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INTERNATIONAL PERSONAL FINANCE PLC

Capital/Financing Update Apr 14, 2015

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Final Terms dated 19 March 2015

International Personal Finance plc

Issue of sterling denominated 5.875 per cent. Notes due 2022 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 27 February 2015 which constitutes a base prospectus for the purposes of the Prospectus Directive (the "Prospectus"). 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. However, a summary of the issue of the Notes is annexed to these Final Terms. The Prospectus has been published on the website of the Regulatory News Service operated by the London Stock Exchange at: http://www.londonstockexchange.com/exchange/prices-and-news/news/market-news/marketnews-home.html

1. (i) Issuer: International Personal Finance plc
(ii) Guarantors: IPF Holdings Limited, International Personal
Finance Investments Limited and IPF International
Limited
2. Series Number:
(i)
11
(ii) Tranche Number: 1
3. Specified Currency or Currencies: Pounds Sterling ("GBP")
4. Aggregate Nominal Amount:
Series:
(i)
The aggregate nominal amount of the Notes to be
issued (the "Aggregate Nominal Amount") will
depend partly on the amount of Notes for which
indicative offers to subscribe are received during
the Offer Period (as defined in paragraph 7(v)(c) of
Part B below), and will be confirmed in the final
terms confirmation announcement (the "Final
Terms Confirmation Announcement") to be
published shortly after the end of the Offer Period.
Tranche:
(ii)
The Aggregate Nominal Amount, as described in
paragraph 4(i) above,
5. Issue Price: 100 per cent. of the Aggregate Nominal Amount
6. (i) Specified Denominations: GBP 100
(ii) Calculation Amount: GBP 100
7. Issue Date:
(i)
14 April 2015
(ii) Interest Commencement Date: Issue Date
8. Maturity Date: 14 October 2022
9. Interest Basis: 5.875 per cent. Fixed Rate (see paragraph 14
below)
10. Redemption 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 Board and Executive Committee
approval for issuance of Notes and
Guarantee obtained:
24 February 2015, together with a further Executive
Committee approval expected to be dated 30 March
2015.
PROVISIONS RELATING TO INTEREST (IF ANY) PAYABLE
14. Fixed Rate Note Provisions Applicable
Rate of Interest
(i)
5.875 per cent. per annum payable semi-annually in
arrear on each Interest Payment Date.
(ii) Interest Payment Date(s): 14 April and 14 October in each year from and
including 14 October 2015, up to and including the
Maturity Date.
Fixed Coupon Amount:
(iii)
GBP 2.9375 per Calculation Amount
(iv) Broken Amount(s): Not Applicable
(v) Day Count Fraction: Actual/Actual
(vi) Determination Dates: Interest Payment Dates
15. Floating Rate Note Provisions Not Applicable
16. Zero Coupon Note Provisions Not Applicable

$\overline{\mathbf{c}}$

PROVISIONS RELATING TO REDEMPTION

17. Call Option Not Applicable
18. Put Option Applicable
(i) Investor Put: Not Applicable
(ii) Change of Control Put: Applicable
Optional Redemption
(a)
Amount(s):
101 per cent. per Calculation Amount
(b) Negative Rating Event
Specified Rating
(Condition 6(f)):
BB
19. Note: Final Redemption Amount of each GBP 100 per Calculation Amount
20. 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:
GBP 100 per Calculation Amount
GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO THE NOTES
21. Form of Notes: Bearer Notes:
Permanent Global Note exchangeable for Definitive
Notes in the limited circumstances specified in the

Permanent Global Note.

No

  1. Name and address of Registrar: Not Applicable

  2. New Global Note:

  3. Financial Centre(s): London

  4. Talons for future Coupons to be attached No to Definitive Notes (and dates on which such Talons mature):

The Issuer

Signed on behalf of International Personal Finance plc

By: ...... Duly authorised

The Guarantors

Signed on behalf of IPF Holdings Limited

$\sim$ $\Lambda$ 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

PART B - OTHER INFORMATION

LISTING $1.$

(i) Admission: Application is expected to be made by the Issuer (or on its behalf) for the Notes to be admitted to trading on the electronic order book for retail bonds ("ORB") of the London Stock Exchange's regulated market with effect from 14 April 2015. (ii) Regulated or equivalent Not Applicable on which Notes of markets the same class are already admitted to trading:

RATINGS $2.$

Ratings:

The Notes to be issued have been rated.

