be agreed between them and/or as are specified in any arrangements in place between them. As between the Financial
Intermediary and its customers, offers of a beneficial interest in the Certificates pursuant to the Plan are further subject to such conditions as may be agreed between them and/or as are specified in any arrangements in place between them. The Issuer will not be a party to any such arrangements with prospective investors (other than the Manager) in connection with the offer or sale of the Certificates or beneficial interests in the Certificates through the Plan and accordingly the Base Prospectus and these Final Terms will not contain such information and an Investor must obtain such information from the Financial Intermediary.
The Issuer reserves the right to modify the total nominal amount of the Certificates to which investors can subscribe, curtail the offer of the Securities or withdraw the offer of the Securities and/or, if the Securities have not yet been issued, cancel the issuance of the Securities for any reason at any time on or prior to the Offer End Date (as defined above) and advise the Financial Intermediary accordingly. For the avoidance of doubt, if any application has been made by a potential investor and the Issuer exercises such a right to withdraw the offer, each such potential investor shall not be entitled to subscribe or otherwise acquire the Securities.
Any offer of the Plan by the Financial Intermediary will be made in its own name and on its own behalf and not as an agent of the Issuer, the Guarantor or the Manager and only the Financial Intermediary will be liable for the offer in the Non-exempt Offer Jurisdiction. None of the Issuer, Guarantor or Manager accepts any liability for the offer or sale by the Financial Intermediary of an investment in the Plan to investors in the Non-exempt Offer Jurisdiction.
Description of the application process: A prospective investor in the Plan should, prior to the end of the Offer Period (as defined above),
contact the Financial Intermediary for details of the application process 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 Financial Intermediary and its customers relating to a subscription of products generally. Prospective investors will not enter into any contractual arrangements directly with the Issuer, Guarantor or the Manager related to the subscription for the Certificates. If an investor in any jurisdiction other than the Non-exempt Offer Jurisdiction wishes to purchase Certificates 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. The Final Terms do not authorise, and may not be used by the Financial Intermediary or any other party in connection with, the subsequent offer or sale of any Certificates 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, Guarantor or the Manager that would permit a public offering of the Certificates, or possession or distribution of any offering material in connection with the issue of the Certificates in any country or jurisdiction where action for that purposes is required. The Financial Intermediary must comply with all applicable laws and regulations in the Non-exempt Offer Jurisdiction in connection with the offer and sale of Certificates at its own expense.
Details of the minimum and/or maximum amount of application:
A prospective investor in the Plan should contact the Financial Intermediary for details of any minimum and/or maximum amount of the individual applications for an interest in the Plan.
| Description of possibility to reduce subscriptions and manner for refunding excess amount paid by applicants: |
A prospective investor in the Plan should contact the Financial Intermediary regarding the possibility of reducing their subscriptions during the Offer Period and the manner for refunding any excess amount paid. |
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| Details of the method and time limits for paying up and delivering the Securities: |
A prospective investor in the Plan should contact the Financial Intermediary for details of the method and time limits for paying up and delivering an interest in the Plan. |
| Manner in and date on which results of the offer are to be made public: |
The final amount of Certificates to be issued will be determined based on market demand for an investment in the Plan during the Offer Period and will be published on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange's website (www.bourse.lu) and at the registered office of the Issuer and Guarantor on or prior to the Issue Date. |
| Procedure for exercise of any right of pre emption, negotiability of subscription rights and treatment of subscription rights not exercised: |
A prospective investor in the Plan should contact the Financial Intermediary for details of any right of pre-emption, negotiability of subscription rights and treatment of subscription rights not exercised. |
| Process for notification to applicants of the amount allotted and indication whether dealing may begin before notification is made: |
Prospective investors in the Plan will be notified by the Financial Intermediary in accordance with the arrangements in place between the Financial Intermediary and its customers. For the avoidance of doubt no dealings in the Certificates may take place prior to the Issue Date. |
| Amount of any expenses and taxes specifically charged to the subscriber or purchaser: |
Prospective investors in the Plan should contact the Financial Intermediary for details of any expenses and taxes that would be specifically charged in relation to any subscription of an interest in the Plan. |
| Name and address of the entities which have a | None |
firm commitment to act as intermediairies in
secondary trading, providing liquidity through bid and after rates and a description of the main terms of their commitment:
7. Placing and Underwriting
| Name(s) and address(es), to the extent known to the Issuer, of the placers in the various countries where the offer takes place: |
METEOR ASSET MANAGEMENT 55 King William St London EC4R 9AD |
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| Name and address of the co-ordinator(s) of the global offer and of single parts of the offer: |
Not applicable | ||||
| Name and address of any paying agents and depository agents in each country (in addition to the Principal Security Agent): |
Prospective investors in the Plan should contact the Financial Intermediary for details of any additional paying agents or depository agents involved in the offer of the Plan. |
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| Entities agreeing to underwrite the issue on a firm commitment basis, and entities agreeing to place the issue without a firm commitment or under "best efforts" arrangements: |
No underwriting commitment is undertaken by the Manager or the Financial Intermediary. |
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| When the underwriting agreement has been or will be reached: |
Not applicable | ||||
Issuer is only offering to and selling to the Manager pursuant to and in accordance with terms agreed with the Manager. All sales to persons other than the Manager will be made by the Manager or person to whom it sells and/or otherwise makes arrangements with including the Financial Intermediary. The Issuer shall not be liable for any offers, sales or purchases of Certificates or beneficial interests in the Certificates pursuant to the Plan to persons (other than in respect of offers and sales to and purchasers of Certificates by the Manager and only then pursuant to the terms agreed with the Manager), which are made by the Manager or the Financial Intermediary in accordance with the arrangements in place between any such Manager or the Financial Intermediary and its customers.
The Manager has acknowledged and agreed and the Financial Intermediary will be required by the Manager to acknowledge and agree that for the purpose of offer(s) of the Certificates, the Issuer will not allow the Certificates to be publicly offered in any other European Economic Area Member State; accordingly the Certificates may only be publicly offered in the Non-exempt Offer Jurisdiction or offered to qualified investors (as defined in the Prospectus Directive) in any other European Economic Area Member States and that all offers of Certificates by it will be made only in accordance with the selling restrictions set forth in the Base Prospectus and the provisions of these Final Terms and in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
8. EU Benchmark Regulation
EU Benchmarks Regulation: Article 29(2) statement on benchmarks:
Applicable:
Amounts payable under the Certificates are calculated by reference to the EURO STOXX 50 Index and the FTSE100 Index, which are provided by Stoxx Limited and FTSE International Limited.
As at the date of these Final Terms, Stoxx Limited and FTSE International Limited are not included in the register of administratirs and benchmarks established and maintained by the European Securities and Markets Authority pursuant to Article 36 of the Benchmark Regulation.