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INTERNATIONAL PERSONAL FINANCE PLC

Capital/Financing Update May 23, 2014

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Final Terms dated 21 May 2014

International Personal Finance plc Issue of EUR 40,000,000 4.250% Senior Unsecured Unsubordinated Fixed Rate Notes due 2018

Guaranteed by IPF Holdings Limited, International Personal Finance Investments Limited and IPF International Limited under the EUR 1,000,000,000 Euro Medium Term Note Programme

PART A - CONTRACTUAL TERMS

Terms used herein shall be deemed to be defined as such for the purposes of the Conditions set forth in the Prospectus dated 21 March 2014 and the supplement to it dated 12 May 2014 which together constitute a base prospectus (the Prospectus) for the purposes of the Prospectus Directive (Directive 2003/71/EC) (the Prospectus Directive). This document constitutes the Final Terms of the Notes described herein for the purposes of Article 5.4 of the Prospectus Directive and must be read in conjunction with the Prospectus. Full information on the Issuer, the Guarantors and the offer of the Notes is only available on the basis of the combination of these Final Terms and the Prospectus. The Prospectus has been published on http://www.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/news/market-news/market-news-home.html website.

$\mathbf 1$ (i) Issuer: International Personal Finance plc
(ii) Guarantors: IPF Holdings Limited, International Personal
Finance Investments Limited and IPF
International Limited
2. (i) Series Number: 10
(ii) Tranche Number: 1
(iii) Date on which the Notes become
fungible:
Not Applicable
3. Specified Currency or Currencies: Euro ("EUR")
4. Nominal
Amount
Aggregate
of
Notes:
EUR 40,000,000
(i) Series: EUR 40,000,000
(ii) Tranche: EUR 40,000,000
5. Issue Price: 100 per cent. of the Aggregate Nominal Amount
6. (i) Specified Denominations: EUR 100,000 and integral multiples of EUR
1,000 in excess thereof up to and including
EUR 199,000. No Notes in definitive form will be
issued with a denomination above EUR 199,000
(ii) Calculation Amount: EUR 1,000
7. (i) Issue Date: 23 May 2014
(ii) Interest Commencement Date Issue Date
8. Maturity Date: 23 May 2018
9. Interest Basis: 4.25 per cent. Fixed Rate
10. Redemption/Payment Basis: Subject to any purchase and cancellation or
early redemption, the Notes will be redeemed
on the Maturity Date at 100 per cent. of their
nominal amount.
11. Change of Interest Basis: Not Applicable
12. Put/Call Options: Change of Control Put (further particulars
specified below)
13. Date of Executive Committee
approval for issuance of Notes and
Board approval of Guarantee
respectively obtained:
19 May 2014

PROVISIONS RELATING TO INTEREST (IF ANY) PAYABLE

14. Fixed Rate Note Provisions Applicable
(i) Rate of Interest: 4.25 per cent. per annum payable in arrear on
each Interest Payment Date
(ii) Interest Payment Date(s): 23 May in each year
(iii) Fixed Coupon Amount(s): EUR 42.50 per Calculation Amount
(iv) Broken Amount(s): Not applicable
(v) Day Count Fraction: Actual/Actual-ICMA
(vi) Determination Dates: 23 May in each year
15. Floating Rate Note Provisions Not Applicable
16. Zero Coupon Note Provisions Not Applicable

PROVISIONS RELATING TO REDEMPTION

17. Call Option Not Applicable
18. Put Option Applicable
(a) Investor Put: Not Applicable
(b) Change of Control Put: Applicable
(i) Optional Redemption Amount(s): 101 per cent. of the Calculation Amount
(ii) Negative Rating Event
Specified Rating
(Condition 6(f)):
20. Final Redemption Amount of each
Note:
EUR 1,000 per Calculation Amount
  1. Early Redemption Amount

Early Redemption Amount(s) per Calculation Amount payable on redemption for taxation reasons or on event of default or other early redemption:

EUR 1,000 per Calculation Amount

GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO THE NOTES

22. Form of Notes: Bearer Notes:
Temporary Global Note exchangeable for a
Permanent Global Note which is exchangeable
for Definitive Notes in the limited circumstances
specified in the Permanent Global Note
23. Name and address of Registrar: Not Applicable
24. New Global Note: Yes
25. Financial Centre(s): London, TARGET
26. Talons for future Coupons or
attached to Definitive Notes (and
dates on which such Talons mature):
No

The Issuer

Signed on behalf of International Personal Finance plc

By: Duly authorised

The Guarantors Signed on behalf of IPF Holdings Limited

$By:$ Duly authorised

Signed on behalf of International Personal Finance Investments Limited

By

Duly authorised

Signed on behalf of IPF International Limited

By
Duly authorised $\implies$

PART B - OTHER INFORMATION

1. LISTING

(i) Admission to trading: Application has been made by the
Issuer (or on its behalf) for the Notes to be
admitted to trading on the London Stock
Exchange's regulated market with effect from 23
May 2014
(ii) Estimate of total expenses related to
admission to trading:
GBP 1,750
2. RATINGS

Ratings:

The Notes to be issued will not be separately rated

3. INTERESTS OF NATURAL AND LEGAL PERSONS INVOLVED IN THE ISSUE/OFFER

Save as discussed in "Subscription and Sale", so far as the Issuer is aware, no person involved in the offer of the Notes has an interest material to the offer.

