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Investec PLC Capital/Financing Update 2016

Jun 9, 2016

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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.

26 November 2015, as amended and restated on June 2016

Investee Bank plc

Issue of GBP1,000,000 Impala Triple Index Phoenix Kick Out Note with Capital at Risk 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 constitutes a base prospectus (the "Base Prospectus") for the purposes of Article 5(4) of the Prospectus Directive (Directive 2003/71/EC as amended by Directive 2008/11/EC, Directive 2010/73/EU and Directive 2008/78/EU) (the "Prospectus Directive").

Terms used herein shall be deemed to be defined as such for the purposes of the Conditions, the Terms and the Additional Terms set forth in the Base Prospectus.

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

Investee 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 Investee Bank plc or any of its affiliates.

Ł. Issuer: Invested Bank plc
2. (a) Series Number: 118
(b) Tranche Number: $\mathbf{I}$
3. Specified Currency or Currencies: GBP
4. Aggregate Nominal Amount:
(a) Series: GBP1,000,000
(b) Tranche: GBP 1,000,000
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: 27 November 2015
(b) Interest Commencement Date: Not Applicable
8. Maturity Date: 2 December 2020
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: Equity/Index/Dual
Underlying
Linked
Note
Provisions apply - see Annex 1 (Equity/Index/Dual
Underlying Linked Note Provisions) to these Final
Terms.
22. Early Redemption Amount: 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 Not Applicable

$(b)$

addresses of Managers:

Date of Subscription Agreement: Not Applicable

70-40583779

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

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

$31.$ Total commission and concession:

$32.$ U.S. Selling Restrictions:

Not Applicable

Reg. S Compliance Category: 2

TEFRAD

TAXATION

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

SECURITY

$34.$ Security Provisions: Not Applicable

CREDIT LINKAGE

$35.$ Credit Linkage Not Applicable

RESPONSIBILITY

Signed on behalf of the Issuer:

BV

Duly authorised

Jennifer Peacock Authorised Signatory

min By: $\overline{\phantom{m}}$ Duly authorised

Alan Thomson Authorised Signatory

PART B-OTHER INFORMATION

(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 from the Issue Date.
$\overline{2}$ . RATINGS
Ratings: The Notes to be issued have not been rated.
INTERESTS OF NATURAL AND LEGAL PERSONS INVOLVED IN THE ISSUE/OFFER

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

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

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

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

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

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

OPERATIONAL INFORMATION 6.

$\mathbf{t}$ .

LISTING

$\left( i\right)$ ISIN Code: XS1310068702
(ii) SEDOL Code: Not Applicable
(iii) Common Code: 131006870
(iv) Any clearing system(s) other than
Euroclear and Clearstream,
Luxembourg and the relevant
identification number(s):
Not Applicable
(v) Delivery: Delivery against payment
(v i ) 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 Yes
    make calculations? $\bullet$
  • identify Not Applicable $if$ not, Ċ calculation agent:
  • TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE Not Applicable
    OFFER $7. \,$

ANNEX 1
EQUITY/INDEX/DUAL UNDERLYING LINKED NOTE PROVISIONS

Type of Note Index Linked Note
Type of Underlying Basket of Indices
Redemption and Interest Payments:
(i) Risk Kick Out Notes with Capital at Not Applicable
(ii) at Risk Kick Out Notes without Capital Not Applicable
(iii) Phoenix Kick Out Notes with
Capital at Risk
Applicable
٠
Interest Amount:
Interest Amount
۰
Condition:
Interest Amount Level:
۰
In relation to each Calculation Amount and each
Interest Payment Date, an amount equal to 3.10 per
cent, of such Calculation Amount
European
Interest
Payment Date
Coupon
Valuation
Dates
Interest
Amount
Level
Coupon
Observation
Start Date
Coupon
Observation
End Date
Each of the
dates which
are 2 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
Valuation Date
shall be the
immediately
preceding
Scheduled
Trading Day in
respect of each
Index:
(as a
percentage of
the Initial
Index Level)
27 May 2016 27 May 2016 70% Not
Applicable
Not
Applicable
28 November
2016
28 November
2016
70% Not
Applicable
Not
Applicable
30 May 2017 30 May 2017 70% Not
Applicable
Not
Applicable
27 November
2017
27 November
2017
70% Not
Applicable
Not
Applicable
29 May 2018 29 May 2018 70% Not
Applicable
Not
Applicable
27 November
2018
27 November
2018
70% Not
Applicable
Not
Applicable

