Dear Sir / Madam
Notice is hereby given to all investors of the exchange traded Instruments named MEZ Capital ETI (ISIN AT0000A15PX3) issued by ETI Securities PLC, bearing registration number C 55602, that the board of Directors of the Company has called a meeting of investors on the 7th February 2018.
The meeting of the investors will be held at 10:00 am, at:
66A The Strand, Sliema SLM 1022, Malta
for the purpose of approving the changes in the Terms & Conditions in respect of an Issue of up to 50,000 (Asset Backed) Exchange Traded Instruments named MEZ Capital ETI namely:
(i) Amend Redemption Valuation Day to read as follows:
"Redemption Valuation Day: The last Business Day of every year"; and to update the same throughout the Terms & Conditions and
(ii) Amend Repayment Day to read as follows:
"The later of the following:
(i) the tenth Business Day following the relevant Repayment Valuation Day; or
(ii) the tenth Business Day after the Issuer receives the proceeds from the Collateral Obligor."; and to update the same throughout the Terms & Conditions and
(iii) Amend Redemption Notice Period to read as follows:
"180 days prior to a Redemption Day"; and to update the same throughout the Terms & Conditions and
(iv) Amend the clause 11 of the Terms & Conditions adding a section "Gating" to read the section as follows:
"Gating
In the event that redemption requests are received for redemption of the Securities in relation to any Redemption Valuation Day representing in aggregate more than ten percent (10%) (or such other percentages as the Directors may determine from time to time) of the total number of Securities in issue by Linked Compartment 11 on the preceding Redemption Valuation Day and which Securities are not held by the Collateral Obligor or the Issuer itself, the Directors are entitled to reduce the requests ratably and pro rata amongst all investors seeking to redeem Securities on the relevant Redemption Valuation Day and carry out only sufficient redemptions which, in aggregate, amount to ten percent (10%) of the Securities then in issue. Where the redemption or exchange of any Securities has been deferred under these arrangements, the unfulfilled redemption or switching requests will be carried forward to the next Redemption Valuation Day and the Securities will (subject to any restrictions on that day) be redeemed or exchanged at the then prevailing Redemption Amount in priority to any subsequent redemption requests."; and
(v) Amend the clause 15 of the Terms & Conditions to read as follows:
"15. ADJUSTMENT OR EARLY REDEMPTION BY THE ISSUER
Adjustment
If a Disruption Event occurs, the board of directors of the Issuer shall determine whether an appropriate adjustment can be made to these Terms & Conditions or any other provisions relating to the Securities to account for the economic effect of the relevant Disruption Event on any Securities and to preserve substantially the economic interests of investors.
Should the board of directors of the Issuer determine that any such adjustment/s is to be made, the Issuer shall determine the effective date of such adjustment/s, notify the said Investors of any such adjustment/s and take the necessary steps to affect such adjustment/s. The Issuer shall notify Investors of any such adjustment/s as soon as reasonably practicable after the nature and effective date of the adjustment/s are determined.
On the other hand, should the Issuer determine that no adjustment that could be made would produce a commercially reasonable result and preserve substantially the economic interests of Investors, the Issuer shall, on giving Investors irrevocable notice for not less than the Redemption Notice Period, cancel all of the Securities and pay to each Investor, in respect of the Securities held by it, an amount equal to the Redemption Amount.
All determinations made by the Issuer in terms hereof shall be conclusive and binding on the Investors and on any person generally, except in the case of manifest error.
Early Redemption by the Issuer
The Issuer shall also be entitled to terminate all outstanding Securities on any Redemption Valuation Day by giving at least one month's notice to Investors. The Board of Directors of the Issuer may redeem the units in cash or in kind.
The Directors may elect in their absolute discretion to effect redemption payments to any or all redeeming investors, either in whole or in part, in specie and/or in kind rather than in cash. This election may be made generally or in any particular case. The Issuer may distribute securities issued by entities formed by it in accordance with the terms of the articles as all or any part of any redemption payments to be made all or partially in specie and/or in kind. Such entities may have different terms and conditions from the terms of the Issuer and / or the Collateral Obligor and such may, amongst others, have limited or no redemption rights. The Directors will use the same valuation procedures used in determining net asset value to determine the value to be attributed to the relevant securities to be transferred or assigned in specie and/or in kind to redeeming Investors who will receive securities which had a value as of the relevant Redemption Valuation Day equal to the redemption payment to which they would otherwise be entitled. The redeeming Investor will be responsible for all costs involved in transferring the ownership of the relevant securities and on-going custody costs. Securities distributed in specie and/or in kind may have a value as of the Repayment Day that is higher or lower than the value of such Securities as of the relevant Redemption Valuation Day and between the Redemption Valuation Day and the Repayment Day.
The Investor, by subscribing, acknowledges and accepts that in the above-mentioned situation, the Issuer shall not be bound by any Lock in Period, if applicable in accordance with these Terms and Conditions.
