Covered Bond Programme - terms of access

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Content and Purpose

This Website has been created to present certain selected information to investors and to provide access to certain material documents concerning Equitable Bank’s (“Equitable”) Legislative Covered Bond Programme (the “Legislative Programme”). The Legislative Programme is registered under the National Housing Act (Canada).

Equitable may incorporate any information on the Website into any prospectus or prospectus supplement with respect to any specific offering of covered bonds by referring in such prospectus or prospectus supplement to this Website.

No CMHC approval

THESE COVERED BONDS HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE CANADA MORTGAGE AND HOUSING CORPORATION (“CMHC”), NOR HAS CMHC PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS DISCLOSURE DOCUMENT. THESE COVERED BONDS ARE NOT INSURED OR GUARANTEED BY CMHC OR THE GOVERNMENT OF CANADA OR ANY OTHER AGENCY THEREOF.

CES OBLIGATIONS SÉCURISÉES N’ONT PAS ÉTÉ APPROUVÉES NI DÉS APPROUVÉES PAR LA SOCIÉTÉ CANADIENNE D’HYPOTHÈQUES ET DE LOGEMENT (« SCHL »), ET CELLE-CI NE S’EST PAS PRONONCÉE SUR L’EXACTITUDE OU LE CARACTÈRE APPROPRIÉ DU PRÉSENT DOCUMENT D’INFORMATION. CES OBLIGATIONS SÉCURISÉES NE SONT PAS ASSURÉES NI GARANTIES PAR LA SCHL, LE GOUVERNEMENT DU CANADA OU AUCUN AUTRE ORGANISME DE CELUI-CI. 

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Neither this Website nor anything contained herein shall constitute financial, legal, tax or other advice or an invitation or recommendation to invest or otherwise deal in, or an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy or subscribe for, any security. There shall be no sale of any securities in any jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to qualification under the securities laws of such state or jurisdiction. Any products or services mentioned herein shall only be available subject to local legal and regulatory requirements. Professional advice should be sought prior to any decision to invest in covered bonds.

Investment Considerations

Information contained herein is posted and archived solely in response to certain disclosure regulations that apply to prospectuses and prospectus supplements prepared from time to time in connection with specific offerings of securities under the Legislative Programme.

The securities offered under the Legislative Programme are available only to persons having professional experience in matters relating to investments. Prospective investors should consult their own financial and legal advisors about risks associated with investment in a particular issue of securities and the suitability of investing in such securities in light of their particular circumstances.

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The materials posted on this Website have no regard to the specific investment objectives, financial situation or particular needs of any recipient. The information is historical in nature and is only current as of the date of the materials. Historic performance information with regard to any security is no indication of its future performance and should not be relied on when making any investment decisions.

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