EXERCISE RIGHTS (WARRANTS) 1 Exercise of Warrants

TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE SECURITIES

23. EXERCISE RIGHTS (WARRANTS) 1 Exercise of Warrants

(a) American Style Warrants

American Style Warrants are exercisable on any Exercise Business Day during the Exercise Period.

Clearing System Warrants

The following provisions apply to Clearing System Warrants held by a Common Depository on behalf of Clearstream, Luxembourg and Euroclear and/or any other relevant Clearing System and Warrants held through Euroclear France ("Euroclear France Warrants") or Warrants held through Euroclear Netherlands ("Euroclear Netherlands Warrants"):

If (i) the Warrants are Cash Settled Warrants and Automatic Exercise is not specified as applying in the applicable Final Terms or (ii) if the Warrants are Physical Delivery Warrants, any American Style Warrant with respect to which no Exercise Notice (as defined below) has been delivered in the manner set out in Condition 24, at or prior to 10.00 a.m., Luxembourg or Brussels time, as appropriate, on the Expiration Date, shall become void.

If the Warrants are Cash Settled Warrants and Automatic Exercise is specified as applying in the applicable Final Terms, any such American Style Warrant shall be automatically exercised on the Expiration Date and the provisions of Condition 24.9 shall apply.

The Exercise Business Day during the Exercise Period on which an Exercise Notice is delivered prior to 10.00 a.m. (Local Time) to the relevant Clearing System or to the relevant Account Holder (in the case of Euroclear France Warrants or Euroclear Netherlands Warrants), and the copy thereof is received by the Principal Security Agent or, if the Warrants are Cash Settled Warrants and Automatic Exercise is specified as applying in the applicable Final Terms, the Expiration Date, is referred to herein as the "Actual Exercise Date". If any Exercise Notice is received by the relevant Clearing System or, as the case may be, the relevant Account Holder, or if the copy thereof is received by the Principal Security Agent, in each case, after 10.00 a.m. (Local Time) on any Exercise Business Day during the Exercise Period, such Exercise Notice will be deemed to have been delivered on the next Exercise Business Day, which Exercise Business Day shall be deemed to be the Actual Exercise Date, provided that any such Warrant in respect of which no Exercise Notice has been delivered in the manner set out in Condition 24 at or prior to 10.00 a.m. (Local Time) on the Expiration Date shall (A) (I) if the Warrants are Cash Settled Warrants and Automatic Exercise is not specified as applying in the applicable Final Terms or (II) if the Warrants are Physical Delivery Warrants, become void or (B) if the Warrants are Cash Settled Warrants and Automatic Exercise is specified as applying in the applicable Final Terms, be automatically exercised on the Expiration Date as provided above.

The following provisions apply to Rule 144A Global Warrants held by a Custodian on behalf of DTC:

If (i) the Warrants are Cash Settled Warrants and Automatic Exercise is not specified as applying in the applicable Final Terms or (ii) if the Warrants are Physical Delivery Warrants, any American Style Warrant with respect to which no Exercise Notice has been delivered in the manner set out in Condition 24, at or prior to 5.00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day in New York immediately preceding the Expiration Date, shall become void.

If the Warrants are Cash Settled Warrants and Automatic Exercise is specified as applying in the applicable Final Terms, any such American Style Warrant with respect to which no Exercise Notice has been delivered in the manner set out in Condition 24, at or prior to 5.00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day in New York immediately preceding the Expiration Date, shall be automatically exercised on the Expiration Date and the provisions of Condition 24.9 shall apply.

is specified as applying in the applicable Final Terms and no Exercise Notice has been delivered at or prior to 5.00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day in New York immediately preceding the Expiration Date, the Expiration Date, is referred to herein as the "Actual Exercise Date". If any such Exercise Notice is received by the New York Security Agent, or if the copy thereof is received by the Principal Security Agent, in each case, after 5.00 p.m. on any Business Day in New York, such Exercise Notice will be deemed to have been delivered on the next Business Day in New York and the Business Day in New York immediately succeeding such next Business Day in New York shall be deemed to be the Actual Exercise Date, provided that any such Warrant in respect of which no Exercise Notice has been delivered in the manner set out in Condition 24, at or prior to 5.00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day in New York immediately preceding the Expiration Date shall (A) (I) if the Warrants are Cash Settled Warrants and Automatic Exercise is not specified as applying in the applicable Final Terms or (II) the Warrants are Physical Delivery Warrants, become void or (B) if the Warrants are Cash Settled Warrants and Automatic Exercise is specified as applying in the applicable Final Terms, be automatically exercised on the Expiration Date as provided above.

Registered Warrants

If (i) the Warrants are Cash Settled Warrants and Automatic Exercise is not specified as applying in the applicable Final Terms or (ii) if the Warrants are Physical Delivery Warrants, any American Style Warrant with respect to which no Exercise Notice has been delivered in the manner set out in Condition 24, at or prior to 10.00 a.m., Tokyo time, on the Expiration Date, shall become void.

