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This pricing supplement relates to more than one note offering. Each issue of the notes is linked to one, and only one, Underlying Asset named below. You may participate in any of the offerings individually or, at your election, in both of the offerings. This pricing supplement does not, however, allow you to purchase a single note linked to a basket of the Underlying Assets below.
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The notes are designed for investors who seek a 300% leveraged positive return based on any appreciation in the level of the applicable Underlying Asset. Investors should be willing to accept a payment at maturity that is capped at the applicable Maximum Redemption Amount (as defined below), be willing to forgo periodic interest, and be willing to lose 1% of their principal amount for each 1% that the level of the applicable Underlying Asset decreases from its level on the pricing date.
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Investors in the notes may lose up to 100% of their principal amount at maturity.
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The maximum return at maturity will be equal to the product of the Upside Leverage Factor of 300% and the applicable Cap. Accordingly, the Maximum Redemption Amount will be $[1,198 – 1,228] for each $1,000 in principal amount as to the notes linked to the EURO STOXX 50® Index, and $[1,175 – 1,205] per $1,000 in principal amount as to the notes linked to the Russell 2000® Index.
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The offerings are expected to price on or about July 2, 2015, and the notes are expected to settle through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company on or about July 8, 2015.
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The notes are scheduled to mature on or about October 6, 2016.
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Any payment at maturity is subject to the credit risk of Bank of Montreal.
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The notes will be issued in minimum denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples of $1,000.
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The notes will not be listed on any securities exchange.
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Our subsidiary, BMO Capital Markets Corp. (“BMOCM”), is the agent for this offering. See “Supplemental Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)” below.
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Pricing Date: On or about July 2, 2015
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Valuation Date: On or about October 3, 2016
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Settlement Date: On or about July 8, 2015
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Maturity Date: On or about October 6, 2016
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Term of the Notes: Approximately 15 months
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Underlying
Asset
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Upside
Leverage
Factor
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Cap
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Maximum
Redemption
Amount
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Initial
Level*
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CUSIP
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Principal
Amount
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Price to
Public
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Agent’s
Commission
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Proceeds to
Bank of
Montreal
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EURO STOXX 50®
Index (SX5E) |
300%
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[6.60-7.60]%
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$[1,198-1,228]
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06366RR72
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100%
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0.50%
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99.50%
US$●
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Russell 2000® Index
(RTY) |
300%
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[5.8333-6.8333]%
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$[1,175-1,205]
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06366RR80
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100%
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0.50%
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99.50%
US$●
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General:
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This pricing supplement relates to more than one offering of notes. Each offering is a separate offering of notes linked to one, and only one, Underlying Asset. If you wish to participate in both offerings, you must separately purchase the applicable notes. The notes offered by this pricing supplement do not represent notes linked to a basket of the Underlying Assets.
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Payment at Maturity:
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If the Percentage Change is greater than or equal to the applicable Cap, the payment at maturity for each $1,000 in principal amount of the notes will equal the applicable Maximum Redemption Amount.
If the Percentage Change is positive but is less than the applicable Cap, then the payment at maturity for each $1,000 in principal amount of the notes will be calculated as follows:
Principal Amount + [Principal Amount × (Percentage Change × Upside Leverage Factor)]
If the Percentage Change is zero or negative, then the payment at maturity will be calculated as follows:
Principal Amount + [Principal Amount × Percentage Change]
If the Percentage Change is negative, investors will lose some or all of the principal amount of the notes.
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Initial Level:
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The closing level of the applicable Underlying Asset on the Pricing Date.
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Final Level:
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The closing level of the applicable Underlying Asset on the Valuation Date.
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Percentage Change:
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Final Level – Initial Level, expressed as a percentage.
Initial Level
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Pricing Date:
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On or about July 2, 2015.
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Settlement Date:
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On or about July 8, 2015, as determined on the Pricing Date.
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Valuation Date:
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On or about October 3, 2016, as determined on the Pricing Date.
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Maturity Date:
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On or about October 6, 2016, as determined on the Pricing Date.
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Automatic Redemption:
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Not applicable.
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Calculation Agent:
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BMOCM
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Selling Agent:
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BMOCM
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Underlying Asset:
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The EURO STOXX 50® Index (Bloomberg Symbol: SX5E). See the section below entitled “The Underlying Assets— The EURO STOXX 50® Index” for additional information about this Underlying Asset.
