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Investec PLC — Capital/Financing Update 2018
Sep 11, 2018
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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.
11 September 2018
Invested Bank plc
Issue of GBP 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 9 August 2018 (the "Base Prospectus") for the purposes of Article 5(4) of the Prospectus Directive (Directive 2003/71/EC as amended by Directive 2008/11/EC, Directive 2010/73/EU and Directive 2008/78/EU) (the "Prospectus Directive").
Terms used herein shall be deemed to be defined as such for the purposes of the terms and conditions set forth in the Base Prospectus.
Full information on the Issuer and the offer of the Notes is only available on the basis of the combination of these Final Terms and the Base Prospectus. The Base Prospectus is available for viewing at and copies may be obtained from www.investecstructuredproducts.com and during normal working hours from Investec Bank plc, 30 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 | |
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| 2. | (a) | Series Number: | ZCP2018-56 |
| (b) | Tranche Number: | 1 | |
| 3. | Specified Currency or Currencies: | Pounds Sterling ("GBP") | |
| 4. | Aggregate Nominal Amount: | ||
| (a) | Series: | GBP10,000,000 | |
| (b) | Tranche: | GBP10,000,000 | |
| 5. | Issue Price: | 100 per cent. of the Aggregate Nominal Amount | |
| 6. | (a) | Specified Denominations: | GBP100 |
| (b) | Calculation Amount: | GBP100 | |
| 7. | Issue Date: | 12 September 2018 | |
| 8. | Maturity Date: | 5 September 2024 |
Preference
Share
GBP 1000
| 9. | Redemption/Payment Basis: | Final Redemption Amount linked to value of Preference Shares in accordance with Condition 5 (Redemption and Purchase) |
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| 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
Classes of Preference Shares
$(b)$
| 11. | Issuer Call: | Not Applicable | ||
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| 12. | (a) | Final Redemption Amount of each Note: |
Final Redemption Amount linked to value of Preference Shares in accordance with Condition 5 (Redemption and Purchase) |
- to which this Series of Notes are linked and their respective Issue Price of Preference Share Weightings: Preference Share Class Weighting 100% of the Aggregate Class ZCP2018-Nominal Amount of the 56 Notes $(c)$ Upside Notes with Capital at Not Applicable Risk Terms $(d)$ Upside Plus Notes with Not Applicable Capital at Risk Terms $(e)$ Kick Out Upside Plus Notes Not Applicable with Capital at Risk Terms $(f)$ Kick Out Notes with Capital at Applicable Risk Terms Return Threshold: 70 per cent. of the Initial Index Level $\bullet$ 146.50 per cent. Digital Return: Not Applicable Upside Return:
- Not Applicable Cap:
- Not Applicable Gearing:
| (g) | N-Barrier (Accumulation) Notes with Capital at Risk Terms |
Not Applicable |
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| (h) | Range Accrual (Accumulation) Notes with Capital at Risk Terms |
Not Applicable |
| (i) | Dual Underlying Linked Kick Out Notes with Capital at Risk Terms |
Not Applicable |
| (i) | Dual Underlying Linked Upside Notes with Capital at Risk Terms |
Not Applicable |
| ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS | ||
| (a) | Type of Preference Share | Index Linked Preference Shares |
- Type of Underlying $(b)$ Basket of Indices
- $(c)$ Underlying
$13.$
| Basket of Indices: | Index | Index Sponsor |
Exchange | Weighting | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FTSE® 100 |
FTSE International Limited |
London Stock Exchange plc (Non- Multi Exchange Index) |
Not Applicable |
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| Euro $St$ oxx 50 ® |
Stoxx Limited |
Multi- Exchange Index |
Not Applicable |
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| Worst of Provisions: | Applicable | ||||
| Best of Provisions: | Not Applicable | ||||
| (d) | Additional Disruption Events: | Hedging Disruption and Increased Cost of Hedging | |||
| (e) | Averaging Dates Market Disruption: |
Not Applicable | |||
| (f) | Business Day: | A day on which commercial banks and foreign exchange markets settle payments and are open for general business (including dealing in foreign exchange and foreign currency deposits) in London and the Cayman Islands. |
Valuation Time: $(g)$
Strike Date: $(h)$
$(i)$ Initial Index Level:
$(i)$ Initial Averaging:
- $(k)$ Automatic Early Redemption:
- Automatic Early Redemption Event:
The time at which the Index Sponsor publishes the closing level of the Index.
