TIDM42BI

RNS Number : 5812X

Inter-American Development Bank

31 August 2015

PRICING SUPPLEMENT

Inter-American Development Bank

Global Debt Program

Series No: 522

BRL 6,500,000 8.60 percent Fixed Rate Notes due 28 August 2018 (the "Notes")

Payable in Japanese Yen

Issue Price: 100 percent

No application has been made to list the Notes on any stock exchange.

HSBC

The date of this Pricing Supplement is 25 August 2015

Terms used herein shall be deemed to be defined as such for the purposes of the Terms and Conditions (the "Conditions") set forth in the Prospectus dated January 8, 2001 (the "Prospectus") (which for the avoidance of doubt does not constitute a prospectus for the purposes of Part VI of the United Kingdom Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 or a base prospectus for the purposes of Directive 2003/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council). This Pricing Supplement must be read in conjunction with the Prospectus. This document is issued to give details of an issue by the Inter-American Development Bank (the "Bank") under its Global Debt Program and to provide information supplemental to the Prospectus. Complete information in respect of the Bank and this offer of the Notes is only available on the basis of the combination of this Pricing Supplement and the Prospectus.

Terms and Conditions

The following items under this heading "Terms and Conditions" are the particular terms which relate to the issue the subject of this Pricing Supplement. These are the only terms which form part of the form of Notes for such issue.

 
 1.    Series No.:                                    522 
 2.    Aggregate Principal Amount:                    BRL 6,500,000 
 3.    Issue Price:                                   BRL 6,500,000, which is 100 percent 
                                                       of the Aggregate Principal Amount 
                                                       The Issue Price will be payable 
                                                       in JPY in the amount of JPY 253,540,576. 
 4.    Issue Date:                                    27 August 2015 
 5.    Form of Notes 
        (Condition 1(a)):                               Bearer only. 
                                                        The Notes will initially be represented 
                                                        by a temporary global note in bearer 
                                                        form (the "Temporary Bearer Global 
                                                        Note"). Interests in the Temporary 
                                                        Bearer Global Note will, not earlier 
                                                        than the Exchange Date, be exchangeable 
                                                        for interests in a permanent global 
                                                        note in bearer form (the "Permanent 
                                                        Bearer Global Note"). Interests 
                                                        in the Permanent Bearer Global 
                                                        Note will be exchangeable for definitive 
                                                        Notes in bearer form ("Definitive 
                                                        Bearer Notes"), in the following 
                                                        circumstances: (i) if the Permanent 
                                                        Bearer Global Note is held on behalf 
                                                        of a clearing system and such clearing 
                                                        system is closed for business for 
                                                        a continuous period of fourteen 
                                                        (14) days (other than by reason 
                                                        of holidays, statutory or otherwise) 
                                                        or announces its intention to permanently 
                                                        cease business or does in fact 
                                                        do so, by any such holder giving 
                                                        written notice to the Global Agent; 
                                                        and (ii) at the option of any such 
                                                        holder upon not less than sixty 
                                                        (60) days written notice to the 
                                                        Bank and the Global Agent from 
                                                        Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg 
                                                        on behalf of such holder; provided 