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Upside Leverage Factor:
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300%
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Cap:
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[6.60 – 7.70]% (to be determined on the Pricing Date)
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Maximum Redemption
Amount: |
$[1,198 – 1,228] (to be determined on the Pricing Date)
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CUSIP:
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06366RR72
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Underlying Asset:
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The Russell 2000® Index (Bloomberg Symbol: RTY). See the section below entitled “The Underlying Assets— The Russell 2000® Index” for additional information about this Underlying Asset.
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Upside Leverage Factor:
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300%
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Cap:
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[5.8333 – 6.8333]% (to be determined on the Pricing Date)
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Maximum Redemption
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$[1,175 – 1,205] (to be determined on the Pricing Date)
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CUSIP:
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06366RR80
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Product supplement dated June 30, 2014:
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Prospectus supplement dated June 27, 2014:
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Prospectus dated June 27, 2014:
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Your investment in the notes may result in a loss. — You may lose some or all of your investment in the notes. The payment at maturity will be based on the Final Level, and whether the Final Level of the Underlying Asset on the Valuation Date has declined from the Initial Level. You will lose 1% of the principal amount of your notes for each 1% that the Final Level is less than the Initial Level. Accordingly, you could lose up to 100% of the principal amount of the notes.
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Your return on the notes is limited to the applicable Maximum Redemption Amount, regardless of any appreciation in the level of the applicable Underlying Asset. — You will not receive a payment at maturity with a value greater than the applicable Maximum Redemption Amount per $1,000 in principal amount of the notes. This will be the case even if the Percentage Change of the applicable Underlying Asset exceeds the applicable Cap.
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Your investment is subject to the credit risk of Bank of Montreal. — Our credit ratings and credit spreads may adversely affect the market value of the notes. Investors are dependent on our ability to pay the amount due at maturity, and therefore investors are subject to our credit risk and to changes in the market’s view of our creditworthiness. Any decline in our credit ratings or increase in the credit spreads charged by the market for taking our credit risk is likely to adversely affect the value of the notes.
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Potential conflicts. — We and our affiliates play a variety of roles in connection with the issuance of the notes, including acting as calculation agent. In performing these duties, the economic interests of the calculation agent and other affiliates of ours are potentially adverse to your interests as an investor in the notes. We or one or more of our affiliates may also engage in trading of securities included in the Underlying Assets on a regular basis as part of our general broker-dealer and other businesses, for proprietary accounts, for other accounts under management or to facilitate transactions for our customers. Any of these activities could adversely affect the levels of the Underlying Assets and, therefore, the market value of the notes. We or one or more of our affiliates may also issue or underwrite other securities or financial or derivative instruments with returns linked or related to changes in the performance of the Underlying Assets. By introducing competing products into the marketplace in this manner, we or one or more of our affiliates could adversely affect the market value of the notes.
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Our initial estimated value of the notes will be lower than the price to public. — Our initial estimated value of each of the notes is only an estimate, and is based on a number of factors. The price to public of each of the notes will exceed our initial estimated value, because costs associated with offering, structuring and hedging the notes are included in the price to public, but are not included in the estimated value. These costs include the underwriting discount and selling concessions, the profits that we and our affiliates expect to realize for assuming the risks in hedging our obligations under the notes and the estimated cost of hedging these obligations. The initial estimated value of each of the notes may be as low as the applicable amount indicated on the cover page of this pricing supplement.
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Our initial estimated value does not represent any future value of the notes, and may also differ from the estimated value of any other party. — Our initial estimated value of the notes as of the date of this preliminary pricing supplement is, and our estimated value as determined on the pricing date will be, derived using our internal pricing models. This value is based on market conditions and other relevant factors, which include volatility of the applicable Underlying Asset, dividend rates and interest rates. Different pricing models and assumptions could provide values for the notes that are greater than or less than our initial estimated value. In addition, market conditions and other relevant factors after the pricing date are expected to change, possibly rapidly, and our assumptions may prove to be incorrect. After the pricing date, the value of each of the notes could change dramatically due to changes in market conditions, our creditworthiness, and the other factors set forth in this pricing supplement and the product supplement. The value of each of the notes after the pricing date is not expected to correlate with one another. These changes are likely to impact the price, if any, at which we or BMOCM would be willing to purchase the notes from you in any secondary market transactions. Our initial estimated values do not represent a minimum price at which we or our affiliates would be willing to buy your notes in any secondary market at any time.