29 August 2018
the Level of the Index on the Strike Date
Not Applicable
Applicable
Automatic Automatic Automatic Automatic Early Early Early Early Redemptio Redemption Redemption Redemption n Valuation Date Threshold Amount Date 29 August 2 September 107.75 95 per cent. per 2019 2019 cent. of Issue $of$ Initial Price Index Level 1 September 3 September $115.50$ per 90 per cent. 2020 2020 cent. of Issue of Initial Price Index Level 31 August 2 September $123.25$ per 85 per cent. 2021 2021 cent. of Issue of Initial Price Index Level 30 August 1 September 131.00 80 per cent. per 2022 2022 cent. of Issue of Initial Price Index Level 29 August 31 August 138.75 per 75 per cent. 2023 2023 cent. of Issue $of$ Initial
Price
Index Level
$(1)$ Automatic Early Redemption Averaging:
Not Applicable
$(m)$ Trigger Event:
Applicable
European
- Barrier Type:
- Barrier Threshold: 60 per cent. of Initial Index Level
- Barrier Valuation Date: Final Redemption Valuation Date
- Barrier Observation Not Applicable Period:
- $(n)$ Barrier Averaging: Not Applicable
- $(o)$ Final Redemption Date: 5 September 2024
- $(p)$ Final Index Level
- the Level of the Index on the Final Redemption Valuation Date
| Final Redemption Valuation Date: |
29 August 2024 | |
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| (q) | Final Averaging: | Not Applicable |
| Details relating to Instalment Notes: | Not Applicable |
$15.$ CREDIT LINKED PROVISIONS Not Applicable
GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO THE NOTES
| 16. | 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. |
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$17.$ Additional Financial Not Applicable $Centre(s)$ :
DISTRIBUTION
14.
| 18. | (a) | If syndicated, names of Managers: |
Not Applicable |
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| (b) | Date of Subscription Agreement: |
Not Applicable |
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- If non-syndicated, name and Investec Bank plc, 30 Gresham Street, London EC2V 7QP. address of relevant Dealer: Invested Bank plc will initially subscribe for up to 42.5 per cent. of the principal amount of the Tranche as unsold allotment. Invested Bank plc may subsequently place such Notes in the secondary market or such Notes may subsequently be repurchased by the Issuer and cancelled.
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- U.S. Selling Restrictions: Reg. S Compliance Category: 2;
TEFRAD
$21.$ Prohibition of Sales to EEA Not Applicable Retail Investors:
TAXATION
- Taxation: Condition 7A (Taxation - No Gross up) applies
SECURITY PROVISIONS
- Security Provisions: Not Applicable
RESPONSIBILITY
The Issuer accepts responsibility for the information contained in these Final Terms.
Signed on behalf of the Issuer:
Neil Raja Authorised Signatory $By$ :
Kehh By: $M1$
Mandeep Takhar
Authorised Signatory ..........
Duly authorised
Duly authorised
PART B - OTHER INFORMATION
$\mathbf{1}$ . 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 $\mathbf{R}$ ISSUE/OFFER
Save as discussed in the "Subscription and Sale" section of the Base Prospectus, relating to the Issuer's agreement to reimburse the Dealers to certain of their expenses in connection with the update of the Programme and the issue of Notes under the Programme and to indemnify the Dealers against certain liabilities incurred by them in connection therewith, so far as the Issuer is aware, no person involved in the offer of the Notes has an interest material to the offer.
REASONS FOR THE OFFER, ESTIMATED NET PROCEEDS AND TOTAL $\overline{4}$ . EXPENSES
- $(i)$ Reasons for the offer: Information not required
- $(ii)$ Estimated net Information not required proceeds:
- $(iii)$ Estimated 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.
