“U.S. Treasury Rate” means, with respect to any Reset Date for which such rate applies, the rate per annum equal to: (1) the yield, under the heading which represents the average for the week immediately prior to the Reset Determination Date, appearing in the most recently published statistical release designated “H.15”, or any successor publication that is published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System that establishes yields on actively traded U.S. Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity, under the caption “Treasury Constant Maturities”, for the maturity of five years; or (2) if such release (or any successor release) is not published during the week immediately prior to the Reset Determination Date or does not contain such yields, the rate per annum equal to the semi-annual equivalent yield to maturity of the Comparable Treasury Issue (as defined in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement), calculated using a price for the Comparable Treasury Issue (expressed as a percentage of its principal amount) equal to the Comparable Treasury Price (as defined in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement) for such Reset Date.

The U.S. Treasury Rate shall be calculated by the Calculation Agent (as defined below).

If the U.S. Treasury Rate cannot be determined, for whatever reason, as described under (1) or (2) above, “U.S. Treasury Rate” means the rate in percentage per annum as notified by the Calculation Agent to the Issuer equal to the yield on U.S. Treasury securities having a maturity of five years as set forth in the most recently published statistical release designated “H.15” under the caption “Treasury constant maturities” (or any successor publication that is published weekly by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and that establishes yields on actively traded U.S. Treasury securities adjusted to constant maturity under the caption “Treasury constant maturities” for the maturity of five years) at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the last available date preceding the Reset Determination Date on which such rate was set forth in such release (or any successor release).

(1)   the Issuer has an amount of Distributable Items (as defined in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement) on such interest payment date that is less than a certain level; or

(2)   the Solvency Condition (as defined in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement) is not satisfied in respect of such interest payment, as further described under “Description of Fixed Rate Resetting Perpetual Subordinated Contingent Convertible Securities—Interest Cancellation—Restriction on Interest Payments” in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement.

Subordinated to the claims of Senior Creditors (as defined below), as described in further detail in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement.

“Senior Creditors” means creditors of the Issuer (i) who are unsubordinated creditors; (ii) whose claims are, or are expressed to be, subordinated (whether only in the event of the winding-up or administration of the Issuer or otherwise) to the claims of unsubordinated creditors of the Issuer but not further or otherwise; or (iii) whose claims are, or are expressed to be, junior to the claims of other creditors of the Issuer, whether subordinated or unsubordinated, other than those whose claims rank, or are expressed to rank, pari passu with, or junior to, the claims of the holders of the Securities.

A “Capital Adequacy Trigger Event” shall occur if at any time the fully loaded CET1 Ratio (as defined in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement) is less than 7.00%.

Whether a Capital Adequacy Trigger Event has occurred at any time shall be determined by the Issuer and such determination shall be binding on the trustee and holders of the Securities.

An Automatic Conversion will occur without delay upon the occurrence of a Capital Adequacy Trigger Event.

“Automatic Conversion” means the irrevocable and automatic release of all of the Issuer’s obligations under the Securities (other than the CSO Obligations (as defined in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement), if any) in consideration of the Issuer’s issuance of the Conversion Shares (as defined in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement) at the Conversion Price to the Conversion Shares Depository (as defined in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement) (on behalf of the holders of the Securities) or to the relevant recipient, in accordance with the terms of the Securities and as described in the Preliminary Prospectus Supplement.