Global Accelerator

^{1. The Global Accelerator is an offering within China Seas Basket limited, a company registered in Guernsey and listed on the Bermuda Stock Exchange.  Investec Corporate and Institutional Bank is the investment advisor of China SeasBasket Limited} 

^{2. The participation rate is dependent on market conditions on trade date (the current conservative participation rate is 140%). China Seas Basket Limited reserves the right to trade a minimum participation rate of 130% if required by market conditions on trade date.} 

^{3. The investor’s capital, in US dollars, is protected if the investment is held to maturity. Structured products provide principal protection through theassumption of credit risk. They are intended for sophisticated investors who understand and accept the risks associated. In this case, capitalprotection is achieved by buying credit linked notes which will mature at 100% of investors’ capital. Principal protection is preserved to the extentthat the issuer continues to honour any outstanding obligations and the reference entities do not experience a credit event such as a default.
Issuer (Senior Unsecured)
One of the following potential debt issuers (or similar) will be selected on or before trade date: Citigroup, Goldman Sachs or Bank of America
Credit Reference Entities (Subordinated Tier 2 Obligations)
Only 1/3 of the investor's capital will be exposed to each of the following entities: Barclays PLC, Standard Chartered PLC and NatWest Group PLC.}

^{It should be noted that the senior unsecured debt of the debt issuer, and the subordinated Tier 2 debt of all three reference entities will be rated as investment grade.}