BENCHMARK $6.$
Amounts payable under the Notes are calculated by reference to the benchmarks set out below, each of which is provided by the administrator indicated in relation to the relevant benchmark.
| Benchmark | Administrator | the Administrator Does appear on the Register? |
|---|---|---|
| FTSE® 100 Index | FTSE International Limited | Appears |
| EuroSTOXX ® Index | STOXX Limited | Does not appear |
| As far as the Issuer is aware the transitional provisions in Article 51 of the BMR apply, such that the Administrator is not currently required to obtain authorisation - or registration (or, if located outside the European Union, recognition, endorsement or equivalence). |
$\sim$ $7.$
| OPERATIONAL INFORMATION | ||
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| (i) | ISIN Code: | XS1875406404 |
| (ii) | SEDOL Code: | Not Applicable |
| (iii) | Common Code: | 187540640 |
| (iv) | Any system(s) other than Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg and the relevant identification $number(s)$ : |
clearing Not Applicable |
| (v) | Delivery: | Delivery against payment |
| (vi) | Additional Agent(s) (if any): |
Paying Not Applicable |
| (vii) | Common Depositary: Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch | |
| (viii) Calculation Agent: |
Invested Bank plc | |
| is Calculation Agent to make calculations? |
Yes |
if not, identify Not Applicable $\bullet$ calculation agent:
8. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE OFFER
Not Appplicable
ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS NOT REOUIRED BY THE SECURITIES NOTE RELATING TO THE UNDERLYING
Statements regarding the Reference Entity: Not Applicable
Index Disclaimers (for Preference Shares Applicable linked to an Index or Basket of Indices):
The Preference Shares are not sponsored, endorsed, sold or promoted by the Index or the Index Sponsor and the Index Sponsor has made no representation whatsoever, whether express or implied, either as to the results to be obtained from the use of the Index and/or the levels at which the Index stands at any particular time on any particular date or otherwise. The Index Sponsor shall not be liable (whether in negligence or otherwise) to any person for any error in the Index and the Index Sponsor is under no obligation to advise any person of any error therein. The Index Sponsor has made no representation whatsoever, whether express or implied, as to the advisability of purchasing or assuming any risk in connection with the Preference Shares. Neither the Company nor the Preference Share Calculation Agent shall have any liability to any person for any act or failure to act by the Index Sponsor in connection with the calculation, adjustment or maintenance of the Index. Neither the Company nor the Preference Share Calculation Agent has any affiliation with or control over the Index or the Index Sponsor or any control over the computation, composition or dissemination of the Index. Although the Company and the Preference Share Calculation Agent will obtain information concerning the Index from publicly available sources they believe to be reliable, they will not independently verify this information.
Statements regarding the FTSE® 100 Index: Applicable
The Preference Shares are not sponsored, endorsed or promoted by the FTSE ("FTSE") or by The London Stock Exchange plc (the "Exchange") or by The Financial Times Limited ("FT") and neither FTSE or Exchange or FT makes any warranty or representation whatsoever, expressly or impliedly, either as to the results to be obtained from the use of the FTSE® 100 Index (the "Index") and/or the figure at which the said Index stands at any particular time on any particular day or otherwise. The Index is compiled and calculated solely by FTSE. However, neither FTSE or Exchange or FT shall be liable (whether in negligence or otherwise) to any person for any error in the Index and neither FTSE or Exchange or FT shall be under any obligation to advise any person of any error therein.
"FTSE®" and "Footsie®" are trade marks of The London Stock Exchange plc and The Financial Times Limited and are used by FTSE International Limited under licence.
