Common use of Construction of Certain References Clause in Contracts

Construction of Certain References. (a) Words and expressions defined or given a particular meaning in the Conditions shall bear the same meanings in this Trust Deed save where such meanings would render the same inconsistent with the meanings contained in this Clause. (b) Words denoting the singular number only shall include the plural number also and vice versa; words denoting one gender only shall include the other gender; words denoting persons only shall include firms and corporations and vice versa; and words and expressions defined or given a particular meaning in the Conditions shall bear the same meanings in this Trust Deed save where such meanings would render the same inconsistent with the meanings contained in this Clause. (c) Any reference in this Trust Deed to principal and/or principal amount and/or interest in respect of the Notes shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed in accordance with Condition 4(d) and Condition 6. (d) Any reference in this Trust Deed to costs, charges, liabilities or expenses shall, unless otherwise provided or the context otherwise requires, include any value added tax or similar tax charged or chargeable in respect thereof. (e) Unless the context otherwise requires, words or expressions contained in this Trust Deed shall bear the same meanings as in the Companies Act 2006. (f) Any reference in this Trust Deed to any statute or any provision of any statute shall be deemed also to refer to any statutory modification or re-enactment thereof or any statutory instrument, order or regulation made thereunder or under such modification or re-enactment. (g) All references in this Trust Deed to any action, remedy or method of judicial proceeding for the enforcement of rights of creditors shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be deemed to include, in respect of any jurisdiction other than England, references to such action, remedy or method of judicial proceeding for the enforcement of rights of creditors available or appropriate in such jurisdiction as shall most nearly approximate to such action, remedy or method of judicial proceeding described or referred to in this Trust Deed. (h) All references in this Trust Deed to Schedules, Clauses, subclauses, paragraphs or subparagraphs shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as references to respectively the schedules to, and the clauses, subclauses, paragraphs and subparagraphs of, this Trust Deed. (i) All references in this Trust Deed to: (i) euro shall be construed as a reference to the currency introduced at the start of the third stage of European Economic and Monetary Union pursuant to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union as amended; (ii) Pounds, Sterling or Pounds Sterling or the signs £ or GBP shall be construed as references to the lawful currency for the time being of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; (iii) U.S. dollars, United States dollars or dollars or the signs $ or USD shall be construed as references to the lawful currency of the United States of America; (iv) Yen or the signs ¥ or JPY shall be construed as references to the lawful currency for the time being of Japan; (v) Australian Dollars or the signs A$ or AUD shall be construed as references to the lawful currency for the time being of Australia; and (vi) Renminbi or CNY shall be construed as references to the lawful currency for the time being of the People’s Republic of China, which for these purposes excludes the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan. (j) All references in this Trust Deed to Euroclear and/or Clearstream, Luxembourg and/or the CMU Service shall, whenever the context so permits, be deemed to include references to any additional or alternative clearing system approved by the Issuer, the Trustee and the Agent. In the case of a NGN, such additional or alternative clearing system must also be authorised to hold such Notes as eligible collateral for Eurosystem monetary policy and intra-day credit operations. (k) All references in this Trust Deed to the records of Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg and/or the CMU Service shall be to the records that each of Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg and the CMU Service (as the case may be) holds for its customers which reflect the amount of such customer's interest in the Notes. (l) All references in this Trust Deed to the relevant currency shall be construed as references to the currency in which payments in respect of the Notes and/or Coupons of the relevant Series are to be made as indicated in the applicable Final Terms or applicable Pricing Supplement, as the case may be. (m) As used herein, in relation to any Notes which have a listing or are listed (a) on the London Stock Exchange's Regulated Market, listing and listed shall be construed to mean that such Notes have been admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's Regulated Market, (b) on any other European Economic Area Stock Exchange, listing and listed shall be construed to mean that the Notes have been admitted to trading on a market within that jurisdiction which is a regulated market for the purposes of Directive 2014/65/EU, as amended or (c) on a Stock Exchange in any other jurisdiction, listing and listed shall be construed to mean that such Notes have been admitted to trading on a market within that jurisdiction on which it is accepted in the sphere of international issues of debt securities to list such Notes, and all references in this Trust Deed to listing and listed shall include references to quotation and quoted respectively. (n) All references in this Trust Deed to the European Union and the European Economic Area shall be deemed to include the United Kingdom and member state shall be construed accordingly.

Construction of Certain References. (a) Words and expressions defined or given a particular meaning in the Conditions shall bear the same meanings in this Trust Deed save where such meanings would render the same inconsistent with the meanings contained in this Clause. (b) Words denoting the singular number only shall include the plural number also and vice versa; words denoting one gender only shall include the other gender; words denoting persons only shall include firms and corporations and vice versa; and words and expressions defined or given a particular meaning in the Conditions shall bear the same meanings in this Trust Deed save where such meanings would render the same inconsistent with the meanings contained in this Clause. (c) Any reference in this Trust Deed to principal and/or principal amount and/or interest in respect of the Notes shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed in accordance with Condition 4(d) and Condition 6. (d) Any reference in this Trust Deed to costs, charges, liabilities or expenses shall, unless otherwise provided or the context otherwise requires, include any value added tax or similar tax charged or chargeable in respect thereof. (e) Unless the context otherwise requires, words or expressions contained in this Trust Deed shall bear the same meanings as in the Companies Act 2006. (f) Any reference in this Trust Deed to any statute or any provision of any statute shall be deemed also to refer to any statutory modification or re-enactment thereof or any statutory instrument, order or regulation made thereunder or under such modification or re-enactment. (g) All references in this Trust Deed to any action, remedy or method of judicial proceeding for the enforcement of rights of creditors shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be deemed to include, in respect of any jurisdiction other than England, references to such action, remedy or method of judicial proceeding for the enforcement of rights of creditors available or appropriate in such jurisdiction as shall most nearly approximate to such action, remedy or method of judicial proceeding described or referred to in this Trust Deed. (h) All references in this Trust Deed to Schedules, Clauses, subclauses, paragraphs or subparagraphs shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as references to respectively the schedules to, and the clauses, subclauses, paragraphs and subparagraphs of, this Trust Deed. (i) All references in this Trust Deed to: (i) euro shall be construed as a reference to the currency introduced at the start of the third stage of European Economic and Monetary Union pursuant to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union as amended; (ii) Pounds, Sterling or Pounds Sterling or the signs £ or GBP shall be construed as references to the lawful currency for the time being of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; (iii) U.S. dollars, United