Investec PLC — Capital/Financing Update 2016

Feb 2, 2016

Notes issued pursuant to these Final Terms are securities to be listed under Listing Rule 17.

1 February 2016

Invested Bank plc Issue of EUR1,200,000 Impala Fixed Rate Credit Linked Notes due 2020 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 together with the supplemental prospectus dated 9 December 2015 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.

1.	Issuer:		Invested Bank plc
2.		(a) Series Number:	152
		(b) Tranche Number:	1
3.		Specified Currency or Currencies:	EUR
4.		Aggregate Nominal Amount:
	(a) Series:		EUR1,200,000
	(b) Tranche:		EUR1,200,000
5.	Issue Price:		100 per cent. of the Aggregate Nominal Amount
6.	(a)	Specified Denominations:	EUR100,000 plus integral multiples of EUR1,000 in excess thereof up to, and including, EUR199,000
	(b)	Calculation Amount:	EUR1,000
7.	(a)	Issue Date:	2 February 2016
	(b)	Interest Commencement Date:	Issue Date
8.	Maturity Date:		20 December 2020
9.		Interest Basis:	Fixed Rate
10.		Redemption/Payment Basis:	Redemption at par
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	Applicable
	(a)	Rate(s) of Interest:	3.75 per cent, per annum payable annually
	(b)	Interest Payment Date(s):	20 December in each year from (and including) 20 December 2016 to (and including) the Maturity Date.
	(c)	Fixed Coupon Amount(s):	EUR 37.50 per Calculation Amount
	(d)	Day Count Fraction:	Actual/Actual (ICMA)
	(e)	Determination Date(s):	The Interest Commencement Date, and 20 December in each year from (and including) 20 December 2016 to (and including) the Maturity Date
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:	EUR1,000 per Calculation Amount
22.		Early Redemption Amount:
		Early Redemption Amount(s) per Calculation Amount payable on redemption for taxation reasons or on event of default or other early redemption and/or the method of calculating the same (if required or if different from that set out in the Conditions):	Fair Market Value
23.		Issuer Call Option	Not Applicable
24.		Noteholder Put Option	Not Applicable
		GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO THE NOTES
25.		Form of Notes:	Global Note Temporary Notes: Bearer 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	Not Applicable
	(b)	addresses of Managers: Date of Subscription Agreement:	Not Applicable
30.	relevant Dealer:	If non-syndicated, name and address of	EC2V 7QP.	Investec Bank plc, 2 Gresham Street, London,
31.		Total commission and concession:	Not Applicable
32.		U.S. Selling Restrictions:	Reg. S Compliance Category: 2;
			TEFRA D
	TAXATION
33.	Taxation:			Condition 7A (Taxation - No Gross up) applies
	SECURITY
34.		Security Provisions:	Not Applicable
	CREDIT LINKAGE
35.	Credit Linkage		Applicable
	(a)	Form of Credit Linkage:	ISDA Credit Linkage
	(b)	Credit Linked Portion:	100 per cent. of the Notes
	(c)	CDS Event Redemption Amount:	Option B
	(d)	Reference Entities:
			Name of Reference Entity	Reference Entity Weighting (%)	Reference Entity Removal Date
			Repsol S.A.	100	Not Applicable
	(e)	Recovery Rate:	General Recovery Rate shall apply
	(f)	Reference Entity Reference Obligation:	Not Applicable
	(g)	Seniority Level:	Senior Level
	(h)	Quotation Amount:	None Specified
	(i)	Recovery Rate Gearing:	Not Applicable
	(i)	Reference Entity Removal	Not Applicable

Provisions:

(k)	Parallel Credit Linkage Provisions:	Not Applicable
(I)	Standard Reference Obligation:	Not Applicable

RESPONSIBILITY

Signed on behalf of the Issuer: By: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Duly authorised

Charles Stott
Authorised Signatory

By: . . . . . . $\ddot{\phantom{a}}$

Duly authorised

Anant Patel Authorised Signatory

PART B-OTHER INFORMATION

LISTING $\mathbf{1}$ .

• Official List of the FCA $(i)$ Listing: Application is expected to be made by the Issuer $(ii)$ Admission to trading: (or on its behalf) for the Notes to be admitted to trading on the Regulated Market of the London Stock Exchange plc on or about the Issue Date.
• $2.$ RATINGS The Notes to be issued have not been rated.

INTERESTS OF NATURAL AND LEGAL PERSONS INVOLVED IN THE $3₁$ 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.

