Obbligazione BNG Bank NV 2.125% ( XS1734307280 ) in USD

BNG Bank NV

100 USD ▼

Paesi Bassi

XS1734307280 ( in USD )

2.125% per anno ( pagato 2 volte l'anno)

13/12/2020 - Obbligazione è scaduto

Prospetto opuscolo dell'obbligazione BNG Bank N.V XS1734307280 in USD 2.125%, scaduta

200 000 USD

750 000 000 USD

62944BBS2

BNG Bank N.V. è una banca olandese specializzata in servizi finanziari per istituzioni pubbliche e organizzazioni del settore non profit.

L'obbligazione con codice ISIN XS1734307280 e codice CUSIP 62944BBS2, emessa da BNG Bank N.V., una banca specializzata olandese che finanzia enti locali e istituzioni pubbliche nei Paesi Bassi, era un titolo di debito denominato in USD caratterizzato da un tasso d'interesse annuale del 2,125%, una dimensione totale dell'emissione pari a 750.000.000 USD, una dimensione minima di acquisto di 200.000 USD, e prevedeva pagamenti di interessi semestrali (frequenza 2); il titolo, che al momento del rimborso aveva un valore di mercato del 100%, è giunto a scadenza il 13 dicembre 2020 ed è stato completamente rimborsato in tale data.

BASE PROSPECTUS

N.V. Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten
(Incorporated in the Netherlands with limited liability and having its statutory domicile in The Hague)
Euro 100,000,000,000
Debt issuance programme
N.V. Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten (the "Issuer" or "BNG Bank") may from time to time offer debt
instruments (the "Notes") pursuant to a programme of issuance established on 7 December 1993 (as
amended) (the "Programme"). The sum of the aggregate principal amount of Notes outstanding at any
time under the Programme will not exceed Euro 100,000,000,000 (or its equivalent in other currencies).
The Programme amount may be increased from time to time subject to the preparation of a supplemental
prospectus which shall be subject to the prior approval of the Netherlands Authority for the Financial
Markets (Stichting Autoriteit Financiële Markten) (the "AFM").
The Programme has been rated AAA by Standard & Poor's Credit Market Services Europe Limited
("Standard & Poor's"), AA+ by Fitch Ratings Limited ("Fitch") and Aaa by Moody's Investors Service
Limited ("Moody's"). Tranches (as defined herein) of Notes may be rated or unrated. Where a Tranche of
Notes is rated, such rating will not necessarily be the same as the ratings assigned to the Programme or
the Issuer. 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. The rating of a certain
Series or Tranche of Notes may be specified in the applicable Final Terms. Whether or not each credit
rating applied for in relation to a relevant Series or Tranche of Notes will be issued by a credit rating
agency established in the European Union and registered under Regulation (EC) No. 1060/2009 of 16
September 2009 on credit rating agencies, as amended (the "CRA Regulation") will be disclosed clearly
and prominently in the Final Terms. Each of Standard & Poor's, Fitch and Moody's is established in the
European Union and registered under the CRA Regulation as of the date of this base prospectus (the
"Base Prospectus").
The Base Prospectus has been approved by the AFM, which is the Netherlands competent authority for
the purpose of Directive 2003/71/EC (the "Prospectus Directive", which term includes any amendments
thereto, to the extent implemented in a relevant Member State of the European Economic Area to which
is referred (a "Relevant Member State")) and relevant implementing measures in the Netherlands, as a
base prospectus issued in compliance with the Prospectus Directive, Commission Regulation (EC) No.
809/2004 (as amended, the "Prospectus Regulation") and relevant implementing measures in the
Netherlands for the purpose of giving information with regard to the issue of Notes under the Programme
during the period of twelve months after the date hereof.
The AFM shall notify the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA"), a European
Supervisory Authority, of the approval of this Base Prospectus and any supplement hereto at the same
time as such approval is notified to the Issuer. In addition, the AFM shall provide ESMA with a copy of
this Base Prospectus and any supplement hereto.

