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This pricing supplement relates an offering of Autocallable Cash-Settled Notes with Step Up Call Price linked to the Market Vectors® Gold Miners ETF (the “Reference Stock Issuer”). We refer to the shares of the Reference Stock Issuer as the “Reference Stock.”
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The notes are designed for investors who are seeking fixed periodic interest payments, as well as a predetermined return on the notes if the closing price of the Reference Stock on any Call Date is greater than the Initial Stock Price. Investors should be willing to have their notes automatically redeemed prior to maturity and be willing to lose some or all of their principal at maturity.
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The notes will bear interest at a rate equal to 4.00% per annum. Interest will be payable on September 30, 2014 and the maturity date.
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If on any Call Date, the closing price of the Reference Stock is greater than the Initial Stock Price, the notes will be automatically called. On the applicable Call Settlement Date, for each $1,000 principal amount, investors will receive the applicable Call Price set forth below plus the applicable interest payment.
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The notes do not guarantee any return of principal at maturity. Instead, if the notes are not automatically called, the payment at maturity will be based on the Final Stock Price of the Reference Stock and whether the Final Stock Price of the Reference Stock is below the Trigger Price on the Valuation Date.
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If the notes are not automatically redeemed, and the Final Stock Price is lower than the Trigger Price on the Valuation Date, investors are subject to one-for-one loss of the principal amount of the notes for any percentage decrease from the Initial Stock Price to the Final Stock Price. In such a case, you will receive a cash amount at maturity that is less than the principal amount.
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All payments on the notes are subject to the credit risk of Bank of Montreal.
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The offering is expected to price on September 25, 2013, and the notes are expected to settle through the facilities of The Depository Trust Company on or about September 30, 2013.
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Investing in the notes is not equivalent to investing in the shares of the Reference Stock.
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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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Our subsidiary, BMO Capital Markets Corp., is the agent for this offering. See “Supplemental Plan of Distribution (Conflicts of Interest)” below.
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Autocallable
RevEx
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Reference Stock Issuer
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Ticker
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Principal
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Initial
Stock
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Trigger
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Initial Stock Price)
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Term
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CUSIP
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Price
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Agent’s
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Proceeds to
Bank of
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Market Vectors® Gold Miners ETF
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GDX
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75%
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06366RQX6
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100%
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Call Price
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Reference Stock Issuer
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Call Date Occuring on
September 25, 2014
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Call Date Occuring on
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Market Vectors® Gold Miners
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Investing in the notes involves risks, including those described in the “Selected Risk Considerations” section beginning on page P-4 of this pricing supplement, the “Additional Risk Factors Relating to the Notes” section beginning on page PS-4 of the product supplement, and the “Risk Factors” sections beginning on page S-3 of the prospectus supplement and on page 7 of the prospectus.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these notes or passed upon the accuracy of this pricing supplement, the product supplement, the prospectus supplement or the prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The notes will be our unsecured obligations and will not be savings accounts or deposits that are insured by the United States Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Bank Insurance Fund, the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency or instrumentality or other entity.
On the date of this preliminary pricing supplement, based on the terms set forth above, the estimated initial value of the notes is $959.30 per $1,000 in principal amount. The estimated initial value of the notes on the pricing date may differ from this value but will not be less than $930.00 per $1,000 in principal amount. However, as discussed in more detail in this pricing supplement, the actual value of the notes at any time will reflect many factors and cannot be predicted with accuracy.
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Key Terms of the Notes:
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Interest:
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4.00% per annum unless earlier redeemed.
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Interest Payment Dates:
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Automatic Redemption:
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If, on any Call Date, the closing price of the Reference Stock is greater than the Initial Stock Price, the notes will be automatically redeemed.
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Payment upon Automatic
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If the notes are automatically redeemed, then, on the applicable Call Settlement Date, for each $1,000 principal amount, investors will receive the applicable Call Price set forth on the cover page of this pricing supplement plus the applicable interest payment.
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Call Dates:
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September 25, 2014 and the Valuation Date.
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Call Settlement Dates:
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The third business day following the applicable Call Date. The call settlement date for the final Call Date will be the maturity date.
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Payment at Maturity:
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If the notes are not automatically redeemed, the payment at maturity for the notes is based on the performance of the Reference Stock. You will receive $1,000 for each $1,000 in principal amount of the note, unless the Final Stock Price is less than the Trigger Price.
