Write-Down and Cancellation Upon a Non-Viability Event or
Bankruptcy Event: |
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If a Non-Viability Event (as defined below) or Bankruptcy Event occurs, the Notes will be subject to
a Write-Down and Cancellation on the relevant Write-Down and Cancellation Date (as defined below) upon the occurrence of the Non-Viability Event, or immediately upon the occurrence of the Bankruptcy Event,
automatically and without any additional action by SMFG, the trustee, the agents or the holders or beneficial owners of the Notes.
Upon the occurrence of a Non-Viability Event or a Bankruptcy Event, the following will occur, (i) in the case of a
Non- Viability Event, on the relevant Write-Down and Cancellation Date, or (ii) in the case of a Bankruptcy Event, immediately upon the occurrence of the Bankruptcy Event, (1) the Current Principal
Amount of the Notes will be permanently written down to zero and the Notes will be deemed cancelled, (2) SMFG shall be discharged and released from any and all of its obligations to pay any amount of principal or interest (including additional
amounts with respect thereto, if any) on the Notes, except for payments of principal or interest (including additional amounts with respect thereto, if any) that have become due and payable prior to the occurrence of the Non- Viability Event or Bankruptcy Event, as the case may be, and remain unpaid, and (3) each of the holders and beneficial owners of the Notes will be deemed to have irrevocably waived its right to claim or
receive, and will not have any rights against SMFG with respect to, and cannot instruct the trustee to enforce, the payment of principal of or interest on the Notes (including additional amounts with respect thereto, if any), except for any payments
of principal or interest (including additional amounts with respect thereto, if any) that have become due and payable prior to the occurrence of the Non- Viability Event or Bankruptcy Event, as the case may
be, and remain unpaid (together, items (1), (2) and (3) describing a Write-Down and Cancellation).
A Non-Viability Event will be deemed to have occurred at the time that the Prime Minister of Japan,
following deliberation by Japans Financial Crisis Response Council pursuant to the Deposit Insurance Act, confirms (nintei) that specified Item 2 measures (tokutei dai nigo sochi), which are the measures set forth in
Article 126-2, Paragraph 1, Item 2 of the Deposit Insurance Act (including any successor articles thereto), as then in effect, need to be applied to SMFG under circumstances where SMFGs liabilities
exceed or are likely to exceed its assets, or SMFG has suspended or is likely to suspend payment of SMFGs obligations. |