Application may be made for Notes to be admitted to trading on Euronext in Amsterdam ("Euronext
Amsterdam"), the regulated market of Euronext Amsterdam N.V., SIX Swiss Exchange Ltd and the
regulated market of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. The Programme also permits Notes to be issued on
the basis that they will not be admitted to listing, trading and/or quotation by any listing authority, stock
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The AFM has been requested by the Issuer to provide the Luxembourg Commission de Surveillance du
Secteur Financier (the "CSSF") with a certificate of approval attesting that the Base Prospectus has been
drawn up in accordance with the Prospectus Directive.
The Notes have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Securities Act") or any U.S. state securities laws and the Notes 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), except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a
transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable U.S. state
securities laws, or pursuant to an effective registration statement. The Notes may be offered and sold (a)
in bearer form or registered form outside the United States to non-U.S. persons in reliance on Regulation
S and (b) in registered form within the United States to persons who are "qualified institutional buyers"
("QIBs") in reliance on Rule 144A ("Rule 144A") under the Securities Act. Prospective purchasers who
are QIBs are hereby notified that sellers of the Notes may be relying on the exemption from the
provisions of Section 5 of the Securities Act provided by Rule 144A. For a description of these and
certain further restrictions on offers, sales and transfers of Notes and distribution of this Base Prospectus,
see "Plan of Distribution" and "Transfer Restrictions". The Notes in bearer form are subject to United
States tax law requirements.
PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD HAVE REGARD TO THE FACTORS DESCRIBED
UNDER THE SECTION HEADED "RISK FACTORS" IN THIS BASE PROSPECTUS.
This Base Prospectus must be read and construed together with any supplement hereto and with the
documents incorporated by reference herein (which can be found on the website of the Issuer,
https://www.bngbank.com/funding/issuance-programmes) and in relation to any Tranche of Notes, this
Base Prospectus should be read and construed together with the applicable Final Terms.
Arranger
RBC Capital Markets
Principal Dealers
Barclays
BofA Merrill Lynch
BNP PARIBAS
BMO Capital Markets
Citigroup
Commerzbank
Crédit Agricole CIB
Credit Suisse
Daiwa Capital Markets Europe
Deutsche Bank
DZ BANK AG
Goldman Sachs International
HSBC
ING
J.P. Morgan
Landesbank Baden-Württemberg
Mizuho Securities
Morgan Stanley
Natixis
NatWest Markets
Nomura
NORD/LB
Rabobank
RBC Capital Markets
Scotiabank
TD Securities

The date of this Base Prospectus is 24 May 2017 and it replaces the Base Prospectus dated 27 May 2016.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................................... 4
RISK FACTORS .................................................................................................................................. 21
IMPORTANT NOTICES ..................................................................................................................... 43
NON-EXEMPT OFFERS OF NON-EXEMPT OFFER NOTES IN THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC
AREA .................................................................................................................................................. 46
ENFORCEMENT OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS .................................................................................. 51
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS .............................................................................................. 52
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE .......................................................................... 53
FORMS OF NOTES............................................................................................................................. 55
USE OF PROCEEDS ........................................................................................................................... 61
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE NOTES ................................................................................... 62
FORM OF FINAL TERMS .................................................................................................................. 98
N.V. BANK NEDERLANDSE GEMEENTEN ................................................................................... 125
CAPITALISATION ........................................................................................................................... 145
SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA 2016-2012 ..................................................................................... 146
OPERATING AND FINANCIAL REVIEW ....................................................................................... 148
TAXATION ....................................................................................................................................... 185
BENEFIT PLAN INVESTOR CONSIDERATIONS........................................................................... 195
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION ............................................................................................................... 196
TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS ........................................................................................................... 204
GENERAL INFORMATION ............................................................................................................. 208

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SUMMARY
Summaries are made up of disclosure requirements known as "Elements". These Elements are numbered
in Sections A E (A.1 E.7). This Summary contains all the Elements required to be included in a
summary for this type of securities and the Issuer. Because some Elements are not required to be
addressed, there may be gaps in the numbering sequence of the Elements. Even though an Element may
be required to be inserted in a summary because of the type of securities and Issuer, it is possible that no
relevant information can be given regarding the Element. In this case a short description of the Element
should be included in the summary with the mention of 'Not Applicable'.

