The first paragraph of footnote 2(b) to the Capitalization table appearing under the heading “Capitalization” on page S-21 of the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement is replaced with the following:
“(b) The Tender Offers will decrease our non-current unsecured, guaranteed bond issuances by £1,547 million and will decrease our cash and cash equivalents by £1,618 million. For the purposes of the “As adjusted” column in the capitalization table, we assumed (i) that 100% of the aggregate principal amount of the Tender Offer Notes of each series is tendered pursuant to the Tender Offers and $2 billion aggregate principal amount of Tender Offer Notes (excluding accrued interest) is purchased in accordance with the acceptance priority levels set out in the Offer to Purchase and (ii) the purchase price for each series of Tender Offer Notes will be equal to the hypothetical total consideration for such series of Tender Offer Notes shown in the Offer to Purchase.”
It is expected that delivery of the Notes will be made against payment therefor on or about September 25, 2020, which will be three business days (as such term is used for purposes of Rule 15c6-1 of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) following the date hereof (such settlement cycle being referred to as “T+3”). Under Rule 15c6-1 of the Exchange Act, trades in the secondary market generally are required to settle in two business days unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade the Notes on the date of pricing will be required, by virtue of the fact that the securities initially will settle in T+3, to specify an alternative settlement cycle at the time of any such trade to prevent failed settlement. Purchasers of the Notes who wish to make such trades should consult their own advisors.
Bank of China Limited, London Branch, as an underwriter, will only offer and sell Notes in non-U.S. jurisdictions, and it will not offer and sell any of the Notes in or from the United States or to any resident of the United States.
Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. is not a U.S. registered broker-dealer, and will not effect any offers or sales of any notes in the United States unless it is through one or more U.S. registered broker-dealers as permitted by the regulations of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.
The Issuers and the Guarantors have filed a registration statement (including a Prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the Prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the Issuers and the Guarantors have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for more complete information about the Issuer, the Guarantors and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Alternatively, any underwriter or any dealer participating in the Offering will arrange to send you the Prospectus if you request it by calling BofA Securities, Inc. toll-free at +1 800 294 1322, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. toll-free at +1 800 503 4611, Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC toll-free at +1 866 471 2526, NatWest Markets Securities Inc. +1 203 897 6166, SG Americas Securities, LLC toll-free at +1 855 881 2018 or Wells Fargo Securities, LLC toll-free at +1 800 645 3751.
This Pricing Term Sheet is only being distributed to and is only directed at persons who are located outside the United Kingdom or persons who are (i) investment professionals falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (as amended) of the United Kingdom (the “Order”), (ii) persons falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order or (iii) persons to whom an invitation or inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 of the United Kingdom, or “FSMA”) in connection with the issue or sale of any Notes may lawfully be communicated or caused to be communicated (all such persons together being referred to as “relevant persons”). Accordingly, by accepting delivery of this Pricing Term Sheet, the recipient warrants and acknowledges that it is such a relevant person. The Notes are available to, and any invitation, offer or agreement to subscribe, purchase
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