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Investec PLC Capital/Financing Update 2015

Aug 23, 2015

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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.

21 August 2015

Investec Bank plc Issue of GBP 2,000,000 Impala EVEN 30 6 year 100% Capital Protected Note due 2021 under the £2,000,000,000 Impala Bonds Programme

The Base Prospectus referred to below (as completed by these Final Terms) has been prepared on the basis that any offer of Notes in any Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a "Relevant Member State") will be made pursuant to an exemption under the Prospectus Directive, as implemented in that Relevant Member State, from the requirement to publish a prospectus for offers of the Notes. Accordingly any person making or intending to make an offer in that Relevant Member State of the Notes may only do so in circumstances in which no obligation arises for the Issuer or any Dealer to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 16 of the Prospectus Directive, in each case, in relation to such offer. Neither the Issuer nor any Dealer has authorised, nor do they authorise, the making of any offer of Notes in any other circumstances. The expression "Prospectus Directive" means Directive 2003/71/EC (as amended by Directive 2008/11/EC, Directive 2010/73/EU and Directive 2008/78/EU) and includes any relevant implementing measures in the Relevant Member State.

Prospective investors considering acquiring any Notes should understand the risks of transactions involving the Notes and should reach an investment decision only after carefully considering the suitability of the Notes in light of their particular circumstances (including without limitation their own financial circumstances and investment objectives and the impact the Notes will have on their overall investment portfolio) and the information contained in this Base Prospectus and the applicable Final Terms. Prospective investors should consider carefully the risk factors set out under "Risk Factors" in the Base Prospectus referred to below.

PART A - CONTRACTUAL TERMS

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 in relation to the £2,000,000,000 Impala Bonds Programme dated 21 July 2015, which constitutes a base prospectus (the "Base Prospectus") for the purposes of Article 5(4) of the Prospectus Directive (Directive 2003/71/EC as amended by Directive 2008/11/EC, Directive 2010/73/EU and Directive 2008/78/EU) (the "Prospectus Directive").

Terms used herein shall be deemed to be defined as such for the purposes of the Conditions, the Terms and the Additional Terms set forth in 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 from Investec Bank plc, 2 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7QP, and from Computershare Investor Services plc, The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road, Bristol BS13 8AE. A summary of the offer of the Notes is annexed to these Final Terms

Invested Bank plo 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.

1. Issuer: Investec Bank plc
$\overline{2}$ . (a) Series Number: 93
(b) Tranche Number: 1
3. Specified Currency or Currencies: GBP
4. Aggregate Nominal Amount:
(a) Series: GBP2,000,000
(b) Tranche: GBP2,000,000
5. Issue Price: 100 per cent. of the Aggregate Nominal Amount
6. (a) Specified Denominations: GBP1,000
(b) Calculation Amount: GBP1,000
7. (a) Issue Date: 24 August 2015
(b) Interest Commencement Date: Not Applicable
8. Maturity Date: 27 August 2021
9. Interest Basis: Zero Coupon
10. Redemption/Payment Basis: Index-Linked Notes
11. Change of Interest Basis or
Redemption/Payment Basis:
Not Applicable
12. Call Option: Not Applicable
13. Put Option: Not Applicable
(a) Security Status: Unsecured Notes
(b) Date Board approval for issuance
of Notes obtained:
Not Applicable
Non-syndicated
Not Applicable
Method of distribution:
Redenomination on Euro Event:

PROVISIONS RELATING TO INTEREST (IF ANY) PAYABLE

17. Fixed Rate Note Provisions Not Applicable
18. Floating Rate Note Provisions Not Applicable
19. Coupon Deferral Not Applicable
20. Zero Coupon Notes Not Applicable

PROVISIONS RELATING TO REDEMPTION

21. Final Redemption Amount of each Note: Equity/Index/Dual Underlying
Linked
Note
Provisions apply - see Annex 1 (Equity/Index/Dual
Underlying Linked Note Provisions) to these Final
Terms.
22. 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
and/or the method of calculating the same
(if required or if different from that set out
in the Conditions):
Not Applicable

Not Applicable Issuer Call Option $23.$

Noteholder Put Option Not Applicable 24.

GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO THE NOTES

25. Form of Notes: Uncertificated Registered Notes
26. Days: Additional Financial Centre(s) or other
special provisions relating to Payment
Not Applicable
27. Talons for future Coupons or Receipts to
be attached to Definitive Notes (and dates
on which such Talons mature):
No
28. Details relating to Instalment Notes: Not Applicable
DISTRIBUTION
29. (a) If syndicated, names and
addresses of Managers:
Not Applicable

$(b)$ Date of Subscription Agreement: Not Applicable $30.$ If non-syndicated, name and address of relevant Dealer:

$31.$ Total commission and concession:

U.S. Selling Restrictions: 32.

TAXATION

  1. Taxation:

SECURITY

$34.$ Security Provisions: Investec Bank plc, 2 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7QP.

Not Applicable

Reg. S Compliance Category: 2

TEFRA not applicable

Condition 7A (Taxation - No Gross up) applies.

Not Applicable

CREDIT LINKAGE

$35.$ Credit Linkage Not Applicable

Signed on behalf of the Issuer:

Duly authorised

Anant Patel Authorised Signatory

By: $\overline{z}$ Duty authorised

Paul Geddes Authorised Signatory

PART B-OTHER INFORMATION

  • $1$ LISTING
  • $(i)$ Listing: Official List of the FCA Application is expected to be made by the Issuer (or $(ii)$ Admission to trading: on its behalf) for the Notes to be admitted to trading
  • $\overline{2}$ RATINGS

$\alpha$

Ratings:

The Notes to be issued have not been rated.

Exchange plc with effect from the Issue Date.

on the Regulated Market of the London Stock

$\overline{3}$ . 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.

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

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

PERFORMANCE AND VOLATILITY OF THE UNDERLYING AND OTHER 5. 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.

6. OPERATIONAL INFORMATION

(i) ISIN Code: GB00BWK1RH26
(ii) SEDOL Code: BWK1RH2
(iii) Common Code: Not Applicable
(iv) Any clearing system(s) other than
Euroclear and Clearstream,
Luxembourg and the relevant
identification number(s):
The Notes will be Uncertificated Registered Notes
held in CREST.
(v) Delivery: Delivery against payment
(vi) Additional Paying Agent(s) (if
$any)$ :
Not Applicable
(vii) Common Depositary: Not Applicable
(viii) Calculation Agent: Investec Bank plc
٠ is Calculation Agent to
make calculations?
Yes
۰ if not, identify
calculation agent:
Not Applicable
7. OFFER TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE Not Applicable

171864-4-9558-v1.0

ANNEX1 EQUITY/INDEX/DUAL UNDERLYING LINKED NOTE PROVISIONS

1. Type of Note Index Linked Note
2. Type of Underlying Single Index
3. Redemption and Interest Payments:
(i) Kick Out Notes with Capital at
Risk
Not Applicable
(ii) Kick Out Notes without Capital
at Risk
Not Applicable
(iii) Phoenix Kick Out Notes with
Capital at Risk
Not Applicable
(iv) Upside Notes with Capital at
Risk:
Not Applicable
(v) Upside Notes without Capital at
Risk
Applicable
Return Threshold:
0
100 per cent. of Initial Index Level
Minimum Return: Not Applicable
Cap:
۰
Not Applicable
Gearing:
٠
80 per cent.
(vi) N Barrier (Income) Equity
Linked Notes/Index Linked
Notes with Capital at Risk.
Not Applicable
(vii) Range Accrual (Income) Equity
Linked Notes/Index Linked
Notes with Capital at Risk
Not Applicable
(viii) Range Accrual Equity Linked
Notes (Income) without Capital
at Risk:
Not Applicable
(ix) Reverse Convertible Notes with
Capital at Risk
Not Applicable
(x) Dual Underlying Kick Out
Notes with Capital at Risk
Not Applicable
(x i ) Dual Underlying Upside Notes
with Capital at Risk
Not Applicable
4. Additional Provisions
(i) Underlying:
Index EVEN 30™
Index Sponsor:
۰
Investec Bank plc

