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<strong>Prospectus</strong><br />

SUBSCRIPTION AND SALE<br />

<strong>Covered</strong> <strong>Bond</strong>s may be sold from time to time by the Issuer to any one or more of the Dealers. The arrangements<br />

under which <strong>Covered</strong> <strong>Bond</strong>s may from time to time be agreed to be sold by the Issuer to, and purchased by,<br />

Dealers are set out in the <strong>Programme</strong> Agreement. Under the <strong>Programme</strong> Agreement, the Issuer and the Dealer(s)<br />

have agreed that any <strong>Covered</strong> <strong>Bond</strong>s of any Series which may from time to time be agreed between the Issuer<br />

and any Dealer(s) to be issued by the Issuer and subscribed for by such Dealer(s) shall be issued and subscribed<br />

for on the basis of, and in reliance upon, the representations, warranties, undertakings and indemnities made or<br />

given or provided to be made or given pursuant to the terms of the <strong>Programme</strong> Agreement. Any such agreement<br />

will, inter alia, make provision for the terms and conditions of the relevant <strong>Covered</strong> <strong>Bond</strong>s, the price at which<br />

such <strong>Covered</strong> <strong>Bond</strong>s will be purchased by the Dealers and the commissions or other agreed deductibles (if any)<br />

payable or allowable by the Issuer in respect of such purchase. The <strong>Programme</strong> Agreement makes provision for<br />

the resignation or termination of appointment of existing Dealers and for the appointment of additional or other<br />

Dealers either generally in respect of the <strong>Programme</strong> or in relation to a particular Tranche of <strong>Covered</strong> <strong>Bond</strong>s.<br />

United States of America: Regulation S Category 2; TEFRA D or TEFRA C as specified in the relevant Final<br />

Terms or neither if TEFRA is specified as not applicable in the relevant Final Terms.<br />

The <strong>Covered</strong> <strong>Bond</strong>s have not been and will not be registered under the Securities Act and may not be offered or<br />

sold within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons except in certain transactions<br />

exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act. Terms used in this paragraph have the meanings<br />

given to them by Regulation S.<br />

The <strong>Covered</strong> <strong>Bond</strong>s are subject to U.S. tax law requirements and may not be offered, sold or delivered within the<br />

United States or its possessions or to a United States person, except in certain transactions permitted by U.S. tax<br />

regulations. Terms used in this paragraph have the meanings given to them by the United States Internal<br />

Revenue Code and regulations thereunder.<br />

Each Dealer has agreed that, except as permitted by the <strong>Programme</strong> Agreement, it will not offer, sell or deliver<br />

<strong>Covered</strong> <strong>Bond</strong>s, (i) as part of their distribution at any time or (ii) otherwise until 40 days after the completion of<br />

the distribution of the <strong>Covered</strong> <strong>Bond</strong>s comprising the relevant Tranche, as certified to the Principal Paying Agent<br />

or the Issuer by such Dealer (or, in the case of a sale of a Tranche of <strong>Covered</strong> <strong>Bond</strong>s to or through more than one<br />

Dealer, by each of such Dealers as to the <strong>Covered</strong> <strong>Bond</strong>s of such Tranche purchased by or through it, in which<br />

case the Principal Paying Agent or the Issuer shall notify each such Dealer when all such Dealers have so<br />

certified) within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons, and such Dealer will have<br />

sent to each dealer to which it sells <strong>Covered</strong> <strong>Bond</strong>s during the distribution compliance period relating thereto a<br />

confirmation or other notice setting forth the restrictions on offers and sales of the <strong>Covered</strong> <strong>Bond</strong>s within the<br />

United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons.<br />

In addition, until 40 days after the commencement of the offering of <strong>Covered</strong> <strong>Bond</strong>s comprising any Tranche,<br />

any offer or sale of <strong>Covered</strong> <strong>Bond</strong>s within the United States by any dealer (whether or not participating in the<br />

offering) may violate the registration requirements of the Securities Act.<br />

Public Offer Selling Restriction Under the <strong>Prospectus</strong> Directive<br />

In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the <strong>Prospectus</strong><br />

Directive (each, a "Relevant Member State"), each Dealer has represented, warranted and agreed, and each<br />

further Dealer appointed under the <strong>Programme</strong> will be required to represent, warrant and agree, that with effect<br />

from and including the date on which the <strong>Prospectus</strong> Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State<br />

(the "Relevant Implementation Date") it has not made and will not make an offer of <strong>Covered</strong> <strong>Bond</strong>s which are<br />

the subject of the offering contemplated by the <strong>Prospectus</strong> as completed by the Final Terms in relation thereto<br />

(or are the subject of the offering contemplated by a Drawdown <strong>Prospectus</strong>, as the case may be) to the public in<br />

that Relevant Member State except that it may, with effect from and including the Relevant Implementation<br />

Date, make an offer of such <strong>Covered</strong> <strong>Bond</strong>s to the public in that Relevant Member State:<br />

(a)<br />

(b)<br />

Authorised institutions: at any time to legal entities which are authorised or regulated to operate in the<br />

financial markets or, if not so authorised or regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in<br />

securities;<br />

Significant enterprises: at any time to any legal entity which has two or more of (1) an average of at<br />

least 250 employees during the last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than Euro43,000,000<br />

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