(Source: The Financial Times Limited)
Statements regarding the S&P 500 Index:
Not Applicable
Applicable
Statements regarding the Euro Stoxx Index:
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 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 $\bullet$ 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 $\bullet$ interruptions in the Euro STOXX® 50 Index or its data; and
- under no circumstances will STOXX or its Licensors be liable for any lost $\bullet$ 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)
Statements regarding the MSCI Emerging Not Applicable Market Index:
| Statements regarding the HSCEI Emerging Market Index: |
Not Applicable |
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| Statements regarding the DAX Index: | Not Applicable |
| Statements regarding the S&P ASX 200 (AS51) Index: |
Not Applicable |
| Statements regarding the CAC 40 Index: | Not Applicable |
| Statements regarding the Nikkei Index: | Not Applicable |
| Statements regarding the JSE Top40 Index: | Not Applicable |
| Statements regarding the Finvex Sustainable Efficient Europe 30 Price Index: |
Not Applicable |
| Statements regarding the Finvex Sustainable Efficient World 30 Price Index: |
Not Applicable |
| Statements regarding the BNP Paribas SLI | Not Applicable |
| Enhanced Absolute Return Index: Statements regarding the NASDAQ Index: |
Not Applicable |
| Statements regarding the Dow Jones Industrial Average Index: |
Not Applicable |
| Statements regarding the IBEX 35 Index: | Not Applicable |
| Statements regarding the FTSE MIB Index: | Not Applicable |
| Statements regarding the AEX Index: | Not Applicable |
| Statements regarding the OMX STKH30 Index: |
Not Applicable |
| Statements regarding the SMI Index: | Not Applicable |
| Statements regarding the NIFTY Index: | Not Applicable |
| Statements regarding the KOSPI 200 Index: | Not Applicable |
| Statements regarding the EVEN 30TMIndex: | Not Applicable |
| Statements regarding the EURO 70TM Low Volatility Index: |
Not Applicable |
ANNEX
SUMMARY
Summaries are made up of disclosure requirements known as "Elements". These elements are numbered in Sections $A - E(A \cdot I - E \cdot 7)$ .
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 | |||||
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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 | ||||
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| B.1 | Legal and commerci al 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. |
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| B.4b | Trends: | The Issuer, in its audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2018, reported operating profit before goodwill and acquired intangibles and after non-controlling interests of £136.3 million (2017: £161.1 million). The Specialist Bank continued to see good growth in loan portfolios and client activity which supported solid growth in net interest income. This was partially offset by lower investment and trading income, following particularly strong investment banking and client flow activity levels in the prior year. The Wealth & Investment business benefited from higher average funds under management and positive net inflows. Growth in costs primarily reflects planned investment in growing the client franchise businesses, notably for the continued build out of the private client offerings. Impairments on the legacy loan portfolio increased in anticipation of accelerated exits of certain assets in line with the strategy of managing down this portfolio. |
| The balance sheet remains strong, supported by sound capital and liquidity ratios. At 31 March 2018, the Issuer had £5.6 billion of cash and near cash to support its activities, representing 46.8% of its customer deposits. Customer deposits have increased by 6.0% since 31 March 2017 to £12.0 billion at 31 March 2018. The Issuer's loan to deposit ratio was 80.7% as at 31 March 2018 (31 March 2017: 76.2%). At 31 March 2018, the Issuer's total capital adequacy ratio was 16.5%, common equity tier 1 (CET1) ratio was 11.8% and its leverage ratio was 8.5%. These disclosures incorporate the deduction of foreseeable charges and dividends as required by the Capital Requirements Regulation and European Banking Authority technical standards. Excluding this deduction, the CET1 ratio would be 0.13% higher. The credit loss charge as a percentage of average gross core loans and advances was 1.14% (2017: 0.90%). The Issuer's gearing ratio remains low with total assets to equity at 9.1 times at 31 March 2018. |
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| 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 |
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 2017 or 31 March 2018. |
| Qualificat ions: |
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| B.12 | Key Financial Informati on: |
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 2017 and 31 March 2018. |
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| Financial features | Year Ended | |||
| 31 March 2018 | 31 March 2017 | |||
| Operating profit before amortisation of acquired intangibles, non-operating items, taxation and after non-controlling interests (£'000) |
136,347 | 161,057 | ||
| Earnings attributable to ordinary shareholders $(E'000)$ |
97,841 | 117,793 | ||
| Costs to income ratio | 76.8% | 75.9% | ||
| Total capital resources (including subordinated liabilities) (£'000) |
2,788,840 | 2,559,287 | ||
| Total shareholders' equity (£'000) | 2,209,167 | 1,979,931 | ||
| Total assets (£'000) | 20,097,225 | 18,381,414 | ||
| Net core loans and advances (£'000) | 9,663,172 | 8,598,639 | ||
| Customer accounts (deposits) (£'000) | 11,969,625 | 11,289,177 | ||
| Cash and near cash balances (£'000) | 5,598,418 | 4,852,710 | ||
| Funds under management (£'000) | 37,276,000 | 35,900,000 | ||
| Capital adequacy ratio | 16.5% | 16.6% | ||
| Common equity tier 1 ratio | 11.8% | 12.2% | ||
| There has been no significant change in the financial or trading position of the Issuer and its consolidated subsidiaries since 31 March 2018, being the end of the most recent financial period for which it has published financial statements. |
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| There has been no material adverse change in the prospects of the Issuer since the financial year ended 31 March 2018, the most recent financial year for which it has published audited financial statements. |
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| 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. |
