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Investec PLC Capital/Financing Update 2016

Nov 29, 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.

28 October 2016

Invested Bank plc

Issue of EUR Kick Out Notes with Capital at Risk under the £4,000,000,000 Zebra Capital Plans Retail Structured Products Programme

PART A - CONTRACTUAL TERMS

This document constitutes the Final Terms of the Notes described herein for the purposes of Article 5.4 of the Prospectus Directive and must be read in conjunction with the base prospectus in relation to the £4,000,000,000 Zebra Capital Plans Retail Structured Products Programme (the "Programme") dated 11 August 2016 which constitutes a base prospectus (the "Base Prospectus") for the purposes of Article 5(4) of the Prospectus Directive (Directive 2003/71/EC as amended by Directive 2008/11/EC, Directive 2010/73/EU and Directive 2008/78/EU) (the "Prospectus Directive").

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

Full information on the Issuer and the offer of the Notes is only available on the basis of the combination of these Final Terms and the Base Prospectus. The Base Prospectus is available for viewing at and copies may be obtained from www.investeestructured products.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.

1. issuer: Invested Bank plc
$\overline{2}$ . (a) Series Number: ZCP2016-53
(b) Tranche Number: 1
3. Specified Currency or Currencies: Euro ("EUR")
4. Aggregate Nominal Amount:
(a) Series: The aggregate nominal amount of the Notes issued
will be notified and published on or about the Issue
Date
(b) Tranche: The aggregate nominal amount of the Notes issued
will be notified and published on or about the Issue
Date
5. Issue Price: 100 per cent. of the Aggregate Nominal Amount
6. (a) Specified Denominations: EUR1.00
(b) Calculation Amount: EUR1.00
7. Issue Date: 30 November 2016
8. Maturity Date: 30 November 2021
9. Redemption/Payment Basis: Final Redemption Amount linked to value of
Preference Shares in accordance with Condition 5
(Redemption and Purchase)
10. (a) Security Status: Unsecured Notes
(b) Secured Portion: Not Applicable
(c) Date Board approval for
issuance of Notes obtained:
Not Applicable
PROVISIONS RELATING TO REDEMPTION
11. Issuer Call: Not Applicable
12.
(a)
Final Redemption Amount of
Final Redemption Amount linked to value of
each Note:
Preference Shares in accordance with Condition 5
(Redemption and Purchase)
(b) Classes of Preference Shares to
which this Series of Notes are
linked and their respective
Preference Share Weightings:
Class Preference Share
Weighting
Issue Price of
Preference
Share
Class ZCP2016-
53
100% of the Aggregate
Nominal Amount of the
Notes
GBP 1000
(c) Upside Notes with Capital at
Risk Terms
Not Applicable
(d) Upside Plus Notes with Capital
at Risk Terms
Not Applicable
(e) Kick Out Upside Plus Notes
with Capital at Risk Terms
Not Applicable
(f) Kick Out Notes with Capital at
Risk Terms
Applicable
Return Threshold: 100 per cent. of the Initial Index Level
۰ Digital Return: Not Applicable
Upside Return: Applicable
Cap: Not Applicable
Gearing: Not Applicable
(g) Terms N-Barrier (Accumulation)
Notes with Capital at Risk
Not Applicable
(h) Range Accrual (Accumulation)
Notes with Capital at Risk
Terms
Not Applicable
(i) Terms Dual Underlying Linked Kick
Out Notes with Capital at Risk
Not Applicable
(j) Risk Terms Dual Underlying Linked
Upside Notes with Capital at
Not Applicable
13. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS
(a) Type of Preference Share Index Linked Preference Shares
(b) Type of Underlying Single Index
(c) Underlying
۰ Index Euro Stoxx 50 ®
Index Sponsor: Stoxx Limited
$\bullet$ Exchange: Eurex
۰ Multi-Exchange Index: No
Non Multi-Exchange
Index:
Yes
(d) Additional Disruption Events: Hedging Disruption and Increased Cost of Hedging
(e) Averaging Dates Market
Disruption:
Omission
(f) Business Day: A day on which (i) commercial banks and foreign
exchange markets settle payments and are open for
general business (including dealing in foreign
exchange and foreign currency deposits) in London
and the Cayman Islands and (ii) which is a
TARGET2 Business Day.
(g) Valuation Time: The time at which the Index Sponsor publishes the
closing level of the Index.
(h) Strike Date: 30 November 2016
(i) Initial Index Level: The Level on the Strike Date
(i) Initial Averaging: Not Applicable
(k) Automatic Early Redemption: Applicable
a Automatic Early
Redemption Event:
Automatic
Early
Redemption
Valuation
Date
Automatic
Early
Redemption
Date
Automatic
Early
Redemption
Amount
Automatic
Early
Redemption
Threshold
30
November
2017
The date
which is 2
Business Days
immediately
following the
relevant
Automatic
Early
Redemption
Valuation
Date
110.00 per
cent. of Issue
Price
100 per cent.
of Initial
Index Level
30
November
2018
The date
which is 2
Business Days
immediately
following the
relevant
Automatic
Early
Redemption
Valuation
Date
120,00 per
cent. of Issue
Price
100 per cent.
of Initial
Index Level
2 December
2019
The date
which is 2
Business Days
immediately
following the
relevant
Automatic
Early
Redemption
Valuation
Date
$130.00$ per
cent. of Issue
Price
100 per cent.
of Initial
Index Level
30
November
2020
The date
which is 2
Business Days
immediately
following the
relevant
Automatic
Early
Redemption
Valuation
Date
140.00 per
cent. of Issue
Price
100 per cent.
of Initial
Index Level
(1) Averaging: Automatic Early Redemption Not Applicable
(m) Trigger Event: Applicable
Barrier Type American
Barrier Threshold: 60 per cent. of Initial Index Level
۰ Barrier Valuation Date Not Applicable
Barrier Observation
Period:
The period from and including 1 December 2016
(the "Barrier Start Date") to and including 30
November 2021 (the "Barrier End Date")
(n) Barrier Averaging: Not Applicable
(0) Final Redemption Date: 30 November 2021
(p) Final Index Level Final Averaging applies
(q) Final Averaging: Applicable
Final Averaging Dates: Final Averaging Period applies
٠ Final Averaging Period: Each date from and including 31 August 2021 (the
"Final Averaging Start Date") and to and including
30 November 2021 (the "Final Averaging End
Date")
Details relating to Instalment Notes: Not Applicable
CREDIT LINKED PROVISIONS Not Applicable

GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO THE NOTES

Bearer Notes; Temporary Global Note exchangeable for a 16. Form of Notes: Permanent Global Note which is exchangeable for Definitive Notes only upon an Exchange Event.

$17.$ Additional Financial Not Applicable $Centre(s)$ :

DISTRIBUTION

$14.$

15.

    1. If syndicated, names $(a)$ Not Applicable of Managers:
  • $(b)$ Date of Subscription Not Applicable Agreement:
    1. If non-syndicated, name and Investee Bank plc (Irish Branch), The Harcourt Building, address of relevant Dealer: Harcourt Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.

$20.$ U.S. Selling Restrictions: Reg. S Compliance Category: 2;

TEFRAD

TAXATION

$21.$ Taxation: Condition 7A (Taxation - No Gross up) applies

SECURITY PROVISIONS

Not Applicable $22.$ Security Provisions:

RESPONSIBILITY

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

Signed on behalf of the Issuer:

By: ................

Duly authorised

John Griffiths Authorised Signatory

By: أفردت . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duly authorised

Paul Geddes Authorised Signatory

PART B-OTHER INFORMATION

$1.$ LISTING

  • $(i)$ Listing: Official List of the FCA
  • $(ii)$ Admission to trading: Application is expected to be made by the Issuer (or on its behalf) for the Notes to be admitted to trading on the Regulated Market of the London Stock Exchange plc with effect on or around the Issue Date.

$2.$ RATINGS

Ratings: The Notes to be issued have not been rated

INTERESTS OF NATURAL AND LEGAL PERSONS INVOLVED IN THE $3.$ 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 Information not required proceeds:
  • Estimated $(iii)$ total Information not required expenses:

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.

  • $(i)$ ISIN Code: XS1506438305
  • SEDOL Code: $(ii)$ Not Applicable
  • $(iii)$ Common Code: 150643830
  • $(iv)$ Any clearing Not Applicable system(s) other than Euroclear and Clearstream. Luxembourg and the

relevant identification $number(s)$ :

  • $(v)$ Delivery: Delivery free of payment
  • Additional $(v_i)$ Paying Not Applicable $Agent(s)$ (if any):
  • $(vii)$ Common Depositary: Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch
  • $(viii)$ Calculation Agent: Investee Bank plc
  • Yes is Calculation Agent to make calculations?
  • Not Applicable if not, identify calculation agent:

$7.$ TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE OFFER

  • $(i)$ Offer Price: Issue Price
  • Offer Period: $(ii)$ An offer of the Notes will be made by the Plan Manager (as defined in Part B, paragraph $7(iv)$ hereof) other than pursuant to Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive during the period from 9.00 a.m. (GMT) on 31 October 2016 until 5.00 p.m. (GMT) on 18 November 2016.
  • $(iii)$ Conditions to which The Notes will be offered to retail investors in Ireland (the the offer is subject: "Public Offer Jurisdiction") and will be available only through an investment in the Invested Kick-Out Plan 13 (the "Plan"), details of which are available from Invested Bank plc (Irish Branch).
  • $(iv)$ Description of the Prospective investors should complete and sign an application application process: form obtainable from Investee Bank plc (Irish Branch) and send it to Investec Bank plc (Irish Branch) (the "Plan Manager"). Duly completed applications together with cheques for the full amount of the investor's subscription must be received by the Plan Manager no later than 5.00 p.m. (GMT) on 18 November 2016.