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

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

$5.$ YIELD

Indication of yield:

3.75 per cent. per annum

PERFORMANCE AND VOLATILITY OF THE UNDERLYING AND OTHER 6. INFORMATION CONCERNING THE UNDERLYING

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

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

OPERATIONAL INFORMATION $7.$

(i)	ISIN Code:	XS1351141038
(ii)	SEDOL Code:	Not Applicable
(iii)	Common Code:	135114103
(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 Paving Agent(s) (if any):	Not Applicable

(vii)	Common Depositary:		Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch
(viii)	Calculation Agent:		Invested Bank plc
	۰	is Calculation Agent to make calculations?	Yes
	۰	if not, identify calculation agent:	Not Applicable
OFFER		TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE	Not Applicable

$8.$

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

Statements regarding the Reference Entity:	Applicable - Repsol S.A.
	The Reference Entity has not sponsored or endorsed the Notes or the related plan in any way, nor have they undertaken any obligations to perform any regulated activity in relation to the Notes or the related plan.
Statements Regarding the FTSE® 100 Index:	Not Applicable
Statements Regarding the FTSE® All-World Index:	Not Applicable
Statements regarding the S&P® 500 Index:	Not Applicable
Statements regarding the EuroSTOXX® Index:	Not Applicable
Statements regarding the MSCI® Index:	Not Applicable
Statements regarding the MSCI Emerging Market 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™ Low Not Applicable Volatility Index:

ANNEX

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".

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	and Legal commercial name of the Issuer:	The legal name of the issuer is Invested Bank plc (the "Issuer").
B.2	and Domicile legal form of the Issuer:	The Issuer is a public limited company registered in England and Wales under registration number 00489604. The liability of its members is limited.

		The Issuer was incorporated as a private limited company with limited liability on 20 December 1950 under the Companies Act 1948 and registered in England and Wales under registered number 00489604 with the name Edward Bates & Sons Limited. Since then it has undergone changes of name, eventually re- registering under the Companies Act 1985 on 23 January 2009 as a public limited company and is now incorporated under the name Investec Bank plc. The Issuer is subject to primary and secondary legislation relating to financial services and banking regulation in the United Kingdom, including, inter alia, the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, for the purposes of which the Issuer is an authorised person carrying on the business of financial services provision. In addition, as a public limited company, the Issuer is subject to the UK Companies Act 2006.
B.4b	Trends:	The Issuer, in its unaudited half yearly financial report for the six months ended 30 September 2015, reported an increase of 82.4% in operating profit before goodwill and acquired intangibles and after non-controlling interests to £91.9 million for the six months to 30 September 2015 (2014: £50.4 million). The balance sheet remains strong, supported by sound capital and liquidity ratios. At 30 September 2015, the Issuer had £4.4 billion of cash and near cash to support its activities, representing approximately 38.8% of its liability base. Customer deposits have decreased by 5.1% since 31 March 2015 to £10 billion at 30 September 2015. The Issuer's loan to deposit ratio was 71.6% as at 30 September 2015 (31 March 2015: 66.5%). At 30 September 2015, the Issuer's total capital adequacy ratio was 18.6%. The Issuer's leverage ratio is 8.0%. 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 decreased from 1.16% at 31 March 2015 to 0.89%. The Issuer's gearing ratio remains low with total assets to equity decreasing to 9.21 times at 30 September 2015.
B.5	The group:	The Issuer is the main banking subsidiary of Invested 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 Oualifications:	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 and the unaudited half yearly financial report of the Issuer for the six month period ended 30 September 2014 and the six month period ended 30 September 2015.
			6 Months Ended		Year Ended
			30 September		31 March
			2015	2014	2015	$2014^\circ$
		Financial features		(£'000)
		profit before Operating amortisation of acquired intangibles, non-operating items, taxation and after non- controlling interests	91,921	50,405	101,243	108,362