Fitch: BB+

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

Save for any fees payable to Canaccord Genuity Limited by the Issuer and any fees payable to the Authorised Offerors (as described below), so far as the Issuer is aware, no person involved in the offer of the Notes has an interest material to the offer.

REASONS FOR THE OFFER, ESTIMATED NET PROCEEDS AND TOTAL EXPENSES $\overline{4}$ .

(i) Reasons for the offer: General Corporate Purposes.
(iii) Estimated net proceeds: The estimated net proceeds will be specified in
the Final Terms Confirmation Announcement.
(iii) Estimated total expenses: The estimated total expenses will be specified in
the Final Terms Confirmation Announcement.
Fixed Rate Notes only - YIELD

Indication of yield:

5.

5.875 per cent. per annum

As set out above, the yield is calculated at the Issue Date on the basis of the Issue Price. It is not an indication of future yield.

OPERATIONAL INFORMATION 6.

ISIN Code: XS1205758219
Common Code: 120575821
Any clearing system(s) other than
Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V. and
Clearstream Banking, société
The Notes will settle in Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V.
and Clearstream Banking, société anonyme. The
Notes will also be made eligible for CREST via the
anonyme and the relevant
identification number(s):
issue of CREST depositary interests representing
the Notes.
Names and addresses of additional
Paying Agent(s) (if any):
Not Applicable
Branch): Names and addresses of Calculation
Agent(s) (if not Citibank, N.A., London
Not Applicable
DISTRIBUTION
(i) If syndicated: Not Applicable
(ii) If non-syndicated, name and
address of Dealer
Canaccord Genuity Limited (the "Lead Manager")
88 Wood Street, London, EC2V 7QR
(iii) Indication of the overall amount
of the underwriting commission
and of the placing commission:
The Lead Manager will receive a combined
management and selling fee of up to 1.0 per cent.
of the Aggregate Nominal Amount. From this fee
up to 0.5 per cent. of the Aggregate Nominal
Amount of the Notes allotted to (and paid for by)
each Authorised Offeror may be available to
certain Authorised Offerors. The Notes will not be
underwritten by the Lead Manager or by any other
person.
(iv) US Selling Restrictions: Reg. S Compliance Category 2; TEFRAC
(v) Public Offer: Applicable
(a) Name and address of
financial intermediaries
authorised to offer the
Notes:
See the final section of paragraph 8 below
Country(ies) where the
(b)
Public Offer (the "Public
Offer Jurisdictions") may
take place:
United Kingdom
(c) Offer Period: From 19 March 2015 to 12 noon (London time) on
8 April 2015, provided that the Issuer may choose
to end the Offer Period earlier than such time and
date (in which case it will announce the change
via a Regulatory Information Service (expected to
be the Regulatory News Service operated by the
London Stock Exchange plc))
(d) Further conditions attached
to the consent to use:
The conditions relating to General Consent listed
in part (B) of the paragraph entitled "Consent" in
the "Important Legal Information" section of the
Prospectus.

$\overline{7}$ .

(e) General consent: Applicable
8. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE OFFER
Offer Price: The Notes will be issued at the Issue Price. Any
investor intending to acquire any Notes from an
Authorised Offeror will do so in accordance with
any terms and other arrangements in place
between the Authorised Offeror and such
investor, including as to price, allocations and
settlement arrangements. The Issuer is not
party to such arrangements with investors and
accordingly investors must obtain such
information from the relevant Authorised Offeror.
Neither the Issuer nor the Lead Manager
(unless in its capacity as Authorised Offeror)
have any responsibility to an investor for such
information.
Conditions to which the offer is subject: The issue of the Notes is subject to certain
conditions precedent (including (i) the issue of
the Notes, (ii) the UK Listing Authority having
agreed to list the Notes and the London Stock
Exchange having agreed to admit the Notes for
trading on the Market and through ORB on or
prior to closing, (iii) the delivery of legal opinions
and auditor comfort letters satisfactory to the
Lead Manager, (iv) no downgrading of the
Issuer having occurred, and (v) there being no
material adverse change in the financial
condition or prospects of the Issuer or the Group
making it impracticable to market the Notes) to
be set out in the Subscription Agreement. The
Lead Manager will also be entitled, in certain
circumstances, to be released and discharged
from its obligations to subscribe and pay for the
Notes under the Subscription Agreement prior to
the issue of the Notes. In such circumstances,
no offers or allocations of the Notes would be
made.
Description of the application process
(including the time period, including
any possible amendments, for which
the offer will be open):
Investors will be notified by the Lead Manager
or relevant Authorised Offeror of their allocations
of Notes and the settlement arrangements in
respect thereof as soon as practicable after the
Final Terms Confirmation Announcement is
made which will be after the Offer Period has
ended.

