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Investec PLC Capital/Financing Update 2020

May 19, 2020

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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.

18 May 2020

Investec Bank plc Issue of EUR 10,000,000 Fixed Rate Credit Linked Notes due 2021 under the £4,000,000,000 Impala Bonds Programme

The Base Prospectus referred to below (as completed by these Final Terms) has been prepared on the basis that any offer of Notes in any Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a "Relevant Member State") will be made pursuant to an exemption under the Prospectus Directive, as implemented in that Relevant Member State, from the requirement to publish a prospectus for offers of the Notes. Accordingly any person making or intending to make an offer in that Relevant Member State of the Notes may only do so in circumstances in which no obligation arises for the Issuer or any Dealer to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive or supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 16 of the Prospectus Directive, in each case, in relation to such offer. Neither the Issuer nor any Dealer has authorised, nor do they authorise, the making of any offer of Notes in any other circumstances. The expression "Prospectus Directive" means Directive 2003/71/EC (as amended or superseded) and includes any relevant implementing measures in the Relevant Member State.

Prospective investors considering acquiring any Notes should understand the risks of transactions involving the Notes and should reach an investment decision only after carefully considering the suitability of the Notes in light of their particular circumstances (including without limitation their own financial circumstances and investment objectives and the impact the Notes will have on their overall investment portfolio) and the information contained in this Base Prospectus and the applicable Final Terms. Prospective investors should consider carefully the risk factors set out under "Risk Factors" in the Base Prospectus referred to below.

PART A – CONTRACTUAL TERMS

This document constitutes the Final Terms of the Notes described herein for the purposes of Article 5.4 of the Prospectus Directive and must be read in conjunction with the base prospectus in relation to the £4,000,000,000 Impala Bonds Programme dated 17 July 2019, which together with the supplemental prospectus dated 5 December 2019 and the supplemental prospectus dated 25 March 2020 constitutes a base prospectus(the "Base Prospectus") for the purposes of Article 5(4) of the Prospectus Directive (Directive 2003/71/EC as amended or superseded) (the "Prospectus Directive").

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

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

PROHIBITION OF SALES TO EEA RETAIL INVESTORS - The Notes are not intended to be offered, sold or otherwise made available to and should not be offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the European Economic Area ("EEA"). For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, "MiFID II"); (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97 (the "Insurance Distribution Directive"), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or (iii) not a qualified investor as defined in the Prospectus Directive. Consequently no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 (the "PRIIPs Regulation") for offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the EEA has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the EEA may be unlawful under the PRIIPs Regulation.

1. Issuer: Investec Bank plc
2. (a) Series Number: 1114
(b) Tranche Number: 1
3. Specified Currency: EUR
4. FX Currency: Not Applicable
5. Aggregate Nominal Amount:
(a) Series: EUR 10,000,000
(b) Tranche: EUR 10,000,000
6. Issue Price: 100 per cent. of the Aggregate Nominal Amount
7. (a) Specified
Denominations:
EUR 100,000 and integral multiples of EUR 1,000 in excess
thereof.
(b) Calculation Amount: EUR 1,000
(c) Indicative
Terms
Notification Date
Not Applicable
8. (a) Issue Date: 19 May 2020
(b) Interest Commencement
Date:
Issue Date
9. Maturity Date: 23 June 2021
10. Interest Basis: Fixed Rate
11. Redemption/Payment Basis: Redemption at par
12. Change of
Interest
Basis
or
Redemption/Payment Basis:
Not Applicable
13. Call Option: Not Applicable
14. Put Option: Not Applicable
15. (a) Security Status: Unsecured Notes
(b) Date of board approval
for issuance of Notes
obtained:
Not Applicable
16. Method of distribution: Non-syndicated
17. Redenomination on Euro Event: Not Applicable

