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INFORMATION MEMORANDUM
PROPERTIZE B.V. PROGRAMME FOR THE ISSUANCE OF GUARA NTEED (STEP COMPLIANT) EURO-
COMMERCIAL PAPER AND GUARANTEED (NON-STEP COMPLIANT ) MEDIUM TERM NOTES
Issuer
Propertize B.V.
Type of Programme
Guaranteed (STEP compliant) Euro-Commercial Paper a nd guaranteed (non-STEP compliant) Medium Term
Notes
Programme size
up to an amount of EUR 4,054,900,000
Guarantor
the State of the Netherlands ( Staat der Nederlanden )
Rated by
Fitch Ratings Ltd.
and
Moody's Investors Service Limited
Arranger
SNS Bank N.V.
Issue and Principal Paying Agent
Banque Internationale à Luxembourg, société anonyme
Dealer
SNS Bank N.V.
Effective date of the Information Memorandum
22 January 2014
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Under the programme (the "Programme ") for the issuance of guaranteed (STEP compliant) Euro-Commercial Paper
("ECP") and guaranteed (non-STEP compliant) Medium Term Notes ("MTN", together with ECP the "Notes "),
Propertize B.V., a private company with limited liability (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid)
incorporated under the laws of The Netherlands and having its corporate seat in Utrecht, The Netherlands (the "Issuer "
or "Propertize "), may from time to time issue guaranteed ECP and MTN described in this information memorandum
(together with any supplementary information memorandum and information incorporated herein by reference, the
“Information Memorandum ”). Subject as set out herein, the maximum aggregate nominal amount of the Notes from
time to time outstanding under the Programme will not exceed EUR 4,054,900,000 (or its equivalent in other
currencies). The Issuer made an application for a Short-Term European Paper ("STEP") label for ECP to be issued
under the Programme.
The Issuer will apply to the State of the Netherlands (Staat der Nederlanden) (the "Guarantor " or the "State of The
Netherlands ") for a guarantee certificate (a "Guarantee Certificate ") within the meaning of the Rules of the Propertize
Debt Guarantee Scheme as in force from time to time (the "Rules " and the "Guarantee Scheme ", respectively) in
respect of each MTN and each ECP to be issued under the Programme. Only Notes for which a Guarantee Certificate
has been issued, and as such, will benefit from the guarantee (the "Guarantee ") provided under the Guarantee Scheme
by the State of The Netherlands, will be issued under the Programme. See "The Guarantee" below for further
information on the Guarantor's obligations in this respect.
This Information Memorandum does not constitute a prospectus for the purposes of the Prospectus Directive (Directive
2003/71/EC (as amended), the "Prospectus Directive ") and may be used only for the purpose for which it is published.
This Information Memorandum has not been approved by any competent authority for the purposes of the Prospectus
Directive (or any other purposes) as Notes which benefit from the Guarantee are outside the scope of the Prospectus
Directive and no election has been made for Notes to be treated as being within the scope of the Prospectus Directive.
This Information Memorandum may not be used for any offering to the public or any admittance to trading on a
regulated market of Notes having the benefit of the Guarantee in any jurisdiction which would require the approval and
publication of a prospectus under the Prospectus Directive.
Applications may be made to the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (the "Luxembourg Stock Exchange ") for the relevant
MTN to be issued under the Programme to be admitted to listing on the official list of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange
(the "Official List ") and to trading on the regulated market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (the "Luxembourg
Regulated Market ") and/or on NYSE Euronext Amsterdam ("Euronext Amsterdam "), the regulated market of Euronext
Amsterdam N.V. MTN to be issued under the Programme may also be listed on such other stock exchange(s) as may
be agreed between the Issuer and the Dealer (as defined below) in relation to each issue, subject to prior written
approval of the Guarantor. The Issuer may also issue unlisted MTN under the Programme. No application will be made
at any time to list ECP on any stock exchange.
The Notes may be issued on a continuing basis to the dealer specified herein and any additional dealer appointed in
respect of Notes under the Programme from time to time, which appointment may be for a specific issue or on an
ongoing basis (each a "Dealer " and together the "Dealers "). Notes may be distributed by way of a public offer or private
placement and, in each case, on a syndicated or non- syndicated basis. The method of distribution of each relevant
series of MTN (a "Series ") or tranche thereof (a "Tranche ") will be stated in the applicable final terms (the "Final
Terms ").
The full terms and conditions of each Series or Tranche of MTN are constituted by the master terms and conditions as
set out in full in this Information Memorandum in the "Terms and Conditions of (non-STEP compliant) Medium Term
Notes", which constitute the basis of all MTN to be offered under the Programme, together with, if applicable, any
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additional terms, and conditions and the Final Terms applicable to the relevant issue of MTN, which apply and/or
disapply, supplement and/or amend the master terms and conditions in the manner required to reflect the particular
terms and conditions applicable to the relevant Series of MTN (or Tranche thereof).
MTN of each Series or Tranche will (unless otherwise specified in the applicable Final Terms) initially be represented by
a temporary global note (the "Temporary Global Note ") which will be deposited on or around the relevant issue date
(the "Relevant Issue Date ") thereof with a common safekeeper for Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V. ("Euroclear ") and
Clearstream Banking, société anonyme ("Clearstream, Luxembourg "). See "Form of (non-STEP compliant) Medium
Term Notes" below. ECP will be in bearer form and will on issue be in global form ("Global Euro-Commercial Paper
Notes ").
The Issuer may agree with the Dealer and the Guarantor that Notes may be issued in a form not contemplated by the
terms and conditions of the Notes herein, in which case a supplementary information memorandum, if required, will be
made available which will describe the effect of the agreement reached in relation to such Notes.
This Programme is rated. Notes to be issued under the Programme are expected to be rated by Fitch Ratings Ltd.
("Fitch ") and Moody's Investors Service Limited ("Moody's "). Series or Tranches of MTN to be issued under the
Programme may be rated or unrated. Where a Series or Tranche of MTN is rated, such rating will not necessarily be the
same as the ratings assigned to other Series of Tranches of MTN. 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.
This Information Memorandum should be read and construed together with any amendments or supplements hereto
and with any documents incorporated by reference herein and, in relation to any Series or Tranche of MTN, with the
Final Terms.
None of the Arranger, the Dealer or the Guarantor has independently verified the information contained or referred to in
this Information Memorandum. Accordingly, no representation or warranty or undertaking (express or implied) is made,
and no responsibility or liability is accepted by the Arranger, the Dealer or the Guarantor as to the authenticity, origin,
validity, accuracy or completeness of, or any errors in or omissions from, any information or statement contained in this
Information Memorandum or in or from any accompanying or subsequent material or presentation.
PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD HAVE REGARD OF THE FACTORS DESCRIBED UNDER THE SECTION
"RISK FACTORS" IN THIS INFORMATION MEMORANDUM.
THE NOTES AND THE GUARANTEE CERTIFICATES HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER
THE UNITED STATES SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT") AND, SUBJECT TO
CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS, MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO,
OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS (AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S ("REGULATION S ")
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT). UNDER THE PROGRAMME, THE ISSUER MAY ISSUE THE NOTES OUTSIDE
THE UNITED STATES PURSUANT TO REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAMME.......................................................................................................................... 5 DESCRIPTION OF THE ISSUER AND THE GUARANTOR OF THE PROGRAMME ................................................... 14 CERTIFICATION OF INFORMATION FOR THE ISSUER AND THE GUARANTOR..................................................... 20 INFORMATION CONCERNING THE ISSUER'S REQUEST OF THE STEP LABEL..................................................... 21 RISK FACTORS ............................................................................................................................................................ 22 NOTICES TO INVESTORS ........................................................................................................................................... 32 USE OF PROCEEDS .................................................................................................................................................... 34 THE GUARANTEE ........................................................................................................................................................ 35 EUROSYSTEM ELIGIBILITY......................................................................................................................................... 37 TAXATION..................................................................................................................................................................... 39 SUBSCRIPTION AND SALE ......................................................................................................................................... 44 GENERAL INFORMATION............................................................................................................................................ 48 DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE...................................................................................................... 50 FORM OF GLOBAL EURO-COMMERCIAL PAPER NOTE........................................................................................... 51 FORM OF DEFINITIVE EURO-COMMERCIAL PAPER NOTE...................................................................................... 59 FORM OF (NON-STEP COMPLIANT) MEDIUM TERM NOTES ................................................................................... 66 TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF (NON-STEP COMPLIANT) MEDIUM TERM NOTES.................................................. 69 FORM OF FINAL TERMS FOR (NON-STEP COMPLIANT) MEDIUM TERM NOTES .................................................. 91
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DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAMME
The following description of the Programme does not purport to be complete and is taken from, and is qualified by, the
remainder of this Information Memorandum and, in relation to the terms and conditions of any particular Series or
Tranche of MTN the applicable Final Terms. Any decision to invest in the Notes should be based on a consideration of
this Information Memorandum as a whole, including any amendment and supplement thereto and the documents
incorporated by reference herein. Words and expressions defined in "Form of (non-STEP compliant) Medium Term
Notes", "Form of Global Euro-Commercial Paper Note", "Form of Definitive Euro-Commercial Paper Note" and "Terms
and Conditions of (non-STEP compliant) Medium Term Notes" below, shall have the same meanings in this description.
1.1 Name of the Programme:
Propertize B.V. programme for the issuance of guaranteed (STEP
compliant) Euro-Commercial Paper and guaranteed (non-STEP compliant)
Medium Term Notes.
1.2 Type of Programme: Guaranteed (STEP compliant) Euro-Commercial Paper and guaranteed
(non-STEP compliant) Medium Term Notes.
The Issuer made an application for a STEP label for ECP to be issued
under the Programme.
1.2.1 Notes A Guaranteed (STEP compliant) Euro-Commercial Paper
1.2.2 Notes B Guaranteed (non-STEP compliant) Medium Term Notes
1.3 Name of the Issuer: Propertize B.V. (until 31 December 2013 known as SNS Property Finance
B.V.)
1.4 Type of Issuer:
It is expected that Propertize will initially until 1 July 2014 remain to qualify
as a monetary financial institution within the meaning Annex 3 of the
Market Convention on Short-Term European Paper dated 25 October 2010
and adopted by the ACI – The Financial markets Association and the
European Banking Federation (as amended from time to time) (the "STEP
Market Convention "). It is expected that Propertize will qualify as a non-
financial corporation (corporate non-bank) as of 1 July 2014.
1.5 Purpose of the Programme: The net proceeds from each issue of Notes will be applied by the Issuer
towards refinancing and repayment of a temporary loan of EUR
4,054,900,000 that SNS Bank N.V. has provided to the Issuer. After this
temporary loan is fully repaid, the proceeds from the issue of Notes will be
applied by the Issuer for its general corporate purposes.
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1.6 Programme size (ceiling):
Up to EUR 4,054,900,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies) aggregate
nominal amount of Notes outstanding at any time.
1.7 Contact details: Contact: Mr. J.C.J. Mondt (CFRO)
E-mail: [email protected]
Telephone number: +31 (0)30 702 28 00
1.8 Independent Auditors: Not applicable. To date, Propertize has not published any independent
financial statements. With effect from the financial year 2013, Propertize
will publish independent financial statements and appoint an independent
auditor.
A. INFORMATION ON THE NOTES OF TYPE A (STEP COMPLIA NT ECP)
1.9a Characteristics and form of
(STEP compliant) ECP:
ECP will be in bearer form and will on issue be in global form ("Global
Euro-Commercial Paper Notes "). See "Form of Global Euro-Commercial
Paper Note" below. A Global Euro-Commercial Paper Note will be
exchangeable into definitive Euro-Commercial paper notes ("Definitive
Euro-Commercial Paper Notes ") only in the limited circumstances set out
in that Global Euro-Commercial Paper Note. See "Form of Definitive Euro-
Commercial Paper Note" below.
On or before the Relevant Issue Date, the Global Euro-Commercial Paper
Note will be delivered to a Common Safekeeper (as defined below) for the
Relevant Clearing Systems (as defined under “Settlement System ECP ”
in item 1.16 below). The interests of individual ECPholders in each Global
Euro-Commercial Paper Note will be represented by the records of the
Relevant Clearing Systems.
“Common Safekeeper ” means, in respect of any Global Euro-Commercial
Paper Note, the common safekeeper which is appointed by the Relevant
Clearing Systems in respect of such Global Euro-Commercial Paper Note
or, if such Global Euro-Commercial Paper Note is intended to be held in a
manner that would allow Eurosystem eligibility, the common safekeeper
which is appointed on behalf of the Issuer and eligible to hold such Global
Euro-Commercial Paper Note for the purpose of the requirements relating
to collateral for Eurosystem monetary and intra-day credit operations.
If the common safekeeper as at the Relevant Issue Date ceases to be so
eligible after the Relevant Issue Date, the relevant ECP will no longer
qualify for Eurosystem eligibility unless a new common safekeeper is
appointed who is so eligible.
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1.10a Remuneration (yield basis): ECP may be issued at a discount or may bear fixed rate interest.
1.11a Currencies of issue of (STEP
compliant) ECP:
ECP may be denominated in Euro (EUR), British Pound (Sterling or GBP)
or U.S. Dollars (USD).
1.12a Maturity of (STEP compliant)
ECP:
The maturity of ECP shall not be less than one (1) day nor more than
either (a) 364 days or (b) in case of a leap year, 365 days (both periods
under (a) and (b) hereinafter referred to as "One Year ") from and including
the Relevant Issue Date, provided that no ECP will be issued with a
maturity date beyond 31 December 2023 and subject to compliance with
any applicable legal and regulatory restrictions.
1.13a Minimum Issuance Amount of
(STEP compliant) ECP:
For so long as the STEP label is applied to the issue of ECP under the
Programme, the minimum issuance amount of ECP that are to be
compliant with the STEP label will be EUR 100,000 (or its equivalent in
other currencies calculated by the rate of exchange at the Relevant Issue
Date).
1.14a Minimum denomination of
(STEP compliant) ECP:
The initial minimum denomination of ECP will be EUR 100,000 (or its
equivalent in other currencies calculated by the rate of exchange at the
Relevant Issue Date). Minimum denominations may be changed from time
to time provided that the denomination is in excess of the initial minimum
denomination.
1.15a Status of (STEP compliant)
ECP:
All ECP will constitute unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the
Issuer and will rank pari passu without any preference among themselves
and with all other present and future unsecured and unsubordinated
obligations of the Issuer other than those preferred by mandatory
provisions of law.
1.16a Governing Law that applies to
(STEP compliant) ECP:
ECP will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, Dutch law.
1.17a Listing of (STEP compliant)
ECP:
No application will be made at any time to list ECP on any stock exchange.
1.18a Settlement System (STEP
compliant) ECP:
Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg (together, the "Relevant
Clearing Systems ").
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Global ECP Notes may also be delivered outside any clearing system
provided that the method of such delivery has been agreed in advance by
the Issuer, the Issue and Principal Paying Agent and the Dealer.
1.19a Rating(s) of the Programme: The Programme is rated. ECP to be issued under the Programme is
expected to be rated by Fitch (which rating can be viewed at
www.fitchratings.com) and Moody's (which rating can be viewed at
www.moodys.com).
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.
1.20a Guarantor of the Programme: The State of The Netherlands (Staat der Nederlanden).
1.21a Issue and Principal Paying
Agent:
Amsterdam Listing Agent:
Luxembourg Listing Agent:
Banque Internationale à Luxembourg, société anonyme
SNS Securities N.V.
Banque Internationale à Luxembourg, société anonyme
1.22a Arranger: SNS Bank N.V.
1.23a Dealer: SNS Bank N.V.
ECP may be issued on a continuing basis to the Dealer and any additional
dealer appointed in respect of ECP under the Programme from time to
time, which appointment may be for a specific issue or on an ongoing
basis.
1.24a Selling Restrictions:
Offers and sales of ECP and the distribution of this Information
Memorandum are subject to certain restrictions, details of which are set out
under “Subscription and Sale” below.
1.25a Taxation:
Payments in respect of ECP will be made without withholding or deduction
for or on account of taxes levied in The Netherlands, subject to certain
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exceptions as provided in Condition 3 of the "Form of Global Euro-
Commercial Paper Note" and Condition 2 of the "Form of Definitive Euro-
Commercial Paper Note". See also "Taxation" below.
1.26a Involvement of national
authorities:
Each issue of ECP denominated in a currency in respect of which
particular laws, guidelines, regulations, restrictions or reporting
requirements apply will only be issued in circumstances which comply with
such laws, guidelines, regulations, restrictions or reporting requirements
from time to time (see "Subscription and Sale" below).
1.27a Additional information on the
Programme:
a. Issue Price: ECP may be issued on a fully-paid basis and at an issue price which is at
par or at a discount to, or premium over, par.
b. Redemption:
Unless previously purchased and cancelled, ECP will be redeemed on
their stated maturity.
c. Fixed Rate:
Fixed interest on ECP will be payable on the Interest Payment Dates as
specified in the applicable Global Euro-Commercial Paper Note or
Definitive Euro-Commercial Paper Note and will be calculated as specified
therein.
d. Floating Rate:
No Floating Rate ECP will be issued.
e. Potential eligibility of (STEP
compliant) ECP for collateral
purposes in credit operations
of the central banking system
(the "Eurosystem ") for the
Euro:
Reference is made to chapter "Eurosystem eligibility" below.
B. INFORMATION ON THE NOTES OF TYPE B (NON-STEP C OMPLIANT MTN)
1.9b Characteristics and form of
(non-STEP compliant) MTN:
MTN will be in bearer form. Each Series or Tranche of MTN will (unless
otherwise specified in the applicable Final Terms) initially be represented
by a Temporary Global Note which will be deposited on or around the
Relevant Issue Date thereof with a common safekeeper for Euroclear and
Clearstream, Luxembourg and/or any other agreed clearing system.
The Temporary Global Note will be exchangeable as described therein for
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either a Permanent Global Note or Definitive Notes upon satisfaction of
certain conditions including, in case of a Temporary Global Note where the
issue is subject to TEFRA D selling restrictions, upon certification of non-
U.S. beneficial ownership as required by U.S. Treasury regulations.
A Permanent Global Note is exchangeable for Definitive Notes only upon
the occurrence of an Exchange Event, as described in "Form of (non-STEP
compliant) Medium Term Notes" below.
Any interest in a Global Note will be transferable only in accordance with
the rules and procedures for the time being of Euroclear, and Clearstream,
Luxembourg.
1.10b Remuneration (yield basis): MTN may be issued at a discount or may bear fixed or floating rate
interest.
1.11b Currencies of issue of (non-
STEP compliant) MTN:
MTN may be denominated in Euro (EUR), British Pound (Sterling or GBP)
or U.S. Dollars (USD).
1.12b Maturity of (non-STEP
compliant) MTN:
MTN will have any maturity of no less than one (1) year and no more than
ten (10) years, from and including the Relevant Issue Date, provided that
no MTN will be issued with a maturity date beyond 31 December 2023 and
subject to compliance with any applicable legal and regulatory restrictions.
1.13b Minimum Issuance Amount of
(non-STEP compliant) MTN:
At least EUR 100,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies calculated by
the rate of exchange at the Relevant Issue Date).
1.14b Minimum denomination of
(non-STEP compliant) MTN:
MTN will be issued in such denominations as may be specified in the
applicable Final Terms save that the minimum denomination shall be at
least EUR 100,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies calculated by the
rate of exchange at the Relevant Issue Date).
1.15b Status of (non-STEP
compliant) MTN:
All MTN will constitute unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the
Issuer and will rank pari passu without any preference among themselves
and with all other present and future unsecured and unsubordinated
obligations of the Issuer other than those preferred by mandatory
provisions of law.
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1.16b Governing Law that applies to
(non-STEP compliant) MTN:
MTN will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, Dutch law.
1.17b Listing of (non-STEP
compliant) MTN:
Application may be made for MTN to be issued under the Programme to
be admitted to listing on the Official List and to trading on the Luxembourg
Regulated Market, and on Euronext Amsterdam. MTN may also be listed
on such other stock exchange(s) as may be agreed between the Issuer
and the Dealer in relation to each issue. Unlisted MTN may also be issued.
The Final Terms relating to each issue will state whether or not MTN are to
be listed or admitted to trading, as the case may be, and, if so, on which
exchanges and/or markets.
1.18b Settlement System (non-STEP
compliant) MTN:
Euroclear, and Clearstream, Luxembourg (together the "Relevant
Clearing Systems ").
1.19b Rating(s) of the Programme: The Programme is rated. MTN to be issued under the Programme are
expected to be rated by Fitch (which rating can be viewed at
www.fitchratings.com) and Moody's (which rating can be viewed at
www.moodys.com).
Series or Tranches of MTN to be issued under the Programme may be
rated or unrated. Where a Series or Tranche of MTN is rated, such rating
will not necessarily be the same as the ratings assigned to other MTN. 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.
1.20b Guarantor of the Programme: The State of The Netherlands (Staat der Nederlanden).
1.21b Issue and Principal Paying
Agent:
Amsterdam Listing Agent:
Luxembourg Listing Agent:
Banque Internationale à Luxembourg, société anonyme
SNS Securities N.V.
Banque Internationale à Luxembourg, société anonyme
1.22b Arranger: SNS Bank N.V.
1.23b Dealer: SNS Bank N.V.
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MTN may be issued on a continuing basis to the Dealer and any additional
dealer appointed in respect of MTN under the Programme from time to
time, which appointment may be for a specific issue or on an ongoing
basis.
1.24b Selling Restrictions: Offers and sales of MTN and the distribution of this Information
Memorandum are subject to certain restrictions, details of which are set out
under “Subscription and Sale” below.
1.25b Taxation: Payments in respect of MTN will be made without withholding or deduction
for or on account of taxes levied in The Netherlands, subject to certain
exceptions as provided in Condition 8 (Taxation) of the "Terms and
Conditions of (non-STEP compliant) Medium Term Notes". See also
"Taxation" below.
1.26b Involvement of national
authorities:
Each issue of MTN denominated in a currency in respect of which
particular laws, guidelines, regulations, restrictions or reporting
requirements apply will only be issued in circumstances which comply with
such laws, guidelines, regulations, restrictions or reporting requirements
from time to time (see "Subscription and Sale" below).
1.27b Additional information on the
Programme:
a. Issue Price: MTN may be issued on a fully-paid basis and at an issue price which is at
par or at a discount to, or premium over, par.
b. Redemption: Unless previously purchased and cancelled, MTN will be redeemed on
their stated maturity.
c. Fixed Rate: Fixed interest on MTN will be payable on the date or dates specified in the
applicable Final Terms and on redemption, and will be calculated on the
basis of such Day Count Fraction as may be agreed between the Issuer
and the Dealer (as indicated in the applicable Final Terms).
d. Floating Rate: Floating Rate MTN will bear interest either at a rate determined on the
same basis as the floating rate under a notional interest rate swap
transaction in the relevant Specified Currency governed by an agreement
incorporating the 2006 ISDA Definitions (as published by the International
Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc., and as amended and updated as
at the Issue Date of the first Series or Tranche of MTN of the relevant
Series and to be obtained at the website www.isda.org) or on the basis of a
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reference rate appearing on the agreed screen page of a commercial
quotation service or on such other basis as may be agreed between the
Issuer and the Dealer (as indicated in the applicable Final Terms). The
margin (if any) relating to such floating rate will be specified in the
applicable Final Terms. Floating Rate MTN may also have a maximum
interest rate, a minimum interest rate or both.
Interest on Floating Rate MTN in respect of each Interest Period, as
agreed prior to issue by the Issuer and the Dealer, will be payable on such
Interest Payment Dates, and will be calculated on the basis of such Day
Count Fraction, as may be agreed between the Issuer and the Dealer (if
any) (as indicated in the Final Terms).
e. Potential eligibility of (non-
STEP compliant) MTN for
collateral purposes in credit
operations of the central
banking system (the
"Eurosystem ") for the Euro:
Reference is made to chapter "Eurosystem eligibility" below.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE ISSUER AND THE GUARANTOR OF THE PROGRAMME
2a. INFORMATION CONCERNING THE ISSUER
2a.1 Legal Name: Propertize B.V. (until 31 December 2013 known as SNS Property Finance
B.V.)
2a.2 Legal Form/Status: Propertize is a private company with limited liability (besloten vennootschap
met beperkte aansprakelijkheid). The corporate seat of Propertize is in
Utrecht, The Netherlands.
2a.3 Date of Incorporation:
30 December 1991.
2a.4 Registered office or
equivalent:
Graadt van Roggenweg 500, 3531 AH Utrecht, The Netherlands.
2a.5 Registration number, place
of registration:
Propertize is registered in the Commercial Register of the Utrecht Chamber of
Commerce (handelsregister van de Kamer van Koophandel en Fabrieken in
Utrecht), under number 08024286. The telephone number of Propertize is
+31(0)30 702 2800. The Articles of Association of Propertize were lastly
amended by notarial deed on 31 December 2013 before Mr. G.W.Ch. Visser,
civil law notary in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
2a.6 Issuer's Mission: Propertize's objectives are, according to its articles of association (statuten),
to manage and phase out its portfolio that consists, on the one hand, of loans
in the field of commercial property and, on the other hand, of participations in
property companies and direct property, which phasing out must be realised
over a period of ten years calculated from 31 December 2013, and to
participate in, conduct the management of and finance other businesses and
companies, providing security for the debts of third parties, as well as
everything related or conducive to the foregoing, in the broadest sense of the
word.
Propertize's articles of association provide that when pursuing its objects,
Propertize will focus on maintaining public trust.
2a.7 Brief description of current In a letter dated 1 February 2013, the Minister of Finance announced that the
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activities: assets of SNS Property Finance B.V. ought to be separated from SNS
REAAL N.V. and SNS Bank N.V. into a self-supporting entity acting under a
new name. This separation was completed on 31 December 2013, on which
date the shares of SNS Property Finance B.V. were transferred to the Dutch
State and subsequently from the Dutch State to Stichting
Administratiekantoor Beheer Financiële Instellingen ("NLFI") which now holds
100% of the shares of Propertize. The State of the Netherlands is the 100%
beneficial owner of Propertize. Prior to the transfer of the shares to the Dutch
State on 31 December 2013, the Dutch State contributed EUR 500 million as
a share premium contribution (agio storting) to the shares of SNS Property
Finance B.V. on 30 December 2013, which amount is added as paid-in
surplus capital to the share premium reserve. On 30 December 2013, SNS
Property Finance B.V. used the proceeds of the paid share premium
contribution to repay EUR 400 million of the outstanding debt to SNS Bank
N.V. The remaining EUR 100 million is kept by Propertize as working capital.
On 1 January 2014, the name of SNS Property Finance B.V. was changed
into Propertize B.V.
The spin-off of the SNS Property Finance B.V. activities is part of the
restructuring plan for SNS REAAL, which the Dutch State submitted to the
European Commission on 19 August 2013. The European Commission
approved the transfer on 19 December 2013.
