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Also available to SSAP,Self Invested Personal Pension (SIPP)& ARF/AMRF InvestorsClosing Date: March 31st 2011
The Bespoke Split Deposit BRIC Currency Bond
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CONTENTS
1 Introduction 04
2 ExecutiveSummary 05
3 TheEconomicRationale 06
4 KeyFeatures 10
5 Risk&WealthWarnings 15
6 Terms&Conditions 16
7 DataProtection 20
8 ApplicationForm 21
4 The Bespoke Split Deposit BRIC Currency Bond
Itisverydifficulttopredictwithcertaintyexactlywhatthefutureholds
fortheEuro,orindeedanyothercurrencyorassetclass,however
weatBespokerecognizethattheEurozoneisencounteringsignificant
challengesoverthemediumterm,whichmayplacesignificantdownward
pressureontheEuro.Bespokebelievesitisadvisabletobothprotect
aportionoftheirinvestmentagainstEurodevaluationrisks,aswelltaking
advantageofasignificantprofitopportunity,whilstlimitingriskexposure
atalltimes.TothisendBespokeInvestmentsLimitedhaslaunched
TheBespokeSplitDepositBRICCurrencyBond(the“Bond”).
Oneofthemanychallengesfacinginvestorsinrecenttimesisthe
combinationoflowdepositrates,whichmanyareforcedtoaccept
astheymaybe,understandably,reluctanttotakeanyriskwiththeir
capitalgiventheuncertainmarketenvironmentoverthelastnumberof
years.Bespokehaverecognizedtherequirementforcertaintyregarding
returnsoverandaboveinitialcapital,manyinvestorspreferencefor
shorttomediumtermtimeframes,togetherwithadesireforstrong
returnpotentialoverandabovetheprevailingrateofinflation.Bespoke
believesthatthisBondsatisfiesalloftheabovecriteria.
InvestorsintheBond,whetherinvestingintheProtectedOption
ortheAcceleratedOption,willbenefitfromtwodistinctelements;
(1)providingashorttermreturnofcapitalon25%offundsinvested
atanexceptional,fixeddepositratecombinedwith(2)amediumterm
investmentwithstrongreturnpotential.Thisisbrokendownasfollows
forasample€100,000investment:
Both Options €25,000placedona1yearfixeddepositat6%
FixedRateofReturn.This€25,000willbepaid
backtotheinvestorwith6%grossinterestafter
1year.DIRTwillbedeductedwhereapplicable.
Protected Option €75,000willbeinvestedina3year9monthfixed
terminvestmentoffering100%ofthefall,ifany,
intheEuroversusanequallyweightedbasket
ofthecurrenciesofBrazil,Russia,Indiaand
China(the“ReferenceBasket”)betweenthestart
dateandmaturitydateoftheBond.100%capital
protectionappliesatmaturity.
Accelerated Option €75,000willbeinvestedina3year9monthfixed
terminvestmentoffering250%(2.50times)ofthe
fall,ifany,intheEuroversusanequallyweighted
basketofthecurrenciesofBrazil,Russia,India
andChina(the“ReferenceBasket”)betweenthe
startdateandmaturitydateoftheBond.90%
capitalprotectionappliesatmaturity.
TheBespokeSplitDepositBRICCurrencyBondoffersinvestors
anattractivecombinationbetweenanenhanced1yearfixedterm
depositaccountandacapitalprotectedmediumterminvestment,
offeringexcellentmediumtermreturnpotentialwithcapitalprotection
atmaturity.BespokealsobelievethatthisBondofferstheideal
protectionagainstpotentialdevaluationoftheEurocurrencyoverthe
mediumtermandistheoptimuminvestmentproductforthecurrent
marketenvironment.
1 Introduction
BespokeInvestmentsLimitedisdelightedtolaunchitstenthinvestmentproductTheBespokeSplitDepositBRICCurrencyBond.WithseeminglyconstantmediareportssuggestingpotentialsovereigndebtdefaultsaswellaspredictingthepotentialdemiseoftheEurocurrency,manyinvestorsarenervousregardingwhatthefutureholdsfortheEuro,andconsequentlytheirsavingsandinvestments.
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• The Economic Rationale:TheBRICnationshavethepotential
tocontinuegrowingatafasterpacethantheirdevelopedmarket
peers.Oneofthewaysofaddressingthisimbalanceisforthe
currenciesoftheBRICcountriestoappreciateversusdeveloped
marketcurrenciessuchastheEuro.
• The Investment Rationale:Theinvestmentrationalecanbe
summarisedas:
– EconomicOutperformanceandTradeImbalances:
ThedevelopingBRICeconomiesarealreadyexperiencing
significantfinancialsurplusesandhavebuiltupconsiderable
reservesofforeigncurrencyasaresult.
– CapitalFlowbetweenEastandWest:Theglobalfinancial
imbalanceexhibitedbylargesurplusesintheBRICcountries
andhugedeficitsintheUSandEuropehascausedtheglobal
economysomeconcerninrecentyears.
– PurchasingPowerParity:Currenciestendtoriseashigher
productivityleadseconomiestoconvergeonPurchasingPower
Parity(PPP)exchangerates.
• The Deposit Element:25%oftheBondwillbeplacedina1yearfixed
ratedepositpaying6.00%gross/AER.Thisportionoftheinvestment
plusthe6%(gross)fixeddepositratewillbepaidtotheinvestorafter
1year.
• The Investment Element:75%oftheBondisinvestedinthefall
intheEuroversusanequallyweightedbasketoftheBRICcurrencies
(the“ReferenceBasket”).
• Thereare2 OptionsforinvestorsinthisBond,The Bespoke Split
Deposit BRIC Currency Bond Protected OptionandThe Bespoke
Split Deposit BRIC Currency Bond Accelerated Option.
• TheInvestmentElementoftheBespokeSplitDepositBRICCurrency
BondProtectedOptionis100% Capital ProtectedbyUlsterBank
IrelandLimitedatMaturity.TheInvestmentElementoftheBespoke
SplitDepositBRICCurrencyBondAcceleratedOptionis90%
Capital ProtectedbyUlsterBankIrelandLimitedatmaturity.Ulster
BankIrelandLimitedisregulatedbytheCentralBankofIreland.
• InvestorsintheBespokeSplitDepositBRICCurrencyBond
ProtectedOptionwillreceive100% Participationinthefall,ifany,
oftheReferenceBasketattheendoftheterm.Investorsinthe
BespokeSplitDepositBRICCurrencyBondAcceleratedOptionwill
receive250% Participationinthefall,ifany,oftheReferenceBasket
attheendoftheterm.Thereisnomaximumreturnorcaponthe
potentialreturnachievedbytheBond.
• TheInvestmentElementoftheBondhasafixed3 years, 9 months
term.Althoughprovisionhasbeenmadeforinvestorstoaccesstheir
moniesinvestedbeforetheendofthis3years,9monthsterm,this
investmentshouldonlybeconsideredbyinvestorswhoarecontent
toadopta3years,9monthstermfortheinvestmentelementofthis
investment.
• ThereisnoAnnualManagementFee.
• TheMinimum Investmentis€25,000.
• TheClosing Dateforapplicationsis31 March 2011.
• TheBespokeSplitDepositBRICCurrencyBondisalsoavailable
tomembersofSmallSelfAdministeredPensionSchemes(SSAP),
SelfInvestedPersonalPension(SIPP)andARF/AMRFInvestors.
• ThebasecurrencyoftheBondisEuro.
• Investorswillbeabletokeep updated on the indicative performance
of their investmenteachcalendarquarterorintermittentlybyrequest
toBespokeInvestmentsLimited.