Section A Introduction and Warnings

A.1
Introduction
This summary should be read as an introduction to the Base Prospectus. Any
and warnings:
decision to invest in the Notes should be based on consideration of the Base
Prospectus as a whole by the investor including any documents incorporated
by reference. Where a claim relating to the information contained in the Base
Prospectus is brought before a court, the plaintiff investor might, under the
national legislation of the Member State, have to bear the costs of translating
the Base Prospectus before the legal proceedings are initiated. Civil liability
attaches only to those persons who have tabled the summary including any
translation thereof, but only if the summary is misleading, inaccurate or
inconsistent when read together with the other parts of the Base Prospectus or
it does not provide, when read together with the other parts of the Base
Prospectus, key information in order to aid investors when considering
whether to invest in the Notes.
A.2
Consent to use Certain Tranches of Notes with a denomination of less than 100,000 (or its
of
the
Base equivalent in any other currency) may be offered in circumstances where
Prospectus:
there is no exemption from the obligation under the Prospectus Directive to
publish a prospectus. Any such offer is referred to as a "Non-exempt Offer".
Issue specific summary: [Not Applicable. No Non-exempt Offer of the Notes
will be made.]
[Consent: Subject to the conditions set out below, the Issuer consents to the
use of the Base Prospectus in connection with a Non-exempt Offer of Notes
in a Non-exempt Offer Jurisdiction by the Dealer[s], [ ,] [and] [names of
specific financial intermediaries listed in final terms] [and] [each financial
intermediary whose name is published on the Issuer's website and identified
as an Authorised Offeror in respect of the relevant Non-exempt Offer] [and
any financial intermediary which is authorised to make such offers under the
applicable legalisation implementing the Directive 2004/39/EC, as amended]
and publishes on its website the following statement (with the information in
square brackets completed with the relevant information):
"We [insert legal name of financial intermediary], refer to the [insert title of
relevant Non-exempt Offer Notes] (the "Notes") described in the Final Terms
dated [insert date] (the "Final Terms") published by N.V. Bank Nederlandse
Gemeenten (the "Issuer"). We hereby accept the offer by the Issuer of its
consent to our use of the Base Prospectus (as defined in the Final Terms) in
connection with the offer of the Notes in [Austria, Belgium, Denmark,
Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands,
Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom] (the "Non-exempt
Offer") in accordance and subject to the conditions to such consent, each as
specified in the Base Prospectus, and we are using the Base Prospectus
accordingly."

In connection with this Non-exempt Offer, the Issuer accepts responsibility
for the consent of the Base Prospectus in relation to any investor to whom an
offer of any Notes in this Non-exempt Offer is made by any financial

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intermediary to whom the Issuer has given its consent to use the Base
Prospectus (an "Authorised Offeror"), provided that such Non-exempt Offer
has been made in accordance with all the conditions as described under
"Consent" above and "Conditions to consent" below.

Offer period: The Issuer's consent referred to above is given for Non-exempt
Offers
of
Notes
in
[Austria][, ][Belgium][, ][Denmark][, ][Finland][, ][France][, ][Germany][, ][I
reland][,
][Italy][,
][Luxembourg][,
][the
Netherlands][, ][Norway][, ][Portugal][, ][Spain][, ][Sweden][ and ][the
United Kingdom] (the "Non-exempt Offer Jurisdiction[s]") during the
period from [ ] to [ ] (the "Offer Period").