PROVISIONS RELATING TO INTEREST (IF ANY) PAYABLE

18. Fixed Rate Note Provisions Applicable. For the avoidance of doubt, no interest will be
payable in respect of the period from and including the Interest
Payment Date to and including the Maturity Date.
Rate(s) of Interest:
(a)
3.50 per cent. per annum payable on the Interest Payment Date
(b) Interest
Date(s):
Payment 21 June 2021
(c) Cumulative Interest: Not Applicable
(d) Cumulative
Payment Dates:
Interest Not Applicable
(e) Fixed
Amount(s):
Coupon Not Applicable
(f) Day Count Fraction: Actual/365 (Fixed)
(g) Determination Date(s): Not Applicable
19. Floating Rate Note Provisions Not Applicable
20. Coupon Deferral: Not Applicable
21. Coupon Step-up: Not Applicable
22. Zero Coupon Notes: Not Applicable
23. Interest FX Factor: Not Applicable
PROVISIONS RELATING TO REDEMPTION
24. Final Redemption Amount of
each Note:
Final Redemption FX Factor:
EUR 1,000 per Calculation Amount
Not Applicable
  1. Early Redemption Amount:
Early Redemption Amount(s) per
Calculation Amount payable on
redemption for taxation reasons
or on event of default or other
early
redemption
and/or
the
method of calculating the same (if
required or if different from that
set out in the Conditions):
Fair Market Value
Early Redemption FX Factor: Not Applicable
26. Details
relating
to
Instalment
Notes:
Not Applicable
27. Issuer Call Option Not Applicable
28. Noteholder Put Option Not Applicable
GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO THE NOTES
29. 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.
30. Additional Financial Centre(s) or
other special provisions relating
to Payment Days:
Not Applicable
31. Talons for
future Coupons or
Receipts
to
be
attached
to
Definitive Notes (and dates on
which such Talons mature):
No
DISTRIBUTION
32. If syndicated, names of
(a)
Managers:
Not Applicable
Date
of
Subscription
(b)
Agreement:
Not Applicable
33. If
non-syndicated,
name
and
address of relevant Dealer:
Investec Bank plc, 30 Gresham Street, London, EC2V 7QP.
Investec Bank plc will initially subscribe for up to 100 per cent.
of the principal amount of the Tranche as unsold allotment.
Investec Bank plc may subsequently place such Notes in the
secondary market or such Notes may subsequently be
repurchased by the Issuer and cancelled.
34. Total
commission
and
concession:
Not Applicable
35. U.S. Selling Restrictions: Reg. S Compliance Category: 2;
TEFRA D
36. Prohibition of Sales to EEA
Retail Investors:
Not Applicable
TAXATION
Taxation:
Condition 7A (Taxation - No Gross up) applies
37.
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SECURITY

38. Security Provisions: Not Applicable

CREDIT LINKAGE

39. Credit Linkage Applicable
  • (a) Credit Linked Portion: 100 per cent. of the Notes
  • (b) Credit Linked Note type: Single Name CLN
  • (c) Reference Entities:
Name of
Reference
Entity
Reference
Entity
Weighting
(%)
Initial
Weighting
Reference
Entity
Removal
Date
Boeing Co 100% Not
Applicable
21 June
2021
(d) Recovery Rate: General Recovery Rate shall apply.
(e) Tranched CLN Trigger
Percentage
Not Applicable
(f) Interest
Accrual
Cessation Date:
The Interest Payment Date immediately preceding the Event
Determination Date or, in the case of an Event Determination
Date occurring during the first Interest Period, the Interest
Commencement Date.
(g) Noteholder Amendment
Request:
Not Applicable
(h) Credit Linked FX Factor: Not Applicable
(i) Simplified
Credit
Linkage:
Not Applicable
(j) ISDA Credit Linkage: Applicable
(i) Reference
Entity
Reference
Obligation:
Not Applicable
(ii) Seniority Level: Senior Level
(iii) Quotation
Amount:
Not Applicable
(iv) Recovery
Rate
Gearing:
Not Applicable
(v) Reference
Entity Removal
Provisions:
Non-Adjustment
(vi) CDS
Event
Redemption
Amount:
Option B
  • (vii) CDS Event Redemption Date: Three Business Days following the Settlement Date under the relevant Notional CDS
  • (k) Parallel Credit Linkage Provisions: Not Applicable

RESPONSIBILITY

Signed on behalf of the Issuer:

PART B – OTHER INFORMATION

1. LISTING

(a) Listing: Official List of the FCA (b) 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 with effect from the Issue Date.

2. RATINGS The Notes to be issued have not been rated.

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

As discussed in the "Subscription and Sale" section of the Base Prospectus, the Issuer has agreed to reimburse the Dealers 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.