                                                        that no such exchanges will be 
                                                        made by the Global Agent, and no 
                                                        Noteholder may require such an 
                                                        exchange, during a period of fifteen 
                                                        (15) days ending on the due date 
                                                        for any payment of principal on 
                                                        the Notes. 
 6.    Authorized Denomination(s) 
         (Condition 1(b)):                             BRL 10,000 
 7.    Specified Currency 
        (Condition 1(d)):                              Brazilian Real ("BRL") (the lawful 
                                                       currency of the Federative Republic 
                                                       of Brazil); provided that all payments 
                                                       in respect of the Notes will be 
                                                       made in Japanese Yen ("JPY") 
 8.    Specified Principal Payment 
        Currency 
        (Conditions 1(d) and 7(h)):                    JPY 
 9.    Specified Interest Payment 
        Currency                                       JPY 
        (Conditions 1(d) and 7(h)): 
 10.   Maturity Date 
        (Condition 6(a); Fixed                         28 August 2018 
        Interest Rate): 
 11.   Interest Basis 
        (Condition 5):                                 Fixed Interest Rate (Condition 
                                                       5(I)) 
 12.   Interest Commencement Date 
        (Condition 5(III)):                            28 August 2015 
 13.   Fixed Interest Rate (Condition 
        5(I)): 
              (a) Interest Rate:                      8.60 percent per annum 
              (b) Fixed Rate Interest 
               Payment Date(s):                         Semi-annually on 28 February and 
                                                        28 August in each year, commencing 
                                                        on 28 February 2016 and ending 
                                                        on the Maturity Date. 
                                                        Each Fixed Rate Interest Payment 
                                                        Date is subject to adjustment in 
                                                        accordance with the Modified Following 
                                                        Business Day Convention with no 
                                                        adjustment to the amount of interest 
                                                        otherwise calculated. 
                                                        Calculation of Interest Amount 
                                                        As soon as practicable and in accordance 
                                                        with the procedures specified herein, 
                                                        the Calculation Agent (as defined 
                                                        below) will determine the Reference 
                                                        Rate (as defined below) and calculate 
                                                        the amount of interest payable 
                                                        (the "Interest Amount") with respect 
                                                        to each Authorized Denomination 
                                                        for the relevant Interest Period. 
                                                        The Interest Amount with respect 
                                                        each Interest Period shall be a 
                                                        JPY amount calculated on the relevant 
                                                        FX Fixing Date (as defined below) 
                                                        as follows: 
                                                        BRL 430.00 multiplied by the Reference 
                                                        Rate 
                                                        (rounding, if necessary, the entire 
                                                        resulting figure to the nearest 
                                                        whole JPY, with JPY 0.5 being rounded 
                                                        upwards). 
                                                        For the avoidance of doubt, in 
                                                        any case where Fixed Rate Day Count 
                                                        Fraction(s) shall apply, Interest 
                                                        Amount shall be calculated as follows: 

