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The Website is communicated by Peel Hunt LLP ("PH", “us”, “our” and “we”) which is a limited liability partnership registered in with Registered Number OC357088. PH is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. The registered office is at Moor House, 120 London Wall, London, EC2Y 5ET.

Pillar 3
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Copyright statement
Unless otherwise stated, we own the copyright and any other rights in all material on this website, any part of this work covered by copyright may only be reproduced or copied with our formal consent.

Terms of use
This page (together with the documents referred to on it) tells you the terms of use on which you may make use of our website www.peelhunt.com (“our site”), whether as a guest or a registered user. Please read these terms of use carefully before you start to use the site. By using our site, you indicate that you accept these terms of use and that you agree to abide by them. If you do not agree to these terms of use, please refrain from using our site.

Privacy policy
PH is committed to protecting your privacy. While the range of products and services we offer our clients continues to expand and the technology we use changes, our foremost concern is to protect your privacy. To this end, employees of PH are required to adhere to strict internet privacy standards established by our senior management. If you have any queries regarding this policy or complaints about our use of your information please contact us at compliance@peelhunt.com and we will do our best to deal with your complaint or query as soon as possible.

We may use the information provided by cookies to analyse trends, administer the site, or for research and marketing purposes to help us better serve you. No information which personally identifies you will be collected through the cookies.

You can block cookies by activating the setting on your browser which allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. However, please be aware that certain features of our site require the use of cookies in order to work effectively and if you do not accept cookies these features may not function correctly or at all.

If you register with us or continue to use our site, you agree to our use of cookies. If you do not wish to receive cookies in the future please email marketing@peelhunt.com.

Safeguarding client's personal information
This is what we mean when we say we protect our clients' privacy:

• We keep client information and the business they do with us in the strictest confidence
• We do not sell, trade or rent client information
• We have control over how we obtain, use and give out account information about our clients
• We respect our clients' privacy when marketing our products and services
• We take steps to adhere to our obligations and to protect our clients' rights under data protection laws

Limiting employee access
We take steps to protect our client's information from error, loss and unauthorised access. Employees with access to client information are aware of the measures inherent in maintaining confidentiality. Each employee must sign an agreement stating that maintaining confidentiality is a condition of employment. Our computer security specialists act to ensure security measures are in place to protect client information at all times. Whether stored in data files, or utilised by our employees.

Collection and usage of client information
Information which we obtain about you
We ask clients who register with us to supply us with personal information. The types of information collected on these pages are: name, address, e-mail address and phone number, company and job title.

What we do with your information
As our clients change the types and/or quantities of products and services they require, they may be asked to provide additional information in order to:

• Establish identification
• Help protect from error and fraud
• Provide ongoing services
• Meet legal regulatory requirements

We may verify some of the information clients give us with their employers or other references.  We may review and analyse clients use of our products and services, including account transactions, to help protect our clients from unauthorised use of account(s), to help us better serve our clients, and to bring other products and services to their attention. We may also collect and analyse information from other sources for the same purposes.

On this website, we may also request information from users so that we may provide them with access to subscription or other services. The information we request enables us to provide and monitor ongoing use of those services.

If you contact us through this website regarding employment opportunities, we may also request from you a copy of your resume and personal details relating to your employment application. That information will be used for the purpose of assessing your application, and we shall ensure that its collection and use is in accordance with this privacy policy and our obligations under data protection laws.

Information used only with client consent
We obtain client consent before we:

• Offer clients other products and services
• Send clients information about products and services through direct marketing
• Disclose to other persons information about our clients unless we are obligated to do so by law or to protect our client's interests

Sharing of information with third parties
We do not share information about clients with our service providers or offer it to parties outside PH without client consent.

