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Investec PLC Capital/Financing Update 2014

May 12, 2014

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Capital/Financing Update

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Notes issued pursuant to these Final Terms are securities to be listed under Listing Rule 19.

7 March 2014

Investec Bank plc

Issue of GBP Kick Out Notes with Capital at Risk under the £4.000.000.000 Zebra Capital Plans Retail Structured Products Programme - 2013

PART A - CONTRACTUAL TERMS

Terms used herein shall be deemed to be defined as such for the purposes of the Terms and Conditions of the Notes and the terms and conditions of the related Preference Shares set forth in the Base Prospectus dated 20 December 2013 which constitutes a base 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 Base Prospectus.

Full information on the Issuer and the offer of the Notes is only available on the basis of the combination of these Final Terms and the Base Prospectus. The Base Prospectus is available for viewing at and copies may be obtained from www.investecstructuredproducts.com and, during normal working hours, Investec Bank plc, 2 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7QP and Computershare Investor Services PLC, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS13 8AE.

1. Issuer: Investec Bank plc
2. (a) Series Number: ZCP2014-14S
(b) Tranche Number: 1
3. Specified
Currency
Currencies:
or Pounds Sterling ("GBP")
4. Nominal
Aggregate
Amount:
(a) Series: The aggregate nominal amount of the Notes issued will
be notified and published on or about the Issue Date
(b) Tranche: The aggregate nominal amount of the Notes issued will
be notified and published on or about the Issue Date
5. Issue Price: 100 per cent. of the Aggregate Nominal Amount
6. Specified
(a)
Denominations:
GBP1.00
Calculation
(b)
Amount:
GBP1.00
7. Issue Date: 12 May 2014
8. Maturity Date: 12 May 2020
9. Redemption/Payment
Basis:
Final Redemption Amount linked to value of Preference
Shares in accordance with Condition 5 (Redemption
and Purchase)
  1. Call Option:

Not Applicable

  • Secured Notes. The Issuer has designated the Notes 11. (a) Security Status: as covered bonds
  • Board Not Applicable $(b)$ Date approval for issuance of Notes Obtained:

PROVISIONS RELATING TO REDEMPTION

  1. Issuer Call:

Not Applicable

$13. (a)$ Final Redemption Amount of each Note:

Final Redemption Amount linked to value of Preference Shares in accordance with Condition 5 (Redemption and Purchase)

Classes $(b)$ 0f Preference Shares to which this Series of Notes are linked and their respective Preference Share Weightings:

Class Preference
Share
Weighting
Issue Price
Class
ZCP2014-14S -
А
25% 100% of the
Aggregate
Nominal Amount
Class
ZCP2014-14S -
R
25% 100%
- റf
the
Aggregate
Nominal Amount
Class
ZCP2014-14S -
C
25% 100%
the
οf
Aggregate
Nominal Amount
Class
ZCP2014-14S-
25% 100%
of
the
Aggregate

Nominal Amount

  • D
  • $(c)$ Upside Notes with Not Applicable Capital at Risk Terms
  • Upside Plus Notes Not Applicable $(d)$ with Capital at Risk Terms
  • Kick Out Upside Not Applicable $(e)$ Plus Notes with Capital at Risk Terms
  • $(f)$ Kick Out Notes Applicable with Capital at Risk Terms
  • Return

85 per cent. of the Initial Index Level

Threshold:

  • 142.00 per cent. Digital Return: $\bullet$
  • Not Applicable Upside Return:
  • Not Applicable Cap:
  • Not Applicable Gearing:
  • Multi Equity Not Applicable $(g)$ Kick Out Notes with Capital at Risk Terms:
  • N Barrier Equity Not Applicable $(h)$ Linked Notes (Accumulation) with Capital at Risk Terms
  • Not Applicable $(i)$ Range Accrual Equity Linked Notes (Accumulation) with Capital at Risk Terms

INDEX LINKED PROVISIONS

14. Single Index

Applicable

Hedging Disruption and Increased Cost of Hedging $(a)$ Additional Disruption Events:

$(b)$ Automatic Early Applicable Redemption:

Automatic Early
Redemption
Event:
Automatic Early
Redemption
Valuation Date
Automatic Early
Redemption
Date
Automatic Early
Redemption
Amount
Automatic Early
Redemption Level
12 May 2016 17 May 2016 114 per cent. of
Issue Price
100 per cent. of
Initial Index Level
12 May 2017 17 May 2017 121 per cent. of
Issue Price
100 per cent. of
Initial Index Level
14 May 2018 17 May 2018 128 per cent. of
Issue Price
100 per cent. of
Initial Index Level
13 May 2019 16 May 2019 135 per cent, of
Issue Price
100 per cent. of
Initial Index Level
Automatic Early
Redemption
Averaging:
Applicable
Automatic Early
Redemption
Valuation Date
Automatic Early
Redemption
Averaging Dates
Automatic Early
Redemption
Averaging Start
Date
Automatic Early
Redemption
Averaging End Date
12 May 2016 Automatic Early the fourth 12 May 2016

Redemption

Scheduled

Period Applies Trading Day prior
to the Automatic
Early Redemption
Averaging End
Date
12 May 2017 Automatic Early
Redemption
Period Applies
the fourth
Scheduled
Trading Day prior
to the Automatic
Early Redemption
Averaging End
Date
12 May 2017
14 May 2018 Automatic Early
Redemption
Period Applies
the fourth
Scheduled
Trading Day prior
to the Automatic
Early Redemption
Averaging End
Date
14 May 2018
13 May 2019 Automatic Early
Redemption
Period Applies
the fourth
Scheduled
Trading Day prior
to the Automatic
Early Redemption
Averaging End
Date
13 May 2019
Observation
Date(s):
Not Applicable
Observation
Period:
Not Applicable
(c) Upside
Kick
Out
Return:
Not Applicable
(d) Redemption
Final
Date:
12 May 2020
(e) Redemption
Final
Valuation Date:
Not Applicable
(f) Final Averaging: Applicable
Final Averaging
Dates:
Final Averaging Period applies
Final Averaging
Start Date:
Averaging End Date The fourth Scheduled Trading Day prior to the Final
Final Averaging
End Date:
12 May 2020
(g) Trigger Event: Applicable
(h) Barrier: Applicable
Barrier: 50 per cent. of Initial Index Level
Start
Barrier
Date:
13 May 2014
End
Barrier
Date:
12 May 2020
Barrier Business Day in the Barrier Period At the official close of business on any Exchange

$\bullet$

l,

Observation:

Barrier
Condition
Averaging:
Not Applicable
(i) Strike Date: 12 May 2014
(i) Strike Level: Not Applicable
(k) Best Strike: Not Applicable

$(1)$ Not Applicable Initial Averaging:

  • a day on which commercial banks and foreign exchange Business Day: $(m)$ markets settle payments and are open for general business (including dealing in foreign exchange and foreign currency deposits) in London and is a TARGET Settlement Day.
  • $(n)$ Valuation Time: Not Applicable
  • $(o)$ Constant Not Applicable Monitoring:
  • Official $(p)$ Closing Applicable Level Only:
  • Dates Modified Postponement Averaging $(q)$ Market Disruption:
  • $(r)$ Exchange(s): The London Stock Exchange plc
  • FTSE™ 100 Index Index: $(s)$
  • FTSE International Limited $(t)$ Index Sponsor:
  • $(u)$ Multi-Exchange No Index:
  • $(v)$ Non Multi-Yes Exchange Index:
    1. Basket of Indices Not Applicable

