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Investec PLC Capital/Financing Update 2015

Nov 5, 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.

5 November 2015

Invested Bank plc

Issue of GBP1.000.000 Impala N Barrier (Income) Index Linked Notes with Capital at Risk 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 Invested 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.

Invested 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: 125
(b) Tranche Number: 1
3. Specified Currency or Currencies: GBP
4. Aggregate Nominal Amount:
(a) Series: GBP1,000,000
(b) Tranche: GBP1,000,000
5. Issue Price: 100 per cent. of the Aggregate Nominal Amount
6. (a) Specified Denominations: GBP 1,000
(b) Calculation Amount: GBP 1,000
7. (a) Issue Date: 6 November 2015
(b) Interest Commencement Date: Issue Date
8. Maturity Date: 5 November 2021.
9. Interest Basis: Index-Linked Interest
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
14. (a) Security Status: Unsecured Notes.
(b) Date Board approval for issuance
of Notes obtained:
Not Applicable
15. Method of distribution: Non-syndicated
16. Redenomination on Euro Event: Not Applicable
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: Note
Linked
Underlying
Equity/Index/Dual
Provisions apply – see Annex 1 (Equity/Index/Dual
Underlying Linked Note Provisions) to these Final
Terms.
22. Early Redemption Amount: Fair Market Value
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):
23. Issuer Call Option Not Applicable
24. Noteholder Put Option Not Applicable
GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO THE NOTES
25. 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.
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

$30.$ If non-syndicated, name and address of relevant Dealer:

$31.$ Total commission and concession:

$32.$ U.S. Selling Restrictions:

TAXATION

  1. Taxation:

SECURITY

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

Not Applicable

Reg. S Compliance Category: 2

TEFRAD

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

Not Applicable

CREDIT LINKAGE

Credit Linkage 35.

Not Applicable

Signed on behalf of the Issuer:

Bv:

Duly authorised

Anant Patel Authorised Signatory

By: . . . . . . . . . Duty authorised

Paul Geddes Authorised Signatory

PART B-OTHER INFORMATION

1. LISTING

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

RATINGS $2.$

Ratings:

The Notes to be issued have not been rated.

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

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.

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

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

PERFORMANCE AND VOLATILITY OF THE UNDERLYING AND OTHER INFORMATION 5. 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: XS1315185105
(ii) SEDOL Code: Not Applicable
(iii) Common Code: 131518510
(iv) Any clearing system(s) other than
Euroclear and Clearstream,
Luxembourg and the relevant
identification number(s):
Not Applicable
(v) Delivery: Delivery against payment
(vi) Additional Paying Agent(s) (if any): Not Applicable
(vii) Common Depositary: Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch
(viii) Calculation Agent: Investec Bank plc
is Calculation Agent to
make calculations?
Yes
  • if not, identify calculation
    agent: Not Applicable
  • TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE Not Applicable
    OFFER $\overline{7}$ .

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ANNEX1 EQUITY/INDEX/DUAL UNDERLYING LINKED NOTE PROVISIONS

Index Linked Note Type of Note: $\mathbf{I}$ . Type of Underlying: Basket of Indices $2.$ $3.$ Redemption and Interest Payments: Kick Out Notes Not Applicable $(i)$ with Capital at Risk Kick Out Notes Not Applicable $(ii)$ without Capital at Risk Phoenix Kick Out Not Applicable $(iii)$ Notes with Capital at Risk Upside Notes with Not Applicable $(iv)$ Capital at Risk: $(v)$ Upside Notes Not Applicable without Capital at Risk $(vi)$ N Barrier Applicable (Income) Equity Linked Notes/Index Linked Notes with Capital at Risk. GBP 23.00 per Calculation Amount Interest Amount: Interest Amount European Condition: Interest Counon Interest An Level:

nount Interest
Payment Date
Coupon
Observation Dates
Interest
Amount
Level
Coupon
Observation
Start Date
Coupon
Observation End
Date
of
the
Each
which
dates
two
are
Business Days
immediately
following the
dates specified
below:
Each of the dates
specified
below,
provided that if any
such date is not a
Scheduled Trading
Day in respect of
each Index, such
Coupon
Observation
Date
the
be
shall
immediately
preceding
Scheduled Trading
Day in respect of
each Index:
(as a
percentage
of the Initial
Index
Level)
3 May 2016 3 May 2016 50% Not applicable Not applicable
31 October
2016
31 October 2016 50% Not applicable Not applicable
2 May 2017 2 May 2017 50% Not applicable Not applicable
30 October
2017
30 October 2017 50% Not applicable Not applicable
30 April 2018 30 April 2018 50% Not applicable Not applicable
30 October
2018
30 October 2018 50% Not applicable Not applicable
30 April 2019 30 April 2019 50% Not applicable Not applicable
30 October
2019
30 October 2019 50% Not applicable Not applicable
30 April 2020 30 April 2020 50% Not applicable Not applicable
30 October
2020
30 October 2020 50% Not applicable Not applicable
30 April 2021 30 April 2021 50% Not applicable Not applicable
29 October
2021
29 October 2021 50% Not applicable Not applicable
Interest Amount
Averaging:
Not Applicable
Return Threshold: 50 per cent. of Initial Index Level
Digital Return: 100 per cent.
Barrier Condition: European
Downside Return
1:
Applicable
Downside Return
2:
Not applicable
Gearing: Not applicable
Lower Strike: Not applicable
Upper Strike: Not applicable
Range Accrual
(Income) Equity
Linked
Notes/Index
Linked Notes with
Capital at Risk
Not Applicable
Range Accrual
Equity Linked
Notes (Income)
without Capital at
Risk:
Not Applicable
Reverse
Convertible Notes
with Capital at
Risk
Not Applicable
Dual Underlying
Kick Out Notes
with Capital at
Not Applicable

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$(vii)$

$(viii)$

$(ix)$

$(x)$

Risk

Dual Underlying
Upside Notes with
Capital at Risk $(xi)$ Not Applicable

$\overline{4}$ . Additional Provisions:

$(i)$ Underlying:

۰ Basket of Indices: Index Index Sponsor Exchange Weighting
$FTSE^{TM}$ 100 FTSE
International
Limited
London Stock
Exchange Plc
Not applicable
Euro
STOXX®50
STOXX Limited Eurex Not applicable
S&P 500 ® Standard & Poors New York Stock
Exchange
Not applicable
Multi-Exchange
Indices:
No
Non
Multi-Exchange
Index:
Yes
Worst of
Provisions
Applicable
Best of
Provisions:
Not Applicable
(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: 30 October 2015, provided that if the originally Scheduled Strike Date is not a
Scheduled Trading Day in respect of each Index comprising the Basket, the
Strike Date shall be the immediately preceding Scheduled Trading Day which
is a Scheduled Trading Day in respect of each Issue comprising the Basket.
(vi) 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) Averaging
Dates
Market
Not Applicable

Disruption:

(xi) Barrier Level: 50 per cent. of Initial Index Level
(xii) Observation
Date(s):
As of the Valuation Time on the Valuation Date
(xiii) Observation
Period:
Not Applicable
(xiv) Barrier Condition
Averaging:
Not Applicable
(xy) Final Averaging: Not Applicable
(xvi) Valuation Date: 29 October 2021, provided that the originally Scheduled Valuation Date is not
a Scheduled Trading Day in respect of each Index comprising the Basket, the
Valuation Date shall be the immediately preceding Scheduled Trading Day
which is a Scheduled Trading Day in respect of each Index comprising the
Basket.
(xvii) Valuation Time: The time at which the Index Sponsor publishes the closing level of the Index

ANNEX 3 ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS NOT REOUIRED BY THE SECURITIES NOTE RELATING TO THE UNDERLYING

Statements regarding the Reference Entity: Not Applicable

Statements Regarding the FTSE® 100 Index: Applicable

The Notes 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 FTSETM 100 Index or the FTSETM All World Index (each an "Index") and/or the figure at which an Index stands at any particular time on any particular day or otherwise. Each 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 an 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.

