of the Belgian Law of 1 April 2007 on public takeover bids (loi relative aux offres publiques dacquisition/ wet op de openbare overnamebiedingen), as
amended or replaced from time to time. Accordingly, the Tender Offers may not be, and are not being, advertised and the Tender Offers will not be extended and this announcement, the Offer to Purchase and any other documents or materials relating to
the Tender Offers (including any memorandum, information circular, brochure or any similar documents) may not, have not, and will not, be distributed or made available, directly or indirectly, to any person in Belgium other than to
qualified investors (investisseur qualifié/gekwalificeerde belegger) within the meaning of Article 2(e) of the Prospectus Regulation acting on their own account. Insofar as Belgium is
concerned, the Tender Offers are made only to qualified investors, as this term is defined above. Accordingly, the information contained in this announcement, the Offer to Purchase or in any other documents or materials relating to the Tender Offers
may not be used for any other purpose or disclosed or distributed to any other person in Belgium.
Legal Notices
None of the Dealer Managers (nor any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents or affiliates) has any role in relation to any part of the
Tender Offers made to Holders that are not Relevant Holders, where Relevant Holders means:
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a Holder of the USD Notes or the EUR Notes; or |
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a Holder of the GBP Notes that is: |
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if resident or located in a member state of the European Union (the EU), an eligible
counterparty or a professional client, each as defined in Directive No. 2014/65/EU on markets in financial instruments (as amended from time to time); |
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if resident or located in the UK, an eligible counterparty, as defined in the FCA Handbook Conduct
of Business Sourcebook, or a professional client as defined in point (8) of Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) No. 600/2014 as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018; or
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if resident or located in a jurisdiction outside of the EU and the UK, an institutional holder under applicable
local law and not a retail holder. |
This announcement is for informational purposes only and is not an offer to sell or purchase, a
solicitation of an offer to purchase or a solicitation of consents with respect to any securities. There will there be no sale of these securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior
to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or other jurisdiction.
This announcement does not describe all the material
terms of the Tender Offers and no decision should be made by any Holder on the basis of this announcement. The terms and conditions of the Tender Offers are described in the Offer to Purchase. This announcement must be read in conjunction with the
Offer to Purchase. The Offer to Purchase contains important information which should be read carefully before any decision is made with respect to the Tender Offers. If any Holder is in any doubt as to the contents of this announcement, or the Offer
to Purchase, or the action it should take, it is recommended that the Holder seek its own financial and legal advice, including in respect of any tax consequences, immediately from its stockbroker, bank manager, solicitor, accountant or other
independent financial, tax or legal adviser. Any individual or company whose Notes are held on its behalf by a broker, dealer, bank, custodian, trust company or other nominee must contact such entity if it wishes to tender such Notes pursuant to the
Tender Offers.
None of the Companies, the Dealer Managers or their affiliates, their respective boards of directors, the Tender and Information Agent,
the trustee with respect to the USD Notes or any of their respective affiliates makes any recommendation, or has expressed an opinion, as to whether or not Holders should tender their Notes, or refrain from doing so, pursuant to the Tender Offers.
Each Holder should make its own decision as to whether to tender its Notes and if so, the principal amount of the Notes to tender.
The Companies have
not filed this announcement or the Offer to Purchase with, and they have not been reviewed by, any federal or state securities commission or regulatory authority of any country. No authority has passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of the Tender
Offers, and it is unlawful and may be a criminal offense to make any representation to the contrary.
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