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RISK FACTORS |
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The Plan has a maturity of six years
and is intended as a medium term investment. If you sell your
investment before its maturity date you may get back less than your
Initial Investment. Prior to maturity, limited liquidity for the
securities will be provided in the secondary market. This means that
it may not always be possible to sell the securities at certain
times and that the price achieved may be less than the original
investment. It is anticipated that MSI plc will be the only dealer
in the securities. MSI plc may also have been or may be an associate
of an issuer (or any of its affiliated companies) of Notes in which
the Plan invests and as such may have a conflict with the holders of
those Notes. In acting as a dealer in any notes, the economic
interests of MSI plc may be different from those of the holders or
the relevant issuer.
Your money will be invested in securities issued by financial
institutions with a credit rating, at the time of publication
of this brochure, of AA- or better by Standard & Poor’s or the
equivalent rating by Moody’s Investor Services Limited at the time
of purchase. These securities will be designed to provide the return
for your investment. In the event of these financial institutions
going into liquidation or failing to comply with the terms of the
securities, you may not receive the anticipated returns on your
investment and you may lose all or part of the money you originally
invested. The Plan is not a guaranteed investment.
Credit ratings are an independent measure of credit worthiness. They
can be applied to financial institutions and are assessed and
reviewed by independent companies known as ratings agencies
(including Standard and Poor’s and Moody’s Investor Services,
amongst others). Credit ratings for financial institutions can go up
or down at any point in response to changes in the financial
position of the financial institution in question.
The growth returns of the Plan are based on the price performance of
the S&P BRIC 40TM Index and do not include any return from dividend
income or participation in corporate actions, as would be the case
if you invested directly in the shares comprised in the S&P BRIC
40TM Index. Accordingly, the return on the Plan may be less than the
return from a direct investment in such shares.
On maturity, the Plan is designed to provide investor with the full
return of their capital plus 1.05 (105%) times the growth of the S&P
BRIC 40TM Index subject to a maximum return of 63 (63%).
Past performance is not necessarily a guide to future performance
and should not be used to assess the risks associated with this
investment.
The markets on which the S&P BRIC 40TM Index rely can be volatile
and cyclical, with periods of strong performance often followed by
periods of low or negative performance. There can be no assurance as
to the future performance of the S&P BRIC 40TM Index and in any six
year period the performance may differ from past performance and may
generate higher or lower returns, including zero or negative
returns. Before making an investment in the Plan you should consider
whether an investment linked to the S&P BRIC 40TM Index is suitable
for you.
The Final Index Level will not be based on a single reading of the
S&P BRIC 40TM Index, but on the average level of the Index on
a given set of dates over the final twelve months (13 observations),
defined in the Returns At Maturity section on page 3 of the
brochure. Any increase or fall in the level of the S&P BRIC 40TM
Index at any time or on any date other than its closing level on any
of such given dates will not be reflected in the determination of
the return on the Plan. There can be no assurance that the average
S&P BRIC 40TM Index level or that the Initial Index level will
reflect the then prevailing trend (if any) for the level of the S&P
BRIC 40TM Index or the market price of the shares comprised in it.
While the use of averaging may protect against falls in the S&P BRIC
40TM Index on a specific date, it may also significantly constrain
the performance of the S&P BRIC 40TM Index, as used to calculate the
return on the Plan. Accordingly, the calculation of the average S&P
BRIC 40TM Index level may result in a lower return than if a single
reading of the S&P BRIC 40TM Index was taken at the Plan maturity.
Your circumstances could change, forcing you to withdraw and realise
your investment early. If this happens, you may get back less than
the amount you originally invested.
The formula under which the return on the Plan is likely to be
calculated provides that in certain circumstances calculation of the
return may be adjusted to take account of market disruption events
interfering with determination of the level of the S&P BRIC 40TM
Index. A relevant market disruption would be a suspension or
limitation of trading on the underlying Index’s exchanges (Hong Kong
Stock Exchange, London Stock Exchange, Nasdaq and New York Stock
Exchange) of a material proportion of the shares included in the S&P
BRIC 40TM Index, which would delay or prevent calculation of the
official S&P BRIC 40TM Index level. Should this occur, the return on
the Plan may be affected and may be more or less than would
otherwise have been the case. Similar provisions are also likely to
be included to address any charge, modification or failure in
respect of the calculation and announcement of the S&P BRIC 40TM
Index with similar consequences.
Payments scheduled to be made in respect of the securities in which
the Plan will invest your money may be delayed where market
disruption events occur (as described above), causing a delay to the
availability of published index levels for the S&P BRIC 40TM Index,
and potentially therefore delays in the Plan Manager making payments
to you. Where necessary in the event that any such payments are
delayed, corresponding adjustments will be made to the scheduled
dates for payment under the Plan.
The levels and basis of taxation and reliefs from taxation can
change at any time. The value and availability of any tax relief
depends on individual circumstances. The favourable tax treatment of
ISAs and PEPs* may not be maintained throughout the term of the
ISA/PEP*, and is subject to changes in legislation.
Please refer to the Brochure and the Terms & Conditions for full
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