• TheBondisexclusivetoAuthorisedInvestmentAdvisorsofBespoke
InvestmentsLimitedandtheirclients.
• UlsterBankIrelandLimitedacceptsnoresponsibilityforthe
accuracyorotherwiseoftheinformationsetoutinthisbrochure
norhasitverifiedtheaccuracyofsuchinformationotherthanthe
informationdirectlyrelatingtotheBank.
2 ExecutiveSummary
TheBespokeSplitDepositBRICCurrencyBond(theBond)isaninnovative Investment Strategydesignedforprivate investorswhowishtocombineanenhanceddepositrateandcapitalprotectionwithanexposuretothedeclineintheEuroversusthecurrenciesofBrazil,Russia,IndiaandChina(BRIC).Themainfeaturesareasfollows:
6 The Bespoke Split Deposit BRIC Currency Bond
TheBondhastwopartsasdescribedinthetablebelow:
The Deposit Element
25%oftheBondwillbeplacedina1yearfixedratedepositpaying6.00%gross/AER.
The Investment Element
75%ofthebondwillbeinvestedinthe“ReferenceBasket”(theEuroversusanequallyweightedbasketofBRICcurrencies).
3.1TheEconomicRationale
Therehasbeenincreasinginvestorinterestintheeconomicprogress
thatisunderwayindevelopingnationslikeBrazil,Russia,Indiaand
Chinaoverthelastnumberofyears.Thisattentionbeganfollowing
afamousGlobalEconomicPaperissuedbyGoldmanSachsinOctober
2003.Thispaperentitled“DreamingwithBRICs:ThePathto2050”
waswrittentohighlighttheopportunitiespresentedbytheworld’s
fourlargestdevelopingeconomiesandiswherethephraseBRICwas
firstcoined.
ThisGlobalEconomicPaperhelpedchangethewaymanyfinancial
marketparticipantsthoughtaboutthedevelopingworld.Instead
ofjustrecognisingtheeconomicpotentialthatwouldsomedaychange
theglobaleconomyatsomedistanttimeinthefuture,theinvestment
communitybegantorealisethattheshiftindominanceoftheworld
economyfromthecurrentG7wealthynationstothedevelopingBRIC
nationsandotherdevelopingnationshadalreadystartedandwould
becompletedmuchfasterthanmanyhadoriginallyanticipated.
MuchoftheincreaseintheBRICeconomiesisexpectedtocomefrom
realeconomicgrowth.Thetablebelowshowsthe2011projectedGDP
GrowthRateforeachoftheBRICnationsandforEurope:
Country GDP Growth Rate
Brazil 4.45%
Russia 4.20%
India 8.50%
China 9.01%
EuroArea 1.50%
Source:BloombergComposite
MarketanalystsforecastcombinedrealGDPgrowthof5.80%
in2011inEmergingMarketsversusonly1.90%inDevelopedMarkets.
TheBRICnationshavethepotentialtocontinuegrowingatafaster
pacethantheirDevelopedMarketpeers.Oneofthewaysofaddressing
thisimbalanceisforthecurrenciesoftheBRICcountriestoappreciate
versusdevelopedmarketcurrenciessuchastheEuro.
3.2TheInvestmentRationale
Economic Outperformance and Trade Imbalances
Theeconomicoutperformanceofthedevelopingworldinrecentyears
hasplaceditinastrongfinancialpositionrelativetotheeconomies
ofthedevelopedworld.ThedevelopingBRICeconomiesarealready
experiencingsignificantfinancialsurplusesandhavebuiltup
considerablereservesofforeigncurrencyasaresult.Theeconomic
outperformancetheyareexpectedtocontinuetoexhibitformanyyears
tocome,mayfurtherinflatethesefinancialsurplusesandreserves
astheycontinuetoenjoyanexcessofexportsoverimports.
Capital Flow between East and West
Theglobalfinancialimbalanceexhibitedbylargesurplusesinthe
BRICcountriesandhugedeficitsintheUSandEuropehascaused
theglobaleconomysomeconcerninrecentyears.Asolutiontothese
imbalancesisariseinspendingintheBRICeconomiesorasignificant
increaseinthevalueofthecurrenciesinthesecountries.Bothofthese
areconsideredlikelytohappenwithcurrencyappreciationthoughtto
potentiallybeoneofthemostimportantingredientsinbringingthe
financialpositionoftheglobaleconomybackintoequilibrium.
Purchasing Power Parity
Currenciestendtoriseashigherproductivityleadseconomiesto
convergeonPurchasingPowerParity(PPP)exchangerates.There
isacleartendencyforcountrieswithhigherincomepercapita(i.e.
developedcountries)tohaveexchangeratesclosertoPPP.TheBRIC
economiesallhaveexchangeratesthatarealongwaybelowPPP
rates.TheselargedifferencesbetweenPPPandactualexchangerates
comeaboutbecauseproductivitylevelsaremuchlowerindeveloping
economies.Astheydevelopandproductivityrises,thereisatendency
fortheircurrenciestorisetowardsPPP.Inotherwords,asproductivity
improvesintheBRICeconomies,theircurrencieswillincreasetowards
PPPexchangeratesasisalreadythecaseinthedevelopedworld.
Summary
TheGlobalEconomy’srequirementforagreaterfinancialbalance
betweenthedevelopedanddevelopingworldsandthefactthat
currenciesinacountrytendtoriseastheproductivityofthecountry
3 DescriptionoftheBond
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risesarethemaininvestmentrationale.Thesecompellingeconomic
argumentsarecompoundedbythefactthatcurrencyappreciationhas
historicallybeenalargecontributortotheGDPgrowthoffastgrowing
economiesastheyconvergewithlargereconomicpartners.TheUS
andEuropealsoneedtheBRICCurrenciestoappreciatetoeasethe
competitivepressureontheirbeleagueredexporters.MostoftheBRIC
economieswouldsimilarlyviewcontrolledexchangerateadvancesas
anadvantageindampeninginflationarypressureswithintheirown
economiesespeciallyincommodityprices.
3.3TheUnderlyingInvestmentStrategy
TheUnderlyingInvestmentStrategyoftheInvestmentElement
isinvestedinthefalloftheEuroversusanequallyweightedbasket
thefollowingcurrencies(the“ReferenceBasket”):
• BrazilianReal(ISOCode:BRL)
• RussianRuble(ISOCode:RUB)
• IndianRupee(ISOCode:INR)
• ChineseRenminbi(ISOCode:CNY)
Thechartbelowshowstheperformanceofthebasketofthe4BRIC
currenciesversustheEurooverthelast10years:
3.4HowtheInvestmentReturnsarecalculated
TherearetwoelementstotheBond,theDepositElementand
theInvestmentElement.Thetablebelowillustrateshowthereturn
iscalculatedonasampleinvestmentof€100,000:
The Deposit Element
25%oftheBondwillbeplacedina1yearfixedratedepositpaying
6.00%gross/AER.
Deposit Term Year1
Amount on Deposit €25,000
Guaranteed Interest Rate 6%
Gross Interest €1,500
DIRT @ 27% €405
Net Interest €1,095
Timing of Payment EndofYear1
Amount Paid Out €26,095
Warning:PastPerformanceisnotareliableguidetofutureperformance.