If the Warrants are Cash Settled Warrants and Automatic Exercise is specified as applying in the applicable Final Terms any such American Style Warrant with respect to which no Exercise Notice has been delivered in the manner set out in Condition 24, at or prior to 10.00 a.m., Tokyo time, on the Expiration Date shall be automatically exercised on the Expiration Date and the provisions of Condition 24.9 shall apply.

The Exercise Business Day during the Exercise Period on which an Exercise Notice is delivered prior to 10.00 a.m., Tokyo time, to the Registrar and a copy thereof so received by the Principal Security Agent or, if the Warrants are Cash Settled Warrants and Automatic Exercise is specified as applying in the applicable Final Terms and no Exercise Notice has been delivered at or prior to 10.00 a.m., Tokyo time, on the Expiration Date, the Expiration Date is referred to herein as the "Actual Exercise Date".

If any such Exercise Notice is delivered to the Registrar, or if the copy thereof is received by the Principal Security Agent, in each case, after 10.00 a.m., Tokyo time, on any Business Day, such Exercise Notice will be deemed to have been delivered on the next Exercise Business Day which next Exercise Business Day shall be deemed to be the Actual Exercise Date, provided that any such Warrant in respect of which no Exercise Notice has been received in the manner set out in Condition 24, at or prior to 10.00 a.m., Tokyo time, on the Expiration Date shall (A) if (I) the Warrants are Cash Settled Warrants and Automatic Exercise is not specified as applying in the applicable Final Terms or (II) the Warrants are Physical Delivery Warrants, become void or (B) if the Warrants are Cash Settled Warrants and Automatic Exercise is specified as applying in the applicable Final Terms, be automatically exercised on the Expiration Date as provided above.

Private Placement Definitive Warrants

has been delivered in the manner set out in Condition 24, at or prior to 5.00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day in New York immediately preceding the Expiration Date, shall become void.

The Business Day during the Exercise Period immediately succeeding the Business Day in New York on which an Exercise Notice is received prior to 5.00 p.m., New York City time, by the Definitive Security Agent with a copy thereof received by the Principal Security Agent or if Automatic Exercise is specified as applying in the applicable Final Terms and no Exercise Notice has been delivered at or prior to 5.00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day in New York immediately preceding the Expiration Date, the Expiration Date is referred to herein as the "Actual Exercise Date". If any such Exercise Notice is received by the Definitive Security Agent, or if the copy thereof is received by the Principal Security Agent, in each case, after 5.00 p.m., New York City time, on any Business Day in New York, such Exercise Notice will be deemed to have been delivered on the next Business Day in New York and the Business Day in New York immediately succeeding such next Business Day in New York shall be deemed to be the Actual Exercise Date, provided that any such Warrant in respect of which no Exercise Notice has been delivered in the manner set out in Condition 24, at or prior to 5.00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day in New York immediately preceding the Expiration Date shall (A) if (I) the Warrants are Cash Settled Warrants and Automatic Exercise is not specified as applying in the applicable Final Terms or (II) the Warrants are Physical Delivery Warrants, become void or (B) if the Warrants are Cash Settled Warrants and Automatic Exercise is specified as applying in the applicable Final Terms, be automatically exercised on the Expiration Date as provided above.

Italian Dematerialised Warrants

If the Warrants are Italian Dematerialised Warrants, any American Style Warrant with respect to which no Exercise Notice has been delivered in the manner set out in Condition 24, at or prior to 10.00 a.m., Milan time on the Expiration Date shall be automatically exercised on the Expiration Date.

The Exercise Business Day during the Exercise Period on which an Exercise Notice (an "Exercise Notice") in, or substantially in, the form set out in the applicable Final Terms, is delivered by the Holder prior to 10.00 a.m. (Milan time) to the Italian Security Agent, or if the Warrants are automatically exercised, the Expiration Date is referred to herein as the "Actual Exercise Date". If any Exercise Notice is received by the Italian Security Agent, in each case, after 10.00 a.m. (Milan time) on any Exercise Business Day during the Exercise Period, such Exercise Notice will be deemed to have been delivered on the next Exercise Business Day, which Exercise Business Day shall be deemed to be the Actual Exercise Date, provided that any such Warrant in respect of which no Exercise Notice has been delivered to the Italian Security Agent at or prior to 10.00 a.m. (Milan time) on the Expiration Date shall be automatically exercised on the Expiration Date as provided above.