The investors Plan Manager will send written acknowledgement by the end of the next working day following receipt of the completed application form. After the Issue Date, investors will be sent an opening statement showing each investor's holdings in the Notes.

$(v)$ Description of The Plan Manager in relation to the Plan may accept duly possibility to reduce completed applications subject to the Terms and Conditions set out in the brochure relating to the Plan (the "Plan Brochure"). subscriptions and manner for refunding The Plan Manager reserves the right to reject an application for excess amount paid any reason, in which case the subscription monies will be

returned. Further details of the cancellation rights and the by applicants: application process are set out in the Plan Brochure. $(vi)$ Details $\sigma$ Minimum of EUR20,000 to a maximum of EUR2,000,000 the minimum and/or maximum amount of application: $(vii)$ Details of the method Duly completed applications together with cheques for the and time limits for full amount of the investor's subscription must be received paying $\mathbf{u}$ and no later than 18 November 2016. delivering the Notes: Prospective Noteholders will be notified by the Plan Manager of their allocation of Notes. The Notes will be collectively held for investors in an account with Invested Wealth and Investment Limited, except to the extent that alternative delivery and settlement arrangements have been agreed between individual investors and the Plan Manager, as described more fully in the Plan Brochure. Manner in and date on $(viii)$ The final size will be known at the end of the Offer Period which results of the A copy of these Final Terms will be filed with the Financial offer are to be made Conduct Authority in the UK (the "FCA"). On or before the public: Issue Date, a notice pursuant to UK Prospectus Rule 2.3.2(2) of the final aggregate principal amount of the Notes will be (i) filed with the FCA and (ii) published in accordance with the method of publication set out in Prospectus Rule 3.2.4(2). $(ix)$ Procedure for exercise Not Applicable of any right of pre-emption, negotiability of subscription rights and treatment of subscription rights not exercised: $(x)$ Process for At the end of the Offer Period, the Plan Manager will proceed notification to notify the prospective Noteholders as to the amount of their $to$ allotment of the Notes applicants of the amount allotted and the indication whether dealing may begin before notification is made: $(x_i)$ Amount of any None. expenses and taxes specifically charged to the subscriber or purchaser: $(xii)$ $Name(s)$ and Invested Bank plc (Irish Branch), The Harcourt Building. address(es), the to

extent known to the Harcourt Street, Dublin 2, Ireland. Issuer, of the placers $the$ various countries where the offer takes place:

$\mathbf{in}$

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

Statements regarding the Reference Entity: Not Applicable

Index Disclaimers (for Preference Shares linked Applicable to an Index or Basket of Indices):

The Preference Shares are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by the Index or the Index Sponsor and the Index Sponsor has made no representation whatsoever, whether express or implied, either as to the results to be obtained from the use of the Index and/or the levels at which the Index stands at any particular time on any particular date or otherwise. The Index Sponsor shall not be liable (whether in negligence or otherwise) to any person for any error in the Index and the Index Sponsor is under no obligation to advise any person of any error therein. The Index Sponsor has made no representation whatsoever, whether express or implied, as to the advisability of purchasing or assuming any risk in connection with the Preference Shares. Neither the Company nor the Preference Share Calculation Agent shall have any liability to any person for any act or failure to act by the Index Sponsor in connection with the calculation, adjustment or maintenance of the Index. Neither the Company nor the Preference Share Calculation Agent has any affiliation with or control over the Index or the Index Sponsor or any control over the computation, composition or dissemination of the Index. Although the Company and the Preference Share Calculation Agent will obtain information concerning the Index from publicly available sources they believe to be reliable, they will not independently verify this information.

Statements regarding the FTSE 1M 100 Index: Not Applicable
Statements regarding the S&P 500 Index: Not Applicable
Statements regarding the Euro Stoxx Index: Applicable

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

STOXX and its Licensors do not:

  • sponsor, endorse, sell or promote the Preference Shares or the Notes;
  • recommend that any person invest in the Preference Shares or the Notes or any other securities:
  • have any responsibility or liability for or make any decisions about the timing, amount or pricing of the Preference Shares or the Notes;
  • have any responsibility or liability for the administration, management or marketing of the Preference Shares or the Notes:
  • consider the needs of the Preference Shares or the Notes or the owners of the ٠ Preference Shares or 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 Preference Shares or 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 Preference Shares or the Notes, the owner of the Preference Shares or the Notes or any other person in connection with the use of the Euro STOXX® 50 Index, and the data included in the Euro STOXX® 50 Index;
  • the accuracy or completeness of the Euro STOXX® 50 Index and its data:
  • the merchantability and the fitness for a particular purpose or use of the Euro STOXX® 50 Index and its data:
  • STOXX and its Licensors will have no liability for any errors, omissions or interruptions in the Euro STOXX® 50 Index or its data; and
  • under no circumstances will STOXX or its Licensors be liable for any lost profits or indirect, punitive, special or consequential damages or losses, even if STOXX or its Licensors knows that they might occur.