Source:Bloomberg(1October2000to31December2010)
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
900
850
800
750
700
650
600
550
500
602.93
Last Price 602.9386High on 10/20/00 893.8836Average 614.5319Low on 03/20/09 518.3588
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The Investment Element
TheBespokeSplitDepositBRICCurrencyBondProtectedOption
75%oftheinitialcapitalisinvestedintheReferenceBasket.Atmaturity,investorswillreceiveback100%ofthe75%oftheirinitialcapitalinvested
intheInvestmentElement,plus100%ofthefall,ifany,oftheReferenceBasket.Anyinvestmentreturnachievedoverandabovetheinitialcapital
investedwillbesubjecttoDepositInterestRetentionTax(DIRT)atsource.Thetablebelowillustrateshowthereturniscalculatedin4different
investmentreturnconditions:
DescriptionExample 1: Positive Return
Example 2: Positive Return
Example 3: Neutral Return
Example 4: Negative Return
Initial Amount Invested €75,000.00 €75,000.00 €75,000.00 €75,000.00
Projected Fall in the Reference Basket 20% 30% 0% -20%
Participation Rate 100% 100% 100% 100%
Projected Investment Return €15,000.00 €22,500.00 €0.00 €0.00
Return of Capital Protected Amount €75,000.00 €75,000.00 €75,000.00 €75,000.00
Projected Value before DIRT €90,000.00 €97,500.00 €75,000.00 €75,000.00
Compound Annual Return before DIRT 4.97% 7.23% 0.00% 0.00%
Projected DIRT @ 30% Withheld -€4500.00 -€6,750.00 €0.00 €0.00
Projected Net Return €88,500.00 €90,750.00 €75,000.00 €75,000.00
Compound Annual Return after DIRT 3.55% 5.21% 0.00% 0.00%
Warning:Thesefiguresareestimatesonly.Theyarenotareliableguidetothefutureperformanceofthisinvestment.
Warning:Thevalueofyourinvestmentcangodownaswellasup.
Warning:Ifyoucashinyourinvestmentbefore8January2015youmaylosesomeorallofthemoneyyouputin.
Warning:ThisillustrationisbasedonourunderstandingofcurrentIrishtaxlawandpracticewhichissubjecttochangewithoutnoticeanddoesnotconstitutetaxadvice.
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TheBespokeSplitDepositBRICCurrencyBondAcceleratedOption
75%oftheinitialcapitalisinvestedintheReferenceBasket.Atmaturity,investorswillreceiveback90%ofthe75%oftheirinitialcapitalinvested
intheInvestmentElement,plus250%ofthefall,ifany,oftheReferenceBasket.Anyinvestmentreturnachievedoverandabovetheinitialcapital
investedwillbesubjecttoDepositInterestRetentionTax(DIRT)atsource.Thetablebelowillustrateshowthereturniscalculatedin4different
investmentreturnconditions:
Warning:Thesefiguresareestimatesonly.Theyarenotareliableguidetothefutureperformanceofthisinvestment.
Warning:Thevalueofyourinvestmentcangodownaswellasup.Youmaygetbacklessthanyouputin.
Warning:Ifyouinvestinthisproductyoucouldlose7.5%ofthemoneyyouputin.
Warning:Ifyoucashinyourinvestmentbefore8January2015youmaylosesomeorallofthemoneyyouputin.
Warning:ThisillustrationisbasedonourunderstandingofcurrentRevenuelawandpracticewhichissubjecttochangewithoutnoticeanddoesnotconstitutetaxadvice.
DescriptionExample 1: Positive Return
Example 2: Positive Return
Example 3: Neutral Return
Example 4: Negative Return
Initial Amount Invested €75,000.00 €75,000.00 €75,000.00 €75,000.00
Projected Fall in the Reference Basket 20% 30% 0% -20%
Participation Rate 250% 250% 250% 250%
Projected Investment Return €37,500.00 €56,250.00 €0.00 €0.00
Return of Capital Protected Amount €67,500.00 €67,500.00 €67,500.00 €67,500.00
Projected Value before DIRT €105,000.00 €123,750.00 €67,500.00 €67,500.00
Compound Annual Return before DIRT 9.37% 14.26% -2.77% -2.77%
Projected DIRT @ 30% Withheld -€9,000.00 -€14,625.00 €0.00 €0.00
Projected Net Return €96,000 €109,125.00 €67,500.00 €67,500.00
Compound Annual Return after DIRT 6.79% 10.50% -2.77% -2.77%
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HowdoestheBondwork?
1.ThePartiesInvolvedintheBondareasfollows:
The Deposit Taker is:
UlsterBankIrelandLimited(TheBank)
UlsterBankGroupCentre
George’sQuay
Dublin2
The Product Producer is:
DugganAssetManagement
Suite170IvyExchange
GranbyPlace
Dublin1
The Arranger and Lead Distributor is:
BespokeInvestmentsLimited
16RodenPlace
Dundalk
CoLouth
2.BriefDescriptionoftheBenefitsoftheBond:
TheBondhasthefollowingbenefits:
Thereare2OptionsforinvestorsinthisBondasfollows:
Option 1: The Bespoke Split Deposit BRIC Currency Bond
Protected Option
The Deposit Element:25%oftheBondwillbeplacedina1yearfixed
ratedepositpaying6.00%gross/AER.Attheendofthefirstyear,annual
interestisaddedtothepartialreturnofcapitalduethatyear.
The Investment Element:75%oftheBondisinvestedintheReference
Basket.Investorswillparticipatein100%ofthefall,ifany,ofthe
ReferenceBasket.
Capital Protection:100%oftheinitialamountinvestedintheDeposit
Elementand100%oftheinitialamountinvestedintheInvestment
ElementisprotectedattherelevantMaturityDates.
Term:3years,9months.Thematuritydatesareasfollows:
The Deposit Element:10April2012.
The Investment Element:8January2015
Underlying Investment of the Investment Element:TheEuroversusan
equallyweightedbasketofBRICcurrencies.
Initial Price:TheInitialPriceisthelevelofeachcurrencypair
intheReferenceBasketon8April2011asdescribedinCondition5
oftheTermsandConditions.TheInitialPriceswillbeprovidedinthe
ConfirmationLettersenttoeachinvestor.
Option 2: The Bespoke Split Deposit BRIC Currency Bond
Accelerated Option
The Deposit Element:25%oftheBondwillbeplacedina1yearfixed
ratedepositpaying6.00%gross/AER.Attheendofthefirstyear,annual
interestisaddedtothepartialreturnofcapitalduethatyear.
The Investment Element:75%oftheBondisinvestedintheReference
Basket.Investorswillparticipatein250%ofthefall,ifany,ofthe
ReferenceBasket.
Capital Protection:100%oftheinitialamountinvestedintheDeposit
Elementand90%oftheinitialamountinvestedintheInvestment
ElementisprotectedattherelevantMaturityDates.
Term:3years,9months.Thematuritydatesareasfollows:
The Deposit Element:10April2012.
The Investment Element:8January2015
Underlying Investment of the Investment Element:TheEuroversusan
equallyweightedbasketofBRICcurrencies.
Initial Price:TheInitialPriceisthelevelofeachcurrencypairin
theReferenceBasketon8April2011asdescribedinCondition5of
theTermsandConditions.TheInitialPriceswillbeprovidedinthe
ConfirmationLettersenttoeachinvestor.
4 KeyFeatures
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3.ClosingDate:
Theclosingdateforapplicationsis31March2011.
4.Fees&Charges
DugganAssetManagementwillreceiveacommissioninrelation
toitsarrangementoftheBond.Thiscommissionwillbedependent
onthetotalamountinvestedandonprevailingmarketconditions
ontheinvestmentdateof8April2011.Assumingthattheminimum
subscriptionamountisraisedandbasedonfinancialmarketconditions
asat18January2011,theindicativecommissionpayabletoDuggan
AssetManagementfortheBespokeSplitDepositBRICCurrencyBond
ProtectedOptionwillbe0.50%ofthetotalamountinvested.Assuming
thattheminimumsubscriptionamountisraisedandbasedonfinancial
marketconditionsasat18January2011,theindicativecommission
payabletoDugganAssetManagementfortheBespokeSplitDeposit
BRICCurrencyBondAcceleratedOptionwillbe1.50%ofthetotal
amountinvested.