Investec Bank plc may pay a fee to intermediaries distributing the Notes to investors (each such distributor, an "Interested Party"), or the Notes may be on-sold by Investec Bank plc to certain authorised offerors ("Authorised Offerors") at a discount to the Issue Price. Such discount will be retained by the Authorised Offerors as a re-offer spread. If under any applicable laws or regulations (including, if applicable, the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II)), an Authorised Offeror or an Interested Party is required to disclose to prospective investors in the Notes further information on any remuneration or discount that Investec Bank plc pays or offers to, or receives from such Authorised Offeror or Interested Party in respect of the Notes, the Authorised Offeror or Interested Party shall be responsible for compliance with such laws and regulations. Investors may request such further information from the relevant Authorised Offeror or Interested Party.

In addition, Investec Bank plc may provide further information to its own clients upon request.

Save for the interests disclosed above, so far as the Issuer is aware, no person involved in the offer of the Notes has an interest material to the offer.

4. REASONS FOR THE OFFER, ESTIMATED NET PROCEEDS AND TOTAL EXPENSES

  • (a) Reasons for the offer: Information not required
  • (b) Estimated net proceeds: Information not required
  • (c) Estimated total expenses: Information not required

5. YIELD

Indication of yield: 3.50 per cent. per annum

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

Further information about the Reference Entity can be obtained from Bloomberg.

The Issuer does not intend to provide post issuance information.

7. OPERATIONAL INFORMATION

(a) ISIN Code XS2176886120
(b) SEDOL Code: Not applicable
(c) Common Code: 217688612
(d) than
the
number(s):
Any clearing system(s) other
Euroclear
and
Clearstream, Luxembourg and
relevant
identification
Not applicable
(e) Delivery: Delivery free of payment
(i) Issuer's
Account
Details:
Euroclear Account 22281
(f) Additional Paying Agent(s) (if
any):
Not applicable
(g) Common Depositary: Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch
(h) Calculation Agent: Investec Bank plc
(i) is Calculation Agent
to make calculations?
Yes
(ii) if
not,
identify
calculation agent:
Not applicable
(i) Nordic Paying Agent: Not applicable
(j) Italian Paying Agent: Not applicable

8. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE OFFER

Not Applicable

ANNEX 1 ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS NOT REQUIRED BY THE SECURITIES NOTE RELATING TO THE UNDERLYING

Statements regarding the Reference Entity: Applicable – Boeing Co

The Reference Entity has not sponsored or endorsed the Notes in any way, nor has it undertaken any obligations to perform any regulated activity in relation to the Notes.

SUMMARY

Summaries are made up of disclosure requirements known as "Elements". These elements are numbered in Sections A – E (A.1 – E.7).

