U.S.$25bn US Note Programme
Nationwide Building Society offers notes via a Medium Term Note programme to persons deemed to be Qualified Institutional Buyers [Q.I.B.'s] (“QIBs”) under Rule 144A of the US Securities Act 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and to non-U.S. persons outside the United States in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act. These transactions are not in the public domain.
Here you will find information and documentation in respect of our U.S.$25,000,000,000 US Note Programme (the “Programme”). Before entering this page, you must read the following Terms and Conditions which govern your use and access to the website and acknowledge your agreement of them.
Nationwide Building Society: U.S.$25bn US Medium Term Note Programme - Terms of access
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THE SECURITIES REFERRED TO HEREIN (THE “NOTES”) ARE NOT INTENDED TO BE, AND SHOULD NOT BE, OFFERED OR SOLD TO RETAIL INVESTORS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA.
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persons located or resident in the United States, its possessions or territories or persons who are U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”)); or
persons who are retail investors*; or
persons in the United Kingdom, except for persons who are not retail investors and who (i) have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 as amended (the “Order”), or (ii) are otherwise persons to whom the materials may be lawfully communicated; or
persons in any Member State of the European Economic Area, except for persons who are not retail investors and who are “qualified investors” within the meaning of Article 2 of Regulation (EU)2017/1129 (the “ EU Prospectus Regulation”) as amended or superseded; or
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- you will not offer or sell any securities referred to on the website, or distribute, transmit or otherwise disseminate any materials or information contained on this website, other than to persons to whom such offer or sale can lawfully be made or, as the case may be, to whom such materials and/or information can be lawfully distributed under all applicable laws; and
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- Where acting as agent on behalf of a disclosed or undisclosed client in connection with any Notes, you make the foregoing confirmations and acknowledgements on behalf of yourself and your underlying client(s).
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By accessing this Website, you represent and warrant to us that you are doing so for information purposes only.
Prohibition on marketing and sales of Notes to retail investors
EU PRIIPs Regulation: The Notes referred to on the following webpages are not intended to be, and should not be, offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the European Economic Area (the “EEA”). For these purposes, a retail investor means a person who is one (or more) of: (i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of Directive 2014/65/EU (as amended, “MiFID II”); or (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97 (as amended or superseded, the “Insurance Distribution Directive”), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; or (iii) not a qualified investor as defined in the EU Prospectus Regulation. Consequently, no key information document required by Regulation (EU) No. 1286/2014 on key information documents for packaged and retail and insurancebased investment products (as amended, the “EU PRIIPs Regulation”) for offering or selling Notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the EEA has been prepared and therefore offering or selling Notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the EEA may be unlawful under the EU PRIIPs Regulation.
UK PRIIPs Regulation: The Notes referred to on the following webpages are not intended to be, and should not be, offered, sold or otherwise made available to any retail investor in the United Kingdom (the “UK”). No key information document required by Regulation (EU) No 1286/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (“EUWA”) (the “UK PRIIPs Regulation”) for offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to retail investors in the UK has been prepared and therefore offering or selling the Notes or otherwise making them available to any retail investor in the UK may be unlawful under the UK PRIIPs Regulation. series of Notes, the target market for the Notes is eligible counterparties and professional clients only, each as defined in MiFID II and all channels for distribution of Notes to eligible counterparties and professional clients are appropriate. Any person subsequently offering, selling or recommending Notes (a “distributor”) should take into consideration the target market assessment; however, a distributor subject to MiFID II is responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of such Notes (by either adopting or refining the manufacturers’manufacturer target market assessment) and determining appropriate distribution channels.
EU MiFID II product governance: Solely for the purposes of the European Union (“EU”) manufacturer product approval process and unless otherwise specified in relation to any series of Notes, the target market for the Notes is eligible counterparties and professional clients only, each as defined in MiFID II and all channels for distribution of Notes to eligible counterparties and professional clients are appropriate. Any person subsequently offering, selling or recommending Notes (a “distributor”) should take into consideration the target market assessment; however, a distributor subject to MiFID II is responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of such Notes (by either adopting or refining the manufacturer target market assessment) and determining appropriate distribution channels.