BespokeInvestmentsLimitedwillreceiveadistributioncommission
inrelationtoitsdistributionoftheBond.Thiscommissionwillbe
dependentonthetotalamountinvestedandonprevailingmarket
conditionsontheinvestmentdateof8April2011.Assumingthatthe
minimumsubscriptionamountisraisedandbasedonfinancialmarket
conditionsasat18January2011,theindicativecommissionpayable
totheDistributoroftheBespokeSplitDepositBRICCurrencyBond
ProtectedOptionis1.82%to2.07%(dependingonthecommission
payabletotheinvestmentintermediary)ofthetotalamountinvested.
Assumingthattheminimumsubscriptionamountisraisedandbased
onfinancialmarketconditionsasat18January2011,theindicative
commissionpayabletotheDistributoroftheBespokeSplitDeposit
BRICCurrencyBondAcceleratedOptionis2.18%to2.43%(depending
onthecommissionpayabletotheinvestmentintermediary)ofthetotal
amountinvested.
InvestmentIntermediarieswillreceiveacommissionof3.00%to
3.25%foradvisingindividualinvestorsandforintroducingthese
investorstotheBespokeSplitDepositBRICCurrencyBondProtected
Optionandwillreceiveacommissionof3.00%to3.25%foradvising
individualinvestorsandforintroducingtheseinvestorstotheBespoke
SplitDepositBRICCurrencyBondAcceleratedOption.Thelevelof
commissionpayabletoeachInvestmentIntermediarywilldependon
thevolumeofbusinessintroducedbythatInvestmentIntermediaryto
BespokeInvestmentsLimited.
5.MinimumInvestment:
Theminimuminvestmentamountis€25,000.
6.EligibleInvestors:
TheBondisavailabletoindividualinvestorsoveraged18.Thebond
isalsoopentopension,corporate,creditunion,charity,notforprofit
andnon-residentinvestors.
7.Dividends:
TheBonddoesnotbenefitfromdividends.TheBondissuitableonly
asacapitalgrowthinvestment.
8.CurrencyRisk:
TheReferenceBasketmaybedirectlyaffectedbychangesinforeign
exchangerates.
9.CapitalProtection:
Option 1: The Bespoke Split Deposit BRIC Currency Bond
Protected Option
100%oftheinitialamountinvestedintheDepositElementisprotected
atMaturity.100%oftheinitialamountinvestedintheInvestment
ElementisprotectedatMaturity.
Option 2: The Bespoke Split Deposit BRIC Currency Bond
Accelerated Option
100%oftheinitialamountinvestedintheDepositElementisprotected
atMaturity.
90%oftheinitialamountinvestedintheInvestmentElementis
protectedatMaturity.
Warning:Ifyouinvestinthisproductyoucouldlose7.50%ofthemoneyyouputin.
Warning:YourInvestmentmaybeaffectedbychangesincurrencyexchangerates.
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Wheredoesmyinvestmentgo?
Option 1: The Bespoke Split Deposit BRIC Currency Bond
Protected Option
Ifasampleinvestmentof€100,000ismade,itwillbeused,atthe
dateofinvestmenton8April2011,asfollows:
€66,090or66.09%willbeusedtosecurethepromisedpayment
of€75,000payableafter3years,9months.Thisisequivalent
toapromisedreturnonthispartoftheinvestmentof3.42%p.a.
beforetaxisdeducted(ifapplicable).
Ifthecashbonuson75%ofyourInvestmentafter3years,
9monthsiszero,thepromisedpaymentwillrepresentareturn
of0.00%p.a.,on75%ofyourtotalinvestmentovertheperiodto
thedateofthepromisedpayment,beforeanytaxisdeducted.
€25,000or25%willbeusedtosecurethepromisedpaymentof
€26,500payableafter1year.Thisisequivalenttoapromised
returnonthispartofyourinvestmentof6.00%gross/AER*fixed
paidattheendofyear1beforetaxisdeducted(ifapplicable)plus
yourinitial25%investmentinthefixedratedeposit.
€3,340or3.34%willbeusedtosecurethecashbonuswhichmay
bepayableafter3years,9months.
€5,570or5.57%willbetakenincharges.
*AERistheAnnualEquivalentRateandillustrateswhattheinterestratewouldbeifpaidandcompoundedeachyear.Grossistheinterestratepaidbeforethedeductionoftax.AnyinterestthatispayabletoyoufromyourdepositsubjecttothetermsoftheInvestmentwillbedonesoafterthedeductionofrelevanttax.
Option 2: The Bespoke Split Deposit BRIC Currency Bond
Accelerated Option
Ifasampleinvestmentof€100,000ismade,itwillbeused,atthe
dateofinvestmenton8April2011,asfollows:
€59,730or59.73%willbeusedtosecurethepromisedpayment
of€67,500payableafter3years,9months.Thisisequivalenttoa
promisedreturnonthispartoftheinvestmentof3.31%p.a.before
taxisdeducted(ifapplicable).
Ifthecashbonuson75%ofyourInvestmentafter3years,
9monthsiszero,thepromisedpaymentwillrepresentareturn
of-2.77%p.a.,on75%ofyourtotalinvestmentovertheperiodto
thedateofthepromisedpayment,beforeanytaxisdeducted.
€25,000or25%willbeusedtosecurethepromisedpaymentof
€26,500payableafter1year.Thisisequivalenttoapromised
returnonthispartofyourinvestmentof6.00%gross/AER*fixed
paidattheendofyear1beforetaxisdeducted(ifapplicable)plus
yourinitial25%investmentinthefixedratedeposit.
€8,340or8.34%willbeusedtosecurethecashbonuswhichmay
bepayableafter3years,9months.
€6,930or6.93%willbetakenincharges.
*AERistheAnnualEquivalentRateandillustrateswhattheinterestratewouldbeifpaidandcompoundedeachyear.Grossistheinterestratepaidbeforethedeductionoftax.AnyinterestthatispayabletoyoufromyourdepositsubjecttothetermsoftheInvestmentwillbedonesoafterthedeductionofrelevanttax.
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DoIhaveaccesstomyinvestment?
TheBondhasbeendesignedasamediumterminvestmentandshould
onlybeconsideredbyinvestorswhodonotrequireaccesstotheir
investmentbeforetheendoftheterm.Earlyencashmentrequestswill
onlybepermittedinexceptionalcircumstances.Investorsshouldalso
notethatthe100%CapitalProtectionthatappliestotheInvestment
ElementoftheBespokeSplitDepositBRICCurrencyBondProtected
Optionandthe90%CapitalProtectionthatappliestotheInvestment
ElementoftheBespokeSplitDepositBRICCurrencyBondAccelerated
Optionwillapplyonlyonthematuritydateattheendofthe3years,
9monthsterm.
Term:3years,9months.Thematuritydatesareasfollows:
The Deposit Element:10April2012.
The Investment Element:8January2015.
WhathappensifIdiebeforetheBondmatures?
Intheeventofthedeathofasoleinvestororsurvivingjointaccount
holderpriortotheexpiryoftheterm,theaccountwillcontinue
tothematuritydateinthenameoftheexecutororadministrator.
Alternatively,subjecttotheBank’sdiscretion,thebondmay
beredeemedpriortomaturity,subjecttonormalprobateregulations,
atitsrealisablevaluewhichmaybelowerthantheoriginalamount
investedandlowerthantheprincipalprotectedamount.
Warning:TheBondhasa3years,9monthsterm.Itisonlysuitableforinvestorswhoarewillingtoinvesttheircapitalforthis3years,9monthsterm.