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                                                        (i) Authorized Denomination multiplied 
                                                        by Interest Rate; 
                                                        (ii) The figure (i) above multiplied 
                                                        by the figure calculated pursuant 
                                                        to the Fixed Rate Day Count Fraction(s) 
                                                        (rounding, if necessary, to the 
                                                        nearest two decimal places with 
                                                        0.005 being rounded upwards); 
                                                        (iii) The figure (ii) above multiplied 
                                                        by the Reference Rate (rounding, 
                                                        if necessary, the entire resulting 
                                                        figure to the nearest whole JPY, 
                                                        with JPY 0.5 being rounded upwards). 
                                                        Where: 
                                                        "BRL09" means the BRL/USD offered 
                                                        rate (expressed as the number of 
                                                        BRL per one United States dollars 
                                                        ("USD")) for settlement in two 
                                                        São Paulo and New York Business 
                                                        Days, as reported by the Banco 
                                                        Central do Brasil (www.bcb.gov.br; 
                                                        see "Cotações e boletins", 
                                                        herein referred to as, the "Banco 
                                                        Central do Brasil's Website") by 
                                                        approximately 1:15 p.m. São 
                                                        Paulo time or any succeeding rate 
                                                        source on the relevant FX Fixing 
                                                        Date and as published on Bloomberg 
                                                        Page <BZFXPTAX Index>, or such 
                                                        other page or services that may 
                                                        replace any such page for the purpose 
                                                        of displaying the reference BRL/USD 
                                                        foreign exchange rate provided 
                                                        that the rate on the Banco Central 
                                                        do Brasil's Website will be used 
                                                        for all calculations, if there 
                                                        is any inconsistency between the 
                                                        rate on Bloomberg Page and the 
                                                        rate on the Banco Central do Brazil's 
                                                        Website. In the event that for 
                                                        any reason BRL09 is unavailable 
                                                        on the relevant FX Fixing Date, 
                                                        the BRL09 will be assumed to equal 
                                                        to the BRL12 for that day. 
                                                        "BRL12" means the USD/BRL specified 
                                                        foreign exchange rate for USD (expressed 
                                                        as the number of BRL per one USD) 
                                                        for settlement in two São 
                                                        Paulo and New York Business Days 
                                                        as published on EMTA's website 
                                                        (www.emta.org) at approximately 
                                                        3:45 p.m. São Paulo time or 
                                                        as soon thereafter as practicable 
                                                        or such replacement service on 
                                                        the relevant FX Fixing Date. BRL12 
                                                        is the "BRL Methodology Survey 
                                                        Rate" that is calculated by EMTA 
                                                        (or a service provider EMTA may 
                                                        select in its sole discretion) 
                                                        pursuant to the EMTA BRL Industry 
                                                        Survey Methodology (which means 
                                                        a methodology, dated as of March 
                                                        1, 2004, as amended from time to 
                                                        time, for a centralized industry-wide 
                                                        survey of financial institutions 
                                                        in Brazil that are active participants 
                                                        in the BRL/USD spot rate markets 
                                                        for the purpose of determining 
                                                        BRL12). 
                                                        "Business Day" means a day (other 
                                                        than a Saturday or a Sunday) on 
                                                        which commercial banks and foreign 
                                                        exchange markets settle payments 
                                                        in London, New York City, Brazil 
                                                        and Tokyo. 
                                                        "Brazil" means a city or cities 
                                                        in any of Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia 
                                                        or São Paulo 
                                                        "Calculation Agent" means HSBC 
                                                        Bank plc. All determinations of 
                                                        the Calculation Agent shall (in 
                                                        the absence of manifest error) 
                                                        be final and binding on all parties 
                                                        (including, but not limited to, 
                                                        the Bank and the Noteholders) and 
                                                        shall be made in its sole discretion 
                                                        in good faith and in a commercially 
                                                        reasonable manner in accordance 
                                                        with a calculation agent agreement 
                                                        between the Bank and the Calculation 
                                                        Agent. 
                                                        "FX Fixing Date" means the date 
                                                        that is five (5) Business Days 
                                                        prior to each Fixed Rate Interest 
                                                        Payment Date, the Maturity Date 
                                                        or any other date on which payment 
                                                        under the Notes is due and payable, 
                                                        provided, however, that there shall 
                                                        be no adjustment to such FX Fixing 
                                                        Date (i) pursuant to any Business 
                                                        Day Convention or (ii) if there 
                                                        is an Unscheduled Holiday between 
                                                        the FX Fixing Date and such date 
                                                        of payment. 
                                                        "Price Materiality Event" means, 
                                                        with respect to an FX Fixing Date, 
                                                        an event where BRL12 differs from 
                                                        BRL09 by more than three (3) percent 
                                                        of BRL12. 
                                                        "Price Source Disruption Event" 
                                                        means an event where it is impossible 
                                                        to obtain a Reference Rate by reference 
                                                        to the PTAX Rate on the relevant 
                                                        FX Fixing Date. 