SHARE LINKED PROVISIONS

    1. Single share Not Applicable
    1. Basket of Shares Not Applicable

LINKED CREDIT PROVISIONS

    1. Credit Linked Preference Applicable Shares
  • Simplified Credit Linkage $(a)$ Credit Linkage:
  • $(b)$ Reference Entity:

Class of Preference Reference Entity

Further information regarding the

Shares

Reference Entity

Class 2014 - 14S - A Société
Generale
SA
Further information
regarding Société
Generale SA can be
obtained from its
website
www.societegenerale
.com
Class 2014 - 14S - B Morgan
Stanley
Further information
regarding Morgan
Stanley can be
obtained from its
website
www.morganstanley.
com
Class 2014 - 14S - C Banco
Santander
SA
Further information
regarding Banco
Santander SA can be
obtained from its
website
www.santander.com
Class 2014 - 14S - D The Royal
Bank of
Scotland
pic
Further information
regarding The Royal
Bank of Scotland plc
can be obtained from
its website
www.rbs.co.uk

GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO THE NOTES

    1. Form of Notes: Uncertificated Registered Notes
    1. Additional Financial Not Applicable Centre(s):
  • relating 21. Details to Instalment Notes:

Instalment Not Applicable $(a)$ Amount(s):

Not Applicable $(b)$ Instalment Date(s):

DISTRIBUTION

  • syndicated, Not Applicable $22.$ (a) If names of Managers:
  • $(b)$ Date of Not Applicable Subscription Agreement:
    1. If non-syndicated, name Investec Bank plc, 2 Gresham Street, London and address of relevant EC2V7QP Dealer:
    1. U.S. Selling Restrictions: Reg. S Compliance Category: 2;

TEFRA Not Applicable

TAXATION

  1. Taxation:

Condition 7A (Taxation - No Gross up) applies

SECURITY PROVISIONS

Applicable

This Series and other Series

(a) Whether Collateral
Pool secures this
Series of Notes
only or this Series
and other Series:

$(b)$ Date Supplemental Trust Deed relating to the Collateral Pool securing the Notes and Series Number of first Series of Covered Notes secured thereby:

of Supplemental Trust Deed dated on or about the Issue Date securing Series Number ZCP 2014-14S among others

(c) Eligible Collateral: Valuation
Percentage
Maximum Percentage
(A) Cash in an
Eligible
Currency
100% 100%
(B) Negotiable
debt
obligations
issued
by
the
governmen
the
of
t
United
Kingdom
having
an
original
maturity
at
issuance of
not
more
than
one
year
100% 100%
(C) Negotiable
debt
obligations
issued
by
the
governmen
of
the
t
United
Kingdom
having
an
original
maturity at
issuance of
than
more
one
year
100% 100%
not
but
than
more
10 years
Negotiable
(D)
debt
obligations
issued
by
the
$\mathcal{A}$
governmen
of
the
t.
United
Kingdom
having
an
original
maturity at
issuance of
more than
10 years
100%
$\sim$
100%
(E)
Negotiable
senior debt
obligations
issued or
guaranteed
by any of
the
following
entities:
Name
of
Entity
Valuation
Percentage
Maximum Percentage
Société
Generale
SA
100% 30%
Morgan
Stanley
100% 30%
Banco
Santander
SA
100% 30%
The Royal
Bank
οf
Scotland
plc
100% 30%
(d) Valuation Dates: Every Business Day from but excluding the Issue
date to and including the Maturity Date
(e) Eligible Currency: GBP
(f) Transfer
Minimum
Amount:
GBP10,000
$\left( 9\right)$ Independent
Amount:
GBP100,000

$\bar{a}$

$\mathbf{r}$

70-40374494

RESPONSIBILITY

The Issuer accepts responsibility for the information contained in these Final Terms.

Signed on behalf of the Issuer:

o e $By:$ ......................................

Duly authorised

Duly authorised

ANANTPATEL SIGNATURY

Jennifer Peacock Authorised Signatory

$-9-$

PART B-OTHER INFORMATION

1. LISTING

  • Official List of the FCA $(i)$ Listing:
  • Application is expected to be made by the $(ii)$ Admission to trading: Issuer (or on its behalf) for the Notes to be admitted to trading on the Regulated Market of the London Stock Exchange plc with effect from the Issue Date.

2. RATINGS

Ratings:

The Notes to be issued have not been rated.

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

Save as discussed in the "Subscription and Sale" section of the Base Prospectus, relating to the Issuer's agreement to reimburse the Dealers to certain of their expenses in connection with the update of the Programme and the issue of Notes under the Programme and to indemnify the Dealers against certain liabilities incurred by them in connection therewith, so far as the Issuer is aware, no person involved in the offer of the Notes has an interest material to the offer.

4. REASONS FOR THE OFFER, ESTIMATED NET PROCEEDS AND TOTAL EXPENSES

  • Reasons for the offer: $(i)$ Information not required
  • Information not required $(ii)$ Estimated net proceeds:
  • $(iii)$ Estimated total expenses: Information not required

5. PERFORMANCE AND VOLATILITY OF THE UNDERLYING AND OTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THE UNDERLYING

Information about the past and the further performance of the underlying and its volatility can be found on Bloomberg.

The Issuer does not intend to provide post-issuance information.

OPERATIONAL INFORMATION 6.

  • $(i)$ ISIN Code: GB00BK1PY899
  • $(ii)$ SEDOL Code: BK1PY89
  • $(iii)$ Common Code: Not Applicable

clearing system(s) The Notes will be Uncertificated Registered $(iv)$ Anv other than Euroclear and Notes held in CREST. Clearstream, Luxembourg the relevant and identification number(s):

  • Delivery: Delivery free of payment $(v)$
  • Additional Paying Agent(s) Not Applicable $(vi)$

$(if any):$

Not Applicable Common Depositary: $(vii)$

(Viii) Calculation Agent: Investec Bank plc

  • is Calculation Agent Yes to make calculations?
  • identify Not Applicable if not. calculation agent:

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF $\overline{7}$ . THE OFFER

Offer Price: Issue Price $(i)$

An offer of the Notes will be made other than $(ii)$ Offer Period: pursuant to Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive during the period from 9.00 a.m. (GMT) on 10 March 2014 until 5.00 p.m. (GMT) on 25 April 2014.

The Notes will be offered to investors in the $(iii)$ Conditions to which the United Kingdom by the Issuer and financial offer is subject: intermediaries. The offer is subject to the terms and conditions referred to in the related application form available from the Issuer or an intermediary.

Investec Bank plc is not responsible for and has no liability in respect of any investment product other than the Notes, including without any limitation, any investment product which may be backed by, make reference to, or otherwise be in any way linked to the Notes. An investment in any such product is not an investment in the Notes and, accordingly, investors in such products will have no contract with and will have no recourse to Invested Bank plc or any of its affiliates.