States dollars or dollars or the signs $ or USD shall be construed as references to the lawful currency of the United States of America; (iv) Yen or the signs ¥ or JPY shall be construed as references to the lawful currency for the time being of Japan; (v) Australian Dollars or the signs A$ or AUD shall be construed as references to the lawful currency for the time being of Australia; and (vi) Renminbi or CNY shall be construed as references to the lawful currency for the time being of the People’s Republic of China, which for these purposes excludes the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan. (j) All references in this Trust Deed to Euroclear and/or Clearstream, Luxembourg and/or the CMU Service shall, whenever the context so permits, be deemed to include references to any additional or alternative clearing system approved by the Issuer, the Trustee and the Agent. In the case of a NGN, such additional or alternative clearing system must also be authorised to hold such Notes as eligible collateral for Eurosystem monetary policy and intra-day credit operations. (k) All references in this Trust Deed to the records of Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg and/or the CMU Service shall be to the records that each of Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg and the CMU Service (as the case may be) holds for its customers which reflect the amount of such customer's interest in the Notes. (l) All references in this Trust Deed to the relevant currency shall be construed as references to the currency in which payments in respect of the Notes and/or Coupons of the relevant Series are to be made as indicated in the applicable Final Terms or applicable Pricing Supplement, as the case may be. (m) As used herein, in relation to any Notes which have a listing or are listed (a) on the London Stock Exchange's Regulated Market, listing and listed shall be construed to mean that such Notes have been admitted to the Official List and admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's Regulated Market, Main Market or (b) on any other European Economic Area Stock Exchange, listing and listed shall be construed to mean that the Notes have been admitted to trading on a market within that jurisdiction which is a regulated market for the purposes of Directive 2014/65/EU, as amended or (c) on a Stock Exchange in any other jurisdiction, listing and listed shall be construed to mean that such Notes have been admitted to trading on a market within that jurisdiction on which it is accepted in the sphere of international issues of debt securities to list such Notes, and all references in this Trust Deed to listing and listed shall include references to quotation and quoted respectively. (n) All references in this Trust Deed to the European Union and the European Economic Area shall be deemed to include the United Kingdom and member state shall be construed accordingly.

Construction of Certain References. (a) Words and expressions defined or given a particular meaning in the Conditions shall bear the same meanings in this Trust Deed save where such meanings would render the same inconsistent with the meanings contained in this Clause. (b) Words denoting the singular number only shall include the plural number also and vice versa; words denoting one gender only shall include the other gender; words denoting persons only shall include firms and corporations and vice versa; and words and expressions defined or given a particular meaning in the Conditions shall bear the same meanings in this Trust Deed save where such meanings would render the same inconsistent with the meanings contained in this Clause. (c) Any reference in this Trust Deed to principal and/or principal amount and/or interest in respect of the Notes shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed in accordance with Condition 4(d) and Condition 6. (d) Any reference in this Trust Deed to costs, charges, liabilities or expenses shall, unless otherwise provided or the context otherwise requires, include any value added tax or similar tax charged or chargeable in respect thereof. (e) Unless the context otherwise requires, words or expressions contained in this Trust Deed shall bear the same meanings as in the Companies Act 2006. (f) Any reference in this Trust Deed to any statute or any provision of any statute shall be deemed also to refer to any statutory modification or re-enactment thereof or any statutory instrument, order or regulation made thereunder or under such modification or re-enactment. (g) All references in this Trust Deed to any action, remedy or method of judicial proceeding for the enforcement of rights of creditors shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be deemed to include, in respect of any jurisdiction other than England, references to such action, remedy or method of judicial proceeding for the enforcement of rights of creditors available or appropriate in such jurisdiction as shall most nearly approximate to such action, remedy or method of judicial proceeding described or referred to in this Trust Deed. (h) All references in this Trust Deed to Schedules, Clauses, subclauses, paragraphs or subparagraphs shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as references to respectively the schedules to, and the clauses, subclauses, paragraphs and subparagraphs of, this Trust Deed. (i) All references in this Trust Deed to: (i) euro shall be construed as a reference to the currency introduced at the start of the third stage of European Economic and Monetary Union pursuant to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union Union, as amended; (ii) Pounds, Sterling or Pounds Sterling or the signs £ or GBP shall be construed as references to the lawful currency for the time being of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; (iii) U.S. dollars, United States dollars or dollars or the signs $ or USD shall be construed as references to the lawful currency of the United States of America; (iv) Yen or the signs ¥ or JPY shall be construed as references to the lawful currency for the time being of Japan; (v) Australian Dollars or the signs A$ or AUD shall be construed as references to the lawful currency for the time being of Australia; and (vi) Renminbi or CNY shall be construed as references to the lawful currency for the time being of the People’s Republic of China, which for these purposes excludes the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan. (j) All references in this Trust Deed to Euroclear and/or Clearstream, Luxembourg and/or the CMU Service shall, whenever the context so permits, be deemed to include references to any additional or alternative clearing system approved by the Issuer, the Trustee and the Agent. In the case of a NGN, such additional or alternative clearing system must also be authorised to hold such Notes as eligible collateral for Eurosystem monetary policy and intra-day credit operations. (k) All references in this Trust Deed to the records of Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg and/or the CMU Service shall be to the records that each of Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg and the CMU Service (as the case may be) holds for its customers which reflect the amount of such customer's interest in the Notes. (l) All references in this Trust Deed to the relevant currency shall be construed as references to the currency in which payments in respect of the Notes and/or Coupons of the relevant Series are to be made as indicated in the applicable Final Terms or applicable Pricing Supplement, as the case may be. (m) As used herein, in relation to any Notes which have a listing or are listed (a) on the London Stock Exchange's Regulated Market, listing and listed shall be construed to mean that such Notes have been admitted to the Official List and admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's Regulated Market, Main Market or (b) on any other European Economic Area Stock Exchange, listing and listed shall be construed to mean that the Notes have been admitted to trading on a market within that jurisdiction which is a regulated market for the purposes of Directive 2014/65/EU, as amended or (c) on a Stock Exchange in any other jurisdiction, listing and listed shall be construed to mean that such Notes have been admitted to trading on a market within that jurisdiction on which it is accepted in the sphere of international issues of debt securities to list such Notes, and all references in this Trust Deed to listing and listed shall include references to quotation and quoted respectively. (n) All references in this Trust Deed to the European Union and the European Economic Area shall be deemed to include the United Kingdom and member state shall be construed accordingly.