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                                                        "PTAX Rate" means, with respect 
                                                        to an FX Fixing Date, the BRL/JPY 
                                                        foreign exchange rate (expressed 
                                                        as the number of BRL per one JPY) 
                                                        as reported by the Banco Central 
                                                        do Brasil (see the Banco Central 
                                                        do Brasil's Website) by approximately 
                                                        1:15 p.m. São Paulo time or 
                                                        any succeeding rate source, and 
                                                        as published on Bloomberg Page 
                                                        <BZFXJPY Index> or such other page 
                                                        or services that may replace any 
                                                        such page for the purpose of displaying 
                                                        the reference BRL/JPY foreign exchange 
                                                        rate provided that the rate on 
                                                        the Banco Central do Brasil's Website 
                                                        will be used for all calculations, 
                                                        if there is any inconsistency between 
                                                        the rate on Bloomberg Page and 
                                                        the rate on the Banco Central do 
                                                        Brasil's Website. 
                                                        "Reference Rate" means, with respect 
                                                        to an FX Fixing Date, the reciprocal 
                                                        number (expressed as the number 
                                                        of JPY per one BRL) of the ask 
                                                        side of the PTAX Rate (such reciprocal 
                                                        number being rounded to the nearest 
                                                        two decimal places with 0.005 being 
                                                        rounded upwards), on such FX Fixing 
                                                        Date. If any Price Source Disruption 
                                                        Event or Price Materiality Event 
                                                        occurs, then the Calculation Agent 
                                                        shall determine the Reference Rate 
                                                        as a cross currency exchange rate 
                                                        by dividing the USD/JPY FX Rate 
                                                        by BRL12 (such rate being rounded 
                                                        to the nearest two decimal places 
                                                        with 0.005 being rounded upwards), 
                                                        provided that if BRL12 and/or the 
                                                        USD/JPY FX Rate is/are unavailable, 
                                                        including the case in which the 
                                                        FX Fixing Date falls on an Unscheduled 
                                                        Holiday, then the Calculation Agent 
                                                        will determine the Reference Rate 
                                                        in its sole discretion, acting 
                                                        in good faith and in a commercially 
                                                        reasonable manner, having taken 
                                                        into account relevant market practice. 
                                                        "São Paulo and New York Business 
                                                        Day" means a day (other than a 
                                                        Saturday or a Sunday) on which 
                                                        commercial banks and foreign exchange 
                                                        markets settle payments in São 
                                                        Paulo and New York. 
                                                        "São Paulo Business Day" means 
                                                        a day (other than a Saturday or 
                                                        a Sunday) on which commercial banks 
                                                        and foreign exchange markets settle 
                                                        payments in São Paulo. 
                                                        "Unscheduled Holiday" means a day 
                                                        that is not a São Paulo Business 
                                                        Day and the market was not aware 
                                                        of such fact (by means of a public 
                                                        announcement or by reference to 
                                                        other publicly available information) 
                                                        until a time later than 9:00 a.m. 
                                                        local time on the day which is 
                                                        two São Paulo Business Days 
                                                        prior to the relevant FX Fixing 
                                                        Date. 
                                                        "USD/JPY FX Rate" means the USD/JPY 
                                                        bid exchange rate (expressed as 
                                                        the number of JPY per one USD) 
                                                        as published on the Reuters Screen 
                                                        Page "JPNW", or its successor page 
                                                        for the purpose of displaying such 
                                                        rate, as of 4:00 p.m. New York 
                                                        time on the relevant FX Fixing 
                                                        Date. 
              (c) Fixed Rate Day Count 
               Fraction(s):                             30/360 
 14.   Relevant Financial Center:                     Brazil, London, New York, and Tokyo 
 15.   Relevant Business Days:                        Brazil, London, New York and Tokyo 
 16.   Redemption Amount (Condition 
        6(a)):                                         The Redemption Amount with respect 
                                                       to each Authorized Denomination 
                                                       will be a JPY amount calculated 
                                                       by the Calculation Agent on the 
                                                       FX Fixing Date with respect to 
                                                       the Maturity Date as follows: 
                                                       BRL 10,000 multiplied by the Reference 
                                                       Rate 
                                                       (and rounding, if necessary, the 
                                                       entire resulting figure to the 
                                                       nearest whole JPY, with JPY 0.5 
                                                       being rounded upwards). 
 17.   Issuer's Optional Redemption 
        (Condition 6(e)):                              No 
 18.   Redemption at the Option 
        of the Noteholders (Condition                  No 
        6(f)): 
 19.   Early Redemption Amount 
        (including accrued interest,                    In the event the Notes become due 
        if applicable) (Condition                       and payable as provided in Condition 
        9):                                             9 (Default), the Early Redemption 
                                                        Amount with respect to each Authorized 
                                                        Denomination will be a JPY amount 
                                                        equal to the Redemption Amount 
                                                        that is determined in accordance 
                                                        with "16. Redemption Amount (Condition 
                                                        6(a))" plus accrued and unpaid 
                                                        interest, if any, as determined 
                                                        in accordance with "13. Fixed Interest 
                                                        Rate (Condition 5(I))"; provided, 
                                                        that for purposes of such determination, 
                                                        the "FX Fixing Date" shall be the 
                                                        date fixed by the Calculation Agent. 
 20.   Governing Law:                                 New York 

