Interest
Article 5
1. Subject to paragraph 2, the interest rate applicable to the amount borrowed under each TLTRO-II shall be the rate on the main refinancing operation prevailing at the time of the tender allotment in respect of the relevant TLTRO-II. 2. The interest rate applicable to the amounts borrowed by participants whose eligible net lending in the second reference period exceeds their benchmark net lending shall also be linked to the interest rate on the deposit facility prevailing at the time of the allotment of each TLTRO-II in accordance with the detailed provisions and calculations set out in Annex I. The interest rate shall be communicated to participants before the first early repayment date in June 2018 according to the indicative calendar for TLTROs-II published on the ECB's website. 3. Interest shall be settled in arrears on the maturity of each TLTRO-II, or on early repayment as provided for in Article 6, as applicable. 4. If, due to the exercise of remedies available to an NCB in accordance with its contractual or regulatory arrangements, a participant is required to repay the TLTRO-II outstanding amounts before the applicable interest rate is communicated to that participant, the interest rate applicable to the amounts borrowed by that participant under each TLTRO-II shall be the rate on the main refinancing operation prevailing at the time of the tender allotment in respect of the relevant TLTRO-II.