5. Fixed Rate Notes only - YIELD

Indication of yield: 4.25 per cent. per annum
6. OPERATIONAL INFORMATION
ISIN Code: XS1072531491
Common Code: 107253149
Any clearing system(s) other than
Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V. and
Clearstream Banking, société
anonyme and the relevant
identification number(s):
Not Applicable
Names and addresses of additional
Paying Agent(s) (if any):
Not Applicable
Names and addresses of Calculation
Agent(s) (if not Citibank, N.A.,
London Branch):
Not Applicable

7. DISTRIBUTION

US Selling Restrictions: Reg. S Compliance Category 2; TEFRA D

ANNEX
Issue of EUR 40,000,000 4.250% Senior Unsecured Unsubordinated
Fixed Rate Notes due 2018
SPECIFIC SUMMARY

Section A - Introduction and warning:
Element Disclosure
Requirement:
Disclosure
A.1 Warning This summary should be read as an introduction to the
Prospectus. Any decision to invest in the securities should be
based on consideration of the Prospectus (as supplemented at
the relevant time, if applicable) as a whole by the Investor.
Where a claim relating to the information contained in the
Prospectus is brought before a court, the plaintiff investor might,
under the national legislation of the Member States, have to
bear the costs of translating the Prospectus before the legal
proceedings are initiated. Civil liability attaches only to those
persons who have tabled the summary including any translation
thereof, but only if the summary is misleading, inaccurate or
inconsistent when read together with the other parts of the
Prospectus or it does not provide, when read together with the
other parts of the Prospectus, key information in order to aid
Investors when considering whether to invest in such securities.
A.2 Not Applicable; the Notes may be offered only in circumstances
in which an exemption from the obligation under the Prospectus
Directive to publish a prospectus applies in respect of such
offer.
Section B - Issuer and Guarantors:
B.1 Legal and
commercial
name:
The Issuer's legal and commercial name is International
Personal Finance plc.
B.2 Domicile, Legal
Form, Country
of Incorporation
and Legislation
under which the
Issuer Operates:
The Issuer is a public limited company incorporated and
registered in England and Wales on 5 December 2006 under
the Companies Act 1985 as a company limited by shares with
registered number 6018973.
B.4b Known Trends
Affecting the
Issuer and its
Industry:
The companies in the Issuer's corporate Group operate in the
international home credit market, which tends to be affected by
various changes and fluctuations. These include fluctuations in
the cost of obtaining capital, changes in political, economic and
financial market conditions, fluctuations in interest and currency
exchange rates and changes in governmental regulations,
legislation and industry standards. However, there are no known
and specific trends currently affecting the Issuer or the industry
in which it operates.
B.5 Group Position: The Issuer is the ultimate parent in its corporate Group, which is
composed of wholly owned subsidiaries of the Issuer. The
Issuer's Group operates seven principal overseas subsidiaries
in central and eastern Europe and Mexico. The Group's
Lithuanian business operates as a branch of the Group's Polish
subsidiary. The Group has certain UK subsidiaries which
provide business services, financial support or debt option
facilities to fellow subsidiary undertakings.
B.9 Profit Forecasts: Not applicable. No profit forecast or estimate made.
B.10 Description
of any
Qualifications in
the Audit Report
on the Historical
Financial
Information:
Not applicable. The audit reports on the Issuer's consolidated
historical financial information are not qualified.
B.12 Key Issuer
Historical Consolidated income statement
Financial Audited
Year
Audited
Year
Information: ended ended
31
December
31
December
2013 2012
Revenue £m
746.8
£m
651.7
Impairment (198.6) (176.2)
Revenue less impairment 548.2 475.5
Finance costs (49.0) (41.6)
Other operating costs (112.5) (100.3)
Administrative expenses (268.6) (238.5)
Total costs (430.1) (380.4)
Profit before taxation, exceptional items
and fair value adjustments 118.1 95.1
Exceptional items 12.4 (4.8)
Profit before taxation 130.5 90.3
Tax (expense)/income
$- UK$
- Overseas
$1.2$
(36.1)
4.4
(20.6)
Total tax expense (34.9) (16.2)
Profit after taxation attributable to owners 95.6 74.1
of the parent
Consolidated Balance Sheet
Audited Audited
Year
ended
Year
ended
31 31
December
2013
December
2012
£m £m
Assets
Non-current assets
Intangible assets 1.8 3.2
Property, plant and equipment 28.8 28.3
Deferred tax assets 65.2 57.1
95.8 88.6
Current assets
Amounts receivable from customers
- due within one year 739.1 627.2
- due in more than one year 45.7 23.1
784.8 650.3
Derivative financial instruments
Cash and cash equivalents
Other receivables
Current tax assets
6.5
24.6
14.4
1.3
24.2
15.4
2.0
Total assets 831.6
927.4
691.9
780.5
Liabilities
Current liabilities
Borrowings
Derivative financial instruments
Trade and other payables
Current tax liabilities
(14.4)
(3.7)
(102.8)
(25.6)
(146.5)
(16.4)
(1.4)
(68.2)
(21.1)
(107.1)
Non-current liabilities
Retirement benefit obligation
Borrowings
(0.9)
(386.1)
(387.0)
(3.2)
(294.4)
(297.6)
Total liabilities (533.5) (404.7)
Net assets
Equity attributable to owners
393.9 375.8
of the parent
Called-up share capital
Other reserve
Foreign exchange reserve
Hedging reserve
Shares held by employee trust
Capital redemption reserve
Retained earnings
24.0
(22.5)
9.8
(0.5)
(3.0)
1.7
384.4
393.9
24.9
(22.5)
13.7
(0.3)
(4.5)
0.8
363.7
375.8
Total equity
Consolidated statement of cash flows
Audited
Year
ended
31
December
2013
£m
Audited
Year