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 21.                          Selling Restrictions:   (a) United States: 
                                                       Under the provisions of Section 
                                                       11(a) of the Inter-American Development 
                                                       Bank Act, the Notes are exempted 
                                                       securities within the meaning of 
                                                       Section 3(a)(2) of the U.S. Securities 
                                                       Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 
                                                       3(a)(12) of the U.S. Securities 
                                                       Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 
                                                       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 U.S. persons, 
                                                       except in certain circumstances 
                                                       permitted by U.S. tax regulations. 
                                                      (b) United Kingdom: 
                                                       The Dealer agrees that it has complied 
                                                       and will comply with all applicable 
                                                       provisions of the Financial Services 
                                                       and Markets Act 2000 with respect 
                                                       to anything done by it in relation 
                                                       to such Notes in, from or otherwise 
                                                       involving the United Kingdom. 
                                                      (c) Federative Republic of Brazil: 
                                                       The Dealer has represented and 
                                                       agreed that it has not offered 
                                                       or sold and will not offer or sell 
                                                       any Notes in Brazil. The Notes 
                                                       have not been and will not be registered 
                                                       with the Brazilian Securities and 
                                                       Exchange Commission (Commissão 
                                                       de Valores Mobililiarios, the "CVM"). 
                                                      (d) Japan: 
                                                       The Dealer represents that it is 
                                                       purchasing the Notes as principal 
                                                       and has agreed that in connection 
                                                       with the initial offering of Notes, 
                                                       it has not offered or sold and 
                                                       will not directly or indirectly 
                                                       offer or sell any Notes in Japan 
                                                       or to, or for the benefit of, any 
                                                       resident of Japan (including any 
                                                       Japanese corporation or any other 
                                                       entity organized under the laws 
                                                       of Japan), or to others for re-offering 
                                                       or resale, directly or indirectly, 
                                                       in Japan or to, or for the benefit 
                                                       of, any resident of Japan (except 
                                                       in compliance with the Financial 
                                                       Instruments and Exchange Law of 
                                                       Japan (Law no. 25 of 1948, as amended) 
                                                       and all other applicable laws and 
                                                       regulations of Japan), and furthermore 
                                                       undertakes that any securities 
                                                       dealer to whom it sells any Notes 
                                                       will agree that it is purchasing 
                                                       the Notes as principal and that 
                                                       it will not offer or sell any notes, 
                                                       directly or indirectly, in Japan 
                                                       or to or for the benefit of any 
                                                       resident of Japan (except as aforesaid). 
                                                       (e) General: 
                                                       No action has been or will be taken 
                                                       by the Bank that would permit a 
                                                       public offering of the Notes, or 
                                                       possession or distribution of any 
                                                       offering material relating to the 
                                                       Notes in any jurisdiction where 
                                                       action for that purpose is required. 
                                                       Accordingly, the Dealer agrees 
                                                       that it will observe all applicable 
                                                       provisions of law in each jurisdiction 
                                                       in or from which it may offer or 
                                                       sell Notes or distribute any offering 
                                                       material. 
 