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

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

Section A – Introduction and Warnings
A.1 Introduction: This summary must be read as an introduction to this Base Prospectus in
relation to the Notes and any decision to invest in the Notes should be based
on a consideration of this Base Prospectus, including the documents
incorporated by reference herein, and this summary, as a whole.
Where a claim relating to the information contained in this Base Prospectus is
brought before a court in a Member State of the European Economic Area, the
claimant may, under the national legislation of the Member State, be required
to bear the costs of translating the Base Prospectus before the legal proceedings
are initiated.
Civil liability attaches only to those persons who have tabled the summary
including any translation thereof, but only if the summary is misleading,
inaccurate or inconsistent when read together with the other parts of this Base
Prospectus or it does not provide, when read together with the other parts of
this Base Prospectus, key information in order to aid Investors when
considering whether to invest in the Notes.
A.2 Consent: Not applicable. The Issuer does not consent to the use of this Base Prospectus
in circumstances where there is no exemption from the obligation under the
Prospectus Directive to publish a prospectus as the Notes will not be publicly
offered.
Section B – Issuer
B.1 Legal
and
commercial
name
of
the
Issuer:
The legal name of the issuer is Investec Bank plc (the "Issuer").
B.2 Domicile
and
legal form of
the Issuer:
The Issuer is a public limited company registered in England and Wales under
registration number 00489604. The liability of its members is limited.
The Issuer was incorporated as a private limited company with limited liability on
20 December 1950 under the Companies Act 1948 and registered in England and
Wales under registered number 00489604 with the name Edward Bates & Sons
Limited. Since then it has undergone changes of name, eventually re-registering
under the Companies Act 1985 on 23 January 2009 as a public limited company
and is now incorporated under the name Investec Bank plc.
The Issuer is subject to primary and secondary legislation relating to financial
services and banking regulation in the United Kingdom, including, inter alia, the
Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, for the purposes of which the Issuer is an
authorised person carrying on the business of financial services provision. In
addition, as a public limited company, the Issuer is subject to the UK Companies
Act 2006.
B.4b Trends: The Issuer, in its unaudited half yearly financial report for the six month period
ended 30 September 2019, reported a decrease of 18.6% in adjusted operating profit
to £113.161 million (September 2018: £138.950 million). The balance sheet
remains strong, supported by sound capital and liquidity ratios. At 30 September
2019, the Issuer had £6.5 billion of cash and near cash to support its activities,
representing 47% of its customer deposits.
Customer deposits have increased by 1.2% since 31 March 2019 to £13.7 billion at
30 September 2019. The Issuer's loan to deposit ratio was 78.8% as at 30 September
2019 (March 2019: 77.7%). At 30 September 2019, the Issuer's total capital ratio
was 17.1%, common equity tier 1 ratio was 11.6% and its leverage ratio was 8.0%.
These capital disclosures incorporate the deduction of foreseeable charges and
dividends as required by the Capital Requirements Regulation and European
Banking Authority technical standards. The credit loss ratio has decreased from
0.38% at 31 March 2019 to 0.28%. The Issuer's gearing ratio remains low with total
assets to equity at 10.2 times at 30 September 2019.
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 houses the
Wealth & Investment business.
B.9 Profit
Forecast:
Not applicable.
B.10 Audit
Report
Qualifications:
Not applicable. There are no qualifications in the audit reports on the audited,
consolidated financial statements of the Issuer and its subsidiary undertakings for
the financial years ended 31 March 2018 or 31 March 2019.
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 2018 and 31 March 2019 and the unaudited half yearly
financial report of the Issuer for the six month period ended 30 September 2018 and
the six month period ended 30 September 2019.
Financial features Six Months Ended Year Ended
30 September
2019 2018 31 March
2019
31 March
2018
1 April
20181
Adjusted operating
profit2
113,161 138,950* 274,813* n/a
Operating profit before
amortisation of acquired
intangibles, non
operating items, taxation
and after non-controlling
interests (£'000)
Earnings attributable to
n/a n/a n/a 136,347
ordinary shareholders
(£'000)
Costs to income ratio
60,690 97,724* 161,917* 97,841

1 The Issuer adopted IFRS 9 on 1 April 2018. The 1 April 2018 balance sheet items are presented on an IFRS 9 basis and the comparatives as at 31 March 2018 on an IAS 39 basis.

2 Adjusted operating profit is defined as Operating profit before acquired intangibles and strategic actions, and after earnings attributable to other non-controlling interests.

