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Annex 1 Eligibility criteria for <strong>state</strong> guarantees<br />

A1.1.9 Portugal 32<br />

Implementation date <strong>of</strong> scheme<br />

24 October 2008<br />

End date <strong>of</strong> entry into scheme<br />

31 December 2009<br />

Fee for instrument<br />

Fee for short term (less than 1 year) instrument: 50 bps<br />

Fee for medium term (between 1 <strong>and</strong> 5 years) instrument: relevant CDS Spread plus 50 bps<br />

Follows ECB Recommendation on Government Guarantees on Bank Debts<br />

Maximum tenor<br />

3 years (can be 5 years in exceptional circumstances, following reasoned recommendation by the<br />

Portuguese Central Bank)<br />

Institution criteria<br />

Only credit institutions with a registered <strong>of</strong>fice in Portugal can participate in the Scheme<br />

Instrument eligibility<br />

Securities must be senior unsecured debt instruments <strong>and</strong> be denominated in Euros.<br />

Ineligible securities include: interbank deposit operations in the money markets; subordinated<br />

debt obligations; operations that already benefit from other guarantees; <strong>and</strong> financing operations<br />

in jurisdictions that do not meet internationally accepted transparency st<strong>and</strong>ards.<br />

Scale <strong>of</strong> scheme<br />

€20 billion<br />

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For details see:<br />

http://www.linklaters.com/pdfs/publications/capitalmarkets/StateGuaranteesGuide.pdf;<br />

http://www.min-financas.pt/inf_economica/Portuguese_Guarantee_Scheme_23Oct2008.pdf;<br />

http://www.mayerbrown.com/publications/article.asp?id=7856&nid=6.<br />

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