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

(Source: STOXX)

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".

SECTION A - INTRODUCTION AND WARNINGS
A.1 Introduction: This summary should be read as an introduction to this Base Prospectus
and any decision to invest in the Notes should be based on a
consideration of this Base Prospectus as a whole by the investor.
Where a claim relating to the information contained in this Base
Prospectus is brought before a court, the plaintiff investor might, under
the national legislation of the Member State, have to bear the costs of
translating the Base Prospectus before the legal proceedings are
initiated.
Civil liability attaches only to those persons who have tabled the
summary including any translation thereof, but only if the summary is
misleading, inaccurate or inconsistent when read together with the other
parts of this Base Prospectus or it does not provide, when read together
with the other parts of this Base Prospectus, key information in order to
A.2 Consent: aid investors when considering whether to invest in the Notes.
The Issuer gives its express consent, either as a "general consent" or as
a "specific consent" as described below, to the use of the prospectus by
a financial intermediary that satisfies the Conditions applicable to the
"general consent" or "specific consent", and accepts the responsibility
for the content of the Base Prospectus, with respect to the subsequent
resale or final placement of securities by any such financial
intermediary to retail investors in Ireland (the "Public Offer
Jurisdictions") in circumstances where there is no exemption from the
obligation under the Prospectus Directive to publish a prospectus (any
such offer being a "Public Offer").
General consent: Subject to the "Common conditions to consent" set out
below, the Issuer hereby grants its consent to the use of this Base
Prospectus for the entire term of the Base Prospectus in connection with
a Public Offer of any Tranche of Notes by any financial intermediary in
the Public Offer Jurisdictions which is authorised to make such offers
under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended, or
other applicable legislation implementing Directive 2004/39/EC (the
"Markets in Financial Instruments Directive") and publishes on its
website the following statement (with the information in square

brackets being completed with the relevant information):

"We, [insert legal name of financial intermediary], refer to the base prospectus (the "Base Prospectus") relating to notes issued under the £4,000,000,000 Zebra Capital Plans Retail Structured Products Programme (the "Notes") by Investec Bank plc (the "Issuer"). We agree to use the Base Prospectus in connection with the offer of the Notes in Ireland in accordance with the consent of the Issuer in the Base Prospectus and subject to the conditions to such consent specified in the Base Prospectus as being the "Common conditions to consent"."

Any new information with respect to any financial intermediary or intermediaries unknown at the time of the approval of this Base Prospectus or after the filing of the applicable Final Terms will be published on the Issuer's website (www.investecstructuredproducts.com).

Common conditions to consent: The conditions to the Issuer's consent are that such consent (a) is only valid in respect of the relevant Tranche of Notes; (b) is only valid during the Offer Period specified in the relevant Final Terms; and (c) only extends to the use of this Base Prospectus to make Public Offers of the relevant Tranche of Notes in Ireland.

In the event of an offer of Notes being made by a financial intermediary, the financial intermediary will provide to investors the terms and conditions of the offer at the time the offer is made.