ended
31
December
2012
£m
Net cash generated from operating
activities
(1.3) 29.2
Net cash used in investing activities (13.3) (8.4)
Net cash used in financing activities
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash
equivalents
15.3
0.7
(14.9)
5.9
Cash and cash equivalents at the start of the
period
24.2 17.9
Exchange (losses)/gains on cash and cash
equivalents
(0.3) 0.4
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of
the period
24.6 24.2
Since 31 December 2013, the last day of the financial period in
respect of which the most recent published audited consolidated
financial statements of the Issuer have been prepared, there
has been no material adverse change in the prospects of the
Issuer and its controlled entities taken as a whole.
B.13 Description of
Recent Events
Material to the
Issuer's
Solvency:
Not applicable. There have been no recent events material to
the Issuer's solvency.
B.14 If the Issuer is
Dependent
upon other
Entities Within
the Group, this
must be Clearly
Stated:
As the Issuer is the ultimate holding company of the Group, and
the Group's business is conducted through the members of the
Group referenced in that Element, the Issuer is, accordingly,
dependent upon those members of the Group.
B.15 Issuer's
Principal
Activities:
The business of the companies in the Issuer's corporate Group
is the international provision of home credit. The Group's
business involves the provision of small sum unsecured cash
loans ranging from approximately £100 to approximately
£2,000. The loans are in local currency and, typically, are
delivered to the customer's home and the repayments are
collected from the customer's home weekly by the group's
agents. Loans are short-term and generally range from six
months to two years, with the average loan term during 2013
being 54 weeks.
For the majority of home collected loans, the total amount
repayable on the loan is fixed at the outset and no additional
penalty charges or interest as a result of missed payments are
subsequently added. This applies regardless of the number of
missed payments or changes in interest rates.
B.16 Control of
the Issuer:
Not applicable. The Issuer is an entity whose ordinary shares
are admitted to trading on the Main Market of the London Stock
Exchange and, to the best of the Issuer's knowledge and belief,
is not directly or indirectly owned or controlled by any person.
B.17 Credit Ratings
Assigned to
the Issuer or
its Debt
Securities at
the Request
of or in
Co-operation
with the Issuer:
Programme summary:
The Programme has been rated BB+ by Fitch Ratings Ltd. The
Issuer has been given a long-term issuer default rating of BB+
and a short-term issuer default rating of B by Fitch Ratings Ltd.
Tranches of Notes to be issued under the Programme will be
rated or unrated. Where a Tranche of Notes is to be rated, such
rating will not necessarily be the same as the rating assigned to
the Programme and the applicable rating will be specified in the
relevant Final Terms. A security rating is not a recommendation
to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to suspension,
reduction or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating
agency.
Issue specific summary:
The Notes to be issued will not be separately rated.
B.18 Guarantee: The Guarantors
have,
on a
joint and
several
basis,
unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed the due payment of
all sums expressed to be payable by the Issuer under the Trust
Deed, the Notes and Coupons. Their obligations in that regard
are contained in the Trust Deed.
B.19/B.1 Legal and
commercial
name:
IPF Holdings Limited.
B.19/B.2 Domicile, Legal
Form, Country
of Incorporation
and Legislation
under which
the Guarantor
Operates:
IPF Holdings Limited is a private limited company incorporated
and registered in England and Wales on 29 October 1980 under
the Companies Act 1948 as a company limited by shares with
registered number 01525242.
B.19/B.4b Known Trends
Affecting the
Guarantor and
its Industry:
The companies in the Issuer's corporate Group operate in the
international home credit market, which tends to be affected by
various changes and fluctuations. These include fluctuations in
the cost of obtaining capital, changes in political, economic and
financial market conditions, fluctuations in interest and currency
exchange rates and changes in governmental regulations,
legislation and industry standards. However, there are no known
and specific trends currently affecting IPF Holdings Limited or
the industry in which it operates.
B.19/B.5 Group Position: IPF Holdings Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer
and parent company to IPF Financial Services Limited and
International Personal Finance Investments Limited.
B.19/B.9 Profit Forecasts: No profit forecast or estimate is made in relation to IPF Holdings
Limited and the audit reports thereon are without qualification.
B.19/B.10 Description
of any
Qualifications
in the Audit
Report on the
Historical
Financial
Information:
See paragraph B.10 above
Not applicable. No qualifications were made in the audit reports
on the historical financial information of the Issuer (on a
consolidated basis).
B.19/B.12 Key Historical
Financial
Information:
See paragraph B.12 above.
Financial data has been extracted without material adjustment
from the Issuer's consolidated audited historical financial
information for the financial years ended 31 December 2013
and 31 December 2012.
B.19/B.13 Description of
Recent Events
Material to the
Guarantor's
Solvency:
Not applicable. There have been no recent events material to
IPF Holdings Limited's solvency.
B.19/B.14 If the
Guarantor is
Dependent
upon other
Entities Within