$1. \,$

$2.$

$3.$

28 May 2019 28 May 2019 70% Not
Applicable
Not
Applicable
27 November
2019
27 November
2019
70% Not
Applicable
Not
Applicable
27 May 2020 27 May 2020 70% Not
Applicable
Not
Applicable

Interest Amount Not Applicable Averaging: 60 per cent. of the Initial Index Level Return $\bullet$

100 per cent. Digital $\bullet$ Return:

Threshold:

  • European Barrier Condition:
  • Not Applicable Memory ¥ Feature Provisions:
  • Not Applicable Gearing: $\blacksquare$
  • $(iv)$ Upside Notes Not Applicable with Capital at Risk:
  • Upside Notes $(v)$ Not Applicable without Capital at Risk
  • $(vi)$ N Barrier Not Applicable (Income) Equity Linked Notes/Index Linked Notes with Capital at Risk.
  • $(vii)$ Range Accrual Not Applicable (Income) Equity Linked Notes/Index Linked Notes with Capital at Risk
  • $(viii)$ Range Accrual Not Applicable Equity Linked Notes (Income) without Capital at Risk:
  • $(ix)$ Reverse Not Applicable Convertible Notes with

Capital at Risk

  • Dual Underlying
    Kick Out Notes $(x)$ Not Applicable with Capital at Risk
  • Dual Underlying
    Upside Notes
    with Capital at $(x)$ Not Applicable Risk

$4,$ Additional Provisions

$(i)$ Underlying:

$\bullet$ Indices Index
Basket of
Index
Sponsor
Exchange Weighting
FTSETM
Index
100 FTSE
International
Limited
London Stock
Exchange
Not
Applicable
EuroSTOXX®
50
STOXX
Limited
Eurex Not
Applicable
S&P/ASX
(AS51) Index
200 S&P
LLC
Dow
Jones Indices
Australian
Securities
Exchange
Not
Applicable
٠ Multi-
Exchange
Index:
N 0
۰ Non Multi-
Exchange
Index:
Yes
$\bullet$ Worst of
Provisions
Applicable
٠ 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: 27 November 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 Index comprising the Basket.
(v i ) Initial Index The Index Level on the Strike Date

Level:

(vii) Best Strike: Not Applicable
Averaging: (viii) Initial Not Applicable

$(ix)$ Automatic Early Applicable. If any Automatic Early Redemption Valuation Date is Redemption: not a Scheduled Trading Day in respect of each Index comprising the Basket, such Automatic Early Redemption Valuation Date shall be the immediately preceding Scheduled Trading Day which is a Scheduled Trading Day in respect of each Index comprising the Basket.

$\mathbf{r}$

Automatic Early
Redemption Event:
Automatic
Early
Redemption
Valuation
Date
Automatic
Early
Redemption
Date
Automatic
Early
Redemption
Amount
Automatic
Early
Redemption
Level
Each of the
dates
specified
below,
provided that
if any such
date is not a
Scheduled
Trading Day
in respect of
each
Index,
such
Automatic
Early
Redemption
Valuation
Date shall be
the
immediately
preceding
Scheduled
Trading Day
which $\overline{15}$
$\mathbf{a}$
Scheduled
Trading Day
in respect of
each Index:
Each of the
dates which
fall 2
Business
Days after
each date
specified
below:
28 November
2016
28 November
2016
$100$ per cent.
of Issue Price
100 per cent.
of Initial
Index Level
30 May 2017 30 May 2017 100 per cent.
of Issue Price
100 per cent.
of Initial
Index Level
27 November
2017
27 November
2017
100 per cent.
of Issue Price
100 per cent.
of Initial
Index Level
29 May 2018 29 May 2018 100 per cent.
of Issue Price
100 per cent.
of Initial
Index Level
27 November
2018
27 November
2018
100 per cent.
of Issue Price
100 per cent.
of Initial
Index Level
28 May 2019 28 May 2019 100 per cent.
of Issue Price
100 per cent.
of Initial
Index Level
27 November
2019
27 November
2019
100 per cent.
of Issue Price
100 per cent.
of Initial
Index Level
27 May 2020 27 May 2020 100 per cent.
of Issue Price
100 per cent.
of Initial
Index Level
Automatic Early
٠
Redemption Averaging:
Not Applicable
(x) Averaging
Dates
Disruption:
Market Not Applicable
(x i ) Barrier Level: 60 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
(xv) Final Averaging: Not Applicable
(xvi) Valuation Date: the Valuation Date
preceding Scheduled
comprising the Basket.
27 November 2020; Provided that if the originally
Scheduled Valuation Date is not a Scheduled Trading
Day in respect of each Index comprising the Basket,
Scheduled Trading Day in respect of each Index
shall be the immediately
Trading Day which is a
(xvii) Valuation Time: In relation to each Index, the time at which the Index
Sponsor publishes the closing level of the Index.