Warning:Ifyoucashinyourinvestmentbefore8January2015youmaylosesomeorallofthemoneyyouputin.
Warning:Deductionsforchargesandexpensesarenotmadeuniformlythroughoutthelifeoftheproduct,butareloadeddisproportionatelyontotheearlyperiod.Ifaninvestorwithdrawsfromthebondpriortotheendofthe3years,9monthsterm,thepracticeoffront-endloadingwillimpactontheamountofmoneythattheinvestorreceives.
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Whatabouttax?
Ourunderstandingisthatthetaxationtreatmentofaninvestment
inthisstrategyforprivateindividuals,basedoncurrenttaxlaw,
isasfollows:
• YourinvestmentissubjecttothedeductionofDepositInterest
RetentionTax(DIRT)fromanyinterestaddedtoyourinvestmentat
maturity(i.e.theexcessof(i)therelevantCapitalProtectedAmount
plustherelavantVariableAmountover(ii)theInvestmentElement
amount).Undercurrentlegislation,theeffectiveDIRTrateonthe
InvestmentElementoftheBondis30%.Thisissubjecttochange
withoutnotice.
• UndercurrentlegislationinterestontheDepositElementofthe
BondissubjecttoDIRT,currently27%,whereapplicableatthetime
ofmaturity.
• Youwillbeobligedtoincludethisinterestamount,beforeDIRT,in
yourincometaxreturnfortheyearinwhichtheinvestmentmatures.
• Youwillhavenofurtherpersonaltaxliabilityonreturnsfromthis
investmentonceDIRThasbeendeductedatmaturity.
• Someinvestors,suchasindividualsover65andthosewhoare
permanentlyincapacitated,maybeabletoreclaimfromtheRevenue
anyDIRTdeductedfromtheinvestmentatmaturity,iftheyarenot
otherwiseliabletotaxonthisinvestment.
• Companies,PensionFunds,Non-ResidentInvestors,CreditUnions
andRegisteredCharitiesmaybeentitled,incertaincircumstances,to
bepaidtheinterestwhentheinvestmentmatures,withoutdeduction
ofDIRT.
• TheinterestmayalsobesubjecttotheUniversalServiceCharge
(USC)inyourhandsintheyearinwhichtheinvestmentmatures.
ThismaychangeasthedetailsoftheDecember2010budgetare
implemented.
• TheinterestmayalsobesubjecttoPRSIinyourhandsinthetaxyear
inwhichthebondmatures.
Warning:TheaboveinformationrepresentsourunderstandingofthetaxationtreatmentoftheBondbutdoesnotconstitutetaxadvice.InvestorsshouldsatisfythemselvesindependentlyofthetaxationtreatmentoftheBond,inrelationtorevenuereportingrequirementsandtheimplicationsofnon-disclosureintheirownpersonalcircumstances.
Warning:ThisdocumentisbasedonourunderstandingofcurrentIrishtaxlawandpracticewhichissubjecttochangewithoutnotice.
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CounterpartyRisk
PastPerformance
Volatility
InvestmentRisk
CurrencyExchangeRateRisk
SimulatedPerformance&Illustrations
InvestmentTerm
Charges
Taxation
CapitalProtection
5 Risk&WealthWarnings
Warning:IfeitherUlsterBankIrelandLimitedorSocieteGeneraleisnotinapositiontoperformitsroleintheBondasdefinedintheTerms&Conditionsatmaturity,thismayimpacteithertheCapitalProtectionorpotentialinvestmentreturnpayabletotheinvestor.
Warning:PastPerformanceisnotareliableguidetofutureperformance.
Warning:ThecurrencieswithintheReferenceBasketcanbevolatile.
Warning:Thevalueofyourinvestmentmaygodownaswellasup.
Warning:YourInvestmentmaybeaffectedbychangesincurrencyexchangerates.
Warning:Thesefiguresareestimatesonly.Theyarenotareliableguidetothefutureperformanceofyourinvestment.
Warning:Thisisa3years,9monthsinvestment.ThereisnoguaranteethattheReferenceBasketintheInvestmentElementwillhavedepreciatedsufficientlyoverthisinvestmenttermtogenerateapositivereturn.
Warning:TheBondhasa3years,9monthsterm.TheBondisonlysuitableforinvestorswhodonotrequireaccesstotheirinvestmentpriortotheendofthis3years,9monthsterm.
Warning:Ifyoucashinyourinvestmentbefore8January2015youmaylosesomeorallofthemoneyyouputin.
Warning:Deductionsforchargesandexpensesarenotmadeuniformlythroughoutthelifeoftheproduct,butareloadeddisproportionatelyontotheearlyperiod.Ifaninvestorwithdrawsfromthebondpriortotheendofthe3years,9monthsterm,thepracticeoffront-endloadingwillimpactontheamountofmoneythattheinvestorreceives.
Warning:ThisdocumentisbasedonourunderstandingofcurrentIrishtaxlawandpracticewhichissubjecttochangewithoutnoticeanddoesnotconstitutetaxadvice.
Warning:Ifyouinvestintheacceleratedoptionofthisproductyoucouldlose7.50%ofthemoneyyouputin.
Warning:Thevalueofyourinvestmentmaygodownaswellasup.Youmaygetbacklessthanyouputin.
Warning:Ifyoucashinyourinvestmentbefore8January2015youmaylosesomeorallofthemoneyyouputin.
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Thefollowingdocumentationisrequiredbypersonalinvestorsfor
antimoneylaunderingpurposes:
Proof of Identity
Certifiedcopyofpassportordriverslicenseforeachpersonsigning
theapplicationformcertifiedbyanyofthefollowing:Garda,Accountant,
Solicitor,designatedbody.
Proof of address
Certifiedcopyofutilitybill,bankstatementorrevenuedocumentation
foreachpersonsigningtheapplicationformandlessthan6monthsold.
Otherdocumentationwillberequiredforcorporate,pension,credit
unionandcharitableorganisationapplicants.Pleaserefertoyour
financialadvisorformoredetails.
Non-residentclientswillberequiredtopresentverificationofidentity
fromareputablefinancialinstitutionintheclient’scountryofresidence.
Thefollowingdocumentationisrequiredbyallinvestorsfortaxation
purposes:
Personal Investors:
DocumentaryevidenceofPPSNumberforeachpersonsigningthe
applicationform(CertifiedcopyofP60,companypayslip(ifthecompany
isregisteredfortax)orofficialcorrespondencefromtheRevenue
Commissionerslessthan6monthsold).
Non-Personal Investors:
DocumentaryevidenceofTaxReferenceNumber[Certifiedcopy
ofofficialcorrespondencefromtheRevenueCommissionerslessthan
6monthsold].
1.Definitions
‘Bespoke’meansBespokeInvestmentsLimitedintheircapacity
asArrangerandLeadDistributoroftheBond.BespokeInvestments
LimitedisregulatedbytheCentralBankofIreland.
‘DAM’meansDugganAssetManagementLimitedtradingasDuggan
AssetManagementanditssuccessors,assignsandtransferees.Duggan
AssetManagementLimitedtradingasDugganAssetManagementis
regulatedbytheCentralBankofIreland.
‘Bank’meansUlsterBankIrelandLimited.Aprivatecompanylimited
byshares,tradingasUlsterBank,UlsterBankGroupandBancUladh.
RegisteredintheRepublicofIrelandNo25766.RegisteredOffice:
UlsterBankGroupCentre,George’sQuay,Dublin2.UlsterBankIreland
LimitedisamemberofTheRoyalBankofScotlandGroupofCompanies
andisregulatedbytheCentralBankofIreland.