Conditions to consent:

The conditions to the Issuer's consent [(in addition to the conditions referred
to above)] are such that such consent (a) is only valid in respect of the
relevant Tranche of Notes; (b) is only valid during the Offer Period; [and] (c)
only extends to the use of the Base Prospectus to make Non-exempt Offers of
the relevant Tranche of Notes in Non-exempt Offer Jurisdiction[s] [and (d)
[specify any other condition applicable to the Non-exempt Offer of the
particular Tranche, as set out in the Final Terms]].

An investor intending to acquire or acquiring Notes in a Non-exempt
Offer from an Authorised Offeror other than the Issuer will do so, and
offers and sales of such Non-exempt Offer Notes to an investor by such
Authorised Offeror will be made, in accordance with any terms and
other arrangements in place between such Authorised Offeror and such
investor including as to price, allocations, expenses and settlement
arrangements.

The Issuer will not be a party to any such arrangements with such
investors in connection with the Non-exempt Offer or sale of the Non-
exempt Offer Notes concerned and, accordingly, the Base Prospectus and
any Final Terms will not contain such information.

Each investor must look to the relevant Authorised Offeror at the time of
any such Non-exempt Offer for the provision of information regarding
the terms and conditions of the Non-exempt Offer and the Authorised
Offeror will be solely responsible for such information (other than where
such information is contained in the Base Prospectus, as completed by
the applicable Final Terms).]

Section B The Issuer

B.1
Legal and
The legal name of the Issuer is N.V. Bank Nederlandse Gemeenten. The
commercial
commercial name of the Issuer is BNG Bank.
name:
B.2
Domicile and
BNG Bank is a public company with limited liability (naamloze
legal form,
vennootschap) incorporated under the laws of the Netherlands, having its
applicable
statutory seat at The Hague, the Netherlands. BNG Bank is registered in the
legislation and
trade register of the Chamber of Commerce under no. 27008387.
country of
incorporation:

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B.4b
Description of
BNG Bank's business and results of operations are affected by local and
any known
global economic conditions, perceptions of those conditions and future
trends affecting economic prospects. The outlook for the global economy in the near- to
the Issuer and
medium-term remains uncertain due to several factors, including geopolitical
the industries
risks, concerns around global growth and price and currency stability. Risks
in which it
to growth and stability stem from, amongst other things, continued
operates:
imbalances in Europe and elsewhere, low growth levels in foreign markets
and conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East. Furthermore, uncertainty about
how economies will respond to the European Central Bank's (the "ECB")
monetary policy measures, including the continued implementation of the
quantitative easing ("QE") programme that commenced in March 2015 and
has since expanded to exceed 2.4 trillion, and the U.S. Federal Reserve's
interest rate increases, affect growth and stability. In addition, there is a risk
that Europe may suffer from deflation causing consumers and businesses to
cut back on spending. The outlook for the economy in the Netherlands
remains modest.
BNG Bank's business is impacted generally by the business and economic
environment in which it operates, which itself is impacted by factors such as
changes in interest rates, securities prices, credit and liquidity spreads,
exchange rates, consumer spending, business investment, real estate
valuations, government spending, inflation, the volatility and strength of the
capital markets and other de-stabilising forces such as geopolitical tensions or
acts of terrorism.
The introduction of, and changes to, taxes, levies or fees applicable to BNG
Bank's operations (such as the imposition of a financial transaction tax and
bank levy) has had and may in the future have an adverse effect on its
business and/or results of operations.
Although it is difficult to predict what impact the recent regulatory changes,
developments and heightened levels of scrutiny will have on BNG Bank, the
enactment of legislation and regulations in the Netherlands, changes in other
regulatory requirements and the transition to direct supervision by the ECB,
have resulted in increased capital and liquidity requirements, changes in the
level of contributions to resolution funds, and/or increased operating costs and
have impacted, and are expected to continue to impact, BNG Bank's business.
B.5
Description of
The outstanding shares in the share capital of BNG Bank are held by the
the Issuer's
Dutch State (50%), with the remainder held by more than 95% of Dutch
group and the
municipalities, 11 of the 12 Dutch provinces, and one water board.
Issuer's

position within
BNG Bank has a number of wholly owned subsidiaries that provide services
the group:
ancillary to the principal activity of BNG Bank of lending to the public sector.