Construction of Certain References. (a) Words and expressions defined or given a particular meaning in the Conditions shall bear the same meanings in this Trust Deed save where such meanings would render the same inconsistent with the meanings contained in this Clause. (b) Words denoting the singular number only shall include the plural number also and vice versa; words denoting one gender only shall include the other gender; words denoting persons only shall include firms and corporations and vice versa; and words and expressions defined or given a particular meaning in the Conditions shall bear the same meanings in this Trust Deed save where such meanings would render the same inconsistent with the meanings contained in this Clause. (c) Any reference in this Trust Deed to principal and/or principal amount and/or interest in respect of the Notes shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed in accordance with Condition 4(d) and Condition 6. (d) Any reference in this Trust Deed to costs, charges, liabilities or expenses shall, unless otherwise provided or the context otherwise requires, include any value added tax or similar tax charged or chargeable in respect thereof. (e) Unless the context otherwise requires, words or expressions contained in this Trust Deed shall bear the same meanings as in the Companies Act 2006Xxx 0000. (f) Any reference in this Trust Deed to any statute or any provision of any statute shall be deemed also to refer to any statutory modification or re-enactment thereof or any statutory instrument, order or regulation made thereunder or under such modification or re-enactment. (g) All references in this Trust Deed to any action, remedy or method of judicial proceeding for the enforcement of rights of creditors shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be deemed to include, in respect of any jurisdiction other than England, references to such action, remedy or method of judicial proceeding for the enforcement of rights of creditors available or appropriate in such jurisdiction as shall most nearly approximate to such action, remedy or method of judicial proceeding described or referred to in this Trust Deed. (h) All references in this Trust Deed to Schedules, Clauses, subclauses, paragraphs or subparagraphs shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as references to respectively the schedules to, and the clauses, subclauses, paragraphs and subparagraphs of, this Trust Deed. (i) All references in this Trust Deed to: (i) euro shall be construed as a reference to the currency introduced at the start of the third stage of European Economic and Monetary Union pursuant to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union as amended; (ii) Pounds, Sterling or Pounds Sterling or the signs £ or GBP shall be construed as references to the lawful currency for the time being of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; (iii) U.S. dollars, United States dollars or dollars or the signs $ or USD shall be construed as references to the lawful currency of the United States of America; (iv) Yen or the signs ¥ or JPY shall be construed as references to the lawful currency for the time being of Japan; (v) Australian Dollars or the signs A$ or AUD shall be construed as references to the lawful currency for the time being of Australia; and (vi) Renminbi or CNY shall be construed as references to the lawful currency for the time being of the People’s Republic of China, which for these purposes excludes the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan. (j) All references in this Trust Deed to Euroclear and/or Clearstream, Luxembourg and/or the CMU Service shall, whenever the context so permits, be deemed to include references to any additional or alternative clearing system approved by the Issuer, the Trustee and the Agent. In the case of a NGN, such additional or alternative clearing system must also be authorised to hold such Notes as eligible collateral for Eurosystem monetary policy and intra-day credit operations. (k) All references in this Trust Deed to the records of Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg and/or the CMU Service shall be to the records that each of Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg and the CMU Service (as the case may be) holds for its customers which reflect the amount of such customer's interest in the Notes. (l) All references in this Trust Deed to the relevant currency shall be construed as references to the currency in which payments in respect of the Notes and/or Coupons of the relevant Series are to be made as indicated in the applicable Final Terms or applicable Pricing Supplement, as the case may be. (m) As used herein, in relation to any Notes which have a listing or are listed (a) on the London Stock Exchange's Regulated Market, listing and listed shall be construed to mean that such Notes have been admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's Regulated Market, (b) on any other European Economic Area Stock Exchange, listing and listed shall be construed to mean that the Notes have been admitted to trading on a market within that jurisdiction which is a regulated market for the purposes of Directive 2014/65/EU, as amended or (c) on a Stock Exchange in any other jurisdiction, listing and listed shall be construed to mean that such Notes have been admitted to trading on a market within that jurisdiction on which it is accepted in the sphere of international issues of debt securities to list such Notes, and all references in this Trust Deed to listing and listed shall include references to quotation and quoted respectively. (n) All references in this Trust Deed to the European Union and the European Economic Area shall be deemed to include the United Kingdom and member state shall be construed accordingly.

