Clearstream, Luxembourg and DTC, they are under no obligation to perform or continue to perform such procedures, and such procedures may be discontinued at any time. Neither Uruguay nor any paying agent or the registrar will have any responsibility for the performance by Euroclear, Clearstream, Luxembourg or DTC or their respective participants or indirect participants of their respective obligations under the rules and procedures governing their operations.
Trading Between DTC Accountholders
Secondary market trading of Bonds represented by thebook-entry security between DTC accountholders will trade in DTC’s settlement system and will therefore settle insame-day funds.
Trading Between Euroclear and/or Clearstream, Luxembourg Participants
Secondary market trading between Clearstream, Luxembourg participants and/or Euroclear participants will be settled using the procedures applicable to conventional Eurobonds insame-day funds.
Trading Between DTC Seller and Clearstream, Luxembourg, or Euroclear Purchaser
When interests in the Bonds are to be transferred from the account of a DTC accountholder to the account of a Clearstream, Luxembourg participant or a Euroclear participant, the purchaser will send instructions to Clearstream, Luxembourg or Euroclear through a Clearstream, Luxembourg or Euroclear participant at least one business day prior to settlement. Clearstream, Luxembourg or Euroclear will instruct its respective depositary to receive the beneficial interest against payment. Payment will include interest accrued on the beneficial interest in the Bonds from and including the last interest payment date to and excluding the settlement date. Payment will then be made by the depositary to the DTC participant through which the seller holds its Bonds, which will make payment to the seller, and the Bonds will be credited to the depositary’s account. After settlement has been completed, Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg will credit the interest in the Bonds to the account of the participant through which the purchaser is acting. This interest in the Bonds will appear the next day, European time, after the settlement date, but will beback-valued to and the interest of the applicable Bonds will accrue from the value date, which will be the preceding day when settlement occurs in New York. If settlement is not completed on the intended value date, the securities credit and cash debit will be valued instead as of the actual settlement date.
A participant in Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg, acting for the account of a purchaser of Bonds, will need to make funds available to Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg in order to pay for the Bonds on the value date. The most direct way of doing this is for the participant to preposition funds (i.e., have funds in place at Euroclear or Clearstream, Luxembourg before the value date), either from cash on hand or existing lines of credit. The participant may require the purchaser to follow these same procedures.
As an alternative, if Clearstream, Luxembourg or Euroclear has extended a line of credit to a Clearstream, Luxembourg or Euroclear participant, the participant may elect not to preposition funds and allow that credit line to be drawn upon to finance settlement. Under this procedure, Clearstream, Luxembourg participants or Euroclear participants purchasing interests in the Bonds would incur overdraft charges for one day, assuming they cleared the overdraft when the beneficial interests in such Bonds were credited to their accounts. However, interest on thebook-entry security would accrue from the value date. Therefore, in many cases the investment income on the beneficial interest in the Bonds earned during thatone-day period may substantially reduce or offset the amount of the overdraft charges, although this result will depend on each participant’s particular cost of funds.
Since the settlement is taking place during New York business hours, DTC accountholders can employ their usual procedures for transferring Bonds to the respective depositaries of Clearstream, Luxembourg or Euroclear for the benefit of Clearstream, Luxembourg participants or Euroclear participants. The sale proceeds will be available to the DTC seller on the settlement date. Thus, to DTC accountholders, across-market sale transaction will settle no differently from a trade between two DTC accountholders.
Finally, day traders that use Clearstream, Luxembourg or Euroclear to purchase interests in the Bonds from DTC accountholders for delivery to Clearstream, Luxembourg participants or Euroclear participants should note that these trades will automatically fail on the sale side unless affirmative action is taken. At least three techniques should be readily available to eliminate this potential problem:
| • | | borrowing through Clearstream, Luxembourg or Euroclear for one day, until the purchase side of the day trade is reflected in their Clearstream, Luxembourg or Euroclear accounts, in accordance with the clearing system’s customary procedures, |
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