‘Bond’meanstheBespokeSplitDepositBRICCurrencyBond.
‘Account’meansthefixedtermdepositaccountinyournameopenedby
theBankforthepurposesofCondition4below.
‘Deposit Element’meansthe1yearfixedratedepositasdescribed
in5(a)below.
‘Investment Element’meansthe3years,9monthsdepositasdescribed
in5(b)below.
‘You/your’meanstheperson(s)(naturalorcorporate)investingmoney
intheBondinaccordancewiththeseTermsandConditionsandincludes
theirsuccessors.
‘Capital Protected Amount’means100%oftheInvestmentElementor
100%oftheDepositElementinthecaseofTheBespokeBRICCurrency
BondProtectedOptionand90%oftheInvestmentElementor100%of
theDepositElementinthecaseofTheBespokeBRICCurrencyBond
AcceleratedOption.
‘Variable Amount’shallmeantheinvestmentreturnpayableinaddition
totheCapitalProtectedAmountinrespectoftheInvestmentElementin
accordancewithClause5.
‘Term’meanstheperiodfromandincludingtheStartDatetothe
MaturityDate,foreithertheDepositElementortheInvestmentElement
asthecasemaybe.
‘Reference Basket’ meansanequalweightingofthefollowingcurrency
pairs,Euro/BrazilianReal,Euro/RussianRuble,Euro/IndianRupeeand
Euro/ChineseRenminbi.
‘Start Date’ means8April2011.
‘Final Valuation Date’means5January2015.
‘Maturity Date’means10April2012inrelationtotheDepositElement
and8January2015inrelationtotheInvestmentElement.
‘Closing Date’means31March2011.
‘Counterparty’meansSocieteGenerale.
‘Deposit Amount’meanstheamountinvestedbyyouintheBond.
6 Terms&Conditions
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2.Availability
a) TheBondisavailabletopersonalcustomers(aged18orover)
whetherintheirownnameorinjointnames.Pensionfunds,
companies,creditunionsandotherinstitutions/entitiesmayalso
investintheBond.Theminimumdepositis€25,000.
b) Theclosingdateforapplicationsis31March2011orearlier
iffullysubscribed.DAMacceptsnoresponsibilityforapplications
(i.e.completedapplicationform(s)plusclearedfundsandanyother
appropriatedocumentationifrequired)untiltheyarephysically
receivedbyDAM.Applicationswillnotbeacceptedafterthe
closingdate.
c)AllpaymentsinrelationtotheBondwillbedenominatedinEuro.
d)NointerestwillbepaidtoyouintheperioduptotheStartDate
of8April2011.
3.DocumentationRequirements
IfyouarenotinvestingintheBondonanexecutiononlybasisorifyou
arebeingadvisedbyanauthorisedinvestmentintermediary,youmust
completeafullfact-findforyourfinancialadvisorwhichisrequiredin
ordertoenableyourfinancialadvisortofulfilitsobligationsinassessing
thesuitabilityofthisproductforyourneeds.Inaddition,youwillneedto
satisfytheanti-moneylaunderingrequirementsoutlinedabove.
4.Yourinvestment
100%oftheInvestmentElementand100%oftheDepositElement
arecapitalprotectedattherelevantMaturityDateinthecaseofthe
BespokeSplitDepositBRICCurrencyBondProtectedOption.90%of
theInvestmentElementand100%oftheDepositElementarecapital
protectedattherelevantMaturityDateinthecaseoftheBespokeSplit
DepositBRICCurrencyBondAcceleratedOption.DAMwillplaceyour
investmentintheAccountwiththeBank.Thematurityproceedsofyour
investmentwillbereturnedtoyouattheendoftheTermtogetherwith
anyVariableAmountpayablebytheBank.
5.Interest
a) 25%ofyourInvestmentwillbeplacedintheDepositElementandwill
payinterestof6.00%gross/AERfixedwithin5workingdaysofthe
maturitydate:10April2012.YourInvestmentintheDepositElement
willalsobereturnedtoyouonthisdate.
b) 75%ofyourInvestmentwillbeplacedintheInvestmentElementof
theBond.ThepotentialVariableAmountpayableontheInvestment
ElementwillbedeterminedontheMaturityDateoftheBond.
ThevariableamountpayableatmaturityinrespectoftheInvestment
ElementoftheBespokeSplitDepositBRICCurrencyBondProtected
Optionwillbe100%ofthefall,ifany,intheReferenceBasketandwill
beaddedtothecapitalprotectedlevelof100%oftheamountinitially
investedintheInvestmentElement.
TheVariableAmountpayableatmaturityinrespectoftheInvestment
ElementoftheBespokeSplitDepositBRICCurrencyBond
AcceleratedOptionwillbe250%ofthefall,ifany,intheReference
Basketandwillbeaddedtothecapitalprotectedlevelof90%ofthe
amountinitiallyinvestedintheInvestmentElement.
Thefall,ifany,intheReferenceBasketiscalculatedasfollows:
c) WhilsttheInvestmentElementoftheBespokeSplitDepositBRIC
CurrencyBondProtectedOptionis100%capitalprotectedbythe
BankandtheInvestmentElementoftheBespokeSplitDepositBRIC
CurrencyBondAcceleratedOptionis90%capitalprotectedbythe
Bank,anyreturnthattrackstheperformanceoftheReferenceBasket
isnotcertain.TheVariableAmount,ifany,isprovidedfromthe
payoutofafinancialderivativepurchasedbytheBankfromSociete
Generale(the“Counterparty”)beforetheStartDate.
Basket Return
Initial Price1 i=1-4
FixingpublishedonthePriceSourceforCurrencyPair,asoftheStartDate
Final Price1 i=1-4
FixingpublishedonthePriceSourceforCurrencyPair,asoftheFinalValuationDate
Reference Basket
i Currency Pair Price Source
1 EUR/RUBEUR/USDfixingpublishedat2.15FrankfurttimepublishedonpageECB37*USD/RUBpublishedonpageEMTA1:00PMMoscowtime
2 EUR/BRLEUR/USDfixingpublishedat2.15FrankfurttimepublishedonpageECB37*USD/BRLpublishedonpageBRFRPTAX(offerside)6:00PMSaoPaolotime
3 EUR/INREUR/USDfixingpublishedat2.15FrankfurttimepublishedonpageECB37*USD/INRpublishedonpageRBIB12:00AMMumbaitime
4 EUR/CNYEUR/USDfixingpublishedat2.15FrankfurttimepublishedonpageECB37*USD/CNYpublishedonpageSAEC9:15AMBeijingtime
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AnyinvestmentreturnpayableontheAccountatthematurityofthe
TermisconditionalonthefulfilmentoftheCounterparty’sobligations
totheBank.
Incertain,albeitunexpectedcircumstances,theCounterpartymay
terminateordefaultonthederivativecontractbeforeitsnatural
expiry.Ifthisweretohappen,thereturnontheAccounttosuch
terminationwillbecalculatedusingbestmarketpracticeandno
furtherinvestmentreturnwillbeearnedontheBond.
Investmentreturnearnedtothedateofterminationwillbeheldinan
interestbearingdepositaccountandwillbecreditedtotheAccount
ontheMaturityDate.Youwillbeentitledtothereturnoftherelevant
CapitalProtectedAmountplusanyvariableamountearned,payable
onmaturity.IntheeventoftheCounterpartybeingunabletofulfilits
obligationstotheBank,yourreturnsmaybelimitedtothereturnof
yourCapitalProtectedAmountonly.
d)IfanydatementionedinthisClause5doesnotfallonadayonwhich
banksareopenforbusinessinLondonandDublin,unlessotherwise
stated,thenextfollowingdayonwhichtheyareopenwillbeusedin
itsplace.
e) InvestmentreturnearnedontheBondwillbedependanton
fluctuationsinfinancialmarketsthatareoutsideDAM’sandthe
Bank’scontrol.PastPerformanceorSimulatedPastPerformanceisnot
areliableguidetofutureperformance.