Construction of Certain References. (a) Words and expressions defined or given a particular meaning in the Conditions shall bear the same meanings in this Trust Deed save where such meanings would render the same inconsistent with the meanings contained in this Clause. (b) Words denoting the singular number only shall include the plural number also and vice versa; words denoting one gender only shall include the other gender; words denoting persons only shall include firms and corporations and vice versa; and words and expressions defined or given a particular meaning in the Conditions shall bear the same meanings in this Trust Deed save where such meanings would render the same inconsistent with the meanings contained in this Clause. (c) Any reference in this Trust Deed to principal and/or principal amount and/or interest in respect of the Notes shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed in accordance with Condition 4(d) and Condition 67. (d) Any reference in this Trust Deed to costs, charges, liabilities or expenses shall, unless otherwise provided or the context otherwise requires, include any value added tax or similar tax charged or chargeable in respect thereof. (e) Unless the context otherwise requires, words or expressions contained in this Trust Deed shall bear the same meanings as in the Companies Act 2006Xxx 0000. (f) Any reference in this Trust Deed to any statute or any provision of any statute shall be deemed also to refer to any statutory modification or re-enactment thereof or any statutory instrument, order or regulation made thereunder or under such modification or re-enactment. (g) All references in this Trust Deed to any action, remedy or method of judicial proceeding for the enforcement of rights of creditors shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be deemed to include, in respect of any jurisdiction other than England, references to such action, remedy or method of judicial proceeding for the enforcement of rights of creditors available or appropriate in such jurisdiction as shall most nearly approximate to such action, remedy or method of judicial proceeding described or referred to in this Trust Deed. (h) All references in this Trust Deed to Schedules, Clauses, subclauses, paragraphs or subparagraphs shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as references to respectively the schedules to, and the clauses, subclauses, paragraphs and subparagraphs of, this Trust Deed. (i) All references in this Trust Deed to: (i) euro shall be construed as a reference to the currency introduced at the start of the third stage of European Economic and Monetary Union pursuant to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union Union, as amended; (ii) Pounds, Sterling or Pounds Sterling or the signs £ or GBP shall be construed as references to the lawful currency for the time being of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; (iii) U.S. dollars, United States dollars or dollars or the signs $ or USD shall be construed as references to the lawful currency of the United States of America; (iv) Yen or the signs ¥ or JPY shall be construed as references to the lawful currency for the time being of Japan; (v) Australian Dollars or the signs A$ or AUD shall be construed as references to the lawful currency for the time being of Australia; and (vi) Renminbi or CNY shall be construed as references to the lawful currency for the time being of the People’s Republic of China, which for these purposes excludes the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan. (j) All references in this Trust Deed to Euroclear and/or Clearstream, Luxembourg and/or the CMU Service shall, whenever the context so permits, be deemed to include references to any additional or alternative clearing system approved by the Issuer, the Trustee and the Agent. In the case of a NGN, such additional or alternative clearing system must also be authorised to hold such Notes as eligible collateral for Eurosystem monetary policy and intra-day credit operations. (k) All references in this Trust Deed to the records of Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg and/or the CMU Service shall be to the records that each of Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg and the CMU Service (as the case may be) holds for its customers which reflect the amount of such customer's interest in the Notes. (l) All references in this Trust Deed to the relevant currency shall be construed as references to the currency in which payments in respect of the Notes and/or Coupons of the relevant Series are to be made as indicated in the applicable Final Terms or applicable Pricing Supplement, as the case may be. (m) As used herein, in relation to any Notes which have a listing or are listed (a) on the London Stock Exchange's Regulated Market, listing and listed shall be construed to mean that such Notes have been admitted to the Official List and admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's Regulated Market, Main Market or (b) on any other European Economic Area Stock Exchange, listing and listed shall be construed to mean that the Notes have been admitted to trading on a market within that jurisdiction which is a regulated market for the purposes of Directive 2014/65/EU, as amended or (c) on a Stock Exchange in any other jurisdiction, listing and listed shall be construed to mean that such Notes have been admitted to trading on a market within that jurisdiction on which it is accepted in the sphere of international issues of debt securities to list such Notes, and all references in this Trust Deed to listing and listed shall include references to quotation and quoted respectively. (n) All references in this Trust Deed to the European Union and the European Economic Area shall be deemed to include the United Kingdom and member state shall be construed accordingly.

Construction of Certain References. In this Agreement, any reference to principal includes premium and any reference to principal or interest includes any additional amounts payable in relation thereto under the Conditions: (a) Words words and expressions not otherwise defined herein have the meaning ascribed to such words and expressions in the Conditions and the Trust Deed, and in the case of any conflict between the two, the meaning ascribed to such word or given a particular meaning expression in the Conditions shall bear the same meanings in this Trust Deed save where such meanings would render the same inconsistent with the meanings contained in this Clauseprevail. (b) Words denoting references to “this Agreement” or the singular number only “Agency Agreement” shall include the plural number also and vice versa; words denoting one gender only shall include the other gender; words denoting persons only shall include firms and corporations and vice versa; and words and expressions defined be to this agency agreement as supplemented by any supplemental agency agreement or given a particular meaning in the Conditions shall bear the same meanings in this Trust Deed save where such meanings would render the same inconsistent with the meanings contained in this Clause.otherwise supplemented, amended and/or updated; (c) Any reference in this Trust Deed to principal and/or principal amount and/or interest in respect of the Notes shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed in accordance with Condition 4(d) and Condition 6. (d) Any reference in this Trust Deed to costs, charges, liabilities or expenses shall, unless otherwise provided or the context otherwise requires, include any value added tax or similar tax charged or chargeable in respect thereof. (e) Unless the context otherwise requires, words or expressions contained in this Trust Deed shall bear the same meanings as in the Companies Act 2006. (f) Any reference in this Trust Deed references to any statute or any provision of any statute shall be deemed also to refer to any statutory modification or re-enactment thereof or any statutory instrument, order or regulation made thereunder or under any such modification or re-enactment.; (d) references to costs, charges or expenses shall include any value added tax or similar tax charged or chargeable in respect thereof; (e) references to the deposit or release of Notes, where Notes are held within Euroclear or Clearstream or any other clearing system, shall be construed in accordance with the usual practices (including blocking the relevant account) of Euroclear or Clearstream or such other clearing system; (f) references to Euroclear and/or Clearstream shall be deemed to include references to any other clearing system as is approved by the Trustee; (g) All references any reference in this Trust Deed Agreement to the records of an ICSD shall be to the records that each of the ICSDs holds for its customers which reflect the amount of such customers’ interests in the Notes (but excluding any interest in any Notes of one ICSD shown in the records of another ICSD); (h) references to any action, remedy or method of judicial proceeding for the enforcement of the rights of creditors shall, unless the context otherwise requires, shall be deemed to include, in respect of any jurisdiction other than England, references to such action, remedy or method of judicial proceeding for the enforcement of the rights of creditors available or appropriate in such jurisdiction as shall most nearly approximate to such action, remedy or method of judicial proceeding described or referred to in this Trust Deed.Agreement; (hi) All words denoting one gender only shall also include the other gender; words denoting persons only shall include entities and words denoting the singular only shall include the plural and, in each case, vice versa; (j) references in this Trust Deed to “reasonable” or “reasonably” and similar expressions relating to the Trustee and any exercise of power, opinion, determination or other similar matter shall be construed as meaning reasonable or reasonably (as the case may be) having due regard to, and taking into account, the interests of the Noteholders; (k) references to Schedules, Clauses, subclausessub-clauses, paragraphs or subparagraphs