ANNEY 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 trademarks 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 FTSE® All-World Not Applicable Index: Statements regarding the S&P® 500 Index: Not Applicable

Statements regarding the EuroSTOXX® Index: Applicable

STOXX and its licensors (the "Licensors") have no relationship to Investec 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; $\bullet$

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 Not Applicable Market 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) Applicable Index:

Standard & Poor's®", "S&P®", are trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC ("S&P"); Dow Jones® is a registered trade mark of Dow Jones trademark Holdings LLC ("Dow Jones"); and these trademarks have been licensed for use by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC. Standard & Poor's®", "S&P®" are trademarks of S&P and have been licensed for use by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and its affiliates and sublicensed for certain purposes by Investec Bank plc. Dow Jones® is a trademark of Dow Jones and have been licensed for use by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and its affiliates and sublicensed for certain purposes by Invested Bank plc. The S&P ASX Index to which the Notes referred (for the purpose of this section, the "Index") is a product of S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and/or Australian Securities Exchange ("ASX") and has been licensed for use by Investec Bank plc. The Notes referencing the Index (for the purpose of this section, the "Products") are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC, Dow Jones, S&P, any of their respective affiliates (collectively, "S&P Dow Jones Indices") or ASX. Neither S&P Dow Jones Indices nor ASX makes any representation or warranty, express or implied, to the owners of Invested Bank plc's Products or any member of the public regarding the advisability of investing in securities generally or in Investec Bank plc's Products particularly or the ability of the Index to track general market performance. S&P Dow Jones Indices' and ASX's only relationship to Invested Bank plc with respect to the Index is the licensing of the Index and certain trademarks, service marks and/or trade names of S&P Dow Jones Indices and/or ASX. The Index is determined, composed and calculated by S&P Dow Jones Indices and/or ASX without regard to Investec Bank plc or Investec Bank plc's Products. S&P Dow Jones Indices and ASX have no obligation to take the needs of Investec Bank plc or the owners of Investec Bank plc's Products into consideration in determining, composing or calculating the Index. Neither S&P Dow Jones Indices nor ASX are responsible for and have not participated in the determination of the prices, and amount of Investec Bank plc's Products or the timing of the issuance or sale of Investec Bank plc's Products or in the determination or calculation of the equation by which Invested Bank plc's Products is to be calculated. S&P Dow Jones Indices and ASX have no obligation or liability in connection with the administration, marketing or trading of Investec Bank plc's Products There is no assurance that investment products based on the Index will accurately track index performance or provide positive investment returns. S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC is not an investment advisor. Inclusion of a security within the Index is not a recommendation by S&P Dow Jones Indices to buy, sell, or hold such security, nor is it considered to be investment advice.