These subsidiaries are:

BNG Gebiedsontwikkeling B.V.

Hypotheekfonds voor Overheidspersoneel B.V.
B.9
Profit forecast
Not Applicable. BNG Bank has not made any public profit forecasts or profit
or estimate:
estimates.
B.10
Qualifications
Not Applicable. The audit reports with respect to BNG Bank's audited
in the
financial statements as of and for the financial years ended 31 December
Auditors'
2016, 31 December 2015 and 31 December 2014 incorporated by reference in
report:
the Base Prospectus are unqualified.
B.12
Selected
The selected historical key financial information for BNG Bank is set out
Financial
below:
Information -

2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
Material/Signif
( millions, except percentages, per share,
icant Change:
funding and employee data or otherwise

specified)

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Total assets ...........................
1..
5..
4 .,000 149,511 153,505 131,183 142,228
Loans and advances ...............
8..
7.,..
5 ..
7 ..
6 . .....
8..
9,366
90,732
92,074
90,725
of which granted to or

guaranteed
by
public
authorities ..............................
7..
9,304
80,159
81,036
81,701
79,666
of which reclassified

from the `Financial assets
available-for-sale' item ...........
1.,..
1 ..
9 ..
5 . .......
1.,..
5..
7 .5
1,779
2,259
2,603
Shareholders' Equity1
3,753
3,739
3,582
3,430
2,752
- Hybrid capital .........................
7 ..
3 ..
3 ...
424
-
-
-

Equity
per
share
(in
euros)1 ................................ 67.39
67.14
64.32
61.59
49.41
Leverage ratio2 .........................
3 .
. .
0....
% .

2.6%
2.0%
2.3%
2.0%

Common Equity Tier 1
ratio2 ........................................
2 ..
6 ...
% . .........
2..
3 ...
%. ...
24%
24%
22%
Tier 1 ratio2 ..............................
3 ..
2%
27%
24%
24%
22%
Total
Risk-Weighted 12,328 12,797 11,681 11,530 11,729
Assets ................................
Profit before tax ........................
5 ..
0 ..
3 ....
314
179
397
460
Net profit ................................369
226
126
283
332
of which attributable to

the holders of hybrid
capital ................................
4
-
-
-
-
of which attributable to
365
226
126
283
332
shareholders ................................
Profit per share (in euros) .........
6...
6 ..
2 . .........
4...
0..
6 . ..
2.26
5.08
5.96
Proposed dividend ......................
9 ..
1 ........ 57
32
71
83

Dividend as a % of
consolidated net profit ..............
2 ..
5 ...
% . .........
2..
5 .%
25%
25%
25%

Dividend per share (in
euros) ................................
1.64
1.02
0.57
1.27
1.49
Employees (in full-time
292
285
278
273
279
equivalents) at year-end3 ................................
of which subsidiaries ...............
1 ..
5 .............
2 ..
5
27
29
36
Sickness absence ......................
3 .
. .
4....
% .
... 2.9%
2.4%
2.8%
2.8%
Funding due to placing

SRI bonds (in billions of

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euros) ................................
1.56
0.65
0.50
-
-
Environment

Carbon dioxide emissions
506
511
480
560
585
(total, in tonnes) ................................
per full-time equivalent
1.7
1.8
1.7
2.1
2.1
(in tonnes) ................................
Electricity
consumption 1,392 1,593 1,564 1,480 1,401
(MWh)................................
District heating (GJ) ................
3.,..
3 ..
7 ..
2 . .......
2.,473
2,220
2,939
2,326

1
Excluding hybrid capital.
2 The solvency ratios (the leverage, BIS Tier 1 and BIS ratios) were calculated and presented in
accordance with the applicable Basel II regulations up to and including 2013. The CRD IV/CRR
regulations apply from 1 January 2014 and the solvency ratios (leverage ratio, Common Equity
Tier 1 ratio and Tier 1 ratio) have therefore been calculated and presented on the basis of these
regulations, as phased in. The comparative figures have not been adjusted in line with the new
regulations.
3 For the year ended 31 December 2016, the full-time equivalent ("FTE") of functions for
which a 40-hour week has been agreed, was determined based on a 36-hour work week, and thus
amounts to more than 1.1 FTE. Accordingly, the number of FTEs increased by more than seven
between the year ended 31 December 2015 and the year ended 31 December 2016.

