National Asset Management Agency Act 2009

92.

Payment for bank assets.

92.— (1) As soon as may be after the service on a participating institution of an acquisition schedule (or after service of an amended acquisition schedule or a decision under section 117 or 121 to confirm or continue with an acquisition schedule, as the case may be), NAMA shall notify the Minister and the NTMA of the amount payable to the participating institution as the acquisition value of the bank assets to be acquired.

(2) The Minister shall ensure that debt securities to an amount sufficient to allow the payment of the consideration payable under the acquisition schedule (other than any part of the consideration provided by an issue of subordinated debt securities under section 49) are issued.

(3) On the date of acquisition of a bank asset, NAMA or the NAMA group entity that acquired the bank asset shall transfer or issue to the participating institution concerned debt securities, or debt securities and subordinated debt securities, equal to the acquisition value of the bank asset.

(4) Subsections (1), (2) and (3) have effect in relation to a bank asset even if at the relevant time the total portfolio acquisition value is the subject of an objection.

(5) Subject to subsection (6), in the case of the acquisition of a foreign bank asset (within the meaning given by section 91), on the date of acquisition, NAMA or the NAMA group entity concerned shall transfer or issue to the participating institution concerned debt securities, or debt securities and subordinated debt securities, equal in value to the acquisition value of the bank asset.

(6) In the case of the acquisition of a foreign bank asset (within the meaning given by section 91), NAMA or the NAMA group entity concerned may withhold all or part of the acquisition value of a foreign bank asset until satisfied that the participating institution concerned has met its obligations under section 91.