the Group, this
must be
Clearly Stated:
As an intermediate holding company, IPF Holdings Limited is
dependent on the Issuer for the provision of funding, and upon
the business performance of operating subsidiaries.
B.19/B.15 Guarantor
Principal
IPF Holdings Limited's principal business activity is to act as the
intermediate holding company of International Personal Finance
Activities: Investments Limited and IPF Financial Services Limited.
B.19/B.16 Control of the
Guarantor:
IPF Holdings Limited is owned and controlled by the Issuer.
B.19/B.17 Credit Ratings: IPF Holdings Limited is not independently rated.
The
Programme has been rated BB+ by Fitch Ratings Ltd.
B.19/B.18 Guarantee: Guarantors have, on
a joint and several
The
basis,
unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed the due payment of
all sums expressed to be payable by the Issuer under the Trust
Deed, the Notes and Coupons. Their obligations in that regard
are contained in the Trust Deed.
B.19/B.1 Legal and
commercial
name:
International Personal Finance Investments Limited.
B.19/B.2 Domicile, Legal
Form, Country
of Incorporation
and Legislation
under which
the Guarantor
Operates:
International Personal Finance Investments Limited is a private
limited company incorporated and registered in England and
Wales on 28 August 1969 under the Companies Act 1948 as a
company limited by shares with registered number 00961088.
B.19/B.4b Known Trends
Affecting the
Guarantor and
its Industry:
The companies in the Issuer's corporate Group operate in the
international home credit market, which tends to be affected by
various changes and fluctuations. These include fluctuations in
the cost of obtaining capital, changes in political, economic and
financial market conditions, fluctuations in interest and currency
exchange rates and changes in governmental regulations,
legislation and industry standards. However, there are no known
and specific trends currently affecting International Personal
Finance Investments Limited or the industry in which it operates.
B.19/B.5 Group Position: International Personal Finance Investments Limited is a wholly
owned subsidiary of IPF Holdings Limited and parent company
to various operating subsidiaries including IPF International
Limited IPF Financing Limited and IPF Development (2003)
Limited.
B.19/B.9 Profit Forecasts: No profit forecast or estimate is made in relation to IPF Holdings
Limited and the audit reports thereon are without qualification.
B.19/B.10 Description
of any
Qualifications
in the Audit
Report on the
Historical
Financial
Information:
See paragraph B.10 above
Not applicable. No qualifications were made in the audit reports
on the historical financial information of the Issuer (on a
consolidated basis).
B.19/B.12 Key Historical
Financial
See paragraph B.12 above.
Information: Financial data has been extracted without material adjustment
from the Issuer's consolidated audited historical financial
information for the financial years ended 31 December 2013
and 31 December 2012.
B.19/B.13 Description of
Recent Events
Material to the
Not applicable. There have been no recent events material to
International Personal Finance Investments Limited's solvency.
Guarantor's
Solvency:
B.19/B.14 If the
Guarantor is
Dependent
upon other
Entities Within
the Group, this
must be
Clearly Stated:
As an intermediate holding company, International Personal
Finance Investments Limited is dependent on the Issuer for the
provision of funding, and upon the business performance of
operating subsidiaries.
B.19/B.15 Guarantor
Principal
Activities:
International Personal Finance Investments Limited's principal
business activity is to act as the intermediate holding company
of certain of the Group's operating subsidiaries.
B.19/B.16 Control of the
Guarantor:
International Personal Finance Investments Limited is owned
and controlled by the IPF Holdings Limited.
B.19/B.17 Credit Ratings: International Personal Finance Investments Limited
is not
independently rated. The Programme has been rated BB+ by
Fitch Ratings Ltd.
B.19/B.18 Guarantee: The
have,
joint
Guarantors
on a
and
several
basis.
unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed the due payment of
all sums expressed to be payable by the Issuer under the Trust
Deed, the Notes and Coupons. Their obligations in that regard
are contained in the Trust Deed.
B.19/B.1 Legal and
commercial
name:
IPF International Limited.
B.19/B.2 Domicile, Legal
Form, Country
of Incorporation
and Legislation
under which
the Guarantor
Operates:
IPF
International Limited is a private limited
company
incorporated and registered in England and Wales on 14 March
1963 under the Companies Act 1948 as a company limited by
shares with registered number 00753518.
B.19/B.4b Known Trends
Affecting the
Guarantor and
its Industry:
The companies in the Issuer's corporate Group operate in the
international home credit market, which tends to be affected by
various changes and fluctuations. These include fluctuations in
the cost of obtaining capital, changes in political, economic and
financial market conditions, fluctuations in interest and currency
exchange rates and changes in governmental regulations,
legislation and industry standards. However, there are no known
and specific trends currently affecting IPF International Limited
or the industry in which it operates.
B.19/B.5 Group Position: IPF International Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of
International Personal Finance Limited.
B.19/B.9 Profit Forecasts: No profit forecast or estimate is made in relation to IPF Holdings
Limited and the audit reports thereon are without qualification.
B.19/B.10 Description
of any
Qualifications