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If the Final Stock Price is less than the Trigger Price, you will receive at maturity, for each $1000 in principal amount of your notes, a cash amount equal to:
$1,000 + [$1,000 x (Percentage Change)]
This amount will be less than the principal amount of your notes, and may be zero.
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You will receive the applicable interest payment at maturity, whether or not the Final Stock Price is less than the Trigger Price.
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The Percentage Change, expressed as a percentage, is calculated using the following formula:
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Initial Stock Price
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Pricing Date:
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On or about September 25, 2013
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Settlement Date:
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Valuation Date:
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Maturity Date:
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On or about September 30, 2015
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Monitoring Period:
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The Valuation Date. The price of the Reference Stock between the Pricing Date and the Valuation Date will not impact the Payment at Maturity.
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Physical Delivery Amount:
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We will only pay cash on the maturity date, and you will have no right to receive any shares of the Reference Stock.
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Initial Stock Price:
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The closing price of the Reference Stock on the pricing date. The Initial Stock Price is subject to adjustments in certain circumstances. See “General Terms of the Notes — Payment at Maturity” and “— Anti-dilution Adjustments” in the product supplement for additional information about these adjustments.
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Final Stock Price:
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The pricing date and the settlement date are subject to change. The actual pricing date, settlement date, Interest Payment Dates, Call Dates, Valuation Date and maturity date for the notes will be set forth in the final pricing supplement.
We may use this pricing supplement in the initial sale of the notes. In addition, BMO Capital Markets Corp. (“BMOCM”) or another of our affiliates may use this pricing supplement in market-making transactions in any notes after their initial sale. Unless our agent or we inform you otherwise in the confirmation of sale, this pricing supplement is being used in a market-making transaction.
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Prospectus supplement dated June 22, 2011:
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Prospectus dated June 22, 2011:
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Your investment in the notes may result in a loss. — The notes do not guarantee any return of principal. If the notes are not automatically redeemed, the payment at maturity will be based on the Final Stock Price and whether the closing price of the Reference Stock has declined from the Initial Stock Price to a closing price that is less than the Trigger Price on the Valuation Date. If the Final Stock Price is less than the Trigger Price, you will be subject to a one-for-one loss of the principal amount of the notes for any Percentage Change from the Initial Stock Price. In such a case, you will receive at maturity a cash payment that is less than the principal amount of the notes and may be zero. Accordingly, you could lose up to the entire principal amount of your notes, and your payments on the notes could be limited to the annual interest payments.
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Your notes are subject to automatic early redemption. — We will redeem the notes if the closing price of the Reference Stock on any Call Date is greater than the Initial Stock Price. Following an automatic redemption, you may not be able to reinvest your proceeds in an investment with returns that are comparable to the notes.
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Your return on the notes, if any, is limited to the applicable Call Price, regardless of any appreciation in the value of the Reference Stock. — Unless the notes are automatically called, you will not receive a payment at maturity with a value greater than your principal amount plus the final interest payment. If the notes are automatically called, you will not receive a payment greater than the applicable Call Price plus the applicable interest payment, even if the Final Stock Price exceeds the Initial Stock Price by a substantial amount.
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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 all amounts due on the notes, 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 shares of the Reference Stock or the securities held by the Reference Stock 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 price of the Reference Stock 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 Reference Stock. 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 the notes is only an estimate, and is based on a number of factors. The price to public 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 agent’s commission, and 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 the notes may be as low as the 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 Reference Stock, 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 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. 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 value does 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 to 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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Owning the notes is not the same as owning the Reference Stock or a security directly linked to the Reference Stock. — The return on your notes will not reflect the return you would realize if you actually owned the Reference Stock or a security directly linked to the performance of the Reference Stock and held that investment for a similar period. Your notes may trade quite differently from the Reference Stock. Changes in the price of the Reference Stock may not result in comparable changes in the market value of your notes. Even if the price of the Reference Stock increases during the term of the notes, the market value of the notes prior to maturity may not increase to the same extent. It is also possible for the market value of the notes to decrease while the price of the Reference Stock increases. In addition, any dividends or other distributions paid on the Reference Stock will not be reflected in the amount payable on the notes.