and sub-paragraphs shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as references to respectively the schedules to, to this Agreement and to the clauses, subclausessub-clauses, paragraphs and subparagraphs of, sub-paragraphs of this Trust Deed.Agreement respectively. The Schedules are part of this Agreement and shall be incorporated herein; and (il) All references unless the context requires or the same are otherwise defined, words and expressions defined in the Conditions and not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meaning in this Trust Deed to:Agreement; (im) euro save where the contrary is indicated, any reference in this Agreement to any other agreement or document shall be construed as a reference to such other agreement or document as the currency introduced at the start of the third stage of European Economic and Monetary Union pursuant same may have been, or may from time to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union as time be, amended; (ii) Pounds, Sterling varied, novated or Pounds Sterling or the signs £ or GBP shall be construed as references to the lawful currency for the time being of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; (iii) U.S. dollars, United States dollars or dollars or the signs $ or USD shall be construed as references to the lawful currency of the United States of America; (iv) Yen or the signs ¥ or JPY shall be construed as references to the lawful currency for the time being of Japan; (v) Australian Dollars or the signs A$ or AUD shall be construed as references to the lawful currency for the time being of Australiasupplemented; and (vin) Renminbi or CNY shall be construed as references to the lawful currency for the time being table of the People’s Republic of China, which for these purposes excludes the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of Chinacontents, the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan. (j) All references in this Trust Deed to Euroclear and/or Clearstream, Luxembourg and/or the CMU Service shall, whenever the context so permits, be deemed to include references to any additional or alternative clearing system approved by the Issuer, the Trustee headings and the Agent. In sub-headings are inserted herein only for convenience and shall not affect the case of a NGN, such additional or alternative clearing system must also be authorised to hold such Notes as eligible collateral for Eurosystem monetary policy and intra-day credit operationsconstruction hereof. (k) All references in this Trust Deed to the records of Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg and/or the CMU Service shall be to the records that each of Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg and the CMU Service (as the case may be) holds for its customers which reflect the amount of such customer's interest in the Notes. (l) All references in this Trust Deed to the relevant currency shall be construed as references to the currency in which payments in respect of the Notes and/or Coupons of the relevant Series are to be made as indicated in the applicable Final Terms or applicable Pricing Supplement, as the case may be. (m) As used herein, in relation to any Notes which have a listing or are listed (a) on the London Stock Exchange's Regulated Market, listing and listed shall be construed to mean that such Notes have been admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's Regulated Market, (b) on any other European Economic Area Stock Exchange, listing and listed shall be construed to mean that the Notes have been admitted to trading on a market within that jurisdiction which is a regulated market for the purposes of Directive 2014/65/EU, as amended or (c) on a Stock Exchange in any other jurisdiction, listing and listed shall be construed to mean that such Notes have been admitted to trading on a market within that jurisdiction on which it is accepted in the sphere of international issues of debt securities to list such Notes, and all references in this Trust Deed to listing and listed shall include references to quotation and quoted respectively. (n) All references in this Trust Deed to the European Union and the European Economic Area shall be deemed to include the United Kingdom and member state shall be construed accordingly.

Construction of Certain References. (a) Words and expressions defined or given a particular meaning in the Conditions shall bear the same meanings in this Trust Deed save where such meanings would render the same inconsistent with the meanings contained in this Clause. (b) Words denoting the singular number only shall include the plural number also and vice versa; words denoting one gender only shall include the other gender; words denoting persons only shall include firms and corporations and vice versa; and words and expressions defined or given a particular meaning in the Conditions shall bear the same meanings in this Trust Deed save where such meanings would render the same inconsistent with the meanings contained in this Clause. (c) Any reference in this Trust Deed to principal and/or principal amount and/or interest in respect of the Notes shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed in accordance with Condition 4(d) and Condition 6. (d) Any reference in this Trust Deed to costs, charges, liabilities or expenses shall, unless otherwise provided or the context otherwise requires, include any value added tax or similar tax charged or chargeable in respect thereof. (e) Unless the context otherwise requires, words or expressions contained in this Trust Deed shall bear the same meanings as in the Companies Act 2006Xxx 0000. (f) Any reference in this Trust Deed to any statute or any provision of any statute shall be deemed also to refer to any statutory modification or re-enactment thereof or any statutory instrument, order or regulation made thereunder or under such modification or re-enactment. (g) All references in this Trust Deed to any action, remedy or method of judicial proceeding for the enforcement of rights of creditors shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be deemed to include, in respect of any jurisdiction other than England, references to such action, remedy or method of judicial proceeding for the enforcement of rights of creditors available or appropriate in such jurisdiction as shall most nearly approximate to such action, remedy or method of judicial proceeding described or referred to in this Trust Deed. (h) All references in this Trust Deed to Schedules, Clauses, subclauses, paragraphs or subparagraphs shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as references to respectively the schedules to, and the clauses, subclauses, paragraphs and subparagraphs of, this Trust Deed. (i) All references in this Trust Deed to: (i) euro shall be construed as a reference to the currency introduced at the start of the third stage of European Economic and Monetary Union pursuant to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union Union, as amended; (ii) Pounds, Sterling or Pounds Sterling or the signs £ or GBP shall be construed as references to the lawful currency for the time being of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; (iii) U.S. dollars, United States dollars or dollars or the signs $ or USD shall be construed as references to the lawful currency of the United States of America; (iv) Yen or the signs ¥ or JPY shall be construed as references to the lawful currency for the time being of Japan; (v) Australian Dollars or the signs A$ or AUD shall be construed as references to the lawful currency for the time being of Australia; and (vi) Renminbi or CNY shall be construed as references to the lawful currency for the time being of the People’s Republic of China, which for these purposes excludes the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan. (j) All references in this Trust Deed to Euroclear and/or Clearstream, Luxembourg and/or the CMU Service shall, whenever the context so permits, be deemed to include references to any additional or alternative clearing system approved by the Issuer, the Trustee and the Agent. In the case of a NGN, such additional or alternative clearing system must also be authorised to hold such Notes as eligible collateral for Eurosystem monetary policy and intra-day credit operations. (k) All references in this Trust Deed to the records of Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg and/or the CMU Service shall be to the records that each of Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg and the CMU Service (as the case may be) holds for its customers which reflect the amount of such customer's interest in the Notes. (l) All references in this Trust Deed to the relevant currency shall be construed as references to the currency in which payments in respect of the Notes and/or Coupons of the relevant Series are to be made as indicated in the applicable Final Terms or applicable Pricing Supplement, as the case may be. (m) As used herein, in relation to any Notes which have a listing or are listed (a) on the London Stock Exchange's Regulated Market, listing and listed shall be construed to mean that such Notes have been admitted to the Official List and admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's Regulated Market, Main Market or (b) on any other European Economic Area Stock Exchange, listing and listed shall be construed to mean that the Notes have been admitted to trading on a market within that jurisdiction which is a regulated market for the purposes of Directive 2014/65/EU, as amended or (c) on a Stock Exchange in any other jurisdiction, listing and listed shall be construed to mean that such Notes have been admitted to trading on a market within that jurisdiction on which it is accepted in the sphere of international issues of debt securities to list such Notes, and all references in this Trust Deed to listing and listed shall include references to quotation and quoted respectively. (n) All references in this Trust Deed to the European Union and the European Economic Area shall be deemed to include the United Kingdom and member state shall be construed accordingly.

