EXHIBIT A
EUROCLEAR FREE-DELIVERY
RECEIVING: MERRILL LYNCH (USA)
THE FOLLOWING MUST BE PERFORMED WITHOUT DEVIATION
INSTRUCTIONS FOR EUROCLEAR- FREE DELIVERY
(FOR APPROVED MEDIUM-TERM NOTE OR BOND)
INSTRUCTIONS FOR EUROCLEAR - FREE DELIVERY FOR THE CLIENT TO GIVE TO HIS BANK OFFICER
IN ORDER TO DIRECT AND HAVE EUROCLEAR BANK MAKE THE NECESSARY CHANGES ON THE
EUROCLEAR PAGES, TO PROVIDE TO THE CLIENT A NEW PRINT-OUT OF THE EUROCLEAR PAGES
THAT INDICATE ALL THE CHANGES AS OUTLINED BELOW, SO THE CHANGES CAN BE GIVEN TO
RECEIVING / PLATFORM / MONETIZATION ACCEPTANCE.
TO TRANSFER THE MEDIUM-TERM NOTE (MTN) / BOND TRANSACTION WITHOUT DELAY, THE
FOLLOWING SHOULD BE PERFORMED WITHOUT DEVIATION. IF THE CLIENT’S BANKER WILL SEND
ACCEPTABLE MTN / BOND VIA "EUROCLEAR - FREE DELIVERY" UTILIZING STANDARD EUROCLEAR
DELIVERY SYSTEM, THEN THE TRANSACTION CAN CLOSE AND SETTLEMENT MADE FOR PROGRAMMING.
IMPORTANT NOTE: THIS MUST BE A GENUINE, ACTUAL “FREE-DELIVERY” USING THE STANDARD
EUROCLEAR SYSTEM (NOT ‘BLOCKING’ VIA EUROCLEAR; NO SERVER ‘DOWNLOADING’; NO ‘POST &
BLOCK’; NO NEED FOR SPECIAL ‘BANKING CODES’; NO ‘PLEDGING’; NO ‘INTERNAL ASSIGNMENTS’;
NO ‘PORTAL COLLATERAL’; NO ‘LINKING OR BLOCKING’, ETC.). SIMPLY, THE MTN / BOND MUST BE
CLEARED AND RECEIVED INTO THE RECEIVING ACCOUNT WITHOUT RECEIVER INPUT OF ANY KIND.
CLOSING PROCESS FOR EUROCLEAR - FREE DELIVERY:
1. THE CLIENT SHOULD INSTRUCT HIS BANKER OR SECURITIES OFFICER TO AMEND THE
APPROPRIATE PAGES OF THE CAPTIONED BOND OR MEDIUM-TERM NOTE DIRECTLY ON THE
EUROCLEAR FREE DELIVERY SYSTEM. THAT PROCESS WILL CHANGE THE OWNERSHIP AND
ASSIGN THE INSTRUMENT. THE REQUIRED CHANGES ARE BELOW. WHEN THE CHANGES ARE
MADE ON THE EUROCLEAR SYSTEM IT WILL GENERATE A NEW SET OF PAGES SHOWING THE
NEW BENEFICIARY AND BANK. PROVIDE COPY OF THE NEW SET OF PAGES.
USE OF ANY RECEIVING COORDINATES IS ELECTIVE; CLIENT SENDER IS FREE TO USE ITS OWN RECEIVING MONETIZER, AS
THERE IS NO OBLIGATION TO USE ANY RECEIVING MONETIZER THAT MAY BE SUGGESTED OR IS MADE AVAILABLE.
2. WHEN SENDING THE MEDIUM-TERM NOTE / BOND ON BRUSSELS EUROCLEAR SCREEN - FREE
DELIVERY – IT MUST ALSO STATE “WITHOUT PAYMENT”, AS THESE TRANSACTIONS ON
“EUROCLEAR – FREE DELIVERY” MUST BE WITHOUT PAYMENT OF ANY LIENS OR ENCUMBRANCES,
3. THE CLIENT MUST REQUEST AND PROVIDE THE 22 EUROCLEAR PAGES INDICATING THE BELOW
REFERENCED CHANGES SO THAT IT MAY BE CHECKED AND VERIFIED.