SECTION B - ISSUER
B.1 Legal and
commercial
name of the
Issuer:
The legal name of the issuer is Invested Bank plc (the "Issuer").
B.2 Domicile and
legal form of
the Issuer:
The Issuer is a public limited company registered in England and Wales
under registration number 00489604. The liability of its members is
limited.
The Issuer was incorporated as a private limited company with limited
liability on 20 December 1950 under the Companies Act 1948 and
registered in England and Wales under registered number 00489604
with the name Edward Bates & Sons Limited. Since then it has
undergone changes of name, eventually re-registering under the
Companies Act 1985 on 23 January 2009 as a public limited company
and is now incorporated under the name Invested Bank plc.
The Issuer is subject to primary and secondary legislation relating to
financial services and banking regulation in the United Kingdom,
including, inter alia, the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, for
the purposes of which the Issuer is an authorised person carrying on the
business of financial services provision. In addition, as a public limited
company, the Issuer is subject to the UK Companies Act 2006.
B.4b Trends: The Issuer, in its audited consolidated financial statements for the year
ended 31 March 2016, reported an increase of 44.6% in operating profit
before goodwill and acquired intangibles and after non-controlling
interests to £146.3 million (2015: £101.2 million). The balance sheet
remains strong, supported by sound capital and liquidity ratios. At 31
March 2016, the Issuer had £5.0 billion of cash and near cash to support
its activities, representing 45.7% of its customer deposits. Customer
deposits have increased by 4.3% since 31 March 2015 to £11.0 billion
at 31 March 2016. The Issuer's loan to deposit ratio was 70.5% as at 31
March 2016 (2015: 66.5%). At 31 March 2016, the Issuer's total capital
adequacy ratio was 17.0% and its tier 1 ratio was 11.9%. The Issuer's
anticipated 'fully loaded' common equity tier 1 ratio and leverage ratio
are 11.9% and 7.5%, respectively (where 'fully loaded' is based on
Capital Requirements Regulation ("CRR") requirements as fully
phased in by 2022). These disclosures incorporate the deduction of
foreseeable dividends as required by the CRR and European Banking
Authority technical standards. Excluding this deduction, the ratio would
be 0.3% higher. The credit loss charge as a percentage of average gross
core loans and advances has decreased from 1.16% at 31 March 2015 to
1.13%. The Issuer's gearing ratio remains low with total assets to equity
decreasing to 9.9 times at 31 March 2016.
B.5 The group: The Issuer is the main banking subsidiary of Investec plc, which is part
of an international banking group with operations in three principal
markets: the United Kingdom and Europe, Asia/Australia and South
Africa. The Issuer also holds certain of the Investec group's UK and
Australia based assets and businesses.
B.10 Audit Report
Qualifications:
Not applicable. There are no qualifications in the audit reports on the
audited, consolidated financial statements of the Issuer and its
subsidiary undertakings for the financial years ended 31 March 2015 or
31 March 2016.
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 2015 and 31
March 2016.
Financial features Year Ended
31 March 2016 31 March
2015
Operating profit before amortisation of acquired
intangibles, non-operating items, taxation and after
non-controlling interests (£'000)
Earnings attributable to ordinary shareholders
146,347 101,243
(E'000)
Costs to income ratio
96,635
73.3%
105,848
75.5%
Total capital resources (including subordinated
liabilities) (£'000)
2,440,165 2,398,038