6.Withdrawals
a) YourinvestmentisafixedinvestmentfortheTermoftheBondand
isintendedonlyforinvestorswhodonotrequireaccesstotheir
investmentpriortoitsmaturity.
b) Intheeventofthedeathofasoleinvestororsurvivingjointinvestor
priortotheexpiryoftheTerm,theBondwillcontinuetotheMaturity
Dateinthenameoftheexecutororadministrator.Alternatively
andwherepossible,thefundsmaybewithdrawn,subjecttonormal
probateregulations,attherealisablevalueoftheBond(asdetermined
bytheBank)whichmaybelowerthanthelowerthantheCapital
ProtectedAmount.
NoadditionalinvestmentsintheBondareallowedduringthetermof
theBond.
7.Disclaimer
TheproviderofthePriceSourceshallnotbeliable(whetherin
negligenceorotherwise)toyouforanyerrorinanypricequotedand
shallnotbeunderanyobligationtoadviseyouofanyerrortherein.
8.Tax
Theinvestmentisheldintheformofadepositaccount.Undercurrent
legislation,theinterestontheInvestmentElement,(i.e.theexcessof
(i)therelevantCapitalProtectedAmountplustherelevantVariable
Amountover(ii)theInvestmentElementamount)ifany,paidto
investorswhoareIrishresidentatmaturitywillbesubjecttoDeposit
InterestRetentionTaxof30%,beingthestandardrateofDeposit
InterestRetentionTax(27%)plus3%.Thesetaxdeductionswillapplyat
thematurityoftheinvestmentandwillbemadeatsourcebytheBank.
Undercurrentlegislation,anyinterestearnedontheDepositElementof
theBondwillbetaxedatarateof27%.
Certainnon-residents,pensionfunds,charities,creditunionsand
companiesmayapplytoreceivereturnsgrosswithoutdeduction
oftax.Investorsareresponsibleforprovidinganyinformationor
documentationnecessarytoconfirmstatus.
Allinvestorsmustaccuratelydiscloseallmaterialfacts.Investorsare
responsibleforprovidinganyinformationordocumentationnecessary
toconfirmnon-residency,pensionfund,charity,companyetcstatus.
Investorsmustsatisfythemselvesinrelationtoallrevenuereportingand
disclosurerequirementsandtheimplicationsofanysuchnon-disclosure.
9.Maturity
Theproceedsofyourinvestmentwillbepaidonorafter8January
2015.YourFinancialAdvisorwillcontactyoubeforetheBondmatures,
advisingyouoftheforthcomingMaturityDateandadvisingyouofyour
optionswithrespecttothematuringamount.
10.RighttoTerminateContract
YouhavetherighttocancelthiscontractpriortotheStartDate
oftheBond.
11.Variation
DAMreservestherighttoamendtheseTermsandConditions,subject
tothewrittenconsentoftheBank,duringtheTermoftheBondifthere
isamaterial,legal,taxorregulatorychangeaffectingtheseTermsand
Conditions.YourFinancialAdvisorwillnotifyyouofanychangesatleast
30daysinadvanceofchangestakingeffect.
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12.Fees
DAMreceivesafeeforarrangingthisproduct.Anauthorisedinvestment
intermediaryreceivesafeefordistributingthisproduct.Thesefeesare
setoutintheKeyFeaturespartofthisbrochureandarereflectedinthe
termsoftheinvestment.
13.Confidentiality
DAMandtheBankobserveadutyofconfidentialityaboutyour
financialaffairs.NeitherDAMnortheBankwilldisclosedetailsofyour
investmentoryournameandaddresstoanyoneelse,otherthantoany
confidentiallyappointedagentsactingontheirbehalforwhere:
• Theyarecompelledorcompelledbylawtodoso.
• Thereisadutytothepublictodisclose.
• Theirlegitimateinterestsrequiredisclosure.
• Disclosureismadeatyourrequestandwithyourconsent.
TheBankmaypassyourinformationtoothercompanieswithinthe
RoyalBankofScotlandgroupofcompanies,ofwhichitisamember.
14.Deposit
ByinvestinginthisBond,youneitherholdthecurrencieswhichare
constituentsoftheReferenceBasketnorbenefitfromanydividendspaid
onthoseassets.YourCapitalProtectedAmountisheldondepositwith
theBankatalltimes.
15.Representation
ThecontentsofthisbrochurearetheresponsibilityofBespokeand
DAM.UlsterBankIrelandLimitedisactingasadeposittakeronlyand
isnotliableforanyoftheresponsibilitiesoractionsoftheProduct
Produceroranydistributororintermediarytoaninvestorinthisproduct.
TheBankisnotofferingtoprovideandhasnotprovidedfinancialor
taxadvicetoanyinvestor,theProductProducer,anydistributoror
intermediary.Itismakingnorepresentationastothetermsofthis
productortoitslikelyfutureperformance.Anysuchstatementswillbe
thoseoftheProductProduceronly.
TheBondisproducedbyDAMandtheBankhasagreedtoprovide
servicesinrespectoftheBondassetoutintheBankingServices
AgreementbetweenDAMandtheBank.AnyotherDistributor
appointedbyBespokeorDAMisappointedbyBespokewhointurnare
appointedbyDAMonlyandisnotemployedbytheBank.
16.MarketDisruption
IfatanytimeduringtheTermanyoftheeventslistedinsub-
paragraphs(i)to(iii)occurs(eachsucheventa“MarketDisruption
Event”)intheformof:(i)adisruptionorsuspensionof,orlimitation
on,theoperationsofanyofthepartiesorentitiesconnectedwiththe
provisionofservicesaffectingtheBondforanyreasonwhatsoever;
or(ii)anymaterialdisruptionofanyoftheofthefreetradingofthe
currenciesincludedintheReferenceBasketforanyreasonwhatsoever,
includingbutnotlimitedto,devaluation,cancellation,replacement,
inconvertibility,non-transferabilityortheimpositionofdualormultiple
exchangerates,anycurrencyexchangeratepeg,orofanylimitsbyan
authorityofthefreetradingorexchangecontrolsinrespectofanysuch
currency;or(iii)thePriceSourceceasestobeavailable;thentheBank
mayadjustthevaluesusedinthecalculationoftheVariableAmountas
itdeemsappropriateinitssoleandabsolutediscretion,havingregard
totheMarketDisruptionEventinquestion.TheVariableAmount
(ifany)maybelowerasaresultoftheadjustment.Further,followinga
MarketDisruptionEvent,theBankmaysubstitutethePriceSourcewith
asimilarpricingsourceorsubstituteanycurrencyforitsreplacement
currencyasitdeemsappropriate.
17.Information
TheseTerms&Conditionsrepresentthetermsofthecontractbetween
youandDAM.Youacknowledgethatyourapplicationismadeonthe
basisofandissubjectto,theseTerms&Conditionsandtheattached
brochureandthatyouhavenotreliedonanyrepresentationsorother
information(whetheroralorwritten)otherthanassetforthherein.
Allinformationthatissuppliedtoyouandallcommunicationswithyou
willbeinEnglish.Theinformationcontainedinthisbrochureiscorrect
atthedatesenttoyou.
18.Assignment
TheAccountand/oranyinterestpayableatmaturity,maynotbe
assigned,chargedorotherwisedealtwithwithoutthepriorwritten
consentoftheBank.