Applicable

(Source: The Financial Times Limited)

Statements Regarding the FTSE® All-World Index: Not Applicable

Statements regarding the S&P® 500 Index:

NEITHER S&P, ITS AFFILIATES NOR THEIR THIRD PARTY LICENSORS GUARANTEE THE ADEQUACY, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS OR COMPLETENESS OF THE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN OR ANY COMMUNICATIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ORAL OR WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS (INCLUDING ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS) WITH RESPECT THERETO. S&P, ITS AFFILIATES AND THEIR THIRD PARTY LICENSORS SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY DAMAGES OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS OR DELAYS THEREIN. S&P MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE WITH RESPECT TO THE MARKS, THE INDEX OR ANY DATA INCLUDED THEREIN. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT WHATSOEVER SHALL S&P, ITS AFFILIATES OR THEIR THIRD PARTY LICENSORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOSS OF PROFITS, TRADING LOSSES, LOST TIME OR GOODWILL, EVEN IF THEY HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE.

The S&P 500® is a trademark of Standard & Poor's and has been licensed for use by Investec Bank plc.

(Source: Standard & Poor's)

Statements regarding the EuroSTOXX® Index: Applicable

STOXX and its licensors (the "Licensors") have no relationship to Invested Bank plc other than the licensing of the Euro STOXX® 50 Index and the related trademarks for use in connection with the Notes.

STOXX and its Licensors do not:

  • sponsor, endorse, sell or promote the Notes;
  • recommend that any person invest in the Notes or any other securities;
  • have any responsibility or liability for or make any decisions about the timing, amount or pricing of the Notes;
  • have any responsibility or liability for the administration, management or marketing of the Notes;
  • consider the needs of the Notes or the owners of the Notes in determining, composing or calculating

the Euro STOXX® 50 Index or have any obligation to do so.

STOXX and its Licensors will not have any liability in connection with the Notes. Specifically,

  • STOXX and its Licensors do not make any warranty, express or implied and disclaim any and all warranty about:
  • the results to be obtained by the Notes, the owner of the Notes or any other person in connection with the use of the Euro STOXX® 50 Index, and the data included in the Euro STOXX® 50 Index;
  • the accuracy or completeness of the Euro STOXX® 50 Index and its data;
  • the merchantability and the fitness for a particular purpose or use of the Euro STOXX® 50 Index and its data;
  • STOXX and its Licensors will have no liability for any errors, omissions or interruptions in the Euro STOXX® 50 Index or its data; and
  • under no circumstances will STOXX or its Licensors be liable for any lost profits or indirect, punitive, special or consequential damages or losses, even if STOXX or its Licensors knows that they might occur.

The licensing agreement between Investec Bank plc and STOXX is solely for their benefit and not for the benefit of the owners of the Notes or any other third parties.

(Source: STOXX)

Statements regarding the MSCI® Index: Not Applicable
Statements regarding the MSCI Emerging Market Not Applicable
Index:
Statements regarding the Hang Seng China Not Applicable
Enterprises (HSCEI) Index:
Statements regarding the Deutscher Aktien Index Not Applicable
(DAX):
Statements regarding the S&P/ASX 200 (AS51) Not Applicable
Index:
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 Not Applicable
Enhanced Absolute Return Index:
Statements regarding the Finvex Sustainable Not Applicable
Efficient Europe 30 Price Index:
Statements regarding the Finvex Sustainable Not Applicable
Efficient World 30 Price Index:
Statements regarding the Tokyo Stock Exchange Not Applicable

Price Index:

Statements regarding the EVEN 30™ Index:

Not Applicable

Statements regarding the EURO $70^{TM}$ Low Not Applicable Volatility Index:

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 Introduction: 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.
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 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 Invested 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 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 acquire 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)
(E'000)
2,398,038 2,581,885
Total shareholders' equity (£'000) 1,801,115 1,912,109
Total assets (£'000) 17,943,469 20,035,48
Net core loans and advances (£'000) 7,035,690 8,200,545

