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Investec PLC Capital/Financing Update 2015

Nov 4, 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.

4 November 2015

Investec Bank plc

Issue of GBP 1,000,000 Kick-Out Notes with Capital at Risk due 2021 under the £4,000,000,000 Zebra Capital Plans Retail Structured Products Programme

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 £4,000,000,000 Zebra Capital Plans Retail Structured Products Programme dated 12 August 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 terms and conditions 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 Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch, Winchester House, 1 Great Winchester Street. London EC2N 2DB. A summary of the offer of the Notes is annexed to these Final Terms.

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.

1. Issuer: Investec Bank plc
2. (a) Series Number: ZCP2015-57
(b) Tranche Number: 1
3 1 Specified
Currencies:
Currency or Pounds Sterling ("GBP")
4. Nominal
Aggregate
Amount:
(a) Series: GBP 1,000,000
(b) Tranche: GBP 1,000,000
5. Issue Price: 100 per cent. of the Aggregate Nominal Amount
6. Specified
(a)
Denominations:
GBP 1,000
Calculation
(b)
Amount:
GBP 1,000
  • $7.$ 5 November 2015 Issue Date:
    1. Maturity Date: 8 November 2021
  • Redemption/Payment 9. Final Redemption Amount linked to value of Preference Basis: Shares in accordance with Condition 5 (Redemption and Purchase)
    1. $(a)$ Security Status: Unsecured Notes.
  • $(b)$ Secured Portion: Not Applicable
  • Date of Board Not Applicable $(c)$ approval for issuance of Notes Obtained:

PROVISIONS RELATING TO REDEMPTION

11. Issuer Call: Not Applicable
12. (a) Final
Redemption
of
Amount
each
Note:
Purchase) Final Redemption Amount linked to value of Preference
Shares in accordance with Condition 5 (Redemption and
(b) Classes
οf
Preference
Shares
to which this Series
of Notes are linked
and their respective
Preference
Share
Weightings:
Class Preference
Share Weighting
Issue Price
Class ZCP2015-
57
100% 100% of the
Aggregate
Nominal Amount
(c) Notes with
Upside
Capital
Risk
at
Terms
Not Applicable
(d) Upside Plus Notes
with Capital at Risk
Terms
Not Applicable
(e) Kick
Out
Upside
Plus
Notes
with
Capital
Risk
at
Terms
Not Applicable
(f) Kick Out Notes with
Capital
Risk
at
Terms
Applicable
Return
Threshold:
100.00 per cent. of the Initial Index Level
Digital Return: Not Applicable
Upside Return: Applicable
  • Cap: Not Applicable $\bullet$
  • Gearing: Not Applicable $\bullet$
  • $\mathsf{N}$ Not Applicable $(g)$ Barrier (Accumulation) Notes with Capital at Risk Terms
  • $(h)$ Accrual Range Not Applicable (Accumulation) Notes with Capital at Risk Terms
  • $(i)$ Dual Underlying Not Applicable Linked Kick Out Notes with Capital at Risk Terms:
  • $(i)$ Dual Underlying Not Applicable Linked Upside Notes with Capital at Risk Terms:

13. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

  • $(a)$ Underlying
  • FTSE™ 100 Index: $\bullet$
  • Index Sponsor: FTSE International Limited
  • Multi-Exchange No Indices:
  • Multi-Yes Non Exchange Index:
  • Not Applicable Worst of Provisions:
  • Not Applicable Best of $\bullet$ Provisions:
  • $(b)$ Additional Hedging Disruption and Increased Cost of Hedging Disruption Events:
  • $(c)$ Averaging Dates Not Applicable Market Disruption:
  • $(d)$ 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 and the Cayman Islands
  • $(e)$ Strike Date: 5 November 2015
  • $(f)$ Initial Index Level: the Index Level on the Strike Date
  • Best Strike: Not applicable $(g)$

$(h)$ Initial Averaging: Not Applicable

(i) Automatic
Early
Redemption:
Applicable
Automatic Early
Redemption
Event:
Automatic
Early
Redemption
Valuation Date
Automatic
Early
Redemption
Date
Automatic
Early
Redemption
Amount
Automatic Early
Redemption Level
5 November
2018
The date
which is 3
Business
Days
immediately
following the
date specified
below:
5 November
2018
131.50 per cent.
of Issue Price
110 per cent. of Initial
Index Level
Constant
Monitoring:
Not Applicable
Automatic Early
Redemption
Averaging:
Not Applicable
(i) Trigger Event: Applicable
0 Barrier Type: European
۰ Barrier Level: 50 per cent. of the Initial Index Level
Constant
Monitoring:
Not Applicable
٠ Barrier:
Observation:
As of the Valuation Time on the Final Redemption Valuation
Date
Barrier
Averaging:
Not Applicable
(k) Final
Redemption
Date:
8 November 2021
(1) Final
Redemption
Valuation Date:
5 November 2021
(m) Final Averaging: Not Applicable
(n) Valuation Date: Not Applicable
(o) Valuation Time: The time at which the Index Sponsor publishes the closing
level of the Index
CREDIT LINKED
PROVISIONS
Not Applicable

GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO THE NOTES

  1. Form of Notes:

Bearer Notes: Temporary Global Note exchangeable for a
Permanent Global Note which is exchangeable for Definitive
Notes only upon an Exchange Event.