		Earnings attributable to ordinary
		shareholders	60,091	75,812	105,848	50,667
		Costs to income ratio Total	71.6%	75.5%	75.5%	76.1%
		capital resources (including) subordinated
		liabilities)	2,470,050	2,570,011	2,398,038	2,581,885
		Total shareholders' equity	1,845,258	1,910,373	1,801,115	1,912,109
		Total assets	16,933,304	19,510,280	17,943,469	20,035,483
		Net core loans and advances	7,186,326	6,647,741	7,035,690	8,200,545
		Customer accounts (deposits) Cash and near cash balances	10,039,603 4,354,356	10,526,128 4,461,505	10,579,558 5,010,861	11,095,782 4,253,000
		Funds under management	28,708,000	27,553,000	29,838,000	27,206,000
		Capital adequacy ratio	18.6%	16.7%	17.5%	15.8%
		Tier 1 ratio	$13.1\%$	11.4%	12,1%	10.7%
		All financial information in respect of the six month period ended 30 September 2015, the year ended 31 March 2015 and the six month period ended 30 September 2014 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 30 September 2015, being the end of the most recent financial period for which it has published interim 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 other upon	The Issuer's immediate parent undertaking is Invested 1 Limited. The Issuer's ultimate parent undertaking and controlling party is Invested 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	Issuer's The Principal	The principal business of the Issuer consists of Wealth & Investment and Specialist Banking.
	Activities:	The Issuer is an international, specialist banking group and asset manager whose principal business involves provision of a diverse range of financial services and products to defined target markets and a niche client base in the United Kingdom and Europe and Australia/Asia. As part of its business, the Issuer provides investment management services to private clients, charities, intermediaries, pension schemes and trusts as well as specialist banking services focusing on corporate advisory and investment activities, corporate and institutional banking activities and private banking activities.
B.16	Controlling Persons:	The whole of the issued share capital of the Issuer is owned directly by Invested I 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.

$\overline{\mathcal{D}}$

The long-term senior debt of the Issuer has a rating of A3 as rated by Moody's. This means that Moody's is of the opinion that the Issuer is considered upper- medium grade, and is subject to low credit risk.
The long-term senior debt of the Issuer has a rating of BBB+ as rated by Global Credit Rating. This means that Global Credit Rating is of the opinion that the Issuer has adequate protection factors and is considered sufficient for prudent investment. However, there is considerable variability in risk during economic cycles.
The Notes to be issued have not been specifically rated.

	Section C - Securities
C.1	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 152, 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.
		XS1351141038 ISIN Code:
		Common Code: 135114103
		Sedol: Not Applicable
$\overline{C.2}$	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 EUR.
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. Credit Linkage: The Notes are linked to the credit of one or more financial institutions or corporations listed on a regulated exchange or a sovereign entity or any Successor(s) (the "Reference Entities") (the Notes are "Credit Linked Notes" and such proportion of the Notes which is Credit Linked is the "Credit Linked Portion"). The Notes are Credit Linked Notes to which the ISDA Credit Linkage provisions apply. The Reference Entity on the Issue Date will be: of Reference Name Entity Repsol S.A. Denomination: The Notes will be issued in denominations of EUR100,000 plus integral multiples of EUR1,000 in excess thereof up to, and including, EUR199,000. 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	Reference Entity Weighting (%) 100	Reference Entity Removal Date Not Applicable
C.9	The Rights Attaching to Securities the (Continued), Including Information as Interest, to Maturity, Yield the and Representative of the Holders:	Redemption of the Notes: The Notes cannot be redeemed prior to their stated maturity (other than in specified instalments, if applicable, or for taxation reasons or an event of default or, in the case of Notes linked to one or more Reference Entity/Entities, if any such Reference Entity becomes subject to a CDS event (broadly speaking, becomes insolvent, fails to pay amounts due on obligations or is subject to a restructuring of debt obligations in a manner that is detrimental to creditors) (a "CDS Event"). Interest: The Notes are interest-bearing. The Notes are Fixed Rate Notes. Fixed Rate Notes: Fixed Rate Notes bear interest at a fixed percentage rate, being the "Rate of respect of Series 152 is 3.75% per annum.	Interest" expressed as a percentage rate per annum. The Rate of Interest in