Construction of Certain References. (a) Words and expressions defined or given a particular meaning in the Conditions shall bear the same meanings in this Trust Deed save where such meanings would render the same inconsistent with the meanings contained in this Clause. (b) Words denoting the singular number only shall include the plural number also and vice versa; words denoting one gender only shall include the other gender; words denoting persons only shall include firms and corporations and vice versa; and words and expressions defined or given a particular meaning in the Conditions shall bear the same meanings in this Trust Deed save where such meanings would render the same inconsistent with the meanings contained in this Clause. (c) Any reference in this Trust Deed to principal and/or principal amount and/or interest in respect of the Notes shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed in accordance with Condition 4(d) and Condition 6. (d) Any reference in this Trust Deed to costs, charges, liabilities or expenses shall, unless otherwise provided or the context otherwise requires, include any value added tax or similar tax charged or chargeable in respect thereof. (e) Unless the context otherwise requires, words or expressions contained in this Trust Deed shall bear the same meanings as in the Companies Act 2006. (f) Any reference in this Trust Deed to any statute or any provision of any statute shall be deemed also to refer to any statutory modification or re-enactment thereof or any statutory instrument, order or regulation made thereunder or under such modification or re-enactment. (g) All references in this Trust Deed to any action, remedy or method of judicial proceeding for the enforcement of rights of creditors shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be deemed to include, in respect of any jurisdiction other than England, references to such action, remedy or method of judicial proceeding for the enforcement of rights of creditors available or appropriate in such jurisdiction as shall most nearly approximate to such action, remedy or method of judicial proceeding described or referred to in this Trust Deed. (h) All references in this Trust Deed to Schedules, Clauses, subclauses, paragraphs or subparagraphs shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as references to respectively the schedules to, and the clauses, subclauses, paragraphs and subparagraphs of, this Trust Deed. (i) All references in this Trust Deed to: (i) euro shall be construed as a reference to the currency introduced at the start of the third stage of European Economic and Monetary Union pursuant to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union Union, as amended; (ii) Pounds, Sterling or Pounds Sterling or the signs £ or GBP shall be construed as references to the lawful currency for the time being of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; (iii) U.S. dollars, United States dollars or dollars or the signs $ or USD shall be construed as references to the lawful currency of the United States of America; (iv) Yen or the signs ¥ or JPY shall be construed as references to the lawful currency for the time being of Japan; (v) Australian Dollars or the signs A$ or AUD shall be construed as references to the lawful currency for the time being of Australia; and (vi) Renminbi or CNY shall be construed as references to the lawful currency for the time being of the People’s Republic of China, which for these purposes excludes the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan. (j) All references in this Trust Deed to Euroclear and/or Clearstream, Luxembourg and/or the CMU Service shall, whenever the context so permits, be deemed to include references to any additional or alternative clearing system approved by the Issuer, the Trustee and the Agent. In the case of a NGN, such additional or alternative clearing system must also be authorised to hold such Notes as eligible collateral for Eurosystem monetary policy and intra-day credit operations. (k) All references in this Trust Deed to the records of Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg and/or the CMU Service shall be to the records that each of Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg and the CMU Service (as the case may be) holds for its customers which reflect the amount of such customer's interest in the Notes. (l) All references in this Trust Deed to the relevant currency shall be construed as references to the currency in which payments in respect of the Notes and/or Coupons of the relevant Series are to be made as indicated in the applicable Final Terms or applicable Pricing Supplement, as the case may be. (m) As used herein, in relation to any Notes which have a listing or are listed (a) on the London Stock Exchange's Regulated Market, listing and listed shall be construed to mean that such Notes have been admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's Regulated Market, (b) on any other European Economic Area Stock Exchange, listing and listed shall be construed to mean that the Notes have been admitted to trading on a market within that jurisdiction which is a regulated market for the purposes of Directive 2014/65/EU, as amended amended, or (c) on a Stock Exchange in any other jurisdiction, listing and listed shall be construed to mean that such Notes have been admitted to trading on a market within that jurisdiction on which it is accepted in the sphere of international issues of debt securities to list such Notes, and all references in this Trust Deed to listing and listed shall include references to quotation and quoted respectively. (n) All references in this Trust Deed to the European Union and the European Economic Area shall be deemed to include the United Kingdom and member state shall be construed accordingly.

