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SANTANDER UK PLC — Capital/Financing Update 2020
Feb 13, 2020
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Capital/Financing Update
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FINAL TERMS DOCUMENT
11 February 2020
Santander UK plc
Issue of Series 76 U.S.\$1,250,000,000 Fixed Rate Covered Bonds due February 2023 (Reg S ISIN: (XS2116105144); Rule 144A ISIN: (US80283LAZ67)) irrevocably and unconditionally guaranteed as to payment of principal and interest by Abbey Covered Bonds LLP under the €35 billion Global Covered Bond Programme
MIFID II PRODUCT GOVERNANCE / PROFESSIONAL INVESTORS AND ECPS ONLY TARGET MARKET – Solely for the purposes of each manufacturer's product approval process, the target market assessment in respect of the Covered Bonds has led to the conclusion that: (i) the target market for the Covered Bonds is eligible counterparties and professional clients only, each as defined in Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, "MiFID II"); and (ii) all channels for distribution of the Covered Bonds to eligible counterparties and professional clients are appropriate. Any person subsequently offering, selling or recommending the Covered Bonds (a "distributor") should take into consideration the manufacturers' target market assessment; however, a distributor subject to MiFID II is responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the Covered Bonds (by either adopting or refining the manufacturers' target market assessment) and determining appropriate distribution channels.
IMPORTANT - PROHIBITION OF SALES TO EEA AND UK RETAIL INVESTORS: The Covered Bonds 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") or in the United Kingdom (the UK). 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in point (11) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II or (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive 2002/92/EC (as amended and superseded, the "Insurance Mediation Directive"), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II. Consequently, no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 (as amended, the "PRIIPs Regulation") for offering or selling the Covered Bonds or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the EEA or in the UK has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the Covered Bonds or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the EEA or in the UK may be unlawful under the PRIIPs Regulation.
PART A – CONTRACTUAL TERMS
Terms used herein shall be deemed to be defined as such for the purposes of the Terms and Conditions set forth in the Prospectus dated 18 April 2019 as supplemented on 30 April 2019, 23 July 2019, 9 August 2019, 30 October 2019 and 30 January 2020 (each a "Supplemental Prospectus"), which together constitute a base prospectus for the purposes of the Prospectus Directive (2003/71/EC) (as amended, which includes amendments made by Directive 2010/73/EU to the effect that such amendments have been implemented in a relevant Member State) (the "Prospectus Directive"). This document constitutes the final terms of the Covered Bonds described herein for the purposes of Article 5.4 of the Prospectus Directive and must be read in conjunction with the Prospectus, as supplemented. Full information on the Issuer and the LLP and the offer of the Covered Bonds is only available on the basis of the combination of this Final Terms Document and the Prospectus, as supplemented. Copies of the Prospectus and each Supplemental Prospectus are available for viewing at http://www.santander.co.uk/uk/about-santander-uk/debt-investors/santander-uk-covered-bonds and are available free of charge to the public at the registered office of the Issuer and from the specified office of each of the Paying Agents.
| 1. | (a) | Issuer: | Santander UK plc |
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| (b) | Guarantor: | Abbey Covered Bonds LLP | |
| 2. | (a) | Series Number: | 76 |
| (b) | Tranche Number: | 1 | |
| (c) | Series which Covered Bonds will be consolidated and form a single Series with: |
Not Applicable |
| (d) | Date on which the Covered Bonds will be consolidated and form a single Series with the Series specified above: |
Not Applicable | |
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| 3. | Specified Currency or Currencies: | U.S. dollars ("U.S.\$" or "\$") | |
| 4. | Money Market Covered Bonds: | No | |
| 5. | Do the |
Covered Bonds have the benefit of remarketing arrangements: |
No |
| 6. | Aggregate Nominal Amount of Covered Bonds admitted to trading: |
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| (a) | Series: | U.S.\$1,250,000,000 | |
| (b) | Tranche: | U.S.\$1,250,000,000 | |
| 7. | Issue Price: | 99.723 per cent. of the aggregate nominal amount | |
| 8. | (a) | Specified Denominations: | \$200,000 (and no less than the equivalent of €100,000) and integral multiples of \$1,000 in excess thereof (or the U.S. dollar equivalent for Rule 144A Covered Bonds issued in a currency other than U.S. dollars). |
| (b) | Calculation Amount: | U.S.\$1,000 | |
| 9. | (a) | Issue Date: | 12 February 2020 |
| (b) | Interest Commencement Date: | Issue Date | |
| 10. | (a) | Final Maturity Date: | 12 February 2023 |
| (b) | Extended Due for Payment Date of Guaranteed Amounts corresponding to the Final Redemption Amount under the Covered Bond Guarantee: |
12 February 2024 | |
| 11. | Interest Basis: | 1.625 per cent. Fixed Rate from and including the Interest Commencement Date to but excluding the Final Maturity Date (further particulars specified in paragraph 17 below) |
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| 12. | Redemption/Payment Basis: | Redemption at par | |
| 13. | Basis: | Change of Interest Basis or Redemption/Payment | From and including the Final Maturity Date to but excluding the Extended Due for Payment Date the following provisions of paragraph 18 below apply |
| 14. | Put/Call Options: | ||