After the closing time and date of the Offer

Period no Notes will be offered for sale (i) by or
on behalf of the Issuer or (ii) by the Lead
Manager and/or any Authorised Offeror (in their
respective capacities as Lead Manager or
Authorised Offerors) except with the consent of
the Issuer.
Investors may not be allocated all (or any) of the
Notes for which they apply.
Description of possibility to reduce
subscriptions and manner for refunding
excess amount paid by applicants:
There will be no refund as investors will not be
required to pay for any Notes until any
application for Notes has been accepted and
the Notes are allotted.
Details of the minimum and/or
maximum amount of application:
The minimum subscription per investor is GBP
2,000 in nominal amount of the Notes.
Details of the method and time limits
for paying up and delivering the Notes:
The Notes will be issued on the Issue Date
against payment to the Issuer by the Lead
Manager of the subscription monies (less fees).
Investors will be notified by their relevant
Authorised Offeror of their allocations of Notes
(if any) and the settlement arrangements in
respect thereof.
Manner in and date on which results of
the offer are to be made public:
The Final Terms Confirmation Announcement
will be published by a Regulatory Information
Service (expected to be the Regulatory News
Service operated by the London Stock
Exchange plc) prior to the Issue Date. Such
announcement is currently expected to be made
on or around 8 April 2015.
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 and, if
so, which tranche is so reserved:
Not Applicable
Process for notification to applicants of
the amount allotted and the indication
whether dealing may begin before
notification is made:
Investors will be notified by the Lead Manager
or Authorised Offeror of their allocations of
Notes in accordance with arrangements in place
between such parties. No arrangements have
been put in place by the Issuer as to whether
dealings may begin before such notification is
made. Accordingly, whether Investors can
commence dealings before such notification will

Amount of any expenses and taxes specifically charged to the subscriber or purchaser:

Name(s) and address(es), to the extent known to the Issuer, of the placers in the various countries where the offer takes place:

be as arranged between the relevant Investor and the relevant Lead Manager or Authorised Offeror.

The Issuer will not charge any expenses to any Investor. Expenses may be charged by an Authorised Offeror; these are beyond the control of the Issuer and are not set by the Issuer. They may vary depending on the size of the amount subscribed for and the Investor's arrangements with the Authorised Offeror.

Canaccord Genuity Wealth (International) Ltd 2 Grange Place The Grange

St Peter Port Guernsey GY12QA

Interactive Investor Trading Ltd Standon House 21 Mansell Street London E1 8AA

iDealing.com Limited 144 Middlesex Street London E17HY

Equiniti Financial Services Limited 3 Minster Court Mincing Lane London EC3R 7DD

Redmayne-Bentley LLP 9 Bond Court Leeds LS12JZ

(together, the "Initial Authorised Offerors")

ANNEX

Issue of sterling denominated 5.875 per cent. Notes due 2022

SPECIFIC SUMMARY

Summaries are made up of disclosure requirements known as "Elements". These elements are numbered in Sections $\overrightarrow{A} - \overrightarrow{E}$ (A.1 – E.7). This summary contains all the Elements required to be included in a summary for this type of securities, Issuer and the Guarantors. Because some Elements are not required to be addressed, there may be gaps in the numbering sequence of the Elements. Even though an Element may be required to be inserted in the summary
because of the type of securities, Issuer and the Guarantors, it is possible that no relevant information can be given regarding the Element. In this case a short description of the Element is included in the summary with the mention of 'not applicable'.

