116 USE OF PROCEEDS The net proceeds of the issue of Unsubordinated <strong>Note</strong>s will be used for the Issuer’s general corporate purposes unless otherwise specified in the relevant Final <strong>Term</strong>s. The net proceeds of the issue of Subordinated <strong>Note</strong>s will be used by the Issuer in accordance with the provisions of the relevant Final <strong>Term</strong>s.
117 TEMPORARY GLOBAL CERTIFICATES IN RESPECT OF MATERIALISED NOTES Temporary Global Certificates A Temporary Global Certificate without interest coupons (a "Temporary Global Certificate") will initially be issued in connection with each Tranche of Materialised <strong>Note</strong>s, which will be delivered on or prior to the issue date of the Tranche with a common depositary (the "Common Depositary") for <strong>Euro</strong>clear Bank S.A./N.V. ("<strong>Euro</strong>clear") and for Clearstream Banking, société anonyme ("Clearstream, Luxembourg"). Upon the delivery of such Temporary Global Certificate with a Common Depositary, <strong>Euro</strong>clear, Clearstream, Luxembourg will credit each subscriber with a nominal amount of <strong>Note</strong>s equal to the nominal amount thereof for which it has subscribed and paid. The Common Depositary may also credit with a nominal amount of <strong>Note</strong>s the accounts of subscribers with (if indicated in the relevant Final <strong>Term</strong>s) other clearing systems through direct or indirect accounts with <strong>Euro</strong>clear and Clearstream, Luxembourg held by such other clearing systems. Conversely, a nominal amount of <strong>Note</strong>s that is initially deposited with any other clearing system may similarly be credited to the accounts of subscribers with <strong>Euro</strong>clear, Clearstream, Luxembourg, or other clearing systems. Exchange Each Temporary Global Certificate issued in respect of Materialised <strong>Note</strong>s will be exchangeable, free of charge to the holder, on or after its Exchange Date (as defined below): (i) (ii) if the relevant Final <strong>Term</strong>s indicates that such Temporary Global Certificate is issued in compliance with the C Rules or in a transaction to which TEFRA is not applicable (as to which, see "Summary of the Base Prospectus -Selling Restrictions"), in whole, but not in part, for Definitive Materialised <strong>Note</strong>s and otherwise, in whole but not in part, upon certification, if required under U.S Treasury regulation section 1.163–5(C)(2)(i)(D)(3), as to non-U.S. beneficial ownership for Definitive Materialised <strong>Note</strong>s. Delivery of Definitive Materialised <strong>Note</strong>s On or after its Exchange Date, the holder of a Temporary Global Certificate may surrender such Temporary Global Certificate to, or to the order of, the Fiscal Agent. In exchange for any Temporary Global Certificate, the Issuer will deliver, or procure the delivery of, an equal aggregate nominal amount of duly executed and authenticated Definitive Materialised <strong>Note</strong>s. In this Base Prospectus, "Definitive Materialised <strong>Note</strong>s" means, in relation to any Temporary Global Certificate, the Definitive Materialised <strong>Note</strong>s for which such Temporary Global Certificate may be exchanged (if appropriate, having attached to them all Coupons and Receipts in respect of interest or Instalment Amounts that have not already been paid on the Temporary Global Certificate and a Talon). Definitive Materialised <strong>Note</strong>s will be security printed in accordance with any applicable legal and stock exchange requirement. Exchange Date "Exchange Date" means, in relation to a Temporary Global Certificate in respect of any Materialised <strong>Note</strong>s, the day falling after the expiry of 40 days after its issue date, provided that in the event any further Materialised <strong>Note</strong>s which are to be assimilated with such first mentioned Materialised <strong>Note</strong>s are issued prior to such day pursuant to Condition 13(a), the Exchange Date may, at the option of the Issuer, be postponed to the day falling after the expiry of 40 days after the issue date of such further Materialised <strong>Note</strong>s.
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