Construction of Certain References. (a) Words and expressions defined or given a particular meaning in the Conditions shall bear the same meanings in this Trust Deed save where such meanings would render the same inconsistent with the meanings contained in this Clause. (b) Words denoting the singular number only shall include the plural number also and vice versa; words denoting one gender only shall include the other gender; words denoting persons only shall include firms and corporations and vice versa; and words and expressions defined or given a particular meaning in the Conditions shall bear the same meanings in this Trust Deed save where such meanings would render the same inconsistent with the meanings contained in this Clause. (c) Any reference in this Trust Deed to principal and/or principal amount and/or interest in respect of the Notes shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed in accordance with Condition 4(d) and Condition 67. (d) Any reference in this Trust Deed to costs, charges, liabilities or expenses shall, unless otherwise provided or the context otherwise requires, include any value added tax or similar tax charged or chargeable in respect thereof. (e) Unless the context otherwise requires, words or expressions contained in this Trust Deed shall bear the same meanings as in the Companies Act 2006. (f) Any reference in this Trust Deed to any statute or any provision of any statute shall be deemed also to refer to any statutory modification or re-enactment thereof or any statutory instrument, order or regulation made thereunder or under such modification or re-enactment. (g) All references in this Trust Deed to any action, remedy or method of judicial proceeding for the enforcement of rights of creditors shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be deemed to include, in respect of any jurisdiction other than England, references to such action, remedy or method of judicial proceeding for the enforcement of rights of creditors available or appropriate in such jurisdiction as shall most nearly approximate to such action, remedy or method of judicial proceeding described or referred to in this Trust Deed. (h) All references in this Trust Deed to Schedules, Clauses, subclauses, paragraphs or subparagraphs shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as references to respectively the schedules to, and the clauses, subclauses, paragraphs and subparagraphs of, this Trust Deed. (i) All references in this Trust Deed to: (i) euro shall be construed as a reference to the currency introduced at the start of the third stage of European Economic and Monetary Union pursuant to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union Union, as amended; (ii) Pounds, Sterling or Pounds Sterling or the signs £ or GBP shall be construed as references to the lawful currency for the time being of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; (iii) U.S. dollars, United States dollars or dollars or the signs $ or USD shall be construed as references to the lawful currency of the United States of America; (iv) Yen or the signs ¥ or JPY shall be construed as references to the lawful currency for the time being of Japan; (v) Australian Dollars or the signs A$ or AUD shall be construed as references to the lawful currency for the time being of Australia; and (vi) Renminbi or CNY shall be construed as references to the lawful currency for the time being of the People’s Republic of China, which for these purposes excludes the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan. (j) All references in this Trust Deed to Euroclear and/or Clearstream, Luxembourg and/or the CMU Service shall, whenever the context so permits, be deemed to include references to any additional or alternative clearing system approved by the Issuer, the Trustee and the Agent. In the case of a NGN, such additional or alternative clearing system must also be authorised to hold such Notes as eligible collateral for Eurosystem monetary policy and intra-day credit operations. (k) All references in this Trust Deed to the records of Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg and/or the CMU Service shall be to the records that each of Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg and the CMU Service (as the case may be) holds for its customers which reflect the amount of such customer's interest in the Notes. (l) All references in this Trust Deed to the relevant currency shall be construed as references to the currency in which payments in respect of the Notes and/or Coupons of the relevant Series are to be made as indicated in the applicable Final Terms or applicable Pricing Supplement, as the case may be. (m) As used herein, in relation to any Notes which have a listing or are listed (a) on the London Stock Exchange's Regulated Market, listing and listed shall be construed to mean that such Notes have been admitted to the Official List and admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's Regulated Market, Main Market or (b) on any other European Economic Area Stock Exchange, listing and listed shall be construed to mean that the Notes have been admitted to trading on a market within that jurisdiction which is a regulated market for the purposes of Directive 2014/65/EU, as amended or (c) on a Stock Exchange in any other jurisdiction, listing and listed shall be construed to mean that such Notes have been admitted to trading on a market within that jurisdiction on which it is accepted in the sphere of international issues of debt securities to list such Notes, and all references in this Trust Deed to listing and listed shall include references to quotation and quoted respectively. (n) All references in this Trust Deed 1.3 The headings to the European Union Clauses and subclauses and the European Economic Area Table of Contents hereof are inserted herein for convenience only and shall be deemed to include not affect the United Kingdom construction hereof. 1.4 The annotations made herein are for ease of reference only and member state shall be construed accordinglynot affect the construction hereof.

Construction of Certain References. (a) Words and expressions defined or given a particular meaning in the Conditions shall bear the same meanings in this Trust Deed save where such meanings would render the same inconsistent with the meanings contained in this Clause. (b) Words denoting the singular number only shall include the plural number also and vice versa; words denoting one gender only shall include the other gender; words denoting persons only shall include firms and corporations and vice versa; and words and expressions defined or given a particular meaning in the Conditions shall bear the same meanings in this Trust Deed save where such meanings would render the same inconsistent with the meanings contained in this Clause. (c) Any reference in this Trust Deed to principal and/or principal amount and/or interest in respect of the Notes shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed in accordance with Condition 4(d) and Condition 6. (d) Any reference in this Trust Deed to costs, charges, liabilities or expenses shall, unless otherwise provided or the context otherwise requires, include any value added tax or similar tax charged or chargeable in respect thereof. (e) Unless the context otherwise requires, words or expressions contained in this Trust Deed shall bear the same meanings as in the Companies Act 2006. (f) Any reference in this Trust Deed to any statute or any provision of any statute shall be deemed also to refer to any statutory modification or re-enactment thereof or any statutory instrument, order or regulation made thereunder or under such modification or re-enactment. (g) All references in this Trust Deed to any action, remedy or method of judicial proceeding for the enforcement of rights of creditors shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be deemed to include, in respect of any jurisdiction other than England, references to such action, remedy or method of judicial proceeding for the enforcement of rights of creditors available or appropriate in such jurisdiction as shall most nearly approximate to such action, remedy or method of judicial proceeding described or referred to in this Trust Deed. (h) All references in this Trust Deed to Schedules, Clauses, subclauses, paragraphs or subparagraphs shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as references to respectively the schedules to, and the clauses, subclauses, paragraphs and subparagraphs of, this Trust Deed. (i) All references in this Trust Deed to: (i) euro shall be construed as a reference to the currency introduced at the start of the third stage of European Economic and Monetary Union pursuant to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union as amended; (ii) Pounds, Sterling or Pounds Sterling or the signs £ or GBP shall be construed as references to the lawful currency for the time being of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; (iii) U.S. dollars, United States dollars or dollars or the signs $ or USD shall be construed as references to the lawful currency of the United States of America; (iv) Yen or the signs ¥ or JPY shall be construed as references to the lawful currency for the time being of Japan; (v) Australian Dollars or the signs A$ or AUD shall be construed as references to the lawful currency for the time being of Australia; and (vi) Renminbi or CNY shall be construed as references to the lawful currency for the time being of the People’s Republic of China, which for these purposes excludes the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan. (j) All references in this Trust Deed to Euroclear and/or Clearstream, Luxembourg and/or the CMU Service shall, whenever the context so permits, be deemed to include references to any additional or alternative clearing system approved by the Issuer, the Trustee and the Agent. In the case of a NGN, such additional or alternative clearing system must also be authorised to hold such Notes as eligible collateral for Eurosystem monetary policy and intra-day credit operations. (k) All references in this Trust Deed to the records of Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg and/or the CMU Service shall be to the records that each of Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg and the CMU Service (as the case may be) holds for its customers which reflect the amount of such customer's interest in the Notes. (l) All references in this Trust Deed to the relevant currency shall be construed as references to the currency in which payments in respect of the Notes and/or Coupons of the relevant Series are to be made as indicated in the applicable Final Terms or applicable Pricing Supplement, as the case may be. (m) As used herein, in relation to any Notes which have a listing or are listed (a) on the London Stock Exchange's Regulated Market, listing and listed shall be construed to mean that such Notes have been admitted to the Official List and admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's Regulated Market, Main Market or (b) on any other European Economic Area Stock Exchange, listing and listed shall be construed to mean that the Notes have been admitted to trading on a market within that jurisdiction which is a regulated market for the purposes of Directive 2014/65/EU, as amended or (c) on a Stock Exchange in any other jurisdiction, listing and listed shall be construed to mean that such Notes have been admitted to trading on a market within that jurisdiction on which it is accepted in the sphere of international issues of debt securities to list such Notes, and all references in this Trust Deed to listing and listed shall include references to quotation and quoted respectively. (n) All references in this Trust Deed 1.3 The headings to the European Union Clauses and subclauses and the European Economic Area Table of Contents hereof are inserted herein for convenience only and shall be deemed to include not affect the United Kingdom construction hereof. 1.4 The annotations made herein are for ease of reference only and member state shall be construed accordinglynot affect the construction hereof.

