Hypothetical Examples
The examples below illustrate how to determine the payment at maturity on the securities, assuming the various hypothetical final underlying values indicated below. The examples are solely for illustrative purposes, do not show all possible outcomes and are not a prediction of what the actual payment at maturity on the securities will be. The actual payment at maturity will depend on the actual final underlying value.
The examples below are based on a hypothetical initial underlying value of 100.00 and do not reflect the actual initial underlying value. For the actual initial underlying value, see the cover page of this pricing supplement. We have used this hypothetical value, rather than the actual value, to simplify the calculations and aid understanding of how the securities work. However, you should understand that the actual payment at maturity on the securities will be calculated based on the actual initial underlying value, and not this hypothetical value. For ease of analysis, figures below have been rounded.
Example 1—Upside Scenario A. The final underlying value is 105.00, resulting in a 5.00% underlying return. In this example, the final underlying value is greater than the initial underlying value.
Payment at maturity per security = $1,000 + the return amount, subject to the maximum return at maturity
= $1,000 + ($1,000 × the underlying return × the upside participation rate), subject to the maximum return at maturity
= $1,000 + ($1,000 × 5.00% × 100.00%), subject to the maximum return at maturity
= $1,000 + $50.00, subject to the maximum return at maturity
= $1,050.00
In this scenario, the underlying has appreciated from the initial underlying value to the final underlying value, and the underlying return multiplied by the upside participation rate is less than the maximum return at maturity. As a result, your total return at maturity would equal the underlying return multiplied by the upside participation rate.
Example 2—Upside Scenario B. The final underlying value is 265.00, resulting in a 165.00% underlying return. In this example, the final underlying value is greater than the initial underlying value.
Payment at maturity per security = $1,000 + the return amount, subject to the maximum return at maturity
= $1,000 + ($1,000 × the underlying return × the upside participation rate), subject to the maximum return at maturity
= $1,000 + ($1,000 × 165.00% × 100.00%), subject to the maximum return at maturity
= $1,000 + $1,650.00, subject to the maximum return at maturity
= $1,560.00
In this scenario, the underlying has appreciated from the initial underlying value to the final underlying value, but the underlying return multiplied by the upside participation rate would exceed the maximum return at maturity. As a result, your total return at maturity in this scenario would be limited to the maximum return at maturity, and an investment in the securities would underperform a hypothetical alternative investment providing 1-to-1 exposure to the appreciation of the underlying without a maximum return.
Example 3—Downside Scenario A. The final underlying value is 95.00, resulting in a -5.00% underlying return.
Payment at maturity per security = $1,000 + ($1,000 × the underlying return), subject to the maximum loss at maturity
= $1,000 + ($1,000 × -5.00%), subject to the maximum loss at maturity
= $1,000 + -$50.00, subject to the maximum loss at maturity
= $950.00, subject to the maximum loss at maturity
= $950.00
In this scenario, the underlying has depreciated from the initial underlying value to the final underlying value, but not by more than 10.00%. As a result, your payment at maturity would reflect 1-to-1 exposure to the negative performance of the underlying and you would incur a loss at maturity equal to the depreciation of the underlying.
Example 4—Downside Scenario B. The final underlying value is 80.00, resulting in a -20.00% underlying return.
Payment at maturity per security = $1,000 + ($1,000 × the underlying return), subject to the maximum loss at maturity
= $1,000 + ($1,000 × -20.00%), subject to the maximum loss at maturity
= $1,000 + -$200.00, subject to the maximum loss at maturity
= $800.00, subject to the maximum loss at maturity
= $900
In this scenario, the underlying has depreciated from the initial underlying value to the final underlying value by more than 10.00%. As a result, you would incur a loss at maturity equal to the maximum loss at maturity.