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| B.14 | Dependen ce upon other |
The Issuer's immediate parent undertaking is Investec 1 Limited. The Issuer's ultimate parent undertaking and controlling party is Investec plc. |
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| entities | The Issuer and its subsidiaries form a UK-based group (the "Group"). The Issuer conducts part of its business through its subsidiaries and is |
| within the Group: |
accordingly dependent upon those members of the Group. The Issuer is not dependent on Invested plc. |
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| 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. |
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| B.16 | Controllin g Persons: |
The whole of the issued share capital of the Issuer is owned directly by Invested 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. |
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| 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). |
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| The Notes to be issued have not been specifically rated. |
| SECTION C - SECURITIES | ||||
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| 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. |
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| The Notes are issued as Series number ZCP2018-56, Tranche number | ||||
| 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. |
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| The Notes are issued in bearer form. | |||
| Security Identification Number(s): The following security identification number(s) will be specified in the Final Terms. |
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| ISIN Code: XS1875406404 |
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| Common Code: 187540640 |
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| SEDOL: Not Applicable |
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| 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"). |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| The redemption price of each class of Preference Shares will be calculated by reference to a basket of indices (the "Underlying"), as further described in C.15 ( Effect of value of underlying instruments ). |
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| 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). |
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| 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. |
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| Denomination: The Notes will be issued in denominations of GBP100. | ||
| 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 2014/65/EU (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. |
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| C.15 | Effect of value of underlying instruments: |
The performance of the worst performing index in the basket comprising 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. |
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| As a result, the potential effect of the performance of the worst performing index in the basket comprising 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 worst performing index in the basket comprising the Underlying. the Notes (including the return on the Notes) are described as being linked to the worst performing index in the basket comprising the Underlying.
The return on the Notes is linked to an underlying instrument, being a basket of indices (the "Underlying"). The value of the worst performing index in the basket comprising the Underlying is used to calculate the redemption price of the Notes and accordingly affects the return (if any) on the Notes.
Kick Out Notes
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 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* 29 August 2019 |
Automatic Early Redemption Date 2 September 2019 |
Automatic Early Redemption Amount $107.75$ per cent. of |
Automatic Early Redemption Threshold 95 per cent. of |
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| 1 September 2020 |
3 September 2020 | 115.50 per cent. of Issue Price |
90 per cent. of Initial Index Level |
| 31 August 2021 | 2 September 2021 | 123.25 per cent. of Issue Price |
85 per cent. of Initial Index Level |
| 30 August 2022 | 1 September 2022 | 131.00 per cent. of Issue Price |
80 per cent. of Initial Index Level |
| 29 August 2023 | 31 August 2023 | 138.75 per cent. of Issue Price |
75 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. 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 worst performing index in the basket comprising the Underlying. |
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| C.16 | Expiration or maturity date: |
The Maturity Date of the Notes is 5 September 2024. |
| C.17 | Settlement procedure: |
The Notes will be cash-settled. |
| C.18 | Return on securities: |
Series ZCP2018-56 are Kick Out Notes with Capital at Risk. |
| The performance of the worst performing index in the basket comprising 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. |
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| As a result, the potential effect of the value of the worst performing index in the basket comprising the Underlying on the return on the Notes means that investors may lose some or all of their investment. |
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| 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 worst performing index in the basket comprising the Underlying, Notes (including the return on the Notes) are described as being linked to the worst performing index in the basket comprising the Underlying. |
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| Redemption provisions in respect of Kick Out Notes with Capital at Risk: |
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| 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 worst performing index in the basket comprising 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. |
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| 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. |
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| The potential payouts at maturity for Kick Out Notes with Capital at Risk are as follows: |
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| Scenario $A-Digital$ Return | ||
| If at maturity the level of the worst performing index in the basket comprising the Underlying is greater than or equal to a specified percentage of the initial level of the worst performing index in the |