in the Audit
Report on the
Historical
See paragraph B.10 above
Not applicable. No qualifications were made in the audit reports
on the historical financial information of the Issuer (on a
consolidated basis).
Financial
Information:
B.19/B.12 Key Historical See paragraph B.12 above.
Financial
Information:
Financial data has been extracted without material adjustment
from the Issuer's consolidated audited historical financial
information for the financial years ended 31 December 2013
and 31 December 2012.
B.19/B.13 Description of
Recent Events
Material to the
Guarantor's
Solvency:
Not applicable. There have been no recent events material to
IPF International Limited's solvency.
B.19/B.14 If the
Guarantor is
Dependent
upon other
Entities Within
the Group, this
must be
Clearly Stated:
IPF International Limited is dependent on the Issuer for the
provision of funding.
B.19/B.15 Guarantor
Principal
Activities:
IPF International Limited International's principal business
activity is to provide services and business know-how to fellow
subsidiary undertakings.
B.19/B.16 Control of the
Guarantor:
International Limited is owned
IPF
and
controlled
by
International Personal Finance Investments Limited.
B.19/B.17 Credit Ratings: IPF International Limited is not independently rated. The
Programme has been rated BB+ by Fitch Ratings Ltd.
B.19/B.18 Guarantee: Guarantors
a joint and
several
The
have, on
basis,
unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed the due payment of
all sums expressed to be payable by the Issuer under the Trust
Deed, the Notes and Coupons. Their obligations in that regard
are contained in the Trust Deed.
Section C - Notes:
C.1 Description of
the Type and
Class of
Securities:
Programme summary:
Up to EUR 1,000,000,000 (or the equivalent in other currencies
at the date of issue) aggregate nominal amount of unsecured
and unsubordinated debt securities, outstanding at any one time
pursuant to the Programme.
The Notes will be issued in series (each a "Series") having one
or more issue dates and on terms otherwise identical (or
identical other than in respect of the first payment of interest),
the Notes of each Series being intended to be interchangeable
with all other Notes of that Series. Each Series may be issued in
tranches (each a "Tranche") on the same or different issue
dates. The specific terms of each Tranche (which will be
completed, where necessary, with the relevant terms and
conditions and, save in respect of the issue date, issue price,
first payment of interest and nominal amount of the Tranche, will
be identical to the terms of other Tranches of the same Series)
will be completed in the final terms (the "Final Terms").
The Notes may be issued in bearer form ("Bearer Notes") or in
registered form ("Registered Notes") only. Each Tranche of
Bearer Notes will be represented on issue by a Temporary
Global Note if (i) definitive Notes are to be made available to
Noteholders following the expiry of 40 days after their issue date
or (ii) such Notes have an initial maturity of more than one year
and are being issued in compliance with the D Rules (as defined
in Element C.5 below), otherwise such Tranche will be
represented by a Permanent Global Note. Registered Notes will
be represented by Certificates, one Certificate being issued in
respect of each Noteholder's entire holding of Registered Notes
of one Series.
Certificates representing Registered Notes that are registered in
the name of a nominee for one or more clearing systems are
referred to as "Global Certificates".
Issue specific summary:
Type of Note: Fixed Rate Note
Series Number: 10
Tranche Number: 1
Aggregate Nominal Amount: EUR 40,000,000
ISIN: XS1072531491
Common Code: 107253149
C.2 Currency: Programme summary:
Subject to compliance with all relevant laws, regulations and
directives, Notes may be issued in any currency agreed
between the Issuer and the relevant Dealers.
Issue specific summary:
The Specified Currency of the Notes is Euro ("EUR").
C.5 A Description
of any
Restriction on
the Free
Transferability
of Securities:
Programme summary:
There are no restrictions on the free transferability of the Notes.
The Issuer and the Dealers have agreed certain customary
restrictions on offers, sale and delivery of Notes and of the
distribution of offering material in the United States, the
European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Japan.
The Issuer is Category 2 for the purposes of Regulation S under
the Securities Act, as amended.
The Notes will be issued in compliance with U.S. Treas. Reg.
$\S1.163-5(c)(2)(i)(D)$ (the "D Rules") unless (i) the relevant Final
Terms states that Notes are issued in compliance with U.S.
Treas. Reg. $§1.163-5(c)(2)(i)(C)$ (the "C Rules") or (ii) the Notes
are issued other than incompliance with the D Rules or the C
Rules but in circumstances in which the Notes will not constitute
"registration required obligations" under the United States Tax
Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 ("TEFRA"), which
circumstances will be referred to in the relevant Final Terms as
a transaction to which TEFRA is not applicable.
Issue specific summary:
Regulation S Compliance Category 2; TEFRA D
C.8 A Description
of the Rights
Attaching to
the Securities,
Including
Ranking and
any Limitation
on those
Rights:
Issue Price
Notes may be issued at their nominal amount or at a discount or
premium to their nominal amount.
Issue specific summary:
100 per cent. of the Aggregate Nominal Amount
Withholding Tax
All payments of principal and interest in respect of the Notes will
be made free and clear of withholding taxes of the United
Kingdom, unless such withholding is required by law (in which