Duly completed applications together with Description the Ωf payment of the full amount of the investor's application process: subscription must be received by the Issuer no later than 5:00 p.m. (GMT) on 25 April 2014.

Description of possibility to The Issuer reserves the right to reject an application for any reason, in which case the reduce subscriptions and manner for refunding subscription monies will be returned. excess amount paid by

Details of the minimum $(vi)$ and/or maximum amount of application:

applicants:

Not Applicable

Payment of the full amount of the investor's $(vii)$ Details of the method and time limits for paying up subscription must be received no later than

$(iv)$

$(v)$

and delivering the Notes:

25 April 2014.

Manner in and date on $(viii)$ which results of the offer are to be made public:

The final size will be known at the end of the Offer Period.

A copy of these Final Terms will be filed with the Financial Conduct Authority in the UK (the "FCA"). On or before the Issue Date, a notice pursuant to UK Prospectus Rule $2.3.2(2)$ of the final aggregate principal amount of the Notes will be (i) filed with the FCA and (ii) published in accordance with the method of publication set out in Prospectus Rule 3.2.4(2).

Not Applicable $(ix)$ Procedure for exercise of any right of pre-emption, negotiability of subscription rights and treatment of subscription rights not exercised:

Process for notification to $(x)$ applicants of the amount allotted and the indication whether dealing may begin before notification is made:

Amount of any expenses $(xi)$ and specifically taxes charged to the subscriber or purchaser:

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

At the end of the Offer Period, the Issuer will proceed to notify the prospective Noteholders as to the amount of their allotment of the Notes

None.

Investec Bank plc, 2 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7QP

ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS NOT REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES NOTE RELATING TO THE UNDERLYING

Statements regarding the Reference Entity: Applicable

Société Generale SA, Banco Santander SA, The Royal Bank of Scotland plc and Morgan Stanley

STATEMENTS REGARDING THE REFERENCE ENTITY

The Reference Entity has not sponsored or endorsed the Preference Shares or the Notes in any way, nor has it undertaken any obligation to perform any regulated activity in relation to the Preference Shares or the Notes.

Index Disclaimers (for Preference Shares Applicable linked to an Index or Basket of Indices):

INDEX DISCLAIMERS

(FOR PREFERENCE SHARES LINKED TO AN INDEX OR BASKET OF INDICES)

The Preference Shares are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by the Index or the Index Sponsor and the Index Sponsor has made no representation whatsoever, whether express or implied, either as to the results to be obtained from the use of the Index and/or the levels at which the Index stands at any particular time on any particular date or otherwise. The Index Sponsor shall not be liable (whether in negligence or otherwise) to any person for any error in the Index and the Index Sponsor is under no obligation to advise any person of any error therein. The Index Sponsor has made no representation whatsoever, whether express or implied, as to the advisability of purchasing or assuming any risk in connection with the Preference Shares. Neither the Company nor the Preference Share Calculation Agent shall have any liability to any person for any act or failure to act by the Index Sponsor in connection with the calculation, adjustment or maintenance of the Index. Neither the Company nor the Preference Share Calculation Agent has any affiliation with or control over the Index or the Index Sponsor or any control over the computation, composition or dissemination of the Index. Although the Company and the Preference Share Calculation Agent will obtain information concerning the Index from publicly available sources they believe to be reliable, they will not independently verify this information.

Statements Regarding the FTSE™ 100 Index: Applicable

STATEMENTS REGARDING THE FTSE™ 100 INDEX

The Preference Shares are not sponsored, endorsed or promoted by the FTSE ("FTSE") or by The London Stock Exchange plc (the "Exchange") or by The Financial Times Limited ("FT") and neither FTSE or Exchange or FT makes any warranty or representation whatsoever, expressly or impliedly, either as to the results to be obtained from the use of the FTSE™ 100 Index (the "Index") and/or the figure at which the said Index stands at any particular time on any particular day or otherwise. The Index is compiled and calculated solely by FTSE. However, neither FTSE or Exchange or FT shall be liable (whether in negligence or otherwise) to any person for any error in the Index and neither FTSE or Exchange or FT shall be under any obligation to advise any person of any error therein.

"FTSETM" and "FootsieTM" are trade marks of The London Stock Exchange plc and The Financial Times Limited and are used by FTSE International Limited under licence.

(Source: The Financial Times Limited)

ANNEX

Summary

Summaries are made up of disclosure requirements known as "Elements". These elements are numbered in Sections $A - E(A.1 - E.7)$ .

This summary contains all the Elements required to be included in a summary for this type of securities and issuer. 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 and issuer, 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 WARNINGS
A.1 Introduction: This summary should be read as an introduction to this Base Prospectus
and any decision to invest in the Notes should be based on a
consideration of this Base Prospectus as a whole by the investor.
Where a claim relating to the information contained in this Base
Prospectus is brought before a court, the plaintiff investor might, under the
national legislation of the Member State, have to bear the costs of
translating the Base 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 this
Base Prospectus or it does not provide, when read together with the other
parts of this Base Prospectus, key information in order to aid investors
when considering whether to invest in the Notes.
A.2 Consent: The Issuer gives its express consent, either as a "general consent" or as a
"specific consent" as described below, to the use of the prospectus by a
financial intermediary that satisfies the Conditions applicable to the
"general consent" or "specific consent", and accepts the responsibility for
the content of the Base Prospectus, with respect to the subsequent resale
or final placement of securities by any such financial intermediary to retail
investors in the United Kingdom and/or Ireland (the "Public Offer
Jurisdictions" ) in circumstances where there is no exemption from the
obligation under the Prospectus Directive to publish a prospectus (any
such offer being a "Public Offer").
General consent: Subject to the "Common conditions to consent" set out
below, the Issuer hereby grants its consent to the use of this Base
Prospectus for the entire term of the Base Prospectus in connection with a
Public Offer of any Tranche of Notes by any financial intermediary in the
Public Offer Jurisdictions which is authorised to make such offers under
the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended, or other
applicable legislation implementing Directive 2004/39/EC (the "Markets in
Financial Instruments Directive") and publishes on its website the
following statement (with the information in square brackets being
completed with the relevant information):
"We, [insert legal name of financial intermediary], refer to the base
prospectus (the "Base Prospectus") relating to notes issued
under the £4,000,000,000 Zebra Capital Plans Retail Structured
Products Programme - 2013 (the "Notes") by Investec Bank plc
(the "Issuer"). We agree to use the Base Prospectus in
connection with the offer of the Notes in the United Kingdom in
accordance with the consent of the Issuer in the Base Prospectus
and subject to the conditions to such consent specified in the Base
Prospectus as being the "Common conditions to consent"."
Any new information with respect to any financial intermediary or
intermediaries unknown at the time of the approval of this Base
Prospectus or after the filing of the applicable Final Terms will be
published on the Issuer's website (www.investecstructuredproducts.com).
Common conditions to consent: The conditions to the Issuer's consent
are that such consent (a) is only valid in respect of the relevant Tranche of
Notes; (b) is only valid during the Offer Period specified in the relevant
Final Terms; and (c) only extends to the use of this Base Prospectus to
make Public Offers of the relevant Tranche of Notes in the United
Kingdom.