Early Redemption by the Collateral Obligor
Investors' attention is brought to the fact that the Collateral Obligor – the Linked Compartment 11 may itself make use of its right to redeem its securitization bonds prior to the maturity date. In such case, the Issuer may follow the procedure indicated above and also commence an early redemption. The Investor, by subscribing, acknowledges and accepts that in the above-mentioned situation, the Issuer shall not be bound by any Lock in Period, if applicable in accordance with these Terms and Conditions."; and
(vi) Include the clause 16 in the Terms & Conditions to read as follows:
"16. POSSIBLE SUSPENSION
The Directors, in their absolute discretion, are empowered
temporarily to suspend the determination of all redemptions for the
whole or any part of any period for any tranche of
Securities;
(a) when one or more stock exchanges or markets which provide the
basis for valuing a substantial portion of the assets of the Issuer
Linked Compartment 11 and / or the Collateral Obligor are closed
other than for, or during, holidays or if dealings thereon are
restricted or suspended;
(b) when the Collateral Obligor notifies the Issuer (in respect of Linked Compartment 11) that it cannot sell the underlying assets at a reasonable price;
(c) when the Collateral Obligor itself suspends redemptions;
(d) when, as a result of political, economic, military, terrorist or monetary events or any circumstances outside the control, responsibility and power of the Issuer and / or the Collateral Obligor, disposal of the underlying assets of the Issuer and / or the Collateral Obligor is not reasonably practicable without being seriously detrimental to investors' interests or if, in the opinion of the Directors, a fair price cannot be calculated for those assets;
(e) in the case of a breakdown of the means of communication normally used for valuing a significant portion of the assets of the Issuer or if, for any reason, the value of any asset of the Issuer Linked Compartment 11 may not be determined as rapidly and accurately as required;
(f) if, as a result of exchange restrictions or other restrictions affecting the transfer of funds, securities or other transactions on behalf of the Issuer are rendered impracticable or if purchases, sales, deposits and withdrawal of any securities assets cannot be affected at the normal rates of exchange;
(g) if a resolution calling for the liquidation or re-organisation of the Issuer or the Collateral Obligor has been proposed;
(h) when the Directors determine that such suspension is necessary or desirable to facilitate an orderly winding-up of the affairs of the Issuer in respect of Linked Compartment 11 or the Collateral Obligor thereof has been proposed; or
(i) when the settlement of redemptions would, in the opinion of the Directors, result in a violation of law or violate any instrument or agreement governing any indebtedness incurred by the Issuer or the Collateral Obligor.
Notice of any suspension will be given without delay to all investors. Any suspension declared shall take effect at such time as the Directors shall declare, which may be at any time prior to, during or after the relevant Redemption Valuation Day, and shall continue until the Directors declare the suspension to be at an end. In addition, the Directors have the right to postpone any Redemption Valuation Days for up to one (1) Business Day without the requirement to give notice to investors when, in their opinion, a significant proportion (which is likely to be five per cent (5%) or more) of the assets of Linked Compartment 11 cannot be valued on an equitable basis and such difficulty is expected by the Directors to be overcome within that period.
In the event that the calculation of net asset value is suspended after the relevant Redemption Valuation Day but prior to the payment of redemption proceeds, the payment of redemption proceeds will occur after the suspension has been lifted and, if at the time the Directors determine to lift the suspension, the Directors determine that it is possible to calculate a net asset value as of the Redemption Valuation Day immediately prior to the suspension, the net asset value of the Securities that were redeemed as of such Redemption Valuation Day will be calculated as of such Redemption Valuation Day. Otherwise, the net asset value of the Securities that were redeemed as of such Redemption Valuation Day will be calculated as of first Business Day following the lifting of the suspension. The Directors will take all reasonable steps to bring any period of suspension to an end as soon as practicable.
Related Risks and Acknowledgments of Investors
The Issuer shall immediately notify the investors and keep investors informed as to any event of suspension described herein. By investing, Investors in the Linked Compartment 11 confirm that they understand, agree and are willing to take, the risk related to an event of suspension as described herein. By investing in Linked Compartment 11, Investors agree and accept that an event of suspension may happen and commit not to file a claim to liquidate the Issuer, the Collateral Obligor, in particular in the case where, under the applicable law, the shareholder would be considered as a creditor of the Issuer and / or the Collateral Obligor." And
(vii) Amend the sub-clause (ii) of the clause entitled "Notices to Investors" of the Terms & Conditions to read as follows:
"if published through any other means, it will be deemed to have been given on the date indicated on the notification document."
Furthermore, investors are hereby notified that the below
changes shall be affected to the Terms & Conditions. Kindly
note, and that no approval is required by you in respect of the
below:
(i) Amend clause 2.2 of the Terms and Conditions to read as
follows:
"Arranger: Argentarius Securities & Investment Business
Company"; and to update the same throughout the Terms &
Conditions;
(ii) Amend clause 2.3 of the Terms and Conditions to read as follows:
"Calculation Agent: Argentarius Securities & Investment Business Company"; and to update the same throughout the Terms & Conditions;
(iii) Appointment of BlueRock Financial Services as Paying Agent to compartment 11 of ETI Securities PLC;
(iv) Updated the terms and conditions to clarify that the applicable clearing system is Oesterreichische Kontrollbank AG (OeKB)
Alternatively, Investors may send the duly completed declaration below in original to the Company before the date of the meeting of investors indicated above.