case the Noteholders will receive such amounts as they would
have received under the Notes had no such withholding been
required, subject to certain exceptions).
Ranking
The Notes and the Guarantee will constitute unsubordinated
and unsecured obligations of the Issuer and the Guarantors,
respectively.
Negative pledge
The Notes contain a negative pledge provision pursuant to
which (subject to certain exceptions) none of the Issuer, the
Guarantors or any of their subsidiaries may create or have
outstanding any security interest upon the whole or (to the
extent that the Issuer and the Guarantors can procure
compliance through proper exercise of voting and other rights or
powers of control) any part of its or their respective undertakings
or assets (present or future) to secure any debt instruments or
any guarantee or indemnity obligation in respect of debt
instruments without granting such security to the holders of the
Notes, or making arrangements not materially less beneficial.
Optional redemption
If so specified in the Final Terms in respect of an issue of Notes,
if a Change of Control Put Event occurs, a holder of a Note will
have the option to require the Issuer to redeem such Note at
101 per cent. of its nominal amount, together with any accrued
interest thereon.
Financial covenants
The terms of the Notes will contain financial covenants in
respect of the maintenance of a Consolidated EBITA to
Consolidated Interest Payable Ratio and the Maintenance of
Consolidated Total Borrowings to Consolidated Net Worth Ratio.
Events of Default
Events of Default under the Notes include non-payment of
interest for 14 days, non-payment of principal for seven days,
breach of other obligations under the Notes or Trust Deed
(which breach is not remedied within 30 days), cross
acceleration relating to indebtedness for borrowed money of the
Issuer, the Guarantor or any material subsidiary subject to an
aggregate threshold of £5,000,000, appointment of an
insolvency officer, enforcement of security, insolvency-type
events and cessation of business. The provisions include
certain minimum thresholds, provisos and grace periods.
Prescription
Claims against the Issuer or any Guarantor for payment in
respect of the Notes and Coupons (which, for this purpose, shall
not include Talons) and the Guarantee shall be prescribed and
become void unless made within 10 years (in the case of
principal) or five years (in the case of interest) from the
appropriate Relevant Date in respect of them.
Meetings of Noteholders
Meetings of Noteholders may be convened to consider matters
affecting their interests generally. These provisions permit
defined majorities to bind all holders of Notes including
Noteholders who did not vote on the relevant resolution and
Noteholders who voted in a manner contrary to the majority.
Governing law
English law.
C.9 Items in
addition to
Maturity
Such maturities as may be agreed between the Issuer and the
those in C8: relevant Dealer, subject to such minimum or maximum
maturities as may be allowed or required from time to time by
the relevant central bank (or equivalent body) or any laws or
regulations applicable to the Issuer or the relevant Specified
Currency.
Issue specific summary:
Maturity date: 23 May 2018
Final redemption
The Final Redemption Amount of the Note is EUR 1,000 per
Calculation Amount.
Early redemption
Notes issued under the Programme may be subject to
redemption by the Issuer prior to their stated maturity for
reasons related to taxation or, if the relevant Final Terms so
specify, at the option of the Issuer.
Interest Periods and Interest Rates
The length of the interest periods for the Notes and the
applicable interest rate or its method of calculation may differ
from time to time or be constant for any Series. Notes may have
a maximum interest rate, a minimum interest rate, or both. The
use of interest accrual periods permits the Notes to bear interest
at different rates in the same interest period. All such
information will be set out in the relevant Final Terms.
Fixed Rate Notes
Fixed interest will be payable in arrear on the date or dates in
each year specified in the relevant Final Terms.
Issue specific summary:
Rate of Interest: 4.25 per cent. per annum payable in arrear on
each Interest Payment Date
Interest Payment Date(s): 23 May in each year
Fixed Coupon Amount: EUR 42.50 per Calculation Amount
Indication of yield: 4.25 per cent. per annum
Trustee
The Law Debenture Trust Corporation p.l.c.
C.10 Derivative
component in
interest
payments:
Not applicable. There is no derivative component in the interest
payments made in respect of any Notes issued under the
Programme.
C.11 Listing and
admission to
trading:
Programme summary:
Application has been made to list Notes issued under the
Programme on the Official List and to admit them to trading on
the London Stock Exchange plc's Regulated Market.
Issue specific summary:
Application has been made by the Issuer (or on its behalf) for
the Notes to be admitted to trading on the London Stock
Exchange plc's Regulated Market with effect from 23 May 2014.
C.21 Indication of the
Market where
the Securities
will be Traded
and for which
Prospectus has
been Published:
Issue specific summary:
This Prospectus is to be published in the United Kingdom and
application has been made to admit the Notes to trading on the
London Stock Exchange plc's Regulated Market.
Section D - Risks:
D.2 Key Summary of key risks that may affect the Issuer and the Group
Information on • The Group is at risk from changes in political, economic, and
the Key Risks
Specific to the
Issuer:
financial market conditions, such as a global or local recession,