Exchange: The London Stock Exchange plc $\bullet$

$4.$

Multi-Exchange Index:
٠
No
Non
Multi-Exchange
۰
Index:
Yes
(ii) Additional Disruption Events: Hedging Disruption and Increased Cost of Hedging
(iii) Business Day: A day on which commercial banks and foreign
exchange markets settle payments and are open for
general business (including dealing in foreign
exchange and foreign currency deposits) in London.
(iv) Constant Monitoring: Not Applicable
(v) Strike Date: 24 August 2015
$(v_i)$ Initial Index Level: The Index Level on the Strike Date
(vii) Best Strike Not Applicable
(viii) Initial Averaging: Not Applicable
(ix) Automatic Early Redemption: Not Applicable
(x) Market
Averaging
Dates
Disruption:
Omission
(x i ) Barrier Level: Not Applicable
(xii) Observation Date(s): Not Applicable
(xiii) Observation Period: Not Applicable
(xiv) Barrier Condition Averaging: Not Applicable
(xv) Final Averaging: Applicable
Final Averaging Dates: Final Averaging Period applies
Final Averaging Start
Date:
24 February 2021
Averaging End
Final
Date:
24 August 2021
(xvi) Valuation Date: Not Applicable
(xvii) Valuation Time: The time at which the Index Sponsor publishes the
closing level of the Index.

ANNEX 3

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

Statements regarding the Reference Entity: Not Applicable
Statements Regarding the FTSE® 100 Index: Not Applicable
Statements Regarding the FTSE® All-World
Index:
Not Applicable
Statements regarding the S&P® 500 Index: Not Applicable
Statements regarding the EuroSTOXX® Index: Not Applicable
Statements regarding the MSCI® Index: Not Applicable
Statements regarding the MSCI
Emerging
Market Index:
Not Applicable
Statements regarding the Hang Seng China
Enterprises (HSCEI) Index:
Not Applicable
Statements regarding the Deutscher Aktien Index
(DAX):
Not Applicable
Statements regarding the S&P/ASX 200 (AS51)
Index:
Not Applicable
Statements regarding the CAC 40 Index: Not Applicable
Statements regarding the Nikkei 225 Index: Not Applicable
Statements regarding the JSE Top40 Index: Not Applicable
Statements regarding the BNP Paribas
SLI
Enhanced Absolute Return Index:
Not Applicable
Statements regarding the Finvex Sustainable
Efficient Europe 30 Price Index:
Not Applicable
Statements regarding the Finvex Sustainable
Efficient World 30 Price Index:
Not Applicable
Statements regarding the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Price Index:
Not Applicable
Statements regarding the EVEN 30™ Index: Not Applicable