$\frac{1}{2}$

In the event of an offer of Notes being made by a financial intermediary, the financial intermediary will provide to investors the terms and conditions of the offer at the time the offer is made.

B.1 Legal
and
commercial
name of the
Issuer:
The legal name of the issuer is Investec Bank plc (the "Issuer").
B.2 Domicile
and
legal form of
the Issuer:
The Issuer is a public limited company registered in England and Wales
under registration number 00489604. The liability of its members is
limited.
The Issuer was incorporated as a private limited company with limited
liability on 20 December 1950 under the Companies Act 1948 and
registered in England and Wales under registered number 00489604 with
the name Edward Bates & Sons Limited. Since then it has undergone
changes of name, eventually re-registering under the Companies Act
1985 on 23 January 2009 as a public limited company and is now
incorporated under the name Investec Bank plc.
The Issuer is subject to primary and secondary legislation relating to
financial services and banking regulation in the United Kingdom,
including, inter alia, the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, for the
purposes of which the Issuer is an authorised person carrying on the
business of financial services provision. In addition, as a public limited
company, the Issuer is subject to the UK Companies Act 2006.
B.4b Trends: The Issuer, in its unaudited consolidated interim financial information for
the six months ended 30 September 2013 published on 21 November
2013, recorded a moderate decrease in operating profit before tax after
non-controlling interests to £40.6 million for the six months ended 30
The Issuer continued to focus on realigning its
September 2013.
business model by building its non-banking revenue streams. The Issuer
has maintained a strong capital and liquidity position with a tier 1 capital
ratio of 11.1% and cash and near cash balances of £4.0 billion at 30
September 2013. Customer deposits decreased 2.3% to £11.1 billion
with the ratio of core loans (excluding own originated securitized assets)
to deposits improving from 68.2% to 68.8% at 30 September 2013. The
Issuer's gearing ratio remains low with total assets to equity decreasing to
10.9 times at 30 September 2013 (31 March 2013: 11.4 times). The
credit loss ratio was lower than the prior year at 1.12% and the Issuer
expects this ratio to decrease further during the forthcoming financial
year.*
Regulatory uncertainties remain and the Issuer will continue to maintain
excess levels of liquidity and capital until there is further clarity. The
Issuer seeks to maintain an appropriate balance between revenue earned
from operational risk businesses and revenue earned from financial risk
businesses. This ensures that the Issuer is not over reliant on any one
part of its business to sustain its activities and that it has a large recurring
revenue base that enables it to navigate through varying cycles and to
support its long-term growth objectives. The Issuer's current strategic
objectives include increasing the proportion of its non-lending revenue
base which it largely intends to achieve through the continued
strengthening and development of its Wealth Management business.
and IFRS13 on 1 April 2013. Comparative figures from 31 March 2013
contained in this Element B.4b (Trends) are taken from the unaudited half
yearly financial report of the Issuer for the six month period ended 30
September 2013 which restated 31 March 2013 financial information as
adjusted to reflect IFRS10 and IFRS13.
B.5 The group: The Issuer is the main banking subsidiary of Investec pic, which is part of
an international banking group with operations in three principal markets:
the United Kingdom, Australia and South Africa. The Issuer holds certain
of the Investec group's UK based assets and businesses, as well as
holding Investec Holdings (Australia) Limited and individually Investec
Bank (Australia) Limited.
B.10 Audit
Report
Qualifications:
Not Applicable. There are no qualifications in the audit reports on the
audited, consolidated financial statements of the Issuer and its subsidiary
undertakings for the financial years ended 31 March 2012 or 31 March
2013.
B.12 Key Financial
Information:
The selected financial information set out below has been extracted
without material adjustment from the audited consolidated financial
statements of the Issuer for the years ended 31 March 2012 and 31
March 2013 and the unaudited half yearly financial report of the Issuer for
the six month period ended 30 September 2013 and the six month period
ended 30 September 2012.
Financial features 6 Months Ended Year Ended
30
September
2013^
30
September
2012
31 March
2013
31 March
2012
Unaudited Unaudited
Operating profit
before amortisation
of acquired
intangibles, non-
operating items.
taxation and after
non-controlling
interests (£'000)
40,644 43,406 97,116 51.284
Earnings
attributable to
ordinary
shareholders
(£'000)
12,901 18,187 42,076 18,745
Costs to income
ratio
77.5% 73.4% 75.3% 73.1%
Total capital
resources
(including
subordinated
liabilities) (£'000)
2,572,140 2,539,351 2,593,359 2,369,408
Total shareholders'
equity (£'000)
1,872,137 1,862,157 1,914,617 1,726,246
Total assets
(E'000)
20,379,934 20,312,308 21,068,284 20,246,249
Net core loans and
advances (£'000)
8,146,846 7,738,192 8,236,777 7,712,000
Customer accounts
(deposits) (£'000)
11,104,836 11,435,582 11,426,647 11,103,365
Cash and near
cash balances
(£'000)
3,999,973 4,640,028 4,542,615 4,484,747
Funds under
management
(E'000)
25,533,000 22,818,000 25,054,000 14,219,000*
Capital adequacy
ratio
15.9% 16.7% 16.3% 16.8%
Tier 1 ratio 11.1% 11.4% 11.1% 11.5%
to approximately £7.0 billion *Excluding the funds acquired from Evolution Group plc amounting
N Key financial information in respect of the six month period
ended 30 September 2013 has been prepared following the
adoption of IFRS10 and IFRS13 on 1 April 2013. For further
details please see the section entitled "Restatements" in the
unaudited half yearly financial report of the Issuer for the six month
period ended 30 September 2013.
There has been no significant change in the financial or trading position of
the Issuer and its consolidated subsidiaries since 30 September 2013,
being the end of the most recent financial period for which it has
published financial statements.
There has been no material adverse change in the prospects of the
Issuer since the financial year ended 31 March 2013, the most recent
financial year for which it has published audited financial statements.
B.13 Recent
Events:
Not Applicable. There have been no recent events particular to the Issuer
which are to a material extent relevant to the evaluation of its solvency.
B.14 Dependence
other
upon
entities within
the Group:
The Issuer is a wholly owned subsidiary of Investec plc.
The Issuer and its subsidiaries form a UK-based group (the "Group").
The Issuer conducts part of its business through its subsidiaries and is
accordingly dependent upon those members of the Group. The Issuer is
not dependent on Investec plc.
B.15 The
Issuer's
Principal
The principal business of the Issuer consists of 'Wealth & Investment and
Specialist Banking'.
Activities: The Issuer is an international, specialist banking group and asset
manager whose principal business involves provision of a diverse range
of financial services and products to defined target markets and a niche
client base in the United Kingdom, Australia and South Africa. As part of
its business, the Issuer provides investment management services to
private clients, charities, intermediaries, pension schemes and trusts as
well as specialist banking services focusing on corporate advisory and
investment activities, corporate and institutional banking activities and
private banking activities.
B.16 Controlling
Persons:
The whole of the issued ordinary and preference share capital of the
Issuer is owned directly by Investec plc. The Issuer is not indirectly
controlled.
B.17 Credit
Ratings:
The long-term senior debt of the Issuer has a rating of BBB- as rated by
Fitch. This means that Fitch is of the opinion that the Issuer has a good
credit quality and indicates that expectations of default risk are currently
low.
The long-term senior debt of the Issuer has a rating of Baa3 as rated by
Moody's. This means that Moody's is of the opinion that the Issuer is
subject to moderate credit risk, is considered medium-grade, and as such
may possess certain speculative characteristics.
The long-term senior debt of the Issuer has a rating of BBB+ as rated by
Global Credit Rating. This means that Global Credit Rating is of the
opinion that the Issuer has adequate protection factors and is considered
sufficient for prudent investment. However, there is considerable
variability in risk during economic cycles).
The Notes to be issued have not been specifically rated.

