monetary system, expectations regarding the future rate of inflation, the relative strength of, and confidence in, the U.S. dollar (the
currency in which the price of gold is usually quoted), interest rates, gold borrowing and lending rates and global or regional
economic, financial, political, regulatory, judicial or other events. Gold prices may be affected by industry factors, such as industrial
and jewelry demand as well as lending, sales and purchases of gold by the official sector, including central banks and other
governmental agencies and multilateral institutions that hold gold. Additionally, gold prices may be affected by levels of gold
production, production costs and short-term changes in supply and demand due to trading activities in the gold market. From time
to time, above-ground inventories of gold may also influence the market. It is not possible to predict the aggregate effect of all or
any combination of these factors. The price of gold has recently been, and may continue to be, extremely volatile.
● THERE ARE RISKS RELATING TO COMMODITIES TRADING ON THE LBMA -
Market prices of the Futures Contracts may fluctuate rapidly based on the price of gold. The price of gold is determined by the
LBMA or an independent service provider appointed by the LBMA. The LBMA is a self-regulatory association of bullion market
participants. Although all market-making members of the LBMA are supervised by the Bank of England and are required to satisfy
a capital adequacy test, the LBMA itself is not a regulated entity. If the LBMA should cease operations, or if bullion trading should
become subject to a value added tax or other tax or any other form of regulation currently not in place, the role of the LBMA gold
price as a global benchmark for the value of gold may be adversely affected. The LBMA is a principals' market, which operates in
a manner more closely analogous to an over-the-counter physical commodity market than regulated futures markets, and certain
features of U.S. futures contracts are not present in the context of LBMA trading. For example, there are no daily price limits on
the LBMA which would otherwise restrict fluctuations in the prices of LBMA contracts. In a declining market, it is possible that
prices would continue to decline without limitation within a trading day or over a period of trading days. The LBMA may alter,
discontinue or suspend calculation or dissemination of the LBMA gold price, which could adversely affect the value of the notes.
The LBMA, or an independent service provider appointed by the LBMA, will have no obligation to consider your interests in
calculating or revising the LBMA gold price.
● THE PERFORMANCE OF THE INDEX WILL DIFFER FROM THE PERFORMANCE OF THE COMMODITY REFERENCED BY
THE FUTURES CONTRACTS.
A variety of factors can lead to a disparity between the performance of a futures contract on a commodity and the performance of
that commodity, including an implicit financing cost associated with futures contracts and policies of the exchange on which the
futures contracts are traded, such as margin requirements. Thus, an increase in margin requirements may adversely affect the
performance of the Index, with a greater negative effect when market interest rates are higher. During periods of high market
interest rates, the Index is likely to underperform the commodity referenced by the Futures Contracts, perhaps significantly.
● THE INDEX MAY BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED IF LATER FUTURES CONTRACTS HAVE HIGHER PRICES THAN AN
EXPIRING FUTURES CONTRACT INCLUDED IN THE INDEX -
As the Futures Contracts included in the Index come to expiration, they are replaced by Futures Contracts with the next following
expiry. This is accomplished by synthetically selling the expiring Futures Contract and synthetically purchasing the Futures
Contract with the next following expiry. This process is referred to as "rolling." Excluding other considerations, if the market for the
Futures Contracts is in "contango," where the prices are higher in the distant delivery months than in the nearer delivery months,
the purchase of the later Futures Contract would take place at a price that is higher than the price of the expiring Futures Contract,
thereby creating a negative "roll yield." In addition, excluding other considerations, if the market for the Futures Contracts is in
"backwardation," where the prices are lower in the distant delivery months than in the nearer delivery months, the purchase of the
later Futures Contract would take place at a price that is lower than the price of the expiring Futures Contract, thereby creating a
positive "roll yield." The presence of contango in the market for the Futures Contracts could adversely affect the level of the Index
and, accordingly, any payment on the notes.
● THE INDEX IS AN "EXCESS RETURN" INDEX THAT DOES NOT REFLECT "TOTAL RETURNS" -
The Index is an excess return index that does not reflect total returns. The return from investing in futures contracts derives from
three sources: (a) changes in the price of the relevant futures contracts (which is known as the "price return"); (b) any profit or loss
realized when rolling the relevant futures contracts (which is known as the "roll return"); and (c) any interest earned on the cash
deposited as collateral for the purchase of the relevant futures contracts (which is known as the "collateral return").
The Index measures the returns accrued from investing in uncollateralized futures contracts (i.e., the sum of the price return and
the roll return associated with an investment in the Futures Contracts). By contrast, a total return index, in addition to reflecting
those returns, would also reflect interest that could be earned on funds committed to the trading of the Futures Contracts (i.e., the
collateral return associated with an investment in the Futures Contracts). Investing in the notes will not generate the same return
as would be generated from investing in a total return index related to the Futures Contracts.