inflation and fluctuations in interest and currency exchange
rates. Change to the political landscape in one of the Group's
geographic markets could undermine general demand for loans,
lead to labour unrest, or, if capital controls are imposed, restrict
the ability of a Group subsidiary to remit funds to the UK holding
company. Recession could reduce demand for the Group's
products and services. Rising inflation could erode Group
profitability, as the rate of interest on loans made by the Group
is generally fixed at the outset, whilst the Group's costs rise in
line with inflation. Rising interest rates can lead to higher costs
of Group borrowing, reducing profitability. The Group reports
results in sterling, but the majority of its assets are denominated
in foreign currencies, so exchange rate fluctuations may
adversely affect the Group's income statement account, its
reserves or future cash flows.
• The performance of the Group is influenced by the economic
conditions of the countries in which it operates around the world.
The countries in which the Group currently operates are
emerging economies and so are subject to greater volatility in
economic, political and financial market conditions. Changes in
the economic and political climate both globally and locally, as
well as changes in market conditions generally could have a
material adverse effect on the Group's business, results of
operations and financial condition.
• The Group is at risk from regulation and litigation (including the
effects of changes in law or interpretation of the law in the
Group's operating markets) associated with the fact that the
Group operates in a highly regulated industry. Any change such
as the introduction of statutory caps on loans charges, could
Group's profitability, solvency
affect
the
and
capital
requirements and may give rise to increased costs of
compliance. Litigation on the basis that the Group's charges are
unfair or usurious could compel a change in the Group's
business model.
• There could be challenges to the tax treatment of certain
transactions and arrangements between the companies in the
Group. Although the Group is headed by a UK holding
company, the Group does not have substantial operations in the
UK. This exposes the Group to the UK's international tax
regime. The treatment of such international groups under UK
tax law may be subject to significant change. Changes in
accounting rules could also significantly impact the Group's tax
liabilities. Changes in tax or accounting rules could damage the
Group's financial position.
. The Group sees less clarity in tax legislation in its overseas
markets than in the UK, and some uncertainty generally arising
from the fact that court decisions are often not binding. In the
overseas markets in which the Group operates, certainty of tax
treatment may be obtained only once the operation has been
subject to tax audit and these take place irregularly, typically
once every four to six years. A home credit business has a
number of unusual features which may make it unclear how
overseas tax authorities will tax certain aspects of the
operations. Adverse changes in, or conflicting interpretations of,
tax legislation and practice in the different jurisdictions in which
the Group operates may lead to an increase in the Group's
taxation liabilities and effective tax rate.
. Risks arise from the implementation of the business strategy of
the Group, both in respect of existing markets and new markets.
In particular, the Group's focus on a single business model (the
provision of home credit) increases the Group's exposure to
competitive and regulatory threats. The Group may misjudge its
entry into a new geographic market, potentially leading to a loss
on withdrawal from the market.
• Loss may arise from the failure to ensure employee and agent
safety, which could lead to agents or managers being harder to
retain or being unwilling to make home visits, as well as
personal injury claims and reputational damage, and the loss of
key people, which could disrupt the Group's business.
. The Group is at risk of losses or liabilities incurred as a result
of the business failure of a counterparty (for example, major IT
suppliers, funding banks and retail banking facilities). Failure of
an IT services outsourcer could significantly disrupt the business
operation, and failure of a bank with which the Group has a
cash balance on account could lead to loss of the deposit or
lack of sufficient cash to fund short-term business operations in
the market where such bank is based.
• There is a risk of damage to the Group's brands or reputation
or a decline in customer confidence in the Group or its products.
Adverse publicity could affect customer willingness to take
Group products or make repayments, or make it more difficult
for the Group to recruit. Unfavourable publicity could in turn lead
to increased pressure for changes to regulation of the consumer
credit industry in the relevant market.
D.3 Key
Information on
the Key Risks
which are
specific to the
Securities:
Summary of general risks affecting the Notes:
. The Notes are not protected by the Financial Services
Compensation Scheme (the "FSCS") or any equivalent scheme
in another jurisdiction. As a result neither the FSCS nor anyone
else will pay compensation to Investors upon the failure of the
Issuer, the Guarantors or the Group as a whole.
• The Issuer may be expected to redeem Notes when its cost of
borrowing is lower than the interest rate on the Notes. At those
times, an Investor generally would not be able to reinvest the
redemption proceeds at an interest rate as high as that on the
Notes being redeemed and may only be able to do so at a
significantly lower rate.