SUMMARY

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

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 This summary must be read as an introduction to this Base Prospectus in
relation to the Notes and any decision to invest in the Notes should be based
on a consideration of this Base Prospectus, including the documents
incorporated by reference herein, and this summary, as a whole.
proceedings are initiated. Where a claim relating to the information contained in this Base Prospectus is
brought before a court in a Member State of the European Economic Area, the
claimant may, under the national legislation of the Member State, be required
to bear the costs of translating the Base Prospectus before the legal
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: Not applicable. The Issuer does not consent to the use of this Base Prospectus
in circumstances where there is no exemption from the obligation under the
Prospectus Directive to publish a prospectus as the Notes will not be publicly
offered.
Section B – Issuer
Legal and
B.1
The legal name of the issuer is Invested Bank plc (the "Issuer").
commercial
name of 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 Invested
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 audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended
31 March 2015, reported a decrease of 6.6% in operating profit before
goodwill and acquired intangibles and after non-controlling interests to £101.2
million (2014: £108.4 million). The balance sheet remains strong, supported
by sound capital and liquidity ratios. At 31 March 2015, the Issuer had £5
billion of cash and near cash to support its activities, representing
approximately 43.1% of its liability base. Customer deposits have increased by
10.6% since 31 March 2014 to £10.6 billion at 31 March 2015. The Issuer's
loan to deposit ratio was 66.5% as at 31 March 2015 (2014: 69.9%). At 31
March 2015, the Issuer's total capital adequacy ratio was 17.5%. The Issuer's
leverage ratio is 7.5%. These disclosures incorporate the deduction of
foreseeable dividends as required by the Capital Requirements Regulation and
European Banking Authority technical standards. The credit loss charge as a
percentage of average gross core loans and advances has increased from
1.00% at 31 March 2014 to 1.16%. The Issuer's gearing ratio remains low with
total assets to equity decreasing to 10 times at 31 March 2015.*
* All financial information in respect of the year ended 31 March 2015 has
been prepared following the adoption of IFRIC 21 on 1 April 2014.
Comparative figures from 31 March 2014 contained in this Element B.4b
(Trends) are taken from the audited financial report of the Issuer for the year
ended 31 March 2015 which restated 31 March 2014 financial information as
adjusted to reflect IFRIC 21.
B.5 The group: The Issuer is the main banking subsidiary of Investec plc, which is part of an
international banking group with operations in three principal markets: the
United Kingdom and Europe, Asia/Australia and South Africa. The Issuer also
holds certain of the Investec group's UK and Australia based assets and
businesses.
B.9 Profit
Forecast:
Not applicable.
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 2014 or 31 March 2015.
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 2014 and 31 March 2015.
Financial features Year Ended
31 March 2015 31 March 2014*
Operating profit before amortisation of acquired
intangibles, non-operating items, taxation and after
non-controlling interests (£'000)
Earnings attributable to ordinary shareholders (£'000)
Costs to income ratio
Total capital resources (including subordinated
liabilities) $(E'000)$
101,243
105,848
75.5%
2,398,038
108,362
50,667
76.1%
2,581,885
Total shareholders' equity (£'000)
Total assets (£'000)
Net core loans and advances (£'000)
Customer accounts (deposits) (£'000)
Cash and near cash balances (£'000)
1,801,115
17,943,469
7,035,690
10,579,558
5.011.000
1,912,109
20,035,483
8,200,545
11,095,782
4.253.000
Funds under management (£'000)
Capital adequacy ratio
29,800,000
17.5%
27,206,000
15.8%
Tier 1 ratio 12.1% 10.7%
* All financial information in respect of the year ended 31 March 2015 has been prepared
following the adoption of IFRIC 21 on 1 April 2014. Comparative figures from 31 March 2014
contained in this Element B.4b (Trends) are taken from the audited financial report of the Issuer
for the year ended 31 March 2015 which restated 31 March 2014 financial information as
adjusted to reflect IFRIC 21.
There has been no significant change in the financial or trading position of the Issuer and its
consolidated subsidiaries since 31 March 2015, 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 2015, 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
upon other
The Issuer's immediate parent undertaking is Investec 1 Limited. The Issuer's
ultimate parent undertaking and controlling party is Investec plc.
entities within
the Group:
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 and Europe and Australia/Asia. 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 share capital of the Issuer is owned directly by
Invested 1 Limited, the ultimate parent undertaking and controlling party of
which is Invested plc.
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 A3 as rated by Moody's.
This means that Moody's is of the opinion that the Issuer is considered upper-
medium grade and is subject to low credit risk.
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.
Section C - Securities
C.1 Issuance in series: The Notes will be issued in series ("Series") which may
Description of
comprise one or more tranches ("Tranches") issued on different issue dates.
Type and Class
of Securities:
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 93, 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 CRESTCo.