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The terms of the notes are not determined by reference to the credit spreads for our conventional fixed-rate debt. — To determine the terms of the notes, we will use an internal funding rate that represents a discount from the credit spreads for our conventional fixed-rate debt. As a result, the terms of the notes are less favorable to you than if we had used a higher funding rate.
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Certain costs are likely to adversely affect the value of the notes. — Absent any changes in market conditions, any secondary market prices of the notes will likely be lower than the price to public. This is because any secondary market prices will likely take into account our then-current market credit spreads, and because any secondary market prices are likely to exclude all or a portion of the agent’s commission and the hedging profits and estimated hedging costs that are included in the price to public of the notes and that may be reflected on your account statements. In addition, any such price is also likely to reflect a discount to account for costs associated with establishing or unwinding any related hedge transaction, such as dealer discounts, mark-ups and other transaction costs. As a result, the price, if any, at which BMOCM or any other party may be willing to purchase the notes from you in secondary market transactions, if at all, will likely be lower than the price to public. Any sale that you make prior to the maturity date could result in a substantial loss to you.
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You will not have any shareholder rights and will have no right to receive any securities included in the applicable Underlying Asset at maturity. — Investing in your notes will not make you a holder of any shares of any company included in either of the Underlying Assets. Neither you nor any other holder or owner of the notes will have any voting rights, any right to receive dividends or other distributions or any other rights with respect to those securities.
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Changes that affect the Underlying Asset will affect the market value of the notes and the amount you will receive at maturity. — The policies of STOXX Limited (“STOXX”), the sponsor of the EURO STOXX 50® Index, and Russell Investments (“Russell”), the sponsor of Russell 2000® Index (each, an “Index Sponsor”), concerning the calculation of the applicable Underlying Asset, additions, deletions or substitutions of the components of the applicable Underlying Asset and the manner in which changes affecting those components, such as stock dividends, reorganizations or mergers, may be reflected in the applicable Underlying Asset and, therefore, could affect the level of the applicable Underlying Asset, the amount payable on the notes at maturity, and the market value of the notes prior to maturity. The amount payable on the notes and their market value could also be affected if the applicable Index Sponsor changes these policies, for example, by changing the manner in which it calculates the applicable Underlying Asset, or if it discontinues or suspends the calculation or publication of the applicable Underlying Asset.
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We have no affiliation with any Index Sponsor and will not be responsible for any actions taken by any Index Sponsor. —None of the Index Sponsors is an affiliate of ours or will be involved in any offerings of the notes in any way. Consequently, we have no control over the actions of any Index Sponsor, including any actions of the type that would require the calculation agent to adjust the payment to you at maturity. The Index Sponsors have no obligation of any sort with respect to the notes. Thus, the Index Sponsors have no obligation to take your interests into consideration for any reason, including in taking any actions that might affect the value of the notes. None of our proceeds from any issuance of the notes will be delivered to any Index Sponsor.
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Lack of liquidity. — The notes will not be listed on any securities exchange. BMOCM may offer to purchase the notes in the secondary market, but is not required to do so. Even if there is a secondary market, it may not provide enough liquidity to allow you to trade or sell the notes easily. Because other dealers are not likely to make a secondary market for the notes, the price at which you may be able to trade the notes is likely to depend on the price, if any, at which BMOCM is willing to buy the notes.
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Hedging and trading activities. — We or any of our affiliates may carry out hedging activities related to the notes, including purchasing or selling securities included in the applicable Underlying Asset, or futures or options relating to the applicable Underlying Asset, or other derivative instruments with returns linked or related to changes in the performance of the applicable Underlying Asset or securities included in the applicable Underlying Index. We or our affiliates may also engage in trading relating to the applicable Underlying Asset from time to time. Any of these hedging or trading activities on or prior to the pricing date and during the term of the notes could adversely affect our payment to you at maturity.
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Many economic and market factors will influence the value of the notes. — In addition to the level of the applicable Underlying Asset and interest rates on any trading day, the value of the notes will be affected by a number of economic and market factors that may either offset or magnify each other, and which are described in more detail in the product supplement.