Net core loans and advances $(f'000)$

Customer accounts (deposits) (£'000)

Cash and near cash balances (£'000)

Funds under management (£'000)

$\frac{11,095,78}{2}$

4,253,000

$27,206,00$

10,579,558

5,011,000

29,800,000

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
The Issuer's immediate parent undertaking is Invested 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
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 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 Investee 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.
Section C-Securities
C.1 Description of
Type and Class
of 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 125, 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 bearer form.
Security Identification Number(s): The following security identification
number(s) will be specified in the Final Terms.
XS1315185105
ISIN Code:
Common Code: 131518510
Not Applicable
Sedol:
C.2 Currency of the
Securities Issue:
Currency: Subject to any applicable legal or regulatory restrictions, the 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),
maturity (other than in specified instalments, if applicable, or for taxation reasons
or an event of default.
Redemption of the Notes: The Notes cannot be redeemed prior to their stated
Interest: Series 125 are N Barrier (Income) Notes with Capital at Risk which
Including
Information as to
will pay interest at an amount linked to the performance of the Underlying
Interest,
Payments of Principal: Payments of Principal in respect of Notes will be
Maturity, Yield
calculated by reference to a basket of indices (the "Underlying") as further
and the
described in C.15 (Effect of the value of the underlying instruments).
Representative of
the Holders:
act as trustee for the Noteholders. 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
C.10 The interest payments on the N Barrier (Income) Index Linked Notes with Capital
Derivative
at Risk will depend on the performance of a basket of indices (the "Underlying")
Components
as further described in C.15 (Effect of the value of the underlying instruments).
relating to the
coupon:
the related interest payment date. The Notes will provide that interest will become payable in respect of each
specified period at the end of which the level of the Underlying is greater than a
specified percentage of the initial level of the Underlying. The interest in respect
of each specified period is determined independently and paid to the investor on
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").
Date. 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
C.15 Effect of value of
underlying
instruments:
The return on the Notes is linked to the performance of an underlying instrument
(being the basket of indices specified below) (the "Underlying"). The value of
the worst performing index in the basket comprising the Underlying is used to
calculate the redemption price of the Notes and accordingly affects the return (if
any) on the Notes:
Index Weighting
S&P500 ® Not Applicable
Euro STOXX® 50 Not Applicable
$FTSE^{TM}$ 100 Not Applicable
The market price or value of the Notes at any times is expected to be affected by
changes in the value of the Underlying.
C.16 Expiration or
maturity date:
The Maturity Date of the Notes is 5 November 2021.
C.17 Settlement
procedure:
The Notes will be cash-settled.
C.18 Return on
securities:
Series 125 are N Barrier (Income) Notes with Capital at Risk, the return on which
are linked to the Underlying.
Interest Amounts payable on the Notes
The Notes are Index Linked Notes which may pay interest at a fixed income
amount depending on the performance of the Underlying.
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 the Note will be based on the level of the relevant Underlying at
certain specified times.
Capital at Risk
The Notes have capital at risk.
N Barrier (Income) Notes with Capital at Risk: The return on these Notes at
maturity will be based on the performance of the Underlying and, since the Notes
are not capital protected, in certain circumstances, this may result in the investor
receiving an amount less than their initial investment.
An interest payment (an "Interest Amount") will become payable in respect of
each specified period at the end of which the level of the worst performing index
in the basket comprising the Underlying is greater than a specified percentage of
the initial level of the worst performing index in the basket comprising the
Underlying (the "Interest Amount Level"). The Interest Amount in respect of
each specified period is determined independently and paid to the investor on the
related interest payment date.
At maturity, the final level of the worst performing index in the basket
comprising the Underlying is used to determine the return of the initial
investment.
Scenario A-Digital Return
If at maturity the level of the worst performing index in the basket comprising the
Underlying is greater than a specified percentage of the initial level of the worst
performing index in the basket comprising the Underlying, an investor will
receive their initial investment multiplied by a specified percentage return of at
least 100% ("Digital Return").
Scenario $B$ - No Return
