Rabobank Nederland - Robeco.com

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Senior Notes issued under the Programme have been rated AA+ by Fitch
Ratings Ltd. Senior long term Notes issued under the Programme have
been rated Aaa by Moody’s and AAA by Standard & Poor’s. Tranches of
Notes issued under the Programme may be rated or unrated. Where a
Tranche of Notes is rated, such rating will not necessarily be the same as
the rating applicable to Senior Notes issued under the Programme and will
be specified in the relevant Final Terms. A security rating is not a
recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be subject to
suspension, reduction or withdrawal at any time by the assigning rating
agency.
There have been no recent events particular to Rabobank Nederland
which are, to a material extent, relevant to the evaluation of its solvency.
Except as provided in ‘Optional Redemption’ above, Notes will be
redeemable at the option of the Issuer prior to maturity only for tax reasons.
See ‘Terms and Conditions of the Notes — Redemption, Purchase and
Options’.
Rabobank Nederland is a Dutch resident for tax purposes. For the Dutch
tax consequences of the Noteholders see ‘Taxation’.
All payments of principal and interest in respect of the Notes will be made
free and clear of withholding taxes of the Netherlands, Australia or
Singapore, as the case may be, subject to the exceptions and limitations
as described in ‘Terms and Conditions of the Notes — Taxation’.
The purchase of Notes may involve substantial risks and is suitable only for
investors who have the knowledge and experience in financial and
business matters necessary to enable them to evaluate the risks and the
merits of an investment in the Notes. A description of the material risks
relating to the Notes and to the Issuer is contained under the heading ‘Risk
Factors’.
Dutch law.
Euronext Amsterdam, the ‘Bourse de Luxembourg’ of the Luxembourg
Stock Exchange, or as otherwise specified in the relevant Final Terms. As
specified in the relevant Final Terms, a Series of Notes may be unlisted.
If applicable, see the relevant Final Terms.
If applicable, see the relevant Final Terms.
United States, European Economic Area, United Kingdom, the
Netherlands, Australia, Singapore, the Republic of France and Japan. See
‘Plan of Distribution’.
For the purposes of Regulation S under the Securities Act, Category 2
selling restrictions shall apply.
In the case of Bearer Notes offered to non-U.S. persons and certain eligible
U.S. persons, such Notes will be issued in compliance with U.S. Treas.
Reg. §1.163-5(c)(2)(i)(D) (the ‘D Rules’) unless (i) the relevant Final Terms
states that the Notes are issued in compliance with U.S. Treas. Reg.
§1.163-5(c)(2)(i)(C) (the ‘C Rules’) or (ii) the Notes are issued other than in
compliance with the D Rules or the C Rules but in circumstances in which
the Notes will not constitute ‘registration required obligations’ under the
United States Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (‘TEFRA’),
which circumstances will be referred to in the relevant Final Terms as a
transaction to which TEFRA is not applicable. In the case of a distribution
under Rule 144A of the Securities Act, Notes will be issued in registered
form, as defined in U.S. Temp. Treas. Reg. §5f.103-1(c).
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