Euro Stoxx 50 Kick-Out Note with Capital at Risk

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)
Capital adequacy ratio
Tier 1 ratio
1,842,856
18,334,568
7,781,386
11,038,164
5,046,000
30,100,000
17.0%
11.9%
1,801,115
17,943,469
7,035,690
10,579,558
5,011,000
29,800,000
17.5%
12.1%
There has been no significant change in the financial or trading position
of the Issuer and its consolidated subsidiaries since 31 March 2016,
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 2016, 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 Group:
The Issuer's immediate parent undertaking is Invested 1 Limited. The
Issuer's ultimate parent undertaking and controlling party is Invested
plc.
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 Investee 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 a select client base in the United
Kingdom and Europe and Australia/Asia and certain other countries. 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 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's expectation of default risk is currently
low and Fitch is of the opinion that the Issuer's capacity for payment of
financial commitments is considered adequate, but adverse business or
economic conditions are more likely to impair this capacity.
The long-term senior debt of the Issuer has a rating of A2 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 ZCP2016-53, Tranche number
1.
Form of Notes: The applicable Final Terms will specify whether the
relevant Notes will be issued in bearer form ("Bearer Notes"), in
certificated registered form ("Registered Notes") or in uncertificated
registered form (such Notes being recorded on a register as being held
in uncertificated book-entry form) ("Uncertificated Registered
Notes"). Registered Notes and Uncertificated Registered Notes will not
be exchangeable for other forms of Notes and vice versa.
The Notes are issued in bearer form.
Security
Identification Number(s):
The
following
security
identification number(s) will be specified in the Final Terms.
ISIN Code:
XS1506438305
Common Code:
150643830
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 Euro ("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 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.
Payments of Principal: Payments of principal in respect of Notes will
in all cases be calculated by reference to the percentage change in value
of one or more preference shares issued by Zebra Capital II Limited
("Preference Shares") in respect of the relevant series of Notes. The
terms of each class of Preference Shares will be contained in the
Memorandum and Articles of Association of Zebra Capital II Limited
and the Preference Share confirmation relating to such class.
The redemption price of each class of Preference Shares will be
calculated by reference to an index (the "Underlying"), as further
described in C.15 (Effect of value of underlying instruments).
Redemption of the Notes: The Notes cannot be redeemed prior to their
stated maturity date (other than for taxation reasons, on the occurrence
of a kick-out event or on account of certain events affecting the
Preference Shares or following an event of default).
Taxation: All payments in respect of the Notes will be made without
deduction for or on account of withholding taxes imposed by the United
Kingdom unless such withholding or deduction is required by law. In
the event that any such deduction is made, the Issuer will not be
required to pay any additional amounts in respect of such withholding
or deduction.
Denomination: The Notes will be issued in denominations of
EUR1.00.
Governing Law: English law
C.11 Listing and
Trading:
This document has been approved by the FCA as a base prospectus in
compliance with the Prospectus Directive and relevant implementing
measures in the United Kingdom for the purpose of giving information
with regard to the Notes issued under the Programme described in this
Base Prospectus during the period of twelve months after the date
hereof. Application has also been made for the Notes to be admitted
during the twelve months after the date hereof to listing on the Official
List of the FCA and to trading on the regulated market (for the purposes
of EU Directive 2004/39/EC (the Markets in Financial Instruments
Directive)) (the "Regulated Market") of the London Stock Exchange
plc (the "London Stock Exchange").
Application will be made for the Notes to be admitted to listing on the
Official List of the FCA and to trading on the London Stock Exchange
effective on or around the Issue Date.
C.15 Effect of value
of underlying
instruments:
The performance of the Underlying will determine the redemption price
and final value (on a one for one basis) of a class of preference share
issued by Zebra Capital II Limited (the "Preference Share"), an
exempted company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands
which is independent of the Issuer and whose business consists of the
issuance of Preference Shares in connection with the Programme.
The percentage change in the final value of the relevant Preference
Share or Preference Shares compared to its or their issue price is then
used to calculate the value and return on the Notes.
As a result, the potential effect of the performance of the
Underlying on the return on the Notes means that investors may
lose some or all of their investment.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Notes are not backed by or secured on
the Preference Shares and accordingly, only a nominal amount of the
Preference Shares may be issued by Zebra Capital II Limited regardless
of the principal amount of the applicable issuance of Notes by the
Issuer.
In this section, for ease of explanation rather than refer to the Notes
being linked to the value of the Preference Share which is in turn linked
to the Underlying, the Notes (including the return on the Notes) are
described as being linked to the Underlying.
The return on the Notes is linked to the performance of an underlying
instrument (being the Euro Stoxx 50® Index) (the "Underlying"). The
value of the Underlying is used to calculate the redemption price of the
Notes and accordingly affects the return (if any) on the Notes.
Kick Out Notes
If on one of the dates specified below (the "Automatic Early
Redemption Valuation Date") the performance of the Underlying is
greater than the level specified (the "Automatic Early Redemption
Threshold"), the Notes will be redeemed at the relevant amount
specified below (the "Automatic Early Redemption Amount") on the
applicable date prior to maturity (the "Automatic Early Redemption
Date"):
Automatic
Early
Redemption
Valuation
Date*
Automatic Early
Redemption Date
Automatic Early
Redemption
Amount
Automatic
Early
Redemption
Threshold
30 November
2017
The date which is $2$
Business Days
immediately following
the relevant Automatic
Early Redemption
Valuation Date
110.00 per cent. of
Issue Price
100 per cent. of
Initial Index
Level
30 November
2018
The date which is 2
Business Days
immediately following
the relevant Automatic
Early Redemption
Valuation Date
120.00 per cent. of
Issue Price
100 per cent. of
Initial Index
Level
2 December
2019
The date which is 2
Business Days
immediately following
the relevant Automatic
Early Redemption
Valuation Date
130.00 per cent. of
Issue Price
100 per cent. of
Initial Index
Level
30 November
2020
The date which is 2
Business Days
immediately following
the relevant Automatic
Early Redemption
Valuation Date
140.00 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, the immediately preceding Scheduled
Trading Day shall be the Automatic Early Redemption Valuation Date.
Underlying. The market price or value of the Notes at any times is expected to be
affected by changes in the value of the Preference Share and the
C.16 Expiration or
maturity date:
The Maturity Date of the Notes is 30 November 2021.
$C.\overline{17}$ Settlement
procedure:
The Notes will be cash-settled.
C.18 Return on
securities:
Series ZCP2016-53 are Kick Out Notes with Capital at Risk.
The performance of the Underlying will determine the redemption price
of the Preference Share. This redemption price is used to calculate the
final value of the Preference Share on a one for one basis. The
percentage change in the final value of the Preference Share as against
its issue price is then used to calculate the return on the Notes.
their investment. As a result, the potential effect of the value of the Underlying on the
return on the Notes means that investors may lose some or all of
In this section, for ease of explanation rather than refer to the Notes
being linked to the value of the Preference Share which is in turn linked
to the Underlying, Notes (including the return on the Notes) are
described as being linked to the Underlying.

Redemption provisions in respect of Kick Out Notes with Capital at Risk:

These Notes have the potential for early maturity (kick out) on a certain date or dates specified in the Final Terms, depending on the level of the Underlying at that time. If the Notes kick out early an investor will receive a return of their initial investment plus a fixed percentage payment.

If there has been no kick out, the return on the Notes at maturity will be based on the performance of the Underlying, and in certain circumstances this may result in the investor receiving an amount less than their initial investment.

The potential payouts at maturity for Kick Out Notes with Capital at Risk are as follows:

Scenario $A-D$ igital Return

If at maturity the level of the Underlying is greater than a specified percentage of the initial level of the Underlying, an investor will receive an "Upside Return" being their initial investment plus a percentage based on the difference between the final level of the Underlying, and the initial level of the Underlying; this additional return may be subject to a cap (i.e. maximum amount) or gearing (i.e. a percentage by which any change in the level of the Underlying is multiplied).