On 31 December 2013, SNS REAAL N.V. and SNS Bank N.V. withdrew their
guarantees as referred to in Book 2, Section 403 of the Dutch Civil Code for
the Issuer and its subsidiaries BPF Onroerend Goed Lease en Financieringen
B.V., B.V. De Haarlemsche Maatschappij voor Hypothecaire Financiering,
SNSPF Financiering Participaties B.V. (per 1 January 2014 renamed as
PRPZ Financiering Participaties B.V.) and SNSPF Interim Finance B.V. (per 1
January 2014 renamed as PRPZ Interim Finance B.V.). As of that date each
of SNS REAAL N.V. and SNS Bank are no longer jointly and severally liable
for the obligations of these companies resulting from legal acts
(rechtshandelingen) executed by it. These withdrawals have been registered
with the Chamber of Commerce and have been published in the
Staatscourant.
Propertize is the ultimate holding company of the group of companies which
form the Propertize group. As the ultimate holding company, Propertize
directly or indirectly holds shares in limited liability companies incorporated
according to the laws of, and established in The Netherlands, Denmark,
Germany, France, Luxembourg, Spain, the United States of America and
Canada.
The financing activities of Propertize and its subsidiaries are conducted by
Propertize and four Dutch subsidiaries. The activities of the other subsidiaries
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consist of the ownership and management of real estate (including
landholdings, plots, construction work in progress and finished constructions
for commercial and private purposes).
Propertize manages a portfolio of commercial real estate loans and real
estate owned (“REO”) assets. The portfolio consists of project development
through income generating assets in the full spectrum of property types (i.e.
offices, residential, retail, semi-industrial, mixed use). The majority of the
portfolio consists of loans and REO assets in The Netherlands, however
Propertize still manages a substantial amount of loans and REO assets in
other European countries and North America.
Propertize intends to optimise value and cash flows from the portfolio with the
objective to realize a complete wind down over a period of ten years
calculated from 31 December 2013. The key financial objectives of Propertize
are:
• for it to be self-supportive in terms of operating expenses and
funding expenses;
• it will not draw on guarantees provided by the State of The
Netherlands; and
• it will return 100% of capital injected by the State of The
Netherlands at the end of the period of ten years.
As part of the separation, a write-off of EUR 2.8 billion was required on the
total assets of the Issuer as per 30 June 2012.
Portfolio development
The table below shows the development of the net exposure of the Issuer:
In EUR millions June 2013 December 2012 June 2012
Commitments 7,580 7,880 8,615
Undrawn
commitments
- 48 70
Gross
outstanding
loan portfolio
7,580 7,832 8,545
Loan provisions 1,388 1,217 740
Net outstanding
loan portfolio
6,192 6,615 7,805
Property projects 411 416 519
Total Net
exposure
6,603 7,031 8,324
Constructive
obligation*
1,837
Pro forma net 4,766
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exposure *
*) Pro forma figures related to nationalisation as communicated on 1 February
2013.
The constructive obligation represents the expected loss on the Propertize
portfolio as determined by the State of The Netherlands, based on valuation
of Cushman & Wakefield of the Propertize portfolio as per 30 June 2012
(EUR 2.8 billion expected loss). The constructive obligation has been
accounted for in the balance sheet of SNS Bank N.V. for the first time in
February 2013 as part of the accounting for the impact of the nationalisation
of SNS REAAL per 1 February 2013 and the announced transfer of SNS
Property Finance B.V.
The movements in the constructive obligation are as follows (in EUR):
Balance 30 June 2012 2,800 million
Incurred losses on Propertize
portfolio second half of 2012
776 million
Incurred losses on Propertize
portfolio first half of 2013
187 million
Balance 30 June 2013 1,837 million
As part of the nationalisation measures, a constructive obligation arose to
transfer SNS Property Finance B.V. to a separate asset management
organisation at the value determined by the State of The Netherlands. This
led to the recognition of a provision of EUR 2,024 million gross in the first
quarter of 2013. This amount concerns the required write-off of EUR 2.8
billion as per 30 June 2012 less the impairments and discounts in the second
half of 2012 of EUR 776 million. After a release of EUR 187 million in the first
half of 2013, offsetting the impairments on the real estate finance portfolio
and the discounts, the constructive obligation amounts to EUR 1,837 million
as per 30 June 2013.
The total net exposure (excluding the constructive obligation) declined by
EUR 428 million (6,1%) compared to year-end 2012 due to redemptions,
sales transactions and impairments. Commitments declined by EUR 300
million (3,8%). 79% of the total net exposure (excluding the constructive
obligation) of Propertize relates to its Dutch portfolio, the remaining 21%
relates to its international portfolio. These percentages remained unchanged
in the first half year of 2013.
The figures included in this paragraph are derived from SNS REAAL N.V.'s
interim financial report dated 15 August 2013 and have not been audited.
2a.8 Capital or equivalent: On the date of this Information Memorandum, the issued share capital of
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Propertize amounts to EUR 50,003, consisting of 50,003 shares with a
nominal value of EUR 1.00 each. All shares have been fully paid up.
2a.9 List of main shareholders: As of 31 December 2013, NLFI holds 100% of the shares of Propertize. The
State of the Netherlands is the 100% beneficial owner of Propertize.
2a.10 Listing of the shares of the
Issuer:
The Shares of Propertize are not listed on any stock exchange.
2a.11 List of members of the
Management Board:
Mr. H. Copier (CEO)
Mr. J.C.J. Mondt (CFRO)
Mr. R.D.J. van Riel (CRO)
List of members of the
Supervisory Board:
Mr. G. van Olphen
Mr. M.B.G.M. Oostendorp
In accordance with the articles of association of the Issuer, at least one
additional member of the Supervisory Board will be appointed.
2a.12 Other short term
programmes of the Issuer:
Not applicable.
2a.13 Rating(s) of the Issuer: Not rated.
2b. INFORMATION CONCERNING THE GUARANTOR
2b.1 Legal name: The State of The Netherlands (Staat der Nederlanden).
2b.2 Guarantor's mission: The Issuer will apply to the Guarantor for a Guarantee Certificate within the
meaning of the Rules in respect of each MTN and each ECP to be issued
under the Programme. Only Notes for which a Guarantee Certificate has
been issued will be issued under the Programme. The Guarantor's obligations
in that respect are set out in the Rules which are available at the Issuer's
website (www.propertize.nl).
The State of The Netherlands has provided a guarantee with respect to a
temporary loan of EUR 4,054,900,000 that SNS Bank N.V. has provided to
Propertize. The aim is to gradually replace this financing by SNS Bank N.V. to
Propertize with that from third parties in the form of Notes to be issued by
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Propertize under this Programme.
2b.3 Additional Information: For additional information see "The Guarantee" below.
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INFORMATION CONCERNING THE ISSUER'S REQUEST OF THE STEP LABEL
An application for a STEP label for this Programme has been made to the STEP Secretariat in relation to ECP eligible
under the STEP Market Convention. Information as to whether the STEP label has been granted for this Programme in
relation to such ECP may be made available on the STEP market website (www.stepmarket.org). This website is not
sponsored by the Issuer and the Issuer is not responsible for its content or availability, other than for this Information
Memorandum. The Issuer has not authorised any other form of distribution of the Information Memorandum than set
forth herein.
Unless otherwise specified in this Information Memorandum, the expressions "STEP", "STEP Market Convention ",
"STEP label ", "STEP Secretariat ", and "STEP market website " shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Market
Convention on Short-Term European Paper dated 25 October 2010 and adopted by the ACI – The Financial markets
Association and the European Banking Federation (as amended from time to time).
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RISK FACTORS
The Issuer believes that the following factors may affect its ability to fulfil its obligations under the Notes issued under
the Programme. Most of these factors are contingencies which may or may not occur and the Issuer is not in a position
to express a view on the likelihood of any such contingency occurring. In addition, factors which are material for the
purpose of assessing the market risks associated with Notes issued under the Programme are also described below.
The Issuer believes that the factors described below represent the material risks inherent in investing in Notes issued
under the Programme, but the inability of the Issuer to pay interest, principal or other amounts on or in connection with
any Notes may occur for other reasons and the Issuer does not represent that the statements below regarding the risks
of holding any Notes are exhaustive. Prospective investors should also read the detailed information set out elsewhere
in this Information Memorandum and reach their own views prior to making any investment decision.
Before making an investment decision with respect to any Notes, prospective investors should consult their own
stockbroker, bank manager, lawyer, accountant or other financial, legal and tax advisers and carefully review the risks
entailed by an investment in the Notes and consider such an investment decision in the light of the prospective
investor's personal circumstances.
RISK FACTORS REGARDING THE ISSUER
Propertize is exposed to risks relating to its comm ercial property finance activities
Propertize manages a portfolio of commercial real estate loans and REO assets. For the six months ended 30 June
2013, the net exposure of the total portfolio of Propertize amounted to EUR 6,603 million, whilst - taking into account a
constructive obligation of EUR 1,837 million - the pro forma net exposure amounted to EUR 4,766 million. As part of the
nationalisation measures, a constructive obligation arose to transfer SNS Property Finance B.V. to a separate asset
management organisation at the value determined by the State of The Netherlands. This led to the recognition of a
provision of EUR 2,024 million gross in the first quarter of 2013. This amount concerns a write-off of EUR 2.8 billion as
per 30 June, 2012 (which write-off was required on the total assets of SNS Property Finance B.V. as part of the
separation from SNS REAAL N.V. and SNS Bank N.V.) less the impairments and discounts in the second half of 2012
of EUR 776 million. After a release of EUR 187 million in the first half of 2013, offsetting the impairments on the real
estate finance portfolio and the discounts, the constructive obligation amounts to EUR 1,837 million as per 30 June
2013.
Propertize is exposed to risks relating to the net exposure of its portfolio. The results of Propertize almost fully relate to
its mortgage loan portfolio. Bankruptcy of a borrower, lack of liquidity, downturns in the economy or real estate values,
stagnation or drop in commercial property values, increased interest rates or a combination thereof, may adversely
affect the ability of borrowers to fulfil their loan obligations to Propertize and may result in an increase in defaults on
borrower's obligations to Propertize. This could also affect the value of the REO portfolio of Propertize.
It is not certain that security rights (such as a mortgage) can be enforced in all circumstances. In addition, enforcement
of security rights by Propertize may result in losses due to a decline in value of the property sold or due to other
reasons. An increase in interest rates could lead to such a decline in property values.
Depending on the actual realisation of a counterparty default, the current credit provisions relating to the possibility that
a counterparty may default on its obligations to Propertize may prove to be inadequate. If future events or the effects
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thereof do not fall within any of the assumptions, factors or assessments used by Propertize to determine its credit
provisions, these provisions could be inadequate.
The business of Propertize is primarily concentrate d in The Netherlands
As per 30 June 2013, 79% of the total net exposure (excluding the constructive obligation) of Propertize relates to its
Dutch portfolio. As a consequence, Propertize is particularly exposed to the economic, political and social conditions in
The Netherlands. Economic conditions in The Netherlands have been difficult. Partly due to the credit crisis in the past
four (4) to six (6) years, growth of the Dutch gross domestic product ("GDP") has been subdued. Following a growth of
1.6% in 2010, GDP grew further by 1.3% in 2011 and the economy contracted again by 1.0% in 2012. Any deterioration
or merely a long-term persistence of the difficult economic environment in The Netherlands may result in an increase in
defaults of counterparties on their obligations to Propertize. This could also affect the value of the REO portfolio of
Propertize.
As per 30 June 2013, the total Dutch net exposure declined by EUR 285 million to EUR 5.2 billion compared to year-
end 2012 (-5%), mainly through impairments and redemptions. As per 30 June 2013, the total international net
exposure declined from EUR 1.5 billion at year-end 2012 to EUR 1.4 billion (-10%). The exposure was reduced through
redemptions and impairments.
Propertize also operates in other European countries ( including but not limited to Germany, Spain and France) and
North America (“Certain Foreign Countries ”). Propertize originated approximately 21% of its mortgage loan portfolio in
Certain Foreign Countries.
As of 2009, Propertize decided to run off its international loan portfolio in Certain Foreign Countries. Since then, the total
net exposure (excluding the constructive obligation) of the international portfolio of Propertize has been reduced from
EUR 4.2 billion as per year end 2009 to EUR 1.4 billion as per 30 June 2013 due to redemptions, sales transactions and
impairments. In 2012 Propertize decided to run off its Dutch portfolio as well. Propertize aims to wind down its total
portfolio over a period of ten years calculated from 31 December 2013.
Propertize faces significant liquidity risks
Propertize faces significant liquidity risks. Liquidity risks refer to the risks that funding and liquid assets will not be
(sufficiently) available as a result of which Propertize may not be able to meet short-term financial obligations. The
access to the money-and capital markets may be influenced by concerns about the market segments in which
Propertize is active, or by a general market disruption.
Market conditions can adversely affect the results of Propertize
Propertize's business segment is affected by market conditions, which can cause results to fluctuate from year to year
as well as on a long-term basis. These market conditions include, without limitation, fluctuations in interest rates,
monetary policy and consumer and business spending.
The results of Propertize are affected by its management of interest rates sensitivity. The composition of Propertize's
assets and liabilities, and any gap position resulting from that composition, causes net interest income to vary with
changes in interest rates. There can be no assurance that Propertize will be able to successfully manage interest rate
spreads or the potential negative impact of risks associated with sustained low interest rate changes. A mismatch of
interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities in any given period may, in the event of changes in interest rates,
affects the financial position or the results of Propertize.
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Propertize also operates in Certain Foreign Countries with respect to its commercial property finance activities. The
market conditions in these countries can also affect the results of Propertize.
Propertize is subject to currency related risks
Currency risk exposure affects Propertize's funding of its operations and part of its investment/ mortgage loan portfolio.
To the extent these are not hedged, Propertize is exposed to certain currency fluctuations between the Euro and the
U.S. Dollar in particular, as well as other currencies, such as Canadian Dollars, Pound Sterling and Danish Krona.
Propertize's reporting currency is the Euro. Non-Euro income and expense items are translated into Euro for
consolidation of Propertize's profit and loss statement, on the basis of average exchange rates during the period. For
the purposes of Propertize's consolidated balance sheet, Propertize converts non-Euro denominated assets and
liabilities into Euro at the exchange rate prevailing at the balance sheet date.
Litigation or other proceedings or actions may adve rsely affect the business, financial condition and results of
operations of Propertize
Propertize faces significant legal risks in the conduct of its business. These legal risks could potentially involve, but are
not limited to, disputes concerning project developers and disputes concerning building construction issues in which
Propertize acts as principal, intermediary or otherwise. Propertize is also mentioned in connection with alleged fraud.
These risks are often difficult to assess or to quantify and their existence and magnitude often remain unknown for
substantial periods of time. It is inherently difficult to predict the outcome of many of the pending or future claims, and
other adversarial proceedings involving Propertize. The costs to defend future actions may be significant. There may
also be adverse publicity associated with litigation that could damage the reputation of Propertize.
Propertize's results of operations can be affected by significant adverse regulatory developments incl uding
changes in tax law
Propertize conducts its businesses subject to ongoing regulatory and associated risks, including the effects of changes
in law, regulations, and policies in The Netherlands and any other jurisdiction it conducts its business in. The timing and
form of future changes in regulation are unpredictable and beyond control of Propertize, and changes made could
materially adversely affect Propertize's business.
Operational risks are an inherent part of all of Pr opertize's businesses
The operational risks that Propertize faces include the possibility of inadequate or failed internal or external processes
or systems, human error, regulatory breaches, employee misconduct or external events such as fraud. These events
may result in financial loss and may harm Propertize's reputation. Additionally, the loss of key personnel could
adversely affect Propertize's operations and results.
Propertize attempts to keep operational risks at appropriate levels by maintaining a well-controlled environment in light
of the characteristics of its business, the markets and the regulatory environments in which it operates. While these
control measures mitigate operational risks, they do not eliminate them.
Propertize is exposed to the risk of ineffective (f inancial) information systems, and interruption, fa ilure or
breach of security thereof
Propertize relies on its (financial) information systems in particular to conduct its business. Propertize cannot assure
that interruptions, failures or breaches in security of these systems will not occur or, if they do occur, that they will be
adequately addressed. Any such interruptions, failures or breaches, even for a limited period of time, could result in, for
example:
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• interruptions or errors in Propertize's financial administration;
• inability to identify in time or at all, inadequate, fraudulent, negligent and/or unauthorised dealings by
Propertize's employees or third parties;
• considerable costs in terms of, for example, information retrieval and verification.
Propertize's business operations are also vulnerable to interruptions from fire, flood, bomb threats, explosions or other
forms of terrorist activity and natural and man-made disasters. The same may apply for third parties on which Propertize
depends. Furthermore, Propertize cannot assure that interruptions, failures or breaches of Propertize's (financial)
information systems as a result of external fraud will not occur or, if they do occur, that they will be adequately
addressed.
A significant portion of Propertize's business rela tes to Propertize's dealings with third parties
A significant portion of Propertize's business relates to products and services which Propertize offers in co-operation
with third parties or in relation to which Propertize depends on third parties. Propertize cannot assure that these third
parties will continue their co-operation with Propertize, that the relationships with these third parties will continue to be
beneficial to Propertize. Negative publicity about these third parties, whether or not founded, could also harm
Propertize's reputation.
Catastrophic events, terrorist attacks and similar events could have a negative impact on the business and
results of Propertize
Catastrophic events, terrorist attacks and similar events, as well as the responses thereto may create economic and
political uncertainties, which could have a negative impact on economic conditions in the regions in which Propertize
operates and, more specifically, on the business and results of Propertize in ways that cannot be predicted.
If Propertize is in breach of any existing or new laws or regulations now or in the future, Propertize will be exposed to
the risk of intervention by relevant authorities, including investigation and surveillance, and judicial or administrative
proceedings. In addition, Propertize's reputation could suffer and Propertize could be fined or prohibited from engaging
in some of its business activities or be sued by customers if it does not comply with applicable laws or regulations.
RISK FACTORS REGARDING THE NOTES
In addition to the risks identified in ‘‘Risk Factors regarding the Issuer’’ above, potential investors in the Notes should
consider the following risks.
Risks related to the Notes generally
Set out below is a brief description of certain risks relating to the Notes generally.
Notes issued at a substantial discount or premium
The market values of securities issued at a substantial discount or premium from their principal amount tend to fluctuate
more in relation to general changes in interest rates than do prices for conventional interest-bearing securities.
Generally, the longer the remaining term of the securities, the greater the price volatility as compared to conventional
interest-bearing securities with comparable maturities.
Modification, waivers and substitution
The conditions of MTN contain provisions for calling meetings of MTNholders of each Series to consider matters
affecting their interests. These provisions permit defined majorities to bind all MTNholders of the relevant Series,
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including MTNholders who did not attend and vote at the relevant meeting and MTNholders who voted in a manner
contrary to the majority.
The conditions of MTN also provide that the Issue and Principal Paying Agent may, without the consent of MTNholders,
agree to (i) any modification (not being a modification requiring the approval of a meeting of MTNholders) of any of the
provisions of MTN which is not materially prejudicial to the interests of the MTNholders or (ii) any modification of MTN
which is of a formal, minor or technical nature or is made to correct a manifest error or to comply with mandatory
provisions of law or (iii) the substitution of another company as principal debtor under any MTN in place of the Issuer, in
the circumstances described in Condition 17 (Substitution of the Issuer) of the "Terms and Conditions of (non-STEP
compliant) Medium Term Notes". Any such modification, waiver or substitution will only have effect upon prior written
approval of the State of The Netherlands in which it has confirmed that after such modification, waiver or substitution,
MTN will continue to have the benefit of the Guarantee.
EU Savings Directive
If a payment were to be made or collected through a Member State which has opted for a withholding system and an
amount of, or in respect of tax were to be withheld from that payment, neither the Issuer nor any paying agent nor any
other person would be obliged to pay additional amounts with respect to any Notes as a result of the imposition of such
withholding tax. The Issuer is required to maintain a paying agent in a Member State that will not be obliged to withhold
or deduct tax pursuant to the Directive. EU Savings Directive means the EU Directive 2003/48/EC or any law
implementing or complying with, or introduced in order to conform to such EU Savings Directive. For further information
on the Directive on the taxation of savings income, see "Taxation – EU Savings Directive" below.
Tax consequences of holding the Notes
Potential investors should consider the tax consequences of investing in the Notes and consult their tax adviser about
their own tax situation. See also "Taxation", Condition 8 (Taxation) of the "Terms and Conditions of (non-STEP
compliant) Medium Term Notes", Condition 3 of the "Form of Global Euro-Commercial Paper Note" and Condition 2 of
the "Form of Definitive Euro-Commercial Paper Note".
Gross up obligation
Condition 8 (Taxation) of the "Terms and Conditions of (non-STEP compliant) Medium Term Notes" states that all
payments of principal and interest in respect of MTN and Coupons by or on behalf of the Issuer will be made free and
clear of, and without withholding or deduction for or on account of any present or future taxes or duties, assessments or
governmental charges of whatever nature imposed or levied, collected, withheld or assessed by or on behalf of The
Netherlands or any political subdivision or any authority thereof or therein having power to tax, unless such withholding
or deduction is required by law. In such event, the Issuer will pay such additional amounts as shall be necessary in
order that the net amounts received by the holders of MTN or Coupons after such withholding or deduction shall equal
the respective amounts of principal and interest which would otherwise have been receivable in respect of MTN or
Coupons, as the case may be, in the absence of such withholding or deduction; except that no such additional amounts
shall be payable in the circumstances set forth in Condition 8 (Taxation). Additionally, Condition 8 (Taxation) provides
that reference in the Conditions to principal or interest shall be deemed to include any additional amounts in respect of
principal or interest (as the case may be) which may be payable under Condition 8 (Taxation). The State of The
Netherlands unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees the due payment of all amounts in principal and interest due by
the Issuer under the relevant Notes according and subject to (i) the Rules governing the Propertize Guarantee Scheme,
and (ii) the Guarantee Certificate issued under those Rules in respect of the relevant Notes. Those Rules and that
Guarantee Certificate are available at the Issuer's website (www.propertize.nl).
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A withholding or deduction as described above is not required by Dutch law, nor is there any indication that such
withholding or deduction will be required in the foreseeable future. In the event that any withholding or deduction on
payments under MTN and Coupons will nevertheless become due under Dutch law, any additional amount to be paid by
the Issuer under Condition 8 (Taxation) should be deemed to be guaranteed by the State of The Netherlands under the
Guarantee Scheme. However, since the Guarantee Scheme does not explicitly provide this, there is no certainty on this.
Therefore, in the event that (i) a holder of MTN or Coupons is entitled to payment of principal or interest by the
Guarantor under the Guarantee Scheme and the Guarantee Certificate and (ii) a withholding of deduction as described
above will be required by Dutch law, such holder of MTN or Coupons may not receive such amounts equal to the
respective amounts of principal and interest which would otherwise have been receivable in respect of MTN or
Coupons, as the case may be, in the absence of such withholding or deduction.
MTN held in global form
MTN will initially be held by a common safekeeper for Euroclear and/or Clearstream, Luxembourg, in each case in the
form of a Global Note which will be exchangeable for Definitive Notes in limited circumstances as more fully described
in the section headed "Form of (non-STEP compliant) Medium Term Notes" below. Payments of principal, interest and
any other amounts on a Global Note will be made through Euroclear and/or Clearstream, Luxembourg (as the case may
be) against presentation or surrender (as the case may be) of the relevant Global Note and, in case of a Temporary
Global Note, certification as to non-U.S. beneficial ownership. The bearer of the relevant Global Note, being the
common safekeeper for Euroclear and/or Clearstream, Luxembourg, shall be treated by the Issuer and any paying
agent as the sole holder of the relevant MTN represented by such Global Note with respect to the payment of principal,
interest and any other amounts payable in respect of MTN.
In relation to any issue of MTN which have a denomination of EUR 100,000 (in such case defined as the minimum
"Specified Denomination ") plus a higher integral multiple of another smaller amount, it is possible that MTN may be
traded in amounts in excess of EUR 100,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies calculated by the rate of exchange at
the Relevant Issue Date) that are not integral multiples of EUR 100,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies calculated
by the rate of exchange at the Relevant Issue Date). In such a case a MTNholder who, as a result of trading such
amounts, holds a principal amount of less than the minimum Specified Denomination (a "Stub Amount ") may not
receive a Definitive Note in respect of such holding (should Definitive Notes be printed) and would need to purchase a
principal amount of MTN such that its holding amounts to a Specified Denomination. As long as the Stub Amount is held
in the Relevant Clearing System, the MTNholder will be unable or is not permitted to transfer this Stub Amount.
MTN which are represented by a Global Note will be transferable only in accordance with the rules and procedures for
the time being of Euroclear and/or Clearstream, Luxembourg, as the case may be.
Change of law and jurisdiction
The conditions of the Notes are governed by Dutch law in effect as at the date of this Information Memorandum. No
assurance can be given as to the impact of any possible change to Dutch law or administrative practice after the date of
this Information Memorandum.
Prospective investors should note that the courts of The Netherlands shall have jurisdiction in respect of any disputes
involving any Notes. Dutch law may be materially different from the equivalent law in the home jurisdiction of
prospective investors in its application to the Notes.
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Financial transaction tax
On 14 February 2013, the European Commission adopted a proposal setting out the details of the financial transaction
tax, which mirrors the scope of its original proposal of September 2011, to be levied on transactions in financial
instruments by financial institutions if at least one of the parties to the transaction is located in the ‘FTT-zone’, currently
limited to 11 participating Member States (Austria, Belgium, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Portugal,
Slovakia, Slovenia and Spain). The proposal was approved by the European Parliament in July 2013. Originally, the
adopted proposal foresaw the financial transaction tax for the 11 participating Member States entering into effect on 1
January 2014, but this seems no longer realistic. The European Commission expects the financial transaction tax to
enter into force towards the middle of 2014, which would then require the financial institutions and certain other parties
to pay tax on transactions in financial instruments with parties (including, with respect to the EU-wide proposal, its
affiliates) located in such FTT-zone. The actual implementation date would depend on the future approval of the
European Council and consultation of other EU institutions, and the subsequent transposition into local law.
The proposed financial transaction tax has a very broad scope and could, if introduced, in its current form, apply to
certain dealing in the Notes. The issuance and subscription of the Notes should be exempt. The rate for financial
instruments is a minimum of 0.1% of the purchase price (or market value if greater). However, the effective rate will be
higher - each financial institution party is separately liable for the tax, so transactions between two financial parties will
be taxed twice.