NEITHER S&P DOW JONES INDICES NOR ASX GUARANTEES THE ADEQUACY, ACCURACY, TIMELINESS AND/OR THE COMPLETENESS OF THE INDEX OR ANY DATA RELATED THERETO OR ANY COMMUNICATION, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ORAL OR WRITTEN COMMUNICATION (INCLUDING ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS) WITH RESPECT THERETO. S&P DOW JONES INDICES AND ASX SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANY

DAMAGES OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS, OMISSIONS, OR DELAYS THEREIN, S&P DOW JONES INDICES AND ASX MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, AND EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE OR AS TO RESULTS TO BE OBTAINED BY INVESTEC BANK PLC, OWNERS OF INVESTEC BANK PLC'S PRODUCTS, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY FROM THE USE OF THE INDEX OR WITH RESPECT TO ANY DATA RELATED THERETO. WITHOUT LIMITING ANY OF THE FOREGOING, IN NO EVENT WHATSOEVER SHALL S&P DOW JONES INDICES OR ASX 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. THERE ARE NO THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES OF ANY AGREEMENTS OR ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN S&P DOW JONES INDICES AND INVESTEC BANK PLC, OTHER THAN THE LICENSORS OF S&P DOW JONES INDICES.

(Source: S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC)

Statements regarding the CAC 40 Index: Not Applicable
Statements regarding the Nikkei 225 Index: Not Applicable
Statements regarding the JSE Top40 Index: Not Applicable
Statements regarding the BNP Paribas SLI
Enhanced Absolute Return Index:
Not Applicable
Statements regarding the Finvex Sustainable Not Applicable
Efficient Europe 30 Price Index:
Statements regarding the Finvex Sustainable
Efficient World 30 Price Index:
Not Applicable
Statements regarding the Tokyo Stock Exchange
Price Index:
Not Applicable
Statements regarding the EVEN 30™ Index: Not Applicable
Statements regarding the EURO 70TM Low
Volatility Index:
Not Applicable
Statements regarding the SMI Index: Not Applicable

SUMMARY

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

This summary contains all the Elements required to be included in a summary for this type of securities and issuer. Because some Elements are not required to be addressed, there may be gaps in the numbering sequence of the Elements.

Even though an Element may be required to be inserted in the summary because of the type of securities and issuer, it is possible that no relevant information can be given regarding the Element. In this case, a short description of the Element is included in the summary with the mention of "Not Applicable".