$14.$

16. Additional
Centre(s):
Financial Not Applicable
17. Details relating
Instalment Notes:
to
(a)
Amount(s):
Instalment Not Applicable
(b) Instalment Date(s): Not Applicable
DISTRIBUTION
18. (a) lf
names
Managers:
of syndicated, Not Applicable
(b) Agreement: Date of Subscription Not Applicable
19. If non-syndicated,
name
and address of relevant
Dealer:
Investec Bank plc, 2 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7QP
20. U.S. Selling Restrictions: Reg. S Compliance Category: 2;
TEFRAD
TAXATION
21. Taxation: Condition 7A (Taxation - No Gross up) applies
SECURITY PROVISIONS
  1. Security Provisions: Not Applicable

RESPONSIBILITY

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

Signed on behalf of the Issuer:

By:

A Mun
Duly authorised

Alan Thomson Authorised Signatory

$\bullet$
Buly authorised

Paul Geddes Authorised Signatory

PART B - OTHER INFORMATION

1. LISTING

  • $(i)$ Listing: Official List of the FCA
  • $(ii)$ Admission to trading: Application is expected to be made by the 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 on or around 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

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

6. OPERATIONAL INFORMATION

  • $(i)$ ISIN Code: XS1305486364
  • SEDOL Code: $(ii)$ Not Applicable
  • Common Code: 130548636 $(iii)$
  • $(iv)$ Anv clearing system(s) Not Applicable other than Euroclear and Clearstream. Luxembourg and the relevant identification number(s):
  • $(v)$ Delivery: Delivery against payment
  • $(vi)$ Additional Paying Agent(s) Not Applicable

$(if any):$

  • $(vii)$ Common Depositary: Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch
  • Calculation Agent: $(Viii)$ Investec Bank plc
  • is Calculation Agent Yes to make calculations?
  • identify $if$ not, Not Applicable calculation agent:
    1. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF Not Applicable THE OFFER

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

Statements regarding the Reference Entity: Not Applicable

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)

Statements regarding the S&P 500® Index: Not Applicable

Statements regarding the EURO STOXX 50® Not Applicable Index:

Statements regarding the Nikkei 225 Index: Not Applicable

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: 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
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 is a public limited company registered in England and Wales under
registration number 00489604. The liability of its members is limited.
the Issuer: 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 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.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)
101,243 108,362
Earnings attributable to ordinary
shareholders (£'000)
105,848 50,667
Costs to income ratio 75.5% 76.1%
Total capital resources (including
subordinated liabilities) (£'000)
2,398,038 2,581,885
Total shareholders' equity (£'000) 1,801,115 1,912,109
Total assets (£'000) 17,943,469 20,035,483
Net core loans and advances
(E'000)
7,035,690 8,200,545
Customer accounts (deposits)
(E'000)
10,579,558 11,095,782
Cash and near cash balances
(E'000)
5,011,000 4,253,000
Funds under management (£'000) 29,800,000 27,206,000
Capital adequacy ratio 17.5% 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.12 (Key Financial
Information) 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
entities within
The Issuer's immediate parent undertaking is Investec 1 Limited. The Issuer's
ultimate parent undertaking and controlling party is Invested plc.
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
Activities:
The principal business of the Issuer consists of 'Wealth & Investment and
Specialist Banking'.
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 Asia/Australia. 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 Investec
1 Limited, the ultimate parent undertaking and controlling party of which is
Investec 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).
SECTION C - SECURITIES
C.1 Description of
Type
and
Class
of l
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 ZCP2015-57, 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 (such Notes
being recorded on a register as being held in uncertificated book-entry 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 bearer form.
Security Identification Number(s): The following security identification
number(s) will be specified in the Final Terms.
ISIN Code:
XS1305486364
Common Code: 130548636
Sedol:
Not Applicable
$\overline{C.2}$ Currency
of
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
Transferabilit
y:
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
Status: The Notes are unsecured. The Notes will constitute direct,
unconditional, unsubordinated 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.
those Rights: 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.
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 an index (the "Underlying"), as further described in C.15 (Effect of
the value of underlying instruments).
Redemption of the Notes: The Notes cannot be redeemed prior to their stated
maturity date (other than for taxation reasons, on account of certain events
affecting the Preference Shares or following an event of default).
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.
Denomination: The Notes will be issued in denominations of GBP 1,000.
Governing Law: English law
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 to listing on the Official List
of the FCA and to trading on the London Stock Exchange effective on or around
the Issue Date.
C.15 Effect of value
of underlying
instruments:
The performance of the Underlying will determine 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 under the laws of 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 return on the Notes is linked to the performance of an underlying instrument
(being the FTSE™ 100 Index (the "Underlying")). The value of the Underlying
is used to calculate the redemption price of the Notes and accordingly affects
the return (if any) on the Notes:
Kick Out Notes:
If on the date specified below (the "Automatic Early Redemption Valuation
Date") the performance of the Underlying 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
Redemption Valuation
Date*
Automatic Early
Redemption Date:
Automatic Early
Redemption Amount
Automatic Early
Redemption Level
The date which is 3
Business Days
immediately following
the date specified
below:
5 November 2018 5 November 2018 131.50 per cent. of Issue
Price
110 per cent. of Initial
Index Level
shall be the Automatic Early Redemption Valuation Date. *Provided that if the Automatic Early Redemption Valuation Date is not a
Scheduled Trading Day, the immediately preceding Scheduled Trading Day
The market price or value of the Notes at any time is expected to be affected by
changes in the value of the Preference Share and the Underlying.
C.16 Expiration
or
maturity date:
The Maturity Date of the Notes is 8 November 2021.
C.17 Settlement
procedure:
The Notes will be cash-settled.
C.18 Return
on
securities:
Series ZCP2015-57 are Kick Out Notes with Capital at Risk.
calculate the return on the Notes. The performance of the Underlying will determine the redemption price of the
Preference Share. This redemption price is used to calculate the final value of
the 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
investment. 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
Underlying. 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
initial investment plus a fixed percentage payment. Redemption Provisions in respect of 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 of the Underlying at
that time. If the Notes kick out early an investor will receive a return of their
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.
follows: The potential payouts at maturity for Kick Out Notes with Capital at Risk are as
Scenario A - Upside Return
the Underlying and the initial level of the Underlying. If at maturity the level of the Underlying is greater than a specified percentage of
the initial level, an investor will receive an "Upside Return" being their initial
investment plus a percentage based on the difference between the final level of
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 (as applicable), an investor will receive their initial
investment with no additional return, provided that a "Trigger Event" has not
occurred.
Scenario C - Loss of Investment
If at maturity the level of the Underlying is less than a specified percentage of
the initial level and a Trigger Event has occurred an investor's investment will be
reduced by 1% for every 1% fall of the level of the Underlying at maturity.
*A "Trigger Event", where specified as applicable in the relevant Final Terms, is
the fall in the level of the Underlying below a specified percentage of the initial
level 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.
C.19 Exercise price
final
or
reference
price of the
underlying:
The performance of the Underlying will determine the redemption price of the
Preference Share. This redemption price is used to calculate the final value of
the 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.
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 Share Calculation Agent will compare an initial level of the
Underlying with a final level of such Underlying.
The initial level of the Underlying will be the closing level as at the Valuation
Time on the Issue Date.
The final level of the Underlying will be the closing level as at the Valuation Time
on the final redemption valuation date.
The determination of the redemption amount of the Notes will be carried out by
the Calculation Agent, being Investec Bank Plc.
C.20 Type of the
underlying:
The performance of the Underlying will determine the redemption price of the
Preference Share. This redemption price is used to calculate the final value of
the 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.
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 Underlying relating to the Notes is an index the details of which are set out
in the following table, including information about where further information can
be obtained about the past and the further performance of the Underlying.
Index Weighting Where information can be obtained
about the past and the further
performance of the index
FTSE™ 100 Not Applicable Bloomberg
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.

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 businesses. Any exceptional changes 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.

D.6 Risks specific
to
the
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.
Unsecured Notes: 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.
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 the Underlying. Poor performance of the
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.
Return linked to performance of the relevant Underlying: The return on the
Notes is calculated by reference to the performance of the Underlying. Poor
performance of the indices comprising the 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.
Downside risk: Since the Notes are not capital protected, if at maturity the level
of the Underlying is less than or equal to a specified level, investors may lose
their right to return of all their principal at maturity and may suffer a reduction of
their capital in proportion (or a proportion multiplied by a leverage factor) with the
decline of the level of the Underlying, in which case investors would be fully
exposed to any downside of the Underlying during such specified period.
SECTION E - OFFER
E.2 b Offer
the
and Use of
Proceeds:
Reasons for 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. The Notes will not be publicly offered.
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.
E.7 Estimated
Expenses:
Not applicable. Expenses in respect of the offer or listing of the Notes are not
charged by the Issuer or Offeror or Dealer to the investor.