In certain circumstances, the Issuer and the Noteholders may be subject to US withholding tax under FATCA
Sections 1471 through 1474 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code ("FATCA") impose a new reporting regime and
potentially a 30% withholding tax with respect to certain payments to (i) any non-U.S. financial institution (a "foreign
financial institution ", or "FFI" (as defined by FATCA)) that does not become a "Participating FFI " by entering into an
agreement with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") to provide the IRS with certain information in respect of its
account holders and investors or is not otherwise exempt from or in deemed compliance with FATCA and (ii) any
investor (unless otherwise exempt from FATCA) that does not provide information sufficient to determine whether the
investor is a U.S. person or should otherwise be treated as holding a "United States Account " of the Issuer (a
"Recalcitrant Holder "). The Issuer may be classified as an FFI. Where non-U.S. law prohibits disclosure of the
information required under a FATCA agreement with the IRS, a Noteholder will be required to agree to a waiver of such
law within a reasonable period of time.
The withholding at a rate of up to 30% on all, or a portion of, payments in respect of the Notes may be applied to
payments after 30 June 2014. This withholding does not apply to payments on Notes that are issued prior to 1 July 2014
(or, if later, the date that is six months after the date on which the final US Regulations that define "foreign passthru
payments " are published), unless the Notes are characterized as equity for US federal income tax purposes.
The FATCA withholding regime will be phased in beginning 1 July 2014 for payments from sources within the United
States and will apply to foreign passthru payments (a term not yet defined) no earlier than 1 January 2017. This
withholding would potentially apply to payments in respect of (i) any Notes characterized as debt (or which are not
otherwise characterized as equity and have a fixed term) for U.S. federal tax purposes that are issued on or after the
date (the "grandfathering date ") that is six months after the date on which final U.S. Treasury regulations define the
term foreign passthru payments, or which are materially modified on or after the grandfathering date and (ii) any Notes
characterized as equity or which do not have a fixed term for U.S. federal tax purposes, whenever issued.
On 18 December 2013 the Netherlands and the United States signed an intergovernmental agreement ("IGA") for the
automatic exchange of data between the tax authorities of both countries in relation to the implementation of FATCA.
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Based on the IGA, it is expected that the Issuer will be a "Reporting Netherlands Financial Institution" for purposes of
FATCA, as long as it holds a banking license. Provided the Issuer and the government of the Netherlands comply with
their obligations under the IGA, the Issuer will not be subject to 30% FATCA withholding.
The obligations of the Issuer under the IGA include obtaining information from its account holders, which may include
investors in the Notes. Certain investors that do not provide to the Issuer the information required under FATCA to
establish that the investor is eligible to receive payments free of FATCA withholding may be subject to 30% U.S.
withholding on certain payments it receives in respect of the Notes.
If an amount in respect of FATCA withholding were to be deducted or withheld either from amounts due to the Issuer or
from interest, principal or other payments made in respect of the Notes, neither the Issuer nor any paying agent nor any
other person would, pursuant to the conditions of the Notes, be required to pay additional amounts as a result of the
deduction or withholding. As a result, investors may receive less interest or principal than expected.
Prospective investors should consult their tax advisers on how these rules may apply to the Issuer and to payments
they may receive in connection with the Notes.
TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH IRS CIRCULAR 230, EACH TAXPAYER IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT: (A) ANY
TAX DISCUSSION HEREIN IS NOT INTENDED OR WRITTEN TO BE USED, AND CANNOT BE USED BY THE
TAXPAYER FOR THE PURPOSE OF AVOIDING U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PENALTIES THAT MAY BE
IMPOSED ON THE TAXPAYER; (B) ANY SUCH TAX DISCUSSION WAS WRITTEN TO SUPPORT THE
PROMOTION OR MARKETING OF THE TRANSACTIONS OR MATTERS ADDRESSED HEREIN; AND (C) THE
TAXPAYER SHOULD SEEK ADVICE BASED ON THE TAXPAYER'S PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES FROM AN
INDEPENDENT TAX ADVISER.
Risks related to the market generally
Set out below is a brief description of the principal market risks.
The secondary market generally
Notes may have no established trading market when issued, and one may never develop. If a market does develop, it
may not be very liquid. Therefore, investors may not be able to sell their Notes easily or at prices that will provide them
with a yield comparable to similar investments that have a developed secondary market. This is particularly the case for
Notes that are especially sensitive to interest rate, currency or market risks, are designed for specific investment
objectives or strategies or have been structured to meet the investment requirements of limited categories of investors.
These types of Notes generally would have a more limited secondary market and more price volatility than conventional
debt securities. Illiquidity may have a severely adverse effect on the market value of Notes.
Exchange rate risks and exchange controls
The Issuer will pay principal and interest on the Notes in the Specified Currency. This presents certain risks relating to
currency conversions if an investor's financial activities are denominated principally in a currency or currency unit (the
"Investor's Currency ") other than the Specified Currency. These include the risk that exchange rates may significantly
change (including changes due to devaluation of the Specified Currency or revaluation of the Investor's Currency) and
the risk that authorities with jurisdiction over the Investor's Currency may impose or modify exchange controls. An
appreciation in the value of the Investor's Currency relative to the Specified Currency would decrease (1) the Investor's
Currency-equivalent yield on the Notes, (2) the Investor's Currency-equivalent value of the principal payable on the
Notes and (3) the Investor's Currency- equivalent market value of the Notes.
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Government and monetary authorities may impose (as some have done in the past) exchange controls that could
adversely affect an applicable exchange rate. As a result, investors may receive less interest or principal than expected,
or no interest or principal.
Interest rate risks
Investment in Fixed Rate MTN involves the risk that subsequent changes in market interest rates may adversely affect
the value of the Fixed Rate MTN. The value of Floating Rate MTN may be affected by market interest rate fluctuations
as well.
Credit ratings may not reflect all risks
One or more independent credit rating agencies will assign credit ratings to the Notes. These ratings may not reflect the
potential impact of all risks related to structure, market, additional factors discussed above, and other factors that may
affect the value of the Notes. A credit rating is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold securities and may be revised
or withdrawn by the rating agency at any time. There is no assurance that a rating will remain for any given period of
time or that a rating will not be lowered or withdrawn by the relevant rating agency if, in its judgment, circumstances in
the future so warrant. In the event that a rating assigned to the Notes is subsequently lowered for any reason, the
market value of the Notes is likely to be adversely affected, but no person or entity is obliged to provide any additional
support or credit enhancement with respect to the Notes.
Risks relating to the Guarantee Scheme
The Guarantee Scheme was promulgated by the Guarantor on 22 January 2014. Changes to the Guarantee Scheme
cannot be excluded. The requirements and procedures for receiving payment under the Guarantee Scheme have not
yet been applied in practice. Payment may be demanded by a beneficiary only by the delivery by hand of a duly
completed and signed "notice of demand" in the form set out in the Rules, and, if so required by the Guarantor, by the
delivery in the form and substance satisfactory to the Guarantor of evidence of entitlement to the amount demanded.
This may result in a delay before beneficiaries are able to submit a valid claim and/or receive payment under the
Guarantee. In addition, the operation and interpretation of the Rules may be subject to discussion and uncertainty
generally.
Rating of the Guarantor
The rating of the Notes to be issued under the Programme are expected to be rated by Fitch and Moody's. Any such
rating will take into account the Guarantee provided by the State of The Netherlands. As at the date of this Information
Memorandum, the State of The Netherlands is rated "AAA" (long term) and "F1+" (short term) by Fitch, and "Aaa" (long
term) and "P1" (short term) by Moody's. In the event that the State of The Netherlands ceases to be rated "AAA" (long
term) and "F1+" (short term) by Fitch, and/or "Aaa" (long term) and "P1" (short term) by Moody's, this may result in a
review by Fitch and/or Moody's and could potentially result in a corresponding downgrade of the Notes.
Return on an investment in Notes will be affected b y charges incurred by investors
An investor's total return on an investment in any Notes will be affected by the level of fees charged by the nominee
service provider and/or clearing system used by the investor. Such a person or institution may charge fees for the
opening and operation of an investment account, transfers of Notes, custody services and on payments of interest,
principal and other amounts. Potential investors are therefore advised to investigate the basis on which any such fees
will be charged on the relevant Notes.
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Legal investment considerations may restrict certai n investments
The investment activities of certain investors are subject to legal investment laws and regulations, or review or
regulation by certain authorities. Each potential investor should consult its legal advisers to determine whether and to
what extent (1) the Notes are legal investments for it, (2) the Notes can be used as collateral for various types of
borrowing and (3) other restrictions apply to its purchase or pledge of any Notes. Financial institutions should consult
their legal advisers or the appropriate regulators to determine the appropriate treatment of Notes under any applicable
risk- based capital or similar rules.
EMIR
EU Regulation 648/2012 on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade repositories (commonly known as the
European Market Infrastructure Regulation, or EMIR) entered into force on 16 August 2012. EMIR is part of the
European implementation of the commitments made at the G-20 Pittsburgh summit of September 2009 with regard to
over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives. In line with these commitments, EMIR aims to increase transparency regarding
OTC derivatives, reduce counterparty credit risks under OTC derivative transactions and reduce operational risks in
relation to those transactions. EMIR lays the ground for, among other things, the mandatory clearing of designated OTC
derivatives between certain parties through a central counterparty (CCP), risk management of derivatives transactions
that are not centrally cleared and the mandatory reporting of all exchange-traded and OTC derivatives to a trade
repository. Requirements pertaining to risk management entered into force on 15 March 2013. The mandatory reporting
of derivatives to a trade repository may take effect on 23 September 2013 although, in view of the date on which the first
trade repositories are expected to be registered, a later date is projected. The mandatory central clearing of OTC-
derivatives is not expected to take effect before mid-2014. Propertize cannot predict with certainty the impact of these
new regulations and rules and which impact it may have on financial markets generally, or on Propertize's business,
financial position and results of operations.
General risks
The value of the Notes may be influenced by national and international political, economic, social, environmental
circumstances and developments.
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NOTICES TO INVESTORS
This Information Memorandum should be read and construed together with any amendments or supplements hereto
and with any documents incorporated herein by reference.
With respect to MTN, potential investors are informed that full information on the Issuer and any Series or Tranche of
MTN is only available on the basis of the combination of this Information Memorandum and the applicable Final Terms.
No person has been authorised to give any information or to make any representation not contained in or not consistent
with this Information Memorandum, any amendment or supplement hereto, any document incorporated by reference
herein, or the applicable Final Terms, or any other information supplied in connection with the Programme or the Notes
and, if given or made, such information or representation must not be relied upon as having been authorised by the
Issuer, the Arranger, the Dealer or the Guarantor.
Neither this Information Memorandum nor any other information supplied in connection with the Programme should be
considered as a recommendation by the Issuer, the Arranger, the Dealer or the Guarantor that any recipient of this
Information Memorandum or any other information supplied in connection with the Programme should purchase any
Notes. Accordingly, no representation, warranty or undertaking, express or implied, is made by the Arranger, the Dealer
or the Guarantor in their capacity as such. Each potential investor in the Notes must determine the suitability of that
investment in light of its own circumstances. In particular, each potential investor should:
1. have sufficient knowledge and experience to make a meaningful evaluation of the Notes, the merits and risks
of investing in the Notes (including an evaluation of the financial condition, creditworthiness and affairs of the
Issuer) and the information contained or incorporated by reference in this Information Memorandum, the
applicable Final Terms and any supplements;
2. have access to, and knowledge of, appropriate analytical tools to evaluate, in the context of its particular
financial situation, an investment in the Notes and the impact the Notes will have on its overall investment
portfolio;
3. have sufficient financial resources and liquidity to bear all of the risks of an investment in the Notes, including
Notes with principal or interest payable in one or more currencies, or where the currency for principal or
interest payments is different from the potential investor's currency;
4. understand thoroughly the terms of the Notes (including the Guarantee) and be familiar with the behaviour of
any relevant indices and financial markets; and
5. be able to evaluate (either alone or with the help of a financial adviser) possible scenarios for economic,
interest rate and other factors that may affect its investment and its ability to bear the applicable risks
(including, without limitation, those described in "Risk Factors" in this Information Memorandum).
A potential investor should not invest in Notes unless it has the expertise (either alone or with a financial adviser) to
evaluate how the Notes will perform under changing conditions, the resulting effects on the value of the Notes and the
impact this investment will have on the potential investor's overall investment portfolio.
The distribution of this Information Memorandum and any Final Terms and the offer or sale of Notes may be restricted
by law in certain jurisdictions. Persons into whose possession this Information Memorandum or any Final Terms come
must inform themselves about, and observe, any such restrictions. See "Subscription and Sale" below.
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THE NOTES AND THE GUARANTEE CERTIFICATES HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT AND, SUBJECT TO CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS, MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR
DELIVERED WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS (AS
DEFINED IN REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT). UNDER THE PROGRAMME, THE ISSUER MAY
ISSUE THE NOTES OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES PURSUANT TO REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT.
This Information Memorandum may only be used for the purpose for which it has been published. This Information
Memorandum and any Final Terms do not constitute an offer or an invitation to subscribe for or purchase any Notes.
This Information Memorandum may not be used for any offering to the public of Notes or any admittance to trading on a
regulated market of MTN having the benefit of the Guarantee in any jurisdiction which would require the approval and
publication of a prospectus under the Prospectus Directive. This Information Memorandum and any Final Terms may
not be used for the purpose of an offer or solicitation by anyone in any jurisdiction in which such offer or solicitation is
not authorised or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation. None of the Issuer, the
Arranger, the Dealer or the Guarantor represent that this Information Memorandum may be lawfully distributed, or that
Notes may be lawfully offered, in compliance with any applicable registration or other requirements in any jurisdiction. In
particular, no action has been taken by the Issuer, the Arranger or the Dealer which would permit a public offering of the
Notes or distribution of this document in any jurisdiction where action for that purpose is required.
In connection with the issue of any Series or Tranche of MTN, the Dealer named as the Stabilising Manager in the
applicable Final Terms (or person acting on behalf of a Stabilising Manager) may over-allot MTN or effect transactions
with a view to supporting the market price of the MTN at a level higher than that which might otherwise prevail.
However, there is no assurance that the Stabilising Manager (or person acting on behalf of a Stabilising Manager) will
undertake stabilisation action. Any stabilisation action may begin at any time after the adequate public disclosure of the
final terms of the offer of the relevant Series or Tranche of MTN and, if begun, may be ended at any time, but it must
end no later than the earlier of thirty (30) days after the issue date of the relevant Series or Tranche of MTN and sixty
(60) days after the date of the allotment of the relevant Series or Tranche of MTN. Any stabilisation or over-allotment
must be conducted by the Stabilising Manager (or person acting on behalf of a Stabilising Manager) in accordance with
all applicable laws and rules. Any loss resulting from any such over-allotment or stabilisation shall be borne, and any net
profit arising therefrom shall be retained, by the Stabilising Manager for its own account.
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USE OF PROCEEDS
The net proceeds from each issue of Notes will be applied by the Issuer towards refinancing and repayment of a
temporary loan of EUR 4,054,900,000 that SNS Bank N.V. has provided to the Issuer. After this temporary loan is fully
repaid, the proceeds from the issue of Notes will be applied by the Issuer for its general corporate purposes.
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THE GUARANTEE
Below is a summary of the Rules as they stand on the date hereof.
The Guarantor will issue a Guarantee Certificate in the form as set out in the Rules with respect to Notes which have
the benefit of the Guarantee. In order to have the benefit of the Guarantee, the Notes must qualify as Eligible Debt
Instruments (as defined in the Rules). In order for Notes to qualify as Eligible Debt Instruments they must satisfy the
Debt Instruments Eligibility Criteria (as defined in the Rules). Pursuant to the Debt Instruments Eligibility Criteria, inter
alia, the Notes may not be, in the opinion of the Guarantor, a complex financial instrument, must be denominated in
Euro, Sterling, or U.S. Dollars, have a tenor of no less than one (1) day and no more than ten (10) years, provided that
no Notes will be issued with a maturity date beyond 31 December 2023 and the terms and conditions of such Notes
may not include cross-default, acceleration or cross-acceleration provisions, or any right of prepayment of principal by
the Issuer.
Upon the issuance of a Guarantee Certificate by the Guarantor in respect of Notes which have the benefit of the
Guarantee, the Guarantor unconditionally and irrevocably:
1. guarantees the due payment of all amounts in principal and interest due by the Issuer under the Notes
according and subject to (i) the Rules governing the Propertize Guarantee Scheme, and (ii) the Guarantee
Certificate issued under those Rules in respect of the relevant Notes; and
2. agrees for the benefit of each relevant Beneficiary (as defined in the Rules) that, whenever the Issuer fails to
pay (in whole or in part) any amount in principal or interest expressed to be due and payable on a Scheduled
Payment Date (as defined in the Rules) under the terms of the relevant Notes, the Guarantor shall, on
demand by that Beneficiary, pay such amount of principal or interest to that Beneficiary.
A Beneficiary may demand payment by the Guarantor under the Guarantee only by delivery by hand to the Guarantor of
a duly completed and signed "Notice of Demand" in the form as set out in the Rules, and, if so required by the
Guarantor, by the delivery in the form and substance satisfactory to the Guarantor of evidence of its entitlement to the
amount so demanded by it. If the conditions set out in the Rules have been satisfied, the Guarantor shall make a
payment under the Guarantee as soon as possible, but in any event within ten (10) business days after a valid and duly
completed "Notice of Demand" and, if so required, any evidence of entitlement as referred to above, has been received
by the Guarantor.
Any payment by the Guarantor under the Guarantee shall be made to the person to whom, and in the manner in which,
that payment should have been made under the terms of the relevant Notes as if that payment had been made by the
Issuer itself.
The Rules (including any Guarantee Certificate) are governed by Dutch law. The Courts of Amsterdam, The
Netherlands, have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any dispute arising out of or in connection with the Rules (including any
Guarantee Certificate).
The Rules (including the form of Guarantee Certificate and the Debt Instruments Eligibility Criteria) may be subject to
change by the Guarantor.
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The Rules and any Guarantee Certificate issued in respect of the Notes that are outstanding are incorporated by
reference in this Information Memorandum, see "Documents incorporated by Reference" below. The Rules and the
relevant Guarantee Certificate(s) are available at the Issuer's website (www.propertize.nl).
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EUROSYSTEM ELIGIBILITY
The European Central Bank ("ECB") and the national central banks of member states of the European Union (the
"Member States ") whose currency is the Euro may conduct credit operations with credit institutions and other market
participants, with lending being based on adequate collateral. The primary objective of the Eurosystem is to maintain
price stability and to support the general economic policies in the European Union.
The standard conditions under which the ECB and the Member States stand ready to enter into credit operations,
including the criteria determining the eligibility of collateral for the purposes of Eurosystem credit operations, are laid
down in Guideline ECB/2011/14 of 20 September 2011 (as amended) on monetary policy instruments and procedures
of the Eurosystem (the "General Framework ") as well as Guideline ECB/2013/4 of 20 March 2013 on additional
temporary measures relating to Eurosystem refinancing operations and eligibility of collateral (the "Temporary
Framework "). A systematic overview is included in the Schedule below. 1
Eligibility criteria Marketable assets
Type of asset ECB debt certificates
Other marketable debt instruments: e.g.
Central government debt instruments
Debt instruments issued by central banks
Local and regional government debt instruments
Supranational debt instruments
Covered bank bonds
Credit institutions debt instruments
Debt instruments issued by corporate and other issuers
Asset-backed securities
Credit standards The asset must meet high credit standards. The high
credit standards are assessed using Eurosystem Credit
Assessment Framework ("ECAF") rules for marketable
assets
Place of issue * European Economic Area ("EEA")
Settlement / handling procedures Place of settlement: EEA
Instruments must be centrally deposited in book-entry
form with central banks or a securities settlement system
("SSS") fulfilling the ECB’s minimum standards
Type of issuer / debtor / guarantors Central banks
Public sector
Private sector
1 Source: European Central Bank
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International and supranational institutions
Place of establishment of the issuer* / debtor / guarantor Issuer: EEA or non-EEA G10 countries
Debtor: EEA
Guarantor: EEA
Acceptable markets Regulated markets
Non-regulated markets accepted by the ECB2
Currency* Euro
Cross-border use Yes
* or as further specified in the Temporary framework
The Notes issued under the Programme are to be issued in a manner which will allow such Eurosystem eligibility. This
means that the Notes are intended upon issue to be deposited with one of the ICSDs as Common Safekeeper, and
registered in the name of a nominee of one of the ICSDs acting as Common Safekeeper, that is, held under the new
safekeeping structure as designated by the ECB. This does not necessarily mean that such Notes will be recognised as
eligible collateral for Eurosystem monetary policy and intra-day credit operations by the Eurosystem either upon issue or
at any or all times during their life. Such recognition will ultimately depend upon the ECB being satisfied that the
Eurosystem eligibility criteria have been met.
2 The STEP market has been accepted as a non-regulated market for collateral purposes in credit operations of the Eurosystem.
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TAXATION
General
The following is a general summary of certain Netherlands tax consequences of the acquisition, holding and disposal of
the Notes. This summary does not purport to describe all possible tax considerations or consequences that may be
relevant to a holder or prospective holder of Notes and does not purport to deal with the tax consequences applicable to
all categories of investors, some of which (such as investors that are subject to taxation in Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and
Saba and trusts or similar arrangements) may be subject to special rules. In view of its general nature, it should be
treated with corresponding caution. Holders or prospective holders of Notes should consult with their tax advisers with
regard to the tax consequences of investing in the Notes in their particular circumstances. The discussion below is
included for general information purposes only.
Except as otherwise indicated, this summary only addresses Netherlands national tax legislation and published
regulations, as in effect on the date hereof and as interpreted in published case law until this date, without prejudice to
any amendment introduced at a later date and implemented with or without retroactive effect.
Withholding tax
All payments of principal and/or interest made by the Issuer under the Notes may be made free of withholding or
deduction of, for or on account of any taxes of whatever nature imposed, levied, withheld or assessed by the
Netherlands or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein.
Taxes on income and capital gains
Please note that the summary in this section does not describe the Netherlands tax consequences for:
(i) holders of Notes if such holders, and in the case of individuals, his/her partner or certain of their relatives by
blood or marriage in the direct line (including foster children), have a substantial interest or deemed
substantial interest in the Issuer under The Netherlands Income Tax Act 2001 (in Dutch: "Wet
inkomstenbelasting 2001"). Generally speaking, a holder of securities in a company is considered to hold a
substantial interest in such company, if such holder alone or, in the case of individuals, together with his/her
partner (as defined in The Netherlands Income Tax Act 2001), directly or indirectly, holds (i) an interest of 5%
or more of the total issued and outstanding capital of that company or of 5% or more of the issued and
outstanding capital of a certain class of shares of that company; or (ii) rights to acquire, directly or indirectly,
such interest; or (iii) certain profit sharing rights in that company that relate to 5% or more of the company’s
annual profits and/or to 5% or more of the company’s liquidation proceeds. A deemed substantial interest
arises if a substantial interest (or part thereof) in a company has been disposed of, or is deemed to have been
disposed of, on a non-recognition basis;
(ii) pension funds, investment institutions (in Dutch: "fiscale beleggingsinstellingen"), exempt investment
institutions (in Dutch: "vrijgestelde beleggingsinstellingen") (as defined in The Netherlands Corporate Income
Tax Act 1969; in Dutch: "Wet op de vennootschapsbelasting 1969") and other entities that are exempt from
Netherlands corporate income tax; and
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(iii) holders of Notes who are individuals for whom the Notes or any benefit derived from the Notes are a
remuneration or deemed to be a remuneration for activities performed by such holders or certain individuals
related to such holders (as defined in The Netherlands Income Tax Act 2001).
Residents of the Netherlands
Generally speaking, if the holder of Notes is an entity that is a resident or deemed to be resident of the Netherlands for
Netherlands corporate income tax purposes, any payment under the Notes or any gain or loss realized on the disposal
or deemed disposal of the Notes is subject to Netherlands corporate income tax at a rate of 25% (a corporate income
tax rate of 20% applies with respect to taxable profits up to €200,000, the bracket for 2013).
If a holder of Notes is an individual, resident or deemed to be resident of the Netherlands for Netherlands income tax
purposes (including the non-resident individual holder who has made an election for the application of the rules of The
Netherlands Income Tax Act 2001 as they apply to residents of the Netherlands), any payment under the Notes or any
gain or loss realized on the disposal or deemed disposal of the Notes is taxable at the progressive income tax rates
(with a maximum of 52%), if:
(i) the Notes are attributable to an enterprise from which the holder of Notes derives a share of the profit, whether
as an entrepreneur or as a person who has a co entitlement to the net worth of such enterprise without being
a shareholder (as defined in The Netherlands Income Tax Act 2001); or
(ii) the holder of Notes is considered to perform activities with respect to the Notes that go beyond ordinary asset
management (in Dutch: "normaal, actief vermogensbeheer") or derives benefits from the Notes that are
(otherwise) taxable as benefits from other activities (in Dutch: "resultaat uit overige werkzaamheden").
If the above-mentioned conditions (i) and (ii) do not apply to the individual holder of Notes, such holder will be taxed
annually on a deemed income of 4% of his/her net investment assets for the year at an income tax rate of 30%. The net
investment assets for the year are the fair market value of the investment assets less the allowable liabilities on 1
January of the relevant calendar year. The Notes are included as investment assets. A tax free allowance may be
available. An actual gain or loss in respect of the Notes is as such not subject to Netherlands income tax.
Non-residents of the Netherlands
A holder of Notes that is neither resident nor deemed to be resident of the Netherlands nor has made an election for the
application of the rules of The Netherlands Income Tax Act 2001 as they apply to residents of the Netherlands will not
be subject to Netherlands taxes on income or capital gains in respect of any payment under the Notes or in respect of
any gain or loss realized on the disposal or deemed disposal of the Notes, provided that:
(i) such holder does not have an interest in an enterprise or deemed enterprise (as defined in The Netherlands
Income Tax Act 2001 and The Netherlands Corporate Income Tax Act 1969) which, in whole or in part, is
either effectively managed in the Netherlands or carried on through a permanent establishment, a deemed
permanent establishment or a permanent representative in the Netherlands and to which enterprise or part of
an enterprise the Notes are attributable; and
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(ii) in the event the holder is an individual, such holder does not carry out any activities in the Netherlands with
respect to the Notes that go beyond ordinary asset management and does not derive benefits from the Notes
that are (otherwise) taxable as benefits from other activities in the Netherlands.
Gift and inheritance taxes
Residents of the Netherlands
Gift or inheritance taxes will arise in the Netherlands with respect to a transfer of the Notes by way of a gift by, or on the
death of, a holder of such Notes who is resident or deemed resident of the Netherlands at the time of the gift or his/her
death.