UK MiFIR product governance: Solely for the purposes of the UK manufacturer product approval process, the target market for the Notes is only eligible counterparties, as defined in the FCA Handbook Conduct of Business Sourcebook (“COBS”), and professional clients, as defined in Regulation (EU) No 600/2014 as it forms part of domestic law by virtue of the EUWA (“UK MiFIR”), and all channels for distribution of the Notes to eligible counterparties and professional clients are appropriate. Any person subsequently offering, selling or recommending the Notes (a “distributor”) should take into consideration the target market assessment; however, a distributor subject to the FCA Handbook Product Intervention and Product Governance Sourcebook (the “UK MiFIR Product Governance Rules” is responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the Notes (by either adopting or refining the target market assessment) and determining appropriate distribution channels.
COBS, UK MiFIR, the UK PRIIPs Regulation, MiFID II and the EU PRIIPs Regulation are, together, referred to herein as the “Regulations”). Persons accessing this website must ensure that they familiarise themselves with, understand and comply with all applicable requirements set out in the Regulations.
By accessing this website, you represent, warrant, agree with, and undertake to, Nationwide Building Society that:
- you are not a retail investor or acting on behalf of a retail investor; and
- whether or not you are subject to the Regulations, you will not take any action in respect of any Notes which would result in a violation of the Regulations by any person.
Legal considerations
The distribution material on this site may be restricted by local law in jurisdictions other than the United Kingdom and failure to comply with such restrictions may constitute a violation of the laws of any such other jurisdiction. Persons accessing this site should inform themselves about, and observe, any such restrictions.
THE SECURITIES REFERENCED ON THIS WEBSITE HAVE NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT") OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE U.S. OR OTHER JURISDICTION. SUCH SECURITIES MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD OR DELIVERED IN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, U.S. PERSONS (AS DEFINED IN REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT), EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM, OR IN A TRANSACTION NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND APPLICABLE LAWS OF OTHER JURISDICTIONS.
Persons accessing this site are deemed to represent that they are not accessing this site from inside the United States and that they are not a U.S. person.
Accuracy of Information
The material on this site has no regard to the specific investment objectives, financial situation or particular needs of any recipient and should not be relied on when making any investment decision. The information contained on the website is given at the date of such information and should not be taken to be accurate at any other time. Except for information that is required to be maintained from time to time by Nationwide Building Society pursuant to the terms of issue of any Notes, Nationwide Building Society is under no obligation to update or keep current the information on this site and no representation or warranty, express or implied, is or will be made in relation to, the accuracy or completeness of the information.
This website and the materials contained on this website do not purport to provide any financial, investment, tax, accounting or legal advice or recommendation. Before you enter into any transaction in relation to any securities referred to on this website, you should obtain your own independent advice from your professional financial, accounting, legal, regulatory, tax or other advisers.
Nationwide Building Society disclaims, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any liability for any loss or damage howsoever arising from any use of this site or its contents (but this is without prejudice to the rights of an investor in the Notes in the event of a breach by Nationwide Building Society of the terms of issue of such Notes).
The materials on this website are provided in electronic form. Information transmitted via this medium may be altered or changed during the process of transmission and Nationwide Building Society accepts no liability or responsibility whatsoever in the event of any such alteration or change during transmission.
Unauthorised use of this website or the materials on this website, including (without limitation) unauthorised access or misuse of any information posted to this website, is strictly prohibited.
Governing law and jurisdiction
These Terms and Conditions and any non-contractual obligations arising out of or in connection with them will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, English law. The English courts will have jurisdiction to settle any disputes which may arise out of or in connection with these Terms and Conditions.
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*as used in this disclaimer, a “retail investor” means a person who is (i) a retail client as defined in point (11) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; (ii) a customer within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2016/97 (as amended or superseded), where that customer would not qualify as a professional client as defined in point (10) of Article 4(1) of MiFID II; and/or (iii) not a qualified investor as defined in the Prospectus Regulation.
Nothing on this page or this website (i) constitutes an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities from any person in any jurisdiction, or (ii) constitutes or forms part of any offering document for any security. The instruments and funding programmes referenced on this website involve securities that have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and include securities in bearer form that are subject to U.S. tax law requirements. Subject to certain exceptions, such securities may not be offered, sold or delivered in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons (as defined in Regulation S under the Securities Act and Section 7701(a)(30) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended). Persons accessing this website are required to inform themselves about and to observe all applicable securities and other laws and regulations in the jurisdictions in which they are resident, located and/or organized. If you are located in the United States or are a US person, some content may be restricted /unavailable in accordance with US securities regulations.