Limited ("CRESTCo") 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:
GB00BWK1RH26
Common Code: Not Applicable
Sedol:
BWK1RH2
C.2 Currency of the
Securities Issue:
Subject to any applicable legal or regulatory restrictions, the
Currency:
Notes may be issued in any currency (the "Specified Currency").
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, Switzerland, 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.
C.8 The Rights
Attaching to the
Securities,
including
Ranking and
Limitations to
those Rights:
Status: The Notes are unsecured. The Notes will constitute direct,
unconditional, unsubordinated unsecured obligations of the Issuer that will
rank pari passu among themselves and (save for certain obligations required
to be preferred by law) equally with all other unsecured obligations (other
than subordinated obligations, if any) of the Issuer from time to time
outstanding.
Investors investing in unsecured Notes are advised to carefully evaluate the
Issuer's credit risk when considering an investment in such Notes. If the
Issuer became unable to pay amounts owed to the investor under the
unsecured Notes, such investor does not have recourse to the underlying or
any other security/collateral and, in a worst case scenario, investors may not
receive any payments under the Notes. The Notes are unsecured obligations.
They are not deposits and they are not protected under the UK's Financial
Services Compensation Scheme or any deposit protection insurance scheme.
Denomination: The Notes will be issued in denominations of GBP1,000.
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.
Governing Law: English law
C.9 The Rights
Attaching to the
Securities
(Continued),
Including
Information as
to Interest,
Maturity, Yield
and the
Representative
of the Holders:
Redemption of the Notes: The Notes cannot be redeemed prior to their
stated maturity (other than in specified instalments, if applicable, or for
taxation reasons or an event of default.
Interest: The Notes are non-interest bearing.
Payments of Principal: Payments of Principal in respect of Notes will be
calculated by reference to an index (the "Underlying"), as further described
in C.15 (Effect of the value of the underlying instruments).
Deutsche Trustee Company Limited (the "Trustee") has entered into a trust
deed with the Issuer in connection with the programme, under which it has
agreed to act as trustee for the Noteholders.
C.10 Derivative
Components
relating to the
coupon:
Not applicable.
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 (for the purposes of EU Directive
2004/39/EC (the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive)) (the
"Regulated Market" of the London Stock Exchange plc (the "London
Stock Exchange").
Application will be made for the Notes to be admitted listing on the Official
List of the FCA and to trading on the London Stock Exchange effective as of
the Issue Date.
C.15 Effect of value
of underlying
instruments:
Notes and accordingly affects the return (if any) on the Notes: The return on the Notes is linked to the performance of an underlying
instrument (being the EVEN $30^{TM}$ 100 Index) (the "Underlying"). The
value of the Underlying is used to calculate the redemption price of the
Index Weighting
EVEN 30TM 100%
by changes in the value of the Underlying. The market price or value of the Notes at any times is expected to be affected
C.16 Expiration or
maturity date:
The Maturity Date of the Notes is 27 August 2021.
C.17 Settlement
procedure:
The Notes will be cash-settled.
C.18 Return on
securities:
linked to the Underlying. Series 93 are Upside Notes without Capital at Risk, the return on which are
Interest Amounts payable on the Notes
The Notes are non-interest bearing.
Redemption Amount payable on the Notes
The Notes are Index Linked Notes, the redemption amount in respect of
which is linked to the Underlying.
The calculations which are required to be made to calculate the amounts
payable in relation to each type of Note will be based on the level of the
relevant Underlying.
Capital at Risk
The Notes do not have capital at risk.
Upside Notes without Capital at Risk: The return on these Notes at
maturity will be based on the performance of the Underlying, however since
the Notes are capital protected, irrespective of the performance of the
Underlying, an investor in any Notes which are not Credit Linked Notes will
receive at least a return of their initial investment.
Scenario A - Greater of Upside Return and Minimum Return
If at maturity the level of the Underlying is greater than a specified
percentage of the initial level of the Underlying, an investor will receive their
initial investment plus the greater of:
multiplied"); and "Upside Return" being a percentage based on the difference between the
final level of the Underlying, and the initial level of the Underlying); 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 of the Underlying is
"Minimum Return" being a fixed percentage of their initial investment.
Scenario B - No Return
If at maturity the level of the Underlying is less than or equal to a specified
percentage of the initial level of the Underlying, an investor will receive its
initial investment with no additional return.
C.19 Exercise price
or final
reference price
of the
The determination of the performance of the relevant index will be carried
out by the Calculation Agent, being Invested Bank plc as at the Valuation
Time.
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 as at the Valuation Time on each scheduled trading day in the
period from and including the final averaging start date to and including the
final averaging end date.
by the Calculation Agent, being Investec Bank plc. The determination of the redemption amount of the Notes will be carried out
C.20 Type of the
underlying:
The Underlying relating to the Notes is an index, details of which are set out