| Not Applicable | |||
| 15. | (a) | Status of the Covered Bonds: | Senior |
| (c) | Date Board approval for issuance of Covered | 24 July 2017 |
Bonds obtained:
| 16. | Method of distribution: | Syndicated | |
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| PROVISIONS RELATING TO INTEREST (IF ANY) PAYABLE | |||
| 17. | Fixed Rate Covered Bond Provisions: | Applicable | |
| (a) | Rate(s) of Interest: | 1.625 per cent. per annum payable semi-annually in arrear |
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| (b) | Interest Payment Date(s): | 12th February and 12th August in each year, commencing on 12 August 2020, up to and including the Final Maturity Date |
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| (c) | Business Day Convention: | Following Business Day Convention | |
| (d) | Business Day(s): Additional Business Centre(s): |
London New York |
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| (e) | Fixed Coupon Amount(s): | \$8.125 per Calculation Amount | |
| (f) | Broken Amount(s): | Not Applicable | |
| (g) | Day Count Fraction: | 30/360, Unadjusted | |
| (h) | Determination Date(s): | 12th February and 12th August in each year | |
| 18. | Floating Rate Covered Bond Provisions: | Applicable from and including the Final Maturity Date to but excluding the Extended Due for Payment Date |
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| (a) | Interest Period(s): | The period from and including the Final Maturity Date, or as the case may be an Interest Payment Date, to but excluding the next Interest Payment Date |
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| (b) | Specified Interest Payment Dates: | Monthly, on 12th day of each month commencing on 12 March 2023 and including the Extended Due for Payment Date |
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| (d) | Business Day Convention: | Modified Following Business Day Convention | |
| (e) | Business Day(s): | London | |
| Additional Business Centre(s): | New York | ||
| (f) | Manner in which the Rate of Interest and Interest Amount is to be determined: |
Screen Rate Determination | |
| (g) | Party responsible for calculating the Rate of Interest and Interest Amount (if not the Principal Paying Agent): |
Not Applicable | |
| (h) | Screen Rate Determination: | Applicable | |
| Reference Rate: | Compounded Daily SOFR | ||
| Benchmark Administrator: | Federal Reserve Bank of New York | ||
| As at the Issue Date, the Federal Reserve Bank of |
| New York does not appear on the register of administrators and benchmarks established and maintained by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) pursuant to Article 36 of the Benchmarks Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/1011) (the Benchmarks Regulation). |
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| As far as the Issuer is aware, SOFR does not fall within the scope of the Benchmarks Regulation by virtue of Article 2 of that Regulation, such that the administrator of SOFR is not currently required to obtain authorisation or registration (or, if located outside the European Union, recognition, endorsement or equivalence). |
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| Interest Determination Date(s): | The day that is the fifth U.S. Government Securities Business Day prior to the Interest Payment Date in respect of the relevant Interest Period |
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| Relevant Screen Page: | SOFFRATE | ||
| Observation Method: | Lag | ||
| Observation Look-back Period: | (being no less than 5 U.S. Government Securities Business Days) |
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| (i) | ISDA Determination: | Not Applicable | |
| (j) | Margin(s): | +0.46 per cent. per annum | |
| (k) | Minimum Rate of Interest: | Not Applicable | |
| (l) | Maximum Rate of Interest: | Not Applicable | |
| (m) | Day Count Fraction: | Actual / 360, adjusted | |
| 19. | Zero Coupon Covered Bond Provisions: | Not Applicable | |
| PROVISIONS RELATING TO REDEMPTION |
PROVISIONS RELATING TO REDEMPTION
| 20. | Issuer Call: | Not Applicable |
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| 21. | Investor Put: | Not Applicable |
| 22. | c Final Redemption Amount of each Covered Bond: | \$1,000 per Calculation Amount |
| 23. | Early Redemption Amount of each Covered Bond payable on redemption for taxation reasons or on event of default, etc. and/or the method of calculating the same (if required): |
As set out in Condition 6.8(a) |
GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO THE COVERED BONDS
| 24. | Form of Covered Bonds: | Registered Covered Bonds: |
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| Regulation S Global Covered Bond registered in the name of a nominee for a common safekeeper for |
Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg
Rule 144A Global Covered Bond registered in the name of a nominee of DTC
| 25. | New Global Covered Bond: | No |
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| 26. | Financial Centre(s): | Not Applicable |
| 27. | Talons for future Coupons or Receipts to be attached to Bearer Definitive Covered Bonds (and dates on which such Talons mature): |
No |
| 28. | Details relating to Instalment Covered Bonds: | |
| (a) Instalment Amount(s): |
Not Applicable | |
| (b) Instalment Date(s): |
Not Applicable | |
| 29. | Redenomination renominalisation and reconventioning provisions: |
Not applicable |
| 30. | Post-Perfection SVR-LIBOR Margin: | 2.95 per cent. |
| DISTRIBUTION | ||
| 31. | U.S. Selling Restrictions: | Reg. S Compliance Category: TEFRA not applicable |
| Rule 144A Compliance Category: TEFRA not applicable |
PURPOSE OF FINAL TERMS DOCUMENT
This Final Terms Document comprises the final terms required for issue and admission to trading on the London Stock Exchange's Regulated Market of the Covered Bonds described herein pursuant to the €35 billion Global Covered Bond Programme of Santander UK plc.