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You must rely on your own evaluation of the merits of an investment linked to the applicable Underlying Asset. — In the ordinary course of their businesses, our affiliates from time to time may express views on expected movements in the levels of the Underlying Assets or the prices of securities included in the Underlying Assets. One or more of our affiliates have published, and in the future may publish, research reports that express views on Underlying Assets or these securities. However, these views are subject to change from time to time. Moreover, other professionals who deal in the markets relating to the Underlying Assets at any time may have significantly different views from those of our affiliates. You are encouraged to derive information concerning the Underlying Assets from multiple sources, and you should not rely on the views expressed by our affiliates.
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Neither the offering of the notes nor any views which our affiliates from time to time may express in the ordinary course of their businesses constitutes a recommendation as to the merits of an investment in the notes.
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Significant aspects of the tax treatment of the notes are uncertain. — The tax treatment of the notes is uncertain. We do not plan to request a ruling from the Internal Revenue Service or from any Canadian authorities regarding the tax treatment of the notes, and the Internal Revenue Service or a court may not agree with the tax treatment described in this pricing supplement.
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The Internal Revenue Service has issued a notice indicating that it and the Treasury Department are actively considering whether, among other issues, a holder should be required to accrue interest over the term of an instrument such as the notes even though that holder will not receive any payments with respect to the notes until maturity and whether all or part of the gain a holder may recognize upon sale or maturity of an instrument such as the notes could be treated as ordinary income. The outcome of this process is uncertain and could apply on a retroactive basis.
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Please read carefully the section entitled “U.S. Federal Tax Information” in this pricing supplement, the section entitled “Supplemental Tax Considerations—Supplemental U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations” in the accompanying product supplement, the section “United States Federal Income Taxation” in the accompanying prospectus and the section entitled “Certain Income Tax Consequences” in the accompanying prospectus supplement. You should consult your tax advisor about your own tax situation.
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An investment in the notes linked to the EURO STOXX 50® Index is subject to risks associated with foreign securities markets. — The EURO STOXX 50® Index tracks the value of certain European equity securities. You should be aware that investments in securities linked to the value of foreign equity securities involve particular risks. The foreign securities markets comprising the EURO STOXX 50® Index may have less liquidity and may be more volatile than U.S. or other securities markets and market developments may affect foreign markets differently from U.S. or other securities markets. Direct or indirect government intervention to stabilize these foreign securities markets, as well as cross-shareholdings in foreign companies, may affect trading prices and volumes in these markets. Also, there is generally less publicly available information about foreign companies than about those U.S. companies that are subject to the reporting requirements of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and foreign companies are subject to accounting, auditing and financial reporting standards and requirements that differ from those applicable to U.S. reporting companies.
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Prices of securities in Europe are subject to political, economic, financial and social factors that apply in that market. These factors, which could negatively affect those securities markets, include the possibility of recent or future changes in European economic and fiscal policies, the possible imposition of, or changes in, currency exchange laws or other laws or restrictions applicable to European companies or investments in European equity securities and the possibility of fluctuations in the rate of exchange between currencies, the possibility of outbreaks of hostility and political instability and the possibility of natural disaster or adverse public health development in the region. Moreover, European economies may differ favorably or unfavorably from the U.S. economy in important respects such as growth of gross national product, rate of inflation, capital reinvestment, resources and self-sufficiency.
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An investment in the EURO STOXX 50® Index is subject to foreign currency exchange rate risk. — The securities composing the EURO STOXX 50® Index are traded in euros. The value of the notes will not be adjusted for exchange rate fluctuations between the U.S. dollar and the euro, however any currency fluctuations could affect the level of the EURO STOXX 50® Index. Accordingly, the market value of the notes and the payments on the notes could be adversely affected as a result of such exchange rate fluctuations.
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An investment in the Russell 2000® Index is subject to risks associated in investing in stocks with a small market capitalization. — The Russell 2000® Index consists of stocks issued by companies with relatively small market capitalizations. These companies often have greater stock price volatility, lower trading volume and less liquidity than large-capitalization companies. As a result, the level of this index may be more volatile than that of a market measure that does not track solely small-capitalization stocks. Stock prices of small-capitalization companies are also generally more vulnerable than those of large-capitalization companies to adverse business and economic developments, and the stocks of small-capitalization companies may be thinly traded, and be less attractive to many investors if they do not pay dividends. In addition, small capitalization companies are typically less well-established and less stable financially than large-capitalization companies and may depend on a small number of key personnel, making them more vulnerable to loss of those individuals. Small capitalization companies tend to have lower revenues, less diverse product lines, smaller shares of their target markets, fewer financial resources and fewer competitive strengths than large-capitalization companies. These companies may also be more susceptible to adverse developments related to their products or services.