Material/Significant Change

There has been no material adverse change in the prospects of BNG Bank
since 31 December 2016.
B.13
Recent
Not Applicable. There are no recent events particular to BNG Bank which are
material events
to a material extent relevant to the evaluation of BNG Bank's solvency.
particular to

the Issuer's

solvency:
B.14
Dependency of
BNG Bank has a number of wholly owned subsidiaries that provide services
Issuer upon
ancillary to the principal activity of BNG Bank of lending to the public sector.
other entities
within group:
B.15
Principal
BNG Bank is a specialised lender to local and regional authorities as well as
activities of the
to public-sector institutions such as utilities, housing, healthcare, welfare and
Issuer:
educational institutions, and is the largest public-sector lender in the
Netherlands and the principal bank for the Dutch public sector in terms of
loans, advances and inter-governmental money transfers. BNG Bank also
provides limited lending to public-private partnerships.
B.16
Direct or
BNG Bank's shareholders are exclusively Dutch public authorities. The Dutch
Indirect
State's shareholding is 50%, with the remainder held by more than 95% of
ownership or
Dutch municipalities, 11 of the 12 Dutch provinces, and one water board.
control of the
Issuer:
B.17
Credit ratings
The Programme has been rated AAA by Standard & Poor's, AA+ by Fitch
assigned to the
and Aaa by Moody's. Tranches of Notes issued under the Programme may be
Issuer or its
rated or unrated. Where a tranche of Notes is rated, such rating will not
debt securities: necessarily be the same as the ratings assigned to the Programme and/or BNG
Bank.

On 24 November 2015, Standard & Poor's upgraded BNG Bank's rating from
"AA+" to "AAA" with a stable outlook. On 5 December 2016, Standard &

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Poor's affirmed such AAA rating and stable outlook.

In May 2015, Fitch revised BNG Bank's AAA rating to AA+ and changed its
outlook from negative to stable, following Fitch's review of sovereign support
for banks globally. On 28 April 2016, Fitch affirmed such AA+ rating and
stable outlook.

In March 2015, Moody's confirmed BNG Bank's Aaa rating and revised its
outlook to stable from negative, following Moody's final assessment of the
Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive (the "BRRD"), the Single
Resolution Mechanism regulation (Regulation 806/2014, the "SRM
Regulation") and the application of its new methodology for banks. On 2
January 2017, Moody's affirmed such Aaa rating and stable outlook.

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.
Issue specific summary: [The Notes to be issued[have been][are expected to
be] specifically rated [specify rating(s) of Tranche being issued] by [specify
rating agency].][The Notes to be issued have not been rated.]