. Investors who hold through CREST through the issuance of
CDIs ("CDI Holders") hold or have an interest in a separate
legal instrument and will have only indirect interests in the
underlying Notes. This could potentially lead to the CDI Holders
having different rights and returns in respect of such underlying
Notes as against those Investors who have a direct interest in
their Notes.
• Defined majorities may be permitted to bind all Noteholders
with respect to modification and waivers of the Conditions of the
Notes, even if some Noteholders did not attend or vote.
. Notes may have no established trading market when issued,
and one may never develop, or may develop and be illiquid.
Investors may not be able to sell their Notes easily or at prices
that will provide them with a yield comparable to similar
investments that have a developed secondary market.
. In respect of Notes tradable on the ORB, a market-maker may
not continue to act as a market-maker for the life of the relevant
Notes and a replacement market-maker may not be appointed,
impacting the ability to sell the relevant Notes.
Summary of issue specific risks affecting the Notes:
• An optional redemption feature is likely to limit the market
value of Notes. During any period when the Issuer may elect to
redeem Notes, the market value of those Notes generally will
not rise substantially above the price at which they can be
redeemed. This also may be true prior to any redemption period.
. The market value of Inverse Floating Rate Notes is typically
more volatile than other conventional floating rate debt
securities. An increase in the reference rate decreases not only
the interest of the Notes but may also reflect an increase in
prevailing interest rates, which further adversely affects the
market value of these Notes.
. The market values of securities issued at a substantial
discount or premium to their nominal amount tend to fluctuate
more in relation to general changes in interest rates than do
prices for conventional interest-bearing securities. Generally, the
longer the remaining term of the securities, the greater the price
volatility as compared to conventional interest-bearing securities
with comparable maturities.
. The indication of yield stated within the Final Terms of the
Notes applies only to investments made at the issue price of the
Notes. If an Investor invests in Notes issued under the
Programme at a price other than the issue price of the Notes,
the yield on that particular Investor's investment in the Notes will
be different from the indication of yield on the Notes as set out
in the Final Terms of the Notes.
Section E - Offer:
E.2b Reasons for
Offer and Use
of Proceeds:
Programme summary:
The net proceeds from the issue of each Tranche of Notes will
be applied by the Group for general corporate purposes unless
otherwise specified below with respect to a specific Issue of
Notes.
Issue specific summary:
Reasons for the offer: General corporate purposes
The net proceeds of the issue of the Notes will be used by the
Issuer for: General corporate purposes
E.3 A Description
of the Terms
and Conditions
of the Offer:
Issue specific summary:
Offer Price: Issue Price
Conditions to which the offer is subject: Not Applicable
Description of the application process: Not Applicable
Description of possibility to reduce subscriptions and manner for
refunding excess amount paid by applicants: Not Applicable
Details of the minimum and/or maximum amount of application:
Not Applicable
Details of the method and time limits for paying up and
delivering the Notes: Not Applicable
Manner in and date on which results of the offer are to be made
public: Not Applicable
Procedure for exercise of any right of pre-emption, negotiability
of subscription rights and treatment of subscription rights not
exercised: Not Applicable
Whether tranche(s) have been reserved for certain countries:
Not Applicable
Process for notification to applicants of the amount allotted and
the indication whether dealing may begin before notification is
made: Not Applicable
Amount of any expenses and taxes specifically charged to the
subscriber or purchaser: Not Applicable
Name(s) and address(es), to the extent known to the Issuer, of
the placers in the various countries where the offer takes place:
None
E.4 A Description
of any Interest
that is Material
to the
Issue/Offer,
Including
Conflicting
Interests:
Programme summary:
The relevant Dealer(s) may be paid fees in relation to any issue
of Notes. Certain of the Dealers and their affiliates have
engaged, and may in the future engage, in investment banking
and/or commercial banking transactions with, and may perform
services for, the Issuer and its affiliates in the ordinary course of
business.
Issue specific summary:
Save for as discussed in "Subscription and Sale", so far as the
Issuer is aware, no person involved in the offer of the Notes has
an interest material to the offer, including conflicting interests.
E.7 Expenses Programme summary:
Charged to the
Investor by the
Issuer as
Offeror:
If an Investor intends to acquire or does acquire any Notes in a
Non-exempt Offer from an offeror other than the Issuer or a
Dealer in its capacity as an Authorised Offeror, that Investor will
do so in accordance with any terms and other arrangements in
place between such offeror and that Investor including as to
allocations, expenses, payment and
price,
delivery
arrangements. Neither the Issuer, the Guarantors nor any of the
Dealers are party to such terms or other arrangements.
Issue specific summary:
Not applicable; there are no expenses charged to the Investor
by the Issuer/offeror

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