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 An offer of certain Tranches of Notes with a denomination of
less than EUR 100,000 (or its equivalent in any other currency)
may be made by the Lead Manager, the Initial Authorised
Offerors (as defined in Element E.3), and those persons who
meet the conditions set out below other than pursuant to Article
3(2) of the Prospectus Directive in the United Kingdom
("Public Offer Jurisdiction") during the period from 19 March
2015 until 8 April 2015 (the "Offer Period").
In respect of this Tranche of Notes, International Personal
Finance plc (the "Issuer") and each of IPF Holdings Limited,
International Personal Finance Investments Limited and IPF
International Limited (each a "Guarantor" and together the
"Guarantors") consent to the use of this Prospectus in
connection with a Public Offer of any relevant Notes during the
Offer Period in the Public Offer Jurisdiction by any financial
intermediary which:
is authorised to make such offers under Directive
(a)
2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on
markets in financial instruments, including under any applicable
implementing measure in each relevant jurisdiction ("MiFID")
(in which regard, Investors should consult the register of
authorised
entities
maintained
the
FCA
by
at
www.fca.org.uk/firms/systems-reporting/register)
(MiFID
governs the organisation and conduct of the business of
investment firms and the operation of regulated markets across
the European Economic Area in order to seek to promote
cross-border business, market transparency and the protection
of investors);
(b)
acts in accordance with all applicable laws, rules,
regulations and guidance of any applicable regulatory bodies
(the "Rules"), including the Rules published by the FCA
(including its guidance for distributors in "The Responsibilities
of Providers and Distributors for the Fair Treatment of
Customers") from time to time including, without limitation and
in each case, Rules relating to both the appropriateness or
suitability of any investment in the Notes by an Investor and
disclosure to any potential Investor;
complies with the restrictions set out under "Subscription
(c)
and Sale" in this Prospectus which would apply as if it were a
Dealer;
(d)
ensures that any fee, commission, benefits of any kind,
rebate received or paid by that financial intermediary in relation
to the offer or sale of the Notes does not violate the Rules and
is fully and clearly disclosed to Investors or potential Investors;
(e)
holds all licences, consents, approvals and permissions
required in connection with solicitation of interest in, or offers or
sales of, the Notes under the Rules, including authorisation
under the FSMA and/or the Financial Services Act 2012;
complies with, and takes appropriate steps in relation to,
(f)
applicable anti-money laundering, anti-bribery, prevention of
corruption and "know your client" Rules, and does not permit
any application for Notes in circumstances where the financial
intermediary has any suspicions as to the source of the
application monies;
retains Investor identification records for at least the
(g)
minimum period required under applicable Rules, and shall, if
so requested and to the extent permitted by the Rules, make
such records available to the Lead Manager, the Issuer and/or
any Guarantor or directly to the appropriate authorities with
jurisdiction over the Issuer, the Guarantors and/or the Lead
Manager in order to enable the Issuer, the Guarantors and/or
the Lead Manager to comply with anti-money laundering, anti-
bribery, anti-corruption and "know your client" Rules applying to
the Issuer, the Guarantors and/or the Lead Manager;
does not, directly or indirectly, cause the Issuer, the
(h)
Guarantors or the Lead Manager to breach any Rule or subject
the Issuer, the Guarantors or the Lead Manager to any
requirement to obtain or make any filing, authorisation or
consent in any jurisdiction;
(i)
agrees and undertakes to indemnify the Issuer, the
Guarantors and the Lead Manager (in each case on behalf of
such entity and its respective directors, officers, employers,
agents, affiliates and controlling persons) against any losses,
liabilities, costs, claims, charges, expenses, actions or
demands (including reasonable costs of investigation and any
defence raised thereto and counsel's fees and disbursements
associated with any such investigation or defence) which any
of them may incur or which may be made against any of them
arising out of or in relation to, or in connection with, any breach
of any of the foregoing agreements, representations or
undertakings by such financial intermediary, including (without
limitation) any unauthorised action
by such financial
intermediary or failure by such intermediary to observe any of
the above restrictions or requirements or the making by such
financial intermediary of any unauthorised representation or the
giving or use by it of any information which has not been
authorised for such purposes by the Issuer, the Guarantors or
the Lead Manager;
immediately gives notice to the Issuer, the Guarantors
(i)