 
 
 Other Relevant Terms 
 1.    Listing:                               None 
 2.    Details of Clearance System 
        Approved by the Bank and 
        the                                     Euroclear Bank SA/NV and/or 
        Global Agent and Clearance              Clearstream Banking, Luxembourg 
        and 
        Settlement Procedures: 
 3.    Syndicated:                            No 
 4.    Commissions and Concessions:           No commissions or concessions 
                                               are payable in respect of the 
                                               Notes. The Dealer has arranged 
                                               a swap with the Bank in connection 
                                               with this transaction and will 
                                               receive amounts thereunder that 
                                               may comprise compensation. 
 5.    Estimated Total Expenses:              None. The Dealer has agreed 
                                               to pay for all material expenses 
                                               related to the issuance of the 
                                               Notes. 
 6.    Codes: 
         (a) Common Code:                     126772238 
         (b) ISIN:                            XS1267722384 
 7.    Identity of Dealer:                    HSBC Bank plc 
 8.    Provisions for Bearer Notes: 
         (a) Exchange Date:                   Not earlier than 6 October 2015, 
                                               which is the date that is 40 
                                               (forty) days after the Issue 
                                               Date. 
         (b) Permanent Global Note:           Yes 
         (c) Definitive Bearer Notes:         No, except in the limited circumstances 
                                               described under "Form of Notes" 
                                               herein and in the Prospectus 
         (d) Individual Definitive 
          Registered Notes:                    No 
         (e) Registered Global Notes:         No 
 9.           Additional Risk Factors         There are various risks associated 
                                               with the Notes including, but 
                                               not limited to, exchange rate 
                                               risk, price risk and liquidity 
                                               risk. Investors should consult 
                                               with their own financial, legal, 
                                               and accounting advisors about 
                                               the risks associated with an 
                                               investment in these Notes, the 
                                               appropriate tools to analyze 
                                               that investment, and the suitability 
                                               of the investment in each investor's 
                                               particular circumstances. Holders 
                                               of the Notes should also consult 
                                               with their professional tax 

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                                               advisors regarding tax laws 
                                               applicable to them and, in particular, 
                                               with respect to tax laws relating 
                                               to debt securities in bearer 
                                               form. 
                                               The Bank may hedge its obligations 
                                               under the Notes by entering 
                                               into a swap transaction with 
                                               the Dealer or one of its affiliates 
                                               as swap counterparty. Assuming 
                                               no change in market conditions 
                                               or any other relevant factors, 
                                               the price, if any, at which 
                                               the Dealer or another purchaser 
                                               might be willing to purchase 
                                               Notes in a secondary market 
                                               transaction is expected to be 
                                               lower, and could be substantially 
                                               lower, than the original issue 
                                               price of the Notes. This is 
                                               due to a number of factors, 
                                               including that (i) the potential 
                                               profit to the secondary market 
                                               purchaser of the Notes may be 
                                               incorporated into any offered 
                                               price and (ii) the cost of funding 
                                               used to value the Notes in the 
                                               secondary market is expected 
                                               to be higher than our actual 
                                               cost of funding incurred in 
                                               connection with the issuance 
                                               of the Notes. In addition, the 
                                               original issue price of the 
                                               Notes included, and secondary 
                                               market prices are likely to 
                                               exclude, the projected profit 
                                               that our swap counterparty or 
                                               its affiliates may realize in 
                                               connection with this swap. Further, 
                                               as a result of dealer discounts, 
                                               mark-ups or other transaction 
                                               costs, any of which may be significant, 
                                               the original issue price may 
                                               differ from values determined 
                                               by pricing models used by our 
                                               swap counterparty or other potential 
                                               purchasers of the Notes in secondary 
                                               market transactions. 
 

General Information

Additional Information regarding the Notes

1.The EU has adopted Council Directive 2003/48/EC on the taxation of savings income (the "Savings Directive"). The Savings Directive requires EU Member States to provide to the tax authorities of other EU Member States details of payments of interest and other similar income paid by a person established within its jurisdiction to (or secured by such a person for the benefit of) an individual resident, or to (or secured for) certain other types of entity established, in that other EU Member State, except that Austria will instead impose a withholding system for a transitional period (subject to a procedure whereby, on meeting certain conditions, the beneficial owner of the interest or other income may request that no tax be withheld) unless during such period it elects otherwise.

A number of non-EU countries and territories, including Switzerland, have adopted similar measures.

The Bank undertakes that it will ensure that it maintains a paying agent in a country which is an EU Member State that will not be obliged to withhold or deduct tax pursuant to the Savings Directive.