If at maturity the level of the worst performing index in the basket comprising the
Underlying is less than or equal to a specified percentage of the initial level of the
worst performing index in the basket comprising the Underlying, an investor will
receive its initial investment with no additional return, provided that the "Barrier
Condition"* is satisfied.
Scenario C - Loss of Investment
If at maturity the level of the worst performing index in the basket comprising the
Underlying is less than a specified percentage of the initial level of the worst
performing index in the basket comprising the Underlying and the "Barrier
Condition" is not satisfied, an investor's investment will be reduced by an amount
linked to the decline in performance of the Underlying (the "downside"); this
S&P500®
Euro STOXX® 50
Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Bloomberg
Bloomberg
Index Weighting Where information can be
obtained about the past and
the further performance of
the index
C.20 Type of the
underlying:
The Underlying relating to the Notes is a basket of indices, 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.
level as at the Valuation Time on the final redemption valuation date.
the Calculation Agent, being Invested Bank plc.
The final level of each of the indices comprising the basket will be the closing
The determination of the redemption amount of the Notes will be carried out by
underlying: level on the issue date. The initial level of each of the indicies comprising the basket will be the closing
C.19 Exercise price or
final reference
price of the
as at the Valuation Time. The determination of the performance of each of the indices comprising the
Underlying will be carried out by the Calculation Agent, being Investec Bank plc
the relevant Final Terms. * The "Barrier Condition" is satisfied where the worst performing index in the
basket comprising the Underlying has not fallen below a specified percentage of
the initial level of the worst performing index in the basket comprising the
Underlying either: (i) at any time during the period specified in the relevant Final
Terms or (ii) on a particular date or several dates (averaging dates) specified in
downside performance may be subject to gearing (i.e. a percentage by which any
change in the level of the Underlying is multiplied) ("Downside Return 1").
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 125 are N Barrier (Income) Notes with Capital at Risk, the return on which
are linked to the worst performing of the indices comprising the Underlying.
The following are the key risks applicable to the Notes:
Capital at Risk: N Barrier (Income) Notes with Capital at Risk may not be
capital protected.
The value of the Notes issuable under the Programme prior to maturity depends
on a number of factors including the performance of the worst performing index
in the basket comprising the Underlying. A deterioration in the performance of
the Underlying may result in a total or partial loss of the investor's investment in
the Notes.
As such Notes are not capital protected, there is no guarantee that the return on
such 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. As a result of the
performance of the relevant Underlying, an investor may lose 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 Notes which are not capital
protected 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 Underlying: The return on the
Notes is calculated by reference to the performance of the worst performing index
in the basket comprising 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.
Downside risk: Since the Notes are not capital protected, if at maturity the level
of the worst performing index in the basket comprising 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
worst performing index in the basket comprising the Underlying, in which case
investors would be fully exposed to any downside of the worst performing index
in the basket comprising the Underlying during such specified period.
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.
Interest linked to Underlying: The return interest payable on Phoenix Kick Out
Notes with Capital at Risk, Range Accrual Equity Linked Notes (Income) with
Capital at Risk, Range Accrual Equity Linked Notes (Income) without Capital at
Risk, N Barrier Equity Linked Notes (Income) with Capital at Risk, Inflation (RPI
Principal and Interest) Linked Notes without Capital at Risk, Inflation (RPI
Interest only) Linked Notes without Capital at Risk and Inflation Linked Notes
with Capital at Risk will be dependent on the level of the worst performing index
in the basket comprising the Underlying during the applicable interest period or at
the end of the interest period. Noteholders will be exposed to the risk of a
prolonged increase or decline in, or volatility of, the relevant index that causes a
negative performance in the Underlying, or causes the level of the relevant
Underlying to fall outside of the specified range or below the specified level, and
this could result in a decrease in the interest payments on the Notes or no interest
being payable in relation to the Notes.
Noteholders will be liable for and/or subject to any taxes, including
Tax:
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.