Because of time-zone differences, credits of bonds received in Clearstream, Luxembourg or Euroclear as a result of a transaction with a DTC Participant will be made during subsequent securities settlement processing and dated the business day following the DTC settlement date. Such credits or any transactions in such bonds settled during such processing will be reported to the relevant Clearstream, Luxembourg Participant or Euroclear Participant on such business day. Cash received in Clearstream, Luxembourg or Euroclear as a result of sales of bonds by or through a Clearstream, Luxembourg Participant or a Euroclear Participant to a DTC Participant will be received with value on the DTC settlement date but will be available in the relevant Clearstream, Luxembourg or Euroclear cash account only as of the business day following settlement in DTC.
Transfers Between Clearstream, Luxembourg, Euroclear and CDS. Cross-market transfers between Clearstream, Luxembourg Participants, Euroclear Participants and CDS Participants will be effected in DTC.
When bonds are to be transferred from the account of a CDS Participant to the account of a Clearstream, Luxembourg Participant or Euroclear Participant, the CDS Participant will transmit instructions to CDS on settlement date. The Clearstream, Luxembourg Participant or Euroclear Participant will transmit instructions to Clearstream, Luxembourg or Euroclear at least one business day prior to settlement date. One business day prior to settlement date Clearstream, Luxembourg, and on settlement date Euroclear, will transmit trade instructions to its respective U.S. Depositary. The beneficial interests in the bonds and payments for such beneficial interests will be transferred in DTC by CDS and the respective U.S. Depositary for Clearstream, Luxembourg and Euroclear.
Although DTC, CDS, Clearstream, Luxembourg and Euroclear have agreed to the foregoing procedures in order to facilitate transfers of bonds among participants of DTC, CDS, Clearstream, Luxembourg and Euroclear, they are under no obligation to perform or continue to perform such procedures and such procedures may be changed or discontinued at any time.
TAX MATTERS
Canadian Federal Income Tax Consequences
The following summary supplements the discussion under “Tax Matters — Canadian Federal Income Tax Consequences” in the accompanying prospectus, to which reference is hereby made.
In the opinion of the Department of Justice (Canada), Canadian counsel for the Issuer, the following is a fair summary of the principal Canadian federal income tax considerations generally applicable at the date hereof to a person who acquires beneficial ownership of a bond pursuant to this prospectus supplement and who at all relevant times, for purposes of theIncome Tax Act(Canada) (the “Tax Act”): (a) is not, and is not deemed to be, a resident of Canada, (b) does not use or hold and is not deemed to use or hold the bond in, or in the course of, carrying on a business in Canada, and (c) does not carry on an insurance business in Canada and elsewhere (a“Non-Resident Holder”).
This summary is based upon: (a) the current provisions of the Tax Act and the regulations thereunder (the “Regulations”) in force as of the date hereof; (b) all specific proposals to amend the Tax Act or the Regulations that have been publicly announced by, or on behalf of, the Minister of Finance (Canada) prior to the date hereof (the “Tax Proposals”), and (c) counsel’s understanding of the published administrative policies and assessing practices of the Canada Revenue Agency (the “CRA”). This summary assumes that the Tax Proposals will be enacted as currently proposed, but no assurance can be given that this will be the case. This summary is not exhaustive of all possible Canadian federal income tax considerations and, except for the Tax Proposals, does not take into account or anticipate any changes in law or in the administrative or assessing policies and practices of the CRA, whether by legislative, governmental or judicial action, nor does it take into account provincial, territorial or foreign tax considerations. No assurances can be given that changes in the law or administrative practices or future court decisions will not affect the Canadian federal income tax treatment of aNon-Resident Holder.
This summary is of a general nature only and is not intended to be, nor should it be considered to be, legal or tax advice to any particularNon-Resident Holder and no representation with respect to the consequences to any particularNon-Resident Holder is made. Therefore, eachNon-Resident Holder should consult its own tax advisors for advice regarding its particular circumstances.
Interest paid or credited or deemed to be paid or credited by Canada to aNon-Resident Holder on a bond will be exempt from Canadiannon-resident withholding tax and Canada will not be required to deduct or withhold tax from
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