NOTE: IT IS STANDARD FOR THE NAME, ACCOUNT NUMBER AND FURTHER BENEFIT/CREDIT
TO BE DETAILED ON SEVERAL PAGES OF THE EUROCLEAR TRANSFER DOCUMENT AND THOSE
CHANGES WOULD BE REFLECTED WITHIN THE “22 PAGES”. NORMALLY, WHEN THESE
TRANSFERS ARE PROPERLY DONE, THE FOLLOWING PAGES REFLECTS THE INFORMATION
PROVIDED: PAGES 1, 2, 6, 8, 9,16, 19, 20-22
4. UPON RECEIPT AND CONFIRMATION OF THE EUROCLEAR FREE DELIVERY OF THE MEDIUM-
TERM NOTE / BOND TO THE NEW BENEFICIARY / TITLE HOLDER AS INDICATED BELOW, AND
ONCE VERIFIED THEN THE TRANSACTION CAN ADVANCE ONCE THE CLIENT PROVIDES THE
BANK OFFICER'S CONTACT INFORMATION.
FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS PRIVILEGED, PRIVATE, EXCLUSIVE AND CONFIDENTIAL PLEASE DO NOT
CIRCULATE THESE BANK CO-ORDINATES TO ANYONE ELSE (THIS IS PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL
INFORMATION)
THE EUROCLEAR FREE DELIVERY RECEIVING COORDINATES:
EUROCLEAR NUMBER : 93234
BANK NAME : MERRILL LYNCH
BANK ADDRESS : [TO BE PROVIDED]
ACCOUNT NUMBER : [TO BE PROVIDED]
ACCOUNT NAME : [TO BE PROVIDED]
BANK OFFICER NAME : [TO BE PROVIDED]
USE OF ANY RECEIVING COORDINATES IS ELECTIVE; CLIENT SENDER IS FREE TO USE ITS OWN RECEIVING MONETIZER, AS
THERE IS NO OBLIGATION TO USE ANY RECEIVING MONETIZER THAT MAY BE SUGGESTED OR IS MADE AVAILABLE.
SUMMARY: THE HOST BANK OFFICER SHOULD AMEND THE APPROPRIATE PAGES OF THE
CAPTIONED BOND OR MEDIUM-TERM NOTE DIRECTLY ON THE EUROCLEAR FREE DELIVERY
SYSTEM. THAT PROCESS WILL CHANGE THE OWNERSHIP AND ASSIGN THE INSTRUMENT. THE
REQUIRED CHANGES ARE ABOVE. WHEN THE CHANGES ARE MADE ON THE EUROCLEAR SYSTEM
IT WILL GENERATE A NEW SET OF PAGES SHOWING THE NEW BENEFICIARY AND BANK. PROVIDE
COPY OF THE NEW SET OF PAGES.
NOTE: IT IS STANDARD FOR THE NAME, ACCOUNT NUMBER AND FURTHER BENEFIT/CREDIT TO
BE DETAILED ON SEVERAL PAGES OF THE EUROCLEAR TRANSFER DOCUMENT AND THOSE
CHANGES WOULD BE REFLECTED WITHIN THE “22 PAGES”. NORMALLY, WHEN THESE TRANSFERS
ARE PROPERLY DONE, THE FOLLOWING PAGES REFLECTS THE INFORMATION PROVIDED: PAGES
1, 2, 6, 8, 9,16, 19, 20-22.
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USE OF ANY RECEIVING COORDINATES IS ELECTIVE; CLIENT SENDER IS FREE TO USE ITS OWN RECEIVING MONETIZER, AS
THERE IS NO OBLIGATION TO USE ANY RECEIVING MONETIZER THAT MAY BE SUGGESTED OR IS MADE AVAILABLE.