Scenario $B - No$ Return

If at maturity the level of the Underlying is less than or equal to a specified percentage of the initial level of the Underlying, an investor will receive their initial investment with no additional return, provided that a "Trigger Event"* has not occurred.

Scenario C-Loss of Investment

If at maturity the level of the Underlying is less than or equal to a specified percentage of the initial level of the Underlying and a Trigger Event has occurred an investor's investment will be reduced by 1% for every 1% fall of the level of the Underlying at maturity.

*A "Trigger Event" occurs where the level of the Underlying falls below a specified percentage of the initial level of the Underlying at the Valuation Time on any day during the period specified in the relevant Final Terms.

$C.19$ The performance of the Underlying will determine the redemption price Exercise price or final of the Preference Share. This redemption price is used to calculate the final value of the Preference Share on a one for one basis. The reference price of the percentage change in the final value of the Preference Share as against its issue price is then used to calculate the return on the Notes. underlying:

In this section, for ease of explanation rather than refer to the Notes being linked to the value of the Preference Share which is in turn linked

to the Underlying, Notes (including the return on the Notes) are
described as being linked to the Underlying.
The determination of the performance of the Underlying will be carried
out by the Preference Share Calculation Agent, being Investec Bank
plc.
The Preference Share Calculation Agent will compare an initial level of
the Underlying with a final level of the Underlying.
The initial level of the Underlying will be the closing level on the Issue
Date.
The final level of the Underlying will be the arithmetic average of the
closing level of the Underlying on each scheduled trading day in the
period from and including a final averaging start date to and including
the final averaging end date
The level of the Underlying used to determine whether or not an
automatic early redemption is applicable will be the closing level of the
Underlying on each automatic early redemption valuation date.
The determination of the redemption amount of the Notes will be
carried out by the Calculation Agent, being Invested Bank plc.
The performance of the Underlying will determine the redemption price
of the Preference Share. This redemption price is used to calculate the
final value of the Preference Share on a one for one basis. The
percentage change in the final value of the Preference Share as against
its issue price is then used to calculate the return on the Notes.
In this section, for ease of explanation rather than refer to the Notes
being linked to the value of the Preference Share which is in turn linked
to the Underlying, Notes (including the return on the Notes) are
described as being linked to the Underlying.
The Underlying relating to the Notes is a single index (being the Euro
STOXX® 50 Index), information about the past and the further
performance of which can be obtained on Bloomberg.
Type of the
underlying:
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:
Market risks, business and general macro-economic conditions and
fluctuations as well as volatility in the global financial markets could
adversely affect the Issuer's business in many ways.
The Issuer is subject to risks arising from general macro-economic
conditions in the countries in which it operates, including in particular
the UK, Europe, Asia and Australia, as well as global economic
conditions.
The Issuer is subject to risks concerning customer and counterparty
credit quality.
Credit and counterparty risk is defined as the risk arising from an
obligor's (typically a client's or counterparty's) failure to meet the
terms of any agreement. Credit and counterparty risk arises when funds
are extended, committed, invested, or otherwise exposed through
contractual agreements, whether reflected on- or off-balance sheet.
The Issuer's credit risk arises primarily in relation to its Specialist
Banking business, through which it offers products such as private
client mortgages and specialised lending to high income professionals
and high net worth individuals and a range of lending products to
corporate clients, including corporate loans, asset based lending, fund
finance, asset finance, acquisition finance, power and infrastructure
finance, resource finance and corporate debt securities. Within its
Wealth & Investment business, the Issuer is subject to relatively limited
settlement risk which can arise due to undertaking transactions in an
agency capacity on behalf of clients.
In accordance with policies overseen by its Central Credit Management
department, the Issuer makes provision for specific impairments and
calculates the appropriate level of portfolio impairments in relation to
the credit and counterparty risk to which it is subject.
Increased credit and counterparty risk could have a material adverse
impact on the Issuer's business, results of operations, financial
condition and prospects.
The Issuer is subject to liquidity risk, which may impair its ability to
fund its operations.
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Issuer has insufficient capacity to fund
increases in its assets, or that it is unable to meet its payment
obligations as they fall due, without incurring unacceptable losses. This
includes repaying depositors and repayments of wholesale debt. This
risk is inherent in all banking operations and can be impacted by a
range of institution-specific and market-wide events.
The Issuer may have insufficient capital in the future and may be
unable to secure additional financing when it is required.
The prudential regulatory capital and liquidity requirements applicable
to banks have increased significantly over the last decade, largely in
response to the financial crisis that commenced in 2008 but also as a
result of continuing work undertaken by regulatory bodies in the
financial sector subject to certain global and national mandates. These
prudential requirements are likely to increase further in the short term,
not least in connection with ongoing implementation issues, and it is
possible that further regulatory changes may be implemented in this
area in any event.
If the Issuer fails to meet its minimum regulatory capital or liquidity
requirements, it may be subject to administrative actions or sanctions.
In addition, a shortage of capital or liquidity could affect the Issuer's
ability to pay liabilities as they fall due, pay future dividends and
distributions, and could affect the implementation of its business
strategy, impacting future growth potential.
D.6 Risks specific to
the securities:
Capital at Risk: The Notes are not capital protected. Accordingly,
there is no guarantee that the return on a Note will be greater than or
equal to the amount invested in the Notes initially or that an investor's
initial investment will be returned. Investors may lose some or all of
their initial investment.
Unlike an investor investing in a savings account or similar investment,
where an investor may typically expect to receive a low return but
suffer little or no loss of their initial investment, an investor investing in
the Notes may expect to potentially receive a higher return but may also
expect to potentially suffer a total or partial loss of their initial
investment.
Unsecured Notes: Investors investing in unsecured Notes are advised
to carefully evaluate the Issuer's credit risk when considering an
investment in such Notes. If the Issuer became unable to pay amounts
owed to the investor under the unsecured Notes, such investor does not
have recourse to the underlying or any other security/collateral and, in a
worst case scenario, investors may not receive any payments under the
Notes. The Notes are unsecured obligations. They are not deposits and
they are not protected under the UK's Financial Services Compensation
Scheme or any deposit protection insurance scheme.
Investment Products: The Notes are not deposits and they are not