and the Lead Manager if at any time it becomes aware or
suspects that it is or may be in violation of any Rules or the
terms of these Authorised Offeror Terms, and takes all
appropriate steps to remedy such violation and comply with
such Rules and these Authorised Offeror Terms in all respects;
does not give any information other than that contained in
(k)
this Prospectus (as may be amended or supplemented by the
Issuer and/or the Guarantors from time to time) as completed
by the relevant Final Terms or make any representation in
connection with the offering or sale of, or the solicitation of
interest in, the Notes;
(1)
agrees that any communication in which it attaches or
otherwise includes any announcement published by the Issuer
or any Guarantor via Regulatory News Service at the end of
the Offer Period will be consistent with the Prospectus as
completed by the relevant Final Terms, and (in any case) must
be fair, clear and not misleading and in compliance with the
Rules and must state that such Authorised Offeror has
provided it independently from the Issuer and the Guarantors
and must expressly confirm that neither the Issuer nor the
Guarantors have accepted any responsibility for the content of
any such communication;
does not use the legal or publicity names of any Dealer,
(m)
the Issuer, any Guarantor or any other name, brand or logo
registered by any entity within their respective groups or any
material over which any such entity retains a proprietary
interest or in any statements (oral or written), marketing
material or documentation in relation to the Notes;
(n)
agrees and accepts that:
(A)
the contract between the Issuer, the Guarantors
and the financial intermediary formed upon acceptance
by the financial intermediary of the Issuer's and
Guarantors' offer to use this Prospectus and the
relevant Final Terms with its consent in connection with
the relevant Non-exempt Offer (the "Authorised Offeror
Contract") and any non-contractual obligations arising
out of or in connection with the Authorised Offeror
Contract, shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, English law; and
the courts of England are to have exclusive
(B)
jurisdiction to settle any disputes which may arise out of
or in connection with the Authorised Offeror Contract
(including a dispute relating to any non-contractual
obligations arising out of or in connection with the
Authorised Offeror Contract) and accordingly submits to
the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England; and
each of the Dealers will, pursuant to the Contracts
(C)
(Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999, be entitled to enforce
those provisions of the Authorised Offeror Contract
between the Issuer, the Guarantors and the financial
intermediary, formed upon acceptance by the financial
intermediary of the Issuer's and the Guarantors' offer to
use the Prospectus and relevant Final Terms with its
consent in connection with the relevant Non-Exempt
Offer, which are, or are expressed to be, for their
benefit, including the agreements, representations,
warranties, undertakings and indemnity given by the
financial intermediary pursuant to the Authorised Offeror
Terms.
agrees to set out on its website, for the duration of the
(o)
Offer Period, that it is using the Prospectus for such Offer in
accordance with the consent of the Issuer and the Guarantors
and the conditions attached thereto in the following form (with
the information in square brackets duly completed with the
relevant information:
"We, [specify legal name of financial intermediary], refer to the
offer of sterling denominated 5.875 per cent. Notes due 2022
(the "Notes") described in the Prospectus dated 27 February
2015 and the Final Terms dated 19 March 2015 (together, the
"Prospectus") published by International Personal Finance plc
(the "Issuer"). In consideration of the Issuer and the Guarantors
offering to grant their consent to our use of the Prospectus in
connection with the offer of the Notes (the "Non-Exempt Offer")
in the United Kingdom during the Offer Period in accordance
with the Authorised Offeror Terms and subject to the other
conditions to such consent (as specified in the Prospectus), we
accept such offer by the Issuer. We confirm that we are
authorised under MiFID to make, and are using the Prospectus
in connection with, the Non-exempt Offer accordingly. Terms
used herein and otherwise not defined shall have the same
meaning as given to such terms in the Prospectus."
Information on the relevant terms and conditions of an
offer is to be provided at the time of that offer by an
Authorised Offeror (as defined in the section entitled
Important Legal Information), and cannot therefore be
included in this Prospectus.
ANY OFFEROR (OTHER THAN THE LEAD MANAGER AND
THE INITIAL AUTHORISED OFFERORS) MUST STATE ON
ITS WEBSITE THAT IT IS USING THE BASE PROSPECTUS
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS CONSENT AND THE
CONDITIONS ATTACHED HERETO.
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
thirteen principal
overseas
subsidiaries in Europe, Mexico and Australia. 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.