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Hypothetical Final Level
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Hypothetical Percentage
Change
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Hypothetical Return on the
Notes
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0.00
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-100.00%
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-100.00%
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500.00
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-50.00%
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-50.00%
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700.00
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-30.00%
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-30.00%
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800.00
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-20.00%
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-20.00%
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900.00
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-10.00%
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-10.00%
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950.00
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-5.00%
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-5.00%
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980.00
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-2.00%
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-2.00%
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1,000.00
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0.00%
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0.00%
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1,020.00
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2.00%
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6.00%
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1,040.00
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4.00%
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12.00%
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1,050.00
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5.00%
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15.00%
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1,063.33
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6.333%
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19.00%
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1,250.00
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25.00%
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19.00%
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1,500.00
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50.00%
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19.00%
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2,000.00
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100.00%
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19.00%
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a fixed-income debt component with the same tenor as the notes, valued using our internal funding rate for structured notes; and
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one or more derivative transactions relating to the economic terms of the notes.
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sponsor, endorse, sell or promote the notes.
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recommend that any person invest in the notes or any other securities.
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have any responsibility or liability for or make any decisions about the timing, amount or pricing of the notes.
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have any responsibility or liability for the administration, management or marketing of the notes.
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consider the needs of the notes or the owners of the notes in determining, composing or calculating the EURO STOXX 50® or have any obligation to do so.
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STOXX and its Licensors do not make any warranty, express or implied, and disclaim any and all warranty about:
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the results to be obtained by the notes, the owner of the notes or any other person in connection with the use of the EURO STOXX 50® and the data included in the EURO STOXX 50®;
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the accuracy or completeness of the EURO STOXX 50® and its data;
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the merchantability and the fitness for a particular purpose or use of the EURO STOXX 50® or its data;
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STOXX and its Licensors will have no liability for any errors, omissions or interruptions in the EURO STOXX 50® or its data; and
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any lost profits or indirect, punitive, special or consequential damages or losses, even if STOXX knows that they might occur.
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Low
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2011
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First Quarter
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3,068.00
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2,721.24
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Second Quarter
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3,011.25
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2,715.88
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Third Quarter
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2,875.67
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1,995.01
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Fourth Quarter
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2,476.92
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2,090.25
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2012
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First Quarter
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2,608.42
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2,286.45
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Second Quarter
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2,501.18
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2,068.66
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Third Quarter
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2,594.56
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2,151.54
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Fourth Quarter
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2,659.95
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2,427.32
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2013
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First Quarter
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2,749.27
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2,570.52
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Second Quarter
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2,835.87
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2,511.83
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Third Quarter
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2,936.20
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2,570.76
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Fourth Quarter
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3,111.37
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2,902.12
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2014
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First Quarter
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3,172.43
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2,962.49
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Second Quarter
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3,314.80
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3,091.52
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Third Quarter
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3,289.75
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3,006.83
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Fourth Quarter
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3,277.38
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2,874.65
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2015
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First Quarter
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3,731.35
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3,007.91
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Second Quarter (through June 25, 2015)
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3,828.78
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3,428.76
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Low
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2011
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First Quarter
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843.549
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773.184
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Second Quarter
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865.291
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777.197
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Third Quarter
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858.113
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643.421
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Fourth Quarter
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765.432
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609.490
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2012
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First Quarter
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846.129
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747.275
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Second Quarter
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840.626
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737.241
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Third Quarter
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864.697
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767.751
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Fourth Quarter
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852.495
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769.483
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2013
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First Quarter
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953.068
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872.605
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Second Quarter
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999.985
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901.513
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Third Quarter
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1,078.409
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989.535
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Fourth Quarter
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1,163.637
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1,043.459
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2014
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First Quarter
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1,208.651
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1,093.594
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Second Quarter
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1,192.964
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1,095.986
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Third Quarter
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1,208.150
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1,101.676
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Fourth Quarter
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1,219.109
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1,049.303
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2015
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First Quarter
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1,266.373
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1,154.709
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Second Quarter (through June 25, 2015)
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1,295.799
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1,215.417
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