● THE NOTES ARE SUBJECT TO CURRENCY EXCHANGE RISK WITH RESPECT TO THE VANECK
®
GOLD MINERS ETF —
Because the prices of the non-U.S. equity securities held by the VanEck
®
Gold Miners ETF are converted into U.S. dollars for
purposes of calculating the net asset value of the VanEck
®
Gold Miners ETF, holders of the notes will be exposed to currency
exchange rate risk with respect to each of the currencies in which the non-U.S. equity securities held by the VanEck
®
Gold Miners
ETF trade. Your net exposure will depend on the extent to which those currencies strengthen or weaken against the U.S. dollar
and the relative weight of equity securities held by the VanEck
®
Gold Miners ETF denominated in each of those currencies. If,
taking into account the relevant weighting, the U.S. dollar strengthens against those currencies, the price of the VanEck
®
Gold
Miners ETF will be adversely affected and any payment on the notes may be reduced.
● RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BANKING INDUSTRY WITH RESPECT TO THE SPDR
®
S&P
®
REGIONAL BANKING ETF —
All or substantially all of the equity securities held by the SPDR
®
S&P
®
Regional Banking ETF are issued by companies whose
primary line of business is directly associated with the banking industry. As a result, the value of the notes may be subject to
greater volatility and be more adversely affected by a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence affecting this industry than
a different investment linked to securities of a more broadly diversified group of issuers. The performance of bank stocks may be
affected by extensive governmental regulation, which may limit both the amounts and types of loans and other financial
commitments they can make, the interest rates and fees they can charge and the amount of capital they must maintain. Profitability
is largely dependent on the availability and cost of capital funds and can fluctuate significantly when interest rates change. Credit
losses resulting from financial difficulties of borrowers can negatively impact the banking companies. Banks may also be subject to
severe price competition. Competition is high among banking companies and failure to maintain or increase market share may
result in lost market share. These factors could affect the banking industry and could affect the value of the equity securities held
by the SPDR
®
S&P
®
Regional Banking ETF and the price of the SPDR
®
S&P
®
Regional Banking ETF during the term of the notes,
which may adversely affect the value of your notes.
● RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE TECHNOLOGY SECTOR WITH RESPECT TO THE INDEX —
All or substantially all of the equity securities included in the Index are issued by companies whose primary line of business is
directly associated with the technology sector. As a result, the value of the notes may be subject to greater volatility and be more
adversely affected by a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence affecting this sector than a different investment linked to
securities of a more broadly diversified group of issuers. The value of stocks of technology companies and companies that rely
heavily on technology is particularly vulnerable to rapid changes in technology product cycles, rapid product obsolescence,
government regulation and competition, both domestically and internationally, including competition from foreign competitors with
lower production costs. Stocks of technology companies and companies that rely heavily on technology, especially those of
smaller, less-seasoned companies, tend to be more volatile than the overall market. Technology companies are heavily dependent
on patent and intellectual property rights, the loss or impairment of which may adversely affect profitability. Additionally, companies
in the technology sector may face dramatic and often unpredictable changes in growth rates and competition for the services of
qualified personnel. These factors could affect the technology sector and could affect the value of the equity securities included in
the Index and the level of the Index during the term of the notes, which may adversely affect the value of your notes.
● RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GOLD AND SILVER MINING INDUSTRIES WITH RESPECT TO THE VANECK
®
GOLD
MINERS ETF —
All or substantially all of the equity securities held by the VanEck
®
Gold Miners ETF are issued by companies whose primary line of
business is directly associated with the gold and/or silver mining industries. As a result, the value of the notes may be subject to
greater volatility and be more adversely affected by a single economic, political or regulatory occurrence affecting these industries
than a different investment linked to securities of a more broadly diversified group of issuers. Investments related to gold and silver
are considered speculative and are affected by a variety of factors. Competitive pressures may have a significant effect on the
financial condition of gold and silver mining companies. Also, gold and silver mining companies are highly dependent on the price
of gold and silver bullion, respectively, but may also be adversely affected by a variety of worldwide economic, financial and
political factors. The price of gold and silver may fluctuate substantially over short periods of time, so the Fund's share price may
be more volatile than other types of investments. Fluctuation in the prices of gold and silver may be due to a number of factors,
including changes in inflation, changes in currency exchange rates and changes in industrial and commercial demand for metals
(including fabricator demand). Additionally, increased environmental or labor costs may depress the value of metal investments.
These factors could affect the gold and silver mining industries and could affect the value of the equity securities held by the
VanEck
®
Gold Miners ETF and the price of the VanEck
®
Gold Miners ETF during the term of the notes, which may adversely affect
the value of your notes.
● YOU ARE EXPOSED TO THE RISK OF DECLINE IN THE VALUE OF EACH UNDERLYING —
Payments on the notes are not linked to a basket composed of the Underlyings and are contingent upon the performance of each
individual Underlying. Poor performance by any of the Underlyings over the term of the notes may negatively affect whether you
will receive a Contingent Interest Payment on any Interest Payment Date and your payment at maturity and will not be offset or
mitigated by positive performance by any other Underlying.
● YOUR PAYMENT AT MATURITY WILL BE DETERMINED BY THE LEAST PERFORMING UNDERLYING.
● THE BENEFIT PROVIDED BY THE TRIGGER VALUE MAY TERMINATE ON THE FINAL REVIEW DATE —
If the Final Value of any Underlying is less than its Trigger Value and the notes have not been redeemed early, the benefit provided
by the Trigger Value will terminate and you will be fully exposed to any depreciation of the Least Performing Underlying.
● THE OPTIONAL EARLY REDEMPTION FEATURE MAY FORCE A POTENTIAL EARLY EXIT —
If we elect to redeem your notes early, the term of the notes may be reduced to as short as approximately six months and you will
not receive any Contingent Interest Payments after the applicable Interest Payment Date. There is no guarantee that you would be
able to reinvest the proceeds from an investment in the notes at a comparable return and/or with a comparable interest rate for a
similar level of risk. Even in cases where we elect to redeem your notes before maturity, you are not entitled to any fees and
commissions described on the front cover of this pricing supplement.
● YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE DIVIDENDS ON EITHER FUND OR THE SECURITIES INCLUDED IN OR HELD BY ANY
UNDERLYING OR HAVE ANY RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO EITHER FUND OR THOSE SECURITIES.