If the Warrants are Italian Dematerialised Warrants and Italian Listed Warrants and such Warrants are automatically exercised on the Expiration Date, prior to the Renouncement Notice Cut-off Time as specified in the applicable Final Terms on the Expiration Date the Holder of a Warrant may renounce automatic exercise of such Warrant by the delivery or sending by fax of a duly completed Renouncement Notice (a "Renouncement Notice") in, or substantially in, the form set out in the applicable Final Terms to the Italian Security Agent. Once delivered a Renouncement Notice shall be

irrevocable. Any determination as to whether a Renouncement Notice is duly completed and in proper form shall be made by the Italian Security Agent (in consultation with Monte Titoli) and shall be conclusive and binding on the Issuer, the Guarantor, if applicable, and the relevant Holder. Subject as set out below, any Renouncement Notice so determined to be incomplete or not in proper form shall be null and void. If such Renouncement Notice is subsequently corrected to the satisfaction of the Italian Security Agent, it shall be deemed to be a new Renouncement Notice submitted at the time such correction was delivered to the Italian Security Agent.

(b) European Style Warrants

European Style Warrants are only exercisable on the Exercise Date.

Clearing System Warrants

The following provisions apply to Clearing System Warrants held by a Common Depository on behalf of Clearstream, Luxembourg and Euroclear and/or any other relevant Clearing System and Euroclear France Warrants or Euroclear Netherlands Warrants:

If the Warrants are Cash Settled Warrants and Automatic Exercise is specified as applying in the applicable Final Terms, any such European Style Warrant shall be automatically exercised on the Actual Exercise Date and the provisions of Condition 24.9 shall apply.

The following provisions apply to Rule 144A Global Warrants held by a Custodian on behalf of DTC:

If the Warrants are Cash Settled Warrants and Automatic Exercise is specified as applying in the applicable Final Terms, any such European Style Warrant with respect to which no Exercise Notice has been delivered in the manner set out in Condition 24, at or prior to 5.00 p.m., New York City time, on the Business Day in New York immediately preceding the Actual Exercise Date, shall be automatically exercised on the Actual Exercise Date and the provisions of Condition 24.9 shall apply.

Registered Warrants

If (i) the Warrants are Cash Settled Warrants and Automatic Exercise is not specified as applying in the applicable Final Terms or (ii) the Warrants are Physical Delivery Warrants, any European Style Warrant with respect to which no Exercise Notice has been delivered in the manner set out in Condition 24, at or prior to 10.00 a.m., Tokyo time, on the Actual Exercise Date, shall become void. If the Warrants are Cash Settled Warrants and Automatic Exercise is specified as applying in the applicable Final Terms, any such European Style Warrant with respect to which no Exercise Notice has been delivered in the manner set out in Condition 24, at or prior to 10.00 a.m., Tokyo time, on the

Actual Exercise Date, shall be automatically exercised on the Actual Exercise Date and the provisions of Condition 24.9 shall apply.

Private Placement Definitive Warrants

Swedish Warrants

If the Warrants are Swedish Warrants the Warrants will be automatically exercised on the Exercise Date.

Italian Dematerialised Warrants

If the Warrants are Italian Dematerialised Warrants, the Warrants will be automatically exercised on the Exercise Date, subject as provided in the following paragraph.

If the Warrants are Italian Dematerialised Warrants and Italian Listed Warrants, prior to the Renouncement Notice Cut-off Time as specified in the applicable Final Terms on the Exercise Date, the Holder of a Warrant may renounce automatic exercise of such Warrant by the delivery or sending by fax of a duly completed Renouncement Notice (a "Renouncement Notice") in, or substantially in, the form set out in the applicable Final Terms to the Italian Security Agent. Once delivered a Renouncement Notice shall be irrevocable. Any determination as to whether a Renouncement Notice is duly completed and in proper form shall be made by the Italian Security Agent (in consultation with Monte Titoli) and shall be conclusive and binding on the Issuer, the Guarantor, if applicable, and the relevant Holder. Subject as set out below, any Renouncement Notice so determined to be incomplete or not in proper form shall be null and void. If such Renouncement Notice is subsequently corrected to the satisfaction of the Italian Security Agent, it shall be deemed to be a new Renouncement Notice submitted at the time such correction was delivered to the Italian Security Agent.

23.2 Cash Settlement

If the Warrants are Cash Settled Warrants, each such Warrant or, if Units are specified in the applicable Final Terms, each Unit entitles its Holder, upon due exercise and subject, in the case of Warrants represented by a Clearing System Global Warrant, other than a Rule 144A Global Warrant, or a Registered Warrant, to certification as to non-U.S. beneficial ownership, and, in the case of Warrants represented by Rule 144A Global Warrants and Private Placement Definitive Warrants, to such certifications as to compliance with U.S. securities laws as the Issuer shall require or as shall be set out in the applicable Final Terms, to receive from the Issuer on the Settlement Date a Cash Settlement Amount calculated by the Calculation Agent (which shall not be less than zero) equal unless otherwise specified in the applicable Final Terms to:

(a) where Averaging is not specified in the applicable Final Terms:

(i) if such Warrants are Call Warrants,

(Settlement Price less Exercise Price) multiplied by, in the case of Debt Securities only, the nominal amount and divided by, in the case of Warrants in respect of which

Nel documento AVVISO n Agosto 2010 (pagine 76-83)