| basket comprising the Underlying, an investor will receive a "Digital Return" being their initial investment multiplied by a specified percentage return. Scenario $B - No$ Return If at maturity the level of the worst performing index in the basket comprising the Underlying is less than or equal to a specified percentage of the initial level of the worst performing index in the basket comprising the Underlying, an investor will receive 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 worst performing index in the basket comprising the Underlying is less than or equal to a specified |
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| percentage of the initial level of the worst performing index in the basket comprising 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 worst performing index in the basket comprising the Underlying at maturity. |
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| *A "Trigger Event" occurs where the arithmetic average of the level of the worst performing index in the basket comprising the Underlying over the averaging dates specified in the Final Terms is less than a specified percentage of the initial level of the worst performing index in the basket comprising the Underlying. |
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| C.19 | Exercise price | The performance of the worst performing index in the basket |
| or final reference price of the underlying: |
comprising 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. |
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| 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 worst performing index in the basket comprising the Underlying, Notes (including the return on the Notes) are described as being linked to the worst performing index in the basket comprising the Underlying. |
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| The determination of the performance of the Underlying will be carried out by the Preference Share Calculation Agent, being Investec Bank plc. |
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| The Preference Share Calculation Agent will compare an initial level of the Underlying with a final level of the Underlying. |
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| The initial level of the Underlying will be the closing level on the Issue Date. |
| the Valuation Time 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 level of the Underlying used to determine whether or not an automatic early redemption is applicable will be the closing level as at |
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| C.20 | Type of the underlying: |
The performance of the worst performing index in the basket comprising 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. |
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| 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 worst performing index in the basket comprising the Underlying, Notes (including the return on the Notes) are described as being linked to the worst performing index in the basket comprising the Underlying. The Underlying relating to the Notes is a basket of indices, the details |
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| of the Underlying. | of which are set out in the following table, including details of relative weightings of the components of the basket and details of where further information can be obtained about the past and the further performance |
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| Index | Weighting | Where information be obtained can about the past and further the performance of the index |
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| FTSE® 100 | Not Applicable | Bloomberg | ||
| Euro Stoxx 50 ® | Not Applicable | Bloomberg |
| SECTION D - RISKS | ||||
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| $\overline{D.2}$ | 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| The Issuer is subject to risks concerning customer and counterparty credit quality. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. This includes repaying depositors or maturing wholesale debt. This risk arises from mismatches in the timing of cash flows and is inherent in all banking operations and can be impacted by a range of institution-specific and market-wide events. |
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| The Issuer may have insufficient capital in the future and may be unable to secure additional financing when it is required. |
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| The prudential regulatory capital 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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 protected under the UK's Financial Services Compensation Scheme or any deposit protection insurance scheme.
Return linked to performance of the relevant Preference Share: The return on the Notes is calculated by reference to the percentage change in value of one or more preference shares, the redemption price on such preference shares being based on the performance of the 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.
In this section, for ease of explanation, the return on the Notes is summarised by reference to the performance of the worst performing index in the basket comprising 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 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 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.
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| 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. |
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| E.3 | Terms and Conditions of the Offer: |
Not applicable. | ||
| E.4 | Interests Material to the Issue: |
The Issuer may be the Calculation Agent responsible for making determinations and calculations in connection with the Notes and may also be the Preference Share Calculation Agent and the valuation agent in connection with the Preference Share(s). Such determinations and calculations will determine the amounts that are required to be paid by the Issuer to holders of the Notes. Accordingly, when the Issuer acts as Calculation Agent, Preference Share Calculation Agent or Valuation Agent its duties as agent (in the interests of holders of the Notes) may conflict with its interests as Issuer of the Notes. |
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| 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. |