PART B – OTHER INFORMATION
1. LISTING AND ADMISSION TO TRADING:
| (a) | Listing and admission to trading: | Application is expected to be made by the Issuer (or on its behalf) for the Series 76 Covered Bonds to be admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's Regulated Market with effect from the Issue Date. |
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| (b) | Estimate of total expenses related to admission to trading: |
£4,790 | |
| 2. | RATINGS: | ||
| Ratings: | The Covered Bonds to be issued are expected to be rated: |
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| S&P: AAA | |||
| Moody's: Aaa | |||
| Fitch: AAA | |||
| 3. | COVERED BOND SWAP: | ||
| Covered Bond Swap Provider: | Santander UK plc | ||
| Nature of Covered Bond Swap: | Not Applicable | ||
4. INTERESTS OF NATURAL AND LEGAL PERSONS INVOLVED IN THE ISSUE:
Save as discussed in Subscription and Sale and Transfer and Selling Restrictions, so far as the Issuer and the LLP are aware, no person involved in the offer of the Covered Bonds has an interest material to the offer. The Managers and their affiliates have engaged and may in the future engage in investment banking and/or commercial banking transactions with and may perform other services for the Issuer and/or the LLP and/or their affiliates in the ordinary course of business.
5. YIELD: (Fixed Rate Covered Bonds only)
| Indication of yield: | 1.720 per cent. calculated on an annual basis. The yield |
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| is calculated at the Issue Date on the basis of the Issue | |
| Price. It is not an indication of future yield. |
6. TRADABLE AMOUNTS:
So long as the Covered Bonds are represented by a Global Covered Bond and Euroclear Bank SA/NV, Clearstream Banking, S.A. and The Depository Trust Company so permit, the Global Covered Bond shall be tradable in minimum principal amounts of \$200,000 and integral multiples of \$1,000 (the "Tradable Amount") in addition thereto.
7. OPERATIONAL INFORMATION:
| (a) | Reg S ISIN Code: | XS2116105144 |
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| (b) | Rule 144A ISIN Code: | US80283LAZ67 |
| (c) | Reg S Common Code: | 211610514 |
| (d) | Rule 144A Common Code: | 211640618 |
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| (e) | Reg S CUSIP: | 211610514 |
| (e) | Rule 144A CUSIP: | 80283LAZ6 |
| (f) | CFI Code: | DGFXFB |
| (g) | FISN: | SANTANDER UK PL/1 MBS 20230213 |
| (h) | Delivery: | Delivery free of payment |
| Name and address of Initial Paying Agent(s): | Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch Winchester House 1 Great Winchester Street London EC2N 2DB |
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| Names and addresses of additional Paying Agent(s) (if any): |
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas 1761 East St. Andrew Place, Santa Ana, California 92705 |
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| Intended to be held in a manner which would allow Eurosystem eligibility: |
Regulation S Global Covered Bond: Yes. Note that the designation "yes" simply means that the Covered Bonds are intended upon issue to be deposited with one of the ICSDs as common safekeeper and registered in the name of a nominee of one of the ICSDs acting as common safekeeper, and does not necessarily mean that the Covered Bonds will be recognized as eligible collateral for Eurosystem monetary policy and intra day credit operations by the Eurosystem either upon issue or at any or all times during their life. Such recognition will depend upon the ECB being satisfied that Eurosystem eligibility criteria have been met. |
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| Rule 144A Global Covered Bond: No, whilst the designation is specified as "no" at the date of these Final Terms, should the Eurosystem eligibility criteria be amended in the future such that the Covered Bonds are capable of meeting them the Covered Bonds may then be deposited with one of the ICSDs as common safekeeper and registered in the name of a nominee of one of the ICSDs acting as common safekeeper. Note that this does not necessarily mean that the Covered Bonds will then be recognised as eligible collateral for Eurosystem monetary policy and intra day credit operations by the Eurosystem at any time during their life. Such recognition will depend upon the ECB being satisfied that Eurosystem eligibility criteria have been met. |
8. U.S. TAX INFORMATION (144A OFFERINGS ONLY)
- (a) Original Issue Discount: No
- (b) Contingent Payment Debt Instrument: No
Signed on behalfofthe Issuer:
By: .v.~~-~~ .... ~ .... V:~ ................... . Duly authorised
Signed on behalfofthe LLP~
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