Total capital resources
(including subordinated
liabilities) (£'000) 3,066,788 2,886,130 2,966,927 2,788,840 2,714,067
Total shareholders'
equity (£'000) 2,255,204 2,082,242 2,163,228 2,209,167 1,997,503
Total assets (£'000) 23,000,166 21,162,620 22,121,020 20,097,225 20,028,309
Loans and advances to
customers (£'000)
Customer accounts
10,761,024 10,027,694 10,488,022 9,663,172 9,539,858
(deposits) (£'000) 13,656,843 12,743,472 13,499,234 11,969,625 11,969,625
Cash and near cash
balances (£'mn) 6,460 6,294 6,792 5,598
Funds under
management (£'mn)
41,539 39,710 39,482 37,276
Total capital ratio
Common equity tier 1 17.1% 16.8% 17.0% 16.5% 16.0%
ratio 11.6% 11.1% 11.2% 11.8% 11.3%
* The Issuer has restated certain financial information relating to the six months
ended 30 September 2018 and the year ended 31 March 2019 to exclude the
financial impact of certain strategic actions, namely the closure and rundown of
the Hong Kong direct investments business and other group restructures, as
detailed in the Issuer's 2019 interim report. The appearance of an asterisk (*) next
to any figure indicates that such financial information has been restated on this
basis. Please note that none of the financial information for March 2018 has been
restated.
There has been no significant change in the financial or trading position of the Issuer
and its consolidated subsidiaries since 30 September 2019, being the end of the
most recent financial period for which it has published interim financial statements.
There has been no material adverse change in the prospects of the Issuer since the
financial year ended 31 March 2019, the most recent financial year for which it has
published audited financial statements.
B.13 Recent Not Applicable. There have been no recent events particular to the Issuer which are
Events: to a material extent relevant to the evaluation of its solvency.
B.14 Dependence The Issuer's immediate parent undertaking is Investec 1 Limited. The Issuer's
upon
other
ultimate parent undertaking and controlling party is Investec plc.
entities within
the Group: The Issuer and its subsidiaries form a UK-based group (the "Group"). The Issuer
conducts part of its business through its subsidiaries and is accordingly dependent
upon those members of the Group. The Issuer is not dependent on Investec plc.
B.15 The
Issuer's
The principal business of the Issuer consists of Wealth & Investment and Specialist
Principal Banking.
Activities:
The Issuer is an international, specialist banking group and wealth manager whose
principal business involves provision of a diverse range of financial services and
products to a select client base in the United Kingdom, Europe, 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 and
institutional banking, private banking and investment activities.
B.16 Controlling The whole of the issued share capital of the Issuer is owned directly by Investec 1
Persons: Limited, the ultimate parent undertaking and controlling party of which is Investec
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 A1 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 1114, 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"), in uncertificated registered form (such Notes being
recorded on a register as being held in uncertificated book-entry form)
("Uncertificated Registered Notes"), in uncertificated and dematerialised book
entry form Notes cleared through Euroclear Sweden or Euroclear Finland (such
Notes being "Nordic Notes"), or uncertificated and dematerialised book-entry
form and centralised with Monte Titoli S.p.A., pursuant to Italian Legislative
Decree dated 24 February 1998, No. 58, as amended and integrated by subsequent
implementing provisions.
Registered Notes, Uncertificated Registered Notes, Nordic Notes and Italian
Notes will not be exchangeable for other forms of Notes and vice versa.
The Notes are Bearer Notes.
Security Identification Number(s):
The following security identification
number(s) will be specified in the Final Terms.
ISIN Code:
XS2176886120
Common Code:
217688612
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 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
Status: The Notes are unsecured. The Notes will constitute direct, unconditional,
unsubordinated unsecured obligations of the Issuer that will rank pari passu
among themselves and (save for certain obligations required to be preferred by
law) equally with all other unsecured obligations (other than subordinated
obligations, if any) of the Issuer from time to time outstanding.
Limitations to
those Rights:
Investors investing in unsecured Notes are advised to carefully evaluate the
Issuer's credit risk when considering an investment in such Notes. If the Issuer
became unable to pay amounts owed to the investor under the unsecured Notes,
such investor does not have recourse to the underlying or any other
security/collateral and, in a worst case scenario, investors may not receive any
payments under the Notes. The Notes are unsecured obligations. They are not
deposits and they are not protected under the UK's Financial Services
Compensation Scheme or any deposit protection insurance scheme.
Denomination: The Notes will be issued in denominations of EUR 100,000 and
integral multiples of EUR 1,000 in excess thereof.
Taxation: All payments in respect of the Notes will be made without deduction
for or on account of withholding taxes imposed by the United Kingdom unless
such withholding or deduction is required by law. In the event that any such
deduction is made, the Issuer will not be required to pay any additional amounts
in respect of such withholding or deduction.
Governing Law: English law
C.9 The Rights
Attaching to the
Securities
(Continued),
Including
Information as
to Interest,
Maturity, Yield
and the
Representative
of the Holders:
Redemption of the Notes: The Notes cannot be redeemed prior to their stated
maturity (other than for taxation reasons or an event of default) or, in the case of
Notes linked to one or more Reference Entities, if any such Reference Entity
becomes subject to a CDS event (broadly speaking, becomes insolvent, fails to
pay amounts due on obligations or is subject to a restructuring of debt obligations
in a manner that is detrimental to creditors) (a "CDS Event").