J,

SECTION C - SECURITIES
$\overline{c.1}$ Description of
Type
and
Class
оf
Securities:
Issuance in series: The Notes will be issued in series ("Series") which
may comprise one or more tranches ("Tranches") issued on different
issue dates. The Notes of each Tranche of the same series will all be
subject to identical terms, except for the issue dates and/or issue prices
of the respective Tranches.
The Notes are issued as Series number ZCP2014-14S, Tranche number
1.
Form of Notes: The applicable Final Terms will specify whether the
relevant Notes will be issued in bearer form ("Bearer Notes"), in
certificated registered form ("Registered Notes") or in uncertificated
registered form ("Uncertificated Registered Notes"). Registered Notes
and Uncertificated Registered Notes will not be exchangeable for other
forms of Notes and vice versa.
The Notes are issued in uncertificated registered form.
Uncertificated Registered Notes will be held in uncertificated form in
accordance with the Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001, including
any modification or re-enactment thereof for the time being in force (the
"Regulations"). The Uncertificated Registered Notes will be participating
securities for the purposes of the Regulations. Title to the Uncertificated
Registered Notes will be recorded on the relevant Operator register of
corporate securities (as defined in the Regulations) and the relevant
"Operator" (as such term is used in the Regulations) is Euroclear UK and
Ireland Limited (formerly known as CRESTCo Limited) or any additional
or alternative operator from time to time approved by the Issuer and the
CREST Registrar and in accordance with the Regulations. Notes in
definitive registered form will not be issued either upon issue or in
exchange for Uncertificated Registered Notes.
Security Identification Number(s): The following security identification
number(s) will be specified in the Final Terms.
ISIN Code:
GB00BK1PY899
Common Code: Not Applicable
Sedol: BK1PY89
$\overline{C.2}$ Currency
of l
the Securities
Currency: Subject to any applicable legal or regulatory restrictions, the
Notes may be issued in any currency (the "Specified Currency").
Issue: The Specified Currency of the Notes is GBP.
C.5 Free
Transferability
The Notes are freely transferable. However, applicable securities laws in
certain jurisdictions impose restrictions on the offer and sale of the Notes
and accordingly the Issuer and the dealers have agreed restrictions on
the offer, sale and delivery of the Notes in the United States, the
European Economic Area, Isle of Man, South Africa, Guernsey and
Jersey, and such other restrictions as may be required in connection with
the offering and sale of a particular Tranche of Notes in order to comply
with relevant securities laws.
$\overline{C.8}$ The
Rights
Attaching
to
the Securities,
including
Ranking
and
Limitations to
those Rights:
Security and collateral: The Notes are secured (the "Secured Notes").
The Notes will constitute direct, unconditional, unsubordinated secured
obligations of the Issuer that will rank pari passu among themselves. The
Issuer will create security over a collateral pool to secure its obligations in
respect of the Notes. The collateral pool secures more than one Series of
Secured Notes.
Interest: The Notes are non-interest bearing.
Redemption of the Notes: The Notes will be redeemed on their maturity
date.
In addition, the Notes may be redeemed prior to their stated maturity for
taxation reasons, on account of certain events affecting the Preference
Shares or following an event of default.
Payments of Principal: Payments of principal in respect of Notes will in
all cases be calculated by reference to the percentage change in value of
one or more preference shares issued by Zebra Capital II Limited
("Preference Shares") in respect of the relevant series of Notes. The
terms of each class of Preference Shares will be contained in the
Memorandum and Articles of Association of Zebra Capital II Limited and
the Preference Share confirmation relating to such class.
The redemption price of each class of Preference Shares will be
calculated by reference to a single share, a basket of shares, an index or
a basket of indices (the "Underlying"). The Underlying for the Notes is a
single share.
Credit Linkage: The Preference Shares are credit-linked to specified
Reference Entities, namely Société Generale SA, Banco Santander SA,
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc and Morgan Stanley.
Taxation: All payments in respect of the Notes will be made without
deduction for or on account of withholding taxes imposed by the United
Kingdom unless such withholding or deduction is required by law. In the
event that any such deduction is made, the Issuer will not be required to
pay any additional amounts in respect of such withholding or deduction /
the Issuer will pay additional amounts in respect of such withholding or
deduction, subject to exemptions.
Denomination: The Notes will be issued in denominations of GBP 1.00.
Governing Law: English law
$\overline{C.11}$ Listing
and
Trading:
This document has been approved by the FCA as a base prospectus in
compliance with the Prospectus Directive and relevant implementing
measures in the United Kingdom for the purpose of giving information
with regard to the Notes issued under the Programme described in this
Base Prospectus during the period of twelve months after the date hereof.
Application has also been made for the Notes to be admitted during the
twelve months after the date hereof to listing on the Official List of the
FCA and to trading on the Regulated Market of the London Stock
Exchange plc (the "London Stock Exchange").
Application will be made for the Notes to be admitted to listing on the
Official List of the FCA and to trading on the London Stock Exchange
effective as of 12 May 2014.
C.15 Effect of value
of underlying
instruments:
The performance of an underlying asset/instrument (being an index,
share, basket of shares or basket of indices (the "Underlying")),
determines the redemption price and final value (on a one for one basis)
of a class of preference share issued by Zebra Capital II Limited (the
"Preference Share"), a special purpose vehicle incorporated in the
Cayman Islands which is independent of the Issuer and whose business
consists of the issuance of Preference Shares in connection with the
Programme.
The percentage change in the final value of the relevant Preference
Share or Preference Shares compared to its or their issue price is then
used to calculate the value and return on the Notes.
As a result, the potential effect of the performance of the Underlying
on the return on the Notes means that investors may lose some or
all of their investment.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Notes are not backed by or secured on
the Preference Shares and accordingly, only a nominal amount of the
Preference Shares may be issued by Zebra Capital II Limited regardless
of the principal amount of the applicable issuance of Notes by the Issuer.
In this section, for ease of explanation rather than refer to the Notes being
linked to the value of the Preference Share which is in turn linked to the
Underlying, the Notes (including the return on the Notes) are described as
being linked to the Underlying.
The redemption amount of the Notes is linked to the performance of
FTSE™ 100 Index.
If the arithmetic average of the performance of the Underlying during the
averaging period (the "Automatic Early Redemption Averaging
Period") specified below, is greater than the level specified (the
"Automatic Early Redemption Level"), the Notes will be redeemed at
the relevant amount specified below (the "Automatic Early Redemption
Amount") on the applicable date prior to maturity (the "Automatic Early
Redemption Date"):
Automatic Early
Automatic Early
Automatic Early
Automatic Early
Redemption
Redemption Date
Redemption Amount
Redemption Level
Valuation Date*
17 May 2016
12 May 2016
114 per cent. of Issue
100 per cent. of Initial
Price ®
Index Level
12 May 2017
17 May 2017
121 per cent. of Issue
100 per cent. of Initial
Price
Index Level