Non-residents of the Netherlands
No Netherlands gift or inheritance taxes will arise on the transfer of Notes by way of gift by, or on the death of, a holder
of Notes who is neither resident nor deemed to be resident in the Netherlands, unless:
(i) in the case of a gift of a Note by an individual who at the date of the gift was neither resident nor deemed to be
resident in the Netherlands, such individual dies within 180 days after the date of the gift, while being resident
or deemed to be resident in the Netherlands; or
(ii) the transfer is otherwise construed as a gift or inheritance made by, or on behalf of, a person who, at the time
of the gift or death, is or is deemed to be resident in the Netherlands.
For purposes of Netherlands gift and inheritance taxes, amongst others, a person that holds the Netherlands nationality
will be deemed to be resident in the Netherlands if such person has been resident in the Netherlands at any time during
the ten years preceding the date of the gift or his/her death. Additionally, for purposes of Netherlands gift tax, amongst
others, a person not holding the Netherlands nationality will be deemed to be resident in the Netherlands if such person
has been resident in the Netherlands at any time during the twelve months preceding the date of the gift. Applicable tax
treaties may override deemed residency.
Value added tax (VAT)
No Netherlands VAT will be payable by the holders of the Notes on any payment in consideration for the issue of the
Notes or with respect to the payment of interest or principal by the Issuer under the Notes.
Other taxes and duties
No Netherlands registration tax stamp duty or any other similar documentary tax or duty will be payable by the holders
of the Notes in respect or in connection with the issue of the Notes or with respect to the payment of interest or principal
by the Issuer under the Notes.
EU Savings Directive
Under the European Union Directive on the taxation of savings income (Council Directive 2003/48/EC, the "EU Savings
Directive"), each Member State is required to provide to the tax authorities of another Member State details of payments
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of interest or other similar income paid by a person within its jurisdiction to, or collected by such a person for, an
individual resident in that other Member State; however, for a transitional period, Austria and Luxembourg may instead
apply a withholding system in relation to such payments, deducting tax at a rate of 35%. The transitional period is to
terminate at the end of the first full fiscal year following agreement by certain non-EU countries to the exchange of
information relating to such payments. Luxembourg has announced that it will no longer apply the withholding tax
system as from 1 January 2015 and will provide details of payments of interest (or similar income) as from this date.
A number of non-EU countries, and certain dependent or associated territories of certain Member States, have agreed
to adopt similar measures (either provision of information of transitional withholding) in relation to payments made by a
person within its jurisdiction to, or collected by such a person for, an individual resident in a Member State. In addition,
the Member States have entered into reciprocal provision of information arrangements or transitional withholding
arrangements with certain of those dependent or associated territories in relation to payments made by a person in a
Member State to, or collected by such a person for, an individual resident in one of those territories.
The European Commission has published proposals for amendments to the EU Savings Directive, which, if
implemented, would amend and broaden the scope of the requirements above.
Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act
Sections 1471 through 1474 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code ("FATCA") impose a new reporting regime and
potentially a 30% withholding tax with respect to certain payments to (i) any non-U.S. financial institution (a "foreign
financial institution ", or "FFI" (as defined by FATCA)) that does not become a "Participating FFI " by entering into an
agreement with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") to provide the IRS with certain information in respect of its
account holders and investors or is not otherwise exempt from or in deemed compliance with FATCA and (ii) any
investor (unless otherwise exempt from FATCA) that does not provide information sufficient to determine whether the
investor is a U.S. person or should otherwise be treated as holding a "United States Account " of the Issuer (a
"Recalcitrant Holder "). The Issuer may be classified as an FFI. Where non-U.S. law prohibits disclosure of the
information required under a FATCA agreement with the IRS, a Noteholder will be required to agree to a waiver of such
law within a reasonable period of time.
The withholding at a rate of up to 30% on all, or a portion of, payments in respect of the Notes may be applied to
payments after 30 June 2014. This withholding does not apply to payments on Notes that are issued prior to 1 July 2014
(or, if later, the date that is six months after the date on which the final US Regulations that define "foreign passthru
payments " are published), unless the Notes are characterized as equity for US federal income tax purposes.
The FATCA withholding regime will be phased in beginning 1 July 2014 for payments from sources within the United
States and will apply to foreign passthru payments (a term not yet defined) no earlier than 1 January 2017. This
withholding would potentially apply to payments in respect of (i) any Notes characterized as debt (or which are not
otherwise characterized as equity and have a fixed term) for U.S. federal tax purposes that are issued on or after the
date (the "grandfathering date ") that is six months after the date on which final U.S. Treasury regulations define the
term foreign passthru payments, or which are materially modified on or after the grandfathering date and (ii) any Notes
characterized as equity or which do not have a fixed term for U.S. federal tax purposes, whenever issued.
On 18 December 2013 the Netherlands and the United States signed an intergovernmental agreement ("IGA") for the
automatic exchange of data between the tax authorities of both countries in relation to the implementation of FATCA.
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Based on the IGA, it is expected that the Issuer will be a "Reporting Netherlands Financial Institution" for purposes of
FATCA, as long as it holds a banking license. Provided the Issuer and the government of the Netherlands comply with
their obligations under the IGA, the Issuer will not be subject to 30% FATCA withholding.
The obligations of the Issuer under the IGA include obtaining information from its account holders, which may include
investors in the Notes. Certain investors that do not provide to the Issuer the information required under FATCA to
establish that the investor is eligible to receive payments free of FATCA withholding may be subject to 30% U.S.
withholding on certain payments it receives in respect of the Notes.
If an amount in respect of FATCA withholding were to be deducted or withheld either from amounts due to the Issuer or
from interest, principal or other payments made in respect of the Notes, neither the Issuer nor any paying agent nor any
other person would, pursuant to the conditions of the Notes, be required to pay additional amounts as a result of the
deduction or withholding. As a result, investors may receive less interest or principal than expected.
Prospective investors should consult their tax advisers on how these rules may apply to the Issuer and to payments
they may receive in connection with the Notes.
TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH IRS CIRCULAR 230, EACH TAXPAYER IS HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT: (A) ANY
TAX DISCUSSION HEREIN IS NOT INTENDED OR WRITTEN TO BE USED, AND CANNOT BE USED BY THE
TAXPAYER FOR THE PURPOSE OF AVOIDING U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PENALTIES THAT MAY BE
IMPOSED ON THE TAXPAYER; (B) ANY SUCH TAX DISCUSSION WAS WRITTEN TO SUPPORT THE
PROMOTION OR MARKETING OF THE TRANSACTIONS OR MATTERS ADDRESSED HEREIN; AND (C) THE
TAXPAYER SHOULD SEEK ADVICE BASED ON THE TAXPAYER'S PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCES FROM AN
INDEPENDENT TAX ADVISER.
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SUBSCRIPTION AND SALE
The Dealer has in a dealer agreement dated 22 January 2014 (the "Dealer Agreement ") (as amended from time to
time) agreed with the Issuer a basis upon which it may from time to time agree to purchase Notes. Any such agreement
will extend to those matters stated under "Form of (non-STEP compliant) Medium Term Notes" and "Terms and
Conditions of (non-STEP compliant) Medium Term Notes". In the Dealer Agreement, the Issuer has agreed to
reimburse the Dealer for certain of its expenses in connection with the establishment of the Programme and the issue of
Notes under the Programme.
General
The Dealer has represented, warranted and agreed and each further dealer appointed under the Programme will be
required to represent and agree that it will (to the best of its knowledge and belief) comply with all applicable securities
laws and regulations in force in any jurisdiction in which it purchases, offers or sells Notes or possesses or distributes
this Information Memorandum and will obtain any consent, approval or permission required by it for the purchase, offer,
sale or delivery by it of Notes under the laws and regulations in force in any jurisdiction to which it is subject or in which
it makes such purchases, offers or deliveries and the Issuer shall not have any responsibility therefore. None of the
Issuer, the Guarantor and the Dealer represents that Notes may at any time lawfully be sold in compliance with any
applicable registration or other requirements in any jurisdiction, or pursuant to any exemption available thereunder, or
assumes any responsibility for facilitating such sale. With regard to each Series or Tranche of MTN, the Dealer will be
required to comply with any other additional restrictions set out in the applicable Final Terms.
European Economic Area
In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive
(each, a "Relevant Member State "), the Dealer has represented, warranted and agreed, and each further dealer
appointed under the Programme will be required to represent, warrant and agree, that with effect from and including the
date on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the "Relevant Implementation
Date") it has not made and will not make an offer of Notes to the public which are the subject of the offering
contemplated by this Information Memorandum in relation thereto to the public in that Relevant Member State, except
that it may, with effect from and including the Relevant Implementation Date, make an offer of such Notes to the public
in that Relevant Member State at any time:
1. to any legal entity which is a qualified investor as defined in the Prospectus Directive;
2. to fewer than 100 or, if the Relevant Member State has implemented the relevant provision of the 2010 PD
Amending Directive, 150, natural or legal persons (other than qualified investors as defined in the Prospectus
Directive), subject to obtaining the prior consent of the Dealer or any other dealer nominated by the Issuer for
any such offer; or
3. in any other circumstances falling within Article 3(2)of the Prospectus Directive,
provided that no such offer of Notes referred to in (1) to (3) above shall require the Issuer, the Dealer or any other
dealer appointed under the Programme to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus Directive or
supplement a prospectus pursuant to Article 16 of the Prospectus Directive.
For the purposes of this provision, the expression "an offer of Notes to the public " in relation to any Notes in any
Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on the terms
of the offer and the Notes to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Notes, as the
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same may be varied in that Relevant Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that
Relevant Member State and the expression "Prospectus Directive " means Directive 2003/71/EC (and amendments
thereto, including the 2010 PD Amending Directive, to the extent implemented in the Relevant Member State), and
includes any relevant implementing measure in the Relevant Member State and the expression "2010 PD Amending
Directive " means Directive 2010/73/EU.
In relation to each Relevant Member State, the Dealer has further represented, warranted and agreed, and each further
dealer appointed under the Programme will be required to represent and agree, that it has not made and will not make
an offer of Notes to the public in that Relevant Member State other than in compliance with the laws and regulations of
such Relevant Member State.
United Kingdom
The Dealer has represented, warranted and agreed, and each further dealer appointed under the Programme will be
required to represent and agree, that:
1. in relation to any Notes having a maturity of less than One Year:
(a) it is a person whose ordinary activities involve it in acquiring, holding, managing or disposing of
investments (as principal or agent) for the purposes of its business; and
(b) it has not offered or sold and will not offer or sell any Notes other than to persons:
(i) whose ordinary activities involve them in acquiring, holding, managing or disposing of
investments (as principal or agent) for the purposes of their businesses; or
(ii) who it is reasonable to expect will acquire, hold, manage or dispose of investments (as
principal or agent) for the purposes of their businesses,
where the issue of the Notes would otherwise constitute a contravention of Section 19 of the Financial Services and
Markets Act 2000 (the "FSMA") by the Issuer;
2. it has only communicated or caused to be communicated and will only communicate or cause to
communicate, any invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21
of the FSMA) received by it in connection with the issue or sale of the Notes in circumstances in which Section
21(1) of the FSMA does not, or in case of the Issuer would not, if it was not an authorised person, apply to the
Issuer or the Guarantor; and
3. it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it
in relation to any Notes in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom.
United States of America
1. The Notes and the guarantee relating to any Guarantee Certificate have not been and will not be registered
under the Securities Act and may not be offered or sold within the United States or to, or for the account or
benefit of, U.S. persons except in certain transactions exempt from the registration requirements of the
Securities Act. Terms used in this paragraph have the meaning given to them by Regulation S under the
Securities Act ("Regulation S "). Notes in bearer form are subject to U.S. tax law requirements and may not be
offered, sold or delivered within the United States or its possessions or to a U.S. person, except in certain
transactions permitted by U.S. tax regulations. Terms used in this paragraph have the meanings given to them
by the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and regulations thereunder. The Dealer has
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represented, warranted and agreed and each further dealer appointed under the Programme will be required
to represent and agree, that it its affiliates (as defined in Rule 405 under the Securities Act) or any person
acting on its or their behalf has offered and sold any Notes, and will offer and sell any Notes (i) as part of their
distribution at any time and (ii) otherwise until forty (40) days after the completion of the distribution of all
Notes of the Series or Tranche of which such Notes are a part, as determined and notified as provided below,
only in accordance with Rule 903 of Regulation S. Accordingly, the Dealer has further represented, warranted
and agreed and each further dealer appointed under the Programme will be required to represent and agree,
that it, its affiliates and any person acting on its or their behalf have not engaged and will not engage in any
directed selling efforts with respect to any Note, and it has complied and will comply with the offering
restrictions requirement of Regulation S. A dealer who has subscribed for Notes of a Series or Tranche
hereunder (or in case of a sale of a Series or Tranche of Notes issued to or through more than one dealer,
each of such dealers as to the Notes of such Series or Tranche subscribed for by or through it or, in case of a
syndicated issue, the relevant Lead Manager) shall determine and notify to the Issue and Principal Paying
Agent the completion of the distribution by it of the Notes of such Series or Tranche. On the basis of such
notification or notifications, the Issue and Principal Paying Agent will notify such dealer/Lead Manager of the
end of the distribution compliance period with respect to such Series or Tranche. The Dealer has also agreed
that, and each further dealer appointed under the Programme will be required to agree that, at or prior to
confirmation of sale of Notes, it will have sent to each distributor, dealer or person receiving a selling
concession, fee or other remuneration that purchases Notes from it during the distribution compliance period a
confirmation or notice to substantially the following effect:
'The securities covered hereby have not been registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities
Act") and may not be offered, sold or delivered within the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of,
U.S. persons (i) as part of their distribution at any time or (ii) otherwise until forty (40) days after the completion
of the distribution of the Securities as determined and notified by the Issue and Principal Paying Agent to the
[name of the relevant dealer], except in either case in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act.
Terms used above have the meanings given to them in Regulation S.'
Terms used in this Clause 1 have the meanings given to them by Regulation S.
In addition, until forty (40) days after the commencement of the offering of Notes comprising any Series or
Tranche, any offer or sale of Notes of such Series or Tranche within the United States by any dealer (whether
or not participating in the offering) may violate the registration requirements of the Securities Act.
2. In addition (but only in relation to MTN with an initial maturity in excess of One Year that are treated as issued
in bearer form for US federal income tax purposes):
where TEFRA D is specified in the applicable Final Terms:
(a) except to the extent permitted under U.S. Treas. Reg. §1.163-5(c)(2)(i)(D) (the "D Rules "), the
Dealer represents and agrees, and each further dealer appointed under the Programme will be
required to represent and agree, that (a) it has not offered or sold, and agrees that during the
restricted period it will not offer or sell, Notes in bearer form to a person who is within the United
States or its possessions or to a U.S. person, and (b) represents that it has not delivered and agrees
that it will not deliver within the United States or its possessions Definitive Notes in bearer form that
are sold during the restricted period;
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(b) the Dealer represents, and each further dealer appointed under the Programme will be required to
represent, that it has and agrees that throughout the restricted period it will have in effect procedures
reasonably designed to ensure that its employees or agents who are directly engaged in selling
Notes in bearer form are aware that such Notes may not be offered or sold during the restricted
period to a person who is within the United States or its possessions or to a U.S. person, except as
permitted by the D Rules;
(c) if it is a U.S. person, the Dealer represents, and each further dealer appointed under the Programme
will be required to represent, that it is acquiring the Notes for purposes of resale in connection with
their original issuance and if it retains Notes in bearer form for its own account, it will only do so in
accordance with the requirements of U.S. Treas. Reg. §1.163-5(c)(2)(i)(D)(6); and
(d) with respect to each affiliate that acquires Notes from a dealer for the purpose of offering or selling
such Notes during the restricted period, such dealer repeats and confirms the representations and
agreements contained in subparagraphs (a), (b) and (c) on such affiliate's behalf.
Terms used in this paragraph have the meanings given to them by the U.S. Internal Revenue Code and regulations
thereunder, including the D Rules.
where TEFRA C is specified in the applicable Final Terms:
The Dealer understands that under U.S. Treas. Reg. §1.163-5(c)(2)(i)(C) (the "C Rules "), Notes in bearer form must be
issued and delivered outside the United States and its possessions in connection with their original issuance. The
Dealer represents and agrees, and each further dealer appointed under the Programme will be required to represent
and agree, that it has not offered, sold or delivered, and will not offer, sell or deliver, directly or indirectly, Notes in
bearer form within the United States or its possessions in connection with their original issuance. Further, in connection
with the original issuance of Notes in bearer form, the Dealer has not communicated, and will not communicate, directly
or indirectly, with a prospective purchaser if either the Dealer or the prospective purchaser is within the United States or
its possessions or otherwise involve a U.S. office of the Dealer in the offer or sale of Notes in bearer form. Terms used
in this paragraph have the meanings given to them by the U.S. Internal Revenue Code and regulations thereunder,
including the C Rules.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Authorisation
The establishment of the Programme and each future issue of Notes under the Programme was duly authorized by a
resolution of the Management Board of the Issuer dated 17 December 2013 and by a resolution of the Supervisory
Board of the Issuer dated 17 December 2013. All consents, approvals, authorizations or other orders of all regulatory
authorities required by the Issuer under Dutch law have been or will be obtained for the issue of Notes and for the
Issuer to undertake and perform its obligations under the Dealer Agreement, the Agency Agreement and the Notes.
Legal proceedings
During the financial year 2012 reasonable suspicion of irregularities were identified in respect of invoices and expense
reimbursement claims regarding the engagement by Propertize of third parties and cooperation with third parties. This
has partly occurred at management and supervisory levels on projects.
Currently, these irregularities are under investigation by both Propertize and the authorities (e.g. enforcement agencies,
Public Prosecutor’s Office). It cannot be excluded that upon completion of these investigations, the results of these
investigations could affect the valuation of assets and liabilities of Propertize.
Furthermore, Propertize is involved in governmental, legal and arbitration proceedings that relate to claims by and
against it which ensue from its normal business operations. Although it is impossible to predict the result of pending or
threatened governmental, legal and arbitration procedures, based on the information currently available and after
consulting legal advisors, Propertize believes that the results of these proceedings are unlikely to significantly affect the
financial position or results of the activities of Propertize.
Listing
Application may be made for the relevant MTN to be issued under the Programme to be admitted to listing on the
Official List and to trading on the Luxembourg Regulated Market, on Euronext Amsterdam and on any other stock
exchange(s) as specified in the applicable Final Terms. The Issuer may also issue unlisted MTN under the Programme.
No application will be made at any time to list ECP on any stock exchange.
This Information Memorandum and each Final Terms issued in connection with the MTN admitted to listing on the
Official List and to trading on the Luxembourg Regulated Market will be published in electronic form on the website of
the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (www.bourse.lu). The Final Terms issued in respect of any MTN admitted to trading
on Euronext Amsterdam will be available free of charge at the registered office of the Issuer and from the office of the
Issue and Principal Paying Agent.
Clearing and Settlement Systems
The Notes have been accepted for clearance through Euroclear, Clearstream, Luxembourg and LCH.Clearnet (the
securities clearing corporation of Euronext Amsterdam). The appropriate common code and ISIN for each Series or
Tranche allocated by Euroclear, Clearstream, Luxembourg and LHC.Clearnet, and any other relevant security code, will
be specified in the applicable Final Terms for MTN.
Clearing systems addresses
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The address of Euroclear is 3 Boulevard de Roi Albert II, B.1210 Brussels, Belgium. The address of Clearstream,
Luxembourg is 42 Avenue J.F. Kennedy, L-1855 Luxembourg. The address of LCH.Clearnet Group Ltd. is Aldgate
House, 33 Aldgate High Street, London EC3N 1EA, United Kingdom.
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DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
The following documents shall be deemed to be incorporated in, and to form part of, this Information Memorandum from
time to time:
1. Propertize's most recent articles of association (in the original Dutch language version as well as an English
translation thereof);
2. any independent audited and unaudited financial statements, whether annual or interim, of Propertize that are
required to be made public in accordance with applicable laws;
3. the Rules; and
4. any Guarantee Certificate issued in respect of the Notes that are outstanding.
These documents can be obtained free of charge at the offices of Propertize and the Issue and Principal Paying Agent,
each as set out at the end of this Information Memorandum. This Information Memorandum and the documents
incorporated by reference herein can also be found at the Issuer's website (www.propertize.nl).
All documents that have been incorporated by reference will also be available to view on the Luxembourg Stock
Exchange website (www.bourse.lu).
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FORM OF GLOBAL EURO-COMMERCIAL PAPER NOTE
European Commercial Paper ("ECP") covered hereby has not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act ") and may not be offered, sold or delivered within the United States or to,
or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons. Terms used above have the meanings given to them by Regulation S
under the Securities Act.
By accepting this obligation, the holder represents and warrants that it is not a U.S. person (other than an exempt
recipient described in section 6049(b)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder) and that it is not
acting for or on behalf of a U.S. person (other than an exempt recipient described in section 6049(b)(4) of the Internal
Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder).
Propertize B.V.
(a private company with limited liability (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid)
incorporated in The Netherlands)
GUARANTEED BY THE STATE OF THE NETHERLANDS
(Staat der Nederlanden)
No.: ___________________________________________ Series No.: ___________________________________________
Issue Date: _____________________________________ Maturity Date:1_________________________________________
Issue Price: ____________________________________ Reference Rate: : _______ LIBOR/EURIBOR2
Margin: ________________________________________ Specified Currency:3 ____________________________________
Denomination:4 _________________________________ Principal Amount: ______________________________________
ISIN Code: _____________________________________ Common Code: _______________________________________
Fixed Interest Rate: _______% per annum ____________ Interest Payment Dates: _________________________________
Minimum Redemption Amount: 5 __________________ %
Intended to be held in manner which would allow Eurosystem eligibility: [Yes]/[No]
Note that the designation "yes" simply means that ECP is intended upon issue to be deposited with one of the ICSDs as
common safekeeper and does not necessarily mean that ECP will be recognised as eligible collateral for Eurosystem
monetary policy and intra-day credit operations by the Eurosystem either upon issue or at any or all times during their life.
Such recognition will depend upon satisfaction of the Eurosystem eligibility criteria.
1 The maturity shall not to be less than one (1) day nor more than either (a) 364 days or (b) in case of a leap year 365 days
(both periods under (a) and (b) hereinafter referred to as "One Year") from and including the Relevant Issue Date, subject to compliance with any applicable legal and regulatory restrictions.
2 The reference rate will be LIBOR unless this Global Note is denominated in Euro, in which case the reference rate shall be EURIBOR unless the Issuer and the Dealer agree otherwise.
3 ECP may be denominated in Euro (EUR), British Pound (Sterling or GBP) or U.S. Dollars (USD). 4 Shall be a minimum of EUR 100,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies calculated by the rate of exchange at the Relevant
Issue Date). 5 Complete for a Sterling ECP.
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1. For value received, Propertize B.V. (the "Issuer "), promises to pay to the bearer of this Global Euro-
Commercial Paper Note on the above-mentioned Maturity Date the above-mentioned Principal Amount
together with interest thereon at the rate and at the times (if any) specified herein.
All such payments shall be made in accordance with an agency agreement dated 22 January 2014 (as
amended, restated or supplemented from time to time) between the Issuer and the issue and principal paying
agent (the "Issue and Principal Paying Agent "), a copy of which is available for inspection at its office at 69
Route d'Esch, L-2953 Luxembourg, Luxembourg, and subject to and in accordance with the terms and
conditions set forth below. All such payments shall be made upon presentation and surrender of this Global
Euro-Commercial Paper Note at the office of the Issuer and Principal Paying Agent referred to above by
transfer to an account denominated in the above-mentioned Specified Currency maintained by the bearer with
a bank in the principal financial centre in the country of that currency or, in case of a Global Euro-Commercial
Paper Note denominated or payable in Euro by transfer to a Euro account (or any other account to which Euro
may be credited or transferred) maintained by the payee with, a bank in the principal financial centre of any
member state of the European Union. As long as European Council Directive 2003/48/EC or any other
directive implementing the conclusions of the ECOFIN Council meeting of 26-27 November 2000 remains in
force, the Issuer will ensure that it maintains a paying agent in a member state of the European Union that will
not be obliged to withhold or deduct tax pursuant to such Directive or any law implementing or complying with,
or introduced to conform to, such Directive.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, presentation and surrender of this Global Euro-Commercial Paper Note shall
be made outside the United States and no amount shall be paid by transfer to an account in the United States,
or mailed to an address in the United States. In case of a Global Euro-Commercial Paper Note denominated in
U.S. Dollars, payments shall be made by transfer to an account denominated in U.S. Dollars in the principal
financial centre of any country outside of the United States that the Issuer or the Issue and Principal Paying
Agent so chooses.
2. This Global Euro-Commercial Paper Note is issued in representation of an issue of ECP in the above-
mentioned aggregate Principal Amount.
3. All payments of principal and interest in respect of ECP by or on behalf of the Issuer will be made free and
clear of, and without withholding or deduction for or on account of any present or future taxes or duties,
assessments or governmental charges of whatever nature imposed or levied, collected, withheld or assessed
by or on behalf of The Netherlands or any political subdivision or any authority thereof or therein having power
to tax, unless such withholding or deduction is required by law. In such event, the Issuer will pay such
additional amounts as shall be necessary in order that the net amounts received by the holders of ECP after
such withholding or deduction shall equal the respective amounts of principal and interest which would
otherwise have been receivable in respect of ECP, as the case may be, in the absence of such withholding or
deduction, except that no such additional amounts shall be payable with respect to any ECP presented for
payment:
(a) by or on behalf of an ECPholder who is liable for such taxes, duties, assessments of governmental
charges in respect of such ECP by reason of its having some connection with The Netherlands other
than the mere holding of such ECP or the receipt of principal or interest in respect thereof;
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(b) by or on behalf of an ECPholder who would not be liable or subject to the withholding or deduction by
making a declaration of non-residence or other similar claim for exemption to the relevant tax
authority;
(c) more than thirty (30) days after the Relevant Date (as defined below) except to the extent that the
holder thereof would have been entitled to an additional amount on presenting the same for payment
on such thirtieth (30th) day;
(d) in The Netherlands;
(e) where such withholding or deduction is imposed on a payment to an individual and is required to be
made pursuant to European Council Directive 2003/48/EC or any law implementing or complying
with, or introduced in order to conform to, such Directive; or
(f) by or on behalf of an ECPholder who would have been able to avoid such withholding or deduction
by presenting the relevant ECP to another paying agent in a Member State of the European Union.
As used herein, the "Relevant Date " means the date on which such payment first becomes due, except that, if
the full amount of the moneys payable has not been duly received by the Issue and Principal Paying Agent on
or prior to such due date, it means the date on which, the full amount of such moneys having been so
received, notice to that effect is duly given to the ECPholders in accordance with Condition 16 below.
Any reference in these Conditions to principal or interest shall be deemed to include any additional amounts in
respect of principal or interest (as the case may be) which may be payable under this Condition 3.