Construction of Certain References. (a) Words and expressions defined or given a particular meaning in the Conditions shall bear the same meanings in this Trust Deed save where such meanings would render the same inconsistent with the meanings contained in this Clause. (b) Words denoting the singular number only shall include the plural number also and vice versa; words denoting one gender only shall include the other gender; words denoting persons only shall include firms and corporations and vice versa; and words and expressions defined or given a particular meaning in the Conditions shall bear the same meanings in this Trust Deed save where such meanings would render the same inconsistent with the meanings contained in this Clause. (c) Any reference in this Trust Deed to principal and/or principal amount and/or interest in respect of the Notes shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed in accordance with Condition 4(d) and Condition 6. (d) Any reference in this Trust Deed to costs, charges, liabilities or expenses shall, unless otherwise provided or the context otherwise requires, include any value added tax or similar tax charged or chargeable in respect thereof. (e) Unless the context otherwise requires, words or expressions contained in this Trust Deed shall bear the same meanings as in the Companies Act 2006. (f) Any reference in this Trust Deed to any statute or any provision of any statute shall be deemed also to refer to any statutory modification or re-enactment thereof or any statutory instrument, order or regulation made thereunder or under such modification or re-enactment. (g) All references in this Trust Deed to any action, remedy or method of judicial proceeding for the enforcement of rights of creditors shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be deemed to include, in respect of any jurisdiction other than England, references to such action, remedy or method of judicial proceeding for the enforcement of rights of creditors available or appropriate in such jurisdiction as shall most nearly approximate to such action, remedy or method of judicial proceeding described or referred to in this Trust Deed. (h) All references in this Trust Deed to Schedules, Clauses, subclauses, paragraphs or subparagraphs shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as references to respectively the schedules to, and the clauses, subclauses, paragraphs and subparagraphs of, this Trust Deed. (i) All references in this Trust Deed to: (i) euro shall be construed as a reference to the currency introduced at the start of the third stage of European Economic and Monetary Union pursuant to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union as amended; (ii) Pounds, Sterling or Pounds Sterling or the signs £ or GBP shall be construed as references to the lawful currency for the time being of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; (iii) U.S. dollars, United States dollars or dollars or the signs $ or USD shall be construed as references to the lawful currency of the United States of America; (iv) Yen or the signs ¥ or JPY shall be construed as references to the lawful currency for the time being of Japan; (v) Australian Dollars or the signs A$ or AUD shall be construed as references to the lawful currency for the time being of Australia; and (vi) Renminbi or CNY shall be construed as references to the lawful currency for the time being of the People’s Republic of China, which for these purposes excludes the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China, the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China and Maca Taiwan. (j) All references in this Trust Deed to Euroclear and/or Clearstream, Luxembourg and/or the CMU Service shall, whenever the context so permits, be deemed to include references to any additional or alternative clearing system approved by the Issuer, the Trustee and the Agent. In the case of a NGN, such additional or alternative clearing system must also be authorised to hold such Notes as eligible collateral for Eurosystem monetary policy and intra-day credit operations. (k) All references in this Trust Deed to the records of Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg and/or the CMU Service shall be to the records that each of Euroclear and Clearstream, Luxembourg and the CMU Service (as the case may be) holds for its customers which reflect the amount of such customer's interest in the Notes. (l) All references in this Trust Deed to the relevant currency shall be construed as references to the currency in which payments in respect of the Notes and/or Coupons of the relevant Series are to be made as indicated in the applicable Final Terms or applicable Pricing Supplement, as the case may be. (m) As used herein, in relation to any Notes which have a listing or are listed (a) on the London Stock Exchange's Regulated Market, listing and listed shall be construed to mean that such Notes have been admitted to the Official List and admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange's Regulated Market, Main Market or (b) on any other European Economic Area Stock Exchange, listing and listed shall be construed to mean that the Notes have been admitted to trading on a market within that jurisdiction which is a regulated market for the purposes of Directive 2014/65/EU, as amended or (c) on a Stock Exchange in any other jurisdiction, listing and listed shall be construed to mean that such Notes have been admitted to trading on a market within that jurisdiction on which it is accepted in the sphere of international issues of debt securities to list such Notes, and all references in this Trust Deed to listing and listed shall include references to quotation and quoted respectively. (n) All references in this Trust Deed to the European Union and the European Economic Area shall be deemed to include the United Kingdom and member state shall be construed accordingly.