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$\sim$

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14 May 2018 17 May 2018 128 per cent. of Issue
Price
100 per cent. of Initial
Index Level
13 May 2019 16 May 2019 135 per cent. of Issue
Price
100 per cent. of Initial
Index Level
*Provided that if the Automatic Early Redemption Valuation Date is not a
Scheduled Trading Day, the immediately preceding Scheduled Trading
Day shall be the Automatic Early Redemption Valuation Date.
Automatic Early
Redemption Valuation
Date
Automatic Early
Redemption Averaging
Dates
Automatic Early
Redemption Averaging
Start Date
Automatic Early
Redemption Averaging
End Date
12 May 2016 Automatic Early Redemption
Period Applies
the fourth Scheduled Trading
Day prior to the Automatic
Early Redemption Averaging
End Date
12 May 2016
12 May 2017 Automatic Early Redemption
Period Applies
the fourth Scheduled Trading
Day prior to the Automatic
Early Redemption Averaging
End Date
12 May 2017
14 May 2018 Automatic Early Redemption
Period Applies
the fourth Scheduled Trading
Day prior to the Automatic
Early Redemption Averaging
End Date
14 May 2018
13 May 2019 Automatic Early Redemption
Period Applies
the fourth Scheduled Trading
Day prior to the Automatic
Early Redemption Averaging
End Date
13 May 2019
Underlying. The market price or value of the Notes at any times is expected to be
affected by changes in the value of the Preference Share and the
"Reference Entity"). The market price or value of the Notes at any times is expected to be
affected by changes in the value of the Preference Share and the
Underlying and the likelihood of the occurrence of a credit event in
relation to Société Generale SA, Banco Santander SA, The Royal Bank of
Scotland plc and Morgan Stanley (the "Reference Entities" or
unsubordinated,
Entity/Reference Entities.
If one or more of the Reference Entities becomes insolvent, the value of
the Notes will be linked to the recovery rate for the unsecured,
structured
debt
obligations
of l
the
Reference
$\overline{C.16}$ Expiration
or
maturity date:
The Maturity Date of the Notes is 12 May 2020.
C.17 Settlement
procedure:
The Notes will be cash-settled.
$\overline{C.18}$ Return
securities:
The Notes that may be issued under the Programme are Upside Notes
$on \, $
with Capital at Risk, Upside Plus Notes with Capital at Risk, Kick Out
Upside Plus Notes with Capital at Risk, Kick Out Notes with Capital at
Risk, Multi Equity Kick Out Notes with Capital at Risk, N-Barrier Equity
Linked Notes (Accumulation) with Capital at Risk or Range Accrual Equity
Linked Notes (Accumulation) with Capital at Risk.
The performance of an underlying asset (being an index, share, basket of
shares or basket of indices (the "Underlying")), determines the
redemption price of a class of preference shares (the "Preference
Share"). This redemption price is used to calculate the final value of such
Preference Share on a one for one basis. The percentage change in the
final value of the Preference Share as against its issue price is then used
to calculate the return on the Notes. As a result, the potential effect of
the value of the underlying on the return on the Notes means that
investors may lose some or all of their investment.
In this section, for ease of explanation rather than refer to the Notes being
linked to the value of the Preference Share which is in turn linked to the
Underlying, Notes (including the return on the Notes) are described as
being linked to the Underlying.
In this Element C, if the applicable Notes are linked to Preference Shares
which are not linked to an index but are linked to a share, basket of
shares or basket of indices, any reference in this Element C to "index"
shall be construed as including, in the alternative, a reference to "share",
"basket of indices" and "basket of shares" (as applicable) and,
consequently, references to:
(i) "level" in respect of a single index shall be construed as references to
"price" in respect of a single share, "the weighted average of the level of
each index in the basket" in respect of a basket of indices, and "the
weighted average of the price of each share in the basket" in respect of a
basket of shares;
(ii) "initial index level" in respect of a single index shall be construed as
"initial share price" in respect of a single share, "the weighted average of
the initial index level of each index in the basket" in respect of a basket of
indices, and "the weighted average of the initial share price of each share
in the basket" in respect of a basket of shares; and
(iii) "final index level" in respect of a single index shall be construed as
references to "final share price" in respect of a single share, "the weighted
average of the final index level of each index in the basket" in respect of a
basket of indices, and "the weighted average of the final share price of
each share in the basket" in respect of a basket of shares.
Kick Out Notes with Capital at Risk: The Notes are zero coupon Kick
Out Notes with Capital at Risk.
These Notes have the potential for early maturity (kick out) on a certain
date or dates specified in the Final Terms, depending on the level or price
of the Underlying at that time. If the Notes kick out early an investor will
receive a return of their initial investment plus a fixed percentage
payment.