Interest: The Notes are interest-bearing.
Fixed Rate Notes
The Notes are Fixed Rate Notes which bear interest at a fixed percentage rate,
being the "Rate of Interest", expressed as a percentage rate per annum. The Rate
of Interest in respect of Series 1114 is 3.50 per cent. per annum.
In order to calculate the amount of interest or "Interest Amount" payable per
Note for the period from and including the previous Interest Payment Date to but
excluding the current Interest Payment Date (or, in the case of the first Interest
Payment Date, from and including the date which is specified as being the
"Interest Commencement Date" to but excluding the first Interest Payment
Date) (each such period an "Interest Period"), the Calculation Agent will apply
the Rate of Interest to the outstanding principal amount of the Notes (or a specified
calculation amount (the "Calculation Amount")) and multiplies the product by a
fraction known as a "Day Count Fraction". The Day Count Fraction reflects the
number of days in the period for which interest is being calculated.
If interest needs to be calculated for a period other than an Interest Period due to
an unscheduled redemption of the Notes, the provisions above shall apply save
that the period reflected by the Day Count Fraction shall be the period from the
previous Interest Payment Date (or the Interest Commencement Date, as
applicable) to but excluding the relevant date of redemption.
The Interest Amount is due and payable in arrear on the relevant Interest Payment
Date.
Payments of Principal: Payments of principal in respect of Notes are credit
linked to a specified Reference Entity, namely Boeing Co.
Yield: The yield of the Notes will be calculated on the Issue Date with reference
to the Issue Price. Each such calculation of the yield of the Notes will not be an
indication of future yield.
The yield of the Notes is 3.50 per cent. per annum.
Noteholder Representative
Deutsche Trustee Company Limited (the "Trustee") has entered into a trust deed
with the Issuer in connection with the Programme, under which it has agreed to
act as trustee for the Noteholders.
C.10 Derivative
Components
relating to the
coupon:
Not Applicable.
C.11 Listing and
Trading:
This document has been approved by the FCA as a base prospectus in compliance
with the Prospectus Directive and relevant implementing measures in the United
Kingdom for the purpose of giving information with regard to the Notes issued
under the Programme described in this Base Prospectus during the period of
twelve months after the date hereof. Application has also been made for the Notes
to be admitted during the twelve months after the date hereof to listing on the
Official List of the FCA and to trading on the regulated market (for the purposes
of EU Directive 2014/65/EU (the "MiFID II")) (the "Regulated Market")
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 Regulated Market of the London Stock
Exchange effective on or around the Issue Date.
C.15 Effect of value
of underlying
Credit Linkage
instruments: The Notes are "Credit Linked Notes", 100% per cent. of which are linked to the
credit of the "Reference Entity" described below.
The market price or value of the Notes at any times is expected to be affected by
changes in the value of the Underlying and the likelihood of the occurrence of a
CDS Event in relation to the Reference Entity (as further described below).
The Reference Entity on the Issue Date will be Boeing Co.
The Reference Entity on the Issue Date will be as set out in the table below. The
Reference Entity will cease to be the Reference Entity on the relevant date
specified in respect to such Reference Entity (the "Reference Entity Removal
Date"). When a Reference Entity is removed, the proportion of the Credit Linked
Note previously linked to such Reference Entity will cease to be Credit Linked.
Name
of
Entity
Reference Reference
Weighting (%)
Entity Reference
Removal Date
Entity
Boeing Co 100% 21 June 2021
The portion of the Notes which is credit linked is the "Credit Linked Portion".
The Credit Linked Notes are "Single Name CLNs" to which the "ISDA" Credit
Linkage provisions apply.
If the Reference Entity becomes subject to a CDS Event the value of the Notes
will be linked to a recovery rate (the "Recovery Rate") determined by reference
to an auction coordinated by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association,
Inc. ("ISDA") in respect of certain senior obligations of the Reference Entity or,
in certain circumstances, including if such an auction is not held, a market price
as determined by Investec Bank plc in its capacity as calculation agent (the
"Calculation Agent"). Details regarding ISDA auctions can be obtained as of the
date hereof on ISDA's website, which is currently www.isda.org.
C.16 Expiration or
maturity date:
The Maturity Date of the Notes is 23 June 2021.
C.17 Settlement
procedure:
The Notes will be cash-settled.
C.18 Return on Series 1114 are Fixed Rate Notes.
securities: Interest Amounts payable on the Notes
The Notes pay a Fixed Interest Amount (as described above in C.9 (The Rights
Attaching to the Securities (Continued), Including Information as to Interest,
Maturity, Yield and the Representative of the Holders).
Redemption Amount payable on the Notes
The Notes will be redeemed at 100 per cent. of the Issue Price.
C.19 Exercise price
or final
reference price
of the
underlying:
Calculation Agent. The determination of the auction price determined by the ISDA Determinations
Committee following the occurrence of a CDS Event relating to the Reference
Entity and the redemption amount of the Notes will be carried out by the
C.20 Type of the
underlying:
Not Applicable
Section D – Risks
D.2 Risks specific to
the issuer:
In relation to Public Offers of the Notes, the Notes are designed for
investors who are or have access to a suitably qualified independent
financial adviser or who have engaged a suitably qualified discretionary
investment manager, in order to understand the characteristics and risks
associated with structured financial products.
The following are the key risks applicable to the Issuer:
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. 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.