Section A - Introduction and Warnings
A.1 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 Investec Bank plc (the "Issuer").
B.2 Domicile and
legal form of
the Issuer:
The Issuer is a public limited company registered in England and Wales under
registration number 00489604. The liability of its members is limited.
The Issuer was incorporated as a private limited company with limited liability
on 20 December 1950 under the Companies Act 1948 and registered in
England and Wales under registered number 00489604 with the name Edward
Bates & Sons Limited. Since then it has undergone changes of name,
eventually re-registering under the Companies Act 1985 on 23 January 2009
as a public limited company and is now incorporated under the name Investec
Bank plc.
The Issuer is subject to primary and secondary legislation relating to financial
services and banking regulation in the United Kingdom, including, inter alia,
the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, for the purposes of which the
Issuer is an authorised person carrying on the business of financial services
provision. In addition, as a public limited company, the Issuer is subject to the
UK Companies Act 2006.
B.4b Trends: The Issuer, in its 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 Investee plc, which is part of an
international banking group with operations in three principal markets: the
United Kingdom and Europe, Asia/Australia and South Africa. The Issuer also
holds certain of the Investec group's UK and Australia based assets and
businesses.
B.9 Profit
Forecast:
Not applicable.
B.10 Audit Report
Qualifications:
Not applicable. There are no qualifications in the audit reports on the audited,
consolidated financial statements of the Issuer and its subsidiary undertakings
for the financial years ended 31 March 2014 or 31 March 2015.
B.12 Key Financial
Information:
The selected financial information set out below has been extracted without
material adjustment from the audited consolidated financial statements of the
Issuer for the years ended 31 March 2014 and 31 March 2015.
Financial features Year Ended
31 March 2015 31 March 2014*
Operating profit before amortisation of acquired
intangibles, non-operating items, taxation and after
non-controlling interests (£'000)
Earnings attributable to ordinary shareholders (£'000)
Costs to income ratio
Total capital resources (including subordinated
liabilities) (£'000)
Total shareholders' equity (£'000)
Total assets (£'000)
Net core loans and advances (£'000)
Customer accounts (deposits) (£'000)
Cash and near cash balances (£'000)
Funds under management (£'000)
101.243
105,848
75.5%
2,398,038
1,801,115
17,943,469
7,035,690
10,579,558
5,011,000
108,362
50,667
76.1%
2,581,885
1,912,109
20,035,483
8,200,545
11,095,782
4,253,000
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 Invested 1 Limited. The Issuer's
ultimate parent undertaking and controlling party is Investec 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
Invested 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
Investec 1 Limited, the ultimate parent undertaking and controlling party of
which is Investee plc.
B.17 Credit
Ratings:
The long-term senior debt of the Issuer has a rating of BBB as rated by Fitch.
This means that Fitch is of the opinion that the Issuer has a good credit quality
and indicates that expectations of default risk are currently low.
The long-term senior debt of the Issuer has a rating of A3 as rated by Moody's.
This means that Moody's is of the opinion that the Issuer is considered upper-
medium-grade and is subject to low credit risk.
The long-term senior debt of the Issuer has a rating of BBB+ as rated by
Global Credit Rating. This means that Global Credit Rating is of the opinion
that the Issuer has adequate protection factors and is considered sufficient for
prudent investment. However, there is considerable variability in risk during
economic cycles.
The Notes to be issued have not been specifically rated.
Section C-Securities
C.1 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 118, 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.
ISIN Code:
XS1310068702
Common Code: 131006870
Sedol:
Not Applicable
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.
All payments in respect of the Notes will be made without
Taxation:
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
Redemption of the Notes: The Notes cannot be redeemed prior to their
stated maturity (other than in specified instalments, if applicable, or for
Attaching to the
Securities
taxation reasons or an event of default.
(Continued),
Interest: Series 118 are Phoenix Kick Out Notes with Capital at Risk which
Including
may pay interest at a fixed amount depending on the performance of a basket
Information as
of indices (the "Underlying") as further described in C.15 (Effect of the
to Interest,
value of the underlying instruments).
Maturity, Yield
and the
Payments of Principal: Payments of Principal in respect of Notes will be
Representative
calculated by reference to the performance of an Underlying.
of the Holders:
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
The Notes will provide that interest will become payable in respect of each
specified period at the end of which the level of the worst performing index
Components
relating to the
in the basket comprising the Underlying is greater than a specified
percentage of the initial level. The interest in respect of each specified period
coupon:
is determined independently and paid to the investor on the related interest
payment date.
$\overline{C.11}$
Listing and
This document has been approved by the FCA as a base prospectus in
Trading:
compliance with the Prospectus Directive and relevant implementing
measures in the United Kingdom for the purpose of giving information with
regard to the Notes issued under the Programme described in this Base
Prospectus during the period of twelve months after the date hereof.
Application has also been made for the Notes to be admitted during the
twelve months after the date hereof to listing on the Official List of the FCA
and to trading on the regulated market (for the purposes of EU Directive
2004/39/EC (the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive)) (the
"Regulated Market") of the London Stock Exchange plc (the "London
Stock Exchange").