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You will not have any shareholder rights and will have no right to receive any shares of the Reference Stock at maturity. — Investing in your notes will not make you a holder of any shares of the Reference Stock, or any securities held by the Reference Stock. 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 the Reference Stock or such other securities.
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No Delivery of Shares of the Reference Stock. — The notes will be payable only in cash. You should not invest in the notes if you seek to have the shares of the Reference Stock delivered to you at maturity.
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Changes that affect the index underlying the Reference Stock will affect the market value of the notes, whether the notes will be automatically called, and the amount you will receive at maturity. — The policies of the NYSE Arca, the sponsor of NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index (the “Underlying Index”), concerning the calculation of the Underlying Index, additions, deletions or substitutions of the components of the Underlying Index and the manner in which changes affecting those components, such as stock dividends, reorganizations or mergers, may be reflected in the Underlying Index and, therefore, could affect the share price of the Reference Stock, the amount payable on the notes at maturity, whether the notes are automatically called, 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 index sponsor changes these policies, for example, by changing the manner in which it calculates the Underlying Index, or if it discontinues or suspends the calculation or publication of the Underlying Index.
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Adjustments to the Reference Stock could adversely affect the notes. —Van Eck Associates Corporation (“Van Eck”), as the sponsor of the Reference Stock, is responsible for calculating and maintaining the Reference Stock. Van Eck can add, delete or substitute the stocks comprising the Reference Stock or may make other methodological changes that could change the share price of the Reference Stock at any time. If one or more of these events occurs, the calculation of the amount payable at maturity may be adjusted to reflect such event or events. Consequently, any of these actions could adversely affect the amount payable at maturity and/or the market value of the notes.
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We have no affiliation with the index sponsor and will not be responsible for its actions. — The sponsor of the Underlying Index is not our affiliate, and will not be involved in the offering of the notes in any way. Consequently, we have no control over the actions of the index sponsor, including any actions of the type that would require the calculation agent to adjust the payment to you at maturity. The index sponsor has no obligation of any sort with respect to the notes. Thus, the index sponsor has 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 the issuance of the notes will be delivered to the index sponsor.
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We and our affiliates do not have any affiliation with the investment advisor of the Reference Stock Issuer and are not responsible for its public disclosure of information. — The investment advisor of the Reference Stock Issuer advises the Reference Stock Issuer on various matters, including matters relating to the policies, maintenance and calculation of the Reference Stock. We and our affiliates are not affiliated with the investment advisor in any way and have no ability to control or predict its actions, including any errors in or discontinuance of disclosure regarding its methods or policies relating to the Reference Stock. The investment advisor is not involved in the offering of the notes in any way and has no obligation to consider your interests as an owner of the notes in taking any actions relating to the Reference Stock Issuer that might affect the value of the notes. Neither we nor any of our affiliates has independently verified the adequacy or accuracy of the information about the investment advisor or the Reference Stock contained in any public disclosure of information. You, as an investor in the notes, should make your own investigation into the Reference Stock Issuer.
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The correlation between the performance of the Reference Stock and the performance of the Underlying Index may be imperfect. — The performance of the Reference Stock is linked principally to the performance of the Underlying Index. However, because of the potential discrepancies identified in more detail in the product supplement, the return on the Reference Stock may correlate imperfectly with the return on the Underlying Index.
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The Reference Stock is subject to management risks. — The Reference Stock is subject to management risk, which is the risk that the investment advisor’s investment strategy, the implementation of which is subject to a number of constraints, may not produce the intended results. For example, the investment advisor may invest a portion of the Reference Stock Issuer’s assets in securities not included in the relevant industry or sector but which the investment advisor believes will help the Reference Stock track the relevant industry or sector.
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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 in the Reference Stock, the securities that it holds, or instruments related to the Reference Stock. We or our affiliates may also trade in the Reference Stock, such securities, or instruments related to the Reference Stock 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 the payments on the notes.
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Many economic and market factors will influence the value of the notes. — In addition to the price of the Reference Stock 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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The Holdings of the Reference Stock are Concentrated in the Gold and Silver Mining Industries. — All or substantially all of the equity securities held by the Reference Stock are issued by gold or silver mining companies. An investment in the notes linked to the Reference Stock will be concentrated in the gold and silver mining industries. As a result of being linked to a single industry or sector, the notes may have increased volatility as the share price of the Reference Stock may be more susceptible to adverse factors that affect that industry or sector. Competitive pressures may have a significant effect on the financial condition of companies in these industries.