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If there has been no kick out, the return on the Notes at maturity will be
based on the performance of the Underlying, and in certain
circumstances this may result in the investor receiving an amount less
than their initial investment.
The potential payouts at maturity for Kick Out Notes with Capital at Risk
are as follows:
Scenario A - Upside Return or Digital Return
If at maturity the level or price of the Underlying is greater than a specified
percentage of the initial level or price of the Underlying, an investor will
receive either:
"Upside Return", being their initial investment plus a percentage
based on the difference between the final level or price of the Underlying,
and the initial level or price of the Underlying (as applicable); this
additional return may be subject to a cap (i.e. maximum amount) or
gearing (i.e. a percentage by which any change in the level or price of the
Underlying is multiplied); or
"Digital Return", being their initial investment multiplied by a
specified percentage.
Scenario B - No Return
At maturity investors may receive their initial investment with no additional
return in the following circumstances, depending on whether a "Trigger
Event"* is specified as applicable in the Final Terms.
If Trigger Event is specified as applicable in the Final Terms:
If at maturity the level or price of the Underlying is less than or equal to a
specified percentage of the initial level or price of the Underlying (as
applicable), an investor will receive its initial investment with no additional
return, provided that a Trigger Event has not occurred.
If Trigger Event is not specified as applicable in the Final Terms:
If at maturity the level or price of the Underlying is equal to a specified
percentage of the initial level or price of the Underlying (as applicable),
an investor will receive its initial investment with no additional return.
Scenario C - Loss of Investment
If at maturity the level or price of the Underlying is less than or equal to a
specified percentage of the initial level or price of the Underlying (as
applicable) and (only if specified as applicable in the Final Terms) a
Trigger Event has occurred, an investor's investment will be reduced by
1% for every 1% fall of the level or price of the Underlying at maturity.
*A "Trigger Event", where specified as applicable in the relevant Final
Terms, is the fall in the level or price of the Underlying below a specified
percentage of the initial level or price of the Underlying either: (i) at any
time during the period specified in the relevant Final Terms or (ii) on a
particular date or dates specified in the relevant Final Terms.
Credit Linked - Simplified Credit Linkage: The Notes are linked to the
solvency of Société Generale SA, Banco Santander SA, The Royal Bank
of Scotland plc and Morgan Stanley (the "Reference Entities"). If a
Reference Entity goes bankrupt or becomes insolvent, then the
redemption price which would otherwise be payable will be reduced. The
redemption price payable in respect of the insolvency of the Reference
Entity will be determined by reference to the recovery rate for such
Reference Entity, being the rate or percentage that an investor of
unsecured, unsubordinated structured debt obligations of the Reference
Entity is likely to recover following the bankruptcy or insolvency of such
Reference Entity as determined by the Calculation Agent.
C.19 Exercise price
final
or
reference
price of the
underlying:
The performance of an underlying asset (being an index, share, basket of
shares, basket of indices or worst performing index or share in a basket
of indices or shares). The "Underlying" for the Notes is a single share,
determines the redemption price of a class of preference share (the
"Preference Share"), such redemption price being used to calculate the
final value of such Preference Shares on a one for one basis.
The
percentage change in the final value of the Preference Share compared
to its issue price is then used to calculate the return on the Notes.
In this section, for ease of explanation rather than refer to the Notes being
linked to the value of the Preference Share which is in turn linked to the
Underlying, Notes (including the return on the Notes) are described as
being linked to the Underlying.
The determination of the performance of the Underlying will be carried out
by the Preference Share Calculation Agent, being Investec Bank plc.
The Preference Shares Calculation Agent will compare an initial level of
the Underlying with a final level of the Underlying.
The initial level of the Underlying will be the closing level on the Issue
Date.
The final level of the Underlying will be the arithmetic average of the
closing level on each scheduled trading day in the period from and
including a final averaging start date to and including the final averaging
end date.
The level of the Underlying used to determine whether or not an
automatic early redemption is applicable will be the arithmetic average of
the closing level on each scheduled trading day in the period from and
including an automatic early redemption averaging start date to and
including the automatic early redemption averaging end date.
The determination of the redemption amount of the Notes will be carried
out by the Calculation Agent, being Investec plc.
C.20 the
Type
of
underlying:
Index
Where information can be
Weighting
obtained about the past and
the further performance of the
index
FTSEtM 100
100%
Bloomberg
D.2 Risks specific The Issuer's businesses, earnings and financial condition may be
affected by the instability in the global financial markets and
to the issuer: economic crisis in the eurozone: The performance of the Issuer may
be influenced by the economic conditions of the countries in which it
operates, particularly the UK and Australia. The outlook for the global
economy is uncertain, in particular in European markets due to sovereign
debt and speculation around the future of the euro.
These market
conditions have exerted downward pressure on asset prices and on
availability and cost of credit for financial institutions and will continue to
impact the credit quality of the Issuer's customers and counterparties. The
Issuer may experience increased funding costs and find continued
participation in certain markets more challenging. The risk of one or more
countries leaving the euro may also have an impact on the Issuer's UK
market. Such conditions may cause the Issuer to incur losses, experience
reductions in business activity, find continued participation in certain
markets more challenging, and experience increased funding costs and
funding pressures, lower share prices, decreased asset values, additional
write-downs and impairment charges and lower profitability.
The precise nature of all the risks and uncertainties the Issuer faces as a
result of current economic conditions cannot be predicted and many of
these risks are outside the control of the Issuer and materialisation of such
risks may adversely affect the Issuer's financial condition and results of
operations.
The Issuer's business performance could be affected if its capital
resources and liquidity are not managed effectively: The Issuer's
capital and liquidity is critical to its ability to operate its businesses, to grow
organically and to take advantage of strategic opportunities.
The Issuer is required by regulators in the UK, Australia and other
jurisdictions to maintain adequate capital and liquidity. Proposals relating
to Basel III, the Capital Requirements Directive IV and those of the UK
Independent Commission on Banking are likely to impact the management
methods of the Issuer in relation to liquidity and capital resources and may
also increase the costs of doing business. Any onerous regulatory
requirements introduced by regulators could result in inefficiencies in the
Issuer's balance sheet structure which may adversely impact the Issuer's
profitability and results. Any failure to maintain any increased regulatory
capital requirements or to comply with any other requirements introduced
by regulators could result in intervention by regulators or the imposition of
sanctions, which may have a material adverse effect on the Issuer's
profitability and results.
The maintenance of adequate capital and liquidity is also necessary for
the Issuer's financial flexibility in the face of any turbulence and uncertainty
in the global economy. Extreme and unanticipated market circumstances,
similar to those experienced in the recent global financial crisis and
situations arising from a further deterioration in the Eurozone, may cause
exceptional changes in the Issuer's markets, products and other
Any exceptional changes that limit the Issuer's ability
businesses.
effectively to manage its capital resources could have a material adverse
impact on the Issuer's profitability and results.
If such exceptional
changes persist, the Issuer may not have sufficient financing available to it
on a timely basis or on terms that are favourable to it to develop or
enhance its businesses or services, take advantage of business
opportunities or respond to competitive pressures.
D.6 Risks specific
the
to
securities:
Capital at Risk: The Notes are not capital protected. Accordingly, there
is no guarantee that the return on a Note will be greater than or equal to
the amount invested in the Notes initially or that an investor's initial
investment will be returned. Investors may lose some or all of their initial
investment.
Unlike an investor investing in a savings account or similar investment,
where an investor may typically expect to receive a low return but suffer
little or no loss of their initial investment, an investor investing in the Notes
may expect to potentially receive a higher return but may also expect to
potentially suffer a total or partial loss of their initial investment.
Return linked to performance of the relevant Preference Share: The
return on the Notes is calculated by reference to the percentage change in
value of one or more preference shares, the redemption price on such
preference shares being based on the performance of an underlying asset
(being an index, share, basket of shares or basket of indices (the
"Underlying")). Poor performance of the relevant Underlying could result
in investors, at best, forgoing returns that could have been made had they
invested in a different product or, at worst, losing some or all of their initial
investment.
In this section, for ease of explanation, the return on the Notes is
summarised by reference to the performance of the Underlying rather than
the applicable Preference Share.
Loss of investment: Other than where the Final Terms specify that
Barrier is applicable and the level of the index has not breached a certain
specified level at a specified time or during a specified period (the
"Barrier"), if at maturity the level of the Underlying is less than a certain
other specified level (the "Return Threshold"), the return on the Notes will
be:
less than the initial investment and investors will suffer a reduction
of their initial investment in proportion (or a proportion multiplied by
a gearing percentage) with the decline in the performance of the
index (the "downside") during a specified period or on a specified
date. Accordingly investors will be fully exposed to the downside of
the relevant index level and, as a result, may lose all of their initial
investment;
Leverage factor (Gearing): The return on the Notes may be subject to a
leverage factor of less than 100% and accordingly the investors may
receive a lower Upside Return than they would have done had the Notes
not been subject to Gearing. Conversely, if the Notes are subject to a
leverage factor of more than 100%, a small downward movement in the
final level or price of the relevant Underlying could result in investors
suffering significant losses.
Capped return: The return on the Notes may be capped, and accordingly
the investors may receive a lower Upside Return than they would have
done had the Notes not been subject to a Cap. This could result in the
investors forgoing returns that could have been made had they invested in
a product without a similar cap.