If the Issuer becomes subject at any time to any taxing jurisdiction other than The Netherlands, references in
these Conditions to The Netherlands shall be construed as references to The Netherlands and/or such other
jurisdiction.
4. If the Maturity Date or, if applicable, the relevant Interest Payment Date is not a Payment Business Day (as
defined herein) payment in respect hereof will not be made and credit or transfer instructions shall not be
given until the next following Payment Business Day (unless that date falls more than One Year after the Issue
Date, in which case payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Payment Business Day) and
neither the bearer of this Global Euro-Commercial Paper Note nor the holder or beneficial owner of any
interest herein or rights in respect hereof shall be entitled to any interest or other sums in respect of such
postponed payment.
As used in this Global Euro-Commercial Paper Note:
"One Year " means (a) 364 days or (b) in case of a leap year 365 days from and including the Relevant Issue
Date, subject to compliance with any applicable legal and regulatory restrictions.
"Payment Business Day " means any day other than a Saturday or Sunday which is (i) if the above-
mentioned Specified Currency is any currency other than Euro, a day on which commercial banks and foreign
exchange markets settle payments and are open for general business (including dealings in foreign exchange
and foreign currency deposits) in the principal financial centre of the country of the relevant Specified Currency
or (ii) if the above-mentioned Specified Currency is Euro, a day which is a TARGET Business Day; and
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"TARGET Business Day " means a day on which the Trans-European Automated Real-Time Gross
Settlement Express Transfer (known as "TARGET2") System which was launched on 19 November 2007, or
any successor thereto, is operating credit or transfer instructions in respect of payments in Euro.
Provided that if the Issue and Principal Paying Agent determines with the agreement of the Issuer that the
market practice in respect of Euro denominated internationally offered securities is different from that specified
above, the above shall be deemed to be amended so as to comply with such market practice and the Issue
and Principal Paying Agent shall procure that a notice of such amendment is published not less than fifteen
(15) days prior to the date on which any payment in Euro falls due to be made in such manner as the Issue
and Principal Paying Agent may determine.
5. The payment obligation of the Issuer represented by this Global Euro-Commercial Paper Note will constitute
unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the Issuer and will rank pari passu without any preference
among themselves and with all other present and future unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the
Issuer other than those preferred by mandatory provisions of law.
6. This Global Euro-Commercial Paper Note is negotiable (overdraagbaar) and, accordingly, title hereto shall
pass by delivery (levering) and the bearer shall (except as otherwise required by applicable law) be treated as
being absolutely entitled to receive payment upon due presentation hereof free and clear of any equity, set-off
or counterclaim on the part of the Issuer against any previous bearer hereof.
7. This Global Euro-Commercial Paper Note is issued in respect of an issue of ECP of the Issuer and is
exchangeable in whole (but not in part only) for duly executed and authenticated bearer ECP in definitive form
(a "Definitive Euro-Commercial Paper Note ") (whether before, on or, subject as provided below, after the
Maturity Date) only upon the occurrence of any of the following events (an "Exchange Event "):
(a) if the clearing system(s) in which this Global Euro-Commercial Paper Note is held at the relevant
time is closed for business for a continuous period of fourteen (14) days or more (other than by
reason of weekends or public holidays statutory or otherwise) or announces an intention permanently
to cease business or does in fact do so); or
(b) if default is made in the payment of any amount payable in respect of this Global Euro-Commercial
Paper Note.
Upon presentation and surrender of this Global Euro-Commercial Paper Note during normal business hours to
the Issuer at the office of the Issue and Principal Paying Agent (or to any other person or at any other office
outside the United States as may be designated in writing by the Issuer to the bearer), it shall authenticate and
deliver, in exchange for this Global Euro-Commercial Paper Note, a Definitive Euro-Commercial Paper Note
denominated in the above-mentioned Specified Currency in an aggregate Principal amount equal to the
Principal Amount of this Global Euro-Commercial Paper Note.
8. If, upon any such default and following such surrender, a Definitive Euro-Commercial Paper Note is not issued
in full exchange for this Global Euro-Commercial Paper Note before 5.00 p.m. (Amsterdam time) on the
thirtieth (30th) day after surrender (the "Relevant Time "), this Global Euro-Commercial Paper Note (including
the obligation hereunder to issue a Definitive Euro-Commercial Paper Note) will become void and the bearer
will have no further rights under this Global Euro-Commercial Paper Note but each Relevant Account Holder
shall automatically acquire, without the need for any further action on behalf of any person, against the Issuer
all those rights ("direct rights ") which such Relevant Account Holder would have had if at the Relevant Time it
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held and owned duly executed and authenticated Definitive Euro-Commercial Paper Notes in respect of each
underlying ECP represented by such Global Euro-Commercial Paper Note which such Relevant Account
Holder has credited to its securities account with the Relevant Clearing System (as defined below) at the
Relevant Time. The Issuer’s obligation pursuant to this paragraph shall be a separate and independent
obligation by reference to each relevant underlying ECP and the Issuer agrees that a Relevant Account Holder
may assign its rights hereunder in whole or in part.
"Relevant Account Holder " means any account holder with the Relevant Clearing System which has
underlying ECP credited to its securities account from time to time.
"Relevant Clearing System " has the meaning as ascribed thereto in Condition 12 below.
9. The State of The Netherlands unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees the due payment of all amounts in
principal and interest due by the Issuer under the ECP represented by this Global Euro-Commercial Paper
Note according and subject to (i) the Rules governing the Propertize Guarantee Scheme, and (ii) the
Guarantee Certificate issued under those Rules in respect of ECP represented by this Global Euro-
Commercial Paper Note. Those Rules and that Guarantee Certificate are available at the Issuer's website
(www.propertize.nl).
10. If this is an interest bearing Global Euro-Commercial Paper Note, then:
(a) notwithstanding the provisions of Condition 1 above, if any payment of interest in respect of this
Global Euro-Commercial Paper Note falling due for payment prior to the above-mentioned Maturity
Date remains unpaid on the fifteenth (15th) day after falling so due, the amount referred to in
Condition 1 above shall be payable on such fifteenth (15th) day;
(b) upon each payment of interest prior to the Maturity Date in respect of this Global Euro-Commercial
Paper Note, details of such payment shall be entered in the records of each Relevant Clearing
System, and
(c) if no Interest Payment Dates are specified on the face of the Global Euro-Commercial Paper Note,
the Interest Payment Date shall be the Maturity Date.
11. If this is a fixed rate interest bearing Global Euro-Commercial Paper Note, interest shall be calculated on the
Principal Amount as follows:
(a) interest shall be payable on the Principal Amount in respect of each successive Interest Period (as
defined below) from the Issue Date to the Maturity Date only, in arrears on the relevant Interest
Payment Date, on the basis of the actual number of days in such Interest Period and a year of 360
days or, if this Global Euro-Commercial Paper Note is denominated in Sterling, 365 days at the
above-mentioned Interest Rate with the resulting figure being rounded to the nearest amount of the
above-mentioned Specified Currency which is available as legal tender in the country or countries (in
case of the Euro) of the Specified Currency (with halves being rounded upwards); and
(b) the period beginning on (and including) the Issue Date and ending on (but excluding) the first Interest
Payment Date and each successive period beginning on (and including) an Interest Payment Date
and ending on (but excluding) the next succeeding Interest Payment Date is an "Interest Period " for
the purposes of this Condition 11.
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12. The principal amount of ECP represented by this Global Euro-Commercial Paper Note shall be the aggregate
amount from time to time entered in the records of each of Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V. ("Euroclear ") and
Clearstream Banking, S.A. ("Clearstream ") (each of Euroclear and Clearstream, a "Relevant Clearing
System " and together, the "Relevant Clearing Systems "). The records of the Relevant Clearing Systems
(which expression in this Global Euro-Commercial Paper Note means the records that each Relevant Clearing
System holds for its customers which reflect the amount of such customer’s interest in ECP (but excluding any
interest in ECP of one clearing system shown in the records of the other clearing systems)) shall be conclusive
evidence of the principal amount of ECP represented by this Global Euro-Commercial Paper Note and, for
these purposes, a statement issued by a Relevant Clearing System (which statement shall be made available
to the bearer of this Global Euro-Commercial Paper Note upon request) stating the principal amount of ECP
represented by this Global Euro-Commercial Paper Note at any time shall be conclusive evidence of the
records of such Relevant Clearing System at that time.
13. On any payment of interest being made in respect of, or purchase and cancellation of, any ECP represented
by this Global Euro-Commercial Paper Note, the Issuer shall procure that details of such payment or purchase
and cancellation (as the case may be) shall be entered in the records of each Relevant Clearing System and,
upon any such entry being made in case of a purchase and cancellation, the issue outstanding amount of
ECP recorded in the records of the Relevant Clearing System and represented by this Global Euro-
Commercial Paper Note shall be reduced by the aggregate principal amount of ECP so purchased and
cancelled.
14. If the proceeds of this Global Euro-Commercial Paper Note are accepted in the United Kingdom, the Principal
Amount or Minimum Redemption Amount (as applicable) shall be not less than GBP 100,000 (or its equivalent
in other currencies).
15. Instructions for payment must be received at the office of the Issue and Principal Paying Agent referred to
above together with this Global Euro-Commercial Paper Note as follows:
(a) if this Global Euro-Commercial Paper Note is denominated in U.S. Dollars or Sterling, on or prior to
the relevant payment date; and
(b) if this Global Euro-Commercial Paper Note is denominated in Euros, at least one Business Day prior
to the relevant payment date.
As used in this Condition 15, "Business Day " means a TARGET Business Day.
16. Notices regarding Global Euro-Commercial Paper Notes shall be delivered to the bearer of this Global Euro-
Commercial Paper Note and to the clearing systems in which this Global Euro-Commercial Paper Note is held
at the relevant time for communication by them to the holders of ECP, and published in English in at least one
daily newspaper of wide circulation in The Netherlands (which is expected to be Het Financieele Dagblad).
17. This Global Euro-Commercial Paper Note shall not be validly issued unless manually authenticated by
Banque Internationale à Luxembourg, société anonyme as Issue and Principal Paying Agent and if this Global
Euro-Commercial Paper Note is intended to be held in a manner that would allow Eurosystem eligibility, and/or
if it is delivered by Banque Internationale à Luxembourg, société anonyme as Issue and Principal Paying
Agent to the entity appointed as common safekeeper for the Relevant Clearing System(s) (the "Common
Safekeeper ") by electronic means, effectuated by the Common Safekeeper.
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18. This Global Euro-Commercial Paper Note and all matters arising from or connected with it are governed by,
and shall be construed in accordance with, Dutch law. The competent court of Amsterdam, The Netherlands,
and its appellate courts, are to have jurisdiction to settle any dispute arising out of or in connection with this
Global Euro-Commercial Paper Note (including a dispute regarding the existence, validity or termination of this
Global Euro-Commercial Paper Note).
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Signed on behalf of:
Propertize B.V.
By:________________________________
(Authorised Signatory)
By:________________________________
(Authorised Signatory)
AUTHENTICATED by:
[ ]
without recourse, warranty or liability and for authentication purposes only
By:_____________________________
(Authorised Signatory)
[EFFECTUATED without recourse warranty or liability by
_____________________________, as Common Safekeeper
By:______________________________
(Authorised Signatory)
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FORM OF DEFINITIVE EURO-COMMERCIAL PAPER NOTE
European Commercial Paper ("ECP") covered hereby has not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act ") and may not be offered, sold or delivered within the United States or to,
or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons. Terms used above have the meanings given to them by Regulation S
under the Securities Act.
By accepting this obligation, the holder represents and warrants that it is not a U.S. person (other than an exempt
recipient described in section 6049(b)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder) and that it is not
acting for or on behalf of a U.S. person (other than an exempt recipient described in section 6049(b)(4) of the Internal
Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder).
[Unless between individuals not acting in the conduct of a profession or business, each transaction regarding this
Definitive Euro-Commercial Paper Note which involves the physical delivery thereof within, from or into The Netherlands
must be effected (as required by the Dutch Savings Certificates Act) (Wet inzake spaarbewijzen)) through the mediation
of the Issuer or a member of Euronext Amsterdam N.V. and, unless the transaction is between professional parties,
must be recorded in a transaction note which includes the name and address of each party to the transaction, the
nature of the transaction and serial number of this Definitive Euro-Commercial Paper Note.1 ]
Propertize B.V.
(a private company with limited liability (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid)
incorporated in The Netherlands)
GUARANTEED BY THE STATE OF THE NETHERLANDS
(Staat der Nederlanden)
No.: ___________________________________________ Series No.: ___________________________________________
Issue Date: _____________________________________ Maturity Date: 2 ________________________________________
Issue Price: ____________________________________ Reference Rate: _______ LIBOR/EURIBOR3
Margin: ________________________________________ Specified Currency: 4 ___________________________________
Denomination: 5 ________________________________ Principal Amount: ______________________________________
ISIN Code: _____________________________________ Common Code: _______________________________________
Fixed Interest Rate: _______% per annum ____________ Interest Payment Dates: _________________________________
Minimum Redemption Amount: 6 _________________ %
1 Legend to be placed on discounted ECP and ECP on which interest only becomes due at maturity and which are (a) not
admitted to trading on NYSE Euronext in Amsterdam and (b) issued within The Netherlands, or issued outside The Netherlands but distributed within, from or into The Netherlands in the course of initial distribution or immediately thereafter.
2 The maturity shall not to be less than one (1) day nor more than either (a) 364 days or (b) in case of a leap year 365 days
(both periods under (a) and (b) hereinafter referred to as "One Year") from and including the Relevant Issue Date, subject to compliance with any applicable legal and regulatory restrictions.
3 The reference rate will be LIBOR unless this Definitive Note is denominated in Euro, in which case the reference rate shall be EURIBOR unless the Issuer and the Dealer agree otherwise.
4 ECP may be denominated in Euro (EUR), British Pound (Sterling or GBP) or U.S. Dollars (USD). 5 Shall be a minimum of EUR 100,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies calculated by the rate of exchange at the Relevant
Issue Date). 6 Complete for a Sterling ECP.
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1. For value received, Propertize B.V. (the "Issuer "), promises to pay to the bearer of this Definitive Euro-
Commercial Paper Note on the above-mentioned Maturity Date the above-mentioned Principal Amount
together with interest thereon at the rate and at the times (if any) specified herein.
All such payments shall be made in accordance with an agency agreement dated 22 January 2014 (as
amended, restated or supplemented from time to time) between the Issuer and the issue and principal paying
agent (the "Issue and Principal Paying Agent "), a copy of which is available for inspection at its office at 69
Route d'Esch, L-2953 Luxembourg, Luxembourg, and subject to and in accordance with the terms and
conditions set forth below. All such payments shall be made upon presentation and surrender of this Definitive
Euro-Commercial Paper Note at the office of the Issue and Principal Paying Agent referred to above by
transfer to an account denominated in the above-mentioned Specified Currency maintained by the bearer with
a bank in the principal financial centre in the country of that currency or, in case of an ECP denominated or
payable in Euro by transfer to a Euro account (or any other account to which Euro may be credited or
transferred) maintained by the payee with, a bank in the principal financial centre of any member state of the
European Union. As long as European Council Directive 2003/48/EC or any other directive implementing the
conclusions of the ECOFIN Council meeting of 26-27 November 2000 remains in force, the Issuer will ensure
that it maintains a paying agent in a member state of the European Union that will not be obliged to withhold or
deduct tax pursuant to such Directive or any law implementing or complying with, or introduced to conform to,
such directive.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, presentation and surrender of this Definitive Euro-Commercial Paper Note shall
be made outside the United States and no amount shall be paid by transfer to an account in the United States,
or mailed to an address in the United States. In case of ECP denominated in U.S. Dollars, payments shall be
made by transfer to an account denominated in U.S. Dollars in the principal financial centre of any country
outside of the United States that the Issuer or the Issue and Principal Paying Agent so chooses.
2. All payments of principal and interest in respect of ECP by or on behalf of the Issuer will be made free and
clear of, and without withholding or deduction for or on account of any present or future taxes or duties,
assessments or governmental charges of whatever nature imposed or levied, collected, withheld or assessed
by or on behalf of The Netherlands or any political subdivision or any authority thereof or therein having power
to tax, unless such withholding or deduction is required by law. In such event, the Issuer will pay such
additional amounts as shall be necessary in order that the net amounts received by the holders of ECP after
such withholding or deduction shall equal the respective amounts of principal and interest which would
otherwise have been receivable in respect of ECP, as the case may be, in the absence of such withholding or
deduction; except that no such additional amounts shall be payable with respect to any ECP presented for
payment:
(a) by or on behalf of an ECPholder who is liable for such taxes, duties, assessments of governmental
charges in respect of such ECP by reason of his having some connection with The Netherlands other
than the mere holding of such ECP or the receipt of principal or interest in respect thereof;
(b) by or on behalf of an ECPholder who would not be liable or subject to the withholding or deduction by
making a declaration of non-residence or other similar claim for exemption to the relevant tax
authority;
(c) more than thirty (30) days after the Relevant Date (as defined below) except to the extent that the
holder thereof would have been entitled to an additional amount on presenting the same for payment
on such thirtieth (30th) day;
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(d) in The Netherlands;
(e) where such withholding or deduction is imposed on a payment to an individual and is required to be
made pursuant to European Council Directive 2003/48/EC or any law implementing or complying
with, or introduced in order to conform to, such Directive; or
(f) by or on behalf of an ECPholder who would have been able to avoid such withholding or deduction
by presenting the relevant ECP to another paying agent in a Member State of the European Union.
As used herein, the "Relevant Date " means the date on which such payment first becomes due, except that, if
the full amount of the moneys payable has not been duly received by the Issue and Principal Paying Agent on
or prior to such due date, it means the date on which, the full amount of such moneys having been so
received, notice to that effect is duly given to the ECPholders in accordance with Condition 11 below.
Any reference in these Conditions to principal or interest shall be deemed to include any additional amounts in
respect of principal or interest (as the case may be) which may be payable under this Condition 2.
If the Issuer becomes subject at any time to any taxing jurisdiction other than The Netherlands, references in
these Conditions to The Netherlands shall be construed as references to The Netherlands and/or such other
jurisdiction.
3. If the Maturity Date or, if applicable, the relevant Interest Payment Date is not a Payment Business Day (as
defined herein) payment in respect hereof will not be made and credit or transfer instructions shall not be
given until the next following Payment Business Day (unless that date falls more than One Year after the Issue
Date, in which case payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Payment Business Day) and
neither the bearer of this Definitive Euro-Commercial Paper Note nor the holder or beneficial owner of any
interest herein or rights in respect hereof shall be entitled to any interest or other sums in respect of such
postponed payment.
As used in this Definitive Euro-Commercial Paper Note:
"One Year" means (a) 364 days or (b) in case of a leap year 365 days from and including the Relevant Issue
Date, subject to compliance with any applicable legal and regulatory restrictions.
"Payment Business Day " means any day other than a Saturday or Sunday which is both (A) a day on which
commercial banks and foreign exchange markets settle payments and are open for general business
(including dealings in foreign exchange and foreign currency deposits) in the relevant place of presentation,
and (B) either (i) if the above-mentioned Specified Currency is any currency other than Euro, a day on which
commercial banks and foreign exchange markets settle payments and are open for general business
(including dealings in foreign exchange and foreign currency deposits) in the principal financial centre of the
country of the relevant Specified Currency or (ii) if the above-mentioned Specified Currency is Euro, a day
which is a TARGET Business Day; and
"TARGET Business Day " means a day on which the Trans-European Automated Real-Time Gross
Settlement Express Transfer (known as "TARGET2") System which was launched on 19 November 2007, or
any successor thereto, is operating credit or transfer instructions in respect of payments in Euro.
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Provided that if the Issue and Principal Paying Agent determines with the agreement of the Issuer that the
market practice in respect of Euro denominated internationally offered securities is different from that specified
above, the above shall be deemed to be amended so as to comply with such market practice and the Issue
and Principal Paying Agent shall procure that a notice of such amendment is published not less than fifteen
(15) days prior to the date on which any payment in Euro falls due to be made in such manner as the Issue
and Principal Paying Agent may determine.
4. The payment obligation of the Issuer represented by this Definitive Euro-Commercial Paper Note will
constitute unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the Issuer and will rank pari passu without any
preference among themselves and with all other present and future unsecured and unsubordinated obligations
of the Issuer other than those preferred by mandatory provisions of law.
5. This Definitive Euro-Commercial Paper Note is negotiable (overdraagbaar) and, accordingly, title hereto shall
pass by delivery (levering) and the bearer shall (except as otherwise required by applicable law) be treated as
being absolutely entitled to receive payment upon due presentation hereof free and clear of any equity, set-off
or counterclaim on the part of the Issuer against any previous bearer hereof.
6. The State of The Netherlands unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees the due payment of all amounts in
principal and interest due by the Issuer under the ECP represented by this Definitive Euro-Commercial Paper
Note according and subject to (i) the Rules governing the Propertize Guarantee Scheme, and (ii) the
Guarantee Certificate issued under those Rules in respect of ECP represented by this Definitive Euro-
Commercial Paper Note. Those Rules and that Guarantee Certificate are available at the Issuer's website
(www.propertize.nl).
7. If this is an interest bearing Definitive Euro-Commercial Paper Note, then:
(a) notwithstanding the provisions of Condition 1 above, if any payment of interest in respect of this
Definitive Euro-Commercial Paper Note falling due for payment prior to the above-mentioned
Maturity Date remains unpaid on the fifteenth (15th) day after falling so due, the amount referred to in
Condition 1 above shall be payable on such fifteenth (15th) day;
(b) upon each payment of interest prior to the Maturity Date in respect of this Definitive Euro-Commercial
Paper Note, the Schedule hereto shall be duly completed by the Issue and Principal Paying Agent to
reflect such payment; and
(c) if no Interest Payment Dates are specified on the face of this Definitive Euro-Commercial Paper
Note, the Interest Payment Date shall be the Maturity Date.
8. If this is a fixed rate interest bearing Definitive Euro-Commercial Paper Note, interest shall be calculated on
the Principal Amount as follows:
(a) interest shall be payable on the Principal Amount in respect of each successive Interest Period (as
defined below) from the Issue Date to the Maturity Date only, in arrears on the relevant Interest
Payment Date, on the basis of the actual number of days in such Interest Period and a year of 360
days or, if this Definitive Euro-Commercial Paper Note is denominated in Sterling, 365 days at the
above-mentioned Interest Rate with the resulting figure being rounded to the nearest amount of the
above-mentioned Specified Currency which is available as legal tender in the country or countries (in
case of the Euro) of the Specified Currency (with halves being rounded upwards); and
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(b) the period beginning on (and including) the Issue Date and ending on (but excluding) the first Interest
Payment Date and each successive period beginning on (and including) an Interest Payment Date
and ending on (but excluding) the next succeeding Interest Payment Date is an "Interest Period " for
the purposes of this Condition 8.
9. If the proceeds of this Definitive Euro-Commercial Paper Note are accepted in the United Kingdom, the
Principal Amount or Minimum Redemption Amount (as applicable) shall be not less than GBP 100,000 (or its
equivalent in other currencies).
10. Instructions for payment must be received at the office of the Issue and Principal Paying Agent referred to
above together with this Definitive Euro-Commercial Paper Note as follows:
(a) if this Definitive Euro-Commercial Paper Note is denominated in U.S. Dollars or Sterling, on or prior
to the relevant payment date; and
(b) if this Definitive Euro-Commercial Paper Note is denominated in Euros, at least one Business Day
prior to the relevant payment date.
As used in this Condition 10, "Business Day " means a TARGET Business Day.
11. Notices regarding Definitive Euro-Commercial Paper Notes shall be published in English in at least one daily
newspaper of wide circulation in The Netherlands (which is expected to be Het Financieele Dagblad).
12. This Definitive Euro-Commercial Paper Note shall not be validly issued unless manually authenticated by
Banque Internationale à Luxembourg, société anonyme as Issue and Principal Paying Agent.
13. This Definitive Euro-Commercial Paper Note and all matters arising from or connected with it are governed by,
and shall be construed in accordance with, Dutch law. The competent court of Amsterdam, The Netherlands,
and its appellate courts, are to have jurisdiction to settle any dispute arising out of or in connection with this
Definitive Euro-Commercial Paper Note (including a dispute regarding the existence, validity or termination of
this Definitive Euro-Commercial Paper Note).
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Signed on behalf of:
Propertize B.V.
By:________________________________
(Authorised Signatory)
[By:________________________________]
(Authorised Signatory)
AUTHENTICATED by:
[ ]
without recourse, warranty or liability and for authentication purposes only
By:_____________________________
(Authorised Signatory)
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Schedule
Payments of Interest
The following payments of interest in respect of this Definitive Euro-Commercial Paper Note have been made:
Date Made Payment From Payment To Amount Paid Notat ion on behalf
of the Issue and
Principal Paying
Agent
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FORM OF (NON-STEP COMPLIANT) MEDIUM TERM NOTES
Each Series or Tranche of MTN will (unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Final Terms) be initially represented by
a temporary global note (the "Temporary Global Note ") (or, if so specified in the applicable Final Terms, a permanent
global note (the "Permanent Global Note ")), without interest coupons or talons, which will be deposited on or around
the Issue Date of the relevant Series or Tranche of MTN with a common safekeeper for Euroclear and/or Clearstream,
Luxembourg.
Whilst any MTN is represented by a Temporary Global Note and subject to TEFRA D selling restrictions, payments of
principal and interest due prior to the Exchange Date (as defined below) will be made against presentation of the
Temporary Global Note only to the extent that certification (in a form to be provided) to the effect that the beneficial
owners of such MTN are not U.S. persons or persons who have purchased for resale to any U.S. person, as required by
U.S. Treasury regulations, has been received by the Relevant Clearing System(s) and the Relevant Clearing System(s)
has or have given a like certification (based on the certifications it has or they have received) to the Issue and Principal
Paying Agent. Any reference in this section to the Relevant Clearing System(s) shall mean the clearing and/or
settlement system(s) specified in the applicable Final Terms.
On 13 June 2006 the European Central Bank (the "ECB") announced that MTN in New Global Note ("NGN") form are in
compliance with the 'Standards for the use of EU securities settlement systems in ESCB credit operations' of the central
banking system for the Euro (the "Eurosystem "), provided that certain other criteria are fulfilled. At the same time the
ECB also announced that arrangements for MTN in NGN form will be offered by Euroclear and Clearstream,
Luxembourg as of 30 June 2006 and that debt securities in global bearer form issued through Euroclear and
Clearstream, Luxembourg after 31 December 2006 will only be eligible as collateral for Eurosystem operations if the
NGN form is used. Recognition as eligible collateral will also depend on satisfaction of Eurosystem eligibility criteria.
