Prospectus-Final (clean) - Malta Financial Services Authority

ResidentsAccording to the law of 23 December 2005, as amended, interest on Notes paid by a Luxembourgpaying agent or paying agents established in the EU, the EEA or in a State which has concluded withLuxembourg an international agreement related to the EU Savings Tax Directive to an individualholder of Notes who is a resident of Luxembourg or to a residual entity established in another EUMember State or in the dependent and associated territories securing the payment for such individualwill be subject to a withholding tax of 10%. In case of payment through a paying agent established inthe EU, the EEA or in a State which has concluded with Luxembourg an international agreementrelated to the EU Savings Tax Directive, the Luxembourg resident individual holder of Notes mustunder a specific procedure remit 10% tax to the Luxembourg Treasury.If the individual holder holds the Notes in the course of the management of his or her private wealth,the aforementioned 10% withholding tax will operate a full discharge of income tax due on suchpayments.Interest on Notes paid by a Luxembourg paying agent to a resident holder of Notes who is not anindividual is not subject to withholding tax.When used in the preceding paragraphs "interest", "paying agent" and "residual entity" have themeaning given thereto in the Luxembourg laws of 21 June 2005 (or the relevant Accords) and23 December 2005, as amended. "Interest" will include accrued or capitalised interest at the sale,repayment or redemption of the Notes.Payments of interest or similar income under the Notes to Clearstream Banking AG, ClearstreamBanking, société anonyme and Euroclear Bank SA/NV and payments by or on behalf of ClearstreamBanking, société anonyme to financial intermediaries will not give rise to a withholding tax underLuxembourg law.4. EU Savings Tax DirectiveUnder the EU Council Directive 2003/48/EC dated 3 June 2003 on the taxation of savings income inthe form of interest payments (the "EU Savings Tax Directive"), each EU Member State must requirepaying agents (within the meaning of such directive) established within its territory to provide to thecompetent authority of this state details of the payment of interest made to any individual resident inanother EU Member State as the beneficial owner of the interest. The competent authority of the EUMember State of the paying agent is then required to communicate this information to the competentauthority of the EU Member State of which the beneficial owner of the interest is a resident.For a transitional period, Austria and Luxembourg may opt instead to withhold tax from interestpayments within the meaning of the EU Savings Tax Directive at a rate of 20% from 1 July 2008, andof 35% from 1 July 2011. As from 2010 Belgium applies the information procedure described above.In conformity with the prerequisites for the application of the EU Savings Tax Directive, a number ofnon-EU countries and territories, including Switzerland, agreed to apply measures equivalent to thosecontained in such directive (a withholding system in the case of Switzerland).In Germany, provisions for implementing the EU Savings Tax Directive were enacted by legislativeregulations of the Federal Government. These provisions apply since 1 July 2005.Holders who are individuals should note that the Issuer will not pay additional amounts under § 7(c) ofthe Terms and Conditions of the Notes in respect of any withholding tax imposed as a result of the EUSavings Tax Directive.203