• THE INDEX IS SUBJECT TO SIGNIFICANT RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE UNDERLYING FUTURES CONTRACTS -
The Index tracks the excess return of the Underlying Futures Contracts. The price of an Underlying Futures Contract depends not
only on the level of the underlying index referenced by the Underlying Futures Contract, but also on a range of other factors,
including but not limited to the performance and volatility of the U.S. stock market, corporate earnings reports, geopolitical events,
governmental and regulatory policies and the policies of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (the "Exchange") on which the
Underlying Futures Contracts trade. In addition, the futures markets are subject to temporary distortions or other disruptions due to
various factors, including the lack of liquidity in the markets, the participation of speculators and government regulation and
intervention. These factors and others can cause the prices of the Underlying Futures Contracts to be volatile and could adversely
affect the level of the Index and any payments on, and the value of, your notes.
• SUSPENSION OR DISRUPTIONS OF MARKET TRADING IN THE UNDERLYING FUTURES CONTRACTS MAY ADVERSELY
AFFECT THE VALUE OF YOUR NOTES -
Futures markets are subject to temporary distortions or other disruptions due to various factors, including lack of liquidity, the
participation of speculators, and government regulation and intervention. In addition, futures exchanges generally have regulations
that limit the amount of the Underlying Futures Contract price fluctuations that may occur in a single day. These limits are
generally referred to as "daily price fluctuation limits" and the maximum or minimum price of a contract on any given day as a result
of those limits is referred to as a "limit price." Once the limit price has been reached in a particular contract, no trades may be
made at a price beyond the limit, or trading may be limited for a set period of time. Limit prices have the effect of precluding trading
in a particular contract or forcing the liquidation of contracts at potentially disadvantageous times or prices. These circumstances
could delay the calculation of the level of the Index and could adversely affect the level of the Index and any payments on, and the
value of, your notes.
• THE PERFORMANCE OF THE INDEX WILL DIFFER FROM THE PERFORMANCE OF THE INDEX UNDERLYING THE
UNDERLYING FUTURES CONTRACTS -
A variety of factors can lead to a disparity between the performance of a futures contract on an equity index and the performance
of that equity index, including the expected dividend yields of the equity securities included in that equity index, 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, a decline in expected dividends yields or an increase in margin requirements may adversely affect the
performance of the Index. In addition, the implicit financing cost will negatively 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 equity index underlying the Underlying Futures Contracts, perhaps significantly.
• NEGATIVE ROLL RETURNS ASSOCIATED WITH THE UNDERLYING FUTURES CONTRACTS MAY ADVERSELY AFFECT
THE LEVEL OF THE INDEX AND THE VALUE OF THE NOTES -
The Index tracks the excess return of the Underlying Futures Contracts. Unlike common equity securities, futures contracts, by
their terms, have stated expirations. As the exchange-traded Underlying Futures Contracts approach expiration, they are replaced
by contracts of the same series that have a later expiration. For example, an Underlying Futures Contract notionally purchased
and held in June may specify a September expiration date. As time passes, the contract expiring in September is replaced by a
contract for delivery in December. This is accomplished by notionally selling the September contract and notionally purchasing the
December contract. This process is referred to as "rolling." Excluding other considerations, if prices are higher in the distant
delivery months than in the nearer delivery months, the notional purchase of the December contract would take place at a price
that is higher than the price of the September contract, thereby creating a negative "roll return." Negative roll returns adversely
affect the returns of the Underlying Futures Contracts and, therefore, the level of the Index and any payments on, and the value of,
the notes. Because of the potential effects of negative roll returns, it is possible for the level of the Index to decrease significantly
over time, even when the levels of the underlying index referenced by the Underlying Futures Contracts are stable or increasing.
• HYPOTHETICAL BACK-TESTED DATA RELATING TO THE INDEX DO NOT REPRESENT ACTUAL HISTORICAL DATA AND
ARE SUBJECT TO INHERENT LIMITATIONS -
The hypothetical back-tested performance of the Index set forth under "The Index" in this pricing supplement is purely theoretical
and does not represent the actual historical performance of the Index and has not been verified by an independent third party.
Hypothetical back-tested performance measures have inherent limitations. Alternative modelling techniques might produce
significantly different results and may prove to be more appropriate. Past performance, and especially hypothetical back-tested
performance, is not indicative of future results. This type of information has inherent limitations and you should carefully consider
these limitations before placing reliance on such information. Hypothetical back-tested performance is derived by means of the
retroactive application of a back-tested model that has been designed with the benefit of hindsight.