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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 Historical
Financial
Issuer
Consolidated income statement
Information Audited Audited
Issuer: Year Year
ended ended
31 December
2014
31 December
2013
£m £m
Revenue 783.2 746.8
Impairment (220.0) (198.6)
Revenue less impairment 563.2 548.2
Finance Costs (45.3) (49.0)
Other Operating Costs (120.0) (112.5)
Administrative expenses (274.4) (268.6)
Total costs (439.7) (430.1)
Profit before taxation, exceptional 123.5 118.1
items and fair value adjustments
Exceptional items
(23.3) 12.4
Profit before taxation 100.2 130.5
Tax (expenses)/income
- UK 2.5 1.2
- Overseas (30.9) (36.1)
Total tax expense (28.4) (34.9)
Profit after taxation attributable to
owners of the parent 71.8 95.6
Consolidated Balance Sheet
Audited Audited
31 December 31 December
2014
£m
2013
£m
Assets
Non-current assets
Intangible assets 10.1 1.8
Property, plant and equipment 28.2 28.8
Deferred tax assets 73.7 65.2
112.0 95.8
Current assets
Amounts receivable from customers
- due within one year 723.9 739.1
- due in more than one year 36.6 45.7
760.5 784.8

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Derivative financial instruments 5.8 6.5
Cash and cash equivalents 68.8 24.6
Other receivables 14.1 14.4
1.6 1.3
850.8 831.6
Total assets 962.8 927.4
Liabilities
Current liabilities
Borrowings (73.7) (14.4)
Derivative financial instruments (2.7) (3.7)
Trade and other payables (95.3) (102.8)
Current tax liabilities (22.9) (25.6)
(194.6) (146.5)
Non-current liabilities
Retirement benefit obligations (2.0) (0.9)
Borrowings (404.6) (386.1)
(406.6) (387.0)
Total Liabilities (601.2) (533.5)
Net assets 361.6 393.9
Equity attributable to owners of the
parent
Called-up share capital 24.0 24.0
Other reserve (22.5) (22.5)
Foreign exchange reserve (32.5) 9.8
Hedging reserve 0.4 (0.5)
Shares held by employee trust (43.1) (3.0)
Capital redemption reserve 1.7 1.7
Retained earnings 433.6 384.4
Total Equity 361.6 393.9
Consolidated statement of cash flows
Audited Audited
Year Year
ended ended
31 December
2014
31 December
2013
£m £m
33.9
Net cash generated from operating
activities
(1.3)
Net cash used in investing activities (20.6) (13.3)
Net cash used in financing
activities
31.8 15.3
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and
cash equivalents
45.1 0.7
Cash and cash equivalents at the start
of the period
24.6 24.2
Exchange (losses)/gains on cash and
cash equivalents
(0.9) (0.3)
Cash and cash equivalents at the
end of the period
68.8 24.6
Since 31 December 2014, 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 Element B.5, 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. The Group also offers a digital loan product in certain
jurisdictions. Loans are short-term and generally range from six
months to two years, with the average loan term during 2014
being 61 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:
The Notes to be issued have been rated:
Fitch Ratings Limited: BB+
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 a Trust
Deed dated 21 March 2014 (as amended or supplemented as
at the date of issue of the Notes) (the "Trust Deed"), the Notes
and the interest coupons relating to interest bearing Notes (the
"Coupons"). "unconditionally" means that, if the Issuer hasn't
paid the relevant amount due, there is no further condition to
be fulfilled before the Guarantee can be called on, and
"irrevocably" means that the Guarantors can't revoke their
Guarantee at a later date. "on a joint and several basis" means
that any person owed money under the Guarantee may pursue
the obligation against all the Guarantors together, or any one
Guarantor as if that Guarantor were liable for the whole
quaranteed amount. 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 2014
and 31 December 2013.
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
Activities:
IPF Holdings Limited's principal business activity is to act as
the intermediate holding company of International Personal
Finance 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: The
IPF
Holdings Limited is not independently rated.
Programme has been rated BB+ by Fitch Ratings Ltd.
B.19/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:
International Personal Finance Investments Limited.
B.19/B.2 Domicile, Legal
Form, Country
of Incorporation
and Legislation
under which the
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 listed by shares with registered number 00961088.
Guarantor
Operates:
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
market conditions, fluctuations in interest and
financial
currency exchange rates and changes in governmental
regulations, legislation and industry standards. However, there
known and specific trends currently affecting
are no
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.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 2014
and 31 December 2013.
B.19/B.13 Description of
Recent Events
Material to the
Guarantor's
Solvency:
Not applicable. There have been no recent events material to
International Personal Finance Investments 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, 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 an 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 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 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 International Limited.
B.19/B.2 Domicile, Legal
Form, Country
of Incorporation
and Legislation
under which the
Guarantor
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.
Operates:
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 Investments Limited.
B.19/B.9 Profit Forecasts: No profit forecast or estimate is made in relation to IPF
International Limited.
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 2014
and 31 December 2013.
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's principal business activities are to
provide services and business know-how to fellow subsidiary
undertakings.
B.19/B.16 Control of the
Guarantor:
IPF
International Limited
is owned
and
controlled
by
International Personal Finance Investments Limited.
Credit Ratings: IPF International Limited is not independently rated. The
Programme has been rated BB+ by Fitch Ratings Ltd.
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.
Description of
the Type and
Class of
Securities:
Type of Note: Fixed Rate Note
Series Number: 11
Tranche Number: 1
Aggregate Nominal Amount: The Aggregate Nominal amount
of the Notes to be issued (the "Aggregate Nominal Amount")
will depend partly on the amount of Notes for which offers to
subscribe are received during the Offer Period and will be
confirmed in the final terms confirmation announcement to be
published shortly after the end of the Offer Period.
ISIN: XS1205758219
Common Code: 120575821
Currency: The Specified Currency or Currencies of the Notes is GBP.
A Description of
any Restriction
on the Free
Transferability of
Securities:
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.
Regulation S Compliance Category 2; TEFRA C.
A Description of
the Rights
Attaching to the
Securities,
Including
Ranking and
any Limitation