However, we may collect, use or disclose information without client consent if we:

• Must disclose information for legal reasons. We may be required to release information by a court of law, or other legal or regulatory authorities or agencies. If so, our guideline is to release information only to the extent required and to ensure that the relevant governmental or regulatory agency has invoked the appropriate authority, forcing us to release information we have about the client
• Must prepare a required risk management profile or must perform a necessary credit check
• Must disclose information in order to process client trades. For example, disclosure to clearing agencies, exchanges, our clearing brokers, clients' "prime" brokers or clearing agents, brokers used to execute, etc

Security of Personal Information
We recognise the need to ensure that personal information gathered via this website remains secure. Our site has security measures such as virus software and firewalls in place to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of the personal information under our control. You acknowledge that although we exercise adequate care and security there remains a risk that information transmitted over the Internet and stored by computer may be intercepted or accessed by an unauthorised third party.

Transfers outside the EEA
Except as set out above, we will not share information about clients with anyone outside the PH Group. However, some of our affiliates within PH may be outside the European Economic Area. Some of these countries do not always have strong data protection laws. However, we will always take steps to ensure that personal information relating to clients is used in those jurisdictions in accordance with this privacy policy and that it is kept secure. If you do not consent to this transfer then please do not subscribe as a registered user as we will be unable to provide you with our services.

Consent and "opt out"
By registering to use our site clients consent to their details being used by us and disclosed by us to the FSA, if and when requested. Clients may withdraw their consent in writing at any time, provided no legal requirements exist to prevent this. However, if the clients do not consent to certain uses of information, or if they withdraw ("opt out") their consent, we may not be able to provide them a particular product or service.

We may, from time to time, and with their consent, provide clients with materials and information by way of direct marketing using the contact details provided by them. If at any time, a client wishes to opt out of receiving such direct marketing materials, they can do so by contacting our data protection manager on the contact details below.

Client record maintenance
Clients have access to their own account contact information (i.e., legal entity names and addresses, phone and fax numbers, e-mail addresses, physical and trading addresses, contact names, etc.). We will keep this information on record for the time period stipulated by the regulator. Clients may check their account information for verifications, updates, corrections and to delete obsolete information.

Clients may access the information we collect about them at any time. To enquire about accessing your personal data, please contact our data protection manager on the contact details below.

Compliance
We have strict guidelines and procedures in place to ensure that our employees maintain client privacy. These guidelines are reviewed by staff independent of both the Information Technology group and the firm's various business areas.

Updates to Privacy Policy
We may update this Policy at any time without notice – any changes will be notified to you using the e-mail address you have given us and/or by an announcement on this site. Your continued use of this site following the positing of changes to these terms, will mean you accept these changes.

Why not tell us what you think?
We are committed to ensuring a high quality of service to our clients. We welcome any comments or concerns about our privacy guidelines, and we are committed to working with you in achieving a successful resolution.

If you have any questions relating to this policy then please contact Compliance:
Name: Sunil Dhall
Address: Moor House, 120 London Wall, London EC2Y 5ET
Telephone: +44 20 7418 8900
email: compliance@peelhunt.com

This website is governed in accordance with the laws of England.

PH is a member of the London Stock Exchange and PLUS Markets Group, and is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority ("FSA").

The material contained on this website is issued by PH through its relevant group companies. Each company in the group that has contributed to the website takes full responsibility for its issuance and approval. The information contained in this website is general in nature. It is for your information only. No solicitation or offer is made hereby.

PH is primarily an Institutional Broker. Except as required by law or the rules of its regulators, no member of PH will be liable, whether in negligence or otherwise, for this material, or the consequences of relying on it. PH assumes no responsibility for any update of this material. Calls may be monitored or recorded for quality and security purposes. Investors must assess for themselves whether any investment service or product offered by any PH member is suitable for their own investment purposes before purchasing or using such service or product. It is recommended that such an assessment be made in conjunction with an investor's own independent advisors and after the review of any applicable disclosure documents.

Users of this website should be aware of the following:

The investments and investment services described on this website may not be suitable for all people. You should seek your own professional advice as to the suitability of any such investment or service before you enter into any transaction. Any information relating to past performance of an investment or investment service is not necessarily a guide to future performance. The value of investments and the income derived from them may go down as well as up and you may not receive back all the money which you invest. Fluctuations in the rate of exchange may have an adverse effect on the value, price or income of non-sterling denominated investments. PH , its associates, employees and/or clients may own or have a position in securities referred to on this website or may have provided advice or investment services in relation to any such security.