19.Jurisdiction
TheTermsandConditionsshallbegovernedbyandconstruedin
accordancewiththelawsofIrelandandtheCourtsofIrelandshallhave
exclusivejurisdictiontoresolveanydisputesinconnectionwiththese
TermsandConditions.
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YourPersonalData–UlsterBankIrelandLimited
1Yourinformation
1.1WhoisUlsterBankIrelandLimited?
YouraccountiswithUlsterBankIreland
Limitedwhoisadatacontroller.DAMisa
jointdatacontrollerwiththeBank.Pleaserefer
toyourbroker,distributororintermediary
forinformationonhowtheywilluseyour
information.TheBankisamemberofthe
RoyalBankofScotlandGroup(theGroup).
ForinformationabouttheGroupplease
visitpleasevisitwww.rbs.com,orforsimilar
enquiriespleasetelephone00441315568555.
1.2Yourelectronicinformation
IfyoucontacttheBankelectronically,itmay
collectyourelectronicidentifier,(e.g.Internet
Protocol(IP)addressortelephonenumber)
suppliedbyyourserviceprovider.
2HowUlsterBankIrelandLimitedusesyour
informationandwhoweshareitwith?
2.1TheBankmayuseandshareyour
informationwithothermembersofthe
GrouptohelptheBankandthem.Itwill
beused,forexample,tohelpdevelop
customerrelationsortohelptheBank
makecreditrelateddecisionsaboutyou.
Suchcredit-relateddecisionsmaybemade
solelybymeansofautomaticprocessing.
Youconsenttosuchprocessing.
2.2Yourinformationincludesinformation
aboutyourtransactions.
2.3TheBankmaylinkinformationbetween
youraccountsandotherproductsand
servicesyouholdwiththeBank.TheBank
mayalsolinkinformationbetweenyouand
otherswithwhomyouhaveafinanciallink.
Unlessyouconsent,theBankwillnotuse
thelinksformarketingpurposes.
2.4TheBankdoesnotdiscloseyour
informationtoanyoneoutsideofthe
Groupexcept:-
· WheretheBankhasyourconsent
· WheretheBankisrequiredorpermittedto
dosobylaw
· Toothercompanieswhoprovideaservice
totheBankoryou
· WheretheBankmaytransferrightsand
obligationsunderthisagreement
2.5FromtimetotimetheBankmaychange
thewayinwhichitusesyourinformation.
WheretheBankbelievesyoumaynot
reasonablyexpectthechangeitshall
notifyyou.
2.6Ifyouwouldlikeacopyoftheinformation
theBankholdsaboutyou,pleasewrite
to:UlsterBankIrelandLimited,Capital
Markets,3rdFloorUlsterBankGroup
Centre,GeorgesQuay,Dublin2.Afeemay
bepayable.
3Creditreferenceandfraudprevention
agencies
TheBankmaymakeperiodicsearchesof
andprovideinformation(includinghowyou
manageyouraccountandanyarrears)to,
creditreferenceagencies,fraudprevention
agenciesandtheGrouptomanageand
takedecisionsaboutyouraccount.Such
informationmaybeusedbyothercredit
providerstotakedecisionsaboutyouandyour
financialassociates.TheBankcanprovidethe
namesandaddressesoftheagenciesitusesif
youwouldlikeacopyofyourinformationheld
bythem,pleasecontacttheBankon01709
2099.Theagenciesmaychargeafee.
Deposit Protection Scheme
DepositswiththeBankarecoveredunder
thetermsoftheDepositProtectionScheme,
whichisadministeredbytheCentralBank
ofIrelandandisfundedbyauthorisedcredit
institutions.Thisschemeprovidesforthe
protectionofdepositsirrespectiveofcurrency.
Themaximumamountyoucangetunderthe
schemeis€100,000foreachbank,building
societyorcreditunionregulatedbythe
CentralBankofIreland.
Investor Compensation Scheme
TheInvestorCompensationAct,1998provides
fortheestablishmentofacompensation
schemeandthepayment,incertain
circumstancesofcompensationtocertain
clients(knownaseligibleinvestors*)ofDAM.
Protectionundertheschemeislimitedto
depositsheldbyonedepositorsubjecttoa
maximumcompensationpaymentof€20,000.
*Apersonisaneligibleinvestorifhe/sheisaclientofaninvestmentfirmthathasfailedandhasmadeanapplicationforpaymentunderSection34oftheInvestorCompensationAct,1998.
Complaints Procedure
Bespokeaimstoprovidethehighestquality
ofcustomerserviceatalltimes.Ifyouhave
anycomplaint,pleasecontactBespoke
InvestmentsLimited,16RodenPlace,
Dundalk,CoLouth.Ifyouaredissatisfied
withtheoutcomeofoureffortstoresolveyour
complaintyoumayreferyourcomplainttothe
FinancialServicesOmbudsman’sBureau,3rd
Floor,LincolnHouse,LincolnPlace,Dublin2.
LoCall:1890882090;Telephone(01)6620899;
Fax(01)6620890.
e-mail:[email protected]
7 DataProtection
I/We hereby apply for The Bespoke Split Deposit BRIC Currency Bond in the name(s) of:
Primary Name: Date of Birth:
Address:
Telephone Number (Home): Mobile Number:
Email Address:
PPS/Tax Reference Number (evidence required):
Secondary Name: Date of Birth:
Address:
Telephone Number (Home): Mobile Number:
Email Address:
PPS/Tax Reference Number (evidence required):
*InaccordancewithIrishRevenueCommissionersrequirements,weareobligedtoaskeverypersonopeninganaccounttoprovidetheircurrentPPS/TRNnumberandtosupplydocumentationverifyingsame.
I/Wewishtoinvest: € intheBespokeBRICCurrencyBondProtectedOption(€25,000Minimum).
€ intheBespokeBRICCurrencyBondAcceleratedOption(€25,000Minimum).
Ifyourinvestmentisbeingmadetogetherwithanotherpersonyouacknowledgethattheinvestmentwillbeajointinvestmentbetweenthepersonsnamedherein.
Please tick the appropriate box: PersonalInvestment PensionFund CompanyAccount Other Pleasespecify:
I/Wequalifyforthefollowingtaxationclassification:
Please tick the appropriate box: DIRT Other*
*Relevantdocumentationwillberequiredfortax-freestatusinthecaseofcharities,pensionfunds,creditunions,companiesandnon-Irishresidentsetc.
Declaration:I/Wedeclarethat(i)thedetailsabovearecorrect,thatI/Weareover18andconfirmthatI/WeunderstandandaccepttheKeyFeaturesandTerms&ConditionsontheBondsetoutinthisbrochure.I/Weunderstandthattheinvestmentwillnotbedeemedtohavebeenmadeuntiltheapplicationhasbeenacceptedandthat,ifandwhenaccepted,theinvestmentwillcommenceon8April2011.I/Weherebyrequestandauthorizeyou:(a)toopenandadministeranaccountforme/uswithUlsterBankIrelandLimitedand(b)togiveeffecttoanywrittenrequest,directionorinstructionrelatingtotheaccountonthesignature(s)ofme/usinaccordancewiththeTermsandConditions.BysigningthisapplicationIam/weareagreeingthatUlsterBankIrelandLimitedmayusemy/ourinformationinthewaydescribedinthisformandintheassociatedTermsandConditions.UlsterBankIrelandLtdmayobtaininformationaboutme/usfromcreditreferenceagenciesandGrouprecordstocheckmy/ourcreditstatusandidentity.I/Weunderstandthattheagencieswillrecordenquirieswhichmaybeseenbyothercompanieswhomaketheirowncreditenquiries.UlsterBankIrelandLimitedmayusecreditscoring.
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