On and after the date (the "Exchange Date ") which is not less than forty (40) days nor more than ninety (90) days after
the date on which the Temporary Global Note is issued, interests in the Temporary Global Note will be exchangeable
(free of charge) upon request as described therein, either for interests in a Permanent Global Note without interest
coupons or talons, or for Definitive Notes (as indicated in the applicable Final Terms) in each case (if the MTN are
subject to TEFRA D selling restrictions) against certification of beneficial ownership as described in the second
sentence of the preceding paragraph unless such certification has already been given. The holder of a Temporary
Global Note will not be entitled to collect any payment of interest or principal due on or after the Exchange Date unless,
upon due certification, exchange of the Temporary Global Note for an interest in a Permanent Global Note or for
Definitive Notes is improperly withheld or refused.
Pursuant to the Agency Agreement (as defined under "Terms and Conditions of (non-STEP compliant) Medium Term
Notes") the Issue and Principal Paying Agent shall arrange that, where a Temporary Global Note representing a further
Series or Tranche of MTN is issued, the MTN of such Series or Tranche shall be assigned an ISIN and a common code
by Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg which are different from the ISIN and common code assigned to MTN of
any other Tranche of the same Series until at least the expiry of the distribution compliance period (as defined in
Regulation S under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the "Securities Act ") applicable to the MTN
of such Series or Tranche. In case of MTN which have a denomination consisting of the minimum Specified
Denomination plus a higher integral multiple of another smaller amount, it is possible that the MTN may be traded in
amounts in excess of EUR 100,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies calculated by the rate of exchange at the
Relevant Issue Date) that are not integral multiples of EUR 100,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies calculated by
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the rate of exchange at the Relevant Issue Date). So long as such MTN are represented by a Temporary Global Note or
Permanent Global Note and the Relevant Clearing System(s) so permit, these MTN will be tradeable only in the
minimum authorised denomination of EUR 100,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies calculated by the rate of
exchange at the Relevant Issue Date) increased with integral multiples of EUR 1,000, notwithstanding that no Definitive
Notes will be issued with a denomination over EUR 199,000.
Definitive Notes will be in the Standard Euromarket form. Definitive Notes and Global Notes will be to bearer form.
Payments of principal and interest on a Permanent Global Note will be made through the Relevant Clearing System(s)
against presentation or surrender (as the case may be) of the Permanent Global Note to or to the order of any Issue
and Principal Paying Agent without any requirement for certification. A Permanent Global Note will, unless otherwise
indicated in the applicable Final Terms, be exchangeable (free of charge), in whole in accordance with the applicable
Final Terms for security printed Definitive Notes with, where applicable, interest coupons or coupon sheets and talons
attached. Such exchange may be made only upon the occurrence of any Exchange Event.
An "Exchange Event " means:
1. the Issuer has been notified that both Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg have been closed for business
for a continuous period of fourteen (14) days (other than by reason of weekend or public holiday or otherwise)
or has announced an intention permanently to cease business or has in fact done so and no alternative
clearing system is available; or
2. any of the circumstances described in Condition 10 (Non Payment) occur; or
3. the Issuer has or will become obliged to pay additional amounts as provided for or referred to in Condition 8
(Taxation) which would not be required were the MTN represented in Definitive form. The Issuer will promptly
give notice to MTNholders in accordance with Condition 14 (Notices) upon the occurrence of an Exchange
Event.
In the event of the occurrence of an Exchange Event as described in (1) above, Euroclear and/or Clearstream,
Luxembourg may give notice to the Issue and Principal Paying Agent requesting exchange and in the event of the
occurrence of an Exchange Event as described in (2) above, the Issuer may also give notice to the Issue and Principal
Paying Agent requesting exchange. Any such exchange shall occur no later than fifteen (15) days after the date of
receipt of the relevant notice by the Issue and Principal Paying Agent.
Global Notes and Definitive Notes will be issued pursuant to the Agency Agreement. At the date hereof, neither
Euroclear nor Clearstream, Luxembourg regard MTN in global form as fungible with MTN in Definitive form.
The following legend will appear on all Global Notes, Definitive Notes, and interest coupons (including talons) which are
subject to TEFRA D selling restrictions:
"Any U.S. person who holds this obligation will be subject to limitation under the United States income tax laws,
including the limitations provided in sections 165(j) and 1287(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986."
The sections referred to provide that United States holders, with certain exceptions, will not be entitled to deduct any
loss of MTN, or interest coupons and will not be entitled to capital gains treatment of any gain on any sale, disposition,
redemption or payment of principal in respect of MTN, or interest coupons.
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MTN which are represented by a Global Note will only be transferable in accordance with the rules and procedures for
the time being of Euroclear, or Clearstream, Luxembourg.
Pursuant to the Agency Agreement, the Issue and Principal Paying Agent shall arrange that, where a further Series or
Tranche of MTN is issued which is intended to form a single Series with an existing Series or Tranche of MTN, the MTN
of such further Series or Tranche shall be assigned a common code and ISIN which are different from the common
code and ISIN assigned to MTN of any other Series or Tranche of the same Series until at least the expiry of the
distribution compliance period applicable to MTN of such Series or Tranche.
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF (NON-STEP COMPLIANT) MEDIUM TERM NOTES
The following are the Terms and Conditions of MTN to be issued by the Issuer which will be incorporated by reference
into each Global Note and which will be endorsed on (or, if permitted by the rules of the relevant stock exchange and
agreed between the Issuer and the Dealer, incorporated by reference into) each Definitive Note in the Standard
Euromarket form. The applicable Final Terms will be endorsed on, incorporated by reference into, or attached to, each
Global Note and Definitive Note in the Standard Euromarket form. Reference should be made to "Form of (non-STEP
compliant) Medium Term Notes" above for a description of the content of Final Terms which includes the definition of
certain terms used in the following Terms and Conditions.
This MTN is one of a series of MTN issued by Propertize B.V. (the "Issuer ", which expression shall include any
Substituted Debtor pursuant to Condition 17 (Substitution of the Issuer) below) pursuant to the Agency Agreement (as
defined below). References herein to "MTN" shall be references to MTN of this Series (as defined below) and shall
mean (i) in relation to any MTN represented by a Global Note, units of the lowest Specified Denomination in the
Specified Currency, (ii) Definitive Notes issued in exchange for a Global Note and (iii) any Global Note. MTN and the
Coupons (as defined below) have the benefit of an agency agreement dated 22 January 2014 (as amended from time to
time, the "Agency Agreement ") as made between the Issuer and Banque Internationale à Luxembourg, société
anonyme as issue and principal paying agent (the "Issue and Principal Paying Agent ", which expression shall include
any successor agent).
Interest bearing Definitive Notes in the Standard Euromarket form (unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Final
Terms) have interest coupons ("Coupons ") and, if indicated in the applicable Final Terms, talons for further Coupons
("Talons ") attached on issue. Any reference herein to Coupons or coupons shall, unless the context otherwise requires,
be deemed to include a reference to Talons or talons. Any reference herein to "MTNholders " shall mean the holders of
MTN, and shall, in relation to any MTN represented by a Global Note, be construed as provided below. Any reference
herein to "Couponholders " shall mean the holders of the Coupons, and shall, unless the context otherwise requires,
include the holders of the Talons.
References in these Terms and Conditions to "Coupons " will include references to such Coupon sheets, where
applicable.
The Final Terms for this MTN are endorsed hereon, attached hereto, applicable hereto or incorporated by reference
herein and supplement these Terms and Conditions and may specify other terms and conditions which shall, to the
extent so specified or to the extent inconsistent with these Terms and Conditions, replace or modify these Terms and
Conditions for the purposes of this MTN.
As used herein, "Tranche " means MTN which are identical in all respects (including as to listing) and "Series " means a
Tranche of MTN together with any further Tranche or Tranche of MTN which are (i) expressed to be consolidated and
form a single series and (ii) are identical in all respects (including as to listing) from the date on which such
consolidation is expressed to take effect.
The MTNholders and the Couponholders are deemed to have notice of, and are entitled to the benefit of, all the
provisions of the Agency Agreement, the Rules of the Propertize Debt Guarantee Scheme as in force from time to time
(the "Rules " and the "Guarantee Scheme " respectively), any Guarantee Certificate issued under the Rules and the
applicable Final Terms which are binding on them.
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Copies of the Agency Agreement, the Rules, the Guarantee Scheme and the applicable Final Terms are available at the
specified office of the Issue and Principal Paying Agent save that Final Terms relating to an unlisted MTN will only be
available for inspection by a MTNholder upon such MTNholder producing evidence as to identity satisfactory to the
Issue and Principal Paying Agent.
Words and expressions defined in the Agency Agreement or used in the applicable Final Terms shall have the same
meanings where used in these Terms and Conditions unless the context otherwise requires or unless otherwise stated.
1. Form, Denomination and Title
MTN are in bearer form and, in case of Definitive Notes, serially numbered, in the Specified Currency, the
Specified Denomination(s) and the Specified Form(s) save that in case of any MTN the minimum
denomination shall be EUR 100,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies calculated by the rate of exchange at
the Relevant Issue Date).
This MTN is either a Fixed Rate MTN or a Floating Rate MTN, as indicated in the applicable Final Terms.
MTN in Definitive form are issued with Coupons attached (unless otherwise indicated in the applicable Final
Terms).
Subject as set out below, title to MTN and Coupons will pass by delivery. Except as ordered by a court of
competent jurisdiction or as required by law or applicable regulations, the Issuer and the Issue and Principal
Paying Agent may deem and treat the bearer of any MTN or Coupon as the absolute owner thereof (whether
or not overdue and notwithstanding any notice of ownership or writing thereon or notice of any previous loss or
theft thereof) for all purposes but, in case of any Global Note, without prejudice to the provisions set out in the
next succeeding paragraph.
For so long as any MTN is represented by a Global Note held on behalf of Euroclear and/or Clearstream,
Luxembourg each person (other than Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg) who is for the time being shown
in the records of Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg as the holder of a particular nominal amount of such
MTN (in which regard any certificate or other document issued by Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg as to
the nominal amount of MTN standing to the account of any person shall be conclusive and binding for all
purposes save in case of manifest error) shall be treated by the Issuer and the Issue and Principal Paying
Agent as the holder of such nominal amount of such MTN for al purposes other than with respect to the
payment of principal or interest on MTN, for which purpose the bearer of the relevant Global Note shall be
treated by the Issuer and the Issue and Principal Paying Agent as the holder of such MTN in accordance with
and subject to the terms of the relevant Global Note (and the expressions "MTNholder " and "holder of MTN "
and related expressions shall be construed accordingly). MTN which are represented by a Global Note held by
a common safekeeper will be transferable only in accordance with the rules and procedures for the time being
of Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg, as the case may be.
2. Status
MTN and the relative Coupons will constitute unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the Issuer and will
rank pari passu without any preference among themselves and with all other present and future unsecured
and unsubordinated obligations of the Issuer other than those preferred by mandatory provisions of law.
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3. The Guarantee
The State of The Netherlands (the "Guarantor ") unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees the due payment
of all amounts in principal and interest due by the Issuer under the relevant MTN according and subject to (i)
the Rules governing the Propertize Guarantee Scheme (the "Guarantee Scheme "), and (ii) the Guarantee
Certificate issued under those Rules in respect of the relevant MTN. Those Rules and that Guarantee
Certificate are available at the Issuer's website (www.propertize.nl).
4. Redenomination
(a) Redenomination
Where redenomination is specified in the applicable Final Terms as being applicable, the Issuer may, without
the consent of the MTNholders and the Couponholders, on giving prior notice to the Issue and Principal
Paying Agent, Euroclear, Clearstream, Luxembourg and at least thirty (30) days’ prior notice to the
MTNholders in accordance with Condition 14 (Notices) below, elect that, with effect from the Redenomination
Date specified in the notice, MTN and the Coupons denominated in the Specified Currency (or Specified
Currencies) (each the "Old Currency ") shall be redenominated in another currency (the "New Currency ")
being either Euro, or, in the event of redenomination upon the occurrence of a Convertibility Event, a currency
other than Euro, as the case may be, as from time to time may be permitted under the Guarantee and subject
to a prior written confirmation from the State of The Netherlands that after such redenomination, MTN will
continue to have the benefit of the Guarantee.
The election will have effect as follows:
(i) MTN and the Coupons shall be deemed to be redenominated into the New Currency in the denomination of
EUR 0.01 (or its equivalent in other currencies), with a principal amount for each MTN equal to the principal
amount of that MTN in the Specified Currency, converted into the New Currency at the Established Rate
provided that, if the Issuer determines, with the agreement of the Issue and Principal Paying Agent, that the
then market practice in respect of the redenomination into the New Currency of internationally offered
securities is different from the provisions specified above, such provisions shall be deemed to be amended so
as to comply with such market practice and the Issuer shall promptly notify the MTNholders, the stock
exchange on which MTN may be listed and the paying agent(s) of such deemed amendments;
(ii) save to the extent that an Exchange Notice has been given in accordance with paragraph (iv) below, the
amount of interest due in respect of MTN will be calculated by reference to the aggregate principal amount of
MTN presented (or, as the case may be, in respect of which Coupons are presented) for payment by the
relevant holder and the amount of such payment shall be rounded down to the nearest EUR 0.01 (or its
equivalent in other currencies);
(iii) if Definitive Notes are required to be issued after the Redenomination Date, they shall be issued at the
expense of the Issuer in the denominations of EUR 100.000 (or its equivalent in other currencies calculated by
the rate of exchange at the Relevant Issue Date) and such other denominations of at least EUR 100.000 (or its
equivalent in other currencies calculated by the rate of exchange at the Relevant Issue Date) as the Issue and
Principal Paying Agent shall, in consultation with the Issuer, determine and notify to the MTNholders;
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(iv) if issued prior to the Redenomination Date, all unmatured Coupons denominated in the Specified Currency
(whether or not attached) will become void with effect from the date on which the Issuer gives notice (the
"Exchange Notice ") to the MTNholders in accordance with Condition 14 (Notices) below that replacement of
Old Currency denominated MTN and Coupons are available for exchange (provided that such securities are
so available) and no payments will be made in respect of them. The payment obligations contained in any
MTN so issued will also become void on that date although those MTN will continue to constitute valid
exchange obligations of the Issuer. New Currency denominated MTN and Coupons will be issued in exchange
for MTN and Coupons denominated in the Specified Currency in such manner as the Issue and Principal
Paying Agent, in consultation with the Issuer, may specify and as shall be notified to the MTNholders in the
Exchange Notice. No Exchange Notice may be given less than fifteen (15) days prior to any date for payment
of principal or interest on MTN;
(v) on or after the Redenomination Date, all payments in respect of MTN and Coupons, other than payments of
interest in respect of periods commencing before the Redenomination Date, will be made solely in the New
Currency as though references in MTN to the Specified Currency were to the New Currency. Payments will be
made in the New Currency by credit or transfer to a New Currency account (or any other account to which the
New Currency may be credited or transferred) specified by the payee or, at the option of the payee, by a New
Currency cheque;
(vi) if MTN are Fixed Rate MTN and interest for any period ending on or after the Redenomination Date is required
to be calculated for a period ending other than on an Interest Payment Date, it will be calculated by applying
the Rate of Interest to each Calculation Amount, multiplying such sum by the applicable Fixed Day Count
Fraction (as defined in Condition 5(a) (Interest) below), and rounding the resultant figure to the nearest sub-
unit of the relevant New Currency, half of any such sub-unit being rounded upwards or otherwise in
accordance with applicable market convention. The amount of interest payable in respect of such Fixed Rate
MTN shall be the aggregate of the amounts (determined in the manner provided above) for each Calculation
Amount comprising the Specified Denomination without any further rounding;
(vii) if MTN are Floating Rate MTN, the applicable Final Terms will specify any relevant changes to the provisions
relating to interest; and
(viii) the applicable Final Terms will specify the exact date on which the redenomination will occur in case MTN
were issued in a currency other than Euro and in a country in which the TARGET2 System does not apply.
(b) Definitions
In these Conditions, the following expressions have the following meanings:
"Convertibility Event " means the determination by the national government of the country in the currency of
which MTN were issued, that such currency is substituted by another currency;
"Established Rate " means the rate for the conversion of the Old Currency into the New Currency as fixed by
the relevant government of such Old Currency, but which in case the New Currency will be Euro (including
compliance with rules relating to roundings in accordance with applicable European Community regulations),
shall be as established by the Council of the European Union pursuant to Article 140 of the Treaty;
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"Euro " means the currency introduced at the start of the third stage of European economic and monetary
union pursuant to the Treaty and as defined in article 2 of Council Regulation (EC) no. 974 of 3 May 1998 on
the introduction of the Euro, as amended from time to time;
"Redenomination Date " means (in case of interest bearing MTN) any date for payment of interest under
MTN, specified by the Issuer in the notice given to the MTNholders pursuant to paragraph (a) above and which
in case of (i) the New Currency being Euro, falls on or after the date on which the country of the Specified
Currency first participates in the third stage of European economic and monetary union and in case of (ii) the
New Currency being a currency other than Euro, shall be the date the relevant government of the New
Currency accepts payment in the New Currency as legal tender; and
"Treaty " means the Treaty on the functioning of the European Union as amended from time to time.
5. Interest
(a) Interest on Fixed Rate MTN
Each Fixed Rate MTN bears interest on its outstanding nominal amount from (and including) the Interest
Commencement Date at the rate(s) per annum equal to the Fixed Rate(s) of Interest payable in arrears on the
Interest Payment Date(s) in each year and on the Maturity Date (if that does not fall on an Interest Payment
Date).
Except as provided in the applicable Final Terms, the amount of interest payable on each Interest Payment
Date will amount to the Fixed Coupon Amount. Payments of interest on any Interest Payment Date or the
Maturity Date will, if so specified in the applicable Final Terms, amount to the Broken Amount so specified.
If a Business Day Convention is specified in the applicable Final Terms and (x) if there is no numerically
corresponding day in the calendar month in which an Interest Payment Date should occur or (y) if any Interest
Payment Date would otherwise fall on a day which is not a Business Day, then, if the Business Day
Convention specified is:
(1) the Following Business Day Convention, such Interest Payment Date (or other date) shall be postponed to the
next day which is a Business Day;
(2) the Modified Following Business Day Convention, such Interest Payment Date (or other date) shall be
postponed to the next day which is a Business Day unless it would thereby fall into the next calendar month, in
which event such Interest Payment Date (or other date) shall be brought forward to the immediately preceding
Business Day;
(3) the Preceding Business Day Convention, such Interest Payment Date (or other date) shall be brought forward
to the immediately preceding Business Day; or
(4) No Adjustment, such Interest Payment Date (or other date) shall not be adjusted in accordance with any
Business Day Convention.
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If "Unadjusted " is specified in the applicable Final Terms the number of days in each Interest Period shall be
calculated as if the Interest Payment Date were not subject to adjustment in accordance with the Business
Day Convention specified in the applicable Final Terms.
If "Adjusted " is specified in the applicable Final Terms the number of days in each Interest Period shall be
calculated as if the Interest Payment Date is subject to adjustment in accordance with the Business Day
Convention specified in the applicable Final Terms.
If interest is required to be calculated for a period starting or ending other than on an Interest Payment Date
(the "Calculation Period "), such interest shall be calculated by applying the fixed Rate of Interest to each
Calculation Amount, multiplying such sum by the applicable Fixed Day Count Fraction, and rounding the
resultant figure to the nearest sub-unit of the relevant Specified Currency, half of any such sub-unit being
rounded upwards or otherwise in accordance with applicable market convention and multiplying such rounded
up figure by a fraction equal to the Specified Denomination of such MTN divided by the Calculation Amount.
For the purposes of these Conditions, "Fixed Day Count Fraction " means:
(i) If "Actual/Actual (ICMA) " or "Act/ACT (ICMA) " is specified in the applicable Final terms, it means:
(a) where the Calculation Period is equal to or shorter than the Determination Period during which it
falls, the actual number of days in the Calculation Period divided by the product of (1) the actual
number of days in such Determination Period and (2) the number of Determination Periods normally
ending in any year; and
(b) where the Calculation Period is longer than one Determination Period, the sum of:
(A) the actual number of days in such Calculation Period falling in the Determination Period in
which it begins divided by the product of (1) the actual number of days in such
Determination Period and (2) the number of Determination Periods normally ending in any
year; and
(B) the actual number of days in such Calculation Period falling in the next Determination
Period divided by the product of (1) the actual number of days in such Determination
Period and (2) the number of Determination Periods normally ending in any year;
where:
"Determination Period " means the period from and including the Interest Payment Date in any year to, but
excluding, the next Interest Payment Date; and
(ii) if "30/360" is specified in the applicable Final Terms, the number of days in the Calculation Period divided by
360 (the number of days to be calculated on the basis of a year of 360 days with 12 30-day months) (unless (i)
the last day of the Calculation Period is the 31st day of a month but the first day of the Calculation Period is a
day other than the 30th or the 31st day of a month, in which case the month that includes that last day shall
not be considered to be shortened to a 30- day month or (ii) the last day of the Calculation Period is the last
day of the month of February, in which case the month of February shall not be considered to be lengthened to
a 30-day month).
"sub-unit " means, with respect to any currency other than Euro, the lowest amount of such currency that is
available as legal tender in the country of such currency and, with respect to Euro, means one cent.
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Calculation of interest amount: The amount of interest payable in respect of each MTN for any period for which
a Fixed Coupon Amount is not specified shall be calculated by applying the Rate of Interest to the Calculation
Amount, multiplying the product by the relevant Day Count Fraction, rounding the resulting figure to the
nearest sub-unit of the Specified Currency (half a sub-unit being rounded upwards) and multiplying such
rounded up figure by a fraction equal to the Specified Denomination of such MTN divided by the Calculation
Amount.
"Calculation Amount " has the meaning ascribed to it in the applicable Final Terms.
The applicable Final Terms shall contain provisions (if necessary) relating to the calculation of interest in
respect of Interest Payment Dates that fall in the interval between the Issue Date and the First Interest
Payment Date or the interval between the Maturity Date and the immediately preceding Interest Payment
Date.
(b) Interest on Floating Rate MTN
(i) Interest Payment Dates
Each Floating Rate MTN bears interest on its outstanding nominal amount from (and including) the Interest
Commencement Date at the rate equal to the Rate of Interest payable in arrears on either:
(A) the Specified Interest Payment Date(s) in each year; or
(B) if no express Specified Interest Payment Date(s) is/are specified in the applicable Final Terms, each
date (each an "Interest Payment Date ") which falls the number of months or other period specified
as the Specified Period in the applicable Final Terms after the preceding Interest Payment Date or,
in case of the first Interest Payment Date, after the Interest Commencement Date.
Such interest will be payable in respect of each Interest Period (which expression shall, in these Terms and
Conditions, mean the period from (and including) an Interest Payment Date (or the Interest Commencement
Date) to (but excluding) the next (or first) Interest Payment Date).
If "Unadjusted " is specified in the applicable Final Terms the number of days in each Interest Period shall be
calculated as if the Interest Payment Date were not subject to adjustment in accordance with the Business
Day Convention specified in the applicable Final Terms.
If "Adjusted " is specified in the applicable Final Terms the number of days in each Interest Period shall be
calculated as if the Interest Payment Date is subject to adjustment in accordance with the Business Day
Convention specified in the applicable Final Terms.
If a Business Day Convention is specified in the applicable Final Terms and (x) if there is no numerically
corresponding day in the calendar month in which an Interest Payment Date should occur or (y) if any Interest
Payment Date would otherwise fall on a day which is not a Business Day, then, if the Business Day
Convention is specified is:
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(1) in any case where Specified Periods are specified in accordance with Condition 5 (b)(i)(B) above, the Floating
Rate Convention, such Interest Payment Date (i) in case of (x) above, shall be the last day that is a Business
Day in the relevant month and the provisions of (B) below shall apply mutatis mutandis or (ii) in case of (y)
above, shall be postponed to the next day which is a Business Day unless it would thereby fall into the next
calendar month, in which event (A) such Interest Payment Date shall be brought forward to the immediately
preceding Business Day and (B) each subsequent Interest Payment Date shall be the last Business Day in the
month which falls the Specified Period after the preceding applicable Interest Payment Date occurred;
(2) the Following Business Day Convention, such Interest Payment Date (or other date) shall be postponed to the
next day which is a Business Day;
(3) the Modified Following Business Day Convention, such Interest Payment Date (or other date) shall be
postponed to the next day which is a Business Day unless it would thereby fall into the next calendar month, in
which event such Interest Payment Date (or other date) shall be brought forward to the immediate preceding
Business Day;
(4) the Preceding Business Day Convention, such Interest Payment Date (or other date) shall be brought forward
to the immediate preceding Business Day; or
(5) No Adjustment, such Interest Payment Date (or other date) shall not be adjusted in accordance with any
Business Day Convention.
In this Condition, "Business Day " means a day which is both:
(A) a day on which commercial banks and foreign exchange markets settle payments and are open for
general business (including dealing in foreign exchange and foreign currency deposits) in any
Additional Financial Centre specified in the applicable Final Terms; and
(B) either (1) in relation to any sum payable in a Specified Currency (as specified in the applicable Final
Terms) other than Euro, a day on which commercial banks and foreign exchange markets settle
payments in the principal financial centre of the country of the relevant Specified Currency and any
Additional Financial Centre or (2) in relation to any sum payable in Euro, a day on which the
TARGET 2 System is open. In these Conditions, "TARGET2 System " means the Trans- European
Automated Real-Time Gross Settlement Express Transfer payment system which utilises a single
shared platform and which was launched on 19 November 2007 or any successor thereof.
(ii) Rate of Interest
The rate of interest ("Rate of Interest ") payable from time to time in respect of the Floating Rate MTN will be
determined in the manner specified in the applicable Final Terms.
(a) ISDA Determination for Floating Rate MTN
Where ISDA Determination is specified in the applicable Final Terms as the manner in which the Rate of
Interest is to be determined, the Rate of Interest for each Interest Period will be the relevant ISDA Rate plus or
minus (as indicated in the applicable Final Terms) the margin (if any). For the purposes of this subparagraph
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(a), "ISDA Rate" for an Interest Period means a rate equal to the Floating Rate that would be determined by
the Issue and Principal Paying Agent under an interest rate swap transaction if the Issue and Principal Paying
Agent was acting as Calculation Agent for that swap transaction under the terms of an agreement
incorporating the 2006 ISDA Definitions as amended and updated as at the Issue Date of the first Series or
Tranche of MTN, published by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (the "ISDA
Definitions ") and under which:
(1) the Floating Rate Option is as specified in the applicable Final Terms;
(2) the Designated Maturity is the period specified in the applicable Final Terms; and
(3) the relevant Reset Date is either (i) if the applicable Floating Rate Option is based on the London
inter-bank offered rate ("LIBOR") or on the Euro-zone inter-bank offered rate ("EURIBOR"), the first
day of that Interest Period or (ii) in any other case, as specified in the applicable Final Terms.