Before publishing any research recommendation PH and its associates, employees and/or clients may have acted upon the recommendation or made use of the information on which it is based.

The information contained on this website is not intended to be an offer to buy or sell securities and this website should not be regarded as an offer or solicitation to conduct investment business as defined by the UK Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.

Nothing on this website is intended to exclude or restrict any duty or liability which PH may have under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (or any replacement legislation) or the rules and regulations for the conduct of business "FSMA" made thereunder.

For the purposes of the FSMA this website has been approved by PH which is authorised & regulated by the FSA.

INFORMATION: Where Information consists of pricing or performance data, the data contained therein has been obtained from company reports, financial reporting services, periodicals, and other sources believed reliable. Although carefully verified, data computations are not guaranteed by PH or any of the Data Providers or affiliates and may not be complete. Neither PH nor any of its Data Providers or affiliates make any warranties expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, adequacy, quality or fitness for any particular purpose of the Information or the Services and all such warranties are expressly excluded to the fullest extent that such warranties may be excluded by law. You bear all risks from any uses or results of using any Information. You are responsible for validating the integrity of any Information received over the Internet.

VIRUSES, HACKING AND OTHER OFFENCES: You must not misuse our site by knowingly introducing viruses, Trojans, worms, logic bombs or other material which is malicious or technologically harmful. You must not attempt to gain unauthorised access to our site, the server on which our site is stored or any server, computer or database connected to our site. You must not attack our site via a denial-of-service attack or a distributed denial-of service attack.

By breaching this provision, you would commit a criminal offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990. We will report any such breach to the relevant law enforcement authorities and we will co-operate with those authorities by disclosing your identity to them. In the event of such a breach, your right to use our site will cease immediately.

We will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by a distributed denial-of-service attack, viruses or other technologically harmful material that may infect your computer equipment, computer programs, data or other proprietary material due to your use of our site or to your downloading of any material posted on it, or on any website linked to it.

INDEMNITY: You will indemnify PH and keep PH indemnified against all losses, expenses, costs and liabilities (together "losses") which arise as a result of or in connection with your breach of these terms and conditions or the proper provision by PH of the Services.

LIABILITY: To the extent permitted by law, PH excludes any liability for any direct, indirect or consequential loss or damage incurred by any user in connection with our site or in connection with the use, inability to use, or results of the use of our site, any websites linked to it and any materials posted on it, including, loss of income or revenue, loss of business, loss of profits or contracts, loss of anticipated savings, loss of data, loss of goodwill and wasted management or office time whether caused by tort (including negligence), breach of contract or otherwise, even if foreseeable, provided that this condition shall not prevent claims for loss of or damage to your tangible property. This provision shall not exclude or restrict any duty or liability which we have in relation to you under the FSA rules or FSMA nor does it affect our liability for death or personal injury arising from our negligence, nor our liability for fraudulent misrepresentation or misrepresentation as to a fundamental matter, nor any other liability which cannot be excluded or limited under applicable law.

CESSATION: PH reserves the right to withdraw or suspend the Services at any time without notice. PH will give clients not less than 14 days notice if it proposes to withdraw the services which are accessed using the username and password.

AGREEMENT: These terms and conditions supplement any existing terms and conditions between you and PH, and together these constitute the whole agreement between you and PH. To the extent that there is any inconsistency between these terms and conditions and your existing terms and conditions, then these terms and conditions shall prevail in respect of the Services. PH may from time to time make changes to these terms and conditions which will take effect when they are posted on this website (changes which, in PH 's reasonable opinion, materially affect your rights or obligations will be posted on the website 14 days before they take effect).

The information and services described on this website are not intended to be used by, or to be available to, persons accessing the website from outside the United Kingdom.

VARIATION: We may revise these terms of use at any time by amending this page. You are expected to check this page from time to time to take notice of any changes we made, as they are binding on you. Some of the provisions contained in these terms of use may also be superseded by provisions or notices published elsewhere on our site.