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Key risks specific to secured Notes
Security may not be sufficient to meet all payments: Any net
proceeds realised upon enforcement of any security granted by the Issuer
over a pool of collateral ("Collateral Pool") will be applied in or towards
satisfaction of the claims of, among others, the security trustee and any
appointee and/or receiver appointed by the trustee in respect of the Notes
before the claims of the holders of the relevant secured Notes. Since the
net enforcement proceeds may not be sufficient to meet all payments in
respect of the secured Notes, investors may suffer a loss on their
investment.
Collateral Pool may secure more than one series of secured Notes:
A Collateral Pool may secure the Issuer's obligations with respect to more
than one series of Secured Notes and an event of default under the Notes
with respect to any one series of Secured Notes secured by such
Collateral Pool may trigger the early redemption of all other series that are
secured by the same Collateral Pool in order for the security over the
entire Collateral Pool to be enforced. Such cross-default may, among
other things, result in losses being incurred by holders of the Secured
Notes which would not otherwise have arisen.
Substitution of Posted Collateral: Collateral posted as security for the
Issuer's obligations under the Notes may, at the Issuer's request, be
substituted for other items of new collateral, provided that on the date of
transfer the bid price of the new collateral is equal to or exceeds the bid
price of the original collateral. Any such substitution request is subject to
(a) verification by the entity appointed as the verification agent that the
new item of collateral is eligible collateral; and (b) approval by the Trustee.
However, neither the verification agent nor the Trustee is obliged to
confirm that the bid price of the new item of collateral is equal to or
exceeds the bid price of the original item of posted collateral. Following
any such substitution, the market value of the new item of collateral may
fall below the value of the original item of posted collateral, and the net
proceeds realised upon enforcement of the relevant Collateral Pool may
therefore be less than if no such substitution had been made.
Key risks related to Credit Linked Notes
Credit Linked: The Notes or a portion thereof (the "Relevant Portion")
are linked to the solvency of Société Generale SA, Banco Santander SA,
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc and Morgan Stanley (the "Reference
Entities") and are not capital protected ("Credit Linked Notes"). If a
Reference Entity becomes insolvent, then the redemption price which
would otherwise be payable will be reduced. In addition to being exposed
to the risk of insolvency of the Issuer, investors in Credit Linked Notes will
also be exposed to the risk of insolvency of the specified Reference Entity
or Reference Entities. There is a risk that an investor in a Note that is
Credit Linked may receive considerably less than the amount paid by such
investor, regardless of any positive performance in the Underlying. If all of
the Reference Entities become insolvent, an investor's return on the Notes
may be zero. As in the case of other Notes, Credit Linked Notes are
not capital protected and investors may lose all or a substantial
portion of their initial investment.

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Recovery Rate in Credit Linked Notes - Simplified Credit Linkage:
The redemption price payable in respect of the insolvency of the
Reference Entity will be determined by reference to the recovery rate for
such Reference Entity, being the rate or percentage that an investor of
unsecured, unsubordinated, structured debt obligations of the Reference
Entity is likely to recover following the bankruptcy or insolvency of such
Reference Entity ("Recovery Rate"). The Recovery Rate is not
determined by reference to any one specific debt obligation of the
Reference Entity, but by reference to the unsecured, unsubordinated,
structured debt obligations of the insolvent Reference Entity generally.
Accordingly the redemption amount payable in respect of the
Relevant Portion of each Credit Linked Note linked to an insolvent
Reference Entity may be different from the return that investors
would have received had they been holding a particular debt
instrument issued by the Reference Entity.
Postponement in payment of Final Redemption Amount - Simplified
Credit Linkage: Each Note will be redeemed following the insolvency of
the relevant Reference Entity. Payment of the Credit Linked Note
redemption price may be delayed for some time and could be delayed until
30 days after the date that the calculation agent determines that holders of
unsecured, unsubordinated structured debt obligations of the Reference
Entity actually received or are likely to receive final payment with respect
to such debt. The date when payment of the Relevant Portion of such
Credit Linked Note is to be made by the Issuer may fall after the Note's
scheduled maturity date. This period of delay may be considerable and
may extend years beyond the scheduled maturity date of the relevant
Notes.

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SECTION E - OFFER
E.2b Reasons
for
the Offer and
Use
οf
Proceeds:
Not applicable. The use of proceeds is to make a profit and/or hedge
risks.
E.3 Terms
and
The Notes will be offered to retail investors in the United Kingdom.
Conditions of
the Offer:
(i) Offer Price: The offer price for the Notes is 100 per cent. of the
Aggregate Nominal Amount.
(ii) Offer Period: The offer period for the Notes will commence on 10
March 2014 until 5.00 p.m. (GMT) on 25 April 2014.
(iii) Conditions to which the offer is subject: The Notes will be offered
to investors in the United Kingdom by the Issuer and financial
intermediaries. The offer is subject to the terms and conditions referred to
in the related application form available from the Issuer or an intermediary.
(iv) Description of the application process: Duly completed applications
together with payment of the full amount of the investor's subscription
must be received by the Issuer no later than 5:00 p.m. (GMT) on 25 April
2014.
(v) Details of the minimum and/or maximum amount of application:
Not Applicable.
(vi) Details of the method and time limits for paying up and delivering
the Notes: Payment of the full amount of the investor's subscription must
be received no later than 25 April 2014.
(vii) Manner in and date on which results of the offer are to be made
public: The final size of the offer will be known at the end of the offer
period. A copy of these Final Terms will be filed with the Financial
Conduct Authority in the UK (the "FCA"). On or before the Issue Date, a
notice pursuant to UK Prospectus Rule 2.3.2(2) of the final aggregate
principal amount of the Notes will be (i) filed with the FCA and (ii)
published in accordance with the method of publication set out in
Prospectus Rule 3.2.4(2).
(viii) Process for notification to applicants of the amount allotted and
the indication whether dealing may begin before notification is made:
At the end of the Offer Period, the Issuer will proceed to notify the
prospective Noteholders as to the amount of their allotment of the Notes.
(ix) Amount of any expenses and taxes specifically charged to the
subscriber or purchaser: None.
$(x)$ Name(s) and address(es), to the extent known to the Issuer, of the
placers in the various countries where the offer takes place: Investec
Bank plc, 2 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7QP
E.4 Interests
Material
to
the Issue:
The Issuer may be the Calculation Agent responsible for making
determinations and calculations in connection with the Notes and may
also be the Preference Share Calculation Agent and the valuation agent in
connection with the Preference Share(s). Such determinations and
calculations will determine the amounts that are required to be paid by the
Issuer to holders of the Notes. Accordingly, when the Issuer acts as
Calculation Agent, Preference Share Calculation Agent or Valuation Agent
its duties as agent (in the interests of holders of the Notes) may conflict
with its interests as Issuer of the Notes.