For the purposes of this sub-paragraph (a), (i) "Floating Rate ", "Calculation Agent ", "Floating Rate Option ",
"Designated Maturity " and "Reset Date " have the meanings given to those terms in the ISDA Definitions, (ii)
the definition of "Banking Day " in the ISDA Definitions shall be amended to insert after the words "are open
for " in the second line before the word "general" and (iii) "Euro-zone " means the region comprised of Member
States of the European Union that adopt the single currency in accordance with the Treaty.
When this sub-paragraph (a) applies, in respect of each relevant Interest Period the Issue and Principal
Paying Agent will be deemed to have discharged its obligations under Condition 5(b)(iv) below in respect of
the determination of the Rate of Interest if it has determined the Rate of Interest in respect of such Interest
Period in the manner provided in this subparagraph (a).
(b) Screen Rate Determination for Floating Rate MTN
Where Screen Rate Determination is specified in the applicable Final Terms as the manner in which the Rate
of Interest is to be determined, the Rate of Interest for each Interest Period will, subject as provided below, be
either:
(1) the offered quotation (if there is only one quotation on the Relevant Screen Page); or
(2) the arithmetic mean (rounded if necessary to the fifth decimal place, with 0.000005 being rounded
upwards or, if the relevant Screen Rate is EURIBOR, to the third decimal place, with 0.0005 being
rounded upwards) of the offered quotations (expressed as a percentage rate per annum) for the
Reference Rates which appears or appear, as the case may be, on the Relevant Screen Page as of
the Relevant Time on the relevant Interest Determination Date in question, plus or minus (as
indicated in the applicable Final Terms) the margin (if any), all as determined by the Issue and
Principal Paying Agent. If five or more such offered quotations are available on the Relevant Screen
Page, the highest (or, if there is more than one such highest quotation, one only of such quotations)
and the lowest (or, if there is more than one such lowest quotation, one only of such quotations) shall
be disregarded by the Issue and Principal Paying Agent for the purpose of determining the arithmetic
mean (rounded as provided above) of such offered quotations.
The Agency Agreement contains provisions for determining the Rate of Interest pursuant to this subparagraph
(b) in the event that the Relevant Screen Page is not available or if, in case of (1) above, no such offered
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quotation appears or, in case of (2) above, fewer than three such offered quotations appear, in each case as
at the time specified in the preceding paragraph.
If the Reference Rate from time to time in respect of Floating Rate MTN is specified in the applicable Final
Terms as being other than LIBOR or EURIBOR, the Rate of Interest in respect of such MTN will be determined
as provided in the applicable Final Terms.
(iii) Minimum and/or Maximum Rate of Interest
If the applicable Final Terms specifies a Minimum Rate of Interest for any Interest Period, then, in the event
that the Rate of Interest in respect of such Interest Period determined in accordance with the provisions of
paragraph (ii) above is less than such Minimum Rate of Interest, the Rate of Interest for such Interest Period
shall be such Minimum Rate of Interest.
If the applicable Final Terms specifies a Maximum Rate of Interest for any Interest Period, then, in the event
that the Rate of Interest in respect of such Interest Period determined in accordance with the provisions of
paragraph (ii) above is greater than such Maximum Rate of Interest, the Rate of Interest for such Interest
Period shall be such Maximum Rate of Interest.
(iv) Determination of Rate of Interest and Calculation of Interest Amounts
The Issue and Principal Paying Agent, in case of Floating Rate MTN, will at or as soon as practicable after
each time at which the Rate of Interest is to be determined, determine the Rate of Interest for the relevant
Interest Period.
The Issue and Principal Paying Agent will calculate the amount of interest (the "Interest Amount ") payable on
the Floating Rate MTN in respect of each Calculation Amount for the relevant Interest Period. Each Interest
Amount shall be calculated by applying the Rate of Interest to each Calculation Amount, multiplying such sum
by the applicable Floating Day Count Fraction, and rounding the resultant figure to the nearest sub-unit of the
relevant Specified Currency, half of any such sub-unit being rounded upwards or otherwise in accordance with
applicable market convention and multiplying such rounded up figure by a fraction equal to the Specified
Denomination of such MTN divided by the Calculation Amount.
"Floating Day Count Fraction " means, in respect of the calculation of an amount of interest for any Interest
Period:
(i) if "Actual/Actual (ISDA) " is specified in the applicable Final Terms, the actual number of days in the Interest
Period divided by 365 (or, if any portion of that Interest Period falls in a leap year, the sum of (I) the actual
number of days in that portion of the Interest Period falling in a leap year divided by 366 and (II) the actual
number of days in that portion of the Interest Period falling in a non-leap year divided by 365);
(ii) if "Actual/365 (Fixed) " is specified in the applicable Final Terms, the actual number of days in the Interest
Period divided by 365;
(iii) if "Actual/360 " is specified in the applicable Final Terms, the actual number of days in the Interest Period
divided by 360;
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(iv) if "30/360", "360/360" or "Bond Basis " is specified in the applicable Final Terms, the number of days in the
Interest Period divided by 360, calculated on a formula basis as follows:
Day Count Fraction = 360 x (Y2 - Y1)] + [30 x (M2 - M1)] + (D2 - D1)
360
where:
"Y1" is the year, expressed as a number, in which the first day of the Interest Period falls;
"Y2" is the year, expressed as a number, in which the day immediately following the last day of the Interest
Period falls;
"M1" is the calendar month, expressed as a number, in which the first day of the Interest Period falls;
"M2" is the calendar month, expressed as a number, in which the day immediately following the last day of the
Interest Period falls;
"D1" is the first calendar day, expressed as a number, of the Interest Period, unless such number is 31, in
which case D1 will be 30; and
"D2" is the calendar day, expressed as a number, immediately following the last day included in the Interest
Period, unless such number would be 31 and D1 is greater than 29, in which case D2 will be 30;
(v) if "30E/360" or "Eurobond Basis " is specified in the applicable Final Terms, the number of days in the Interest
Period divided by 360, calculated on a formula basis as follows:
Day Count Fraction = [360 x (Y2 - Y1)] + [30 x (M2 - M1)] + (D2 - D1)
360
where:
"Y1" is the year, expressed as a number, in which the first day of the Interest Period falls;
"Y2" is the year, expressed as a number, in which the day immediately following the last day of the Interest
Period falls;
"M1" is the calendar month, expressed as a number, in which the first day of the Interest Period falls;
"M2" is the calendar month, expressed as a number, in which the day immediately following the last day of the
Interest Period falls;
"D1" is the first calendar day, expressed as a number, of the Interest Period, unless such number would be 31,
in which case D1 will be 30; and
"D2" is the calendar day, expressed as a number, immediately following the last day included in the Interest
Period, unless such number would be 31, in which case D2 will be 30;
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(vi) if "30E/360 (ISDA)" is specified in the applicable Final Terms, the number of days in the Interest Period
divided by 360, calculated on a formula basis as follows:
Day Count Fraction = [360 x (Y2 - Y1)] + [30 x (M2 - M1)] + (D2 - D1)
360
where:
"Y1" is the year, expressed as a number, in which the first day of the Interest Period falls;
"Y2" is the year, expressed as a number, in which the day immediately following the last day of the Interest
Period falls;
"M1" is the calendar month, expressed as a number, in which the first day of the Interest Period falls;
"M2" is the calendar month, expressed as a number, in which the day immediately following the last day of the
Interest Period falls;
"D1" is the first calendar day, expressed as a number, of the Interest Period, unless (i) that day is the last day
of February or (ii) such number would be 31, in which case D1 will be 30; and
"D2" is the calendar day, expressed as a number, immediately following the last day included in the Interest
Period, unless (i) that day is the last day of February but not the Maturity Date or (ii) such number would be
31, in which case D2 will be 30.
(v) Notification of Rate of Interest and Interest Amounts
The Issue and Principal Paying Agent will cause the Rate of Interest and each Interest Amount for each
Interest Period and the relevant Interest Payment Date to be notified to the Issuer and any stock exchange on
which the relevant Floating Rate MTN are for the time being listed and notice thereof to be published in
accordance with Condition 14 (Notices) below as soon as possible thereafter. Each Interest Amount and
Interest Payment Date so notified may subsequently be amended (or appropriate alternative arrangements
made by way of adjustment) without prior notice in the event of an extension or shortening of the Interest
Period. Any such amendment will be promptly notified to each stock exchange on which the relevant Floating
Rate MTN are for the time being listed and to the MTNholders in accordance with Condition 14 (Notices)
below. If the Calculation Amount is less than the minimum Specified Denomination the Calculation Agent shall
not be obliged to publish each Interest Amount but instead may publish only the Calculation Amount and the
Interest Amount in respect of a MTN having the minimum Specified Denomination.
(vi) Certificates to be Final
All certificates, communications, opinions, determinations, calculations, quotations and decisions given,
expressed, made or obtained for the purposes of the provisions of this Condition 5(b), whether by the Issue
and Principal Paying Agent or, if applicable, the Calculation Agent, shall (in the absence of wilful default, bad
faith or manifest error) be binding on the Issuer, the Issue and Principal Paying Agent, the Calculation Agent, if
applicable, and all MTNholders and Couponholders and (in the absence as aforesaid) no liability to the Issuer,
the MTNholders or the Couponholders shall attach to the Issue and Principal Paying Agent or the Calculation
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Agent, if applicable, in connection with the exercise or non-exercise by it of its powers, duties and discretions
pursuant to such provisions.
(c) Accrual of Interest
Each MTN will cease to bear interest from the date for its redemption unless, upon due presentation thereof,
payment of principal is improperly withheld or refused. In such event, interest will continue to accrue until
whichever is the earlier of:
(1) the date on which all amounts due in respect of such MTN have been paid; and
(2) five (5) days after the date on which the full amount of the moneys payable has been received by the
Issue and Principal Paying Agent and notice to that effect has been given to the MTNholders in
accordance with Condition 14 (Notices) below or individually.
6. Payments
(a) Method of Payment
Subject as provided below:
(i) payments in a Specified Currency other than Euro will be made by transfer to an account in the relevant
Specified Currency maintained by the payee with, or by a cheque in such Specified Currency drawn on, a
bank in the principal financial centre of the country of such Specified Currency; and
(ii) payments in Euro will be made by credit or transfer to a Euro account (or any other account to which Euro may
be credited or transferred) specified by the payee or, at the option of the payee, by a Euro cheque.
Payments will be subject in all cases to any fiscal or other laws and regulations applicable thereto in the place
of payment, but without prejudice to the provisions of Condition 8 (Taxation) below.
(b) Presentation of MTN and Coupons
Payments of principal in respect of Definitive Notes will (subject as provided below) be made in the manner
provided in paragraph (a) above only against surrender of Definitive Notes, and payments of interest in respect
of Definitive Notes will (subject as provided below) be made as aforesaid only against surrender of Coupons,
in each case at the specified office of any paying agent (in case of any payments to be made in U.S. Dollars,
outside the United States) but for limited circumstances described below.
Fixed Rate MTN in Definitive form should be presented for payment together with all unmatured Coupons
appertaining thereto (which expression shall for this purpose include Coupons falling to be issued on
exchange of matured Talons), failing which the amount of any missing unmatured Coupon (or, in case of
payment not being made in full, the same proportion of the amount of such missing unmatured Coupon as the
sum so paid bears to the sum due) will be deducted from the sum due for payment. Each amount of principal
so deducted will be paid in the manner mentioned above against surrender of the relative missing Coupon at
any time before the expiry of five (5) years after the date on which such principal first became due (whether or
not such Coupon would otherwise have become void under Condition 9 (Prescription) below) or, if later, five
(5) years from the date on which such Coupon would otherwise have become due. Upon any Fixed Rate MTN
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becoming due and repayable prior to its Maturity Date, all unmatured Talons (if any) appertaining thereto will
become void and no further Coupons in respect of any such Talons will be made or issued, as the case may
be.
Upon the date on which any Floating Rate MTN in Definitive form becomes due and repayable, unmatured
Coupons and Talons (if any) relating thereto (whether or not attached) shall become void and no payment or,
as the case may be, exchange for further Coupons shall be made in respect thereof. Where any such MTN is
presented for redemption without all unmatured Coupons or Talons relating to it, redemption shall be made
only against the provision of such indemnity as the Issuer may require.
If the due date for redemption of any Definitive Note is not an Interest Payment Date, interest accrued in
respect of such MTN from (and including) the preceding Interest Payment Date or, as the case may be, the
Interest Commencement Date shall be payable only against surrender of the relevant Definitive Note.
Payments of principal and interest in respect of MTN represented by any Global Note will (subject as provided
below) be made in the manner specified above in relation to Definitive Notes and otherwise in the manner
specified in the relevant Global Note against presentation or surrender, as the case may be, of such Global
Note to or to the order of any paying agent. On each occasion on which a payment of principal or interest is
made, the payment is entered pro rata in the record of Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg.
The holder of a Global Note shall be the only person entitled to receive payments in respect of MTN
represented by such Global Note and the Issuer will be discharged by payment to, or to the order of, the
holder of such Global Note in respect of each amount so paid. Each of the persons shown in the records of
Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg as the beneficial holder of a particular nominal amount of MTN
represented by such Global Note must look solely to Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg as the case may
be, for his share of each payment so made by the Issuer to, or to the order of, the holder of such Global Note.
No person other than the holder of such Global Note shall have any claim against the Issuer in respect of any
payments due on that Global Note. Notwithstanding the foregoing, U.S. Dollar payments of principal and
interest in respect of MTN will be made at the specified office of a paying agent in the United States (which
expression, as used herein, means the United States of America (including the States and the District of
Columbia, its territories, its possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction)) if:
(i) the Issuer has appointed paying agents with specified offices outside the United States with the reasonable
expectation that such paying agents would be able to make payment in U.S. Dollars at such specified offices
outside the United States of the full amount of principal and interest on MTN in the manner provided above
when due;
(ii) payment of the full amount of such interest at all such specified offices outside the United States is illegal or
effectively precluded by exchange controls or other similar restrictions on the full payment or receipt of
principal and interest in U.S. Dollars; and
(iii) such payment is then permitted under United States law without involving, in the opinion of the Issuer, adverse
tax consequences to the Issuer.
(c) Payment Day
If the date for payment of any amount in respect of any MTN or Coupon is not a Payment Day, the holder
thereof shall not be entitled to payment until the next following Payment Day in the relevant place and shall not
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be entitled to further interest or other payment in respect of such delay. For these purposes (unless otherwise
specified in the applicable Final Terms), "Payment Day " means any day which is:
(i) a day on which commercial banks and foreign exchange markets settle payments and are open for general
business (including dealing in foreign exchange and foreign currency deposits) in any Additional Financial
Centre specified in the applicable Final Terms; and
(ii) either (1) in relation to any sum payable in a Specified Currency (as specified in the applicable Final Terms)
other than Euro, a day on which commercial banks and foreign exchange markets settle payments in the
principal financial centre of the country of the relevant Specified Currency and any Additional Financial Centre,
or (2) in relation to any sum payable in Euro, a day on which the TARGET2 System is operating.
(d) Interpretation of Principal and Interest
Any reference in these Terms and Conditions to principal in respect of MTN shall be deemed to include, as
applicable:
(i) any additional amounts which may be payable with respect to principal under Condition 8 (Taxation) below;
(ii) the Final Redemption Amount of MTN; and
(iii) any premium and any other amounts which may be payable by the Issuer under or in respect of MTN.
Any reference in these Terms and Conditions to interest in respect of MTN shall be deemed to include, as
applicable, any additional amounts which may be payable with respect to interest under Condition 8 (Taxation)
below.
7. Redemption and Purchase
(a) Redemption
Unless previously purchased and cancelled as specified below, each MTN will be redeemed by the Issuer at
its Final Redemption Amount specified in, or determined in the manner specified in, the applicable Final Terms
in the relevant Specified Currency on the Maturity Date.
(b) Purchases
The Issuer may at any time purchase MTN (provided that, in case of Definitive Notes, all unmatured Coupons
and Talons appertaining thereto are purchased therewith) at any price in the open market or otherwise
provided that the Guarantor has approved such purchase. Such MTN may be held, re-issued, resold or, at the
option of the Issuer, surrendered to any paying agent for cancellation.
8. Taxation
All payments of principal and interest in respect of MTN and Coupons by the Issuer or, as the case may be,
the Guarantor will be made without withholding or deduction for or on account of any present or future taxes or
duties, assessments or governmental charges of whatever nature imposed or levied by or on behalf of The
Netherlands or any political subdivision or any authority thereof or therein having power to tax, unless such
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withholding or deduction is required by law. In such event, the Issuer will, depending on which provision is
specified in the applicable Final Terms, either:
(i) make the required withholding or deduction of such taxes, duties, assessments or governmental charges for
the account of the holders of MTN or Coupons, as the case may be, and shall not pay any additional amounts
to the holders of MTN or Coupons; or
(ii) pay such additional amounts as shall be necessary in order that the net amounts received by the holders of
MTN or Coupons after such withholding or deduction shall equal the respective amounts of principal and
interest which would otherwise have been receivable in respect of MTN or Coupons, as the case may be, in
the absence of such withholding or deduction;
except that no such additional amounts shall be payable with respect to any MTN or Coupon presented for
payment:
(a) by or on behalf of a MTNholder or Couponholder who is liable for such taxes or duties in respect of
such MTN or Coupon by reason of his having some connection with The Netherlands other than the
mere holding of such MTN or Coupon or the receipt of principal or interest in respect thereof; or
(b) by or on behalf of a MTNholder or Couponholder who would not be liable or subject to the
withholding or deduction by making a declaration of non-residence or other similar claim for
exemption to the relevant tax authority;
(c) more than thirty (30) days after the Relevant Date (as defined below) except to the extent that the
holder thereof would have been entitled to an additional amount on presenting the same for payment
on such thirtieth (30th) day;
(d) in The Netherlands;
(e) where such withholding or deduction is imposed on a payment to an individual and is required to be
made pursuant to European Council Directive 2003/48/EC or any law implementing or complying
with, or introduced in order to conform to, such Directive; or
(f) by or on behalf of a MTNholder who would have been able to avoid such withholding or deduction by
presenting the relevant MTN or Coupon to another paying agent in a Member State of the European
Union.
As used herein, the "Relevant Date " means the date on which such payment first becomes due, except that, if
the full amount of the moneys payable has not been duly received by the Issue and Principal Paying Agent on
or prior to such due date, it means the date on which, the full amount of such moneys having been so
received, notice to that effect is duly given to the MTNholders in accordance with Condition 14 (Notices)
below.
In the event that any withholding or deduction on payments under MTN and Coupons will become due under
Dutch law, any additional amount to be paid by the Issuer under this Condition 8 should be deemed to be
guaranteed by the Guarantor under the Guarantee Scheme. However, since the Guarantee Scheme does not
explicitly provide this, there is no certainty on this. Therefore, in the event that (i) a holder of MTN or Coupons
is entitled to payment of principal or interest by the Guarantor under the Guarantee Scheme and the
Guarantee Certificate and (ii) a withholding of deduction will be required by Dutch law, such holder of MTN or
Coupons may not receive such amounts equal to the respective amounts of principal and interest which would
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otherwise have been receivable in respect of MTN or Coupons, as the case may be, in the absence of such
withholding or deduction.
9. Prescription
MTN and Coupons will become void unless presented for payment within a period of five (5) years after the
Relevant Date (as defined in Condition 8 (Taxation) above) therefore.
There shall not be included in any Coupon sheet issued on exchange of a Talon any Coupon the claim for
payment in respect of which would be void pursuant to this Condition 9 or Condition 6(b) (Payments) above or
any Talon which would be void pursuant to Condition 6(b) (Payments) above.
10. Non Payment
If default is made for more than fourteen (14) days in the payment of interest or principal in respect of MTN,
then any Beneficiary (as defined in the Rules) may demand payment from the Guarantor by the delivery by
hand of a duly completed and signed notice of demand in the form set out in the Rules, and, if so required by
the Guarantor, by the delivery in the form and substance satisfactory to the Guarantor of evidence of
entitlement of the amount demanded.
11. Replacement of MTN, Coupons and Talons
Should any MTN, Coupon or Talon be lost, stolen, mutilated, defaced or destroyed, it may be replaced at the
specified office of the Issue and Principal Paying Agent upon payment by the claimant of such costs and
expenses as may be incurred in connection therewith and on such terms as to evidence and indemnity as the
Issuer may reasonably require. Mutilated or defaced MTN, Coupons or Talons must be surrendered before
replacements will be issued.
12. The Issue and Principal Paying Agent
The name of the initial Issue and Principal Paying Agent is set out below.
The Issuer is entitled to vary or terminate the appointment of the Issue and Principal Paying Agent and/or
appoint additional paying agents and/or approve any change in the specified office through which the Issue
and Principal Paying Agent acts, provided that:
(i) so long as MTN are listed on any stock exchange, there will at all times be a paying agent with a specified
office in such place as may be required by the rules and regulations of the relevant stock exchange;
(ii) there will at all times be a paying agent with a specified office in a city in continental Europe;
(iii) there will at all times be an Issue and Principal Paying Agent; and
(iv) the Issuer will ensure that it maintains a paying agent with a specified office in an EU Member State that will
not be obliged to withhold or deduct tax pursuant to the EU Savings Directive. EU Savings Directive means the
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EU Directive 2003/48/EC or any law implementing or complying with, or introduced in order to conform to such
EU Savings Directive.
In addition, the Issuer shall forthwith appoint a paying agent having a specified office in New York City in the
circumstances described in the final paragraph of Condition 6(b) (Payments) above. Any variation, termination,
appointment or change shall only take effect (other than in case of insolvency, when it shall be of immediate
effect) after not less than thirty (30) nor more than forty-five (45) days’ prior notice thereof shall have been
given to MTNholders in accordance with Condition 14 (Notices) below.
13. Exchange of Talons
On and after the Interest Payment Date or the Specified Interest Payment Date or for the Specified Period, as
appropriate, on which the final Coupon comprised in any Coupon sheet matures, the Talon (if any) forming
part of such Coupon sheet may be surrendered at the specified office of the Issue and Principal Paying Agent
or any other paying agent (if any) in exchange for a further Coupon sheet including (if such further Coupon
sheet does not include Coupons to (and including) the final date for the payment of interest due in respect of
MTN to which it appertains) a further Talon, subject to the provisions of Condition 9 (Prescription) above. Each
Talon shall, for the purposes of these Terms and Conditions, be deemed to mature on the Interest Payment
Date or the Specified Interest Payment Date or for the Specified Period (as the case may be) on which the
final Coupon comprised in the relative Coupon sheet matures.
14. Notices
All notices regarding MTN shall be published (i) if and for so long as MTN are listed on Euronext Amsterdam in
at least one daily newspaper of wide circulation in The Netherlands (which is expected to be Het Financieele
Dagblad), (ii) if and for so long as MTN are admitted to listing on the Official List and to trading on the
Luxembourg Regulated Market on the website of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (www.bourse.lu) or, if the
rules of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange so require, in a daily newspaper with wide circulation in Luxembourg
(which is expected to be the Luxembourg Wort) and (iii) so long as MTN are listed or admitted to trading on
any other stock exchange(s) and the rules of such stock exchange(s) so require, in a daily newspaper with
wide circulation in the city/ies where such stock exchange(s) is/are situated. Any such notice will be deemed to
have been given on the date of the first publication in the newspaper in which such publication is required to
be made or on the date of publication on the website of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.
Until such time as any Definitive Notes are issued, there may (provided that, in case of any publication
required by a stock exchange, the rules of the stock exchange so permit), so long as the Global Note(s) is or
are held in its or their entirety with a common safekeeper be substituted for publication in some or all of the
newspapers referred to above, the delivery of the relevant notice to Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg
for communication by them to the holders of MTN. Any such notice shall be deemed to have been given to the
holders of the MTN on the seventh (7th) day after the day on which the said notice was given to Euroclear and
Clearstream, Luxembourg, except for as long as such MTN are admitted to listing on the Official List and to
trading on the Luxembourg Regulated Market and it is a requirement of applicable law or regulations, such
notices shall be published on the website of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (www.bourse.lu) or in a daily
newspaper with wide circulation in Luxembourg (which is expected to be the Luxembourg Wort).
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Where the identity of all the holders of MTN is known to the Issuer, the Issuer may (after consultation with the
relevant stock exchange (where relevant)) give notice individually to such holders in lieu of publication as
provided above, except that, so long as MTN are listed on Euronext Amsterdam and the rules of such stock
exchange so require, such notices will also be published in a daily newspaper of general circulation in The
Netherlands.
Notices to be given by any holder of the MTN shall be in writing and given by lodging the same, together with
the relative MTN or the MTN, with the Issue and Principal Paying Agent. Whilst any of the MTN are
represented by a Global Note, such notice may be given by any holder of a MTN to the Issue and Principal
Paying Agent via Euroclear and/or Clearstream, Luxembourg, in such manner as the Issue and Principal
Paying Agent and Euroclear and/or Clearstream, Luxembourg may approve for this purpose.
15. Meetings of MTNholders and Modification
The Agency Agreement contains provisions for convening meetings of the MTNholders of each Series to
consider any matter affecting their interests, including the sanctioning by Extraordinary Resolution of a
modification of MTN, the Coupons or certain provisions of the Agency Agreement. Such meetings may be
convened by the Issuer or MTNholders of each Series holding not less than 5% in a nominal amount of MTN
for the time being remaining outstanding. The quorum at any such meeting for passing an Extraordinary
Resolution is one or more persons holding or representing not less than 50% in nominal amount of MTN of
each Series for the time being outstanding, or at any adjourned meeting one or more persons being or
representing MTNholders of each Series whatever the nominal amount of MTN so held or represented, except
that at any meeting the business of which includes the modification of certain provisions of MTN or Coupons
(including modifying the date of maturity of MTN or any date for payment of interest thereof, reducing or
cancelling the amount of principal or the rate of interest payable in respect of MTN or altering the currency of
payments on MTN or Coupons), the necessary quorum for passing an Extraordinary Resolution will be one or
more persons holding or representing not less than two-thirds, or at any adjourned such meeting not less than
one-third, in nominal amount of MTN for the time being outstanding. An Extraordinary Resolution passed at
any meeting of the MTNholders of each Series shall be binding on all the MTNholders of such Series, whether
or not they are present at the meeting, and on all Couponholders.
The Issue and Principal Paying Agent and the Issuer may agree, without the consent of the MTNholders or
Couponholders, to:
(i) any modification (except as mentioned above) of the Agency Agreement which is not materially prejudicial to
the interests of the MTNholders; or
(ii) any modification of MTN, the Coupons or the Agency Agreement which is of a formal, minor or technical
nature or is made to correct a manifest error or to comply with mandatory provisions of the law of the
jurisdiction in which the Issuer is incorporated.