		The interest will be paid on the "Interest Payment Dates". The amount of interest or "Interest Amount" payable on each such Interest Payment Date is calculated by applying the Rate of Interest to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes for the period from the previous Interest Payment Date until current Interest Payment Date (or, in the case of the first Interest Payment Date, from the date which is specified as being the "Interest Commencement Date" until the first Interest Payment Date), and each period is referred to as an "Interest Period". The Issuer may specify this interest as "Fixed Coupon Amounts" in the Final Terms.
		Payments of Principal: Payments of principal in respect of Notes are credit linked to a specified Reference Entity, namely Repsol S.A. The Notes will be redeemed at par.
		Deutsche Trustee Company Limited (the "Trustee") has entered into a trust deed with the Issuer in connection with the programme, under which it has agreed to act as trustee for the Noteholders.
C.10	Derivative Components relating to the coupon:	Not Applicable.
C.11	Listing and Trading:	This document has been approved by the FCA as a base prospectus in compliance with the Prospectus Directive and relevant implementing measures in the United Kingdom for the purpose of giving information with regard to the Notes issued under the Programme described in this Base Prospectus during the period of twelve months after the date hereof. Application has also been made for the Notes to be admitted during the twelve months after the date hereof to listing on the Official List of the FCA and to trading on the regulated market (for the purposes of EU Directive 2004/39/EC (the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive)) (the "Regulated Market") of the London Stock Exchange plc (the "London Stock Exchange").
		Application will be made for the Notes to be admitted listing on the Official List of the FCA and to trading on the London Stock Exchange on or about the Issue Date.
C.15	Effect of value underlying оf instruments:	The Notes are Credit Linked Notes to which the ISDA Credit Linkage provisions apply. The market price or value of the Notes at any times is expected to be affected by the likelihood of the occurrence of a CDS Event in relation to Repsol S.A.
		(the "Reference Entity"). ISDA Credit Linkage - General Recovery Rate
		If the Reference Entity becomes subject to a CDS Event, the value of the portion of the Notes linked to such Reference Entity will be linked to a recovery rate (the "Recovery Rate") determined by reference to an auction coordinated by the International Swap and Derivatives Association, Inc. ("ISDA") in respect of certain unsubordinated obligations of the Reference Entity or, in certain circumstances, including if such an auction is not held, a market price as determined by Investec Bank plc in its capacity as calculation agent (the "Calculation Agent"). Details regarding ISDA auctions can be obtained as of the date hereof on ISDA's website, which is currently www.isda.org.
C.16	Expiration or	The Maturity Date of the Notes is 20 December 2020.

	maturity date:
C.17	Settlement procedure:	The Notes will be cash-settled.
C.18	Return on securities:	Series 152 are Fixed Rate Notes.
		Interest Amounts payable on the Notes
		The Notes bear an interest of 3.75 per cent. per annum fixed rate payable each Interest Payment Date.
		Redemption Amount payable on the Notes
		The Notes will be redeemed at 100 per cent, of the Issue Price.
C.19	Exercise price final 0 r reference price the Ωſ underlying:	The determination of the redemption amount of the Notes will be carried out by the Calculation Agent, being Investec Bank plc.
C.20	Type the of underlying:	Not Applicable.

	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 the to securities:	Series 152 are Fixed Rate Notes. ISDA Credit Linkage applies in respect of the Notes.
		The following are the key risks applicable to the Notes:
		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.
Tax: Noteholders will be liable for and/or subject to any taxes, including withholding tax, payable in respect of the Notes.
Key risks specific to Credit Linked Notes
Credit Linkage: The Notes are linked to the credit of Repsol S.A. (the "Reference Entity") (the "Credit Linked Notes"). If a Reference Entity becomes subject to a CDS Event then the redemption price which would otherwise be payable in respect of the portion of the Note linked to such Reference Entity (the "Relevant Portion") will be reduced in accordance with the Recovery Rate. There is a risk that an investor in the Credit Linked Notes may receive considerably less than the amount paid by such investors. If the Reference Entity becomes subject to a CDS Event an investor's return on the Credit Linked Notes may be zero.
General Recovery Rate in Credit Linked Notes - ISDA Credit Linkage: the redemption price payable on the Relevant Portion of the Notes following the occurrence of a CDS Event in respect of a Reference Entity will be determined by reference to an auction price for the unsecured, unsubordinated debt obligations of the applicable Reference Entity as determined by the ISDA Determination Committee or the market value of such obligation(s) ("Recovery Rate"). There is a risk that the return payable to an investor in a Credit Linked Notes may be different from the return that investors would have received had they been holding a particular debt instrument issued by the Reference Entity.
Issuer solvency: The redemption of the Notes is dependent on the Issuer's ability to meet such payment.

	Section E - Offer
E.2b	Reasons for the Offer and of Use Proceeds:	Not Applicable. The use of proceeds is to make a profit and/or hedge risks.
E.3	and Terms Conditions of the Offer:	Not Applicable.
E.4	Interests Material to the Issue:	may be the Calculation Agent responsible for making The . Issuer 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 the Dealer to the Investor.