on those Rights:
Issue Price
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. This means that, on the winding up of the Issuer
and/or the Group, the Notes and the Guarantees would rank
alongside the other unsecured obligations of the Issuer and/or
the Guarantors (as applicable) (including the unsecured
Section C - Notes
obligations in relation to the Group banking facilities and other
financing). The Notes and Guarantees would rank behind any
obligations that have the benefit of security granted by the
Group (currently none), and any obligations mandatorily
preferred by law.
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 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 after written
notice has been given to the Issuer and the Guarantors by the
Trustee), 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 Maturity
to those in C8: Maturity date: 14 October 2022
Final redemption
The Final Redemption Amount of the Note is 100 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.
Interest Periods and Interest Rates
Fixed Rate Notes
Rate of Interest: 5.875 per cent. per annum payable semi-
annually in arrear on each Interest Payment Date
Interest Payment Dates: 14 April and 14 October in each year
Fixed Coupon Amount(s): GBP 2.9375 per Calculation Amount
Indication of yield: 5.875 per cent. Per annum
Floating Rate Notes
Floating Rate Notes are not being issued pursuant to these
Final Terms.
Zero Coupon Notes
Zero Coupon Notes are not being issued pursuant to these
Final Terms.
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:
Application has been made by the Issuer (or on its behalf) for
the Notes to be admitted to trading on the electronic order book
for retail bonds of the London Stock Exchange plc's Regulated
Market with effect from 14 April 2015.
Application is expected to be made by the Issuer (or on its
behalf) for the Notes to be admitted to trading on the electronic
order book for retail bonds of the London Stock Exchange plc's
Regulated Market with effect from 14 April 2015.
C.21 Indication of the
Market where
the Securities
will be Traded
and for which
Prospectus has
This Prospectus is to be published in the United Kingdom and
an application has been made to admit the Notes to trading on
the London Stock Exchange plc's Regulated Market.
been Published:
Section D - Risks
D.2 Key Information
on the Key
Risks Specific to
the Issuer:
Summary of key risks that may affect the Issuer and the Group
The Group is at risk from changes in political, economic,
and 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
services. Rising inflation could erode Group
and
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
۰
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 affect the Group's profitability, solvency 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
٠
markets than in the UK, and some uncertainty generally
arising from the fact that court decisions are often not
binding as precedents. 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
۰
strategy of the Group, both in respect of existing markets
and new markets. In particular, the Group's focus on 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 during its time in, and 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
۰
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 Summary of general risks affecting the Notes:
on the Key
Risks which are
specific to the
Securities:
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
٠
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
$\bullet$
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
۰
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
$\bullet$
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
$\bullet$
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
۰
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 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
٠
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 Reasons for the offer: General funding purposes.
Offer and Use of
Proceeds:
The net proceeds of the issue of the Notes will be used by the
Issuer for general funding purposes.
E.3 A Description of Offer Price: Issue Price
the Terms and
Conditions of
the Offer:
Conditions to which the offer is subject: The issue of the Notes
is subject to certain conditions precedent (including (i) the
issue of the Notes, (ii) the UK Listing Authority having agreed
to list the Notes and the London Stock Exchange having
agreed to admit the Notes for trading on the Market and
through ORB on or prior to closing, (iii) the delivery of legal
opinions and auditor comfort letters satisfactory to the Lead
Manager, (iv) no downgrading of the Issuer having occurred,
and (v) there being no material or adverse change in the
financial condition or prospects of the Issuer or the Group
making it impracticable to market the Notes) to be set out in the
Subscription Agreement. The Lead Manager will also be
entitled, in certain circumstances, to be released and
discharged from its obligations to subscribe and pay for the
Notes under the Subscription Agreement prior to the issue of
the Notes. In such circumstances, no offers or allocations of
the Notes would be made.
Description of the application process: Investors will be notified
by the Lead Manager or relevant Authorised Offeror of their
allocations of Notes and the settlement arrangements in
respect thereof as soon as practicable after the Final Terms
Confirmation Announcement is made which will be after the
Offer Period has ended.
After the closing time and date of the Offer Period no Notes will
be offered for sale (i) by or on behalf of the Issuer or (ii) by the
Lead Manager and/or any Authorised Offeror (in their
respective capacities as Lead Manager or Authorised Offerors)
except with the consent of the Issuer.
Investors may not be allocated all (or any) of the Notes for
which they apply.
Description of possibility to reduce subscriptions and manner
for refunding excess amount paid by applicants: There will be
no refund as investors will not be required to pay for any Notes
until any application for Notes has been accepted and the
Notes are allotted.
Details of the minimum and/or maximum amount of application:
The minimum subscription per investor is GBP 2,000 in
nominal amount of the Notes.
Details of the method and time limits for paying up and
delivering the Notes: The Notes will be issued on the Issue
Date against payment to the Issuer by the Lead Manager of the
subscription monies. Investors will be notified by their relevant
Authorised Offeror of their allocations of Notes (if any) and the
settlement arrangements in respect thereof.
Manner in and date on which results of the offer are to be
made public: The Final Terms Confirmation Announcement will
be published by a Regulatory Information Service (expected to
be the Regulatory News Service operated by the London Stock
Exchange plc) prior to the Issue Date. Such announcement is
currently expected to be made on or around 8 April 2015.
Procedure for exercise of any right of pre-emption, negotiability
of subscription rights and treatment of subscription rights not
exercised: Not Applicable