Application will be made for the Notes to be admitted listing on the Official
List of the FCA and to trading on the London Stock Exchange effective as of
the Issue Date.
C.15
Effect of value
The return on the Notes is linked to the performance of underlying
instruments (being a basket of indices specified below) (the "Underlying").
of underlying
The value of the worst performing index in the basket comprising the
instruments:
Underlying is used to calculate the redemption price of the Notes and
accordingly affects the return (if any) on the Notes.
Underlying
Index
Weighting
FTSE™ 100 Index
Not Applicable
Denomination: The Notes will be issued in denominations of GBP 1,000.
EuroSTOXX® 50 Not Applicable
S&P/ASX 200 (AS51) Index Not Applicable
Redemption Date"). If on one of the dates specified below (the "Automatic Early Redemption
Valuation Date") the performance of the worst performing index in the
basket comprising 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
Automatic
Early
Redemption
Valuation Date*
Automatic
Early
Redemption Date
Automatic
Early
Redemption
Amount
Automatic
Early
Redemption Level
Each of the dates
specified below,
provided that if
any such date is
not a Scheduled
Trading Day in
respect of each
Index.
such
Automatic Early
Redemption
Valuation Date
shall
be
the
immediately
preceding
Scheduled
Trading
Day
which
is.
$\mathbf{a}$
Scheduled
Trading Day in
respect of each
Index:
Each of the dates
which
fall
$\mathbf{2}$
Business
Days
after each date
specified below:
28 November
2016
28 November
2016
100 per cent. of
Issue Price
100 per cent. of
Initial Index Level
30 May 2017 30 May 2017 100 per cent. of
Issue Price
100 per cent. of
Initial Index Level
27 November
2017
27 November
2017
100 per cent. of
Issue Price
100 per cent. of
Initial Index Level
29 May 2018 29 May 2018 100 per cent. of
Issue Price
100 per cent. of
Initial Index Level
27 November
2018
27 November
2018
100 per cent. of
Issue Price
100 per cent. of
Initial Index Level
28 May 2019 28 May 2019 100 per cent. of
Issue Price
100 per cent. of
Initial Index Level
27 November
2019
27 November
2019
100 per cent. of
Issue Price
100 per cent. of
Initial Index Level
27 May 2020 27 May 2020 100 per cent. of
Issue Price
100 per cent. of
Initial Index Level
*Provided that if the Automatic Early Redemption Valuation Date is not a
Scheduled Trading Day in respect of each Index, such Automatic Early
Redemption Valuation Date shall be the immediately preceding Scheduled
Trading Day which is a Scheduled Trading Day in respect of each Index.
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 2 December 2020.
C.17 Settlement
procedure:
The Notes will be cash-settled.
C.18 Return on
securities:
Series 118 are Phoenix Kick Out 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 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.
Phoenix Kick Out Notes with Capital at Risk:
If there has been no kick out, the return on the Notes at maturity will be
based on the performance of the worst performing index in the basket
comprising the Underlying, and 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 (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.
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, an investor will receive their initial investment multiplied by a
specified percentage return of at least 100% ("Digital Return").
Scenario $B - Loss$ 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 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
worst performing index in the basket comprising the Underlying (the
"downside"); this downside performance may be subject to gearing (i.e. a
percentage by which any change in the level of the Underlying is multiplied).
dates (averaging dates) specified in 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 either: (i) at any time during the period
specified in the relevant Final Terms or (ii) on a particular date or several
C.19 Exercise price
or final
reference price
of the
being Investec Bank plc as at the Valuation Time. The determination of the performance of each of the indices in the basket
comprising the Underlying will be carried out by the Calculation Agent,
underlying: Underlying will be the closing level on the issue date. The initial level of each of the indices in the basket comprising the
valuation date. The final level of each of the indices in the basket comprising the Underlying
will be the closing levels as at the Valuation Time on the final redemption
by the Calculation Agent, being Investec Bank plc. The determination of the redemption amount of the Notes will be carried out
C.20 Type of the
underlying:
of the Underlying. The Underlying relating to the Notes is a basket of indices, the 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
Where information can be
obtained about the past
Index Weighting and
the
further
performance of the index
S&P/ASX 200 (AS51) Not Applicable Bloomberg
EuroSTOXX® 50 Not Applicable Bloomberg
FTSETM 100 Not Applicable Bloomberg
Section D-Risks
D.2 Risks specific to
the issuer:
risks associated with structured financial products. 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
The following are the key risks applicable to the Issuer:
which it operates, particularly the UK, Europe, Asia and Australia. 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
adversely affect the Issuer's financial condition and results of operations. 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

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 Series 118 are Phoenix Kick Out Notes with Capital at Risk, the return on the securities: which are linked to the Underlying. The following are the key risks applicable to the Notes:

Capital at Risk: Phoenix Kick Out 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 worst performing index in the basket comprising
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.
Tax: Noteholders will be liable for and/or subject to any taxes, including
withholding tax, payable in respect of the Notes.
Section $E -$ Offer
E.2b Reasons for the
Offer and Use
of Proceeds:
Not applicable. The use of proceeds is to make a profit and/or hedge risks.
E.3 Terms and
Conditions of
the Offer:
Not applicable.
E.4 Interests
Material to the
lssue:
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.

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