in the following table, including information about where further information
can be obtained about the past and further performance of the Underlying.
Index Where information can be
obtained about the past
further
the
and
Weighting performance of the index
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Section D - Risks
D.2 Risks specific to
the issuer:
In relation to Public Offers of the Notes, the Notes are designed for
investors who are or have access to a suitably qualified independent
financial adviser or who have engaged a suitably qualified discretionary
investment manager, in order to understand the characteristics and
risks associated with structured financial products.
The following are the key risks applicable to the Issuer:
The Issuer's businesses, earnings and financial condition may be affected
by the instability in the global financial markets The performance of the
Issuer may be influenced by the economic conditions of the countries in
which it operates, particularly the UK, Europe, Asia and Australia.
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 mitigates capital and liquidity risk by careful
management of its balance sheet, through, for example, capital and other
fund-raising activities, disciplined capital allocation, maintaining surplus
liquidity buffers and diversifying its funding sources. The Issuer is required
by regulators in jurisdictions in which it undertakes regulated activities, to
maintain adequate capital and liquidity. 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 may cause exceptional
changes in the Issuer's markets, products and other businesses. Any
exceptional changes, including, for example, substantial reductions in profits
and retained earnings as a result of write-downs or otherwise, delays in the
disposal of certain assets or the ability to access sources of liability,
including customer deposits and wholesale funding, as a result of these
circumstances, or otherwise, that limit the Issuer's ability 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.
Credit risk exposes the Issuer to losses caused by financial or other
problems experienced by its clients or other third parties
Risks arising from changes in credit quality and the recoverability of loans
and amounts due from counterparties are inherent in a wide range of the
Issuer's businesses. The Issuer is exposed to the risk that third parties that
owe it money, securities or other assets will not perform, or will be unable to
perform, their obligations which could adversely affect the Issuer's results of
operations or financial condition. These parties include clients, governments,
trading or reinsurance counterparties, clearing agents, exchanges, other
financial intermediaries or institutions, as well as issuers whose securities the
Issuer holds, who may default on their obligations to the Issuer due to
bankruptcy, lack of liquidity, operational failure, economic or political
conditions or other reasons. In addition, approximately one third of the
Issuer's loan portfolio comprises lending collateralised by property. There is
no individual concentration risk and there is little lending against speculative
property development. A deterioration in the property markets could affect
the quality of the Issuer's security relating to such loans and could negatively
impact on the level of impairments required to be recorded in the event that a
borrower defaults. The occurrence of such events has led and may lead to
future impairment charges and additional write-downs and losses for the
Issuer. In addition, the information that the Issuer uses to manage its credit
risk may be inaccurate or incomplete, leading to an inability on the part of
the Issuer to manage its credit risk effectively.
D.3 Risks specific to
the securities:
Series 93 are Upside Notes without Capital at Risk.
The following are the key risks applicable to the Notes:
Unsecured Notes: Investors investing in unsecured Notes (including
unsecured Notes which are specified in the applicable Final Terms as Notes
"without Capital at Risk") are advised to carefully evaluate the Issuer's credit
risk when considering an investment in such Notes. If the Issuer became
unable to pay amounts owed to the investor under the unsecured Notes, such
investor does not have recourse to the underlying or any other
security/collateral and, in a worst case scenario, investors may not receive
any payments under the Notes. The Notes are unsecured obligations. They
are not deposits and they are not protected under the UK's Financial Services
Compensation Scheme or any deposit protection insurance scheme.
Leverage factor: Depending on the formulae for calculating the return on
the Notes specified in the Final Terms, the Notes may have a leveraged
exposure to the Underlying, in that the exposure of each Note to the
Underlying may be less than the nominal amount of the Note. Positive
leveraged exposure results in the effect of small price movements being
magnified and may lead to proportionally greater losses in the value of and
return on the Notes as compared to an unleveraged exposure.
Tax: Noteholders will be liable for and/or subject to any taxes, including
withholding tax, payable in respect of the Notes.
Section $E -$ Offer
E.2b Reasons for the
Offer and Use
of Proceeds:
Not applicable. The use of proceeds is to make a profit and/or hedge risks.
E.3 Terms and
Conditions of
the Offer:
Not applicable.
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 valuation agent in connection with the reference asset(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, or Valuation Agent its duties as agent (in the
interest of holders of the Notes) may conflict with the interest as issuer of the
Notes.
E.7 Estimated
Expenses:
Not applicable. Expenses in respect of the offer or listing of the Notes are
not charged by the Issuer or Dealers to the Investor.