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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: Investors will be notified by the Lead Manager or
Authorised Offeror of their allocations of Notes in accordance
with arrangements in place between such parties. No
arrangements have been put in place by the Issuer as to
whether dealings may begin before such notification is made.
Accordingly, whether Investors can commence dealings before
such notification will be as arranged between the relevant
Investor and the relevant Lead Manager or Authorised Offeror.
Amount of any expenses and taxes specifically charged to the
subscriber or purchaser: The Issuer will not charge any
expenses to any Investor. Expenses may be charged by an
Authorised Offeror; these are beyond the control of the Issuer
and are not set by the Issuer. They may vary depending on the
size of the amount subscribed for and the Investor's
arrangements with the Authorised Offeror.
Name(s) and address(es), to the extent known to the Issuer, of
the placers in the various countries where the offer takes place:
Canaccord Genuity Wealth (International) Ltd
2 Grange Place
The Grange
St Peter Port
Guernsey GY1 2QA
Interactive Investor Trading Ltd
Standon House
21 Mansell Street
London E1 8AA
iDealing.com Limited
144 Middlesex Street
London E17HY
Equiniti Financial Services Limited
3 Minster Court
Mincing Lane
London EC3R 7DD
Redmayne-Bentley LLP
9 Bond Court
Leeds LS12JZ
(together, the "Initial Authorised Offerors")
E.4 A Description of
any Interest that
is Material to the
Issue/Offer,
Including
Conflicting
Interests:
Save for any fees payable to Canaccord Genuity Limited by the
Issuer, 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.

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E.7 Expenses
Charged to the
Investor by the
Issuer as
Offeror:
There are no expenses charged to the investor by the Issuer or
the Lead Manager. Expenses may be charged by an
Authorised Offeror; these are beyond the control of the Issuer
and not set by the Issuer. They may vary depending on the
size and the amount subscribed for and the investor's
arrangements with the Authorised Offeror. Neither the Issuer
nor the Lead Manager are party to such terms or other
arrangements.
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