Any such modification will only have effect upon prior written approval of the State of The Netherlands and it
has confirmed that after such modification, MTN will continue to have the benefit of the Guarantee.
Any such modification shall be binding on the MTNholders and the Couponholders and any such modification
shall be notified to the MTNholders in accordance with Condition 14 (Notices) above as soon as practicable
thereafter.
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16. Further Issues
The Issuer shall be at liberty from time to time without the consent of the MTNholders or Couponholders to
create and issue further MTN having terms and conditions the same as MTN or the same in all respects save
for the amount and date of the first payment of interest thereon and so that the same shall be consolidated and
form a single Series with the outstanding MTN.
17. Substitution of the Issuer
(a) The Issuer may, with the consent of the MTNholders or Couponholders which will be deemed to have been
given in respect of each issue of MTN on which no payment of principal of or interest on any of MTN is in
default and, as long as Propertize has a banking licence, after written approval of the Dutch Central Bank,
"DNB" (De Nederlandsche Bank) be replaced and substituted by any directly or indirectly wholly owned
subsidiary of the Issuer (the "Substituted Debtor ") as principal debtor in respect of MTN and the relative
Coupons provided that:
(i) such documents shall be executed by the Substituted Debtor and the Issuer as may be necessary to
give full effect to the substitution (the "Documents ") and (without limiting the generality of the
foregoing) pursuant to which the Substituted Debtor shall undertake in favour of each MTNholder and
Couponholder to be bound by the Terms and Conditions of MTN and the provisions of the Agency
Agreement as fully as if the Substituted Debtor had been named in MTN, and the relative Coupons
and the Agency Agreement as the principal debtor in respect of MTN and the relevant Coupons in
place of the Issuer and pursuant to which the Issuer shall guarantee, which guarantee shall be
unconditional and irrevocable, (the "Substitution Guarantee ") in favour of each MTNholder and
each holder of the relative Coupons the payment of all sums (including any additional amounts
payable pursuant to Condition 8 (Taxation) above) payable in respect of MTN and the relative
Coupons;
(ii) where the Substituted Debtor is incorporated, domiciled or resident for taxation purposes in a territory
other than The Netherlands, the Documents shall contain a covenant and/or such other provisions as
may be necessary to ensure that each MTNholder has the benefit of a covenant in terms
corresponding to the provisions of Condition 8 (Taxation) above with the substitution for the
references to The Netherlands of references to the territory in which the Substituted Debtor is
incorporated, domiciled and/or resident for taxation purposes. The Documents shall also contain a
covenant by the Substituted Debtor and the Issuer to indemnify and hold harmless each MTNholder
and Couponholder against all liabilities, costs, charges and expenses, which may be incurred by or
levied against such holder as a result of any substitution pursuant to this Condition 17 and which
would not have been so incurred or levied had such substitution not been made (and, without limiting
the foregoing, such liabilities, costs, charges and expenses shall include any and all taxes or duties
which are imposed on any such MTNholder or Couponholder by any political sub-division or taxing
authority of any country in which such MTNholder or Couponholder resides or is subject to any such
tax or duty and which would not have been so imposed had such substitution not been made);
(iii) the Documents shall contain a warranty and representation by the Substituted Debtor and the Issuer
(a) that each of the Substituted Debtor and the Issuer has obtained all necessary governmental and
regulatory approvals and consents for such substitution and the performance of its obligations under
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the Documents, and that all such approvals and consents are in full force and effect and (b) that the
obligations assumed by each of the Substituted Debtor and the Issuer under the Documents are all
valid and binding in accordance with their respective terms and enforceable by each MTNholder;
(iv) each stock exchange which has MTN listed thereon shall have confirmed that following the proposed
substitution of the Substituted Debtor such MTN would continue to be listed on such stock exchange;
(v) the Substituted Debtor shall have delivered to the Issue and Principal Paying Agent or procured the
delivery to the Issue and Principal Paying Agent of a legal opinion from a leading law firm in the
jurisdiction in which the Substituted Debtor is situated to the effect that the Documents and the
Substituted Debtor’s obligations under MTN and Coupons will constitute legal, valid and binding
obligations of the Substituted Debtor, such opinion to be dated not more than thee (3) days prior to
the date of substitution of the Substituted Debtor for the Issuer and to be available for inspection by
MTNholders and Couponholders at the specified office of the Issue and Principal Paying Agent;
(vi) the Issuer shall have delivered to the Issue and Principal Paying Agent or procured the delivery to
the Issue and Principal Paying Agent of a legal opinion from a leading Dutch law firm to the effect
that the Documents (including the Substitution Guarantee) will constitute legal, valid and binding
obligations of the Issuer, such opinion to be dated not more than thee (3) days prior to the date of
substitution of the Substituted Debtor for the Issuer and to be available for inspection by MTNholders
and Couponholders at the specified office of the Issue and Principal Paying Agent; and
(vii) the Issuer shall have delivered to the Issue and Principal Paying Agent or procured the delivery to
the Issue and Principal Paying Agent of a legal opinion from a leading Dutch law firm to the effect
that the Documents (including the Substitution Guarantee) constitute legal, valid and binding
obligations of the Substituted Debtor and the Issuer under Dutch law, such opinion to be dated not
more than thee (3) days prior to the date of substitution of the Substituted Debtor for the Issuer and
to be available for inspection by MTNholders and Couponholders at the specified office of the Issue
and Principal Paying Agent.
(b) Any such substitution will only have effect upon prior written approval of the State of The Netherlands and it
has confirmed that after such substitution, MTN will continue to have the benefit of the Guarantee.
(c) In connection with any substitution effected pursuant to this Condition 17, neither the Issuer nor the
Substituted Debtor need have any regard to the consequences of any such substitution for individual
MTNholders or Couponholders resulting from their being for any purpose domiciled or resident in, or otherwise
connected with, or subject to the jurisdiction of, any particular territory and no MTNholder or Couponholder,
except as provided in paragraph (a)(ii) above, shall be entitled to claim from the Issuer or any Substituted
Debtor under MTN and the relative Coupons any indemnification or payment in respect of any tax or other
consequences arising from such substitution.
(d) Upon the execution of the Documents as referred to in paragraph (a) above, the Substituted Debtor shall be
deemed to be named in MTN and the relative Coupons as the principal debtor in place of the Issuer and MTN
and the relative Coupons shall thereupon be deemed to be amended to give effect to the substitution. The
execution of the Documents shall operate to release the Issuer as issuer from all of its obligations as principal
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debtor in respect of MTN and the relative Coupons save that any claims under MTN and the relative Coupons
prior to release shall enure for the benefit of MTNholders and Couponholders.
(e) The Documents shall be deposited with and held by the Issue and Principal Paying Agent for so long as any
MTN or Coupons remain outstanding and for so long as any claim made against the Substituted Debtor by any
MTNholder or Couponholder in relation to MTN or the relative Coupons or the Documents shall not have been
finally adjudicated, settled or discharged. The Substituted Debtor and the Issuer shall acknowledge in the
Documents the right of every MTNholder and Couponholder to the production of the Documents for the
enforcement of any of MTN or the Coupons or the Documents.
(f) Not later than fifteen (15) business days after the execution of the Documents, the Substituted Debtor shall
give notice thereof to the MTNholders in accordance with Condition 14 (Notices) above.
18. Governing Law and Submission to Jurisdiction
The Agency Agreement, the MTN and the Coupons are governed by, and shall be construed in accordance
with, Dutch law.
The Issuer submits for the exclusive benefit of the MTNholders and the Couponholders to the jurisdiction of
the courts of Amsterdam, The Netherlands, judging in first instance, and in its appellate courts. Without
prejudice to the foregoing, the Issuer further irrevocably agrees that any suit, action or proceedings arising out
of or in connection with the Agency Agreement, the MTN and the Coupons may be brought in any other court
of competent jurisdiction.
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FORM OF FINAL TERMS FOR (NON-STEP COMPLIANT) MEDIUM TERM NOTES
Copies of the Final Terms will be provided by the Issuer upon request. [In addition, in case of MTN listed on Euronext
Amsterdam, the Final Terms will be displayed on the website of Euronext Amsterdam [ ] and in case of MTN admitted
to listing on the Official List and to trading on the Luxembourg Regulated Market on the website of the Luxembourg
Stock Exchange [ ]].
Set out below is the form of Final Terms which will be completed for each Series or Tranche of (non-STEP compliant)
MTN to be issued under the Programme.
FINAL TERMS
Propertize B.V.
a private company with limited liability (besloten vennootschap met beperkte aansprakelijkheid) incorporated under the
laws of The Netherlands and having its corporate seat in Utrecht, The Netherlands
Issue of [up to] [Aggregate Nominal Amount of Series or Tranche] [Title of MTN] (the "MTN") issued under the
Propertize B.V. programme for the issuance of guaranteed (STEP compliant) Euro-Commercial Paper and guaranteed
(non-STEP compliant) Medium Term Notes (the "Programme ")
Dated [ ]
A Guarantee Certificate has been issued in respect of the MTN pursuant to which The State of The Netherlands
unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees the due payment of all amounts in principal and interest due by the Issuer
under the relevant MTN according and subject to (i) the Rules governing the Propertize Guarantee Scheme, and (ii) the
Guarantee Certificate issued under those Rules in respect of the relevant MTN. Those Rules and that Guarantee
Certificate are available at the Issuer's website (www.propertize.nl).
This document constitutes the Final Terms of the issue of MTN under the Programme of Propertize B.V. (the "Issuer ").
It must be read in conjunction with the Issuer's information memorandum pertaining to the Programme, dated 22
January 2014 (the "Information Memorandum ") and any amendments or supplements thereto. Full information on the
Issuer and the offer of the MTN is only available on the basis of the combination of these Final Terms and the
Information Memorandum and any amendments or supplements thereto. The Information Memorandum (and any
amendments thereto) is available for viewing at the Issuer's website (www.propertize.nl) as well as at the office of the
Issuer at Graadt van Roggenweg 500, 3531 AH Utrecht, The Netherlands, where copies may also be obtained (free of
charge). Any supplements to the Information Memorandum will in any case be available at this office and copies thereof
may be obtained (free of charge) there.
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These Final Terms are to be read in conjunction with the terms and conditions (the "Terms and Conditions ") set forth
in the Information Memorandum. The Terms and Conditions as supplemented, amended and/or disapplied by these
Final Terms constitute the conditions (the "Conditions ") of the MTN. Capitalised terms not defined herein have the
same meaning as in the Terms and Conditions. Certain capitalised terms in the Terms and Conditions which are not
defined therein have the meaning set forth in these Final Terms. All references to numbered Conditions and sections
are to Conditions and sections of the Terms and Conditions set forth in the Information Memorandum.
[When completing these Final Terms, ensure that all terms are completed in compliance with the Guarantee.]
[When completing these Final Terms, ensure that all terms are completed in a manner which will allow Eurosystem
Eligibility.]
[When completing Final Terms or adding any other final terms or information consideration should be given as to
whether such terms or information constitute 'significant new factors' and consequently trigger the need for a
supplement to this Information Memorandum.]
[Include whichever of the following apply or specify as "Not Applicable" (N/A). Note that the numbering should remain as
set out below, even if "Not Applicable" is indicated for individual paragraphs or sub-paragraphs. Italics denote directions
for completing the Final Terms.]
1. (i) Issuer: Propertize B.V.
(ii) Guarantor: The State of The Netherlands (Staat der Nederlanden)
2. (i) Series Number: [ ]
(ii) Tranche Number: [ ]
(If fungible with an existing Series, details of that Series,
including the date on which the MTN become fungible)
3. Specified Currency or Currencies: [EUR/ GBP/ USD]
4. Aggregate Nominal Amount [of MTN
admitted to trading]:
(i) Series: [Up to]
(ii) Tranche: [Up to]
5. (i) Issue Price: [ ] per cent. of the Aggregate Nominal Amount plus accrued
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interest from [insert date]
(in case of fungible issues only, if applicable)
(ii) Dealer(s) Commission: [ ]
6. (i) Specified Denominations: [ ]
(MTN may not be issued in denominations less than EUR
100,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies calculated by the
rate of exchange at the Relevant Issue Date)
(Note - please use the following sample wording: "EUR
100,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies calculated by the
rate of exchange at the Relevant Issue Date) and integral
multiples of EUR 1,000 in excess thereof up to and including
EUR 199,000. No MTN in Definitive form will be issued with a
denomination above EUR 199,000.")
(ii) Calculation Amount: [ ]
(If only one Specified Denomination, insert the Specified
Denomination. If more than one Specified Denomination,
insert the highest common factor. Note: There must be a
common factor in case of two or more Specified
Denominations.)
(iii) Form of Definitive Notes: [Standard Euromarket]
7. (i) Issue Date: [ ]
(ii) Interest Commencement Date (if
different from the Issue Date):
[Applicable/Not Applicable]/ [Give details]
8. Maturity Date: [Fixed rate – specify date]
[Floating rate – Interest Payment Date falling in or nearest to
[specify month and year]]
(If the maturity is less than one (1) day or more than either (a)
364 days or, (b) in case of a leap year, 365 days (both periods
under (a) and (b) hereinafter referred to as "One Year "), from
the Issue Date and either (a) the issue proceeds are received
by the Issuer in the United Kingdom, or (b) the activity of
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issuing the MTN is carried on from an establishment
maintained by the Issuer in the United Kingdom, (i) the MTN
must have a minimum redemption value of GBP 100,000 only
to 'professional investors' or (ii) another applicable exemption
from section 19 of the FSMA must be available.)
9. Interest Basis: [[...] per cent. Fixed Rate]
[[LIBOR/EURIBOR/other] +/– [...] per cent. Floating Rate]
[specify other]
(further particulars specified below)
10. Redemption/Payment Basis: [Redemption at par]
[specify other]
11. Change of interest Basis or
Redemption/Payment Basis:
[Applicable/Not Applicable]
(Give details of any provision for change of MTN into another
Interest Basis or Redemption/Payment Basis)
12. Status of the MTN: As per Condition 2 (Status) and 3 (The Guarantee)
13. Method of distribution: [Applicable/Not Applicable]
[Syndicated/Non-syndicated]
PROVISIONS RELATING TO INTEREST PAYABLE
14. Fixed Rate MTN Provisions: [Applicable/Not Applicable]
(If not applicable, delete the remaining sub-paragraphs of this
item 14)
(i) Rate(s) of Interest: [ ] per cent. per annum [payable [annually/semi-
annually/quarterly] in arrears]
(If payable other than annually, consider amending Condition 4
(Redenomination)
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(ii) Interest Payment Date(s): [ ] in each year
(NB: This will need to be amended in case of long or short
coupons)
(iii) Interest Period: [Applicable/Not Applicable]
(iv) Fixed Coupon Amount(s): [ ] per Calculation Amount
(v) Broken Amount(s): [ ] per Calculation Amount, payable on the Interest Payment
Date falling [in/on] [ ]
(vi) Business Day Convention:
- Business Day Convention: [Following Business Day Convention/Modified Following
Business Day Convention/Unadjusted/Preceding Business
Day Convention/[specify other]]
- Adjustment or Unadjustment for
Interest Period:
[Adjusted] or [Unadjusted]
(vii) Fixed Day Count Fraction: [Actual/Actual (ICMA)]/[Act/ACT(ICMA)]
[30/360]
[or specify other]
(viii) Other terms relating to the method of
calculating interest for Fixed Rate
MTN:
[Applicable/Not Applicable]
[Give details]
15. Floating Rate MTN Provisions: [Applicable/Not Applicable]
(If not applicable, delete the remaining sub-paragraphs of this
item 15)
(i) Specified Period(s): [Applicable/Not Applicable][only applicable if no Specified
Interest Payment Dates are set out]
[ ]
(ii) Specified Interest Payment Dates: [ ]
(iii) Business Day Convention:
- Business Day Convention [Floating Rate Convention/Following Business Day
Convention/ Modified Following Business Day Convention/
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Unadjusted/ Preceding Business Day Convention/ [specify
other]]
- Adjustment or Unadjustment for
Interest Period:
[Adjusted] or [Unadjusted]
(iv) Additional Financial Centre(s): [ ]
(v) Manner in which the Rate of Interest
and Interest Amount is to be
determined:
[Screen Rate Determination/ISDA Determination/specify other]
(vi) Party responsible for calculating the
Rate of Interest and interest Amount
(if not the Issue and Principal Paying
Agent):
[ ]
(vii) Screen Rate Determination: [Applicable/Not Applicable]
(if not applicable, delete the remaining sub-paragraphs of this
item 15(vii))
- Reference Rate: [ ]
(Either LIBOR, EURIBOR or other, although additional
information is required if other – including fallback provisions in
the Agency Agreement)
- Interest Determination Date(s): [ ]
(Second London business day prior to the start of each
Interest Period if LIBOR (other than Sterling or Euro LIBOR),
first day of each Interest Period if Sterling LIBOR and the
second day on which the TARGET2 System is operating prior
to the start of each Interest Period if EURIBOR, Euro LIBOR or
any other inter-bank offered rate prevailing in a country in
which the TARGET2 System does not apply)
- Relevant Screen Page: [ ]
(In the case of EURIBOR, if not Reuters EURIBOR 01 ensure
it is a page which shows a composite rate or amend the
fallback provisions appropriately)
- Relevant Time: [ ]
(For example, 11.00 a.m. London time/Brussels time)
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(viii) ISDA Determination: [Applicable/Not Applicable]
(if not applicable, delete the remaining sub-paragraphs of this
item 15(viii))
- Floating Rate Option: [ ]
- Designated Maturity: [ ]
- Reset Date: [ ]
(ix) Margin(s): [+/–]/ [ ] per cent. per annum
(x) Minimum Rate of Interest: [ ] per cent. per annum
(xi) Maximum Rate of Interest: [ ] per cent. per annum
(xii) Floating Day Count Fraction: [Actual/Actual (ISDA)]
[Actual/365 (Fixed)]
[Actual/360]
[30/360]/[360/360]/[Bond Basis]
[30E/360]/[Eurobond Basis]
[30E/360 (ISDA)]
[Other]
(See Condition 5 (Interest) for alternatives)
(xiii) Fall back provisions, rounding
provisions and any other terms
relating to the method of calculating
interest on Floating Rate MTN, if
different from those set out in the
Conditions:
[ ]
(xiv) Description of any market disruption
or settlement disruption events that
affect the underlying:
[ ]
PROVISIONS RELATING TO REDEMPTION
16. Final Redemption Amount: [[ ]] per Calculation Amount /specify other]
GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO THE MTN
17. Form of MTN: [Temporary Global Note exchangeable for a Permanent Global
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Note which is exchangeable for Definitive Notes only upon the
occurrence of an Exchange Event]
[Temporary Global Note exchangeable for a Permanent Global
Note which is not exchangeable for Definitive Notes upon the
occurrence of an Exchange Event.]
[Temporary Global Note exchangeable for Definitive Notes on
and after the Exchange Date.]
[Permanent Global Note exchangeable for Definitive Notes
only upon the occurrence of an Exchange Event]
[Permanent Global Note not exchangeable for Definitive
Notes]
18. New Global Notes: [Applicable][Item 35(iv): [Applicable/Not Applicable]]
(Please indicate whether item 35(iv) is Applicable or Not
Applicable)
19. Name and address of Additional Financial
Centre(s) or other special provisions
relating to Payment Days:
[Applicable/Not Applicable]
[Give details]
(Note that this item relates to the date and place of payment
and not Interest Period end dates to which item 15(ii) relates)
20. Talons for future Coupons to be attached to
Definitive Notes (and dates on which such
Talons mature):
[Applicable/Not Applicable]
[Give details]
21. Redenomination: [Applicable/Not Applicable]
(if Redenomination is applicable, include (i) either the
applicable Fixed Day Count Fraction or any provisions
necessary to deal with floating rate interest calculation
(including alternative reference rates) and (ii) the New
Currency)
22. Other terms or special conditions: [Applicable/Not Applicable]
[Give details]
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(Specify the exact date on which redenomination will occur in
case the MTN are issued in a currency other than Euro and in
a country in which the Target2 System does not apply)
DISTRIBUTION
23. (i) If syndicated, names of Managers
and underwriting commitments:
[Applicable/Not Applicable]
[Give names/give legal names, [addresses] and underwriting
commitments]
[Please note that the process for notification to potential
investors of the amount allotted and an indication whether
dealing may begin before notification is made will be provided
for by the Manager(s) and notified by the Manager(s) to
potential investors]
(If not applicable, delete the remaining sub-paragraphs of this
item 23)
[(ii) Date of Syndication Agreement: [ ]
(iii) Stabilising Manager (if any): [Applicable/Not Applicable]
[Give legal name]
24. If non-syndicated, name and address of
Dealer(s):
[Applicable/Not Applicable]
[Specify name [and address] of Dealer(s]. [The MTN are not
being underwritten by any Dealer(s).]
25. [Total commission and concession: [ ] per cent. of the Aggregate Nominal Amount]
OTHER PROVISIONS
26. Whether Condition 8 first paragraph under
(i) of the MTN applies (in which case
Condition 7(b) of the MTN will not apply) or
whether Condition 8 first paragraph under
(ii) of the MTN applies (in which case
Condition 7(b) of the MTN will apply):
[Condition 8 first paragraph under (i) applies and Condition
7(b) does not apply] [Condition 8 first paragraph under (ii)
applies and Condition 7(b) applies]
27. Whether TEFRA D or TEFRA C rules apply: [TEFRA D/TEFRA C]
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28. Additional selling restrictions: [Applicable/Not Applicable]
[Give details]
29. Listing:
(i) Listing: [Applicable/Not Applicable]
[Euronext Amsterdam / the Official List of the Luxembourg
Stock Exchange/ Other (specify)]
(ii) Admission to trading: [Applicable/Not Applicable]
[Application has been made for the MTN to be admitted to
trading on Euronext Amsterdam / the Regulated Market of the
Luxembourg Stock Exchange with effect from [ ]]
(Where documenting a fungible issue need to indicate that
original securities are already admitted to trading.)
30. Ratings: The MTN to be issued [have been rated/are expected to be
rated]:
[Fitch: [ ]
Moody's: [ ]
[[Other]: [ ]]
[Include here a brief explanation of the
meaning of the ratings if this deviates from
the explanations given in "General
Information" published by the rating
provider:]
[[Insert the full legal name of credit rating agency] is
established in the European Union and registered under
Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009.]
31. Interests of Natural and Legal Persons
Involved in the Issue:
[Save for any fees payable to the Dealer(s), so far as the
Issuer is aware, no person involved in the issue of the MTN
has an interest material to the offer. – Amend as appropriate if
there are other interests]
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32. [Estimated net proceeds and total
expenses:
(i) Estimated net proceeds: [ ]
(ii) Estimated total expenses: [ ]
[Include breakdown of expenses]]
33. [Yield (Fixed Rate MTN only):
Indication of yield: [ ]
[This is not an indication of future yield]
The yield is calculated at the Issue Date on
the basis of the Issue Price:
[Calculated as [include details of method of calculation in
summary form] on the Issue Date.] It is not an indication of
future yield.
34. [Historic Interest Rates (Floating Rate MTN
only)]
[Details of historic [LIBOR/EURIBOR/other]
rates can be obtained from [Reuters system
or Reuter EURIBOR 01:]]
35. Operational Information:
(i) ISIN Code: [ ]
(ii) Common Code: [Applicable/Not Applicable]
[Give name(s) and numbers(s)]
(iii) Other relevant code(s): [Applicable/Not Applicable]
[Give name(s) and numbers(s)]
(iv) MTN intended to be held in a manner
which would allow Eurosystem
eligibility:
[Not Applicable/Yes/No]
[Yes. Note that the designation “yes” simply means that the
MTN are intended upon issue to be deposited with one of the
ICSDs as common safekeeper and does not necessarily mean
that the MTN will be recognised as eligible collateral for
Eurosystem monetary policy and intraday credit operations by
the Eurosystem either upon issue or at any or all times during
their life. Such recognition will depend upon the ECB being
satisfied that Eurosystem eligibility criteria have been met.]
[No. Whilst the designation is specified as "no" at the date of
these Final Terms, should the Eurosystem eligibility criteria be
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amended in the future such that the MTN are capable of
meeting them the MTN may then be deposited with one of the
ICSDs as common safekeeper. Note that this does not
necessarily mean that the MTN will then be recognised as
eligible collateral for Eurosystem monetary policy and intraday
credit operations by the Eurosystem at any time during their
life. Such recognition will depend upon the ECB being satisfied
that Eurosystem eligibility criteria have been met.]
(v) Offer Period: [The offer of the MTN is expected to open at [ ] hours ([ ]
time) on [ ] and close at [ ] hours ([ ] time) on [ ] or
such earlier or later date or time as the Issuer may determine,
following consultation with the Dealer(s) where practical] (and
announce])] [Not Applicable]
(vi) Delivery: Delivery [against/free of] payment
(vii) Payment: Method and time limits of paying up the MTN – to be included
if any agreement in this respect is entered into between Issuer
and Manager(s)]
(viii) Settlement Procedure: [Method of settlement procedure]
(ix) Clearing System: [Euroclear / Clearstream, Luxembourg]
36. Name and address of Additional paying
agent (if any):
[Applicable/Not Applicable]
[Name:]
[Address:]
37. Additional information:
[The following information should be consulted in connection with the offer of the MTN: relevant information /
Not Applicable].
38. Listing Application:
[Applicable/Not Applicable]
[These Final Terms comprise the final terms required to list and have admitted to trading the issue of MTN
described herein pursuant to the Programme for the issuance of MTN of Propertize B.V.]
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Responsibility
The Issuer declares that, having taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case, the information contained
herein is, to the best of its knowledge, in accordance with the facts and contains no omission likely to affect its import.
The Issuer accepts responsibility for the information contained in these Final Terms.
Utrecht, signed on behalf of Propertize B.V.
By: By:
Date: Date:
Duly authorised Duly authorised
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ISSUER
PROPERTIZE B.V.
Graadt van Roggenweg 500
3531 AH Utrecht
The Netherlands
ARRANGER
SNS Bank N.V.
Croeselaan 1
3521 BJ Utrecht
The Netherlands
DEALER
SNS Bank N.V.
Croeselaan 1
3521 BJ Utrecht
The Netherlands
ISSUE AND PRINCIPAL PAYING AGENT
Banque Internationale à Luxembourg, société anonyme
69 Route d'Esch
L-2953 Luxembourg
Luxembourg
AMSTERDAM LISTING AGENT
SNS Securities N.V.
Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 162
1012 SJ Amsterdam
The Netherlands
LUXEMBOURG LISTING AGENT
Banque Internationale à Luxembourg, société anonyme
69 Route d'Esch
L-2953 Luxembourg
Luxembourg
LEGAL ADVISER
NautaDutilh N.V.
Strawinskylaan 1999
1077 XV Amsterdam
The Netherlands
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