11 FEBRUARY 2005

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 35

911

“Debt Security”, in relation to a Registered Bank, means any interest in or right to be paid money that is, or is to be, deposited with, lent to, or otherwise owing by, that Registered Bank (whether or not the interest or right is secured by a charge over any property).

“Director” means a person holding office as a director of the Registered Bank.

“Direct Banking Account” means a bank account held at a branch that is not normally physically accessible by the customers of that branch.

“Disclosure Statement”, in relation to a Registered Bank, means a document Published by that Registered Bank in terms of the Registered Bank Disclosure Statement (Full and Half-Year—New Zealand Incorporated Registered Banks) Order 2005.

“Equity” has the same meaning as in the Institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand Statement of Concepts for General Purpose Financial Reporting as amended from time to time.

“Equity Exposure” means the amount of the change in the economic value of equity instruments that are Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities of the Banking Group in a single currency, which would occur as a result of a change in the price of equity instruments in that currency.

“Equity Risk” means the risk arising from changes in the prices of equity instruments.

“Fair Value” has the same meaning as in FRS-33, as amended from time to time.

“Financial Asset” has the same meaning as in FRS-33, as amended from time to time.

“Financial Instrument” has the same meaning as in FRS-33, as amended from time to time.

“Financial Liability” has the same meaning as in FRS-33, as amended from time to time.

“Financial Reporting Group” means a Registered Bank (as reporting entity) and all other entities included in the group as that term is defined in section 2 (1) of the Financial Reporting Act 1993.

“First Quarter Accounting Period” means, subject to the application of subclause 2 (6), the first three month period of an Accounting Period.

“Foreign Currency Exposure” means the amount of the change in the economic value of the Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities of the Banking Group in a single foreign currency which would occur as a result of a change in the rate of exchange applicable to that foreign currency.

“General Provision” has the same meaning as in FRS-33, as amended from time to time.

“General Short Form Disclosure Statement” means that part of a Short Form Disclosure Statement which contains the information prescribed in Part III and Part IV of this Order.

“Group of Closely Related Counterparties” has the same meaning as in FRS-33, as amended from time to time.

“Immediate Relative”, in relation to any person, means their spouse, civil union partner, or de facto partner (as defined in the Property (Relationships) Act 1976), and any parent, brother, sister or child, in each case whether or not adoptive, of that person or of their spouse, civil union partner, or de facto partner.

“Impaired Asset” means a Non-Accrual Asset, a Restructured Asset, or an Asset Acquired Through the Enforcement of Security.

“Independent Director” has the same meaning as in the Conditions of Registration.

“Insurance Business” has the same meaning as in the Conditions of Registration.

“Interest Rate Exposure” means the amount of the change in the economic value of the Financial Assets (excluding equity instruments) and Financial Liabilities (excluding equity instruments) of the Banking Group in a single currency which would occur as a result of a change in interest rates in that currency.

“Interest Rate Repricing Date”, as that term applies to a Financial Instrument or to a proportion of a Financial Instrument, means the earlier of the date on which, in accordance with the terms of the Financial Instrument:

(a) the interest rate reset date next occurs (being the date on which the rate of interest payable in respect of the Financial Instrument can or will alter); or

(b) the principal sum is due and payable or, where no principal sum is due and payable, the maturity date occurs.

“Interest Rate Risk” has the same meaning as in FRS-33, as amended from time to time.

“Investment Security” has the same meaning as in FRS-33, as amended from time to time.

“Issuer” has the same meaning as in the Financial Reporting Act 1993.

“Key Information Summary” means that part of a Short Form Disclosure Statement which contains the information prescribed in Part II of this Order.

“Market Risk Exposure” means exposure to any, or all, of Equity Exposure, Foreign Currency Exposure and Interest Rate Exposure.

“Material” has the meaning given to it by generally accepted accounting practice, or, where generally accepted accounting practice does not apply, means a statement, fact, or item which is of such a nature or amount that its inclusion or omission, or the method of treating its disclosure, would be likely to influence a reasonable user of the Short Form Disclosure Statement.

“Non-Accrual Asset” means any Credit Exposure for which it is probable that the Registered Bank or a member of the Banking Group will not be able to collect all amounts owing in accordance with the terms of the contract with the Counterparty.

“Non-Bank Connected Person” has the same meaning as in the Conditions of Registration.

“NZ IAS” means a New Zealand International Accounting Standard approved by the Accounting Standards Review Board as an Approved Financial Reporting Standard.

“NZ IFRS” means a New Zealand International Financial Reporting Standard approved by the Accounting Standards Review Board as an Approved Financial Reporting Standard.