Section C Securities

C.1
Type and class
The Notes described in this summary are debt securities which may be issued
of the Notes
under the EUR 100,000,000,000 Programme.
and Security
Identification
The Notes are issued in series (each a "Series") comprising one or more
Number(s):
Tranches of Notes of that Series, and each Series will be the subject of the
final terms (each the "Final Terms") prepared by or on behalf of BNG Bank.
The Notes of each Series will be intended to be interchangeable among
themselves and will all be subject to identical terms (other than in respect of
the date of issue, the issue price and the date of first payment of interest),
whether as to currency, denomination, interest or maturity or otherwise. The
Notes of each Tranche will all be subject to identical terms in all respects save
that a Tranche may comprise Notes of different denominations.
The Notes may be issued in bearer form ("Bearer Notes") or in registered
form ("Registered Notes"). Bearer Notes will not be exchangeable for
Registered Notes and Registered Notes will not be exchangeable for Bearer
Notes. No single series or Tranche may comprise both Bearer Notes and
Registered Notes. Notes denominated in Swiss francs ("Swiss Franc Notes")
will be issued in bearer form and will be represented exclusively by a
Permanent Global Note and if such Notes have a term of more than 365 days
(taking into account any unilateral right to extend or rollover), issued in
compliance with the provisions of United States Treasury Regulation §1.163-
5(c)(2)(i)(C) or any successor rules in substantially the same form as the rules
in such regulations for purposes of Section 4701 of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended.
A Note may be a Note bearing interest on a fixed rate basis ("Fixed Rate
Note"), a Note bearing interest on a floating rate basis ("Floating Rate
Note"), a Note issued on a non-interest bearing basis ("Zero Coupon Note"),
a Note in respect of which interest is determined on another basis ("Variable
Interest Rate Note"), a Note in respect of which interest is or may be payable
in one or more currencies other than the Specified Currency in which it is
denominated ("Dual Currency Interest Note"), depending on the Interest
Basis specified in the applicable Final Terms. A Note may be a Note
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principal is or may be payable in one or more currencies other than the
Specified Currency in which it is denominated ("Dual Currency
Redemption Note"), depending on the Redemption/Payment Basis specified
in the applicable Final Terms.
The security identification number(s) will be specified in the applicable Final
Terms.
Issue specific summary: Type: debt instruments.
The Notes are [Fixed Rate Notes][Floating Rate Notes][Zero Coupon
Notes][Dual Currency Interest Notes][Installment Notes][Dual Currency
Redemption
Notes][Variable
Interest
Rate
Notes]
and
are
in
[bearer/registered] form.
The Notes are issued as Series Number [specify Series No.]. The Aggregate
Nominal Amount of the Notes is [specify Aggregate Nominal Amount].
Security Identification Number(s):
[ISIN Code: [ ]]
[Common Code: [ ]]
[CUSIP: [ ]]
C.2
Currencies:
Notes may be denominated in any currency (including, without limitation, the
Euro, the Japanese yen, the New Zealand dollar, the British pound, the Swiss
franc, the Chinese Renminbi and the United States dollar) subject to
compliance with all applicable legal or regulatory requirements. Notes may be
issued as Dual Currency Interest Notes and Dual Currency Redemption
Notes.

Issue specific summary: The Specified Currency of the Notes is
[Euro][Japanese
yen][New
Zealand
dollar][British
pound][Swiss
franc][Chinese Renminbi][United States dollar][specify any other currency
that is applicable].
C.5
A description
BNG Bank and the Dealers have agreed certain customary restrictions on
of any
offers, sale and delivery of Notes and of the distribution of offering material
restrictions on
in the United States of America, the European Economic Area, the United
the free
Kingdom, the Netherlands, the Republic of Italy, France, Spain, Japan, the
transferability
People's Republic of China, Hong Kong and Singapore.
of the Notes:

Issue specific summary: U.S. Selling Restrictions: [Regulation S Category 2;
TEFRA [C 1 /D 2 ] Rules applicable][TEFRA C and D Rules not
applicable3][Regulation S Category 2 and 144A; TEFRA C and D Rules not
applicable].
C.8
Description of
Ranking (status)
the rights
The Notes constitute direct and unsecured obligations of the Issuer and rank
attached to the
pari passu without any preference among themselves and with all other
Notes:
present and future unsecured and unsubordinated obligations of the Issuer
save for those preferred by mandatory operation of law.

Negative Pledge

1To be used for Bearer Notes that are issued as Permanent Global Notes or Definitive Notes, which may not be
offered or sold in the United States or to U.S. persons.
2 To be used for Notes represented by a Temporary Global Note exchangeable for Definitive Notes or a Temporary
Global Note exchangeable for interests in a Permanent Global Note.
3 To be used for offerings of Registered Notes, or Bearer Notes with a term of one year or less (including unilateral
rights to roll over or extend).

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