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 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.3 Risks specific to
the securities:
The Notes are Single Name CLNs to which ISDA Credit Linkage apply.
The following are the key risks applicable to the Notes:
Unsecured Notes: Investors investing in unsecured Notes (including unsecured
Notes which are specified in the applicable Final Terms as Notes "without
Capital at Risk") 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.
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.
Tax: Noteholders will be liable for and/or subject to any taxes, including
withholding tax, payable in respect of the Notes.
Key risks specific to Credit Linked Notes
Credit Linkage: The Notes are linked to the credit of the Reference Entity. If
the Reference Entity becomes subject to a CDS Event then the redemption price
which would otherwise be payable in respect of the Credit Linked Portion of
the Note will be reduced in accordance with the Recovery Rate determined in
respect of the Reference Entity. If the Reference Entity becomes subject to a
CDS Event, there is a risk that an investor's return on the Credit Linked Portion
of the Note may be reduced and may be zero.
Postponement in payment of Final Redemption Amount – ISDA Credit
Linkage: Each Note will be settled on its scheduled maturity date except that,
if the Recovery Rate cannot be determined by the Calculation Agent by the
scheduled maturity date, payment of the Final Redemption Amount in respect
of such Note may be delayed and may fall after the Note's scheduled maturity
date. Payment of the Final Redemption Amount may be delayed until such time
as the Recovery Rate can be determined.
Cessation of accrual of Interest -ISDA Credit Linkage: Interest on the Notes
shall cease to accrue from (but excluding) the Interest Accrual Cessation Date,
being
the
Interest
Payment
Date
immediately
preceding
the
Event
Determination Date or, in the case of an Event Determination Date occurring
during the first Interest Period, the Interest Commencement Date. Cessation of
accrual of interest means an investor in these Notes may receive a lower return.
General Recovery Rate in Single Name CLNs – ISDA Credit Linkage: The
redemption price payable on the Credit Linked Portion of the Notes following
the occurrence of a CDS Event in respect of a Reference Entity will be
determined by reference to an auction price for the unsecured, senior debt
obligations of the applicable Reference Entity as determined by the ISDA
Determination Committee or the market value of such obligation(s). There is a
risk that the return payable to an investor in a Credit Linked Notes may be
different from the return that investors would have received had they been
holding a particular debt instrument issued by the Reference Entity.
Section E – Offer
E.2b Reasons for
the Offer and
Use of
Proceeds:
The net proceeds from each issue of Notes will, unless specified in the applicable
Final Terms, be used by the Issuer for general corporate purposes, which includes
making a profit and/or hedging certain risks. If, in respect of any particular issue
of Notes which are derivative securities for the purpose of Article 15 of the
Commission Regulation No 809/2004 implementing the Prospectus Directive,
there is another particular identified use of proceeds (other than making profit,
hedging certain risks and/or general corporate purposes), this will be stated in the
applicable Final Terms.
Not Applicable. The use of proceeds is to make a profit and/or hedge risks.
E.3 Terms and
Conditions of
the Offer:
Not applicable.
E.4 Interests
Material to
the Issue:
The Issuer may be the Calculation Agent responsible for making determinations
and calculations in connection with the Notes and may also be the valuation agent
in connection with the reference asset(s). Such determinations and calculations
will determine the amounts that are required to be paid by the Issuer to holders
of the Notes. Accordingly when the Issuer acts as Calculation Agent, or Valuation
Agent its duties as agent (in the interest of holders of the Notes) may conflict with
the interest as issuer of the Notes.
E.7 Estimated
Expenses:
Not applicable. Expenses in respect of the offer or listing of the Notes are not
charged by the Issuer or Dealers to the Investor.