In addition, these companies are highly dependent on the price of gold or silver, as applicable. These prices fluctuate widely and may be affected by numerous factors. Factors affecting gold prices include economic factors, including, among other things, the structure of and confidence in the global monetary system, expectations of 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 generally quoted), interest rates and gold borrowing and lending rates, and global or regional economic, financial, political, regulatory, judicial or other events. Gold prices may also be affected by industry factors such as industrial and jewelry demand, lending, sales and purchases of gold by the official sector, including central banks and other governmental agencies and multilateral institutions which hold gold, levels of gold production and production costs, and short-term changes in supply and demand because of trading activities in the gold market. Factors affecting silver prices include general economic trends, technical developments, substitution issues and regulation, as well as specific factors including industrial and jewelry demand, expectations with respect to the rate of inflation, the relative strength of the U.S. dollar (the currency in which the price of silver is generally quoted) and other currencies, interest rates, central bank sales, forward sales by producers, global or regional political or economic events, and production costs and disruptions in major silver producing countries such as Mexico and Peru. The supply of silver consists of a combination of new mine production and existing stocks of bullion and fabricated silver held by governments, public and private financial institutions, industrial organizations and private individuals. In addition, the price of silver has on occasion been subject to very rapid short-term changes due to speculative activities. From time to time, above-ground inventories of silver may also influence the market.
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Relationship to Gold and Silver Bullion. — The Reference Stock invests in shares of gold and silver mining companies, but not in gold bullion or silver bullion. The Reference Stock may under- or over-perform gold bullion and/or silver bullion over the term of the notes.
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You must rely on your own evaluation of the merits of an investment linked to the Reference Stock. — In the ordinary course of their businesses, our affiliates from time to time may express views on expected movements in the price of the Reference Stock or the securities held by the Reference Stock. One or more of our affiliates have published, and in the future may publish, research reports that express views on the Reference Stock or these securities. However, these views are subject to change from time to time. Moreover, other professionals who deal in the markets relating to Reference Stock at any time may have significantly different views from those of our affiliates. You are encouraged to derive information concerning the Reference Stock from multiple sources, and you should not rely on the views expressed by our affiliates.
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.
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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the weight of any single component security may not account for more than 20% of the total value of the Underlying Index;
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the component securities are split into two subgroups–large and small, which are ranked by market capitalization weight in the Underlying Index. Large securities are defined as having a starting index weight greater than or equal to 5%. Small securities are defined as having a starting index weight below 5%; and
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the aggregate weight of those component securities which individually represent more than 4.5% of the total value of the Underlying Index may not account for more than 50% of the total index value.
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2009 |
First Quarter
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$38.57
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$28.20
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Second Quarter
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Third Quarter
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Fourth Quarter
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2010 |
First Quarter
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Second Quarter
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Third Quarter
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Fourth Quarter
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2011 |
First Quarter
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$60.79
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$53.12
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Second Quarter
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$63.95
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Third Quarter
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$66.69
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Fourth Quarter
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$63.32
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$50.07
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2012 |
First Quarter
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$57.47
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$48.75
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Second Quarter
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$50.37
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$39.34
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Third Quarter
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$54.81
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$40.70
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Fourth Quarter
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$54.25
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$44.85
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2013 |
First Quarter
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$47.09
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$35.91
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Second Quarter
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$37.45
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$26.38
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Third Quarter (through August 26, 2013)
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$30.41
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Hypothetical Final
Stock Price
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Hypothetical Final Stock
Price Expressed
as a Percentage of the
Initial Stock Price
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Payment at Maturity
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$150.00
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150%
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$1,200.00
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$125.00
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125%
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$1,200.00
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$100.00
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100%
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$1,000.00
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$90.00
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90%
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$1,000.00
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$85.00
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85%
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$1,000.00
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$75.00
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75%
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$1,000.00
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$70.00
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70%
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$700.00
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$65.00
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65%
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$650.00
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$50.00
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50%
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$500.00
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$25.00
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$250.00
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