any deposit protection insurance scheme.

Return linked to performance of the relevant Preference Share: The return on the Notes is calculated by reference to the percentage change in value of one or more preference shares, the redemption price on such preference shares being based on the performance of the Underlying. Poor performance of the 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.

In this section, for ease of explanation, the return on the Notes is summarised by reference to the performance of the Underlying rather than the applicable Preference Share.

Return linked to performance of the relevant Underlying: The return on the Notes is calculated by reference to the performance of the Underlying. Poor performance of the 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 Underlying is less than a specified level, investors may lose their right to return of all their principal at maturity and may suffer a reduction of their capital in proportion (or a proportion multiplied by a leverage factor) with the decline of the level of the Underlying, in which case investors would be fully exposed to any downside of the Underlying during such specified period.

SECTION E - OFFER
E.2b Reasons for the
Offer and Use
of Proceeds:
risks. Not applicable. The use of proceeds is to make a profit and/or hedge
E.3 Terms and
Conditions of
the Offer:
The Notes will be offered to retail investors in Ireland.
(i) Offer Price: The offer price for the Notes is 100 per cent. of the
Aggregate Nominal Amount.
(ii) Offer Period: The offer period for the Notes will commence on
31 October 2016 and end on 18 November 2016.
(iii) Conditions to which the offer is subject: an investment in the
Invested Kick-Out Plan 13 (the "Plan"), details of which are
available from an intermediary.
(iv) Description of the application process: Duly completed
applications together with cheques for the full amount of the
investor's subscription must be received no later than 18
November 2016.
(v) Details of the minimum and/or maximum amount of
application: The application must be for a minimum of
EUR20,000.00 subject to a maximum of EUR2,000,000.00.
(v i ) Details of the method and time limits for paying up and
delivering the Notes: Cheques for the full amount of the
investor's subscription must be received no later than 18
November 2016.
(vii) Manner in and date on which results of the offer are to be
made public: The final size of the offer will be known at the
end of the offer period. A copy of these Final Terms will be
filed with the Financial Conduct Authority in the UK (the
"FCA"). On or before the Issue Date, a notice pursuant to UK
Prospectus Rule 2.3.2(2) of the final aggregate principal amount
of the Notes will be (i) filed with the FCA and (ii) published in
accordance with the method of publication set out in Prospectus
Rule 3.2.4(2).
(viii) Process for notification to applicants of the amount allotted
and the indication whether dealing may begin before
notification is made: At the end of the Offer Period, the Plan
Manager will proceed to notify the prospective Noteholders as
to the amount of their allotment of the Notes.
(ix) Amount of any expenses and taxes specifically charged to
the subscriber or purchaser: None.
(x) Name(s) and address(es), to the extent known to the Issuer,
of the placers in the various countries where the offer takes
place: Investec Bank plc (Irish Branch), The Harcourt Building,
Harcourt Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.
E.4 Interests
Material to the
The Issuer may be the Calculation Agent responsible for making
determinations and calculations in connection with the Notes and may
also be the Preference Share Calculation Agent and the valuation agent
Issue: in connection with the Preference Share(s). Such determinations and
calculations will determine the amounts that are required to be paid by
the Issuer to holders of the Notes. Accordingly, when the Issuer acts as
Calculation Agent, Preference Share Calculation Agent or Valuation
Agent its duties as agent (in the interests of holders of the Notes) may
conflict with its interests as Issuer of the Notes.
E.7 Estimated
Expenses:
Not applicable. Expenses in respect of the offer or listing of the Notes
are not charged by the Issuer or Offeror or Dealer to the investor.