The Council of the European Union has adopted a Directive (the "Amending Savings Directive") which would, when implemented, amend and broaden the scope of the requirements of the Savings Directive described above, including by expanding the range of payments covered by the Savings Directive, in particular to include additional types of income payable on securities, and by expanding the circumstances in which payments must be reported or paid subject to withholding. The Amending Savings Directive requires EU Member States to adopt national legislation necessary to comply with it by 1 January 2016, which legislation must apply from 1 January 2017.

The Council of the European Union has also adopted a Directive (the "Amending Cooperation Directive") amending Council Directive 2011/16/EU on administrative cooperation in the field of taxation so as to introduce an extended automatic exchange of information regime in accordance with the Global Standard released by the OECD Council in July 2014. The Amending Cooperation Directive requires EU Member States to adopt national legislation necessary to comply with it by 31 December 2015, which legislation must apply from 1 January 2016 (1 January 2017 in the case of Austria). The Amending Cooperation Directive is generally broader in scope than the Savings Directive, although it does not impose withholding taxes, and provides that to the extent there is overlap of scope, the Amending Cooperation Directive prevails. The European Commission has therefore published a proposal for a Council Directive repealing the Savings Directive from 1 January 2016 (1 January 2017 in the case of Austria) (in each case subject to transitional arrangements). The proposal also provides that, if it is adopted, EU Member States will not be required to implement the Amending Savings Directive. Information reporting and exchange will however still be required under Council Directive 2011/16/EU (as amended).

   2.         United States Federal Income Tax Matters 

The following supplements the discussion under the "Tax Matters" section of the Prospectus regarding the U.S. federal income tax treatment of the Notes, and is subject to the limitations and exceptions set forth therein. Any tax disclosure in the Prospectus or this pricing supplement is of a general nature only, is not exhaustive of all possible tax considerations and is not intended to be, and should not be construed to be, legal, business or tax advice to any particular prospective investor. Each prospective investor should consult its own tax advisor as to the particular tax consequences to it of the acquisition, ownership, and disposition of the Notes, including the effects of applicable U.S. federal, state, and local tax laws and non-U.S. tax laws and possible changes in tax laws.

Due to a change in law since the date of the Prospectus, the second paragraph of "-Payments of Interest" under the United States Holders section should be read as follows: "Interest paid by the Bank on the Notes constitutes income from sources outside the United States and will, depending on the circumstances, be "passive" or "general" income for purposes of computing the foreign tax credit."

Information with Respect to Foreign Financial Assets. Owners of "specified foreign financial assets" with an aggregate value in excess of U.S.$50,000 (and in some circumstances, a higher threshold) may be required to file an information report with respect to such assets with their tax returns. "Specified foreign financial assets" may include financial accounts maintained by foreign financial institutions (which may include the Notes), as well as the following, but only if they are not held in accounts maintained by financial institutions: (i) stocks and securities issued by non-United States persons, (ii) financial instruments and contracts held for investment that have non-United States issuers or counterparties, and (iii) interests in foreign entities. Holders are urged to consult their tax advisors regarding the application of this reporting obligation to their ownership of the Notes.

Medicare Tax. A United States holder that is an individual or estate, or a trust that does not fall into a special class of trusts that is exempt from such tax, will be subject to a 3.8% tax (the "Medicare tax") on the lesser of (1) the United States holder's "net investment income" for the relevant taxable year and (2) the excess of the United States holder's modified adjusted gross income for the taxable year over a certain threshold (which in the case of individuals will be between U.S.$125,000 and U.S.$250,000, depending on the individual's circumstances). A holder's net investment income will generally include its gross interest income and its net gains from the disposition of Notes, unless such interest payments or net gains are derived in the ordinary course of the conduct of a trade or business (other than a trade or business that consists of certain passive or trading activities). If you are a United States holder that is an individual, estate or trust, you are urged to consult your tax advisors regarding the applicability of the Medicare tax to your income and

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