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Japan Nikkei Return Bond

February 2007

A guaranteed Bond based on the Japanese Nikkei 225 Index

The Japan Nikkei Return Bond, in association with Newcastle Building Society (NBS) combines the security and simplicity of a Building Society Account with the growth potential of the Nikkei 225 Index. This Index is based on 225 companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The Bond provides a return equal to 100% of the average growth of the Index.

The Nikkei 225 is a price-weighted average of 225 top-rated Japanese companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The Nikkei was first published in 1949 and is one of the most closely monitored indexes. The Nikkei hit its all-time high on 29 December 1989 when it closed at 38,915.87.

The index is dominated by multinational electrical and automotive companies, such as Sony, Canon, Toyota and Nissan with the constituents reviewed and amended on a yearly basis.

The Nikkei 225 has shown historically to be very volatile over relatively short periods of time hence our 3 year bond structure.

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